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India has emerged as one of the major suppliers of die-cast auto-components across the globe! This market has matured over the years and is now equipped with the ability to cater to both domestic and international customers as well. The Indian die casting industry is highly correlative to the automotive industry. This market has witnessed a consumer shift from components made from heavy steel to lightweight aluminium castings.
One of the fast-growing trends in this sector is manufacturing of critical components by aluminium die casting process, due to several advantages that accrue to the OEM’s, like reduction in weight and cost, improvement in quality, capability to meet high volume requirements etc. However, the Indian Auto Components Aluminium Die Casting market is fragmented with several market players to choose from. Customers need a reliable and end-to-end solution provider that can meet every customer’s unique requirement.
In this scenario, CHAMUNDI DIE CAST (P) LTD. has emerged as a “Prefered Supplier of Choice” for supply of fully Machined Aluminium Castings, to many leading names in the automotive industry, both in India and overseas. Estabilished in 1985, by Mr. Y Ghouse Khan, a Technocrat with vast previous experience in the manufacturing industry, the Company has, in its three and half decade history, become a “One Stop Solution Provider” to
many of its prestigious customers. From it’s humble beginnings of being a small, raw casting only supplier, the company has substaintially expanded its operations with a lot of backward & forward integration of processes. Using “Customer Satisfaction” as its Key Marketing Tool, the Company has created an impressive track record of performance, over the years.
With a commanding market presence, today, the Company has three manufacturing plants in India, providing employement to around 800+ people across all plants. It has a captive In House Tool Room, where both CAD/CAM are extensively used in design and manufacture of complex moulds/dies that the Company needs, apart from having dedicated Vendors for any additional out-sourcing of Tooling. A wide range of 24 nos. of advanced High Pressure Die Casting machines, of capacities ranging from 100 Ton upto 1,000 Ton, give the Company an edge over the competion in being able to manufacture a wide variety of castings, in the weight ranges of 20 grams to aprox. 6.0 kilograms.
A huge variety of 130+ CNC Machines, that are available in house, enable the Company to supply castings in fully machined condition, to the exacting needs to customers. In House Conveyorised Powder Coating facility further enhances the Companies capability to supply fully finished products to its customers. Where needed, further value add is provided by simple sub-assembly operations being carried out by Chamundi.
“With “QUALITY” being the unwavering focus in all its processes, Chamundi has certified Quality Management Systems in place, which have helped it to pass, with Flying Colors, many customer Audits conducted by leading customers and OEM’s, from India and abroad. We are now pushing for EMS certifications, going forward, to reduce our impact on the Environment” quotes Farhan Khan, Joint Managing Director.
By winning customer confidence thru High Quality & Timely Deliveries, Chamundi has expanded its markets tremendously, both in the domestic and mainly export markets. Today, more than 50% of its revenues come from Exports of critical components to customers in USA, Germany, Brazil etc. Chamundi is further expanding its portfolio by introducing Gravity Die Casting process in its capabilities.
Gearing up for the future projections from its customers, Expansion of capacities is also underway at all the manufacturing locations, to meet the aggressive growth targets forecast. “The current pandemic has thrown up both challenges and oppurtunities in the entire economy, and the automotive industry is no exception. Only companies that are able to adapt quickly to the changing new norms will be the survivor’s. All businesses will be put to test and those that survive this disruption will be rewarded with tremendous oppurtunities. Shift in manufacturing location geographies, mandated by large corporations derisiking their supply chain, partly as a result of the pandemic, will present growth oppurtunites to the capable surviving businesses. We have set ourselves aggressive growth plans that will see us more than doubling our sales, over the next 2-3 years” says Yasin Khan, Managing Director.
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