Wet grinder export from Coimbatore
Grinder makers plan to tap overseas marketCoimbatore:Some wet grinder manufacturers here plan to modify the design of commercial wet grinders (mainly used in restaurants) to meet the demands of overseas customers. Sixteen manufacturers went to Singapore and Malaysia recently and held business meets. The aim was to supply wet grinders to South Indians living there. The visit was part of the cluster rogramme, being implemented for the last three years by the Small Industries Service Institute and the Coimbatore Wet Grinder and Accessories Manufacturers' Association.
The manufactures receive enquiries for domestic and commercial grinders from the two countries. While they can export the domestic grinders without any modification, the commercial ones need to be re-designed, says V. Ramakrishnan, assistant director of the Institute. He says the restaurants in these countries are now buying grinders from India and making the changes according to their requirements. They want the manufacturers to incorporate these changes at the production stage itself. They want better quality raw materials, upgrading of the technology and more user-friendly grinders.
A programme to upgrade the motors is on, he says. The units can modify the products according to the demands of their overseas customers with the expertise available. This will improve their margins too. A common facility centre, planned under the cluster programme, is coming up on the city outskirts. This Rs.2.88 crore project will get Rs. 99 lakh in grant from the Centre and Rs. 16.52 lakh from the State.
