Interview with the CEO
Q: While introducing yourself, please describe the activities of Behinesanj Engineering Company.
A: I am Vahid Karimi, a graduate of Isfahan University of Technology with a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1994. I started my professional activities while working as a research faculty in Jahad Daneshgahi at Isfahan University of Technology .During more than 25 years of activity, I have mainly worked as a project manager. In the beginning, the field of activities in electrical engineering was general and included the design and construction of industrial control systems and the implementation of hardware projects in various industrial fields. Gradually, with the specialization of projects, two main trends in our activities emerged, which continue to this day: 1) Design and construction of intelligent traffic control systems. 2) Design and construction of new dimensional control gauges based on highly accurate sensors.
Q: When does the history of activity in the field of dimensional control gauges go back?
A: In 1997, we first became familiar with this subject. During a visit to one of auto-parts manufacturers, we observed samples of these gauges made by European companies. At first, the goal was to repair these existing gauges, but after a year of research, the design and construction of similar or completely new gauges was put on the agenda. In the first few years, these activities were carried out in another company named Behpajooh Eng. Co. along with several other fields, but in 2000, with the establishment of the Behinehsanj Company, the gauge department of Behpajooh was transferred to Behinehsanj and continues to this day.
Q: Explain a little more about dimensional gauges.
A: One of the most important stations in production lines of precise parts are dimensional measuring station. Dimensional control gauges are tools by which the operator quickly controls one or more dimensions of the precise part with the desired accuracy and approves or rejects the part. Behinehsanj has been a leader in the field of manufacturing electronic dimensional gauges in the country. These gauges are very useful in mass production lines because manual and mechanical control process, beside to high accuracy, is normaly time consuming. Furthermore, in lines with 100% control of parts, the manual and traditional methods are not applicable.
Q: If possible, clarify the issue with an example.
A: OK, consider a crankshaft production line, about 1000 cranks are produced daily, which must be 100% controlled at the final station and before packing. Each crankshaft in the final station has about 30 measures of dimensions and geometric tolerances, all of which must be measured in only less than 30 seconds. However the crankshaft tolerances are in range of 0.01 or 0.001mm. There is no way to solve this problem except using electronic multi-gauge systems. These systems measure each part in a few seconds and display the results together on a computer monitor. The operator looks at the monitor to see if the part is approved or rejected. It can also archive the results for future tracking.
Q: Who is your customers and how many systems have you provided to the industries so far?
A: Major of our customers are auto-parts manufacturers. Apart from them, we have customers from the steel and energy industries. During the last 25 years, we have done more than 150 different projects in this field, and we are happy that in all regions of the country, the gauge devices made by Behinehsanj, have been used by customers.
Q: Does your activities depend on abroad ?
A: The result of continuous efforts of the Behinehsanj has caused that except for probes and sensors, other parts of measurement systems are completely designed and manufactured by Behinehsanj in our country using experienced experts. Of course, in all these cases, we have committed ourselves to complying with the international standards (i.e BS,DIN or ASME) in metrology field.
Q: What is your after-sales service policy? Have you been successful in this area?
A: Always, the providing of new and complex systems is the first step. The next step, which is more important, is the feeling of security and comfort of customers from the quality of products, as well as our availability during service and after-sales service. Thank God, since the goal was to satisfy customers from the beginning, we have been able to fulfill this responsibility to a large extent with proper and fast planning and commitment to customers, although it is better for customers to judge about this!