interview Eaton
in Pune and has more than 3,800 employees across all loca- SP’s: Your company has already been involved in product support for a number of aircraft in service with the
tions in the country.
Eaton’s diverse range of products and solutions apart from Indian Air Force. Has your company considered entering
the field of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for
aerospace as described above include:
Electrical: In India Eaton’s Electrical Sector business is head- civil and military aircraft, an area somewhat underdevelquartered in New Delhi. The business has sales offices in nine cit- oped in India?
ies across India and a contract manufacturing facility at Manesar Yadav: Eaton’s goal is to increase support for our customers
near Delhi. Eaton’s Electrical business in India provides power in India by expanding our distribution channels for our proddistribution, power quality and back-up, control and automation, ucts and solutions and by establishing the appropriate level of
power monitoring and management solutions and services to service (MRO) for the indigenous and acquired aircraft of the
commercial, residential, utility, alternative energy, IT and data Indian Air Force. Ultimately we want to deliver the best value by
centres, public sector institutions and OEMs. Eaton is a leader in optimising aircraft performance and by superior management
UPS systems, power conditioning products and DC power system of the lifecycle cost.
products. Eaton’s Power Distribution solutions encompass low
voltage and medium voltage distribution & control, automation SP’s: India being the largest importer in the world of miliproducts and services to help our customers manage electrical tary hardware, opportunities for business related to offset
power across utility, industrial, renewable energy, buildings and obligations on the part of OEMs winning contracts, is subinfrastructure markets.
stantial. Has your company factored
In November 2012 Eaton completed
this in its business strategy in India
the acquisition of electrical equipment
and i