The automotive components industry has set expectations from the Union Budget 2022. Ashish Bhatia shares the industry’s wishlist from the annual spectacle. The Union Budget 2022 will be presented in the parliament on February 01, 2022, by Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman amidst the third wave of Covid-19 having a direct bearing on the fourth quarter of FY2022 (Q4FY2022).[Read More…]
Continental’s “Women for Manufacturing,” initiative is aimed at empowering and supporting women to take up a career in manufacturing through various skill development programs. Deemed to be historically stereotyped as unsuitable for women, and said to have over the years resulted in an under-representation of women in this field, as per the Continental study, a lack of awareness, the sheer[Read More…]
Press release | ~ Receives nine awards at the 4th CII National Kaizen Circle Competition 2021 ~ Wins five awards at the 5th Edition CII National Energy Efficiency Circle Competition New Delhi, June 24, 2021: Indian tyre industry major JK Tyre & Industries Limited has been recognized by one of India’s biggest industry bodies – Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)[Read More…]
Press release | “Women for Manufacturing” is a skilling program that will help broaden the pool of women workforce for the manufacturing sectors Continental’s initiative is conceptualized based on its continued commitment to creating an equal opportunities ecosystem The program is launched as a part of the 150th-anniversary special initiative Bengaluru, India, June 10, 2021. Technology company Continental launched “Women[Read More…]
Dr Arun Kumar Sampath, Chief Engineer and Head Innovation, Global Technology Centre, Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd. & Chairman, Branding and Communications Board, SAEINDIA highlights functional safety in ‘Drive by Wire’ vehicles in an in depth article. Modern vehicles are continuously becoming more complex with vehicle development becoming increasingly challenging since additional and more complex functionalities from different domains are being[Read More…]
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…]
As per an independent survey, manufacturing activity is said to have expanded at a slower pace in December with growth in new orders and output known to have declined. Even though factories are known to have cut their prices, the Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by IHS Markit, declined to 53.2 in December in comparison to November’s 54.0 reading.[Read More…]
Text & Photo: Bhargav TS As engine downsizing along with boosting performance, improving fuel economy and keeping emissions in check increasingly gain steam in the auto industry, lightweighting seems to be at least one of the prominent answers. To manufacture lightweight components Switzerland-based machine builder Buhler Group is bringing its new ‘Lost Core’ technology to the Indian market, which[Read More…]
Chennai-based Tube Investments of India (TII), part of the Rs 24,300 crore Murugappa Group, has forayed into manufacturing large diameter precision tubes. The company has recently inaugurated the manufacturing plant at Tiruttani near Chennai, with an installed capacity of 11,000 tonnes per month. The facility has been set up with an investment of Rs 250 crore to manufacture a wide[Read More…]
T Murrali OBO Bettermann India Private Limited (OBIPL) has inaugurated its maiden manufacturing and testing facility recently in Oragadam about 40 km south west of Chennai, to make cable management systems for industrial applications and construction industry. This will help create a safe manufacturing plant for different industrial segments including automotive. The Managing Director of OBIPL, S Gopakumar said the[Read More…]
