| The Indian thermal spray market is on the verge | | | | operators performing overhaul and repair of jet |
| of taking off in high gear currently. With the | | | | engine components which almost always end up in |
| availability in the market of thousands of high | | | | thermal spray repair facilities. Thus getting sales |
| quality engineering graduates that speak fluent | | | | volumes should not be a problem. |
| English, thermal spray engineering talent is abound. | | | | Governmental regulations currently favor foreign |
| Labor intensive operations such as thermal spray | | | | investments in almost every area of the |
| masking, cleaning and coating operations can be | | | | economy. The laws for foreign operators are |
| performed by a very inexpensive labor force. | | | | highly business friendly. What are the negatives |
| Transportation networks by road and rail are | | | | and can they be overcome - well, here are a |
| highly efficient and both incoming material and | | | | couple but none that will be a show stopper. If |
| outgoing goods can be transported very | | | | you plan on establishing your company in a |
| efficiently. There is easy availability of raw | | | | metropolitan area like Chennai, Bombay or |
| materials such as thermal spray powders, wires, | | | | Bangalore, then the traffic on the roads in peak |
| gases, masking and cleaning materials. Thus from | | | | times is horrible and your employees may |
| an operations stand-point, one should have very | | | | constantly run late. This can be addressed by |
| few problems in getting a thermal spray facility up | | | | changing the start and stop times so employees |
| and going. | | | | can avoid the normal rush hour. Electricity demand |
| As far as getting sales in to the coatings service | | | | is very high and you could end up with loss of |
| shop, the Indian market is abound with pump | | | | power at certain peak periods especially |
| shaft manufacturers, textile mill equipment | | | | afternoons. This can be addressed by in-house |
| manufacturers, heavy industrial equipment | | | | generators and operational start and stop times. |
| companies, steel mills, printing presses and press | | | | Other than that, business climate is ripe for any |
| manufacturing firms which can provide a lot of | | | | company that wants to establish a thermal spray |
| high volume thermal spray coatings contracts. The | | | | facility in India and increase its global thermal |
| aerospace industry in India is beginning to move | | | | spray sales revenues. |
| along in medium gear currently with several airline | | | | |