Eaton to expand production capacity with a new plant

Intelligent power management company, Eaton has opened a new electrical plant at its manufacturing facility in Puducherry

Intelligent power management company, Eaton has opened a new electrical plant at its manufacturing facility in Puducherry as it prepares for robust business expansion in India.

With the commissioning of a new block spanning about 40,000 square feet, that houses its largest shop-floor at the Sedarapet manufacturing facility, Eaton aims to double the capacity of its medium voltage assembly lines while incorporating state-of-the-art infrastructure.

“The establishment of a new plant is consistent with the way the company has organically evolved over a decade or so by expanding its manufacturing footprint to meet evolving demands”, Syed Sajjadh Ali, Managing Director, India, Electrical Sector, Eaton told The Hindu.

The new facility is laid out with cutting-edge manufacturing lines to produce ACBs (Air Circuit Breakers) and MCCBs (Molded Case Circuit Breakers) to serve the power industry needs.

The ₹100-crore plant expansion is designed to help sustain the 30% annual growth record, cater to the addition of new products (ACBs and MCCBs) to its product portfolio and align with the long-term plan based on macro market trend forecasts and evolving technology needs.

Eaton’s Sedarapet plant came under Eaton (formerly Cooper) about a decade ago and has charted its consistent growth in India by focusing on strategic markets and electrical segments, Mr. Sajjadh Ali said.

Catering to the electrical sector both in power distribution and power quality, the company has aligned itself to the mega trends of energy transition and digitalisation to serve various segments of customers — industrial, residential, infrastructure, utilities, data centres and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers).