About Us
Prag Group of Industries, headquartered in Lucknow, India, is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of specialty engineering products for Railroad, Oilfield & Industrial applications. Products range from specialty rubber and rubber-to-metal bonded products to advanced railway equipment, a variety of polyurethane products, and a wide range of filters and filtration systems.
The company started in 1983, when Mr. Rakesh Jain, a B.Com. (Honors) graduate from Sri Ram College of Commerce, set up a workshop for the manufacture of agricultural diesel engine fuel-injection elements and locomotive miscellaneous spares under the guidance of his father Mr. S. P. Jain, an acclaimed Tool Room engineer of his time.
This workshop, with a staff of 15 employees and total area of 6,000 Sq. Ft., marked the humble beginning of a group whose foundation was laid on relentless hard-work, uncompromising quality, and a vision of constant improvement, innovation, and continual forward movement.
Today, the group has several manufacturing facilities located in India in the cities of Lucknow & Dehradun with a workforce of over 500 people and covered manufacturing area of over 250,000 Sq. Ft., offering one of the most diversified product portfolios in the industry.
Some of the major milestones along our journey are presented below.
Our Journey
1991
- Prag’s advancement in the field of filters and filtration systems.
- Design, manufacture and installation of Sugar Milling Equipment in USA under technical collaboration with M/s Polymex Pty. Ltd., Australia.
2003
First indigenous design & development of Aquacheck™ Air Dryers adopted by Indian Railways with Transfer of Technology.2006
Pneumatic Clutch and Brake manufacture under license of and 100% buyback arrangement with M/s Oil States Industries – USA.2009
- Set up of New Manufacturing Facility in Dehradun for manufacture of long-life lube and fuel oil filters.
- Manufacture of High Voltage Composite Insulators, High Temperature Insulation Kits for Exhaust Manifold & Compressor oil pipelines.
2010
Manufacture of AAR approved design of Bogie Mounted Air Brake System for Railroad Freight Cars.2011
First indigenous development of UIC compliant Polspa™ Polymer Spring Packs for Buffer, Draw Gear and Draft Gear Applications.2012
Design and Development of Spinflo™ Inertial Air Filtration Systems for Locomotive Air Intake Filtration.2013
Development of Draft Gears with Yoke Assemblies for Locomotives - PAC / MAC for EMD Locomotives and DG70N Soft Draft Gear (70kJ Capacity) for Alco & Electric Locomotives.2014
- Setting up of New Manufacturing Facility for Aluminum Alloy Casting.
- Development of Auto Drain Valves & Feed Valves for Air Brakes.
2015
Development of Auxiliary Power Supply System with Automatic Control of Engine Stop for Locomotive Applications.2017
- Development of the First Ever Split Type Cab AC for retrofitment in ALCo Locomotives.
- Introduction of the first EMU Driver Cab AC in India for Mumbai Suburban Railways.
2018
- Introduction of Prag KoldformTM Passenger Coach Airconditioning for India’s first self-propelled trainset – Train-18 / Vande Bharat Express.
- Development and supply of India’s first VR-based Driver Training Simulator – ECOSAFE VR in association with REDS SA, Poland.