• Inception of manufacturing facilities in the year 1960
• Manufacturer of steering & suspension systems for every segment of automobile industry, viz Passenger cars, Multi utility vehicles, Light commercial vehicles, Heavy commercial vehicles and Farm tractors
• Branched in Hydraulic products in anticipation of shift in customer requirements
• Best in class manufacturing facilities
• In the past RML had Strategic Technical partnerships with M/s TRW Inc, USA for Steering Gear Products & TRW Ehrenreich GmbH & Co., Germany for Steering Linkage Products
• Holds major market share in India both in Manual steering gear systems & suspension systems

• Incepted in the year 2006 to capitalise market opportunities for die casting solutions
• Steadily gained market share with cost effective, on time supplies
• Services include design, development and machined aluminium casting components & sub - assemblies
• Clientele cover auto industry, Luminaries and engineering sector
• Sales turnover of Rs.368 million in 2010-11 and expected to double in 2012 with growth in exports

• Core design philosophy of “getting it right the first time”
• Contemporary computer aided engineering and design applications
• Finite element analysis for all critical parts
• Vehicle steering system analysis to simulate real life conditions

• Rane Diecast Ltd., recently developed a new production line for EPAS & Power Rack and Pinion housings to TRW
• Capabilities include tooling development and product-process optimization

The journey to continuously enhance product life and reliability has seen various initiatives in deploying appropriate product and process technologies. The focus areas are:

• Reducing friction
• Light weighing
• Sealing
• Reducing need for service / improving maintainability

Ball joints for a wide application catering:

• Greased-for-life maintenance free design
• Controlled torque for optimum application
• Corrosion-free with specialized coatings

Manual and Mechanical Steering systems with:

• Low friction features for controlled torque output
• Specially manufactured components for enhanced product life
• High environment resilience through the use of specialized seals and coatings

The division has a fully equipped plant for Aluminum HPDC castings & machining / sub assembly line.

• Die casting process with Partial Squeeze pin technique & Vacuum assisted.
• Process thermally regulated with die temp controller.
• Raw material control with Spectro analyser & degassing to minimize gas porosity.
• Fully automated and computer controlled Horizontal & Vertical machining centers.
• Online SPC in Machining lines for critical characteristics.
• Leak Test machines with in-house impregnation plant, for leak proof parts.
• High pressure washing machines to eliminate contamination.
• Lean Manufacturing with single piece flow and packing at the end of line.

• Comprehensive design facilities to simulate varied environmental scenarios
• State-of-the-art test facility to validate product feature parameters, functional parameters, endurance and environmental integrity

• Comprehensive design facilities to simulate varied environmental scenarios
• State-of-the-art test facility to validate product feature parameters, functional parameters, endurance and environmental integrity

The production plants at Chennai (2 plants), Mysore, Puducherry each address a specific industry segment. Independent manufacturing cells produce specialised high end components.

• Chennai plant - Light Commercial vehicle, Heavy Commercial vehicle and Utility vehicles segments
• Mysore plant - Tractor and Commercial vehicle segments, and Hydraulic products
• Puducherry plant - Passenger car segments
• Varanavasi (Chennai) plant - Exports market
• Uttarakhand plant - Caters specifically to the customers in the North of India

• Fully equipped plant for Aluminium HPDC castings & machining/sub-assembly line
• Instant access to quality raw material and technical talent

Automated and high power casting lines includes

• UBE machines ranging from 650 to 900 Tons
• Buhler machine of 530 Tons
• Fully automated die casting process with Partial squeeze pin technique, Vacuum assisted casting proces
• Thermally regulated die temp control
• Addition of a new machining line to the casting shop
• Raw material control with Spectro analyser and Degassing to ensure gas free castings

Modern machine shop includes

• Fully automated and computer controlled Vertical & Horizontal machining centres
• Online SPC in Machining lines for critical characteristics
• High pressure washing machines to eliminate contamination, Leak free parts with in-house impregnation plant
• Lean Manufacturing with single piece flow and packing at the end of line

• IS0/TS 16949:2002 certificationsfor each of its manufacturing locations
• IS0 14001 certified plants
• OHSAS 18001 certified
• Deming Prize winner in the year 2007
• Deming Grand Prize winner (formerly JQM) in the year 2012
• Broaden services to finishing, painting, integrating, assembling and delivering solutions
• Enhance High Pressure Diecasting, Machining/sub-assemblies

• Broaden services to finishing, painting, integrating, assembling and delivering solutions
• Enhance High Pressure Diecasting, Machining/sub-assemblies