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Coimbatore, Feb. 5

ELGI Equipments Ltd (EEL), the Coimbatore-based integrated air compressor manufacturer, has bagged orders worth Rs.6.7 crore from the Indian Navy for replacement of Russian compressors fitted on board mine counter measure vessels (MCMVs).

Air-cooled compressors in non-magnetic construction (70 per cent) will replace the existing water-cooled technology of Russian origin that has complex mixed cooling system in the MCMVs, the company said in a release.

Dr Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director, EEL, said the Indian Navy that has 12 MCMVs in its fleet found it difficult to get support for the existing Russian origin machines. The contract has been awarded to EEL on the basis of proven trial for a period of one year.

EEL in 2005 had entered into a collaborative venture with J.P. Sauer & Sohn of Germany for supply of modern compressors to the Indian Navy. The joint venture envisaged local manufacture of compressors for new generation war ships used by Indian Navy thus enabling it to access advanced technology at competitive rates.

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