Creating Ripples in Air Treatment

Arctic India Engineering is now Desiccant Rotors International . . . (DRI) There is change in the air! The process of globalisation requires a constant change. Some of our high tech components/products supplied to USA, Europe, Japan, etc by our export division, Desiccant Rotors International (DRI) have gained wide acceptance abroad. In India, the same products are manufactured and sold by Arctic India Engineering. To streamline and have one identity the world over for this group company, we have changed the name from Arctic India Engineering Pvt. Ltd. to Desiccant Rotors International . . . . DRI. DRI is one of the world's leading manufacturers of products for Energy Recovery and other equipment for Ventilation/Fresh Air Treatment for maintaining IAQ (Indoor Air Quality): Ecofresh Molecular sieve coated Heat/Enthalpy Wheels, FlexAir Energy Recovery Ventilators, FlexAir Treated Fresh Air Units, EcoFresh Carbon Dioxide sensor (for monitoring IAQ), EcoCool Cellulose-based Evaporative Cooling Pads for Humidification/ Evaporative Cooling, and ARCTIC Coolers.

All the products find a wide application in commercial spaces like hotels, hospitals, supermarkets, auditoriums and all conditioned spaces as well as conditioned manufacturing and processing areas of pharmaceulticals, food, electronics, defense etc.

The products are exported to S.E. Asia, West Asia, Middle and Far East, Africa, Indian sub-continent, CIS countries, New Zealand, Australia, and is the first choice of OEMs in North America, Japan, Korea and Europe.

DRI (formerly, Arctic India Engineering) has regularly been awarded by the EEPC for outstanding export performance, since more than a decade, including an "All India Trophy for Highest Exporter in the category of export in new products.

The company has a fully integrated rotor manufacturing facility with in-house capability of coating, synthesizing, winding, metal working and surface finishing. The plant is geared for quick response, fast delivery and has substantial capacity to meet large orders. It offers endless permutations and combinations of substrates, chemicals, synthesizing coating processes and design features which allow customisation of rotors for specific end use.

It has perfected the "art and science" of manufacturing rotors for both latent and sensible recovery as well as for dehumidification with over 200 man-years of research and development. Enthalpy and Sensible Rotors, brand named Ecofresh and Desiccant Rotors, brand named Ecodry have become the first choice of OEMs in Japan, N. America, S. America, Europe and Korea.

DRI has offices in Korea www.drikorea.co.kr, USA www.drirotorsusa.com and Europe.

Arctic India Engineering is now Desiccant Rotors International has been recognised by the EEPC (Engineering Export Promotion Council) for its excellence in exports. In 1999-2000 Arctic India Engineering won the EEPC "All India Trophy for Highest Exporter" in the category for export in new products. Arctic india Engineering (AIE) again received the EEPC for the year 2000-2001.

Desiccant Rotors International is also one of the world's 3 manufacturers of Evaporative Cooling Pads with a state-of-the-art product line with world's latest technology.

The products manufactured by DRI are not only sold in the Indian Market through it's network of seven offices supported by dealers but also exported to over 40 countries in South East-Asia, China, the CIS countries, the Indian subcontinent, West Asia,Middle East, Africa including S. Africa and Australia.

SOMETHING ABOUT OUR GROUP CHAIRMAN

Mr. Deepak Pahwa is the Group Chairman, Pahwa Enterprises and Managing Director of Bry-Air (Asia) Pvt. Ltd..

Pahwa Enterprises is a rapidly growing industrial group in India and employs about 800+ persons. The core manufacturing strengths of the member companies of the group is in air engineering and environmental control technologies.

Even though this group is an entrepreneurial “small-medium business” (SMB), the dynamic growth under the leadership of Mr. Deepak Pahwa, and its success in introducing high technology products in India and its exports to South East Asia and North America are often quoted as model examples.

The group has a wholly owned subsidiary plant in Malaysia, Bry-Air (Malaysia), with offices in Dubai, China, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Brazil, S. Africa and USA. The company has an extensive export network in South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East and African countries. The company has been the recipient of several export awards.

Mr. Pahwa was awarded, in 1989, the “Entrepreneur of the year award” in the small medium enterprise entrepreneur category 1987, a national award presented by the then President of India.

He has presented several technical papers on various aspects of Air Engineering at various international forums and has been a member of several trade delegations to USA, Canada, Korea & Japan and has addressed gathering on the investment climate and 'doing business with India'.

Mr. Pahwa is a alumni of an Electrical Engineer from BHU. He has over 30 years of experience in engineering & marketing of HVAC&R, Airgineering & Environmental Control Technologies.

He laid down the foundation of the first company in the group in 1979. Today, the group has six (6); manufacturing – 3, marketing & services 3 and worldwide network.

The Northern India Refrigeration and Airconditioning Trades Association awarded Mr. Pahwa with the NIRATA Export Award for the year 2001 for his “unstinted commitment, significant contribution for export of Air conditioning and Refrigeration products from India.”

Bry-Air has setup an institute for advanced learning HVAC&R, BALI: Bry-Air Learning Institute.

Bry-Air has also instituted the “Bry-Air Awards for Excellence in HVAC&R” for innovative and new systems design and product design.

Mr. Pahwa, is also, a member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Airconditioning Engineers) USA and serves on several technical committees, TC 3.5, TC 5.5 and TC 5.7. Mr. Pahwa has been recently elevated to grade “Fellow ASHRAE”. Since its inception, ASHRAE has honored about 525 of its 55,000 (current) members, worldwide, as “Fellow” (currently, about 250 of the 525 are living). In India, six (6) HVAC&R stalwarts have been honored as “Fellow”, Mr. Pahwa being one of them. He also, chairs the ASHRAE India Chapter’s Research Promotion Committee, and is the co-chairman of the TC 4.3: Ventilation Requirements & Infiltration in India. He is a life member ISHRAE.

Mr. Pahwa is also a Managing Committee Member, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Past National President, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.

Something More About Us ..Our Group
Pahwa Enterprises . . . www.pahwa.com
 
‘Pahwa Enterprises’ is a group of knowledge based technology driven airgineering companies specialising in products and services “with desiccant at core, in relation to air”.
  
The core strength of the group companies is concentrated in desiccant and desiccant based technologies. Operating within a broad framework of ‘environment and energy’, the group companies manufacture products like dehumidifiers, air dryers, product dryers, preservation systems, plastics auxiliaries, cooling pads and energy recovery systems.

A rapidly growing professionally managed industrial group in India, Pahwa Enterprises employs about 800+ persons.

The core manufacturing strengths of the member companies of the group is in the Air Engineering and Environmental Control Technologies. The companies have technical and financial alliance with European and American companies and are manufacturing products based on the latest in world technology for the domestic and international market.

Even though this group is an entrepreneurial “small-medium enterprise” (SME), it’s dynamic growth under the leadership of Mr. Deepak Pahwa, Group Chairman and its success in introducing high technology products in India and its exports to Japan, China, South East Asia and North America are often quoted as model examples.