Manufacturing

Numeric establishes Centre of Excellence in UPS maintenance at Mathura UPS manufacturer Numeric, under the aegis of the Legrand CSR initiative, has set up a Centre of Excellence at GLA University, Mathura to roll out a UPS Maintenance training program for students aimed at generating industry ready talent.With rapid digitalisation and the evolution of technology in various growth segments, UPS has become a critical infrastructure across industries, especially data centers,...

Taiwan Excellence bringS key automation solutions at Automation Expo 2022 To celebrate the application of ‘Automation’ and present the most innovative technologies from Taiwan, for the first time, Taiwan Excellence will set up a physical pavilion in “Automation Expo 2022”, which is India’s biggest and Asia’s 2nd largest exhibition for the automation industry.Automation Expo offers a podium to showcase the latest innovations in the field of smart manufacturing, such as...

Tata Motors buys Ford's Sanand plant for Rs 725 Cr Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of Tata Motors and Ford India Private Limited (FIPL), have signed a unit transfer agreement (UTA) for the acquisition of FIPL’s manufacturing plant situated at Sanand, Gujarat including entire land and buildings, vehicle manufacturing plant along with machinery and equipment for a consideration of Rs 725.7 crore.Ford will continue to operate its...

Aequs bags Raytheon Technologies Premier Award Raytheon Technologies has recognized Aequs Aero Machine with a Premier Award for performance in 2021 and overall excellence in Collaboration.  This award is an annual recognition platform under Raytheon Technologies’ Performance+ Program to recognize suppliers with superior performance.Headquartered in Belagavi, Karnataka, Aequs specializes in precision machining, forging, sheet metal fabrication, aero-structure assemblies, and special processing for the aerospace and allied industries. It operates India’s first...

Robot technology for concrete structures without formwork PERI SE and Sika AG are taking a stake in the Swiss startup Mesh AG that has developed the world's first robot-assisted technology for the efficient and cost-effective production of complex reinforced concrete structures without formwork.MESH Technology developed by Mesh AG makes it possible to produce complex or curved reinforcement cages, previously manufactured by laborious manual work, through an automated prefabrication process. The...

KL EV India plans to sell over 10,000 vehicles in 2022 eRise-Drive Electric, the automotive arm of KL Group, plans to sell over 10,000 electric vehicles this year. The company intends to launch three low speed electric scooters immediately and two high speed vehicles in the coming 3 months.“The Made in India, Made for India electric scooters shall be manufactured in the 95,000 sq ft. state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Rohtak,...

HAL inks over $100 Mn contract with Honeywell for HTT-40 Engines Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a contract worth over US$100 million with Honeywell for supply and manufacture of 88 TPE331-12B engines/kits along with maintenance and support services to power the Hindustan Trainer Aircraft (HTT-40).  The contract was exchanged by Eric Walters, Sr. Director OE Sales, Honeywell and B Krishna Kumar, Executive Director (E & IMGT) in the presence of...

ABB opens campus for machine automation at B&R in Austria ABB opened its new global innovation and training campus at the headquarters of B&R in Eggelsberg, Austria, its global center for machine and factory automation. The new campus will create up to 1,000 additional high-tech jobs and includes world-class research and development laboratories, as well as global training facilities for up to 4,000 people per year in collaboration with universities. ABB...

Manjushree Technopack acquires Hitesh Plastics Manjushree Technopack Limited (MTL), a rigid plastics packaging player, backed by Advent International, entered into an agreement to acquire the business operations and manufacturing facilities of Hitesh Plastics Pvt. Ltd. (Hitesh Plastics; HPPL) – a manufacturer of plastic caps and closures. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.The acquisition will allow MTL to enter the highly specialised caps and closures market...

Schneider Electric to expand its presence to 2,000 retail stores by FY23 end Schneider Electric announced its omni-channel retail outreach: ‘Schneider Electric (SE) Retail Pavilion’, targeted at retailers across the country. Through this concept, the company plans to enroll, scale, and upskill retailers and be a partner in their journey of digital transformation.The company has partnered with over 500 retail stores as SE Retail Pavilions, for its B2C business, and...

WIKA India drives Mobile Calibration Van to Bangalore WIKA Instruments India Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG, Germany, a global market leader in pressure and temperature measurement technology has recently launched Mobile Calibration Van for maintenance and repair at the doorstep of clients. An initiative, born out of need to maintain equipments during COVID lockdown has been transformed into a value-added service by...

Science Based Targets Initiatives approves Danfoss’ climate targets Danfoss announced that its science-based target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi has validated that the corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets submitted by Danfoss A/S are in conformance with the SBTi Criteria and Recommendations (version 4.2).The science-based target provides a clearly defined pathway for companies to reduce GHG emissions in line with the goals...

JK Lakshmi Cement introduces its cement products in Central-East UP JK Lakshmi Cement has launched its cement brands in Eastern and Central Uttar Pradesh. JK Lakshmi cement and its premium brand, JK Lakshmi PRO+ Cement was unveiled at an event in the Amethi Plant in the presence of its top officials, business associates, and channel partners.The first truck filled with JK Lakshmi Cement was dispatched to Shri Ram Mandir in...

Linde opens its first women operated packaged gas plant in Trichy Linde India, one of the leading industrial gases manufacturers, inaugurated its first-ever women-operated Packaged Gas Plant (PGP) in Trichy on 6th July. Present at the launch were John Panikar, Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific, representing Linde Plc, and Abhijit Banerjee, Managing Director, Linde India.Commenting on the launch Panikar said, “We at Linde realize the importance and necessity for diversity...

CII certifies ABB India as a ‘Responsible Export Organization’ Confederation of Indian Industry - Institute of Quality (CII-IQ) awarded the ‘Responsible Export Organization’ compliance certificate to ABB India’s Electrification Distribution Solutions (ELDS) business in April 2022. The certification encompasses all business operations related with design, manufacture, marketing, retrofit and services of switchgear products and solutions of medium voltage and low voltage switchgear, relays and other automation solutions. This certification applies...