Donaldson to showcase range of dust collectors

08 Mar 2024 CW Team

Showcasing Donaldson?s unwavering dedication to innovation, the state-of-the-art facility ushers in a new era of digitally empowered filtration solutions. The experience centre provides a unique opportunity for Indian customers to experience live demonstrations of a range of Donaldson dust collectors along with iCue Connected Filtration Service, an IoT-based technology to remotely monitor dust collection equipment performance.

Donaldson iCue Connected Filtration Service is a new offering for the Indian market, with the capability to create significant value by minimising air pollution while maximizing productivity in a factory setting. Using a network of connected sensors, remote dust collection monitoring can now be automated, providing comprehensive real time data through a modernised and user-friendly digital interface. Additionally, this technology offers the ability to monitor a wider range of data, including three critical measures: differential pressure, particulate trends and relative airflow.

Commenting on the launch, Guillermo Brise?o, President, Industrial Solutions said, ?Donaldson Company is committed to serving our customers globally; within this precept, we continually invest back into the company to ensure we are providing better customer experiences and expanding our coverage into different markets. India is and continues to be a key market for Donaldson Company with good, quality opportunities and growing capacity of industry. Donaldson is very excited to increase its presence in the region, offering best-in-class next generation solutions to our local partners.?

?We have already invested in a manufacturing facility at Chakan, Pune to support the growing demand for our dust collectors in India; this new Experience Centre will allow us to share our portfolio of industry-leading filtration solutions and technologies with our customers in a unique setting,? added Brise?o.

?The iCue technology will help customers monitor the performance of their dust collectors remotely with just one click, noted Mauricio Goes, Vice President of Industrial Solutions Aftermarket & Services. It has the capability to alert of any abnormal functioning in the dust collector, helping prevent costly breakdowns. Introducing iCue Connected Filtration Service in the Indian market will also improve customers? overall aftermarket experience; the Donaldson team will work closely with customers to ensure their dust collectors are running optimally and ensure product availability.?

Viraj Kadam, Country Leader India and Director APAC-Industrial Solutions Aftermarket & Services, added, ?We are excited about growth opportunities the Indian market is providing to us. Donaldson is very well positioned to offer a range of dust collectors to suit customer needs, along with very strong aftermarket and service support. We are experiencing strong growth in the Indian market thus keeping customers at the core of what we do, and we continue to expand our capabilities in the Indian market to reinforce that Donaldson is the preferred global choice in dust collection filtration technology.?

Globally, Donaldson operates 54 manufacturing plants and 21 distribution centers in 40 countries. The company plans to continue to expand its strong global footprint to ensure customers in every market have access to its diversified portfolio of value-added products and solutions that are aligned with driving positive customer business outcomes.

Donaldson India Filtration Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Donaldson Company, a leading worldwide manufacturer of innovative filtration products and solutions, celebrates the grand opening of its new experience centre in Pune. Showcasing Donaldson?s unwavering dedication to innovation, the state-of-the-art facility ushers in a new era of digitally empowered filtration solutions. The experience centre provides a unique opportunity for Indian customers to experience live demonstrations of a range of Donaldson dust collectors along with iCue Connected Filtration Service, an IoT-based technology to remotely monitor dust collection equipment performance. Donaldson iCue Connected Filtration Service is a new offering for the Indian market, with the capability to create significant value by minimising air pollution while maximizing productivity in a factory setting. Using a network of connected sensors, remote dust collection monitoring can now be automated, providing comprehensive real time data through a modernised and user-friendly digital interface. Additionally, this technology offers the ability to monitor a wider range of data, including three critical measures: differential pressure, particulate trends and relative airflow. Commenting on the launch, Guillermo Brise?o, President, Industrial Solutions said, ?Donaldson Company is committed to serving our customers globally; within this precept, we continually invest back into the company to ensure we are providing better customer experiences and expanding our coverage into different markets. India is and continues to be a key market for Donaldson Company with good, quality opportunities and growing capacity of industry. Donaldson is very excited to increase its presence in the region, offering best-in-class next generation solutions to our local partners.? ?We have already invested in a manufacturing facility at Chakan, Pune to support the growing demand for our dust collectors in India; this new Experience Centre will allow us to share our portfolio of industry-leading filtration solutions and technologies with our customers in a unique setting,? added Brise?o. ?The iCue technology will help customers monitor the performance of their dust collectors remotely with just one click, noted Mauricio Goes, Vice President of Industrial Solutions Aftermarket & Services. It has the capability to alert of any abnormal functioning in the dust collector, helping prevent costly breakdowns. Introducing iCue Connected Filtration Service in the Indian market will also improve customers? overall aftermarket experience; the Donaldson team will work closely with customers to ensure their dust collectors are running optimally and ensure product availability.? Viraj Kadam, Country Leader India and Director APAC-Industrial Solutions Aftermarket & Services, added, ?We are excited about growth opportunities the Indian market is providing to us. Donaldson is very well positioned to offer a range of dust collectors to suit customer needs, along with very strong aftermarket and service support. We are experiencing strong growth in the Indian market thus keeping customers at the core of what we do, and we continue to expand our capabilities in the Indian market to reinforce that Donaldson is the preferred global choice in dust collection filtration technology.? Globally, Donaldson operates 54 manufacturing plants and 21 distribution centers in 40 countries. The company plans to continue to expand its strong global footprint to ensure customers in every market have access to its diversified portfolio of value-added products and solutions that are aligned with driving positive customer business outcomes.

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