Mohler Machine Works Pvt. Ltd. (MMW), Coimbatore, formerly known as AB Industries, is one of the leading manufacturers of
overhead travelling cleaners (OHTCs) in India. The Mohler brand, launched in 2008, and is very popular in the Turkish and Bangladesh markets, is now being increasingly used in Indian textile mills as well.
Renamed as Mohler Machine Works Pvt. Ltd. on April 1, 2013, with the change in the constitution of business, MMW is now manufacturing all the three OTCs – power duct, chain link and belt drive – for all the makes and models of ring spinning machines, speed frames, winders, auto coners, open-end and link coners, as also for warping and weaving machines (looms).
The experience and knowledge gained by the company founders, Mr. V. Balasubramanian, Textile Technologist, and Mr. V. Benny Jerald, Mechanical Engineer, over a period of more than 20 years in the textile industry have been incorporated in the development of the Mohler OTC, now considered the best in its class.
Interacting with The Textile Magazine recently, Mr. Benny Jerald, now the Managing Director of MMW, said that the success of business is mainly due to the focus and commitment of the management to provide quality products and round-the-clock services offered to each and every customer.
He said that the Mohler OTC is on par with any European make since it is produced from quality inputs like Tata steel, Lapp cable, FAG bearings, Siemens / Mitsubishi PLC control systems, etc., which speak for the quality and processed by using the laser cutting machine, CNC turret punch, NC bending machine, nine tank powder coating process, and MIG welding.
According to him, MMW has been in the domestic market since long, and some of the 
leading names in spinning and weaving industries like Arvind Ltd., Shri Govindaraja Textiles Pvt. Ltd., S.Kumar’s Ltd., Nandan Exim, KPR Mills, Bhaskar Industries Pvt. Ltd., Pallava Textiles and Madura Coats are the regular users of the Mohler brand OTCs. The company has been growing at an annual rate of 25 per cent, thanks to the product quality and unmatched services extended to the customers. More than 75 per cent of the total turnover is for export.
With the present infrastructural facilities, MMW has been able to manufacture more than 150 sets of OTCs every month at its sprawling production facility admeasuring 10,000 sq.ft. located in Coimbatore.
Mr. Benny Jerald further observed that Mohler has also been customer-centric by delivering quality products and offering prompt and timely after-sales service, thus emerging the largest exporter of OTCs in India. The company is now exploring new overseas markets where it would hopefully fare better considering its success in the domestic market.
The company also proposes to introduce new products, for which it is in discussion with some of the globally reputed manufacturers. The launch of the new products is scheduled for June next, he added.