LMW plans ₹10 crore machine tool unit to add 125 machines a month

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Blacklitt Research21 October 20263 min read

A long historic machine shop with rows of belt-driven lathes and drilling machines under an iron-framed roof. — Illustrative image via Wikimedia Commons

LMW (NSE: LMW) has approved a ₹10 crore plan for a new machine tool unit that will add 125 machines a month, it said in a filing on 21 Oct 2026. The unit will sit on land the company already owns in Coimbatore. At the 21 Oct 2026 close of ₹15,992, LMW had a market value of ₹17,079 crore.

Key highlights

Investment of ₹10 crore, funded from internal accruals
Proposed addition of 125 machines a month
Existing capacity of 6,750 machines a year, at 90% utilization
Capacity to be added by December 2026

The new unit at a glance

Item	Detail
Unit name	Machine Tool Division - Unit III
Location	Land owned by the company at SF Nos. 131/1 to 131/5, Sangothipalayam, Arasur Village, Sulur Taluk, Coimbatore District
Purpose	Manufacturing and assembly operations, part of the production capacity expansion plan
Existing capacity	6,750 machines a year, 90% utilization
Proposed addition	125 machines a month
Investment	₹10 crore
Financing	Internal accruals
Capacity to be added by	December 2026
Stated rationale	Reduce lead time for machine deliveries

Shorter lead times for machine deliveries

The filing gives one reason for the unit: it “will reduce Lead Time for machine deliveries”. The new unit is named “Machine Tool Division - Unit III” and will carry out manufacturing and assembly operations as part of the company’s production capacity expansion plan.

The filing puts the company’s existing capacity at 6,750 machines a year, with utilization at 90%. It lists the proposed addition of 125 machines a month separately from that existing capacity.

Land, funding and the December 2026 target

The unit will be set up on land the company owns at survey numbers 131/1 to 131/5 in Sangothipalayam, Arasur Village, Sulur Taluk, Coimbatore District, so the filing does not describe a land purchase. The investment is estimated at ₹10 crore and will be met from internal accruals.

The filing says the capacity will be added within the period ending December 2026. It does not give the unit’s revenue, costs or output in rupees.

What the expansion means for LMW shareholders

For shareholders, the filing describes a ₹10 crore capital plan funded from internal accruals, against a market value of ₹17,079 crore at the 21 Oct 2026 close. The filing does not say what the unit will earn or whether it will change the company’s existing capacity figures.

The next dated step in the filing is the December 2026 target for adding the capacity. The filing gives no update on construction or cost beyond the ₹10 crore estimate.

Reference: Original filing (PDF)

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