Mr. Samir Gandhi, Managing Director, Gandhi Automation Pvt. Ltd.

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“We strive hard to bring in latest technology and innovation in our products, resulting in customers cost reduction, improved productivity and higher safety standards”



Q: Gandhi Automation is a very well-known name in the field of Entrance Automation solutions. Please tell us the success story behind it. 

The success story behind this is the hard work and dedication from every single employee working at Gandhi  Automations. We strive hard to bring in latest technology and innovation in our products resulting in our customers cost reduction, improved productivity and higher safety standards. Secondly our unmatched after sales service with quick and effective solutions delivering highest level of customer satisfaction.


Q: Please give us a brief overview about your operations in India. (Sales and service network)

We are market leaders and India’s no. 1 entrance automation and loading bay equipment company with 70% market share. Our sales and service network are well spread across 23 cities covering major parts of domestic markets enabling us to provide quick movement and effective solutions for our customers. With PAN India Presence and in-house manufacturing, we are happy to say, we are able to meet and tap the growing domestic demands of Metro cities as well as from the untapped Tier 1 and Tier 2 markets.

Q: What are the emerging trends you see in processed food industry in India and how you see the scopes for your products?

The emerging trends which are becoming very popular are remote operated high-speed doors and motorized rolling shutters, the challenges here are sustainability and access. The opportunities to the Indian Industry with automation is to maintain an efficient production cycle, safe inventory, Cutting-edge technology, speed of movement, functionality and safety – are the must haves for this line of Gandhi Automations products. If we add the high quality of personalization and design, they become unique elements necessary for daily logistics operations and for the visibility of customer identity. Our products are in conformance with highest standards, and can be installed either on new fixed / retractable warehouses, or integrated into existing ones.

Q: When we talk about innovation, how does Gandhi Automation differ itself in better ways from its competitor? 

We are market leaders when it comes to entrance automation. Our customers across industries trust our products, our innovative design and inbuilt modern technology. The satisfaction of our customers and repeat orders from them speaks for itself about our consistency, maintain standards and innovations. We have a highly dedicated team of R & D engineers working round the clock constantly improving product characteristics and utility. How to make products safe is our prime concern. The focus is mainly on safety and energy efficiency. All our products are engineered with highest standard elements with cutting edge technology for speed of movement, functionality, safety and energy saving technology for all kind of industrial application. All our product innovations undergo multi-level testing and extensive operation run. 

Q: What are the latest products that you are coming up with for Indian market?

We have introduced High Speed Doors – Prime Reset in our product portfolio. Our Prime Reset is a unique high speed self-repairing door with the latest technology that prevents downtime of the door system. In case the curtain is impacted accidentally, it will cause the curtain to move out of the guides without damage. Our Rapid Roll up Doors (Prime Internal Door) are fast, durable and energy efficient. The simple curtain design aids in quick opening and closure of Rapid Doors, ensuring effective protection from Heat, Dust, Humidity and Temperature.

Our Sectional Overhead Door is robust, well insulated and space saving doors with security and offer astonishing benefits.

Our Dock Leveller aids in fast loading and unloading of goods at warehouse. It acts as a bridge between loading bay area and truck, height difference between truck and bay area is bridged and material movement can be carried out smoothly between warehouse and truck.

Our Isotherm rolling shutters are designed to reduce operational costs by improving the energy efficiency for a variety of industrial, manufacturing, warehouse, loading bays and commercial uses.

Q: Do you have a R&D team? Please tell us their contribution for developing new and innovative products? 

Our company is certified to ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management by TUV Nord. Our highly experienced and dedicated R & D team works round the clock for developing new and innovative products for our customers. We are the only automation company in the industry who has wide range of product category in Entrance Automation and Loading Bay Equipment when it comes to High Speed Doors, Rolling Shutters, Sliding Gates, Dock Levellers, Dock Shelters and Hangar Doors.

Q: You have participated in many exhibitions in 2019. Share with us your experience and how fruitful were the events? Also tell us the upcoming exhibitions you would be participating in 2019? 

Exhibitions and trade shows we participate round the year. A lot of industry players know us really well and it is always great to meet and hear from them they are “Happy and Satisfied Customers” of our company. Nevertheless, it is also equally important to meet new customers, explain and educate them about range of automation products and understand about their requirements. Most of our experience at industry exhibition’s and events are fruitful as we meet out to good number of customers and get good productive enquiries.

It also helps us showcase the new range of products and features that have newly been introduced across the various sectors and solutions for that industry. The trust in seeing a product live enhances the customer belief and helps them understand the application and positioning in a very correct manner as well as see the difference that it can bring about to their existing infrastructure and upgradation.

Some of upcoming exhibitions which we will be participating will be trade shows related to Warehouse and Logistics show, Pharma Show, Dairy, Packaging and others.