Rishabh Instruments Expands From T&m Operations Into Power Electronics

Rishabh Instruments’ core competence is in manufacturing, design and development of T&M instruments and industrial control products. Having established a strong brand name across the globe, this firm is now set to enter the power electronics domain.

- Baishakhi Dutta

Established in 1985, Rishabh has grown into one of the leaders in the Indian market. The company’s vision is to achieve growth through innovation and technological advancement in energy measurement, automation products and die casting. The company has a strong legacy of technology and an urge for innovation, and has been providing its customers with products of quality and reliability.

The company at a glance

Back in the day when computers ran on 8MB and India was yet to kick-off its foreign trade policies, Rishabh embarked as an analogue panel meter company. This was in 1985, in the small industrial town of Nashik. The initial days were a struggle but fortunately the firm’s German technology partners recognised Rishabh’s sound manufacturing capabilities and started buying its products, thus giving impetus to the fortunes of the company.

The young firm plunged into exporting analogue panel meters to companies that appreciated their quality. Rishabh consolidated as a company in the early 1990s. In the late 1990s, the electro-mechanical era started giving way to the digital age and in tune with this trend, Rishabh started manufacturing digital panel meters, transducers, and a range of test and measuring products like multi meters and insulation testers. This time, too, Rishabh collaborated with European partners for the right technology.

The Rishabh management team soon acquired expertise in buying, cost reduction and other manufacturing skills – sufficient to start the contract manufacturing of electrical instrumentation products for reputed companies in the West. Rishabh soon became a strong outsourcing partner to companies, who apart from the cost advantage, also appreciated their Indian counterpart’s investments in new technologies and in-house engineering prowess.

Manufacturing floor at a glance