Two ways an online order is made
A parts platform passes the order to a workshop, or makes it in its own factory.
Box 1 quotes a part from its design and passes the order to a workshop with spare capacity. Box 2 quotes the same way but makes the part in its own factories. Box 3 makes the machines that cut and print parts, and box 4 makes medical, dental and solar products to order. Tap a title in the diagram to jump to its companies.
Platforms that use a network of workshops 2 companies
These platforms quote a part instantly from its design, then pass the order to a workshop that has spare capacity.
Platforms with their own factories 1 company
This platform quotes a part instantly from its design and makes it in its own factories.
Machines that make parts 3 companies
These companies make the machines that cut, print and grind parts.
Medical, dental and solar products made to order 4 companies
These companies make products to order, some of them fitted to one patient.
Motherson Health & MedicalMotherson Health & Medical, with engineers in Bengaluru, moulds plastic parts for medical devices.
Align TechnologyAlign Technology, with engineers in Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru, makes Invisalign, clear aligners 3D-printed to fit each patient's teeth.Pune · HyderabadHired recentlySee alsoMedical device makers
Glidewell DentalGlidewell Dental, with engineers in Chennai, makes dental crowns milled and printed to order.Mumbai · ChennaiHiring nowSee alsoMedical device makers
Emmvee GroupEmmvee Group, with engineers in Bengaluru, runs factories that make solar modules and solar water heaters.See alsoRenewable energy and battery storageWhat's changing
The factory as a service.
Ordering a machined part used to mean phone calls, drawings and weeks. The platforms now quote in seconds, using AI models that read the design and estimate what it will cost to make. India's many small machine shops make it a supplier to these platforms, and a market for Indian platforms of the same kind.
Companies: ingrid's company map. Hiring signals: postings feed of 5 Nov 2026.