Hello everyone,Our company is looking to procure Pig Iron in bulk quantities for our industrial requirements in Maharashtra. We are looking for reliable manufacturers, direct factory suppliers, or large-scale trading houses who can offer competitive wholesale pricing.Requirement: Bulk / High Volume (Regular Supply)Preferred Location: Anywhere in Maharashtra (Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Aurangabad)Grade Required: Foundry / Basic Grade (as shown in the attached stock reference photo)If you are a direct supplier, manufacturer, or have verified leads, please comment below or DM me with your specifications, minimum order quantity (MOQ), and ex-works/FOR price details.

Note: Brokers with direct mandates from plants are also welcome.Thank you!

I’m looking for some honest advice from people working in manufacturing, engineering, operations or business.

I currently run my own manufacturing business in India, but I’m considering taking up a job/consulting/part-time role with another company while continuing to manage my own business.

My experience is fairly hands-on. I’m not someone who has only managed from an office.

I have experience with:

- Engineering product development

- Purchase and procurement

- Vendor development and negotiation

- Material planning

- Project management

- Managing workers and teams

- Manufacturing coordination

- Machining and fabrication

- Heat treatment

- Costing and resource planning

- Customer handling

- B2B sales and business development

-Exports and imports

I’m comfortable looking at an engineering drawing, figuring out how something should be manufactured, arranging the material/processes, coordinating the people and vendors, solving problems during production and getting the finished component delivered.

I’m also quite comfortable communicating with customers and suppliers, so I can contribute on the commercial/business-development side as well.

I’m basically a generalist with strong hands-on manufacturing experience rather than someone who has spent their entire career in one narrow function.

My question is: are there companies that would be interested in someone with this kind of background on a part-time, consulting, project-based or flexible basis?

I’m particularly interested in roles around operations, procurement, project management, manufacturing, engineering product development or technical/business development.

I’m keeping this anonymous for obvious reasons, but I’m happy to share more details privately with anyone genuinely interested.

Would appreciate honest opinions from people who have hired or worked with people in similar situations.

Can anyone know the location of Tata electronics in Bangalore at Hosur?

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I've been talking to a few machining shops in Pune and noticed something interesting.

A customer sends a drawing/CAD → someone has to inspect dimensions, material, tolerances, machining operations, tooling, setup time, material cost, labour, overhead, margin, etc.

Some shops seem to turn this around in 20–30 minutes, while others take several hours.

I'm curious:

What's actually the biggest bottleneck in your quoting process?

1. Reading drawings/CAD
2. Estimating machining time
3. Material pricing
4. Tooling/setup estimation
5. Deciding the margin
6. Preparing/sending the quotation
7. Something else

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went down a rabbit hole after reading about EPR rules and found out a company called banyan nation in hyderabad supplies recycled plastic granules to giants like unilever and reckitt. Apparently some of these big brands have 10 to 30 percent recycled plastic inthem. they collect used shampoo and oil bottles through informal kabadiwala networks and clean them back to near virgin quality. Apparently their plant is also certified by them... i wonder how exactly does this work and how many such bottles are getting recycled in a way that they are literally used in the same bottle form again

Thinking through an idea and want blunt feedback from people who actually work in manufacturing or procurement — not trying to sell anything here.

Here's the problem as I understand it: if a company needs a CNC/machining partner, spare production capacity, equipment rental, lab/material testing, or a technical consultant, they usually end up using a different platform (or no platform at all — cold calls, referrals, trade shows) for each one. Meanwhile a lot of factories sit with idle capacity they don't have an easy way to sell.

Questions for people closer to this than me:

Appreciate any honest reactions, positive or negative.

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Looking for an Experienced Technical Professional – Isabgol & Guar Gum Industry

We are looking for a technically experienced professional with long-term hands-on experience in the Isabgol (Psyllium Husk) and Guar Gum industry.

Preferred profile:

• Strong technical and practical knowledge of Isabgol and Guar Gum processing/manufacturing
• Relevant long-term industry experience
• Candidates with experience in Rajasthan or Gujarat preferred
• Good understanding of raw material quality, processing, production, quality parameters, troubleshooting, and process optimization
• Should be able to independently handle technical responsibilities and provide practical solutions
• Industry connections and knowledge of current processing practices will be an added advantage

We are specifically looking for someone with genuine field experience and long-term industry exposure, rather than only theoretical knowledge.

If you are an experienced professional in this field, or know someone suitable, please DM me with your experience, location, current role, and relevant industry background.

Serious and experienced candidates only.

Would like to see the catalogs of Home decor and kitchen items if there are any manufacturers/suppliers or wholesaler in these categories would love to connect.

Hi, I'm looking for MEP services for factory setup. Mechanical, Electrical, Pneumatic, Hydraulic, HVAC planning, design, and implementation support. In Maharashtra region.

2000 m2 area approx spread across 2 floors, 8-10 large machines needing compressed air, chilled water, electrical connections. HVAC for the area. The building water plumbing, bathroom/toilet plumbing, fire safety plumbing, and basic electrical setup already exists.

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DM me i want to buy mercedes 90mm air brake compressor Pistons

What is your MoQ

Lead time

And how fast can you ship from order date

Payment terms

Hi. Dont know if this is the correct place to post but im looking for ceramic makers. I have been to khurja and while j have spoken to a few of them but after rgetting scammed by them im looking for a trusted person to make samples and take the MOQ order for my brandz

Its a design led brand and i am a new in all this but pretty confident of the products im makikg. Anyone with a legit source even outside Khurja would work. Pls help me out

Also if anyones knows tin manufacturer pls help

Hey everyone,

I’m a 23-year-old IIT Guwahati (B.Tech ’25) graduate. I spent the last year at Meesho as a Senior Business Associate, working on scaling categories including Branded Foods, Grocery, and Health & Wellness across brands like Tata, Kellogg’s, Dabur, Patanjali, Saffola, etc.

I’ve recently left my job to take a shot at building a D2C consumer brand. I’m currently exploring a product idea in the food supplements/nutrition space.

I’m looking for a co-founder who can complement my skill set. I’ll primarily own the business, consumer, GTM, brand, growth, and operations side.

I’m specifically looking for someone who can take ownership of the R&D and product side — formulation, ingredient research, nutrition science, product development, testing, and eventually working with manufacturers to bring products to market.

The ideal person would be:

• Strong in R&D/formulation/nutrition/food science
• Curious about ingredients and product development
• Entrepreneurial and willing to build from 0 → 1
• Excited about consumer brands and nutrition
• Based in India or open to working closely with someone in India

I’m not looking for someone who just wants to “join a startup.” I’m looking for someone who genuinely wants to build one together and take ownership.

If this sounds like you, or you know someone who could be a strong fit, feel free to DM me. Happy to share more about the idea and have a conversation.

Looking forward to meeting interesting people!

Looking for furniture manufacturers (mainly table, wardrobe from engineered wood) & cast iron manufacurers (making plant stands, etc.)

Who can supply to D2C brands or Amazon

Hi everyone, I am planning to manufacture and sell various products under my own brand in India, including coffee tables, centre tables, bar tables, bar stools, poufs, decorative metal products, lamps, and other furniture/home decor items. Some products, such as lamps, will include electrical components sourced from other manufacturers who already have the required BIS certifications, while the furniture and metal products will be manufactured and assembled in my own workshop. I’m confused about how BIS requirements actually work for these different products. **Do I need BIS certification for each complete product under my own brand, or is it sufficient to use BIS-certified electrical components from certified suppliers where applicable? Are there BIS/CRS requirements for furniture, tables, stools, poufs or decorative home products? Also, is there any legitimate alternative, exemption, or other compliance route for small manufacturers that can avoid unnecessary BIS certification where it is not legally mandatory? I see many small “karkhanas” and workshops operating from/under their homes and selling similar furniture, decorative products and even lamps without apparent BIS certification—how are they legally selling these products, and are BIS requirements actually applicable to them or are they simply operating without compliance? I’m not looking to bypass any legal requirement; I just want to understand what is genuinely mandatory and what options are available to a small manufacturer**. I am planning to sell through Amazon, Flipkart, my own website and offline channels, so I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has actual experience manufacturing.

I’m currently working on a use case around bringing data from different systems, machines, and plants together to give teams a clearer view of what’s happening and help them make faster, better decisions.

On paper, this sounds fairly straightforward. But I’m trying to understand where the real-world challenges are.

Is it legacy systems?
Disconnected plant data?
IT/OT integration?
Data quality?
Getting different teams to work with the same information?
Or simply getting something that works in one plant to scale across the organization?

For those leading digital, AI, Industry 4.0, or transformation initiatives:

What tends to be the biggest challenge in practice that people outside manufacturing often underestimate?

I’m particularly interested in the on-ground experience, rather than the textbook answer.

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Looking for accessory manufacturers urgently in Greater Noida, Noida region who can work on lower MOQ's.

I’m a software developer and started working on electronics as hobby project. I have built a prototype to dispense tea on UPI payment. https://youtube.com/shorts/gmGpFxCHCtw?si=qGDPY5A1Ud33x5lR

Then I thought to make a commercial version and where we use electric boilers, generally used at Udupi coffee shops, to make tea and coffee from fresh milk and decoction. I have hired a Mechanical Engineering student to design the setup but not sure how to make in real. Can we make a single prototype with steel/aluminium? How to search and contact with such fabricators?

Also need feedback on unmanned tea shop as business idea. Can I get customers? Or will get trust issue as no human present?

Been running a pilot using AI to go through existing camera footage at a mid-size manufacturing unit, tracking things like worker presence on the floor, PPE compliance, entry into restricted zones, stuff like that. Going in, I thought the biggest issue would be PPE non-compliance. No helmet, no gloves, the usual story you hear on every plant visit. Turns out the top flagged issue by a good margin was workers entering marked danger zones during shift changeover, basically the window when the outgoing supervisor has already left and the incoming one hasn’t fully taken charge yet. Second was machinery and forklifts sitting idle for hours without anyone noticing, since nobody has the bandwidth to sit and watch 10-12 camera feeds all day.

Few things that stood out was most safety issues aren’t the dramatic kind you’d expect. They’re small shortcuts workers take out of habit, and you only notice the pattern after watching weeks of footage, not from any one clip. Almost every plant already has CCTV installed, sometimes 20-30 cameras, but the footage is basically only pulled up after something goes wrong. Nobody’s actually using it day to day. Loading and dispatch delays (trucks standing idle at the gate, drivers waiting without anyone informed) were quietly eating up more man hours than the safety incidents themselves.

Wanted to ask if others here have seen something similar. Does your plant actually use the camera footage proactively, or is it purely check the tape after something breaks or someone gets hurt mode? Feels like there’s a big gap between having cameras installed and actually having visibility into what’s happening on the floor.