With the ceremonial opening of the world’s sixth production plant in India, GROB is strengthening its
presence in the Indian market and is also expanding its long-term, strategic commitment, both in the
region and worldwide as an export-oriented company. The plant in Bangalore is another important
milestone in the GROB Group’s efforts to secure the growth of the company and thus the jobs of all
plants.
Building a plant means something completely different in terms of resources than just setting up a
branch with sales and service. Not only because of the enormous investment required, but also to bring
the necessary expertise in technology, quality and reliability into the country. “With our ‘Made in
Germany’ products in India, we are only competitive in terms of price to a limited extent. We can
achieve lower manufacturing costs locally in Bangalore with a high proportion of added value,” explains
GROB Group CEO German Wankmiller. “However, in order to manufacture the complex GROB products
in India, it is necessary to continuously develop all production processes with a pronounced quality data
save. This applies first and foremost to the machining centers, but also to the electric machines and
systems in the near future.”
GROB’s commitment to build a plant in India is based on a long, strategically oriented process and has
developed over the years. GROB has been active in India for many years and has become an established
partner for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. There is great potential for GROB, particularly in the universal
machine business and especially in the aerospace sector. The region around Bangalore plays an
important role here, as many customers and suppliers are located here, as the many guests from this
region at the opening ceremony demonstrated. And the prospects are good: “We expect strong growth
over the coming years,” Christian Müller (CSO) is convinced. “The focus in the Indian automotive
industry is still on conventional drives. However, we are already offering one or two e-projects in India.
Especially as we are in direct contact with the largest Indian car manufacturers TATA and Mahindra.”
