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THE SHOT IN THE ARM

Despite India’s current level performance in defence exports, much optimism prevails within industry-watchers who are eyeing the massive opportunity that lies ahead of them.

THE POWER OF GREEN

Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder and CEO, Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions Ltd. tells The Machinist that while her company is a pureplay EV startup, it also has the ability to scale up in terms of experience, manufacturing, brand and linkages in the ecosystem.

LARGE SPACE, SMALL PRICE

motion plastics make igus delta robots cost-effective and low-maintenance

HARVESTING EMPOWERMENT

Swaraj Tractors is nurturing a culture of inclusivity and diversity on its shopfloors. The Machinist toured the company’s plants in Mohali and also caught up with Harish Chavan, CEO, Swaraj Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to understand more…

EMERGING TECHNIQUES IN SMART AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

The large data generating nature of autonomous vehicles poses many important challenges from data storage and data processing.

CUTTING TOOLS THAT CUT OUT VIBRATIONS

How to say no to vibrations in machining?

BRANDS THAT MATTER!

An overview of The Economic Times Best Brands in Plastics & Polymers 2020 felicitation ceremony

ADVANCED BATTERY SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

Toshiba’s SCiB™ lithium-ion rechargeable battery offers advantages that include high safety feature, a long-life cycle and rapid charging, all demonstrated by a wide range ofapplications in passenger vehicles, trains, boats, industrial equipment and more since 2008.

A JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION

Organisations are going through a series of challenges, and management needs to focus on handling these challenges to sustain the performance.

50 Percent Savings In Engineering Hours!

A success story of how an industrial major reduced engineering time as well as errors, and at the same time became flexible to meet customer demands to provide the cable engineering documentation in their format.

EXPANDING HORIZONS!

We are contemplating not only expanding our product lines but also are looking at new markets and opportunities for strategic tie ups with global machine tool builders, says K. Ganapathi Subramanian, Vice President – Mktg & Sales, Gedee Weiler (P) Ltd

WITH RENEWED ENERGY!

Every slowdown gives us opportunity to reorganise ourselves to support customers and their business, says Niraj Seth, President, Amada (India) Pvt Ltd

DEMOCRATIZING AUTOMATION WITH COBOTS

The versatility, user-friendliness, small footprint, and affordability of our cobots make them eminently suitable for deployment in processes that were not previously automated, says Pradeep David, General Manager, South Asia, Universal Robots

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING!

While witnessing a lot of action with a plethora of launches, Imtex Forming 2020 will ignite the spark for manufacturing growth., says V. Anbu, Director General & CEO, IMTMA

THE FUTURE COCKPIT – HOLISTIC HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE

Today’s cockpit must at least offer seamless integration of smartphones to the cockpit to provide driver and passenger the connected experience. The paradigm shift in cockpit of the future is when the driver becomes a passenger.

READY FOR THE GROWTH CYCLE

Cummins has invested heavily in India to build scale and capacity. So, it is ready for the next growth cycle, says Ashwath Ram, Managing Director- Cummins India and Tata Cummins Pvt. Ltd., Vice President- India Area Business Organization, Cummins

LOOKING INWARD AND OUTWARD!

Vivek Nanivadekar, Executive Director, FIBRO India Precision Products Pvt. Ltd. explains how the organisation has the lean period to consolidate its position for serving its customers in a better way.

DEFENDING THE NATION!

The year 2019 was full of remarkable events for the Ministry of Defence in India. Following are some key highlights from the industry’s perspective.

ADVANCE MACHINING

TaeguTec India recently launched its new product line SFEEDTEC across major manufacturing hubs in India. The Machinist magazine witnessed the unveiling at Pune done by Jacob Harpaz, President and Chairman, IMC Group

IT'S MUCH SIMPLER THAN YOU THINK!

Machine learning gives computers the power to constantly learn without being explicitly asked to do that via programming. This is the key to the power of machine learning, Ramakrishnan Ramanathaiah, Director- SAP Practices, Miraclesoft, explains to The Machinist

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES WITH PROMISING FUTURE

India’s contribution to the manufacturing for global civil aerospace programs has increased over the few years.

MADE IN INDIA FOR ASIA

A cutting tools major has expanded its manufacturing base in Bengaluru by doubling the plant size to serve the Asian markets.

ENERGISED FOR GROWTH!

While expanding its product portfolio and enhancing its manufacturing capacities and capabilities, Kinetic Green is now considering a Series 1 funding to aggressively build scale and capitalize on its first-mover advantage, says Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder and CEO, Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions

OPTIMIZATION MODULE TACKLES TOUGH MATERIALS

It is now possible to visualize excessive forces, inefficient cutting parameters, metal removal rate, power consumption, torque, and tool deflection.

A STRONG GROWTH TRAJECTORY!

As markets mature, there will be newer applications and thus, newer products and technologies will make their way into the Indian market, says Subir Chowdhury, MD & CEO, JCB India Ltd

Valuing Differences!

Empowering women makes sense for our business because their inclusion in the economic cycle has a magnifying impact on growth and the health and progress of their families as well, says Anjali Pandey – Vice President Engine Business and Component Business, Cummins India ABO.

In The Right Direction

Greaves Cotton has been optimistically cautious about the overall market scenario and expects positive movement banking on its diversification strategy and focus on new business, says Nagesh Basavanhalli, the company’s MD & CEO

Formidable Growth Prospects!

The Halma India hub has the capabilities to incubate, accelerate growth and scale and be a catalyst for Revenue Growth / Engineering Value Addition for its Operating companies, says Inken Braunschmidt Chief Innovation and Digital Officer, Halma Plc

Energy Storage And Security

Whether the energy production is from a thermal power plant or wind power from a field of turbines, energy storage technologies can capture the energy and make it available when it is needed most.

Enabling Businesses

India has jumped 14 places to move to the 63rd position in this year’s global ease of Doing Business rankings. The Machinist presents a quick analysis.