Production and job work

PPDC Agra's production division makes things for small manufacturers. There is no selection and no cohort: you send a drawing, a sample or a concept and the centre's engineers scope the work.

What you get

• Foundry and casting support across sand, shell, investment and die casting, with melt-shop guidance and casting defect analysis.
• Forging process development — billet design, die development, press selection and hot and cold forging parameters.
• CAD/CAM prototyping in AutoCAD, Pro-E and Unigraphics, with 3D scanning and reverse engineering.
• Design and fabrication of jigs, fixtures, gauges and special-purpose tooling.
• A production process audit that identifies bottlenecks and waste and comes with implementation support.
• Access to CNC milling and turning, a KUKA six-axis robot, CMM inspection, injection and PET blow moulding, wire-cut EDM and additive manufacturing.

Who can apply

• Any MSME unit, startup or larger industry. No registration, geography, sector or stage requirement is stated.
• The centre names foundry and casting, forging and fabrication, leather and footwear, auto components, general engineering, defence and railways, handicrafts, gems and jewellery, fragrance and flavour and process industry as the sectors it serves.

How selection works: there is none. This is paid work, not a programme. The stated sequence is inquiry and scope, then a technical assessment with a written proposal, then design and tooling you approve, then production with in-process inspection and a first article inspection report, then delivery with post-delivery technical support.

How to apply: contact the technical team at the head office in Foundry Nagar, Agra with your drawing, sample or requirement. There is no form and no online booking. The centre says its infrastructure is available to MSMEs at subsidised rates, but publishes no rate card — ask for a written quote with the proposal.