Silmax Invests in India to Shorten Lead Times

Lanzo Torinese, Italy and Bengaluru, India – Silmax, a historic Italian manufacturer of precision milling and drilling tools, is now in the process of setting up its first manufacturing unit in India, planned for launch in November 2025. On National Manufacturing Week, enterprise and innovation are the true engines of progress. The very same tenets that have been the catalyst for Silmax’s success since 1819. Success demands precision: blending entrepreneurial spirit with flawless execution to create high-quality, tangible products.

“Under every strong factory sits a quiet base: precision tooling. A turbine blade or an automotive die or a surgical implant begins as a tool; that origin fixes tolerance, surface finish, and repeatability. When the tool is right, line rhythm holds, yields stay steady, and schedules survive pressure,” stated Dr Dario Maria Fumagalli, President and CEO, Silmax, sharing his thoughts on the manufacturing ecosystem and progress.

Currently, in India—he stressed—manufacturing share is rising by building tooling capacity. Longer tool life is creating stable runs and planned maintenance; lower scrap is tightening cash cycles. Complex geometry is moving from drawing to line through fixturing, metrology, and process control—rework is falling, and takt is settling.

“As a result, lead time is shrinking as design sits in-house and changeovers run faster; EV platforms, aerospace assemblies, and medical devices are experiencing this first,” Dr Fumagalli concluded. “What we are seeing today is a shift to local production of world-class tools that shortens lead times, aligns better with Indian materials, and creates a pipeline of skilled engineers. This reduces dependency on imports and positions India to meet global demand with consistency. In the end, manufacturing progress will be measured in factories built and the precision of the tools that power them.”

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