§1What this business is

Stainless-steel sections and sheets are cut, bent, drilled, welded and ground into the table top, base and head and leg sections; a gear box, hydraulic pump, castors and a sealed mattress are fitted. The report plans 2 tables a day, without orthopaedic attachments. New and expanding hospitals are the market.

Capacity: 2 tables a day, 600 a year at full capacity; the plan starts at 45% (270 tables) and reaches 65% in year 5.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A stainless-steel fabricator with contacts among hospitals or medical-equipment dealers.

Who it is not for

Someone not ready for medical-device licensing and paperwork.

Advantages

  • Hospitals keep opening and upgrading
  • Steel fabrication skills are common
  • Can add other hospital furniture later
  • Moderate break-even

Drawbacks

  • Medical-device rules apply
  • Buyers often purchase through tenders
  • Bought-in pumps and gear boxes are most of the cost
  • Thin early margins

Skills you need

  • TIG/MIG welding of stainless steel
  • Hydraulic assembly
  • Tender and dealer selling
  • Quality documentation

Why difficulty 4/5: Fabrication is familiar, but medical-device rules and hospital buying make it harder.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Government and private hospitals
  • Nursing homes and maternity centres
  • Medical-equipment dealers

How it sells

  • Dealers and distributors
  • Government e-tenders
  • Direct sale to hospitals

Good to know

  • The report links demand to new hospitals in government and private sectors and upgrades of old ones.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Treadle guillotine shearing machine 48 inch1₹1,20,000
Lathe 4 ft with accessories1₹1,00,000
Bench drilling machine 3/4 inch1₹25,000
Sheet bending machine1₹1,25,000
TIG welding set 300 A1₹65,000
MIG welding set 300 A1₹65,000
Power press 30 tonne1₹90,000
Other machines and equipment1 lot₹80,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — OT Table (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Stainless steel30 tonnes a year at ₹30,000 per tonne (full capacity)
  • Gear box600 a year at ₹3,200 each
  • Hydraulic pump, 50 mm600 a year at ₹3,500 each
  • Electrically sealed mattress600 a year at ₹2,600 each
  • Anti-static rubber nylon castors and moulded plastic parts600 sets each at ₹300 a set
  • Steel hardware and consumables₹4.00 lakh a year

From: PMEGP sample project report — OT Table (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. NOC from the State Pollution Control Board (named in the report)
  4. Medical device registration or licence under the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, as applicable to this device class
  5. Trademark for your brand name (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP (the report was made for it), MUDRA up to ₹20 lakh, CGTMSE for a collateral-free loan, Stand-Up India for SC/ST or women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Sample report: shed 1,000 sq ft ₹5.00 L + plant & machinery ₹6.70 L + furniture ₹1.30 L + working capital ₹5.56 L = ₹18.56 L. Term loan ₹11.70 L, own ₹1.86 L, working-capital loan ₹5.00 L.

Working capital: Working capital ₹5.56 lakh (bank limit ₹5.00 lakh) for 15 days of stock and debtors.

Year not printed on the sample report — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export

9402.90Medical, surgical or veterinary furniture (for example operating tables): other

Export council / board: FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisations)

  • HS heading from the ITC(HS) 2022 schedule; confirm the 8-digit line with DGFT or your customs broker.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Licensing gaps can stop sales
  • Late tender payments
  • Steel price rises
  • Warranty and service claims

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

  1. Days 1–30: Visit a working operation theatre table manufacturing unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
  3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

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§12Watch

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — OT Table (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.