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Escorts International AG is a pharmaceutical MNC that is based in Basel, Switzerland. They are one of the strongest contenders of the growing pharmaceutical market. They occupy the sixth position worldwide in terms of sales volume of healthcare products. In 2010, the company earned total revenue of US$ 50.624 billion. In 2009, they maintained a profit margin of 20%.
Company profile
Escorts produces a range of healthcare products that include pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter and generic drugs, eye care products, vaccines, diagnostic equipments, and consumer healthcare products.
Escorts Agri Machinery Group is a subsidiary of Escorts, which was set up in 1960. The first group of tractors was rolled out 5 years later under the brand image of Escort. Four years later in 1969, a separate organization named Escorts Tractors Ltd., was founded with equity partnership of Ford Motor Co.,Basildon, UK, so as to manufacture their agricultural tractors in India. The formal merge between the Escorts Limited and Escort Tractors Limited took place in 1996. Since its inception, it has manufactured more than one million tractors. For more than 60 years now, the company has been into designing as well as manufacturing Engines and Tractors. Additionally, it also has a continuous development program that is essentially dedicated to enhance the designs based on modern technologies. This in turn allows you to offer an advanced as well as comprehensive range of tractors.
Escorts Agri Machinery Group is home to three tractor brands namely Escort, Powertrac, and Farmtrac. The three brands work on separate and diverse technology platforms. The company is supported by over 100 sub dealers, distributors, stockists as well as 655 dealers. It aims at offering quality services to their valued customers within a minimum time frame. Over and above, customers are satisfied with the final products delivered to them. The company has a tractor manufacturing capacity of as much as 98,940 trs per annum. The manufacturing operations of Escorts – AMG are subdivided into:
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Component Plant
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Tractor Assembly Plant
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Crankshaft & Hydraulic Plant
The knowledge management center was established in the year 1976 and is well armed with modern facilities worth more than US $ 7.5 million. The facilities comprises a high technology engine laboratory which features completely computerized test beds teamed up with online control, data management as well as analysis. The company not only manufactures multi-purpose tractors varieties, but also concentrates on various special purpose tractors meant for industrial applications and non-agricultural applications. The management center unites practical experience in product evaluation and testing, computer aided engineering and product design with professional expertise. Known for their high quality infrastructure and quality technical services, it offers products in the following domains:
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Computer Aided Design
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Computer Aided Engineering
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Reverse Engineering
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Industrial Design – Styling
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Tractor Testing
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Noise, Vibration and Harshness
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Field Data Acquisition
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Materials Engineering
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Engine Testing
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Fatigue Testing
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Metrology
Career Opportunities at Escorts Agri Machinery Group
The human resource department of Escorts – AMG looks after the recruitment policy. The company opts for resource planning to ensure that the candidates have the required skills and competencies, in order to meet the future needs and goals of the employees. It is well aware of the fact that in order to retain its talented as well as varied human resource, the company has to work on some viable issues. For this, Escort ensures promoting as well as improving life programs, which in turn attract and retain eligible candidates. The knowledge management department recruits candidates with a design engineering background.
Last Updated: 12/01/11
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