Since the last 3 years we have also established ourselves as manufacturers of PVC heat-shrinkable sleeves for all battery manufacturers in India. We are proud to state that we have successfully substituted at more than 50% imports that Indian battery makers were getting from Indonesia.
We believe we have been able to win and retain the trust of the battery industry because of:
- Integrity
- Competitive cost structure shared transparently with our customers
- Reliable deliveries
- Strong technical background
- High quality standards backed by a thorough control system ISO:9001 certified.
- Modern Japanese design toolings for metal components and customized machines for PVC sleeves.
Who Are We ?
The Group is involved in manufacturing and supplying of metals extensively used in Construction high precision Dry Cell industry since 1972 and, since 1993, we have been operating in the name of Sohoni Metal Craft Pvt. Ltd.
We started with metal components for batteries and further diversified our operations in metal components as well as PVC heat-shrinkable sleeves. We would like to give an overview of our product range and customers.
At present, our manufacturing program comprises of battery caps and bottom covers, mainly from tinplate and also from nickel plated steel for each and every manufacturer of India and for Bangladesh, Nepal parties and for battery manufacturers of Africa for R20, AA and AAA sizes. Our monthly production is about 300 million pcs. As an example, we can cite M/s Quasem Dry cells of Bangladesh who have been procuring, since 2007, their 100% requirement of R20 & R6 nickel plated steel caps and R6 bottoms from us. This shows the confidence our customers have in our products and service. We started manufacturing nickel plated steel caps in 1981 and, at present, we are the only manufacturer of nickel plated steel caps in India. As tinplate components are cheaper, the major focus is now on tinplate caps and bottoms.
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Facilities
- Our plant is located at Umbergaon in Gujarat about 140 km from Mumbai on the Mumbai-Delhi Rail route.
- Factory land is about 1,17,000 sqft and built up area is about 35,000 sqft.
- Machinery: 22 power presses with pneumatic clutch & feeder system, progressive dies, compound dies, semi-automatic nickel plating plant and packing rooms with dehumidified atmosphere, customized PVC blown film extruders, mixers, pelletizer and allied machinery
- Quality Control Equipment: Dimension Measuring instruments of Mitutoyo make, Profile Projector, Chemical laboratory for analysis of electroplating solutions, Corrosion Testing & Plating Thickness apparatus, Cupping Value Apparatus for measurement fo deep drawing suitability of metal strips, etc.