Articles by: Team ACI

Transforming Manufacturing

Transforming Manufacturing

o9 Solutions and operaize partner to transform manufacturing planning, scheduling and sequencing. Story by: Deven Lad Dallas based AI-powered integrated planning and operations platform provider ‘o9 solutions’ and Germany based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company ‘operaize’ GmBH have partnered. The two, join hands, to deliver an integrated solution aimed at transforming manufacturing, planning, scheduling and sequencing. Averred Chakri Gottemukkala, Chief Executive Officer[Read More…]

by August 29, 2020 Business Filings
Protec Industrial Coating Range

Protec Industrial Coating Range

Nippon Paint India’s Protec marks the company’s expansion in the industrial coatings segment. Story by: Deven Lad Protec marks Nippon Paint India’s expansion in the industrial coatings segment. At the virtual launch event, the company introduced, the Protec range which includes a suite of products: primers, topcoats and specialised coating. The new range, aimed at meeting the industrial coatings segment[Read More…]

by August 29, 2020 Focus
New Challenges For Engine Sensors In Hybrid Powertrains

New Challenges For Engine Sensors In Hybrid Powertrains

Sensors in combustion engines face unique challenges in hybrid cars. Story by: Klaus Grambichler, Senior Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies Austria AG Modern crankshaft sensors must differentiate between intentional rotation while the engine is running and random crankshaft movements, such as those caused by vibrations during purely electric driving. This differentiation is the only way, for example, to ensure a smooth[Read More…]

by August 29, 2020 Special Report
Maruti Suzuki India: Strengthening Sustainability Performance

Maruti Suzuki India: Strengthening Sustainability Performance

Maruti Suzuki India continues to strengthen its sustainability performance as the market leader in the passenger vehicle segment. Story by: Ashish Bhatia and Deepti Thore The market leader in the passenger vehicle segment, in India, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) is no exception when it comes to the quarter (Q1FY2021) dampened by the Covid-19 crisis. Aiming to ramp up production[Read More…]

by August 29, 2020 Cover Story
Glass fiber production at LANXESS site Kallo, Antwerpen

Circular Economy Plastic Production

Lanxess AG deploys the circular economy for plastic production with a new product range. Story by: Deepti Thore Photos by: Lanxess AG To turn its plastic production sustainable, Lanxess AG has turned to circular economy based strategy. The objective is to ensure that throughout the production cycle, the raw materials used, lose the least value possible. The company is banking[Read More…]

by August 29, 2020 International
E-mobility: A dream to pursue despite Covid-19

E-mobility: A dream to pursue despite Covid-19

How persevering to ramp up electric mobility could be a catalyst for post-Covid recovery. Story by: Suvojoy Sengupta and Brajesh Chhibber India’s extended Covid-19 lockdown has slowed down the economy, and recovery could take time. As the government chalks out revival strategies and makes crucial decisions of spending allocation, a thrust on electric mobility has the potential to catalyse recovery[Read More…]

by August 29, 2020 Special Report
Castrol launches Restart and HeadStart offers

Castrol launches Restart and HeadStart offers

  Castrol India Limited, India’s leading lubricants company, announced the introduction of two new initiatives to help manufacturing companies with their lubricant-related requirements, as they resume business operations. While the Castrol RESTART offer led by a dedicated team of technical specialists will assist manufacturers get their production back on track, a webinar series by the company titled Castrol HEADSTART will discuss the latest developments[Read More…]

by August 28, 2020 Newscast, Press Release
AGR-Module für FCA Mild-Hybride
EGR module for FCA mild-hybrid

BorgWarner to supply EGR modules for FCA mild hybrids

 BorgWarner supplies its exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology to the latest FireFly gasoline engine, which was developed for the Fiat 500 and Panda hybrid models. The complete BorgWarner EGR module includes cooler and valve and is the company’s first gasoline EGR module to be used on mild-hybrid engine technology for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East,[Read More…]

by August 28, 2020 Press Release
Grinntech unveils high-tech batteries for Indian EVs

Grinntech unveils high-tech batteries for Indian EVs

Press Release Key highlights: Announces a range of high-tech batteries with proprietary, IoT-enabled Battery Management Systems (BMS) Catalyses India’s quest for self-reliance in EV technologies Grinntech, an investor-backed start-up specialising in Lithium-Ion batteries for EVs and energy storage systems, today unveiled a range of high-tech batteries with unique designs customised to Indian conditions along with its proprietary, IoT- enabled BMS[Read More…]

by August 27, 2020 Newscast, Press Release
M&M and REE Automotive MoU

M&M and REE Automotive MoU

Press Release   Mahindra & Mahindra and REE Automotive collaborate to explore the development and manufacturing of electric commercial vehicles for global markets.  Mahindra & Mahindra, part of USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group, and REE Automotive today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore development and manufacturing of electric commercial vehicles for global markets. Such a strategic collaboration will leverage[Read More…]

by August 26, 2020 Press Release