Menon Pistons Ltd (MPL) in their QUEST (quality Upgradation through Enhancement of Systems and Technologies) have recently signed a “Technical License Agreement” with M/s. Dong Yang Piston Co. Ltd, South Korea, who are one of the leading Piston manufacturers in South Korea, who have acquired their Technology/Skills and design and analysis capabilities through their Fifteen Year association with M /s. Mahle, GmbH of Germany.

With this arrangement, MPL will have access to the latest in Piston Technology, high strength materials, equipment and machinery for Design/Development and manufacture of Pistons to cater to the needs of manufacturers to satisfy their requirements of Piston designs with and without “Cooled Gallery” to comply with the emission legislations prevalent and those in the offing in future.

To satisfy the demands of the Engine manufacturers for low pollution and high efficiency, MPL have been putting a lot of efforts to produce Pistons with light weight, high intensity and low friction by performing checks for structural design of Pistons, analysis of internal stress, mechanical and Thermal Load and verification of Pistons of designs by Three dimensional Finite element method in co-operation with their partner M/s. Dong Yang Piston Co. Ltd. Design and manufacturing activities are continually improved by having in -house testing facility for the validation of the product before offering the product to the Customer. The testing facilities provide an opportunity to assess the performance in terms of fuel and lube Oil consumption and blowby and reliability of the products along with designated/recommended tests like

 

 Piston Scuff Test
Piston Function test
Piston Slap Test
Piston Stress Test
 
Or
Any other Specific tests followed or recommended by the Engine manufacturer.

 
MPL have been actively associated with their Customers in carrying out trials using their test facility for arriving at mutually acceptable performance levels.
   
The experienced Design team of young Engineers at MPL provides two dimensional and three dimensional solid modeling facility and analysis utilizing the Pro-E Wildfire –2 foundation package for the Surface modules, advance Modeling extension and the relevant CAD and CAE facilities.
 
With the experienced team, MPL works as a complete solution provider to its Customers by undertaking the product development from conceptual stage to product realization with the shortest possible lead time.
 
MPL strives hard to pursue Customer satisfaction through their Process Control and non destructive Quality checks as well as maintenance and improvement of the Quality Systems.
 
By use of rigorous Quality Standards and Systems at various stages of manufacturing with the computerized On-Line –Statistical Process Control Techniques, MPL ensures that products which reach the customers are defect free and have been produced with the highest International Qualitative Standards.
 
MPL has been awarded and Certified by their valued Customers for their Quality related activities and have been recognized as the most “Quality Conscious and Consistent” Supplier.
 
All Plants of MPL have been certified for “ISO/TS 16949” 2002 and the systems and procedures based on TPM, Six Sigma principles are practiced in all locations.
 
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