- C M Nagaraj is the CEO, Right Engineers & Equipment India Pvt Ltd

Right Engineers & Equipment India Pvt Ltd, established in 1996, is a pioneer in providing all kinds of solutions for the material handling challenges. Keeping in tune with the "One Source Many Solutions" strategy, the company is a single source for all industrial material handling needs. Products range varies from cranes and hoists, crane components, structures, hydraulic equipment, lean solutions, trolleys, storage solutions, tools management solutions, customized handling solutions and work stations, etc.

Mr C M Nagaraj is the CEO of the company, heading the operations for serving the industry by leading a team of experts, addressing various material handling challenges. The company is a channel partner of Demag Cranes and Components (Germany) for manufacturing EOT cranes under the Translift brand throughout India. It has executed various projects successfully, and has a customer base of over 400 user industries.

What are the trends in material handling & logistics?

The industry is now seeking tailor made solutions for their everyday material handling challenges. Instead of accepting standard equipment, customers are looking for customised equipment to suit to specific applications. The are demanding more users friendly equipment, packed with more usage per unit cost, which is a new trend.

Safety concerns and aesthetic looks are also having more impact in current business trends. The industry is now realising the value of material handling as it plays a vital part in all types of manufacturing and trading operations toward increasing the productivity, reducing the in-process cost and also ensuring safety procedures at the work place.

What are the new products?

We specialise in lean solutions like ABS coated modular racking systems, automated product retrieving system, automated conveyors, etc. Returnable dunnages or collapsible pallets are now coming in vogue with vast business opportunities in material handling industry, since there will be a lot of restriction on using wooden packaging due to environmental policy, and the whole industry needs to turn up and explore for metal packaging alternatives with low-cost advantages.

Has there been an increase in demand?

Yes, there is increase in demand due to vision of fatigue free handling, increase in productivity, minimising the number of handlings, combining the movements, processing and storage of materials, reducing the distance of travel, avoiding manual handling and ensuring proper utilisation of skilled labour, moving in unit load, safety, coupled with aesthetic considerations, and efforts to avoid re-handling and backtracking.

Are imports hurting domestic manufacturing?

No. In fact it is increasing the business potential of domestic manufacturing sector through collaborations with foreign technological giants either by technical tie-up or commercial distribution of their products.