Profile of FORBES MARSHALL

Forbes Marshall Inc. Is a specialist in process efficiency and energy conservation solutions. Our

Steam Engineering and Control Instrumentation product lines span the entire range from energy

generation, energy distribution, energy efficiency to control and instrumentation for the process

industry. In the United States, as well as throughout the world Forbes Marshall products find

application practically all major process industries like the Textile, Paper, Chemicals and

Pharmaceuticals, Power, Refineries, Rubber, Distillery and many such more. Technology for

diverse process- Combining more than 50 years of engineering, research and manufacturing

experience, with technology from world leaders in the field of energy efficiency and process

automation and control, Forbes Marshall delivers an unbeatable mix of solutions to make your

process better. Our collaborators are pioneers in their industry and lead the field in the

development of innovative, effective and reliable solutions to the challenges of the process

industry today. Many of these partners rely on Forbes Marshall for a synergistic two-way

collaboration in technology, manufacturing and research. Manufacturing - Forbes Marshall owns

and operates some of the worlds finest manufacturing facilities and technology labs. All our

plants are certified under ISO 9001 . Many of our joint venture partners source their worldwide

requirements from Forbes Marshall's manufacturing plants. Annual manufacturing audits ensure

our manufacturing practices are in line with the latest advances in production technology. Our

quality standards and practices are implemented right through the supply chain, with stringent

norms applied to our materials suppliers as well. Forbes Marshall maintains a database of

approved vendors who undergo regular inspection by our team of quality assurance specialists.

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY:

In 1926 we made our first supply of textile accessories to a thriving textile industry in

Ahmedabad, Western India.In 1946, the Spirax department was set up as a representative of

Spirax Sarco, U.K.,world leaders, in the technology of efficient and effective use of steam as   a

source of energy. Hundreds of surveys were done in process industries, especially textile mills,

and it was proved that by using Spirax products, great savings could be made in fuel bills. In

1958, following the policy of indigenous manufacture as prescribed to Indian companies by the

Government, the first manufacturing unit of the Spirax Marshall division was established in

Kasarwadi, Pune, with 12 people. Forbes Marshall today has six manufacturing divisions in joint

venture with leading International companies, and has representations with several more. A

leader in Process Efficiency and Energy Conservation over the last 50 years, through joint

ventures, technology tie-ups and focused investment in manufacturing and research, Forbes

Marshall has added products and services to serve complex and critical needs in industry for

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          In 1946, soon after the association with Spirax Sarco, UK became operative, Forbes

Marshall finalized a tie up with Cochran boilers for selling packaged boilers. 

         Later, Spirax Marshall, a joint venture born out of our association with Spirax Sarco, was

formed. The superior technology and manufacturing quality of Spirax Marshall steam traps and

other steam related equipment, made them very popular with Indian industry. The products of

Spirax Marshall soon became the standard for increasing steam efficiency in the process

industry. In 1962, building on the expertise gained through studying hundreds of process plants

for energy conservation recommendations and improvements, Forbes Marshall entered the field

of control instrumentation introducing a range of world class pH analysers. In joint venture with

Cambridge Instruments, UK, and later with Polymetron of France (now part of Hach Ultra

Analytics, USA), Forbes Marshall began manufacture of a complete range of water quality

analysers. A natural extension of the expertise in Steam processing and analysis of liquids was

the management of process media; through a joint venture with Krohne Messtechnik, Germany,

Forbes Marshall began manufacturing a wide range of flow and level equipment. Krohne

Marshall's vortex flowmeter, manufactured in India for the world market, soon became known as

one of the most accurate and intelligent flowmeters of 5000mm(highest) in the world.

                Continuing its mission to become a specialist in process control,Forbes Marshall in

1985 introduced a range of control valves and desuperheating stations in collaboration with Arca

Regler, Germany. These control valves set a new standard in accuracy and reliability with

actuators guaranteed and tested to work over one million strokes.Several more products and

services, including instrumentation systems, gas analysers, peristaltic pumps, data acquisition

systems, vibration monitoring systems, steam and water analysis systems, energy audits, and

training were added. Forbes Marshall became the only company to offer a truly complete line of

products and services for optimizing process efficiency and maximizing energy conservation.

         In 2000 we began to get truly global. International operations commenced with the

incorporation of Forbes Marshall Inc., in the United States. Later Forbes Marshall opened several

more sales, manufacturing and customer support facilities in different parts of the world.

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Theoretical background of the focus area

(PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT)

The definition of Production Management given by E.S. Buffa:

“Production management deals with decision-making related to production processes so that the

resulting goods or service is produced according to specifications, in the amounts and by the

schedule demanded and at minimum cost.”

The definition given by E.S. Buffa is simple, clear and exhaustive. It explains the following

important aspects of production management.

a. It is a decision-making managerial function.

b. The decisions are made regarding the production processes required for

converting the raw-materials into finished products, and

c. The production or outputs should be according to specification, in the specified

quantities, as per the schedule and at minimum cost.

The word “Production Management” arrived first with the emergence of manufacturing industry

and the necessity to manage it as such.

Production Management is the process of the planning, organizing, directing and controlling the

activities of the production function. Production function is the conversion of raw materials into

finished products.

In other words, Production Management is concerned with those processes which convert the

inputs into outputs. The inputs are various resources such as raw materials, men, machines,

methods, tools and equipments, etc. and the outputs are goods and services.

The word production is often used to mean the same as manufacturing. In order to go through a

process of manufacturing itself, we need basically three things: someone to do the job,

equipment and the necessary materials. To run production, we require service activities, which

make sure the manufacturing activity, run smoothly and control them to make sure that it goes in

the right direction.

MY OBSERVATION

On Thursday 24th September 2009, we the students of MITSOM College BBA 2nd were

provided with a great opportunity of having an industrial visit to Chinchwad M.I.D.C based

industry FORBES MARSHALL. It was basically provided for industrial exposure to the under

graduate students.

PRESENTATION

When we started the visit 1st we see the presentation of company by presentator. In the

starting of the presentation they gave us snacks and tea for taking rest. In this presentation, they

gave basic information about company to us. In that, profile of the company, product

information, worldwide sales,etc.

FORBES MARSHALL was earlier known as J.N. Marshall. The company was

established in the year 1925. The name of the company makes us believe that it’s a foreign

company doing its operations in India. But Forbes Marshall is purely an Indian Company

established by a group of Parsis.

Darius Marshall, son-in-law of J.N. Marshall expanded the family business. Now the

company has reached greater heights like never before.

Forbes Marshall has 950 trained professionals all over India. The company produces

many products like:

1. Flowmaters:

Magnetic Inductive Flow Meter(Mag meter)

Vortex Flow Meter

Variable Area Flow Meter

Ultrasonic Flow Meter

2. Steam System:

System Distribution Efficiency

Efficiency in Steam Generation

Confensate and Flash Recovery

Efficiency in Steam Utilisation

3. Level Instruments:

Level Instruments

Level Switches

Ultrasonic Level Transmitter

Displacer Type Level Indicator

Flow Switches

4. Boilers:

Marshall S

Marshall C

Modular Boiler

Marshall W

Marshall B

Minimax Compact Boiler

Marshall Burners

Modupac

5. Valves:

Control valve

Three-way valves

Desuperheater

Positioners

Piston valve

Glandless Piston Valve

5. Vibration Monitoring:

Online Vibration Monitoring

Portable Vibration Monitoring

Condition Monitoring Consultancy Services

6. Steam And Water Analysis System(SWAS):

Sampling System

Analyzer

Special Products

7. Emission Monitors & Combustion Control Analysers

FM CODEL GCEM1000-Online Co Gas Analyser

FM CODEL GCEM4000-Institu Multi Gas Analyser

FM CODEL DCEM1000-Opacity/dust monitor

FM CODEL DCEM2100- Opacity/dust monitor

FM CODEL 1010-Online oxygen Analyser

FM CODEL VCEM5100-Flue Gas Flow Monitor

Oxistec 5000-Online Oxygen Analyser

Airpoiner

FM CODEL Coal Mill CO

8. Water & Waste Water Quality Analyser

Tranmitter

Special Analysers

9. Guages:

Temperature Guages

Pressure Guages

Recorders

Temperature Elements

Pressure Transmitters

10. Controls:

I/P Converters

Controllers

Pressure and temperature Tranmitters

11. Turkey System & Special Products

Today Forbes Marshall is known as a pioneer in Steam Engineering and solutions. The

company has many tie-ups with other foreign companies who render various services to each

other like:

o Spirax Sarco, UK – Leaders in Steam Engineering

o Krohne Messetechnik, Germany – Flow and Level technology

o Arca regler, Germany – Control Valves and Steam Conditioning

o Codel, Uk – Emission Monitoring

o Shinkawa Electric, Japan – Vibration Monitoring Systems

o Hach Ultra, France – Water Quality Analysers

o Eletta, Sweden – Flow Monitor

o Lufft, Germany – Weather Monitoring Equipment

o Weka, Switzerland – Magnetic Level Gauges

The distinctive aspect of the company is that they never tie-up or form partnerships with

companies which are very high in class example:- Siemens, etc. which can overshadow them and

count them as unimportant.

Forbes Marshall operates in 35 countries around the world by manufacturing and sales

offices. Browse through their list of product and services to find complete solution to our process

and energy needs. Forbes Marshall sales their product and services direct to the costumer and

they had also 11 international sales and marketing unit outside the country.

The company has a turnover of $100 million. It has got 3 state of the art manufacturing

activities. Company is more in technology knowledge. Their Research & Development develop

new products constantly that add value to customer processes.

They have 21 regional Sales centers in India; they never tie up with intermediates for

supplying products to its customers, because the company feels suppliers work for their own

benefit and might sometimes create a bad name of the company in the eyes of the customers 11

international sales on centers in India.

When the factory was originally setup in Pune in 1958, Darius Forbes felt it was

insufficient to merely purchase land from the farmer who were the originally owned the land. So

the first jobs in the company were trained for operation and machine skills. The company

provided good housing facilities as well to those who moved into their area.

Forbes Marshall, they are not involve middle man in distribution channel. And after the

production completion, they are avoiding the transfer cost of product from production center to

the dispatch center. These both center made under one plant.

PRODUCTION

In the production center, they have wide area for production. They had use the area of

that plant very nicely. In that they had put the walking are for person. And they can easily move

the final product to dispatch center by electrical Crain.

In company, the production department collects the orders from the sales department.

They are directly connected with consumer for easy transaction. In this consumer can get

benefits like low cost, required quality product, no middle man, etc.

In the production strategy, in the starting they are producing parts which are used for

assembling the main products. After making these parts, those are stored in the storage table.

When they are starting assembling parts for main product, than they pick up the parts with

electrical trolley, but in case of heavy parts those are pick up by crain. Those employee who are

working with this gadgets they are well trained. They have remote control with that they control

the machine.

And they start assemble the parts. After this process, they check the product manually

and by computerized system. All those person who are checking the products they are

specialized in that process. After this process they paint the product with die. After painting they

passed product through the furnace for good paint. In the furnace, there was a high temperature

from products were passing. After that, they store the product in store room. When they have to

dispatch the product, they put out the product form store room to the dispatch center which

comes in this plant also. In the end product was safely packed by the company for dispatching.

And in heavy machines product, they transfer those product with their Air tide container to the

consumer. And dispatch department have all the details about their dispatching activity.

Presently the social initiatives of Forbes Marshall are in the area of health and education

in company not for just child and adolescent education but also personality development, legal

right, awareness building and skill-learning for women also. Forbes Marshall usually partners

with NGO’s who have the expertise.

They were also awarded by S P Jain Institute of Management and Research as a “Social

Impact Award” on January 25th, 2006.

Forbes Marshall has been ranked as one of the top 25 “Best Workplaces” in India for year

2008 based on a survey conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute in association with

Economic Times.

Thus, the visit was a very nice experience. It was a great opportunity and a great learning

experience for us.