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- Shanthi Gears Limited designs, manufactures, supplies and services gears, gearboxes, geared motors and gear assemblies for industrial power transmission applications. The company offers standard gearboxes including helical, bevel helical and worm gearboxes; custom-built products such as gears, pinions and special-purpose gearboxes; foundry castings comprising S.G. iron, grey iron, phosphor bronze, aluminium bronze, leaded bronze and copper alloy castings; and related services encompassing installation support, refurbishment, on-site maintenance and gear reconditioning under the Shanthi ReBuild brand. Its products serve diverse sectors including steel, cement, sugar, power, paper, rubber and plastics, mining, construction, process, compressors, railways, textiles, cranes, material handling, off-highway equipment and aerospace; with end-markets spanning original equipment manufacturers, replacement segments and institutional sales in India, the United States, Europe and other international regions. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, Shanthi Gears operates as a subsidiary of Tube Investments of India Limited, part of the Murugappa Group since its acquisition in 2012. In recent developments, the company achieved 13% revenue growth to Rs 604 crore in FY2025, driven by higher order inflows, improved EBITDA margins of 21.4% from a favorable product mix and capacity utilization, and sustained demand in replacement and OEM segments; it appointed A Venkataramani as independent director in May 2024 while certain directors retired in July 2024, declared an interim dividend of Rs 3 per share in FY2025, and continued strategic focus on indigenous product development, high-speed gearbox testing exceeding 100,000 RPM, and expansion into multi-brand servicing for wind turbine gearboxes of 2MW and above.