Shanthi Mechanical Engineering Works

Our shop is at No. 222 Kumaran Road. It’s a straightforward mechanical place. Shanthi Mechanical Engineering Works isn’t a high-tech lab; it’s more of a workshop with lathes and welding tools. You can hear the machines running from the sidewalk. There’s usually some metal being cut or joined, which makes a lot of noise and sparks. We’ve got oil stains on the floor that have been there for years. The air smells like burnt metal and coolant. It’s a small team of us who know how to handle the equipment. We take on jobs from local businesses or people who need something fixed. Most of the time we are covered in grime by noon. There’s a small bench outside where we sit when we need a breather. Kumaran Road is busy, but we mostly focus on what’s on the workbench. We don’t have a website or a big marketing plan. Most people just walk in because they know we can weld something or turn a piece on the lathe. It’s practical work. Sometimes a job takes longer than we thought because a machine acts up, but we figure it out. We keep our tools sharp and our heads down. It’s a simple life, honestly. We close up when the sun goes down and start again the next morning. Our hands are usually dirty, but that is part of the engineering life here.