OJUS Power and Technologies, a prominent player in India’s generator market, has broadened its scope to include the air compressor industry by partnering with Volvo Penta. By leveraging Volvo Penta’s engines’ performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership (TCO) advantages, OJUS has enhanced the attractiveness of its offerings to customers, thereby strengthening its competitive position in the market.
A recent customer of Volvo Penta India has placed a significant order for Volvo Penta D13 engines, marking their entry into the air compressor segment. OJUS Power and Technologies Private Limited is rapidly penetrating the air compressor market, driven by its products’ fuel efficiency and favorable total cost of ownership (TCO). As part of its new business initiatives, OJUS Power and Technologies has explored ways to enter the high-volume industrial compressor segment.
Volvo Penta’s successful acceptance in the compressor segment through other OEMs and repowering programs for older compressors of various makes demonstrated the many advantages its engines could offer in this application, making it the ideal choice for OJUS. Volvo Penta provides various engine models with different power ratings for OJUS’ compressor models. These compressors are popular among customers due to their fuel efficiency and compelling total cost of ownership.
This prompted OJUS to place a large order for TAD1343VE and TAD1345VE configurations of the D13 for the company’s VAYU 451XM and VAYU 536XH compressor models. Additionally, a compressor design using the D16 engines is in the pipeline, complementing the recently updated D8 genset engine that OJUS also packages for export.
Ram Sampathkumar, Co-founder & Managing Director of OJUS, stated, “Volvo Penta delivers high value to our customers with its powerful, reliable, and fuel-efficient engines, supported by comprehensive aftermarket services from authorized dealers. They assist us in our commitment to delivering a 5-15% fuel efficiency and productivity improvement over our best-in-class competitor products. The high rate of repeat purchases underscores the trust customers place in our products powered by Volvo Penta.”
Despite the absence of emission compliance regulations in this segment in India, Volvo Penta continues to offer engines that adhere to a minimum of off-road Euro Stage 2 emission standards, surpassing other brands of non-emission-regulated engines. According to R. Sethumadhavan, Head of Volvo Penta India & Industrial Business Unit, compressors are extensively used throughout India, particularly for water well drilling to provide water for agriculture and other societal needs.
Sethumadhavan explains that the success of Volvo Penta engines in the compressor segment is due to their fuel efficiency, productivity, and return on investment, establishing them as the preferred choice of customers. An added financial benefit with Volvo Penta engines is the ability to offer longer drain intervals from the market standard for water well drilling, increasing from 300 hours to 500 hours.
This improvement in machine uptime is particularly beneficial given that most of India’s water well drilling is carried out by operators traveling across different parts of the country. These efficiencies all combine to deliver considerable saving potential over the total lifecycle of the compressor.
With a presence in more than 130 countries through approximately 3,500 dealers, Volvo Penta stands as a global leader in manufacturing engines and complete power systems for boats, vessels, and industrial applications. Its engine lineup includes diesel and gasoline variants, offering power outputs ranging from 10 to 1000 hp. Volvo Penta operates under the Volvo Group, a renowned manufacturer of heavy trucks, buses, and construction equipment worldwide.