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Navy Gets New Flag Officer Sea Training
IMTEX Forming & Tooltech 2020 Attracted 47,944 business visitors
The 6th edition of Asia’s largest exhibition on metal forming, ‘IMTEX FORMING 2020 & Tooltech 2020’, organized by Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), was a huge success.
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The feedback from the exhibitors was impressive and many were satisfied with the business orders and enquiries that they generated. Several domestic and foreign business visitors sourced machines for their production units. Visitors connected with latest innovations in 3D printing and Industry 4.0, which are vital for moving the Indian exhibition industry forward. A live demo on implementing Industry 4.0 in manufacturing was organized at IMTMA Technology Centre during the show. International Buyer-Seller Meet attracted 15 delegates from 8 countries. Delegates from Egypt, France, Guatemala, Kenya, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan participated in the buyer seller meet
resulting in exploring business possibilities. The i2 Academia Pavilion (a platform for academic institutions to showcase their research for the industry) featured 52 institutions including IITs. The first prize was awarded to MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune. To further the cause of making Indian exhibitions ‘Green’, IMTMA constituted the Eco Design Awards in 2019 and continued this initiative in IMTEX FORMING 2020 as well with 63 contestants. The award participation increased by 50% in comparison to 2019 due to the active support from the exhibitors and stand contractors.
Trade delegations had a strong presence at the show with 158 trade delegations attending the exhibition. Delegations from public sector undertakings such as Bharat Electronics Limited, Bharat Earth Movers Limited, COFMOW, Rail Wheel Factory, Indian Space Research Organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Ordnance Factory Board, etc. visited the show.
Navy Gets New Flag Officer Sea Training
Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST). He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy
and was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Jan 1987.The officer is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Naval War College, Karanja, and Naval Command College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He holds a Master’s Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies.
An Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) specialist, the Flag Officer has held various challenging staff and command assignments during his distinguished naval career such as commissioning crew of the Off Shore Patrol Vessel INS Subhadra at Masan, South Korea, Flag Lieutenant to the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area and instructor at the National Defence Academy, besides assignments such as ASW Officer of Indian Naval ships Dunagiri and Ganga, and Analysis Officer in Weapons Analysis Unit. His other tenures at sea include those as Executive Officer of missile corvette INS Kirpan and missile destroyer INS Mysore, Commanding Officer of missile corvette INS Kora, stealth frigate INS Shivalik and the aircraft carrier INS Viraat.
The Admiral has also held the appointments of the Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff at Defence Intelligence Agency, New Delhi, and subsequently as the Chief Staff Officer (Operations) in Headquarters, Western Naval Command and as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area.
Safran opens new CAP 2020 industrial campus in Tarnos
Dr. Zach Glikman appointed as head of R&D division of RAFAEL
Safran Helicopter Engines has opened CAP 2020, its new industrial campus in Tarnos, southwest France in the presence of French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly.
Tarnos is mainly dedicated to the support of in-service helicopter engines and MRO (Maintenance Repair & Overhaul) activities. CAP 2020 will act as the hub for the company’s global support
network, confirming its continuing commitment to customer satisfaction. Through optimizing processes and with new industrial capabilities in place, Safran Helicopter
Engines expects to reduce MRO cycles by 30%.CAP 2020 forms the backbone of the MCO (Maintien en Conditions Opérationnelles) support
contract for helicopter engines operated by the French government. For 12 years now, Safran Helicopter Engines have delivered 100% serviceability for 1,600 engines operated by France’s armed forces and parapublic services, operating both at home and abroad.
Dhanush and Sarang weapon systems were successfully tested simultaneously at long proof range (LPR) Khamaria in Jabalpur. The range is managed by Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA), ministry of defence.
“Successful firing of Dhanush and Sarang simultaneously is a culmination of a long-drawn process that spanned over a year since its conceptualization by LPR, Khamaria in Nov 2018 and subsequent planning and execution by officers of DGQA at various levels,” said an official statement.
“The proof firing of Sarang weapon system began on January 21, 2020 and since then a total of eight Sarang guns have been successfully tested at LPR Khamaria. Simultaneous proof firing of Sarang and Dhanush has been carried out for the first time to showcase the capability of DGQA towards defence preparedness of the country.
DG, DGQA, Lt General Sanjay Chauhan speaking on the occasion said, “With this achievement, Jabalpur would now become a prominent defence hub in the country to promote make in India initiative of the government of India. It will contribute immensely in saving annually an estimated Rs 100 crore in defence budget and also save time in delivering high calibre guns to the armed forces.”
RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. appointed EVP Dr. Zach Glikman as head of its R&D and Engineering division. Glikman replaced EVP Dr. Ran Gozali who has recently been appointed as head of the company’s Land and Naval Systems division. Dr. Glikman holds BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from Israel’s Technion. He joined RAFAEL in 1996 and has served in a variety of senior managerial and technological roles. RAFAEL’s R&D and Engineering division is made up of some 3000 engineers, researchers and scientists from a variety of disciplines, including computer software, image processing, mechanics, electronics, aeronautics and more. RAFAEL’s President and CEO, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Yoav Har-Even stated that Glikman’s experience and managerial skills will lead the division forward in reaching its goals and in continuing to give RAFAEL the technological leadership necessary to achieve its business objectives and provide its users with an operational advantage.
