On Monday, June 1, 2026, Denmark-headquartered foundry technology leader Norican officially commenced commercial production at its newly constructed greenfield manufacturing plant in Tumkur, Karnataka (Plot 25 & 26, Satyamangala Industrial Area).
The project—executed by its publicly traded Indian subsidiary, DISA India Limited—was completed in a record 12-month construction window. It reflects a specialized capital allocation of ₹56 crore aimed directly at scaling heavy-duty foundry machinery throughput.
Project Blueprint: The Tumkur Phase 1 Footprint
The new facility sits immediately adjacent to Norican India’s existing 20,000 sq. m. campus, doubling down on the region’s established engineering talent and localized supplier network.
- Initial Core Portfolio: The shop floor is optimized for the synchronized assembly of precision-engineered sand plant machinery, including:
- DISA Moulding Machines: High-performance, automated vertical and horizontal flaskless moulding systems.
- Automatic Mould Handling (AMH) Systems: High-speed, heavy-load transfer and cooling lines.
- SIMPSON Products: Advanced continuous sand mixers (Speedmullors) and automated sand preparation systems.
- Modular Floor Layout: The internal architecture has been engineered with a flexible, modular layout, enabling Norican to seamlessly retool and introduce additional product lines as domestic auto-component and heavy engineering demands shift.
Strategic Rationale: Aggressive Export Orientation
While the plant addresses structural capacity limits within India—which has logged continuous double-digit industrialization gains for Norican over the past eight years—the asset is fundamentally a global play.
- Multi-Regional Export Node: The Tumkur expansion is specifically tasked with acting as a strategic manufacturing base for high-specification international zones. It directly serves the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of Europe, and select CIS markets.
- Agility and Lead-Time Compression: Transitioning high-volume heavy casting machinery assembly to this secondary automated unit reduces domestic backlogs, shortening standard order-to-delivery lead times for global foundry installations.
- Financial Resilience: The parent group’s decision to scale up through DISA India is well-timed. DISA India entered the launch with a strong balance sheet, closing out its previous fiscal period with standalone revenues scaling to ₹424.7 crore and a robust, multi-quarter forward order book.
Sustainability Metrics: Moving Toward Net Zero
In line with Norican’s global commitments under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the Tumkur manufacturing campus has embedded resource-efficiency metrics directly into its facility management:
- 100% Renewable Power: The entire facility draws its primary energy supply from regional wind power networks, decoupling high-voltage testing lines from fossil-fuel grids.
- Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD): The facility features an on-site wastewater treatment plant that loops 100% of industrial process water back into operations.
- Water Management: The installation of multiple high-capacity rainwater recharge pits actively stabilizes the local groundwater table in the Satyamangala industrial pocket.
