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customers spread across the country. These included VMC’s, Chakan,Pune equipped with a line up of sophisticated
HBM’s, HMC’s, VTL, Heavy Duty Lathes, Plano Millers, and production equipment and a workforce of 60 people who are
Cylindrical Grinding Machines from various foreign brands like qualified and well-versed in the art of chiselling out world-class
Juaristi, Skoda, Collet, Four Star, Hartford, WMW, San Rocco, machines with unwavering commitment.
Toss, Titan, Huron, Bitller, Cincinatti and many more. We also Of course everything is not hunky-dory even with Shubhline.
undertook erection and commissioning of machines, and took There are challenges. The greatest challenge is paucity of
up AMCs for maintaining machines of any make,” recounts working capital which is a problem common to all small scale
Rajendra Dudhe. industries.
In 2020, Shubhline ventured into manufacturing its own Shubhline has ambitious growth plans. It yearns to
machines – Heavy Duty CNC Double Column Machining manufacture and add quite a number of heavy duty machines
Centers primarily of three types viz. Fixed Double Column to its portfolio. But one bottleneck faced by the company is non-
Machining Center, Moving Double Column Machining Center availability of castings in single piece weighing beyond 15T.
and Gantry Double Column Machining Center. “This was the “For heavier machines of 25T for instance, we have to combine
first time in India that we came up with a Double Column and fabricate the base structure. Also the waiting period for
Machining Center with a W-axis!” exclaims Dudhe. castings is anywhere between 2-3 months,” laments Dudhe.
“We are used to working with all types of customers - local
Features Galore or global, large or small. What gives us this confidence is
Some of the key features that make Shubhline machines the impeccable quality of our time-tested products. We are
unique are: constantly investing in technology and research to make sure
Prostar CNC Double Column Machining Centers Travels:- that we stay far ahead of the curve. Our commitment to quality
X axis- 2200 mm - 30000 mm guarantees our success and customer satisfaction. No wonder,
Y axis- 2300 mm - 6700 mm most of our orders are from repeat customers, and the enquiries
Z axis- 600 mm - 2000 mm are through word of mouth,” reveals Rajendra.
W axis- 500 mm - 1000 mm Shubhline claims that its single most USP is its robust design.
Distance between columns: 1620 mm - 6800 mm. Above all, because of its lean manufacturing practices, without
compromising on quality, it is able to keep a tight control on
Rigid cast iron structure (honeycomb structure with ribbings); costs. This is what is making its products cost-effective and
4 Linear Guide ways in Ram; Provision of Auto Head mounting economical even compared to Chinese machines.
in Ram for future; Twin individual Ball Screws on each column Everyone talks of working towards the national mission of
for smooth movement of W-Axis; Ball screw directly coupled to ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative. But Rajendra
Planetary Gear box / Motor with Miki Pulley coupling; Columns Dudhe is one who puts them into practice through development
ribbings for cross beam mounting are made minimal to provide of indigenous machines at affordable price so that imports
full job height; Extra 700 mm travel in Y-Axis for Full window can be curbed and the nation can save its precious foreign
size job to be machined using angular head; Fully enclosed exchange.
head design to provide longer life to the components like Drag
Chains; 1:4 Ratio Two-stage gear box to provide higher torque
for heavy depth of cut while machining; Operator platform; Tool
place on machine to have easy access of tools while working;
Hydraulic Power pack, Chiller unit, Accumulator, Electrical
Panels are placed on machine to save machine space; Standard
single piece columns to ignore use of riser for extra job height;
‘Z’ shaped cross beam design to distribute load of machine
head; Column size extended (50%) in front to keep center of
gravity of machine head; Minimum distance in two foundation
bolts (400 mm) to provide extra strength to machine bed, etc.
The demand for these machines is huge. In a matter of two
years the company has sold 30 machines.
Shubhline has a sprawling manufacturing facility in

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