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Q. Please brief us about companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure & achievements? The Brief Details Of The Company Infrastructure Are As Under: 1) Sales &Marketing Department: Consists of General manager-Sales, Business managers, Area sales manager, -across Tamilnadu, , Sales Co-Ordinator who supports Sales team,

2) Design, Planning and Consultation Department: Consists of professional Mechanical, Electrical Engineers, certified in CAD, preparing engineering drawing of Different dimensions and Specification various Power transmission equipments. Plans engineering design Layouts, implementations and consultations for the different applications of Transmission equipments required by the customers.

3) Service Department:

ence mechanical, Electrical Engineers supported by Service Coordinator to follow up all service related calls. Qualified, experienced, Subject matter expert engineers for attending to all service related complaints, installation and commissioning of the products. On site visit to provide support for reengineering solution. Also service department consist of an Exclusive qualified experienced Engineer for Harmonic survey And Energy audit

4) Store /Logistic Department: Consists of Manager Stores who supports Stock management. He is supported by two executive for Inventory management, GRN, inward/outward, Billing, Dispatch management. Operation manager supports from enquiry to dispatch supported by team leader Purchase, team leader SO/ Delivery note, Executive for Invoicing. Executive for Logistic and store housekeeping supported by Technicians and workers for the execution of all store related work

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5) Spare Parts & Maintenance Department: Consists of Electrical and Mechanical engineers. The department of aftersale services by providing spare parts, partial and comprehensive maintenance to customers by giving the necessary information and advice as per the recommendations of manufacturing companies.

4) Financial Department: Involving the Director-Commercial and CFO with a manager accounts, manager Finance/Credit Control, followed by the Accounting Executive, in a financial department.

6) Human Resources Department: Consists of Directors –HR supported by HR management consultant and their Executive in the Office for all HR related activities.

Our achievements. ● Established in the year 1999 to provide products & services to all industries ,Techno Products Development Pvt Ltd, India’s’ largest most preferred, trusted, valuable lifetime partner as Technical Distributor of multi branded Transmission equipment. ● Techno Products Development Pvt Ltd emerging as “Leader in End To End Transmission solution. Organization is “Drives to Gear Up excellence “in the is emerging scenario and changing transmission technology trend. ● Techno Products has been

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successfully associated with pioneers in the industry like Siemens,ICBauer, Rossi, Danfoss, Nord Drive systems, MGM-VARVEL, Lenze, Hindustan Motor Mfg,Crompton Greaves, Marathon,TGT & Esco Gear Couplings. ● The company is ably led by Mr.Madan Dodeja with the support of Mr. Murali Srinivasan, a Mechanical Engineer by qualification, with over 22 years experience in the transmission solution re-engineering technology.

● Exponential growth in business volume from 20 laks business in 1997 to 18 crores in 2012-13. ● Being the largest, trusted, most preferred technical distributor for many reputed brands in power transmission products.

Q. What are the latest initiatives executed by your company in material handling space? Which are your focus areas? ● On sepetember-2013 Joined hands with one of the leading PAN India Channel partner M/s. VASHI ELECTRICALS and became 500 crore joint venture enterprise.

● Driven by passion we had developed system and process and all the activities are performs in SAP system supported by sales force for sales team. ● Variety of service complete solution providers in Power Transmission products through our well trained Electro Mechanical Engineers based on the customer need and focus. ● Having warehouse capacity to hold adequate stocks of all material handling equipments products & power transmission equipments to meet the supply demand across country all the time. ● Power Transmission Products & services : like Motors, Gear Boxes, VFD, Coupling, Pumps & others 25 leading brands in all major industries

Q. What are the market opportunities for your products in India? How do you plan to position these products? The Indian gearboxes and geared motors market is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate of (CAGR) of 17.3 per cent over 2010-11 to 2017-18. The XI five-year plan (INR 20,271,000.0 million) and its impact on the growth of heavy industries is expected to spur the growth of Indian gearboxes and geared motors market in India. Growing demand for electrical efficiency and increasing investment in modernization of infrastructure will drive the global VFD (variable

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frequency drives)/VSD (variable speed drives)/ASD (adjustable speed drives)/ inverters market to $18,854 million by 2017, with a CAGR of 8.7% from 2012 to 2017. Asia-Pacific, with its thriving economies and rapidly expanding manufacturing bases, is expected to experience highest revenue growth during the next five years. Rising energy prices, stringent efficiency regulations, and increased awareness about advantages of the drives are the factors increasing the demand for VFD.

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General Stages in Planning ● 1. Definition of goals, in 4 perspectiveFinancial Perspective, Customer perspective, Internal Process perspective, Learning & Development PerspectiveBalanced Scorecard Approach. 2. Identification of constraints, Analyzing evaluating the current practices, emulating the suitable business planning, department wise and generate strategic plan. Development of alternative plans. 3. Preparation of the financial, goal, calculating the budget department wise, and workout the initiative, measurement plan of implementation of functional strategies. 4. Selection of the best suitable employee mapping competency skill matrix, built with KRA-Core responsibilities, Individual Contribution Area 5. Plan periodic review, evaluate and take action plan for execution with PDCA cycle.(PLAN, Develop, Check and Action). TECHNO Strategic Plan: ● Variety of service complete solution providers in Power Transmission products through our well trained Electro Mechanical Engineers based on the customer need and focus. ● All our Major principle who

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supplies transmission equipments established their manufacturing plants in India, thus minimizing operation cost, improving supply. Branches across TN will help to do statutory compliance on time. Technology Training, Functional training, Soft skill training to enhance skill, competencies of sales and service team, simultaneously improving to connect to customer need. Territory demarcation, new territories expansion, deployment filed sales and service team to explore the market potentials. Implementation of Filed work system and periodic review and evaluation mechanism to increase performance. Team of sales and service team demarcated territory wise to provide what required. Having warehouse capacity to hold adequate stocks to meet the supply demand across country all the time.

TECHNO Strategic Plan: There are three distinct factors accountable for Business Strategic Planning.

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1. Organization’s Vision; 2. Customer’s Need Fulfillment; 3. Organization’s people growth.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India? TECHNO PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT PVT LTD, marketing strategy for India One stop Re-Engineering Solution by Designing, Developing, Cost Effective Energy saving, Operational efficient Transmission solution, with quality Power Transmission Products & service in motor, Gear Boxes, VFD, Coupling, Pumps & others 12 leading brands in all major industries, since 1997 ● Providing customized Engineering solution ● Moving into new market segment

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and adding up newer products catering to the market need. A new all India market coverage by email campaign, products web seminars, products demo in industrial expo, Organizing engineering awareness program at SIDCO/SIPCOT,CII and other affiliated Industrial units, Sponsoring Industrial meet by taking part in their marketing programs. Marketing activities like Product campaign, DEMO mass contact program, Industrial seminar, Customized on site solution by technical expert engineers. To tap the new market growth potentials and growth of different industries. Well trained Service Engineers to offer 24x7 technical services, attended in the shortest possible time, to support to our customers. Opening up service center in all industrial area, SIPCOT/SIDCO in collaborating with CII. Expanding our sales and marketing operation in all potential market like Coimbatore, Hosur, Erode, Salem, Tiruppur, Madurai, Trichy in the year 2013-14. PAN india operation from september-13 due to joint venture operation with one of the leading Channel partner VASHI ELECTRICALS PVT LTD Starting operation and sales promotion in Kerala, Karnataka, Andhrapradesh by end of the year 2014. Opening up manufacturing unit for all accessories, Panel development above 10hp in Tamilnadu in the year 2014-15.

Our methodology is centered on the following 7 steps: ● Step 1: Understand business functionality of the system. ● Step 2: Understand pain areas, in transmission equipment with other systems ● Step 3: Identify appropriate system

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reengineering pattern, by an technical expert. Step 4: Agree with business and technology teams on benefits of reengineering & timeline. Step 5: Procure order and perform reengineering. Step 6: Implement the new reengineered solution. Step 7: Feedback to measure actual benefits of reengineering against perceived benefits

Q. What is the role of R&D activity? What are the measures that are being taken from the product manufacturing to distribution?

calibration and performance checks; use of celebrants’ and reference materials, and; use of statistical procedures. 3. Organizational quality elements. These are quality management structure with a defined role within the organization; a quality system; documented procedures for key activities; a recruitment and training policy for all staff;

Measurement methods ● Prescribe guidelines which are intended to cover analytical testing or measurements. ● Define process of manufacturing

responsibility. In addition, we believe that in adopting a quality management system, we are striving to improve our efficiency, work environment, service to customers, and ultimately our profitability.

We will measure or performance by the following objectives: 1. Training Development: To ensure that all that work force, are educated in the detail of our quality standards, and to ensure that quality becomes a part of our business culture at all levels.

2. Commitment: We wish to ensure that all our staff are fully committed to the principals and customers’ objectives laid out in our quality program.

3. Product & Service: Provide industry leading quality in both product and service to our customers, at fair and competitive prices. ● The first major role of R&D is the development of fundamental knowledge or “enabling technologies” ● The second important function of R&D is to provide support to manufacturing, customers, and business management. ● The third major function of R&D is to develop and implement new technology.

Measurements: 1. Analytical task quality elements represents the activities carried out for particular projects or individual analytical tasks. It includes the planning, control and reporting practices recommended at the start of, during, and at completion of R&D work. 2. Technical quality elements forms a subset and comprises specific QA elements which apply to the technical activities of the organization, such as policy and procedures for instrument

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and evaluate the deviations. ● Establish the quality audit steps in r3efining the processes and ensure the quality, to increase productivity and minimize the wastage. ● Methods to analyze problem and provide appropriate timely solution.

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for your business? Techno Products Development Pvt Ltd-Quality Policy Our USP is “Transmission Solutions Re-Engineered” and “Drives to gear Up Excellence” Techno Products development Pvt LTD recognizes that the disciplines of quality, health and safety of employee, and work environmental management are an integral part of its management function. The organization proudly takes this as core

4. Continued Improvement: To ensure that we are continually monitoring our performance in quality and service, and implementing programs to improve our business.

5. Work Environment: Make sure that we have a safe, healthy, and comfortable work environment for our field and office staffs.

6. Supply Chain: Ensure that our customers are satisfied with timely & speedy delivery to meet and exceed a defined level of quality standards thereby ensuring that our quality standards are support by our suppliers, vendors and customers.

Q. Could you brief us on Indian & Global perspective of material handling industry? Material in India Material in India

Handling Equipment Market 2011-2015 India Perspective: Handling Equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 15.62

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percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increased industrialization across the states in India. World Material Handling Products to 2016 - Industry Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends. The global MHE industry is estimated to be Rs 4.68 lakh crore by 2010. The growth is being led by developing countries such as India, China, Turkey Mexico and Russia. While the US, Germany and Russia are worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest producers of MHE, Germany and Japan are exporters of MHE. Global demand for material handling products is forecast to climb 4.0 percent annually through 2016 to $123.6 billion. Opportunities will be best for sales of advanced equipment such as automated conveyors and automated guided vehicles. Among national markets, India and China will see the fastest gains. This study analyzes the $101.4 million global material handling product industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product (e.g., industrial trucks and lifts; conveying equipment; hoists, cranes and monorails; automated storage/retrieval systems; AGVs), market (e.g., durable goods manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing), world region and for 24 major countries. The worldwide markets for Material Handling Equipment in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Conveying Equipment, Industrial Trucks & Lifts, Hoists, Cranes, & Monorails, and Automated Material Handling Equipment. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2010 through 2018.

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A six-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets. The report profiles 771 companies including many key and niche players such as Beumer Maschinenfabrik GmbH, BEUMER Corporation, Cargotec Oy, Clark Material Handling Company, Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Daifuku Co., Ltd., Jervis B. Webb Company, Dematic GmbH & Co. KG, DĂźrr AG, Eisenmann AG, Flexlink AB, HK Systems, Inc., Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Plc, Interroll Group, Jungheinrich AG, Kardex Remstar International Gruppe, Kion Group, Konecranes Plc, Liebherr Group, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Manitou Group, Manitowoc Company Inc., NACCO Materials Handling Group, Paccar Inc., Sandvik Materials Handling, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., SSI Schaefer GMBH, TCM Corp., Terex Corporation, Toyota Industries Corporation, Vanderlande Industries Nederland B.V., Viastore Systems GmbH, WITRON Logistik + Informatik GmbH, and Xuzhou Heavy Machinery.

Q. In your opinion how can the Indian material handling industry become globally competitive ? Indian material handling industry: Parading the growth path Common trend in the material handling industry today is to build material handling equipment that is smaller yet smarter. Apart from this, material-handling equipment is being incorporated with immense electronic intelligence in the form of touch screen interfaces, distributed control functions that obviate the need for bulky control panels, upgraded software, and many more features. Once considered a total in-house operation, material handling is now being done by third party logistic (3PL) providers,cross-company collaborations have increased with integrated supply chains and concurrent movement of goods and information. Eco-

nomic trends and the performance of the construction, power, and manufacturing sectors are major factors affecting the dynamics of the material handling systems market. The developing economies of India and China, in particular, hold enormous potential for the market owing to the high economic growth rates and the burgeoning industrial products and consumer goods sectors. Growth in the thermal power sector will spike demand in the market for coal handling equipment.

Dominant Market Chennai is emerging as a key market for material handling equipment (MHE) with a spurt in the number of warehouses and container freight stations (CFS) in and around the city. There are over 100 large warehouses and a few more are to come up in the next few months, according to sources in the industry. There are around 15 CFS in and around the city and a few more are expected to come up with Chennai port emerging as a major container handling port. This will, in turn, boost the demand for MHE like fork lifts, pallet trucks, stackers, order picker and reach trucks. The Indian MHE market has been pegged at over Rs 5,000 crore with Larsen & Toubro and Godrej as major players. There is no data on Chennai alone. The Indian MHE industry is expected to grow steadily. The improvement in the Indian economy will result in accelerated demand for goods movement and create opportunities for suppliers of goods-handling products and services of all types. The need for MHE is directly related to the amount of cargo and freight traffic. India will see a major pull in the demand for these equipments,

Major Players in the Material Handling Equipment Sector: Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. ;Mcnally Bharat Energy Co. ;Mukand Ltd. Es-

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corts Ltd. Ahluwalia Contracts [India] Ltd. ; Saico Engineers & Fabricators Ltd. Elecon Engineering Co. ElectroMech ; ACE ; OMEGA ; Voltas ; TIL ; TELCON

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving material handling industry? ● Dual clutch transmissions (DCTs) significantly contributes to fuel consumption reduction. ● DCTs enable engine start-stop without any additional electric driven pump or pressure oil accumulator needed. ● Hybridization by connecting the motor to a certain path of the DCT with higher speeds instead of connecting to the lower engine crank shaft speed directly. ● Electronically-controlled AMTs [automated manual transmissions] or DCTs but the biggest gains come from optimizing the power train as a whole, engine and transmission together.” ● Designs, develops and calibrates automotive driveline control systems and in the management of complex driveline` integration programmes. ● Adding an AMT capability to an existing manual transmission can be fast and cost-effective and, by optimizing the gear shift points, can bring substantial real-world reductions in emissions and fuel consumption.

Q. How do you perceive the future of the Indian material handling industry ? Market Size and Segmentation - Indian material handling industry The present market size is estimated to be around € 300 million. The table below explains the different material handling equipment and their market share. The material handling equipment is dominated by cranes and forklifts. Pick and carry cranes is the

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largest segment with 27 % share of the material handling equipment market. Slew cranes, crawler cranes and tower cranes together account for another 24 percent. Forklifts have 12 percent share.

Material Handling Equipment Market Share/Total Market Size ~ € 300 million ● ● ● ● ● ●

Pick-n-Carry Cranes : 27% Forklifts: 12% Slew Cranes: 11% Crawler Cranes: 8% Tower Cranes: 5% Others: 37%

Source: IBEF

Q. What is your vision for your company in near future?

Q. How far the factors like government norms, excise duty, taxation, exim policies are affecting your business?

adding to tedious operations. ● Pay due attention to cost reduction, improvement in quality, delivery schedule and after sales services. ● Globalize our business by increasing the quality standard. ● Given opportunity to import machineries and raw materials on liberal terms.

Q. What are the best possible remedies you can advise in order to maintain the high profitability in the shrinking margins market of India? ● Reduce Inventory and prepare proper planning on stock management. ● Prefer to put in system to monitor market trend and accordingly procure material Just in time. ● Proper enquiry generation by understanding exact need of the customer and service them with required products and services at appropriate time. ● Procure materials back to back (against the order) and supply against Performa. ● Increase demand of the products and reduce inventory. ● Focus on the market need based products & fast moving products and service. ● Increase profitability to increase volume focusing on project orders. ● Reduce credit limit and define suitable credit policy depending on the value of the purchase and customer profile. ● Market segmenting, customer profiling, product segmenting to sell what is needed at right time.

● Exposed to more global competition. ● The Uncertainty in invoicing, billing with different Tax system creates additional accounting procedure

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Vashi Electricals : Visionary excellence & electrified leadership Our strong sales and service team of over 100 members are capable of providing technical expertise required during project planning and our award winning operations team of more than 200 members are capable of delivering intime what we commit. Consists of General managerSales, General manager marketing, Business managers, Area sales manager, Product managers, 40 members of strong Sales support backend teamPAN INDIA.

2) Store /Logistic Department: Vashi Electricals today has its presence across India to cater to the local project needs of every region. The logistics centre in Bhiwandi boasts of a 2 Lakh square feet area with more than 20,000 different products being stocked to cater to the diversified customer need in time. This is made possible with the help of the state of the art SAP ERP software, System processes and customer portal which supports the backbone of our organization.

Q. Please brief us about company’s infrastructure & achievements? The Brief Details Of The Company Infrastructure Are As Under: “Vashi Electricals Pvt. Ltd.” Largest Channel Partner of Reputed International Brands of Industrial Products Celebrates 35 Golden Years of Service to Electrical trade. We are a company of procurement specialist helping customers to lower supply chain cost with increase in efficiency. We provide a basket of products under one roof to meet Project or emergency maintenance requirements under one roof. The company the team believes it represents the Largest reputed brands more than ten thousand customers with one goal to satisfy their needs in time and be a Customer Delight.

entire eco system through innovative system and process, enabling them to save time, money & build inspiring relationships

Brand Promise 100% Customer Delight by offering Electrical Products and Services ahead of time

We Commit ● Timely Deliveries. ● After Sales Services. ● Correct Prices with CENVAT Invoice.

Core Values:

Core Purpose

1.Integrity,Ethical and Transparent working. 2.passionate and innovate. 3.Accountability. 4. Communication. 5.Team Work.

To provide world class solution to our

1) Sales &Marketing Department:

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3) Financial Department: Involving the CFO with a manager accounts, Manager Finance/Credit Control, followed by the Accounting Executive, in a financial department.

4) Human Resources Department: Consists of Directors –HR supported by HR management consultant and their Executive in the Office for all HR related activities.

Our achievements. Retained the No. 1 Rank of being the Largest Channel Partner for Siemens Switchgears in India since 1983, Awarded the first runner-up trophy for “Exceptional Operations amongst

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Family Business - All India by SP Jain Institute of Management and Research and being the Largest Multi Brand Electrical Partner in India over the decades.

Milestones ● 2012 : Opening of Vadodara Branch. ● 2012 : Opening of Bangalore Branch and taking over Ownership of Kim Associates - Siemens Bangalore C.P. ● 2012 : Received FMB Award for Outstanding Operations Process. ● 2012 : Appointed Authorized Distributor for Philips. ● 2012 : Appointed Authorized Distributor for Bosch. ● 2011 : Certified ISO 9001:2008 by UKAS. ● 2011 : Opening of North India Regional Office in Gurgaon. ● 2010 : Opening of the State-of-theart Office and Logistics Centre at Bhiwandi ● 2009 : Installation of world renowned SAP ERP software. ● 2008 : Appointed Authorized Distributor for Omron Automation (India) Pvt. Ltd. ● 2008 : Certified ISO 9001:2000 by UKAS ● 2008 : Opening of Centralized Logistics Centre at Bhiwandi ● 2008 : Appointed Authorized Distributor for Maruti Spare Parts for Mumbai ● 2006 : Opening of New Sales outlet and Warehouse at Vasai - Thane ● 2006 : Gross Turnover of Rs. 600 Million ● 2005 : Joined Hands with Ramesh Electric and Trading Company Pune to service Pune belt customers ● 2004 : Started Castrol Lubs Distributionship for Western Mumbai Suburban & Vashi Thane & Raigad Region ● 2003 : Highest Sales Award by Bonfliglioli Transmission for Gear Motor ● 2002 : Silver Jubilee Year. Twenty five years of Glorious business achievement ● 2001 : Gross turnover of Rs. 600 mil-

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lion ● 1997 : Certified by TUV Germany as ISO 9002 company for sale and distribution on industrial electrical products ● 1994 : Setup large showroom at Andheri (Mumbai) inaugrated by Mr. Pernstich (MD of Siemens) ● 1991 : Setup large showroom at Andheri (Mumbai) inaugrated by Dr. Reinhardht (MD of Siemens) ● 1989 : Appointed authorised stockist for MDS product ● 1988 : Appointed authorised distributor of Finolex Cables Ltd. ● 1983 : Appointed authorised dealer for Siemens India Ltd. ● 1982 : Appointed authorised dealer for Crompton Greaves Ltd. ● 1981 : Opened showroom and office at Andheri (Mumbai) ● 1978 : Started trading business. Gross turnover Rs. 4.0 Million

Awards and Rewards ● 2011 : Top Performer of 2010 – Bonfiglioli ● 2010 : Awarded Best Promising Dealer Award – Hindustan Motors ● 2009 : Siemens All India Highest ACB Sales ● 2009 : Siemens All India winner LV Switchgears ● 2009 : Awarded “Best Warehouse Management in Western India” by Maruti MGP ● 2008 : All Time Record Sales in Siemens Switchgear & Motors ● 2007 : Fastest Growing Dealer for Fenner V-Belts ● 2007 : Highest sales for Finolex Cables Mumbai Region ● 2007 : Bonfiglioli All India First Place ● 2007 : Awarded Best Dealer All India for Hindustan Motors ● 2005 : All time record sales in Siemens Switchgears & Motors ● 2006 : All time record sales in Siemens Switchgears & Motors ● 2004 : Siemens Motors Highest Sales Mumbai ● 2003 : Bonfiglioli All India first place ● 2002 : Siemens Switchgears No.1 All

India Sales ● 2001 : Best Sales Performance Award by Siemens All India Basis ● 1999 : Best Sales Performance Award by Siemens, Finolex & MDS ● 1998 : MDS Best Sales performance award ● 1997 : Certified by TUV Germany as ISO 9002 Company for sale and distribution on industrial electrical products ● 1996 : Seimens best performance Award No.1 Switchgear Dealer ● 1996: Finolex recognition of excellence for Outstanding sales performance in Maharashtra ● 1995 : Crompton Greaves highest sales western region Award ● 1995 : Siemens Best Performance Award No.1 Switchgear Dealer ● 1994 : Finolex Cables Award for Highest Overall Salesin Mumbai ● 1992 : Best Sales Award for Siemens Switchgear ● 1990 : MDS Outstanding Stockist Award ● 1989 : Crompton Greaves Appreciation Award Bombay Branch ● 1986 : All India Siemens Best Sales Performance Award ● 1985 : All India Siemens Best Sales Performance Award ● 1985 : Crompton Greaves Merit Award Bombay City ● 1983 : Siemens Best Performance Award Thane District

Affiliations Group Co.: ● Purva Vashi Electricals & Services Pvt.Ltd. - Kolkata ● Techno Products Development Pvt. Ltd. - Chennai ● Western Auto Spares & Services ● Western Lube Co

PAN INDIA Presence: HO and Branch Office: Head OfficeBhiwandi,Mumbai. Branch: Navi Mumbai.Regional Offices: Vadodara, Ahmadabad,Bangalore,Nashik, Pune,Nagpur,Gurgaon. Joint Venture Companies- Kolkatta,

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egy for India? Vashi electrical PVT LTD , marketing strategy for India

Chennai & Kerala

Q. What are the latest initiatives executed by your company in material handling space? Which are your focus areas? FOCUS in ACTION : ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Project Focused Approach Centre of Expertise E-commerce Proposing efficient and Profitable solutions Low Energy Lighting Integrated Home Automation Solution Customer / Enduser Centeric Solutions PAN India Presence PAN India Rate Contract Social Responsibility

Q. What are the market opportunities for your products in India? How do you plan to position these products? The Indian market is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate of (CAGR) of 17.3 per cent over 2010-11 to 2017-18. The XI five-year plan (INR 60,271,000.0 million) and its impact on the growth of heavy industries is expected to spur the growth of Indian Electrical products in India. Asia-Pacific, with its thriving economies and rapidly expanding manufacturing bases, is expected to experience highest revenue growth during the next five years. Rising energy prices, stringent efficiency regulations, and increased awareness about advantages of the drives are the factors increasing the demand for VFD.

Vashi Electricals Strategic Plan: To Be filled: Cannot Mention Presently.

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We are more than just an Electrical Channel Partner, we are a company of procurement specialist helping customers to lower supply chain cost with increase in efficiency. We provide a basket of products under one roof to meet Project or emergency maintenance requirements under one roof. Our strong sales and service team of over 100 members are capable of providing technical expertise required during project planning and our award winning operations team of more than 200 members are capable of delivering intime what we commit. ● Providing customized Engineering solution ● Moving into new market segment and adding up newer products catering to the market need. ● A new all India market coverage by email campaign, products web seminars, products demo in industrial expo, Organizing engineering awareness program at all affiliated Industrial units, Sponsoring Industrial meet by taking part in their marketing programs. ● Marketing activities like Product campaign, DEMO mass contact program, Industrial seminar, Customized on site solution by technical expert engineers. ● To tap the new market growth potentials and growth of different industries. ● Well trained Service Engineers to offer 24x7 technical services, attended in the shortest possible time, to support to our customers.

Our methodology is centered on the following 7 steps: (To be validated) Vashi’s s new Business Model redefined which comprise of the following: ● Select customers in identified, selected areas, markets in territory. ● Define and Differentiate its product

offerings ● Create Value for its customers ● Acquire and keep customers with existing and new products group. ● Offer goods and services to suit customer need. ● Deliver timely goods and services in the market ● Organize Sales Promotional activities in to increase customer base. ● Configure Human Resources to meet market demand. ● Achieve and sustain a high level of profitability ● Grow business by 35% every year till the vision is achieved.

Strategic Selling: Special task Force team working in the field in defined territory, identified market. ● Build confidence in company and Brand ● Build customer demand. ● Secure complete and comprehensive distribution. ● Establish a reputation platform for all products ● Aid salespeople in getting large orders ● Build morale of sales force ● Impress the Trade with scheme and offers.

Q. What is the role of R&D activity? What are the measures that are being taken from the product manufacturing to distribution? ● The first major role of R&D is the development of fundamental knowledge or “enabling technologies” ● The second important function of R&D is to provide support to manufacturing, customers, and business management. ● The third major function of R&D is to develop and implement new technology.

Measurements: ● Analytical task quality elements represents the activities carried out for particular projects or individual

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analytical tasks. It includes the planning, control and reporting practices recommended at the start of, during, and at completion of R&D work. ● Technical quality elements forms a subset and comprises specific QA elements which apply to the technical activities of the organization, such as policy and procedures for instrument calibration and performance checks; use of celebrants’ and reference materials, and; use of statistical procedures. ● Organizational quality elements. These are quality management structure with a defined role within the organization; a quality system; documented procedures for key activities; a recruitment and training policy for all staff;

Measurement methods ● Prescribe guidelines which are intended to cover analytical testing or measurements. ● Define process of manufacturing and evaluate the deviations. ● Establish the quality audit steps in r3efining the processes and ensure the quality, to increase productivity and minimize the wastage. ● Methods to analyze problem and provide appropriate timely solution.

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for your business? Vashi Electricals PVT LTD-Quality Policy Our USP is “Dedicated to growth” Committed to service” Vashi Electricals Pvt LTD recognizes that the disciplines of quality, health and safety of employee, and work environmental management are an integral part of its management function. The organization proudly takes this as core responsibility. In addition, we believe that in adopting a quality management system, we are striving to improve our efficiency, work

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environment, service to customers, and ultimately our profitability.

We will measure or performance by the following objectives: Training Development: To ensure that all that work force, are educated in the detail of our quality standards, and to ensure that quality becomes a part of our business culture at all levels. Commitment: We wish to ensure that all our staff are fully committed to the principals and customers’ objectives laid out in our quality program. Product & Service: Provide industry leading quality in both product and service to our customers, at fair and competitive prices. Continued Improvement: To ensure that we are continually monitoring our performance in quality and service, and implementing programs to improve our business. Work Environment: Make sure that we have a safe, healthy, and comfortable work environment for our field and office staffs. Supply Chain: Ensure that our customers are satisfied with timely & speedy delivery to meet and exceed a defined level of quality standards thereby ensuring that our quality standards are support by our suppliers, vendors and customers.

Q. What is your vision for your company in near future? As a Company we are working very strongly at being a one stop solution provider for project requirement. Some of the major developments that you will see from our side in the next few years will be in providing automation solution to our Customers. “Green Energy” is no longer a wish, it is the need of the hour. We realize our responsibility and are adding more energy efficient products to our basket.

tion. ● The Uncertainty in invoicing, billing with different Tax system creates additional accounting procedure adding to tedious operations. ● Pay due attention to cost reduction, improvement in quality, delivery schedule and after sales services. ● Globalize our business by increasing the quality standard. ● Given opportunity to import machineries and raw materials on liberal terms.

Q. How far the factors like government norms, excise duty, taxation, exim policies are affecting your business? ● Exposed to more global competi-

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A.T.E. - Aiming high on green technology Q. A.T.E. is now in its 75th year. This is a major milestone for any company. Can you please tell us about A.T.E. in brief? Yes, 75 years is a major milestone! It motivates us to aim higher – but be responsible so we make it through the next 75 years! A.T.E. has built competence in diverse industries over the years. Our business model too is diverse – we cover sales and service for many world class companies as a representative, as well as develop and manufacture products with our own cutting-edge technology. A.T.E. started its business in 1939 as a trading company in textile engineering and has acquired a leadership position in this field over the years. We have also diversified into the areas of flow products and print and packaging products in the 80s and have established a sound base in these sectors. In 2007 we took a plunge into the field of clean technology, and have built up a range of solutions in the areas of air, water and energy – the three critical components of sustainability.

Q. It’s interesting that A.T.E. has entered into clean tech space and is aiming to be a leading player. What has been the motivation for A.T.E. to enter clean technology and how do you foresee this business evolving?

Mr. Anuj Bhagwati, Managing Director, A.T.E. Enterprises Pvt. Ltd

A.T.E. has built competence in diverse industries over the years. Our business model too is diverse – we cover sales and service for many world class companies as a representative, as well as develop and manufacture products with our own cutting-edge technology.

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There are many factors that led to our entry into cleantech. First, the shareholders of A.T.E. have always been socially driven. We think it is a good idea to achieve societal goals through business. Secondly, A.T.E. has also always been environmentally conscious. Even in the 1970s we built effluent treatment plants for our own facilities without regulatory needs. Thirdly, I have always been passionate about sustainability and wanted to get involved in socially useful business, particularly as I am deeply concerned that India is vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Fourthly, we also saw a business opportunity in cleantech that would also mesh well with our existing businesses. We searched among many options and came up with a lot of exciting opportunities. One was the idea of effluent treatment plants for our existing customers. Second, we realized that for machine manufacturers with a large installed base, remote monitoring could

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be a fantastic route to energy and performance optimization. Third, we thought that if we could offer comfort air conditioning at an affordable lifecycle cost, we could bring comfort to millions of people working in factories and offices, which will also boost productivity – but without the heavy power use of air conditioners. Fourth, we have developed in-house static control, air cleaning, ink handling and heat exchange products that enhance the efficiency of a variety of processes. Finally, we’ve been exploring solar thermal technologies, in which we are piloting our products. In each case we have seen we can build cases for green solutions that also can help the bottom line! Our cleantech business is growing quickly. More and more people are willing to invest in technologies that are environment friendly. Government is also playing an important role by stricter enforcement of environmental laws.

Q. How A.T.E. is different from a host of other players operating in various segments under clean technology? At A.T.E. our endeavor has been to provide original technologies. We have set-up our own R&D to

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develop our own products and processes. Today, we have our own IP including several patents. For example, at the heart of our comfort air conditioning products is our patented dry air moist air (DAMA) heat exchanger technology, which is now well proven with over 19 million CFM installations covering more than 3.7 million sq. ft. all over India. This works on 100% fresh air and provides better conditions and indoor air quality for people comfort, and processes. In wastewater treatment we have a knowledge base of over 200 successful installations in India and abroad. We have developed the highly successful “AAA” process that enhances biological treatment efficiency and minimizes sludge generation, as well as the AVR (Anaerobic Venturi Reactor) based biomethanation plants and can handle difficult to treat effluents. We also partner with Huber of Germany for special wastewater treatment projects. Our M2M framework allows us to deploy customized solutions to increase the OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) of boilers, chillers, compressors, power plants, sugar mills, water and wastewater treatment plants, printing presses, etc.

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• TEFC 3-ph asynchronous brake motor (0.09kW-130kW) • AC 3-ph brake (no rectifier) or DC brake on request • Oversized brake disc for higher brake torque, longer life and reduced maintenance • Fine and easy brake torque adjustment (as standard) • Very quick brake reaction time • Frequent START/STOP cycle applications • Manual brake release (as standard) • Hexagonal hole on non drive end of the shaft for manual rotation • Single speed or two speeds motors • All motors designed for inverter duty

• RS-RT worm gearboxes: 28 to 150 mm centres. One stage worm, helical/worm and double worm. • RD helical gearboxes: 50 to 2300 Nm. Two and three stages. • RN parallel shaft gearboxes: 180 to 3300 Nm. Two and three stages. • RO-RV bevel/helical gearboxes: 180 to 3300 Nm. Three stages. • RG precision planetary gearboxes: 10 to 230 Nm. One and two stages. • VR dry friction speed variators: IEC63 to IEC90 1 to 5 stepless speed range, 300 to 1500 rpm. • VS planetary speed variators: IEC71 to IEC112 1 to 5 stepless speed range, 200 to 1000 rpm.

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Empowering power transmission for Industries

With our extensive knowledge and experience in the power transmission arena, we continuously innovate and launch new products, aimed at meeting the varied application needs of our customers. Our product spectrum ranges from worm and helical gear motors to planetary drives, from electric motors to frequency inverters, manufactured at our Chennai production facility in India, applying state-of-the-art technology, ensuring superior quality standards and matching the best cost/performance ratio. At Bonfiglioli, we are geared to deliver a wide range of solutions - from simple to complex. Bonfiglioli Group, is an ideal partner to enhance the performance and competitiveness of your machines. Experience the world with Bonfiglioli.

Bonfiglioli Transmission (PVT) Ltd. Survey No. 528, Perambakkam High Road, Mannur Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk • Chennai 602 105, Tamil Nadu www.bonfiglioli.com - salesindia.ins@bonfiglioli.com

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Essential Power Transmission : The mark of excellence Having initiated a successful start, Essential Power Transmission Pvt. Ltd., (EPT) soon expanded its production facilities to include manufacturing of Helical Gear units, Geared Motors, Helical – Bevel Gear units, PIV drives and Special application Gear units.

Bharat C. Shah – Technical Director, Essential Power Transmission P. Ltd

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mechanical power transmission products Chemical, Waste Water Management, under “Esenpro” trademark. Paper, Pumps & Compressors, Thermal & Having initiated a successful start, Nuclear Power and OEM’s. On the exports Essential Power Transmission Pvt. Ltd., front EPT crossed borders in providing (EPT) soon expanded its production consultancy, design and manufacturing facilities to include manufacturing of service to meet drive applications in Helical Gear units, Geared Motors, Helical countries all over the world, ascertaining – Bevel Gear units, PIV drives and Special all along, its commitment to service. application Gear units. An ISO 9001:2008 certified company ensures that our manufacturing activities are complied with the Quality Management System. Along with a team of experienced engineers and technocrats, gears are designed as per DIN and AGMA standards. The gear ratings are as per AGMA Standard 2101 – D04. State-of-the art technology has been the hallmark of EPT’s growth and success. In fact, EPT plays an active role in both national and international up-gradation standards in Industrial gear units. Latest CNC Gear grinding and Machining facilities ensures high quality gear units. The complete computerization of design calculation and evaluation on latest CAD/ CAM software’s plays a significant part in obtaining optimum precision in gear design. Our gear units are running successfully in various Kashyap C. Shah industrial sectors including – Chairman & Managing Director, Steel, Cement, Plastic, Essential Power Transmission P. Ltd www.engrreview.com

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Ameya Transmissions : Success through innovation

MEYA TRANSMISSIONS located in Pune, India, is a premier manufacturer of gear operators and a leader in the domestic and global markets. We continuously offer the most innovative and dependable solutions in the energy sector, water industry, petrochemical industry and users from the most diverse industries worldwide. We are a preferred global supplier to leading MNC’s and we serve as a single source to majority of our customers.

Our extensive product range includes : ● Quarter-turn worm gear operators for Valves ● Multi-turn Bevel Gear Operators for Valves ● Declutchable Manual Overrides for Pneumatically Actuated Valves

gearbox for Valves in 1994 ● Started first export of quarter-turn gearboxes in 1999 to Italy ● Manufactured first gearbox for circuit breakers in 2001 ● Currently we manufacture approx. 10,000 nos. of quarter turn gearboxes per month and 1,000 nos. of gearboxes for circuit breakers per month thereby making us the no.1 gearbox manufacturer in India by sales volume and value both for these products ● We have a good domestic presence all over India. ● Besides, we also directly export to countries like UK, USA, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Turkey, China and Middle East ● We are an ISO 9001:2008(QMS), ISO 14001:2004(EMS) and ISO 18001:2007(OHSAS) certified company and adhere to stringent quality norms ● We have a state-of-the-art infrastructure comprising of an inhouse manufacturing unit and a design department at Pune, In-

dia. ● The design department is supported by CAD/CAM facility which ensures to develop innovative and customer specific designs for our range. ● The manufacturing unit is independently functioning at two different plants and has a total coverage area of 45,000 sq.ft ● We also have an in-house Gearbox testing set-up to carry out type testing (life cycle testing) ● Through our efforts in low cost manufacturing, we offer products at extremely competitive prices thereby increasing customer delight ● Take advantage of nearly 40 years of experience & allow Ameya Transmissions application engineers to provide you with quality unrivalled products.

● Two Stage Gear Boxes for Circuit Breakers.

Following are some of the facts and figures of our company. ● Started in 1993 as a gear components manufacturing unit ● Manufactured first quarter-turn

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For more information info@ameyatransmissions.com Web: www.ameyatransmissions.com

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HDP 125 and HDO 125: New intermediate sizes for parallel and bevel helical gearboxes

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They feature an output torque above 49kNm. It improves both series in the torque area between 40KNm (HDP 120) and 70kNm (HDP 130), which is fundamental for the applications of Bonfiglioli customers like feed screws, lifting systems, pumps, conveyors, mixers and mixer-stirrers, etc.

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he Bonfiglioli heavy duty parallel and bevel helical gearboxes HDP and HDO are now more competitive thanks to the incoming new 125 size. HDP 125 and HDO 125 are available in 2, 3 and 4 stages, with a range of reduction ratios from 1:9 to 1:500. They feature an output torque above 49kNm. It improves both series in the torque area between 40KNm (HDP 120) and 70kNm (HDP 130), which is fundamental for the applications of Bonfiglioli customers like feed screws, lifting systems, pumps, conveyors, mixers and mixerstirrers, etc. The 125 size also features the well-known robustness and reliability of the HDP and HDO series. It shows a brand new external design that will be applied to the whole series in the future. The new size has just been presented for the first time to customers at the Hannover Messe in Germany. A sample of HDP 125 has been shown to customers and visitors.

For more information Web: www.bonfiglioli.in

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Compact and Efficient Electromotor :

The “MotorBrain” Research Team Presents the First Prototype at the Hannover Messe 2014

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The MotorBrain prototype is a highly integrated electric motor that unifies the most important components of the powertrain for an electric vehicle. The researchers have succeeded in designing a highly compact electric motor with only three-quarters the size of models from 2011, the year when MotorBrain began. The electric motor prototype now being presented could easily fit in a conventional-sized laptop or notebook backpack.

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erman researchers present the prototype of an electric motor that may shape the future of electromobility: Small, light and efficient. The electric motor was created and constructed by the four German partners in the European research project “MotorBrain”: Infineon Technologies, Siemens, the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology at the Technische Universität (Technical University) Dresden and ZF Friedrichshafen. The prototype is being presented at the Hannover Messe “MobiliTec” fair stand of the German federal government (Hall 27, Stand H51). The MotorBrain prototype is a highly integrated electric motor that unifies the most important components of the powertrain for an electric vehicle. The researchers have succeeded in designing a highly compact electric motor with only three-quarters the size of models from 2011, the year when MotorBrain began. The electric motor prototype now being presented could easily fit in a conventional-sized laptop or notebook backpack. And on top of that, it’s lighter than before. By the integration of motor, gear drive and inverter the MotorBrain partners were able to cut down the weight of the powertrain by approximately 15 percent, from 90 kilograms to less than 77 kilograms. Reduced size and weight will benefit the future car owner: A lighter electric vehicle that brings battery power “to the street” more efficiently and has a longer range than the electric vehicles

of today. A medium-sized vehicle with MotorBrain electric motor and performance of 60 kilowatts (equal to about 80 hp) would be able to drive a good 30 to 40 kilometers farther than today’s electric vehicles with their average range of approximately 150 kilometers per battery charge. Furthermore, the partners succeeded in building the MotorBrain prototype without using rare earth metals, which are currently a fundamental cost driver in hybrid and electric vehicles. Today rare earth metals are an important component in the permanent magnet of any electric motor, generating a particularly strong, constant magnetic field. The stronger the magnetic field, the higher the performance capabilities of the motor. However, obtaining rare earth metals is extremely complicated and environmentally harmful. Also, rare earth metal prices are high and fluctuate widely. The MotorBrain electric motor therefore utilizes readily available and less expensive ferrite magnets. The lower performance level of ferrite magnets compared to those with rare earth metals is compensated for by the specially developed high-RPM (revolutions per minute) rotor of the MotorBrain electric motor.

About the European research project “MotorBrain” Led by Infineon, a total of 30 partners from nine European countries are conducting research in MotorBrain with the goal of increasing the range and safety of electric vehicles

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while at the same time reducing dependency on rare earth metals. The interdisciplinary team represents all development and production sectors relevant to electromobility. The team includes universities, non-university research facilities, semiconductor manufacturers, electric motor builders, automobile component suppliers and automobile manufacturers. The MotorBrain project began in the fall of 2011. Half a year before the project conclusion in October 2014, the research partners can already present their highly integrated electric motor without rare earth metals. They now have time until October 2014 to validate and prove their research results. A budget of approximately Euro 36 million makes MotorBrain one of the largest European research projects in the area of electromobility, with financing coming from business and from national funding providers such as Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the European ENIAC Joint Undertaking.

Compact and Efficient Electromotor: Prototype and presentation at MobiliTec 2014 trade fair The MotorBrain project will be

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presented as a part of the Hannover Messe (April 7-11, 2014, Hannover, Germany) in the MobiliTec trade fair at the German federal government stand (Hall 27, Stand H51). With the theme “Our way to electromobility” the German federal government is presenting exemplary research projects from the core areas of electromobility: Manufacturing, Charging, Driving and Saving Resources. The MotorBrain presentation is located in the “Manufacturing” area at station 3 “Efficient Battery and Powertrain Systems”. In addition to the stand presentation, Dipl.-Ing. Reiner John of Infineon Technologies will speak on the central MotorBrain research results in a talk entitled “Safety, Independence and Energy Efficiency for Electric Automobiles” in the MobiliTec Forum (April 9, 2014, at 3:30 pm; Hall 27, Stand G85). You’ll find more information on MotorBrain and the participating research partners at www. motorbrain.eu.

About Infineon Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, mobility, and security. In the 2013 fiscal year (ending September 30), the company reported sales of Euro 3.84 billion with close to 26,700 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the over-the-counter market OTCQX International Premier (ticker symbol: IFNNY). For more information Web: www.infineon.com www.motorbrain.eu

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HP Introduces Next-generation Enterprise Array for Mission-critical Workloads

HP XP7 Storage provides ultra-high performance and always-on disaster recovery for lower risk, greater data protection

P unveiled an enterpriseclass storage disk array that provides customers with lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for traditional storage workloads in mission-critical environments. Large enterprises rely on mission-critical applications to drive their businesses, which means that applications and data must remain available at all times, without exception. To ensure business continuity, enterprises require storage solutions that are designed to maintain high levels of data availability and continuous disaster recovery protection. To drive greater enterprise efficiency, storage systems that serve these mission-critical environments must also drive greater storage consolidation, deliver extremely high performance levels and offer the lowest possible TCO without compromising data availability or data protection. HP XP7 Storage offers a combination of six 9s—or 99.9999 percent—uptime, which translates to less than 31.5 seconds of application downtime per year, as well as alwayson disaster recovery protection, increased system density and ultrahigh, flash-driven performance. Capable of delivering 3 million IOPS (I/O per second) with submillisecond response times, HP XP7 Storage is the highest performing, full-featured, enterprise-class disk array, delivering three times the performance of the previous generation of XP Storage.(1)

Most productive traditional enterprise array(1) The HP XP7’s next-generation hardware provides the ability to increase system density, reduce power consumption and achieve low-cost performance, with the latest in-host connectivity options and the broadest flash and spinning media choices on

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the market. These media choices include XP Flash Modules and solid-state drives as well as small and large form factor hard disk drives. With consolidation of up to 4.5 PB of internal storage onto a single array, one HP XP7 Storage system is capable of delivering more IOPS than three EMC Symmetrix VMAX 40K storage arrays combined.(2) Consolidating multiple EMC disk arrays onto a single HP XP7 Storage system reduces data center floor space requirements by a total of 130 square feet and storagerelated costs by more than US$100,000 per year.(2)

Advanced, always-on disaster recovery With the most critical data residing on enterprise-class storage platforms, organizations must keep data protected and recoverable at all times. HP XP7 Storage features a new disaster recovery capability with multiarray virtualization to prevent business disruption without measurable performance impacts during online data migrations. Data remains protected using the customer’s local or remote strategy with 100 percent uptime. “Today’s mission-critical workloads cannot afford to forfeit performance or scalability for increased disaster recovery and data protection,” said Barun Lala, director, Storage, HP India. “With the introduction of HP XP7 Storage, we are supplying customers with a single system that is highly efficient, with features that can reduce the risk of data loss and provide nonstop data availability.”

Reduced data and business risk HP XP7 Storage features, including new user authentication and access control functions, increase administrative and resource segregation enabling

customers to manage more data more securely. This is particularly important for large enterprise environments where a single system may be used to drive multiple lines of business, serve thousands of internal and external customers, and be managed by several administrators. To address these requirements, HP XP7 Storage secures data with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 encryption readiness.

Protection for storage investments Thorough testing and end-to-end solution certification ensures customers that their HP XP solutions will work as anticipated in their actual environments. HP Technology Services provides worldwide installation, support & maintenance for the product. In addition, HP Enterprise Services has integrated the product into HP Storage Management Services, which offers world-class management services providing a selection of storage tiers for all business application needs. HP is the only major storage vendor that offers proven enterprise-class systems for mission-critical enterprise applications with HP XP Storage, as well as purpose-built tier-1 solutions designed for unpredictable workloads such as virtualization and cloud computing with HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage.(1) This choice of high-end offerings guarantees that wherever customers are in their transition to a new style of IT they have a risk-free path to support their journey.

Pricing and Availability(3) HP XP7 Storage will be available in May 2014, starting at US$462,000.

For more information, Web : www.hp.com.

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CHEMICAL & PROCESS INDUSTRY SECTION

Compact solutions for all your Heat Transfer Applications See why Leading players in the Chemical Processing Industry prefer Tranter for their high performance and critical applications:

Gasketed PHE

Spiral HE

Maxchanger

Supermax

Benefits : Compact footprint Short-lead times Upgraded capacity with lower operating cost Reduced downtime & maintenance Higher Reactor Thermal Control Saving in boiler-fuel via energy recovery Higher Heat & Solvent recovery Operates highly erosive and corrosive streams

For over 80 years, Tranter has exclusively focused on developing and perfecting heat transfer technologies across a variety of industries ranging from the Oil & Gas to the Chemical Processing Industry. Designed to operate under high temperatures and pressures, Tranter's patented solutions have been successfully installed in diverse category of applications ranging from life science to the speciality and consumer chemical segments.

Industries served : Soaps & Detergents Fertilizers Polymer Industrial Gas Manufacturing Plastics Food & Agro-Chemicals Dye & Dyestuff

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Tranter India Pvt. Ltd. Office No.401, City Towers, 17 Boat Club Road, Pune-411001, India.

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Adapting to Changing Industry Demands “An interview with Tennyson Anthony GM Sales – Tranter India Pvt Ltd” Q. How are you using marketing to differentiate yourself from competition? The industry is working towards establishing a positive image by strengthening its safety practices, compliance with environmental regulations and reducing the carbon footprint. The industry has begun promoting a go green image by focusing on technologies and processes that can reduce the impact on the environment.

Q. Being a key player in the heat exchanger market which key areas have you focused on in the Chemical & Processing Industry? Over the past decade the rising fuel costs and stringent environmental norms have compelled companies to find new ways to improve the

It is very important to note that customers have begun paying more and more attention to the quality of development and focus more on equipment running efficiency of their assets and the total cost of operation. Keeping this in mind our marketing strategy is focused towards selling value to customers for critical applications. For us, the value is in providing an improved ownership experience over the total life cycle of the product. Our concept is focused on selling energy efficiency and uptime to the customer. If we can help the customers reduce fuel consumption and unplanned ‘downtime’ we basically open up capacity for them and it helps them avoid having to invest in new capacity.

efficiency of their processes and in turn reduce the consumption of fuel. Apart from this companies are also looking at heat recovery that would otherwise be wasted once the primary process was complete. The recovered heat can help reduce the overall fuel consumption. Apart from our gasketed range of PHE’S our welded line of products like Supermax™, Platecoil®, Econocoil® and Spiral Heat exchangers have a proven track record where our customers have recovered their investments in our products within a year.

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Q. How do you ensure that the customers are satisfied over the lifecycle of the product? We are ramping up our channel partner network to cover the length and breadth of the country. Their trained service personnel will ensure that our customer’s downtime remains at a minimum. We have various service offerings that offer flexibility to our customer’s maintenance cycles. Preventive service programs have been developed with the objective to tackle issues before they lead to downtime.

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Q. How critical are technology developments for you in the Chemical Processing market? Technology developments are always welcome as it helps in making processes more efficient. Globally our R&D and product development teams work closely with enduser and process licensers to understand new technology developments and develop cost-effective solutions and technologies that are relevant to the needs of the domestic and global markets.

Q. What is the recent development in Chemical & Process equipment sector? The industry is working towards establishing a positive image by strengthening its safety practices, compliance with environmental regulations and reducing the carbon footprint. The industry has begun promoting a go green image by focusing on technologies and processes that can reduce the impact on the environment.

Q. Can you give us an insight on the factors affecting the Chemical & Process equipment business? The Chemical & Process equipment business is governed by a number of external and internal factors. The external factors are related more towards the changing needs of the industry, cost of raw materials, evolving technologies, competitions strategies, investment opportunities; economy and customer expectations while the internal factors are more towards production capabilities.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving Chemical & Process equipment industry?

on heat transfer technologies especially heat integration systems where the heat generated from one process can be utilized for another. Such systems improve process efficiency; increases number of batches, and reduce the overall operational costs.

Q. What are your companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals over the next 5 years? We at Tranter have an aim to become the first choice provider of compact and reliable heat transfer solutions for critical energy intensive processes.

Q. Which issues would you want to address in the Chemical & Processing industry? Waste water reduction and water conservation have been under the spotlight in Chemical process industries. These issues have been under intense government scrutiny and have also received a heightened concern from community-organized environmental groups. Tranter has begun to identify areas and applications where our technology would be able to address these issues.

Q. What advise do you give to the Indian Chemical & Process equipment manufacturers to achieve global competitiveness? The process equipment manufacturers have had its ups and downs given the difficult economic conditions. In the current market scenario organizations have to focus on lean initiatives to improve and optimize manufacturing operations. The organizations product development focus should be targeted towards fulfilling market demands. Last but not the least sustained competitiveness can be further enhanced through implementation of best practices, investment in new systems & solutions and development of an efficient and trained workforce internally.

The trends driving the Chemical & Processing equipment industry in recent times have been energy efficiency, fuel conservation and investment in green technologies. The chemical processing industry has begun to focus a lot

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HRS Process Systems : Pioneers of the revolutionary ‘’Corrugated tube’’ technology During the past decades, many new developments have occurred in the chemical process industry from end-of-pipe technology to integrated, environmentally friendly technology and clean technology. Considering the growth of the industry & technology movements, ENGINEERING REVIEW is in interface with Mr. Gokuldas for taking up the in-depth overview of Chemical & Process equipment industry.

Mr. V. Gokuldas, MD, HRS PSL

Q. Please brief us about company’s Indian & global infrastructure? HRS Process Systems Limited (HRS PSL) is a part of the UK based HRS International, which has been operating at the forefront of thermal processing technology for over three decades. HRS Group operates through companies in UK, Spain, North America, Malaysia, Australia and a wide network of agents in other countries. HRS PSL was incorporated in 2003 to cater to growing demand of energy efficient heat transfer equipment in process and food industries in the India, Asia, South-east Asia and group companies. Pioneers in the revolutionary ‘’Corrugated tube’’ technology, HRS PSL offers corrugated tube heat exchangers, smooth tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, hot water systems for process industry applications; pasteurizers, aseptic sterilizer and fillers,

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evaporators for food industry. HRS Group has its manufacturing facilities in India, UK and Spain. The Indian manufacturing facility at Koregaon-Bhima, near Pune, is ISO 9001 :2008 and ASME”U accredited along with NBBI (The National Board of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspectors). Our company is a member of HTRI (Heat Transfer Research, Inc.) and NSIC-CRISIL SE1B certified. Built to international standards, the facility is spread over 4 acres with 40,000 sq.ft. shop floor area designed for fabrication of the entire product range of HRS.

Q. Please also highlight the latest initiatives in your industry domain? Industries like pharmaceutical, chemical, fertilizer, food and beverage processing being growth sectors, it is imperative that our products

complement our customers requirement on energy conservation, hygienic processing and match the high quality standard. Our products Ecoflux* Corrugated Tube Heat Exchanger (CTHE), Ecoflux* Smooth Tube Heat Exchanger (STHE), Unicus* Scrapped Surface Heat Exchanger (SSHE), HRS Funke Plate Heat Exchanger (PHE), automated heat exchanger based systems, Hygienic Piston Pump, HRS ParaDice and aseptic process lines are the key products to enhance productivity and product quality in these sectors. We use programs like ChemCAD, HTRI, PVelite, etc., to ensure optimum design for process stability. We have expertise in handling exotic material like Copper-Nickel alloys, Hastelloy, Titanium, Tantalum, Inconel and such critical material. Our Heat Exchanger based systems enable the processes to recover and recycle waste to reusable energy thereby helping our customers add value to environment conservation and better payback on investments.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India? We at HRS have always looked at providing our customers optimal solutions for advancement in their processes. Our aim has been to offer solutions, rather than just products. Innovative products and application engineering has enabled us to find a niche market in the heat transfer processes in multiple industries like pharmaceutical, chemical, fertilizers,

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agrochemicals, steel, power, edible oil, paints, food, fruit and beverage processing systems. We are a “One-Stop-Shop” for all heat exchange requirements. Our range of heat exchangers and systems support a wide gamut of heating, cooling, condensation, instantaneous hot water generation, pasteurization, sterilization, aseptic processing, UHT, evaporation and heat recovery applications.

Q. What is future prospect for your industry? Heat Exchangers are key equipment in process industry and hence there is always requirement for replacement, expansion or new projects. Our products are used across the industry segment due to their high performance and energy efficiency. Some key growth sectors are Pharma, Chemicals, Agro-chemicals, Steel, Power, Food & Beverage processing and Nutraceuticals. We have created a niche for our product and services based on innovative technology and process lines. Customer expects quality products at competitive price with good after sales service. We have ensured these to enable continued Customer loyalty and business growth. We believe there would be good demand for our innovative heat exchangers and process lines in the industry.

Q. Is there any plans for expansion & new investment in terms of product development or new technology adoption to cater the demand of the industry? We are a decade old company and have invested prudently in developing our infrastructure to cater to the growing demands of the industry for innovative heat exchangers. We set up our manufacturing facility in 200607 and expanded to double the capacity last year. With

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HRS - Factory Overview this expansion our facility is now ready to deliver the latest product and solutions to growing industry demand. Our facility at Koregaon Bhima (about 20 kms from Pune) has state-of-the-art manufacturing capability which enables us to supply quality heat exchangers and process lines. We have developed the capability to manufacture heat exchangers in exotic material like copper-nickel alloys, hastelloy, titanium, tantalum, inconel and such other. Our facility is ISO 9001:2008 and ASME ‘U’ certified.

Q. What is the top line product range & Is there any plans to launch new products? Our top line product is innovative “Corrugated tube” Heat Exchanger which is used across the industry spectrum from Petrochemicals, to Chemical & Agro-chemical, Pharma, Fertilizer, Steel, Food

& Beverage, etc. Ecoflux* CTHE, STHE and HRS Funke PHE enable us to deliver wide range of heat transfer solutions to various industry segments. We recently launched HRS ParaDice*, which is a combination of our innovative heat exchanger and Hygienic Piston Pump for prepared/ particulate food and fruit processing. Our heat exchangers are instrumental in developing process lines for Nutraceuticals and health supplement products processing. Our core competency in application engineering of these products to various process requirements helps launch many new applications for pharma and food sectors.

Q. What is your vision for your company? We strive to be a globally preferred innovative heat exchanger company providing sustainable heat transfer solutions. We value our commitment and deliver on our commitment to Customers. Our excellent team is the strength of the organization and the growth plan includes opportunity for everybody to excel. Our vision is to become a Rupee One billion company in the coming years! For more information HRS Process Systems Ltd Email: info@hrsasia.co.in Web: www.hrsasia.co.in

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STEER Appoints Atanu Maity as President & CEO Atanu will be responsible for the overall business operation, strategy and direction

Mr. Atanu Maity, President & CEO, STEER

teer Engineering, a globally acknowledged force in the polymer processing machine industry and a creator of state-of-the-art products catering to the polymer, powder coating, pharmaceutical and food processing industries, announced the appointment of Atanu Maity as President and Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Atanu will be responsible for the overall business operation, strategy and direction for the company. Atanu brings more than 25 years of global industry experience and leadership to STEER, including rich experiences in Business Development, P&L leadership and market innovation as well as strategic partnerships. He joins STEER from Ingersoll Rand where he served as Head - Business Operations for Climate Solutions. During his tenure, Climate Solutions vertical at Ingersoll demonstrated strong growth in revenue, income and active client

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base. Prior to this, he held the position of Sr. VP - Business Development at Sona-Koyo Steering Systems where he orchestrated leadership and direction to marketing-sales & Greenfield projects, achieving positive top-line. Atanu also held leadership position at Schlumberger which is a global leader in Oilfield services. “We are extremely pleased to have Atanu join STEER as President & CEO,” said Dr. Babu Padmanabhan – Founder & Managing Director – STEER Engineering. “Atanu brings an outstanding record of driving shareholder value & embodies deeply the founding principles and values of our organization. He is gifted with the grit and determination to examine deeply and focus on the essentials for success.” “STEER has always valued the culture of progress arising from our positivity towards accepting challenges and our dynamism towards accepting change. The triumph and joy that every great achievement has brought us has been due to our ability to perform as a solid team”, added Dr. Babu. “I am deeply honored to have the opportunity to lead STEER, a company I have known & admired for many years for building innovative technologies,” said Atanu. “This is an exciting time for the company and I look foreword to working with the management team in building innovative technologies for the betterment of the humanity at large.”

Atanu holds a Masters in Management from London Business School has a B.Tech from IIT Madras.

About STEER Engineering STEER was started in 1993 by Dr. Babu Padmanabhan with the vision to create intelligent technology for a rapidly evolving world. Today, STEER is a globally acknowledged force in the polymer processing machine industry and a creator of state-of-theart products catering to the polymer, powder coat, pharmaceutical and food processing industries. STEER designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells & services co-rotating twin screw extruders, along with all its major components including gearboxes, key peripherals such as volumetric/gravimetric feeders, side-feeders, screen changers and processing section parts such as elements, barrels and shafts for customized application solutions. The pioneering R&D activity undertaken by STEER in the focused field of EPZ has dramatically changed the landscape of the polymer industry. STEER has emerged as a thought leader — developing, delivering and sustaining the latest technology and innovations in the sphere of materials development. Driven by a vibrant team, STEER employs over 500+ people worldwide. It enjoys a wide global reach with manufacturing and development centers in India, China, Japan and the US.

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Filter On India’s concern : A healthy, productive work environment Manish.

Electrostatic Precipitation Technology

“There is quite something in the air and a lot in our mindset,”says Mr. Manish Ghorpade, Executive Director, Filter On India, Pvt. Ltd

une-based Filter On India Pvt. Ltd., founded by Mr. V.D. Ghorpade, a veteran HVAC engineer, way back in 1983, is into pollution control with a difference. This ISO-90012008 company is primarily into enhancing indoor air quality in workplaces harnessing electrostatic precipitators. It is using the state-ofthe-art technology for filtration and elimination of industrial pollutants, oil mist, dust, smoke, fumes, etc. to ensure an eco-friendly, healthy and productive work atmosphere in the industry. “A healthy workplace is a productive workplace,” states Mr. Manish Ghorpade, Executive Director, Filter On India. “Once we keep at bay, the problems of indoor air pollution, suffocation, oil mist, smoke and fumes, we have a healthy, comfortable working zone leading to lesser absenteeism of people and more productivity,” elucidates Mr.

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The electrostatic precipitation technology filters fumes/smoke and provides a clean air. Fine submicron suspended particles are electrostatically charged using high-voltage power supply which then get attracted and precipitated on opposite charged electrode plate. The process ensures smokefree, clean and healthy air. The technology is based on the principle of two-stage electrostatic air filtration. The Filter On technology has an excellent performanceto-cost ratio. The filter elements are metallic and washable. This eliminates recurring costs of filter replacement. The filters are able to handle the smallest size of particles of 0.01 micron to 10 micron.

Systems Galore Filter On has come out with several systems for oil mist & welding fumes extraction. Individual oil mist eliminators extract pollutants at the generation source before the pollutants spread out. For machines with closed cabinets, the suction of fumes is through a hose pipe connected to the exhaust port of the cabinet. For open type machines, suction hood and hose arrangement

is made. This system is ideal for machine shops where cumbersome overhead ducting is not possible. The pollutants pass through the air filtration unit where they are trapped electrostatically to give clean air, healthy air back without any loss of cool air. Filter On also provides centralized oil mist and smoke elimination systems. These are ideal for machine shops with a large number of machines. Oil mist and smoke from all these machines are collected from the point of generation and are electrostatically filtered in the centralized system. The filtered, purified air is released back into the machine shop. Filter On centralized oil mist and smoke elimination systems are greatly advantageous due to lower installation costs and lesser and easier maintenance. Above all, the systems offer flexibility of expansion. The system can be expanded with minor modifications when more machines need to be installed in the machine shop. In yet another innovation, the company has come out with welding fume extraction systems which are a boon to the industry where welding is used for production or repair. Besides smoke extraction systems for localized welding booths as well as centralized welding stations, it also offers portable weld smoke collector units to capture smoke/fumes from the generation source. And now it also makes fume extraction systems with cooling arrangement!

Awareness & Acceptance Mr. Manish Ghorpade is happy that high-end auto component manufacturers (MNCs) with good Portable Weld Smoke Collector Unit

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Centralized Systems for Welding Line manufacturing practices and global benchmarks for quality, are equally conscious of the work environment. These OSHA certified companies known for their fair business practices, readily welcome ideas on systems leading to occupational health and safety. Filter On has supplied its clean air systems and fume extraction systems to a number of machine tool and auto component manufacturers. “We study their exact requirements and offer solutions to meet these needs. OSHAS and Factory Act prescribe a particle limit of 5 mg/m3, whereas we are offering in range of @1.5-2.5 mg/m3 as the actual output,” explains Mr. Manish. “People are now health conscious and they know that such clean air systems bring tangible benefits. But there is still some amount of skepticism among the top management. This has to be cleared. There is a lack of commitment from the management side when it comes to nominal investments in health related systems,” he adds. Talking about the trends in technology, Mr. Manish says fume extraction by the EP method is a proven process. The challenge lies in customizing the systems to suit the emerging needs. For example, people are switching from manual welding to automated welding using robotics. To that extent, the welding speed is increased, and with that the emission speed of fumes is also increased. Fume extraction systems should be able to cope up with this

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speed. Filter On has already installed some 4000 units all over India. Filter On has recently introduced Fume Extraction Systems for industrial kitchens. This is a big hit. It has already supplied these systems to IPL Stadium in Pune, R-City Mall in Mumbai, and Reliance Hospital in Navi Mumbai. EP technology has its own advantages. It is a dry system. Hence there is no requirement of water. Initially it may cost a bit more, but its life cycle cost is bear minimum.

Innovations & Improvements Talking of innovations in EP systems, Mr. Manish says: “We were the first company in our business to get ISO certification seven years ago. Our systems are subjected to continuous improvement. We do re-engineering to see how we can reduce power consumption. We enhance the filtration efficiency to new levels. We try to achieve the same performance of the equipment with much less material, thus creating a new benchmark. Within the organization, we create our own standards and follow. Filter On has a nation-wide network of representatives to stay closer to the customer and to look after pre- and after-sales service requirements. It is a well informed team with thorough product knowledge and its applications. The company has an impressive list of customers who include Lucas TVS, Cosma International, Tenneco,

Individual Mist Collector Unit

Higher Capacity Mist and Fumes Extraction System for Multiple Machines Benteler India, etc. They form the global supply chain for Volkswagen, Hyundai, M&M, Tata Motors and other automobile majors.

Challenges Ahead Dwelling on the challenges ahead, Mr. Manish says, “Majority of the people are working in confined spaces without proper ventilation. Contaminated air and hazardous particles suffocate them, pulling down their energy levels and health. Going in for clean air and fume extraction systems in production units should be a natural corollary. It should not be made discretionary. Managements should realize that its health & safety measures are as important as the production processes. The requisite systems should be incorporated in the layout/planning stage of the plant.” “A matter of solace is that some discerning OEMs are now integrating their production equipment (like robotic welding) with our IAQ or fume extractioncum-cooling systems. We are working very closely with these OEMs as a partner in their supply chain, offering consolidated solutions from our domain,” reveals Mr. Manish Ghorpade who is quite optimistic about Filter On’s increasing contribution towards wellness of the people and their productivity in the workplaces in the days to come. – P.K. Balasubbramaniian.

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Automation exhibition provides a platform for

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industries to improve their process efficiency

AUTOMATION 2014 provides a platform for showcasing the latest and most advanced technology that Industry can take advantage of to improve their processes and efficiencies. MR. DEEPAK EDWANKAR Board Member of AUTOMATION 2014 & DIRECTOR FORBES MARSHALL PVT. LTD speaks about AUTOMATION to ENGINEERING REVIEW.

Mr. Deepak Edwankar, Director Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd.

Q. Gives us a brief insight into the core operating philosophy at Forbes Marshall, How are the innovative solutions from Forbes Marshall helping the industry in process efficiency and energy conservation? Forbes Marshall has market leadership in the two areas of process

Profile Mr. Deepak Edwankar An Electronic Engineer from Mumbai University with a Post Graduate in Management, Edwankar believes he has learnt real lessons while donning various responsibilities in his long career span of over 35 years with Forbes Marshall, where his journey began as a graduate trainee engineer for Instrumentation Sales in Baroda. Edwankar has been a sales engineer, product Manager, Regional Manager before rising up the ranks to be the Director (Sales and Marketing) for both the groups.

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efficiency and steam systems since it is arguably the only company specialising in both. We provide integrated solutions through a combination of knowledge, services and high technology products. Forbes Marshall provides solutions to achieve peak process efficiency which include consultancy, services and equipment such as for flow and level measurement and control, control valves and valves stations, environment and pollution monitoring, vibration monitoring systems, SWAS, DCS systems, gauges, process analytics and air efficiency systems. We also provide innovative and proven solutions that cover the entire steam and condensate loop, from steam generation, distribution and utilization to flash and condensate recovery and include, Online boiler diagnostics for efficiency and safety, steam distribution and metering, steam trapping solutions, condensate and flash steam recovery, waste heat recovery, steam pressure and process temp control, paper machine systems and Industry specific solutions.

Q. Elaborate the importance of efficiency and conservation where power is still a distance dream for many parts of our country? What needs to be done to increase the awareness of energy efficiency and conservation? Energy efficiency helps improve competitiveness which is essential for survival and growth. On a more macro level, improving energy security and reducing dependency

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is what our country needs to work towards. Energy solutions range from the small things you can do tomorrow (that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need any investment) and small equipment to large equipment. But the common factor is that they all help save expensive energy and reduce costs. At the firm level, industrial growth and energy efficiency are not mutually exclusive. Indian process industry comprises of small, mid sized and big players. The immediate benefits that small and mid sized players stand to gain is a cut in their fuel bill. These savings are reflected in reduced bills month after month. While power cuts are here to stay at least in the short term, the long term return on investment ensures improved competitiveness. Energy management is often in reality much talked about but much less practiced due to pressures on production and lack of necessary awareness. Realizing these savings often means knowing where to start. The first step in this direction is identifying the total potential in the plant and prioritizing actions based on criticality of each area. Correct implementation of energy conservation schemes ensures that savings are achieved. A number of technological advancements in steam systems today enable the plant to run efficiently and minimize the losses. The use of appropriate diagnostics can help in understanding the plant consumption patterns to ensure timely actions are taken to sustain savings. Continue on page no.42

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Continued from page no.40 Engagement from the plant personnel is equally important at every level within the organization. This can be only achieved though greater energy awareness and by highlighting that it is a win-win for all. We have seen a positive change in the approach towards energy efficiency. Ten years ago, energy conservation was something good to do. As prices - for materials and finished products - are increasingly dictated by global markets, what remains within our control is conversion cost, and energy costs are perhaps our greatest opportunity for cost reduction in the country today.

Q. What are the industries that you cater to and going forward which are the industries that you are looking at in terms of growth and opportunities? Forbes Marshall has a wide range of solutions and services for several sectors including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, processed food and beverages, fertilizers, autoclave, tyre and rubber, hotels and hospitals, textiles, steel, cement, oil & gas, paper, power, petrochemicals, minerals metals and mining etc.

Q. How do you assess the Indian automation industry in comparison to their global counterparts? What does the Indian industry need to do to become globally competitive? The global factors faced by Industry are similar for everyone including India. The slowdown seen over the past couple of years is an extension and deepening of the business cycle slowdown. The long term take away from this slowdown for manufacturing companies is that they should focus on product innovation. Coming up with new products is the only way to kindle demand in a stagnant market. Exports have been doing very well

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in the last 6 months, due to a more competitive exchange rate, but this has not yet translated into investments in local manufacturing capacity. I feel that this is only a matter of time and we should see some investment in capacity to meet export demand and hopefully some domestic revival in 2014.

Q. What are you looking forward to at the Automation 2014 exhibition? How difference is this year’s exhibition from those held earlier? What are going to be the key highlights of this year’s exhibition? We have been participating in the Automation exhibition for several years or one could even say since its inception. It is well attended and eagerly looked forward to. As we do every year, we will display our latest solutions. Automation provides a platform for showcasing the latest and most advanced technology that Industry can take advantage of to improve their processes and efficiencies. This is what makes Automation the lead exhibition in the country and displays only get better and more interesting. Over the years, the exhibition has matured as a marketplace for both exhibitors and visitors.

Q. Forbes Marshall has been recognized as the best place to work for successive years, what makes Forbes Marshall the best place to work? To what do you attribute your success to? Any organization is only as good as its people, and our members are the key to our success. We believe that a member must have every opportunity to realize his or her fullest potential, and that it is our duty to provide those opportunities to grow. Our core values of Family Spirit, Integrity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Delivering

Value not only to our customers, but also to our members and society make Forbes Marshall a place that puts people first: members, customers, suppliers, associates and the community. In recognition of this, we have been listed several times among the Top 5 “Best Workplaces in India”, and first in the manufacturing industry. This ranking is awarded based on a survey conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute in association with Economic Times. A comfortable and engaging work environment, open communication, management training programmes and the absence of hierarchy are some of the key aspects of Forbes Marshall that make us one of the best places to work.

Q. Where do you see Forbes Marshall 3 to 5 years from now? What strategy do you plan to stay globally competitive? To stay ahead, one should rely on internal factors. We have worked on improving our internal processes, focused on all round better efficiencies. We have invested in a strong R&D team of 60 Engineers. In addition we work closely with Engineering colleges in Pune and the two IITs at Mumbai and Chennal. We are in a process of setting up one large State of Art factory at Chakan of 50 acres area to our already existing two factories in Pune and one at Hyderabad. These facilities will help us churning out large quantities of existing product line and the new products which are to come up in coming months. We look at the slow down as an opportunity to improve and stengthen our company. We have strengthened our business, financial, people and customer related processes. If the Business Cycle does take off then we are confident to double our turn over in the coming 3 to 4 years.

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Ingersoll Rand : The value driven growth

Mr. Amar Kaul VP & GM, Compressed Air Systems and Services -India Ingersoll Rand (India) Limited

Q. Please brief us about companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Indian & global infrastructure? With two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities at Ahmedabad and Sahibabad which are ISO-9001 and ISO-14001 approved, we have a pan-India presence with direct sales and service offices as well as a wellnetworked distribution setup across India. Today, we have a strong network of our valued partners in more than 50 locations in India covering all Tier I-II cities. Globally we have 60 manufacturing sites with around 40,000 employees spread across different parts of the world.

Q. Please also highlight the latest initiatives in your industry domain? The focus of the industry is moving towards the quality of air considering critical applications in F&B, Pharma and Power sector. As this requirement becomes critical

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in deciding the selection of the air compressor, our best-in-class oil-free technology provides customers with the peace of mind that they look for. Also trend these days has moved towards higher energy efficiency (low life cycle cost or operating cost) and lower maintenance (high reliability), for offsetting the capital cost which is incurred on the machines. The new wave in the market is the Heat Recovery Unit which is gaining importance due to its feature of recovering the heat energy from the compressor to generate hot water for boiler pre-feed, space heating, sanitary purposes and any other process applications.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s products in India? Market opportunities are governed by the mega trends that define the economic progress. The key trends for India include high population growth, energy scarcity

and increasing GDP. As a result, industries in all verticals like FMCG, F&B, Pharma, Power are coming up with strong growth potential. Today, Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy is the third largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) and eleventh largest by nominal gross domestic product (GDP). Due to its rapid growth, especially over the last decade, India is considered as an economy to look upto. Air compressors being one of the most ubiquitous industrial workhorses energizing modern day factories, hospitals, workshops and residential complexes, their demand is expected to be recurrent. As I said earlier, there is a greater demand for energy efficient (low life cycle cost or operating cost) and minimum maintenance (high reliability) machines. Today, the purity of air has become the most important element if you have critical oil-free applications which are catered to by our Class 0 range of oil-free compressors for rotary screw and centrifugal technologies. Similarly, if you have a multiple-compressor installation, advanced controllers coupled with extensive system audit services enable our customers to have optimum air efficiency, consistent flow, pressure and extended life of system components.

Q. Are there any plans for expansion & new investment in terms of product development or new technology adoption to cater the demand of the industry? Our dedicated Product Management and Engineering teams continuously work on understanding customer needs and then work backwards on Innovation with best of the technologies based on efficiency and sustainability. With a strong team of world-class professionals,

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we are able to provide superior service experience to our customers at any given time. We have already graduated multi steps from old concept of AMC (Annual Maintenance Contract to Package Care and Package Care +. The above suite of Service packages in summary means insurance of our machines at customer site. Customers also appreciate that we ensure uninterrupted supply of quality AIR and they focus on their core competence. We invested heavily on “Remote monitoring” the performance of our machines. This ensures that before the machine brakes down, our Service technician is at the door step. These are some of the innovations that we thrive on over and above the product innovation, For catering to specialized engineered Compressor packages, Ingersoll Rand’s highly specialized and expert teams can handle large projects for customized solutions and provide a one-stop solution right from conceptualization, design, installation to audit control. Our team of experienced engineers works closely with the customers to design packages which are passed through stringent quality tests and inspection before shipping to the customer location.

Q. What is the top line product range & is there any plans to launch new products? Centac®, our centrifugal compressor

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range, has been our flagship product in our industrial compressor range. Ingersoll Rand India proudly celebrated the milestone of shipping its 1000th Centac package from the Naroda plant facility last year. Our team is working on upgrading frames of Centac®, considerably improve its quality just like we refined the C1000 some time ago. Apart from Centac®, our new platform of rotary compressors is helping our customers in saving energy, downtime, and improving productivity. As I said earlier, we are continuously updating our existing product range, and you will soon see more exciting products coming to the Indian market this year. Considering this new wave of energy efficient air compressors, Ingersoll Rand recently launched a new range of D series refrigerated air dryers that offer unmatched energy efficiency, low cost of ownership, higher uptime, traditional Ingersoll Rand reliability, and environment friendliness with use of Zero ODP refrigerant, adaptability to tropical conditions, and superior serviceability. The unparalleled best

Air Solutions, Naroda in class efficiency of these dryers is result of the new unique design conceptualized by our in-house engineering team in India. These dryers have gone through rigorous testing in our State of the Art testing facility at Naroda. The facility conforms to international standards by using world class highly accurate instruments equipped only by a few in the world, for eg we bought chilled mirror dew point meter having accuracy of 0.1 degree for testing of these dryers. Our dryers comply with ISO Standard for dryer testing, air quality and dew point standards, road ability, noise emission and vibration.

Q. What is your vision for your company? Our Vision A world of sustainable progress and enduring results Ingersoll Rand is committed to India and is implementing strategies for product and design innovation for Industrial Technologies; Security; Food Safety; Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. Our workplace emphasizes the values of Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, Innovation and Courage. Our Brand Promise, Vision and Values are the language that unifies us as an organization and creates a common purpose: advancing the quality of life by creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Yale Reach Trucks now

made in India

aini Group, Bangalore and NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG), USA take their relationship to the next level with the start of production of Yale - Maini co-branded Reach Trucks from Maini Group’s new factory in Neelamangala, Bangalore. The two companies formed a strategic alliance in 2010 to manufacture specific Yale products within India, as well as representing Yale products made at manufacturing facilities in Europe. Since 2010 Main Group has been exclusively responsible for the sales, service, parts and customer support for Yale’s extensive range of materials handling equipment in India. The link with NHMG has allowed the Maini Group to expand its portfolio and to manufacture European designed equipment in India. The transfer of NHMG product design and engineering expertise has allowed the Maini Group to build certain key Yale products to be able to capitalise on the changing demands of the market in India. Maini Materials Movement in turn has utilised their knowledge of the local market and solution expertise to introduce completely new product ranges to a growing number of major customers and end-users. The first product off the Maini Bangalore factory production line is the increasingly successful Yale cobranded 3-wheel counterbalance electric fork lift truck. Since its launch it has received laurels from end users for its class leading compactness, energy saving rear wheel drive, high performance and optimum productivity.

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Building on the 3 wheel products success a locally manufactured moving mast Reach Truck is the next Yale – Maini co-branded product in to be manufactured in India. Massimo Muscarnera from NMHG Europe commenting on the technology transfer said, “The availability of European designed products and manufacturing techniques at competitive price points will bring significant benefits to customers in India”. Sandeep Kumar Maini, Chairman, Maini Group commented, “The market in India will experience and look forward to the introduction of new technologies which will provide increased levels of productivity, reliability, and significantly increased operator efficiency which will all contribute to increased return on investment ”, he added. With the wide choice of models, configurations and often unique product specifications in the Yale-Maini product range Maini will be able to increasingly respond to the demands of the growing Indian markets in all segments of the materials handling industry.

For more information Web : www.mainigroup.com

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SMART CRANES COST LESS IN THE LONG RUN

At Konecranes, we believe that what we do is the part of your process. We have learnt this by working closely to our customers globally. Our smart features like sway control, load positioning, load synchronization, make the cranes more smart to work with and safe. Our remote data monitoring service helps to analyze actual crane usage data and to plan maintenance schedule effectively to reduce downtime.

Our smart technology and efficient service helps to manage complete crane operations during the lifecycle of crane, right from installation, operations, maintenance, modernization and so on. What you invest in Smart cranes actually cost you less in the long run. PRODUCT RANGE: Electric Chain Hoist, Industrial Cranes, Process Cranes, Shipyard Cranes, Container Handling Cranes, Lift Trucks & Reach Stackers, Crane Maintenance and Modernization Services.

WMI Konecranes India Limited 19, Level 2, Muttha Towers, Don Bosco Road, Yerwada, Pune - 411006, India Tel: +91 20 400 47470, Fax: +91 20 400 47475. Email: india.sales@konecranes.com, www.konecranes.in

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Konecranes : Global leadership in lifting

Mr. Saeesh Nevrekar, Country Manager, WMI Konecranes India Limited.

Q. Please brief us about company’s Indian & global infrastructure? Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivityenhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes. In 2013, Group sales totalled EUR 2,100 million. The Group has 11,800 employees at 600 locations in 48 countries. In India we have built two stateof-the-art world class manufacturing facilities at Jejuri, Pune, which can manufacture more than 1000 cranes. Spread across huge area of 1.85 acres which has 2 manufacturing facilities, administrative building, stores, advanced simulation training centre. Factory is having most advanced & automated equipments which do work with precision & limits chances of human error. In terms of produc-

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tion, quality and performance norms have become the single stringent parameter that determines efficiency & durability. Keeping quality in our mind & heart we have a dedicated Facility for manufacturing components. Quality is maintained with stringent quality tests done at each and every step of production. One of the unique things carried out in this facility is, FATFactory Acceptance Testing, in which Cranes are tested before they are dispatched to Customers. Establishing this world class manufacturing facility demonstrates Konecranes commitment to sell high quality products in the Indian as well as export markets.

Q. Please also highlight the latest initiatives in your industry domain? The new trend in material handling system is designing lighter, higher efficiency equipments. The power

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consumption, material of construction, operating noise levels and ecofriendly features nowadays plays big role while introducing new products in the market. In today’s industrial scenario, productivity is extremely important. In many industries, breakdowns for even a single day cost huge losses. The next generation crane will be “Smart Cranes” which are easy to operate with minimum human supervision and can reduce downtime. Energy efficiency is also a major concern; for example, recently Konecranes has developed a Hybrid Power pack technology for the RTG Container handling cranes. Konecranes Hybrid Power Pack technology turns a fully-diesel RTG into a diesel/electric hybrid RTG. Whenever possible, the crane is operated with electrical power drawn from the energy store. Like a hybrid car, it takes the energy generated during braking and converts it into electricity to recharge the batteries. Depending on usage, this solution can significantly reduce diesel fuel costs. Put another way, the RTG can operate much longer on a tank of fuel.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India? We work as a complete lifting solutions provider with our customers instead of just supplying lifting equipments, and this differentiates us from the others. Our products are positioned as reliable, safe and giving highest lifecycle value, backed up by excellent service and ready availability of spare parts. We are focused on developing our manufacturing infrastructure & sales and service network in India to bring global knowledge & expertise

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to local customers. We want to emerge as a preferred and reliable lifting solutions provider in India.

Q. What is future prospect for your industry? Industrial Cranes are very important and crucial capital investment for companies and performance of the crane adds great value in productivity. These are vital part of any production process. Present Economic condition has slightly slowed down decision making across some sectors. We expect financial year 2014-15 to improve for material handling industry. As there is substantial scope for the growth of the infrastructure sector viz., Roads, Steel, Coal, Cement, Power etc. The continuing investments in these sectors will support demand of material handling products. Also, with increased need of mechanization and shrinking timelines of infrastructures projects, the demand for equipments should see a definitive upward trend.

Q. For engineering innovations – outline your company’s focus on R & D? Konecranes has a long history of innovations and is in the business of cranes for more than 80 years. We are committed to help our customers to increase the productivity of their operations with the lowest possible total cost of ownership, and in economically sound and safe way. Konecranes is investing more on R&D projects and we are continuously working hard to introduce new products which consume less energy and are safer to operate. Konecranes invests heavily in R&D to bring new technologies and innovations to the market. Considering the sustainability aspect, we have developed the

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Konecranes Factory Overview unique remote services facility which can measure and record the data of crane usage and can be sent to our global technical service team. By recording this data we can check how the crane is being operated, the maintenance can be planned well and the overall operation of the crane can be well monitored.

Innovation we recently launched new SLX electric chain hoist with capacity from 60 kg to 2500 kg. This is a new compact chain hoist with latest features and is useful for automotive, warehousing, machine tool and light lifting applications.

Q. What is the product range & Is there any plans to launch new products?

“We know in real time how millions of lifting devices and machine tools perform, we use this knowledge around the clock to make our customer’s operations safer and more productive.” This is our global vision statement. At Konecranes, we don’t just sell cranes but we partner with our customers to deliver world class innovative crane solutions developed by our rich experience of more than 80 years. We ensure that our cranes make the customer’s operations safer and more productive. Konecranes invests heavily in R&D to bring new technologies and innovations to the market. Worldwide we service close to 400,000 equipments and have developed a rich knowledge base of crane operations and maintenance. Konecranes is your most reliable and preferred lifting solutions provider.

Konecranes customers can be found across all market sectors like automobile, Power, steel, shipyards, general manufacturing, foundries, oil refineries, etc. Konecranes’ business is arranged into two divisions – Equipment & Service. Business Area Equipment offers Electric chain hoist, profile track cranes, standard EOT cranes, Process cranes; WMI Tailor made cranes, container handling cranes to shipyard cranes, Forklift & Reach stackers. Business Area Service offers service and maintenance solutions for all industrial crane brands, like, annual maintenance contacts, on call repair, cranes rail inspection, rope inspection, crane modernization services to crane reliability survey. Continuing our Tradition of

Q. What is your vision for your company?

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ElectroMech holds the Mumbai edition of its knowledge series The ElectroMech Knowledge Forum aims to build on the solutions offerings available from ElectroMech through an exchange of ideas with customers

Mr. Tushar Mehendale, Managing Director, ElectroMech speaking at the ‘Knowledge Forum’

ndia’s largest industrial overhead cranes manufacturer ElectroMech recently held the Mumbai edition of its ‘Knowledge Forums’ as a platform to interact with its customers and encourage an exchange of ideas. The aim of the ‘ElectroMech Knowledge Forum’ is to bring to the forefront how ElectroMech solutions can add value to customers’ projects by bringing the stakeholders on a common platform and communicating insights from both. The Knowledge Forum, addressed by ElectroMech’s senior management, was a hit with the audience which included the company’s key clients, partners, consultants and engineering media. ElectroMech is the largest EOT (Electrical Overhead Travelling)

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cranes manufacturer in India in terms of value as well as volume, commanding highest market share. With emerging complexities of engineering industries, the company is also focusing on customized solutions depending on customer’s specific requirements. The company has managed challenging handling requirements on infrastructure projects as well as critical in-shop handing in engineering industries. The company caters to a wide range of industries including Automobile, Construction, General and Heavy Engineering, Oil & Gas, Power, Railways, Shipbuilding and Steel. The company is an exclusive India partner of ABUS Crane Systems, Germany – one of the world’s leading EOT crane manufacturers. Along with the updates on the company’s products and services, Mr. Tushar Mehendale, Managing Director of ElectroMech gave the audience an insight into the company’s operations and its focus areas for future growth. For an industry where safety is of paramount importance, the company has introduced safest lifting solutions suitable for use in hazardous, explosion-prone areas, in association with STAHL Crane Systems GmBH, Germany, the world leader in Explosion-Protection technology. The company’s hoists and cranes which are suitable for Continue on page no.54

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Continued from page no.52 hazardous atmosphere for both Gas (Zone 1, Zone 2) and Dust (Zone 21, Zone 22) are also certified according to ATEX. According to Mr. Mehendale, the highest reliability EX products from STAHL, which are proven worldwide, are backed in India by the industry expertise, nationwide network and acclaimed service support of ElectroMech. ElectroMech has partnered with the Chinese construction machinery giant Zoomlion to manufacture and sell their range of tower cranes in India through a Joint Venture. With the formation of Zoomlion ElectroMech India Private Limited (ZEIPL) in 2013, the construction industry in India has, at its disposal, Zoomlion’s entire range of tower cranes as well as several ‘made for India’ models. According to Mr. Arun Bishnoi, Director, Sales, ZEIPL, ‘the strategic alliance between ElectroMech and Zoomlion aims to combine the advanced technology and manufacturing expertise of Zoomlion with ElectroMech’s strong base in India and its strengths in sales and service to provide top-class tower cranes to Indian customers’. ElectroMech’s service subsidiary Cranedge was set up to cater to the void in the market for professional offerings in the after sales service space. According to Mr. Raj Shrivastav, CEO, Cranedge was born out of the commitment to provide troublefree crane ownership experience to not just our customers, but all crane owners. Cranedge offers complete maintenance services for various types of industrial overhead cranes used across a host of industries like power, metallurgy, construction, heavy engineering, etc. These servic-

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es are made available through a team of well-trained and skilled team of engineers and technicians. Cranedge services are available for all brands of cranes located anywhere in India. Various service packages are available to suit the customers’ requirements. Cranedge provides complete aftermarket services for EOT cranes of any make, hoists and related material handling systems anywhere in India. “Our commitment to keeping cranes productive does not end with servicing them. We offer a range of services to help our clients keep their cranes serving then continuously.” says Shrivastav. These services include Operator Trainings to enable them to make optimal use of their cranes and perform periodic visual checks to identify areas that require attention. Beyond training the end-users, Cranedge also provides performance planning, development of crane KPIs and performance reporting for cranes. The ElectroMech Knowledge Series also saw enthusiastic participation from the company’s clients. Mr. Pandit from Hindustan Construction Company shared his experience dealing with ElectroMech. He said, “We are happy to have partnered with ElectroMech as they have not only delivered cranes of our precise requirements, but they have also stood by us during our lean patch. ElectroMech delivered in time despite delayed payments from our side when we were affected by the global recession.” At the forum, the clients also acknowledged and appreciated ElectroMech’s ethics and commitments towards the

fulfillment of their requirements.

About ElectroMech Material Handling Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd Established in 1979, ElectroMech Material Handling Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd is the largest industrial overhead cranes manufacturer in India. The company offers precise solutions for wide-ranging applications in manufacturing plants and infrastructure projects through a complete range of hoists and cranes. The manufacturing plant in Pune is one of the largest industrial overhead crane manufacturing facility in India practicing international standards of production and quality assurance. ElectroMech is known for ensuring service excellence through a widespread network of own offices across India. With a significant equipment base in more than 17 countries and a subsidiary company in Dubai, the company is steadily marching towards becoming a global brand of repute.

For more information, Web: www.emech.co.in

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AT THE HELM

Innovative Solutions from Utcon

Mr. Vilas V Karambelkar, Director, Utcon

Mr. Dhananjay N Udgaonkar, Director, Utcon

he Pune-based Utcon Engineers headed by Mr. V. V. Karambelkar and Mr. Dhananjay Udgaonkar deserve accolades for its pivotal role in enhancing operational efficiency and productivity in the industry. A silent performer, Utcon has added a new dimension to materials handling and plant automation in areas beyond one’s imagination.

Customized solutions Take for instance the forging industry. Utcon Engineers has been providing

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material handling and automation solutions to Bharat Forge Ltd, ever since the latter company undertook its ambitious forge modernization plan in the early 1990s. That equipment and systems designed and manufactured by Utcon over 25 years ago are still working reliably is a testimony to their robust design and manufacture. Utcon is the first name that comes to mind when customers in the forging industry are looking to set up new lines or to enhance their productivity on existing lines. Utcon Engineers has an extensive list of materials handling and automation solutions for their customers in this segment; right from the Cutting Saw output Integration ( CSI), furnace loading, descaling equipment, scrap switches for high and low temperature rejection, manipulators for press tending, shuttles and conveyors for inter-press movement of jobs, flash conveyors, cooling conveyors, finishing lines, automated checking and inspection fixtures, die change cars, die lubrication systems and much more. While Utcon offers several variant of cooling conveyors including those with rod type, slat , honeycomb belt and wire-mesh chain design, a recent notable and significant accomplishment for Utcon has been the development and supply of controlled cooling conveyors for achieving finished forgings with the requisite micro-alloy structure without the need for further normalizing. Utcon has recently supplied a controlled cooling conveyor for the state-of-the-art crankshaft forging line of Honda Cars India in Rajasthan, where the temperature of the forging is brought down from 1100°C to below 100°C with a 25 mtr. controlled cooling conveyor. Bharat Forge, Mahindra Forgings, Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd., GKN Driveline India, Varroc Engineer-

Automated Inspection Fixture for Front Axle Beams for Bharat Forge Ltd.

3-axis manipulator for unloading of hot forged front axle beams

Controlled Cooling Conveyor supplied to Honda Cars India

Common Body Lifting Tackle for Car Assembly Line for Mercedes-Benz India

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Engine Sub-Assembly Conveyor for General Motors India Talegaon Plant.

Dispatch Line for Refrerigerators for Whirlpool of India Ltd.

Slat Conveyor and Overhead Conveyors for Testing Loop of Deep Freezer Assembly Line ( Blue Star Ltd.) ing, Amtek group, Honda Cars India, First Automotive Works ( China), Precision Forgings ( Saudi Arabia), Shardlow India Ltd., Sona Okegawa Precision Forgnings are some of the prominent customers for whom Utcon has set up automated forging lines. Utcon Engineers has been providing assembly lines and fixtures for the automobile & auto-ancillaries for over two decade. Utcon has supplied automation for the cylinder head and cylinder block machining lines for the commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle plants of Tata Motors Pune. For Tata Fiat at Ranjangaon, it has delivered a tow trolley conveyor for engine & transmission assembly in

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technical partnership with Tekno Alfa S.r.L, Italy. When Mercedes-Benz first started car assembly in India, many of the assembly fixtures, common body lifting tackle and trolleys for the C,E and S class cars were developed and manufactured at Utcon. The engine sub assembly lines at the Halol and Talegaon plants of General Motors India have been supplied by Utcon. Utcon has provided axle assembly conveyors for tier-1 auto companies such as Dana Spicer, Carraro India and ZF India. In fact Utcon has helped set up the entire axle assembly plant for ZF India in Pune. Some of the other prominent customers who have benefited from Utcon’s expertise in materials handling & automation include Mahindra & Mahindra Tractors, John Deere India, Bajaj Auto, Force Motors and Ford Motors India, Honeywell Automation India and the Tata Auto Components group. Another sector where Utcon has delivery conveying solutions is the White Goods segment. It has provided refrigerator and freezer assembly lines to Whirpool of India , Godrej and Bluestar Ltd. The deep freezer assembly line for Blue Star Ltd’s plant at Ahmedabad was designed and manufactured by Utcon and is capable of manufacturing up to 300 freezers a day. Utcon Engineers believes that transportation and logistics are segments are critical segments which are of strategic importance which will see huge investments in the years ahead. Utcon has partnered with KPCL for the manufacture of brake frames and middle adaptors for the road railer, which is an innovative inter-modal transport system being developed by KPCL for the Indian Railways. Utcon has developed vertical reciprocating conveyors for capacities of up to 3 tons and varying platform sizes which can serve as goods lifts for the warehousing and retail industry. These stand alone ready to assemble ‘lifts’ obviate the need for pits or

the machine room which the more traditional lift require. Utcon has delivered material handling systems consisting of belt conveyors, roller conveyors, radius conveyors and sorting systems for warehouses for e-commerce stores. Utcon has entered into a technical collaboration with Ingotech Engineering Ltd. of UK to design, manufacture and build state- of-the-art ingot casting lines for the metal ingot manufacturing industry. These lines consist of a molten metal delivery system with pouring wheel, a primary ingot casting conveyor where solid ingots are formed, ingot ejection and transfer mechanisms, secondary cooling conveyors to cool the formed ingots and downstream handling, bundle forming, strapping and ingot bundle handling. Utcon has delivered lines to secondary aluminum and ferro-aluminum manufacturers in India and will target the primary metal manufacturers and the international market in the near future. Utcon designed, manufactured and commissioned a fully automatic back plate welding line for the Machine Tools Division of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Utcon has entered into a partnership agreement with this Division to jointly deliver assembly line solutions for their internal and external customers. Utcon has also made a mark in the area of pipe handling. For Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions has set recently set up a plant in Shirwal near Pune for the manufacture of sub critical and supercritical boilers. Utcon Engineers Pvt. Ltd. has supplied a system comprising pipe feeding conveyors for handling and feeding pipes to pipe bending machines , a platform for pipe bender system with a carriage system and complete instrumentation and controls.

Innovative Products Besides the projects business which involves working with the customer from concept to commissioning, and often

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Material handling system from storage to dispatch for a warehouse for FirstCry.com has a much longer turnaround time, the company has been at the forefront in introducing several state-of-the-art materials handling equipment from leading companies around the world. These includes electronic manipulators from Scaglia Indeva, overhead light rail systems from Niko, battery operated electro-pullers and pushers from Movex, a Dutch company. The company also plans to further refine and develop several standard products from its manufacturing range. Currently the focus will be on die change cars and die lubrication systems for the forging industry and vertical reciprocating conveyors for warehouses and retail stores.

Engineering Prowess Utcon has proven its engineering mettle by conceptualizing, designing and

Back Plate Welding Assembly Line for Godrej

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executing handling and automation systems across a variety of verticals. Mr. Udgaonkar attributes Utcon’s success to its vast experience, ability to understand the process and to design appropriate systems, its flexibility and its willingness to go the extra mile to meet the demanding needs of the customer. “After all, we have been around for over three decades and have a proven track record,” underlines Mr. Udgaonkar. Utcon, an ISO-9001-2008 company, has a full-fledged manufacturing facility in Bhosari, Pune. It has a highly experienced, dedicated and committed workforce. The company has an on-going technical collaboration with WKB, a leading German company specializing in forging line automation. While Utcon has a vast customer base in India, it has also exported its forging line equipment to Saudi Arabia, and automated linear gantry systems for handling hot billets, to China. Export is now a thrust area for the company.

Liftronics for Lift & Shift Utcon’s Liftronics Division which is headed by Mr. V.V. Karambelkar, Director, has a basket full of imported products which make lifting and shifting of equipment and components effortless. These load assist products obviate the need for workmen or operators to lift the loads which can lead to strain and fatigue. Utcon offers a complete range of electronic and pneumatic zero-G manipulators for ergonomic handling of loads on machining, production or packaging areas. All the manipulators are available with innumerable variety of standard and customized end-of-arm tooling & load attachments. Special gripper is also designed to meet the customer’s specific needs. All manipulators are also available with column, overhead rail or ceiling mounting. These worldclass products coming from renowned manufacturers from Italy (Scaglia Indeva), Netherlands (Movexx) and

Australia (Mecanex) have already been supplied to topnotch MNCs and high-end customers such as Fresnius Kabi India, Essel Propack and many others in India. The industries which are reaping the benefits of productivity and ease of handling afforded by these intelligent devices, include automobile, textile, tube products, machine tools, pharmaceuticals, packaging, etc. It is envisioned that the Liftronics Division will contribute 30% of the total turnover of the company and will register YoY growth of at least 30%. “With more and more customers coming to our fold, this share is bound to increase,” remarks Mr. Karambelkar. Utcon also houses it’s own Machined Components and Tool Room Division ( MCTD) which is independently headed by Mr. Suunil Naik. This division makes jigs, fixtures, special gauges, pillar sets, press tools & dies, graded castings and clamps. The Division also makes welding and assembly fixtures for BIW lines. The customers for these fixtures and products include reputed companies like General Motors, Tata Motors, Premier, TAL, Walchandnagar Industries, and Poonawalla Group, just to mention a few. While the slowdown in the industry, especially the manufacturing sector has also affected Utcon to some extent, the management of Utcon is very optimistic about the vast potential and requirements of automation solutions in a developing economy like India. “Once the economy gets a kickstart and begins to boom, we shall also grow at a faster pace. Our ambition is to be a leading player in certain niche areas like forging and ingot casting, while continuing to develop its strengths selectively in others. To achieve this, Utcon Engineers will be intensely focusing on implementing best-in-class project systems and attracting, retaining and aligning the best engineering talent,” ruminates Mr. Udgaonkar with quiet confidence.

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“ Kumbhojkar Plastics : Supplier’s of Plastic Moulded Parts for Machine Tools ” Shapes. ● Various Types Of Strainer Button Assemblies For Water Softening Plants. ● Aids To Conveyor Systems & Assemblies In Plastic. ● And A Range Of Special Purpose Moulded Components.

Mr. Arun Kumbhojkar - Director

umbhojkar Plastic Moulders are pioneer in the field of Industrial Engineering Plastics in Pune City, Maharashtra state (INDIA), having long experience and expertise of Designing,Developing & Manufacturing Precision Plastic Moulded Industrial Items. We specialise in design & manufacture of a range of Plastic Innovative Products. Cable Carrier Assembly, Pendant Control Station, Plastic Flexible Coolant Pipe, Chain & Standpole, Plastic Tool Pocket for CNC Holders, Vice, Nylocking Rings,Cable Drag Chains are some of such products, which aremanufactured first time in India. Our Product Range meets the international standards of quality & utility. These Innovative Engineering Plastic Products are used in all types of Industries.

The Product designed & manufactured in plastic substitute the conventional metal parts due to special design & properties of plastic materials. We Have Fully Equipped Tool Room With Latest Tool Making Facilities & Cad.

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& Plastic Vices. The Company is also an Original Equipment Parts Manufacturer

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Customer application.

Awards & Appreciation Kumbhojkar Plastic Moulders has received awards for the following import substitute products designed, developed and manufactured by us. ● Late Ramabai Joshi Award 1986 ● Assembly from MCCI, Pune.

Electrical Industry & Workshops : Festooning Systems & Cable Carrier System for Cranes, Pendant Control Stations, Machine Lamp Holders, Cable Drag Chain for CNC Machines.

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Award 1988. ● Late G.S. Parkhe Industrial Merit Prize 1990 for Plastic Flexible Coolant Pipe at the Hands of H.C.Gandhi, Ministry of Industry, Govt. Of India.

Machine Tool Industry & Shop Floor Accessories:

● PLASTICON AWARD 2000 for

Flexible Coolant Pipe, Handles & Hand-wheels, Handgrips, Knobs, Nylocking Rings, Oil Windows, Oil Sight Glass.

● PLASTVISION ARABIA 2012 for

Cable Carrier Assembly under Innovative Product Category. Double Wheel Cable Carrier under Product Design Category. ● Design Registration from Patents

Chemical Industry: Strainer Buttons, Filters, Nozzles, and Washers.

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Other products include

Chain & Plastic Standpole, C-Clamps

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Product Application

Material Handling:

● Plastic & Bakelite Knobs & Handles In Standard Sizes & Shapes To Suit Most Applications. ● Oil Windows, Oil Sight Glasses In Plastic In Various Types &

Continuous Multi - Colour Plastic

CNC Plastic Tool Pockets for Tool Holders, Burr-Guards Opti-Shield, Drawing Holders, and Continuous Multi - Colour Plastic Chain & Plastic Standpoles with Stable Base.

Other Products:

Office, Government of India for models of Cable Drag Chain & Cable Carrier Assembly.

Manufacturing capabilities Kumbhojkar Plastic Moulders has its own Tool Room & Molding unit. For more information Web: www.kumbhojkarplastics.com

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Electrotherm (India) Limited - Engineering & Projects Division : The blend of technology & expertise

Mr. Shailesh Bhandari, Managing Director Electrotherm (India) Limited

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lectrotherm (India) Limited, an ISO 9001:2008 certified, public limited company, was founded in 1983 to cater to the needs of all segments of steel industry, foundries and heat treatment industry. Today, Electrotherm is a well diversified conglomerate having businesses in the field of Engineering & Projects catering to steel and foundry industry; transformer manufacturing; steel making; ductile iron pipe making; manufacturing of battery operated vehicles; renewable energy; transmission line tower and education. The Engineering & Projects (E&P) division of Electrotherm is a leading designer and manufacturer of Induction Melting Furnaces, Electric Arc Furnaces, Metal Refining Konverters (AOD), Electrotherm Refining Furnaces, High Speed Continuous Casting Machine, Power Distribution and Furnace Transformers and other equipment for Steel Plants, Foundries, Induction Heating and Hardening equipment for Heat Treatment. The E&P division is a customer centric organization delivering total solutions. It is particularly renowned for providing end-to-end solutions for steel melt shops, supplying sturdy and highly efficient plant and machinery and rendering outstanding pre and post sales services to its customers around the world. Due to high level expertise and vast experience, Electrotherm (E&P) is the most preferred mini steel plant maker up to 0.5 million ton per year capacity through various alternative routes. Moreover, Electrotherm (E&P) is the only Indian company

having CE marking for its Induction Furnaces LRF and MRK, certified by UL Laboratories, USA. The E&P division of Electrotherm has supplied over 3450 equipments for various applications, viz. 550 furnaces for steel billet making plants, 1200 furnaces for steel ingot making, 1400 furnaces for ferrous and non-ferrous foundries and around 300 equipment for heat-treatment applications. It has exported over 550 furnaces to 38 countries around the world. Besides, it has made several mini steel plants overseas on turnkey basis in countries like Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and some African countries for capacities ranging from 50,000 TPA to 350,000 TPA. The Electric Arc Furnaces of Electrotherm are designed and manufactured under technical collaboration with a European company. The Gas based Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plants up to 0.2 MTPA capacity are manufactured under strategic alliance with Tenova-Hylsamex, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading designer and manufacturer of Gas based DRI Plants, wherein the critical parts are supplied directly by Tenova-Hylsamex. Rest of the major machineries, including Coal based DRI plants and power plant utilizing waste heat generated by rotary Kilns, are designed and manufactured by in-house expertise and facilities at Electrotherm. Being a customer centric organization with focus on meeting changing needs of its customers, Electrotherm has full-fledged Research & Development Centre at its Corporate Office & Works in

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Ahmedabad with state of the art manufacturing set up and modern office complex.

The Range of Products and Services: Induction Melting Furnaces for mini steel plants ● Induction Melting / Holding Furnaces for ferrous and nonferrous foundries ● Electric Arc Furnaces ● Electrotherm Refining Furnaces (ERF) ● Metal Refining Konverters (MRK ● High Speed Continuous Casting Machines ● Air Pollution Control Systems ● Coal based Rotary Kiln (Sponge Iron) Plant ● Coal based Tunnel Kiln (Sponge Iron) Plant ● Gas based HYL DRI Plant up to

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200,000 TPA capacity ● Turnkey Projects for steel melt shop for producing billets / ingots ● Turnkey Projects for Integrated Plant through DRI – SMS route ● Plant design and engineering ● Plant Automation ● Product Improvement Equipment (PIE) for improving plant productivity, end product’s quality and plant efficiency. For more information ELECTROTHERM® (INDIA) LIMITED 72, PALODIA, (VIA THALTEJ) AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT- 382 115, INDIA Tel : + 91 2717-2345 54 – 55, 660 555, 2346 13 – 15, Fax: + 91 2717-23 7612 Email: jc.babu@electrotherm.com, mkt@electrotherm.com; Website: www.electrotherm.com

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Mr. Arshdeep Singh, Director, Pioneer Cranes & Elevators (P) Ltd.

e would like to introduce ourselves as leading manufacturers & exporters of E.O.T. Cranes, Goliath Cranes, H.O.T. Cranes & Hoists in India. As a leader in our country, we have dedicated ourselves to achieve the ultimate in excellence in our products & services. We are in this industry since 1991 and ours is an ISO 9001 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2008 certified company. We manufacture cranes as per IS 807, 3177 & 4177 standards which assure the quality of product. We are in position to manufacture various types of E.O.T. Cranes, Goliath Cranes, H.O.T. Cranes & Hoists as per customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirement. We have large number of satisfied customers in 22 states in INDIA and 10 countries of ABROAD, which include different types of industries like Steel Furnace, Sugar mills, Pipe mills, Power Plants, Rolling Mills, Paper mills, Heavy fabrication Industries & Allied industries. We have been able to accomplish the demands of our customers successfully. With our dedicated approach and team efforts, we have established ourselves in global market. We are offer an extensive range of Precision Engineered Products and Equipments. We have a firm commitment and dedication towards the manufacturing and supply of our product to achieve the maximum customer delight.

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NETZSCH TORNADO® T2 Rotary Lobe Pumps

The perfect concept The TORNADO® T2 rotary lobe pump has been completely newly developed. It is optimal for pump servicing that the gear area as well as the pump chamber is easily accessible. All components – lobes

as well as belts – can be removed and fitted in no time at all. There is no longer any need for lubricant oil thanks to the new belt drive and this means the system is absolutely maintenance free.

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KSB Pumps Ahead of time. All the time.

Mr. Yagnesh Buch, Dy. General Manager (Marketing & Corporate Communications), KSB Pumps, India

Q. How is the Indian pumps & valves industry faring? As you know, in the power, oil & gas industry things are in a low ebb. Nothing much is happening. No new projects are coming up. In the agricultural sector, poor monsoon has had a telling effect on its fortunes. The pump players are 20-25% down compared to last year. It did not affect KSB much because of our strategic measures. In the infrastructure & building services, the supply is more than the demand. Added to this, liquidity and Capex expansion has been very poor in the general indus-

KSB Pumps in India, which celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2010, stands witness to India’s transformation from an agrarian economy in 1960’s to a pulsating new world economy poised to emerge as a superpower in the not too distant future. Inheriting a lofty tradition of technology leadership and product excellence worldwide for which KSB AG is renowned, KSB India started its operations in Pimpri near Pune in 1960. Today KSB has five manufacturing plants, 4 zonal offices, 18 branches, 780 dealers, 108 authorized service centers and 4 service stations spanning across the entire country. A Rs.850 crore corporate entity today, KSB India offers in-depth fluid handling solutions through its centrifugal pumps and valves to virtually all applications in power, oil, chemical process, general industry, water & waste water, building services, and agriculture and irrigation segments, thus partaking in the national endeavor. Mr. P.K. Balasubbramaniian speaks to Mr. Yagnesh Buch, Dy. General Manager-Marketing at KSB India to capture the spirit of innovation of this technology leader which is surging full flow ahead, exploring newer frontiers and challenges. Excerpts:

try. Of course, this phenomenon is not expected to last long. Once the election results come and there’s a stable Government at the Centre, the scenario would change. The whole economy needs an upthrust. The pump industry in India is of the order of approximately Rs. 8500 crores. Q. When it comes to technology, are we in step with the world? Let us take the example of KSB. We have been around since 1871 – that’s over 150 years. We are the virtual first movers in the pumps & valves industry worldwide. We are the technology leader in most of the segments

KSB’s Irrigation & Process Div. at Pimpri, Pune

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that we operate in. We have a strong foundation. We are a highly technology and people driven organization. Our products are designed meet the needs of myriad applications right from domestic water supply to the most critical applications. If you take the power sector, our pumps & valves serve most critical services in nuclear, supercritical, and thermal power. We have a major market share in this segment across the globe. We have contemporary technologies and products. Some are so advanced that India is not yet ready to imbibe them - Remote monitoring of pumping systems for instance. We have free access to German technology. What we do now is adapt it to Indian conditions. We expect more and more evolutions to take place – more efficient, integrated and automated solutions to be used in the Indian industry, for which KSB is completely ready with.

Q. What are the green signals and what are the deterrents in the industry’s growth path? The green signals are ample. India

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Q. What’s your contribution to the economic prosperity of the country?

A pump on testfield at the Power Projects Div in Chinchwad, Pune has a long way to go on the road of progress. Our developments are slow, rural India has yet to get the full benefit of technology. Modernization in the power sector is imminent. Developments in infrastructure - in building roads and dams are bound to be accelerated. Water is scarce in the country. We have to look at desalination of seawater seriously. We are geared to be one of the superpowers in the nearest future. We have all the resources and knowledge, within the country and company in place to seize this position. The pump industry is at the heart of all these activities. The industry has a pivotal role to play, and has only one direction to move – up and up!

As mentioned earlier, we need more and more infrastructural developments; we need more power plants, refineries, roads and dams. They all require pumps and valves and technology solutions. On a growing chart, this has a direct impact. We still are an pseudo agrarian country. We are drawing water naturally. So pumps are needed. Indirectly 30-35% of the nation’s power is consumed by pumping systems. The farmers cannot afford costly pumps; which has brought about a mushrooming of unorganized players. Power needs to be metered to measure the energy and the efficiency; and also inculcate the concept of cost of ownership! Now solar pumps are also available for irrigation purposes. On the other extreme, worldwide, KSB pumps save power while helping in generating power … this is bound to be recognized in our country, too! All in all, the pump industry is slated to continue playing a pivotal role in the economic development of the country.

Q. As a pumps & valves major, what’s KSB’s niche and standing? We are known for our technology leadership, and have nurtured our business on customer trust. In India, we have been around for over five

decades now. We have the distinction of having supplied pumps for the 1st super critical power station in India i.e. at Mundra. We make both engineered pumps as well as standard ones. We have a network of four zonal sales offices, 18 branches and 780 dealers spread across the country. We have five manufacturing plants. The Irrigation & Process Div. is in Pimpri, Pune, Power Projects Div in Chinchwad, also in Pune; Water Pumps Div. in Sinnar, Nashik, and the Valves Div. in Coimbatore. In order to support these manufacturing plants, we have our Cast Iron & Alloy Steel Foundry in Vambori near Ahmednagar. You know, any pump or valve is as good as its casting. We manufacture our own castings. This is why our end products are robust and reliable.

Q. What are the technological innovations you have spearheaded in the recent years? Last year we launched a global pump. It is an end suction pump. The same pump is also manufactured in Germany, Brazil and China. These pumps, irrespective of their manufacturing locations, are identical in design and features. These are highly energy efficient. One pump can operate from various performance ranges; hence the number of pumps is reduced. The spares required are

The KSB Water Pumps Div. At Sinnar, Nashik

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in a class apart. We have 70% market share of boiler feed pumps in the country. We have over 108 authorized service centers in India and four service stations (in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Noida). These service centers are mini factories where small to medium repairs are carried out.

Q. What have you to say about energy efficiency and energy saving aspects of your pumps?

A huge valve under assembly at KSB’s Coimbatore Plant

Well, we ourselves do energy audit at customer places, using our own data logger made in Germany. Based on the findings we report to the customer on the abnormal power consumption and the equipment (pumps) responsible for it. And the customers take corrective steps such as replacing the energy guzzlers with energy efficient pumps. This is helping the companies and the country save enormous energy.

export content of over Rs.100 crores. We normally export to Asia Pacific region. However, at times we export to Germany and France as well.

Q. What are the changes you find in customer perception and demand? In the 80’s when we took over the marketing activities, India was in a seller’s market. Today we are in the buyer’s market. The customer has the option to pick and choose products from anyone. The industry is maturing. The difference is narrowing. Today 4P’s can be matched by anyone. Product can be matched with reverse engineering, R & D and technology; price can be matched by manufacturing the product costeffectively; place can be matched with a good marketing network; and promotion also can also be matched. Everything being equal, what makes the difference is ‘you & me’. The trust in you and the product. And the value we add by way of service support, the speed of offer and response, pace and perfection. At KSB we have an edge over others because of the value we wrap around our products & services. This is what is winning for us the customer trust.

bare minimum; hence less inventory. This is the first global pump introduced by KSB. In August & December this year, we shall introduce two more global pumps. We have developed single phase pump for pumping water in small bungalows and to run sprinklers. This is available at Q. What’s your manpower and an affordable price, while there is no how has your growth been last compromise on quality. It can withyear? stand voltage fluctuations. In our In India we have a workforce for pumps we use copper rotors for bet2000 employees. Worldwide we ter energy efficiency. have 16,000 employees. During 2013 Among engineered pumps, we (our fiscal is Jan-Dec) we clocked a introduced vertical canister pumps sales turnover of Rs.850 crores (order made for the first time in India. booking). It is 20% up compared to And as the capacities and demands Q. What steps do you take to the previous year. This includes the in Industry are increasing; we also maintain your leadership have brought in suitable high position? pressure multistage pumps. We strive for excellence in Our presence is conspicuous whatever we do and deliver. in industries as diverse as reWe offer customized solufineries, oil & gas, chemical, tions. We continuously innothermic fluid, paper, sugar, vate and make optimum use of cement, steel, pharmaceutiour manufacturing & service cal, power, general process facilities which we augment industry, building services and modernize. We maintain (including HVAC and pressure a close rapport with the cusboosting), water & waste water tomer, offering him fast, effiindustry, etc. cient service and enhance his Our boiler feed pumps, An RPHb pump in operation at IOCL, Haldia delight. used in the power sector, are

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Environmental Duty pumps, magnetically coupled pumps for ultimate protection against leakage.

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Chemical Duty pumps in stainless steel, designed to handle corrosive liquids.

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- One Global Company Founded in 1834 DESMI is one of Denmark’s oldest companies and we are proud of having a long history supplying good, reliable solutions, maintaining an innovative approach and utilising the opportunities on the global market. In May 2014 DESMI received the Danish Export Association’s Net Member award for a number of reasons; very quick implementation of an innovative business concept; high growth in export turnover and strong networking, both in the Danish Export Association, the Blue Denmark, and internationally. Back in 2011 DESMI was awarded the prize Entrepreneur of the Year in Denmark. The jury found that DESMI is a shining example of a business that has shown the courage, the will, and the ability to embrace the global market. We have what we believe is the right mix of hard work, skills, perseverance, luck and timing. These factors are vital in the daily work and, combined with our overall strategies, the parameters that are leading DESMI to the Next Level as One Global Company. We consider ourselves a dynamic company with a solution-oriented approach, be it pump solutions and systems for any kind of liquid handling, environmental equipment for the recovery of oil spills or contracting activities. This is recognised by businesses all over the world, including India where we started with a consultant in 2012 and now have our own DESMI Office in Hyderabad. Locally and globally we base our development and solutions on our customers’ needs - operating as One Global Company. To develop, manufacture, sell and service pumps and pumping systems, environmental equipment, and special products related to these areas – meeting the needs of customers around the globe. That is our mission and we are pleased to serve you.

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PUMPS-VALVES

Making the right pump purchase decision for lube oil manufacturers By Angani Murthy , Country Sales Manager, DESMI India New Aerotech PlanarSL delivers high geometric performance and accuracy

ube oil manufacturing plants are being built or expanded around the world to cope with increasing demand – most of which originates in Asia. Perhaps not surprisingly, China is projected to win the top spot from the USA in lubricant consumption within 6-7 years. And in India, the third-largest market in the world, annual demand has recently topped 2 billion liters. In both countries, demand is mostly driven by the transport sector, with the population of vehicles increasing every day, but also by the widespread adoption of bicycles, chainsaws and many other mechanical devices that require lubrication. For lube oil manufacturers, meeting this demand is heavily dependent not just on base oil

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production, but on the machinery that doses, blends and transports base oil and additives from the refinery to the lubricant manufacturing industry’s customers. And a key component of this machinery, spread throughout the plant, is the pumps that keep base oil and additives on the move. Many years of experience with the design and provision of pumps to the lube oil industry have given DESMI, one of the leading manufacturer of internal gear pumps for lube oil production, unique insight into what it takes to meet the list of must-haves that keep lube oil plants operating day after day, year after year. The list itself isn’t a particularly long one, but each aspect is crucial for the cost/durability equation underlying each manufacturer’s profitability. To start with, there are the technical performance aspects of the pumps themselves, including speed, NPSH value, the viscosity range of the base oils and additives, and the ability to maintain constant flow. Higher quality and a better-designed pumps, offer a greater degree of reliability, outperforming lower-cost alternatives over their lifetime and providing a lower overall total cost of ownership (TCO). Speaking of lifetimes, a highquality, properly serviced gear pump for blending applications should be able to operate trouble-free for 7-8 years under normal pumping conditions, and 10-15 years or more before being replaced. That’s the industry expectation these days,

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although you need to choose pump brands with care if you want to be sure of achieving it. Depending on the lubricant formula, this may also call for an especially durable design. For example, DESMI’s stainless steel pumps, ROTAN® CD, are frequently used when special additives demand a higher material standard to give the best possible life cycle cost solution. Continuously delivering projects with as many as 100 pumps to the construction of a new manufacturing facility, then monitoring these pumps over a period of years in a specific configuration and usage pattern enables our engineers to identify the factors that influence durability to a much greater extent than a smaller manufacturer that typically builds and provides fewer pumps at a time. We’re able, for example, to run indepth studies on seal performance under a variety of conditions, generating insights that feed both our new product development and servicing procedures. Then there are the geographical considerations. For large, multinational lube oil manufacturers, it’s important to specify equipment from a large, global supplier rather than a smaller, local pump manufacturer. That’s because locally made pumps from smaller brands sometimes lack the international documentation or service arrangements that make it easy to use them (and keep them operating) in other countries. And there are other advantages, too, to choosing a globally active supplier: larger manufacturers are better able to maintain product quality, ensuring that customers can replace or expand their equipment with confidence. For high-end pump brands, quality-reliability factors are a given customer benefit, while much of the undergrowth of pump producers

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still demonstrate variable results in such respects. At a detailed level, there are many particular design considerations, such as the ability to prevent backflow by making the pump more effective for handling of high differential pressures and less sensitive to low-viscosity liquids. The best of today’s gear pumps can also be equipped with various types of shaft seals, reducing product leakage by enabling the use of the most appropriate seal for the job. Further down the list, but nevertheless an important competitive factor, is the pump manufacturer’s flexibility when it comes to catering for special requests. At times, for example, DESMI is asked to provide pumps with special inline and angular connections, drainage plugs, specific clearances or adaptations for particular segments (such as pumps for screw compressors or advanced cooling systems where we replace the usual gaskets and standard seals with O-rings and balanced seals for handling higher inlet/outlet pressures). And that’s where we are careful not to let our size as the second-largest manufacturer get in the way of being able to handle such requests. After all, our success is closely tied to our ability to provide what the customer really wants. Importantly, there is also the equipment servicing aspect. This is rarely a one-size-fits-all offering,

and needs to be closely tailored to the manufacturer’s needs and the opportunities or limitations set by geographical location. The further from main centers a facility lies, the more important high operational durability becomes and the better the payback on the purchase of a high-quality pump to begin with. In recent years, DESMI has been capturing a great deal of the Asian market, with a good proportion of orders coming in the form of new project or existing production plant expansions as well as repeat business. Here, it helps that we have a wide range of pumps to offer – making it easier and more cost-efficient to stick with a single brand of pump across different functional areas as far as possible. And, of course, we continually add to the range, so that customers get new benefits in, for example, energy consumption, each time a pump is replaced. Last, however certainly not least, our experience tells us that lube oil manufacturers at the forefront of the industry aren’t interested in pump performance alone. Instead, they focus on the complete package around the pump, including specific design aspects, shipping format, documentation, servicing and so on. And they want to know they’re speaking to an expert in the use of pumps for lube oil applications, rather than a generalist, so industryspecific knowhow is also important. Only by approaching pump purchase decisions holistically, with a firm eye on lifetime cost of ownership, can lube oil manufacturers be certain of high returns on their investments.

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Lubi thrives on water pumps & motors

ince 1965 Lubi Industries is a leading Indian manufacturer who produces more than 4500 products ranges of Water Pumps & Electric Motors. It is located at Ahmedabad, just 10 Km away from the International Airport and 400km from Sea Port. Lubi has a massive strength of 2000 steadfast employees, the company has a product manufacturing capacity of 700,000 pumps per annum consisting of Borewell Submersible Pumps, Centrifugal Pumps as well as Drainage & Sewage Pumps suitable for various applications viz. Irrigation, Water Circulation, Building Water Supply, Pressure Boosting, Fire Fighting,

Gardening, HVAC, Civil Water Supply, etc. Lubi is equipped with a state-of-the-art infrastructure with a vertically integrated ultra-modern manufacturing set-up. It is accredited with National certifications like ISO, ISI & BEE and International Certifications like CE & UL. Lubi is recognized as a Market Leader since last 5 decades in the pump Industry, manufacturing a comprehensive range of products which can be utilized in almost all imaginable segments viz. Agricultural, Domestic, Industrial & Building.

Global Expansion : While being a market leader in the pump industry in India, Lubi has a global presence in more than 80 countries over 7 continents. It has overseas branches in UAE & Spain. It also has 20 branches & more than 1200 Distributor/Dealer network spread across length & breadth of India. “Our main motto is to ensure customer satisfaction by meeting their exact requirement and providing unmatched after sales service with our manufacturing excellence. Our vision is to strengthen our position by inching closer to becoming a benchmark in the pumps industry”, declares the company. For more information, contact: Lubi Industries LLP Near Kalyan Mills, Naroda Road, Ahmedabad-380025, Gujarat (India) Ph. +91-79-30610100, Fax. +91-79-30610300 Email – mktsales@lubipumps.com Web – www.lubipumps.com Toll Free Service Hot Line No: 1800 3000 3055

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Cost-effective pumping Solution : New rotary lobe pump needs 10 percent less energy and can be used in a really wide range of processes

Ten percent less energy consumption with the same performance: the new TORNADO® T2 has been specially designed for efficiency and reliability in the processing industry.

The steel lobes withstand the rotational load for longer. In addition, the constant hard-soft contact reduces friction losses and signs of wear.

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lectric motors account for around 69 percent of power consumption in manu-facturing businesses according to the European Commission’s Motor Challenge Programme. Pump systems constitute the largest individual item in this area, with just under a third. Conveying systems represent a substantial cost factor, particularly in chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries where emptying, transporting, dosing and filling are some of the core processes. In order to meet the growing pressure to achieve efficiency in this area, new generation rotary lobe pump TORNADO® T2 has been developed. Conventional design principles were comprehensively reworked on the basis of established displacement tech-nology, so as to reduce service times, increase operational reliability and lower both materials and energy costs. Pumps in the processing industry must operate in a pressurestable, constant and smooth way – but at the same time they should also be low-maintenance and have reasonable operating costs. Positive displacement pumps have already proved their worth over a long period of time in a variety of fields of application. They achieve high pumping capacities, are selfpriming, are resistant to dry-running and convey without strong pulsation or shear forces. They are suited to low to high viscosity, abrasive media, either containing solids or gases, lubricating or non-lubricating. It was essential to keep these typical characteristics when reworking the pump and in addition to increase the efficiency still further through design

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New mix of materials saves energy and reduces wear Reversing the materials in the pump chamber represents a crucial innovation. Instead of elastomer lobes rotating in a steel chamber, light hollow rotary lobes made of steel or stainless steel are used here running in a housing lined with a specially shaped elas-tomer insert. The particular advantage of this is that the thin-walled rubber skin of the insert is less seriously affected by temperature fluctuations than the relatively thick rub-ber layer of the previous rubber lobes. This means that expansion and contraction are easier to control, which enables significantly tighter tolerances in the manufacture of the elastomer components. For a radial gap actually to develop, a far greater amount of elastomer would have to be worn away from the whole radial area of the insert than on the lobe tips of the previous rubber lobe design. The clearances can therefore be re-duced to the minimum which is technically feasible and this increases the overall level of efficiency. In addition, it was ensured that only steel and rubber surfaces come into contact at any time anywhere in the pump chamber. To achieve this, a precisely dimensioned elastomer insert was vulcanised onto the edges of the rotary lobes, so that there is not only a hard-soft contact between lobes and housing during rotation, but also on the contact surfaces of the lobes with one another. This structure reduces friction and thus power loss as well.

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The new design was able to lower energy consumption by around ten per-cent overall in comparison to previous models. In addition, this mix of materials means less wear and greater preservation of materials in general. Until now, elastomer lobes have been exposed to strong dynamic forces when in operation and these accelerate the ageing of the material. In contrast, steel is resistant to motion for a considerably longer time, which means lower costs for mainte-nance work and spare parts. Conversely, when signs of wear appear, the new elas-tomer housing insert can be replaced considerably more quickly and at a much lower cost than the standard wear plates. The special geometry of this casing with its ma-chined-in pockets also reduces pulsation, which means the TORNADOÂŽ T2 with straight bi-lobe rotors achieves similar low pulsation values to complex spiral lobe de-signs. In addition, the simpler and more robust lobe shape enables simple replacement of individual rotary lobes and means a smaller backflow thanks to its longer sealing line. Fewer lobes mean larger free flow chambers in the pump, which allows a larger free ball passage. Media with coarse solids can therefore be conveyed reliably with low wear.

Lower maintenance costs and more reliable operation thanks to new technolo-gies With a view to the lowest possible maintenance and cleaning costs, the pump was de-signed in such a way that the whole front can be taken off so as to have maximum free access for maintenance work. In addition, this design minimises the metal surfaces that come into

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contact with the product and thus corrosion problems as well. The rotary lobes are attached with innovative taper lock ringsets outside the housing, so that they can be quickly dismantled without any special tool and refitted just as easily. An inte-grated positioning and installation gauge makes positioning easier in this process. Be-fore fitting the rotary lobes, the preset mechanical seal cartridges are put onto the inte-grated casing, fixed and pushed over the shaft together with the rotary lobes, thus sav-ing time as well. The modular design of the seals also allows different cartridge types to be installed in a uniform seal housing. The sliding surfaces of the shaft seals are free of any dead spaces, positioned flush with the rear of the lobes in the pump chamber and are constantly rinsed by the conveyor medium. There are no dead spaces outside the flow area where impurities collect and lead to seal damage. Likewise, due to the new attachment technology, the rear surfaces of the rotary lobes remain smooth and do not provide any contact surface for fibres or solids. This not only prevents any clogging or blocking, but also means that the pump can be cleaned manually or according to the CIP process without any complications. In addition to the actual conveying elements, the new rotary lobe pumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drive was also redesigned, focusing on installation, operational, environmental and loss of production costs. To achieve this, the expensive timing gear which is prone to faults was replaced by a simple toothed belt which comes under the normal warranty cover. The belt, which has teeth on both sides, is used both for power transmission and for synchronisation of the rotary

More simplicity means greater reliability: an oil-free belt drive is used for power transmission as well as lobe synchronisation, instead of a timing gear which is complex and therefore prone to faults.

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It is also available in all-metal models without any elastomer in the pump chamber for hygienically critical or chemically aggressive substances, even at temperatures >150属C.

lobes. If a large solid body which could not be conveyed were to get into the pump chamber, this would not lead, as before, to the gearbox being damaged or the shaft broken, but simply to the belt jumping or rupturing in the worst case scenario. A ruptured toothed belt does not lead to any kind of consequential damage, such as the destruction of the timing gear for example. It was also possible to significantly reduce the provisioning of spare parts, which had previously often been very extensive, because the efficient structure of the belt drive only involves a small number of components and is also very robust in terms of de-fects. This drive also runs very smoothly and generates hardly any vibrations, noise or friction heat. This means the rotating components in general are preserved and last longer. I f it becomes necessary to replace the toothed belt, this can quickly be removed by loosening two screws, which results in considerably shorter downtimes in compari-son to a complete gearbox overhaul. Furthermore, expensive oil changes throughout the service life are a thing of the past, because the synchronisation works completely without oil. Leaks which damage the environment are also ruled out from the outset. The bearing housing is a fully encapsulated unit that is lubricated for life. Any ingress of conveyor medium is ruled out. Shaft diameter, manufacturing tolerances and bearing quality allow retrofitting of double-acting mechanical seals as standard. All-metal pumps can be operated with very tight clearances and a correspondingly high level of efficiency.

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TORNADO速 T2 makes it far more compact and around 30 percent lighter than comparable models and it can therefore be used for mobile appli-cations with any problem. It is suitable for sensitive foods such as edible oil as well as for aggressive chemicals, such as highly abrasive concrete primer for example. There is also an all-metal model for particularly challenging media. The all-metal pump is available in stainless steel, special steels or also with coatings, so that it is resistant to chemically aggressive media, high temperatures or abrasive media too. An electropolished model is also available in the market. For more than 60 years, NETZSCH Pumps & Systems has served markets worldwide with NEMO速 progressing cavity pumps, TORNADO速 rotary lobe pumps, grinding ma-chines, dosing systems and accessories, providing customised, sophisticated solutions for applications in every type of industry. With a workforce of nearly 1,800 and a turnover of more than Rs.2000 Cr , NETZSCH Pumps & Systems is the largest business unit with the highest turnover in the NETZSCH Group. The Indian subsidiary NETZSCH Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. started operations in 2005 at Chennai and has now moved to Goa as a full-fledged manufacturing base. Our sales & service centres are spread all over India to address our customer needs 24x7. For more information NETZSH Pumps & Systems, NETZSCH Technologies India Private Limited No.39, 2nd Street, Spartan Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai - 600 037 Tel : (91) 44 4296 5100 Fax: (91) 44 4296 5150 E-mail: info.nti@netzsch.com Web: www.netzsch.com

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SPP Pumps bags prestigious awards at the 2014 Pump Industry Awards KBL’s subsidiary SPP Pumps receives ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ & ‘Engineer of the Year’ Award

(L-R) PIA host - Helen Prospero, Ken Winn - operations director of SPP, accepts ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ award & Jonathan Wilkinson - CEO of AESSEAL

PP Pumps, a subsidiary of Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has been conferred as the ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ for the third time in a row at the 11th gala ceremony of Pump Industry Awards (PIA) – 2014. Mr. Ken Winn, SPP Pumps and Mr. Jamie Lightly, SPP were awarded on the sidelines of the ceremony held at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Kenilworth. SPP Pumps Ltd is a UK-based engineering and manufacturing company that offers valuable high integrity services for diverse industries was titled as the ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ award while Mr. Jamie Lightly who has be associated with SPP Pumps for over 2 years was honored with ‘Engineer of the Year’ award. Jamie joined SPP on the company’s graduate training scheme. Following successful completion of his training, he moved to a role in the test and manufacturing department. Throughout his time at SPP he has worked on a variety of projects and products for all markets, including a project to develop the companies test facility. Jamie is

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now a chief test Engineer and manages the testing of larger Oil and Gas pump sets. Speaking at the win, Mr. Alok Kirloskar, Managing Director – SPP Pumps, said: “SPP Pumps have proved its manufacturing capabilities with turnkey projects in various sectors such as oil and gas production, water and waste water treatment, power generation, construction, mines and large industrial plants. We have won many awards in the past and this recognition further validates our consistent commitment towards delivering excellence in manufacturing across the globe.” The awards are given out annually to recognise excellence in the pump and its allied industries. The 11th edition of the 2014 awards categories focused on rewarding products, services, companies and professionals. The entries under each segment were reviewed by a set of prominent jury members to acknowledge personal endeavor, technical innovation, engineering advancement and commercial acumen. “This year’s PIA Awards event was the best yet. It was a fabulous night which was capped when we won the Manufacturer of the Year Award. It is a great award to receive as it is a truly team effort and reflects on all employees. It also promotes our image with customers and vendors”, said, Mr. Ken Winn, Operations Director, SPP Pumps

About Kirloskar Brothers Limited: Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) is the flagship company of the $ 2.1 billion Kirloskar group. KBL is a global fluid management solutions provider and the largest manufacturer and

exporter of centrifugal pumps from India. The core businesses of KBL are large infrastructure projects (Water Supply, Power Plants, and Irrigation), Project and Engineered Pumps, Industrial Pumps, Agriculture and Domestic Pumps, Valves, Motors and Hydro Turbines. For more information please visit www. kirloskarpumps.com

About SPP Pumps SPP Pumps Ltd is one of the United Kingdom’s largest Pump manufacturer with significant focus on the Oil and Gas, Industrial, Firefighting and the water and waste water sectors. With a very significant market share of on all offshore firefighting platforms worldwide it is one of the world’s largest offshore firefighting pumps provider. The company has manufacturing plants in the UK, USA (Atlanta), South Africa (Johannesburg) and UAE (Jebel Ali) and supports a host of customers and distributors worldwide and prides itself in its flagship references like the Shard, the Gherkin, Windsor Castle, Sydney Opera House, the Marina Sands Casino and Resort (Singapore), etc. All operations are ISO 9001 accredited, and SPP Pumps commits to the ISO 90012000 goals of continual improvement for customer satisfaction. SPP Pumps is a subsidiary of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, a global fluid management solutions provider and India’s largest manufacturer and exporter of centrifugal pumps and valves. More information about SPP Pumps can be found by visiting the company’s website at www.spppumps.com. Web: www.kblpumps.com

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Jyoti CNC : Technology leadership with quality excellence focus on manufacturing which in turn will give a huge impact on the momentum of machine tool industry. We are very optimistic about the multifold growth of our industry in next dacade.

Q. Is there any plans for expansion & new investment in terms of product development or new technology adoption to cater the demand of the industry?

Mr. P. G. JADEJA - CMD, JYOTI CNC AUTOMATION LTD.

Q. Please brief us about company’s Indian & global infrastructure? Currently we have a footprint in various countries globally. However, manufacturing facilities are at two locations, Rajkot (Gujarat) and Strasbourg (France). State of art infrastructure is absolutely backward integrated for self dependence. We do have our own Foundry, Machine Shops, Paint Shop, Assembly lines, Sheet Metal Shop etc. Again, as part of our Mission “ Propelling Technology, Prospering Life” we are keen to introduce technology oriented products which is catered by our R & D facility named “ Leonardo Da’ Vinci R & D Center” where a team of technocrats are working for the innovations and value addition to the products. Jyoti has a subsidiaries at France, Canada and Germany also.

Q. Please also highlight the latest initiatives in your industry domain? As a conscious citizen of Indian machine tools industry, we aim to cater a nation with a international standard products as a relatively lesser prices. Currently a huge share

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of Indian machine tool consumption is dominated by foreign imports and Jyoti is keen to make a dent in this share with equally good and reliable products “ Made In India” Our gradual and consistence efforts will surely help us out to have a more Indian machines in our sub continent. Further to that we have initiated firm actions for export orientation with foot prints in major engineering hubs globally which may help our nation to cut down current account deficit.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India?

As a matter of fact since our inception every year we are coming up with the new products and currently we have one of the largest product range across the machine tool industry. As far an another expansion plan is concern we are awaited for the next boom cycle across the industry segments. The ground works are already done to cater the potential huge demand, as soon as we smell good revival cycle we’ll kick start the expansion process wherever identified.

Q. What is the top line product range & Is there any plans to launch new products?

We do foresee a good momentum across the industry spectrum once the stable govt. formed in center. Once the wave of optimism spread across there would be a huge opportunity in industry sectors like Infrastructure, Automobiles, Aerospace, Oil and Gas, General Engineering, Heavy Engineering etc.

Currently our product basket generically consists of a huge range of CNC Turning Centers /Turning Centers / Vertical Machining Centers /Horizontal Machining Centers / 5 Axis machines/ Automation products. We intend to expand our current product portfolio In turning and milling machine segments as well as add grinding machine in our product basket.

Q. What is future prospect for your industry?

Q. What is your vision for your company?

Prospect of the Indian machine tool industry is very bright. To gain a good GDP growth our young nation has to

Our vision is to have a place amongst the Top 10 machine tool manufacturers globally by 2020.

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TIMKEN : The precedent in the bearing industry with significant breakthroughs in bearing and alloy steel component offerings. Also Timken offers friction management solutions that maximize performance, fuelefficiency and equipment life.

Q. Please also highlight the latest initiatives in your industry domain?

Mr. Sanjay Koul, Managing Director & Director of Manufacturing, Timken India Limited, India

Q. Please brief us about companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Indian & global infrastructure? Timken has its presence and operations in 28 countries across the world. Timken offers products and services across a variety of manufacturing industries from automotive, heavy duty, agriculture and motorcycle applications to medium duty, construction and marine products delivering high-quality products. In keeping with global standards in India, the first state-of-the-art manufacturing facility was set up in Jamshedpur in 1987 and today the industrial gaint has proved successful in setting up landmarks with a manufacturing unit in Chennai, R&D technology office in Bangalore and gear and bearing services plant in Raipur. With its strong foothold in India, Timken has led the various industrial companies

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As the Indian infrastructure develops and the industry modernizes, tremendous new opportunities are opening up for the bearings industry in R&D and developing newer advanced products. The bearings sector in India is now focusing more on sub-segments like ball bearings and roller bearings which is due to the structural shift to smaller bearings production. The sharp increase is due to the rising trend in light weight high performance automobiles and transaxle planetary gear transmissions. In order to meet growing customer expectations, most of the bearings manufacturers have regularly invested in modern manufacturing technology and have taken a number of initiatives to strengthen their competitive advantage which would keep their equipment running efficiently for longer.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s products in India? The Indian bearings industry has doubled in the last five years and has registered growth well above both the regional and global averages. With increased infrastructure and industrialization, this trend would Continue on page no.88

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Continued from page no.86 continue for the next few years. India is among the fastest growing markets for bearings.

Q. What is future prospect for your industry? The future looks promising, considering the fact that the Indian economy is extensively driven by domestic demand. The Indian consumers balanced their spending even when the market was on a downturn. Also keeping in view the new government electoral process, Timken is extremely optimistic on the efficient infrastructure build and the overall economic growth it is meant to accelerate.

Q. Is there any plans for expansion & new investment in terms of product development or new technology adoption to cater the demand of the industry? There would always be demands of the industry and our company

makes sure to meet those demands and needs, be it in terms of product or new technology. So, the plan basically depends on the demand of the consumers and the industry caters to those needs in a better way.

Q. What is the top line product range & is there any plans to launch new products? Our top line product range are our Tapered Roller Bearings, Cylindrical and Spherical Roller Bearings. As the world changes so do our customer needs. With more than 100 years of technological and industrial experience, we are continuously expanding our capabilities in engineering, metallurgy and precision manufacturing to meet those needs. We are committed to solve technical problems of our customers, no matter how simple or complex. Because we succeed when they do. We continue that innovation and our expertise of engineering knowledge to deliver optimized performance from our new product line. In 2013, we launched our new

range of Industrial 6000 series Ball Bearings, Split and Solid Block Housed Units, Quick Flex Couplings and SNT Plummer Blocks. We are pleased to now announce the launch of ISO Taper, Matched Bearing Assemblies, MV Series Ball Bearings for Machine Tools and UC Series Ball Bearing Housed Units in 2014. This launch comes with high expectations and it is imperative for us to deliver strong results and we are confident of the same.

Q. What is your vision for your company? The vision of the company has always been to provide the best of bearings and service solutions across various manufacturing segments. We believe determined customers’ satisfaction and deliver unparalleled offerings and continue to be pioneers in the industry across the world.

anjay Koul is Managing Director of all operations in India for The Timken Company. He has responsibility for business and manufacturing operations, financial performance and acceleration of growth in the markets in India. He was named to this position in 2012. Koul joined Timken in 1990 as a Production Engineer in our Jamshedpur plant in India. Since

then, he has served in leadership positions within the rail and supply chain organizations. In 2007, he was named general manager and site lead of the Jamshedpur Plant. Two years later, he was named general manager of supply chain operations in Asia working out of Wuxi, China, and in 2011, he was named director of manufacturing and supply chain management for Asia based out of China. Before joining Timken, Koul served with Union Carbide India Ltd. as a production supervisor and also as an engineer with an urban environmental agency in India. Koul holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science and a master’s degree in business management from Xavier Labour Relations Institute. He completed the EDGE executive development program for senior Timken leaders at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 2008.

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LRT: Benchmarking the real standards Our service and sales team are in regular touch with our design and development team to make the required modifications. We are a focused integrated company delivering maximum value to our customers. We have strengthened our sales, development and production team by adding more persons and is proof of our increasing business and commitment to our customers to deliver total solutions.

Q.Please brief its journey from the inception?

Mr. J.M.Balaji, Head-Marketing Lakshmi Ring Travellers (Coimbatore) Limited

Lakshmi Ring Travellers (Coimbatore) Limited (LRT), a group company of reputed Lakshmi Machine Works Limited (LMW) is situated in Coimbatore, India. LRT was incorporated in the year 1974 and had started its subcontract activities in the year 1978. It started manufacturing CNC profile cutting machine since 1992 in collaboration with Zinser Germany. In fact, LRT was one of the first company in India to manufacture CNC profile cutting machines in India. The factory premises where subcontract activities/ manufacturing of CNC machines are done occupies an area of 10,500 sqm and the built up space of 5,500 sqm.

Core business of the company includes : Manufacturing of CNC Profile cutting machines. Sub contract operations in the machining field Foundry division â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Manufacturers carbon and stainless steel castings Manufacturing of Ring Travellers and application tools

Q. What are the market prospects for your company products in India and How do you plan to position these products?

to increase the productivity and achieve precision in their cutting. If profiles are to be cut then this is a must. Today Plasma is the most affordable technology available and the fastest growing segment in Profile cutting and we are concentrating on this. Being the Pioneers, our products have good acceptance in the market and we are known for producing heavy duty high precision machines. We have further strengthened our marketing and service set up recently to cope up with the increasing demand. We produce products which are best in class available anywhere in the world and offering it at competitive prices. Our major strength is the after sales service and the knowledge base we have in this field.

Q. Can you brief us about the marketing strategies that were applied in order to stand out in the competition among industry? One of the main features of the machine is its heavy fabricated structure which will ensure trouble free accurate cutting for years Continue on page no.92

There is tremendous scope for profile cutting machines in India. Any company involved in fabrication using sheets would require this irrespective of the size of the company if they need

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Continued from page no.90 to come. This is offered at very competitive prices with best after sales service. Our main asset is the faith and confidence our customers have on us. The proof of this is the many repeat orders we have. Unlike the various system integrators in this field, we are a corporate company who will not sacrifice the quality of the machine for reducing the costs. We buy all plasma sources from Hypertherm , USA including the total accessories and Torch height control. Coupled with this our after sales service and the commitment to our users and trust they have on us differentiates us from the many in this field.

Q. Please elucidate in brief about your company’s infrastructure & What are the measure that are being taken from the product manufacturing to distribution? LRT is part of the well known Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) group. As part of this dynamic group LRT has enormous resources – technology, expertise and experience at its command.

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We have the complete range of CNC machine tools to do all the operations as much as possible in house. This includes the latest CNC HMCs and VMCs from Makino and LMW, CNC Universal milling machine from Anayk, CNC Vertical turning centre from O’M, LMW, Double column plano millers from HEC and TOS Hulin, Vertical and Horizontal milling machines from HMT, Tos Kurim and various other SPM Lathes, Horizontal and Vertical Drilling machines, Hydraulic press bending press etc from various makes. We understand the needs of the customer and this is our main strength. Our service and sales team are in regular touch with our design and development team to make the required modifications. We are a focused integrated company delivering maximum value to our customers. We have strengthened our sales, development and production team by adding more persons and is proof of our increasing business and commitment to our customers o deliver total solutions.

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We have launched our new product of Profile cutting machines – Cut Delight at IMTEX 2012 and this is a result of our strong R&D and development team. We have incorporated many changes in the design to make it more compact , increase cutting accuracies without compromising on the ruggedness of the machine. The new model will also have an advanced CNC control systems which is very easy to use and incorporates latest touch screen system. We use Zinser make flame cutting torches which can

cut upto 300 mm thick MS sheets with precision , and speed of cut is much better than other makes. The machines are rugged and meant for heavy duty applications. The machines have a dual drive gantry axis and planetary gearbox for axis movement. Cutting width of the machines can be customized from 1.5 meters to 6 meters in multiples of 0.5 m. There is no restrictions for the length of the machine. We are very confident that our new model will offer maximum value to our customers and we will delight all our prospective customers.

Q. What is your vision for your company ? We strongly feel that in this product category – CNC Profile cutting machines would be able to achieve growth rates of 50% plus which is already there this year and are confident that with the improved industry outlook we will be able to maintain this for next 4-5 years.

For more information LAKSHMI RING TRAVELLERS (COIMBATORE) LIMITED 34-A, Kamaraj Road , Coimbatore - 641 018 ,India Tel.: 0422-2223791 to 93 Mobile: 98422 24684 Fax : 0422-2223790 Skype : jmbalaji Email : jmbalaji@lrtltd.com Web: www.lrt.in

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Optimum ergonomics in the field of tool presetting The new UNO 20|40 offers unique features and comprehensive options in the entry class of tool presetting units

UNO 20|40 with comfort base cabinet and adapter / tool storage

ith the UNO 20|40, DMG MORI has added a new, attractive and inexpensive entry level model with professional features for tool presetting. The UNO 20|40 combines optimum ergonomics with comprehensive technical equipment. “The wide range of options and the associated outstanding options for individualisation are unattainable by the competition in this price range,” Uwe Hirschenberger, Managing Director of DMG Microset GmbH enthuses. Touch display, tower extension, RFID chip system and many additional extras meet highest demands. The devices are available in two sizes. Customers can choose between a traverse path of 400 mm (UNO 20|40) and 700 mm (UNO 20|70) in the Z-axis. What is unique is the option to measure reamers up to a diameter of 100 mm through a traverse path of +200 mm to –50 mm in the X-axis already in the standard version. Furthermore, in addition to the SK 50 as standard, all other conventional tool interfaces like VDI or HSK can be realised through adaptation to the spindle. “An FEM-optimised and high quality cast construction forms the

solid basis, which is only available like this from DMG MORI,“ Uwe Hirschenberger explains. The inherently rigid bed with 3-point support and safe footing guarantees highest flexibility in your workshop through simple positioning. The integrated infinite fine adjustment in both axes and the segment incident light for visual cutting edge control are also outstanding standard components. The UNO sets “new standards in the entry class of tool presetting,“ Uwe Hirschenberger continues, “with a unique ease of use with a 19” display, which is already included in the basic scope of delivery, and the release-bytouch operation.” A 21” touch screen is optionally available, which enables an even easier operation of the new MICROVISION UNO software. Uwe Hirschenberger highlights the benefits of the youngest generation of this software: “MICROVISION UNO provides the user with intuitive operation and quickly achieves highly accurate measuring results by using helpful functions. Accuracy is supported by a focusing window, which enables exact positioning even for highly complex tools. Another example for easy operation is MicroDock, to which up to four measuring favourites can be added via

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base cabinet with numerous practical storage options. Naturally, users can transfer their measured values efficiently and error-free via postprocessor to almost all control types.

Highlights

Releasing the axes though release-by-touch operation drag & drop. Furthermore, specially predefined measurement wizards simplify measuring of almost all conventional standard tools like reamers, drills or milling cutters.” The new UNO generation is rounded off by different options like thermal label printer, vacuum clamping and the stable comfort

Comfortable and precise measurement with 19” screen as standard

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● New design with improved ergonomics ● FEM-optimised and thermally stable grey cast construction ● Individual design through modular concept ● Reamers measurable according to end gauge principle up to 100 mm diameter (traverse path up to X –50 mm) ● 19” screen with 45 times magnification ● Segment incident light for visual cutting edge control

Options ● 21” touch display with 50 times magnification ● Pneumatic indexing and brake of the spindle ● Second camera for rotation centre setting ● Release-by-touch operation ● Comfort base cabinet ● Adapter / tool storage ● High-quality adapters ● Thermal label printer ● Manual RFID chip system ● Post processors for all conventional controls

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HAAS : Over 400 attend Haas Demo Days in Nashik

ore than 400 customers visited the recent Haas Demo Days held at the Nashik Engineering Cluster, Ambad, hosted by Haas Factory Outlet- A division of CNC Servicing and Solutions. A ribbon cutting ceremony, facility tours and live cutting demonstrations were among the highlights of a highly successful event at this thriving city in western India. “To attract over 400 people highlights the growing importance that this high tech, engineeringdriven city gives to adopting the latest CNC technology,” states Terrence Miranda, Managing Director, Haas Automation India Pvt. Ltd. “It also reinforces how Haas solutions offer an unmatched combination of technology and affordability, which are so crucial in today’s competitive environment.” Nashik is a rapidly expanding industrial hub located around 100 miles northeast of Mumbai. Less than 10 miles away is plant

of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), where around 7000 people are employed. The automotive, steelmaking, automation, power generation and printing sectors are also well represented in the area. All this made for a wellattended series of Nashik Demo Days 2014. The event opened with a high profile ribbon cutting ceremony.

Given the honour of performing the opening were Mr. Ashish Chandra Verma of Prime Industries and Mr Gune of the Nashik Engineering Cluster.. Following photos for the press, the crowd left the red carpet and headed inside to witness live cutting demonstrations on two of the company’s best-selling CNC machine tools: A Haas VF-3 CNC vertical machining centre; and a Haas ST-10Y CNC turning centre. Like all Haas CNC machines, the VF-3 and the ST-10Y are built at the company’s one and only factory in California, USA. Haas Factory Outlet - A division of CNCSISPL has a network of local HFOs in India that support all Haas products, each one employing factory-trained engineers and stocking official Haas spare parts.

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Equator™ gauge: “As Quality Manager, it has quickly become the best investment we’ve made.”

avid Powell, Quality Manager at UK-based Euromould Ltd, has been using Renishaw’s Equator flexible gauge to increase inspection capacity and portability, achieving an 85% reduction in the inspection time of injection moulded parts. Have you ever watched a rugby match and seen a conversion scored using a kicking tee, or used an ice scraper to remove the ice from your windscreen on a cold winter’s morning? If so, there is a good chance you will be familiar with just a couple of the products made by Euromould, a specialist injection moulding company based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, UK. The Euromould shop floor often experiences high levels of heat, with injection moulding machines situated over two floors. This may seem like a less-than-ideal situation when integrating a quick and repeatable way of measuring parts, however they have done just that, using a Renishaw Equator gauge. Euromould have been able to benefit from the Equator’s thermal insensitivity and portability, since it can be positioned next to any of their machines and comfortably handle shifts in temperature. Added to that, the speed of the gauge has resulted in cycle time reductions of up to 21 minutes, helping Euromould to increase inspection capacity and reduce bottle necks on their co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM).

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Increasing capacity

Injection moulded samples produced by Euromould Euromould, a pioneer of two-shot moulding in the UK, are a prime example of a company whose success challenged them to find ways of increasing their capacity. To start with, more injection moulding machines had to be specified and purchased, leading to the requirement for more space to house them, plus the need for additional quality control capacity. David Powell, Quality Manager at Euromould explains, “Our CMM was at full stretch, with our production quantities increasing from 15,000 parts a week to around 80,000 parts. This required a measurement capacity that we didn’t have.” While working on

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addition, seasonal variations various projects with can see temperatures rise Trac Measurement (a to 28 °C (82.4 °F) in the company who specialise in summer and fall to 20 °C implementing quality control (68 °F) in the winter. Even in custom manufacturing with such variations Equator applications), Mr Powell had has been working well for explained his need to find Euromould, using its ability a way of increasing their to work efficiently over a measurement capacity. In wide temperature range, response Trac suggested complemented by the new the Renishaw Equator as an Process Monitor software to option. Mr Powell says, “Trac ensure that diligence in reintroduced us to Renishaw. After speaking about our David Powell, Quality Manager at Euromould mastering is maintained. Ltd using the Equator to gauge parts needs and about the Equator it seemed like it would work Portability time until next re-mastering, or for us and the price seemed very Before the purchase of an Equator, by the number of parts measured. reasonable. An Equator was new all measuring took place on a single Users can use the knowledge of their territory for us and before we would CMM confined to a temperature process trends to set the values for go for it, it needed to prove itself.” controlled room. As Euromould has each of these limits, or use Process Renishaw therefore carried grown in size, so too has the distance Monitor to help identify trends and out a benchmark test with one of between the injection moulding then tailor their mastering values Euromould’s parts, with Mr Powell machines and the CMM. This led to to provide the best re-mastering deciding to purchase soon after; instances where an engineer walked results. the deciding factor being Equator’s as much as 3 minutes to deliver parts All data collected can be speed and repeatability. “It’s the to the CMM, thereby impacting exported as a .csv file or as an image best investment we’ve made,” he part measurement cycle times and to enable easy sharing of results. “It comments. “Many of our customers productivity. looks good,” says Mr Powell. “We require a high level of accuracy and Currently positioned upstairs already know a lot about the trends a quick turnaround on orders. On in Euromould’s factory, the Equator in the parts we measure as I have one of the complex moulded parts gauge is situated within 30 seconds been hand writing the results and we have reduced the measurement of two V-2 two-shot injection spotting a lot of the patterns. The cycle time from 25 minutes down moulding machines, each of these engineers working with Equator will to just 4 minutes using the Equator. machines producing parts which benefit from knowing when to reOn another part we have cut the would previously have been taken master before we have problems. cycle time from 8 minutes down to downstairs to be measured on the It also means re-mastering will be 1 minute. We are no longer worried CMM. Equator’s portability means it consistent no matter who is using about our measuring capacity.” can also be repositioned around the the Equator.” factory to where it is most needed and can even be transported to Process Monitor Handling temperature variation Euromould’s second site if required Recently Euromould have been Temperatures within the Euromould with a minimum of fuss and set-up looking at the new Equator Process factory are subject to significant time. Monitor software feature which fluctuation. The heat produced by prompts operators when rethe injection moulding machines mastering of the system is required, Used to measure precision means that the temperature is usually according to criteria set by the user. moulding from two presses high, however the thermal cycles of The limits for re-mastering can be Euromould are currently using the machines can also be enough to cause set on the basis of temperature drift, gauge to measure complex moulded fluctuations of several degrees. In

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parts manufactured on two presses with Equator used to measure the concentricity of the top and bottom of a central bore to the outside diameter. The bore itself is dependent on a pin which is inserted into the mould during the moulding process and then removed. It is possible for the pin to wander during moulding, although this is quite rare due to the high level of consistency in the process. Using Equator ensures that, if it does happen, the problem would be picked up quickly and rectified. “We measure parts every hour,” says Mr Powell. “In cases where the results are less consistent, we increase the frequency to suit.” He continues, “I tend to use the Equator more than the CMM since it is so quick in comparison. We have another job we will be adding soon, which will be similar to the other Equator jobs but with different concentricity measurements top and bottom.” “The interchangeable plates is also a big benefit during production, they allow me to switch between different projects (product to product) with very limited set up time. Simply swap and go.” The Equator can use custom made M6, M8 or ¼” fixture plates. These are common sizes for many CMM plates and allow for fixtures designed for CMMs to be easily transferred onto the Equator gauge. “We already had fixtures from the CMM for our parts and being able to use them on Equator saved us money and the trouble of having to get more fixtures made. I do intend to improve some of the fixtures with lever clamps though,” adds Mr Powell.

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with a complete turnkey service, with Renishaw engineers writing programs for each of the parts to be measured on Equator and carrying out correlation with Euromould’s CMM to ensure each program ran correctly. “The support has been great right from the start. Having all the programs written by Renishaw has made it very easy, especially as the programming came as part of the system,” says Mr Powell.

About Euromould Ltd.

Established in 1986 Euromould Ltd is a professional family based company employing a medium sized highly skilled and experienced workforce. The company prides itself on being able to offer both single-shot and two-shot tooling making capabilities. Euromold have over 25 years of tool making experience developing and supplying various from automotive and medical to sports apparel. The company works closely with its customers and their product developers to make sure the best design is made possible, and it also prides itself on developing its own concepts and products, including a highly successful ice scraper sold through retailer Car-Plan, and a rugby kicking tee which has been sold to leading sports brands Gilbert and Canterbury. In 2010, Euromould purchased a single shot Arburg press for tool trialling and production moulding. Now, as part of the company’s expansion, Euromould is home to 9 injection mould presses, varying from 50 to 100 tonnes. At Euromould’s sister site “2shot Moulding” there are also five 2-shot mould presses.

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BIPICO INDUSTRIES : A leading manufacturer and exporter of metal cutting and metal sawing products in India with 40 years of successful existence

Mr. Pramit K. Patel - CMD Bipico Industries (Tools) Pvt. Ltd

ore than three decades ago, BIPICO an ISO 9001:2008 company started its operations in a modest factory, set up in the small town of Bilimora - Gujarat (INDIA). Spaciously built, the factory had the best machinery then available to manufacture metal cutting tools - a vital link in any engineering activity. BIPICO today is a brand leader in different types of Metal Cutting Tools. Under the dynamic leadership of Pramit K. Patel, BIPICO is poised to reach the prime position in the Cutting Industry in domestic and international markets.

EVOLUTION OF BIPICO : Hacksaw blades to Bimetal Bandsaw blades ● Started with simple Hacksaw blades in 1974. ● Introduced Bimetal Jigsaw blade and Bimetal Hacksaw blade first time in India. ● Introduced GP saw first time in

India. ● First and only complete indigenous manufacturer of Bimetal Bandsaw blade in India. The Bimetal Bandsaw is manufactured in our most modern CNC fully automated Plant and the raw materials are imported from Europe. The manufacturing process undergoes stringent quality control and checking and the testing of product is done in our most modern laboratory, which confirms to the International Standards. The Bimetal Bandsaw Blades are manufactured in different grades like M2, M42 and M51. The sizes are right from 13 mm to 80 mm Width. Bipico is certified as Star Export House by Govt. India Our associate company in Germany caters to entire Europe and is a manufacturing hub of Bimetal Band-saw Blades. We are successfully supplying our products under BIPICO brand in Europe which speaks about our quality & acceptance. We have network of distributors within India and around the world. Our dealers are competent to provide technical & application guidance. Bipico assure timely delivery, qualitative product and a full service backup. The team of 35 qualified Engineers across the country gives full service support after our supply.

The Product Range comprises of : Hacksaw Blades : HSS All Hard, BIMETAL, Hand and Power hexoblade and Low Alloy Steel

Vari Tooth Hand Hacksaw Blades : Bimetal Bandsaw Blade

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HSS and Bimetal in different TPI

Tool Bits Square, Rectangle (Flat), Round, Parting Tools (Cobalt & Non-Cobalt Grades – M2, M35, M42 & also T42 Grade with Cryogenic treatment)

Bandsaw Blades BIMETAL & Carbon Steel Flexible

Jigsaw Blades, Sabre Saw Blades, Body Saw / Air Saw LAS, HSS and Bimetal

General purpose Saw – A Do-itYourself Tool All Hard and Flexible

Hacksaw Frames Heavy Duty Adjustable 10”/12” Tubular Design with Zinc Die Cast Handle, Rectangular Frame, Tubular Frame, Frame Adjustable, Handy Junior Saw – Pistol Grip, Junior Saw Frame, Handy Wire Saw – Sleek Type

Abrasive Cutting Disc, Grinding Disc, Marble Cutters and TCT Cutters

TCT Cutter

Marble Cutter

Abrasive Our Motto is , ”We Strongly Feel and Believe “CUTTING……. LEAVE IT TO US” For more information E-mail: mumbai@bipicoexp.com Web: www.bipico.com

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Walpha Engineering : The honor for technology excellence

ALPHA ENGINEERING, established in 1975, is the brainchild of Mr. Amardeep Patheja, a well experienced technocrat and a qualified mechanical engineer. The Company was established with an aim to develop and manufacture Electromagnetic & Mechanical Clutches and Clutch Plates for Machine Tool application. A small seed planted in 1975 for developing and manufacturing of Electromagnetic & Mechanical Clutches and Brakes for the first time in India, has grown into a well established and highly successful industry. Backed by a highly qualified and efficient team of technocrats, Walpha is the first Indian Company to have successfully developed about 600 different types of Clutches, over 3000 types of Clutch Plates and 50 types of Current Supply Brushes. Walpha Engineering is well known for successfully import substituting multi-disc electromagnetic clutches and brakes. The company manufactures clutches equivalent to those manufactured by Siemens Germany (EK1 to EK60 Series), Moninghoff, Ortlinghaus, Binder Magnet, Heid, Stromag, Warner and various other makes.

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Walpha is also a leading manufacturer of Single Disc (Dry) Clutches & Brakes, Failsafe Brakes, Mechanical Clutches, Clutch Brake Combinations, Clutch Plates, Telescopic Brushes & Friction Material since over 35 years. Today with it’s expertise and experience spanning over 3 decades, Walpha is in a position to develop and manufacture any type of clutch/ brake and clutch plates used by the machine tool industry. The very fact that Walpha is the original equipment supplier for several machine tool manufacturers like Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) speaks volumes of its quality assurance and reliability. Other than this Walpha supplies Clutches to almost all the industries Manufacturing, Packaging, Textile, Mining, Pharmaceutical, Automobile, PowerTransmission etc. The Company is also supplying its products to Defence and Railways and has a strong presence in theInternational Markets. Walpha’s efforts towards import substitution and innovation were well recognized by the Government of India and the Company was awarded the National Award for Import Substitution on 26th January, 1979. The promoter, Mr. Amardeep Patheja who is the Company’s guiding force, has

been honoured with several awards and recognitions for his personal contribution to the Indian Machine Tools Industry, for excellence in Import Substitution, for his entrepreneurship and marketing skills, the quality of his products and his contribution to the society. “Walpha” recognized as a trusted and recommended brand name is in a position to develop and manufacture any type of Industrial clutches to the entire satisfaction of our customer. Even a small batch quantity is accepted by the company. The company is well equipped to export the Industrial Clutches, Brakes, Clutch Plates and also have an open mind to join hands with like minded competent companies to expand their existing business. The main motto of the Company after all is, “Customer Satisfaction & only Customer Satisfaction”.

For more information: Walpha Engineering R-235, M.I.D.C., T.T.C. Area Pipeline Road, Rabale, P.O. Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai 400 701. India Tel.: 022-6457 2442/3/4/5 Fax.: 022-2769 2761 Cell. 97691 09989 Email: sales@walphaengineering. com / mktg@walphaengineering.com Web: www.walphaengineering.com

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Invest in the Right Technology, high return in Long Run

Job shop is one segment that is growing rapidly in India and looks promising. As various industry leaders look forward to outsource their machining activities from job shops, a lot more is expected to happen in this segment. One such company that is keen to deliver their best in order to tap the opportunity is Usha Enterprises. Equipped with high technology and skilled manpower it is led by technocrat Mr. Prashant Shelke, CEO of Usha Enterprises, Kolhapur. Located in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, Usha Enterprises deals in manufacturing and servicing of centrifugal process pumps, chemical process pumps, acid pumps, water ring vacuum pump and chemical screw pumps in critical material like Stainless Steels & Alloy steels. The company deals in various pumps and the material used varies as per the demand. According to Shelke investing in the right technology to cater to the specific demand created by the customers is their forte. This makes the tools used to machine any particular component become very integral. To cater to the specific demand and provide best solutions to customers in minimum delivery time Mr. Shelke Invested & bought SPERONI’s STP MAGIS 600 model, a tool measuring machine. The company started checking all the tools used for machining process using this machine. Earlier, the tool would be rejected if the geometry & accuracy didn’t matched on the component, but today with the use of STP MAGIS 600 only the right tool goes for production that further reflects in the end product. With the help of SPERONI Tool Measuring equipment the company has reduced cost on tooling and the Production time significantly. Also, rejections due to the tools have diminished. Recalling a special case when the company had to deal with some critical operation of Internal Groove with 50 microns Tolerance accuracy, Shelke says, “We wanted to do some critical operation with 50 microns of accuracy and were looking for cutter that can give us total runout within 15 to 20 microns on machine. Though our Tolerance was 50 microns, but the cutter accuracy requirement was below 15 microns. While trying out various brand cutters and inspected on our Tool presetter Walter could give us the dimensions we were looking for.” Talking about the same for Walter tools Sanket (M/s. S G Enterprises, Partner) says, “Usha Enterprise was using HSS small size cutter with conventional methods by number of passes and inspect & re-inspect method. For making grooves of 6 mm width with 50 microns tolerance took lot of time , efforts, operator dependency & rejection chances. If the slitting was 6 mm width they would use 2 mm tool then shift it and check the size. This whole process was time consuming & no quality assurance.” He adds, “Once Usha Enterprises bagged order of 10 components that they had to deliver within 2-3 months time, they initiated talks with some reputed big names cutter suppliers. The reason being, the then existing conventional method and tool would have taken them 6-7 months to achieve the target. But no one could find the right tool to meet the desired parameter. They also checked all the cutters on Speroni machine and found that Walter’s cutter could meet the requirement of run out tolerance. Hence finalised the Order.”

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Continued from page no.110 USHA ENTERPRISES

Atul Vinchurkar, Deputy Manager Sales and Application, of Walter Tools India Pvt Ltd, in Kolhapur, who was dealing with the situation says, “Usha Enterprises mainly deal with the casing and pump industry where machining for any specific material & Quantity becomes challenging. Thanks to SPERONI STP MAGIS 600 tool measuring machine, which could show the difference between other tools and Walter tools. The run out of Walter cutter was within the requirement and cutter’s reliability justified the ROI.” Elaborating further Vinchurker says, “The company would have gone with the low cost cutters if the SPERONI machine was not there, because the micron level is impossible to check using the conventional measuring machines. So even though our cutters cost them Rs 2 lakh they bought it and got the desired result of machinng grooves in one pass.” Having same views Sanket says, “If not SPERONI, they would have gone for some other cheaper cutter and would have faced various challenges during the later stages in Production without guarantee of accuracies & productivity. SPERONI Machine helped them recognise the right cutter and achieve their target.” The above shows that the right technology and adequate knowledge can positively affect your overall productivity. It is high time the Indian SMEs think beyond the cost and look at the bigger picture - the right investment today can lead to a brighter future in the future.

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Hangsterfer’s Metal Working Fluids meets Highest Standards norms of Health Environment & Safety

angsterfer’s Laboratories Inc. is an ISO 9001 Certified company whose services include research, development and manufacturing of metalworking fluids. Hangsterfer’s offer high performance, high quality metalworking lubricants that are also environmentally friendly. Hangsterfer’s products, which are sold worldwide and backed by extensive product support and consulting services, encompass the following categories: ● Water Soluble Oils ● Semi-Synthetic and Synthetic Coolant Concentrates ● Straight Cutting Oils ● Forming and Drawing Compounds. Hangsterfer’s products are reasonable, and they’re free of noxious substances such as Boron, DEA, Nitrites, Zinc, and Ozone-depleting chemicals. Hangsterfer’s stable and superior lubricants perform at their optimum to extend tool and machine life. All Hangsterfer’s soluble oils are formulated to provide rust control, extended sump life (bio-stable) and contain anti-weld properties. The many benefits include increased speeds and feeds, protection of machine tool parts, reduction of work-piece temperature, tramp oil resistance, control of bacteria and fungus growth (bio-stability), enhancement of tool life and improvement of surface finish.

For more information Web: www.Hangsterfers.com

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Dowel Engineering : Benchmarking the standards

Mr. Pravinbhai Dudakiya - Managing Director, Mr. Tejas Dudakiya - Technical Director, Dowel Machinery Pvt. Ltd.

MPL established with the motto of manufacturer & supply, next generation hydraulic presses and steel fabricated machinery. The company is equipped with most modern manufacturing facilities, highly qualified team of engineers, having latest mother machinery. ‘DMPL’ having extensive marketing network supported by effective after sales service, which has kept us close to be ideals in tune with its markets & customers. The promoter of the company belongs to the ‘DOWEL’ group, who is leading and in this industry since last 30 years and having more than 3200 end users, which include many national and international reputed companies. Our production range is too wide, as well as also expert to make “Application Selling Presses”. On basis of requirement and demand of current stream, customers

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ask special purpose machinery, which give them high productivity as well as accurate quality. We have decided to manufacture heavy duty and high capacity machinery having latest modern technology. On platform of wide experience in the industry, The ‘DMPL’ established in 2007 & become a one of the rapid growing company. The company had supplied many special designed as well as S.P.M. as per customer specific requirement. It’s our great pleasure to see many reputed company’s name in our esteem users list. ‘DMPL’ prefers “Make On Order” basis or principal. Whatever the customer requires or company requires they will surely manufacturing those presses and if possible they may try to develop more and more presses and not restrict themselves to like their competitors. DMPL’ is equipped with most modern manufacturing facilities having all mother machinery like, Lathes, Drills, Shaping, Hydraulic Press, honing, grinding, CNC lathe, all precision measuring instruments, CNC Profile Cutting Machine & hand tools. ‘DMPL’ has highly qualified team of engineers with extensive marketing network supported by effective after sales service. We apply the most modern techniques in the designing field. The CAD/CAM is widely used and the personnel are highly qualified. The company has own developed & upgraded CAD/ CAM facilities to enhance machine’s design. The company has one office & service center in hard of city in 380-sq./m area. The main plant of the company is located at Veraval (Shapar), which 15 km. far from Rajkot. The main Plant had 2000 sq./m land area. The company has well-furnished offices as well as CAD/

CAM designing center as well as R & D Center. The company is registering with factory act under 1948 & 1963 & labor acts.

Product Range ‘DMPL’ is manufacturing Hydraulic Presses from 5 ton to 500 tonnes & range are as under: ● Hand & Power operated Hydraulic Press ● Hand Cum Power Operated Hydraulic Press ● ‘C’ frame Hydraulic Press ● Fix & Close frame Hydraulic Press ● Submersible Hydraulic Press ● Double or More Cylinder Hydraulic Press ● Mobile Cylinder Hydraulic Press ● Mobile Body & Cylinder Hydraulic Press ● Horizontal Hydraulic Press ● Paper / Plastic / Agriculture etc. Waste Scrape Baling Press ● Metal Scrape Baling Press ● Bag Baling Press ● 2-Pillar or 4-Pillar Hydraulic Press ● Hydraulic Deep Drawing Press with Die Cushion & Blank Holder type ● Coin Press ● Cutting / Bending / Punching Press ● PLC / NC / CNC operated Hydraulic Press ● Iron Worker ● Other SPMs & Application Selling Press ‘DMPL’ is equipped with most modern R & D Department. ‘DMPL’ has highly qualified team for R & D with extensive experience & knowledge. We apply the most modern techniques in the R & D. The CAD/CAM is widely used in R & D. The company has own developed & upgraded R & D center.

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Weldor : The synergy of quality & perfection

eldor Engineering Pv. Ltd. is into Manufacturing of Sheet Metal Forming Machines since last 50 Years now. The journey to success starts from a small unit where first of all Mechanical Press Brake & Shearing Machines manufactured. Then slowly the phase changes and the small unit became one of the biggest Press Brake & Shearing Manufacturing Company in India with one of the best plant facilities available in the region. The Company has achieved many milestones during the course. The company has the spread in around 5.5 acre of land with a constructed area of around 95,000 Sq. Feet. The company has all mother equipments required in production line. The in-house plant facilities gives us an edge over other small scale manufacturers who outsource the same. We enjoy the reputation of Quality Machine Manufacturers since last 50 Years. The machines are all Capital Machines and hence most of the buyers look forward to quality product. There we enjoy a big market share. Also since last

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10 years Indian market is booming with exceptional recession in 200708. Also the GDP growth of INDIA is high. We are expecting a tremendous market for the coming 4-5 years at least. After 2007-08 recession we have doubled our production to fulfill the booming market demands by increasing our infrastructure & plant & machineries. Also again we have planned to increase the production rate to double its existing production at present. Thus we can cut down the cost of overheads and the quality will improve accordingly. Also we are developing CNC versions of all our machines which will improve the quality of the machines and attract more customers towards Weldor. We have a very simple Policy of Quality to stand out in the competition of Machine Tool Industry. The Quality Policy says Produce the Quality Machines, Retain the same Quality & Improve the Quality. Thus Produce, Retain & Improve Quality policy has worked wonders for us till now and we are sure it will work in future as well. In fact, this policy is like thumb rule in any industry and in any market. We stuck to our policy and enjoying the biggest share of Indian Machine Tools Metal Forming Industry. The company is aiming at taking the maximum advantage of the booming future domestic as well as international market. In the international market Indian Machines are more preferred to Chinese Machines and hence, looking forward to the same as well. Apart from all these the Company would like to retain its leading position in conventional machines and to make even bigger impact with CNC Machines.

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Godson Bending System : Pioneers of sheet metal forming business

ODSON’s 30 years old pioneering experience and on-going research for input of modern technology is a source of strength the name “GODSON” has become renowned in sheet metal forming industries like coach building, steel furniture, refrigeration, control panel manufacturing, textile machinery manufacturers etc. Since 1983, the progress pace has been faster and GODSON has sufficient infrastructure to meet the near future demand for development. Our machines like Plate Bending Machine, Pinch cum Pyramid type Plate Bending Machine etc... With pneumatic clutch are already in use with our clients. We have also exported machines to U.A.E. Sultanate Of Oman, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mauritius etc.

Product Portfolio : Various Machines List ● Plate Bending Machines

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● 3 Roll Standard Pyramid Type Bending Machine ● 3/4 Roll Double Pinch Type (Mechanical/Hydro-Mechanical) ● 3 Roll Variable Center Double Pinch Type Plate Bending Machine ● 4 Roll Double Pinch Type Pyramid Type Bending Machine ● 2 Roll Plate Bending Machine ● Section Bending Machine ● Turret Punch Press ● Shearing Machine ● Roll Forming Machine ● Hydraulic Press Brake Machine ● Hydraulic Steel Worker ● Power Press Machine ● Power Corner Notcher Machine ● Pipe/Tube Bending Machine ● Hydraulic Press Machine ● Treadle Shearing Machine ● Treadle Corner Notcher ● Hand Operated Press Brake

Quality : We are a quality conscious company and adhere to internationally recognized quality standards in all our production procedures. A dedicated quality control unit is there within our world class production unit which performs a range of quality checking at every stage of production, right from raw material collection to quality testing and shipment. In addition to this, we also have a strategically designed customer support system to facilitate speedy delivery of products within the stipulated time period. There is also an in-house Research & Development center working round the clock for continual improvement of our products and technologies.

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Electronics Devices Worldwide Pvt. Ltd. : Think Global Act Local

Mr. Nimesh Chinoy – Director Electronic Devices

Q. Please brief us about company’s global reach & latest initiatives? Electronics Devices Worldwide Pvt Ltd is a leading manufacturer of Inverter based machinery since 1974. We are brand leaders in Induction Cap Sealing, & Induction Heating Machines, Die-electric Pre-heaters & SigmaWeld Welding Inverters. We have now exports to more than 70 countries including the USA, Europe and Africa. With our in house Research and Development team we constantly keep updating the technology for Energy Efficient equipments which heat, seal or Weld with repeated and consistent quality performance at lowest possible energy consumption. We have now a full fledged automation team to take care of the ever growing Automation needs in Welding, Induction Heating and Induction Capsealing.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India? How do you plan to position these products? We have three product lines SigmaTherm (Induction Heat Treatment Equipments) , SigmaCapseal (Induction Cap Sealing Equipments for Packing Solutions) and SigmaWeld( Digital Welding Inverters for ARC, TIG, MIG and SAW Applications). SigmaTherm caters to the ever grow-

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ing automobile sector for Forging, Hardening, Annealing, Tempering, Brazing, Bright Annealing applications etc. We also manufacture the complete automated Hardening and Tempering lines for steel bars. We have done many projects which have been first time in the world like online hardening for Engine Valves etc. SigmaCapSeal is the pioneer and market leader in capsealing solutions for Food, Pharma, Cosmetic, Lubricant, Oil Industries. We are the global partners for many multinational companies for the packaging solutions. We have generated many innovative product lines for Plastic and glass containers. Our most recent developments have been the break though technology for Metal to Metal Sealing of Drums Enclosures and Tin Containers for temper evidence and leak proof packaging. SigmaWeld series of Digital Welding Inverters cater to the Indian metal working industry for the Arc, Tig, Mig, SAW welding applications. We are one of the few manufactures with 100% indigenous technology. SigmaWeld has features that can compete with any leading multinational brand, customized for the Indian Working conditions and Indian Welders. SigmaWeld welding inverters save upto 40% energy compared to traditional welding equipments existing in the market.

and international markets (import substitutes) We belive in working closely with the end users (customers) and proving customized solution which helps the increase their productivity and reduce running costs by energy saving and long life of equipments.

Q. What is the top line product range & Is there any plans to launch new products? We have new product launches planned for the Q4 of 2013 and Q1 of 2014 in all our product lines, Touch Screen based Induction Sealing equipments which have higher production capacities and many new quality control sensors. Induction heaters for Pre and Post weld heat treatment are also due for launch in Q1 of 2014. Many new models for TIG welding and MIG welding are in pipeline for 2014 launch.

Q. What is your vision for your company? EDWPL, is commited to providing cutting edge technologies, in our chosen field, which are Energy Efficient, Environmental Friendly add Value to Customers globally and benefits of which contribute to the society. We believe that MADE IN INDIA tag is something we are proud of and can compete with anyone, anywhere globally.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India? EDWPL, was founded on the basis of making Indian products with global standards for the Indian

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BUSINESS NEWS

Making the Hard Easy With

HardMill End Mills

ule number one when machining high hardness materials is the harder the material, the greater the demands placed on the cutting tool. To mitigate the negative effects on cutting tools brought on by reduced cycle times, TaeguTec has introduced HardMill, a new solid carbide end mill dedicated towards high-speed machining of high hardness materials. With tougher application requirements demanded from the mold and die and aerospace industries, TaeguTec has applied an advanced coating on the HardMill line grade, the TT5505, in order to

improve on current offerings in the market right now. Its improved tool life and coating is a direct result of the ultrafine grain size substrate which, in the end, provides excellent surface finish. While this is a dedicated cutting tool for high-speed machining of hardened workpieces, the end mill’s optimized shape gives the user levels of resistance to wear and tear that increases productivity and offers greater performance while at the same time, its superior radius and shaft tolerances enables for precise finishing operations. TaeguTec’s new end mill is available in 645 standard items and comes in three types: flat, radius and ball nose types. The HardMill is also available in a wide selection of neck legths covering a broad range of applications for the mold and die, aerospace and general machining sectors. A further advantage of the HardMill is its precision and stability due to its improved “R” accuracy and diameter tolerance. The best solution for highspeed machining of high hardness steel from one of Asia’s metalworking leaders is accentuated by the PVD coated TT5505 grade, a new ultrafine substrate with resistance properties that improves tool life and offers excellent surface finish. Real-world case studies against some of the biggest competitors in the business have found that TaeguTec’s HardMill series of flute, radius and ball nose types have substantially increased tool life. For more information, Web: www.taegutec.com

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MHI Launches New “MVR- Ex” Double-column, 5-Face Milling Machine

itsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed development of and introduced the “MVR-Ex,” a new model in the MVR Series of double-column 5-face milling machines that is one of MHI’s leading large-size machine tool product lines. The new model incorporates the same main spindle internal cooling technology used ultra-high-precision machine tools, and is the first double-column machine tool in Japan to feature thermostabilized columns as standard equipment. Thermostabilization ensures superior machining precision by suppressing column deformation caused by fluctuations in the ambient temperature. The MVR-Ex features a highspeed main spindle capable of 8,000 rotations per minute (min-1) as standard equipment. Main spindle expansion and bearing heating are suppressed by an internal cooling mechanism incorporated into the

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main spindle and ram*, enhancing heavy-duty machining capability during both low-speed machining and high-speed, high-precision finishing of molds and other workpieces. In addition, thermostabilized columns enable factors such as column tilt and contraction (which cannot be addressed by conventional compensation mechanisms) to be suppressed to within 6µm per 500mm on both the X and Y axes. The MVR-Ex is also less affected by environmental changes at the installation site, and features a more rigid saddle and cross rails to enable high-power, stable cutting even when the ram is extended to 800mm. A 15-inch control panel screen, roughly twice the size of earlier offerings, has been adopted for enhanced display of necessary information. Other operatorfriendly features include improved maintenance screens and simple centering during workpiece setup, as well as a remote monitoring

maintenance service function to enable the machine’s operating status to be remotely monitored by MHI’s service center for swift servicing response in the event of malfunction detection. The latest numerical control (NC) programs are also supported, along with an array of attachments that includes a right-angle head for machining lateral faces without a setup change. For environmental compatibility the MVR-Ex is equipped with features such as a power regenerative function for the main spindle and servo motor, and LED lighting. These and other energy-saving features result in a reduction in CO2 emissions of approximately five tons per year in comparison to previous models. The MVR Series, originally launched in 2003, has been widely acclaimed for its outstanding machining precision and productivity. To date, close to 1,000 units have been delivered, primarily for use on production floors in plants making molds, industrial machinery, construction machinery, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and other industrial products. Now, the MVR-Ex takes machining performance to an even higher plane. With the introduction of the new MVR-Ex, MHI has not only responded to the replacement needs of existing users but also set the stage for proactively winning new users who seek more advanced equipment.

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PEOPLE AT THE HELM

V. Siddappa of Vaddigiri - A machine tool designer par excellence Technology Centre, a design consultancy wing and contributed to the design of forty machine tools for different companies in India. Later, Mr. Siddappa launched Vaddigiri Factory Automation P. Ltd in 1991. Mr. Siddappa was adjudged as the Best Designer and was bestowed the PMT Trust Award in 1986 – a national award for design of flexible manufacturing cell. He is also the recipient of the ‘Bharat Udyog Ratan Award’ in 1999 for his contribution to the machine tool technology and industry.

Manufacturing Excellence

Mr. V. Siddappa, the ‘Design Wizard’ and the Founder Chairman of Vaddigiri Factory Automation Pvt. Ltd.

yderabad-based Vaddigiri Factory Automation P. Ltd. (VFA for short), is an accomplished manufacturer of flexible machining centers, custom-built machines and automatic loading and unloading systems, manipulators, gantry loaders and allied high-tech machines. The Promoter, Mr. V. Siddappa is an M. Tech with specialization in design and production engineering from the Regional Engineering College, Warangal. He joined HMT Hyderabad as a Specialist Trainee and served the PSU for nearly two decades as designer of machines, and R & D engineer before heading the Flexible Manufacturing Systems Group of HMT. Armed with this vast experience and technical expertise, Mr. Siddappa started the V & V Advance

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His company today manufactures and supplies high precision machines such as rotary indexing machines, flexible machining centers, deep hole drilling / gun drilling machines, valve seat generating and gun reaming machines, special purpose milling machines, CNC / conventional machines by reverse engineering, head changer for flexible multispindle operations, and assembly machines. All these machines are developed with an emphasis on meeting the customer’s prime requirements, Keeping in mind, like process capability, productivity and reliability ,TPM suitable for line machines, high quality and user friendliness. The company has developed a flexible machining centre which can be used as full-fledged horizontal machining centre (HMC), vertical machining centre (VMC) , horizontal multi-spindle centre, and vertical multi-spindle centre. The FMC can be used as an HMC or VMC by repositioning of headstock

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machine is designed to press 7 cam bushes in one bush pressing stroke. This is an unmanned machine except for the loading of bushes. It is suitable for 6-cylinder and 4-cylinder blocks.

1. CNC single spindle piston boring SPM with NT tooling, a 3-in1 CNC special purpose for high dynamics integrated with NT tool correction system for semi finish in forward with feed rate of 1000 mm/min; finish in reverse for boring piston bores of cylinder block and rear chamfer. In one set-up, this machine replaces three machines i.e. a rough boring machine, finish boring machine and a rear chamfer machine!

3. CNC 10-spindle drilling SPM for drilling 30 water holes in cylinder block by vertical indexing. This is a high-tech unmanned machine with auto transfer of components. It is suitable for 6-cylinder and 4-cylinder blocks. It has multi-spindle boxes, the box size being 800 x 1200 mm with the number of spindles ranging from 4 to 40. The other machines manufactured by the company for cylinder block machining include: CNC broaching SPM, Closing cap fitting SPM (38 caps on 5 faces), and CNC line boring SPM for crank bore. VFA has recently developed a General Purpose vertical broaching machine with maximum pulling force of 10T & Stroke 1250 mm / 1650 mm. VFA has a sprawling machine building facility, with 150 specialized vendors. It has an impressive list of customers representing different segments of the industry. It includes Force Motors, Pune; Man Force Trucks, Pithampur; Tata Motors, Pune; Simpson, Chennai; kinetic Engineering, Pune; Kalyani Forge, Pune; Tecumseh Products, Hyderabad; and TTL, Havells New Delhi. Mr. Siddappaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three daughters and one son qualified in engineering are running different departments and striving to take the company to greater heights. May his tribe increase! P.K. Balasubbramaniian.

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CNC single spindle piston boring SPM with NT tooling (machining unit) with a manipulator by tilting 90 deg. the automatic tool change by operator. The FMC could also be used as a horizontal multispindle centre and multi-spindle centre by interchanging multispindle unit with headstock by the same manipulator.

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Following are some of the notable high-tech CNC special purpose machines built by the company for machining cylinder blocks for heavy commercial vehicles:

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Surface Coating to Protect Engineering Components Abstract Surface coatings play a key role in protecting engineering components and machine parts. Components and machinery part undergo various types of damages due to mechanical wear, erosive and corrosive environment, higher friction, etc, reducing their efficiency and increasing Maintenance cost. Surface coating is one of the ways wherein we can increase the component / part efficiency and reduce maintenance cost. High hardness, lower friction co-efficient, good resistance to erosive / corrosive environment and stability at higher temperatures are some of the inherent important properties which make surface coatings an essential part of the modern engineering industry. There are various processes like Plating, PVD, CVD, Plasma Spry, etc. being used to deposit surface coatings. We discuss these processes along with their advantages ad limitations; We also discuss some new developments in electroless plating technique which have made it possible to deposit novel coatings based on Nickel Boride.

of crores of rupees. In order to minimize failures, increase efficiency and reduce the maintenance time, surfacing coatings are of great help. These are coatings which are harder than steel, have lower wear rate, can withstand higher temperatures and are corrosion resistant. The majority of engineering failures occur because of surface initiated effects such as wear, corrosion and fatigue. Surface coatings offer the potential to prevent failure and often to reduce cost. Surface coating selection is an important part of design for manufacture spectrum. Surface coatings have significant advantages over the mechanisms that lead to failure. A key benefit is that it may be possible to product a desired tribological behavior without a costly change to design or material. Surface properties can be manipulated in order to provide certain advantages, such as: ● ● ● ● ●

Longer service life Ability to tolerate greater loads Low cost maintenance Resistance to corrosion Environmental gains and conservation of resources

Introduction With rapid change in global scenario, industries worldwide are facing tough competition. High productivity, new product development and lower cost of production are the norms. In order to achieve these norms, the production lines have to work at their optimum efficiency and there is less time available for maintenance. This leaves almost no space for breakdown maintenance and downtime. In case of automobile industry alone, machine downtime due to tool / die changing, failure of cutting tools, etc. costs a loss

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These are just a few attributes of the many cost saving benefits that can be realized from surface coatings. New applications in coatings and surface treatment technology are helping manufacturers to overcome the cost and disruption of recurrent machinery faults caused by component wear and failure. Technologies originally developed for the aerospace ad semiconductor industries are now being used to improve the wear and resilience of metal surfaces across a wide range of high performance

and high temperature industrial applications. The benefits can be significant. By extending the life of tools and moulds, the technology can help to reduce plant downtime, expensive repairs and maintenance and improve process performance.

Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) PVD coatings are a fraction of a millimeter thick, harder than steel and are available in a wide variety of compositions to suit the application. PVD surface treatments are applied in a precise, environmentally safe way by deposition from a plasma state through a high vacuum process which ultimately enhances the tool’s characteristics with good adhesion, high hardness and wear resistance. The actual process is carried out in a SS vacuum chamber using pure metals as evaporation material. Depending on the type of a coating required, a variety of reactive gases are introduced in the chamber. The deposition temperatures can range from 200o to 500o C. Hence, most of the engineering alloys can be easily coated. PVD typically produce coating thicknesses that range from 1-8 um. A number of PVD coatings are now available. These include more conventional coatings such as TiN, CrN, TiC, TiCN used in conventional applications like cutting, drilling, dies and moulds, etc. Other set of advanced PVD coatings called as alloyed coatings (AlTiN, TiSiN, etc,) nano structure coatings and a range of DLC (a-DLC., ac-DLC etc.) coatings are used in high end applications such as dry and high speed machining, high temperature corrosion, hot forging, etc. In case of other advanced coatings such as MOST (Tin +MoS2), one can even eliminate the lubrication media.

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These coatings are even applied on auto components such as piston rings and fuel injectors. PVD coating process has a few drawbacks. The first and foremost is it is a line of sight process; hence it is very difficult to coat intricate sections and small pinholes uniformly. The other is one cannot deposit very high layer thickness. This is because of high internal stress of the coatings. This problem can be partly overcome by using the concept of multi-layer coatings where an alternative layer of hard and soft coating is deposited. In some cases, PVD process can be used in conjunction with other surface treatments, such as nitriding, boronizing or ion implanting. PVD coatings can be deposited using various deposition techniques such as cathodic arc, electron beam and magnetron sputtering. Each technique has some inherent advantages over the other, hence depending on the application, a particular deposition technique is selected.

Chemical Vapor Deposition(CVD) CVD coatings are harder than steel, much thicker than PVD coatings, and are available in different compositions. CVD surface treatments are applied in a precise way by deposition from a gas state through a low vacuum process which ultimately enhances the toolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characteristics with good adhesion, high hardness, and wear resistance. The deposition temperatures are in the range of 900 to 1050oC. This is a multi-layer coating consisting of TiC, TiCN and TiN layers. It is also possible to deposit metal oxides layers such as Al2O3 using this technique. The process is carried out in a SS chamber, the tools are first heated to the required temperature under inert atmosphere and then titanium chloride vapour and suitable reactive gases are used to

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deposit nitride ad carbide layers. Total coating thickness of this coating is 10-30um. Due to its higher deposition thickness, these coatings are more suitable for carbides and loose tolerance die and tools. This is advantageous on prefabrication of components, dies and moulds. The coating hardness and surface finish is usually lower than PVD coating. Due to higher deposition temperatures, the tools and dies which are CVD coated need a post heat-treatment. Hence CVD is restricted to materials falling in the grade AISI, and tool steels. Using latest CVD techniques such as plasma assisted CVD (PACVD) and plasma enhanced CVD (PECVD), some of the inherent drawbacks of this process such as high surface roughness and high deposition temperature can be reduced to a certain extent.

Electroless Nickel Boride Coating In the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electroless (autocatalytic) nickel applications were developed and yielded consistently even coating component surfaces having complex geometry. Although those nickel coatings provided internal corrosion benefits and solved the environment problems of hard chrome, they did not address wear resistance, friction and heat management. People have tried to achieve the above mentioned properties by incorporating Boron in Ni plating. Producing NiB coating on a consistent basis was a difficult task. The major challenges in this technology were a) Inability to achieve boron content levels that would yield optimum results (5 to 6 wt % boron and remaining Ni) b) Inherent instability and volatility of the electroless autocatalytic chemical reaction c) Inability to achieve a consistent and reproducible coating d) Capacity to create a cost-effective deposition system. With the advances made in plating technology, it is

now possible to deposit NiB coating on a consistent and cost-effective manner. For deposition of NiB, following steps are followed: a) Surface cleaning b) Surface activation c) Electroless plating (bath temperature 90o C d) Precipitation hardening (2154 to 370o C) The deposited films show excellent bonding with substrate. Before precipitation hardening, the NiB film is in amorphous form which transforms to Ni3B crystalline phase after hardening. The coating has a columnar structure, and its surface looks like a cauliflower under microscope. This coating shows hardness levels upto 1400 Hv and has a friction coefficient of 0.1. The coating is actually a mixture of two phases of a soft NiB phase and a hard Ni3B phase. NiB soft phase (due to presence of boron) in the coating matrix acts as a self-lubricating phase, reducing contact friction. The hard phase of Ni3B reduces wear. In addition to these properties, this coating has a non-stick property (lotus leaf effect) which entails very less wet ability with water.

Conclusion In the end, it should be kept I mind that all surface coatings will perform to their optimum when they are applied judiciously. Each treatment has its own advantages and disadvantages. One has to keep these in mind during usage. This involves a lot of work on the part of surface coater as well as the enduser to understand the complex system of surface coating, substrate and the working conditions. [Paper presented at VBS-Maintech 2007]

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Zicom 2.0 Takes Industry By Storm!!

Mr. Pramoud Rao, Managing Director, Zicom

hen you sell off two of the most profitable units of your company at the peak of your growth curve, well, what do you do next? You simply reinvent yourself and start a new curve. A very warm welcome to the fascinating world of Zicom 2.0. The business decision of Zicom In 2010 to sell two units – Building Solutions Group and Special Projects Group, which were mainly focused on government and institutional sales – to Schneider Electric India, the Indian arm of French energy company Schneider Electric, encouraged Zicom to reinvent itself in the services sector as an IT enabled electronic security provider. Zicom Electronic Security Systems Limited, the BSE and NSE listed Rs 6.9 billion security major has come a long way since its inception. The new-age Zicom 2.0 has successfully transitioned from a security company to an IT driven company using the power of IT enabled services effectively since 2010. Leveraging on its strong brand, infrastructure and distribution platform, Zicom India has grown rapidly in a short span of time and has emerged

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as the leading Indian brand in security products and services. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Zicom SaaS Private Ltd, as the pioneering provider of the new age mantra for security in India, introduced the unique concept of Electronic Security as a Service (ESaaS) to enterprises and housing societies to provide cloud based remote monitoring systems and business intelligent support. It offers remotely managed security services on a Recurring Monthly Revenue (RMR) model. E-SaaS remotely monitors retail shops, retail chains, bank branches, ATMs, residences/societies etc. using electronic security equipments and offers security services through state-of-theart Zicom Command Centre (ZCC). Mr. Pramoud Rao, Managing Director, Zicom India says, “It is through our track record of pioneering various security concepts, organic and inorganic initiatives, that we have been able to strongly position ourselves as the new-age IT enabled Electronic Security Services provider. We look forward to being a highly credible global player in electronic security services.” Zicom Electronic Systems Ltd,

the flagship company of Zicom Group is one of India’s largest security solutions and service provider. Its operations include sourcing and distribution of branded products with a pan India network. Zicom Electronic Systems is all set and geared up to launch its new age prestigious products and services likeHybrid Mini DVR, Alarm Panel and Zuno soon. Advanced Security Training and Management, another arm of Zicom Group is a Public Private Partnership between National Skill Development Corporation and Zicom India that aims to promote skill development. The institute offers certified, high quality training programs to security professionals and students incorporating state-ofthe-art technology and best practices in security management.With a strong brand recall, Zicom is headquartered in Mumbai. Since its inception, the group has constantly introduced customized products and services relevant to its market. Some of the key products from the bouquet of products include CCTV Surveillance System, Video Door Phones, Access Control System, Intruder Alarm System and Fire Alarm and Protection Systems etc. Having a strong connect with leading domestic and international Original Equipment Manufacturers, Zicom India’s operations spread across five countries – India, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Brazil. In India, Zicom’s operations are spread across 1100 cities with network over 2,000 channel partners. Founded in 1994 by Mr. Manohar Bidaye and Mr. Pramoud Rao, Zicom Group, over the years received numerous awards for excellence in their operations. Some of the recent awards bagged by Zicom are ‘INC India Innovative Award 2013’, ‘Most Innovative brand in Electronic Security- 2013’, ‘Most Innovative Products- 2013’ amongst others. If you are looking at mastering change, Zicom 2.0 promises to show the way; a fully secured electronic highway to success.

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Zicom wins ‘Best Security Application in Retail’ award

From L-R Mr. Gaurav Marya, (Chairman, Franchise India), Mr. Vikram Raizada, (Exe Director & Chief Exe Officer, Tara Jewels Ltd.), Mr. Pramoud Rao (Managing Director, Zicom) & Mrs. Salome Chavan (Business Manager – Saas Enterprise, Zicom).

icom has won an award for ‘Best Security Application in Retail’ from Indian Retail Congress 2014 organised by Franchise India, the pioneer of franchise sector in India. This is the biggest awards for the retail industry which recognizes the achievements of India’s most successful retailers and brands across multiple categories in terms of business performance, customer experience, innovation and leadership in the retail sector. “We are proud to receive this award because it attracted varied nominations across categories from some of the best names in the industry,” says Mr. Pramoud Rao, Founder Managing Director, Zicom Electronic Security Systems Ltd. “The recognition is greatly motivating and I extend my gratitude to our consumers across India,” adds Mr. Rao.

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Based on an aggressive marketing campaign and owing to its uniqueness, the attendance for the awards night was remarkable. With a footfall of more than 500 people, various retail stalwarts were honored with prestigious awards at the glorious event held recently in New Delhi. Zicom Electronic Security Systems Limited, the BSE and NSE listed Rs 6.9 billion security major has come a long way since its inception. The new-age Zicom 2.0 has successfully transitioned from a security company to an IT driven company using the power of IT enabled services effectively since 2010. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Zicom SaaS Private Ltd, as the pioneering provider of the new age mantra for security in India, introduced the unique concept of Electronic Security as a Service (E-SaaS) to enterprises and housing societies to provide cloud based remote monitoring systems and business intelligent support. It offers remotely managed security services on a Recurring Monthly Revenue (RMR) model. E-SaaS remotely monitors retail shops, retail chains, bank branches, ATMs, residences/ societies etc. using electronic security equipments and offers security services through state-of-the-art Zicom Command Centre (ZCC).

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Dräger : 125 years of providing… Technology for Life

Mr. Shreesh Nadgouda Executive Vice President, Dräger Safety India Pvt. Ltd.

Q. Dräger is a leading manufacturer & supplier of Personal Protection, Safety, Emergency and fire safety equipment, please share some of your milestones & achievements? Also how would Dräger Safety In India be different from its presence in India Earlier. Dräger is an international leader in the fields of medical & safety technology that has been active in India since 1946. In the beginning, Dräger had been in a joint venture collaboration which continued for around 56 years. However, mapping & addressing

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India’s specific safety market needs with Dräger’s expertise, Dräger Germany established its independent and fully owned subsidiary in India (Dräger Safety India Pvt. Ltd.) in 2013. Today, Dräger is a trusted brand in the Indian market, with a strong presence in markets like Fire and Safety, Mining, Petrochemical and Heavy metal. Through its continuous efforts, Dräger has reached out and built a strong connect with the customers last but not least with its after sales service. With Dräger‘s legacy and industry expertise, the company in its new ‘avtaar‘, is all set to implement a value creation exercise for its valued customers which moves from providing safety products to creating application based solutions. Talking about milestones, Dräger has a long history that goes back to the time when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first mountaineers to have conquered Mount Everest, used Dräger’s breathing apparatus as a part of their tool kit to achieve this feat. Dräger set several milestones in the Indian safety industry. Our foray into mining for example helped us achieve one of the key positions of providing support for rescuing miners during rescue services for several years.

Q. Can you elaborate more about the product portfolio & its applications? Dräger develops ‘Technology For Life‘ – this is our guiding philosophy. We believe in protecting, supporting and saving people‘s lives. In industries like Firefighting, Oil & Gas, Mining, Heavy Metals & Petrochemical, workers are constantly exposed to hazardous, accidental and life endangering

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situations. These challenges require that workers are provided with quality safety equipment. We manufacture products like breathing apparatus, gas detectors, escape respirators, firefighting helmets to name a few, that are based on these technology platforms. The application of these products is varied and wide but they are all designed with an understanding that human life is of prime importance. Our commitment to quality goes well beyond statutory requirements. Our products are designed and manufactured to live up to the most rigorous standards in the industry – our own. Further information can be accessed through our website – http:// www.draeger.com/sites/en_in/ Pages/default.aspx

Q. Which are the some of your pioneering products that you introduced in the market recently or are there any plans to launch new products? Dräger’s breathing apparatus Sets, are reknown in the market, not only in India but also globally. Dräger has been manufacturing its advanced breathing apparatus including the CFK cylinders for more than a decade. This has been our pioneering product in the Safety Division. We lay immense emphasis on R&D and continuous innovation. The feedback that we receive from the industry propels us to innovate products that meet and supersede customer expectations. One such result was the launch of an emergency escape mask (Parat Mask) which is uniquely designed to be an escape tool during fire emergencies. Likewise, we introduced a communication system to be used in tandem with our breathing apparatus. We also offer an upgrade module for our customers to upscale their breathing apparatus, keeping it in sync with the latest communication

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technology and more ergonomically designed back plates. It is an ongoing & elaborate process & we intend to launch innovative products on a regular basis.

Q. How do you foresee “India” as a potential market, what are the prospects? The safety industry in India is growing at a fast pace. The concept of safety has been embraced openly now with the large industrial developments & safety norms being part of the corporate mandate. The awareness towards safety is taking advanced steps now. People are more willing to shift from using nonconformance products to conformance products (non specified products to using specified products). And also to products that meet high specifications and comfort requirements. Overall, it’s a good sign in terms of people being more approachable and receptive towards safety. In fact, in most organizations, safety is high priority and the management team is often part of the safety team. Providing high quality safety products and solutions therefore is a minimum expectation that customers have from a safety product supplier. We foresee that this growth in the Indian market will sustain in accelerated mode and will grow in the years to come. Dräger has acknowledged this fact.

Q. What are your strategies to improve the Dräger ‘s position in Indian & global market as well? Growth is something that all of us desire and we have witnessed exponential growth of Dräger in the last three years. Our strategy is simple. We aim to have a strong foundation in the market by establishing our brand name. We want to be recognized as the key solution provider in safety. We want our products to touch key target segments

that we have identified, namely Oil & Gas, fire services, petrochemical, heavy metal and mining industry. Within these segments, we have several application fields that are clearly defined. So if we focus on the key segments and application markets that we have culled out, our organization is bound to grow. Dräger has been a leading brand for many years and we aim to keep pushing this.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving the fire protection industry? The biggest technological trend that is driving the fire protection industry is modernization. The industry is more open and is receptive to technology. From the conventional ways of firefighting, the fire protection industry is now adopting new technologies, bringing in the expertise of IT and the technological advancements of mechanical products and instrumentation to make safety a priority in this sector. Focused efforts are being made towards designing products like communication systems and telemetry, innovative breathing apparatus, etc. that will help firemen to fight fire without worrying about their safety.

Q. What is your vision to scale up Dräger‘s brand equity in the industry ? To keep it simple, we will focus on fundamentals, strengthening them and continuously working on them. This means believing and living by our guiding philosophy of “Technology for Life”. We plan to keep customers at the forefront in all our strategic decisions. We aim to deliver quality products and solutions through a dedicated, trained and experienced workforce. With this we have the goal that the Dräger flag will keep flying higher as it has been for the past 125 years.

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A made in India brand revolution Mr. Sanjeev Sehgal, Managing Director Sparsh

Q Sparsh has gained remarkable positioning in the security industry; please share some of its milestones & achievements? Established in 2002, Sparsh is pioneer and leader in manufacturing CCTV video surveillance products in India with product presence in more than 10 countries, presence in more than 100 cities in India, channel strength of more than 1500 and manufacturing more than a million security equipments every quarter. Sparsh has revolutionized the Indian security market by being India’s first company to manufacture CCTV cameras in India in 2007 and in just span of six years, Sparsh, today is the pioneer and leader in the security industry having global footprints. Our focus on indigenous designing and manufacturing of technologically advanced electronic security devices has put India on the global map for designing and manufacturing high quality and technologically advanced CCTV video surveillance products. In short “Sparsh strives to have Global Footprint for ‘Made in India’ Products”. Sparsh has won admiration and trust of its partners, customer and industry as large and has a proven track record of a lot of firsts, technical

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advancement, corporate maturity, and achievements and has won many awards, some which are as follows: • Best Security Solution Provider (NCN 2012) • Technology Evangelist of the year (VAR India 2012) • “Top 100 Most Trusted Companies in India” (VAR India 2012 & 2013) • “Leaders of Tomorrow” in Electrical and Electronics category. (ET Now-IndiaMART 2010) • “Best Security System Company” by South Asia’s most popular electronics magazine (Electronics For You (EFY) 2009, 2010 & 2011) • Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence in Manufacturing (ElcinaDun & Bradstreet 2009) • “Entrepreneurial Company of the Year 2007- CCTV” Frost & Sullivan award.

Q Could you brief us about overall business activities of Sparsh (tieups, associations, reach, network)? Sparsh has been at the forefront for introducing new CCTV technology in the Indian market. As a result of our focus on innovation, quality and customer service, many multinationals have chosen to work closely with us including but not

limited to Sony Electronics, Texas Instruments and Aptina. Sparsh has a PAN India network with more than 1500 resellers compromising of C&F, franchisees, distributors, dealers, channel partners, system integrators and enterprise SI’s. We have presence in more than 100 cities in India and we target to increase our partners to 3000 having presence in more than 150 cities in next fiscal. We aspire to be a true Indian company with global outlook having worldwide presence, and therefore we have increased focus on global partners. We have our participation in major international security trade shows like Security China in Beijing, INTERSEC in Dubai & SECUTECH in Taiwan wherein we want to spot the potential distributors, dealers or an OEM for our range of CCTV Surveillance products. We already have separated our international sales department and have special focus on emerging markets including South Asia, Middle East & Africa.

Q Can you elaborate more about the product portfolio & its applications? Our product portfolio includes: CCTV Camera Digital Video Recorder IP Camera Analog Speed Dome IP Speed Dome Video Management Software CCTV Accessories

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Q Which are the some of your pioneering products and services you introduced in the market recently or is there any plan to launch the new products? We pioneered the analogue video surveillance category in 2011 and now we are pioneering the category of IP video surveillance which would be our new growth driver. We have engineered and added lot of products in the IP range. Last year we launched our ZSecure IP camera series and have already received overwhelming response for it. We have already bagged good projects and both our analogue and IP products have passed stringent performance and quality tests from NABL approved government lab in India, once again re-sounding our focus of quality and technology at par international standards. Our new ZSecure Video Management Software comes in three different versions Lite, Professional and Enterprise with features and scalability suiting every requirement. It supports features like virtually unlimited camera integration, video analytics, distributed client server architecture, open platform supporting multi brands, multi server support, server failover mechanism, etc. We are launching Mega Pixel IP cameras and would soon be launching Standalone NVR series which would be very helpful in addressing the installation complexity for IP camera, still retaining all benefits of IP but installation friendly like analogue cameras. This would be more like plug and play for IP camera quite similar to how plug and play happens for analogue camera along with DVR. We are also aiming for newer heights in the analogue product domain as well. Our new WD1 DVR series based on Texas Instruments’ new DaVinci™ DM8107 platform has received overwhelming response from partners and customers. This is the next generation DVR series with features like NAS storage support, FTP storage, alarms for www.engrreview.com

crucial events, complete health check up of the DVR, 3G & Wi-Fi enabled, etc. Moreover the next generation compression technology helps the customers save crucial storage requirements thus saving cost. We are already working on supporting all our future product lines with next generation H.265 compression technology, which would further help customers to get an increased ROI on their investments.We have also upgraded our HQIS series from 600 TVL to 700 TVL and would be showcasing 800 TVL and 1000 TVL analogue camera series in IISE, New Delhi. With several traditional free and unreliable DDNS services and reliable one’s converting to fee based services, Sparsh has bridged this gap by launching reliable and secure Sparsh Express DDNS services – Free DDNS services for all Sparsh partners and customers. This service would not only help bridge the gap of a free DDNS service but also provide a platform for customers and partners to manage their Sparsh devices on a single window and at click of a mouse button. We have also integrated our customer care centre with Integrated Voice and Recording System (IVRS) for hassle free support to all our partners and bring customer service to a completely new level. Our dedicated professional team of customer care executives now provides support for all Sparsh products at a single central number. We do not follow the herd mentality of easy low cost imports from China but do them better with our inherent strength in product design, software development and manufacturing. We want to make our customers “Feel Secure” when they buy Sparsh products rather than being unsure about Chinese quality.

Q How do you account R&D activity in your company? Getting the expertise from world’s top companies; Sony Electronics and Aptina in the analogue domain, we are today manufacturing world class

products in the analogue range. In IP range, getting expertise from the leading company; Texas Instruments, Sparsh has developed and launched the next generation IP cameras and also became the first India-based company to launch 4, 8 and 16 channels designed and developed DVR series based on TI’s DaVinci™ DM8107. We would be launching our Mega Pixel IP cameras in IISE, New Delhi from 26th to 29th Septmeber,2013 which are developed with technical expertise from Aptina, one of the leading and popular company in the Mega Pixel space. We have associated with the best and leading companies in each space to support us with the latest and best in class technologies. This in combination with our R&D team and software expertise, what India is known world over for, enables us to design and develop work class products.

Q What has been the growth story of Sparsh? Sparsh has grown at more than 50% CAGR from last five years and would continue to grow by expanding its product portfolio and global footprint. This year we focus at growing more than 50% and consolidate our brand position in different regions in India. We also focus to streamline our channel and expand our reach to more than 150 cities with more than 3000 channel partners. We by our studies hold approximately 8% of the CCTV market share by volume and want to increase our market to more than 10% this year. This year our DVR market share grew by 75% and we aim to have more than 15% of market share in DVRs and 5% in IP cameras by this year end. Q Brief us about future plans of Sparsh? Our future expansion will be both in Analogue and IP video surveillance category, with IP category getting more focus. We have already launched products in this category and aim to complete the IP portfolio by end ENGINEERING REVIEW | MAY 2014 |

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of this fiscal including megapixel IP cameras and network video recorders. We would also be adding 800TVL and 1000 TVL of analogue products to address the increasing demand for high resolution cameras. We are already a leader in the analogue category and our target is to be the leading brand in the IP category as well in next two years. This year we are also focussing on government vertical with Sparsh already registered as an approved DGS&D brand for supply of CCTV cameras and solution to all central and state government bodies. We also aim to expand our global reach and target to achieve 10% of our sales revenue through exports in next two to three years. We have already started exports to more than ten countries including Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Vietnam, and few countries in Europe.

Q You being the Founding Chairman of SPGI, what are your plans to promote this association? SPGI is a group of Key Security Professionals who have come together for the sole and selfless purpose of betterment of the Indian Security Industry. We believe that we need not need to promote the group as we believe that like-minded people will keep on joining without any promotion. In a short span of time, SPGI has become an invincible force and is successfully working in multiple fields which will prove

beneficial to the Indian Security Industry. SPGI has been appointed as a Co-organizer of IISE 2013, associate for Intersec Dubai 2014 and is also an Event Associate for IBEX 2014.

Q How do SPGI will facilitate the industry to promote standards & right products to end users? The main objective of SPGI is driven by the sole motive of structuring the industry and unitedly making a representation in various segments for the growth and benefit of Indian Security professionals and organizations and in turn making the end customer benefit from an organized and structured industry. SPGI has initiated the matter of Standardization of Security Products with BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), who have already initiated the process of formulating Indian Standards for all Electronic Products. BIS has made these standards mandatory for 15 Electronics/IT Products from July’2013. SPGI is in talks with various State Governments so that the taxes are reduced on Security Products and Services. This will not only reduce the burden on Customer’s pocket but shall also ensure healthier competition between good security system providers. Our vision includes India to be put on the world map as a competition to other security equipment manufacturing countries specially China. We are talking to various associates and government bodies to get a preferred status to the

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Security Industry so that it can grow faster and catch up with the other manufacturing countries.

Q How do you foresee “India” as a potential market, what are the prospects? The growing incidences of terrorist attacks (26/11 attack) and other criminal activities have significantly changed the security perception of the Indian customers and various government agencies, which are now looking for better and advanced security products & solutions. The changing socio-economic conditions have made video surveillance a must have for both government and private organizations. The need for security in almost every walk of life is driving the demand for CCTV cameras thus providing attractive business opportunity for multi-nationals, local firms and traders. Based on various estimates, global CCTV market is still growing at double digit rates and Indian market is growing at few times that rate. Asia accounts for over 1/3rd of the global market with India and China driving bulk of the growth. Indian CCTV market has grown at 25-35% CAGR in last few years and we expect growth rates to continue for next 3-5 years. Q What are the issues you need to address that are related to your industry? Despite such a growing market, Indian CCTV market is still much unorganized with many traders flooding the market with inferior imported products. Customers need to be educated so that they can buy the right product for their security needs and get best return on their investment. In addition, government needs to set standards for security devices that can be sold and provide guidelines for import and export of electronic security products. In addition, government needs to create policies to promote local manufacturing of security products. www.engrreview.com

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We help you to select right gloves Q. MARVEL GLOVES being pioneer in hand protection gloves business, what is the strategy behind introducing the industrial Gloves for safety industry? Marvel is a renowned name in safety and Personal protective gloves in India since last three decades. The continuous growth in Industrial sectors has resulted in heavy demand in Industrial safety gloves in India. Government of India firmly believes that without safe, clean environment and healthy working conditions, social and economic growth can not be achieved and that safe and healthy working environment is recognized as a fundamental human right. The changing job patterns and outsourcing of work are posing problems to management of occupational safety and health risks at workplaces.

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New safety hazards and health risks will be appearing along with the transfer and adoption of new technologies. In addition, many of the well known conventional hazards will continue to be present at the workplace till the risks arising from exposure to these hazards are brought under adequate control, Hands plays major part in work and hands safety is prime concern for all workers and Industries. Safety Gloves are mandatory for workers and Industries. Marvel is key player in promoting safety gloves in Indian Industries. Considering the continuous awareness in Industries and General work about work safety, the demand of Safety Gloves and PPE is growing continuously. The work safety of hands is prime concern of Industries units in all sectors to avoid accidents of workers at work place

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and also to optimise productivity with safe environment

Q. According to you what are the markets prospects of protective gloves? There is tremendous potential for the use of protective gloves for General and Industrial safety purpose as hand is a vital organ for working in any field to avoid hand injuries, work accidents, Product optimization, productivity and personal protection. Unfortunately in India only 2~3 % of total labor force in organized and unorganized sector use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and safety Gloves. Due to continuous Foreign Industrial collaborations in all Industrial sectors. The Demand in safety Gloves is growing very fast. It is resulting in continuous demand of protective gloves in Industries and workers to avoid work accidents and loss of life and hand injuries. Thus Market prospects of protective gloves is India are very bright and have a lot of scope for the growth

Q. Could you brief us about overall business activities of your company (tie-ups, associations, reach, network)? Marvel is producing plain and antislip dotted safety gloves and enjoys very high reputation amongst Industries and safety products suppliers. Marvel is exclusive Indian agents for the worlds renowned Gloves producers like RUBBEREX –MALAYSIA, SHOWA GLOVES CO.,JAPAN, HEXARMOR-USA, NIROFLEX-GERMANY. The tie-ups/association with these companies has made MARVEL one of the most reputed and trustworthy name in safety Gloves

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applications? Marvel is producer of seamless knitted plain and non-slip PVC Dotted work gloves. Being multiple purpose and very competitively priced gloves are widely used by Automobile, Engineering, Glass, And General Purpose Industries. Marvel has wide range of International High Quality Gloves range for all types of Industries of SHOWA-JAPAN, RUBBEREX-MALAYSIA, HexArmorUSA, Niroflex-Germany such as 1. RUBBEREX BRAND –MALAYSIA GLOVES –RNF-15 Nitrile Gloves Chemical Resistant used for Auto Assembly and manufacturing, automotive paint shop, battery manufacturing, pesticide, agriculture, leather tanning, chemical Industries-It widely used in Various Indian Industries 2. SHOWA-JAPAN High Technology SAFETY GLOVES which are Chemical and Cut Resistant, Anti-static, Multipurpose suitable for Mechanical Industry, Petrochemistry, Automobile Industry Metallurgical Industry 3. Hex Armor-USA Brand Gloves have a wide range of High Quality Cut Resistant, Puncture Resistant, Needle stick Resistant, Abrasion Resistance, Impact Resistant, Fluid Grip, Waterproof, Weather Resistant, Tactile Gloves. 4. NIROFLEX-GERMANY is a brand name synonymous with safety products for the food processing Industry and has developed x-lite an improved chainmail,compared to other chainmail, niroflex x-lite is more than 30% lighter without reduced performance or safety.

Q. How do you account R&D activity in your company? Marvel continuously does R&D activity by participating and visiting International and Indian safety and PPE Exhibitions to understand the demands of Industries and users and also to upgrade own quality standards and also to import High Quality safety gloves from International Market for Indian Industries. After participation in International PPE/ Safety Exhibition, we collect samples of New types of Gloves developed by other manufacturers from Developed Countries to develop new quality and product with continuous research.

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for your business? In India, there are many companies/ Importers who Import cheap priced and low quality products from China to attract the buyers/users to procure low grade quality and cheaper priced gloves. We have quality policy to maintain our Quality standards by using Good Quality Raw Materials, Strict Quality control and the checking of gloves produced and Marvel believes “CHEAP QUALITY CAN BE LOW PRICED, HIGH QUALITY CAN NOT BE CHEAP” The Quality efforts of Marvel Gloves has won two NATIONAL AWARDS FOR QUALITY PRODUCT from the Presidents of India.

Q. What are the distinguishing facts of global market as against the Indian market? In Indian Market buyers/suppliers always want cheaper and low quality safety gloves as they want to survive and make profit in market on the basis of low quality and price. Marvel is exporting its knitted and dotted Gloves in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland

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on the basis of the quality, delivery schedule and competitive pricing

Q. What are your strategies to improve the Marvel Gloveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position in Indian and global market as well? Marvel has already representing internationally renowned Companies in India and also by exporting own products in Developed European countries and has strengthened sales in Domestic and Global Market. We are regularly participating in International and Domestic Safety/ PPE Exhibitions to improve and strengthen Marvel Gloves Position in Indian and International Market. It has made MARVEL GLOVES a name in safety gloves.

Q. According to you what are the factors affecting to your business? Import of Low priced gloves from China with under invoicing to evade the customs duty is affecting and hurting a lot to Indian Manufacturers. Government is also taking measure to stop these things. All Industrial and manufacturing sectors in India are facing fierce competition in the market due to Heavy Imports and dumping of Low Priced Gloves from CHINA,MARVEL believes that Government of India should impose Anti-dumping duties on import of low priced or to fix minimum cap value on imported gloves to support Domestic Manufacturers and encourage new Manufacturers of Gloves.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving the hand protection gloves industry? Due to awareness of use of Safety/ Protective gloves by users and Industries to improvise their production,

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product optimization by Providing Safety Gloves & Personal Protective Equipment to their workers in work place. Large Scale Industries in Automobile and Auto ancillaries, Oil Field, Ship building, Food Industries, Engineering Industries, Construction, Glass, Chemical, Gas, Steel Industries, ONGC, Power Generating units are using right gloves for their application and use. In coming years, these technological trends will drive the hand Protection Gloves Industry in India. Marvel believes that High Technology & quality Gloves will be manufactured in India during this decade.

Q. What is your vision for MARVEL GLOVES ? Marvel is always known for its reliability, quality and service and customer support. This has made Marvel trustworthy name in India and International Market since three decades. Despite being Market leader, Marvel believes in maintaining trust of the buyer all the time and wants to supply quality safety gloves at competitive price to promote the hands safety in Indian workers and Industries. There are more than 500000 Accidents in workplace and many them result in permanent disability and death of workers, Marvel wants to recommend right gloves for right application and has vision that No worker in workplace should have accident while working.

Indian Agent of worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renowned company EverGlow GERMANY who has very high quality long lasting range of products. Many multiplex buildings and institutes are being constructed in India, they all need Safety Guidance System which aims at guiding persons out of the building as fast and safely as possible. A photo luminescent safety guidance system enhances the escape speed and orientation. It thereby ensures safe and fast escape from the danger in case of fire and smoke development. Recently in the fire in Mumbai Multistoried building 10 people lost their lives due to absence of safety guidance system. The use of safety Guidance system signage can result in saving many human lives in case of fire and smoke.

Q. What are the issues you need to address that are related to your industry? Indian Government and Labor Organization should make mandatory use of the Right Safety Gloves suitable for work application and should advise to make use of Safety Gloves and Personal Protective Equipment in Work places to minimize the work place accidents, accidental death and disability for the progress of India and Indian Industries. Work safety will boost the growth Industries due increased work safety & which will result in progress & growth of Industries.

Q. Does Marvel Group has any plans to add new products in their range in addition to safety Gloves? Yes, Marvel has already added new product Photo luminescent Products & Safety Way Guidance systems and has been appointed

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xacq , part of the Tyco Security Products business of Tyco has introduced the exacqVision IPS3020AP IP Appliance. The exacqVision IPS3020AP is a solution for Video recording, web/ mobile client hosting and local live video display from the same desktop appliance. Up to 64 IP Cameras per appliance which is compatible with over 1800 IP camera models, continuously record up to 200Mbps of video. The appliance includes a powerful VMS. The easy-to-use VMS comes pre-loaded with exacqVision Start VMS software that allows : ● Auto detection of IP cameras for quick, simple setup ● Easy addition of additional IP cameras, up to a total of 64 ● Continuous motion, time or alarm-

based recording configurable per camera ● Search recorded video with a graphical thumbnail search and playback multiple cameras simultaneously ● View an instant replay of video from any camera with exacqReplay ● Easily control PTZ cameras ● Export audio, video and pictures to be easily e-mailed or saved ● Local, Remote, Web, Mobile User Interfaces The device allows you to access live and recorded video on multiple client PCs with free Windows, Mac or Linux client application. exacqVision web server application is pre-installed on the server to access video through web browser or free exacqVision iOS and Android apps.

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Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation J. B. Inamdar, Chief Civil Engineer, Maharashtra Vahatuk Bhavan, Dr. A. NMarg, Mumbai Central, Mumbai - 400008, Maharashtra. T: 022- 23023984 (Deepak Kapoor, VC & MD)

lans to construct 178 godowns at Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj. Location : Bhadrak Orissa Budget : 22.72 Crore Odisha State Agricultural Marketing Board R K Bishal, Asst Engineer, Plot No. 1800 (P), Baramunda, PO Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar-751030, Odisha. T: 0674-2351311, 2351316, F: 2351310, M: 09438670325

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lans to undertake construction of three medical college at Vidisha, Ratlam and Shahdol in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Consultancy bids are invited recently. Location : Shahdol Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Ltd Rajan Khade, DGM (Procurement), 45-A, Arera Hills, Bhopal - 462011. T: 0755-2765196, 205, 2527210, F 0755-2572643, Web: www.mrdc.nic.in

he corporation is seeking architectural & engineering consultancy services for the construction of multi-storied residential complex near 22 godown overbridge under Lalkothi scheme-II, Jaipur (Rajasthan). Completion period: 12 months. Location : Jaipur Rajasthan Budget : 66 Crore National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd Ramakar Mishra, General Manager, NBCC Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Delhi. T: 011-24367314. E: ramakarmishra@yahoo.com

lans construction of library building at government medical college and hospital premises at Aurangabad. Location : Aurangabad Maharashtra Maharashtra Public Works Department U.K. Aaher, Superintending Engineer, PWD Campus, Padampura, Aurangabad. T: 0240-2331174, 2334192.

lans construction of bus-station with commercial complex at Deglor in Nanded division. Location : Nanded Maharashtra Budget : 3.00 Crore

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lans to undertake construction of 120 numbers of type III-c and 480 numbers of type iv-d residential quarters in DAE township at Anupuram. The completion period is 30 days. Location : Anupuram Tamil Nadu Department Of Atomic Energy Chief Engineer, Civil Engineering Division, Kalpakkam - 603 102, Tamil Nadu. T: 044-27482890, E: kmr@igcar.gov.in

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oida Authority is likely to start construction of an underpass at the Model town crossing on NH-24. The authority also plans to construct four cloverleavestwo on either side of the NH-24. The completion is targeted in 18 months. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Box Pushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; technology will be used for this project. Location : Noida Uttar Pradesh Budget : 112 Crore Noida Authority Rajpal Kaushik, Town Planner, Administrative Complex, Sector 6, Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh, T: 0120-2421753, E:stp@noidaauthorityonline.com, (Rama Raman, Chairman & CEO)

Jt. General Manager (Contracts), ] Khanij Bhavan, Masab Tank, Hyderabad T: 040-23590449, F: 23534746, E: contracts@nmdc.co.in. (Narendra Kothari, CMD)

lans construction of 100 bedded MCH wing at Mungeli. The works also include internal and external electrical, hvac, phe, fire fighting and developments works, etc. This project will be undertaken under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation. The completion period is 540 days. Location : Mungeli Chhattisgarh Budget : 12 Crore

he company has got a project from DMRC. The project comprises design and construction of 1.54 km long twin tunnel on Dwarka-Najafgarh metro corridor of phase Ill of Delhi Metro. This is the third contract for underground metro received by HCC since October 2012 under the phase Ill development of Delhi Metro aggregating Rs 1,539 crore. The completion is targeted in 36 months. Location : New Delhi Delhi Budget : 300 Crore Hindustan Construction Company Ltd Sandeep Sawant, DGM-Media Relations, LBS Marg,Mumbai - 400083, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, T: 022-25775959, F: 25777568, M: 09833992874, E: sandeep.sawant@hccindia.com, Web: www.hccindia.com (Ajit Gulabchand, CMD)

lans to undertake construction of 10+2 residential school, ITI and Polytechnic college building at village: Dhanpunji and Chokawada (Near Jagdalpur) District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Location : Bastar District Chhattisgarh Budget : 32.57 Crore NMDC Ltd T S Cherian,

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HSCC India Ltd Rajeev Tyagi, Deputy General Manager (Civil), E-6(A), Sector 1, Noida-201301, Uttar Padesh, T: 0120-2545960, E: r_tyagi@hsccltd.co.in (Gyanesh Pandey, CMD)

lans construction of multistoried academic tower at Zakir Husain Delhi college, New Delhi. Completion period: 540 days. Bids are currently invited. Location : New Delhi Delhi Budget : 59.60 Crore RITES Ltd Raj Kapoor, Sr DGM, CP Division, 3rd floor, rites bhawan-II Plot no.144, Sector 44, Gurgaon, Haryana. T: 0124- 2728217, F: 2576702.

lans construction of nursing hostel blocks at civil hospital campus, Asarwa Ahmedabad.Completion period: 18 months. Bids are currently invited. Location : Ahmedabad Gujarat Budget : 39 Crore Health & Family Welfare Department B C Patel, Superintending Engineer, Project Implementation Unit, PG Hostel Bldg

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PROJECT UPDATE Civil hospital campus, Sector-12, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. T: 079-23231393, 232 31434, F: 23231995. E: piusec10@yahoo.com

lans construction of 100 seated girls post matric ST hostel at Mandla. Bids are currently invited. Location : Mandla Madhya Pradesh Budget : 1.50 Crore Tribal Welfare Department Santosh Shukla, Assistant Commisioner, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. T: 0764-2250622. E: santosh.tribaldevelopment@gmail.com

lans construction of a commercial complex building at Sahkar marg, Lal Kothi, Jaipur. Bids are currently invited. Location : Jaipur Rajasthan Budget : 14 Crore National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd V K Sharma, Chief General Manager, 414-415, Trimurty V-Jay Point, Ashok Marg, Jaipur-302015, Rajasthan. T: 0141-2369556, F: 2369556.

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CCL plans to construct water supply system for power plant. The project comprises engineering, procurement and construction of water supply scheme for supplying 2.00 TMC of water to 2x600 MW Singareni thermal power plant site. Bids are currently invited. Location : Singareni Andhra Pradesh Budget : 199 Crore Singareni Collieries Company Ltd Asadullah Khan, Executive Engineer (Civil), P.O Kothagudem Collieries, Khammam - 507101, Andhra Pradesh, T: 08744-245724, F: 242033, M: 09491888711, (Sutirtha Bhattacharya, CMD)

lans to undertake construction of main institute building vertical extension under modernization and up gradation of training facilities at NPTI V.O at sector 33, Faridabad. The contractor is being finalised. The work is likely to start in 1 1/2 month and complete in a year. Location : Faridabad Uttar Pradesh Central Public Works Department Biri Singh, Executive Engineer, Old CGO Building, 1st Floor, Nh-Iv, Faridabad-121001, Haryana, T: 0129-2412578, F: 2411514, E : fcd_cpwd@yahoo.com

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lans to set up 2x660 MW thermal power project in district Ramgarh. The company has called for bids and is looking forward to develop this project on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis. Bids are currently invited. Location : Ramgarh Jharkhand Patratu Energy Ltd Amit Banerjee, Finance Controller, Engineering building, HEC Dhurwa,

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PROJECT UPDATE Ranchiâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 834004, Jharkhand. T: 0651-2400760, F: 2400760, M: 09431135533, E: pel.jseb@gmail.com

BS Ltd Sarin Paul, Corporate Communication, 504, Trendset Towers, Road No.2,Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034 , Andhra Pradesh, T: 040-44558888, F: 66667268, M: 09949960508, E: sarinpaul@bsgroup.in, (Rajesh Agarwal, CMD)

he corporation has called for EPC bids towards the establishment of captive coal jetty with unloading facilities and pipe conveyor for 2x660 MW Udangudi super critical thermal power project. Location : Udangudi Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Ltd (Tangedco) Ganapathy Shankar, Chief Engineer, NPKRR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600002. T: 044-28521993, 28521915, 28520131, E: info@tnebnet.org (K.Gnanadesikan I.A.S, CMD)

agged a contract from BHEL to supply components and services for the 2x660 MW Banharpalli Super Thermal Power Project located in Jharsaguda. Location : Jharsaguda Orissa Budget : 250 Crore Alstom India Ltd. Aparna Srivastava, DGM-Corp Comm, IHDP Bldg, Sector-127, Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh T: 0120-4732535, 4731141, M: 9560646622, E: aparna.srivastava@alstom.com (Rathin Basu, MD)

lans to set up four sub-stations with 400 KV capacity at Korattur, Manali, Sholinganallur and Guindy. JICA will fund the project to the tune of Rs 3,500 crore. The completion is targeted in 2017. One more project is planned at Pulianthope outside the JICA programme and another in the city of Chennai. Location : Chennai Tamil Nadu Budget : 5000 Crore Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd Uday Kumar, Chief Engineer (Transmission), 6th Flr, Western Wing 144, Anna Salai, Chennai- 600002, Tamil Nadu. T: 044 - 28521106, F: 28555539

agged a contract from BHEL worth approximately 30 million to supply components and services for the 2x660 MWBanharpalli Super Thermal Power Project located in Jharsaguda. Alstom will co-operate with BHEL in designing the boilers and supply identified pressure parts of the 660 MW supercritical boilers, along with windboxes. It will also assist BHEL with technical advisors during the erection and commissioning of the units. The units I & II are expected to be commissioned by 2018. Location : Durgapur West Bengal Alstom India Ltd. Aparna Srivastava, DGM-Corp Comm, IHDP Bldg, Sector-127, Noida- 201301. T: 0120 - 4732535, 4731141, 4731177, M: 9560646622, E: aparna.srivastava@alstom.com (Patrick Ledermann, VCMD)

S Ltd bags transmission lines and sub-stations contract in MP. These orders are for turnkey/EPC contractors for 220 KV & 132 KV transmission lines & associated substations in Madhya Pradesh. The projects funded by Asian Development Bank are for strengthening the grid and enhancing transmission capacity, bringing muchneeded electricity to the region to meet growing domestic and industrial demand. Location : Madhya Pradesh Budget : 722 Crore

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he ministry is considering a site in Bihar for setting up a 4,000 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP). The power ministry has also approached coal ministry for allocation of a nearest coal block for the mega project. Land has been identified and water source is

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PROJECT UPDATE also in place. If this site is finalised, this would be the first load centre project as coal will be made available from a nearby coal block through road or railways. Power Finance Corporation is the nodal agency for UMPPs. Location : Bihar Ministry of Power R N Choubey, Additional Secretary (UMPP), Shram Shakti Bhavan, New Delhi, Delhi, T: 011-23715378, (Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of State)

F: 0522-2287844, E: ce@hdgj660@upruvnl.org (Kamran Rizvi, CMD)

he realty firm has recently launched its luxury residential project Signia Skys in Nagpur. The project is being developed as a joint venture between Piramal Group and Sunteck Reatly. The project comprises 4 BHK designer apartments spread across 10 storeys. Location : Nagpur Maharashtra Piramal Sunteck Realty Sonal Seth, Marketing Manager, 5th Floor, Sunteck Centre, 37-40, Subhash Road, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai 400057. T: 022-42877800, F: 42877890 (Kamal Khetan, CMD)

L&FS has decided to set up a thermal power project near the Karaikal Port. The company has decided to use the Karaikal port for bringing the coal to the power plant. The port is likely to handle 5 million tonne of coal in the coming years for IL&FS subsidiary power plant. Meanwhile another IL&FS subsidiary plans to build a captive port for shipping coal from its mines in Indonesia to the Port of Karaikal. Location : Karaikal Tamil Nadu Budget : 200 Crore IL&FS Engineering & Construction Company Ltd Tarun Udwala, Sr ManagerCC,6-3- 1186 / 1&2, Plot # 12, IL&FS Engineering House, Begumpet, Hyderabad - 500016. T: 040-40409333, 40409540, F: 40409444, E: tarun_udwala@ilfsengg.com (K Ramchand, MD)

he company has called for bids towards the construction of civil works for three nos. Adits (Balh, Khegsu & Sush) of Luhri hydro electric project in Shimla. The completion is planned in 540 days. Bids are called upto 3rd June, 2014. Location : Shimla Himachal Pradesh Budget : 42.50 Crore SJVN Ltd V K Chaudhary, HOD (Civil Contracts), Corporate Contract Department (Civil), SJVN Ltd., Shanti Bhawan, Sector-6, Phase-III, New Shimla, Shimla-171009. T: 0177-2673924, 2673941, F: 2673921, cE: ontractsjvnl@yahoo.com (R P Singh, CMD)

lans to set up 1x660 MW thermal power extension at Harduaganj. The bids are invited recently for commissioning of main plant and balance of plant. The work includes design, engineering, manufacture, assembly and testing on EPC basis. Location : Harduaganj Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd S P Chaubey, Chief Engineer, cgm. po@upruvnl.org, PPMM, 7th floor, Shakti bhawan, Ext 14, Ashok Marg, Lucknow-226001. Uttar Pradesh. T: 0522-2287873,

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he corporation has invited EPC bids for 50 MW capacity wind power project at one location in any of the states of Tamil Nadu, A.P., Maharashtra, M.P. or Gujarat with its comprehensive operation and maintenance for ten years. The completion period is ten months from the date of issue of letter of award including commissioning period of 8 months and successful stabilization period of 2 months. Location : Multiple NHPC Ltd Narender Kumar, Chief Engineer

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State Institute of Hospitality Management George Alexander, Administrative Officer, Government Guest House Compound West Hill, Kozhikode â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 673005. T: 0495-2385861, F: 2385863, E: sihmcalicut@gmail.com

he company plans to come up with a hotel property in Madhya Pradesh. Location : Bandhavgarh Madhya Pradesh Samode Hotels KP Singh, Director (Sales & Marketing), Samode Haveli, Gangapole, Jaipur-302002, Rajasthan, T: 0141-2632407, 2632370, 2631942, F: 2631397, M: 09818356823

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lans to come up with a five star hotel at Amritsar with world class amenities. The work is likely to start soon. Location : Amritsar Punjab Lalit Suri Hospitality Group Surajit Sengupta, VP-Projects, Bharat Hotels Ltd, Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001, Delhi, T: 011-44447777, F: 44441234, E: corporate@thelalit.com (Dr Jyotsna Suri, CMD)

lans to come up with a five star hotel at Ahmedabad. It will be a 250 rooms hotel. The completion is expected by end of 2014. Location : Ahmedabad Gujarat Lalit Suri Hospitality Group Surajit Sengupta, VP-Projects, Bharat Hotels Ltd, Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001, Delhi, T: 011-44447777, F: 44441234, E: corporate@thelalit.com (Dr Jyotsna Suri, CMD)

lans to come up with a five star hotel at Dehradun with world class amenities. The work is likely to start soon. Location : Dehradun Uttarakhand Lalit Suri Hospitality Group Surajit Sengupta, VP-Projects, Bharat Hotels Ltd, Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001, Delhi, T: 011-44447777, F: 44441234, E: corporate@thelalit.com (Dr Jyotsna Suri, CMD)

inistry of Tourism has accorded an in-principle approval for setting up a State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology at Kottayam. Five acre of land has been identified at Puliyannor and project is expected to be implemented in 36 months. The state tourism department submitted a project proposal amounting to Rs 30 crore for setting up the institute and Union tourism ministry has assured a financial assistance of Rs 12 crore. Location : Kottayam Kerala

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he company has recently opened a restaurant under the brand name China Bistro at Worli in

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2, Gurgaon, Haryana, T: 0124-4551143, 4551100, M: 9971003068, E: vinay.narang@ihg.com, Web: www.ihg.com (Douglas Martell, Vice President Operations, South West Asia)

Mumbai. The company is coming up with more 50 restaurants across the metro cities. Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Foodlink Restaurants (India) Pvt Ltd Maria George, Manager (Corp Comm), 301, 3rd Flr, Safal Pride, Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088, T: 022-61189999, E: maria.george@chinabistro.in

oliday Inn Kolkata with 150 rooms is coming up next to City Centre 2 in New Town. The hotel will have four deluxe suites, three specialty restaurants, two floors of banqueting facilities, swimming pool, gym and a spa. The hotel will be built on an area of one lakh sq. ft. The project is under construction and completion is targeted in December 2014. Real estate developer Jain Group is developing these projects. IHG is roped in as the managing partner. Location : Kolkata West Bengal Budget : 130 Crore

oliday Inn Siliguri with 100 rooms is coming up in North Bengal area. The hotel will be located at Hill Cart Road very close to Darjeeling More. Built on a area of one lakh sq. ft. The hotel will have three banquet halls, a 24-hour coffee shop, three specialty restaurants, swimming pool, health club and a salon. Real estate developer Jain Group is developing these projects. IHG is roped in as the managing partner. Location : Siliguri West Bengal Budget : 100 Crore Inter Continental Hotel Group (IHG) Vinay Narang, Director (Corporate Communications), 11th Floor, DLF Phase 2, Gurgaon, Haryana, T: 0124-4551143, 4551100, M: 9971003068, E: vinay.narang@ihg.com, Web: www.ihg.com (Douglas Martell, Vice President Operations, South West Asia)

Inter Continental Hotel Group (IHG) Vinay Narang, Director (Corporate Communications), 11th Floor, DLF Phase 2, Gurgaon, Haryana, T: 0124-4551143, 4551100, M: 9971003068, E: vinay.narang@ihg.com, Web: www.ihg.com (Douglas Martell, Vice President Operations, South West Asia)

oliday Inn Durgapur is coming up at Durgapur, located next to NSHM Knowledge Campus in Muchipara on National Highway 2. Built on an area of 80,000 sq. ft., the hotel will have 100 guest rooms, three banquet halls, a 24-hour coffee shop, three finedining restaurants, swimming pool, gym and a salon. Real estate developer Jain Group is developing these projects. IHG is roped in as the managing partner. Location : Durgapur West Bengal Inter Continental Hotel Group (IHG) Vinay Narang, Director (CorporateCommunications), 11th Floor, DLF Phase

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PL calls for setting up of port based industry/sez at Kamarajar Port. Bids were recently invited. Location : Ennore Tamil Nadu

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PROJECT UPDATE Kamarajar Port Ltd V Nagarajan, Sr Manager (Projects), Vallur Post, Chennai - 600120, Tamil Nadu, T: 044-27950032, F: 27950002, M: 09940045590, E: info@epl.gov.in, (M A Bhaskarachar, CMD)

Antony Kant, Business Development Head, Fortune Towers, 2nd floor, Chandrasekharpur. Bhubaneswar - 751023. Orissa. T: 0674- 2303829,2301680, F: 2303828, E: dpcl@dhamraport.com (Santosh Kumar Mohapatra, CEO)

lans extension of existing container terminal at Visakhapatnam Port. Bids were recently invited for providing engineering consultancy services on DBFOT basis. Location : Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam Port Trust Sathish Honekatte, Chief Mechanical Engineer, 3rd Floor, AOB, Visakhapatnam â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 530035. T: 0891- 2873327, 2873300, F: 2565023, E: info@vizagport.com

RAILWAYS

he company will start the construction work on LNG terminal at Gangavaram Port in second half of this year. Necessary clearances are in place for construction work. The process of awarding the work contract will start soon. Location : Gangavaram Andhra Pradesh Budget : 4500 Crore

agged a contract from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) for supplying over 1.17 lakh tonne of rails for major upcoming passenger rail line projects in India. Budget : 650 Crore Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Sanjay Gora, Manager (Corporate Affairs), Ispat Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110003, Delhi, T: 011-24300477, 24367481-86, 24367313, 24361886, F: 24367015, M: 09968150470 (C S Verma, Chairman)

Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL) A.K. Chopra, Vice President-PR, World Trade Center, Port, 1st Floor, Babar Road, Barakhamba Lane, New Delhi - 110001. T: 011-23411411, 23472525 F: 23414271

PCL is implementing the Dhamra port development project. The port has sought 745 acre of land to facilitate its second phase expansion. The Govt of Odisha has given in-principle nod to allot land. The expansion project includes increasing its berth strength from 2 to 13 and upgrade cargo handling capacity four-fold from 25 to 100 MTPA in 5 years. Location : Dhamra Odisha Budget : 10000 Crore Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL)

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RVC is working on the extension of platforms on the Harbour line in Mumbai. MRVC is facing land transfer issues on Reay Road and Wadala stations and is yet get nod from the Ministry of Shipping. Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) Dhananjaya Singh, Deputy Project Manager, Civil I, 2nd floor, Churchgate railway station bldg,

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PROJECT UPDATE Churchgate, Mumbai - 400020. T: 022-22090787, F: 22096972, E: dycpmcivil1mrvc@gmail.com

agged two global tenders from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd for supplying more than 1.17 lakh tonne of rails. The supply contract will be completed in 18 months. Location : Hospet Karnataka Budget : 650 Crore Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Sanjay Gora, Manager (Corporate Affairs), Ispat Bhawan, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110003, T: 011-24300477, 24367481-86, F: 24367015, M: 09968150470

SECL has invited EPC bids for 2x10 MW solar photovoltaic grid-connected power plant at Gujarat solar park located at village Charanka, taluka Santalpur in Patan district. Location : Patan Gujarat Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL) R N Gangwani, Executive Engineer, VidyutBhavan, Race Course, Vadodara - 390007,Gujarat. T: 0265-6612163, F: 2339308, M: 09925212755 (R C Shah, Additional Chief Engineer)

REDL has recently invited bids for the development of solar power projects in the state of Karnataka. Location : Statewide Karnataka Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd Ravindra Kori, Technical Officer, No.39, Shanthigruha, Bharath Scouts & Guides Building, Bangalore - 560001, Karnataka, T: 080-22207851, 22208109, F: 22257399, M: 09480691057, (M S Prasanna Kumar, MD)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

SPGCL plans to set up 36 MW+14 MW solar power project at Shirsuphal, TQ: Baramati in District Pune. The state power generation company has recently called for project management consultancy bids for this project. Location : Baramati Maharashtra

Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd Mahesh Aphale, PRO, Prakashgad, 3rd floor, Bandra (East) - 400051, Maharashtra. T: 022-26474211, F: 26476518, M: 09833666180, (Asheesh Sharma, CMD)

SECL has invited EPC bids for 2x10 MW solar photovoltaic grid-connected power plant at Gujarat solar park located at village Charanka, taluka Santalpur in Patan District. Location : Patan District Gujarat Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd M L Patel, Chief Engineer, Vidyut Bhavan,Race Course, Vadodara - 390007, Gujarat, T: 0265-6612131, F: 2341588, E: cepnp.gsecl@gebmail.com, (Gurdeep Singh, MD)

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lans 36 MW+14 MW solar power project at Shirsuphal, TQ: Baramati in District Pune. The state power generation company has recently called for project management consultancy bids for this project.

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project consultant. Location : Mumbai Maharashtra

Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd V P Singh, Executive Director (Generation) ‘Prakashgad’, 3rd floor, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051. T: 022-26474211, F: 26476518

Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd Amit Mane, Project Manager, 10th Floor, Priyadarshini, Eastern Express Highway, Sion, Mumbai - 400022, T: 022-25523025, 25523057,F: 24045197

he company has successfully completed design, installation and commissioning of its 15 MW SPV Solar Park on April 11, 2014 at Monjanur Village, Aravakurichi Taluk, Karur District. The solar park was commissioned in two stages. The first stage comprising 12 MW was commissioned on March 28, 2014 and the second got commissioned on April 11, 2014. Location : Karur District Tamil Nadu Budget : 110 Crore

Swelect Energy Systems Ltd J Siddharth, Project Engineer, Numeric House, 3rd floor, No. 5, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, T: 044-24993266, F: 24995179, siddhart.j@swelectes.com, (R. Chellappan, MD)

NHPC Ltd Narender Kumar, Chief Engineer (Civil Contracts-III), NHPC Office Complex, Room No.209, 2nd Floor Sector-33, Faridabad -121003, Haryana. T: 0129-2270974, E: narender@nhpc.nic.in

etting up 2 MW power grid synchronized solar pv power plant with associated HT distribution cable up to the power evacuation point including five years operation & maintenance of the same at RCF Trombay in the state of Maharashtra. Procon Engineers is the

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lans construction of 20 MW grid connected solar crystalline photo voltaic solar power plant at village Rengali in Angul District. Location : Angul District Odisha Green Energy Dev Corporation of Odisha Ltd Sanjeev K Tripathi, DGM, OSPH & W Corporation Building, Janpath, Bhoinagar, Bhubaneswar-751022, Odisha. T: 0674-2542922, F: 2542102, M: 9438310783, E: info@gedcol.com (Hemant sharma, MD)

he department has invited engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) bids for setting up 100 kwp rooftop spv power plant without battery back-up with ten years of comprehensive maintenance contract at roof-top of Pali Municipal Council building. The completion will take 90 days. Location : Pali Rajasthan

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PROJECT UPDATE Govt of Rajasthan, Public Works Department Rameshwar, Executive Engineer, Municipal Council Pali, Suraj Pole, Pali Marwar, Rajasthan-306401, T: 02932-221301 (Ramakant Talawat, Commissioner)

lans to set up solar photovoltaic power plant related works at Sahibabad. The completion period is one month. Location : Sahibabad Uttar Pradesh Central Electronics Ltd Ravi Verma-AGM (Materials), Materials Management Division, 4, Industrial Area, Saur Urja Marg, Sahibabad - 201010, U.P. T: 0120-2895145, M: 9873574966, E: mmd@celsolar.com, Web: www.celindia.co.in (Nalin Shinghal, CMD)

T: 0891-2707600, F: 2714118, M: 09849490022, E: vis@nhai.org, (R P Singh, Chairman)

lans construction of flyover at Derabassi from km 29.830 to km 30.970 of NH-22 (Ambala-Chandigarh section) on EPC basis. Bids were recently invited. Location : Ambala Haryana National Highways Authority of India OC Mathur, Project Director - PIU, Bay No 35-38, Ground Floor, Sector -4, Panchkula, Chandigarh, T: 0172-2587446, F: 2587447, M: 08146633888, E: chandigarh@nhai.org, (R P Singh, Chairman)

lans four laning of Ramban to Banihal Section of NH- 1A (Now NH-44), from km 151.000 to km 187.00 on EPC Mode in the State of Jammu & Kashmir under NHDP Phase-II. The length of this stretch is 32.100 km. Bids were recently invited in this regard. Location : Banihal, Ramban Jammu & Kashmir Budget : 1011.46 Crore National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Veerendra Singh, Project Director - PIU, Baitul Hamd, Opposite SBI Rajbag, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, T: 0194-2478026, F: 2478026, M: 09596661955, E: piusrinagar@nhai.org, Web: http://www.nhai.org (R P Singh, Chairman)

ROADS / HIGHWAYS / BRIDGES

lans construction of culvert at Km.537.755 on left hand side of NH-16 of Kolkata Ă˘â&#x20AC;&#x153; Chennai corridor from Ichapuram to Srikakulam. Location : Srikakulam Andhra Pradesh National Highways Authority of India V K Vijayasree, Project Director - PIU (GQ), NHAI Enclave, Km 2/8, Hanumanthavaka, Visakapatnam - 530040, Andhra Pradesh,

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lans design and construction of 178 m long steel bridge over Chenab Sawalkote HEP Ramban. Location : Ramban Jammu and Kashmir Budget : 52 Crore Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Azaz Sahaf, Chief Engineer Civil Investigation & Design Kashmir, Power Development Complex, Bemina, Srinagar-190001, Kashmir, T: 0194-2491363, M: 9858064242.

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he Kerala Government has decided to take up widening of Kollam and Alappuzha NH bypasses. The Rs 267.16-crore Kollam bypass project covering 13-km starts at Kavanad and ends at Mevaram. The project include three bridges and one underpass. The Rs 255.75-crore Alappuzha bypass projects covering 6.80-km starts at Kommady and ends at Kalarkode. The project includes two rail overbridges and an elevated stretch on the beach portion. These projects are the first ones in which the Centre and the state goverrnment will share the cost equally. As of now, the NH wing of the state public works department has decided to re-tender the project. Location : Alappuzha Kerala Budget : 522.91 Crore Government of Kerala Prabhakaran K P, Chief Engineer, National Highways, Public Office, Museum.P.O Thiruvananthapuram-695033, Kerala. T: 0471-2326147, E: cenh.pwd@kerala.gov.in

HAI proposes to construct underpass at the Rasbihari Junction. The proposal is awaiting approval from the NHAI headquarters. The underpass is needed as Nashik Peth road which is declared a national highway is attracting volume of traffic. If approved, the underpass will add to Indiranagar, Rane Nagar and Phalke Smarak underpasses and Pathardi, Garware, Lekhanagar and Adgaon flyovers. Location : Nashik Maharashtra National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) P.G. Khodaskar, Project Director - PIU, Subodh House, S. No. 911/2, Plot No. 4, Behind Toyota Showroom, Nashik - 422009, Maharashtra, T: 0253-2372800, F: 2375049, M: 09561709333, E: nashik@nhai.org, (R P Singh, Chairman)

SRDC invites RFQ for Bandra-Versova sea link. This would be a 9.3-km long cable stayed bridge. If you include the entry and exit ramps at various places, the length would be 14.8 km. The BandraVersova sea link will also have two 250-metre-long balanced cantilever bridges for other stretches where

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longer spans are needed for navigational needs. The sea link will have five toll nakas. Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Budget : 5975 Crore Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd Rahul Giri, Executive Engineer, Nepean Sea Road, Priyadarshini Park, Mumbai - 400036, Maharashtra, T: 022-23685910, F: 23684943, M: 09423694609, E: www.msrdc.org (Anil Diggikar, VCMD)

lans to undertake development of Delhi-Meerut expressway and other connecting roads including 6/8-laning of NH-24 from km 0 to km 49.923 (Hapur Bypass), 6-laning of NH-58 from km 6.800 (Delhi-UP border) to km 52.528 (Meerut bypass) and NH-235 from km 0.360 to 8.80 in the state of Delhi & Uttar Pradesh on DBFOT (Toll) basis under NHDP Phase-VI. The road length is 150.147 km. The pre-qualified and short listed applicants includes SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd, consortium of TRIL Roads Pvt Ltd - Vinci Concession Pte Ltd - Sadbhav Engineering Ltd, IL&FS Transportation Ltd, consortium of Indus Concession India Pvt Ltd and Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt Ltd and Uniquest Infra Ventures Pvt Ltd. RFP documents for this project is uploaded on the e-tendering portal of NHAI with bid due date as June 6th, 2014. Location : Meerut Uttar Pradesh Budget : 6571 Crore National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Shashank Kumar, General Manager (Expressway), G-5&6, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075. T: 011-25074100 ext: 1365, F: 25093536, E: kumarshashank@nhai.org

lans to undertake development and operation/ maintenance of the four laning of Meerut Bulandshahr section of NH-235 from Km 7.469 (design chainage Km 7.469) to Km 66.482 (design chainage Km 73.512) in Uttar Pradesh under NHDP Phase IVB through PPP basis on DBFOT Toll Basis. The road length is 62.521 km. The application date is extended upto 30th April, 2014.

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PROJECT UPDATE Location : Meerut Uttar Pradesh Budget : 598.02 Crore National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) J. K. Goyal, General Manager (Uttar Pradesh), G-5 & G-6, Sec-10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075. T: 011-25074100 (Extn.1553), F: 25074100, E: jkgoyal@nhai.org

om Dutt Builders has completed the Kumar HattiNahan highway widening project. The World Bank-aided project missed several deadlines. The road connects the state capital with Uttarakhand via a short route. RIDC was the executive agency for this project. Location : Kumar Hatti Himachal Pradesh Budget : 142.22 Crore Himachal Pradesh Road and Other Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd RS Jaswal, Executive Engineer, HP State Roads Project, Nirman Bhawan, Nigam Vihar, Shimla – 171 002. T: 0177 – 2627602, 2620663, F: 2620663, E: pdsrp-hp@nic.in

lans construction of major bridge with approaches across Krishna River at Kasbe Digraj and Mouje Dirgaj Road ODR-98 Km. 12/400 to 12/580 in Taluka Miraj, Sangli. Location : Sangli District Maharashtra Budget : 7.18 Crore Maharashtra, Public Works Department M.B Akhadde, Executive Engineer, P. W. Division, Miraj, P.W.D.compound Miraj-416410, Maharashtra. T: 0233-2222665.

lans rehabilitation and upgradation of Khongsang Tamenglong road (NH 137)-(length: approx. 40 km) to two lane with paved shoulder configuration. Location : Tamenglong Manipur Ministry of Road Transport & Highways S.K.Verma, Chief Engineer (NER), Transport Bhawan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi-11000, Delhi. TeleFax: 011-23739074

WATER SECTOR

lans to undertake improvements to existing water supply scheme to Haliyal town of Uttar Kannada District. Location : Uttar Kannada Karnataka

lans construction of Rudraprayag to GandharGarhidhar-Dasjula Motor Road under Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project (UDRP). Location : Rudraprayag Uttarakhand Govt of Uttrakhand, Public Works Department Dilip Jawalkar, Program Manager (PIU-R&B), Jogiwala, Nathanpur, Dehradun Uttarkahand, T: 0135-2669815, F: 2669815, E: pwd.wbuk@gmail.com

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Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board G M Madegowda, Chief Engineer, Jalamandali Compound, Visveshwaraiah Road, Dharwad Ho, Dharwad – 580001, Karnataka. T: 0836-2447090 (Rajeev Chawla, MD)

lans construction of 8.0 lakh litre capacity OHSR and 2.90 lakh litre sump and pump house at

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PROJECT UPDATE Chandigarh-160012, T: 0172-2746018, 2756565, F: 2744401, M: 09914207411, E: pgimer-chd@nic.in

Mottamoodu. Along with this the authority plans to commission water supply distribution networks of all zones of Pallichal Panchayat. Location : Mottumoodu Kerala

Kerala Water Authority Joseph Mathew, Secretary, Jalabhavan, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram-695033, Kerala, T: 0471- 2322725,M: 09447768484

lans to undertake water supply scheme to KHB Suryanagar township and Anekal town. Bids are currently invited. Location : Surya nagar Karnataka Budget : 43 Crore

lans rejuvenation and modernization of rapid gravity filter plant having capacity 13.50 mld at Doodh Talai, Urban Water Supply Scheme Udaipur. Location : Udaipur Rajasthan

Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board Abdul Nazir, Executive Engineer, Cauvery Bhavan, Bangalore-560009, Karnataka, T: 080-22945103, 22945100, E: pro@bwssb.org, ( M S Ravishankar, Chairman)

Public Health Engineering Department Executive Engineer, PHED City Division-I, Udaipur, Rajasthan. T: 0294-2481538, Eaceudrl@sancharnet.in

lans augmentation of water supply improvement scheme to Kothagiri town Panchayat in Nilgiris district. As part of this project, the board plans construction of intake well pumphouse. Location : Chennai Tamil Nadu Budget : 7.36 Crore Tamil Nadu Water Supply & Drainage Board S Navnidham, Chief Engineer (Madurai Region), 4th Floor, Conference Hall, Twad Board Head Office, 31, Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600005. T: 044-28547135, F: 28547135, E: jcecomtwad@gmail.com

lans augmentation of water supply system of PGIMER Chandigarh. The project completion is envisaged in 540 days. Project consultancy bids were recently invited. Location : Chandigarh Chandigarh (UT) PGIMER Misatar Singh, Incharge-Water Supply, Sector-12,

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lans to provide water supply scheme to Ramdurga town and 13 enroute villages. The works include construction of jack well cum pump house, ms raw water rising main, di pipe line, rcc shaft type over head tank and 13.52 ml capacity WTP. Location : Ramadurga Karnataka Budget : 43.87 Crore Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board Vijay Kumar, Technical Assistant, Jalamandali Compound, Visveshwaraiah Road, Dharwad Ho, Dharwad-580001, Kerala, T: 0836-2447090, 2472542, F: 2446890, E: kwebcen@gmail.com

ilitary Engineer Services has called for bids for provision of water supply at Sonamarg in Ganderbal district. The completion would take 77 weeks. Location : Ramadurga Karnataka Budget : 0.74 Crore Military Engineer Services Niranjan Singh, SSW, Zone Care of 56 APO 914631, T: 0194-2465141, F: 2465142. E: niranjan_get@yahoo.co.in.

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The Strategic Business units are categorized as follows: ● Welding & Cutting Equipment ● Welding Consumables

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tries has recently been added to the growing product portfolio. AWL’s Knowledge Centre distinguishes the company from its competitors. The product range offered by the Company is complemented by a host of training and knowledge services. The Ador Welding Academy is regarded as an invaluable resource by customers and aids them in the development of their skills, improvement of welding techniques and to ensure that correct welding procedures are followed. With four manufacturing plants, three technology development centres, eleven sales offices and more than a hundred distributors across India, the company strives to ensure the highest levels of customer service. Its Plants are certified for Designing, Developing, Manufacturing & Supplying welding products that are high on quality. This includes ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007, and U, R, NB Certifications. AWL aims to be a market leader and the most respected brand in the welding industry thereby becoming the preferred choice of total welding solutions supplier for the nation building activities.

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Mr. Prabhudas N. Golla - Director WARPP Engineers Pvt.Ltd.

ARPP Engineers Pvt. Ltd., made a start in the year 1994 by setting up their design, production and quality management facilities at Mumbai. Over two decades of experience in welding and plasma products has greatly helped WARPP to establish itself in the Indian welding equipment market. Today WARPP is well known brand in welding and cutting equipment market in India, whose products are being used in industries like shipbuilding, petrochemical, construction, transport, offshore energy, repair and maintenance. Thousands of customers are using WARPP products in varying conditions across India and abroad, reaffirming the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to quality, reliability and performance. WARPP is fully equipped to satisfy ever increasing customer expectations. The company possesses all essential machines, equipment to meet its design, production, inspection, testing and storage needs. The company is not only committed to

Cylinder Welding System after sales service. But also eager to provide prompt pre-sale service that offer long term benefit to clients. Committed by its vision to maintain high standards in customer satisfaction, WARPP is continuously engaged in expanding dealer net work and branches. WARPPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endeavor to provide technology advantage to its customer is generally reflected in its launch of new products. The latest arrival is full range of IGBT inverter welders armed with soft switching technology. You can visit our website www.warpp.co.in for more information on our products WARPP is the autohorised distributor for orbital cutting,beveling and welding equipements manufactured by M/S AXXAIR France. For more information on these products you can visit the website www.axxair. com We have our presence all across India through our dealer network. We are near to you also to cater the sales & service support.

For more information Web: www.warpp.co.in

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Laser and its emerging industrial applications By Ashok Kumar Laser will find a plethora of applications in the industry particularly for metalworking. Laser will also be increasingly used for transformation hardening of bulk materials. It will be used with advantage for re-melting as much as for surface treatment.

Introduction: Laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Lasers amplify light and produce coherent beams ranging from infrared to ultraviolet. The photons in laser propagate in step with one another and, hence, a laser is extremely intense, highly directional and very pure in colour (frequency). Now lasers even extend in X-rays frequency range. In microwave range, we have masers. Normally the electrons in the atoms of the laser material remain in the ground state. When energy, generally light energy, excites these electrons, they attain higher energy levels. We call this phenomenon as population inversion. The higher energy state is an unstable state for these electrons. The electrons remain in that state for a while and decay to their original state. This decay takes place in two ways: spontaneous decay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the electrons simply fall to their ground state and emit randomly directed photons; and stimulated decay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the photons from spontaneous decaying electrons strike other excited electrons which causes them to fall to their ground state. This stimulated transition releases energy in the form of photons of light that travel in phase at the same wavelength and in the same direction as the incident photon. Light amplification is created as the photons move back and forth between two parallel mirrors, triggering further stimulated emissions. The intense directional and monochromatic laser ligh finally leaves through one of the mirrors, which is only partially silvered. Industrial Applications: We can focus powerful laser beams on a smaller spot with enormous power density. The focused laser beam can readily heat, melt or vaporize any

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material in a precise manner. The use of lasers is common in industries because of precision of operation, low cost and capacity of high-speed processing. Laser process can roughly be categorized in material removal process, joining process and modification process. In all these processes, a laser beam interacts with the work piece surface. Drilling: We use lasers for drilling by vaporization of the material. The energy level is kept sufficiently high for vaporization to occur before the heat diffuses into the material. The vapour should be removed in such a way that the light beam is not absorbed. The advantages of laser drilling are: high process speed, exact tolerance, small hole dimensions and material flexibility. In drilling, a stationary and high intensity power laser beam melts and vaporizes the material from the work piece. We can use laser beam for drilling holes in any material regardless of their mechanical properties. We can control the process variables to get rapid changes in hole diameters and hole shapes to be made inprocess without changing the tools. The material removal rate can be increased substantially by introducing a reactive gas to enhance the drilling process through an exothermic reaction. Cutting: The most common use of laser technology in industrial applications is laser cutting. The laser cutting process is the fastest cutting process and we can use it for cutting any known material. The laser cutting is non-mechanical and hence there is no tool wear and tear. We can move either the beam or work piece or both simultaneously during cutting. The cutting speed shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be either too fast or two slow for maintaining surface quality.

We use a laser in three different ways to cut a variety of materials, viz. sublimation cutting, fusion cutting, and gas-assisted cutting. The use of a focused laser beam is to evaporate the material and a jet of inert gas carries away the vapour. Although a narrow width with a high quality surface can be generated, this application is limited to thin sections. In laser fusion cutting, the laser beam heats a material above its melting point and the use of a high pressure inert gas blows away the molten material out. A particular advantage of this practice is the increased cutting rate. However, ridges on the cut surface and solidification of residual melt clinging at the lower cut edge occur. In gas assisted laser cutting, a reactive gas such as oxygen is used coaxially with the laser beam. Chemical energy related from the exothermic reaction aids in cutting; thus high cutting rates are obtained. Other methods of laser cutting involve burning in a reactive gas, thermal stress fracture, and scribing. Welding: Very high power densities are used for welding purposes. It has been possible to achieve power densities as high as 2.5x105w/mm2 and pulse power densities over 10 12 w/mm2. These power densities are higher than those achieved in flame welding but are lower than in electron beam welding. The weld quality is dependent on many variables such as laser frequency; the material to be welded and the type of weld, etc. As laser beam is quite powerful, it is essential to provide adequate protection for personnel during the welding and to protect those nearby. We as well can use lasers for welding ion thermoplastics where the material selected will absorb rather than reflect the laser energy. The beam splitting may be

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used while welding sheet plastics so that the weld is heated from both sides. The use of lasers in welding metals has a number of advantages including a narrow heat-affected zone, deep penetration of materials, and o vacuum requirement. In deep penetration welding, a keyg=hole is formed, which plays a dominant role in the whole welding process. Modification Processes: The main use of lasers in modification process is with surface treatment of mechanical parts. While treating the surfaces, many variations are possible depending upon the time, intensity of the treatment and the laser wave lengths. The typical laser surface modification processes are transformation hardening, remelting, metal glass formation, cladding and alloying. Lasers are used for transformation hardening of bulk material on surfaces to increase the wear resistnace of the machine parts. Normally, we treat the surfaces by flame or induction hardening. The laser hardening is preferable for low distortion in areas which are geometrically difficult to reach. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any liquid phase in laser hardening and hence absorption is low ad the application of an absorbent layer, for example, colloidal graphite, is necessary in some cases. We want the coating to be homogeneous and very regular in thickness. In laser hardening, we heat the material very quickly above the dynamic transformation temperature to form austenite, which is transformed into hard martensite by the subsequent cooling in the case of steel. The austenite formation depends upon the initial structures the kinetics of austenite formation depends largely on the length of the diffusion paths for the carbon atoms. The response of tempered and hardened steel is much to laser hardening than soft annealed ones.

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When compared with the classical treatment, the peak temperature reaches close to the melting point, the hardening time is short and the heated zone I very small. Due to this, we need to heat the base material to 50 to 200 o depending the total mass and it acts as highly efficient heat sink. A fine-grained martensite is formed with hardness in the upper scatter band of the classical techniques. We cannot harden the large areas homogeneously by this process and it is the limitation of laser hardening. If we harden large area by this process, there is a tempering effect on the overlapping zone, and it will lead to an important local drop of hardness, especially when hardening unalloyed or low alloyed steel or cast iron. The solution to this problem lies in using beam shaping optics, such as scanners, integrating mirrors, etc. and very high power lasers produce larger hardening tracks. Another use of lasers is re-melting as it can alter, with accuracy, the properties of localized surface regions without reprocessing the piece as a whole. The metallurgical aim in laser remelting, also called laser melting or laser glazing, is primarily a rapid solidification (about 5 to 5000 mm/s) which leads to layers with a very fine microstructure, containing metastable and super saturated phases. It is possible to achieve even featureless crystalline or amorphous layers for certain alloys at high solidification speeds. It requires the material to be melted rapidly so that peak surface temperatures up to the vaporization point are encountered. An inert shielding gas such as argon is used to limit surface oxidation. Pool geometry can be controlled through power, focal size / shape, and travel velocity6 to get the desired solidification speed. In the case of nodular cast iron, care has to be taken to achieve complete graphite dissolution and low porosity. The latest use of lasers

in surface treatment is for superficial and localized cladding or alloying in addition to hardening alloying elements. This technique is especially attractive for the development of new surface alloys because of the fast solidification induced by laser treatment. Laser cladding also produces a coating with a fine microstructure and a narrow heat affected zone with low cracking sensitivity, due to the short heating time and high thermal input. In addition, the precise processing saves both coating materials and finishing time. The coating may be defective because of the fast cooling. In application s such as blades, tools, etc., such defects may be extremely detrimental. To become an expert in this process requires a precise understanding of the treatment parameters and the phenomena induced during the laser- material interaction. We can control the melting and the solidification of the alloyed layer by properly selecting the laser power, focusing conditions and scanning speed. The other uses of lasers are I shaping machine tools, trimming microelectronic components, heat treating semiconductor chips, cutting fashion patterns, synthesizing new materials and in controlled nuclear fusion. The powerful short laser pulse also makes possible high-speed photography with an exposure time of several trillionths of a second. Lasers are also used for monitoring crystal movements and geodetic surveys. They are also the most effective detectors of certain types of air pollution. In addition, the lasers have been used for precise determination of the earth moon distance and in tests of relativity. Very fast laser activated switches are being developed for use in particle accelerators, and techniques have been found for using laser beams to slow down atoms for extremely precise studies for their spectra. editor@divyamediaonline.com

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Connectwell : Connecting businesses with

right connection

C Mr.Vijay Saheta, Managing Director – Connectwell Industries. Pvt. Ltd. & Director – Controlwell India Pvt. Ltd.

onnectwell is the leading manufacturer of Terminal Blocks in India. In addition to Din Rail and PCB Terminal Blocks, Connectwell now offers a large range of products including Interface Modules, Industrial Plugs & Sockets, Professional Tools and Switching Power Supplies. Connectwell’s wide spread sales network is well complemented by excellent infrastructure dedicated to processes like Product Design, Plastic Injection Moulding, Compression Moulding, Sheet Metal Processing, Product Design and Tool Design & Manufacturing. Connectwell works with quality systems which adhere to ISO 9001:2008 standard and all processes and systems are mapped in SAP R/3 ERP system. Product approvals and certifications like UL, CSA, VDE, ATEX and CE verify the quality levels that can be expected of Connectwell. More than three decades of incessant dedication and commitment have made Connectwell a synonym for ...THE RIGHT CONNECTION.

team spirit and creativity; helping us overcome challenges and attain goals. ● Deploy fair & ethical business practices for the growth of our vendors and maximize returns to our share holders. ● Contribute towards the welfare of our community and follow environment friendly practices.

Infrastructure:

Automated Assembly Assembly of some of our core products is now fully automated with the help of highly accurate SPMs. We foresee that in the years to come most of our products will be automatically assembled on such machines.

Vision & Mission: Connectwell is committed to provide safe, reliable and efficient control & connection solutions in line with ever changing technology requirements. We shall… ● Empower domestic and global customers with products of the highest quality standards, with a competitive edge and at superior service levels. ● Create a work culture that encourages individual growth,

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Product & Tool Design We have a state of the art Design Centre, with the latest software and technological know-how for the design of products as well as for the simulation of their manufacturing. Tool Manufacturing Plastic Moulds, Sheet Metal Tools and Fixtures which are used in our production processes are manufactured in our advanced Tool Room. In addition to conventional

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endeavour to improve the quality of our processes and products. Some of the highlights of our company which depict this constant pursuit of quality are:

machines like Lathes, Milling Centres etc. the tool room is equipped with the following ● EDMs (Electro Discharge Machines): EDM Drill, EDM Spark Erosion, EDM Wire Cut. To validate our tools and products we have test and measuring equipment like hardness testers, profile projectors etc. We are in the process of enhancing the capacity of our Tool Room by adding machines like CNC Spark Erosion & Vertical Machining Centre and also measuring instruments like Vision and Probe CMMs.

Warehousing

● Our quality system has evolved from its original ISO 9001:1994 Standard to the most recent ISO 9001:2008 Certification. ● Our critical test instruments like environmental chamber, salt spray machine etc. are state of the art ensuring adherence to

standards during product testing. ● Our quality control laboratory has been approved for ‘Witness Test Data Program’ by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) which substantiates the quality of testing carried out on our products. All business processes at Connectwell are integrated in SAP R/3 ERP system. More than three decades of experience in manufacturing and material handling ensure that we are able to deliver quality products time and again.

With a warehouse space of 35,000 sq.ft. and industry standard practices for warehousing, we are well equipped to meet the high volume requirements of the Indian and Global markets.

Quality & Systems At Connectwell quality is of utmost importance. It has been our constant

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Presence & Reach We serve our customers through an expansive dealer network spread across India & the globe. In India, we have more than 80 distributors located across all major towns & cities. Our presence in India is spread across: Ahmedabad, Anand, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bhavnagar, Bhil-

lai, Bhiwadi, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Faridabad, Goa, Gurgaon, Hospet, Hubli, Hyderabad, Indore, Jalgaon, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolhapur, Kolkata, Korba, Kutch, Lucknow, Ludhiana,Madurai, Mehsana, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida, Pune, Raebareli, Raipur, Rajkot,Rewari, Rudrapur, Sangli, Secunderabad, Surat, Surendra Nagar, Thane, Vadodara, Vapi, Vishakhapatnam. In addition to our distributor network, our Sales & Marketing personnel located in all major cities of India interact with customers directly, to understand and meet their requirements. Internationally we reach customers in 36 countries. Our international dealers are located in: Australia, Austria, Abu Dhabi (UAE), Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jeddah (UAE), Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Riyadh, Sharjah (UAE), South Africa, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, Vietnam, USA, UK. We have also established an office in China and appointed sales representatives in The Middle East and Europe to increase our presence and reach.

Customer Education We place specific importance in educating our customers on our product & solution offerings. This is achieved by conducting customer training sessions in our in-house training center and also by conducting training sessions at customer locations.

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