PARAS Lathe Machine
Belt drive and all geared lathes from 4.5 to 30 feet, built at our works on G.T. Road, Batala. Prices from ₹1,60,000 ex-works.
A machine built to be repaired, not replaced
A PARAS lathe is a conventional cone pulley or all geared centre lathe on a heavy cast iron bed, made for Indian workshop conditions: long hours, variable power, and a fitter who needs to be able to open it up himself. The design has changed slowly and deliberately since 1950, because the machines that are still running after thirty years are the argument for not changing much.
Bed length runs from 4.5 to 30 feet in nine standard sizes, and bed width is chosen separately from bed length — so a 12 foot machine can be built light for slender shaft work or heavy for large diameter components. Spindle bores run from 3 to 10 inches. Everything from 4.5 to 8 feet uses a full Norton gearbox; 10 feet and above moves to a semi-Norton box with the 23 piece change gear set, which puts fewer gears under constant load on machines expected to run all day.
The PARAS lathe range
Starting prices, ex-works Batala, before GST and freight. Bed width, bore, chuck size and accessories change the figure — ask us for today’s best price against your actual requirement.
| Bed length | Model | Swing over bed | Net weight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 feet | PAL412 | 16″ | — | — |
| 6 feet | PAL614 | 24″ | 800 kg | ₹1,60,000 |
| 8 feet | PAL816 | 28″ | 1,300 kg | ₹2,10,000 |
| 10 feet | PAL1018 | 32″ | 1,800 kg | ₹2,70,000 |
| 12 feet | PAL1220 | 36″ | 2,500 kg | ₹3,80,000 |
| 16 feet | PAL1622–1628 | 40–52″ | 3,800–6,000 kg | ₹4,50,000 |
Beyond 16 feet the range continues to 30 feet, built to order. Roll turning lathes, big bore lathes for pipe threading, brake drum lathes and all geared machines are built alongside the standard range.
How to tell a machine built at our works
Batala has made machine tools since before independence, and machines from the town reach buyers through a long chain of dealers and traders. If you are buying a PARAS lathe and want to know it came from our works, these are the things to check.
- The nameplate. Machines built by PARAS EXPORTS carry our name, our G.T. Road works address and a serial number.
- The model code. Our machines are built to the PAL series — PAL412, PAL614, PAL816, PAL1018, PAL1220, PAL1622 and so on. The first digits are the bed length in feet, the last two the bed width in inches.
- The serial number. Send us the serial and we will confirm the build date, the original specification and who it was supplied to.
- The inspection certificate. Every machine leaves our works with an inspection and dispatch certificate against that serial number.
If you already own a machine and are not sure, WhatsApp us a photograph of the nameplate on +91 81959 51515. We will tell you what it is either way, and if it is one of ours we can supply parts for it.
Who builds the PARAS lathe
PARAS EXPORTS has manufactured machine tools at Batala since 1950. The business is run today by the fourth generation of the same family — Rajeev Aggarwal as Chairman, with Divyanshu and Vasu Aggarwal as Directors — from the works on G.T. Road near Guru Nanak Kanda.
We are the manufacturer. The beds are cast and machined here, the headstocks are fitted here, and every machine is assembled and test run under power on our floor before it is crated. When you call about a machine you are talking to the people who built it, which also means the spares come from the same place: a lead screw, an apron gear or a headstock bearing is made in Batala and can be on a truck the same week.
Machines go out across India and are exported regularly to Nepal, Bangladesh, Africa and the Middle East.
Parts for machines already running
We supply spares for PARAS lathes of any age, including machines built decades ago. Lead screws, feed rods, apron and saddle gears, change gear sets, headstock bearings, chuck plates, steady and follow rests, tailstock assemblies and cross slide nuts.
Send us a photograph of the nameplate and the part, or the serial number, and we will identify it from our records. For machines outside our range we can usually still make the part to sample.
Tell us the size. We’ll send the price today.
Message the bed length and the largest job diameter you turn — or just describe the work and we will tell you which machine suits it. Firm price the same working day.