Rubber Review issue 30 is now available online
Bangkok, Thailand – In this cover story interview, Milind Laddha shares candid insights into building a process-driven rubber extrusion business, balancing cost with durability, scaling SMEs with discipline, and why customers ultimately don’t buy rubber products—they buy confidence.
In the rubber industry, success is often measured not by the ability to make a component—but by the ability to make it consistently, across batches, environments, and time. This is where true engineering begins. Milind Laddha, Founder and Director of Saga Elastomer Pvt. Ltd., represents a new generation of rubber entrepreneurs who view extrusion not as a trial-and-error activity, but as a disciplined engineering system.
A graduate of VJTI Mumbai and a trained rubber technologist from IRI, Milind’s professional journey reflects a conscious shift —from manufacturing rubber profiles to deeply understanding how materials, tooling, and process windows interact to deliver repeatable performance. Under his leadership, Saga Elastomer has steadily built a reputation for precision rubber extrusions and moldings, serving demanding applications across India, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East. ISO certified since 2016 and IATF 16949 certified, the company treats quality systems not as compliance badges, but as operating discipline.