BS&B Safety Systems (India)
To expand its product range, Sanmar chose another niche product in its product matrix - rupture disks and safety equipment, critical for zero process leakage and plant safety, catering to the same core industry sector.
Like mechanical seals earlier, rupture disks were not then manufactured in India, and the project would save valuable foreign exchange. BS&B Safety Systems Inc of USA were the pioneer and undisputed world leader in the fi eld. Sanmar’s high reputation with Durametallic Corporation made the tie-up with BS&B a seamless initiative. BS&B Safety Systems India was established in 1981.
BS&B Safety Systems (India) (2010)
BS&B meets almost all of India’s domestic requirement of rupture disks. Once again pride and passion have ensured the continued retention of key personnel in the three decades of the JV’s existence.
Each rupture disk is virtually tailormade, and from R Venkataramani to its machine operators, every employee has become the possessor and guardian of unique knowledge that goes into the making of rupture disks.
BS&B Safety Systems (India), Karapakkam
BS&B is committed to providing foolproof safety devices in critical applications in high tech industries—from Chandraayan, India’s prestigious space project, to the Bhavini Fast Breeder Reactor Project at Kalpakkam, from India’s power OEMs like BHEL or L&T to Los Angeles-based Bloom Energy.
The story repeated itself time and again, as Sanmar Engineering grew and evolved, with successive collaborations with world leaders in technology.
N Sankar with J Hans Kluge during the signing of the Asco joint venture agreement (1988)
Xomox Sanmar
Sanmar Engineering launched Xomox (India) in 1982, introducing Tufl in valve manufacturing technology in India. The collaborator, Xomox Corporation, a world technology leader, was then a subsidiary of the renowned Emerson Electric Corporation.
Xomox Sanmar, Viralimalai
Its enduring relationship with Xomox Corporation, USA—today, a subsidiary of Crane Co.—a global manufacturer of process valves and actuators has made Xomox Sanmar—located at Viralimalai, near Trichy—now an important base in the Asia Pacifi c region for sourcing fl uorocarbon-lined valves and sleeved plug valves.
Foundation stone laid at Karapakkam for a new Control Valve facility. N Sankar with JJ Adorjan (1994)
N Kumar, N Sankar, Julie Moran, Fisher Business Asia Pacifi c, KS Narayanan, Michael Keaveny, Commercial Consul, American Consulate (1995)
A joint venture with Pacifi c Valves, another subsidiary of Crane Co, the Pacifi c Valves division of Xomox Sanmar Limited offers the full range of Gate, Globe and Check Pressure Seal Valves to power stations and process industries involving fl ow control. In 1983, the group launched the Smith Meter division of Moorco (India) Ltd, in collaboration with Smith Meter Inc. of the USA, pioneer and world leader in fl uid volume measurement technology.
The success prompted Moorco to launch another division next year, Crosby India, in collaboration with Crosby Valve & Gage Co of the USA, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of safety and safety relief valves.
Tyco Sanmar
Following the takeover of Crosby Valve by Tyco International, Tyco Sanmar was formed. Tyco International, USA., is a world leader in fl uid control products, electrical and electronic components and medical disposables. It is the world’s largest manufacturer and provider of fi re and safety systems and services.
Tyco Sanmar, Viralimalai
Tyco Sanmar Limited also inducted the Anderson Greenwood range of pilot operated pressure relief valves. The entire range of Anderson Greenwood and Crosby pressure relief valves is available from a single source - Tyco Sanmar Limited. The Tyco Sanmar facility at Viralimalai was dedicated on February 1, 2000.
Sanmar Foundries
Sanmar Engineering’s foundry business, a consequence of the Group’s efforts to meet its own requirements of castings, today comprises Sanmar Foundries Limited located in Viralimalai, India, and Matrix Metals LLC, USA. It is a major producer of castings in the world, with consolidated steel foundry capacities of 50,000 tpa. Established in 1998, Sanmar Foundries has since expanded its annual capacity to 25,000 tons.
It possesses the technology for manufacturing stainless steel turbocharger castings for high performance and high temperature applications in a variety of materials including Si Mo, Ni Resist and stainless steel. The Group acquired Matrix Metals LLC, with a turnover exceeding USD 150 million, in 2007. The foundry provides end-to-end services to international customers through a well-integrated operation including machining services. Its steel foundries at Keokuk, Iowa and Acerlan, Mexico are complemented by NEPCO, Houston, the trading arm with sourcing relationships across the world.
Matrix Metals
Matrix Metals focuses on speciality steel castings for fl ow control, locomotives/ transit cars, military, construction equipment, and track and oilfi eld equipment. The company enjoys longstanding relationships with its customers like Caterpillar, Fisher Controls, Emerson, Cooper Cameron, Hitachi, Komatsu, Flowserve, General Electric, EMD, Joy Global, Assess Oil and others. Sanmar’s relationship with Matrix Metals has existed for several years with NEPCO placing products from Viralimalai in the US market.
It has been an eventful voyage of
global partnerships between Sanmar
and its collaborators. Through the
many challenges and successes,
close ties have evolved, transcending
business. Mutual respect and
transparency have been the hallmarks
of these relationships.
And all through the 35 years one
thing has not changed: the strength
of the relationships binding Sanmar
and its partners together.