What Airtech does

Airtech (AIRTECH Pvt Ltd.) is an Indian manufacturer of precision power chucking and workholding solutions, founded in 1980 and headquartered in Dharwad, Karnataka. The company designs and manufactures in-house a comprehensive product portfolio organized into Power Chucks (Close Center, Open Center, Collet, Stationary, Eccentric Compensating, Ball Fulcrum, Pull Grip), Special Chucks (Auto Indexing, Manual Indexing, 2+2+2 and 2+2 Self-Centering, Front Operated Self-Contained, Diaphragm, Swivelling Jaw, Bevel Gear), Rotary Hydraulic Cylinders (Open Center, Close Center, Long Stroke, Pneumatic), Manual Chucks (Coventry Concentric), and Jaws & Accessories - cumulatively exceeding 1,000 standard and special work holding designs. Underlying technical differentiators include a self-locking wedge design that maintains grip during cutting loads, a centrifugal balancing system for ultra-high-speed hollow chucks, a 6-jaw compensating mechanism for thin-walled components, and diaphragm chuck technology with no sliding parts for high concentricity and long service life. The company originated with manual chuck manufacturing under founder-Chairman Laxpatrai Sukhija and evolved into an integrated precision engineering enterprise with in-house design, manufacturing, and application engineering capabilities.

The business operates on a B2B enterprise field-sales motion, selling equipment through direct engagement plus a website-driven inquiry channel to manufacturers, OEMs, and machine tool builders across India. Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales (power chucks, hydraulic cylinders, special chucks, accessories) rather than subscription or licensing; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A history, parent company, or external institutional investors, and its operating geography is restricted to India. The chairman-led leadership team has remained stable since founding, and the firm cites decades of engineering expertise and CAD-enabled design workflows as core operational assets.

Name

Airtech

Legal name

AIRTECH Pvt Ltd.

Website

https://airtechindia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Airtech is an Indian manufacturer, founded in 1980 and based in Dharwad, Karnataka, that designs and produces precision power chucks, special application chucks, rotary hydraulic cylinders, manual chucks, and workholding accessories for CNC machine operators, OEMs, and machine tool builders across India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Workholding and Power Chucking Equipment

NAICS

All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248), Machine Shops (33271)

SIC

Screw Machine Products (3451)

akta.pro primary industry

Linear Motion & Mechanical Power Transmission (Ball/roller screws, linear guides, bearings, couplings) (IMAHAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

Keywords

• Precision workholding equipment
• Power chucking systems
• Hydraulic cylinders manufacturing
• CNC machine tooling
• Special application chucks

Headquarters

HQ city

Dharwad

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: One-time sale of precision work holding equipment including power chucks, hydraulic cylinders, special chucks, and accessories to manufacturers, OEMs, and machine tool builders

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Airtech designs and manufactures precision power chucking solutions, special application chucks, hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, and workholding accessories for CNC machines and heavy machining industries. The company sells directly to manufacturers, OEMs, and machine tool builders across India, with products built in-house at its Dharwad, Karnataka facility. Its portfolio covers over 1,000 standard and special workholding designs used in CNC turning, drilling, milling, and vertical machining center applications.

Product overview

AIRTECH is an Indian manufacturer of precision power chucking and workholding solutions founded in 1980. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products organized into five main categories: Power Chucks (including Close Center, Open Center, Collet, Stationary, Eccentric Compensating, Ball Fulcrum, and Pull Grip variants), Special Chucks (Auto Indexing, Manual Indexing, 2+2+2, 2+2, Front Operated Self-Contained, Diaphragm, Swivelling Jaw, and Bevel Gear chucks), Hydraulic Cylinders (Open Center, Close Center, Long Stroke, and Pneumatic variants), Manual Chucks (Coventry Concentric), and Jaws & Accessories. All products are designed and manufactured in-house at their Dharwad, Karnataka facility with strong focus on precision engineering, quality, and reliability for CNC machines and heavy machining industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Power Chucks High-performance power chucks for CNC machines, including Close Center, Open Center, Collet, Stationary, Eccentric Compensating, Ball Fulcrum, and Pull Grip variants, designed for use by manufacturers, OEMs, and machine tool builders performing precision CNC turning, drilling, milling, and vertical machining operations.
• Special Chucks Custom-designed special application chucks including Auto Indexing, Manual Indexing, 2+2+2, 2+2, Front Operated Self-Contained, Diaphragm, Swivelling Jaw Face Clamping, and Bevel Gear Chucks, built to match unique workholding requirements and improve cycle times for manufacturers and OEMs needing specialized clamping solutions.
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Cylinders High-speed actuation systems including Open Center, Close Center, Long Stroke Hydraulic Cylinders, and Pneumatic Cylinders (single chamber, tandem, high-speed versions), manufactured in aluminum alloy for reduced weight and overhang, designed for precision CNC chucking lathes and custom clamping solutions.
• Manual Chucks Traditional manual cam-operated workholding solutions including Coventry Concentric Chucks known for high gripping power and structural strength, suitable for all concentric work and irregular components within capacity, originally the founding product line of the company.
• Jaws and Accessories Precision workholding accessories including Chuck Jaws, Special Jaws, and Floating Jaws (hard jaws, soft jaws, serrated jaws, custom-configured jaws, and T-slots) supporting various chucking applications on Airtech chucks and other compatible workholding equipment.
• Large Diameter Chucks Large diameter chucking solutions including Large Diameter Power Chucks, Combination Chucks, Face Plates, Box Jaws, and Independent Chucks for heavy machining applications involving oversized workpieces such as turbine parts, railway wheels, and gear blanks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Designed and produced over 1,000 standard and special work holdings

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Gressel AG: Gressel is a Swiss manufacturer of precision clamping and workholding systems for 5-axis machining and automation, representing a higher-technology end of the workholding space that AIRTECH could evolve toward.
• Allmatic-Jakob (LANG Technik): LANG Technik is a German maker of macro- and micro-clamping workholding systems for CNC machining centers, comparable to AIRTECH's stationary and special-chuck offerings but focused more on 5-axis milling automation.

Direct peers

• Röhm (RÖHM GmbH): Röhm is a long-established German manufacturer of power chucks, manual chucks, and clamping devices for turning and milling, with a product range that directly mirrors AIRTECH's portfolio across power chucks, manual chucks, and cylinders.
• Hainbuch: Hainbuch is a German workholding specialist focused on stationary clamping, mandrels, and power chucks for turning and milling, with significant overlap in special-application workholding solutions that compete with AIRTECH's 'Special Chucks' category.
• Schunk: Schunk is a German global leader in workholding, gripping systems, and rotary unions, with a direct product overlap in power chucks, stationary chucks, and hydraulic/pneumatic cylinders that serve the same CNC and machine tool builder customer base as AIRTECH.
• Kitagawa Corporation: Kitagawa is the global market leader in power chucks and workholding for CNC lathes, offering power chucks, hollow cylinders, and special chucks that directly compete with AIRTECH's core product lines. Most directly comparable peer in product, technology, and customer base.
• Pratt Burnerd International: Pratt Burnerd is a UK-based manufacturer of power chucks, manual chucks, and special chucks with a heritage comparable to AIRTECH's, serving machine tool builders and industrial customers with similar workholding product lines.
• Forkardt (Hardinge): Forkardt specializes in precision workholding solutions including power chucks, special chucks, and rotary cylinders for CNC turning and milling, competing head-to-head with AIRTECH in industrial workholding applications.
• Bison-Bial: Bison-Bial is a Polish manufacturer of manual and power chucks, face plates, and lathe accessories with a strong presence in general engineering and machine tool OEM channels, comparable to AIRTECH in product breadth and customer type.

Regional players

• Autogrip Machinery: Autogrip is a Taiwanese power chuck and cylinder manufacturer serving Asian machine tool OEMs with a similar mid-market product range to AIRTECH; relevant as a regional Asia-based peer competing in the same global supply chains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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