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BHEL bags order for heat exchangers for Light Combat Aircraft Tejas In a major boost to Defence Production under the ‘Make in India’ initiative and towards achieving self-reliance in the critical field of defence equipment, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a prestigious order for the supply of Compact Heat Exchanger sets for 83 LCA Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK1A aircrafts, from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The order envisages...

ABB commissions new actuator for ITC’s Tribeni mill in West Bengal ABB has successfully completed the installation and remote commissioning of the new Slice xP (II) Profiler system, a new actuator for slice lip weight control, at ITC Limited’s Tribeni mill in West Bengal.  The project, managed by the specialist Quality Control Systems (QCS) team at ABB India, included the replacement of ABB’s existing cross-direction (CD) weight control system (Slice Profiler)...

LANXESS appoints Neelanjan Banerjee as Global Head of its Lubricant Additives Business Namitesh Roy Choudhury to succeed Neelanjan Banerjee as Country Representative & Managing Director for India region Specialty chemicals major LANXESS announced appointment of Neelanjan Banerjee as the Global Head of its Lubricant Additives Business. Namitesh Roy Choudhury, currently head of Production, Technology, Safety and Environment group function (GF PTSE) India and Executive Director of LANXESS India, will succeed Neelanjan...

EESL completes 12 years of shaping India’s energy efficiency journey Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) completes its 12 years of scaling up energy efficiency programmes in India and around the world. Founded in 2009, as a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, EESL is unlocking the potential of energy efficiency through their solution-driven innovative technologies. EESL’s initiatives, across sectors such as lighting, transportation, renewable...

SurfaceTechnology Germany will be back in June! After a pandemic-induced hiatus in 2020, SurfaceTechnology Germany will return to the Stuttgart exhibition grounds from 21 to 23 June. Preparations for a relaunch of SurfaceTechnology Germany at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center are already in full swing. SurfaceTechnology Germany is a major event for the surface technology industry as well as its users. “Despite the ongoing pandemic, we are looking forward to the event this...

Best Power Equipments launches 5kw Lithium UPS Best Power Equipments (India) announced the launch of a 5kw Lithium UPS which will be suitable for both home and office with high speed charge. Speaking on this occasion, Amitansu Satpathy, Managing Director – Best Power Equipments (BPE) said, “Our newly launched product will be touted to be one of the most advanced offerings by the brand. With majority of people working from home, this...

Hogar Controls launches multi-functional Smart Touch Panels Hogar Controls Inc, a global IoT firm that has chosen Hyderabad to set up its R&D & assembling unit in 2019, has announced the launch of its all new range of Prima+ Smart Touch Panel series. With a design-first approach and as a part of holistic smart home solutions, Hogar's touch panel series includes three product variants under Prima+ series. The connected home is...

Waste management platform Cercle X raises Rs. 1.9 Cr in a Seed round New-age waste management platform Cercle X raises Rs 1.9 Cr in a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures. The funds raised will be utilised towards marketing, operations and technology, the company co-founded by Vishnu Vardhaan and Divya Shetty said. Solid waste generated in India daily is 2.76 lakh MT. 58k MT of solid waste that could have...

Otis India launches Ambiance elevator cab aesthetics range for Gen2 elevators Otis India launches its Ambiance elevator cab aesthetics range for Gen2 elevators. The range will be manufactured at the Otis India Bengaluru factory and has been designed specifically for Otis. The design leverages a combination of materials, form, textures and patterns to form a look that allows one to differentiate an Otis elevator from any other. The Ambiance range includes...

Construction equipment industry demands priority sector status, improved liquidity The Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (ICEMA) has urged the Ministry of Finance to consider lending priority sector status or at par with the infrastructure sector to the Indian construction equipment (CE) industry in the upcoming budget, given the critical role that the sector plays towards infrastructure development and economic growth of the economy. Explaining the rationale behind the demand, Dimitrov Krishnan,...

Budget Expectations for Auto & Manufacturing Industry Mr. Kamal Bali, President and MD, Volvo Group India After a stellar peak performance in 2018, the automotive sector particularly the CV industry, hit a bit of a roller coaster with the new axle load mandate, graduation to BS-VI regulations, followed by the Covid-19 jolt and lockdowns, the rising commodity prices, chip shortage impacting the supply chain in the last few quarters. While the...

Simple engineering innovations can be a game changer for construction equipment industry: Gadkari Congratulating the construction equipment (CE) industry on the initiative for enabling the adoption of bio diesel for construction equipment vehicles (CEVs), Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways urged the industry to innovate and make simple alterations to construction equipment to enhance use of bio diesel blends upto 50% as this could be a game changer for the...

How to improve your productivity in quality control systems Are you ready to discover the new generation of optical metrology? Here, domain experts from ZEISS talk about state-of-the-art metrology solutions which can help you in achieving high productivity and efficiency. Carl ZEISS AG branded as ZEISS is a German manufacturer operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare and smart...

HANNOVER MESSE 2022 rescheduled to 30 May - 2 June Deutsche Messe AG, in cooperation with the HANNOVER MESSE exhibitor advisory board and partner associations VDMA (Association of German Mechanical and Plant Engineering) and ZVEI (Central Association of German Electrical Engineering and Digital Industry), has rescheduled HANNOVER MESSE 2022 for 30 May–2 June. The show was originally planned for April. “Due to the continuing high incidence in Germany and many neighbouring...

Simpliforge launches robotic concrete 3D Printer in Telangana Simpliforge Creations, provider of additive manufacturing solutions, launched their first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art Robotic Construction 3D Printer. Claimed to be India’s first and South Asia’s largest robotic construction 3D printer, the printer was inaugurated by Telangana Finance Minister Thaneeru Harish Rao at Charvitha Meadows in Siddipet, Telangana. The 3D Printer can print landscaping elements, furniture, statues, and wall façade, among others, to full-scale civil structures....