• Western Thomson (India) Limited

Thermostat

Western Thomson (India) Limited, Chennai, is a manufacturer of thermostats for the automobile industry. The company, established with technical and financial collaboration from Western Thomson Plastics caters to the needs of OEs in India. Having a well equipped manufacturing infrastructure, the thermostats made by the company find use in commercial vehicles, tractors, cars, stationary engines and defence vehicles. Catering to the overseas markets of Australia and Malaysia, the company is ISO/TS 16949 certified. The thermostats find use in the vehicle's cooling system. It is an important component that senses the temperature of a system so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired set point. The thermostat does this by switching heating or cooling devices on or off, or regulating the flow of a heat transfer fluid as needed, to maintain the correct temperature.