Manufacturing

Dassault inks MoU with Verkor for EV Battery Manufacturing Dassault Systèmes announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Verkor, an expert in electric vehicle and stationary batteries, to accelerate the development of next-generation lithium-ion batteries and the first gigafactory that will produce them.  Together, the two companies aim to nurture a European battery ecosystem that supports Europe’s efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.Under the MoU, the...

Schneider Electric Makes eConversion the Default Mode for its Galaxy V-Series UPSs Schneider Electric announced an enhanced version of eConversion (formerly known as ECOnversion), the company’s generally-recommended protection mode to provide increased sustainability for its Galaxy V Series 3-phase UPSs. After years of field tests, effective May 31, 2022, all Galaxy V Series UPSs will be shipped to customers with eConversion as the default.With cost of ownership and sustainability as...

Danfoss plans to acquire German compressor manufacturer BOCK Danfoss has announced the intent to acquire compressor manufacturer BOCK GmbH, headquartered in Frickenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, from NORD Holding GmbH.With over 50 years of history and assets under management of € 2.5 billion, NORD Holding is one of the leading private equity asset management companies in Germany.Developing compressors for the natural refrigerant CO2 since 1993, BOCK is a global technology leader...

VDMA conducts 11th Mechanical Engineering Summit at Pune The 11th VDMA Mechanical Engineering Summit – the annual flagship event of VDMA India was held on the 16th of September at Pune. Over 320 participants from 21 cities of India and Germany attended this event.Present at the occasion, Rajesh Nath, Managing Director of VDMA India spoke about the Ukraine-Russia Conflict and how it has affected Global Supply chains and created major...

WEISS expands expertise and availability in India Only two years after WEISS opened its campus in Pune, the specialist for rotary indexing tables, linear transfer systems and handling solutions has expanded its on-site expertise with a solution factory, localized the assembly of its rotary indexing tables and established a global sourcing center.In 2020, a year determined by the Corona pandemic, WEISS GmbH from Buchen, Germany, took an important step and...

Automation Update 2022 seminars make impact on industry with new innovations from Beckhoff Multi city events were conducted by Beckhoff across the Indian cities starting at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune and Mumbai by Beckhoff Automation team.Over 400 registrations were logged in with around 300 attendees across the industry segments, business segments and sizes in India. The event brought together practicing automation engineers from the end users, manufacturers, R&D engineers,...

Crisp-ML – a model for introduction of artificial intelligence Let’s Talk Science shows how AI models remain reliable even when the environment changesThere are already numerous applications for artificial intelligence (AI) - ranging from predictive maintenance and process monitoring to automated quality checks based on process data. "The relatively high investment costs only pay off if an AI model delivers reliable statements in the long term," knows Prof. Joachim Metternich,...

FPT Industrial acquires minority stake in Blue Energy Motors Blue Energy Motors, a zero-emission truck technology company headquartered in Pune, which recently launched India’s first heavy duty LNG truck, pioneering the green trucking revolution, has entered a strategic tie-up with FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group. As part of the agreement, FPT is set to acquire a minority stake in the company. While the association is currently...

New function from B&R opens up more possibilities for exchanging modelsB&R has added a new function to its Automation Studio development environment. With FMU Export, machine code can be exported and integrated as a PLC simulation into any simulation tool, allowing simulation experts to work in the familiar software ecosystem of their choice. This saves both valuable time and resources during interdisciplinary development. All necessary data is automatically bundled into...

BKT all geared up to showcase state-of-the-art masterpieces at IMME 2022 Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), the Indian multinational Group and a leading global player in the Off-Highway tire market will participate in the 16th edition of International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) event organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The event will be held between the November 16th and 19th at Eco Park, Rajarhat in Kolkata.BKT, being one...

Tata Steel board approves merger of six subsidiary companies The Board of Directors of Tata Steel Limited at its meeting held on September 22 considered and approved schemes for the proposed amalgamation of six subsidiaries into and with Tata Steel Limited.The subsidiaries are Tata Steel Long Products Limited in which Tata Steel holds 74.91% equity, The Tinplate Company of India Limited (74.96%), Tata Metaliks Limited (60.03%), The Indian Steel &...

UPL, CleanMax partner for new renewable energy project in Gujarat UPL Ltd., a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, announced a joint venture with CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions (CleanMax), a Mumbai-based renewable energy company, on Thursday to establish a hybrid solar-wind energy power plant in Gujarat.UPL and CleanMax will set-up and operate a hybrid captive power plant with a capacity of 28.05 MW of solar power and 33 MW of...

Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Rs 600-crore Tata Metaliks plant at Kharagpur West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated Phase-I of expansion project of Ductile Iron (DI) Pipe plant of Tata Metaliks at Kharagpur. This Rs 600 crore expansion project will take Company’s Ductile Iron Pipe plant capacity to over 4 lakh tonnes per annum in two phases. Inauguration of this plant is expected to give a major fillip to industrialisation in...

Shell plans to install over 10,000 charging points across India by 2030 Shell launched its first electric vehicle (EV) chargers in India, for the four-wheeler and two-wheeler segments in Bengaluru today. India is the first market for Shell to launch chargers for two-wheelers. The company plans to set up more than 10,000 charging points across India by 2030 and aims to provide safe, green, and integrated mobility solutions to its...

HP announces commercial availability of its Metal Jet S100 Solution at IMTS HP Inc. announced the commercial availability of its Metal Jet S100 Solution at the ongoing 2022 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). Accelerating innovative designs and products and digitally printing mass quantities of quality parts, HP’s Metal Jet S100 Solution is transforming industries and helping scale 3D metals to mass production.“We are witnessing entire industries, from industrial to consumer,...