Saraswathi Mould'S Precision Engineering

Down in Ekkaduthangal, on 4th Pillaiyar Kovil Street, you’ll find our workshop. We go by Saraswathi Mould'S Precision Engineering. It’s a bit of a mouthful, but we just call it the shop. The street is usually pretty narrow and can get crowded with bikes and people going to the temple nearby. We’ve been at this address, number 28/23, for quite some time now. Inside, it’s mostly the sound of machines running and the smell of metal. We work on various precision parts and moulds. It’s not a clean job, our hands are usually covered in some kind of oil or grease by midday. We aren't trying to be the biggest engineering firm in Chennai. We just take the drawings or the samples people bring in and try to make them as accurate as possible. Sometimes the machines act up or a tool breaks, which sets us back, but that’s just part of the trade. The neighbors know us well since we've been around for years. We don't have a receptionist or a lobby. If you walk in, you’re likely to see one of us standing over a lathe or checking a measurement. It’s a straightforward way to make a living. We value the fact that people in the neighborhood trust us with their small jobs and the bigger ones too. It is just honest work happening day in and day out on this busy little street. We try to keep things organized but sometimes it gets messy.