Micromatic in partnership deal with ExxonMobil Lubricants
Micromatic Machine Tools Private Limited, the marketing and servicing company of the Rs 1,200 crore Ace Micromatic Group, has made ExxonMobil Lubricants Private Limited as its official lubricant partner. Through this partnership, Mobil Industrial Lubricants will support Micromatic, a leading machine tool conglomerate in India, with its advanced range of industrial lubricant products and services. Micromatic is the preferred supplier for many Indian OEMs and component manufacturers.
Through this collaboration, ExxonMobil will offer the Micromatic customers its high quality products for various applications. The Mobil distributors will collaborate with the Micromatic service team to provide technical services and ontime product deliveries. The Mobil and Micromatic engineers will work together through training programmes, customer education seminars and knowledge enhancement sessions to create greater awareness among the Micromatic customers about the use of the right oil, at the right time and at the right place.
“Micromatic welcomes this partnership with ExxonMobil in the light of the growing global demand for Indian equipment. We look to leverage our collective knowledge and expertise to bring improved performance and productivity to our customers. We also look forward to Mobil’s expertise in selection of appropriate fluids which is in line with our commitment to protect environment,” TK Ramesh, CEO, Micromatic Machine Tools, said.
The Ace Micromatic Group has a market presence in several countries across Asia, Australia, Middle East, North and South Americas and Europe. About 89% of its production is sold in the domestic market and 11% is exported. For the customers it is a one-stop shop for all machining needs as the group manufactures CNC controlled turning, milling and grinding machines along with subsystems like tool turrets, ATC etc.
“With over 2 decades of experience and supplying more than 25,000 machines in India and abroad, we understand the demands of manufacturing industries. ExxonMobil’s team has used its application expertise and enabled partners like us to improve product performance and efficiency of our machines. We need to tap the small scale enterprises as they play a vital role in tool deliveries. The best thing we do here is imparting them the right skills to operate the machines,” Ramesh said.
As part of the partnership, Exxon Mobil has developed a programme, which includes a quick reference guide for customers on lubricant management. All Micromatic customers across India will have access to the right lubricants at the right time for better equipment productivity and efficiency.
“Our partnership with Micromatic will help us push the boundaries of lubrication formulation and performance. We work closely with equipment builders to analyse machinery and equipment trends and identify and deliver effective solutions which will improve the life of machines,” Glen Sharkowicz, Industrial Lubricants Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific, ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants, said.
“The partnership with Micromatic will address the needs of Indian component and equipment manufacturers, and provide them with customised solutions that will help them achieve a winning advantage,” Shankar Karnik, General Manager, Industrial, ExxonMobil Lubricants, said.