Must Read

Tata Steel uses Inland Waterways to transport machinery for its Kalinganagar plant Tata Steel becomes the first steel company in Odisha to use inland waterways to bring in heavy machinery for its Kalinganagar plant expansion project, reiterating its commitment to creating a carbon-neutral future. Tata Steel’s consignment sailed in a chartered vessel from Shanghai to Paradip port in Odisha. It was then loaded on a barge that travelled up Luna River...

Maharashtra to use Hydrogen energy to generate power: Energy Minister Dr. Nitin Raut While the Maharashtra government is supporting use of electric vehicle for mobility, the government is now all set to use Hydrogen energy as alternative fuel to generate power. This was announced by State's Energy Minister Dr. Nitin Raut today at "Alternative Fuel Conclave" held at Pune.  He also announced Energy department's plan to expand base of charging stations...

Siemens Healthineers to manufacture Computed Tomography Scanners in Bengaluru Siemens Healthineers announced the expansion of its manufacturing facility in India. In its aim to accelerate the growth of medical devices space in the country, the company has launched its new production line (plant) for Computed Tomography Scanners at its Bengaluru facility.  The Indian Government has identified medical devices as a priority sector for the flagship 'Make in India' program. With an...

Hitachi Energy launches OceaniQ for offshore environment   Hitachi Energy today launched its OceaniQ portfolio for the offshore energy environment, which will be showcased this week at the annual WindEurope event in Bilbao, Spain.  Combining cross-industry competence from the power and marine sectors, OceaniQ addresses applications for fixed platforms, floating structures and sub-sea power systems for wind, marine and other offshore operators. Hitachi Energy rigorously designs its OceaniQ products, services and...

ABB India’s Kiran Dutt appointed as Vice Chairman of IEEMA’s LV Switchgear Division Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) has appointed Kiran Dutt as the Vice Chairman of its Low-Voltage (LV) Switchgear Division. His appointment comes ahead of his rich and vast experience spanning over 26 years in this industry. Currently, Kiran is the President of Electrification Business at ABB India Ltd. With this additional responsibility at IEEMA, Kiran will be...

The ReBeL of automation: smart igus cobot for €4,970 igus is accelerating Low Cost Automation with the world's first cobot plastic gearbox and a digital ecosystem - 20 projects per week already Effective immediately, igus offers the ReBeL service robot - also as a smart version. At €4,970 and only around 8 kilogrammes, the plug-and-play variant is one of the lightest cobots on the market. Digital services such as the RBTXpert and new...

MoEVing launches India’s first multi modal EV Charging Space MoEVing inaugurated India’s first futuristic electric vehicle charging space in Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru. Spread across 12,000 sq ft, this charging space will have high volume electric vehicle (EV) charging points, both fast and slow charging, EV battery swapping stations, EV maintenance stations and EV experience & learning center, all under one roof. Agnostic across OEMs, vehicle types and charging technologies, MoEVing is...

Volvo expands its R&D operations in India Jan Gurander, Deputy CEO, Volvo Group today laid the foundation for the “Vehicle TechLab” for the Group’s Research and Development operations in India. This becomes Volvo’s largest development site outside Sweden. Earlier, in July 2021, Volvo launched CampX in Bengaluru – a Global Innovation Arena – the first site outside Sweden. “By 2030 we would cut the CO2 emissions of our vehicles by 40% when...

Microsoft’s data centre to heat Finland homes Excess heat generated by a data centre will be used to heat homes, services and businesses in Finland owing to a new partnership between Fortum and Microsoft Fortum and Microsoft have announced a unique collaboration project, whereby Fortum will capture the excess heat generated by a new data centre region to be built by Microsoft in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland. The data...

Danfoss India, CII- GBC develops a blueprint to support India’s decarbonization goals Danfoss Industries in association with CII- Godrej Green Building Council launched a report on “Decarbonization of Indian Industrial Sector” at MMA Annual Conference 2022, Chennai. The report shares a snapshot of how the Indian industrial ecosystem currently operates with respect to carbon emissions. The report provides key insights on the methods to reduce carbon emissions, with special focus on...

India Smart Utility Week 2022 records participation from 61 countries 8th India Smart Utility Week 2022 – An international conference and exhibition held virtually with participants from 61 countries The 8th edition of ISGF’s flagship annual event, the India Smart Utility Week (ISUW) 2022, an International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy and Smart Mobility held from 02 - 04 March on a 3D Virtual Platform. ISUW 2022 has witnessed participation of...

CSIR’s CMERI develops world’s largest solar tree In a bid to promote usage of solar energy, CSIR’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has developed the world's largest 'solar tree' that can be used to convert solar energy to electricity.  The solar tree has been installed at ‘Centre of Excellence for Farm Machinery’, Ludhiana, Punjab and is officially certified by Guinness World Records (GWR) as the Largest Solar Tree in...

ANDRITZ to equip 216 MW Upper Trishuli 1 hydro project in Nepal International technology group ANDRITZ received an order from Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd., for the complete hydro-mechanical and electrommechanical works of the Upper Trishuli-1 run-of-the-river hydropower plant (216 MW) located on Trishuli river in the Rasuwa district in Nepal. The project owner is Nepal Water & Energy Development Company Pvt. Ltd., while Doosan Heavy Industries and...

ABB launches large robots for material handling in EV battery production ABB is adding two new robot families to its portfolio of large robots for complex manufacturing applications. Delivering enhanced speed, accuracy, flexibility, and a more robust design including integrated process cabling, ABB’s IRB 5710 and 5720 robots deliver increased productivity and enhanced performance with higher uptime for applications including electric vehicle (EV) manufacture, foundry, forging, rubber, plastics, and metal...

OMRON announces long term vision “Shaping the Future 2030” Targets 930 billion yen net sales and 120 billion yen operating income in the 1st phase (FY 2024) OMRON Corporation has announced its new long-term vision for fiscal 2030, and the three-year medium-term management plan in a press conference held today. With an objective to strengthen the pace & expanse of worldwide sustainable development, the vision strives to solve more & diverse...