Revathi Equipment

Name

Revathi Equipment

Legal name

Revathi Equipment India Limited

Website

https://revathi.in

Company type

Public

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining and Drilling Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Drilling Rigs & Drill Systems (IMAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rock Drilling & Blasthole Drilling Equipment (IMAHAMAC), Drill Tools, Bits & Downhole Equipment (IMAHAMAB), Surface Mining Equipment (Excavators, Shovels, Draglines, Dozers) (IMAKANAA)

Keywords

• Blast hole drills
• Water well drilling
• Mining equipment
• Construction drilling
• Exploration rigs

Headquarters

HQ city

Coimbatore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Drilling Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and selling drilling rigs including Blast Hole Drills, Jackless Drills, Water Well Drills, Hydro-Fracturing Units, and Exploratory Drills. The company has manufactured and sold over 1000 drilling rigs worldwide over 4 decades.
2. After-Sales Services and Maintenance: Maintenance and Repair Contract (MARC), AMC (Annual Maintenance Contract), and FMC (Fixed Maintenance Contract) services for drilling equipment. Customer support engineers at nearest location of equipment deployment. Services include condition based monitoring, mid life rehabilitation, and reliability improvement.
3. Spares and Parts: Spare supplies through wide dealer network and direct supplies. Strong spares support to customers through planned inventory. Support for Foremost and GEFCO products in India.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Revathi Equipment India Limited (REIL) manufactures drilling rigs including blast hole drills (rotary and DTH, diesel/electric driven), jackless drills for construction and mining, water well drills with depth capability up to 1000 meters and beyond, hydro-fracturing units, and exploratory drills up to 1300 meters depth. Equipment handles hole sizes ranging from 63mm to 349mm and is deployed across mining, construction, water well, and exploration applications. The company also distributes partner products from Foremost (Canada) and GEFCO (USA) and offers comprehensive Maintenance and Repair Contracts (MARC) for after-sales support.

Product overview

Revathi Equipment India Limited (REIL) is a manufacturer of drilling equipment offering a comprehensive portfolio of blast hole drills for mining, jackless drills for construction and mining applications, water well drills for borehole drilling up to 1,000m depth, hydro-fracturing units, and exploratory drills for mineral, water, and shallow oil wells up to 1,300m depth. The core products include the C-series mining drills (C850, C750, C650, C625H, C60H, C2532, C2023, C1618), HHTD and LHTD jackless drills, T-series water well drills (T700WH, T650W, T60H, ReGold), hydro-fracturing units (HFU/WSU), and RG-series exploration rigs (RG1000EC, RG1000ET). The company also distributes partner products from Foremost, Canada (dual rotary drills) and GEFCO, USA (deep hole drills) for specialized water well applications. Supporting the equipment portfolio, REIL offers Maintenance and Repair Contracts (MARC) for comprehensive after-sales support. The drilling rigs handle hole sizes from 63mm to 349mm and are deployed globally across 6 continents for mining applications including coal, copper, gold, iron, zinc, phosphate, bauxite, lignite, and limestone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blast Hole Drills Heavy-duty rotary and DTH (down-the-hole) drilling rigs for surface mining applications, available in diesel and electric drive configurations. Crawler-mounted and hydraulically operated, with hole sizes ranging from 102mm to 349mm. Product family includes models such as C850, C750, C650, C625H, C60H, C2532, C2023, and C1618. Used by major mining corporations including Coal India, Tata Steel, NMDC, and Vedanta for blast hole drilling in coal, copper, gold, iron, zinc, phosphate, bauxite, lignite, and limestone mining operations.
• Jackless Drills Drill rigs for construction and mining applications including road construction, dam construction, irrigation canal drilling, and quarrying. Hydraulic top hammer drive systems for high fuel efficiency. Diameter range from 63mm (2.5 inches) to 171mm (6.75 inches). Product family includes HHTD (heavy hydraulic top drive) and LHTD (light hydraulic top drive) models with towed mounting.
• Water Well Drills Hydraulic top-drive and table-drive borehole drilling rigs for water well applications. Depth capability up to 1000 meters and beyond for hard rock, unconsolidated, and alluvial formations. Product family includes truck-mounted T700WH (up to 500m depth), T650W (300m depth), ReGold (381m depth), and T60H (200m depth) models. Served by government bodies, NGOs, and private water well contractors.
• Exploratory Drilling Rigs Drilling rigs for mineral exploration, water exploration, and shallow oil well drilling. Capable of DTH, diamond coring, and reverse circulation methods. Deep hole drilling up to 1300 meters depth with NQ, HQ, and PQ diameter core for wireline and conventional drilling. Product family includes RG1000EC (crawler-mounted) and RG1000ET (truck-mounted) exploration drill rigs.
• Hydro-Fracturing Units Specialized HFU (WSU) hydro-fracturing units with winch capacity of 1,200kg, depth capability of 150m, hole diameter of 102-165mm, and operating weight of 16,000kg. Designed for hydro-fracturing applications.
• Foremost Dual Rotary Drills Distributed partner products from Foremost, Canada. Dual rotary drill rigs with simultaneous casing capability from 12 inches to 40 inches for drilling in fractured and unconsolidated formations. Product line includes DR 12, DR 24, DR 24HD, and DR 40 models.
• GEFCO Deep Hole Drills Distributed partner products from GEFCO, USA. Deep hole drilling equipment including top head drive models (30K, 50K, 200K, 300K, 500K) and rotary table drive models (22, 40T, 135). Suitable for hard rock, unconsolidated, and alluvial formations with depth capability beyond 1000 meters.
• Maintenance and Repair Contract (MARC) Comprehensive maintenance and repair contract service enabling customers to outsource the maintenance of all their drilling equipment. Includes condition-based monitoring, mid-life rehabilitation, and reliability improvement. Customer support engineers are deployed at the nearest location to equipment operations. Also offered as AMC (Annual Maintenance Contract) and FMC (Fixed Maintenance Contract).
• Spares and Parts Supply Spare parts and components distribution through a wide domestic dealer network across India and direct supplies. Planned inventory approach for strong spares support. Includes support for Foremost and GEFCO products in India.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1000 drilling rigs manufactured and sold worldwide over 4 decades
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Foremost, CanadacoreTechnology or IntegrationAssociation with world-renowned Foremost, Canada for dual rotary drill rigs with simultaneous casing capability (from 12" to 40") for drilling in fractured/unconsolidated formations. REL offers these Foremost products in India including models DR 12, DR 24, DR 24HD, and DR 40.
• GEFCO, USAcoreTechnology or IntegrationAssociation with world-renowned GEFCO, USA for deep hole drilling solutions. REL offers GEFCO deep hole drills in India including Top Head drive models (30K, 50K, 200K, 300K, 500K) and Rotary Table drive models (22, 40T, 135) suitable for hard rock, unconsolidated, and alluvial formations with depth capability beyond 1000 meters.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Epiroc: Epiroc is the demerged mining and infrastructure arm of Atlas Copco, offering a full range of surface and underground drilling rigs, rock drilling tools, and exploration equipment globally. REIL was historically under Atlas Copco for ~15 years, making Epiroc the most direct broad incumbent in the same drilling product categories.
• Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Sandvik is a global leader in mining equipment including rotary and DTH blast hole drills, raising tools, and exploration drilling. Competes with REIL in the same blast hole, exploration, and water well drilling categories, but at a much larger scale and with broader technology portfolio.
• Atlas Copco (legacy): Atlas Copco was REIL's parent for ~15 years before divestment in 2002. Today it owns Epiroc (mining-focused) and continues to supply compressors and construction tools, making it a historical and ongoing competitive reference in the same drilling equipment space.
• Caterpillar (Cat Mining): Caterpillar supplies surface mining drilling products (MD series rotary and DTH blasthole drills) as part of its broader mining equipment portfolio. Competes with REIL's blast hole drill lineup for large open-pit mining customers globally.
• Komatsu (Mining): Komatsu offers a range of blasthole drills and surface mining equipment through its Komatsu Mining division. Overlaps with REIL's blast hole drilling products for large mining customers, though broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Foremost Industries: Foremost is a Canadian manufacturer of dual rotary drills and specialized water well drilling rigs, and is REIL's explicit partner in India. Comparable in product (DR 12 to DR 40 models) and target market (water well and unconsolidated formations).
• GEFCO (now part of Epiroc): GEFCO is a US manufacturer of deep hole water well and exploration drilling rigs, and is REIL's other strategic partner. Both companies offer top head drive and rotary table drive deep hole drills to similar mining and water well customers.
• Boart Longyear: Boart Longyear specializes in drilling services and exploration drilling rigs for mineral exploration, including diamond core drilling and reverse circulation methods. Directly comparable to REIL's exploration drilling product line (RG1000EC, RG1000ET) targeting similar mining customers.

Emerging players

• Drillmec (Hyundai Drilling): Drillmec manufactures land and offshore drilling rigs for oil and gas exploration and water well drilling. Overlaps with REIL's water well and exploration drilling product lines, particularly for deep hole applications.

Regional players

• Deep Industries Limited: Deep Industries is an Indian drilling equipment and services company providing rigs for oil, gas, and coal bed methane applications. Comparable to REIL in Indian market focus and drilling equipment manufacturing, though more oriented to oil/gas services than mining.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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