FHW Staff – Mumbai
Agnisumukh, manufacturers of industrial kitchen equipment, has brought a cutting edge technology in industrial and domestic LPG applications which are not only different but disruptive too. The energy efficient device is going to unite all classes of existing LPG burners in use on a single integrated platform. Agnisumukh will also become one of the first branded entities to manufacture a wide range of kitchen equipment driven by LPG. The equipment have been tested first in-house for more than six years. Later the technology has been implemented as test pilot project in the campus of Infosys Trivandrum from January 2012 onwards. Agnisumukh at its own cost has fully powered a kitchen at Infosys since January 2014. Based on the on field trials at this location, Agnisumukh devices ensure: over 50 per cent LPG saving; no emission of carbon soot; over 50 per cent water and detergent saving; faster cooking; no maintenance for cleaning the burner; no accumulation of carbon soot in exhaust; heat can be given from top, down or any desired direction; lower ambient heat in kitchen; increased productivity in kitchen as each person could handle multiple stoves simultaneously; energy efficient devices are more safe as it operates under low gas pressure; and healthier and tastier cooking.
The LPG Equipment Research Centre (LERC), a premier research centre and a joint undertaking of IOCL, BPCL and HPCL, has certified that the thermal efficiency of Agnisumukh burners is the highest at 69 per cent as compared to industrial burners (under equivalent M and T Class burners specified under BIS – IS 14612) which has thermal efficiency ratings between 36-45 per cent only. Agnisumukh, on the advice of the petroleum ministry, has now developed a domestic stove based on its technology. As it is estimated that more than 90 per cent of LPG consumption in India is driven by the domestic sector, the Government of India is keen to bring this technology to domestic consumers. LERC has proposed a tie-up with Agnisumukh to bring this technology into the sphere of domestic cooking. The final terms of this agreement are being discussed and it should be announced soon.
Agnisumukh’s products have won Gold Medal at the recently concluded India Innovative Growth Program 2015 under the aegis of Department Of Science and Technology, India and Lockheed Martin Corp. It was also selected to participate in the MSME GEF UNIDO CLEANTEC programme for this year under the clean and green category. The company’s stoves are one of the most thermally efficient devices in the commercial kitchen segment with 69 per cent efficiency when compared to conventional stoves which are at 45 per cent, as certified by LERC. The company’s client list includes ITC Windsor, Atria, etc. Since its official launch in November 2014, it has already commissioned a few kitchens in Atria Hotel, ITC Windsor Manor, among others. In all the installations done clients have achieved more than 30 per cent savings in LPG.