Vimag Labs has commenced operations at its first manufacturing facility in Met City, Jhajjar, Haryana, as the Bengaluru-based deep-technology company plans to invest around Rs 50 crore in a phased expansion of its manufacturing capacity in India. The facility produces and assembles electric motor and control systems, including the company's proprietary magnet-free motor technology. Its first production batch has already been exported.
The planned investment will be deployed progressively, depending on customer demand, programme ramp-ups and product requirements. Vimag is building a manufacturing network designed to scale to a capacity of up to 10,000 motor and control systems per month as volumes increase.
The Jhajjar facility currently covers 10,000 sq ft, with the potential to expand to approximately 20,000 sq ft. The initial phase focuses on industrialisation, process validation and serial production of mid-power motor and control systems. The facility includes clean-room areas, digitally connected production systems, Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled monitoring, traceability systems and automated production lines.
Vimag is also evaluating additional manufacturing capacity and locations while developing partnerships across manufacturing, supply chains, tooling and industrialisation. The planned network is intended to support domestic and international customer programmes, with capacity additions linked to demand and product mix.
High-power motor systems planned as production scales
The company's initial manufacturing focus is on mid-power motor and control systems for electric mobility and other electrified applications. Vimag plans to expand production to high-power systems rated at 570 kW and above as customer programmes mature. These systems will require additional manufacturing, testing and industrialisation infrastructure.
Manish Seth, co-founder and CEO of Vimag Labs, said the commencement of manufacturing marks the transition from technology development and validation to industrialisation and serial production. He added that the timing and scale of investment would depend on customer programmes, demand and product requirements.
As the manufacturing network expands, Vimag expects to generate approximately 100-150 direct and indirect employment opportunities across manufacturing, quality, testing, engineering, supply chain and operations.
Vimag Labs raises $5 million in Series A funding
Vimag Labs recently raised US$5 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel, with participation from Chakra Growth Fund and Thinkuvate. The company has also signed a manufacturing memorandum of understanding with Jendamark Pvt Ltd to support the scale-up of its VMSM production.
Separately, Vimag has secured an exclusive US technology licensing, manufacturing and commercialisation agreement for a production-ready, bidirectional high-voltage inverter platform capable of operating at up to 1,000 volts.
The company is developing its VMSM electric motor platform, which it says replaces rare-earth permanent magnets with software-defined magnetic fields. Its applications span mobility, industrial and defence segments, with operations being scaled across India, Europe and the United States.