About Us
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Mission & History
Kotetsu means "steel" in Japanese — a name that reflects both our roots in metallurgy and our belief in engineering with strength, precision and purpose.
Kotetsu Works was established with a vision to bring together deep industrial experience, advanced metallurgy and modern engineering thinking to address the increasingly complex challenges faced by manufacturing businesses.
Our expertise has been shaped on the shop floor — through commissioning plants, increasing production capacities, developing critical steel grades, improving process efficiency, engineering refractory systems and establishing the operational disciplines required to sustain performance.
At the same time, our approach looks forward. We believe the future of manufacturing must combine productivity with responsible resource utilization, energy efficiency, technological advancement, safety and workforce development.
Kotetsu Works therefore operates not merely as an advisor, but as an engineering partner — working alongside manufacturers to build, improve and transform industrial operations for long-term performance.
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Our Approach
4 Decades of Experience
Decades of experience in plant operations, commissioning, process control, capacity enhancement and operational leadership.
Greenfield to Brownfield
Experience across new plants, expansions, upgrades and commissioning
India & International
Industrial experience across domestic and overseas manufacturing environments
Concept to Production
Engineering support extending from planning and development to commissioning and stabilized operations
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Leadership
Because we don't simply recommend improvements—we work with our clients to implement practical engineering solutions that improve production, quality and profitability.
WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH US
Rajesh Kumar Sharma
Director | Steel Plant Operations & Commissioning
With more than 40 years of experience across stainless steel manufacturing, casting and forging, Rajesh Kumar Sharma brings extensive expertise in steel melting, refining, process control, quality systems, plant commissioning and operational leadership. His experience spans EAF and induction furnace routes through AOD, VOD/VD, LRF and continuous casting.
His career includes commissioning Greenfield facilities, expanding existing steel melting shops, increasing plant capacities, developing critical steel grades and implementing quality and operational systems across facilities in India and overseas.
Avi Sharma
Director | Materials Science & Engineering
A Materials Science and Engineering professional with an MSc in Aerospace Materials and BEng in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Sheffield, Avi Sharma brings together scientific research, materials engineering and practical industrial experience.
His work spans refractory engineering, metallurgical process optimization, material characterization, failure analysis and plant-specific engineering solutions, supported by analytical techniques including SEM, EDX, X-Ray Spectroscopy and FMEA.
His engineering capabilities also extend to FEM through ANSYS, AutoCAD and MATLAB for modelling, design and engineering analysis.
