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Gates India Attends Excon
Gates India (Gates) had taken part in Excon 2021, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India's Premier Industry Association. Excon 2021 returned in 2022 after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic and set the stage for Gates to launch and showcase its products and solutions to all the conference attendees and exhibitors, including its customers and distributors.
Gates event highlights:
The Gates pavilion was inaugurated by Deepak Kacker, Director & Head-Mining Business industrial belt launched in two variants – 8MGT and 14MGT.
PowerGrip GT Extend belts are known for higher power capacity for optimum performance and work in an environment of up to 120° Celsius. These belts are also made from more environmentally friendly ethylene elastomers.
The five day event saw heavy traffic in the Gates pavilion and saw successful discussions with its distributors and customers. Speaking on the event, Rajesh Bhandari, Senior Managing Director, Gates, expressed his gratitude as he said, “We had a highly successful event in the last 5 days.
We were overwhelmed by the footfall we saw in our pavilion and most importantly the fruitful discussions we had with our customers and distributors. We wish to take these interactions ahead by continuing with new launches and at the same time enabling business expansion.” of Kobelco, followed by a lamp lighting ceremony. Deepak Shetty, MD & CEO, JCB India, unveiled the 25 years logo of Gates in India.
Day two started with the launch of Gates’ MXG 5K hydraulic hose which was unveiled by Sandeep Singh, MD, Tata Hitachi.
MXG 5K is the newest member of the MegaSys hose family built with the patented Xpiral woven spiral technology. It is lightweight, highly flexible, and qualified to a million impulse cycles. MXG 5K can be used in industrial equipment such as excavator, wheel loader, boomer, injection molding equipment, hydraulic presses and more.
Gates Hose Assembly Kit, unveiled on day three, includes 10 different hoses for construction equipment, designed to avoid unexpected breakdowns, thus saving delays, costs and effort in running projects. This was followed by a distributor meeting at Hotel Taj Yeshwantpur, where discussions were centered around key products and solutions.
On fourth day was the final launch of PowerGrip GT Extend.
(Communication by the management of the company)
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