Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Hyderabad Foundry |
| 2 | Place | Hyderabad |
| 3 | District | Hyderabad |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 100 units |
| 6 | No. of workers | 4000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 2000 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Institute of Indian Foundry men (IIF) - Hyderabad Chapter FAPSIA: Federation of Andhra Pradesh Small Scale Industries Association |
| 9 | Major products | Fan Components (10 units), CI ingot Moulds(3 Units), Non Ferrous sand/ gravity castings (35 units), Steel Castings(11), Auto Refrigeration Components(4), Non-Ferrous pressure die castings (9), CI decorative & Sanitary castings (10), CI Sewings machine and General Engineering (15) |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) Small Industries Service Institute, Hyderabad Sree Nidhi Institute of Science and Technology (SNIST) Indian Institute of Foundrymen (IIF)- R&D centre Petroleum Conversation and Research Association Nuclear Power Corporation of India American Power Conservation Filed Testing Station C-MET |
| 11 | Major markets | Domestic Market Export Market |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Fan component manufacturers have the highest share in terms of volume within the cast iron
Segment, where margins are thin and commands lesser price. Lack of marketing personnel in the manufacturing units. Lack of knowledge about markets available for similar products in other parts of the country. Concentration only on rough castings instead of finished/sub assemblies. Lack of network with major industries that require castings in large quantities. Fan Industry predominated by unorganized sector. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by (EDII), Ahmedabad in Year 2002 & Based on End of the project Report Prepared by GoAP and E-Literature |