Draft:Madras Engineering Industries
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive components, Foundry |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Founder | E. K. Parthasarathy[1] |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamilnadu |
Area served | Worldwide[2] |
Key people | Priya Sriram (Managing Director); Sriram Sivaram (Joint Managing Director)[3] |
| Products | Slack adjusters, clutch boosters, air disc brakes, SG iron castings |
Number of employees | 500–1,000[4] |
| Website | https://madrasengineering.in |
Overview
[edit]Madras Engineering Industries Private Limited (MEI), established in 1966 by E. K. Parthasarathy, is an automotive component manufacturer based in Chennai, India. It is recognized as the largest Slack Adjuster manufacturer. The company specializes in products such as slack adjusters, clutch boosters, air disc brakes, and SG iron castings.
History
[edit]- 1966: Founded by E. K. Parthasarathy after returning from the UK. He had prior experience working with Vickers Armstrong and Lucas Industries.
- 1982: Introduced manual slack adjusters for light, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles.
- 2002: Developed Self‑Setting Automatic Slack Adjusters (SASA).
- 2007: Following India’s mandate for auto brake adjustment, MEI’s products became widely adopted.
- 2012: Installed a captive foundry at Pillaipakkam to produce SG iron castings.
- 2015 onward: Launched R&D‑developed air disc brake assemblies, exported to Europe.
Operations and Facilities
[edit]MEI operates five manufacturing plants around Chennai (Ambattur, Maraimalai Nagar, Mahindra World City, Pillaipakkam) with a combined annual capacity of several million slack adjusters. The facilities employ lean manufacturing, no‑fault‑forward workstations, and are certified under IATF/ISO/OHSAS standards.
R&D and Foundry
[edit]The company’s R&D center in Maraimalai Nagar is accredited by India’s Department of Scientific & Industrial Research and holds multiple patents (five patents on SASA products).[5][6] The Pillaipakkam foundry produces safety‑critical SG iron castings for both MEI and external customers, exporting finished castings to the U.S. and Europe.[7]
Products and Markets
[edit]- Slack adjusters: Manual and automatic types, over 800 SKUs sold globally.
- Clutch boosters: Developed through in‑house R&D with 13 variants.
- Air disc brakes: Primarily for buses; exported to European markets.
- Castings: SG iron castings for commercial, passenger vehicles, and other engineering sectors.
MEI serves domestic OEMs including TML, Bharat Benz, VECV, and trailer makers such as YORK and JOST—reportedly achieving over 80% fitment share. Exports extend across Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia.
Sustainability and Partnerships
[edit]In 2024, MEI partnered with Rane Madras to supply fossil‑free ferrous castings for Volvo Group’s trucks, beginning production in Q1 2025.
Corporate Profile
[edit]- Registered office: Sathyanarayana Avenue, Chennai.
- Head office: Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai.
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