Paints & coatings have constantly witnessed change to keep up with the industry demands. In an interview, X Arokianathan, Managing Director, Vitech Enviro Systems Pvt Ltd with Chemical Today Magazine talks about this transition and various new technologies that the industry will witness in the future.
By Shivani Mody
With the advent of the new generation automobile industry in late 70’s, the Surface Coating Industry started taking shape with new technologies in paint applications and paints to meet the specific requirements of the automobile industry. To cater to this segment all suppliers and vendors had to comply with standard procedures of metal pre-treatment and coatings for meeting the stringent specifications, which led to the proliferation of paint shop equipment manufacturers to meet the demand. Indigenous technology providers were few in number and imported equipments were the norm.
This nascent industry has evolved over the last two decades with indigenous design of the equipment’s saving an enormous amount of Foreign Exchange. The imported machines were not designed to cater to the local tropical climate and also their prohibitive costs boosted the design and manufacture of paint shop equipments locally. A handful of home-grown manufacturers have now blossomed into multimillion dollar industry. The market has seen tremendous potential not only in the Automobile sector but also other industrial products such as Electrical Panels, Architectural products, Appliances, Machineries, Furniture’s, etc.
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