Messung : forty years of innovation and growth

Messung - an enterprising, diversified group - celebrates 40+ years in the industry. Working with zeal and diligence, Messung delivers the most innovative and cost-effective solutions for Indian industries. Messung works with OEMs and end-users to deliver the most effective solutions - best in category offerings that help set up world-class industrial automation solutions, building automation solutions, and home, office & hotel automation solutions; custom-built workplace technology systems for ESD, general and cleanroom applications; cutting-edge power distribution and control and energy management solutions.

Messung helps industries, institutions and OEMs enhance efficiency and optimise their processes and workplaces.

LEGACY OF INNOVATION

Messung was the result of one man’s passion and entrepreneurial zeal. In 1981, Messung’s founder, Mr. Farook Merchant quit his stable job with an electronics company in Pune to start developing prototypes of a programmable logic controller in a rented garage. India’s first indigenous PLC was launched within a couple of years. The PLC was based on a 1-bit processor that revolutionized industrial automation and replaced the traditional relay contactor logic.

Messung’s first PLC was installed at Kirloskar Oil Engines, Pune, in 1984. The PLC was displayed at several trade shows and industry exhibitions and attracted rave reviews and earned Messung numerous awards. It won the GS Parkhe award and the FIE Foundation Award for Best Product Design in 1986, and Mr. Farook Merchant received the National Award for Outstanding Entrepreneur in 1988. He also won the national award for excellence in Electronics from the (DOE) Department of Electronics in the year 1998.

Messung has a long list of innovations and initiatives that include:

• The first Rack type PLC based on an 8-bit microprocessor which achieved over 6000 installations. Some notable customers include Kalyani Steel, HAL’s MIG aircraft testing equipment and Telco’s heat treatment plant.
• The ‘small wonder’ Micro PLC made especially for smaller machines which had 25000 installations and won the Best Product Award at IMTEX.
• Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) that transformed industrial operations and work as smart panels for easy access and programming of PLCs.
• A modular PLC designed for complex requirements that went on to win the FIE Award for Best Product Design.
• India’s first IEC 61131-3 standards-based PLC - a more powerful and compact version of the previous modular PLC.
• PLCs that target small scale applications in the automotive industry.
• Brand Labelling of NX-ERAPLCs - designed as per IEC 61131 programming standards.
• XM-PRO Series of Remote I/O Modules based on CANopen, Modbus and their own MESbus

BEYOND AUTOMATION

Messung’s innovative R&D extends beyond automation. Messung’s experience of the safety risks, health hazards, and challenges of the industrial workplace inspired them to find and deliver meaningful solutions. Under its Workplace Technology business in 2019, Messung introduced the AFM-PLUS range of world-class solutions for ESD, General and Cleanroom workplaces, which is now manufactured locally under the ‘Navonmesh - Make in India’ initiative.

ESD Workplace Systems: Messung is justifiably proud of its AFM-PLUS series of ESD worktables, ESD chairs & stools, ESD trolleys, cabinets, and related storage solutions. This series is manufactured at Messung’s own manufacturing facility under the ‘Navonmesh - Make in India’ Initiative and adheres to the latest global standards. The series offers increased ESD protection, comfort, and productivity in ESD workplaces such as R&D labs, manufacturing departments, calibration centres, assembly stations and training centres of the electronics industry.

General Workplace Systems: Messung offers a similar range of workplace furniture in non-ESD versions for general industrial workstations. The range’s world-class looks, specifications and affordable rates help it grow in popularity across industry verticals. Messung also offers customized solutions with its own design centre and manufacturing plant in Pune.

Cleanroom Workplace Systems: Messung also offers chairs and stools for industrial and biological cleanrooms which can be customized for specific requirements.

BEYOND FORTY!

Messung relentlessly delivers cutting edge solutions that empower enterprises with excellence - through changing times, advancing technologies, growing competition, and economic challenges.

From its modest start as India’s first PLC manufacturer, through 4 decades of developing cutting-edge technologies for industrial automation and control to the diversified conglomerate it is today, Messung has kept growing with zest, fluidity, and determination.

In the present day, the Messung Group spans three businesses: Automation & Controls, Electrical Engineering and Workplace Technology with each serving different industries.

Messung continues to innovate and grow, all while providing world-class products at cost-effective prices for customers and applications across industries.

The Group’s corporate office, business offices, R&D centre and manufacturing facilities are located in Pune, India. Messung’s solutions and products are sold across India and are supported by a strong service network.

For more information on the Messung Group, please visit www.messung.com

Today, our portfolio and prowess extend far beyond this field to Building & Infrastructure Automation, Home, Office & Hotel Automation, Power Distribution & Control, Energy Management, Test & Measuring, Electronic Assembly, Workplace Ergonomics