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 What are the products that you manufacture?
We manufacture a highly specialised metal cutting machine called Polygon turning machine. There are very few manufacturers of this kind of machine.
What are the applications, and which industry segments are you aiming it at?
Trishul Polygon turning machine is an economical alternative to production milling process. The Polygon turning machine is most suitable for operations like machining hexagons, octagons, squares, rectangles, flats, tapered polygons, contoured polygons, stepped polygons, slots on the face, ratchet teeth and splines. The machine has, in particular, wide application in the automobile industry, power tool industry, hand tools industry, fasteners industry, valve parts industry, fuel injection industry, oil fields and in the aerospace industry.
Does the auto sector amount to a sizeable chunk of your business? If yes, who are your customers and what are their preferences like?
The auto industry amounts to about 80 per cent of our business. The machines that we make are used by the Tier I and Tier II vendors of automotive industry.
Also, why should the customer opt for these?
When customers are looking for 200 PPM quality standards, it is essential that they use highly reliable equipment. Our machines meet their expectations, and I am happy to announce that we have been getting repeat orders from our existing customers.
How strong or effective is the after sales service?
We have a strong and wide spread after sales and service network.
How does the cost of ownership over the life cycle compare with competition?
The cost of ownership is very low. Going further, the return on investment is under 2 years and in some specialised cases it has been as low as 6 months.
What are the company’s achievements?
We sell our machines in international markets such as the USA, the UK, Germany, Turkey and China. It is not easy to sell machines to these countries from India as the level of acceptance is low. It has been a great achievement on our part to sell machines in these countries and to get repeat orders.
How is the present business environment?
The present business environment is good, and we are looking forward to an increase in the same.
What are the future plans?
We propose to expand our line of activity and expand our market reach to south east Asia.
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