Manufacturing

EVET by Magenta expands its EV fleet in Mumbai and Chennai Markets EVET by Magenta, the e-mobility platform, which has been successfully running EV (electric vehicle) Fleet for urban logistics movement for about a year now in Bengaluru, now enters Mumbai and Chennai Markets. The company shall roll out over 500 EV Fleet in the next 3-4 months in both cities. EVET shall enter the new markets with its electric three-wheelers...

Holcim India, Ambuja Cements and ACC commission bubble barrier project to remove plastic in Himachal Pradesh Ambuja Cements and ACC Limited, through its in-house waste management arm, Geocycle announced commissioning of its second phase of bubble barrier technology in Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Lake located in Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh. Bubble Barrier is a smart and non-invasive technology that is used to remove plastic from the water bodies, reducing the...

Tata Steel launches ‘EzyFit’ door & window frames Tata Steel Tubes Division has expanded its branded products and retail solutions by launching ‘Tata EzyFit’, a brand of innovative tubes for door and window frames. Commenting on the launch, Rajeev Singhal, Vice President, Marketing & Sales (Flat Products), Tata Steel, said, “As India surges forward, there is a need for newer, innovative, and faster construction solutions that will fuel this momentum. With...

Tata Steel completes maiden multi-modal shipment of TMT bars from West Bengal to Assam via Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route Tata Steel has completed its maiden multi-modal shipment of around 1,800 tonnes of finished steel products from Haldia Port in West Bengal to Pandu Port in Assam using the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) route via Brahmaputra River. This shipment of Tata Steel’s TMT bars that arrived at Haldia on rail before being loaded...

VEGA unveils advanced radar sensor VEGAPULS 6X With VEGAPULS 6X, VEGA radar “thinks” in a new way. The result: A new radar sensor that can measure in every conceivable level application. The times when users had to choose the right level measuring instrument from a multitude of different ones are now history. Traditionally, the search for a suitable radar level sensor begins by asking which frequency would be best for the...

Agilent acquires lab AI technology from Virtual Control Agilent Technologies today announced it has acquired advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by Virtual Control, an AI and machine learning software developer that creates innovative analysis solutions in lab testing. Agilent will integrate the software, known as ACIES, into its gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GS/MS) platforms to improve the productivity, efficiency, and accuracy of high-throughput labs the company serves around...

PLI scheme to unlock India’s manufacturing capacity: ICRA The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme will unlock India’s manufacturing capacity as well as support in attracting about Rs 4 lakh crore of capital expenditure over the next five years, rating agency ICRA said. With the aim of boosting India’s manufacturing, employment generation, import reduction and exports growth, the government announced the PLI scheme covering 14 significant sectors of the economy. In its latest...

Cyient launches Private 5G Center of Excellence; signs MoU with IIT Hyd Cyient, a global engineering, manufacturing, and digital technology solutions company, has announced today the launch of its Private 5G Networks Center of Excellence (CoE). Cyient has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, as a research partner for the CoE. “Cyient will leverage a 5G core developed by IIT Hyderabad for testing various...

TCS, NTTF to make 60,000 youth job-ready for industry needs TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF), a technical and vocational education and training institute, have come together to launch high-demand skill development programs across sectors, in the areas of robotics, automation, manufacturing, and electronics, in a unique phygital model, developed by the former. TCS and NTTF will offer 3 diploma and...

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...

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...

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,...