Articles by: Sumesh Soman

NXP India joins hands with Ministry of Commerce and Industry

NXP India joins hands with Ministry of Commerce and Industry

NXP India announced the launch of Season II of a unique platform for startups – Tech Startup Challenge 2022. The event is being organized in collaboration and support from Startup India Hub, a platform to connect the Indian start-up ecosystem by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, which will host all the applications and Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) will invite[Read More…]

by February 14, 2022 Newscast
Continental transfers Head-Up display for cars to trams

Continental transfers Head-Up display for cars to trams

Continental has developed a head-up display (HUD) for trams. The display solution from the in-house development and production service provider Continental Engineering Services (CES) is aimed at making intra-urban traffic safer by ensuring that tram drivers can focus their full attention on what is happening on the road. This also enables a reduction in the number of emergency braking manoeuvres.[Read More…]

by February 8, 2022 Newscast
Goodyear boosts support of the Western Force with 2022 partnership

Goodyear boosts support of the Western Force with 2022 partnership

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has announced their backing of the Western Force by becoming a major partner for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. The company joined the Force family last year as an official partner. Following a successful season together, Goodyear has signed as a major partner for their second year with the club. Goodyear has been[Read More…]

by February 8, 2022 Newscast
Dana’s India operations earn coveted Greentech Foundation Award

Dana’s India operations earn coveted Greentech Foundation Award

At the recent 2021 Greentech Foundation Awards ceremony in Chennai, India, Dana earned the award for its initiatives toward environmental protection. The team at the company’s Noida facility planted more than 10,000 trees in a neighbourhood and successfully implemented projects in waste and water reduction. The Delhi-based Greentech Foundation has been recognising achievements of both public and private sectors in[Read More…]

by January 24, 2022 Newscast
LML forms strategic alliance with former Harley Davidson Manufacturing Facility in India

LML forms strategic alliance with former Harley Davidson Manufacturing Facility in India

LML Electric is laying the groundwork for a long-term future in the EV business in India and around the world. The company announced a strategic partnership with Saera Electric Auto, one of the auto two-wheeler producers formerly manufacturing for Harley Davidson. Saera’s facility strategically located in the auto hub of Bawal in Haryana is now set to produce the most[Read More…]

by January 21, 2022 Newscast, Press Release
Continental Tyres appoints new Managing Director

Continental Tyres appoints new Managing Director

Continental Tires has appointed Samir Gupta, who has over three decades of experience in varied industries, as the new Managing Director, India. Samir will also continue as the Head of Central Asia Region (India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia) Passenger & Light Truck Tires Replacement Business (PLT RE), which he has been leading for the past three years.  Samir has an[Read More…]

by January 21, 2022 Newscast, Press Release
Panasonic MirAIe Smart Factory

Panasonic MirAIe Smart Factory

Panasonic India showcased the MirAIe (Miraie) Pro factory platform, an Industrial IoT/ smart factory solution developed indigenously at the company’s India Innovation Centre. Miraei is compatible with different types of machines, models and brands in the automotive manufacturing space. The next-generation solution is aimed at facilitating  Indian manufacturers to in turn digitise their operations and allow enterprises to realise the[Read More…]

by January 12, 2022 Cover Story
Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts (TKAP) announces leadership change

Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts (TKAP) announces leadership change

Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt Ltd (TKAP) announced the proposed appointment of K N Prasad as Managing Director. Currently serving as Senior Vice President, Prasad will take charge from K G Mohan Kumar after his appointment by the Board of Directors in their meeting to be held in January 2022. Prasad will be responsible for strategic direction of TKAP’s operations[Read More…]

by January 12, 2022 Newscast
Aerotech introduces compact hexapod for precise 6-DOF motion

Aerotech introduces compact hexapod for precise 6-DOF motion

 Aerotech Inc. has released the HEX150-140HL, a miniature hexapod six-degree-of-freedom (DOF) positioning system that provides precise translation in the X, Y, and Z directions and rotation around each of these axes. The HEX150-140HL claims to deliver significantly better minimal incremental motion and more linear travel than its competitors – all within a compact yet stiff platform. “This hexapod’s combination of small[Read More…]

by January 12, 2022 Newscast
Rural Talent at Toyota Kirloskar Motor shines in India skills 2021 Competition

Rural Talent at Toyota Kirloskar Motor shines in India skills 2021 Competition

National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) and Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) hosted the 2021 edition of India Skills 2021 Competition in Mechatronics and Prototype Modelling Skills at the premises of Toyota Kirloskar Motor in Bidadi. Akhilesh Babu and Karthik Gowda in Mechatronics and Likith Kumar in Prototype Modelling Skills from TKM representing Karnataka have bagged first place in the competition. These[Read More…]

by January 12, 2022 Newscast