About 6-7 per cent of the group turnover is invested in R&D

01 Jan 2018 CW Team

'The growth we are anticipating this year vis-a-vis 2016 is around 15 per cent,' says Dheeraj Panda, Vice President & Business Head, Excavator Business Unit, Sany Heavy Industry India. He shares more... Market trends and opportunities: While there was a surge till June 2017, the market fell silent in the initial months after GST. The rates were low owing to the high tax rates, which changed after the tax slab was brought down to 18 per cent. We anticipate double-digit growth in the range of 17-20 per cent to continue for the next three to five years. Our aim is to augment wherever we find gaps. In motor graders, we have products in the range of 120 hp, 160 hp and 200 hp. We have introduced excavators of 2 tonne and 3.5 tonne. Mining has been a little sluggish, but of late, we see demand coming from the roads and irrigation sector. Technological innovations: There are around nine series of excavators. Majority of the manufacturers or some of them assemble the product and supply it to the market. In Sany, the group philosophy is that 6-7 per cent of turnover is invested in R&D. The application in India is fixed to granite or marble or blue metal application, in which smaller machines are deployed. Worldwide, the demand is for machines ranging in the size of 20 tonne or 35 tonne. However, in India, we have a 14-tonne machine getting deployed into these sectors. All our machines are microprocessor controlled, which means that the machine is synchronised for the right amount of force and flow coming into the application. Our cabins are designed ergonomically and operator levers are optimally designed to ensure comfort. The decibel levels inside and outside the cabin are also monitored so the operator does not get distracted by the machine or engine noise.