Industry associations: Bringing the sector closer 24.05.2019 Industry associations have always been of extreme importance to their respective industry sectors in India, giving ...
ROBOTICS & HANDLING Robots will take away labour - intensive, repetitive, unsafe jobs 06.05.2019 A popular misconception among factory owners/managers is that deploying robots in their shop-floors will instantly ...
ROBOTICS & HANDLING Increasing use of robots helps to upskill manpower 06.05.2019 Future robots should be able to “learn” from smooth operations and generate alerts in case any of the operating ...
DIGITALISATION Operational Excellence: Challenges and opportunities 08.03.2019 The world is more linked and fast-paced than ever before and the manufacturing industry needs to keep up with it. ...
MACHINE TOOLS Opt for automation and reliable solutions 29.01.2019 In the machine tool industry, the ability to innovate in an ongoing manner and to offer new customer-oriented ...
PLANT LEADERSHIPConnecting shop floor to top floor 23.11.2018 Given the constantly evolving nature of the Indian manufacturing industry and the rapid pace of digitalisation of ...
Manufacturing essentialsThe way to enhanced plant performance 18.09.2018 For a manufacturing company, the strategy about the number of plants, their location and their efficiency is perhaps ...
Viewpoints Discrete Manufacturing: Adopting advanced technologies and skill upgradation 04.09.2018 The vital elements signifying the efficiency of a manufacturing system are the output of good quality parts and the ...
Management Interview Doing more with less 16.08.2018 Anand Sharma, Founder & CEO, Growth Advisory, LLC, believes that the adoption of technologies, such as, Industry 4.0 ...
Manufacturing IT Virtualisation: A keystone in Industry 4.0 19.06.2018 The role of Virtual Reality (VR) technology in creating a smart, connected factory is undeniable in today’s era of ...
Automation as a strategy Framing an automation roadmap to ensure RoI 05.06.2018 The state of shop floor automation has changed drastically in the last decade due to reductions in the cost of ...
Viewpoints Die and mould in India: Challenges in meeting global standards 04.06.2018 The die and mould making industry in India has developed over the years and vies today on a worldwide platform. Plus ...
Defence L&T Defence to produce quad launcher for BRAHMOS Missiles 16.05.2018 L&T Defence recently completed the design and prototype realisation of the ‘Quadruple Canisterised Inclined Launcher ...
Automation as a strategy “Skilled manpower is part of automation strategy” 04.05.2018 “On manufacturing front, more trends are seen towards the direction of Industry 4.0, so that predictive maintenance ...
Automation as a strategy “Automation does not take away jobs” 03.05.2018 “Our experience shows that amongst hundreds of our customers, most successful have been those, who have adopted ...
Specials Schmersal India inaugurates its first global support IT centre 27.04.2018 Schmersal India, a manufacturer of electromechanical safety and lift switchgear & systems and a subsidiary of The ...
Industrial Automation “Paving the way for adoption of robots” 23.02.2018 Ajay Gopalswamy, CEO, Difacto Robotics & Automation, in this interview with Suchi Adhikari, discusses the impending ...
Specials Altair and DesignTech to set up centre of excellence at Pune 31.01.2018 Altair and DesignTech Systems recently announced their plan to set up a research-oriented Centre of Excellence in ...
Skill development & industry-academia relations 08.01.2018 The Indian government aims to increase the manufacturing sector’s growth to 25% of the country’s GDP by 2020. To ...
Digital transformation Driving digital transformation using Digital Twin solutions 26.12.2017 Today, it has become mandatory for manufacturers to adopt digital solutions in their manufacturing process in order ...
“Ensuring future-ready safety & quality standards” 26.12.2017 With the recently set up competence centre at Bengaluru, TUV Rheinland Group has added a feather on its cap. Dr ...
Foreseeing future of manufacturing 06.12.2017 Leadership, as a process, shapes the goals of an organisation, motivates behaviour towards achievement, and helps ...
Specials TAGMA elects new President 03.11.2017 The Tool & Gauge Manufacturers Association of India (TAGMA India) recently announced that they elected DK Sharma as ...
Manufacturing IT “Leveraging technology as an enabler” 03.10.2017 Harish Mehra, Global Head—Plant Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services, in an interview with Megha Roy, highlights ...
Hiring trends in manufacturing industry 27.09.2017 The automobile sector is a major employment generator, GDP contributor and FDI earner and, thus, is critical in ...
Manufacturing IT Driving towards digital transformation 10.08.2017 Digital transformation is the need-of-the-hour today and manufacturers are embracing this change & adopting ...
“Adoption of sustainability practices in India has increased over last few years” 09.08.2017 …says Nitin Kalothia, Director—Sustainability Initiatives Practice, Frost & Sullivan. In this interaction with Megha ...
Metal Forming Developing the skills in Welding 24.07.2017 The welding sector in India currently faces the demand for specialised welding personnel who are trained, skilled ...
Manufacturing IT Digitalisation in machine/equipment building 17.07.2017 Today, customers are demanding new, individual, high-quality and inexpensive products within shorter periods of time ...
Smart Manufacturing Industry 4.0 and IIoT: Is India ready? 14.07.2017 The viewpoint section explores ideas from the Indian industry leaders, providing an insight on the challenges ...
Digital Manufacturing Embracing digitalisation in manufacturing 15.05.2017 Today, a digital transformation is desirable to draw a reduction in costs as well as make the shopfloor operations ...
Integrated Industry Going digital & connected: Unleashing added value!! 08.05.2017 With the recent emphasis on digitalisation in the manufacturing sector, the need for creating a manufacturing ...
Education & Training Hyundai inaugurates global quality & training centre in India 02.05.2017 India Quality Center (INQC) is one of the five Hyundai quality centres present worldwide. The centre focuses on ...
Roadmap for automotive suppliers 19.04.2017 Keeping innovation in mind, suppliers in the automotive sector need to adopt an approach wherein they realise faster ...
Smart Manufacturing “The future looks promising!” 12.04.2017 …says Aroop Zutshi, Global President & Managing Partner, Frost & Sullivan, who has been working with Fortune 500 ...
Defining winners & differentiators 30.03.2017 The feature discusses the trends driving the global economy, analyses the challenges associated with the economic ...
Impact on manufacturing industry 17.03.2017 The feature analyses whether India is ready to meet its economic goals of 2020 with the proposed Union Budget 2017, ...
Manufacturing IT India—at the cusp of manufacturing revolution? 17.03.2017 The article discusses the recent trends in simulation technology that provides engineers to collaborate on design ...
Discovering possibilities in simulation technology 08.02.2017 Today, simulation technology has become an effective tool form reducing costs, improving quality and shortening the ...
Interview “Building automation with flexibility” 04.01.2017 ...says Manoj Dunung, Managing Director, Weidmueller Electronics India. In this interaction with Suchi Adhikari, he ...
Strengthening manufacturing process 01.12.2016 Standardisation on shop floor is very important to ensure discipline in daily operations. Standardisation is ...
Metal Cutting “Being globally competitive is key” 02.11.2016 …says T K Ramesh, CEO, Micromatic Machine Tools, in this interview with Suchi Adhikari. He discusses the need for ...
Metal Cutting Smart & Sustainable Approach: The Changing Era of Indian Manufacturing 22.09.2016 The recent demand for infrastructure development and local manufacturing of capital goods has given an opportunity ...
Production Planning & Control Possible cost reduction in manufacturing 22.09.2016 When it comes to modern manufacturing intelligence, a lot has transformed over the years. Manufacturing concerns ...
Viewpoint Moving the needle... 01.03.2016 Underlining an improvement across the investment climate in India, the Union Budget 2016-17 was recently proposed ...
Getting optimal ROI from assets & equipment 01.02.2016 It’s important to carefully weigh ROI as it determines the payback period for your assets and equipment. The feature ...
Increase in demand for premium machines 01.01.2016 “One major uptrend we are witnessing is in the Additive Manufacturing space. Though at a very nascent stage in India ...
MSMEs need bigger attention 01.01.2016 “It is very important that manufacturing is given a boost, otherwise, it would become impossible to offer the large ...
Mechatronics & Fluid Power “There is a shift in the quality trend” 01.12.2015 Ravindra SD, Managing Director, Vollmer Technologies (a subsidiary of VOLLMER Werke Germany), believes that the ...
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