Raghav T.V., President – Makino India, and DMI Industry Influencer 2022 presents the ways in which Makino India has contributed to the growth of the Indian manufacturing industry leveraging its legacy of 25 years of operations in India.
Industry Vision
Machine Tools have a critical role in shaping the manufacturing industry and the economic growth of any country. India’s machine tool industry has consistently worked on enriching its products – through better productivity, quality, design, product development and aesthetics.
The government has announced the “Make in India” campaign, which will definitely boost manufacturing sector of India with a vision for the country to emerge as a global manufacturing hub. The key drivers of the industry are rapid growth of the automotive industry and favourable initiatives by the government. It should encourage global R&D houses to set-up shop in India in partnership with Indian companies. India, making its presence felt in the global market, faces stiff competition from countries like China and Taiwan on cost competitiveness and countries like Japan and Germany in technology.
To increase its focus on R&D activities, the industry needs to create a suitable environment for technology transfer from developed countries and increased investments through manufacturing-focused initiatives from the government.
The outlook for the Indian machine tools industry looks positive in the years to come. Efforts on developing sophisticated tools to empower the high-end manufacturing sectors, can help the machine tools industry enter an era of significant growth.
The Organization’s Vision
The world is moving towards the paradigm of hybrid manufacturing, a combination of additive manufacturing (AM) and subtractive manufacturing within the same machine. Our vision is to empower and prepare manufacturers with new levels of design and manufacturing for this future. When it comes to hybrid manufacturing, it’s about finding the right solution for the application and leveraging the benefits of both technologies.
Our engineering teams have established capabilities in complex 5-axis machining applications involving adaptive machining, scanning of components and high accuracy machining. Digital adoption has taken a quantum leap at both the organizational and industry levels.
We are proud to say that we have a legacy of 25 years of operations in India. Recognized as one among the top companies in machine tool sector globally, we enjoy a considerable share of Indian machine tool market and our vision is to increase the local footprint by building additional high technology machines integrated with automation and cater to sectors like Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, Electronics, General engineering and the Energy-related segments.
The Organization’s Contribution to the Industry’s Growth
Makino as the industry leader in machinery design and digital innovation, has introduced game-changing solutions for premium performance.
Makino as a leading brand is aligned with next growth areas like Automation, Smart Production, there by shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing in the world of machine tool manufacturing and related fields with its solutions.
The Indian economic transition and workforce expansion will also offer vast development and investment opportunities. Change is happening in the manufacturing industry, and it’s happening fast. We are expanding into new industries and vertical market segments.
Our facility in Bangalore has been built with a strategic long-term plan for the group in India and a strong commitment from the company for its customers’ growth. The facility is capable of manufacturing vertical machining centers and has a state-of-the-art spindle manufacturing and reconditioning facility with trained and experienced spindle specialists
We intend to increase the local footprint by building additional high technology machines integrated with automation and cater to the whole range of industrial sectors.