LMW Limited is India's largest textile machinery and CNC machine tool manufacturers, based in Coimbatore and founded by Dr. G.K. Devarajulu. It started its operation in 1962 in Periyanaickenpalayam in Coimbatore city with technical collaboration with Swiss-based textile machinery manufacturer Rieter for textile machines and German based steel and ammunition major Krupp. In mid-1980s the company bought over its Coimbatore based longtime rival and an older textile and engineering giant Textool. The company is promoted and owned by the Lakshmi Mills family. Wikipedia