The machinery industry provides the very foundation around which all types of manufacturing activities are based. The machinery industry in India supplies machinery and other related equipment required for production. The country is also a major exporter of machinery for the steel, mining, fertiliser, cement, petrochemical manufacturing and the heavy engineering industries. The Indian machinery industry delivers a wide range of products including conventional machines as well as CNC or computer numerically controlled machines. Some of the most important sub-sectors of the domestic machinery industry include the agriculture machinery, textile machinery and the construction machinery divisions. Tractors, power tillers, irrigation and drainage equipment are some of the machines used in the agro machinery division. Crochet machines, knitting machines and quilting machines are some of the machines used in the textile segment. Loaders, excavators, trucks, cranes and bulldozers are popular examples of machines used in the construction industry. Hide this