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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.

 

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
giving the better solution to the for completing their efficiency towards their ptoduct.
 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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The definition of Production Management given by E.S. Buffa:

³Production 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.p It is a decision-making managerial function.

b.p The decisions are made regarding the production processes required for
converting the raw-materials into finished products, and
c.p The production or outputs should be according to specification, in the specified
quantities, as per the schedule and at minimum cost.

The word ³Production 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
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On Thursday 24th September 2009, we thestudents 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.

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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:

!p Magnetic Inductive Flow Meter(Mag meter)

!p ortex Flow Meter
!p ariable Area Flow Meter
!p Ultrasonic Flow Meter
 2. Steam System:
!p System Distribution Efficiency
!p Efficiency in Steam Generation
!p Confensate and Flash Recovery
!p Efficiency in Steam Utilisation
3. Level Instruments:
!p Level Instruments
!p Level Switches
!p Ultrasonic Level Transmitter
!p Displacer Type Level Indicator
!p Flow Switches

4.Boilers:

!p Marshall S
!p Marshall C
!p Modular Boiler
!p Marshall W
!p Marshall B
!p Minimax Compact Boiler
!p Marshall Burners
!p Modupac
5. alves:
!p Control valve
!p Three-way valves
!p Desuperheater
!p Positioners
!p Piston valve
!p Glandless Piston alve
5. ibration Monitoring:
!p Online ibration Monitoring
 !p Portable ibration Monitoring
!p Condition Monitoring Consultancy Services
6. Steam And Water Analysis System(SWAS):
!p Sampling System
!p Analyzer
!p Special Products

7. Emission Monitors & Combustion Control Analysers

!p FM CODEL GCEM1000-Online Co Gas Analyser

!p FM CODEL GCEM4000-InstituMulti Gas Analyser
!p FM CODEL DCEM1000-Opacity/dust monitor
!p FM CODEL DCEM2100- Opacity/dust monitor
!p FM CODEL 1010-Online oxygen Analyser
!p FM CODEL CEM5100-Flue Gas Flow Monitor
!p Oxistec 5000-Online Oxygen Analyser
!p Airpoiner
!p FM CODEL Coal Mill CO

8. Water & Waste Water Quality Analyser

!p Tranmitter
!p Special Analysers

9. Guages:

!p Temperature Guages
!p Pressure Guages
!p Recorders
!p Temperature Elements
!p Pressure Transmitters
 10. Controls:

!p I/P Converters
!p Controllers
!p 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:

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' UK ± Leaders in Steam Engineering

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 ' Germany ± Flow and Level technology
p     'Germany ± Control alves and Steam Conditioning
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'Uk ±Emission Monitoring
p    'Japan ± ibration Monitoring Systems
p  " 'France ± Water Quality Analysers
p  'Sweden ± Flow Monitor
p 'Germany ± Weather Monitoring Equipment
p ± '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.

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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 ³Social
Impact Award´ on January 25th, 2006.

Forbes Marshall has been ranked as one of the top 25 ³Best 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.