Building a global manufacturing powerhouse out of India

Step into the world of Zetwerk, the Indian company shaking up global manufacturing. In this eye-opening episode of Disruptor Dialogues, we sit down with Amrit Acharya, co-founder and CEO, to uncover how this startup is transforming India into a manufacturing powerhouse.
Amrit takes us through Zetwerk's journey, from tackling broken supply chains to revolutionizing production across industries. Learn how they're combining cutting-edge software with a vast network of small and medium enterprises to create a flexible, scalable manufacturing ecosystem. Discover their expansion into booming sectors like renewable energy, electronics, and aerospace & defense.
But this isn't just talk - we take you inside Zetwerk's aerospace R&D facility for a firsthand look at their "Make in India" mission in action. See how they're localizing production of critical components and breaking dependence on imports. Amit also shares candid insights on the challenges of reshoring supply chains from China and Zetwerk's plans for the future.
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[@sol90981]

Not Killing but competing use sensible words Overconfidence is 1st step towards downfall

[@Elysian_520]

I heard china still dumping steel in India through Vietnam.

[@sol90981]

@@Elysian_520 u cannot spy via steel Plus if country has high demand for steel it means infrastructure and realestate industry are booming

[@Elysian_520]

@@sol90981 it also means Chinese steel's price quite low, so, Indian industries prefer Chinese steel over domestic Steel. Even European countries suffering from Chinese cheap steel dumping.

[@Kawaga-uc4qq]

​@@Elysian_520haha first of all do you know the definition of 'dumping' in this discussion?

[@krish-kn5dh]

Itna negativity kidar sei leke aate hai bootli&&ckers of xina btw some one started appreciate them but don't mock 😭😭

[@rudyalfonsus686]

How does a country achieve super power title? china : work harder India : talk louder

[@Candate]

You and others like you Simp harder for everything foreign and cry louder out of jealousy

[@jorgekumagai2672]

Different countries, different cultures😀

[@Candate]

@@rudyalfonsus686 you and people Simp harder for china and cry louder seeing any one else trying to improve themselves

[@ascensionisdestiny1181]

India is Up and China is Down now!

[@ascensionisdestiny1181]

China is not super power yet, just a paper tiger! Just look at what Chinese people are really experiencing now: A hell!

[@bvssrsguntur6338]

Hope all indians like us can emulate this and produce more in India

[@rajkishorebehera7489]

So true

[@DouglasW-m9z]

Like a toilet 🚽? In a house?

[@erenyaeger9407]

​@@DouglasW-m9znah in you brain which is full of sh*t

[@Prashant_Pandey4]

Why we Indian brags so much but delivers very little, it's our culture to shout never let to dream big , even a small achievement is so appreciated that hunger for more dies

[@stevenlai1199]

Please stop bad mouthing motherland.vande Mataram, jai hind

[@nagaanantha948]

Another China lover, I have travelled extensively in India and the growth is immense so no false propaganda

[@humansarecrazybeing5730]

​@@nagaanantha948 Nice joke😂😂

[@Mano-z7t]

When they talk about India China comparison they have no idea about what China has done. They should visit China first and then compare.

[@VinodBandari-ps5yd]

having a skyscrapers doesn't make a developed nation and thats the reason china is still a developing nation

[@Mano-z7t]

@@VinodBandari-ps5yd 😂 you are stupid bro.

[@stevenlai1199]

​@@VinodBandari-ps5ydvande mataram Bhai Jai hind

[@VinodBandari-ps5yd]

@@stevenlai1199 why would I say jai hind?

[@Umapathihm]

​@@VinodBandari-ps5yd than what it means have skyscraper, confidence is ok over confidence is bull shit

[@hharry5315]

It is recommended that India have enough electricity before discussing manufacturing issues

[@少爷-r7h]

Improperly, it's a power problem. A lot of problems. Foreign investors come to India as graves. They go back to India and go back home. They almost go bankrupt.

[@yeokkhunleow4238]

The problem with India stagnant manufacturing progress is that they detached them from the realities that they actually can’t even measured up with novice like Vietnam and now they arrogantly thought they have slained the giant . Such mentality will keep ten in captivity of day dreaming and hallucinations

[@devamjani8041]

No NEED to have a clickbait title. Have a sensible and true title.

[@Rrrr-yh9qz]

In your Dreams only!! Although improving,India 🇮🇳 still has miles to go before one can compare with China’s 🇨🇳 manufacturing prowess!! 😮😮😢

[@curious_one1156]

Zomato, but for manufacturers, driven by 2 of India's good schemes: 1. PLI 2. GST And further enabled by India's incentives for renewable industry, SMEs, and digitization. Awesome.

[@vivekpraseed918]

Same as indiamart/justdial/alibaba...They are a broker/middleman

[@madhavanpari6316]

Had one doubt, let's say that the sme and the client maintain a partnership. How does Zetwerk benefit from this? why does the client company want to connect with the supplier company through Zetwork and not directly?

[@curious_one1156]

@@madhavanpari6316 Just like how we buy from Amazon, and not directly from seller. Further, Zetwork offers a marketplace, and further customization, while the sellers focus on their core products only. Also sellers cannot communicate or arrange shipping. imagine how customer in US will even know whom to talk to.

[@JamieMorlok]

India exaggerates Bollywood style, even with the title of this video. China BUILDS with confucian values. Visit China to experience first hand - t hey are light years ahead of us Indians.

[@devamjani8041]

It's only a matter of time before India overtakes china, within 20 years, India will far overtake china in manufacturing.

[@Raytracer96024]

Confucian vs ling poojari Who would win?

[@stevenlai1199]

NO, wait ten more years lndia Will be super power.jai hind

[@avikotecha8336]

Yh

[@robertng2398]

your video title is too arrogant. maybe this company is a competitor, not killing China manufacturing... why India is always trying to beat China in everything. just live and let live and do your best and enjoy life.

[@redbaron007-e5p]

If there is a vote for the STUPIDEST title ever for a KZbin video, this one is right up there. Strong contender for first prize. Bravo!

[@peterphan3524]

India addicted to the word " SUPER POWER " When they know how to built bicycle they tend to think they can go to the moon already.😂😂😂😂😂

[@UMS9695]

One Indian company killing China's manufacturing industry... yeah right! 🤣🤣

[@evm6177]

Once a faku always a fakku! 🤣

[@IngK-c1b]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tupolevi]

Didn't you aware...? This is an Indian story.... more fictional than a fantasy tale a.k.a BS tale!

[@hengongchua6250]

If they have 1 gold medal for Olympics Games first before China, they will boast the same and say how India is going to kill China in the Olympics Games medals ranking. Fortunately they can't even win any gold medal.

[@ipsofactoraj]

Irresponsible title. While it is a small step in creating capacity, we are miles behind China or even the other Asian giants for that matter. Plus Zetwerk is a capital heavy player which has borrowed and over leveraged its positions with the ambition of scaling. Only time will tell when and if it will have a favourable exit on the market

[@arminius6506]

Dude I've seen bigger factories in China backed by local town governments. Click bait title.

[@arifshaikh7965]

Much Needed In India, Nice Initiative Zetwerk 👍

[@stevenlai1199]

jai hind

[@kchoong6663]

Managed to do a small tooling workshop and want to brag about killing the whole China manufacturing industry. What sort of Bollywood movie is this!

[@mashnasa1]

Did you listen to the video ? It is platform that has been built which brings together many suppliers & customers together + many other things

[@nerrailwaygorakhpur7173]

​@@mashnasa1so what? You will say that killing about killing?

[@serry4-786]

Don't misguide people with wrong titles, India needs china to speed up, china is Worlds manufacturing hub

[@999score]

India 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 media is best have freedom,,can bragging, ,, broke our stress , can laughing 😂😂😂😂😂 never got tired...

[@mahendrarathod1656]

India got zero class, more than 95% labour's are unskilled, not at all dedicated to their work, that's why many industries are closed in India, every thing is up side down, most factory owners are tired of government formalities and harassment by govt officials,

[@henrymac506]

India bragging again😂😂😂 India superpower in everything.

[@evm6177]

Once a fakku always a fakku! 🤣

[@thomashunter5645]

Indians have a tendency to exaggerate everything.

[@yeokkhunleow4238]

@@henrymac506 . Hi , you can’t blame them for their bragging attitude - they won 6 medals in the recent Paris Olympics!!

[@karthik7486]

First of all, a dislike for the obviously click bait title

[@KCL2021]

IPhone15 has so many problems in India, and now the iPhone is moving back to China 😅😅

[@samy__089]

Foxconn is going to make 25% iPhones in india. They are building manufacturing unit in Chennai. They are not moving anywhere.

[@nagaanantha948]

Rubbish

[@prasadganesh5804]

India all talk .. me a indian

[@MontyGumby]

Ie baseless BOASTING

[@andrzej21111]

Every factory requires skilled workers. There are such workers in China. There are not many highly skilled workers in India anymore. A cheap employee is not everything. All infrastructure is needed. This means providing energy, transport and partners.

[@JustGotALife]

@8:20 this is a red flag for me. If he's making custom made product while also having a business of being a middle men between supplier and customer. Then they're basically just collecting the data of sales and what products work, then making it themselves. Eventually they will weed out suppliers, or prioritize their own customer products over suppliers , It's basically just amazon again in a different format.

[@ahosmane]

You are correct in assessing. Sometimes the customer requirements overwhelm small suppliers. Zetwerk then invests and becomes the supplier because if the fundings reach.

[@saharshjindal6448]

So long story short they are a tech-enabled sourcing agent that wins orders from large OEMs & MNCs and fills the order through parts sourced from Indian SMEs. Common sense implies that these are non-essential/high volume parts where cost is a big factor as any manufacturer will not just hand out orders to middlemen. B2B is relationship driven and every manufacturer prefers to meet their suppliers and establish trust. Different from OfBusiness who supply raw materials where the buyer is only concerned about volume and price.

[@impushprajyadav]

It's nearly impossible to get even close to china: manufacturing factory.

[@madhavanpari6316]

Had one doubt, let's say that the sme and the client maintain a partnership. How does Zetwerk benefit from this? why does the client company want to connect with the supplier company through Zetwork and not directly?

[@ahosmane]

By NDA’s and exit clauses

[@ITeachChinese]

So much superpowers on KZbin! Say 1000 times superpower then you can become superpower!

[@adder88]

Is bragging irresponsible in India?

[@passby8070]

lol click bait...the gap between China and India's manufacturing capacity and capability are growing bigger, not smaller...

[@Propakistani1224]

I never ever heard from china 🇨🇳 words like this ....but indians 😂

[@kussh100]

Some of the figures talked like coordinating with TEN THOUSAND suppliers are just UNBELIEVABLE. Acharya sure knows how to put his foot in his mouth inspite of having a paid for promotional video.

[@TheKing-vi5ju]

Looks like a small workshop for China

[@nerrailwaygorakhpur7173]

No it's look like nali only not a workshop

[@prasannabhat8631]

Ek company bani he behen, manufacturing super power bana dia?

[@nerrailwaygorakhpur7173]

Ye sb baklol h aise aise ko China me koi puchta bhi nhi ye thik Olympic wala haal h 😂😂

[@nerrailwaygorakhpur7173]

Ab jaise Apple ka 1 store kya khul gya inhone apne aap ko Superpower bolna shuru kar diya aur udhar sirf Hong Kong me 6 hai 😂😂 ye khud apna level bta dete h isme dusre ko inki khilli udane ki koi jarurat he nhi padti hai

[@gregoryong4436]

This look exactly like my workstation at home. Great minds think alight. I will soon surpass China as a manufacturing hub too.

[@D-M-W]

My country India comes always First. I am interested in India only because we must Win since we are the Super Power 🔋 and India must rule the Globe now. Jai Hind. Jai Bharat ❤🎉.

[@stevenlai1199]

Vande Mataram, Bhai jai hind

[@Vvhdvxbhhx]

地球上还有比印度落后的国家吗？你看看那些外国博主去了印度说了什么？先把街道牛粪和人的大便💩垃圾清理了你再说吧😢

[@udaygaikwad5282]

Misleading title. China is decades ahead in many manufacturing sub sectors.

[@peterhsieh380]

China have bow to India's power in overtaking China in manufacturing.

[@stevenlai1199]

Jai hind

[@newworld2086]

This is very crucial for Indian Manufacturing Industry. People in comments should know that India can never reach the level of China thanks to criminal negligence of manufacturing industry by previous Jumala governments. The localization push by current government in addiiton to global push for supply chain diversification is a once in a generation opportuniy as mentionend by Zetwerk founder and we are in good position to grab this, thanks to PLI push, infra push etc in last 10 years.

[@BusinessKipChester]

we need to push more in manufacturing, Big supporter of Make in india.

[@PahatRout]

What a hard line!!! Maybe India needs more than a few thousands!

[@parttimethinker7611]

Connectivity is the key in efficient and cost reduction for and any manufacturing sector. The new term is ecosystem. It’s natural for any country to establish connectivity in each of their respective areas of manufacturing. The one has the lowest price wins. India has the talents… lacks strong governmental support at the moment. Please keep up the good work for Indian. The future is in your hands.

[@idigistringcreation]

it still too early to bit CHINA in manufacturing, its not westerly easy........but this gentleman is OfCourse an frontline initiator......respect to this Man...of course we are following him since we know him.

[@vsanivar]

This is an important report. We need more Amrits to have any say in world manufacturing.

[@kussh100]

While watching the staff at pinaka aerospace in the background of the interview, one feels that the company hardly has any orders. People were trying to appear as if they were working but they were just twiddling their thumbs

[@TheLinama]

i took the click bait and want to see just what kind of click bait it is.

[@nickblue11]

India is all about THINK THINK and no Action 🤣

[@bijayanandpatnaik]

Really innovative ...great that india the capabilities to manufacture.electonic item to attend partner with international product.🎉🎉🎉

[@ddarrenmsamey8115]

Great Patriotic Efforts 💐🇮🇳Jai Bhaarath

[@ascensionisdestiny1181]

Good job, India!

[@kcl2050]

It's good to have confidence however you have to be realistic when coming to competition.China is way ahead.

[@gregoryong4436]

This clip goes into national archive. 30 yrs down the road see if for a good laugh.

[@urlovelysunshine]

Great video... And this company knows what are they doing.. Having insight of things 🎉

[@Angela56666]

Yourstory's story is too amazing. Please make more hindi content for deeper reach.

[@udayabhanudug6404]

Extremely useful video. Very informative

[@tanmaysoni572]

Great insight! Bringing in competitive freshers has been effective in challenging the 'this-is-how-it-is' mindset. Unlike seasoned professionals who may carry biases from past experiences, freshers approach problems with new perspectives-often enabled by today's technology. Even if their initial solutions are suboptimal, they pave the way for iterative innovations that redefine traditional tasks.

[@mashnasa1]

Great story. Indian manufacturing is definitely on a great growth path and will outclass China. India's defence exports have surged 31x times for e.g.

[@freedumb_3.0]

Lying to feel good. Sad.

[@Mano-z7t]

First do it and show it. Don’t boast before you do it.

[@khooyeesin9766]

India is no. 1 in using tax/custom audit to freeze n seize accounts and assets of foreign companies. This will help their Indian companies to grow faster and stronger 😂😂😂

[@_.-c]

Sharma is always lying, exaggerating.

[@tarkatirtha]

I respect your nationalistic feelings but remember what NaMu said recently - India CAN NOT compete China.

[@kongkansaikia4599]

he also said to work 70 hrs, so stop commenting and go back to work :P

[@stark2568]

Any one say that can not compete is to keep your morale low and want you to stay down! Think big and try to achieve it. If you have a will, you will achieve and win! Nothiing is impossible!

[@PradhanmantriBruhh]

I never understood why are we competing with China?? We should never compare ourselves with them. They have concrete jungles. I pray that India never becomes like that. Our target should be high value manufacturing not cheap value products.

[@lv9657]

India is best in talking BiG.

[@lvssudhir3419]

Excellent Vision !!

[@Bejust389]

Great V GREAT 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@mmonish2]

Interesting

[@EverGreen7990]

So this is the company killing China manufacturing??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pohkhui]

this is a peanut company. 😳

[@paragpotdar3172]

IMHO Watch out before using hostile words in your headlines, They could have potential collateral harmful ramifications on some other domain. Please take necessary precautions before going public.

[@bellacchu]

Really an eye-opener ❤

[@GaneshPalraj1991]

What is with these stupid hyperboles , india is nowhere near china's manufacturing capacity.

[@suryakonijeti]

Yeah, certainly the thumbnail is not accurate, but in the first place no one will even click to know what it is, if it's not for the thumbnail

[@mixaws]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJqrp2WQnqmkqLc Chinese are literally mocking🤪

[@Rustincohle88]

Wake up kid India managed to get into top 5 manufacturing countries less than decade

[@tapaschatterjee7993]

What a negative comment... Maybe you are a ''bhakt of stupid Rahul Gandhi''

[@vardhanmhatre1731]

​@@mixawsthen let them mock, if you want to mock as well don't hide behind this video

[@chandrasegar9466]

That's an old dream ...still loud..

[@madrasman8883]

People who panicked at thumbnail: that's what paid promotion looks like

[@naveensharma3331]

Amazing video. Why less than 1k likes 😢

[@Zlaland]

If olympic got a game of talking indian would win every medal in single mix double

[@sashithangjam6844]

all the best indians, speak too much, no action, Modi is a great example. you only can compare with Sri Lanka or Bhutan or Nepal, or Bangladesh or Myanmar or Pakistan

[@ChophathungPatton-j2u]

Hello, my comrades and educated , economic. Builders. Comparing is not. Evil but putting efforts. To block someone's grows. Is just disrupting our. Growth . I, am also an. Indian. Let's. Focus. On ours leaving. China of their. Own....

[@kaisign1405]

Indian. Knowledge is power, and without access to quality education, many Indians are being left behind in the global economy. Additionally, the treatment of Indian women needs to be improved. They are not second-class citizens and deserve respect and equality in all aspects of life. India also needs to focus on fixing its river systems to ensure clean water for its citizens. The rivers are the lifelines of the country, and it is essential to protect them for future generations. Transportation systems need to be improved to ensure safe travels for those commuting from rural areas to cities for work. Safety on roads is also a concern, especially for public transport users. In conclusion, India has a lot of catching up to do to match the progress that China has made in terms of infrastructure, workforce quality, and culture. It is time for the government of India to take action and address these issues to ensure a brighter future for all its citizens. The world is moving fast, and India cannot afford to be left behind. It is time to make changes and work towards a better and more prosperous future for all Indians.

[@stevenchu1216]

Why mentioned this kind of small company?😂😂

[@himanshusingh5214]

They have to get views on KZbin to earn money.

[@KonglengLee-t6l]

Make sure products dont carry E coli like apple phone. Washing hand a must after eating curry

[@sudhirmunasur5508]

😂

[@simonooi2544]

The title of the video speaks volumes of India's ignorance. This little talk already put them so much ahead while the 90% of challenges ahead are still invisible yet.

[@madhu_1489]

This guy didn't even paid employee salaries

[@nandiniargade4678]

Great

[@petergohtek5842]

India will never reached that level

[@baidmuthaproducts9296]

Beautiful 🎉

[@hanzofunai4238]

Brilliant vision and execution Amrit Acharya+Zetwerk team !! Kudos. May you scale many more peaks ! A shout out to the interviewer Shivani Muthanna . She was thorough with her homework and on-point with her questions ! Displayed highly superior competence on her assignment !

[@stark2568]

Any one say that can not compete China is to keep your morale low and want you to stay down! Think big and try to achieve it. If you have a will, you will achieve and win! Nothing is impossible!

[@sunmoon1234]

Why this is sounding like another online service scam....

[@TK-st7yp]

Bollywood is inspiration of all noise and hyperbole.Too much noise without substance.

[@jishe8957]

This title is a complete joke. Chinese Alibaba, as a technical staff, you should know this, right? One of the top ten Internet companies in the world, one of its most important businesses when it was founded was the supplier platform. The functions you mentioned were completed 20 years ago，15 years ago, its suppliers had exceeded 1 million, and its buyers had exceeded 100 million, and they were all located around the world. Moreover, China also has a supporting and powerful logistics information platform. From transportation tools to delivery personnel, these service providers have similar platforms, and each platform is more complicated than yours. It’s so detailed that you can’t even think about it. China's small and medium-sized enterprises have completed highly centralized and intensive operations. A small county is responsible for one category of industrial production (such as specializing in the production of mobile phone cases), which further reduces information barriers. Not to mention, at the hardware level, China's shipping, land transportation, air transportation, and logistics transfer processing have greatly reduced costs through unmanned and large-scale operations. To put it bluntly, China，the whole country has transformed itself into a large company with strict organization, clear division of labor, smooth information and fast logistics. How can this software, which is just starting out, be qualified for comparison?The author of this video is really "the ignorant are fearless"

[@KCL2021]

They're should talking about women's safety first 😊

[@akshatsingh1646]

It's like 13 time safer than the western countries

[@mustafakhan9986]

Its called a "Toyota way of production" dude 😂

[@premkumarnayak1162]

If Indian products' Quality is higher than China then it will be the real competition. Less rate than China product. Higher Quality than China as the LED bulbs.

[@innocentmushi3036]

😂😂😂😂😂 HongKong export more than India. Even if India would double its industrial production it will only reach 10% of what China produced in its industry.

[@Jeff-sm8of]

Who is asking? Nobody that's who.

[@Bobwhite11137]

Sure!!!