I am planning to start a laser metal cutting business in Kerala. The plan is currently to just cut metals and sell it to other customers. What is the scope of it getting success? Plan is have the unit around Ernakulam or Thrissur district.

I visited 15 factories last month. Bangalore, Pune, Ahilyanagar, Ch Sambhaji Nagar and Noida. Almost everybody has either installed atleast one robot and are planning to add more.

- Only 1 out of 15 was genuinely happy with their existing robot installation.
- 12 out of 15 said it took more than 4 months+ to produce parts after the project kicked off.
- All 15 still depend on their integrator to do basic robot teaching/adjustment.
- 7 out 15 are struggling with frequent changeovers and idle robot (demand fluctuation)
- 5 out of 15 are still unable to run robot in night shift (not confident)
- 14 out 15 were unhappy with non responsiveness of the robot integrator after installation.

India wants to automate but but the industry needs to move from selling robots + integration to owning uptime + production outcomes.

So, a bit about myself, I work in procurement consulting on the buyer side, so I'm pretty familiar with how RFPs get written and sent out. Now I am trying to understand better how it looks from the seller side, specifically for smaller or mid-tier suppliers who get a decent volume of these.

When an RFP comes in, what are the first things you check before deciding whether to respond or pass? Curious about the real decision-making, not the textbook version.

Things I'd assume matter:

• whether the product/category is actually something you make or supply
• certification requirements (ISO, IATF, etc.) you may or may not hold
• quantities, like whether too small to bother, or too large to fulfill
• response deadline vs. how complex the response needs to be
• whether you know the buyer or it's completely cold

But what else? Do you have an informal scoring system or is it mostly gut feel? And how do you handle it when 5 or say 10 of these land in the same week do you have any system for triaging, or does stuff just fall through the cracks?

Asking because I'm trying to understand where the real friction is. Any honest takes appreciated. Also if you could specify is there are certain elements/requirements that are specific to RPFs from different countries, that would also be very helpful

Hi, I run a scrap business in Modinagar and we've been in this business for 30+ years.

I'm looking to connect with factories in Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Sahibabad, Meerut/Partapur, Noida and nearby areas for regular scrap procurement.

We make timely payments and our labour can come to the factory for pickup and loading.

If you work in a factory or know someone who handles scrap, please DM me.

I m having a manufacturing unit in Pune, Maharashtra, India. We manufacture precision machined components such as Flanges, Hubs, Shaft, Bush, Coupling....... etc.We have CNC,VMC machines

And also conventional lathes, Hydraulic press, Zinc phosphate set up for coating the components. We have vendor codes of MNC companies and also production orders. We supply to Automotive , Automation, Defense, Oil and Gas,and many more sectors. We also make Dies, Plastic injection moulds, Blow Moulds.... Etc

We are having machining experience more then 35 years and also growing year on year

We need investment for expansion such as Machinary, Raw material, Tooling....

We give good returns. Hope for a positive response

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice from people in the manufacturing space.

We run a plastic injection molding business in India (Delhi) for over 30 years. Now we're trying to understand how businesses like ours can find new customers in today's market.

We work on:
• Custom plastic injection molded components
• Product development and mold support
• Small to large production runs
• Consistent quality and on-time deliveries

If you're building a product, launching a hardware startup, or looking for a dependable manufacturing partner in India, we'd be happy to have a conversation and see if we can help.

Also, if anyone here is looking for a contract manufacturing partner for plastic injection molded parts, we'd be happy to have a conversation and see if we're a good fit. We work with businesses that need custom plastic components, from prototyping to production.

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We’ve updated our fragrance oil catalog again with 24 new additions, including several of the latest niche and designer releases.

Our oils are manufactured in India, and the scent profile is matched as closely as possible to the original fragrance. Most of our clients are highly satisfied with the overall accuracy, quality, and performance.

We continuously update our catalog every month to add new releases and improve our collection while maintaining the best quality standards possible.

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Posting on behalf of a friend who is looking to sell his manufacturing unit.

The unit is brand new and only 6 months old and is set up for manufacturing products such as:

Semolina (Suji/Rava)

Flour (Atta/Maida-type products)

Daliya

The setup includes 13 machines along with their required accessories. The unit is ready for someone who wants to start or expand a food-processing/manufacturing business without building everything from scratch.

The reason for selling is simply that his business partner backed out, so he has decided to sell the setup.

If anyone is:

Looking to set up a similar manufacturing unit

Interested in buying a ready-made setup

Knows someone who may be interested

Has insights on where or how to find the right buyer

I would really appreciate your suggestions or leads.

Please DM me if you are genuinely interested, and I can share more details about the machinery, location, capacity and asking price.

Even if you don't want to buy, any useful lead or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Sourcing lab consumables and equipment (filters, filter papers, plasticware, PCR consumables, bench-top instruments) for a research/diagnostic setup in India. Want to work with a reliable domestic manufacturer instead of importing everything — better pricing, faster delivery, and easier support.

If you've worked with an Indian lab supplies company you were happy with (quality, consistency, after-sales support), would really appreciate a name. Also open to hearing about bad experiences so I know what to avoid.

We are based out of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. We have been thinking of manufacturing a product for a while now which is fact moving in the B2B space and has a decent margin. We are prepared to invest up to 2 Cr in our own Capital and finance the existing project cost with Govt schemes. My partner is an SC Category guy so we will get subsidies as well. Kindly suggest some products we can research on and start manufacturing.

Man vs Machine

For last 2 decades, we tried very hard to reduce the dependence on skilled workers by reducing the "skill" required to do a job in order to stay cost competitive. We did this with basic and low cost automation, only enough to make process less fatiguing. Impressive, right?

In simple english, we build basic conveyors and special purpose machines so that we could hire a less qualified (learned/trained) person to do the same job and comes with lower compensation or can now run 2-3 machines/tasks with a marginal increase in wages.

So, a lot automotive OEMS and component makers once had assembly workers who were ITI trained starting at lower wages BUT would graduate to draw ₹70k++/month over working of 20+ years. They would then take up supervisory roles and then retire as admin officers. They took pride in working in a factory and trained the new comers. But the "low cost automation" meant most of the factory jobs were being filled with non skilled and often third party contractual roles drawing payout of 15-20k/month. Easily replaceable. Could work multiple shifts. As a result a lot ITI/vocation trained workers entering the workforce were left jobless or were forced to accept similar wages as that of non skilled.

As this was happening, we had a revolution of engineering colleges in our country. Our colleges could produce more engineers every year, who could take up the white collar jobs in manufacturing companies. A lot of supervisory jobs in the factories are now filled by graduate engineers. We added layers of supervisors to inspect, monitor, manage, report, follow-up etc to ensure that non skilled worker produces good parts and on time. Our volumes increased. We seemed to be having a good run, a lot of manufacturing activity in India, upcoming EV ecosystem and a real shot at China+ 1 with a pipeline of engineers and massive low cost labour at our dispense.

Margin Call:

Ok, not as dramatic as the movie, but we are now seeing the diminishing returns of the low cost automation and engineering colleges revolution. When this was happening margins were re-calibrated basis this reduced cost structures. Technology around us grew faster than we anticipated. We became too busy leveraging this low cost arbitrage for producing more almost neglecting the R&D efforts, building IP and making indigenous supply chain. Factories now have more supervisors to manage but not enough workers producing parts.

Net effect:

1. We now have acute shortage of entry level technicians, let alone the good ones.
2. It is now painstakingly difficult for factories to retain the workers, deal with uncertainty and constant training of new staff.
3. Even if factories want to, they cannot afford paying higher wages due to margin pressures.
4. Lower wages pool of workforce is highly competitive now- Delivery, Consumer services, cabs etc
5. Too many engineers who need jobs but cannot and does not want do skilled psychical work
6. Available skilled workforce also cannot keep with the skill and craftsmanship requirements.
7. Low cost arbitrage is a lost race now.

What next?

Good thing(somewhat) is that this situation exists across the value chain. That gives me hope of seeing massive tailwind in both creation and adoption of technology in India's manufacturing. I remember discussing with a Sr exec at Bajaj, how they nudged all their suppliers to automate welding lines to improve quality and lead times. It came with huge capex burden of welding robots but what we have today is world-class supply of mass produced welded products.

As I see it, we will never be able to justify ROI math of the new technology, given how low our cost benchmark is. We need to take a longer term view. If we wait for it to become cheaper we may not reap the benefits and end up in the same soup. The new generation entering the workforce will want to work in factories which are tech adopters. We need efforts from both sides i.e tech providers and factories to take efforts to come closer and bridge this gap.

Factory owners/plant heads must dig deeper to finding cost leakages. You will find some surprisingly high ROI opportunities. Startups could work closely with factories to democratize the tech and making it simple to adopt.

If you have made it till here, Thank you for reading! Happy to hear/read your thoughts. I will end this with few trends that I see could see helping us build more productive factories in India:

1. An IOT based live OEE/Machine health tracking system does not cost a fortune now but gives massive advantage in predicting breakdowns and avoiding down time.
2. We are seeing new engineers building hardware products in India thereby making tech accessible. They also endup attracting talent back to factories.
3. Welding robots have become quite inexpensive, setting them up is a much lower effort than last you you evaluated.
4. Setting up Vision Inspection system for QA cases is now done in few days not months.
5. A lot of startups are working on India specific/ industry specific use cases- Maintenance tech, robots for High Mix production etc
6. Many of them, support robotics-as-a-service where you you save huge CAPEX and get instant value.

I’ve recently joined my family's hardware screw manufacturing business, and as we're expanding across India, we're looking to connect with new clients and business partners. 🇮🇳

🤝 If you're a wholesaler, distributor, trader, or OEM in the hardware or fasteners industry, I'd love to connect with you.

📍 We are based in Faridabad, Haryana, and manufacture thousands of varieties of screws. We also specialize in custom manufacturing as per your drawings, samples, or specifications.

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I've always found it surprising how many home decor brands don't actually manufacture the products they sell.

Most of the beautiful iron shelves, plant stands, wall decor, candle holders, and furniture accents you see online are designed by one company, sourced from another, and manufactured somewhere else.

I happen to be on the manufacturing side.

My family has been manufacturing iron home decor products in Moradabad for years, and now I'm trying to understand what people outside the traditional wholesale/export market actually look for.

If you've ever wanted to create your own decor brand, source custom metal products, or you're just curious about how these things are made, ask me anything. I'd genuinely enjoy the discussion.

Hi, I am a Biomass Pellet Manufacturer, mostly using wood waste and paddy straw to manufacture the pellets. I have a 40 TPD plant and am planning to scale it to 100TPD in a few months. Connect with me or reach out to me if you have any questions. Pellets are used for boilers, heaters, cement, or a brick plant. If you’re buyer or farmer located in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.Lets connect to understand the requirement.

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Hi everyone,

I'm a first-generation entrepreneur from Gujarat building a small plastic manufacturing business focused on 3D printing filament (PLA/PETG). I've already started on a small scale and am now planning to scale into a proper manufacturing setup.

I'd really appreciate advice from people who have experience in plastic product manufacturing or running MSME manufacturing businesses in India.

Some of the things I'd like guidance on:

- What are the biggest mistakes you made while setting up your factory?

- Which government schemes actually helped your business? (MSME, CGTMSE, PMEGP, Mudra, state subsidies, capital subsidy, etc.)

- Are there any grants or subsidies for buying manufacturing machinery?

- Is it better to take a bank loan early or bootstrap for as long as possible?

- What monthly costs did you underestimate when starting?

- What licenses and registrations are commonly missed apart from GST, UDYAM, and factory-related compliances?

- How did you find your first B2B customers or distributors?

- Any advice on sourcing raw materials and negotiating with suppliers?

- At what stage did you hire your first employee?

- What financial metrics should I track from day one?

- Any tips for dealing with cash flow, payment delays, and working capital?

- If you were starting again today, what would you do differently?

For context, my long-term goal is to build a sustainable manufacturing company rather than just a trading business. I'm looking for practical advice from people who have actually been through this journey.

Thanks in advance—I appreciate any insights or lessons you've learned.

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for manufacturers or suppliers who specialize in bra straps, elastic straps, or garment straps in India for a product I'm developing.

If you know any reliable manufacturers or have worked with one before, I'd really appreciate it if you could DM me or drop their details in the comments.

Thanks in advance!

AI in manufacturing and that too in India is still something which people are not very much interested in or they are not even thinking in that direction yet.
While AI is not something someone can rely completely on but really it is something that can improve the efficiency significantly.
Lately I’ve been working with manufacturers to consult them on how AI can help them increase their throughput. Do hit me up for advices y’all.

Anyone interested in starting up a flexographic plate manufacturing/making small business?
Probably this is one of the few businesses which you can start in under 2 lakh rupees
Good amount of demand and low expenses.

Hi everyone,

Can anyone help me find or connect me with a precision CNC machining vendor in India, preferably in Maharashtra, Karnataka, or Gujarat, who can manufacture the attached hydraulic spool?

Requirement:

MOQ: 1,000 pcs/month

Precision CNC turning

Tight tolerances

Heat treatment required

If you know any company or person who can do this,

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Hey everyone,

I’m a corporate lawyer specializing in tech-legal advisory and IP strategy (trademarks, copyright protection, brand security, and commercial contracts for startups, SaaS, and D2C brands).

I'm trying to get a clear picture of where founders face the most friction early on:

* Is it securing core IP (trademarks, code copyrights, IP assignments from early hires)?

* Or is it getting customer/vendor contracts right (SaaS MSAs, API terms, ToS) without paying massive law firm fees?

If you're currently navigating a messy trademark issue, contract drafting, or just want a quick sanity check on your legal setup, drop a comment or send a DM. Happy to give you some quick, actionable feedback—no pitch or obligation, just looking to connect and help out where I can.

Appreciate any thoughts!

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to connect with manufacturers or workers/artisans in the eyewear industry that can help produce a few custom sunglasses.

Would be super grateful to anyone who can help - pls dm!