STONE MACHINERY, TOOLS & CONSUMABLE SCENARIO

Most of the machinery being presently installed by the stone processing industry especially in marble and sandstone sector are 'Made in India'. India produces marble gangsaws & tiling plants, circular saws for granite, polishing machines etc. In addition to the above quarrying equipment like pneumatic jack hammers, diesel operated compressors, hydraulic jacks, splitting equipment, winches, excavators, air pillows etc., are now being produced in the country.

The material handling equipment and machinery are also entirely being 'Made in India' by wholly owned Indian companies as well as subsidiaries of foreign multinationals. For loading and unloading of blocks at quarrying and processing plants - jib cranes, derricks, excavators and mobile cranes are being manufactured in India. For removal of blocks and over-burden; dumpers, trucks, air pillows, tractor trolleys etc. are also being manufactured locally. Abrasives, tools and consumables are being produced within the country in joint ventures/ collaborations with reputed foreign companies except for some imports. However, there is a void in plants for application of epoxy resins, finishing and polishing compounds.

The machinery being produced in India involves a low to medium level of technology, with most of the controls being handled manually rather that through computer numeric controls as in developed countries. Hence, Indian machinery holds tremendous potential for exports to other third world countries in view of their low cost and high quality.

A representative sample of the wide range of machinery 'Made in India' is as below:

marble gangsaws tiling plants circular saws for granite polishing machines etc. stonecraft machinery  and many more......

Wire Saws Chain Saws Pneumatic jack hammers diesel operated compressors hydraulic jacks splitting equipment winches excavators air pillows and many more......

jib cranes derricks excavators  gantry cranes mobile cranes dumpers trucks air pillows tractor trolleys and many more......

the entire range.......