About Us

Arko Engineers, a renowned institution in this field, was founded in 1996 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. We are a manufacturer and exporter of Metal Enclosures, IP65 Enclosures, Airtight Parts, and Lighting Parts. 3D Modeling and Designing Services, Die Making Maintenance Services, Assembly Services, and many others are among the services we provide.

Parts are manufactured to specified specifications by skilled tradesmen with years of specialised expertise and experience. The installation and validation of the quality system is a critical prerequisite for the ongoing preservation and expansion of the company's objectives.

Philosophy:

• To treat every human with dignity.
• To have fair and transparent long term relations based on truth and ethics with our customers, suppliers and other stake holders in all the facets of business.
• To bring out the best in people and elevate their abilities.
• To provide parts and services which enhance the value of our customer’s products.
• To continuously update and use the best viable technology which will contribute to the improvement in the economy / quality of parts made by us and to be the specialist in our area of work.

History & Milestones:

• 1968: OHASBAN (INDIA) the parent company was founded by Mr. A E Lokhandwala (B.E.Mech) to serve the pressure die casting industry and  was  located at Bhayander near Mumbai
• 1996: Arko Engineers was founded at Vasai near Mumbai to  make machined, coated and ready to use assemblies for our customer Ms Siemens Ltd.
• 1998: Arko Engineers started exports to John Deere (USA)
• 2000: Indirect exports (through our local customer) to Dodgeheller (Germany).
• 2003: Arko Gets ISO 9001:2000 certification
• 2005: Ohasban sets up new Pressure die casting factory at Vasai.
• 2006: Direct exports to Germany and The Netherlands
• 2007: Direct Exports to USA First Closed loop Pressure Die casting machine installed
• 2008: Added CNC turning machine. Tool room shifted to Vasai Works. Ohasban gets ISO 9001:2000 certification
• 2009: 3D Design facility added on Solid Works.
• 2010: 2 CNC drill tap machines added 4 axis VMC brought in for tool room Ohasban gets TS 16949:2009 certification
• 2011: 420 Ton Closed loop fully automatic PDC machine added. 250 Ton and 100 Ton Zitai PDC machine added.
• 2012: 75 Ton Hot Chamber machine added, Started exports to France
• 2013: Die casting part design consultancy project for Evluma USA
• 2014: Added 800 Ton Zitai Die casting machine with auto ladler and auto spray.
• 2015: Construction of additional 2 floors in factory building, Started exports to Italy
• 2016: In House Powder coating plant installed
• 2017: Added facilities of Differential Pressure Testing and Vacuum Impregnation. Merged Ohasban & Arko. Set up a separate conventional machining facility close to Arko casting plant.
• 2018: Added new LMW Smarturn CNC turning machine to increase the cnc machining capacity. Installed a 1.5Ton capacity goods elevator for G + 3 floors
• 2019: Started exports to a new customer segment in Germany, consisting of a range of high volume parts with tooling, part machining, finishing and coating. Started work involving CNC, VMC, conventional machining, coating and assembly of ATEX enclosures with glass, rubber and hardware (final product to be exported to EU by customer)
• 2020: Started manufacture and export of precision machined steel parts to USA. Started Exports to Sweden of enclosures for nuclear safety critical device.
• 2021: Added New spark erosion machine. Hartford VMC updated with latest 4 axis controller. Added 1 seat of Mastercam. Started a new project for a German MNC in India including tooling, casting and machining.