Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Foundary cluster
2 Place Sambhalka
3 District Panipat
4 State Haryana
5 No of firms (by type) 30 
6 No. of workers 2000 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) 1650 million
8 Associations in cluster Samalkha Industry association
9 Major products Chaff cutters,
Cane crushers,
valves and
Low end automotive parts such as motor casings, submersible pumps
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) NA
11 Major markets Domestic market
Goraya,
Batala and
Ahmadabad
Maharastra,
Gujrat,
Chhattisgarh and
southern India
12 Major problems/prospects Lake of exposure
Lake of knowledge on metallurgy and technical skills.
No quality check on inputs, in-process and output.
Use of old obsolete and traditional technology.
Lack of technology service providers with in the cluster.
Lake of soft knowledge providers in the cluster.
Over dependence on the charge hands due to the lack of technical knowledge of the owners.
No systems for production planning and product mix.
Technical Problems
Change in the design of the cupola to increase the melting ratio from 1:5 to 1:10.
Introduction of mechanization where ever possible. Such as sand mixtures, introduction of molding press machines, Installation of trolley systems measurement techniques and testing instruments.
The workshops for manufacturing of chef cutters and cane crushers are very old and technologically obsolete
At the shop floor level change in the molding practices, pouring practices and cupola operations is required.
Use of match plates for cheff cutting machines
13 Data source and updated on NA