Warpp Engineers Private Limited, a manufacturer of welding machines, welding automations, plasma cutting CNC machines and welding SPMs, is targeting to manufacture 6,500 machines in this fiscal. Mr. Prabhudas N Golla, Director, Warpp Engineers Private Limited, revealed during an exclusive interaction with Tube & Pipe India that they were eyeing the foreign shores, especially the Middle East. The company further plans to manufacture laser cutting machines, laser welding machines, pulse machines and welding cladding machines in future.
Tube & Pipe India: Kindly walk us through the business history of your company, highlighting crucial achievements and major milestones.
Prabhudas N Golla: Warpp Engineers Private Limited was started in 1994 by me and one of my partners. We manufactured conventional type welding machines from 1994 to around 2002. After 2002, the technology changed and we started importing welding inverters. The next step was supplying welding machines pan India. From 2011 onwards, we started manufacturing welding inverters also. Today, we are a leading manufacturer and supplier of welding machines, welding automations, plasma cutting CNC machines and welding SPMs.
TPI: What is your annual production capacity? Please share information about your clients.
PNG: Warpp Engineers manufactured 5,700 machines in the last fiscal. This year, we’re targeting to produce around 6,500. We have already manufactured 5,000 machines and are on our way to achieve the target by the end of this financial year. The size of our product basket is increasing gradually. We are manufacturing 80 percent machine parts in India and importing 20 percent parts. We aim to increase our annual production capacity and extend our reach pan India. Our esteemed customers include roll forming machine makers and pipe manufacturers. Several tube and pipe producers are using Warpp Engineers’ organ welding machine called TIG machine.
TPI: What is the USP of your machine? How is it better than others in the market?
PNG: We provide excellent service throughout India. Within 24 hours of calling Warpp Engineers, our dealers and service persons will reach the site and do the machine servicing. We are proud to say that many of our clients have been using our machines for the past 10, 12 and 15 years. Till date, we have been servicing these machines. In the electronic, inverter and similar industries, people usually phase out machines after using them for 2-3 years. Sometimes, the PCB or spare parts are not available, while at other times, the machine becomes irreparable or maybe, out of fashion. Our USP is that all spare parts are available with us and we provide quick & efficient service.
TPI: How do you stay ahead of the curve in terms of product development and innovation?
PNG: We have a Government certified research and development (R&D) team, which develops different types of process machines and other machines.
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TPI: Please share your views on the tube and pipe market of India. What future do you predict for the industry?
PNG: Since the manufacturing of tubes and pipes requires welding, we have a direct relation with the tube and pipe industry. Warpp Engineering foresees a very bright and propitious future for the industry because wood is now being replaced by steel in a host of industries. The whole market of pipe, tube and welding is growing together.
TPI: What are your visions and plans for the future?
PNG: After creating a niche with welding machines, welding automations, plasma cutting CNC machines and welding SPMs in India and European countries, we are now exploring the market of pulse machines and welding cladding machines. We are also planning to manufacture laser cutting machines and laser welding machines in the near future. Regarding the foreign shores, we are currently focusing on the Middle East, especially Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
