Yanmar Engine Manufacturing India has started production at its new industrial engine manufacturing plant located at the Origins Industrial Estate in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
The new plant will produce 80,000 units of 15 kW to 37 kW class industrial engines per year with production capacity planned to increase to 160,000 units. The engines will be sold globally.
The plant will first produce engines for Yanmar brand tractors manufactured by International Tractors Ltd (a joint venture company of Yanmar) and for other agricultural and construction industry OEMs.
“In emerging countries such as India, which are experiencing rapid economic growth, demand for industrial engines is expected to grow as mechanization increases in the agricultural and construction sectors,” says Varun Khanna, managing director of YEMI.
“Since its establishment on Nov. 9, 2018, Yanmar Engine Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd. has worked towards commencement of operations,” says Hajime Hirai, director of YEMI. “The new plant will be an important base for expanding Yanmar’s global industrial engine sales in the future.”
The new plant is equipped with the same production and quality control systems as those used in Japan to ensure high quality engine production. In addition, solar panels with a total annual output of 1.38 million kWh have been installed. Together with the use of rainwater and greenbelts, the plant will utilize this renewable energy in its operation, greatly reducing its environmental impact.
