In a landmark boost to India’s precision manufacturing landscape, Tsugami Precision Engineering India Private Limited today formally inaugurated its state-of-the-art assembly plant and foundry at Oragadam, Chennai, marking the first foundry ever set up in India by a Japanese machine tool manufacturer. The project, built with an investment of ₹300 crores, also stands as one of the largest Japanese machine tool investments in the country to date.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Arun Roy, IAS, Secretary – Industries, Government of Tamil Nadu, Kaoru Shiraishi, Director General, JETRO, senior Tsugami leadership, including Toshihiro Serikawa, Mami Matsushita, Veera Suresh Kumar, K Balasubramaniam, Founder of Tsugami India and Chairman & MD, Proteck Machinery India and Raghu Chandrasekaran, the Managing Director of Tsugami India.
Spread across 15 acres in the SIPCOT Industrial Park, the new facility houses an assembly unit with an annual capacity of 3,000 machines and a foundry capable of producing 6,000 tonnes of castings. Together, they will employ over 1,000 professionals, generating significant ecosystem jobs in the Oragadam–Sriperumbudur industrial belt, which is already one of India’s fastest-growing hubs for electronics and component manufacturing.
Calling the inauguration a milestone in Indo-Japanese industrial cooperation, Kaoru Shiraishi said the facility reflects the strength of a partnership built on “trust, innovation and mutual respect.” He added that combining Japanese precision with India’s talent and market dynamism “will create immense value and strengthen industrial capabilities.”
Arun Roy, IAS highlighted Tamil Nadu’s long-standing bond with Japanese industry, calling the new plant “a reaffirmation of Japan’s confidence in the state’s talent, infrastructure and manufacturing ecosystem.” He noted that the facility will create new opportunities for youth and suppliers across Tamil Nadu.
Describing the project as a major leap for India’s high-precision engineering capabilities, K Balasubramaniam said Tsugami’s trusted global legacy will now translate into deeper domestic manufacturing. “This facility will trigger a snowballing effect in India’s precision engineering ecosystem. We are proud to take Tsugami’s commitment to India to the next orbit,” he remarked.
The new infrastructure enables end-to-end indigenous production – from raw metal to finished CNC machines – significantly boosting Tsugami India’s scale while adhering to the stringent global quality standards synonymous with the brand.
Tsugami is a globally respected Japanese precision engineering major known for high-accuracy CNC machine tools used across automotive, aerospace, medical devices and electronics. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company reported global revenues of nearly USD 700 million for FY 2024–25.
Established in 2013 as a joint venture between Tsugami Corporation, Japan, and Proteck Machinery India, Tsugami India is among the country’s leading CNC machine tool manufacturers, offering advanced, high-precision machinery supported by a nationwide network of technical centres.
