Investment in manufacturing, EV, pushing Indian gears to compete globally: American Gear Manufacturers Association

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electric vehicles and aerospace market in the last few years has been on the rise, with a marked increase in volume and quality of high precision gears being exported from the country, American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) president President Matthew Croson told ET. Increased investment towards the manufacturing sector, both from government and private players, he added, was a major contributor towards this.

“At the end of the day, you can't make the gears at the level without new equipment, and well trained people that can work those machines. Our member companies from India are doing a great job of demonstrating quality that’s coming out of India right now,” he said. AGMA, which has been accredited to write the US standards on gearing, counts 17 Indian companies among its members.

A major emerging trend in the gear industry worldwide, Croson said, was vehicle electrification. “We've learned that because of the NVH, the noise and the volume, the vibration, and some of the issues there, electric vehicles need high precision gears. It requires new education and training, and we’re providing classes from our organisation for this…it is a net positive for the industry,” he said.

Speaking about the boost to EV production in India from the government, Croson said that while EV growth in the country was poised to go “upwards and to the right,” there may have to be an adjustment of some of the government-set timelines. “Scaling up, especially in the EV sector, takes a lot of infrastructure support…it is going