Western Thomson Group

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Western Thomson Group

• Corporate Presentation

www.westernthomsonindia.com
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Group Highlights

• We are Indias largest producer of Automotive
  Thermostats and Temperature Sensors
• A specialised International Auto-Components group
  established since 1967
• We have International Technical Partners and
  Shareholders
• Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) is a
  shareholder in one of our Companies
• Thermostat is a Critical Functional part in the
  vehicle ( Engine Management System )
• First Company in India to produce Thrust Bearings
  for Turbo Chargers
• Two of our Companies are profiled in the Top 500
  Automotive SMEs in India by Dun Bradstreet
• Although privately owned we hold a CRISIL (SP)
  Rating (BBB rating for WTI)
• Privately owned and Professionally managed (Quick
  decision making)

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Group Product Range
Thermostat
Thermostat-Brass Housing
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Thermostats Variants
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Current Group Market Position in Thermostats
Thrust Bearings

• Thermostats
• Indian market share
• Overall 75
• Passenger Cars 70
• Utility Vehicles 70
• Commercial Vehicle 90
• Tractor 100
• Motorbike (Water cooled) 60
  
• Key overseas market share
• World Tractor OEM market share
  25
• Australia After market
  10
• Malaysia OEMPassenger Car
  25
• Thrust Bearings
• India Market share
  50

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Corporate Holding Structure
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Group Details

• Established in 1967, by late Mr V.Chidambaram
  (1942 2002)
• Group Sales 25m US
• Total Employees 260 ( Staff 72, Workmen 188 )
• Product Range
• Automotive Thermostats
• Thermostat Module Assembly (Plastic, Aluminium)
• Thermostats for two Wheeler applications
• Single Dual Sensors
• Oil Pressure Relief valve
• Thrust Bearings
• Journal Bearings
• Total number of Group customers 65
• Domestic OEM - 32
• Overseas OEM - 7

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Group Sales Profile
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Our Locations
UK, London
New Delhi Sales Office
Singapore
Pune Sales Office
Chennai Head Office WTI Plant NTI Plant PPI
Plant RAC Plant
Pondicherry WTI Plant 2 CTRI Test Centre
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Global Partners
CEC - Korea
Fuji Bellows Co. Ltd Japan
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Key Customers
Domestic
? Ashok Leyland Limited ? Cummins India
Limited ? Fiat India Private Limited ? Ford India
Private Limited ? Indian Defence Vehicle Factory
? John Deere ? Mahindra Navistar Engine Pvt
Ltd ? Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd ?
Bajaj Auto Limited ? Harley-Davidson Motor
Company ? Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles ?
International Tractors Limited ? Toyota Kirloskar
Auto Parts Pvt Ltd
? Mahindra Mahindra Limited ? Maruti Suzuki
India Limited ? New Holland Fiat (India)
Limited ? Suzuki Power Train India Limited ?
Swaraj Mazda ? Simpson Company Limited ? Same
Greaves Limited ? TATA Motors Limited ? TATA
Cummins Limited ? TVS Motor Company Limited ?
Turbo Energy Limited ? Honeywell Turbo
Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd ? India Yamaha
Motors Pvt Ltd
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Key Customers
Export
O.E.M ? Case New Holland - UK ? Cummins
- UK, US ? John Deere -
France ? Deutz AG - Germany ? Proton
- Malaysia ? Kubota - Japan ? Volvo -
France ? Triumph Motorcycles - Thailand ?
Honeywell - Korea, China ? IVECO
- Latin America
After Market ? Maxi Force - USA ? Ingersoll
Rand - USA ? Mark IV Automotive - Australia ?
Nippon Thermostat Co Ltd - Japan ? Precialp -
France ? Gates - Belgium ? TVH - Belgium
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Group Management Team

• Mr. S.Subramanian
• Director of the Board Group CEO.
• Previously Business Head with JBM Group company,
  Unit Head at Motherson Automotive Technologies.
• As Head of Production and Industrial Engineering
  in Siemens VDO.
• Masters in Management from Poona
  University and Graduate in Engineering from
  Regional Engineering College (now known
  as NIT), Tiruchirappalli.

• Mr. Venkat Chidambaram
• Director of the Board
• Previously was Senior Investment Manager at Towry
  Investment Management, UK.
• Deputy CIO at TFO Management LLP
• 1994 - 2005 Investment Director at GAM, division
  of UBS.
• MBA from Cass Business School (City Univ.),
  London and BBA from American Intercontinental
  Univ., London.

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Group Management Team

• Mr. K.V.Ramanan
• General Manager - Group Quality
• Previously Senior Manager Production Engineering
  in Wheels India Limited.
• Previously with Caterpillar India and Turbo
  Energy Limited (associated with Borg Warner).
• Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
• ME (Production Engineering) from GCT,Coimbatore
  and MBA (General Management) from Bharathiar
  University.

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Group Management Team

• Mr. S.Senthilkumaran
• General Manager Operations in Precialp
  Precision India Ltd
• Previously Chief Manager- QualityReliance Wind
  Power Division
• Experienced in Tooling ,Heavy Engineering
  ,Fabrication and Machining parts
• MBA (Technology  Management)  and Graduate in
  Engineering from College of Engineering,Anna
  University

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• Profile of the Companies in the Group

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Western Thomson India (WTI)

• Established in 1967
• Technical Agreement and Partnership with Behr
  Thermotronik Italia (affiliate of Behr
  Thermotronik Germany).
• Long term association with Fuji Bellows (FBC)
• Products
• Thermostats
• Thermostat Module assemblies (Plastics,
  Aluminium)
• Oil Pressure Relief valve
• Quality certification ISO / TS 16949
• EMS certification - ISO 140012004
• Profiled by D B in Top 500 Automotive SMEs in
  India (DUNS number 91-536-1281)
• Exports account for 18 of Sales

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WTI Product Range
Thermostat Housing
Thermostat
Thermostat- Aluminium Housing
Thermostat-Plastic Housing
Pressure relief Valve
Thermostat
Thermostat
Thermostat
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Integrated Thermostat Module
TML Plastic Housing Assy
Bajaj Housing Assy
Volvo MDEP Engine
FGP Housing Assy
SPIL- Euro V Assy
Volvo MDEP Engine
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Module Assembly Capabilities
FIAT PETROL (FIRE) ASSY LINE
FIAT DIESEL (SDE) ASSY LINE
AUTOMATED ELEMENT ASSY MACHINE
AUTOMATED ELEMENT CALIBRATION MACHINE
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CMM
DRY AIR LEAK TESTING MACHINE
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Research Development

• Our RD team includes
• A team of 10 Design engineers, with one
  consultant based in the UK
• Partnership with Sri Venkateshwara College of
  Engineering (SVCE) for a variety of services
  including FMEA and other Software's and Engine
  test beds
• Facilities
• In-house
• Autocad-2004,Solid Edge V20
• SVCE partnership
• Ansys software

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New Product Development
TML Plastic Housing
Harley Davidson
DRCV
Bajaj Auto
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Nippon Thermostat India (NTI)

• Established in 1994
• Products
• Thermostats
• Dual Sensor
• Single Sensor
• Thermostat and Sensors for motorbikes
• International Collaborator NTCL Japan, Maruti
  Suzuki has a 10 shareholding
• Profiled by Dun Bradstreet in Top 500
  Automotive SMEs in India
  (DUNS number 91-848-0141)
• Quality certification ISO / TS 16949
• Key Customers
• Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Swaraj Mazda, NTC Japan
  (buy back), TVS Motors
• Pipeline includes Honda India and Honda Thailand
  (Motorbikes)

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NTI Product Range
Thermostat
Thermostat
Thermostat
Thermostat
Sensor Water Temperature
Sensor Water Temperature
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Facilities
Testing Lab
Sensor Inspection - Resistance checking  
Case Cold Forging
CNC
Air Leak Tester
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Precialp Precision India (PPI)

• Established in 2006
• Products
• Thrust Bearings
• From Forged Blanks
• From Stamping
• International Collaborator Precialp France
• Key Customers
• Turbo Energy Ltd (TEL), Borg Warner/TVS Group JV
  company
• Honeywell India (HTT)
• HTT Korea
• HTT China

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PPI Product Range
Thrust Bearing for Turbo - chargers
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Facilities
Drilling Machine
Washing Machine
Grinding Machine
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Riviera Auto Components (RAC)

• Established in 1985
• Manufacturer of pressed parts and thermostat
  metal
• housings
• Aftermarket distributor of Thermostats in India

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CT Research Institute (CTRI)

• Established in 2005 as a non-profit organization
• Formed by the Chidambaram family / Trusts
• Partnership with Sri Venkateshwara University
  (SVCE) for Training and Research Activities
• CTRI conducts
• Strategic long term product development testing
  activities, joint program with SVCE
• Group Training activities
• In house and external courses conducted in Six
  Sigma, FMEA, RCA etc

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Group Quality, Training HR

• CTRI the group training wing is responsible for
  all in-house
• and external activities.
• CTRI conducts an annual quality competition
  within the
• group with entire group divided into sub-zone.
• CTRI conducts social and sporting events.
• In-house news letter is published every quarter.
• Sporting events are conducted on quarterly
  basis.
• CTRI has affiliation with Sri Venkateshwara
  College of Engineering (SVCE)
• Chennai for various training activities.

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