Crane India Engineering Design Centre and Regional Headquarters M Agile, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra was inaugurated by Hari Jinaga, President, Crane India on January 30, 2023.
The event was hosted by Crane Process Flow Technologies India Private Limited.
The new Crane Pune office is a state-of-the-art facility of 25,000 square feet and will house Crane India headquarters with corporate functions, sales departments, Crane Co India Sourcing, Global Information Security, and Engineering Design Centre.
"Our Engineering Design Centre has enabled Crane to launch patentable new products into the market and optimize costs through value engineering. Moving into a bigger space, with modern labs for rapid prototyping and electronics design, development and testing will enable development of innovative, smart and highly engineered products,” said Harshad Karve, Director, Crane India Design Centre.
Crane India, as part of the Crane Co., draws on 165 years of history of innovation. Crane Co. made its first steps into India in 2001-2002 with the acquisition of Saunders Flow and Xomox Valves businesses.
The past seven years have seen a rapid growth in India with construction of three new factories of over 100K square feet, and more than US $20 million in investments to support Govt’s “Make in India” Program.
Crane’s local operations supply and support a comprehensive product offering of five Crane Co. businesses, three manufacturing facilities including a JV, two Design and Offshore Development Centers, Global Sourcing, IT and Global Information Security.
Crane’s India Design Center (IDC) is a key innovation driver, with more than 100 expert engineers working to develop conceptual and functional prototypes, continuously innovating to solve customers’ toughest challenges.