The Oragadam facility is one of its only three globally. The other two are in Japan and China. Annually, the new assembly plant is capable of producing 3000 machines and the 15-acre foundry is capable of producing 6000 tonnes per year. The facility at SIPCOT Industrial Park is expected to support employment to 1000 ( 700 professionals, with an additional 300 support roles).
Through a virtual meeting, Arun Roy, Secretary Industries, Government of Tamil Nadu, said, “For several decades, Japan has been one of Tamil Nadu’s most trusted partners in economic development, cooperation and advanced manufacturing. Japanese companies have consistently shown confidence in Tamil Nadu’s talent, infrastructure and business-friendly environment. Today’s inauguration is a major reaffirmation of that partnership and confidence.”
K.Balasubramaniam, Founder, Tsugami India and Chairman and MD, Proteck Machinery India, said the company’s revenue was Rs 270 crore last year. This expansion is expected to generate revenue of Rs 400 crore in the fiscal year,
He said that the company was setting up a training centre in the assembly unit and hoped to train 30 people at a time.
He said that Apple was one of the major customers of Tsugami. Apple used nearly 4000 machines of Tsugami, as there was a need for high precision to make those devices. K.Balasubramaniam said that “Starting from mobiles to dental implants, high-precision machines are needed and skill plays a major role in making these high-precision machines, as the final precision is done by hand”
On the price of each machine, he said that for a simple machine, the price range started from Rs 25-30 lakhs and it increasesdto Rs 2-3 crore for high precision per machine. Currently, Tsugami manufactures 130 machines per month and this number is expected to rise to around 350-400 in the next two years.
Starting from bare metal to finished machines, the newly =inaugurated facilities enhance the scale of production while maintaining the stringent quality standards that Tsugami is known for worldwide. The expansion enables in-house manufacture of the machines, promoting quality with volume scalability, says the press release.
