DISA India, a leading supplier of high technology foundry equipment is expanding capacity at its manufacturing facilities at Tumkur and Hosakote near Bangalore. The company, part of the Denmark-based DISA group, is planning to step up localisation of equipment to meet growing demand in the country.
“The domestic foundry industry, which relied on manual and labour intensive techniques, is increasingly opting for automated equipment due to acute labour shortage and high energy costs. We are expanding our capacity to meet the needs of our customers,” said Viraj Naidu, Managing Director of DISA India, the Danish foundry equipment major which is headquartered in India at Bangalore. Established in 1984, the company has set up a state-of-art manufacturing facility at Hosakote and Tumkur and an R&D centre in Bangalore to provide the latest equipment and solutions to its customers.
DISA has introduced semi-automatic and automatic high pressure moulding lines to the Indian foundries. The 5000-strong foundry industry in India has 4000 manually operated foundries. However, the industry is suffering from lack of skilled labour and is thus increasingly opting for automation. DISA hopes to make high-end technology affordable by localizing equipment. With infusion of technology, the industry hopes to tackle the twin problems of labour shortage and high energy costs.
