Rockman Industries

Rockman Industries, formerly Rockman Cycles limited, is an Indian auto components manufacturer, based in New Delhi, India. The company is one of India's largest auto component manufacturers.^[1] Rockman Industries is primarily engaged in the manufacturing of aluminum die casting components, machined and painted assemblies, auto chains and parts.^[2] In January 2017, Rockman Industries entered the carbon composites sector with the acquisition of Moldex Composites, a UK-India carbon composite design and manufacturing company.^[3] Rockman was founded in 1960 and is led by Suman Kant Munjal, Chairman^[4] and Ujjwal Munjal, Managing Director.^[5]

Rockman Industries

Formerly	Rockman Cycles Limited
Industry	auto components manufacturing
Founded	1960
Headquarters	New Delhi , India
Key people	Suman Kant Munjal (Chairman) Ujjwal Munjal (Managing Director)
Products	Aluminum die casting components Machined and painted assemblies Auto chains and parts Carbon composites
Website	www.rockman.in

History

A part of the Hero Group, Rockman Industries (formerly Rockman Cycles limited.^[6]) was set up in 1960^[6] and started to manufacture bicycle chains and hubs for Hero Cycles.^[7] In 1999,^[8] it diversified into high pressure aluminium die cast components and automotive chains for Hero MotoCorp (Erstwhile Hero Honda). In 2005^[7] it closed the bicycle chains and hubs business and from November 2005, is only manufacturing die casting components and auto parts. In 2008,^[9] Rockman Industries set up a new auto components plant in Uttaranchal. In February 2014, Rockman Industries acquired Sargam Die Casting company^[10] and started its new facility at Bawal (Haryana). In January 2017, Rockman Industries acquired a majority stake in Moldex Composites to enter the aerospace, motorsport and high-end auto component manufacturing space.^[11] In 2019, company inaugurated two new plants at Vadodara and Tirupati. In Tirupati plant company is manufacturing four wheeler alloy wheels.

Manufacturing units

Rockman Industries has eight manufacturing plants at Ludhiana, Haridwar,^[12] Chennai, Bawal, Surat, Vadodara and Tirupati. In Ludhiana they have two plants, one for chains and the other for aluminium die casting products. All other locations manufacture die casting components.^[7] Surat's unit is manufacturing advanced composites parts.

Customers

Rockman Industries supplies its products to Hero MotoCorp and various global automotive companies^[13] including: TVS,^[14] Honda, Royal Enfield,^[14] Revolt, Ather, Hyundai, Kia, Ford Motor,^[14] Mahindra, Tata, Bosch,^[14] Stanadyne, Dana, Denso, Nemak, PSA AVTEC, KSP Automotive, Continental,^[14] Magna, Hanon System, Wabco, Mando, Getrag, BorgWarner, iwis and others.