MANATEC is one of Asia's largest original equipment manufacturers of automotive garage Equipments. Located in Pondicherry, India, the company manufactures Wheel Aligners, Wheel Balancers, Two Post Lifts, Gas analysers, Smoke Meters, Head lamp aligners & Digital Air Tire inflators. Established in the year 1987, as a manufacturer of industrial shaft aligners, Manatec diversified into garage equipmen
t industry in 1991. The company, through its in-house R&D, indigenously designed and developed Optical wheel alignment systems in 1991, to become the first company to design a wheel aligner in the whole of Asia. Following this the company's R&D dept continuously designed & developed wheel balancers, tyre changers, exhaust gas analysers, smoke meters, head lamp aligners, 2 post lifts & automatic tyre inflators. With this, Manatec is one of very few companies in the world to have design & technology of eight different garage equipments. Advanced versions of wheel aligners were also developed in these years simultaneously. Manatec's extensive Wheel Aligner installations across the world speak for its quality, specialization and lead role we play in this industry. Manatec's in-house R&D facility is spread over 10,000 sq.ft with more than 35 electronics, mechanical & software and hardware engineers. All the products are designed by the R&D are indigenous with proprietary software, hardware and electronics design. The R&D strength of Manatec has enabled the company to export its products worldwide and provide technical support to its overseas buyers. Buoyed with increasing export orders and significant growth in domestic business, Manatec has come up with a new Greenfield manufacturing facility in an area of 130,000 Sq.ft, near Pondicherry. This facility ensures that the exports and domestic demands are met by producing garage equipments on a mass scale. Manatec is ISO 9001:2008 certified, which confirms its commitment to quality systems within the company that will result in quality products. The entire organization is driven by fully-integrated ERP system that was introduced in 2007. Manatec exports to more than 50 countries across the globe through its distributor network. This was achieved through a unique value proposition Manatec was able to offer its buyers- Designing garage equipments with world-class technology & quality and offering at prices competitive to European and Chinese products. Today Manatec has emerged as a truly global player in the automotive aftermarket and has evolved its vision and mission for the long term. Product Milestone:
Year Products
1987 Shaft Alignment Computer
1992 Digital Wheel Aligner (Optical Model)
1993 Video graphic Wheel Aligner (Optical Model)
1995 Electronic spirit level
1996 Wheel Balancer (Digital and Video graphic models)
1998 Videographic Wheel Aligner (CCD technology)
1999 Tyre changer
1999 Head Lamp Aligner
1999 Exhaust Gas Analyser
2000 Diesel Smoke Meter
2002 Two Post Lift
2005 Automatic Tyre Inflator
2006 RF Wheel Aligner (wireless)
2010 Fox 3D Wheel aligner
Company Milestone:
1987: R. Mananathan, a technocrat in machinery & vibration analysis forms the company, Manatec to design and produce industrial shaft alignment computers. These computers work on micro-processor based design to measure and display misalignment between the shafts of any industrial prime mover.
1989: Manatec designs another product electronic spirit level. Both shaft aligner & electronic spirit level were import-substitute products and received good response from the Indian market.
1991: In 1991, automotive garage equipment used to be imported into India from Italy. Identifying the need for an import-substitute, Manatec with 100% indigenization, designed a wheel aligner for the first time in India & Asia.
1992: Manatec was awarded with Best productivity performance award for the year 1990-1991 from the National productivity council of India.
1992: Manatec’s wheel aligners were approved by major Indian vehicle manufacturers like Hindustan motors & TATA motors.
1993: Manatec designed first ever video graphic wheel aligners with attractive and user-friendly software design.
1994: Manatec received the coveted national award from the president of India for Best entrepreneur and quality products in SSI sector for the year 1993.
1995: Digital toe-aligners were designed to align only the TOE angle. This model was exclusively developed for buses & trucks.
1996: Manatec designed wheel balancers in both digital and video graphic versions.
1997: Award for Excellence in R&D for the year 1996 was awarded by the Dept of science and industrial research, Govt of India
1997: Product approvals from tyre manufacturers followed from JK tyres, Birla tyres, Apollo tyres
1998: Manatec applied for ISO 9001 certificate successfully and received from KPMG.
1999: Tyre changers were designed in-house through the mechanical R&D division.
1999: Exhaust gas anlaysers were designed to cater to the rising emissions conditions in India.
2000: Manatec successfully applied for in-house R&D recognition from the Govt. of India.
2000: Best R&D efforts award for the year 1998-1999 was given away by Prof.Murali Manohar Joshi
2000: Manatec develops diesel smoke meter
2001: Manatec successfully received ISO 9001: 2000 certificate from TUV Germany.
2002: Two post lift, model RHINO 3.0 was designed
2003: Manatec successfully re-applied for in-house R&D recognition.
2007: Manatec received Silver shield award for star performer in exports for the year 2005-2006 awarded by Engineering export promotion council of India.
2008: Second time in a row, Manatec received Silver shield award for star performer in exports for the year 2006-2007 awarded by Engineering export promotion council of India.
2008: Manatec was converted into a private limited company and 3 additional directors were inducted into the board.
2010: Third time in a row, Manatec received Silver shield award for star performer in exports for the year 2008-2009 awarded by Engineering export promotion council of India.
2011: Manatec's FOX 3D Wheel Aligner; India's first indigenously designed Wheel Aligner. Manatec is certified by Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research for its R&D efforts.
2011: Manatec receives Silver shield award for star performer in exports for the year 2009-2010 awarded by Engineering Export Promotion Council of India, fourth time in a row
2012: Fifth time in a row, Manatec receives Silver shield award for star performer in exports for the year 2010-2011 awarded by Engineering Export Promotion Council of India.
2012: Manatec celebrates 25th Anniversary
