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Bandage Making Unit

This project profile covers the manufacturing of surgical and medical bandages, including roller, tubular, triangular, and crepe bandages used for wound protection, bleeding control, and sprain support. The unit involves weaving, bleaching, drying, rolling, cutting, and sterilizing cotton yarn or fabric to produce high-quality medical dressings.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Plant & Machinery13.5
Furniture & Fixtures0.5
Other Misc. Assets1
Working Capital7.78
Total22.78

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Own Contribution2.28
Term Loan13.5
Working Capital Loan7
Total22.78

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment11

Raw materials8

Manufacturing process

  1. Procurement of raw cotton yarn from cotton spinning mills.
  2. Weaving the yarn into grey fabric using power looms or handlooms.
  3. Bleaching the grey fabric in boiling kiers and bleaching tubs with starch solution to make it white and absorbent.
  4. Drying the bleached white fabric by passing it through a Stenter machine.
  5. Rolling the fabric into long rolls and transferring to the cutting section.
  6. Feeding the cloth into a calendering machine and winding machine to form large rolls, then cutting them into smaller desired lengths and widths.
  7. Sterilizing the cut bandage rolls in an autoclave.
  8. Collecting, packing in dozens, and preparing the finished products for marketing.

Market

Surgical bandages are essential medical consumables required in hospitals, clinics, and home first-aid kits. Demand is steady and grows with increasing healthcare infrastructure.

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