About Us

Our Founder Dr. P.J JACOB a Technocrat with his vast experience has started the Company with an aim to cater to the needs of Process Control Industry in India. At that time when Indian Industries were much dependent on imported Instruments, our Founder has endogenously developed various instruments and offered them to the Industry. Many of the Instruments, which he has designed and produced, were Import Substitutions. Therefore, there is no wonder that ever since the inception of our Organization our growth is steadily on the increase.

The aim was to manufacture Process Control Instruments, such as Air Filter Regulators, Rotameters, Level Switches, Level Gauges, Liquid Level Controllers, Transmitters etc., within a year from the start, the design of most of the instruments were perfected. Approvals from various industries were received before 1976. Project and Development Test Evaluation Certificate was received for Regulators and Rotameter’s with DP Regulators in the year 1979. Even though there was difficulty in marketing our products to various Heavy Industries in the initial stages these were overcome by our follow up and quality of our products. The sales increased steadily year after year.

According to the demand of the Industry, we have started adding various types of Instruments from time to time in our production line thereby offering the choice of products to the Industry. Our company was converted into a private Limited company and was named PLACKA INSTRUMENTS INDIA PVT. LTD., in the year 1998 with Mr. J. Vitto Placka as Managing Director and Mrs. Nimmy Vitto as the Director.

For effecting delivery against increasing orders, more machineries and Test equipments were put up and the factory area was increased, and at present we have a total built up area of over 20,000 Sq.ft. and over 50 People working. We have modern and upto date testing facilities for Life Tests and for testing components and assemblies in addition to the conventional test instruments and machines. We have been continuously updating our technology and progressively we established ourselves as one of the No.1 Instrument Manufactures in India. In the year 1992, we received the Coveted Wisitex Award from the President of India. Our strength is in the design of new products. We have several machineries like Capstan Lathe, Centre Lathe, Presses, Plastic and Rubber moulding machines, Rubber Hardness Testing Machine, Control furnaces, Powder Coating Plates, Plating Facilities etc. 

We have latest certifications like ISO 9001:2015, EIL, etc., Our customer list include several prestigious organizations like  BHEL,IOCL,NPCIL,ONGC,NTPC, HPCL, BPCL, Madras Refineries, Engineers India Limited, IPCL, PDIL, Samson controls, Emerson etc.,

In 2015, SHREYAS INSTRUMENTS PVT LTD was added to the PLACKA group. It is a 30 year old I/P converter manufacturing facility based in Chennai. With the help of highly efficient Shreyas technology, we are now supplying high quality electro pneumatic converters to customers like HOCL, NPCIL,TNPL, GRASIM,NEEPCO, MANGALAM ORGANICS etc., 

Our Mission

We, at PLACKA INSTRUMENTS PVT. LTD. are committed to strive towards meeting the stated and implied needs of customers at reasonable cost through mutually agreed standards. Everyone in this organization shall comply with the quality management system and continuously improve it so as to keep the customers satisfied.

Our Objectives

Our History

PLACKA INSTRUMENTS PVT. LTD. was founded in 1972 by Dr. P.J. Jacob as the first instrumentation company in India. In 1992, we have received  the coveted Wisitex Award from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. In 2015 PLACKA INSTRUMENTS acquired SHREYAS INSTRUMENTS and they have been a part of our success ever since. We received ISO 9001:2015 in 2016. Led by Dr. Vitto Placka , we are celebrating our golden jubilee in 2023.

2023

Celebrating Golden Jubilee

2019

Received ISO 45001:2018

2017

Celebrating 45 Years

2016

Received ISO 9001:2015 Certification

2015

Shreyas Instruments Added to Placka Group.

1992

Coveted Wisitex Award from the President of India.

1982

Leading Manufacturer of Process Control Instruments in India

1982

Manufacture of Instruments

1979

Test Evaluation Certificate for AFR, RTR with DP

1976

Approval from Major Government Organisations

1972

Founded

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    Providing the best instrumentation experience across India since 1972.

    ADDRESS

    PLACKA INSTRUMENTS INDIA PVT. LTD
    #5, Ramamoorthy Street, Nehru Nagar,
    Chrompet, Chennai - 600 044.

    PHONE

    +91-44- 22231559, 2234562, 22230187

    EMAIL

    plackainstruments@yahoo.com , sales@plackainstruments.com