Mother India Forming
The emphasis on local sourcing and Make-in-India has created new growth opportunities, enabling us to expand our product portfolio and cater to a larger market.
Santosh V - Director, Sales, Mother India Forming
Please provide an overview of Mother India Forming’s capabilities in shaping steel sheet profiles and sections. What sets your company apart in the construction and infrastructure sectors, and what strategies ensure your competitiveness in the market?
Mother India Forming specializes in the precision shaping of steel sheet into tubular profiles and sections, leveraging complex shape roll-forming with further operations such as CNC bending, laser cutting, and robotic welding technologies. Our capabilities extend from standard profiles to highly customized solutions that cater to specific industry demands, including construction, infrastructure, and heavy equipment.
Our in-house R&D, machine manufacturing and tool manufacturing departments have set us apart in our ability to integrate innovation with customer-centric solutions. We excel in producing cold rolled steel profiles that meet stringent safety, strength, and durability requirements. Additionally, our focus on lean manufacturing, value analysis, and value engineering (VAVE) ensures that we remain competitive by delivering cost-effective, high-performance products. Our agility in localizing components and our global supply chain make us a preferred partner for OEMs worldwide.
How does Mother India Forming address the diverse needs of the construction and equipment sectors through customized steel profiles? What are some innovative solutions or unique designs you have developed for specific applications in these industries?
We understand that the construction and equipment sectors require tailored solutions to address their unique challenges. At Mother India Forming, we collaborate closely with our customers to design and manufacture customized steel profiles that align with their specific operational requirements.
For instance, we have developed multi-radius tangential bends for operator cabins in construction equipment, ensuring compliance with ROPS (Roll Over Protection Structures) and FOPS (Falling Object Protection Structures) standards. Another innovation includes lightweight yet robust profiles for scaffolding and formwork systems, which streamline construction processes while improving safety and efficiency. Our ability to create ready-to-fit components with integrated features, such as hinge assemblies and pre-drilled holes, further reduces manufacturing time and enhances overall productivity and cost.
How does Mother India Forming ensure the quality, precision, and durability of its steel profiles for heavy equipment like excavators and cranes, and how do technologies like automation, robotics, and data analytics enhance your shaping processes to meet the demands of harsh construction and infrastructure applications?
Quality, precision, and durability are the cornerstones of our manufacturing process. Every steel profile we produce undergoes rigorous testing to ensure it meets stringent industry standards. For heavy equipment like excavators and cranes, the components we manufacture can withstand harsh environmental conditions and demanding operational loads.
We utilize state-of-the-art automation to achieve consistent accuracy in production, minimizing errors and maximizing efficiency. Industry 4.0 Data Analytics further optimizes our processes by enabling real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance, ensuring that our facilities operate at peak performance. These technologies, combined with our skilled workforce, allow us to deliver products that meet the highest standards of reliability.
Sustainability is a growing concern in manufacturing. How is Mother India Forming working toward reducing its environmental impact, especially in terms of energy usage and waste management during the shaping of steel profiles?
Sustainability is at the core of our operations. We have implemented several measures to minimize our environmental footprint while maintaining the highest levels of production efficiency. These include:
- Energy-Efficient Processes: Our current Solar Roof top power generation of 150 Kw will be further added with 1.5 Mw by 2026. In addition to this, we utilize energy-efficient machinery and optimize production workflows to reduce energy consumption.
- Waste Minimization: Through advan- ced roll-forming techniques and VAVE initiatives, we reduce material waste and maximize resource utilization. Scrap materials are recycled back into the production cycle, creating a closed-loop manufacturing system.
- Re-forestation: Our industrial campus houses a re-forested area of 16,000 sqm lush green trees and plants numbering over 2000.
Our efforts not only contribute to environmental conservation but also enable us to deliver cost-effective solutions to our customers.
How do government policies and initiatives, such as the National Steel Policy, influence your business? What further support would you like to see from the government to help boost the competitiveness of the steel profile manufacturing sector?
Government policies like the National Steel Policy provides insulation to local manufacturing industry from anti-dumping of steel in the form of billets and coils. However, the Government is yet to take initiative to avoid anti-dumping of steel products made from billets and coils. The availability of low cost steel from local mills will aid a more aggressive infrastructure development and 100% local sourcing of steel by-products.
However, to further boost the competitiveness of the steel profile manufacturing sector, we would welcome additional support in the form of:
- Incentives for adopting green technologies and sustainable practices.
- Streamlined regulations and faster approvals for infrastructure projects.
- Enhanced R&D support to foster innovation and technological advancements in steel manufacturing.
With such measures, we can continue to contribute to the nation’s economic growth while staying competitive on a global scale.
