Pune's machine shops mostly make parts for other companies' machines. A workshop that designs and sells its own washers, graders, pulpers and dryers to farmer groups and small food units keeps more of the selling price in the district.
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This workshop designs, builds and sells small food-processing machines: washers and pulpers for fruit and vegetables, sorting and grading tables, tray dryers and small flour and spice grinders. You sell them under your own name, with installation and service.
Pune's engineering units mostly make parts to order for large companies, who build the finished machines, sell them under their own names and keep the bigger share of the price. Making your own finished machines keeps that share here, and the fabrication shops and parts suppliers you need are close by. Demand sits next door: frozen and processed food is Pune's second 'one district, one product', and NABARD's 2023-24 credit plan for Pune lists dal mills, flour mills and fruit and vegetable processing units under food and agro processing potential of Rs 901.08 crore.
You need a shed with welding, cutting, bending and machining tools, someone who can draw designs in CAD (computer drawing software), and a welder skilled in food-grade stainless steel. The hard part is trust and service. Buyers fear breakdowns in peak season, so offer quick repair visits and keep spares ready. New designs take several rounds of testing.
Reach buyers at farm and food trade shows, through farmer producer organisations and bank branches that fund small food units, and by giving live demonstrations at your workshop.
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