Our mission
Continuous innovation to keep up with the demands of the textile-electronics and food-grain industries in inspection and sorting — at both the raw-material and finished-product ends — to satisfy the needs of the immediate consumer.
VETAL / Company Profile
Built from a single order,
42 years ago.
VETAL was established because of a small import-substitution order for a photocell unit for carding. Today it is a technology-driven electronics group serving textile and food-processing industries worldwide.
Who we are
Matching imported technology — without the import.
The challenge in 1983 was to match imported products in technology and reliability while remaining economical — without heavy foreign-exchange expense. VETAL met it, and has since grown into a group solving detection and sorting problems for cotton spinning and food processing, with installations across India, Southeast Asia and the former Soviet republics.
ISO 9001 : 2000
Founded 1983 · IIT Kanpur pedigree
Made in Coimbatore, India
Our vision
To develop and bring technological products and solutions of our own, and collaborate with worldwide industry leaders on local application — improving end-product quality and value to achieve profit and sustainability.
The travel so far
Four decades of indigenous engineering.
1983
Founded
Established by R. Venkatesan, a technocrat from IIT Kanpur, on the back of a small import-substitution order for a photocell unit for carding.
1983 – 1991
Indigenised infrared technology
Developed advanced products for cotton-to-yarn preparation, including broken-sliver detection and hopper-level sensing stop-motion units.
1992 – 1999
Spark and metal detection
Spark detector for pneumatically conveyed cotton, fire-trap protection, and electronic metal detection to minimise machine damage from impurities.
2001 – 2005
Diversification into general industry
Launched token display systems, security recorders and smoke detectors for broader industrial and commercial use.
2006 – 2012
Scale: VETAL SCAN and RICE SORTER
The flagship VETAL SCAN was implemented in 1200+ customer locations; the RICE SORTER was deployed at 1000+ sites for black-impurity removal.
2012 – 2020
RGB cameras and ultrasonic sensing
High-tech VETAL Scan and Rice Sorter with RGB cameras and ultrasonic technology improved process quality and replaced earlier-generation machines.
Our people
A team where 70% have stayed 20+ years.
History
It was a challenge in 1983 to match imported products in technology and reliability while staying economical. Today VETAL has emerged as a technology-driven company solving detection and sorting problems across the cotton-spinning and food-processing industries.
Management
Founded by R. Venkatesan, an esteemed technocrat from IIT Kanpur. For over two decades, Managing Director Raghuraam Raja has steered the company toward remarkable innovation and growth, backed by a loyal, highly skilled team setting industry benchmarks in vision and image processing.
Team
VETAL is run by 100 employees; R&D, production and quality comprise more than 40 engineers. Senior management all come from engineering backgrounds with 25+ years at VETAL, and about 40 engineers staff post-sales service centres across India and abroad.