Text: T Murrali Advancement in technologies in forging and casting has made the quantum of metal removed minimal. While the trend does benefit many users, especially the auto components manufacturers who are working on light weighting and next generation components, is it reducing the role of the metal cutting tool maker? Actually no, according to Tyrolit, a leading supplier of[Read More…]
Text : J Srikant The first victim of a downturn in the auto industry is not the OEM or the component manufacturer, but the dealer. A drop in vehicle sales adversely impacts the already tight margins of dealers. However, when the industry begins to revive, the dealers are the first to give an indication of change. Federation of Automotive Dealers[Read More…]
Text: T Murrali The slowdown in the automotive industry is gradually vanishing and it may look up in the months to come. While the industry growth is promising and prospective – with demand for passengers and goods expected to grow between 8% and 12% a year, and the number of vehicles on road expected to double by 2020, there are[Read More…]
Text: J Srikant Many are calling Defence and Aerospace the sunshine sectors when it comes to manufacturing and it is slowly taking wings in India too. Auto component industry, which has been one of the most prominent manufacturing sectors since liberalisation in the early 1990s, is looking to corner a piece of the pie. To give a glimpse into the[Read More…]
Laser World of Photonics India is organising a series of road shows in several key industrial and academic cities of India leading to the final exposition to be held in Bangalore from 23 – 25 September 2014. The third roadshow of this series was held in Pune on 6August 2014.The road show focused on the ‘Use of Laser Technology in Automotive Industry,’ and[Read More…]
Delphi Automotive recently sold its one millionth electronically scanning radar (ESR) globally – a key milestone as car makers meet growing customer demand for new technologies that improve safety. Since its debut in 2009, Delphi’s ESR set the standard for long range automotive radar sensors. Key features were introduced in this radar, including multi-mode operation, digital beam forming, and a[Read More…]
Laser World of Photonics India is organising a series of road shows in several key industrial and academic cities of India leading to the final exposition to be held in Bangalore from 23 to 25 September, 2014. The third roadshow of this series was held in Pune on 6August, 2014.The road show focused on the ‘Use of Laser Technology in Automotive Industry’[Read More…]
To understand the latest technologies, trends and challenges, various aspects of industrial automation & robotics and process control in manufacturing to drive operational excellence and productivity improvements, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Southern Region, is organising a 3-day event on Robotics & Automation. The conference and exhibition will help connect the participants to key technology players in the sector[Read More…]
Text: J Srikant Industry will return to 4-6% growth after falling by 2.1% in FY2014 Trailing the revenue trajectory of the auto industry, the auto component industry too recorded its first revenue de-growth in over a decade, falling by 2.1% in the financial year 2013-14. Auto Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) reported that the component industry has recorded a revenue of[Read More…]
T Murrali With rising competition coupled with ever increasing operating cost the challenge for any component manufacturer to stay afloat is to contain the cost of manufacturing. This is gaining significance since these issues directly hit the bottom line and may even pave the way for organisations to exit the business. However, options to contain variable costs are falling due[Read More…]
