The Company was incorporated as ÂCraftsman Automation Private Limited on July 18, 1986, as a private limited company under the Companies Act 1956, pursuant to a certificate of incorporation granted by the Registrar of Companies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Pursuant to the conversion of the Company to a public limited company and as approved by the Shareholders pursuant to a resolution dated April 30, 2018, the name of the Company was changed to ÂCraftsman Automation Limited and the RoC issued a fresh certificate of incorporation dated May 4, 2018.
Major events in the history of the Company :
1986
- The Company was incorporated as Craftsman Automation Private Limited
2001
- Commissioned aluminium foundry unit at Kurichi, Coimbatore
2005
- Commissioned a satellite unit in Pithampur
- Obtained ISO 9001: 2000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 registration certification
2007
- Commissioned satellite unit in Chennai and Jamshedpur
- Commenced joint ventures with Carl Stahl and Mitsubishi
- Obtained ÂStar Export House registration certificate
2008
- Incorporated the Subsidiaries i.e. Craftsman Europe B.V. (formerly known as Craftsman Marine B.V.) and Craftsman Automation Singapore Pte. Ltd.
2010
- Commissioned satellite units Sriperumpudur near Chennai
2011
- Commissioned satellite units in Pune and Faridabad
2012
- Set up storage solutions in Arasur, Coimbatore
2014
- Commissioned second satellite unit in Pune
2015
- Set up technology division in Bengaluru
- Commissioned aluminium sand foundry, HPDC and LPDC in Arasur, Coimbatore
2016
- Commissioned railway and camshaft business in Arasur, Coimbatore
- Commissioned HPDC facility at Bengaluru
2017
- Commissioned machining services in Bengaluru
2018
- The Company was converted into public limited company and the name of the Company was changed to ÂCraftsman Automation LimitedÂ
2019
- Commissioned third satellite unit in Pune and second satellite units in Bengaluru and Faridabad
- Malumichampatti unit-5 shifted to Arasur unit-3
2020
- Initiated winding up process of the Subsidiary, Craftsman Automation Singapore Pte. Ltd.
2021-2023
-IPO launched in March
-Equity shares listed on BSE & NSE
-Acquired 76% of the equity share capital of DR Axion India Pvt Ltd
2024
-Craftsman Automation receives Entrepreneur & Leadership Award from JCB India at 2024