Cutting Edge Innovation
- Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 11:13
Vinayaka Pandi
BIRAMHA MACHINE TOOLS
My Innovation: Redesigning the wood cutting tool and redefining the process of its manufacture is my innovation all about. The process ensures long life of the cutting edge and thereby stands for long use. It also looks into the details and ensures safety of the user and the material.
Impact on Society
The innovation has many positive aspects which makes it better than its earlier counterparts. The cost of the product will become affordable even to a carpenter with minimum means. The longer life of the products and lower damage to material also reduces the cost of production of the wood industry.
With such effective and efficient cutting tools which can be used even on low cost machines makes the poor rural youth also setup their own wood processing industry. The cost of construction related to wood will also be lowered for the common man. Above all, the maiming of poor carpenters due to loss of fingers can be totally avoided.
The production process also ensures lower wastage, lower volume of raw material and recycling of used tips. The use of our innovative tools requires less power and less process time. The innovative tool also reduces wastage of raw material due to smooth flow. Hence, our products completely stand against and reduce the environment pollution.
The Spark
The ailing carpenters who lost their fingers and the source of their earning motivated me to come up with a solution to their problems. This was the guiding and motivating factor which made me come up with this innovation.
Your entrepreneurial journey
Seeing the apathy of the carpenters made me think on the solution for it and after constant research could come up with such an innovation. Though the product could be developed, the later stage needed more persuasion. It needed lot of persuasion and demonstration to convince the carpenters initially to use our products, they doubt especially when they see the low cost of our innovative tools comparing to the imported tools of high cost. Now carpenters in South India have started using our tools and it is yet to be taken to the carpenters in remaining parts of India. However, the market for our tools spreads around the globe simply because of the cost, quality, durability and the wide range of cutting profiles, which otherwise is not available elsewhere.
Association with TePP
It is through TePP that I and my innovation got the recognition. But for the financial help from the TePP, marketing the innovated product might have been completely delayed. It is the moral support in addition to the financial support that has given me enough confidence to establish an industry and engage more than 20 employees. With the further grant in process I hope I can take the products to all the underdeveloped, developing and developed countries around the world.
Recognitions/award
ISBA Award for the year 2008 under the category ‘Material Science qand Manufacturing’.
Martin Lockeed and DST – ‘Best Innovation Award – 2009’
Patent status
Provisional registration has been made. Complete specification is yet to be filed.
Future plans
To take the products to the carpenters around the world. Simultaneously, different simpler, safe and cost effective machines are being developed, so that a complete comprehensive solution can be given to the carpenters. I will come out with such newly developed machines within short span of time.
Word of advice
Approach the right people in the right time with righteous product.
Innovation philosophy
Observe the problems around and offer innovative solutions.
Contact Details: BIRAMHA MACHINE TOOLS
B-2, TREC-STEP, TRICHY – 620 015
Mobile : + 91 98659 54149
E-mail: vinayakapandi@yahoo.co.in
mbiramha@yahoo.in
