Rajesh Malhotra is the Director (Technical) of Everest Transmission. He has vast experience in design and manufacturing of twin lobe rotary air blowers for pressure & Vacuum applications with specialization of mechanical Vacuum boosters. Mr. Malhotra, to his credit, has been associated with various first time processes in chemical, pharmaceutical and allied industry. He is also a member of Indian Vacuum Society and is regularly invited for sharing his technical expertise with the industry. Deepangshu Dev Sarmah caught up with him to get his views on a host of topics related to the chemicals & process industry. Excerpts of the interview………..

Tell us about the products/services offered by your company.

Everest’s products range consists of twin lobe rotary air blowers (roots blowers), mechanical Vacuum booster, dry vane pumps, acoustic hoods & enclosures and allied accessories. Years of hard work and in-house research is today paying dividends as our latest offering developed i.e. “Mechanical Vacuum boosters (MVB’s)” has found great acceptability in the pharmaceutical & chemical industry.

Large number of machines have already been installed at major manufacturing units such as Aurobindo Pharma, Jubilant Organosys, SmithKline Beecham, Cadbury, Wockhardt, etc, where considerable reduction in process time, higher yields and better products quality have been achieved. MVB’s developed by Everest is a new concept to the Indian industry for which a lot of technical support and services are rendered and we at Everest are fully geared up for the same. Total process study becomes an essential input based on which suitable MVB’s are suggested for optimum performance and results.

The company offers total technical support, selection and trials so that objectives are fully met. In fact, feedbacks of field trails have been a major support for further evaluation of theoretical concepts and data. Technical Evaluation and support plays a major role in the success of the process by virtue of which Everest today enjoys a major market share.

What are the major issues affecting the chemical & process industry in North India?

Probably the most important issue for any industry today is better resource utilization, reduction in process time, higher yields and better product quality. Today, most of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries are in the process of expansion to meet the growing demands. Everest’s MVB’s have demonstrated an increase in production by as much as 50% in some typical processes such as distillation of essentials oils and herbal extracts.

The major issue of concern today is low energy consumption per unit of product produced and this objective is a major decision factor, which favours the chance of Everest’s MVB’s over any other possible alternative.

Your future plans of expansion/diversification…….

India is today a part of boundary-less world with unhindered flow of capital, technology, products and services of world-class standards. It is for this reason we have great plans of expansion especially with an objective to cover practically all chemical and pharmaceutical processes, be it freeze drying, Vacuum distillation and solvent recovery, so as to offer total solutions for energy conservation, improvement in product quality and higher yields. The products expansion would accordingly take place to meet the individual demands and needs.

What’s more required to be done for the growth of chemical and process industry in this part of the country?

Industrial growth is inevitable. Only those who can produce good quality and that too economically can survive today. It is for this reason that modernization and process improvement are key areas of focus. Even the government has realized that their expertise is governance and has accordingly given a free hand to most of the industries, which are now governed by free market forces. The principle of ‘survival of the fittest’ would now decide the fate of the industry. Those who adapt to technology change by way of product quality improvement, reduction in energy consumption per unit produced and higher yield would be able to enjoy the benefits