§1What this business is
A pulverizer is the grinding machine used to powder dry red chillies, spices, herbs, cereals, pulses, animal feed, sawdust, coconut shell, minerals and chemicals. The unit gas-cuts 16 mm and 12 mm mild-steel plate to drawing, grinds the edges, sets the plates in a jig and welds them. Bearings, shaft, pulleys and hammers are then fitted, and after inspection and a trial run the machine is painted and sent out. The profile is for 500 kg capacity machines.
Capacity: 36 pulverizers of 500 kg capacity a year, worth ₹72 L at ₹2,00,000 each (single shift, 1,800 working hours a year).
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
A fabricator with machining skills who can also install machines and serve customers after sale.
Who it is not for
Someone who cannot design, test and service rotating machinery.
Advantages
- Spice, flour, feed and mineral grinders all need pulverizers
- Fabrication with common machines — lathes, a milling machine and welding sets
- Good margin in the profile: 25% of sales
- New self-employed spice grinders are regular buyers
Drawbacks
- A workforce of 24 for only 3 machines a month
- Each machine sells for ₹2 L, so one lost order is felt
- Buyers expect service, spares and trial runs
- Many local fabricators make similar machines
Skills you need
- Plate cutting, jig fitting and welding
- Turning shafts and fitting bearings and pulleys
- Balancing and trial-running the grinder
- Selling to food processors and small grinding units
Why difficulty 3/5: Ordinary fabrication, but the machine must run safely at speed and each sale needs after-sales support.
§3Market
Who buys
- Spice and chilli grinding units
- Flour, feed and herb processors
- Mineral and chemical grinding units
- New self-employed entrepreneurs setting up grinding units
How it sells
- Direct sales to processors
- Food-machinery dealers
Good to know
- Selling price in the profile: ₹2,00,000 for a 500 kg capacity pulverizer.
- The profile’s raw-material list shows only steel plate; bearings, shafts, pulleys, hammers and motors are fitted but not costed separately.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Lathe machine, 10 ft, 3 HP | 3 | ₹3,75,000 |
| Milling machine, complete, 2 HP | 1 | ₹1,50,000 |
| TIG welding machine | 1 | ₹2,00,000 |
| Welding machine, 400 A | 2 | ₹50,000 |
| Portable drilling machine | 1 | ₹30,000 |
| Angle hand grinder, large, 7 inch | 3 | ₹45,000 |
| Angle hand grinder, small | 3 | ₹15,000 |
| Gas cutting equipment | 2 sets | ₹10,000 |
| Jigs, fixtures, tools and testing equipment | — | ₹50,000 |
From: DC-MSME project profile — Macro Pulverizer (2011)
- Mild-steel plate, 16 mm3 tonnes a month at ₹38,000 a tonne
- Mild-steel plate, 12 mm1.5 tonnes a month at ₹38,000 a tonne
- Paint and welding consumables₹16,000 a month
From: DC-MSME project profile — Macro Pulverizer (2011)
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- Factory licence where the worker and power limits apply
- Trade licence from the local body
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§6Schemes & subsidies
At ₹24.40 L the project is within the PMEGP ceiling of ₹50 lakh for manufacturing. CGTMSE can cover the bank loan without collateral. It is above the MUDRA limit of ₹20 lakh.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Fixed capital ₹11,82,500 as printed (the machinery, installation, office and tooling list adds up to ₹10,62,500; the profile does not explain the difference) + working capital for 3 months ₹12,57,000 = ₹24,39,500. Shed is rented.
Working capital: Working capital for 3 months is ₹12.57 L. Monthly running cost is ₹4.19 L: staff ₹1.73 L, steel plate ₹1.71 L, utilities ₹0.06 L and other expenses ₹0.69 L.
Prices from 2011 — machinery costs will be higher now.
§8Export potential
Export council / board: EEPC India
- The HS heading depends on what the machine grinds (food, feed or minerals) — confirm it with a customs broker before exporting.
§9Risks — where people fail
- A hammer or rotor failing at speed and injuring the user
- Orders arriving unevenly through the year
- Steel plate prices rising
- Customers delaying the balance payment after delivery
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working pulverizer (grinding machine) manufacturing unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.