Story by:Sricharan R The Coimbatore-based Suba Plastics is planning to set up a new plant to meet the growing demand. The new plant is exclusively for manufacturing automotive components, which will be operational by 2021-22. The plastic component manufacturer has over 35 years of experience in plastic injection moulding technology and serves customers in different sectors like automotive, healthcare, medical,[Read More…]
Story by: Gunjan D. Bidani OSRAM Continental GmbH, a 50:50 joint venture of the leading technology companies OSRAM and Continental, is working on a wide range of lighting products for the new generation of automotives. In the very first year, the joint venture acquired new businesses and is working on several projects around the world. The company has a state-of-the-art[Read More…]
Story by: Sricharan R What happens if a machine communicates to the concerned people about its requirement? This is exactly what the machine tool manufacturer Bharat Fritz Werner is looking at. Popularly known as BFW, the company in its R&D centre is working on a machine that communicates directly to the respective department and gets its work done quickly. “What[Read More…]
Story by: Sircharan R EOS, the global technology leader for industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers, is working with various OEMs to set up consultancies and training programmes in India. This is to raise people’s knowledge to a higher platform and to have experience in additive technology. “I think it is very important to bring the knowledge level of[Read More…]
Story by: Gunjan D. Bidani Steelbird International, manufacturers of filters and rubber components has come up with a better performing filter, charged with the improved dust holding capacity. Competing with the global R&D standards, Steelbird’s innovative filter will hold double the amount of dust it held before. As a result, the service interval of the filter has been doubled. The[Read More…]
Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar The Blazo X from Mahindra & Mahindra now has better fuel efficiency, higher payload and the ability to offer better productivity and profitability than its previous model Blazo. The company made these achievements through significant changes at the product level. The truck promises 5-7% fuel efficiency gain, in some models it can be 9-10%, owing to[Read More…]
Story by: Sricharan R Future sustainability of road transportation will require substantial improvement in the efficient use of energy by vehicles. As new technologies are being deployed to reduce total vehicle energy consumption, the contribution of tyre design is playing a major role. Shaping a tyre tread is an endeavour in balance between engineering and appearance. In brief, a tyre[Read More…]
Story by: Bhargav TS The global automotive industry is facing challenges in several key areas, including energy, emissions, safety, and affordability. Lightweighting is an important and strategic method to deal with all of them. Minimising vehicle weight requires a systems-engineering design optimisation and iteration process that combine material properties and manufacturing processes to meet product requirements at the lowest mass[Read More…]
ACI Bureau HBM Test and Measurement (HBM) complements its ‘HBM eDrive Testing’ enhanced power analyser with additional functions for testing 6-phase machines. This integrated solution enables torque, electrical quantities, temperatures, CAN bus, and other signals to be measured in an extended range of applications. ‘HBM eDrive Testing’ is a custom measurement system for testing inverter-fed electrical machines. Unlike conventional power[Read More…]
ICAT was setup under the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure project (NATRiP). It is one of the most significant initiatives in the automotive sector under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. The NATRiP project was setup to build several R&D and infrastructure projects in the country at several locations representing unique collaborative efforts by the Government of[Read More…]
