Shavo

What Shavo does

Shavo Norgren (India) Pvt. Ltd. (DBA Shavo) is a Mumbai-based, family-owned manufacturer of compressed air processing equipment and bus door systems, founded in 1965 as a joint venture with C.A. Norgren Co. of Denver, USA. The company designs and produces a broad pneumatic component portfolio — air filters (general purpose and oil-removal coalescing), pressure regulators (diaphragm, piston, pilot-operated, and precision instrument types), filter/regulators, oil fog and micro mist lubricators, combination units, drip-leg drains, volume boosters, and quick exhaust valves — organized across nine product series including Citation, Miniature, High Flow, Large, and the Vayu family (Compact, Miniature, Standard, Intermediate, Large). It also sells process control pneumatic equipment under a partnership with Italian manufacturer MATRIX. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Shavo Bus Doors, manufactures jack knife, in-swing, floating, out-swing doors, accessibility ramps, and retractable foot steps for bus OEMs in manual, pneumatic, electro-pneumatic, and electrical variants, an adjacency launched in 2017.

The technical base draws on original Norgren designs supplemented by 50+ years of in-house engineering; stainless steel SR-series regulators and the SQEV quick exhaust valve are certified to NACE MR 0175, CE, EAC, SIL3 (IEC 61508), and ATEX, qualifying them for corrosive, safety-critical, and explosive-atmosphere service in oil and gas, marine, chemicals, food processing, and pharma. Manufacturing is IATF- and ISO 9001:2015-certified and operates from a single factory in Navi Mumbai. Revenue mechanics are hardware sales through an extensive Indian distributor network complemented by four regional sales offices (Bangalore, New Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad) and a website enquiry channel; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. End customers span general industrial manufacturing, process industries, and bus OEMs in India with limited documented international reach. Leadership is the Vora family (Managing Director H. C. Vora; Directors Ashit Vora and Vishal Vora) with COO Samir Deshmukh running operations; the company holds Indian MSME (Udyam) registration, sits at 11–50 employees, and has no disclosed PE/VC backing or public listing.

Name

Shavo

Legal name

Shavo Norgren (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://shavoindia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shavo Norgren (India) Pvt. Ltd. manufactures compressed air processing equipment — air filters, pressure regulators, lubricators, and combination units — plus bus door systems, selling primarily to industrial manufacturers across India through a distributor network and regional sales offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Pneumatic Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF)

Keywords

• Compressed air processing
• Pneumatic equipment manufacturing
• Industrial air filters
• Pressure regulators lubricators
• Bus door systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pneumatic Equipment Manufacturing: Manufactures and sells compressed air processing equipment including air filters, pressure regulators, lubricators, combination units, and stainless steel units for industrial applications
2. Bus Door Systems: Manufactures bus door systems including jack knife doors, in-swing doors, floating doors, out-swing doors, ramps, and retractable foot steps. Operations started in 2017.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Shavo manufactures and sells compressed air processing equipment including air filters, pressure regulators, airline lubricators, combination units, oil removal filters, and stainless steel pneumatic components for industrial applications. The company also manufactures bus door systems (jack knife, in-swing, floating, and out-swing doors) with manual, pneumatic, electro-pneumatic, and electrical operating mechanisms for public transportation vehicles.

Product overview

Shavo Norgren (India) Pvt. Ltd. is a manufacturer of compressed air processing equipment and bus door systems. The product portfolio is organized into two main categories: Air Line Products and Process Control Products. Air Line Products include Air Filters (SF series), Oil Removal Air Filters, Pressure Regulators (SR series), Brass Regulators, Air Filter Regulators (SB series), Oil Fog Lubricators, Micro Mist Lubricators, Precision Filter/Regulators, Stainless Steel Units, Drip-leg Drains, and Combination Units. These are available across multiple series including Citation Series (02), High Flow Series (18), Large Series (17), Miniature Series (07), Vayu Intermediate Series (20), Vayu Large Series (70), Vayu Miniature Series (10), Vayu Standard Series (60), and Vayu Compact Series (15). Process Control Products include specialized filters, regulators, lubricators, pilot operated regulators, volume boosters, and quick exhaust valves. Additionally, the company manufactures Bus Door Systems including jack knife doors, in-swing doors, floating doors, out-swing doors, and accessibility features with various operating mechanisms. Established in 1965 as a joint venture with C.A. Norgren Co., Denver, USA, the company has over 50 years of experience in the pneumatics business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vayu Series: Product series including Vayu Miniature, Vayu Intermediate, Vayu Standard, and Vayu Large series of pneumatic equipment
• Citation Series
• Miniature Series
• High Flow Series
• Large Series
• Shavo Bus Doors

Products and services

• Air Filters

Quantifiable outcome

• Removes upto 99% of liquid water from compressed air
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• C.A. Norgren Co.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1965Original joint venture partner providing designs, drawings, and technical know-how for compressed air processing equipment manufacturing. Established in 1965 as a joint venture with C.A. Norgren Co., Denver, USA.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Camozzi: Italian pneumatic component manufacturer of similar scale to Shavo, producing FRL units, valves, cylinders and process control equipment for industrial customers globally — closely comparable mid-tier peer.
• Metal Work: Italian mid-sized pneumatic manufacturer with a comparable product mix of air treatment units, valves and actuators; serves industrial customers with similar positioning to Shavo in terms of size and specialization.
• Aignep: Italian manufacturer of pneumatic fittings, valves and FRL components; another similarly-sized European pneumatics specialist with overlapping product categories and customer segments.
• Janatics India: Indian pneumatic manufacturer offering filters, regulators, lubricators, valves and fittings; most direct domestic competitor to Shavo with overlapping product lines, similar mid-market positioning, and a parallel pan-India distribution model.
• SMC Corporation: Japanese global leader in pneumatic components including air filters, regulators and lubricators; competes head-to-head with Shavo in industrial pneumatic applications worldwide and increasingly in India.
• Festo: German global leader in pneumatic and electric automation, manufacturing FRL units, valves, actuators and process automation components that directly compete with Shavo's air processing portfolio across the same industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Donaldson Company: US-based industrial filtration leader whose compressed air and process filtration lines overlap with Shavo's filter business; much larger and broader portfolio, but competes for similar industrial filtration specification opportunities.
• Parker Hannifin: US-based industrial conglomerate with a substantial pneumatic and motion control division; competes with Shavo in compressed air treatment but addresses a much broader portfolio of filtration, hydraulics and aerospace customers.

Others

• Norgren (IMI Precision Engineering): Original 1965 joint venture partner C.A. Norgren Co. (now part of IMI plc); produces substantially overlapping pneumatic and fluid control products globally and acts as both technology source and channel-adjacent supplier to Shavo.

Regional players

• Mindman Industrial: Taiwanese pneumatic and air treatment equipment manufacturer with a comparable mid-tier product range; a regional Asia competitor rather than a direct India head-to-head, but overlapping technology and customer types.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shavo-norgren-india-private-limited

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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