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…]
Text & Pix: T Murrali With the navigation segment in India growing and evolving rapidly, there have been innumerable trends emerging from India and abroad. The Hungary based company NNG LLC has been leveraging these trends to develop navigation solutions. At a recent exhibition of the VIP Technology Showroom organised by NNG and its local strategic partner ANS, Peter Bolesza,[Read More…]
Text: T Murrali; Photos: Bhargav TS Focusing on stimulating growth in the aftermarket, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised Auto Serve recently in Chennai. The 6th edition of the event – titled Auto Serve 2014, drew visitors from a band of segments including vehicle manufacturers, dealers, components and accessories manufacturers, third-party multi-brand garages, the business community and academia. It[Read More…]
Text & Photos: T Murrali Auto component maker Rajsriya Automotive Industries Private Limited has recently inaugurated its powder coating facility at its Sriperumbudur plant. Situated at the premises of plant 6, the powder coating factory was inaugurated by the Managing Director of Wabco India, P Kaniappan. Speaking to Auto Components India, the Managing Director of Rajsriya Group, P S Govindachari[Read More…]
Text: J Srikant Isuzu is among the latest entrants into the bulging utility vehicle market in India and has already made its presence felt with the D-Max range of pick-up trucks. Its earlier offering, the MU-7, has been able to hold its own in the competitive SUV segment which is dominated by the likes of Toyota Fortuner, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport[Read More…]
Cylinder head design is one of the most complex processes in powertrain development. A cylinder head must withstand high combustion pressure, thermal stress and deformations and strain-life while having the least possible weight. A cylinder head is a complex component made up of ports, a water jacket, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage, a combustion chamber head, gaskets and other aspects.[Read More…]
Text: J Srikant While India has been well acknowledged across the world for its excellent human resources in Information Technology, the same cannot be said about the skills available in the manufacturing sector. Blame it on the Indian education system, which squarely focuses on theory with practice given the least priority. The sector that is the worst affected because of[Read More…]
Text: J Srikant Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the apex body representing the auto component industry, recently hosted the first ever reverse buyer-seller meet with African countries in which 7 African nations participated. This was supported by the Ministry of Commerce. While ACMA has taken Indian delegations to African nations earlier, this is the first time that African companies have[Read More…]
Text & Photos: Bhargav TS FEIN Power Tools India is planning to start FEIN Tech Institute as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. This institute will train the economically disadvantaged and deserving students in power tool technologies and equip them with vocational skills for employment. A separate CSR wing called “FEIN TOUCH” will be launched soon to support[Read More…]
Story & Photo: Bhargav TS Taiwan-based Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. plans to drive into the Indian two-wheeler market by offering quality tyres at a competitive price. Currently, the company has started supplying tyres to Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp in India, and is talking to a few more two-wheeler manufacturers like Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) and India Yamaha[Read More…]
