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  "review_date": "2026-09-30",
  "policy": "Append nodes; retain IDs, routes, evidence and history. Supersede incorrect relationships rather than deleting entities. Classification does not imply trade.",
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      "id": "xlar",
      "number": 1,
      "name": "XLAR Enterprises",
      "layer": "channel",
      "scope": "Importer and supplier of die components, equipment and prototyping materials.",
      "source": "https://www.xlarenterprises.in/",
      "note": "Brand listings are not evidence of in-house manufacture.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/xlar/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/xlar/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "itac",
      "number": 2,
      "name": "ITAC",
      "layer": "components",
      "scope": "Die and plastic mould standard components; manufacturing and trading locations.",
      "source": "https://www.itac.co.in/products.html",
      "note": "Do not classify the entire business as distribution only.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/itac/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/itac/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "marut",
      "number": 3,
      "name": "Marut Techno Tools",
      "layer": "components",
      "scope": "Punches, die buttons, bushes and wear plates.",
      "source": "https://www.maruttechno.com/",
      "note": "2012 DAYTON technical cooperation is historical; current equity is not established.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/marut/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/marut/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "pitech",
      "number": 4,
      "name": "Pi-Tech Services",
      "layer": "channel",
      "scope": "Precision tooling component importer and distributor.",
      "source": "https://www.pitechservices.co.in/about-us.html",
      "note": "Existing migration records match GST 07AAAFP9845Q1ZF across .com and .co.in; legal identity and address review remain open.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/pitech/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/pitech/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "plassteze",
      "number": 5,
      "name": "Plassteze",
      "layer": "channel",
      "scope": "Quick die change, mould equipment, consumables and standard parts.",
      "source": "https://plassteze.com/",
      "note": "Not limited to springs.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/plassteze/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/plassteze/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "vardhman",
      "number": 6,
      "name": "Vardhman Dies & Mould Tools",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "scope": "Die sets, mould bases and components.",
      "source": "https://www.mouldtoolsindia.com/infrastructure.html",
      "note": "Do not merge with similarly named steel, foundry or appliance businesses.",
      "website_status": "private-review",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/vardhman/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "tapco",
      "number": 7,
      "name": "Tapco Pneumatics",
      "layer": "components",
      "scope": "Pneumatic, lubrication, clamping and die gas spring products.",
      "source": "https://www.tapcopneumatics.com/products.html",
      "note": "Manufactured and externally sourced items need item-level confirmation.",
      "website_status": "private-review",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/tapco/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "stellent",
      "number": 8,
      "name": "Stellent Technologies",
      "layer": "channel",
      "scope": "Rotary joints, shock absorbers and industrial spares.",
      "source": "https://stellenttech.com/",
      "note": "Review-site identity mapping remains open; not established as a die manufacturer.",
      "website_status": "private-review",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/stellent/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "jjengitech",
      "number": 9,
      "name": "JJ Engitech",
      "layer": "components",
      "scope": "Bushes, bearings and seals across mechanical industries.",
      "source": "https://www.jjengitech.com/",
      "note": "Not limited to automotive tooling.",
      "website_status": "private-review",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/jjengitech/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "datum",
      "number": 10,
      "name": "Datum Tools",
      "layer": "components",
      "scope": "Standard die components including guides, punches, cams and wear plates.",
      "source": "https://www.datumtools.in/",
      "note": "Customer logos are supplier claims. SKH logo identity is unresolved; shop migration is incomplete.",
      "website_status": "private-review",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/datum/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "fibro",
      "number": 11,
      "name": "FIBRO India",
      "layer": "components",
      "scope": "Press die and plastic mould standard parts.",
      "source": "https://fibro-india.com/",
      "note": "Named testimonials support scoped service relationships, not purchase volumes.",
      "website_status": "private-review",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/fibro/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "misumi",
      "number": 12,
      "name": "MISUMI India",
      "layer": "channel",
      "scope": "Standard component manufacturing and multi-brand procurement platform.",
      "source": "https://in.misumi-ec.com/contents/company/",
      "note": "Existing local site is a four-page buying guide, not a full catalogue migration.",
      "website_status": "public-guide",
      "local_url": "/misumi/",
      "profile": "/network/companies/misumi/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "jks",
      "number": 13,
      "name": "JKS Oilless",
      "layer": "components",
      "scope": "Self-lubricating bearings, bushes and die components.",
      "source": "https://www.jksoilless.com/",
      "note": "Current website identifies Umiya Enterprise. Earlier catalogue review associates JKS branding; legal ownership, dates and addresses still require reconciliation.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/jks/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "normalien",
      "number": 14,
      "name": "Normalien Tooling System",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "scope": "Standard and custom mould bases, locating and guiding components.",
      "source": "https://www.normalientooling.com/",
      "note": "Catalogue and delivery claims need version-specific review.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/normalien/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "imbos",
      "number": 15,
      "name": "IMBOS Mould Technologies",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "scope": "Mould base manufacture between steel processing and mould construction.",
      "source": "https://www.imbosindia.com/company-overview/",
      "note": "Named steel sourcing is a company claim, not bilateral confirmation.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/imbos/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "global-special-springs",
      "number": 16,
      "name": "Global Special Springs",
      "layer": "components",
      "scope": "Indian branch in the Special Springs supply network.",
      "source": "https://www.specialsprings.com/en/about-us/",
      "note": "Branch listing does not establish shareholding or direct supply to MISUMI.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/global-special-springs/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "prabha",
      "number": 17,
      "name": "Prabha Group",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "scope": "Sheet metal, weld assemblies and body modules across distinct group companies.",
      "source": "https://prabhaengineers.com/",
      "note": "Do not attribute all group factories or customers to one legal entity.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/prabha/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "skh",
      "number": 18,
      "name": "SKH Automotive",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "scope": "Sheet metal, machining and assemblies with an internal tool room.",
      "source": "https://skhautomotive.in/",
      "note": "Do not merge with Krishna Group SKH entities or the unresolved Datum customer logo.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/skh/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/skh/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "caparo",
      "number": 19,
      "name": "Caparo Tool Room",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "scope": "Commercial tool room within Caparo India.",
      "source": "https://www.caparo.co.in/caparo-tool-room/",
      "note": "Department, not an independently established legal company.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/caparo/caparo-tool-room/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/caparo/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "jbm",
      "number": 20,
      "name": "JBM Group",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "scope": "Group spanning tooling, components, systems and mobility businesses.",
      "source": "https://www.jbmgroup.com/auto-components-systems/",
      "note": "Existing local page covers Auto Components & Systems; separate tooling and bus business scope.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/jbm/auto-components-systems/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/jbm/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "omax",
      "number": 21,
      "name": "Omax Autos",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "scope": "Sheet metal, commercial vehicle, railway and heavy manufacturing.",
      "source": "https://www.omaxauto.com/",
      "note": "Not a tooling-only business.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/omax/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "asal",
      "number": 22,
      "name": "ASAL",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "scope": "Automotive stampings, welded assemblies and modules.",
      "source": "https://www.tataautocomp.com/asal/",
      "note": "Tata AutoComp official page states 75% holding; ownership and customer relationships are separate.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/asal/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "ompress",
      "number": 23,
      "name": "Om Press Tools",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "scope": "Die design, fixtures and automotive sheet metal production.",
      "source": "https://www.omptindia.com/",
      "note": "Vehicle applications do not establish direct OEM contracts.",
      "website_status": "public-site",
      "local_url": "/ompress/index.html",
      "profile": "/network/companies/ompress/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "dhananjay",
      "number": 24,
      "name": "Dhananjay Group",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "scope": "Tooling, prototyping, stamping, welding and surface treatment.",
      "source": "https://www.dhananjaygroup.com/aboutcompany/",
      "note": "Legal companies and factory capabilities require separate mapping.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/dhananjay/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "san",
      "number": 25,
      "name": "SAN Automotive",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "scope": "Automotive sheet metal, tool and die, and laser cutting.",
      "source": "https://www.sanautomotive.com/",
      "note": "Catalogue and certification scope require individual checks.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/san/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "maxtron",
      "number": 26,
      "name": "Maxtron Tooling Technologies",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "scope": "Progressive die construction and stamped part production.",
      "source": "https://www.maxtrontooling.com/",
      "note": "Do not restrict classification to tool design.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/maxtron/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "pars",
      "number": 27,
      "name": "Pars Industries Works",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "scope": "Progressive and stamping dies, inserts, fixtures and precision machining.",
      "source": "https://www.parsindia.com/",
      "note": "Legal entity and technical scope need confirmation.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/pars/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "goaltech",
      "number": 28,
      "name": "GOALTECH Industries",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "scope": "Reported press tools, progressive dies, fixtures and CNC machining.",
      "source": "https://goaltechindustries.com/",
      "note": "Template-like case content is excluded from named customer relationship evidence.",
      "website_status": "source-inventory",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/goaltech/",
      "evidence_basis": "User-supplied source review, 2026-09-30; identity and relationship checks separately recorded."
    },
    {
      "id": "unresolved-29",
      "number": 29,
      "name": "Company 29 \u2014 unresolved",
      "layer": "unresolved",
      "scope": "Name and source not supplied.",
      "source": null,
      "note": "Preserved placeholder; no guessed company.",
      "website_status": "unresolved",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/unresolved-29/"
    },
    {
      "id": "dme-india",
      "number": 30,
      "name": "DME India Pvt. Ltd.",
      "layer": "components",
      "location": "Bengaluru",
      "entity_kind": "Indian operation",
      "scope": "Mould bases, plates, standard parts and hot runners.",
      "source": "https://www.dme.net/contact/",
      "note": "Reconcile the DME India and Mold-Masters DME India legal names before contracting.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/dme-india/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "hasco-india",
      "number": 31,
      "name": "HASCO INDIA Pvt. Ltd.",
      "layer": "components",
      "location": "Bengaluru",
      "entity_kind": "Indian operation",
      "scope": "Mould plates, bases, guiding components and hot runners.",
      "source": "https://media.hasco.com/marketing/Content/Mediathek/Broschueren/Location_Index/Location_Index_aktuell.pdf",
      "note": "An official location listing does not establish an ownership percentage.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/hasco-india/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "meusburger-india",
      "number": 32,
      "name": "Meusburger India Pvt Ltd.",
      "layer": "components",
      "location": "Bengaluru / Peenya",
      "entity_kind": "Indian subsidiary",
      "scope": "Mould bases, die sets, plates and standard components.",
      "source": "https://www.meusburger.com/en-gb/company/locations",
      "note": "Subsidiary wording comes from the supplied manufacturer-location review; recheck the current legal particulars.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/meusburger-india/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "danly-india",
      "number": 33,
      "name": "Danly India",
      "layer": "components",
      "location": "Ranipet, Tamil Nadu",
      "entity_kind": "Company / brand identity to confirm",
      "scope": "Punches, dies, guide pillars, bushes and die springs.",
      "source": "https://www.danlyindia.com/",
      "note": "The current legal relationship with Dayton Lamina has not been established.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/danly-india/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "shreeji",
      "number": 34,
      "name": "Shreeji Marketing Corporation",
      "layer": "channel",
      "location": "Ahmedabad / Baroda / Pune",
      "entity_kind": "Distributor",
      "scope": "Industrial pneumatics, shock absorption, vibration isolation and gas springs.",
      "source": "https://www.shreejimkt.com/",
      "note": "A manufacturer dealer listing supports appointment scope only; exclusivity has not been established.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/shreeji/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "dadco",
      "number": 35,
      "name": "DADCO, Inc.",
      "layer": "components",
      "location": "United States; serving India",
      "entity_kind": "Overseas manufacturer",
      "scope": "Nitrogen gas springs and related die components.",
      "source": "https://www.dadco.net/",
      "note": "Overseas manufacturer node, not an Indian legal entity. Confirm exact product and distributor scope.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/dadco/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "godrej-tooling",
      "number": 36,
      "name": "Godrej Tooling",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "location": "Vikhroli, Mumbai",
      "entity_kind": "Group business division",
      "scope": "Stamping and press dies, die-casting dies and tooling services.",
      "source": "https://www.godrejenterprises.com/advanced-engineering/tooling",
      "note": "A Godrej Enterprises Group business; do not treat it as an independently established legal entity. Historical customer releases are not current contracts.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/godrej-tooling/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "t-square",
      "number": 37,
      "name": "T-Square Tools Pvt. Ltd.",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "location": "Bhosari, Pune",
      "entity_kind": "Company",
      "scope": "Press, plastic, rubber and foundry tooling, plus checking fixtures.",
      "source": "https://tsquaretools.in/",
      "note": "Customer testimonials are hosted by the supplier; customer-side confirmation and dates are not established.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/t-square/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "paramount",
      "number": 38,
      "name": "Paramount Press Tools",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "location": "Malur / Kolar, Karnataka",
      "entity_kind": "Business; contracting entity to confirm",
      "scope": "Press tools, jigs, gauges, assembly fixtures and production stampings.",
      "source": "https://paramountpresstools.com/about/",
      "note": "Tooling customers and production customers are separate categories in the company disclosure.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/paramount/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "vasantha-tool-crafts",
      "number": 39,
      "name": "Vasantha Tool Crafts Pvt. Ltd.",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "location": "Hyderabad",
      "entity_kind": "Group company",
      "scope": "High-cavitation injection moulds for packaging and medical applications.",
      "source": "https://www.vasantha.com/en/companies/vasantha-tool-crafts",
      "note": "The Muller acquisition announcement names Vasantha Group, not this company as the direct acquirer.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/vasantha-tool-crafts/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "saptasati",
      "number": 40,
      "name": "Saptasati Industries",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "location": "Chikhali, Pune",
      "entity_kind": "Business; contracting entity to confirm",
      "scope": "Press tools, sheet-metal dies, plastic moulds, fixtures and machining.",
      "source": "https://www.saptasati.co.in/",
      "note": "Customer names and project counts are supplier statements, not independently checked orders.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/saptasati/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "dietech",
      "number": 41,
      "name": "Dietech India (P) Limited",
      "layer": "tooling",
      "location": "Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu",
      "entity_kind": "Company",
      "scope": "HPDC, LPDC and gravity die-casting tooling.",
      "source": "https://dietechindia.com/",
      "note": "Casting-tooling adjacency, not stamping-tool equivalence. Logos do not establish product, plant or contract dates.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/dietech/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "gestamp-india",
      "number": 42,
      "name": "Gestamp India",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "location": "Pune / Chennai / Bhagapura, Gujarat",
      "entity_kind": "Group Indian operations",
      "scope": "Body-in-white, chassis, hot stamping and welded assemblies.",
      "source": "https://www.gestamp.com/Media/News/Press-Releases/2026/Gestamp-expands-its-presence-in-india-with-the-opening-of-its-fifth-plant-in-the-country",
      "note": "The supplied 11 September 2026 announcement concerns a fifth Indian plant; named customers for that plant are not established here.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/gestamp-india/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "autoline",
      "number": 43,
      "name": "Autoline Industries Limited",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "location": "Chakan / Pune and other sites",
      "entity_kind": "Company",
      "scope": "Sheet metal, welded assemblies, pedals, doors, load bodies and tooling.",
      "source": "https://www.autolineind.com/",
      "note": "Supplier-listed OEM names may include historical relationships; do not assume every name is a current contract.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/autoline/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "belrise",
      "number": 44,
      "name": "Belrise Industries Limited",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "location": "Aurangabad / Pune and other sites",
      "entity_kind": "Company; formerly Badve Engineering",
      "scope": "Frames, exhaust systems, swing arms, crossmembers, body structures and polymer parts.",
      "source": "https://belriseindustries.com/about-us",
      "note": "Customer and frame-supply evidence is attributed to the 19 November 2024 draft prospectus, not a new contract.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/belrise/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "mtcs",
      "number": 45,
      "name": "Marelli Talbros Chassis Systems Pvt. Ltd.",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "location": "Faridabad / Pune",
      "entity_kind": "50:50 joint venture",
      "scope": "High-strength steel and aluminium stampings, welded chassis, suspension and EV structural components.",
      "source": "https://www.talbros.com/marelli-talbros-jv",
      "note": "Separate the joint-venture structure from historical product-order disclosures; neither establishes a new quotation.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/mtcs/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "sharda-motor",
      "number": 46,
      "name": "Sharda Motor Industries Limited",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "location": "Chennai / Nashik / Sanand and other sites",
      "entity_kind": "Company",
      "scope": "Exhaust, suspension, stamping, tubular and welded products.",
      "source": "https://www.shardamotor.com/about-us/awards/",
      "note": "Dated customer awards support a scoped relationship, not a specific vehicle model or contract value.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/sharda-motor/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    },
    {
      "id": "metalman-auto",
      "number": 47,
      "name": "Metalman Auto Limited",
      "layer": "assemblies",
      "location": "Pithampur / Aurangabad and other sites",
      "entity_kind": "Company",
      "scope": "Deep-drawn sheet metal, welded tubes, surface treatment, tooling and fixtures.",
      "source": "https://metalmanauto.com/",
      "note": "Keep separate from similarly named stainless-steel traders. Historical factory capability data requires updating.",
      "website_status": "public-evidence-profile",
      "local_url": null,
      "profile": "/network/companies/metalman-auto/",
      "round": "2026-09-30.expansion-18",
      "evidence_basis": "Supplied market review dated 2026-09-30; source retrieval and individual relationship rechecks recorded separately."
    }
  ],
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    {
      "id": "special-springs",
      "name": "Special Springs",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "id": "tata-autocomp",
      "name": "Tata AutoComp",
      "kind": "group"
    },
    {
      "id": "caparo-india",
      "name": "Caparo India",
      "kind": "group"
    },
    {
      "id": "prabha-automotive",
      "name": "Prabha Automotive Engineers",
      "kind": "company"
    },
    {
      "id": "prabha-industries",
      "name": "Prabha Industries",
      "kind": "company"
    },
    {
      "id": "prabha-auto-products",
      "name": "Prabha Auto Products",
      "kind": "company"
    },
    {
      "id": "ashok-leyland",
      "name": "Ashok Leyland",
      "kind": "OEM"
    },
    {
      "id": "dayton",
      "name": "DAYTON USA",
      "kind": "technical partner"
    },
    {
      "id": "jspl",
      "name": "JSPL",
      "kind": "steel supplier"
    },
    {
      "id": "amns",
      "name": "AM/NS India",
      "kind": "steel supplier"
    },
    {
      "id": "skh-unresolved",
      "name": "SKH customer logo \u2014 entity unresolved",
      "kind": "unresolved"
    },
    {
      "id": "umiya",
      "name": "Umiya Enterprise",
      "kind": "website operator"
    },
    {
      "id": "jbm-components",
      "name": "JBM Auto Components & Systems",
      "kind": "business"
    },
    {
      "id": "jbm-tooling",
      "name": "JBM tooling scope",
      "kind": "business"
    },
    {
      "id": "jbm-mobility",
      "name": "JBM buses / mobility scope",
      "kind": "business"
    },
    {
      "id": "bordignon",
      "name": "Bordignon",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "id": "meusburger",
      "name": "Meusburger",
      "kind": "group"
    },
    {
      "id": "talbros",
      "name": "Talbros Automotive Components Limited",
      "kind": "JV partner"
    },
    {
      "id": "marelli",
      "name": "Marelli Suspension Systems Italy SpA",
      "kind": "JV partner"
    },
    {
      "id": "vasantha-group",
      "name": "Vasantha Group",
      "kind": "group"
    },
    {
      "id": "muller-conthey",
      "name": "Muller Technology Conthey SA",
      "kind": "overseas company"
    },
    {
      "id": "bajaj",
      "name": "Bajaj Auto",
      "kind": "OEM"
    },
    {
      "id": "autoliv-india",
      "name": "Autoliv India",
      "kind": "company"
    },
    {
      "id": "ifb-automotive",
      "name": "IFB Automotive",
      "kind": "company"
    },
    {
      "id": "ifb-malur",
      "name": "IFB Industries \u2013 Malur",
      "kind": "plant/customer scope"
    },
    {
      "id": "honda-2w",
      "name": "Honda motorcycle business",
      "kind": "customer scope"
    },
    {
      "id": "tata-cv",
      "name": "Tata commercial vehicle business",
      "kind": "customer scope"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "id": "rel-1",
      "source_node": "fibro",
      "target_node": "jbm",
      "type": "service",
      "claim": "Named JBM sourcing and Faridabad gas-spring service testimonials.",
      "source_url": "https://fibro-india.com/",
      "limitation": "Supplier-published testimony; no orders or volumes reviewed.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-2",
      "source_node": "fibro",
      "target_node": "prabha-automotive",
      "type": "service",
      "claim": "Named executive describes controlled-return gas-spring support.",
      "source_url": "https://fibro-india.com/",
      "limitation": "Does not identify the end customer or vehicle programme.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-3",
      "source_node": "prabha-automotive",
      "target_node": "ashok-leyland",
      "type": "supplier-claim",
      "claim": "Official self-description as Tier 1 supplier.",
      "source_url": "https://prabhaengineers.com/",
      "limitation": "Not proof that FIBRO components reach a specific Ashok Leyland project.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-4",
      "source_node": "special-springs",
      "target_node": "misumi",
      "type": "dealer",
      "claim": "MISUMI India appears in the manufacturer dealer list.",
      "source_url": "https://www.specialsprings.com/en/dealers/",
      "limitation": "No exclusivity or all-product coverage inferred.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-5",
      "source_node": "special-springs",
      "target_node": "global-special-springs",
      "type": "branch",
      "claim": "Manufacturer lists Global Special Springs as its Indian branch.",
      "source_url": "https://www.specialsprings.com/en/about-us/",
      "limitation": "Ownership percentage not established.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-6",
      "source_node": "datum",
      "target_node": "jbm",
      "type": "customer-logo",
      "claim": "JBM logo reported in supplier customer section.",
      "source_url": "https://www.datumtools.in/",
      "limitation": "Supplier claim only; original page could not be re-read this round.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-7",
      "source_node": "datum",
      "target_node": "skh-unresolved",
      "type": "customer-logo",
      "claim": "SKH customer logo reported by Datum.",
      "source_url": "https://www.datumtools.in/",
      "limitation": "Must not resolve automatically to skhautomotive.in.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-8",
      "source_node": "jspl",
      "target_node": "imbos",
      "type": "material-source",
      "claim": "Named upstream steel source in submitted IMBOS review.",
      "source_url": "https://www.imbosindia.com/company-overview/",
      "limitation": "Exact source statement not recovered this round; no bilateral confirmation.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-9",
      "source_node": "amns",
      "target_node": "imbos",
      "type": "material-source",
      "claim": "Named upstream steel source in submitted IMBOS review.",
      "source_url": "https://www.imbosindia.com/company-overview/",
      "limitation": "Exact source statement not recovered this round; no bilateral confirmation.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-10",
      "source_node": "dayton",
      "target_node": "marut",
      "type": "historical-technical",
      "claim": "Marut reports technical joint venture when opening its 2012 plant.",
      "source_url": "https://www.maruttechno.com/",
      "limitation": "Historical technical relationship; not verified current equity.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-11",
      "source_node": "tata-autocomp",
      "target_node": "asal",
      "type": "ownership",
      "claim": "Official page states Tata AutoComp holds 75%.",
      "source_url": "https://www.tataautocomp.com/asal/",
      "limitation": "As described by the official page on review date.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-12",
      "source_node": "prabha",
      "target_node": "prabha-automotive",
      "type": "group-member",
      "claim": "Official group page names this company.",
      "source_url": "https://prabhaengineers.com/",
      "limitation": "No ownership percentage inferred.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-13",
      "source_node": "prabha",
      "target_node": "prabha-industries",
      "type": "group-member",
      "claim": "Official group page names this company.",
      "source_url": "https://prabhaengineers.com/",
      "limitation": "No ownership percentage inferred.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-14",
      "source_node": "prabha",
      "target_node": "prabha-auto-products",
      "type": "group-member",
      "claim": "Official group page names this company.",
      "source_url": "https://prabhaengineers.com/",
      "limitation": "No ownership percentage inferred.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-15",
      "source_node": "caparo-india",
      "target_node": "caparo",
      "type": "department",
      "claim": "Official page describes Caparo India commercial tool room.",
      "source_url": "https://www.caparo.co.in/caparo-tool-room/",
      "limitation": "Department affiliation, not separate incorporation.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-16",
      "source_node": "jbm",
      "target_node": "jbm-components",
      "type": "business-scope",
      "claim": "Business scope split retained for group-level classification.",
      "source_url": "https://www.jbmgroup.com/auto-components-systems/",
      "limitation": "Classification only; individual legal entity and project scope require verification.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-17",
      "source_node": "jbm",
      "target_node": "jbm-tooling",
      "type": "business-scope",
      "claim": "Business scope split retained for group-level classification.",
      "source_url": "https://www.jbmgroup.com/auto-components-systems/",
      "limitation": "Classification only; individual legal entity and project scope require verification.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-18",
      "source_node": "jbm",
      "target_node": "jbm-mobility",
      "type": "business-scope",
      "claim": "Business scope split retained for group-level classification.",
      "source_url": "https://www.jbmgroup.com/auto-components-systems/",
      "limitation": "Classification only; individual legal entity and project scope require verification.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "rel-19",
      "source_node": "umiya",
      "target_node": "jks",
      "type": "identity",
      "claim": "The jksoilless.com website identifies Umiya Enterprise.",
      "source_url": "https://www.jksoilless.com/",
      "limitation": "Website operator identification, not verified trademark or share ownership.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-dadco-marut",
      "source_node": "dadco",
      "target_node": "marut",
      "type": "dealer",
      "claim": "Submitted manufacturer distributor review identifies Marut Techno Tools for India.",
      "source_url": "https://www.dadco.net/contact-us/distributors/",
      "limitation": "Manufacturer-list evidence; no exclusivity inferred. Source did not reopen successfully in this round.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-bordignon-shreeji",
      "source_node": "bordignon",
      "target_node": "shreeji",
      "type": "dealer",
      "claim": "Submitted manufacturer dealer review identifies Shreeji Marketing Corporation.",
      "source_url": "https://bordignon.com/en/dealers-2/",
      "limitation": "No exclusivity inferred; current list needs a successful recheck.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-meusburger",
      "source_node": "meusburger",
      "target_node": "meusburger-india",
      "type": "subsidiary",
      "claim": "Submitted official location review describes the Indian operation as a subsidiary.",
      "source_url": "https://www.meusburger.com/en-gb/company/locations",
      "limitation": "No ownership percentage inferred; current location page recheck remains open.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-talbros-mtcs",
      "source_node": "talbros",
      "target_node": "mtcs",
      "type": "joint-venture",
      "claim": "Official Talbros page identifies MTCS as a 50:50 joint venture between the named partners.",
      "source_url": "https://www.talbros.com/marelli-talbros-jv",
      "limitation": "Ownership structure is distinct from customer orders.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-marelli-mtcs",
      "source_node": "marelli",
      "target_node": "mtcs",
      "type": "joint-venture",
      "claim": "Official Talbros page identifies MTCS as a 50:50 joint venture between the named partners.",
      "source_url": "https://www.talbros.com/marelli-talbros-jv",
      "limitation": "Ownership structure is distinct from customer orders.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-vasantha-muller",
      "source_node": "vasantha-group",
      "target_node": "muller-conthey",
      "type": "acquisition",
      "claim": "Group announcement reports the acquisition of Muller Technology Conthey SA.",
      "source_url": "https://www.vasantha.com/en/media/news/vasantha-group-acquires-muller-technology",
      "limitation": "The acquirer is the group; do not attribute the transaction directly to Vasantha Tool Crafts.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": "2026-03-24",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-vasantha-member",
      "source_node": "vasantha-group",
      "target_node": "vasantha-tool-crafts",
      "type": "group-member",
      "claim": "Official group companies page includes Vasantha Tool Crafts.",
      "source_url": "https://www.vasantha.com/en/companies/vasantha-tool-crafts",
      "limitation": "Group membership does not transfer every group capability to this company.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-tsquare-bajaj",
      "source_node": "t-square",
      "target_node": "bajaj",
      "type": "supplier-testimonial",
      "claim": "Supplier-hosted testimonial describes press-tool and trimming-tool work.",
      "source_url": "https://tsquaretools.in/",
      "limitation": "Supplier-published testimony; date and customer-side confirmation not established.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-paramount-autoliv-india",
      "source_node": "paramount",
      "target_node": "autoliv-india",
      "type": "tooling-customer",
      "claim": "Paramount lists this company in its Tooling Customers category.",
      "source_url": "https://paramountpresstools.com/about/",
      "limitation": "Supplier disclosure, not independently confirmed current orders.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-paramount-ifb-automotive",
      "source_node": "paramount",
      "target_node": "ifb-automotive",
      "type": "tooling-customer",
      "claim": "Paramount lists this company in its Tooling Customers category.",
      "source_url": "https://paramountpresstools.com/about/",
      "limitation": "Supplier disclosure, not independently confirmed current orders.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-paramount-ifb",
      "source_node": "paramount",
      "target_node": "ifb-malur",
      "type": "production-customer",
      "claim": "Paramount lists IFB Industries \u2013 Malur under Production Customers.",
      "source_url": "https://paramountpresstools.com/about/",
      "limitation": "Separate from tooling purchases and other IFB operations.",
      "evidence_status": "primary-source-rechecked",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-belrise-honda-2w",
      "source_node": "belrise",
      "target_node": "honda-2w",
      "type": "historical-supply-disclosure",
      "claim": "Supplied 2024 draft-prospectus review identifies complete frame supply for this customer scope.",
      "source_url": "https://belriseindustries.com/assets/site/docs/Belrise%20Industries%20Limited%20-%20Draft%20Red%20Herring%20Prospectus.pdf",
      "limitation": "Supplier formal disclosure; not OEM-side confirmation or a new contract.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": "2024-11-19",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-belrise-tata-cv",
      "source_node": "belrise",
      "target_node": "tata-cv",
      "type": "historical-supply-disclosure",
      "claim": "Supplied 2024 draft-prospectus review identifies complete frame supply for this customer scope.",
      "source_url": "https://belriseindustries.com/assets/site/docs/Belrise%20Industries%20Limited%20-%20Draft%20Red%20Herring%20Prospectus.pdf",
      "limitation": "Supplier formal disclosure; not OEM-side confirmation or a new contract.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": "2024-11-19",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": "exp18-umiya-jks",
      "source_node": "umiya",
      "target_node": "jks",
      "type": "own-brand",
      "claim": "Company introduction supplied for this round explicitly describes JKS as its own brand.",
      "source_url": "https://www.jksoilless.com/company-information.html",
      "limitation": "Company-side brand statement; not an independent trademark-register search. Source recheck did not succeed this round.",
      "evidence_status": "submitted-review-pending-recheck",
      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-30",
      "source_date": null,
      "active": true
    }
  ],
  "prohibited_inferences": [
    "Global Special Springs directly supplies MISUMI India",
    "Datum SKH logo is skhautomotive.in",
    "FIBRO\u2013Prabha\u2013Ashok Leyland is the same vehicle programme",
    "DAYTON\u2013Marut is current equity ownership"
  ],
  "counts": {
    "original_named": 28,
    "original_unresolved": 1,
    "expansion_nodes": 18,
    "named_nodes": 46,
    "records": 47
  },
  "scope_note": "Market scan of companies, divisions, group operations and one overseas manufacturer; not a census or 46 independent Indian legal entities."
}