What Batliboi Ltd does

Batliboi Ltd is one of India's oldest engineering companies, established in 1892 as a selling organization in Mumbai and incorporated as a limited company in 1941 under the long-running control of the Bhogilal family. Today the company operates as a publicly listed (BSE) diversified industrial OEM with five reporting business lines: (1) Machine Tools — manufactured CNC turning centres and vertical machining centres under the Sprint and Chetak brands and VTL 500/630 turret lathes, plus a Machine Tools Agencies distribution arm that resells European metal-cutting and metal-forming equipment into India; (2) Textile Machinery — spinning, contamination sorting, twisting, circular knitting (Mayer & Cie partner products), processing, and technical textile equipment; (3) Air Engineering — humidification, air washer, and dust collection systems for textile and adjacent industries; (4) Environmental Engineering — air pollution control equipment (bag filters, ESPs, scrubbers, SOx/NOx systems), industrial fans, and a newer Green Energy Solutions line covering hydrogen and bio-CNG; and (5) International Marketing. Manufacturing is conducted at Surat and Thane in India and Peterborough, Ontario via the wholly-owned Quickmill Inc. subsidiary acquired in 2007.

The company serves industrial enterprise customers across manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, defense, general engineering, textiles (spin, knit, process), cement, steel, power, mining, oil and gas, and chemicals. Disclosed reference customers in the Environmental Engineering Group include Jindal Steel and Power, Gerdau Steel India, Adhunik Metaliks, SLR Metaliks, VAI India, Sparta Cements, Mombasa Cement, Hi-Bond Cement, and MGM Steels, while KPR Mills is named for the AI-vision knitting technology installation. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales via the company's own pan-India regional offices (Mumbai, Surat, Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Delhi, Faridabad, Ludhiana, Kolkata) plus Canadian operations through Quickmill.

The revenue model is predominantly one-time B2B capital equipment sales (hardware) across all five divisions, augmented by aftermarket service, spare parts, and consumables tied to the installed base. Pricing is bespoke and quote-based for industrial customers; pricing is not publicly disclosed. International marketing and logistics services are offered alongside the export division established in 1962. Distribution of partner brands (Mayer & Cie, Saurer Schlafhorst, MAGEBA, opdi-tex, Intex ERP) layers channel revenue on top of manufactured product revenue. For FY26 the company reported Rs 440.43 crore in consolidated revenue (+6.66% YoY) while net profit for the full year declined ~57.9% to Rs 5.68 crore, indicating margin pressure despite top-line growth.

Name

Batliboi Ltd

Legal name

Batliboi Ltd

Website

https://batliboi.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Batliboi Ltd is a publicly listed Indian engineering OEM, founded in 1892 and Bhogilal-family-controlled, that manufactures CNC machine tools, textile machinery, air engineering systems, and air-pollution-control equipment — plus resells European industrial brands — serving manufacturers, textile mills, and heavy-industry customers across India and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Machine Tools Manufacturing: Manufacture and sale of CNC turning centres, CNC vertical machining centres, and vertical turret lathes under Batliboi brand. Manufacturing facilities located at Surat and Thane in India and Peterborough in Canada.
2. Machine Tools Agencies: Representation and distribution of international machine tool brands including CNC floor type boring & milling machines, heavy duty lathes, grinding machines, plate bending machines, and forging presses for metal cutting and forming applications.
3. Textile Machinery: Sale of textile machinery including open end spinning, contamination sorters, twisting machines, circular knitting machines, yarn dyeing, dry finishing, compacting machines, stenter machines, and technical textiles equipment.
4. Air Engineering: Air engineering solutions including humidification systems, air washers, waste collection, and related equipment for textile industry and other sectors.
5. Environmental Engineering: Air pollution control systems, industrial fans, and green energy solutions (hydrogen gas solutions) through Batliboi Environmental Engineering Group serving cement, steel, power, mining, oil & gas, and chemical industries.
6. International Marketing and Logistics: Export division and international marketing operations established in 1962.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Batliboi Ltd manufactures and sells industrial engineering equipment across four divisions: (1) Machine Tools — CNC turning centres (Sprint TC series), CNC vertical machining centres (Chetak MC series), and vertical turret lathes (VTL 500/630), plus agency distribution of international metal cutting and forming machinery; (2) Air Engineering — humidification systems, air washers, and waste collection systems for the textile industry; (3) Textile Machinery — spinning, circular knitting, processing (dyeing/finishing), and technical textile equipment; and (4) Environmental Engineering — air pollution control systems (bag filters, electrostatic precipitators, scrubbers), industrial fans, and green energy solutions. The company also distributes third-party brands such as Mayer & Cie. circular knitting machines in India and operates Quickmill Inc. in Canada for North American CNC machine tool sales.

Product overview

Batliboi Ltd is a diversified engineering company offering multiple product lines across industrial manufacturing sectors. The company operates through five main divisions: Machine Tools (manufactured CNC turning centers, vertical machining centers, and turret lathes under the Sprint and Chetak brands, plus agency distribution of metalworking equipment), Air Engineering (humidification, ventilation and dust collection systems for textile and industrial applications), Textile Machinery (spinning, knitting, processing and technical textiles equipment), Environmental Engineering (air pollution control systems, industrial fans, and green energy solutions through Batliboi Environmental Engineering Group), and subsidiary Quickmill Inc. (CNC machining equipment manufactured in Canada). The company serves industries including manufacturing, textiles, cement, steel, power, mining, oil & gas, and chemicals, with manufacturing facilities in Surat and Thane (India) and Peterborough (Canada).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Batliboi Environmental Engineering Group (EEG): Leader in delivering sustainable industrial solutions with over six decades of experience, specializing in Air Pollution Control systems, Industrial Fans, and Green Energy Solutions including hydrogen gas solutions
• Batliboi Textile Machinery Group (BTMG)
• Quickmill

Products and services

• Sprint CNC Turning Centers Sprint TC series CNC Turning Centers including Sprint 16 TC ZX, Sprint 16 TC Linear, Sprint 20 TC VX, Sprint 20 TC ZX, Sprint 20 TC ZX 750, Sprint 20 TC ZX 1.2M, Sprint 25 TC LX, Sprint 25 TC LX 750, Sprint 25 TC LX 1.2M, Sprint 25 TC ZX, and Sprint 25 TC ZX 1M models for precision turning operations in manufacturing enterprises.
• Chetak CNC Vertical Machining Centers Chetak MC series CNC Vertical Machining Centers including models Chetak 55 MC, 60 MC, 80 MC, 80 MC Inline Spindle, 80 MC Twin Spindle, 100 MC, 110 MC 40, 110 MC 50, 130 MC 50, 140 MC 50, 140 MC 40, 130 MC 40, and 110 MC 40 Inline Spindle for milling and drilling operations.
• VTL Vertical Turret Lathes VTL 500 and VTL 630 Vertical Turret Lathes for heavy-duty turning operations in industrial manufacturing.
• Machine Tools Agencies (Metal Cutting and Forming) Agency distribution of international machine tool brands including CNC Floor Type Boring & Milling Machines, CNC Table Type Boring Machines, High Precision/Universal Lathes, CNC Heavy-Duty Lathes, Roll Turning Lathes, Multitask Machines, Milling Machines, Drilling Machines, Deep Hole Drilling Machines, Grinding Machines, CNC High Speed Engraving Machines, Plate Bending Machines, and Forging Presses for metal cutting and forming applications.
• Air Engineering Systems Humidification systems (PreFab/Modular, Civil, Unitary models with SAIA Honeywell controllers), air washers, waste collection systems, axial flow fans, centrifugal fans, rotary drum filters, dust collectors, sensors, actuators, and controllers for textile and industrial HVAC and environmental control.
• Textile Spinning Machinery Spinning machinery including Open End Spinning machines, Contamination Sorters, Comber Accessories, Twisting Machines, and Nonwovens solutions for textile spinning mills.
• Circular Knitting Machines Mayer & Cie. circular knitting machines distributed in India with technical support, installation, commissioning, programming, and after-sales service from Batliboi.
• Textile Processing Machinery Yarn Dyeing Machines, Dry Finishing Machines, Compacting Machines, Dyes & Chemical Dispensing Systems, Tumbler Dryers, Effluent Treatment Plants, Hydroextractors, Print Paste Dispensing, Heat Recovery Systems, Packing and Inspection Machines, Stenter Machines, Wet Processing Machines, and Caustic Recovery Plants for textile processing mills.
• Technical Textile Machinery Braiding Machines and Narrow Fabric Machines (MAGEBA) for specialized technical fabric production.
• Air Pollution Control Systems Forced Draft Coolers, Fume Extraction Systems, Filters for Oil & Gas Industries, Saturated Venturi, Pulsejet Bag Filters, Dry and Wet Electrostatic Precipitators, Reverse Air Bag Houses, Cartridge Filters, Ventury Scrubbers, Gas Conditioning Scrubbers, SOx and NOx reduction systems, and Hybrid Filters for industrial emission control in cement, steel, power, mining, oil & gas, and chemicals.
• Industrial Fans and Blowers Centrifugal Fans & Blowers for Light Duty, Medium Duty, and Heavy Duty industrial applications across cement, steel, power, and chemical industries.
• Green Energy Solutions Hydrogen gas solutions and bio-CNG solutions supporting carbon-neutral industrial operations for the Environmental Engineering Group.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fabric wastage reduction from 2-3% to under 0.5% with KnitGuard AI-based quality control technology
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Quickmill Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationWholly-owned subsidiary acquired in 2007, located in Peterborough, Canada. Manufactures machine tools and serves North American market.
• opdi-tex (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman company founded by Karl Ludwig Schinner that developed KnitGuard AI-based vision technology. Batliboi Textile Machinery Group is supporting technology introduction in India with early installations at KPR Mills.
• Mayer & Cie. (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for Mayer & Cie circular knitting machines. Batliboi provides technical support including installation, commissioning, programming, and after-sales service for circular knitting machines in India.
• Saurer Schlafhorst (Germany)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution of Saurer Schlafhorst CNC heavy duty horizontal lathes in India.
• MAGEBA International GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution of MAGEBA narrow fabric machines and Pre-Fab housing PUF systems for narrow width woven fabric production.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BFW (Bharat Fritz Werner): Indian CNC machine tool manufacturer producing turning centres, machining centres and vertical machining centres — directly comparable to Batliboi's Sprint and Chetak product lines in the same domestic market.
• Thermax Limited: Indian environmental engineering and industrial equipment company with overlapping offerings in air pollution control, industrial heating and process equipment; directly comparable to Batliboi Environmental Engineering Group's cement, steel, and power-industry customer base.
• HMT Machine Tools: Public-sector Indian machine tool manufacturer with overlapping product lines in CNC turning centres, machining centres and special purpose machines; comparable to Batliboi's machine tools division on product mix and customer base.
• Lakshmi Machine Works: Indian textile machinery manufacturer (spinning, weaving, processing) directly comparable to Batliboi's Textile Machinery Group; both serve the same Indian textile mill customers with overlapping product lines in spinning and processing equipment.
• Macpower CNC Machines: Indian CNC machine tool manufacturer of vertical machining centres and turning centres, competing with Batliboi's Chetak and Sprint series in the same mid-tier Indian machine tool segment.
• Ace Manufacturing Systems: Indian manufacturer of CNC turning centres and machining centres; direct competitor to Batliboi's Sprint and Chetak CNC product lines, particularly in the automotive component and general engineering segments.
• Jyoti CNC Automation: Indian CNC machine tool maker with a broad portfolio of turning and machining centres; competes head-to-head with Batliboi in CNC turning and vertical machining centres for Indian automotive, aerospace, and general engineering customers.

Broad incumbents

• Rieter: Swiss global leader in textile machinery (spinning, synthetic fibres, nonwovens); competes with Batliboi's Textile Machinery Group in spinning and related equipment for the same global textile mill customers but at a premium European positioning.
• Trützschler Group: German textile machinery specialist in spinning preparation, nonwovens and carding; comparable to Batliboi's contamination sorters, comber accessories and spinning machinery offerings, serving similar Indian and global textile customers.
• DMG MORI: Global machine tool incumbent with a comprehensive CNC turning and machining centre portfolio; competes with Batliboi in the higher-precision end of the Indian market and serves the same automotive/aerospace customers with broader global resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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