Manufacturing

How affordable automation can transform SMEs By embracing automation, SMEs can navigate the competitive landscape with agility and resilience, positioning themselves for sustained growth and success in the digital age, writes Manish Walia, Head of Automation for South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, & Nepal), Delta Electronics. SMEs are the lifeblood of any economy. They generate employment, drive innovation, and foster competition. However, SMEs often face challenges in competing with larger...

Micro-Precision Products is now WIKA Process Solutions India Following an acquisition by Germany-based WIKA Group in 2014, the name of Micro Precision Product Pvt. Ltd. has been changed to WIKA Process Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. The new name is effective April 22. With the strategic move, the company aims to play a leading role in advancing the Indian measurement instrumentation market. WIKA Group is a globally recognized name for reliability...

Honeywell Automation India appoints Atul Pai as Managing Director Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL) announced the appointment of Atul Pai as its Managing Director, effective May 16. He succeeds Ashish Gaikwad who is taking on a broader responsibility as India Leader for Industrial Automation, one of Honeywell International Inc’s strategic business groups. “Atul brings more than two decades of Honeywell experience in various regional and global roles across Honeywell and its...

Siemens Limited announces CAPEX of over Rs. 1,000 crore Siemens Limited today announced the expansion of two of its 32 factories in India. This is in addition to the capacity expansions of the Power Transformer factory in Kalwa and Vacuum Interrupter factory in Goa announced by the Company in November last year. With this, total Capex investment is expected to exceed Rs 1,000 crore. Expansion of Smart Infrastructure Operations, Goa Siemens Limited’s Smart...

Siemens board approves demerger of Energy Business into a separate listed entity The Board of Directors of Siemens Limited approved the proposal to demerge its Energy Business into a separate legal entity – Siemens Energy India Limited (currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Limited). The new entity will subsequently be listed on the BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said in a regulatory filing. As...

GrindingHub opens today in Stuttgart GrindingHub 2024 was officially opened today. The international trade fair for grinding technology is being held in Stuttgart for the second time. "This is the second GrindingHub, and the event has already established itself as the undisputed meeting place for the grinding technology community," says a delighted Dr. Markus Heering, Executive Director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), the organizer of the event....

AJAX Engineering exports “Made in India” Slip-form Paver to global markets AJAX Engineering, a leading Indian manufacturer of concreting equipment, announced export of its Slip-form Paver to global markets, spanning across Russia and Africa. It claims to be the country’s first manufacturer to export Slip-form Pavers, a specialised heavy concrete equipment utilised primarily in large scale infrastructure projects for the efficient and precise laying of concrete. “AJAX Engineering has indigenously...

Renishaw inaugurates state-of-the-art technology centre in Chennai Renishaw announces the opening of its new office and demonstration centre at Unipunch Crown, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai. The grand opening, witnessed by hundreds including machine tool builders, customers, channel partners, and the Renishaw India team, marks a significant expansion of Renishaw's service and support capabilities across India. The inauguration ceremony of Renishaw India's new office and demonstration centre commenced with a welcome address...

"Grinder of the Year" to be announced at GrindingHub Sanding technology is precision work. Fabian Grossmann grabs the magnifying glass and examines the surface of the milling cutter that has just been ground. The 27-year-old is one of the finalists who will be competing for the title of "Grinder of the Year" live at the GrindingHub trade fair on May 15 and 16. He recently met with his opponents to...

InnovMetric releases PolyWorks 2024 Enables manufacturers to scale up the use of 3D measurement data enterprisewide by lowering operating costs InnovMetric, the independent software development company that empowers manufacturers of every size to digitally transform their 3D measurement processes, announces the launch of PolyWorks 2024. This enterprise solution sets up a digital thread that lowers the cost of scaling up the use of 3D measurement data by deploying a universal 3D...

EMO Hannover 2025: Focused & Condensed The duration of EMO Hannover 2025 will be shortened from six to five days in future. "Shortening the event by one day is a strategic decision aimed at making EMO Hannover even more efficient and more purposeful," said Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW), the organizer of EMO, in describing the change. The decision is based on the...

ABB celebrates 100 years of MCB manufacturing ABB’s first-of-its-kind Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) reaches a milestone 100-year anniversary of protecting electrical circuits and while evolving to meet the sustainability needs of the future. Applied across all segments, MCBs help in protecting particularly vulnerable spaces, such as factories, data centres, homes, commercial spaces, transport infrastructure and more from electrical hazards. In India, ABB has been manufacturing these MCBs since 2001 in...

INOX Air Products to supply Green Hydrogen for Asahi India’s plant in Rajasthan Asahi India Glass Limited (AIS) and INOX Air Products (INOXAP) have entered into a 20-year offtake agreement for supply of Green Hydrogen, to AIS’s greenfield float glass facility in Soniyana in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. This is expected to be India’s first ever Green Hydrogen Plant for the Float Glass industry. The Plant will have a capacity to generate...

Indian construction equipment industry records 26% sales growth in FY24 With total equipment sales crossing 1,35,650 units as against 1,07,779 lakh units in FY23, the Indian construction equipment (CE) industry has recorded 26% increase in overall sales volume for the financial year 2023-24, a statement issued by Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (ICEMA) said. The industry witnessed significant increase in demand in both domestic as well as exports markets, by...

PG Technoplast opens new integrated AC manufacturing facility in Rajasthan PG Technoplast Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PG Electroplast Limited (PGEL), announced the opening of its new air-conditioning manufacturing facility for North India in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. This strategic investment aims to meet the growing demand for energy-efficient and sustainable cooling solutions in India and expand the company's footprint in the rapidly growing air-conditioning market. Vishal Gupta, Managing Director (Finance), PG...