Walchandnagar Industries Limited is a diversified heavy engineering project execution company in India and internationally across core sectors with Hi Tech Manufacturing, Engineering Products and Engineering Services. Company's principal activities are engineering, fabrication and manufacture of machineries for sugar plants, cement plants and boilers, heavy duty gears, mineral processing, special and general engineering equipment.
The Company was founded by Seth Walchand Hirachand, the visionary Industrialist & Patriot on November 25, 1908. The company operates in three segments, namely Heavy Engineering, Foundry & Machine Shop and Others. The Heavy Engineering segment is engaged in engineering, fabrication and manufacturing of machinery for sugar plants, cement plants, boilers, heavy duty gears, mineral processing, defense and nuclear power business. Foundry & Machine Shop segment manufactures cast iron and spheroidal graphite iron castings required by various industries and machining of components. Others segment includes units manufacturing pressure and temperature gauges and infotech services.
In the year 1978, Cooper Engineering Ltd and Tiwai Industries Ltd were amalgamated with the company with effect from April 1, 1978. In the year 1979, the company entered into a collaboration agreement with Polysins GmbH West Germany for manufacture of cement machinery. In the year 1980, they executed the first set of 15 000 H.P. marine gear box for the Indian Navy.
In the year 1982, the company entered into a technical collaboration with Hitachi-eiki Co Ltd Japan for the manufacture of computerized numerically controlled (CNC) machines in India. In the year 1986, Walchand Tandur Cement Co Ltd became a subsidiary of the company with effect from June 23, 1986.
In the year 1987, the company entered into a technical collaboration agreement with MAAG Gear Wheel Co Ltd, Switzerland for technical back-up in the manufacture of gear boxes for Corvette Ships. In the ye