More than 60 Years of Innovation
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.
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 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, 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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