EMPD incorporated
Fewer than 10 people in a 3,500 ft² workshop.
Our story in one line
From a 3,500 ft² workshop with fewer than ten people to our own plant, 125+ people and OEM customers in twelve industries, in thirteen years.
2013Founded in Coimbatore
46,489ft²Own factory land
125+People
3.2×Turnover since FY 2020–21
Journey
Thirteen years, three factories.
First multinational OEMs
Industry experience wins the first MNC customers.
8,000 ft² factory
Larger plant; the team grows to 50.
BIS licence
IE2 and IE3 motors to IS 12615.
Own factory
Own plant on 46,489 ft² of land at Chettipalayam.
Turnover doubles
The team reaches 100.
CE attestation
Induction, BLDC and PMSM motors assessed by DEKRA.
125+ people
3.2× growth; OEM partner in 12 sectors.
<10People
3,500ft² footprint
–Turnover vs FY 2020–21
First MNC customersBIS licenceOwn plantCE · DEKRA12 sectors
Drawn to scale · one dot per person
Leadership
P. Sakthivel
Founder & Managing Director
- Education
- B.E., Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Experience
- 40 years in the electric motor industry
- Focus
- Product design, development and manufacturing
- Strength
- Understanding each customer's need and engineering the motor for the application
Be an indispensable partner for energy-conscious industry.EMPD mission
Our team
Meet the team where they work.
Our plant at Chettipalayam with the roofs lifted off. Pick a team to see where it works and who to contact.
The EMPD plant at Chettipalayam, Coimbatore. Illustration, not to scale.
01
Management
Office block · ground floor
Runs the plant, its management systems and new business.
SS
Sriram SakthivelDeputy Manager · Business Development & Operations
sriramsakthivel [at] empdrives.com02
Sales & marketing
Office block · sales office
Quotations, OEM programmes, samples and catalogues.
03
Finance & HR
Office block · accounts and HR
Accounts, costing and people.
04
Engineering & NPD
Design cabins on the shop floor
New products, special windings, shafts and drawings.
TK
T. KandanGM · NPD & Operations
05
Quality
Type test lab and routine test benches
Routine tests on every motor, type tests on every new design, certificates.
06
Production
Assembly lines, winding and VPI
Three assembly lines, winding, VPI and production planning.
07
Stores & purchase
Stores shed and loading dock
Materials in, finished motors out: stores, purchasing and dispatch.
08
Service
Service bay by the dock
After-sales support and repairs.
Values
Five values, every shift.
Hover a value to open it.
01
Safety
Everyone goes home safe, every shift. Certified to ISO 45001.
02
Integrity
We state what we test, and test what we state.
03
Respect
For our people, our partners and the environment we work in.
04
Collaboration
Engineering with our customers, not only for them.
05
Customer focus
Your application decides the design, down to the shaft and the paint.
Inside the plant
Nine stages, one roof.
Machining to final test in our own plant, with a quality gate between every stage.
01
Production floor
Own plant on 46,489 ft² of land at Chettipalayam.
02
Machine shop
CNC turning of shafts and components.
03
Winding
Special windings by experienced winders.
04
Impregnation
VPI and baking, Class F and H.
05
Assembly
Three lines, every motor routine tested.
06
Type test lab
Dynamometer benches, heat runs.
Plant & equipment
Built to make motors, start to finish.
Our own plant at Chettipalayam, Coimbatore, with 41 machines and equipment on the maintenance register.
46,489 ft²Site area
14,520 ft²Built-up area
4,100Motors a month, capacity
Impregnation
- Two VPI plants, 370 kg and 740 kg
- Four baking ovens, 4 to 11 kW
- Class F and H systems
Machining
- CNC turning centre, Ø320 × 687 mm
- Cylindrical grinding, 600 mm
- 3-axis vertical milling with DRO
- Keyway milling, slotting, shaping, surface grinding
- Four lathes and a capstan
Winding & rotors
- Winding machine, 840 mm
- Dynamic balancing up to 25 kg
- 60 t hydraulic press
- Automatic nameplate punching
Testing
- Computerised wound-stator analyser: surge, resistance, HV, IR
- Computerised performance test console with dynamometer
- Dedicated routine and type test labs
Handling & utilities
- 1 t EOT crane, 1.5 t stacker, 1 t scissor lift
- Grit-blasting booth
- 20 HP screw compressor
- 40 kVA standby generator
Certified
Audited by others.
Tap a certificate to view it. Full details in the quality centre.
Customers
Trusted by OEMs worldwide.
Supplying multinationals since 2015.
