MACHSTAR Group is a pioneer in providing shockwave-based engineering solutions to research and industry. It is a commercial spin-off from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. With decades of experience in the fields of gas dynamics and high speed aerodynamics, this group set out to use these concepts and develop novel engineering solutions in various fields of science, medicine, industry and engineering. The group has been mainly focusing on exploiting the commercial potential of shock waves. MACHSTAR has also taken upon itself to educate the budding scientists and engineers to better equip them to carve out a bright tomorrow for all mankind. In order to achieve this MACHSTAR has developed incredibly simple systems to produce and study the shock waves in the laboratory without any risks associated with the existing large scale systems.