Millat Tractors Limited (MTL), an ISO 9002 certified company for its Assembly Plants and Material Testing and Gauge Control Laboratory, is Pakistan's leading engineering concern in automobile sector.
It is manufacturing, Tractors under licensing agreement with Massey Ferguson, UK (owned by AGCO, USA), Diesel Engines in technical collaboration with Perkins Engines, UK, Diesel Generating Sets, utilising alternators from Leroy Somer of France and Stamford Newage of UK and the Forklift Trucks under license from Heli Forklift Trucks China, and a range of Agricultural Implements.
The company is also dedicated to customise its products as per customers' requirements. Millat Tractors is a perfect example of harmonious and successful business relations between a Pakistani Company and its foreign partners, both from the industrialised West and the upcoming East-China.
These relations that span a period of well over quarter of a century and encompass a broad spectrum of investments and technology transfer agreements, are a model for other companies venturing out to attract foreign investments.
The company has spread its products throughout the length and breath of the country. Today the population of MF tractors made by MTL exceeds 250,000 while the total number of tractors in the country is approximately 500,000.
In other words every second tractor in Pakistan is MF tractor. This achievement has been made possible only through the Company's commitment to quality, after sale service and its human resource development.
Millat Tractors has played a pivotal role in transfer of technology and transformation of the fledgling local light engineering sector into a robust, vibrant, quality conscious Auto Vending Industry.
SUCCESS STORY: Millat Tractors Limited was established in 1964, to introduce and market Massey Ferguson (MF) Tractors in Pakistan. An assembly plant was set up in 1967 to assemble tractors imported in semi-knocked down (SKD) condition.
In 1972, the company was nationalised under Economic Reforms Order and renamed as "Millat Tractors Limited". In 1980 the Government decided on indigenisation of the tractor and entrusted this task to MTL. This was the turning point in the Company's history and it went about the task methodically and rapidly.
The Company undertook this new role with enthusiasm and in the spirit of national development and proved its engineering capabilities by surpassing the deletion targets set by the Government.
In 1982, MTL took a giant step towards self-reliance by setting up the first engine assembly plant in Pakistan. The company made a strategic decision right in the beginning to bring those manufacturing facilities in-house for which capabilities did not exist in the country and for parts which required high investments and precision.
Therefore, in 1984, sophisticated manufacturing facilities for the machining of intricate components were set up. Currently, critical components like engine block, sump, cylinder head, transmission case, exle housing, hydraulic lift cover, front axle support and centre housing are being machined successfully in-house at MTL from local sourced castings.
At MTL we firmly believe that producing to International quality standards is the key to our continued success & growth and the quality control department converts this belief into reality. In 1992, the company was privatised, and the employees joined hands and took over its management by winning an open bid.
To maintain its leadership role in tractor manufacturing in the country, MTL continues to look towards future, to identify and exploit new opportunities and to consolidate the existing ones.
The Tractor Assembly Plant is part of this philosophy. This plant started its production in 1992. The establishment of this modern plant not only increased production capacity to 16000 tractors per year on a single shift basis, but also provided a quantum jump to the quality of the assembled tractors and pushed MTL into ranks of the major tractor manufacturing companies of the World.
In 1993, MTL acquired the management control of Bolan Castings Limited (a public limited company specialising in intricate automotive castings) in partnership with employees of that company.
The Company looks to the future with optimism and plans to broaden its customer base. Consequently the opportunities are being explored in multiapplication of engines and tractors in areas other than the farming sector.
Mass production of Generating Sets was started in 1994, while a 3 ton Forklift Truck branded as Millat, based on TCM technology, was launched in the year 2002. Both of these products are made by using Perkins Engines and have been well accepted by the market.
In 2002, MTL established a wholly owned company named Millat Industrial Products (Pvt) Limited to manufacture quality automotive batteries. MTL believes in providing best value for money to its customers. Complete customers' satisfaction is our cherished goal.
There is a constant endeavour at all levels of the organisation to better the company's performance by offering upgraded range of its products and services. MTL's cardinal principle has been to keep abreast with the latest technology.
Our technological collaboration with AGCO Limited UK, Perkins Engines Limited UK, and M/s Heli Forklift Trucks China has been of great help in upgrading technology levels and introducing new models.
The company has been the regular recipient of the Corporate Excellence Awards of Management Association of Pakistan and the Top Companies Awards of Karachi Stock Exchange since early eighties.
The employees of the company, continue to work with full zeal and motivation to further improve performance standards. We are confident that the company will keep marching forward in service of the nation and the valued customers.
Full Version: Millat Tractors Limited - Leaders All The Way
I won't disclose my identity on a public forum. We own Millat Tractors, Bolan Castings and its sister companies like Balochistan Wheels and an associated newly established Geabox factory in Lahore. Together they are known as Millat Group of Industries.
Why is Millat producing under license ? Can't we make our own stuff, and export to other nations, make lots of forex ?
We produce Millat under license because its a franchised industry like Honda or Toyota.
But we did export Millat Tractors to regional countries like Bangladesh, UAE, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka and also eported 100 tractors to Iraq in 2000 when UN eased some of the sanction on Iraq for a short time. I remember our company delegation went to Iraq with the minister of commerce who also met Saddam Hussein back than. We also have offices in those countries.
But the problem right now is that there is too much demand with in Pakistan which we are unable to meet, even though our factories are working on 2 shifts 7 days a week. One has to wait for minimum 3 to 6 months in order to obtain a tractor after ordering it.
Good thing is that after the new budget, the govt. has allowed us to import duty free tractors (MF tractors produced outside of pakistan) in order to meet the demand.
But we did export Millat Tractors to regional countries like Bangladesh, UAE, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka and also eported 100 tractors to Iraq in 2000 when UN eased some of the sanction on Iraq for a short time. I remember our company delegation went to Iraq with the minister of commerce who also met Saddam Hussein back than. We also have offices in those countries.
But the problem right now is that there is too much demand with in Pakistan which we are unable to meet, even though our factories are working on 2 shifts 7 days a week. One has to wait for minimum 3 to 6 months in order to obtain a tractor after ordering it.
Good thing is that after the new budget, the govt. has allowed us to import duty free tractors (MF tractors produced outside of pakistan) in order to meet the demand.
But see, my question hasn't been answered. It would be better if we produce our own tractor, rather than buying a franchise. Like Japan produces Toyota, and Nissans. Can we produce our own tractors ? with our own designs, local engines, so it saves foreign exchange.
Buying a franchise, importing some equipment, and re-exporting the tractor after assembly isn't that good, but its something. If you have a franchise your basically producing for another company, and promoting there product. We need something purely Pakistani.
Buying a franchise, importing some equipment, and re-exporting the tractor after assembly isn't that good, but its something. If you have a franchise your basically producing for another company, and promoting there product. We need something purely Pakistani.
Lahore Guy nice to hear from you man;
I like Millat Tractors, Balochistan Wheels & Bolan Casting and tell me in detail the new gear box manufacturing facility which you mentioned has been setup. Its nice to know the technology finally maturing for Pakistani companies and moving to higher segment of technology ladder.
Are you people also planning to manufacture any gear boxes for auto industry or only for tractors???
Rest keep posted and do tell us any new venture, I also posted stuff regarding Jonh Deere group installing a manufacturing plant near Lahore and this company is market leader in US. I expect their coming as healthy competition sign for our tractors industry.
Also tell me that whether Millat Group contributing anything in parts production for our Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT).
I like Millat Tractors, Balochistan Wheels & Bolan Casting and tell me in detail the new gear box manufacturing facility which you mentioned has been setup. Its nice to know the technology finally maturing for Pakistani companies and moving to higher segment of technology ladder.
Are you people also planning to manufacture any gear boxes for auto industry or only for tractors???
Rest keep posted and do tell us any new venture, I also posted stuff regarding Jonh Deere group installing a manufacturing plant near Lahore and this company is market leader in US. I expect their coming as healthy competition sign for our tractors industry.
Also tell me that whether Millat Group contributing anything in parts production for our Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT).
The company is also dedicated to customise its products as per customers' requirements. Millat Tractors is a perfect example of harmonious and successful business relations between a Pakistani Company and its foreign partners, both from the industrialised West and the upcoming East-China.
Lahore guy since you are aware of the tractor business of MTL .. can you please tell us what happened (negative or positive) to MTL when BB had taken bribe and imported Russian Tractors .. i remember a hue & cry from local producers at that time !
Your views would be appreciated.
Lahore guy since you are aware of the tractor business of MTL .. can you please tell us what happened (negative or positive) to MTL when BB had taken bribe and imported Russian Tractors .. i remember a hue & cry from local producers at that time !
Your views would be appreciated.
Yes I remember that very well. It happened in 1996 if i recall correctly. Benazir and Zardari themselves told my father and the delegation of Al-Ghazi tractor (makers of Ford tractors in Pakistan) that they want part in share of Millat and al-Ghazi, else they would import Belauraus tractors from Russia which would negatively hurt our industries. We refused Benazir outright.
Her government initially imported 200 Belauraus tractors (again on commissoin from the Belauraus company). Those tractors were faulty and remained at karachi port for years after that. I don't know if they are still there or not.
But luckily, soon after this episode her government was dismissed by the president, Laghari.
Abbasia, we have set-up a gear manufacturing factory on Multan Road in lahore. Initially we only plan to manufacture gears for tractors. But Toyota, Honda, and some other companies have approached us to assemble gears for them as well as the gears they use in their cars right now are impoted and cost too much. So, yes we would start maufacturing gears for them too.
John Deer is a welcome move by the company. It would take a lot of burden off our shoulders as, in the current market, we are unable to meet the demand.
Give you an example, my father left army in 1984 and joined Millat, later bought it during nawaz era in 1992 when Nawaz Shareef started privatizing state owned companies and prefered the employees buying them.. His senior army retired officers call him every now and than complaining that they had ordered the tractors months ago and still didn't get the delivery. My father, poor guy, who still shakes at the voice of his senior officers, even has to refuse them cause there are so many bookings and company can't make everyone happy.
Her government initially imported 200 Belauraus tractors (again on commissoin from the Belauraus company). Those tractors were faulty and remained at karachi port for years after that. I don't know if they are still there or not.
But luckily, soon after this episode her government was dismissed by the president, Laghari.
Abbasia, we have set-up a gear manufacturing factory on Multan Road in lahore. Initially we only plan to manufacture gears for tractors. But Toyota, Honda, and some other companies have approached us to assemble gears for them as well as the gears they use in their cars right now are impoted and cost too much. So, yes we would start maufacturing gears for them too.
John Deer is a welcome move by the company. It would take a lot of burden off our shoulders as, in the current market, we are unable to meet the demand.
Give you an example, my father left army in 1984 and joined Millat, later bought it during nawaz era in 1992 when Nawaz Shareef started privatizing state owned companies and prefered the employees buying them.. His senior army retired officers call him every now and than complaining that they had ordered the tractors months ago and still didn't get the delivery. My father, poor guy, who still shakes at the voice of his senior officers, even has to refuse them cause there are so many bookings and company can't make everyone happy.
I am pretty much happy with the progress made by MTL and let it remain as beacon of light for all in Engineering Sector.
I emphasize much on the Engineering Sector because its the second step for Pakistan in Technology ladder. We can touch around 20 billion dollars exports on Textile but beyond that we will have to invest heavily in Engineering Sector to propel our growth and exports. This is where comes in Arena the Success stories like MTL and others.
May God give us progress and wisdom and vision to follow the right path.
Viva De Le Pakistan.
I emphasize much on the Engineering Sector because its the second step for Pakistan in Technology ladder. We can touch around 20 billion dollars exports on Textile but beyond that we will have to invest heavily in Engineering Sector to propel our growth and exports. This is where comes in Arena the Success stories like MTL and others.
May God give us progress and wisdom and vision to follow the right path.
Viva De Le Pakistan.
nice to meet you Lahore_guy.
do you guys have any hand in designing of the engines and gear boxes or are you guys 100% producing under licence?
also what other contianer handling products do you guys manufacture and what are the estimated demand figures for the next future years (can you get me maximum possible years would be greatly appreciated) for respective models... can you get me this info in figures and in percent growth. (if data availeble at higher res for example quurterly can you get me that please)
this would be greatly helpfull for my report on pakistans economy and also helpfull in the report about the impact of gwader.
thnx in advanced.
do you guys have any hand in designing of the engines and gear boxes or are you guys 100% producing under licence?
also what other contianer handling products do you guys manufacture and what are the estimated demand figures for the next future years (can you get me maximum possible years would be greatly appreciated) for respective models... can you get me this info in figures and in percent growth. (if data availeble at higher res for example quurterly can you get me that please)
this would be greatly helpfull for my report on pakistans economy and also helpfull in the report about the impact of gwader.
thnx in advanced.
Yes I remember that very well. It happened in 1996 if i recall correctly. Benazir and Zardari themselves told my father and the delegation of Al-Ghazi tractor (makers of Ford tractors in Pakistan) that they want part in share of Millat and al-Ghazi, else they would import Belauraus tractors from Russia which would negatively hurt our industries. We refused Benazir outright.
Her government initially imported 200 Belauraus tractors (again on commissoin from the Belauraus company). Those tractors were faulty and remained at karachi port for years after that. I don't know if they are still there or not.
Ooooh those ba$tards .. i did not know the internal story but had read the impact of such import on local Tractor manufacturers .. in fact my friend has land in (near Tando Allah yar) Jhundo Marri and i remember him geting these Belarus tractor and saying that it was not good quality wise .. which took me by surprise .. cause he too was talking about Mf & Ghazi tractors being better !
and than i had read the Newspaper about the commission thing ..
That's why I usually ask you guys who seems to have forgotten life under every monthly or even weekly scam of Nawaz & Benazir era ... and the funny part was these scams were never investigated ... look at the present GOP ... do you hear such stories un-investigated !!
I remember the time BB imported 2 mercedes and in the senate they kept telling her and she said she would resign if proof could be brought to light ! The Jamati's (God knows how) brought the original Bill of Lading of the 2 cars which were bought duty free !! on which the next day BB took out 50 cars (coupe / SL / AMG models) for show which were imported by Nawaz for personal use on govt. expenses ... BUT she did not resign !!
Her government initially imported 200 Belauraus tractors (again on commissoin from the Belauraus company). Those tractors were faulty and remained at karachi port for years after that. I don't know if they are still there or not.
Ooooh those ba$tards .. i did not know the internal story but had read the impact of such import on local Tractor manufacturers .. in fact my friend has land in (near Tando Allah yar) Jhundo Marri and i remember him geting these Belarus tractor and saying that it was not good quality wise .. which took me by surprise .. cause he too was talking about Mf & Ghazi tractors being better !
and than i had read the Newspaper about the commission thing ..
That's why I usually ask you guys who seems to have forgotten life under every monthly or even weekly scam of Nawaz & Benazir era ... and the funny part was these scams were never investigated ... look at the present GOP ... do you hear such stories un-investigated !!
I remember the time BB imported 2 mercedes and in the senate they kept telling her and she said she would resign if proof could be brought to light ! The Jamati's (God knows how) brought the original Bill of Lading of the 2 cars which were bought duty free !! on which the next day BB took out 50 cars (coupe / SL / AMG models) for show which were imported by Nawaz for personal use on govt. expenses ... BUT she did not resign !!
Yahya, we only produce the already set design of Massey Ferguson Tractors. But you will be happy to know that now we produce more than 99% of all the tractors locally and only 1% parts are imported.
In gears, we use the patented design for tractors but we have also designed gears ourselves. My major field, being a mechanical engg myself, is in designing gears.
For figures, you can access our website www.millat.com.pk
If you have more questions, you are welcome to visit out head office on main boulevard in Lahore.
In gears, we use the patented design for tractors but we have also designed gears ourselves. My major field, being a mechanical engg myself, is in designing gears.
For figures, you can access our website www.millat.com.pk
If you have more questions, you are welcome to visit out head office on main boulevard in Lahore.
Open up offices in Dhaka, and Colombo, and market your tractors in those country. It'll be good for our exports, and our products, and for you as well.
thnx
do you have a office in UK lahore_guy?
also what sort of gear boxes do you guys design? for what purpos? and do you guys make any hi end sports gears.
do you have a office in UK lahore_guy?
also what sort of gear boxes do you guys design? for what purpos? and do you guys make any hi end sports gears.
Open up offices in Dhaka, and Colombo, and market your tractors in those country. It'll be good for our exports, and our products, and for you as well.
Nope .. Indian products have already made in roads .. the place to do export is Africa .. very lucrative, especially when you have UN sponsored tenders.
Nope .. Indian products have already made in roads .. the place to do export is Africa .. very lucrative, especially when you have UN sponsored tenders.
hmmm the PAKFAUJ peace keepers presence in some african nations could inspire them to buy i guess...if the marketing cards are played right that is.
any ways yaar lahore_guy www.millat.com.pk doesnt work on fire fox. its a blank page.
and since firefox is fast emerging and is becoming more and more popular by the day. you should get marketing department to check it out.
any ways yaar lahore_guy www.millat.com.pk doesnt work on fire fox. its a blank page.
and since firefox is fast emerging and is becoming more and more popular by the day. you should get marketing department to check it out.
As I mentioned in my earlier post, we already have dealers in Dhaka and Colombo and we do export tractors to these countries, including U.A.E (mainly Sharjah).
test...
ONly if had heavy engineering capabilities.....and if we could build engines...
engines are the most important ingrediant....just by changing the flavours you can target cars, trucks, tractors, trains, jets, tractors, motor cycles, electricity generators, ships....
no universities....so no research....so no industry
ONly if had heavy engineering capabilities.....and if we could build engines...
engines are the most important ingrediant....just by changing the flavours you can target cars, trucks, tractors, trains, jets, tractors, motor cycles, electricity generators, ships....
no universities....so no research....so no industry
we as lahre guy mentioned they already make engines. the key is in transmitions and since they design their own transmitions it is possible to make sports cars etc in pakistan.
Hello Lahore Guy do u think that your company has got skills and setup to produce transmission for heavy duty vehicles i.e. I am talking about the level of Al-Khalid transmission. My dream is to have indigenized the skills of producing transmission and engines for heavy duty vehicles. Instead of looking outside for key ingredients to Ukraine we can sub contract the work to Millat and other peoples to produce such eqpt within country.
Hello Lahore Guy do u think that your company has got skills and setup to produce transmission for heavy duty vehicles i.e. I am talking about the level of Al-Khalid transmission. My dream is to have indigenized the skills of producing transmission and engines for heavy duty vehicles. Instead of looking outside for key ingredients to Ukraine we can sub contract the work to Millat and other peoples to produce such eqpt within country.
Lahore guy .. Abbasia has a point, since many countries have shown interest in Al Khalid, it would be a worth while programme to start locally producing under TOT of Ukraine the transmission of AL KHALID.
However, the problem is that companies like MTL are too busy in their present business and are not coming forward to invest more in the expansion of industrial setup, which I can very much understand.
Lahore guy .. Abbasia has a point, since many countries have shown interest in Al Khalid, it would be a worth while programme to start locally producing under TOT of Ukraine the transmission of AL KHALID.
However, the problem is that companies like MTL are too busy in their present business and are not coming forward to invest more in the expansion of industrial setup, which I can very much understand.
I am emphasizing on this point because I have heard that because the Pakistani content in major equipment e.g. like Engine and Transmission is not there so some countries have raised objection over it, and since Lahore Guy was mentioning that they have the capacity to design and manufacture the gear boxes so may be we can indigenize some parts of this important defence equipment.
may be the army can some how get a licence for the engines and transmitions. and millat group can manufacture becouse of their expertise in this field...or may be some other sub contrater can manufacture....and personalise the equipment as they go along/upgrade since they have engineers who can....
We have no interest in taking part in any defence related production. Getting involved in government's business is really not a simple thing to do here in Pakistan. You get stuck in a web of corrupt bureaucracy.
Lahore guy,
Are you sure that millat tractors can make engines? Where do you get that kind of steel from? Do you have a heavy engineering complex to mold heavy steel? My father used to work there a very long time ago....he was involved in the setting up of the MIS system there....at that time the company just used to assemble tractors....
Most japanese companies make money by exporting engines only...their cars are assembled all over the world....
I doubt that non G8 countries have the capability to make heavy duty engines...
Peen1 .. i think your answer replies to Lahore_guys above statement :-
In 1993, MTL acquired the management control of Bolan Castings Limited (a public limited company specialising in intricate automotive castings) in partnership with employees of that company.
In 1993, MTL acquired the management control of Bolan Castings Limited (a public limited company specialising in intricate automotive castings) in partnership with employees of that company.
Pakistan is now focussing on the Steel industry and entering into second generation of industrial phase, eventually we will have to move away from Textile to high end items with more level of technology in manufacturing. Withe Mercedes and other companies setting up the plant and lot more investments comingand with the achievement of over 1.5 billion dollar export in month of June 2005, i can easily forecast our exports to cross 20 billion dollar mark by 2008. This will propel our industrial sector to new heights and then Sky's the limit.
Viva De Le Pakistan
Viva De Le Pakistan
QUOTE(Lahore_guy @ Jun 22 2005, 06:23 AM)
I won't disclose my identity on a public forum. We own Millat Tractors, Bolan Castings and its sister companies like Balochistan Wheels and an associated newly established Geabox factory in Lahore. Together they are known as Millat Group of Industries.
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so you must be the "Govt of Pakistan", which own these nationalized companies
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But see, my question hasn't been answered. It would be better if we produce our own tractor, rather than buying a franchise. Like Japan produces Toyota, and Nissans. Can we produce our own tractors ? with our own designs, local engines, so it saves foreign exchange.
Buying a franchise, importing some equipment, and re-exporting the tractor after assembly isn't that good, but its something. If you have a franchise your basically producing for another company, and promoting there product. We need something purely Pakistani.
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Buying a franchise, importing some equipment, and re-exporting the tractor after assembly isn't that good, but its something. If you have a franchise your basically producing for another company, and promoting there product. We need something purely Pakistani.
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Sultan, this model doesnt work anymore, and isnt cost efficient. Although it will be nice to save the franchise fees, but the R&D and product developement that the parent compnaies do to improve their products draws down those benefits to the franchisee. Besides making everthing ourself doesnt work anymore either, India tried that for 40 years. we were smart not to do it from the day one
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Hello Lahore Guy do u think that your company has got skills and setup to produce transmission for heavy duty vehicles i.e. I am talking about the level of Al-Khalid transmission. My dream is to have indigenized the skills of producing transmission and engines for heavy duty vehicles. Instead of looking outside for key ingredients to Ukraine we can sub contract the work to Millat and other peoples to produce such eqpt within country.
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How about giving all the responsibilities to MTL for manufecturing everything in the country. Do you think MTL is bigger than our defence industries, and they have not though of it.
Lahore_guy, now you know how the baby sitter feels
I cannot attribute you to any other thing except for a word not so decent, if you could look at my posting in little detail I have mentioned Millat and other companies. The basic philosophy is to involve private sector in manufacturing which can give quality and efficiency to the defence production.
Die, mould centre in Orangi planned
By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, July 14: The federal government proposes to set up a state-of-the-art tool, die and mould (TDM) centre in Orangi, Karachi, which is projected to produce tools, dies and moulds to the tune of $2.5 million per year for the domestic engineering industry. The centre, the first of its kind in the country, is being set up through a company limited by guarantee with a paid-up capital of Rs450m. The proposed centre is expected to be completed in 10 months. The new centre is projected to create at least 150 jobs.
The decision to set up the TDM Centre was taken in the last week of the last month by the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) at a meeting of its board of directors. The meeting was chaired by federal industries and production minister Jehangir Tareen.
“The new company’s board will comprise six private sector members and two government representatives,” Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) chairman Almas Hyder told this reporter on Wednesday.
He said the proposed TDM Centre would play a key role in the development of the engineering industry, which was growing at an exponential rate of 25-30 per cent a year. He said the growth in the engineering industry required that the TDM manufacturing industry be promoted. “If we do not promote indigenous TDM industry, the development of the engineering industry would also be stunted.”
He said the industry had imported tools, dies and moulds worth $28 million during the last fiscal year of 2004-05, which showed the gap between the demand and supply of tools, dies and mould within the country.
He said the proposed TDM Centre would produce tools, dies and moulds for the entire engineering sector — from aircraft to medical devices and appliances industry.
Currently the entire TDM industry in the country is to be found in the informal sector and employs approximately 14,000 people. However, the quality of products made by the existing tools, dies and moulds makers is said to be primitive.
Mr Hyder agreed to a suggestion that the country needed more TDM centres like the proposed one if the engineering industry was to grow at the current rate.
http://www.dawn.com/2005/07/15/ebr5.htm
By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, July 14: The federal government proposes to set up a state-of-the-art tool, die and mould (TDM) centre in Orangi, Karachi, which is projected to produce tools, dies and moulds to the tune of $2.5 million per year for the domestic engineering industry. The centre, the first of its kind in the country, is being set up through a company limited by guarantee with a paid-up capital of Rs450m. The proposed centre is expected to be completed in 10 months. The new centre is projected to create at least 150 jobs.
The decision to set up the TDM Centre was taken in the last week of the last month by the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) at a meeting of its board of directors. The meeting was chaired by federal industries and production minister Jehangir Tareen.
“The new company’s board will comprise six private sector members and two government representatives,” Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) chairman Almas Hyder told this reporter on Wednesday.
He said the proposed TDM Centre would play a key role in the development of the engineering industry, which was growing at an exponential rate of 25-30 per cent a year. He said the growth in the engineering industry required that the TDM manufacturing industry be promoted. “If we do not promote indigenous TDM industry, the development of the engineering industry would also be stunted.”
He said the industry had imported tools, dies and moulds worth $28 million during the last fiscal year of 2004-05, which showed the gap between the demand and supply of tools, dies and mould within the country.
He said the proposed TDM Centre would produce tools, dies and moulds for the entire engineering sector — from aircraft to medical devices and appliances industry.
Currently the entire TDM industry in the country is to be found in the informal sector and employs approximately 14,000 people. However, the quality of products made by the existing tools, dies and moulds makers is said to be primitive.
Mr Hyder agreed to a suggestion that the country needed more TDM centres like the proposed one if the engineering industry was to grow at the current rate.
http://www.dawn.com/2005/07/15/ebr5.htm
TDM centre being set up in Karachi
LAHORE: Technical Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) will set up a Tools, Dies and Molds Centre in Karachi at a cost of Rs 450 million to provide services and manufacturing facilities to country's engineering sector.
Pakistan Industrial Develop-ment Corporation (PIDC) has provided a piece of land sprawling over an area of two acres near National Refinery Limited (NRL) for the project. This was disclosed by Chairman TUSDEC, Almas Hyder while presiding over a meeting here Thursday. Among others present on this occasion were- Minoru Ohira , a consultant from Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), General Manager, Pakistan Industrial and Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC), Syed Anwar, Syed Farrukh Jamal, Managing Director Simcon , Ashfaq Paracha, Chief Executive, Alson Autoparts. app
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...15-7-2005_pg5_8
LAHORE: Technical Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) will set up a Tools, Dies and Molds Centre in Karachi at a cost of Rs 450 million to provide services and manufacturing facilities to country's engineering sector.
Pakistan Industrial Develop-ment Corporation (PIDC) has provided a piece of land sprawling over an area of two acres near National Refinery Limited (NRL) for the project. This was disclosed by Chairman TUSDEC, Almas Hyder while presiding over a meeting here Thursday. Among others present on this occasion were- Minoru Ohira , a consultant from Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), General Manager, Pakistan Industrial and Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC), Syed Anwar, Syed Farrukh Jamal, Managing Director Simcon , Ashfaq Paracha, Chief Executive, Alson Autoparts. app
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...15-7-2005_pg5_8
xymt, Millat is a public company privatized by Nawaz Shareef in 92, sold to its employees. You know nothing about pakistani industry, so why bother discussing anything with you.
Lahore_Guy dont mind xymt, except we should keep our head down and keep direction right. We have the example of China, now the world trembles on the name of China. We might come across many a....s......s....h.....o.....l.....e......s.
And we shouldn't get distracted. I understand your enragement.
Viva De Le Pakistan
And we shouldn't get distracted. I understand your enragement.
Viva De Le Pakistan
QUOTE(ABBASIA @ Jun 21 2005, 11:38 PM)
Millat Tractors Limited (MTL), an ISO 9002 certified company for its Assembly Plants and Material Testing and Gauge Control Laboratory, is Pakistan's leading engineering concern in automobile sector.
It is manufacturing, Tractors under licensing agreement with Massey Ferguson, UK (owned by AGCO, USA), Diesel Engines in technical collaboration with Perkins Engines, UK, Diesel Generating Sets, utilising alternators from Leroy Somer of France and Stamford Newage of UK and the Forklift Trucks under license from Heli Forklift Trucks China, and a range of Agricultural Implements.
The company is also dedicated to customise its products as per customers' requirements. Millat Tractors is a perfect example of harmonious and successful business relations between a Pakistani Company and its foreign partners, both from the industrialised West and the upcoming East-China.
These relations that span a period of well over quarter of a century and encompass a broad spectrum of investments and technology transfer agreements, are a model for other companies venturing out to attract foreign investments.
The company has spread its products throughout the length and breath of the country. Today the population of MF tractors made by MTL exceeds 250,000 while the total number of tractors in the country is approximately 500,000.
In other words every second tractor in Pakistan is MF tractor. This achievement has been made possible only through the Company's commitment to quality, after sale service and its human resource development.
Millat Tractors has played a pivotal role in transfer of technology and transformation of the fledgling local light engineering sector into a robust, vibrant, quality conscious Auto Vending Industry.
SUCCESS STORY: Millat Tractors Limited was established in 1964, to introduce and market Massey Ferguson (MF) Tractors in Pakistan. An assembly plant was set up in 1967 to assemble tractors imported in semi-knocked down (SKD) condition.
In 1972, the company was nationalised under Economic Reforms Order and renamed as "Millat Tractors Limited". In 1980 the Government decided on indigenisation of the tractor and entrusted this task to MTL. This was the turning point in the Company's history and it went about the task methodically and rapidly.
The Company undertook this new role with enthusiasm and in the spirit of national development and proved its engineering capabilities by surpassing the deletion targets set by the Government.
In 1982, MTL took a giant step towards self-reliance by setting up the first engine assembly plant in Pakistan. The company made a strategic decision right in the beginning to bring those manufacturing facilities in-house for which capabilities did not exist in the country and for parts which required high investments and precision.
Therefore, in 1984, sophisticated manufacturing facilities for the machining of intricate components were set up. Currently, critical components like engine block, sump, cylinder head, transmission case, exle housing, hydraulic lift cover, front axle support and centre housing are being machined successfully in-house at MTL from local sourced castings.
At MTL we firmly believe that producing to International quality standards is the key to our continued success & growth and the quality control department converts this belief into reality. In 1992, the company was privatised, and the employees joined hands and took over its management by winning an open bid.
To maintain its leadership role in tractor manufacturing in the country, MTL continues to look towards future, to identify and exploit new opportunities and to consolidate the existing ones.
The Tractor Assembly Plant is part of this philosophy. This plant started its production in 1992. The establishment of this modern plant not only increased production capacity to 16000 tractors per year on a single shift basis, but also provided a quantum jump to the quality of the assembled tractors and pushed MTL into ranks of the major tractor manufacturing companies of the World.
In 1993, MTL acquired the management control of Bolan Castings Limited (a public limited company specialising in intricate automotive castings) in partnership with employees of that company.
The Company looks to the future with optimism and plans to broaden its customer base. Consequently the opportunities are being explored in multiapplication of engines and tractors in areas other than the farming sector.
Mass production of Generating Sets was started in 1994, while a 3 ton Forklift Truck branded as Millat, based on TCM technology, was launched in the year 2002. Both of these products are made by using Perkins Engines and have been well accepted by the market.
In 2002, MTL established a wholly owned company named Millat Industrial Products (Pvt) Limited to manufacture quality automotive batteries. MTL believes in providing best value for money to its customers. Complete customers' satisfaction is our cherished goal.
There is a constant endeavour at all levels of the organisation to better the company's performance by offering upgraded range of its products and services. MTL's cardinal principle has been to keep abreast with the latest technology.
Our technological collaboration with AGCO Limited UK, Perkins Engines Limited UK, and M/s Heli Forklift Trucks China has been of great help in upgrading technology levels and introducing new models.
The company has been the regular recipient of the Corporate Excellence Awards of Management Association of Pakistan and the Top Companies Awards of Karachi Stock Exchange since early eighties.
The employees of the company, continue to work with full zeal and motivation to further improve performance standards. We are confident that the company will keep marching forward in service of the nation and the valued customers.
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It is manufacturing, Tractors under licensing agreement with Massey Ferguson, UK (owned by AGCO, USA), Diesel Engines in technical collaboration with Perkins Engines, UK, Diesel Generating Sets, utilising alternators from Leroy Somer of France and Stamford Newage of UK and the Forklift Trucks under license from Heli Forklift Trucks China, and a range of Agricultural Implements.
The company is also dedicated to customise its products as per customers' requirements. Millat Tractors is a perfect example of harmonious and successful business relations between a Pakistani Company and its foreign partners, both from the industrialised West and the upcoming East-China.
These relations that span a period of well over quarter of a century and encompass a broad spectrum of investments and technology transfer agreements, are a model for other companies venturing out to attract foreign investments.
The company has spread its products throughout the length and breath of the country. Today the population of MF tractors made by MTL exceeds 250,000 while the total number of tractors in the country is approximately 500,000.
In other words every second tractor in Pakistan is MF tractor. This achievement has been made possible only through the Company's commitment to quality, after sale service and its human resource development.
Millat Tractors has played a pivotal role in transfer of technology and transformation of the fledgling local light engineering sector into a robust, vibrant, quality conscious Auto Vending Industry.
SUCCESS STORY: Millat Tractors Limited was established in 1964, to introduce and market Massey Ferguson (MF) Tractors in Pakistan. An assembly plant was set up in 1967 to assemble tractors imported in semi-knocked down (SKD) condition.
In 1972, the company was nationalised under Economic Reforms Order and renamed as "Millat Tractors Limited". In 1980 the Government decided on indigenisation of the tractor and entrusted this task to MTL. This was the turning point in the Company's history and it went about the task methodically and rapidly.
The Company undertook this new role with enthusiasm and in the spirit of national development and proved its engineering capabilities by surpassing the deletion targets set by the Government.
In 1982, MTL took a giant step towards self-reliance by setting up the first engine assembly plant in Pakistan. The company made a strategic decision right in the beginning to bring those manufacturing facilities in-house for which capabilities did not exist in the country and for parts which required high investments and precision.
Therefore, in 1984, sophisticated manufacturing facilities for the machining of intricate components were set up. Currently, critical components like engine block, sump, cylinder head, transmission case, exle housing, hydraulic lift cover, front axle support and centre housing are being machined successfully in-house at MTL from local sourced castings.
At MTL we firmly believe that producing to International quality standards is the key to our continued success & growth and the quality control department converts this belief into reality. In 1992, the company was privatised, and the employees joined hands and took over its management by winning an open bid.
To maintain its leadership role in tractor manufacturing in the country, MTL continues to look towards future, to identify and exploit new opportunities and to consolidate the existing ones.
The Tractor Assembly Plant is part of this philosophy. This plant started its production in 1992. The establishment of this modern plant not only increased production capacity to 16000 tractors per year on a single shift basis, but also provided a quantum jump to the quality of the assembled tractors and pushed MTL into ranks of the major tractor manufacturing companies of the World.
In 1993, MTL acquired the management control of Bolan Castings Limited (a public limited company specialising in intricate automotive castings) in partnership with employees of that company.
The Company looks to the future with optimism and plans to broaden its customer base. Consequently the opportunities are being explored in multiapplication of engines and tractors in areas other than the farming sector.
Mass production of Generating Sets was started in 1994, while a 3 ton Forklift Truck branded as Millat, based on TCM technology, was launched in the year 2002. Both of these products are made by using Perkins Engines and have been well accepted by the market.
In 2002, MTL established a wholly owned company named Millat Industrial Products (Pvt) Limited to manufacture quality automotive batteries. MTL believes in providing best value for money to its customers. Complete customers' satisfaction is our cherished goal.
There is a constant endeavour at all levels of the organisation to better the company's performance by offering upgraded range of its products and services. MTL's cardinal principle has been to keep abreast with the latest technology.
Our technological collaboration with AGCO Limited UK, Perkins Engines Limited UK, and M/s Heli Forklift Trucks China has been of great help in upgrading technology levels and introducing new models.
The company has been the regular recipient of the Corporate Excellence Awards of Management Association of Pakistan and the Top Companies Awards of Karachi Stock Exchange since early eighties.
The employees of the company, continue to work with full zeal and motivation to further improve performance standards. We are confident that the company will keep marching forward in service of the nation and the valued customers.
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Sir, Lahore Guy,
I have really admired the progress made by your company in the enginnering sector. I have a flare of designing stuff (like cars & esp tyres) Since you are an engineer, can u plz guide me as to what should i do, what qualification should i aquire to design tyres. and can i get a good decent job in this sector in pakistan.
Tks & rgds
Waqar Hussain
Canadian firm to invest in dyes and moulds
By our correspondent
LAHORE: A Canadian firm NexTech is installing dyes and mould manufacturing plant at Sundar Industrial Estate (SIE) for which machinery worth $2 million has already been purchased.
The firm would produce dyes, moulds, jigs and fixture on American technology to meet the mounting demand of the same in the country. Country’s dyes and mould imports have increased from $13 million to $28 million during the last three years following a robust development rate of 38 per cent registered by the engineering sector during the same period.
The company has been registered by three expatriates - two American and one Pakistani Canadian - with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a foreign investment venture.
"We will be using technologies of Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Machining (CAM) and Computer Aided Inspection (CAI) in line with improving quality," said Chief Executive of the company, Pervaiz Baig.
He said that machinery worth $1 million has already landed while machines worth $1 million will be landing soon. The company has purchased a two-acre plot at SIE "which would be handed over to us in a week or so and then we would start installing machinery on war-footing". He said that the company has planned to produce high-tech equipment like silencers, crank cases and high pressure dye-casting with computerised numerical control in later stages.
Technical Consultant of the company, Inam ul Haq said that the imported machinery is lying at a rented premises near Thokar Niazbeg some 14 km from Lahore only because of the fact that the management of SIE has not delivered the plot in time.
When contacted, Chairman SIE, Engineer Mohsan M Syed said the impression that delivery of the plot has been delayed was not correct. He said that following recent heavy rains in provincial metropolis, development work was delayed for a week, which can not be termed a delay in ‘real sense’. "However, we are already moving ahead according to the schedule which was promised at the time of allotment," he added.
By our correspondent
LAHORE: A Canadian firm NexTech is installing dyes and mould manufacturing plant at Sundar Industrial Estate (SIE) for which machinery worth $2 million has already been purchased.
The firm would produce dyes, moulds, jigs and fixture on American technology to meet the mounting demand of the same in the country. Country’s dyes and mould imports have increased from $13 million to $28 million during the last three years following a robust development rate of 38 per cent registered by the engineering sector during the same period.
The company has been registered by three expatriates - two American and one Pakistani Canadian - with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a foreign investment venture.
"We will be using technologies of Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Machining (CAM) and Computer Aided Inspection (CAI) in line with improving quality," said Chief Executive of the company, Pervaiz Baig.
He said that machinery worth $1 million has already landed while machines worth $1 million will be landing soon. The company has purchased a two-acre plot at SIE "which would be handed over to us in a week or so and then we would start installing machinery on war-footing". He said that the company has planned to produce high-tech equipment like silencers, crank cases and high pressure dye-casting with computerised numerical control in later stages.
Technical Consultant of the company, Inam ul Haq said that the imported machinery is lying at a rented premises near Thokar Niazbeg some 14 km from Lahore only because of the fact that the management of SIE has not delivered the plot in time.
When contacted, Chairman SIE, Engineer Mohsan M Syed said the impression that delivery of the plot has been delayed was not correct. He said that following recent heavy rains in provincial metropolis, development work was delayed for a week, which can not be termed a delay in ‘real sense’. "However, we are already moving ahead according to the schedule which was promised at the time of allotment," he added.
QUOTE(flyhigh @ Jul 16 2005, 10:52 PM)
Sir, Lahore Guy,
I have really admired the progress made by your company in the enginnering sector. I have a flare of designing stuff (like cars & esp tyres) Since you are an engineer, can u plz guide me as to what should i do, what qualification should i aquire to design tyres. and can i get a good decent job in this sector in pakistan.
Tks & rgds
Waqar Hussain
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I have really admired the progress made by your company in the enginnering sector. I have a flare of designing stuff (like cars & esp tyres) Since you are an engineer, can u plz guide me as to what should i do, what qualification should i aquire to design tyres. and can i get a good decent job in this sector in pakistan.
Tks & rgds
Waqar Hussain
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HI, again. Is there any one to reply. If Lahore Guy is not avavilable, perhap Abbasia, or any one knowledgeable, which most ppl r in here.
Millat Tractors achieved the production of 22500 Massey Ferguson tractors in fiscal year 2004-2005 which is 18% higher then previous year and is set to produce 30,000 tractors in current fiscal year. According to an advertisement in Daily The News.
Pakistan's Millat Tractor has agreed to build the Revo's transmission.
Lahore_Guy any comments.
Lahore_Guy any comments.
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Pakistan's Millat Tractor has agreed to build the Revo's transmission.
Lahore_Guy any comments.
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Lahore_Guy any comments.
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Wow that's great news!
Yeah great news, anothe prospective client for Millat Tractors and boosting the engineering capacity of country. We have to go a long way, and the journy has begun with full steam.
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