Name

Astra Tech

Legal name

Astra Tech India

Website

https://astratechindia.co.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mölndal

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Machinery Sales Commission: Astra Tech earns commission and margin from sales of textile machinery and equipment sourced from their European principals (LACOM, MORCHEM, MARIPLAST, FARE, PICVISA, Margasa, SCHOTT & MEISSNER) to Indian textile manufacturers. The company also provides technical support and after-sales service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Astra Tech India is an authorized sales representative and distributor for European textile machinery manufacturers, marketing and selling their products to Indian textile manufacturers. The company distributes hotmelt laminating and coating machines (LACOM), polyurethane adhesives (MORCHEM), yarn carriers (MARIPLAST), synthetic fiber production lines (FARE), optical sorting systems (PICVISA), textile recycling lines (Margasa), and nonwoven bonding equipment (SCHOTT & MEISSNER), along with providing technical sales support, installation assistance, and after-sales service.

Product overview

Astra Tech India is a textile machinery distributor established in 2021, representing internationally renowned European manufacturers. The company offers a portfolio of specialized machinery and chemical products organized across three main categories: Technical Textiles (LACOM coating/laminating machines, MORCHEM adhesives), Conventional Textiles (MARIPLAST yarn carriers), and Fibres and Nonwovens (FARE production lines, PICVISA sorting systems, Margassa recycling lines, SCHOTT & MEISSNER bonding equipment). As a sales representative, Astra Tech markets, sells, and provides after-sales support for these principals' products across India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LACOM Hotmelt Laminating and Coating Machines Hotmelt Laminating and Coating Machines from Aumann Lauchheim GmbH Germany for technical textiles, self-adhesive products, flexible substrates, woven & knitted fabrics, nonwovens, membranes, foam, films, paper and foil. For Indian technical textile manufacturers across clothtech, hometech, protech, sporttech, medtech, packtech, and indutech applications.
• MORCHEM Polyurethane Adhesives Reactive Hotmelt and Solvent Based polyurethane adhesives from MORCHEM (Barcelona, Spain) for bonding substrates including cotton, polyesters, polyamides fabrics, PVC, PUR, and polyester membranes. For automotive, medical textiles, sportswear, mattress bonding, and fashion textiles applications in India.
• MARIPLAST Yarn Carriers Yarn carriers from Mariplast Spa Italy including reusable dye tubes, expendable cones, cylindrical tubes, roving bobbins, and ring frame bobbins for spun and filament yarns, available in polypropylene, PP + Glass Fiber, and polycarbonate materials. For spinning mills and yarn manufacturers in India.
• FARE Synthetic Fiber Production Lines Plants for producing synthetic fibers based on polymer extrusion from FARE S.p.A. Italy, including meltblown lines, staple fiber lines, dryerless PET technology, and spunbond nonwoven production lines with capacities from 10 to 300 tons per day. For Indian synthetic fiber and nonwoven manufacturers.
• PICVISA Optical Sorting Systems Automated textile waste sorting technology from PICVISA Spain using robotics and artificial intelligence with infrared and color optical sensors. Products include ECOSORT for post-consumer textile waste classification and ECOCLIP for post-industrial textile clippings. For Indian textile recycling operations.
• Margasa Textile Recycling Lines Turnkey installations for textile recycling lines from Margasa Spain including tearing lines (COMPAK 1500, MASTER 1500), AIRLAY nonwoven systems, cotton waste cleaning lines (CLEANPACK), and carding units (AVANT) for processing post-industrial and post-consumer textile waste. For Indian textile recycling companies.
• SCHOTT & MEISSNER Nonwoven Bonding Equipment Heat treatment and nonwoven bonding production lines from SCHOTT & MEISSNER Germany, including Double Belt Air-Through Ovens, Thermofix Double Belt Presses, Flatbed Laminators, cooling/heating calendars, and complete nonwoven bonding, heat treatment, and thermofix technology solutions. For Indian nonwoven manufacturers.

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Aumann Lauchheim GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Aumann Lauchheim GmbH, Germany (public limited company part of Aumann Group) acquired LACOM GmbH Germany in 2023. LACOM is a 40+-year-old renowned manufacturer of Hotmelt Laminating and Coating machines with 300+ installations worldwide. Astra Tech represents Aumann's LACOM product line in India for technical textiles applications.
• MORCHEMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMORCHEM, founded in 1985 in Barcelona Spain, is a family company specializing in Polyurethane Technology for adhesives and coatings. MORCHEM exports products worldwide and has established affiliate companies in Germany, USA, UAE, China and India. Astra Tech India works in partnership with MORCHEM as their India representative, building on years of successful growth together within the India market.
• Mariplast S.p.A.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMariplast S.p.A., Italy is an internationally renowned manufacturer for more than 50 years specialized in yarn carriers including reusable dye tubes. Their product range exceeds more than 1,000 items, some patented. Astra Tech represents Mariplast in India, and Mariplast's reusable dye tubes are preferred choice in India.
• FARE S.p.A.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFARE S.p.A. is a 50+ year old company specialized in designing and manufacturing plants to produce synthetic fibers based on extrusion of various polymers. Having more than 500 installations worldwide, they offer complete lines and turnkey solutions. Astra Tech represents FARE in India.
• PICVISAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPICVISA, Spain offers innovative technology and software based on robotics and artificial intelligence for automated sorting of textile waste. They offer ECOSORT for post-consumer textile waste classification and ECOCLIP for post-industrial textile waste sorting. Astra Tech represents PICVISA in India.
• Margasa (margasa Proyectos e Ingeniería Textil S.L.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMargasa, Spain is a manufacturer and supplier of turnkey installations of Textile Recycling Lines with 40+ years of experience. They have supplied machines to customers in more than 30 countries. Their manufacturing lines include tearing systems, carding machines, AIRLAY nonwoven systems, and cotton waste cleaning lines. Astra Tech represents Margasa in India.
• SCHOTT & MEISSNERcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSCHOTT & MEISSNER, Germany (since 1986) is a global leader in manufacturing heat treatment and nonwoven bonding production lines. Located in Blaufelden, they offer exclusively customer-specific solutions for nonwoven bonding, heat treatment, thermofix technology and process technology. Astra Tech represents SCHOTT & MEISSNER in India.
• DN AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDN Associates was formed in 2015 by Mr. Hemant Dantkale and colleagues after departing DEECO Mechatron. It continues to serve core representations of machines and accessories to long fibre spinning industries. Astra Tech India was later formed in 2021 from DN Associates for focused attention and operational ease while maintaining continuity of business relationships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Rieter India: Indian operations of Swiss ring and rotor spinning machinery leader Rieter. Competes with FARE's staple fiber and synthetic fiber lines in the Indian spinning segment served by Astra Tech.
• Picanol India: Belgian weaving machine manufacturer (Picanol, i-Terry, Pro-Weft) with Indian sales/service operations. Another European textile machinery OEM with direct India presence that bypasses local representatives for weaving equipment.
• Savio India: Italian manufacturer of winding, cleaning, and yarn processing machinery with Indian operations. Competes in the yarn-handling/machinery category that overlaps with Astra Tech's yarn-carrier (MARIPLAST) and broader spinning-adjacent portfolio.
• Truetzschler India: Indian subsidiary of German textile machinery manufacturer Truetzschler (spinning preparation, nonwovens, carding). Competes head-on with FARE and SCHOTT & MEISSNER products that Astra Tech represents in India.
• Marzoli (Italy): Italian manufacturer of complete spinning lines (blowroom through ring spinning). Competes in the Indian spinning plant market against FARE's synthetic fiber and staple fiber lines represented by Astra Tech.
• Itema India: Italian weaving machinery manufacturer (Itema, with Sulzer/Vamatex legacy) operating in India with its own subsidiary. Competes in the broader Indian technical textiles/weaving machinery market where Astra Tech positions LACOM-coating lines downstream.

Regional players

• Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW): Coimbatore-based Indian textile machinery manufacturer producing spinning and yarn preparation machinery. Local Indian competitor rather than a peer representative; competes with FARE and other principals that Astra Tech represents. Strong regional concentration in South India — same territory as Astra Tech's Coimbatore branch.

Direct peers

• A.T.E. Group (Applied Thermal Engineering): Large Indian group that represents multiple European textile and process machinery principals (e.g., Truetzschler, Then, Dornier, etc.) across India — the same business model as Astra Tech India, just at greater scale and breadth. Most comparable direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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