A leading solution provider to two-wheeler manufacturers on all sheet metal and tubular frame fabrication, Metalman Auto used the Auto Expo 2020 – Components to showcase its class-leading infrastructure and cutting-edge technological abilities. The company’s pavilion offers virtual experience of its manufacturing facilities to visitors, to spotlight the sophistication of Industry 4.0-compatible processes with the aid of robotics, auto-correct and machine-learning technologies.
Talking exclusively to MOTORINDIA, Nishant Jairath, Director, Metalman Auto (P) Ltd., said: “We don’t have any products at our stand. We are welders, offering comprehensive and customised solutions to our OEM customers. It is pertinent to highlight our infra abilities and tech-ready approach to them.” In terms of new developments at his company, Jairath pointed out that the advent of BS-VI has ushered in significant redesigns in motorcycle mufflers and exhaust systems, with the steel frames becoming much lighter. The company has also displayed new designs of friction-welded handle-bars, among others.
The director added that their solutions are majorly built-to-print, so the more automated and AI-aided processes are, the more the precision and perfection. “We are capable of building any kind of design products as our customers want, and this expo is the right platform to stress on our core strengths”, he noted. Asked on the prevailing market scenario, he replied that the two-wheeler industry is one of the least hit, and expects even better turnout in the last quarter of 2019-20. “Two-wheeler makers are into building inventories of BS-VI models, therefore, the months of February and March 2020 will see significant uptick in the manufacturing of new vehicles.”
Bajaj Auto is the legacy customer of Metalman Auto, for whom the latter is also fabricating frames for three-wheelers, while other prominent clients include TVS Motorcycles and Hero Motorcorp. The company is also working with Harley Davidson on some specific parts, while a new project with BMW Motorrad is on the anvil.