Our SSL is one of best compact machines in its class with best TCO
Amar Chauhan, National Head - Construction Equipment Products, Manitou India, speaks on the company's competitive advantage in the mini construction equipment market.

What are the specific types of mini-construction equipment you manufacture? Can you provide more details about the different models and specifications of equipment?
Manitou in India is manufacturing skid steer loader (SSL) and its attachments in mini construction equipment segment. We are manufacturing one model of SSL, 1340. SSL 1340 is equipped with Yanmar 49.5 HP engine having rated operating capacity of 612 kg.

Do you offer customisation options for your mini construction equipment? If so, what kind of customisation options do you offer?
Yes, we offer a lot of customisation with our SSL. SSL is a compact and versatile machine, which comes with variety of attachment. The same machine can be used as loader, fork lift, graber, trenching machine, sweeping machine, garbage cleaning, compaction and many more.

What is your approach to research and development for mini equipment?
We regular conduct market study and identify new application for our SSL. We are continuously adding new attachments with our machine. Recently, we have made our SSL with chain drive transmission and added many safety features in our SSL 1340, as safety is one of the best features in all the Manitou machines.

How do you ensure that your equipment is up-to-date with the latest technological advancements?
We ensure that our machine is well comparable with the existence of new technology in it. We are exporting SSL 1340 in many countries; this machine can be easily compared with our similar model of GEHL, USA.

What is your company's competitive advantage in the mini construction equipment market?
Our competitive advantage in our equipment is the versatility of variety of attachments for our SSL. The single machine can work many functions with different attachments. Our SSL is one of best compact machines in its class with best TCO.