Industrial pollution compounds environmental degradation perennially but there is a rising awareness for the conservation and protection of the environment among industries. As the idea of an environment-friendly industry gains a new significance, industries are looking for technologies and solutions to reduce the emission and pollutant levels. Filter Concept is a leading and reliable solution provider that is helping industries in this direction with their advanced filtration solutions. What more, the company is also addressing the increasing demand for household air purification solutions.
Mehul Panchal, Founder and Managing Director of Filter Concept Pvt Ltd spoke to Machine Maker about the role the company plays in building an environment-friendly industrial ecosystem in India, creating solutions for pure air-breathing in households, and how the company channelized its expertise in filtration technology to come out with COVID19 specific solutions.
Environment-Friendly Filtration for every industry
Mehul expounds, “Filtration is universal, it is used by all Industries. Filtration is specifically employed to polish and increase the yield of the final product and in this segment, we provide a customized solutions to over 50 industries at every step of their process.” They provide a huge range of filtration solutions starting from 0.1 microns to 1000 micron which covers the majority of their products like cartridge filter housing, bag filter housing, basket filters, their globally patented self-cleaning filters, various filter cartridges, filter bags, and various filter consumables.
“Current environment-friendly industrial solutions have encouraged various industries to minimize their emission level be it in air, water and power,” Mehul points out. There is a general increase in the concern for the environment-friendly industry, thus, it is essential to reduce pollution. Here Filter Concept plays a pertinent role by providing dust collection system, filter bags, filter cartridges and other filter consumables to this industry for retrofit business and upcoming projects.
In India, it is providing products which would undoubtedly help the industries to achieve emission level as low as less than 10 milligrams per meter cube which are a set standard for European and American countries. They also provide customization to cement and power industries in their own set up without much changes in their system to achieve such a low-level emission.
Mehul points out that the concern is not confined to the industrial sector alone, they claim that in the household or domestic market people are fervently concerned about “breathing clean air or living in a clean environment.” Acknowledging this need they have globally launched an air purifier, which consists of 7 stages of purification and ozone-free air.
Empowering COVID19 Warriors with Timely Innovations
Mr. Panchal informs, “Lockdown was definitely a tough time for industries. Like others, we had also make faced operation and supply chain challenges.” However, their innovative products – Air Concept Air Purifier and Mobile Air Purifier (mask) helped cope up with the business as these products catered to the need and demand of the COVID19 situation. It is a matter of great importance that many people are becoming aware of protecting themselves and significantly enough the new products of this company helped them to accomplish this dire need.
The products such as the Air Purifier, mask for outdoors and Car Purifiers for their cars which has exclusive 7 stages of air purification capable of capturing finest particles of as low as 0.1 micron – have helped both the mass to adapt to the pandemic situation and the company who, showing concern for the changed scenario, provided products which are helpful in the present situation.
They could expand their reach to a new set of customers consisting of the Hospital sector, ICU units, Dentists, and Doctors who are now using their products. Mehul states with elation, “There are doctors who are curing COVID-19 patients wearing our mask, which is indeed a proud moment for my company and me. “
Serving Diversified Industry Verticals
From its inception, Filter Concept Pvt Ltd has strived to tread on the unconventional path of the business model and succeeded in establishing its distinction in this field. The company is ingeniously a one-stop solution provider for all filtration needs. It efficiently caters to the increasing demand of over 50 industries for air, gas, and liquid filtration.
The company started its journey in 2002 and within four years it had already begun to operate its corporate office at the commercial hub – Ashram Road, Ahmadabad. In 2007, they had built a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility right in the middle of the city, which is equipped with all major amenities for manufacturing filter housing, filter elements, and filter consumables. In 2018, the company also achieved a global patent for some of their self-cleaning filters, which is a remarkable innovation.
Within this span of 18 years, the company has been competent enough to achieve a strong customer base of over 4500, which significantly includes the top 1000 companies of the Indian economy and those international clients who are acknowledged in Fortune 200. The company deals with the majority of PSUs in India and it deals with 87+ countries across the globe, where it is an approved vendor in a majority of fortune companies like oil and gas sectors, power sector, and water sector. Its export market eminently ranges from Europe, the USA, the Middle East, Russia, and Asia. FCPL has established a stronghold in its field with its constant effort, competence, and diligence.
Expanding with Smart Manufacturing
The company has expounded its initiative to provide an innovative solution to the COVID19 crisis and has been successful in its application. It wholeheartedly embraces the New Industrial Policy 2020 which the government of India has recently implemented as according to them it would provide a necessary boost to the economy and benefit and encourage the MSMEs to take a further leap in their respective sectors.
Currently, FCPL plans to introduce its world-class manufacturing facility with the latest automated technology in Sanand with an area of 1 Lakh 30 Thousand Sq ft. It is assumed that this will be the biggest manufacturing unit in the sector. Significantly, the company is conscious about the importance of conservation of nature, thus, it avows to build a green building and conscientiously pledges for a clean and green environment.
