Rajkot machine tools cluster

Introduction

The industrial city of Rajkot hosts one of the most important clusters of machine tool manufacturers in India. There are about 400 machine tool and allied manufacturing units in this cluster. They are located mainly in areas such as Shapar, Aji, Bamanbore, Kothariya, Samrat, Atika and Metoda. Most of the units produce conventional machine tools; a few units produce modern machine tools such as CNC machines, vertical and horizontal machining centres (VMC/HMC), etc. The castings and forged machine parts required for machine tool manufacture are generally sourced from foundries, forging units, and component manufacturing units.

Products manufactured

Machine tools like CNC/VMC machines, drilling machines; lathes, hydraulic and mechanical presses, slotting machines; special purpose machines (SPM); machine tool accessories like centering tools, chucks, gears, lead screws, etc.

Number of MSMEs

400

Main fuels

Electricity; natural gas (NG); diesel

Production & turnover

N.A.

Energy consumption (toe)

Low

Total energy consumption (toe)

2374

Leading industry association(s)

Machine Tools Manufacturers Association, Rajkot (MTMA)http://www.mtmarajkot.org/

Rajkot Engineering Association (REA) http://www.reaindia.com/

The Institute of Indian Foundrymen, Rajkot Chapter http://www.indianfoundry.org/

Cluster profile

https://sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/MachineTool_Rajkot.pdf

Other resources

• NSIC Technical Services Centre, Rajkot  https://www.nsic.co.in/ntsc/NTSC-Rajkot
• Common Facility Centre, Rajkot (RETARC) https://retarc.business.site/
• MSME-DI (Ahmedabad/Rajkot) https://msmediahmedabad.gov.in/