EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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o celebrate International Women’s Day, our Managing Editor Mr. Narendra Shah, had a conversation with Ms. Sophie Moochhala - Managing Director - Fluid Controls Private Limited. In which she speaks about the Company business strategy, Atmanirbhar Bharat Policy and Growth in a Post COVID Situation.
Here are the excerpts from the interview:Tell our readers about various innovative products recently developed for Metro & Railway Industries? Fluid Controls Private Limited was established in 1974 by Dr. Y.E. Moochhala, a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, the USA with a vision to deliver high quality & high-performance products which delight customers. Fluid Controls offers customers comprehensive end-to-end “Make in India” solutions for Rail & Metro brake piping arrangements – from design & engineering services to supply of highperformance products and installation services. From its inception in 1974, Fluid Controls has engaged in original R&D and also has had an ethos of developing indigenous replacements for imported products. Our founder, Dr. Y E Moochhala, after a successful career in the USA, decided to return to India because he was a strong believer in a selfreliant India. His idea was to develop high quality, high-performance products to suit local prototype climatic and performance expectations. Today, Fluid Controls is approved as an “In-House R&D unit” by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India. Since 2011, we have developed more than 25 new products, which is very much in line with the Fluid Controls vision statement. Adding to our strength in innovating, Fluid Controls has filed its first Global Patent and is in the process of filing two more patents. Particularly for the Rail & Metro Industry Fluid Controls has developed Across Frame Connectors for connection of pipelines between the shell and bogie for high-speed electric locomotives. These connectors eliminate welding processes and allow for seamless connection of pipes between the shell and bogie. Across Frame connectors also reduce component parts required to be purchased as they are integrated fitting assemblies. Fluid Controls has also developed an entire range of FlexiGripTM connectors to provides zero-leakage and vibration resistant connections
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METRO RAIL NEWS | March 2021
“Success is a multi-faceted word! Professionally, for me, success is to build a brand which is trusted by customers and which delights customers.”
Sophie Moochhala Managing Director Fluid Controls Pvt. Ltd. https://www.metrorailnews.in
