Making the Right Moves

UCAM Pvt Ltd, a specialist in precision CNC rotary tables, and Gear hobbing solutions for machine tool applications, has leveraged technology and performance to define
its growth.

not all entrepreneurs start out with all advantages. Most have to deal with their fair share of struggles on their path to building a unique and profitable venture. Then comes the challenge of constantly improvising to scale and create a stellar reputation to get appreciated by the stakeholders. UCAM story is no different and is replete with the pains that it weathered on its way to the top.

“Fortunately for UCAM, we could identify a niche product in Rotary Tables very early in our journey. Like any other Indian manufacturer of a niche product, UCAM had to struggle a lot to make the domestic market accept an Indian product. But once the small window of opportunity was opened, there was no looking back,” said Indradev Babu, Founder & Managing Director, UCAM Pvt Ltd and Vice President, IMTMA.

To stay competitive, UCAM took to the path of backward integration of key subsystems of its products through investment in R&D and association with institutions of higher learning and industrial expertise. “As we look back today, there is a lot of satisfaction in the path we have traversed and grown to be recognized as a house of Excellence in Engineering. UCAM’s speciality is its ability to harness technology and engineer products of precision to match the continuously changing customer needs,”he shared.

Wide range of product offerings

It specializes in the manufacturing of precision CNC Rotary

Tables, Index Tables and Pallet Changing Solutions for Machine Tool applications. The products boast of their consistent quality, reliability and performance in challenging and high demanding applications in various industries such as automobile, aerospace, power generation, medical & orthopedic implants, oil & gas exploration, pumps & valves, general engineering etc.

With the state-of-the-art, cutting-edge technology and a comprehensive approach to continuous product innovation through R&D and a pro-active customer relation management, UCAM has risen in stature as a global brand in the machine tool industry.

“UCAM’s standard product range in Rotary Tables starts from 150 mm dia to 600 mm dia across 4- and 5-axis solutions. UCAM has been successful in designing, developing and delivering Rotary solutions ranging from 800 mm to 3000 mm dia,” informed Ramesh TK, Director, UCAM Pvt Ltd.

“We have recently delivered a special customer request for a TurnMill Table. We are proud that this first product offering is helping the customer meet his market demands successfully,” he added.

The company’s standard range of products is quite vast in itself and it also enjoys catering to customized requests. “Customization is, in fact, UCAM’s competitive advantage. We receive requests from Europe’s OEMs for 5-axis solutions to fit into their portfolios. As of the ratio of standard to customized products, it keeps varying every year,” stated Ramesh.

Customer-first culture

Knowing the customer inside out is the key. The success of any enterprise is defined by its ability to align its products and services to the ever-changing customer needs.

In the domestic segment, UCAM is able to understand its customers’ needs through various modes of engagement like exhibitions, technical seminars, periodic customer visits by the sales and service teams, and other social media engagements. “Government initiatives like ‘Make in India also present possibilities in the defence and aerospace segments in the domestic market,”
noted Ramesh.

“Our global engagement is limited to a handful of OEMs to whom UCAM is the first choice provider of rotary indexing solutions. In the coming years, we will be focussing to expand our reach to global customers across various geographies and industry segments. ‘Benchmarking’ will be the key to our customer acquisition strategy, both globally and domestically,” he shared.

Business units

“The seeds for the emerging business units of UCAM – Nimble Electric, Nimble Machines and Nimble Motion have been the need for subsystems of high quality and competitive pricing of products. These two key factors have triggered ‘Backward Integration’ as a defining process in UCAM,” explained Babu.

“Nimble Electric caters to the Direct Drive Motor needs for Rotary Table and Nimble Machines’ businesses. While Nimble Machines, which emanated from the internal manufacturing need for Worm Gear and Worm Shafts for Rotary Tables, is now catering to the increasing domestic customer demand for Gear Hobbing Machines, a worthy competition for global manufacturers,” he added.

UCAM Mechatronics is a trading division representing principles from Europe. It deals with the subsystem needs of the machine tool and other manufacturing industries that are also the customers of UCAM for its indexing and gear hobbing solutions.

Saving the planet

That UCAM believes in environmental sustainability is proven by the fact that the complete campus at Bangalore facility is powered by energy-efficient LED lights for low power consumption. The company’s commitment to going green is reflected in its initiatives at its plant design and operations. UCAM is also about to invest in solar energy generation with a sizable investment. Rain water harvesting and STP are other routine practices that it has in place.

HIGHLIGHT :With the state-of-the-art, cutting-edge technology and a
comprehensive approach to continuous product innovation through R&D and a pro-active customer relation management, UCAM has risen in stature as a global brand in the machine tool industry.

Poonam Pednekar

Chief Copy Editor

Magic Wand Media Inc

poonam.pednekar@magicwandmedia.in

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