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BUSINESS NEWS

The New T35/TS35 Plate Heat Exchanger from Alfa Laval Designed to Boost Production and Cut Lifecycle Costs

he T35/TS35, Alfa Laval’s latest gasketed heat exchanger, comes with several innovations that minimize maintenance costs and ensure high uptime. These include the CurveFlow distribution area, which reduces fouling, and glue-free ClipGrip gaskets, which maximizes lifetime.

Less fouling thanks to uniform flow distribution The new, patented CurveFlow™ distribution area in Alfa Laval T35/TS35 gives it a much more uniform flow distribution than other plate heat exchangers. This means there are no stagnant zones and significantly less fouling. The uniform flow also improves thermal efficiency. Customers benefit from low maintenance costs, compact installations and high performance. Less fouling not only reduces maintenance costs. It also leads to energy savings if the heat exchanger is used as an interchanger or for heat recovery.

Gaskets designed for easy maintenance Alfa Laval’s new ClipGrip™ gaskets offer totally glue-free mounting and are designed for maximum lifetime, high reliability and simple maintenance. The attachments grip the plates from both sides to keep the gaskets firmly in position. ClipGrip gaskets minimize problems with gaskets creeping out of their grooves, plate pack misalignment and leaks. “The CurveFlow™ distribution area and ClipGrip™ gaskets help cut maintenance costs and improve uptime”, says Erland Elwin, Portfolio

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Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger (T35) Manager GPHE, Process Industry at Alfa Laval. “These innovations once again demonstrate Alfa Laval’s technical leadership in heat exchanger technology.”

Adding benefits to many applications A wide selection of plate and gasket materials makes Alfa Laval T35/TS35 suitable for use in many different positions and industries, from basic water-to-water duties to applications with high temperatures, aggressive media and high pressures. “T35/TS35 is a very versatile platform. Each heat exchanger is optimized to its operating conditions, and T35/TS35 is the perfect choice for both process and utility duties. It can be used in nuclear and conventional power plants, chemical production, steel and mineral processing, and closed-loop cooling”, Erland Elwin concludes.

About Alfa Laval Alfa Laval is a leading global provider

of specialized products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. The company’s equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting customers in optimizing the performance of their processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and ethanol. Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, oil and gas exploration, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications. Alfa Laval’s worldwide organization works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena. Alfa Laval is listed on Nasdaq OMX, and, in 2013, posted annual sales of about SEK 29.8 billion (approx. 3.5 billion Euros). The company has today, after the acquisition of Frank Mohn AS about 17 500 employees.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BUSINESS NEWS

Lenovo announces an initiative that aims to increase computer penetration in India Focused towards improving computer penetration in heartland India Offers zero percent interest schemes on a range of customized products

enovo, the world’s No.1 PC player, announced the launch of attractive finance schemes to make computers more accessible to the youth population. India’s current computer penetration is 10%, which is the lowest among developing countries like Vietnam (16%), South Africa (18%), Turkey (49%) and Malaysia (64%). Lenovo is joined by Intel in its effort to promote this initiative across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. India is set to become one of the world’s youngest countries in the next five years but the growing number of youth who do not have access to a computer is becoming an issue of national interest. To address the issue, Lenovo is offering 100% financing with zero down payment and zero interest on the purchase of high performance laptops and AIOs. The payment can be broken up across multiple EMIs with no interest fee.

Program details: ● Lenovo is offering a range of fully loaded, great value computers across AIOs and laptops starting at INR 22,390. ● For the finance schemes, Lenovo has tied up with a consortium of 11 banks including HDFC Bank, Citibank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Bank, Indusind Bank, American Express Bank, SBI-GE and Rathnakar Bank Ltd. ● Lenovo is also looking at tie ups

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with leading telco majors to provide free internet dongles with every computer purchase. This initiative is being piloted in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as it complements their focus on education to bridge the IT divide. Lenovo is looking at a comprehensive 360 degree marketing outreach that includes Advertising and student engagement through college contact programs across the two states. Speaking about the initiative, Shailendra Katyal, Director- Home and Small Business, Lenovo India said, “As the global PC leader, we want to address the problem of computer penetration in the country. Lenovo has seen success in driving initiatives of this nature in large, emerging markets such as China and we want to replicate this in India. We chose Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as the first region, as they offer immense IT talent. We plan to roll this out in the rest of India too.” Bhaskar Choudhuri, Director- Marketing, Lenovo India further added, “We understood the consumers’ key barriers towards computer

adoption and designed a program to address them. Lenovo is looking at a comprehensive 360 degree marketing outreach that includes advertising and a student contact program through college activation. In the past, there have been such initiatives but they have been fragmented in nature. This is a complex, multisectorial problem and requires a mammoth initiative to address the challenges. Our program is a call to action to make technology allpervasive and we welcome others to partner us in our endeavor.” Speaking about the initiative, Anand Ramamoorthy, Director Consumption Sales, Intel South Asia said , “We believe that the more people know how they can use technology to improve their employability or livelihoods; the more interested they will be in adopting it and using it right, as one of the biggest barriers to investing in technology are lack of awareness and relevance. We are proud of working with Lenovo on this initiative in enabling more people to transform themselves with the power of computing technology by stressing on the need for adoption of computing devices.” The offer will be available from mid-November 2014, across all Lenovo stores in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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INSTRUMENTATION

BUSINESS NEWS

Cole-Parmer launches its 8th annual catalog

ole-Parmer, a global leader with more than 55 years of experience in fluid handling, life science, general laboratory products, instrumentation, and equipment, released its 8th annual catalog for the Scientific and Process industries. The company has also released its third annual catalog dedicated to the Food and Beverage industry. Cole-Parmer is known for bringing new and unique products to the market. The new 2014/15 India Catalog has numerous unique and new products, as well as returning favourites. It offers a full selection of products and services to enhance efficiency and produce best practices. Users can select from highly efficient laboratory essentials, lab equipment, fluid handling, and process equipment and find exactly what they need for their application—from research and development to pilot plants to scale-up. The catalog also has convenient dual pricing featuring custom duty exempt prices and prices in rupees, making it handy for users to set up supply contracts. At the catalog launch, Rakesh Aggarwal, Director, Cole-Parmer India and China, said, “The new 2014/15 India catalog underscores the company’s reputation of bringing the latest, hard-to-find products to customers, considering local market needs, and utilizing our global expertise. Customers can also visit our online catalog at ColeParmer.in, which now also offers ‘Live Chat’. This latest feature lets the visitor connect directly with our experienced technical expert and receive immediate answers to their product questions.” The catalog includes a wide portfolio of products to address customers’ demanding manufacturing and process application needs. It features the recently introduced Masterflex® pumps with anti-drip functionality, the Digi-Sense™ line of precision measurement Instruments, Cole-Parmer® mixers and stirrers, analytical instruments for the food and feed line, lab filtration, cold storage solutions, new safety consumables, and much more. For more information, Web: www.coleparmer.in

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Hanna Instruments, Inc. Introduces the world’s first professional pH electrode with Bluetooth® Smart technology

anna Instruments is pleased to announce the release of HALO™, the world’s first professional pH probe with Bluetooth® Smart (Bluetooth® 4.0) technology. With its wireless design and unique rhythmic, blue indicator light, HALO is changing the way pH is measured. HALO is a high quality, double junction, refillable glass pH probe with a built-in temperature sensor that can be used virtually anywhere: in the field, laboratory or classroom. Using Bluetooth® Smart technology, HALO transmits measurement data directly to an iPad (3rd generation or newer) running the Hanna Lab App. This combination frees the HALO from cumbersome wires and the need for expensive meters, taking advantage of the widespread usage and versatility of the Apple iPad®. The Hanna Lab App is a free application that turns the iPad into a fullfeatured pH meter when used with the Hanna HALO pH electrode. Functions include calibration, measurement, continuous data logging, graphing and data sharing. Measurement and logging of pH and temperature at one second intervals start as soon as the probe is connected. Measurements can be displayed with tabulated data or as a graph. The graph can be panned and zoomed with the iPad’s pinch-to-zoom technology for enhanced viewing. “Part of our philosophy involves making science accessible to the masses.” said Michelle Salisbury, Applications Manager for Hanna Instruments. “The HALO does exactly that. It has the potential to be a real game changer! It makes it easier and more affordable than ever to do pH measurements. Home users, schools, laboratories… virtually anyone can perform accurate pH measurements with an iPad, the Hanna Lab App, and HALO.” iPad and Apple are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries

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LOGISTICS

BUSINESS NEWS

Mahindra Logistics partners with Indian vehicle carriers New company - 2x2 Logistics - will offer outbound automotive logistics solutions Logistics Industry

ahindra Logistics Ltd. (MLL), one of India’s leading third party logistics (3PL) service providers announced a partnership with Indian Vehicle Carriers Pvt Ltd. (IVC), to be branded as 2x2 Logistics, aimed at launching assetized operations in outbound automotive logistics. Mahindra Logistics will have a majority stake in ‘2x2 Logistics’, the new entity, which will initially invest in 100 specially designed car carriers to serve automobile and two-wheeler OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers). This partnership will allow MLL and IVC to further develop and expand their transportation networks, linking the North, West, South and East clusters of production and consumption of automobiles. “This is the first time we will be significantly assetizing our business by investing in 100 car carriers to begin with, and then ramping up capacity. It will help strengthen our operating capabilities in automotive logistics, our largest target industry vertical, with a clear focus on technology, quality and corporate governance. Forming such partnerships with our business associates will be an important part of our growth and success.” says Pirojshaw Sarkari, CEO, Mahindra Logistics. “As OEMs expand their product lines in India, we see a significant potential for car carriers which are specially designed to meet a variety of needs, both in terms of dimensions of the vehicles being carried as well as special handling requirements. We will have a very specific focus on design innovation

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Synopsis: ● MLL to have majority stake in the new company - 2x2 Logistics - initially investing in 100 car carriers to serve automobile and two-wheeler OEMs. ● The purpose of the partnership is to have assetized operations in outbound automotive logistics, offering OEMs global standards of service and technology. ● The partnership will help MLL strengthen its pan India network, coupled with innovative car carrier designs. ● Besides automotive logistics, MLL has been expanding its presence aggressively in the consumer goods, engineering, e-commerce and high-tech industry segments. ● Mumbai-based IVC is one of the leading vehicle carrier solution providers to the automobile industry in India, with over three decades of experience.

in car carriers in 2x2 Logistics. We are already one of the largest automotive logistics service providers in India and this joint venture will allow us to directly operate assets and serve our customers with a greater degree of predictability and control,” explains Sushil Rathi, Senior VP, Mahindra Logistics. “This is a proud moment for all of us as this JV has the potential to change the landscape of the Indian automobile logistics industry. Having been in the automotive logistics industry for more than 30 years, I can say without doubt that this new entity will have all the capabilities to become a one stop solution for outbound logistics. We hope to leverage each other’s strengths and offer the highest level of quality and service to our customers.” says KS Singhal, Founder & Owner, Indian Vehicle Carriers. “Our objective at Mahindra Partners is to nurture and grow the businesses of tomorrow. We

follow a unique model of fostering innovation, creative business models and mutually beneficial partnerships. 2x2 Logistics will allow MLL to build a significant asset base and enhance its pan-India transportation network, leading us that much closer to an IPO by 2017.” says Parag Shah, Managing Partner, Mahindra Partners. MLL has been aggressively expanding its business with a focus on multiple industry verticals. In August, MLL acquired a majority stake in Lords Freight (India) Pvt. Ltd soon after private equity (PE) firm Kedaara Capital bought a significant minority stake for Rs 200 crore in the logistics company.

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REVIEW Monthly Magazine On Engineering & Allied Industry

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COVER STORY

CMO- Shirish Dongre

Global cognizance for Electrical CAD technology excellence Mr. Ove Larsen, International Sales Director, PC|SCHEMATIC A/s, Denmark

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Advisory Board (Editorial) Director, Flir Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. T. P. Singh : Mr. Vijay Pimparkar : Ex-General Manager, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Mr. Gautam Kulkarni : CEO, Hafi Electra Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Ashok Sheth : Chairman, Solitaire Machine Tools Ltd. Prof. R. Sreedaran : Faculty, Atharva College of Engineering Mr. Ravin Mehta : Managing Director, Neel Controls/Neel Industrial Systems Pvt. Ltd.

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Director, Supertech Instrumentation Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. S. A. Mohan:

Chief Executive Officer, Maini Materials Movement Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rajeush Ballamwar : Director, Prolific Systems & Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. P.K. Balasubramanian: President , VBS Corporate Services Marketing Team : Ladoji Pendurkar, Bhavin Shah, Bharat Shah, A.Purohit, Vinod Surve, Kavita Chaudhari Designer & Layout Arun P. Shinde, Pradeep M. Pillalamarri, Nandan Moghe, Dinesh S. Gawade Circulation Executive Satish Kadam, Amol Ranshur

FACE TO FACE PC|SCHEMATIC: Time saving electrical CAD software

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Mr Ove Larsen, International Sales Director, PC|SCHEMATIC A/s, Denmark

Automation is the key to enhance welding productivity : Satish Bhat, Managing Director, Ador Welding Ltd.

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Mr. Satish Bhat, Managing Director, Ador Welding Ltd.

LEADER SPEAK

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Zenith Industrial Products : The mark of quality

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Demag and Terex Corporation

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Contents CHEMICAL & PROCESS SECTION BUSINESS NEWS

02 The New T35/TS35 Plate Heat Exchanger from Alfa Laval

INSTRUMENTATION SECTION BUSINESS NEWS

06 Cole-Parmer launches its 8th annual catalog

MACHINE TOOLS SECTION BUSINESS NEWS

36 Renishaw founders honoured with lifetime achievement award 40 Kennametal opens new rapid response center in Istanbul, Turkey 42 MHI develops “ABLASER” laser micromachining system achieving highspeed, high-precision machining with incorporation of optical heads & other proprietary technologies TECH TRENDS

148 Intoco: Renishaw probing reduces scrap and saves time at precision subcontractor

06 Hanna Instruments, Inc. Introduces the world’s first professional pH electrode with Bluetooth® Smart technology

PUMPS & VALVES SECTION ENGINEERING SECTION BUSINESS NEWS

BUSINESS NEWS

48 KEPL launches energy efficient API BB1 Pump 50 Shakti Pumps bags export award for special contribution from EEPC

26 100 members In ORBIT delegation to visit BAUMA China 2014 28 DuPont opens state-of-art Multi-Crop Research Centre in Hyderabad 30 Maharashtra leads with 25% representation in the Indian Delegation At Hannover Fair 2015 32 Gandhinagar, State Capital of Gujarat to host Plastindia 2015 34 Shell Lubricants organizes national synthetic lubes seminar for OEMS and industry experts

AUTOMATION SECTION BUSINESS NEWS

FLIR Systems announces new T-Series cameras with UltraMax™ Resolution

Honeywell appoints Vikas Chadha as Managing Director for Honeywell Automation India Limited, India leader for Honeywell Process Solutions

Bentley and trimble advance BIM through construction modeling

RUTRONIK EMBEDDED: Rutronik presents RZ/A1H based industrial CPU module from emtrion

Newly developed Eplan SAP interface Perfect integration: Eplan and SAP

NORD wins “Customer Value Leadership” company of the year

Hazardous area media converters for fibre optic Ethernet

Red Lion controls receives top honors from global industry publications

TECH TRENDS

126 igus polymers provide high machine reliability at low cost 130 Machine control and industrial network connectivity combined in the new IXXAT Econ 100 138 Rollon: Specifying actuators for heavy-duty packaging applications 142 Taken to new heights: Industrial gear units from NORD complete heavy workload at a reservoir project

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POWER INDUSTRY SECTION BUSINESS NEWS

82 Lapp India announces the expansion of its production unit at Jigani, Bangalore. 84 New Fluke 820-2 LED Stroboscope helps maintenance teams identify potential mechanical failures without physical contact 88 Suzlon surpasses 1100 MW milestone at Asia’s largest wind farm in Kutch, Gujarat 94 CG partners ANDE to Bolster Paraguay’s grid expansion 104 New generation sterling generators DG sets powered by perkins engines TECH TRENDS

116 Smart head

MATERIAL HANDLING SECTION BUSINESS NEWS

44 BEUMER gives its high-capacity layer palletiser a complete overhaul: more efficient way to stacking accuracy & stability 46 Konecranes launches the upgraded CLX chain hoist crane

METAL & ALLIED INDUSTRY SECTION BUSINESS NEWS

18 Essar Steel algoma concludes US$1.4 billion recapitalization and refinancing process TECH TRENDS

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BUSINESS NEWS

Essar Steel algoma concludes US$1.4 billion recapitalization & refinancing process Positions Company for Sustained Profitability

ssar Steel Algoma Inc. (“Algoma” or the “Company”) completed a comprehensive recapitalization and refinancing of the Company. Algoma successfully raised a total of over US$1.2 billion which includes equity of US$466 million comprised of cash contributions, preference shares and proceeds from the sale of port assets, debt of US$ 750 million comprised of a term loan (US$ 375 million) and senior secured notes (US$ 375 million), and exchanged junior secured notes for US$ 252 million. In addition, a new revolver with US$50 million of availability for liquidity rounds out the financing package. The resulting impact to the Company’s balance sheet is a deleveraging of more than US$200 million and an approximate US$47 million reduction in annual cash interest expense. Essar Steel Algoma CEO Kalyan Ghosh commented on the transformational undertaking, “Through the concerted efforts of our management team and our 2800 employees, in combination with the support of key stakeholders including our 6300 pensioners and our union locals, we have addressed our pension structure to ensure ongoing manageability, renegotiated our raw material supply contract at competitive market prices, and made step changes in both our productivity and conversion costs, positioning us in the best quartile in North America as a low

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cost, high quality steel producer. We are operating near full capacity and generating strong quarterly EBITDA in the order of over CDN$85 million. The Company is now soundly positioned for strategic reinvestment in optimization and growth opportunities. I am extremely proud of what the Algoma team has accomplished and tremendously grateful for the unwavering support of our customers, suppliers and community partners throughout this difficult journey.” Essar Global Fund Ltd once again demonstrated its commitment to Essar Steel Algoma through this transaction. Prashant Ruia, Chairman, Essar Capital Ltd remarked on the investment, “As we have demonstrated since the acquisition in 2007, we remain committed to Algoma. Algoma is Essar’s cornerstone asset in the North American marketplace and with this investment it is now poised for growth. We are proud to continue Algoma’s steelmaking tradition as one of Canada’s leading manufacturers.” The Company today also delivered notice that it has called for redemption all of its outstanding 9.375% senior secured notes due 2015 that remain outstanding following the consummation of the tender offer for such notes at a price equal to par, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including the date of redemption. Redemption of such notes is expected to occur on December 15, 2014.

About Essar Steel Algoma Inc.: Essar Steel Algoma Inc. is based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. As a fully integrated steel producer, Algoma derives its revenues primarily from the manufacture and sale of hot and cold rolled steel products including sheet and plate. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is U.S. counsel, Stikeman Elliott is Canadian counsel, and Blackstone Advisory Group is the investment banker for Algoma in connection with the transaction. The transactions noted herein are subject to closing conditions. The new senior secured notes, the new junior secured notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the Notes.

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SURFACE COATING

BUSINESS NEWS

Cortec®’s VpCI® 389- number one choice for indoor & outdoor multimetal corrosion protection!

pCI®-389 is an environmentally friendly waterbased, temporary coating that delivers exceptional multimetal protection for outside applications and salt-spray resistance. This contemporary coating is an advanced, safe replacement for hazardous oil-based products. It is an excellent choice for long-term indoor protection that lasts up to 5 years and short to medium-term (6-24 months*) unsheltered outdoor protection. This completely safe and easy to use coating cures to a soft film and eventually hardens. It is very efficient in SO2 and H2S environments. The product leaves a translucent, waxy coating that is easily removable, it is low in VOC’s and dilutable with water. VpCI®-389 can be easily removed with alkaline cleaners, such as Cortec VpCI-414. It is available in ready-to-use form - VpCI-389 D (1:1). Metals protected are: aluminum, steels, cast iron, copper alloys and tin plated steel. Traditional coatings rely on sacrificial metals (zinc, chromates, aluminum) for inhibition. Due to the large particle size of these inhibitors, gaps exist which allow corrosion to start and eventually expand, caus-

ing coating failure. Cortec® VpCI389 coating uses the patented VpCI® technology to protect the metal substrate with a tight bonding molecular structure. This system eliminates the gaps which occur with traditional inhibitors & prevents corrosion from starting. With environmentally safe VpCI® technology, the equipment and products will get superior corrosion protection.

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Equipment lay-up Parts processing protection Overseas shipping Maintenance repairs Parts storage

VpCI®-389 coating was tested with excellent results in ASTM D-1748 (humidity chamber test) and ASTM B-117 (salt spray chamber test). It is in compliance with RoHS requirements

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00 members In ORBIT delegation representing leading Construction Companies, Manufacturers of Construction Machinery, Construction & Building Professionals, Builders, Building Materials, Suppliers and Consultants from all over India will visit BAUMA China 2014 in Shanghai from 25 – 28 November 2014. The visitors will also have the privilege to visit infrastructure projects such as; Shanghai-Ningbo 36 kms Sea-Link & Shanghai World Financial Tower 101 Floors. The delegation is organised by In ORBIT Tours Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai (India), and is led by Mr. Om Prakash – Director, who said in a press note issued in Mumbai. 2,718 exhibitors from 38 countries and around 180,000 trade visitors from 141 countries: Bauma China is set to make new records again. The international industry gathering is not only convincing but the quality of its exhibitors and visitors is also impressive because of its remarkable numbers across the board. Whether it comes to innovations or tried-and-tested technologies – thanks to its extensive range of products and services, Bauma China is the leading exhibition in Asia that serves all of the industry‘s decisionmakers. The 4 days event will provide the Indian visitors ample opportunity to hold face to face meetings and to identify trade partners.

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BAUMA 2016 to be held in Munich Germany 11 - 17 April 2016 is the parent show of Construction technology. It is described as “The Peak of Excellence”. Giant machines on 575,000 m² of exhibition space with more than 3,400 exhibitors and around 530,000 visitors from over 200 countries. Not only did this edition of Bauma break all previous records for exhibitor numbers and exhibition space, it also attracted the highest number of visitors ever. Bauma is the largest and perhaps the most impressive trade fair in the world. However, the undisputed leading international trade fair is also enthralling because it is so comprehensive. It features all sectors, all market leaders and plenty of innovations.

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DuPont opens state-of-art Multi-Crop Research Centre in Hyderabad Seed business continues to bring local innovation to farmers

uPont leaders and employees joined together to inaugurate its newest multi-crop research centre (MCRC) in Hyderabad, India. The flagship plant breeding and research facility enables the DuPont Pioneer seed business to bring innovation to multiple crops that are grown locally thereby improving the productivity of Indian farmers. “Agriculture has a significant role in socio-economic fabric of India. Our investment in this multicrop research centre demonstrates our ongoing commitment to harness DuPont global science to create local solutions for Indian farmers and help address food security challenges,” said Balvinder Singh Kalsi, president - DuPont South Asia & ASEAN. “The new research facility will play a pivotal role in understanding regional challenges, weather changes, soil types and

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applying science to develop higher yielding products suitable to the Indian environment.” Spreading across a land area of about more than 100 acres, the construction of the MCRC began in May 2012. The new research centre will accommodate up to 120 researchers engaged in corn, rice, millet, mustard and cotton hybrid seeds development catering to the farmers in the Indian subcontinent. The facility will enable the deployment of trailblazing breeding technologies such as molecular breeding, doubled haploids for development of high quality hybrids adapted to local and regional growing conditions. “We are pleased to build this type of cutting-edge plant research facility in India where some of the greatest opportunities to address global food security exist,” said Sharad Khurana, country manager - DuPont Pioneer India. “Working closely with the

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Maharashtra leads with 25% representation in the Indian Delegation At Hannover Fair 2015

he 2015 edition of HANNOVER MESSE, the world’s largest and oldest engineering trade fair in Germany, will see a major representation from the state in the Industrial Supply, Industrial Automation, MDA and Energy sectors. The presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the show is expected to give a huge impetus to Indian manufacturers and Indo-German trade relations as a whole. The Energy sector has emerged as the most prominent industry from Maharashtra making its presence felt at the global trade fair. To mention a few names of companies participating from the state include:

Energy: ● Nippen Electrical Instruments Co. ● Connectwell Industries Pvt Ltd ● C&S Electric Limited ● Raychem RPG PVT Ltd. ● MODISON METALS LIMITED ● Brass Copper & Alloy (India) Ltd. ● Host International Pvt. Ltd. ● Rishabh Instruments Pvt. Ltd. ● Esbee Electrotech LLP ● General Industrial Controls ● SCOPE T&M Pvt. Ltd. ● MODICON PRIVATE LIMITED ● RAYCHEM RPG (P) Ltd.

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Industrial Automation: 1. RICO 2. MECHTEX The EEPC India along with the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) have been mandated by the Ministry of Commerce, to ensure high commitment from the country at HANNOVER MESSE 2015 and to

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showcase the country’s potential in providing an advanced and quality supply of engineering goods and turnkey services to global players. The Partner Country project is being implemented under the direction of Ministry of Commerce, Government of India through EEPC, CII and India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF). The focus of the fair is to bring together expertise from two different countries and encourage collaborations in order to increase the Indo-German trade relations. The participants at the fair will receive a firsthand view of technological advancements in the field of engineering. Consider-ing that the India’s participation in the fair in 2006 generated total business to the tune of US $ 1.3 billion, the fair can be expected to draw significant attention in related sectors across India. Mr. Hasmukh Jain, CEO of Nippen Electrical Instruments Co., a leader in the ‘Electrical Measuring and Testing Instruments’ space, stated, “We are excited to be yet again at a platform which will deepen our business ties and widen the scope and opportunity for us in the German and world markets. HANNOVER MESSE is universally acknowledged as the most prominent trade fair worldwide for Industry and with India being the Partner Country for the third time in 2015, as we last were in 1984 and 2006, it gives Indian companies like ours the opportunity to showcase our individual strengths in our ongoing commitment to the country’s becoming a global manufacturing hub. This being the sixth year consecutively that we are particpating, we look forward to a successful HANNOVER MESSE 2015 in terms of initiating and forging more long-term global business relationships.” Mehul Lanvers Shah, Managing Director of Hannover Milano

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LASTINDIA, the international flagship show of the Indian plastics industry gears up to create new milestones by taking the 9th edition of the mega trade show PLASTINDIA 2015, now to a new and modern venue. Gandhinagar, the state capital of Gujarat, will host PLASTINDIA2015 from Feb 5-10, 2015 at a welldesigned Modern Exhibition Venue with a “State- of- the- Art” convention Center, Mahatma Mandir. The massive and futuristic 125,000 sqm venue will bring under one roof 2000 exhibitors from 40 countries, including the world’s and India’s leading innovators in Plastics. Over 150,000 visitors are expected to congregate at PLASTINDIA 2015. Shri. J.R.Shah, Chairman, National Executive Council, PLASTINDIA 2015 said, “PLASTINDIA 2015 will bring global attention to the new venue as an exhibition ground created and developed as per international standards. We will facilitate the exhibitors and visitors with top quality exhibition infrastructure, accommodation, transportation and connectivity facilities, with the support of the Government of Gujarat. PLASTINDIA 2015 will benefit from the preceding major events at the venue–Pravasi Bhartiya Divas and Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit 2015 – and the infrastructure and secondary facilities that are being created for these events will be useful for PLASTINDIA 2015, as well”. The six-day mega event, PLASTINDIA 2015 will reveal the

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cutting edge technological developments, equipments and products. PLASTINDIA 2015 takes further the innovations from the earlier version, in that; it will concurrently host PROPLAST 2015 and an International Conference to draw the attention of the entire business fraternity. Eminent academicians, consultants, professionals, technocrats, research scientists and industry experts will participate and share their views during various seminars. The venue holds immense strategic significance with more than 60% of India’s plastics industry being located in the State of Gujarat and the State is a base for some of the biggest players from this sector. At a time when the industry stands on the verge of a grand, growth story, PLASTINDIA 2015 is all geared up to provide that much required push. Between 2013 and 2020, plastics consumption in India is set to increase from 12 MMTA to 20 MMTA; exports will rise from US$ 6 billion to US$ 8 billion as well as direct and indirect employment will grow from 1.2 million to 2 million.

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Shell Lubricants organizes national synthetic lubes seminar for OEMS and industry experts Reinforces Technological Superiority In Synthetic Lubricants With The 2nd Edition

ollowing the success of the first National Synthetic Lubes Seminar, Shell Lubricants, the global market leader in finished lubricants organised the 2nd edition of the seminar to showcase Shell Lubricants technological superiority in Synthetic Lubricants. The event brought together OEMs, customers and industry experts at one platform to discuss the latest developments and trends in the industry along with addressing the challenges. The forum provided an opportunity for the participants to discuss their lubrication challenges and requirements. The key trends discussed were GTL Technology, Synthetic Technology in Open Gear Lubrication, Synthetic Gear Oil Technologies, Technology trends in Gearbox maintenance & lubricant practices etc. Speaking on the occasion, Nitin Prasad, Managing Director, Shell Lubricants, Shell India said, “At Shell Lubricants India, our focus has always been to provide our valuable patrons with solutions that help improve performance, productivity and profits. Our product innovation is put to work by our world-renowned industry specialists who create the world’s best performing solutions. As a part of this seminar, we aim to provide a platform that allows our experts to showcase solutions that suit our customer’s needs, ensuring that the growth is uninterrupted.” Akhil Jha, Vice President Technical (Lubricants), Shell India Markets Private Limited said, “Shell continually

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Renishaw founders honoured with lifetime achievement award

he co-founders of global engineering company Renishaw plc, Sir David McMurtry and John Deer, have been honoured with the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Gloucester Citizen and Gloucestershire Echo Business Awards. The award recognises individuals who have made a considerable, profitable and lasting contribution to business in Gloucestershire over a period of at least 20 years. Stuart Barnes, director of award sponsor QuoLux, said, “I am delighted to announce that the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award has been given jointly to two men whose leadership, vision, skill, entrepreneurial spirit and determination led to the founding of Renishaw-one of Gloucestershire’s most outstanding success stories. He continued, “Now Renishaw employ 2,000 people in the county and has 110 current apprentices

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Kennametal opens new rapid response center in Istanbul, Turkey New facility joins UK-based center and RRCs in South Korea and Poland in delivering maximum customer value.

hen it comes to local service, metalworking operations require three things – their problems are understood, they are responded to quickly, and that they get the right solutions. To better understand its metalworking customers, Kennametal took time to visit and listen to them before launching its latest strategy of investing in facilities that provide them the leading-edge technology solutions it is known for, the fast turnaround demanded in their operations, and local presence they can rely on. That’s the Different Thinking Kennametal is exhibiting in its new Rapid Response Center, opening in Istanbul, Turkey in November 2014. Joining the Rapid Response Center in Kingswinford in the United Kingdom’s West Midlands, in Busan, South Korea, and in Zory, Poland, Rapid Response Centers are bricksand-mortar commitments to providing Kennametal global expertise locally and with quick turnaround. “Rapid Response Centers are the expression of a major ongoing

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effort in Kennametal listening to the voice of the customer,” describes Jan Menschner, Kennametal’s manager for global reconditioning services. “Key concerns are local presence, immediate responsiveness, and fast turnaround. This is particularly important in markets where the commercial infrastructure is still developing.” In response, Kennametal’s Rapid Response Centers focus on the capability to quickly turn around requests for new simple specials and recondition used round tools (solid-carbide drills and end mills). Rapid Response Centers provide local access to acquiring the original Kennametal proprietary geometry specifications for the highest performance out of reconditioned tools. “This proprietary technology is unique to Kennametal and provides productivity savings not just with the first use, but also throughout the entire lifecycle of the tool,” Joost Berting, Vice President and Managing Director EMEA and Asia Pacific, adds. “Simple specials, also made locally, come with the same unique technology and are delivered in a shorter timeframe to match your production schedules.” Kennametal Rapid Response Centers

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MHI develops “ABLASER” laser micromachining system achieving high-speed, high-precision machining with incorporation of optical heads & other proprietary technologies

itsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed a laser micromachining system, dubbed the “ABLASER,” as its first product in the laser processing machine business. The adoption of a proprietary high-precision optical system and other innovations enable high-speed, highprecision drilling and other machining applications requiring superior accuracy. MHI will commence sales activities within the current fiscal term ending next March, and looks to attract broad-based demand for the ABLASER by proposing solutions for a wide array of diverse machining situations. The ABLASER adopts a high-quality laser source that continuously irradiates an ultrashort pulse laser with a pulse duration below 10 picoseconds (pico = 10-12). It features a laser head that employs a high-precision lens, prism and other components to refract and rotate the laser beam at will. Thermal affection on the processing surface is reduced by ablating the machining area with high peak power. When used for drilling, the ABLASER achieves dimensional accuracy exceeding that of electric discharge machining, enabling fast machining of difficult jobs such as negative tapered holes

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(in which the bore widens conically as the hole deepens), oval-shaped holes, etc. Granite is applied to the ABLASER’ s major structural components to maintain outstanding anti-vibration effect and minimal thermal dis-

placement. A precision scale is also installed in the positioning component. Together these features achieve high quality surpassing that of laser machines available until now. In addition, the adoption of 5-axis control as found in advanced machine tools facilitates machining onto curved surface complex shapes. In preparation for full-scale entry in the laser machine business, in April 2014 MHI set in place within the Solution Technology Center of its Machine Tool Division a system for one-stop development of proprietary laser machines bringing

together its relevant world-class technologies cultivated in-house over many years. The ABLASER was developed as a commercial product under this new system, working in liaison with the company’s various domains, divisions, and research & development centers. MHI will be exhibiting the ABLASER at the 27th Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF 2014) to be held at Tokyo Big Sight (Ariake) from October 30 (Thu) through November 4 (Tue). Drilling and other machining samples will be introduced, offering visitors new proposals for adoption at their workplaces. MHI will also use the occasion to present its other proprietary laser-related technologies developed in-house; these include its hybrid laser welding system that achieves outstanding finishing precision by coaxially performing arc welding by atmospheric discharge, and its high-efficiency laser cutting head that achieves clean, highly efficient cutting optically. Going forward MHI will continue to pursue the development of new products responding to advanced needs in laser cutting, expanding its laser machine operations into a new pillar of its machine tool business.

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BEUMER gives its high-capacity layer palletiser a complete overhaul: more efficient way to stacking accuracy & stability As a single-source provider for filling, palletising and packaging technologies, BEUMER Group continues to pursue its ambitious goal of offering its customers solutions from a single source. Therefore, BEUMER has fundamentally reengineered its high-capacity layer palletiser BEUMER paletpac. The user now benefits from a better accessibility, a shorter assembly period, higher flexibility and, as a result, from lower costs. The BEUMER paletpac is incorporated into high-performance packaging lines to process even sensitive and valuable products in a gentle and efficient manner.

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Konecranes launches the upgraded CLX chain hoist crane

onecranes enhances its portfolio of industrial cranes by introducing an upgraded version of the CLX chain hoist crane. The new generation CLX overhead crane is mainly to be used for basic low capacity lifting needs. The CLX chain hoist crane offers reliability, improved performance capacity, safety and easy maintenance. As a leading global provider of lifting solutions Konecranes continuously develops its product range in order to offer its customers safe, top quality and high-performance lifting equipment for greater productivity.

Greater efficiency, higher productivity When lifting performs a major role in a production process, reliability and performance capacity are top priorities. The lifting capacity of the CLX chain hoist crane ranges from 500kg up to 5ton. Durable components & a number of technical features allows for hard use of the crane, but at the same time very smooth and accurate load handling. The stepless travelling movements and low speed suit tasks that demand accuracy, such as assembly work and mounting and low-

ering fragile loads. The faster speed reduces cycle time and offers greater productivity.

Safety goes hand in hand with long product life In a lifting operation the brake of the chain hoist forms a critical part for product safety. The new magnetic brake of the CLX chain hoist has been designed for over million operations. In practice this means the whole life span of the hoist. The brake and a slipping clutch overload device are designed to prevent the load from dropping or micro slipping in the event of clutch failure or an unexpected external hazard.

Easy maintenance, less down time The CLX chain hoist is provided with a compact full aluminum frame the design of which allows easy access for maintenance. Konecranes global service network and spare part distribution support high duty performance and uninterrupted operation for many years to come. The upgraded CLX chain hoist crane is gradually introduced into the market and it is presently available globally with certain limitations.

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KEPL launches energy efficient API BB1 Pump

EPL, a pioneer in API (American Petroleum Institute) pumps technology & a leading manufacturers of highly engineered pumps, has introduced energy efficient BB1 series pump under the model name of KBAD. This new series is designed especially for process industries for various chemical and liquid pumping applications. KEPL is a Joint Venture company of Kirloskar Brothers Limited, an engineering conglomerate and an Indian MNC. KEPL launched the “Between Bearing Axially Split Case Pump Model KBAD as per API 610 latest edition” at Pumps, Valves & Process Equipments (PVPE) International Conference 2014 in Mumbai. PVPE 2014 has been organised by FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry). KEPL and KBL were the prime sponsors for the three day long International conference-cum-expo held in Mumbai recently. KEPL has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of engineering and manufacturing critical application pumps and turbines. KEPL has received more than 15 global customer approvals in last couple of years. At the launch ceremony Mr. Aseem Srivastav, Managing Director, Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited said, “The launch of BB1 pumps is stepping a foot forward in the progress path of existing pump options. The journey so far with this product has given us futher insights in the area of pumps and the motivation to come up with such innovations in near future as well” KEPL has not only developed BB1 range pumps but has also sup-

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plied first three pumps to Reliance Industries Limited, Hazira, Gujarat, for Quench Water application in their Cracker Plant. Pumps were designed, developed and customised to suit the site requirement and were supplied in a very short period delighting its esteemed customer - Reliance. KEPL’s BB1 pumps are characterised by side nozzle configuration preferred for fluid transfer applications. Its near-center line mounting design makes the KABD suitable for various refinery applications subjected to ISO or API criteria for flammable or dangerous fluids with specific gravity greater than 0.7 and temperature below 200˚Celcius and 400˚Fahrenhite. KEPL had recently launched India’s first indigenously developed API steam turbine and has plans to roll out a more products in next couple of years through in-house engineering and R&D.

About KEPL: KEPL is a joint venture company of Kirloskar Brothers Limited in India. KEPL, established in 1988, is an ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 Certified firm. It is a leading brand in API process pumps and API steam turbines. KEPL caters to Hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, fertilizer and chemical process industries, power plants, water treatments plants etc. KEPL products are known for Reliability which delights its users. KEPL has recently started international operations with good success.

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Shakti Pumps bags export award for special contribution from EEPC

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hakti Pumps (I) Ltd, Indian’s leading manufacturer of 100% stainless steel pumpsets, has been awarded for “Special Contribution” by EEPC for the year 2012 -13. The company won the award under the category – Highest Exporter in Thrust Markets for Thrust Products – Large Enterprise. The award was handed over by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to the company Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Dinesh Patidar at a glittering ceremony in Ahmedabad, Gujarat today. “We are extremely pleased to receive this award at the hands of the honourable chief minister. The award is a recognition of the company’s strong export focused model as well as its ability to build brands globally. In our category we have been a pioneering multinational with exports to about 100 countries. We thank the EEPC for this award, “said Mr Dinesh Patidar, CMD of Shakti Pumps (I) Ltd. The award consisting of a silver plaque has been given for

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the category submersible pumpsets, submersible pumps, solar submersible pumps set, open well pumps, pressure boosting pumps, self priming pumps, mono block pumps, vertical multistage centrifugal pumps and submersible motors. It is also a recognition for exports to USA, Germany ,UAE , Saudi Arabia, UK, Italy, Qatar, Brazil, Spain, Thailand, Bahamas, Kenya, Singapore, China, France, Oman, Canada, Korea, Nigeria, Mexico, Pakistan, Colobia, Hungary, Belarus and Slovakia.

About Shakti Pumps (I) Limited Shakti a manufacturer of India’s first 5 Star rated pumps, renowned for producing stainless steel products like pumps, energy saving submersible motors, SRN booster pumps and Solar Pumping Solutions in India. Shakti is among the few pioneers in the world to produce 100% stainless steel pumps. Today Shakti is rubbing its shoulders with the best brands in the world with exports in around 100 countries. The main focus of the company is to manufacture quality pumps which consume less energy, have long life and easy to maintain. The shift in demand of Pumps from unorganized sector to organized sector is happening faster than ever. Shakti is investing aggressively for strengthening product mix with value added pumps to cater growing international and domestic market. In coming years, Govt focus on energy conservation with star rated pumps and International focus in renewable energy products will drive our growth. editor@divyamediaonline.com

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FLIR Systems announces new T-Series cameras with UltraMax™ Resolution

LIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced the addition of exciting new features and capabilities for its popular T-Series family of premium thermal cameras today, as well as two new members of that family, the T460 and the T660. FLIR T-Series cameras now feature UltraMax™, a unique image processing feature that significantly improves the IR resolution and sensitivity of the cameras. UltraMax images have four times the thermal pixels, twice the resolution, and 50% greater sensitivity than standard unprocessed images. Images are viewed and processed in FLIR Tools software for PC’s. UltraMax images allow users to zoom in on smaller heat anomalies, get more accurate measurements and see more detail than with previous un-processed images. Select T-Series cameras also now come with improved thermal sensitivity – as low as 20mK – and improved temperature measurement accuracy. The new T460 and the T660 include all of these features plus tem-

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perature ranges expanded to 2,000°C, continuous auto-focus, and onboard recording of real-time radiometric video files. Data can be played back and analyzed in FLIR Tools and FLIR Tools+ software so thermal changes over time can be studied in detail. “As the world leader in Thermography cameras, FLIR is committed to continually pushing the boundaries of the state of the art, and these new cameras do just that,” said Andy Teich, President and CEO of FLIR. “T-Series cameras have been the most popular line of premium cameras in the world for many years, and these new features will enable Thermographers to see more, get better results and work faster than ever before.” To learn more about the new T-Series cameras, visit www.flir.com/tseries.

About FLIR Systems FLIR Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of sensor systems that enhance perception and awareness. FLIR’s advanced systems and components are used for a wide variety of thermal imaging, situational awareness, and security applications, including airborne and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, navigation, recreation, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction, transportation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) threat detection. For more information, Web : www.FLIR.com

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EVOLVING NEW PARADIGMS IN ROTARY WORK HOLDING SOLUTIONS

For over 25 years, we have lived our vision of becoming India’s leading manufacturer of Rotary Work Holding Solutions. Today, with exports to nine countries around the globe and five prestigious FIE Awards for Design Excellence under our belt, UCAM is at an inflexion point. New challenges and growth opportunities line the immediate horizon.

Diversification into full-solution, hi-tech OEM products and in-house R&D leading to newer, versatile product lines will be the focus of our energies. What will remain unchanged will be our constant quest for enhancing product quality and capability as well as ensuring customer satisfaction through high service levels.

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Honeywell appoints Vikas Chadha as Managing Director for Honeywell Automation India Limited, India leader for Honeywell Process Solutions Industry Veteran to Lead Growing Honeywell Businesses in India

oneywell (NYSE: HON) Process Solutions announced that Vikas Chadha has been appointed as managing director for Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL), and India country leader for Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS), a Honeywell business that supplies automation control, instrumentation and services to process manufacturers in industries such as oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, and metals, minerals and mining. In this role, Vikas is responsible for strategically leading the various divisions of HAIL for continued growth in the region, and strengthening the brand and its equity with customers and other key stakeholders. He will also provide strategic direction and operational leadership to the HPS India business. Vikas joined Honeywell in August 2009 and has progressed through roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as regional general manager for Honeywell Building Solutions (HBS), an integrated building management solutions business within HAIL. His leadership enabled HBS to grow in the region and reinforced HBS’ position in the integrated building management solutions area in India. Vikas’ successful career track record spans over 20 years, featuring experience in strategy, consulting, business and people management roles. He holds a postgraduate program degree in management (majors

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in finance and marketing) from the Indian School of Business (ISB) and bachelors in electronics engineering from Delhi College of Engineering. Honeywell Process Solutions (www.honeywellprocess.com) is a pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the oil and gas; refining; pulp and paper; industrial power generation; chemicals and petrochemicals; biofuels; life sciences; and metals, minerals and mining industries. Process Solutions is part of Honeywell’s Performance Materials and Technologies strategic business group, which also includes UOP, a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Honeywell (www.honeywell. com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com. This release contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of

historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or our management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. The forward-looking statements included in this release are also subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting our operations, markets, products, services and prices. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by such forward-looking statements. We identify the principal risks and uncertainties that affect our performance in our Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Artesyn Embedded Technologies launches new 75 Watt high current DC-DC converter for telecom applications

rtesyn Embedded Technologies announced the AVO75 series, new 75 W fully-regulated eigth-brick dc-dc converters that bring high efficiency and thermal performance to cost-sensitive, small space, high current and low voltage telecom network infrastructure applications. The AVO75 series is capable of delivering up to 25 A output current and a single adjustable output between 1.2 and 12 V from a 2:1 wide range input of 36 to 75 V. Above 92 percent efficiency and excellent thermal performance in an operating range of minus 40 to 85 degrees Celsius makes the AVO75 series an ideal choice to supply power where the highest efficiency is demanded by network equipment manufacters and carriers. For example, these units can deliver their full usable output power from a 48 V input at 55 degrees Celsius ambient temperature with a standard 200 linear feet per minute (LFM) airflow cooling. A range of special features makes Artesyn’s new AVO75 series converters easy to design and deploy, including low ripple and noise, fixed switching frequency, high capaci-

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tive load capability, pre-bias startup capability, output voltage remote sense. They are protected against overcurrent, over-temperature and over-voltage conditions. The converters also have an enable pin on the primary side of the converter and remote-sense features and ouput voltage adjust function on the secondary side. Artesyn’s new AVO75 series converters are available in either open frame or baseplate design in the industry-standard eighth-brick outline and pin configuration, which measures 57.9 × 22.9 × 10.0 mm (2.28 × 0.9 × 0.394 inches). All variants are available with a choice of short or long pins, while the open frame units are available with through hole or SMT terminations.

About Artesyn Embedded Technologies Artesyn Embedded Technologies, formerly Emerson Network Power’s Embedded Computing & Power business, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of highly reliable power conversion and embedded computing solutions for a wide range of industries including communications, computing, medical, military, aerospace and industrial. For more than 40 years, customers have trusted Artesyn to help them accelerate time-to-market and reduce risk with cost-effective advanced network computing and power conversion solutions. Artesyn has over 20,000 employees worldwide across nine engineering centers of excellence, four world-class manufacturing facilities, and global sales and support offices. For more information Web: www.artesyn.com

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Bentley and trimble advance BIM through construction modeling Announcements at the Bentley Year in Infrastructure 2014 and Trimble Dimensions 2014 Conferences Underscore Joint Undertakings and Benefits

entley Systems and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), leading providers of BIM technology for engineers and contractors, have committed to leveraging construction modeling for the benefit of capital, industrial, and infrastructure project delivery. Aspects of construction modeling include modeling of temporary works, intelligent positioning, “splitting and sequencing,” detailing for fabrication, workface planning, construction work packaging, and support for distributed construction – referencing and supplementing design modeling deliverables. Today, architects and engineers perform design modeling with BIM toolsets that support optioneering and analytical modeling, and enable owners to make better decisions for better-performing assets, including in respects that would be pertinent and valuable during operations

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and maintenance. However, some of the most advanced BIM deliverables have simply not been useful for constructors’ requirements. Accordingly, the constructors have been left to create their own discrete 3D models for the limited purposes of construction visualization. As a result, owners have been unable to expect their designers’ BIM work to even survive the construction process let alone provide visibility into the engineering and analytics, which otherwise could have been useful during operations. In practice, therefore, this discontinuity has negated the potential benefits of BIM for either betterperforming projects or assets. Construction modeling is the response by Bentley and Trimble to fill this gap and to enable all the potential benefits. In construction modeling the architects’ and engineers’ work is preserved and referenced, with construction modeling overlaid and asbuilt changes included.

Bentley and Trimble will each contribute to construction modeling advances by pooling resources for product development through: ● Sharing schemas across design and construction applications to ensure that constructible models maintain semantic fidelity; ● Leveraging i-models for construction deliverables to and from the companies’ respective software and hardware, when used togeth-

er in project delivery; ● Joining forces to advance standards, for instance the Open Geospatial Consortium’s “intrinsic geo-context” down to construction levels of detail; ● Leveraging in certain cases common modeling software for virtual and physical alignment; for instance, Trimble uses Bentley software technology to provide intrinsic 3D geo-context for Trimble® Field Link. ● Benefits realized thus far from Bentley and Trimble construction modeling advances include: ● Facilitating accurate information mobility between vertical building, plant design, and the construction site by enabling engineers to create intelligent field data in Bentley Navigator, manage those point sets in ProjectWise, and securely deliver them to Trimble Field Solutions via Trimble Field Link, creating high fidelity positioning points between the construction model in the design office and positioning devices in the field. ● Saving time, reducing rework, preserving design intent, and accelerating project delivery via the seamless transfer of information from concept through construction. This results from the new link between the Trimble Quantm® Continue on page no.62

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Continued from page no.60 Alignment Planning System and OpenRoads, which extends the detailed design-to-construction workflow for heavy civil alignment to encompass the corridor planning and value engineering processes, complete with change management and tracking. ● Providing contractors the greatest flexibility in performing field layout tasks and enabling the construction of higher-quality buildings by accepting Bentley’s i-models in Trimble Field Link to enhance information mobility. ● Responding to the “Every Day Counts” challenge of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration by enabling terrain and alignment to be taken directly from Bentley’s OpenRoads technology for multidiscipline civil engineering into Trimble’s Business Center – HCE office software and then sent directly to its Site Positioning Systems and Grade Control Systems – information mobility “from BIM to bulldozer.” ● Andy Kayhanfar, director of Virtual Construction, Kiewit, said, “One of the challenges we face in construction is translating design models into meaningful construction models for survey utilization in the field. Bentley and Trimble have provided a solution that helps drive greater efficiencies and reduces rework and risk when translating the design model to the survey. The Bentley-Trimble integration helps us better deliver the information created during the design process in OpenRoads to the project survey team through Trimble’s Business Center - HCE.

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With a greater amount of information passing through, the field has more confidence in the model, while the risks that come with multiple translations are significantly reduced.” Bryn Fosburgh, vice president responsible for Trimble’s Construction Technology Divisions, said, “We are now really hitting our stride working with Bentley so that our mutual construction modeling activities help our users, working together on projects, to get the most advantage of constructible models. We see a great many ways to transform workflows so that BIM’s lifecycle benefits can be achieved.” Harry Vitelli, Bentley Systems vice president, construction and field, said, “Bentley’s ongoing collaboration with Trimble is delivering real-world solutions that will transform the design to construction workflow – for example, by enabling greatly enhanced information mobility through Bentley’s recently announced ProjectWise CONNECT Edition and Trimble’s recently announced Trimble Connect platform. Both of our companies share the belief that construction modeling will offer new levels of construction data visibility. We also share a commitment to the provision of advancements in design-to-construction workflows that bring new value to our users in the project delivery space.”

About Bentley Systems Bentley Systems is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley users leverage information mobility across disci-

plines and throughout the infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects and assets. Bentley solutions encompass MicroStation applications for information modeling, ProjectWise collaboration services to deliver integrated projects, and AssetWise operations services to achieve intelligent infrastructure – complemented by worldwide professional services and comprehensive managed services. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50 countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2006 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.

About Trimble Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information Web: www.bentley.com

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RUTRONIK EMBEDDED: Rutronik presents RZ/A1H based industrial CPU module from emtrion emtrion extends its DIMM family with a new industrial processor module, based on the Cortex-A9 RZ/A1 family from Renesas. It is available at distributor Rutronik as of now.

he module is fully compatible with the other modules of the emtrion DIMM series, both electrically and mechanically. It can be put into operation immediately on one of emtrion’s baseboards. In addition to its attractive pricing, the module convinces with the possibility of using it unmodified in series production, or integrating it with little effort into a custom layout. The emtrion industrial embedded module with processor RZ/A1 comes without external RAM and uses the built-in 10MB memory. Its temperature range is from -40° to +85°C. The DIMM RZ/Ah1 is now available with BSP for Linux (Yocto) or for ThreadX, other BSPs for FreeRTOS and emboss are following. The BSP gets delivered with the starter

kit, each kit contains a DIMM RZ/A1H module, a base board and corresponding development environment. A display is optionally available.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com) Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is third largest distributor in Europe (Europartners Distribution Report 2014) and the number ten worldwide (EBN, May 2014). The broadline distributor offers semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components in addition to boards, storage, displays & wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The

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Co-joint launch of Control India and Motek India along with SPS Automation India to target innovative automation solutions for the Indian market

ontinuing the lineage of two of the world’s most premier trade fair brands for manufacturing industry professionals, Control India and Motek India, will mark their debut edition in India from 5 – 7 February 2015 together with SPS Automation India which is derived from Europe’s premiere event for electrical automation SPS IPC Drives. In a strategic move to bring innovations in the field of material handling in production, assembly line, quality control and optoelectronics technology together on one platform, Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd. has announced that the three fairs will take place concurrently to better address the technology needs of the Indian market. Prompted by the Indian government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, Indian companies and industrial houses today are seeking to invest in quality automation processes to maximise operational efficiency. The perfectly timed launch of the three fairs aimed at bringing companies from all disciplines in industrial, production and assembly automation, quality assurance and inspection technology at a single industry event will thus pave the path to providing Indian manufacturers access to more competitive and cutting-edge solutions. The high-growth prospects for the Indian manufacturing sector which is projected to touch USD 1 trillion by 2025 opens up invaluable opportunities for automation and inspection technology solution providers eyeing this market.

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With Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd.‘s strong reach across automotive, textile, lighting, security and environmental technology sectors through the vast porfolio of fairs in India, the launch of the cojoint fairs is poised to attract attention from the decison makers and key professionals from varied industries. Moreover, with the fairs being centered in one of India’s highly industrialised state of Gujarat, this will be the perfect opportunity for sector players to strengthen their linkages within the end user sectors such as pharmaceuticals, gems and jewellery, oil and gas, petrochecmical etc. The Indian manufacturing sector is competing at a global level and has proved its mettle as a manufacturing and supply hub in several verticals. A sophisticated trade and networking platform like such will bring sector players, technology experts and professionals from the design, manufacturing, production, analysis and consultation sides together to network and experience new technology and innovations. Like the mother event in Stuttgart, Germany, Control India will be a specialist trade fair dedicated to quality control, R&D, instrumentation and inspection technology while Motek India will showcase technologies for material handling in the form of automation solutions, pneumatics and applied robotics. Frontrunners in providing automation solutions, Pepperl+Fuchs, SICK India Pvt Ltd, Baumer Technologies India Pvt Ltd., Delta Electronics India Pvt Ltd, Endress+Hauser India Pvt Ltd, Geissel India Pvt Ltd,

Harting India Pvt Ltd, IFM Electronic India Pvt Ltd, Micro-Epsilon, Omron India, Themis Automation (Murr Electronik), Nikon India Pvt Ltd., Vipa Automation India Pvt Ltd. and many others have confirmed their participation for SPS Automation India 2015 which is dedicated to automation and applied solutions. A technical conference has also been planned alongside the three fairs to provide sector professionals an understanding of new processes and technology trends making a headway in the manufacturing sector. The conference is supported by Frost and Sullivan and AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement, Germany and will invite delegates from all sectors of inspection and manufacturing. Together, the platform will present top-of-the-line automation, assembly line and quality control solutions from 5 – 7 February 2015 at the Mahatma Mandir Exhibition and Convention Centre, Gandhinagar in Ahmedabad, Gujarat that will drive the Indian manufacturing sector forward. For more information, Web: www.spsautomation-india.in; www.motek-india.com; www.control-india.com

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Balluff MICROmote速 sensors Small but powerful!

he miniaturized MICROmote速 photoelectric sensors from Balluff with separate electronic processor unit provide a large amount of optical performance in a tiny amount of space thanks to the miniaturized LEDs, photodiodes and phototransistors. Balluff specially developed a new, patented manufacturing process for its production. This provides the micro-optical components with high optical precision. The MICROmote速 sensors are ideal in small installation spaces and on moving machine parts and robot grippers, where low weight is necessary. The robust sensors integrated into the metal housing are operated with a separate amplifier, which can be positioned outside of the action area. Highly flexible electrical cables provide secure transmission of the sensor signals between the sensor

head and the amplifier. In this way, the sensors are also a technical alternative to fiber optics. An additional plus: The amplifier features ergonomic indicators and operating elements. The photoelectric sensor heads with dimensions of just a few millimeters not only have impressive technical characteristic values, but also numerous other unique selling points. Thanks to a sophisticated modular system, users can find the ideal solution quickly and costeffectively. It does not matter if the application involves position detection of small parts, identification and counting of objects or detecting the filling levels of foaming liquids. Available products include, diffuse sensors, through-beam sensors, high-vacuum sensors, fork sensors, but also precision hose sensors used, for example, in the detection of liquids and bubbles.

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Newly developed Eplan SAP interface Perfect integration: Eplan and SAP Synchronising data via interfaces is the core of process organisation. Eplan has expanded its mechatronic expertise: In close collaboration with Cideon Software GmbH, an affiliated company in the Friedhelm Loh Group, fully automatic data synchro-nisation between Eplan Platform and SAP PLM and SAP ERP has now been realised. The integrated workflow between these leading systems supports controlled throughput from the initial design to production and through to delivery and maintenance.

ideon Software GmbH, the newest member of the Friedhelm Loh Group, is a longstanding partner of SAP; it thus made sense to merge their interface expertise. The new direct EplanSAP integration enables the secure storage of projects in the SAP system, down to the exchange of parts lists and bills of materials. Additional advantages for companies include project data availability across departments, access controls through the SAP authorisation system, backup of older versions of projects, status and approval management, and accessi-bility of PDFs and other neutral formats for all SAP users. And all of this is made possible without the integration of an additional PDM system. For designers, template management through SAP and integrated comprehen-sive search tools â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that also find further projects â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are a reliable and fast pathway to required data. For each individual, this alsomeans more innovative work prac-tices.

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The Eplan SAP integration will use the SAP-defined communication mechanisms. But things get really interesting when you look beyond the document man-agement and examine the deep integration into the entire SAP PLM. The interface makes it possible to link to customer orders and SAP project structures in maintenance and other SAP

objects simply via drag and drop. This integrates Eplan projects with subsequent SAP processes, but more importantly, it makes it easier for designers to find the SAP objects relevant to them via the pertinent Eplan project. Integration into the SAP update service offers additional opportunities to manage historic statuses according to date or effective serial number in the Eplan Platform environment. Data continuity and access authorisation are likewise con-trolled via SAP mechanisms; SAP workflow sustains the controlled flow of Eplan Platform data throughout the entire company. At the same time, access control management determines group and project access authorisations in order to protect project data. As part of the ordering process, the Eplan SAP integration also supplies functions for transferring bills of materials. This holds true not only for the end of a project, but can also be accomplished for partial bills of materials that are automatically created in advance in SAP. Triggered by a mouse click, they are saved in the background requiring no action by users.

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Dressed to clean PackEx India: KOLLMORGEN simplifies packaging machine construction Easy to install, easy to clean, efficient in operation: the best drive technology solutions for packaging machines. Why KOLLMORGEN strives only for value-added essentials to be built-in will be demonstrated by our industry specialists in Servo Drives and Motion Control at PackEx India, from November 14-16, 2014 in the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai (Hall 1/G01).

hen it comes to Simple Machine Design, our robust AKD-N distributed servo controllers stand out for being easily integrated in close proximity to the motor in machine construction ? thanks to its compact dimensions and a high degree of protection. In addition, the single-cable technology, with a hybrid cable only eleven millimeters thick between the controller and the motor, halves the installation costs. Together with the AKMH stainless steel servo motors, cleaning process is made considerably easier. At PackEx, KOLLMORGEN is also introducing the new Hygienic Design ERD The KOLLMORGEN team in India are looking stainless steel actuaforward to having productive conversations at tors. The ready-toPackEx in Mumbai. install drive systems in protection type IP69K are mainly tailored for lifting applications or format adjustments in the packaging, food and pharmaceutical industries. Compared with pneumatically driven axes, electrically-driven linear axes are more easily controlled, are more energy-efficient, quieter and have a longer service life. The new

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servo controllers are celebrating another first within the AKD device series. Currents rated up to 48 A now make it possible for a servo drive system to also cater for applications with high power requirements. This mainly includes the drives supporting the main processes within a production or packaging line.

About Kollmorgen Kollmorgen is a leading provider of integrated automation and drive systems along with corresponding components for machine builders all over the world. With more than 70 years of Motion Control Design and application experience and profound knowledge of constructing standard and special solutions, Kollmorgen supplies solutions time and again that stand out in terms of performance, quality, reliability, and ease of use. As a result customers can achieve a market advantage which is beyond question. For more information Website www.kollmorgen.in

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NORD wins

“Customer Value Leadership” company of the year Germany based NORD Drivesystems, has been recently awarded by “Customer Value Leadership” Award in the Gearboxes and Geared Motors market in India in 2014 from Frost & Sullivan. This comes as a huge recognition for the company who serves in pan India & neighbouring countries. This excellence award followed a rigorous methodology by Frost & Sullivan in 8 to 10 parameters research process including end users interviews& feedback. This process also saw external jury members, eminent personalities, and key opinion leaders in the Gear motor & Gear Box Industry.

(from left,) Mr. by Mr. Niju V, Director, Frost & Sullivan and Mr. S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Frost & Sullivanon Mr. PL Muthusekkar, Managing Director – NORD India, Mr. Satyen Das, General Manager – NORD India and Mr. Dhanraj Kalbhor, Vice President (Operations) - NORD India

his award was presented to Mr. PL Muthusekkar, Managing Director – NORD India, Mr. Satyen Das, General Manager (Finance) – NORD India and Mr. Dhanraj Kalbhor, Vice President (Operations) - NORD India by Mr. Niju V, Director, Automation & Electronics Practice, Frost & Sullivan and Mr. S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Frost & Sullivanon Wednesday, November 05, 2014, at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai. Mr. PL Muthusekkar, said, “We are the reliable partners in motion who support our customers globally. We would like to thank Frost & Sullivan and the esteemed jury for award-

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ing us “Customer Value Leadership” Company of the Year. We would also like to thank our valuable customers for this award. The prestigious annual award from Frost and Sullivan acknowledges our best practices and excellent team”. Nord Drivesystems as a group company based out at Bargteheide, Hamburg, Germany with global presence in more than sixty countries, every industry vertical relies on us to offer the very best. With our powerful drive solutions, we put even the “Goliaths” of this world into motion, huge cranes in harbor facilities, retractable roofs sports stadiums, baggage conveyor belts

in airports, ski lifts, any conveyor, any motion control application in various industries such as food, pharma, chemical, beverages, material handling, cement, sugar, steel & packaging. No matter what your application is, NORD is sure to put it into motion. NORD DRIVESYSTEMS employs some 3,000 people and is one of the world’s leading suppliers of full-scale, comprehensive drive solutions. NORD’s portfolio ranges from standard drives to customized solutions for demanding application requirements, e.g. based on energy-efficient or explosion-protected drives. Gross sales amounted to approx. EURO 450 million in the 2013 business year. Founded in 1965, the company has grown to include over 36 subsidiaries around the world today. In India, it has incorporated in the year 2005 with a full-fledged world class assembly unit in Hinjewadi, Pune with production capacity of 24000 units per year. All the parts are imported from our manufacturing units globally. We have sales and service offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Jamshedpur, Ahmedabad and Vadodara. In addition to this, we have a strong dealer network of 20 Channel Partners in India, Bangladesh and Srilanka. For more information Web: www.nord.com

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Hazardous area media converters for fibre optic Ethernet

. STAHL’s 9721 series of media converters for optical cables enable hot plugging of Ethernet connections in zone 1 and 2 hazardous areas, i.e. the safe plugging and unplugging of communication links during operation. The compact, cost-efficient converters connect Twisted Pair copper cables and fibre optic cables by means of standard plug connectors (RJ45 and SC types), creating a joint network. On the fibre optic side, the converters provide the ignition protection class “inherently safe optical radiation (op is)”, which allows for the use of conventional fibre optic cables in hazardous areas according to EN 60079-0:2013 and 60079-28. Just like intrinsically safe bus connections, these optical cables can be disconnected and reconnected as required during operation. Even in hazardous areas, fibre optic cables can thus be used for interferencefree bridging of distances up to 5 km (multi-mode version) or up to 30 km (single-mode version). Featuring an elegant, painted stainless steel design, the converters are delivered with mounting clips for space-saving horizontal or upright installation on C-profile DIN rails. This is the default method for zone 2. In zone 1, users can install units in compact flameproof enclosures. Two diagnostic LEDs signal various operating conditions. Measuring merely 80 x 63 x 25 mm and designed to tolerate a wide ambient temperature range of -30°C … +75°C, the media converters can be used in applications with limited installation space and rugged environmental condi-

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tions. Moreover, the 9721 series is optimised for use with R. STAHL’s explosion-protected IS1+ Remote I/O system as well as operating and monitoring systems from R. STAHL HMI SYSTEMS.

Company Background For more than 80 years, R. STAHL has been a trendsetting manufacturer of safety technology for hazardous areas. Based in Waldenburg, Germany, the company is one of the world’s leading suppliers of explosion-protected automation, control and distribution, installation, operating and monitoring, lighting, signaling and alarm components and systems. Key products include customer-specific systems solutions for hazardous areas. R. STAHL’s individual packages containing tailored product combinations and a wide range of services such as consulting, project planning, engineering and training courses for customers are designed to fully meet application requirements and customer needs. International certifications, approvals and patents demonstrate the company’s expertise and allow for R. STAHL’s products to be used throughout the world.

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Red Lion controls receives

top honors from global industry publications Graphite™ HMI Plug-In Modules Named “Best Product of 2014” by Control Engineering China; Company Also Named a Wind Industry Leader by Windpower Engineering Magazine

ed Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, announced that its newest plug-in modules for the popular Graphite™ series of advanced human machine interface (HMI) panels were named “Best Product of 2014” by Control Engineering China. Additionally, Red Lion was recently selected as a 2014 “Wind Industry Leader” by the readers of Windpower Engineering magazine, a leading North American publication on engineering, design and maintenance of wind power equipment. Red Lion’s Graphite CAN and J1939 modules won the “Hardware - HMI, Operator Interface” category in an Industrial Automation Show awards ceremony in Shanghai earlier this month. These modules, which launched in July 2014, provide the communication and connectivity customers need to add powerful HMI functionality to their systems. Designed for use with Graphite HMIs, which already support more than 300 major industrial protocols, the CAN and J1939 protocols are a reliable choice for heavy-duty construction vehicles, trains and rail vehicles, maritime equipment, engine controllers and in building automation applications such as lift control, embedded door controls and HVAC equipment. When added to Graphite HMI operator panels, these modules remove the need for external communication gateways, saving time and money by simplifying

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programming and installation costs. “We’re honored to once again have Control Engineering China validate Red Lion’s innovative products, underscoring our history of superior engineering. As one of the automation industry’s most trusted brands in China, we are committed to the development of hardware and software that meet customer requirements,” said Michael Wang, general manager of Greater China for Red Lion Controls. “Our Graphite HMIs are transforming how customers are using industrial process control and remote monitoring applications to streamline efficiencies.” Awards from Control Engineering China honor tools, products and solutions that help international plant managers do their jobs more efficiently. Best Product Award winners are selected by a panel of Control Engineering China’s senior editors and local automation industry experts. Winners are decided based on overall excellence in technical innovation and the market influence of the product. Previously, Red Lion’s NT24k managed Gigabit Ethernet switch was honored by Control Engineering China as the “Best Product of 2013” winner in the “Networking

Communications” category. Red Lion was also named a 2014 Wind Industry Leader by the readership of Windpower Engineering magazine. Over the course of the past year, visitors to Windpowerengineering.com were asked to vote for the innovative companies they considered industry leaders in their respective fields of expertise. Red Lion took top honors in the “Electrical/Electronic” category. In 2013, Red Lion was recognized by readers in the “Data Networks” category. “The wind industry survives on more than the efforts of the OEMs alone,” said Windpower Engineering editor Paul Dvorak. “The companies identified as leaders provide critical components and services that keep the national fleet in good running order and in many ways, improve on original equipment.”

About Red Lion Controls As the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, Red Lion has been delivering innovative solutions for over 40 years. Our award-winning technology enables companies worldwide to gain real-time data visibility that drives productivity. Product brands include Red Lion, N-Tron and Sixnet. With headquarters in York, Pennsylvania, the company has offices across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Red Lion is part of Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company. Web: www.redlion.net

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Lapp India announces the expansion of its production unit at Jigani, Bangalore. With a commitment to the ‘Make in India’ campaign.

app India, a 100% subsidiary of the Lapp Group and the leading manufacturer of Cables, Connectors, Cable Glands, Conduits and Accessories in India announced the expansion of its Bangalore manufacturing facility. The project will increase the Company’s production area from the existing 5227 sq m to 10,803 sq m. The facility has the capacity to manufacture 60,000 kms of Multi Core cables and 78,000kms of Single Core Wires per annum. The company has invested approximately 165 million INR (2.1 Million Euro) for this project. With this new expansion Lapp India aims at tapping into the increased demand for quality control cables in the market This expansion with state of the art safety and environmental features will enhance the facility layout, ensure better flow for effective lean management and also help generating more space for the new machines to sustain company’s long term growth plans and establish leadership in the control cable market. In 2012, Lapp India set-up its second Indian manufacturing facility in Pilukhedi, Bhopal which has strengthened the base in the Single Core wires segment as well as catered efficiently the growing demands in the building sector. Lapp India is currently commissioning a new leading edge multi core line in

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Bhopal which can produce 36,000 kms of Multi Core cables resulting in overall capacity increase of 60% in Multicore cables in addition to the existing 216,000 kms capacity in Single Core wires. Expanding operations in India has been a key focus for Lapp Group owing to the promising growth opportunities of the country. . Lapp India is the second largest company of the Lapp Group; the milestone set here in terms of business and the success garnered in retaining the position in the market has proved to be an example for other Lapp companies located worldwide. The industry friendly measures announced in the Union Budget 2014 along with a strong emphasis on the need to revive manufacturing industry came as a new lease of life to the Indian electrical equipment industry. PM Narendra Modi’s strong emphasis on turning India into a manufacturing hub implementing the ‘Make in India’ campaign has been a great initiative to attract foreign investment in India. Lapp India expects a significant rise in demand for quality cables with the increased thrust by the new government to develop infrastructure with creation of new roads, ports, airports, rails... Lapp India also looks forward to promising business opportunities from the smart city initiative. With the government allocating Rs 71 Billion INR (0.9 Billion Euros) for 100

smart cities there will be an increased demand for quality smart cabling solutions for urban infrastructure. The potential for cabling solutions in India is enormous. As a company which is into manufacturing of low voltage cables, Lapp India is extremely bullish. The low voltage cable market in India is currently valued at 195 Billion INR (2.5 Billion Euros) and is expected to grow to 360 Billion INR (4.7 Billion Euros) by 2020. Speaking on this occasion, Mr Andreas Lapp, Chairman of the Board LAPP HOLDING AG and Honorary Consul of the Republic of India for Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland- Pfalz, said “ The Indian cabling industry offers a vast potential owing to the growing urbanization and increased focus on infrastructure development. With our range of products we are looking at addressable market potential of 55 Billion INR (0.7 Billion Euros) growing at an average of 10% year on year until 2020 and beyond. This calls for regular investments in technology, infrastructure and of course people. The expansions of Jigani Plant and Bhopal Plant are a step in this direction.”

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New Fluke 820-2 LED Stroboscope helps maintenance teams identify potential mechanical failures without physical contact The rugged, compact, portable strobe is ideal for stop motion diagnostics and mechanical troubleshooting

luke Corp. introduces the Fluke® 820-2 Stroboscope, a simple, easy to use tool for investigating and observing potential mechanism failure on a variety of machinery without making physical contact with the machine. The rugged, compact strobe allows maintenance teams to identify the running speed of rotating equipment without stopping operation, and perform stop motion diagnostics of parasitic oscillations, flaws, slippage, and unwanted distortions. It also enables teams to identify serial numbers and other markings on fast moving parts. The Fluke 820-2 features a seven LED high-intensity array with uniform flash characteristics that allows for high flash rates from 30–300,000 flashes-per-minute, making it ideal for a wide variety of applications and industries. The solid-state LEDs have no filament, gases, hollow cavities, or glass to compromise its rugged construction. The 820-2 has an efficient “X2 and ÷2” button system that allows the user to easily ramp up or down to the stable RPM zone as well as verify that they’ve found the correct speed by simply pushing each button one time to perform the validation. The adjustable flash duration feature of the Stroboscope is ideal for applications with higher rpm or larger rotating objects with high

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surface speeds where objects may move during the brief period of a single flashing, resulting in a blurred image. Adjustable flash duration allows users to decrease the flash duration making the image appears sharper.

About Fluke Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, and metrologists who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes. For more information, Web: www.fluke.com/india

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FLIR Systems announces AX8 temperature sensor for industrial automation Easy-to-install imager enables condition monitoring and fire prevention

LIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced the launch of its new AX8 fixed-mount temperature sensor. Combining thermal and visible cameras along with FLIR’s proprietary MSX® technology in a small, affordable package, the AX8 is easy to install in spaceconstrained areas for automated and uninterrupted condition monitoring of critical electrical and mechanical equipment. Enabled by FLIR’s groundbreaking Lepton® thermal imaging core, the AX8 provides early detection of temperature-related issues in electrical & mechanical equipment, guarding against unplanned outages, service interruptions, and equipment failure, The AX8 is the ideal temperature sensor for continuous condition monitoring and fire prevention without the need for periodic manual scans. The AX8 thermal imager has 4,800 active temperature points per image, provides streaming temperature data over industrystandard interfaces (Ethernet/IP and Modbus TCP) for easy analysis, has a built-in web interface, and includes a full suite of Analysis and Alarm functions that automatically send alerts when the AX8 detects elevated temperatures. Measuring only 54 x 25 x 95 mm, the AX8 integrates easily into electrical installations or any manufacturing environment. The

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AX8’s streaming thermal, visual, and MSX video is output in standard MJPEG, MPEG, H.264 formats, adding multipurpose image capabilities. With all of these features in a compact form factor, the FLIR AX8 addresses the condition monitoring and safety needs for many environments, including: ● Process and manufacturing industries ● Data centers ● Energy generation and distribution ● Transportation and mass transit ● Storage facilities ● Refrigeration warehouses ● Engine rooms “With the AX8, FLIR is continuing to find new and innovative uses for its increasingly-more affordable thermal imaging technologies,” said Andy Teich, FLIR’s President and CEO. “The AX8 is another example of how our new Lepton core’s revolutionary price, size, and low power consumption is creating a new product category and corresponding applications.”

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Suzlon surpasses 1100 MW milestone at Asia’s largest wind farm in Kutch, Gujarat • Unveils the World’s tallest Hybrid WTG (wind turbine generator ) the S97 120m at the hands of Hon. Chief Minister of Gujarat Smt. Anandiben Patel • Suzlon generates 1800 MW in Gujarat constituting 20% of its totaldomestic capacity

uzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer, surpassed yet another milestone by expanding the capacity of Asia’s largest wind farm at Kutch, Gujarat to 1100 MW. With this expansion, Suzlon now generates 1800 MW in Gujarat thus accounting for 20% of Suzlon’s total pan-India capacity of over 8250 MW. Commemorating this landmark occasion, the company unveiled S97 120m– World’s tallest hybrid tower at the hands of Hon. Chief Minister of Gujarat, Smt Anandiben Patel. The S97 120m is Worlds’ tallest Hybrid Tower model designed indigenously to harness the wind energy across low wind sites. It is installed at Jamanwada, Kutch in Gujarat and has successfully generated 1500+

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kWh in its pilot stage of 3 months. Speaking on the occasion Hon’ble Chief Minister, State of Gujarat, Smt. Anandiben Patel said, “The challenge of global warming has given an opportunity, whereby the world is now looking at clean & renewable sources of energy to combat climate change. While the 20th century belonged to Information Technology (IT), the 21st century will be that of Environment Technology (ET). Gujarat has championed the cause of generating power through renewable sources and has adopted pioneering technologies in Wind, solar and other renewable resources. Suzlon has played an integral part in enhancing Gujarat’s renewable energy portfolio. Suzlon took up the challenge put forth by Shri Narendra Modi of establishing 2000 MW wind energy in Gujarat and Suzlon has already delivered 1080 MW in Kutch. We will continue to forge alliances with private players to harness the full potential of renewable energy in Gujarat.” Mr. Tulsi Tanti, CMD, Suzlon Energy, said, “The S97 120 m hybrid tower, a potential game changer, is the result of our continued focus to invest in next generation technologies that will provide energy efficient solutions thus ensuring higher yields Continue on page no.90

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Suzlon group’s leadership in offshore wind turbine is a testament of the organizations technological prowess. It continues to drive innovation by focusing the R&D efforts to develop cost efficient and reliable wind turbine technology. The group has a wide range of on-shore and offshore energy solutions ranging from sub megawatt onshore turbines at

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600 Kilowatts (kW) to 6.15 mw offshore turbine. The group is catering to over 2500 customers across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and North and South America. The S97 120M hub height hybrid tower is part of Suzlon’s S9X turbine suite.

S97 120m features and benefits ● Innovative and Powerful: Combination of lattice & tubular which gives enhanced tower strength at lower cost. The threedimensional lattice structure can support heavier weights due to the broad base. The tubular structure houses and protects the power and control systems, thereby keeping them safe and from bad weather and vandalism. ● High yield and ROI: 120m hub heightensures 4-5% better wind speed and increased in power output of 1214% over at 90 meter tower and at lower cost. This will deliver higher returns for the customer ● Logistics Friendly: The Hybrid Tower can be transferred by normal trailers, thus significantly reducing transportation costs. The 17m base reduces the steel requirement by over 30%. ● Reduced maintenance cost: Structural bolts are covered with a friction coating to reduce wearand-tear, thereby also reducing maintenance stress and cost ● Better Grid compliance: The DFIG converter gives better provision

for the windfarm to connect with national grid by controlling power parameters like frequency, active/ reactive power regulation and stability during grid disturbances ● Safety: S97 120 m is certified according to GL standards for 20 years of life. Safety has been incorporate in S97 120 m in all aspects of product design, from the People Exclusive Suzlondesigned Cable Guiding Systems, to safe hub design and as per the highest safety guidelines.

About Suzlon Group: The Suzlon Group is ranked as the world’s fifth largest* wind turbine manufacturer, in terms of annual installed capacity and market share in 2013. The company’s global spread extends across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and North and South America with 25,487 MW of wind energy capacity installed, operations across over 31 countries and a workforce of over 10,000. The Group offers one of the most comprehensive product portfolios – ranging from submegawatt onshore turbines at 600 Kilowatts (kW), to the world’s largest commerciallyavailable offshore turbine at 6.15 MW – with a vertically integrated, low-cost, manufacturing base. The Group – headquartered at Suzlon One Earth in Pune, India – comprises Suzlon Energy Limited and its subsidiaries, including Senvion SE.

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CG partners ANDE to Bolster Paraguay’s grid expansion • To supply Smart Transformers – a total of 420 MVA • Part of Paraguay’s 220 kV & 66 kV network expansion and modernisation project • Transformers to be manufactured in Mumbai, India

vantha Group Company CG has signed a contract with the State Utility of Paraguay - Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) for eight single and three phase transformers totalling 420 MVA, for the expansion of the country’s 220 kV and 66 kV Electricity Network. Paraguay is one of the world’s largest exporters of electricity, and also exports to neighbouring regions like Brazil and Argentina. CG has been present in South America for the past two decades and has previously partnered with ANDE for the supply of single and three phase transformers and 30,000 Smart Meters to the Paraguayan grid. This contract was wo n through a competitive international public bidding process. CG was selected for this prestigious project due to its successful track record in Paraguay, backed by a global recognition of its technical expertise in manufacturing and supplying high-voltage transformers. CG has

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been actively involved in the Generation, Transmission & Distribution sector in Latin America and in the Caribbean, with an installed base of over 55,000 MVA, and up to 500 kV. The company has a presence in over 28 countries in the region with active representation in most countries. CG will manufacture the transformers in Mumbai, India and supply them in 3 lots. Spare parts, supervision of the installation & commissioning & onsite training are a part of CG’s scope. Latin America forms an important part of CG’s India export strategy, and the company has been exporting highly advanced equipment to the region for over 23 years, primarily from its world-class manufacturing bases that are located in Bhopal, Mumbai and Nashik, in India. CG also has a highly advanced manufacturing base in Brazil that is involved in the manufacture of Extra High Voltage (EHV) Switchgear, Mobile substations and Automation solutions for leading utilities in the region. In the Industrial sector, CG has a growing customer base in the Mining, Cement, and Pulp and Paper segments, with its large range of LV and HV Motors, Generators, Drives, Automation, and smart transit solutions. The company is thus well positioned to serve both, the North and South American markets, and can provide an array of power Transmission and Distribution (T&D) products to the region, to Power Utilities and Industries alike. The Paraguayan grid has 1.3

million customers & approximately 32,000 kms of distribution lines. It has been growing at a rate of 4 percent on a yearly basis since 2009. This contract represents the strengthening of approximately 15 percent of ANDE’s current transformer capacity. ANDE’s grid also faces difficulty due to distribution losses which are amongst the highest in the region. CG’s Smart Meters assist in reducing these losses, and improving the grid’s energy efficiency. Commenting on this significant order, Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO & Managing Director, Laurent Demortier said: “We at CG are extremely proud to be a part of this critical project. We would like to thank ANDE for their continued patronage of our globally benchmarked products and look forward to many more such collaborations to come. This order reinforces CG’s strategic intent to diversify its customer base in Latin America, & we remain focused on building the energy infrastructure of the region with our extensive range of technologically driven products, systems and solutions.”

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Acme group signs ppa for 30 mw project with chhattisgarh state utility ● ● ● ●

ACME Group won bid at RFP floated by the state of Chhattisgarh ACME to invest Rs. 250 Cr/ $40 mn in the state Solar Plant to supply 50 mn units annually to state for a period of 25 years ACME Group to generate 1000 MW solar power by 2017

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CME Group, the leading solar power player in India, today announced that it has signed the PPA for 30 MW solar PV power projects with Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited. As per the terms and conditions of the agreement, ACME Group would provide approx. 50 mn units power annually for a period of 25 years at a tariff of Rs. 6.46 / KWh. Commenting on this momentous occasion, Mr. Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Founder & Chairman, ACME Group said, “We thank the Chhattisgarh Government and Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (State Discom) for the opportunity given to us to partner with the state through green energy generation. We look forward to helping the state bring down its power demand-deficit and look forward to support from all stakeholders in making this state an ideal green State.” This project would entail an estimated investment of approx $40 mm/ Rs.210 crore. The work on the project shall commence by June 2015 and will

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be commissioned by December 2015. This will be evacuated by 33 K & above line connecting the power plant to nearest grid. The state is already leading in Thermal power generation by enabling effective utilization of its natural resources. The State Government now aims to promote renewable energy in a big way so as to achieve sustainable development in the state. In October, ACME Group received final approval for credit facility of $100 mn loan from Asian Development Bank. US$ 50 mn shall be utilized in developing 100 MW projects in Rajasthan and the remaining amount of loan shall be used for its upcoming projects. ACME has also sourced an investment from IFC in the form of an ‘A’ Loan of up to $34 million (Rs. 201.9 crores) for the 100 MW project in Rajasthan under the ambit of JNNSM. Earlier, IFC also funded Rs.73.10 crores for the 25 MW solar power project of the company in Madhya Pradesh which was commissioned early this year. The company has an exist-

ing portfolio of 422.5 MW including 160 MW in Andhra Pradesh, 100 MW JNNSM Phase II Projects in Rajasthan and other projects in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The company aims to generate 1000 MW by the year 2017. ACME Group showcased its prowess in solar PV technology through its 25 MW plant at Khilchipur, Madhya Pradesh that achieved a record output of 25 GWh in six months of installation, a record in maximum power output by any solar power plant of that scale. In October ACME Group received final approval for credit facility of $100 mn loan from Asian Development Bank. US$ 50 mn shall be utilized in developing 100 MW projects in Rajasthan and the remaining amount of loan shall be used for its upcoming projects. ACME has also sourced an investment from IFC in the form of an ‘A’ Loan of up to $34 million (Rs. 201.9 crores) for the 100 MW project in Rajasthan under the ambit of JNNSM. Earlier, IFC also funded Rs.73.10 crores for the 25 MW solar power project of the company in Madhya Pradesh which was commissioned early this year. The company has an existing portfolio of 422.5 MW including 160 MW in Andhra Pradesh, 100 MW JNNSM Phase II Projects in Rajasthan and other projects in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha & Chhattisgarh. The company aims to generate 1000 MW by the year 2017. ACME Group showcased its prowess in solar PV technology through its 25 MW plant at Khilchipur, Madhya Pradesh that achieved a record output of 25 GWh in six months of installation, a record in maximum power output by any solar power plant of that scale. Website: www.acme.in

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Cable Corporation of India (CCI)

ear 1957, when formal international joint ventures were unheard of, The Khatau & Thakersey groups, already renowned names in Indian industry, joined hands with German promoters Siemens and F & G and set up a power cable factory. The new venture commenced operations in Mumbai and began with the manufacture of PVC insulated wire and cables for the first time in India. Three and a half decades later, a second plant was set up at Nashik in Maharashtra. Cable Corporation of India (CCI) is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of power and control cables. CCI is equipped with state-ofthe-art hardware, software and infrastructure to retain its leadership position in the industry. Besides being a household name in the manufacture of high quality cables, the management has played a key role in influencing major decisions and embarking on innovative solutions. Its strong vision, emphasis on team work and customer satisfaction, has earned it repute in international industry circles. Over the years, CCI was represented in CIGRE, Paris and other forums like BIS, IEEMA etc. Its Tropothen-S® XLPE cables have received IEC-840 Certification from KEMA, Netherlands; its testing laboratories have been approved by the South African Standards Institution for electrical items exported to that country; the company is ISO9001 certified and has exported its products to markets in South Africa, Bangladesh, Mauritius and Middle East. CCI’s technocrats were one of

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the first in India to use Aluminum as a substitute for Copper as a conducting material in their cables. They have worked with the Railway and Defense authorities to manufacture special types of cables. Research and development have always been high on their agenda, and they have helped develop industry standards for electric cables and wires. The company’s range of products includes power and control cables ranging from 660 V to 230 KV, marketed as Tropodur, Tropothen, Tropothen-S®, Tropoflex, Tropoplast and Tropotherm brands. CCI also manufactures specialty cables like HVDC cables, mining cables and aerial bunched cables. CCI was the First Company in India to manufacture and supply Extra High Voltage cables of 220 KV way back in 1994. As part of its expansion and diversification process, the group has now ventured into the real estate sector through its associate company, CCI Projects Private Limited (CCP). CCP has launched its first project called Rivali Park at Borivali East in Mumbai. Spread over an area of 22 acres with a planned investment of Rs 1000 crore, Rivali Park is one of the largest mixed-use real estate spaces in Mumbai and is expected to redefine the suburb of Borivali. Since the Indian cable industry is largely unorganized, there are a lot of opportunities for companies like CCI to set benchmark standards. With its excellent quality products and services, it now has its sights trained on making new inroads in domestic and international markets. For more information, Email: stephanie@carmine.co.in

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German firm TÜV Rheinland commissions Solar PV modules testing facility at Sriperumbudur The project named PVKlima, in collaboration with Oldenburg University and the Research Centre at Jülich, Germany supported by the Government of Germany, would study the energy yield of Solar PV modules under different climatic conditions

ermany based TÜV Rheinland, a worldwide leader in Testing, Training, Inspection, Consulting and Certification, has announced that it has commissioned a Solar PV modules testing facility at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. Set up over an area of 5,000 sq. ft., this project called PVKlima, has been spearheaded by TUV Rheinland in collaboration with the Government of Germany, with an aim to answer the fundamental questions regarding the extent to which climatic factors have an impact on the energy yield of Solar PV modules. According to the Global Research and Development study initiated by TÜV Rheinland group in cooperation of Government of Germany, long term behavior and performance of thin film Photovoltaic modules are required to be studied under different geographical conditions with different tropical conditions. As per the study the Photovoltaic modules will be exposed to sunlight for a period of about 4 years and their performance will be monitored in terms of how much energy they generate in different environmental conditions. This data will be used for further analysis and to stream line the Solar technology and its benefits globally. The project is initiated by the Government of Germany under the public interest. The results and output of analysis will be published

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for their future technological advancements. There are total five sites selected across the globe keeping the temperatures, humidity ranges and sun directions as the criteria for selection. The proposed sites are Ancona, Italy as Mediterranean weather conditions, Tropical hot and humidity conditions Chennai, India, Arid – dry and hot – Arizona, USA. Desert climate – Saudi Arabia “Sriperumbudur (India) will be the 5th and latest testing facility under PVKlima to take comparable measurements of energy yields and develop methodologies to forecast and increase the energy yields of Solar PV modules” said Mr. Kalyan Varma, Vice President, Business Stream Products, TÜV Rheinland India. “The special features of the various Solar PV technologies would be analyzed with regard to the climate effects, seasonal effects, lowlight behavior, temperature behavior and spectral behavior.“ “The research results will then be used to improve computer programs used to calculate and forecast energy yields and thereby minimize risks for the operation of photovoltaic systems from the perspective of investors and operators. The Chennai facility will be a major boon to the Solar PV modules manufacturers in India as they can get critical inputs from this project regarding the technological improvement of their products” added Mr. Kalyan Varma.

Climate data modeling constitutes another focal point of the project and is conducted on the basis of satellite data and terrestrial radiometer data. Monitoring activities at the locations provide comprehensive meteorological data material for this. The researchers want to derive reference data sets for the different climatic regions in order to develop improved models for calculating the energy yield of Solar Photovoltaic solar modules. These modules will draw on performance data measured in the laboratory but will also take the different climatic conditions into account. In India, TÜV Rheinland offers a wide range of services in the field of Product Testing and Certification. The company specializes in offering testing facilities and capabilities for EMC / EMI, Electrical Safety, Environmental, Wireless, Medical Equipment’s, IT/Telecom, PV, Automation, Household / Commercial /Industrial Electrical & Electronic products across wide range of applications.

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New generation sterling generators DG sets powered by perkins engines

terling Generators - One of the largest Manufacturer of DG Sets in Asia, presents new generation Sterling Generators DG Sets powered by Perkins 4000 series engines that offer you a choice of 6, 8, 12 and 16 cylinder options to ensure you have the exact engine to suit your specific power generation needs. The Perkins 4000 Series family of 6, 8, 12 and 16 cylinder diesel engines was designed in advance for today’s uncompromising demands within the power generation industry and includes superior performance and reliability. This range of engines is between 750KVA – 2250KVA Prime. Established in Peterborough in 1932, Perkins Engines are known the world over for their fuel-efficiency, ruggedness, and reliable operation under all conditions. The new generation DG sets from Sterling Generators powered by Perkins 4000 series engines are tough and durable and produce a consistence performance that will provide you electricity for years to come. Their premium design and specification features provide economic and durable operation

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as well as exceptional power to weight ratio, improved serviceability, low gaseous emissions, overall performance and reliability essential to the power generation market. These Engines produces higher power for the range compared to competition and have a highest average loading capability for Prime DG set to a tune of 80% on a 24 hours loading cycle along with the highest Power Density as compared to any makes available in this range. With an unmatched first step block loading capability, these DG sets also have the highest time between schedule preventive maintenance as compared to competition. With best inclass ambient and altitude capabilities without derates, the commonality of components with other engines in the 4000 Series family allows reduced parts stocking levels. Commenting on the Sterling Generators Perkin 4000 series DG sets, Mr. Sanjay Jadhav, President, Sterling and Wilson Powergen Pvt Ltd says, “One can be assured that these DG sets will measure up to the toughest demands you place on them. They offer the best inclass emission levels and smoke characteristics and have lesser NOx, CO, PM and HC emission levels as compared to CPCB norms. The durable quality built into each DG Set enables them to operate in the harshest environments.”

Sterling Generators is managed by a group of best minds in the Industry who bring in a SolutionsOriented approach and the latest in Technology to their customers and are backed by a state-of-the art manufacturing facility at Silvassa. Sterling Generators, enjoys the trust and excellent relationships with their customers, operating in India through four Regional Hubs and 17 Branch offices and have opened offices in Dubai, Nigeria and Australia as they foray into the Exports market, which will be the focus area for the company in near future. It has a Pan India Network of trained Service Engineers across the country who are responsible for providing un-interrupted power to their customers and are available 24*7. Within a short span of 9 years, the company has had many accomplishments. Sterling Generators is now a dominant player in the High HP DG business in India and enjoys the support of leading business houses in the country. Installations at Delhi International Airport (DIAL),L&T, TCS, CAIRN Energy, VSNL, Infosys, SIEMENS, TATA Group, SAIL, TOI and many more, are a standing testimony of their Project Execution & Service capability. For more information, Web: www.sterlinggenerators.com

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Cooper Corporation introduces CPCB II compliant generators with their 10KVA to 200KVA gensets

ooper Corporation, one of the country’s leading engine manufacturers is the industry pioneer in developing a series of generator sets (gensets) that are compliant with the new environmental norms (CPCB II) implemented by the Central Pollution Control Board in India effective July 1, 2014. As per the new directive, all manufacturers, importers or assemblers of diesel generator sets in India were to comply with cleaner emission standards, for products up to 800 kilowatt. Cooper Corporation was the first in the country to be ready with its Eco Pack Gensets that comply with the latest CPCB II Emission Limits for new diesel gensets up to 200KVA, bringing it closer to its customer base in India and other international markets. With the lowest cost of ownership, over 2000 units of Cooper Corporation’s CPCB II range of gensets between 10KVA – 200 KVA are already available in the domestic market. Commenting on the new Environment Protection Rules and Cooper Ecopack gensets Mr. Farrokh N. Cooper, Chairman and Managing Director, Cooper Corporation Pvt. Ltd said, “This notification was long overdue and we welcome the implementation of these norms. We strongly believe that the latest CPCB II Emission Norms is a breakthrough legislation which will help India’s engines compete with those in Europe and America. Cooper Corporation’s cost efficient, silent revolution with ecofriendly diesel generators under the brand name ‘Cooper ECOPACK’ is a Low fuel consumption generator which is lighter in weight, smaller in size and is built with Emissions that meet US & European norms. The inhouse research process at Cooper, the technical collaboration with Ricardo, UK along with our over ninety year legacy in India allows us to bring

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market competitive products that comply with regulations and norms in India.” Emphasizing on the importance of reducing carbon footprint, Mr. Cooper further added, “Aimed at reigning pollution and creating a healthy sustainable environment, these norms will enable us not just to benefit the environment but also move much needed steps towards global standards.” The engines have an advanced ECU module which controls all critical parameters of the engine, making the Cooper ECOPACK efficient and customer friendly. With the longest maintenance interval of 500 hours and lube oil consumption of less than 0.1%, this technology makes Cooper ECOPACK the most economic and efficient brand of generators to operate and maintain. Cooper Corp’ s ECOPACK series Gensets come with a complete Cooper assurance with maximum uptime. A nationwide network of service dealers who are well equipped with genuine spare parts in stock are geared to provide prompt after sales support. Cooper Corp’s Eco Pack finds takers in homes, farmhouses, bungalows, hotels, retail outlets, IT offices, telecom towers and hospitals among others. Cooper Corporation has a strong network presence with both dealers and regional offices across the country to cater to the demands from the domestic market. Cooper has never stopped at the domestic market however; this pioneering organization has successfully expanded its global footprint by catering to orders from countries like Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Panama, Afghanistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka etc. Cooper Corporation has already exported close to 1000 units of CPCB II compliant gensets so far and has

over 600 orders in the pipeline. The company has used its in-house innovative technology and concepts to develop Cooper ECOPACK Gensets to function in extreme conditions depending on the local requirements and conditions of different countries. Best in class fuel consumption and long service intervals thereby lower maintenance costs play a deciding role in favoring Cooper Corporation Gensets against global competition. Some of the key features incorporated into the Cooper Gensets to meet local requirements include: ● Customized voltage and frequency ● Customized all weather proof, compact and light weight acoustic enclosure ● Special Auto Transfer switches ● Customized color combinations depending on the market requirement ● Frequency switches and engine control switches with customized frequencies as per the desired requirements of the country “Our Gensets enjoy a unique position amongst other diesel power generators. We are proud of the range of gensets that we produce and the technological advancement, enabling us to tailor make products for our customers which suit all government norms of each of the countries that we do business with” Manisha Cooper added.

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Rutronik appoints Markus Zühlke as the new sales director Germany Stefan Sutalo becomes marketing director passive components Markus Zühlke, previously Marketing Director Passive Components at Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH, will now be assuming the role of managing the company’s sales organization for Germany with immediate effect. He reports directly to Thomas Rudel. His previous position will be filled by Stefan Sutalo, formerly the Senior Marketing Manager Electrolytic, Film and Tantalum Capacitors and the Deputy Marketing Director Passive Components. The role of Senior Marketing Manager will be filled by Denis Bittigkoffer, who previously served as Product Sales Manager for Film and Electrical Double-Layer Capacitors (EDLCs) at Rutronik.

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arkus Zühlke has been with Rutronik since 2007, initially as the Head of the Product Segment Resistors, and since 2010 as Head of the entire Passive Components Division. Before he joined Rutronik, Markus Zühlke had already served the EPIQ Group in a variety of management positions for seven years. As the Sales Director Germany at Rutronik, Zühlke assumes responsibility for 13 offices with around 150 employees working in field and office sales and customer service. The Sales team collaborates with the Business Development Managers, Product Marketing and the Field Application Engineers to support customers in all technical, logistical and commercial matters, ranging from development to serial production to RMA/PDN/ EOL services. “I very much look forward to developing this sales organization further. A key part of this will be the ongoing optimization of the supply chain via our tailored logistics solutions, for the purpose of securing reliable supply channels for our customers. Another focus lies in technical consulting and development support. With state-of-the-art products and innovative solutions, we aim to support our customers to always be a step ahead of the competition in an environment where product lifecycles are becoming ever shorter and where changes in market conditions constantly pick up pace.

To this end, we will be linking the activities of Sales and Product Marketing even more closely,” said Markus Zühlke. Stefan Sutalo, the new Marketing Director Passive Components, started in Purchasing at Rutronik around 15 years ago before becoming Product Sales Manager and, in 2009, Senior Marketing Manager Electrolytic, Film and Tantalum Capacitors. In 2012, he also became the Deputy Marketing Director Passive Components. Denis Bittigkoffer, who will be succeeding Stefan Sutalo as Senior Marketing Manager, began his career at Rutronik in 2008, initially as a trainee, then as Product Sales Manager in the Film and Electrical Double-Layer Capacitors (EDLCs) segment. “We are particularly pleased to have been able to fill all three management positions internally,” explained Thomas Rudel, CEO of Rutronik. “In the years that they have already served Rutronik, they have all demonstrated their ability to combine professional expertise with management qualities and unconditional commitment. This will enable them to drive their respective divisions forward in their new positions and contribute to keeping Rutronik on its success path.”

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CF – the 3 wheel electric forklift truck from YaleMaini scores high on operator comfort on account of its virtually effortless operations. This truck is designed for better operator comfort with the premise that a comfortable operator is a productive operator. This 3-wheel, rear wheel drive, electric forklift truck offers a costeffective solution for medium duty application requirements. A compact and highly manoeuvrable truck, RCF is ideal for use in confined areas, indoor & outdoor applications and container stuffing applications. The RCF delivers high performance and productivity at low operating costs.

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Maini Group is synonymous with innovation & cutting edge technology. The Group offered India its first electric car, first comprehensive range of battery operated material handling equipment and first electric buggies. Their strategic alliances with international leaders - Ferretto Group, Italy and NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG), USA, further strengthen their capabilities to deliver value by offering comprehensive warehousing & Material handling products.

NMHG is one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers headquartered in Portland, Oregon. NMHG designs, engineers, manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts marketed globally under the Hyster® and Yale® brand names. NMHG is the operating company of Hyster - Yale Materials Handling, Inc., a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HY.

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Zenith Industrial Products : The mark of quality

enith Industrial Products (ZIP) is a leading manufacturer & supplier of industrial fasteners in India. It was established in July 2000 by Mr Deepesh R Sheth. He got trained under his Father Mr Rajnikant P Sheth who has got experience of more than 40 years in this field. He owned companies named as, Precision Industrial Components and Forged & Turned Components from 1967 till 1999 which were a substitute to quality fasteners. Following the principles set by his father and keeping up the same goodwill amongst the customers Mr Deepesh started his Company aiming to provide Quality fasteners at a competitive price in the shortest possible time. At present ZIP is engaged in mfg & supply of Standard & Non Standard Fasteners for all types of Industries. The product range of ZIP includes BOLT, NUT, STUD & SOCKET SCREWS:- Any type of Bolt, Hex, Round, Sq head, Rectangular hd, Sq neck Carriage bolt, N/B Bolt, Coach Bolt, Eye Bolt. Hex Socket head Allen Bolt, Hex Socket & Slotted type Grub Sc., Plunger sc., BSP, BSPT, NPT, NPTF, Hex Socket type, Hex hd., Sq. hd., Tapper plug, Hex hd. Plug, Collar / Washers Faced & Allen plug stud, Steeped, Full thread, Tie road & Spindle. Hex nut, Lock, Dome, Nylock, Weld, Flanged Nut, Sq nut, T – nut, Slotted nut, Wing nut, Eye nut, Clinch nut, Rivet nut, Long nut, etc. SCREWS, RIVET & SHEET METAL WASHERS & OTHER COMPONENTS & PINS:Philips Star punch & Slotted type machine screws, Pan hd., CSK, Round, Truss, Mashrum hd., Washers Faced Flanged type, Hex hd., small hd., Cheese sc., Captive sc., Long size sc., Partly threaded sc., Shim sc., Terminal sc., Self Tapping sc (type B – AB – BT cut

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tanium, etc. and drill point), FINISHING: Zinc Platted Rivet round hd, CSK with Silver, Blue, Yellow or hd, Flat hd solid & Olive Green Passivation, Hollow type, & Steel Copper Zinc, Trivalent rivets. Plain punched Zinc, Cadmium, Nickel, flat washers, Machine Nickel Chrome, Blackodiswashers, Tapper ing, Phosphating, Natural washers, Sq & Flat Finish or Self Colour. For Spring washers, SS items Electro Polishing Star washers, Disk Mr. Deepesh R. Sheth or Buffing, etc Fan washers, Wave APPLICATION: All these washers, Push on Fasteners are used for various apWashers, Bearing washers, Disk plications for general purpose, Spring washers, Spring Dowel maintenance work or as a spepin, Tapper pin, Solid Dowel pin, cific engineering part. Generally Grooved pin, Ext & Int Threaded these are used in Machine Tools, pin, Cotter pin, etc. Light, Medium & Heavy EngineerSTANDARD REFERENCE: These fasing Industries, Material Handling teners are available as per latest Equipments, Automobiles, Textile standards like ISO, IS, BS, DIN, JIS, Machineries, Pharmaceutical MaASTM, GOST, etc & non standard chineries, Home Appliances, Hyitems as per drawing or samples of draulic & Pneumatic Parts, Pumps customers. & Valves, Electrical, Electronics, THREADS : Metric std MM threads Computers, Instrumentation, Auin Coarse & Fine Pitch, British Std tomation, Switchgear & Telecom BSW & BSF type, American Std Products, Mono Blocks, Motors, UNC & UNF type, Pipe threads Gears, Plastic Injection Moulding BSP, BSPT, NPT & NPTF type, BA Machineries, Dies & Tools, RoofThreads, No. 4 to No. 12 UNC & ing, Aluminum Section Framing & UNF threads, Self Tapping threads Fixing, Scaffoldings, Earth Moving No. 2 to No. 14 type. & Agriculture Machineries, Crain, Rubber Industries, Cement, ChemMATERIAL & GRADE: ical, Fertilizers & Sugar Machinery Mild Steel – 4.6 Grade / Case HardPlants, etc. ened, EN 8, EN 8D, 8.8 Grade, EN Quality product at a com19, 10.9 Grade / 12.9 Grade, EN 24, petitive price in a shortest possible 12.9 Gr, Stainless Steel (SS) 410, time is a key factor for any success202, 302, 303, 304, 310, 316, 304L ful Business. At ZIP above rule is of & 316L, Brass, Copper, Aluminum, prime importance and hence there Phosphor Bronze, Spring Steel, Tiis NO COMPROMISE in quality of any product supplied to customers by ZIP. With such a vast product range & adherence to global quality standards have made ZIP more popular amongst the OEM’s as a ONE STOP SHOP for most of their fastener requirement. For more information Web : www.zip-india.com

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Smart head The FiberCut laser cutting head by Laser Mechanism cuts metal like butter, accurate and fast. The proper gap between laser head and workpiece is controlled by maxon DC motors and planetary gearheads. of laser cutting heads. The FiberCut laser processing head collimates and focuses a laser beam to provide a clean cut along metal surfaces. This three-dimensional cutter is light weight to minimize the inertia seen by the supporting robotic arm. The FiberCut nozzle also senses the required tip standoff distance from the workpiece (using Laser Mechanisms’ patented sensing technology) and automatically maintains that distance, providing a high accuracy cut as the cutter moves around the 3 dimensional metal part. © 2014 Laser Mechanisms

dvanced laser beam solutions are used in all aspects of industrial automotive applications, including cutting, welding, drilling, scribing, surface treatment, and other processes. Plus, these solutions can be used with every type of laser, such as CO2, Nd:YAG, and fiber lasers. Laser Mechanisms (Novi, Michigan) is a regular innovator in this industry, producing components that enhance performance, increase safety, and provide flexible capabilities while maintaining ease of use, reasonable costs, and greater overall effectiveness. One of the company’s recent innovations is the FiberCut™ series

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Precision at high speeds There are three FiberCut heads in the series: a straight head, a right angle head, and a compact head. All three use a maxon RE-max 29 brushed DCmotor to the tip standoff function, and each system also uses a maxon produced GP22 (19:1) planetary gearhead. According to Gerry Hermann, Senior Electrical Engineer at Laser Mechanisms, “Speed is the most important feature we needed and high speed automation forces the need for accuracy at those speeds.” The heads attach to most robot arms used in the manufacturing lines of the automotive industry. The lasers are used to cut out large body panels for cars and trucks, as well as smaller support components such as undercarriage mounts and structural components designed for overall strength and safety of the final automobile. To keep up with production lines, creating such components as undercarriage mounts needs to Continue on page no.120

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HORIBA ( Process & Environmental Segment) Contributing to the global environment protection, Since 1945. Stack Gas Analyzer–ENDA Series/ Portable Gas Analyzer- PG 300 Series. -ENDA> NOx/SO2/CO2/CO/O2/Data acquisition systems. - Uses Special Horiba Cross Flow Modulated NDIR Technique. - PG> Portable Gas Analyzer with CH4 gas also and having feature of SD memory. - Compact & easy to operate. A good auditor for CEMS performance. Multi- Component Gas Analyzer, VA Series/ Ambient Air Quality Analyzers & Stations, AP Series (USEPA Approved) . - VA> Multi Component Gas Analyzer is capable of Simultaneous measurement of maximum 3 gas components such as CO, CO2, O2, NOx, SO2, CH4, N2O and other gases. - AP> Ambient CO/SO2/NOx/THC/Ozone/H2S/NH3 analyzer with intelligent data acquisition systems.

LAQUA Laboratory F-70 Series/ Laqua Twin B-700 Series. - F-70> Designed to measure pH, mV (ORP), ION, Conductivity, Resistivity, Salinity and TDS. Touch Panel operation. - B-700> Designed to measure pH, Conductivity, Sodium, Potassium, Nitrate, Calcium and Salt. IP 67. Oil in Water & Oil on solids Analyzers – OCMA Series / Multi Parameter Water Quality Analyzer –U5X Series/ W-2X Series. - OCMA> Simply inject the sample & solvent, Push the button and get the results - U-5X/ W-2X> Measurement up to 13 parameters like pH/ ORP/ Cond/ Salinity/ TDS/ DO/ Turbidity/ Temp/ depth/ Sea water specific gravity and various Ions with GPS connectivity. Online Direct COD Analyzer, Model CODA-500/ Online TOC Analyzer, HT-110. -CODA> Online COD analyzer based on Potassium Permanganate method with less running cost of reagent. - HT> Online TOC analyzer for Pharmaceutical water production. - Confirms to USP <643> TOC measurement. HORIBA India Pvt. Ltd. Delhi - 246, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III, New Delhi-110020, Tel:011-4646 5000, Fax:011-4646 5020. Pune - 502, Purushottam Plaza, Baner Road, Baner, Pune-411045, Tel:020-4076 6000, Fax:020-4076 6010. E-mail : pe.hin@in.horiba.com Website: http://www.horiba.com/in/process-environmental/

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maxon RE-max 29 motor Laser cutting heads of the FiberCut series use RE-max 29 brushed maxon motors as the key components for controlling the gap.

maxon GP22 gearhead Each system also uses a GP22 planetary gearhead manufactured by maxon.

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structural automotive components. Each head in the series includes a sealed beam path and a design that is engineered for the factory floor environment associated with automotive manufacturing, which is essential for the 24/7 operations of the automotive industry. The main enclosure is purged with a dry air source to keep the inside clean. This is important so that debris doesn’t get into the optics or into the motor chamber. Along those lines, the maxon motors used in the device produce no particles that could damage the optics or cause a maladjustment to the tip standoff control. Additional motor features include quiet operation.

be efficient. Furthermore, accuracy is key for assembly purposes. The maxon RE-max 29 brushed motor offers high performance density for its size, which is the main reason Laser Mechanisms selected them. Additional benefits included durability and long life. Due to maxon’s ironless core design, which results in low electrical erosion between the brushes and commutation segments, the motor lasts longer.

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Laser cutting heads of the FiberCut series use RE-max 29 brushed maxon motors as the key components for controlling the gap. © Laser Mechanisms

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The speed of the FiberCut Head can reach 200 mm per second even though the maximum travel of the head in an up and down motion is only 25 mm. How this works is that the lower part of the head moves up and down to maintain a constant standoff distance between the laser and the metal being cut. Springs are used to push the head out, while the motor is used to pick the head up. Some additional features of the FiberCut laser cutting head include an adjustable focus lens for focus-totip adjustment and a cam-operated drive system with axial crash protection. The heads work with all leading fiber-delivered laser systems up to 4 kW with wavelengths of 1064/1080 nm. All the wiring and assist gas lines are internally plumbed to avoid snags and breaks when working around

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PC|SCHEMATIC : Global cognizance for Electrical CAD technology excellence Q. PC|SCHEMATIC is one of the leading global brand in electrical software, how did your company manage this bounteous growth?

Mr Ove Larsen International Sales Director, PC|SCHEMATIC A/s, Denmark

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The two most important factors contributing so vastly to our success, has been our vision and our attitude towards our customers. The PC|SCHEMATIC vision is very clear: We want to keep PC|SCHEMATIC Automation in the position as the most powerful and intuitive electrical CAD software on the market, at a still reasonable price. Therefore, we continuously make our software more powerful, while always focusing on presenting these new advanced functionalities as intuitively as possible to our many international users. The single most important of the factors behind our success, is our attitude towards our customers, namely the engineers and electrical professionals in the industry. We have always focused specifically on helping our customers to achieve success. Because when our customers succeed, we succeed as well. This is the very foundation of how we run our business. In India as well as internationally. What this actually means, is that our software since the very start has been developed in close dialogue with engineers and other electrical professionals in the industry. We have been in the very privileged position of having a very advanced home marked packed with skilled and highly educated professionals. Over the last quarter century, they have been making harder and harder demands on what they required from their preferred electrical CAD software, PC|SCHEMATIC Automation. Instead of hiding in our ivory tower, our attitude has always

been to face the professionals repeatedly in intense series of dialogues, until we were absolutely sure that we had implemented exactly what they needed, in order to perform their tasks as effectively and professionally. All the time focussing on the general guidelines for Danish design of keeping the solutions as simple and elegant as possible, without unnecessary complications. This way, our customers had success with their customers, because they could handle their assignments quickly and effectively, and we all had success.

Q. What is the overall outlook of PC|SCHEMATIC; also brief us about companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global & domestic presence? Today, you can buy PC|SCHEMATIC Automation practically anywhere in the world. Much of this is due to our worldwide network of dedicated distributors, who has been selling our electrical CAD software for so many years now, and we have been carefully nurturing this network of distributors since the foundation of the company in Denmark in 1978. Beyond selling our software, these distributors also provide high quality training and technical support to our many international customers, which has also contributed very much to our success.

Q. How about PC|SCHEMATICâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiatives in electrical software segment? Which are your focus areas? The three most important segments in the industry for the PC|SCHEMATIC Automation software are Machine builders, Electrical panel builders and Electrical professionals for operation and maintenance. Machine builders construct,

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assemble, or rebuild machines, for the industry. The Panel builders design and construct electrical control panels for the machines and production lines produced by the Machine builders, and the last segment performs operation and maintenance on these machines. We design the Automation software in a continuous dialogue with professionals in all these three segments, and Automation has therefore become an integral part of all phases of the lifecycle of production equipment: In the design phase, in the production phase and in maintenance. We are therefore in the privileged position that we can focus on all of these three very important segments, and therefore cover the full picture, so to speak.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your products in India? How do you plan to position these products? Though we also develop other software, our primary focus in India is on our Automation software. Generally speaking, the need for electrical CAD software develops naturally with the maturation of markets worldwide. When the need for effectivity and precision in the industry increases, when long lasting production stops are no longer an option, and when the industry no longer can solve their problems by just hiring still more expensive labour, our software is the natural solution. Today, in the maturing Indian market, there are just so many skilled professionals in need of high-end tools for easily handling their professional assignments as effectively and competently as possible. And this is exactly where we fit in. As the market also becomes more mature and open to following inter-

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national standards, for instance for export purposes, professionals will find that PC|SCHEMATIC Automation is the best product for following these standards easily – as it is also the best product for easily setting up individual company standards, in order to work as competently and effectively as possible. In other words, we have very positive prospects on the Indian market.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for the Indian market? In India, our very competent market consultant Mr Annamalai Venkatakrishnan is in charge of constantly expanding our network of distributors, which guarantees us that we can always provide high quality training and technical support to our many Indian customers. In these times, the internet is a major player in any marketing strategy. In India, we have a huge amount of professionals downloading and using our free version, PC|SCHEMATIC Automation 40, from our website. Actually, India is one of the countries in the world with most downloaders. This results in a huge amount of professionals that are very familiar with our software. These professionals have already realised, that PC|SCHEMATIC Automation is a very advanced electrical CAD software that is extremely easy to work with. And the PC|SCHEMATIC YouTube channel, where they get hours of free training, has made it even easier for them to get started working with motor control circuits, house installations and plc’s. So it has become even easier getting started creating professional electrical documentation. You could say that our strategy is to make it easy for professionals to get started with our software, and easy for them to

realise how effectively they can complete their tasks with it. When they realise this, why should they pick any other software than ours?

Q. Can you please elucidate the contribution of R&D in the success of the company? One of the corner stones of our philosophy is that no one knows more about what they need, than the professionals facing the challenges in the industry on a daily basis. Therefore, our research is the continuous dialogue with the professionals in the industry. You could say that our software itself is a never-ending dialogue with the industry. We listen to the needs of the industry, we develop and release a new version, they give us feedback and we discuss how to take it to the next level. We then develop and release a new version - and the dialogue starts over again. Maybe this comes from a special Danish mentality. We don’t want to be putting ourselves in the role as inapproachable “experts”, we prefer the hands-on approach, and focus on enabling our customers in the industry to perform their tasks as effectively and professionally as possible. This is how we develop our software, and with huge success.

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for the business? Maintaining the high quality of our product is a matter of utmost importance for us. Therefore, we have frequent meetings between our support team and development team. In fact, we find it so important, that we have these meetings every single day. This way, the developers get instant feedback from our customers, and our support team can report back quickly to the customers when necessary. This both ensures the quality of our software and the quality of

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our support. We also keep track of all registered issues and suggestions, in order to handle them as effectively as possible, and to give feedback to all involved parties.

Q. Can you brief us more about PC|SCHEMATIC’s latest versions & its applications? Based on the close dialogue with the industry, we release a new version of Automation every year. Among many new features, the coming version includes an improved net navigator for extremely easy navigation in the documentation. This reduces the duration of downtime in production lines, which easily saves the industry millions of Rupees. We also introduce a new Panelrouter, which dramatically reduces the production time on panels. It automatically calculates wire lengths, handles wire labelling, and exports this to automatic wire cutting equipment.

Q. What do you think are the strengths of electrical CAD software solutions industry & How it is positioning itself against the global market? Also, please high-

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light the global perspective of the electrical CAD software solution industry, and what is the differentiating factor? Basically, it’s all about using the right tool for the job: Yes, you can use mechanical CAD software for electrical documentation, or even use software designed for drawing only, but it just takes so much longer time, and it is so much harder to maintain the overview. It is like using a screwdriver to hammer a nail in the wall. Electrical CAD software gives electrical professionals all the tools they need, and enables them to work effectively and competently. All necessary lists are updated automatically, and the software has an intelligent understanding of the electrical connections, which just makes it so much easier to navigate, to maintain the overview and to check for design errors. This is the very purpose that electrical CAD software is developed for, and therefore it is the right tool for the job.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving electrical CAD software industry?

The key technological trend is automating the full process from the very start of the design phase and all the way to the produced product. In order to fulfil this, interfaces to increasingly advanced machines are constantly being developed – such as the new options we are introducing in our new Panelrouter that I mentioned earlier. Intelligent interfacing to all relevant third party software, so that you only need to create your documentation in your electrical CAD software, and then export information from here to all other relevant tools. Because you only need to enter the information once – in the electrical CAD software – you save lots of time, and reduce the risk of making costly errors.

Q. According to you what is the forecast for the electrical CAD software industry? The forecast is definitely very positive. More and more advanced solutions needs to be developed, and more and more customer segments needs to purchase electrical CAD software, just to stay in business. Wages increase, production time in the industry constantly needs to be reduced in order to keep up with competitors, and more and more markets matures in such a way that hiring more and more employees is no longer the solution. High-end electrical CAD software, such as PC|SCHEMATIC Automation, is crucial to stay in business in the global economy, so, yes, we are extremely optimistic!

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igus polymers provide high machine reliability at low cost igus, the plastics expert presents a new tribo-tape and other new products for the machine tool industry

ricing pressure is increasing in the machine tool industry in order to keep pace with international competitors. Therefore, it is necessary for manufacturers to be able to use high-quality and reliable components at a low cost. igus offers products for machine tools that are high quality and also cost effective. The tribo-tape made of a new material, the lubricant-free polymer slewing ring bearing with individually adjustable swivel angle, or the new chip-proof R2.75 energy tube. “Save money – safe quality”: This igus slogan symbolises the provision of reliability in conjunction with cost savings to the customer. Thus product and process costings for machine tool manufacturers should be reduced without compromising on quality. A novelty is the tribotape made of the material iglidur V400. The liner is now available in a more wear-resistant material. This withstands temperatures of up to

The iglidur tribo-tape for machine guides made of the iglidur V400 material is extremely wear-resistant and withstands temperatures up to 200°C continuously. (Source: igus GmbH)

200°C, is extremely resistant to media and easy to bond. An example of this would be in machine beds; the iglidur tribo-tape provides great freedom in the construction of gliding surfaces.

Protection against chips, dirt & dust – the chip-proof R2.75 energy tube with snap-open lids on both sides Constructed on the basis of the cost efficient E2 principle (two parts per chain link) made of tribologically optimised plastics, the energy tube of the R2 series also provides, in addition to the advantages of freedom from lubricants and maintenance, protection against external dirt accumulation and flying chips. The contours of the lid are smooth and its curvature and narrow manufacturing tolerances guarantee that there is no accumulation of chips between the stop dogs. At the same time the two-side flip-open lid saves assembly time, since they need not be completely removed to equip the energy tube with cables. Due to the double stop dogs the R2.75 energy tube can absorb high additional loads and handle even long unsupported lengths. The integrated grid also ensures a firm hold of the interior separation, even in side-mounted applications. All cables are effectively protected from abrasion and wear by smooth interiors and modular partitioning systems using snap-on separators.

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The chip-proof R2.75 energy tube has snap-open lid on both sides, whereby the installation time is reduced. (Source: igus GmbH)

adjustable swivel angle The ready to install iglidur PRT slewing ring bearings, widely used in the pivoting arms of control panels and screens of machine tools, are now available with individually adjustable angle stop. The angle range is freely selectable and adjustable in increments of 2째. If a subsequent adjustment of the angle is necessary during operation, this can be easily performed by manually converting the stop dogs. The conversion of the variable twist limitation does not require anything more than the manu-

The ready to install iglidur PRT slewing ring bearings are now available with individually adjustable angle stops. (Source: igus GmbH)

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al loosening & shifting of stop dogs and pins. Plastic gliding elements made from the proven igus material iglidur J are used in the slewing ring bearings, so that any external lubrication and maintenance can be fully dispensed with, avoiding machine downtimes. The ruggedness against chips, dirt or dust is increased, since there is no oil or grease for adhesion. For a low-friction operation, the counter-running surfaces of the polymer gliding elements are hard anodised. In addition to the ready to install standard slewing ring bearings, slewing ring bearings can be universally installed by means of special universal gliding elements made of iglidur J; by joining together individual parts, slewing ring systems can be manufactured from an inner diameter of 500 mm to virtually infinite, as desired. The slewing ring bearing with a diameter of one metre constructed on the basis of these gliding elements, depending on the version, can be loaded with up to ten tonnes. Web: www.igus.in

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Machine control and industrial network connectivity combined in the new IXXAT Econ 100 With the new IXXAT Econ 100, HMS offers a stand-alone embedded PC for real-time Industrial Ethernet for many applications – from small material handling devices to complex robot-based systems for medical use. The Econ 100 combines the machine control expertise from IXXAT with the fieldbus and industrial Ethernet capabilities of HMS’ Anybus technology.

he Econ 100 is an ARMbased embedded PC platform for top-hat rail mounting incorporating a Linux operating system and unique multiprotocol support. Customer-specific gateway and control solutions can be swiftly and simply implemented for a variety of different fieldbus and industrial Ethernet standards. From the “out-of-the-box” variant to specific OEM solutions, the Econ 100 comes with unique flexibility and performance.

New expansion board combines multi-protocol approach with local I/Os and enhanced data security In addition to the on-board interfaces (two Ethernet, two CAN and two USB interfaces), the Econ 100 can be expanded by means of a new expansion board: Alongside analog and digital I/Os, the expansion card offers a slot for HMS Anybus CompactCom modules, a serial interface and 512 MB NVRAM. The CompactCom modules are available for all popular fieldbus and Industrial Ethernet networks and can be easily interfaced from

the Econ 100 application software by means of the common Anybus programming interface. Together with the EtherCAT and CANopen master solutions that are already available with Econ 100, this multi-protocol approach makes the Econ 100 an ideal and future-proof platform for customer-specific control solutions with communication included. The expansion card also provides 24 inputs and outputs e.g. for direct connection to sensors and actuators. Thanks to an digital output current of up to 2 A and a 12-bit resolution for the analog channels, the Econ 100 is ideal for a wide variety of applications, and the RS232/RS485 interface makes the Econ 100 a perfect link between real-time Industrial Ethernet or CAN-based networks and proven serial applications. With the NVRAM available on the expansion card, the Econ 100 covers data security for the user. Using this feature, it is suitable for critical applications such as automated handling technology, where the last operating state with all process variables must be retained in case of power failures.

Simplified programming with SoftPLC In addition to supporting programming in C/C++, HMS offers an intuitively operated Soft-PLC programming environment in collaboration with Copalp, which is consistent with IEC 61131-3 for simple programming and 1 / 2 configuration of control

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applications. The software package supports all important protocols, including CANopen, EtherCAT, Powerlink, PROFINET and EtherNet/IP. In order to support a rapid and efficient implementation of complex applications, HMS offers various well-documented application development kits, ADKs, for the Econ 100. The ADKs include an extensive board support package incorporating all necessary interface drivers, sample applications, the respective protocol software package pre-installed on an SD card, and the Linux operating system.

Designed to be used in many fields The combination of a powerful CPU, up to 1 GB RAM, the rugged metal casing as well as a fanless design with an extended temperature range of -40 °C to +60 °C, ensures that the Econ 100 matches requirements of various important application areas. In addition to the standard version, the Econ 100 is also available as a board-level product which can be integrated in existing customer applications while taking up very little space. OEM versions with specific hardware adaptations and adapted application variants can be developed by HMS on request.

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Rollon: Specifying actuators for heavy-duty packaging applications

he task of selecting, sizing and applying linear actuators involves many variables, from stroke length and duty cycle to precision and accuracy requirements. Ultimately, matching the right actuator to the intended application requires a close look at all of the specifications involved and then working within the project’s performance, time and budget constraints. Certain manufacturing operations are more rigorous than others, with end-of-line packaging applications among the most demanding when it comes to linear actuation. Activities such as palletizing, case packing, cartoning and lane diverting require strong and reliable motion components. What does a design engineer or system integrator need to know when selecting actuators for these heavyduty packaging operations? Here we take a detailed look at some of the most important aspects to consider.

PRECISION AND ACCURACY. What level of precision, accuracy and repeatability does the application demand? In the majority of end-ofline packaging applications involving actuators, positioning repeatability to 50 μm is acceptable. Consider a SCARA robot with a vacuum end effector or other gripper sitting atop a linear actuator. The actuator is used to linearly move the robot into various positions so that the end effector can pick up cases and move them onto pallets. Motion must be repeatable, reliable and fairly precise for the robot to do its job, though pinpoint accuracy is rarely needed in this scenario. However, for tasks

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you are making an apples-to-apples comparison when looking at specifications data.

TRAVEL LENGTH AND SPACE.

ROBOT series belt driven actuators from Rollon are designed and constructed to withstand the rigors of heavy-duty packaging applications. Actuators offer speeds to 5 m/s, maximum dynamic axial load capacities from 780 to 5,510 N and stroke lengths from 100 mm to 6 m. requiring more precise positioning, ask your actuator supplier about the option of adding a linear encoder.

LOAD CAPACITY. Think about the loads, moments and forces that the actuator will be required to handle. For heavy-duty packaging applications, this will likely involve some fairly demanding dynamic load capacities. How much load can the actuator handle during high speeds and acceleration? Take a close look at the actuator’s specifications for thrust capacity, dynamic load capacity and bending moments. Load capacity is directly related to the internal construction of an actuator. While many linear actuators look similar from the outside, some are built to handle high loads at high speeds, while others may only support light loads at high speeds. Note: Pay special attention to units when comparing actuators. Some manufacturers use SI/metric figures, while others use U.S. customary or imperial units. Be sure

Determine the required stroke length as well as the volumetric envelope the system must fit within. For example, will the actuator be used to move a robot into position? If so, how far will the robot need to travel on its linear path? Or will several actuators be used to create a Cartesian gantry system to move cases around? In certain end-of-line packaging scenarios, it makes sense to build a three-axis gantry system out of heavy-duty rigid actuators to handle heavy loads rather than using a SCARA robot with a more limited payload capacity. In many cases, a gantry system may require the same or less volumetric space than a comparable SCARA robot system.

DUTY CYCLE. Consider the application’s motion profile, duty cycle, cycle time and dwell time in addition to lifetime requirements. Many packaging applications such as palletizing and cartoning require nearly constant motion as actuators move back and forth between different positions. Be sure to ask your actuator supplier about maintenance and lubrication schedules as well. Some actuators only need relubrication after a service life of 20,000 km, while others demand more frequent attention.

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Continued from page no.138 actuator and larger system will be subjected to? Will special seals or bellows be required to protect the actuator’s moving parts from dust, moisture or other contaminants? Ask your supplier if these are available.

SPATIAL ORIENTATION. How will the actuator be oriented in the available space? How will loads and forces be oriented? Consider mounting options as well. Many packaging operations call for horizontal mounting, though vertical mounting is often required in multiaxis systems and for operations such as shrink wrapping. The more information provided to your actuator supplier in the early stages of system design, the more successful your application will be. In addition, consider the linkages between actuators in multi-axis setups. Some suppliers provide fittings such as brackets and cross plates designed to rigidly connect actuators to each other, while others leave these connection tasks to the end user. Improperly connected systems can lead to problems with misalignment, vibration, reduced accuracy and, ultimately failure.

SPEED AND ACCELERATION. To select the proper actuator for the packaging task, one must first know the travel speed in addition to the required acceleration and deceleration rates. Does the actuator need to quickly match the speed of a moving conveyor belt to be able to grab cartons at a certain point and then move those cartons to a pallet? Perhaps a robot needs to be moved into position for a few seconds while it completes a pick-and-place motion and then must be retracted to its original position. These are

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the details your actuator supplier will need to know. Some heavy-duty actuators are able to support high loads at speeds to 5 m/s while others are more limited in their speeds and load capacities.

ACTUATOR CONSTRUCTION. As mentioned earlier, many actuators share a similar appearance at first glance. Most are made of anodized aluminum extrusions for high strength and low weight, but this is where the similarities often end. When specifying an actuator for the heavy usage and demanding loads involved in end-of-line packaging operations, it pays to look closer. One area of interest is the guide system. Look for pre-loaded linear guides, which help improve the accuracy, repeatability and stiffness of the entire moving system. Rubber coated or plastic guide wheels may work fine at the outset, but are not nearly as long lasting or rigid as preloaded guides. Consider the bearings as well. Pre-loaded linear bearings made of machine tool grade steel go a long way toward increasing system stiffness and accuracy. In the case of belt-driven actuators, another area to look at involves shaft and pulley construction. Look for steel pulleys for strength and longevity. Also consider how the shaft and pulley assembly is made: Assemblies that are machined from one piece of steel mean that the pulley cannot slip on the shaft, in contrast to multiple component arrangements where the pulley is press-fit to the shaft. In addition, look for pulleys that use sturdy bolt-on flanges to guide the belt as opposed to lightweight flanges that are pressed on or formed in with the pulley. Finally, look for preloaded radial ball bearings on the pulley drive rather than plastic or bronze bushings. All of these details

STURDY ACTUATORS SUIT END-OF- LINE PACKAGING TASKS Linear actuators designed for heavy-duty packaging applications are used for many jobs: ● Case packing ● Cartoning ● Robotic palletizing ● Lane diverting ● Shrink wrapping ● Multiple-axis gantry systems ● Moving SCARA robots into position ● Traversing of high loads on parallel axes ● Push/pull of heavy weights

add up to a heavy-duty actuator that can handle the punishing loads of end-of-line packaging applications.

GEARBOX AND MOTOR MATCHING. When it comes to specifying highspeed beltdriven actuators for demanding packaging operations, more than 95% will require a gearbox or speed reducer for inertia matching and as a torque multiplier. Some actuator suppliers include integrated planetary gearboxes as part of a complete actuator assembly to make specification simpler. Another area to inquire about involves motor sizing data. Ask your actuator supplier if they can provide detailed application engineering data to your motor manufacturer so that the entire system is matched correctly to the intended application. Some suppliers offer this pre-engineering documentation as part of a comprehensive quote. For more information, Rollon India Pvt. Ltd. Web:www.rollonindia.in

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Taken to new heights: Industrial gear units from NORD complete heavy workload at a reservoir project

argteheide – Swiss energy supplier Axpo is close to finishing the demanding large-scale “Linthal 2015” construction project: Switzerland’s largest hydroelectric undertaking will increase the oveall output of the existing Linth-Limmern power plants from 480 MW to 1,480 MW. A new underground pumping station was created to pump water from the Limmernboden reservoir at an altitude of 1,860 m above sea level into the Muttsee lake about 600 m higher up. This elevation difference will be used to produce hydroelectric power on demand. The heart of the project in particular – the underground center for the new pumped storage hydroelectric power station – required gigantic efforts. At an extreme incline of 45 degrees and a height difference of approximately 180 m, conveyor systems in a substation transported 500 t of excavated material per hour, around the clock. On a second conveyor belt, the

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crushed material was transported up to the gravel plant where it was stored or processed for further use. For a total of three years, these conveyors were driven by NORD industrial gear units and transported approximately one million tons of material. Over the course of three years, industrial geared motors from NORD transported one million tons of material. Now they are being prepared for their next assignment. After the completion of the conveying tasks, the NORD industrial gear units were disassembled by plant manufacturer Marti Technik AG, and are now awaiting their next assignment. Ernst Kuster, head of conveyor maintenance at Marti Technik, says: “In compliance with the instruction manual, we changed the oil once, but that was the only maintenance measure we had to take over the course of three years. The NORD gear units performed brilliantly.” The industrial gear units qualified for this massive construction project thanks to the tried-and-tested UNICASE design: this one-piece housing block integrates all bearing seats. UNICASE housings are manufactured on stateof-the-art CNC machines in a single setting. The concept ensures high precision, rigidity, and strength, with no joints between the output side and the gearcase which are subject to radial forces or torque. Moreover, the overlapping bearing offset allows for more compact gearcases and larger roller bearings that allow for a long operating life. For more information. Web: www.nord.com

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Han® HMC: Robust solution for frequent mating and demating

n industrial production, highly automated large scale production is more and more frequently being replaced by more flexible manufacturing technology. This is due to strongly individualized products. The automotive industry is an excellent example of this. Ten years ago, automakers were still able to cover the market with four to six models, but today they offer ten or more models in order to satisfy their customers’ wishes for products tailored especially to their needs. Due to this product differentiation the requirements for flexibility in manufacturing have increased. The consequences can again be seen especially clearly in the automotive industry. In the past a new model meant that the complete production line had to be replaced with a new one, but now the existing lines are modified to suit the new model. The trend towards increased flexibility is seen in industrial production in general, however, and not only in automobile manufacturing.

The challenges almost everywhere are:

● Larger product ranges ● Smaller production lots ● Shorter throughput times

High number of mating cycles in Industry 4.0 The answer to these challenges is a highly flexible (high volume) production that, for quite some time, has been established under the name Industry 4.0. It draws on the means of automation, the possibilities of selfconfiguration, self-optimization and self-diagnoses all the way through to more complex, intelligent automation systems. In order to satisfy the growing demands for flexibility, the manufacturing plants and machines are becoming more and more modular. For machines and systems this flexibility means an increase in the number of modification procedures and tooling changes, some of which take place automatically. As a result, the electrical interfaces in these sys-

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tems must also be more frequently mated and demated without showing signs of wear. Automatic docking systems that establish the electrical and mechanical connections are increasingly being used in the changeover systems. The same requirements for the connectors can be found in measurement and testing technology. Here each test procedure involves a mating and demating, and this frequently takes place several times a day. This is why this segment particularly demands reliable connector solutions. Mobile machines and devices are further typical applications in which the electrical connections may have to be mated and then demated again each day. In addition to industrial production, medical technology is also a typical application field for such mobile devices. In order to enable the mating and demating of such devices, machines and systems reliably over a long period of time, they must feature durable, flexible and robust interfaces. The power, data and signal transfers must remain safe and reliable in spite of frequent mating and demating. HARTING has developed the new Han® HMC connector series to satisfy these requirements.

Just like the other Han® industrial connectors, it impresses with:

● Robustness , Reliability ● Longevity, Simple handling ● Flexibility The series is certified for applications with more than 10,000 mating cycles. This means: Han® HMC connectors continue to fulfill the strict requirements of DIN EN 61984 even after 10,000 mating cycles. HARTING has achieved this longevity by consistently enhancing its proven standard industrial connectors. For example, by using a high performance contact spring it was possible to make four different Han® series suitable for applications with a large number of mating cycles. Contacts were also developed that are extremely resis-

tant to abrasion thanks to a special gold surface. These contacts are also at work in eight modules in the HanModular® series, rounding out the HARTING program for a large number of mating cycles.

Locking optimized In harsh industrial environments, but not only there, robust housings are called for to protect the connections. The locking system in the Han® HMC was optimized to allow it to stand up to 10,000 closing cycles. And the housings are also qualified for more than 10,000 mating cycles and always close reliably in compliance with the high IP65 protection class. The proven Han® docking frames even make it possible to implement automatic docking systems for a large number of mating cycles. Thus, HARTING is presenting a comprehensive program offering many options for applications with a large number of mating cycles. A special feature here is certainly the fact that both the connectors and the housings are qualified for a large number of mating or locking cycles. The connections remain reliable even under the harshest environmental conditions with frequent mating and demating. Users can replace the standard connectors that they currently employ with Han® HMC solutions without having to introduce any design changes. This is possible because only standard dimensions and components are involved. There are fundamentally no changes for users other than the fact that the Han® HMC connector is more durable.

The advantages in detail:

● Use of known and proven components ● Same handling and same processing as with standard connectors ● Unchanged mounting dimensions ● All existing crimp, assembly and removal tools can still be utilized. Web: www.HARTING.in

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luminum bronze are the bronze of the future. Once reserved solely for use in wet environments, they are increasingly being preferred over conventional bronze grades for their significantly better mechanical properties. For example, they are being used more and more in hightech industries for their properties and durability. Their applications, for friction or wear parts of all types under high loading and temperature conditions, are many. They are used primarily for marine-grade fasteners, connectors, fittings, ball joints and bearings. FRW Carobronze carries many shapes, sizes and thicknesses of aluminum bronze stock: 10-300 mm (round), 10×10 to 200×200 mm (square), 10×20 to 120×400 mm (flat),

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Intoco: Renishaw probing reduces scrap and saves time at precision subcontractor The advanced manufacturing division of Intoco (Independent Tool Consultants Ltd) a Gloucestershire, UK, based company, is a showcase for precision subcontract engineering. Five-axis simultaneous machining centres and 3D solid modelling capabilities are supplemented by an unerring commitment to quality control, with three of the company’s high-specification CNC machine tools being fitted with touch probe technology from Renishaw.

Wayne Parkins, Production Development Engineer at Intoco, with the Renishaw RMP600 probe

manufacturer taking advantage of the touch probe technologies available from Renishaw. Managing Director Tony Preece founded Intoco in1972. Originally serving the aluminium extrusion industry, the company has evolved to serve a variety of markets that demand high quality products, fast delivery times and price competitiveness. Intoco is particularly responsive to very short lead-times, partly because the company also has a special steels and alloys division, which means it has stocks of raw material on site ready for component machining. Tony states that the fastest return on any investment that Intoco has made has been the Renishaw probing.

hilst efficient & economical productivity is a major factor behind the success of Rapid turnaround most sub-contract machine shops, As with all manufacturing companies, quality is of paramount importance time spent setting work piece in a market place where “right-firstpositions and inspecting finished time”, with zero scrap allowance is products manually could be better critical. After all, rejected compoinvested in machining. A probing nents mean unpaid invoices. system can eliminate costly machine The target then, was to downtime and the scrapping of build measured accuracy into and during the manufacturing process. Machine shops that fit CNC machines with measurement probes quickly realise the benefits derived from automated tool setting, broken tool detection, component setting, in cycle gauging and first-off inspection. Intoco, based in Staverton near Intoco uses Renishaw’s machine tool probing Cheltenham, UK, is a prime systems on its Mazak INTEGREX machine tools example of a subcontract

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components associated with manual setting and inspection. This was first appreciated at Intoco around seven years ago when the company invested in a Mazak Integrex e-1850V - a machine so large it arrived in kit form in about 30 crates and at the time the only one in the UK. It came fitted with a Renishaw RMP600 touch probe, a factor which opened the company’s eyes to the competitive gains on offer. “Currently the metals extrusion industry commands 50% of our production capacity, but we also manufacture components for the oil and gas, green energy and pharmaceutical industries”, says Wayne Parkins, Intoco’s CNC Production Development Engineer. “We purchased the Mazak Integrex e-1850V to machine very large critical components up to 2300 mm in diameter and 1500 mm in height, manufactured in Alloy C22, super duplex and high alloy prehardened tool steels. With our clients not allowing any possibility of ’weld repair’ in the event of a mistake ’right first time’ on 1 off components is critical with no margin for error. This was the reason for the integration of the Renishaw inspection probing on our Mazak Integrex e-1850V.”

Inspection Plus The Mazak INTEGREX e-1850V at Intoco also has Renishaw’s Inspection Plus software for machining centres installed. This is an integrated package of macro software which includes Continue on page no.150

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Intoco uses a Mazak INTEGREX e-1850V to machine components with large diameters

Continued from page no.148 vector and angle measuring options, print options and an extended range of cycles, as well as an SPC cycle, one-touch or two-touch probing options, tool offset compensation by percentage of measured error, and data output. “Inspection Plus is great because you can do in-process measuring and adjust tool sizes automatically with the controller, so from a measurement perspective it takes a lot of problems away from the operators”, explains Mr Parkins. “We’ve got a CMM which will accommodate

800 mm on the X-axis, but when we get components over that size, we can’t measure them as accurately as we need to. The Renishaw probing system and software are essential.” Intoco also machines 1500 mm diameter turbo fans on the same machine, where once again Inspection Plus is highly valuable: “We measure the fans using Inspection Plus and export the data to a suitable file, such as a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet,” says Mr. Parkins. “We can then present a document to the customer showing nominal size, check size and tolerance band.”

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Recently Intoco has added further Mazak multitasking machines to its production facility, including a Mazak Integrex e-650H, which machines components for extrusion presses, pharmaceutical and defence processes. A typical batch size at Intoco is one to four, with ten being the maximum. Mr. Parkins explains: “originally the Mazak Integrex e-650H was delivered without a Renishaw touch probe. However, we required

it to machine components up to 1000 mm diameter, which were difficult to measure with conventional inspection equipment. We then contracted Renishaw to fit a touch probe with a radio signal transmission to enable Intoco to inspect and record tight tolerance dimensions”. Intoco now also has a smaller capacity Mazak Integrex e-420H, fitted with Renishaw touch probe technology and it also uses a Renishaw MH20i manually adjustable probe with a TP20 touch trigger probe on its co-ordinate measuring machine. “The biggest challenge for us is the demand for very fast and critically urgent delivery of components to our clients”, says Mr. Parkins. “The elimination of the ’off machine’ inspection process and manual mea-

Intoco also uses the Renishaw MH20i manually adjustable probe on its co-ordinate measuring machine suring, with the potential for inaccuracy and misreading that can occur, coupled with the length of time that this entails and the machine delays involved, gives us an improved ’floor-to-floor’ time together with printed accurate measurement data to pass to our clients.”

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Support: How can I get it? When you buy PC|SCHEMATIC Automation, you get “Tier 2support” from the PC|SCHEMATIC in India as well from our Head Office Denmark. This can take place using e-mail, telephone or NetViewer (where we can guide you directly on your own PC). ● Free access to the complete set of electrical design manuals for PC|SCHEMATIC Automation. ● Free access to our electrical design videos - where you can see PC|SCHEMATIC Automation in action.

Contact us at any time At PC|SCHEMATIC we are very interested in hearing about your experiences using the PC|SCHEMATIC Automation program. It is because of the feedback from our many users, that we are able to make a better product year by year! So Feel free to contact us at any time.

Conclusion Your success is our success We want YOU to experience success and achieve your goals – regarding your customers, your workers, and your possible superiors. This is important to us. Because when you achieve success, we succeed as well.

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MACHINE TOOLS

Bangalore based HHV develops versatile R&D tool for the semiconductor industry Tool to be used in Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), a major process for semiconductor nanofabrication, primarily in R&D organizations

angalore based Hind High Vacuum Co. Pvt. Ltd. (HHV), announced that it has developed a versatile R&D tool for the semiconductor industry. Entirely designed and developed at the Bangalore facility of HHV, this tool would be used in Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), a major process for semiconductor nanofabrication. RIE combines both physical sputtering and the chemical activity of the reacting species to ensure high etches anisotropy as well as greater material selectivity. It is the processes of choice for transferring well defined patterns from masks to the substrate to manufacture semiconductor devices and integrated circuits due to its cleanliness, superior etch anisotropy, improved uniformity control and enhanced etch

selectivity. “RIE process is popularly used for machining and etching the materials for high performance nano and micro scale devices, fabrication of integrated circuits (ICs), MEMS and NEMS based sensors and devices” said Mr Prasanth Sakhamuri, Managing Director, HHV. “We are proud to have indigenously developed such a sophisticated and versatile RIE tool, targeted at R&D centres catering to the semiconductor industry, at an affordable price with assured quality and repeatability”. The system is completely automated and is PC controlled. An associated dynamic oxidation abatement system facilitates neutralization of the processed gases before it is exhausted to the atmosphere. For specific applications, this RIE tool can also be used as a sputter etching system (nonreactive etching) or as a chemical etching system (non-plasma based etching) as well.

of companies involved in the design, development and manufacture of off-the-shelf and customized equipment and products in the fields of Vacuum Technology, Solar Photovoltaic and Thin Films. HHV is ranked among the global leaders in vacuum hardware and has an international market spread. The group is particularly strong and competitive in executing large, and highly sophisticated customized systems to exacting specifications utilizing vacuum technology. While continuing to augment and upgrade its own R & D facilities and manufacturing processes, HHV also maintains close collaborative links with premier research institutions and industries in India and around the globe. Over one-third of its 800 strong employee strength comprises of scientists and engineers. Most of HHV’s customers belong to the high tech fields such as Space, Aerospace, Atomic Energy, Astronomy, Automotive, Defence, Electronics, Energy, Medicine, Metallurgy, Semiconductors & the like.

About HHV Established in 1965 at Bangalore as a specialized enterprise to develop Indian self-reliance in high vacuum technology, HHV has now grown into a multi-location, multi-product group

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Thousands attend HaasTEC event in Ahmedabad

aasTEC returned to India on 19th-22nd November when the Haas Factory Outlet (HFO) Phillipscorp, CNCSSIPL staged an event at the complex of Vatva Industries Association in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state. Around 2500 visitors from 1000 regional companies attended, drawn to see a range of innovative, affordable Haas CNC machine tools on display. What’s more, over 500 engineering students paid a visit to the event to gain an insight into the latest machining technologies. The HaasTEC was inaugurated by chief guest, Sushil Luhar, the Managing Director of Ambica Engtech Pvt Ltd. Making its debut appearance at the show was the UMC-750 five-axis universal machining centre. All Haas CNC machine tools at the event were under power and cutting metal. In addition, Haas specialists from the HFO were on hand to guide visitors through the demonstrations and answer questions about the machines. The UMC-750 five-axis vertical machining centre, which drew a great deal of interest at the HaasTec, offers a generous capacity of 762 x 508 x 508 mm in the X, Y and Z-axis respectively. It features a two-axis, 630 x 500 mm integrated trunnion rotary table with +110 and -35 degrees

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of tilt and 360 degrees of rotation to provide excellent tool clearance and large part capacity up to 300 kg. Also featured is a 40+1 side mount tool changer and a 40-taper, 22.4 kW, 12000 rpm direct drive spindle. The popular and immensely useful WIPS-R wireless intuitive probing system featuring a Renishaw TS27R table touch probe for tool offsets and a Renishaw OMP40 spindle probe for work offsets together with an easy to use Haas software interface, is also standard on the UMC-750. The HaasTEC event also featured a number of the company’s industrial partners, all offering complementary technologies and advice. Among their number was metrology specialist, Renishaw, which described the HaasTEC as a “well organised event that gave us the opportunity to make very good contacts and offer our assistance in solving

particular manufacturing challenges”. Representatives from cutting tool companies Sandvik Coromant and Kyocera agreed: “The customer turnout was very good,” said a Sandvik spokesman, while Kyocera declared it was already “looking forward to the next HaasTEC”. “The HaasTEC show in Ahmedabad was a resounding success with excellent customer attendance and keen interest in the latest Haas products and technology,” says Terrence Miranda, Managing Director, HAAS Factory Outlet Mumbai. “I am so pleased that we welcomed over 2500 visitors to the event, which once again proves that the HaasTEC format is an effective means of reaching and communicating with customers on a regional level.”

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Smart Warehouses How do you define ‘Smart Warehouses’? What are the contemporary technologies they put to work? And what are the products and services these trendy warehouses would need to keep in step with the emerging technological innovations? Maini, the leader in materials handling & warehousing solutions, has candid views on all these – plus of course world-class products, systems & solutions. Mr. S.A. Mohan, CEO, Maini Materials Movement reflects on this topical subject. - Editor

Mr. S.A. Mohan, CEO Maini Materials Movement Pvt. Ltd, Founder Member – Society of Indian Material Handling Equipment Manufacturers (SIMHEM), & Advisory Council Member – CII Institute of Logistics.

Q. How do you define a ‘Smart Warehouse’? How does it work?

Smart warehouses are the next generation warehouses that are integrated with automated technology to carry out day-to-day operations. The automated technology comprises smart lighting, Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV’s), Automatic Guided Cars (AGC’s), Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS), Automatic Trailer Loading Vehicles (ATL’s), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). They adhere to the basic principles of ‘lean’ warehousing while creating a safer work environment by cutting down on the probability of human error. In addition to helping companies achieve desired results, Smart Warehouses add reliability, dependability and more importantly predictability to the process. The Smart Warehouses create a possibility of having ‘lights out’ 24/7 operations. Companies which depend on manpower, can reassign key personnel to other areas where needed. When used in concerted effort, these make for a highly productive warehouse and increase customer satisfaction by ‘Delivery on-time of undamaged and accurate orders, and reducing costs’.

order fulfilment & shipping. Applied

Q. What are the kinds of technologies being put into operation at the Smart Warehouses for their efficient working?

generation vertical storage systems

Material storage in smart warehouses is no longer static process unto itself. Dynamic storage is becoming

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processes like manufacturing, WIP, dynamically, storage becomes a tool that facilitates even faster movement of product through a facility. Dynamic storage solutions minimize the space & labour devoted to storage while reducing length of time a product remains at rest. Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems

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existing floor space, reduce product loss and thus boost savings. They reduce escalating storage costs by reducing space requirements by as much as 50%, energy consumption up to 80% and labour costs up to 70%. High

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Continued from page no.160 The advanced material handling systems are responsive, flexible, autonomous, multi-functional, and highly automatic. In recent years, there has been a tremendous growth of material handling technology and equipment. Next Generation Forklift trucks, Reach trucks, VNA’s, Robots, AGVs, Electrified Monorail Systems (EMS), computerized picking systems and computer controlled conveyor systems form the backbone of smart warehouses. Simulation technology can be used as a test-bed to better understand the systems before their implementation. This understanding helps engineers design the best possible, lowest cost automation solution for their manufacturing system. Simulation can be used as an affective analysis tool in the conceptual, detailed design, launching, and full operation phases of a project to avoid costly mistakes.

Q. And what does Maini offer to keep these smart warehouses smarter? We at Maini understand that the strength of India’s warehousing & logistics sector is likely to be one of the key determinants of the pace of future growth of Indian economy. Warehousing market in India is expected to grow at 35-40% annually, displaying high potential for growth over the next few years. We therefore were the first company in this industry to adopt a solutions based approach to offer end-to-end warehousing and material handling solutions. A leading majority of Indian warehousing market constitutes unorganized players. They are constantly subjected to limitations like lack of trained manpower, inefficient mate-

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rial handling practices and use of outdated equipment, limited technology penetration, lack of expertise in newer warehousing technologies, process inefficiencies, lack of standardization, high cost of credit, power outages, etc. Therefore, our offerings comprise comprehensive material handling, storage and consultation services. We have strategic alliances with international leaders , Ferretto Group, Italy for Storage Racking Products & Solutions and NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG), USA for YALE brand Forklifts, High Reach Trucks, Order Pickers, VNA etc.

Together we offer the following solutions to make the Indian warehouses SMART: A. Material Handling & IntraLogistics solutions: ● Class 1 products comprising Electric forklift trucks, Electric reach trucks ● Class 2 products comprising VNAs ● Class 3 products comprising Stackers, BOPT’s & HPTs ● Class 4 products comprising ICE forklift trucks with cushion tyres ● Class 5 products comprising ICE forklift trucks with pneumatic tyres ● Tow trucks for various towing & hauling applications ● Dock levellers, scissor lifts for various loading/ unloading applications

● Automated storage: This comprises vertical storage & retrieval systems and automated storage & retrieval systems

C. Consulting services: We offer intra-logistics, warehousing infrastructure and storage consulting services for setting up warehouses and fulfilment centres for diverse market segments and industries Our customers are able to attain benefit through technological sophistication by using state-ofthe-art planning and warehouse management systems which aren’t feasible to be used in unorganized warehouses. Their warehouses attain multidimensionality and offer better services and mass customization using modern techniques and data management for greater efficiency and smarter fulfillment. For more information contact: Maini Materials Movement P. Ltd Survey No.32, Chandapura Hosur Main Road Bangalore 560 099 Phone: 080-4352 6543 website: www.mainimaterials.com

B. Storage solutions: ● Palletized storage solutions: This comprises pallet racking, drive-in racking and AS/ RS ● Shelving solutions: This comprises light, medium and heavy shelving systems ● Mezzanines: These mezzanines can be used for civil and industrial buildings for creating workspaces, offices and value added services

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Demag and Terex Corporation

emag is a global player located in Germany with subsidiaries & partner agencies all over the world. Demag offers a complete range of EOT cranes, drives and handling technology for every application optimised by comprehensive sales and service support. Our solutions provide the customers with valuable quality and efficiency benefits for small workshops as well as for major industrial enterprises. Since August 2011, Terex Corporation in the United States has held a majority share in Demag cranes AG now known as Terex MHPS GmbH which forms its fifth segment Material Handling & Port Solutions. Through Material Handling & Port Solutions, Terex Corporation is one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial cranes, crane components and services under the Demag brand, as well as port technology with a broad range of manual, semiautomated and automated solutions under the Terex® and Terex® Gottwald brands. Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions manufactures in 16 countries on five continents and operates a sales and service network in more than 60 countries.

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In India, Demag operates as Demag Cranes & Components (India) Private Limitedhaving manufacturing facility at Chakan, Pune.

Hoist Units ● Chain Hoists ● Rope hoists ● Crane sets

About Terex Corporation

Drives

Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer engaged in the mechanical and plant engineering sector. A core activity of Terex Corporation is the provision of reliable, customer-driven solutions for many applications, including the construction, infrastructure, shipping, transport, quarrying, mining, refining, energy, utility and manufacturing industries. Terex reports in five business segments: Aerial Work Platforms, Construction, Cranes, Material Handling & Port Solutions and Materials Processing. Terex Financial Services offers a wide range of products and services to assist in the acquisition of Terex equipment.

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Terex MHPS Product spectrum Cranes ● ● ● ●

Process cranes Universal cranes KBK light crane system Pillar and Wall-Mounted slewing Jibs

Motors & Geared motors Wheel range Crane end carriages Transfer car

Components ● Control pendants and wireless control systems ● Power supply lines ● Compact magnets

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Installation and commissioning Safety checks Maintenance and inspection Fault elimination and repairs Refurbishment Professional crane audits Factory repairs Spare part supplies Training – Dealers and Customers

Port Solutions ● Mobile Harbour Cranes ● Portal Harbour Cranes ● Floating Cranes For more information, Works office: Demag Cranes & Components (I) Pvt. Ltd. Gat No. 330, 332,333,334, Nanekarwadi, Chakan, Tal-Khed, Dist-Pune. Pin-410501 India Telephone: +91 2135 614200 Fax: +91 2135 614300 Email:info@demagcranes.co.in Registered Office: Plot No. E-18, Phase-II, Expansion-II, SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Hosur, Tamilnadu-635109 CIN: U29299TZ1997PTC020837 Websites : www.demagcranes.com/ www.terex.com

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Lubi : A market leader with global presence

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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Light within... Slim LED Exit / Egress Lights (Surface Mounted)

Emergency lighting is required in most public buildings, hospitals, factories, and hotels,restaurant to ensure that exit & escape paths are adequately illuminated the events of mains power failure, we have an exhaustive range of exit / fire exit, guide lights, safety lights, community signs to ensure an orderly and peaceful dispersal of crowd from public places,

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CUMI and the World of Abrasives Carborundum Universal Ltd., popularly known as CUMI, headquartered in Chennai, is a Rs.2,200 crore Abrasives major. A part of the business conglomerate, Murugappa, CUMI is a pioneer and trendsetter in abrasive technology. The company makes a whopping 20,000 type of grinding wheels and allied products for a plethora of applications in a cross-section of the industry. Cutfast, Ajax, Sand Master, Concord, Hi-Cut, CUMI Sleek, Samurai, Chamak and Speed are some of its best selling brands the world over. With eight manufacturing plants and a nationwide marketing and dealer network and operations in five continents, CUMI is truly spreading it wings to reach out to the world with its cutting edge technology. Mr. P.K. Balasubbramaniian speaks to Mr. N. Ananthaseshan, President-Abrasives to get more insights in to the capabilities, commitments and achievements of this trailblazer with a standing and reputation spanning over five decades. Excerpts: Well, we make the widest range of Abrasives for industries for multifarious applications. We have bonded and coated abrasives. Bonded abrasives are bonded to glass, rubber or metal or vitrified. Nonwoven abrasives and super abrasives are also available. We make abrasives in 10 mm diameter in the smallest rage to 1200 mm dia. The thickness also varies from 1 mm to 350 mm. Among the 20,999 types of abrasives we make, about 8,000 are regular ones. Grinding wheels re used for heavy material reMr. N. Ananthaseshan, President - Abrasives Carborundum Universal Limited

Q. Could you give a overview of the Murugappa Group?

Q. What is the standing of Carborundum Universal?

Founded in 1900, the Rs.24,000 crore Murugappa Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. The Group has 29 businesses including eight listed companies actively traded in NSE & BSE. Heaquartered in Chennai, the major companies of the Group include Carborundum Universal Ltd, Coromandel International Ltd., EID Parry (India) Ltd., Parry Agro Industries Ltd., TI India Ltd., and Wendt (India) Ltd. Market leaders in served segments, the Group has wide geographical presence in India and 5 continents.

Carborundum Universal Ltd or CUMI is the flagship company of the Murugappa Group. CUMI’s own business includes Abrasives, Refractories, Electrominerals, Industrial Ceramics and Bio -Ceramics. CUMI was formed in April 1954 as a tripartite venture with three well-known companies coming together: Carborundum of the USA, Universal Grinding Wheel Co. of UK and the Murugappa Group. In mid-80’s it became Murugappa’s wholly owned company.

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Q. You are a well-known name in Abrasives. What precisely is your niche?

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CUMI makes some 20,000 plus different types of abrasives for multifarious applications in the industry

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Continued from page no.168 moval, coated abrasives are used for less material removal, non-woven types are used for no removal but better finish, and super finish products re used for mirror finish. Besides abrasives for grinding and cutting, we also make coolants, power tools and super abrasives. The uniqueness of the product design allows for the most optimum grinding performance i.e. good cutting action coupled with excellent tool life. The core strength of CUMI has been the ability to customize products for specific applications.

Q. How do you infuse quality in your products? Everything starts with raw materials. By virtue of our backward integration, we use the best of raw materials manufactured by us. When we have to source from outside, we order them from our approved vendors who are ISO certified and who have a rigid quality control regimen. All our grinding and cutting discs are manufactured in our stateof-the art manufacturing facilities which re IO-9001, ISO-14000 and ISO 18000 certified. We have stringent process control and final product quality checks. By this not only the best grinding performances are achieved, but also the highest levels of product safety is maintained in accordance with EN-12413 standards. In our plants we have been practicing TQM since 1994 and TPM since last 2 Â˝ years. Our plants have also won the GIPM Excellence Awards.

Q. Where are your manufacturing facilities located and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; your staff strength? We have eight manufacturing plants three in Chennai (Thiruvottiyur, Maramalai Nagar and Sriperumpu-

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dur), one in Hosur, one in Bangalore, one in Uttaranchal, one in Kolkata and one in China. We also have a joint venture company in Ahmedabad known as Sterling Abrasives. We have 700 employees on our pay roll and equal number on contract.

Q. How well equipped are your production facilities? Our production process involves mixing of different raw materials, compressing, drying, firing, finishing and so on. We have sophisticated production equipment to take care of all these processes, including mixers, hydraulic presses, drying houses, furnaces and finishing/shaping equipment.

Thin Wheels from Cumi

Q. You also offer materials handling equipment? As a precursor to e-commerce, we are also into trading of engineering product. These include materials handling equipment like pallet trucks and stackers. The idea is to provide the customer with a full basket of products which are cost-effective and at the same time of proven quality.

Q. Would you say you are a diversified company? We are diversified in the sense we make our own raw materials required for manufacturing our end products. We make Minerals, Abrasives, Ceramics & Refractories.

Q. Which are your market segments? We cater to industries as diverse as automotive, automobile ancillaries, fabrication, steel , cement, petrochemicals, general engineering, metalworking, interior, furniture, Continue on page no.172

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Cumi’s Super Abrasives

wood, painting and even retail. We have customer in auto component manufacturers, bearing companies, carpenters and even welders – a wide spectrum. We have a nationwide distribution network and have 550 plus dealers across the country. Ten percent of our sales goes to exports. Our export markets include USA, Europe and Far East.

Q. What are the pioneering efforts you had to make to perfect your manufacturing process? There has not been any significant change in the manufacturing process. The changes are in the deign of wheels for specific applications. The technological breakthroughs are in the design and the way wheels are formed. For instance ball grinding wheels. The formulations plus the manufacturing process make them unique. We are the only company making ball grinding wheels in the country.

Q. What are the new developments in the abrasive technology and how do you keep yourselves in step with them? In abrasives, the trend today is to focus on forming and final finishing. This is to be achieved with less material removal and adding value. We are in step with this trend.

Q. What is your role in customer education?

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tions. We also have a training program named ‘Cumi Ustad Program’ specially designed for our dealers who in turn can guide our customers in the right selection and use of abrasives.

Q. What are your growth plans? Last year we achieved a turnover of Rs.2,200 crores. In 2014-15, we are targeting an increase of 15% in the turnover. We are yearning to be a part of the ‘Making India’ Campaign. Our focus will now be more on the ‘finish’ side of the business.

Q. Finally, what is your most significant contribution to the industry? We believe and work towards sustainable development. CUMI tagline now is ‘Making Materials Matter’. In line with this we make and offer our products to help improve productivity, quality ad sustainability in the industry. As a matter of fact, our contribution, performance, beliefs & values and pursuit of excellence have been recognized at different levels by different institutions. Just to give some recent examples, our Managing Director, Mr. K. Srinivasan has been adjudged as the ‘Best MD’ from among mid-size companies. The same way, our Chief Finance Officer has been chosen as the ‘Best CFO’ by Business Standard. Recently, we have also received an Award from CII for ‘HR Excellence’.

We have regular training programs on ‘Right selection and safe operation of grinding wheels. We often do these programs at customer ends. Our program on ‘Smart Grinding Technology’ helps the end users to improve their knowledge of latest technology, products and applica-

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Automation is the key to enhance welding productivity : Satish Bhat, Managing Director, Ador Welding Ltd. Ador Welding Ltd., formerly known as Advani-Oerlikon Ltd., is the undisputed leader in welding in India. The company that pioneered welding in the country, has been spearheading technological innovations in the field for the past six decades. All the major welded structures of modern India stand testimony to the quality and reliability of its innovative products, processes and techniques. Its contribution to the field of welding education in the country, having churned out over 1,00,000 welding professionals in the past 40 years, is something laudable. Mr. P.K. Balasubbramaniian speaks to Mr. Satish Bhat, Managing Director, Ador Welding Ltd., at the Ador Pavilion in the India Essen Fair’14 to get a glimpse of the recent achievements, innovations and future thrusts of this trendsetter in the welding world. Excerpts:

Mr. Satish Bhat, Managing Director, Ador Welding Ltd.

Q. The welding world is moving more towards automation. What are your capabilities and offerings for automation? Automation is a major thrust area for us. We have a separate Automation Division headed by a Sr. Vice President. It is an SBU. We offer a comprehensive range of solutions for automation. This includes continuous welding consumables, equipment and systems – both standard and customized.

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We are seeing a change in the perception of the customer who now wants higher productivity and consistent quality. He knows this is possible only through automation. Automation means capital expenditure. But then it is a one time cost. Automation brings 15-20% saving on the overall production cost. Productivity goes up. The quality is consistent and there is no rework involved. These more than justify the investment in Capex. The investment can vary from Rs.5 lacs to Rs.10 crores depending on the job and the level of automation.

used with advantage in automated welding. You mentioned about laser beam. It is a costly process and its applications are limited. Instead, we recommend plasma Mig welding. It gives the same results at a lower cost. For commercializing any advanced welding process, one needs volume. Otherwise we can develop any process, requisite equipment and consumables. We do not import and sell any equipment. Whatever equipment we offer are all manufactured by us.

Q. How about expanding your equipment range to include robotics?

Q. What happens when a customer comes to you for consumables or equipment you do not make?

We have been offering robotic solutions for the past two years. For robotics, the power sources are different. We have customized our equipment to suit robotic welding. And consumables are already in place. Others are offering robotics for universal applications. But we are focusing only on welding.

Q. As the leader in welding, are you also making use of the advanced welding processes to complete the spectrum? We are harnessing most of the advanced processes. We are using all variants of plasma. We offer Plasma-MIG equipment which can be

We have to regret in the first instance. But then if the requirement is sizeable and repetitive, we specially develop them and supply. A recent example is the consumables for boiler panel welding. We developed metal-cored wires with flux for a specific customer. These are import substitutes. Though the batch size is small, we make them because the requirement is on-going.

Q. What are the various ways to enhance welding productivity at the customer’s end? The parameter setting is very imContinue on page no.176

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work atmosphere in welding shops.

Q. What’s new that one could see at your pavilion at the recent India Essen Welding & Cutting Show?

Ador’s manufacturing facility in Chennai. The company makes the widest range of welding consumables

Continued from page no.174 portant. The right parameters give better performance. Switchover from MMA welding to continuous consumable welding is another way. Developing the skill of the welder also contributes to productivity. And of course by going in for mechanization and automation. We have seen that use of flux-cored wire or wireflux combination and TIG wire is yielding greater penetration and very high productivity.

Q. The trend today is to depend less on the welder skill and make the machines more intelligent to yield welds of zero defect. Your comments? As I said earlier, welding parameters have a direct bearing on the quality of the weld. For instance, more current than prescribed can affect the weld quality. Depending only on the welder skills can sometimes prove to be costly. Thanks to the digital systems available today, it is easier to control these parameters accurately.

A remote control data unit can monitor the performance of 40-50 machines in a row, sense any changes in parameter settings done and switch to the right parameters.

Q. How successful are you in using inverter technology in your equipment? We have equipment for all processes in inverter technology. By virtue of this, there is no spatter, there is power saving and less emission of smoke. They are very eco-friendly.

Q. How much do you care for welding and environment safety? We exhort welding personnel to follow safety practices. We hold training & service camps at customers’ end and educate them on safety aspects of welding, use of safety products, containing smoke emission, etc. We also supply smoke extraction systems to be used in welding stations to suck and throw away welding smoke so that there is a healthy, productive

Ador’s sprawling consumables plant in Silvassa

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In the Ador pavilion one could see our innovations in welding & cutting equipment and automation systems. We had displayed our latest CNC cutting machine, welding simulator to help improve the welder skills, all our inverter based machines like MMA / TIG /MIG, our 1200 Amps Inverter machine made for the first time in India, our robotic welding system, and a host of safety products.

Q. With the new Govt. in place, infrastructure is certainly going to get a new fillip. How are you geared to meet the demands of the industry? Yes, we are fully geared to partake in the ‘Make in India’ campaign of the new Government. If the signals are clear, our GDP must bounce back to 7-8% growth. The result would be all-round growth in infrastructure. Steel consumption will go up in the country. That would dictate more demand for welding products. If the demand picks up, we shall further go in for capacity expansion. Already our three consumables plants (in Chennai, Raipur & Silvassa) and one equipment plant (in Chinchwad, Pune) are humming with activities. We are working on new technology products for joining higher grades of steel. We are continuously working on improving the welder skills so that we can ensure flawless welds and enhanced productivity in the fabricating industry. We have a basket full of products & solutions for cutting, welding, Continue on page no.178

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Continued from page no.176 automation and skill development. At home we have taken lean manufacturing initiatives to reduce costs. Value engineering has helped us bring out quality products at the lowest costs. All this will help us serve the nation better and realize higher and better outputs in the country.

Q. What is your role in welding education in India? Ador Welding Academy is an institution in itself with a standing of over 40 years. We have trained over 1,00,000 people on the art and science of welding and made them professionals. They are all absorbed in various sectors of the industry. We have a number of standard and tailor-made courses for training students. We have tied up with several engineering colleges, IITs and ITIs for training in welding. We also hold in-company programs on specific subjects for big customers. Besides we also work with NGOs for skill development at the village level as a part of our CSR.

Q. What are the challenges you face? Welding products are used for critical applications based on third party approvals. For welding exotic materials for instance, consumables are available. But then there is no data approval or PTR with us. Such applications were rare in India in the past but common in developed world. If we have to do R & D at our end, one test has to be conducted for 10,000 hours at a stretch. One machine is to be dedicated for it. This is not feasible. There is no level playing field for R & D/ data /PTR as against MNCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. This is one challenge. The other is non-availability of qualified and skilled welding engineers in the country. There is a huge demand / supply gap of qualified professionals in welding function. Welding is still not in the curriculum or being taught or a preferred branch in the engineering colleges. The third challenge is enhancing the status of the welding industry itself.

Q. What is your greatest contribution to the welding world?

If you see the total man power in India engaged in welding, 50% may have been trained at Ador at some point of time. This is our major contribution. When experimenting with new products, the end-user first checks with Ador. That signifies our standing and credibility. You take any major welded structures in India like the Worli Sea Link, Bhakra Nangal or the Statue of Unity, Ador products have been used or will be used for their construction. This speaks volumes for our product quality, reliability and partaking in the national endeavour. Our contribution towards import substitution of welding products is also remarkable.

Q. What are your growth plans? In the last fiscal, our turnover was to a tune of Rs.400 crores. We have been growing at the rate of 10% year on year except last two years. This year we are targeting 5% increase due to unfavorable conditions in the manufacturing industry. Export is a major thrust area for us. As of now, 20% of our turnover comes from exports. This is to be stepped up. We are exploring newer markets like Egypt, Iran and Indonesia.

Q. Where will Ador be five years hence? Five years hence we should be the biggest welding company in India maintaining our leadership position and offering far more compressive solutions to the industry. We hope to churn out a lot more welding talent in the country. Turnover-wise we should be touching Rs.1,000 crores.

A training session in progress at the Ador Welding Academy in Chinchwad, Pune: Ador has trained more than 1,00,000 welding professionals in the last 40 years.

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NPSH : The most misunderstood term by M. Maria Francis NPSH is the most talked about and critical term in the pump Industry. Understanding it in the most practical way will help in avoiding a lot of pumping problems at site. In this article, the author has lucidly explained the term NPSH, problems connected with it and guidelines to overcome them. into vapour and form bubbles. When these bubbles are carried to a high pressure zone, they burst out/collapse. While doing so, they damage the surface with which they come in contact and also produce a noise. This phenomenon is called Cavitation and is something which no one wants it to occur.

M. Maria Francis , Vice President-Marketing, Sam Turbo Industry Pvt. Ltd.

PSH is the most misunderstood term amongst the users of pumps. Proper understanding of this term will prevent many of the pumping problems usually encountered. While designing the pumping system or selecting and installing the pump, NPSH plays an important role. This paper attempts to clarify all the doubts of the pump users about NPSH. Before proceeding with NPSH, it is Imperative to under-stand the terms vapour pressure and cavitations. Vapour Pressure: Vapour pressure of a liquid is the pressure at which the liquid turns into vapour (vapourises). Each liquid has a specific vapour pressure. Cavitation: In a pipe line or in a pump or in a system, if the prevailing pressure drops below the vapour pressure of the liquid, then the liquid turns

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Q. What Is NPSH ? It means “Net Positive Suction Head”. There are two terms viz NPSH (available) and NPSH (required). The former is connected to the pumping system and the later to the pump. Many authors/specialists in the pumps field, explain NPSH in various ways. Let’s understand it in a practical and simple way. Let’s assume that a person living in Coimbatore is travelling to Chennai for a day’s trip. He has the ticket from Coimbatore to Chennai and Rs 10000/- with him to meet his expenses in Chennai and for his return journey ticket which may cost himRs.2000/-. When this person gets down in Chennai, the first thing he should take care of is his return journey ticket. This means that he should set aside Rs.2000/- for the ticket and spend only the remaining amount of Rs 8000/- towards his lodging, boarding, local conveyance etc. He can spend Rs.8000 in any way he wants..But he should not touch the Rs.2000 meant for the return journey. In case he spends beyond Rs 8000/- in Chennai, then he would be stranded in Chennai, (no assumption of ‘Credit Card” please!) a situation

he wouldn’t like to be in. On the contrary, if he spends less than RS. 8000/- in Chennai, he would have more money than the cost of the ticket which will make his return journey pleasant. Such extra money over and above the cost of the return ticket will help him in overcoming any unexpected hurdles during the return journey. In this example, the money required for the return journey ticket can be compared to the NPSH required by the pump The money available with the person after meeting all his expenses in Chennai can be compared with NPSH available in the system. The money available at the time of commencement of the journey can be referred to the source pressure. With this example nn mind, let’s answer the various questions of the pump users on NPSH.

Q. What Is meant by NPSH Required by the pump ? It is the energy required to carry the liquid from the suction flange to the eye of the impeller. Please note that the impeller will add energy to the liquid only when the liquid reaches the eye of the Impeller. Hence, some external source of energy should force the liquid up to the eye of the impeller. NPSH is also the frictional resistance experienced by the liquid from the suction flange to the eye of the impeller. To overcome this resistance offered, the amount of energy required is the NPSH(R)of the Continue on page no.184

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Continued from page no.182 pump. NPSH (R) can also be defined as the pressure drop/ friction loss that occurs from the suction flange to the eye of the impeller.

Q. Is NPSH (R) by the pump varies with flow rate of the pump? I f yes, Why ? Yes. The NPSH速 of the pump increases when the flow rate delivered by the pump increases. This Is mainly because the frictional loss due to the resistance offered by the pump from the suction flange to the eye of the impeller to the liquid increases as the flow rate increases.

Q. For the same flow rate/operating conditions, the NPSH速 of the pumps offered by the different manufacturers are different. Why? The design of the pump offered by the various manufacturers are different and hence the NPSH(R) values are also different from each other.

Q. For a given application, we should select a pump with the lowest NPSH(R) value. Why? Low NPSH(R) of a pump gives more flexibility in designing the pumping system. The construction costs will be maximum. Referring to the example discussed earlier, if the cost of the return Journey ticket is less, the person will have more money for his expenses in Bangalore. Lowest NPSH(R) also generally means that the pump will have the highest suction capability (ie) It can pump liquid from the deepest point.

Q. Whether the NPSH(R) varies with the diameter of the Impeller of a pump? Yes, For a given pump, the NPSH(R)

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increases when the Impeller diameter decreases. This is mainly because of the Increase In the leakage losses and the Internal recirculation of the liquid, when the impeller with the reduced diameter is used.

Q. What is meant by NPSH available? How to compute the same? It is the net energy available in the system to take care of the NPSH required by the pump. NPSHavailable = Source pressure - Suction losses - vapour pressure of the liquid at the operating temperature. See figs for better understanding. Referring to the example discussed, the money available with the person at the commencement of his trip is the source pressure. His expenses at Chennai are the suction losses and the balance/net money available is the NPSH available.

Q. NPSH (A) should be more than NPSH (R) by the pump. Why? It has to be that way. Only then, the system can adequately meet the NPSH required by the pump. Referring to the example, the net/ balance money available with the person should be more than the cost of the return Journey ticket. Failing which, he would be stranded in Chennai.

Q. Why do we subtract the vapour pressure while computing NPSH (A) ? The net energy/head available should be more than the vapour pressure of the liquid at the operating temperature. Failing which the liquid will turn into vapour leading to cavitation.,

Q. Having known the NPSH(R) of the pump selected, what, should be done while designing/Install-

ing the pumping system ? Design the system with adequate source pressure. Provide positive suction head wherever possible and economical to do so. Design the suction piping carefully so that the losses in the suction piping are minimum. Install pipes and fittings with low friction factor.

Q. How the NPSH(R) required by the pump can be verified by the manufacturer ? By carrying out the NPSH test, it can be done. NPSH tests are conducted in two different ways. They are 1) By throttling Method In this method, the losses in the suction side are varied by keeping the source pressure and the vapour pressure constant. This is also known as open loop system. 2) By vacuum suppression method: In this case, the source pressure is varied by keeping the suction losses and the vapour pressure constant. It is otherwise known as closed loop system of testing the NPSH

Q. We have Installed a new pump in our plant. It is cavitating. The pump supplier says that the NPSH available in the system need to be Improved. How can this be done ? This is a typical problem encountered many times. Depending on the site conditions, the solution will have to be worked out. However, a few general guidelines are given below to overcome this problem. a) The source pressure can be increased by lowering the pump(or) raising the tank from where the liquid is pumped out. b) The losses in the suction side can be reduced by eliminating Continue on page no.186

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Continued from page no.184 unnecessary bends, valves etc. If necessary, rerouting of the piping can be done. c)If this does not improve the NPSH(A), the next bigger diameter of the pipe can be opted and used. When all these attempts fail to improve NPSH(A), there are only 3 solutions which are a) Changing the pump supplied b) Use the existing pump at a flow rate lower than the specified rate of flow c) Use the same pump with an inducer. NPSH (R) by the pump varies with flow rate because the frictional loss due to the resistance offered by the pump from the suction flange to the eye of the impeller, to the liquid Increases as the flow rate increases. The net energy/head available should be more than the vapour pressure of the liquid at the operating temperature. Failing which the liquid will turn into vapour leading to cavitation.

About the Author:

Conclusion : From the above said discussions, l am sure that the readers will have a fair idea of the most talked about and critical term in the pump industry. It is essential that we understand such important aspects in the most practical way, so that the pumping problems at the site can be avoided.

M. Maria Francis is Vice President-Marketing with Sam Turbo Industry Pvt Ltd, Coimabatore .A mechanical Engineer from Madurai Kamaraj University; he has 24 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in the pump industry. He is conducting seminars in all industries.

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Predictive & Productive Maintenance By P.D. Sawant

Q. What is predictive maintenance?

signature analysis and shock pulse analysis.

Predictive maintenance is the maintenance by which information is obtained in right time and facilitates prediction of incipient failure making it possible to carry out maintenance of the plant in a planned manner. In other terms it is also called as ‘condition monitoring’. Condition monitoring is not something new. It has been done by maintenance personnel who kept their eyes and ears open when they take plant rounds. The development of technology has replaced human sensors with sophisticated equipment for foolproof and positive monitoring. Condition monitoring is broadly classified in to four types:

Wear monitoring

Visual monitoring

can be described as improving the

Machine condition is visually inspected to determine their condition.

Conditions of the machine are measured by the performance to intended duty.

Vibration monitoring Moving parts of the machine are assessed by the amount and nature of vibrations they generate. Deterioration of brushes, bearings, and unbalance condition of impellers are noticed. Examples are: Broadband vibration analysis,

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lathe operator changes the bulb; machine operator lubricates the shaft by oil can; machine operator cleans

It is measured by collecting debris generated by machine and examination of it. Example: Gear box oil is checked for wear of gears and particles falling in to the oil. Oil is tested by spectrometric analysis or particle count. It indicates need for early overhauling of gearbox.

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

the machine before leaving the shift; during

breakdown

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● Maximizing overall effectiveness (OEE) ● Autonomous maintenance by operator ● Reduces manpower

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Information on latest products in industry

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BEI Sensors introduces a comprehensive range of functional safety encoders

Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST)

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CC 10 - 22 Straight Cutting Oils

Hangsterfer’s Laboratories, Inc.USA

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Converging innovations, expanding solutions

Elmex Controls Pvt Ltd.

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Disc springs as per DIN 2093 & customized

Gala Precision Engineering Private Limited

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Dynamic - Consistent Chips & Dynamic motion

CNC Software, Inc.

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Gandhi Automations : High Performance Doors

Gandhi Automations Pvt Ltd

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Handheld Digital Magnifier : (25X)

India Tools & Instruments Co. – BOMBAY - INDIA

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High Accurary, thermally stable galvo scanner for precision laser processing

Aerotech

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High dynamic direct drive rotary table from UCAM

UCAM Pvt. Ltd

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High precision electronic level (NEW)

India Tools & Instruments Co. – BOMBAY - INDIA

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Junction Box

Controlwell India Pvt. Ltd.

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Nut Bolt Screws & other Industrial Fasteners, M.S, HTS, Ss202, 304,316, Brass, Cooper, Aluminum PP & Nylon

Zenith Industrial Products

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Plastic components

AL PLAST INDUSTRIES

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Plastic Moulds

A. S . Engineering Works

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Rotary encoder

Sayali Electrosystems

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Safety light curtain

Sayali Electrosystems

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Scrubber Drier – RootsScrub BT 4545 With Traction Drive

Roots Multiclean Ltd

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Single & Dual Source Energy Meters

Rishabh Instruments Pvt. Ltd.

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STH3, STH4, STH6 – Hinge Type Feed through Terminal Blocks in Poly 66

Connectwell Industries Pvt. Ltd.

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Temperature controlled (PID) Solder bath

R.S Electronics

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High Accurary, thermally stable galvo scanner for precision laser processing

erotech (www.aerotech.com) has introduced a high accuracy, open frame, thermally stable galvo scanner for a wide range of laser machining and etching applications. The new Nmark AGV-HPO scanner attains single-digit, micron-level accuracy over the field of view. It offers industry-leading resolution of >24 bits when used with Aerotech’s Nmark CLS controller, the company reports. The AGV-HPO position transducers have extremely low thermal gain drift performance. This ensures consistent micron-level feature placement accuracy in complex, high-density laser machining applications that take long periods of time to complete. Likewise, high throughput applications will maintain consistent partto-part quality without having to re-calibrate between parts. The scanner’s multiple input apertures and mirror coatings support a variety of laser wavelengths. Its openframe design reduces cost and allows for more flexible laser beam delivery. The AGV-HPO is available with rightside and left-side input apertures for “mirror image” machine builds or side-by-side scanner mounting with a single laser beam split to source both scanners. Aerotech is a leading global supplier of positioning and motion control products for industry, government, science and research institutions. Its products provide critical performance for demanding applications requiring high precision, high-throughput motion control solutions.

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Plastic components

L PLAST INDUSTRIES offer engineering plastic components as per customer designs and specifications. We have designed and moulded / machined a range of industrial plastic components in ABS, Polycarbonate, EVA , Polyacetal, Nylon, HDPE, PP, HIPS,,PVC and PET. We have supplied rings, closures, spacers, bushings, gears, lids, clamps, housings, handles, brackets, caps, connector brackets, electrical switch boxes, pumps and valve components etc . We have in house tool room for mould manufacturing. Right from the product development stage we provide complete support to our clients for new products designing, providing solutions for 3-dimensional designs which help in visualizing the products real life appearances. In the next stage we perform the mould flow analysis which assists the processor to calculate the overall production costs and recheck the quality factors. Our services help in calculating risks, lowering costs, improving quality and shortening the launch period. For more information AL PLAST INDUSTRIES C-11, Singh Compd, Shukla Estate, S V Road, Jogeshwari (w), Mumbai-400102 Email: moulds.plastic @gmail.com Cell : 09819414875/09833617762

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the product development stage we provide complete support to our clients for new products designing, providing solutions for 3-dimensional designs which help in visualizing the products real life appearances, assist in research and examining the market. In the next stage we perform the mould flow analysis which assists the processor to calculate the overall production costs and recheck the quality factors. Our services help in calculating risks, lowering costs, improving quality and shortening the launch period. For more information A. S . Engineering Works C-11, Singh Compd, Shukla Estate,S V Road, Jogeshwari(w),Mumbai-400102 Email: moulds.plastic @gmail.com cell: 09819414875/09833617762

Disc springs as per DIN 2093 & customized

ala Precision Engineering is the leading manufacturer of Disc springs as per DIN 2093, Bearing series & customized as per customer specific requirements.

Converging innovations, expanding solutions

lmex has extended its product range in its Screwless Termination group by adding terminal type SCT10 suitable for rated conductor size 10 sq mm (57 A. It is a DIN Rail Mounted terminal block which accepts conductor entry from the side.

Some of the important features of elmex Screwless Terminal Blocks are as under: ● elmex spring clamps are made of special spring steel, they are stress relieved to prevent cracks in service due to residual working stress. ● Consistent clamping force independent of force applied for making the connection. ● Due to the spring clamp force, the conductor and current bar are pressed together to make a firm contact. This eliminates possibility of joint corrosion and helps in better performance in temperature and short time withstand current test. For more information Elmex Controls Pvt Ltd. Elmex Electric Pvt Ltd. 12-GIDC Estate, Makarpura Road, Vadodara 390010, India

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Gala designs & supplies Disc springs for variety of applications like Medium & High Voltage Switch gears, Transformers, Steam turbines, Boiler supports, Brakes & Yaw systems for wind turbines, ball valves and actuators, automotive Fastening, off-highway vehicles, etc Core competencies of Gala are in-house Tool Design & development, patented finishing process for High Fatigue life, Heat treatment variety of springs steels & exotic materials& offering surface coatings. Plant is TS 16949 certified by BV. Exports contribute more than 60% of its sales to 25+ countries including Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, USA, Denmark, Singapore, Finland, Indonesia, Turkey , Netherlands, China, etc. High quality, Reliability and Design partnership are the 3 factors that have helped Gala to become preferred partners of our global customers like ABB, Alstom, Valeo, Delphi, Bosch, Dana, Emerson, John Deere, Siemens, Eaton , BHEL, GE, Tata , L & T , Thermax , etc. For more information Gala Precision Engineering Private Limited A-59, Road No. 10, Continue on page no.202

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Temperature controlled (PID) Solder bath

he PID controlled Solder pot is latest design which will maintain the temperature very accurately. This is two piece model in one in which controlling is involved and another is SS pot for melting the lead for tinning/soldering. The pot DIA is of 48mm approximately with depth of 48mm made of high quality Stainless steel for long lasting. The heating can be improved by using highly insulated ceramic heaters and heating can be setted from 150̣̣ deg C to 430 deg C. The instruments is operated by 230V AC supply and display is bright RED seven segment LED, 3 digit display to show the temperature of the pot. The high capacity insulated heating ceramic elements are easily replacable and mounted on the pot. This instrument can be used for tinning, Soldering purpose for most of the electrival and electronics industries.

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CC 10 - 22 Straight Cutting Oils

● CC series oils are Chlorine-Free which ensures operator safety. ● CC series oils are Non-Staining helps to reduce rejections ● CC series oils can be used safely on all materials hence inventories can be lowered. ● Non-Toxic, Non-Irritating, NonCorrosive which means good for human beings.

Hangsterfer’s CC oils are designed for light and medium duty metal cutting and metal forming operations. These economically formulated oils are manufactured under the same quality control standards set for all Hangsterfer’s products. Offering superior lubrication for the machine tool as well as the cutting and forming operations. CC oils provide benefits in productivity, equipment life and environmental compliance. APPLICATIONS CNC Swiss-style Turning

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Copper and Brass

Aluminum

CC 10 = This is the lowest viscosity in the series. CC 10 is ideal for high speed turning, machining and stamping. The low viscosity enables better flow rates and allows for more heat removal. CC 22 = This oil is ideal for use in CNC Swiss-style turning centers, especially on those requiring chlorine free oils. It has enough lubricity for the more demanding operations and materials, including lubrication of the guide-bushings For more information Hangsterfer’s Laboratories, Inc.USA Sanjay Tools & Adhesives Mobile : +91 9822028518, +91 9892516810 E-mail: hangsterfers@sanjaytoolsnsk.com Web : www.hangsterfers.com Continue on page no.204

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Rotary encoder

hese are in various sizes and types to offer high quality and precise measuring of the operation position and speed of the rotating shaft, etc. for more precise control of the objects.

Features : Incremental /Absolute , shaft / hollow shaft built-in type. Available in various diameter 20/30/40/50/58/60/68/100mm. Shaft diameter 2/6/8/10/15/35/60 hollow shaft diameter 2/2.5/3/6/8/12/10/20/30/ Supply voltage5/12/24VDC. Output Totem pole /NPN open collector/voltage /Line driver in incremental encoder. Output NPN/PNP open collector /BCD/BINERY/GRAY CODE in absolute encoder. Cable/connector /cable connector ele.connection.

Safety light curtain Sayali Electrosystems offers Datasensor make Safety Devices. The new SG2 series offers two models, SG2-B “Base” and SG2-E “Extended”,thus guaranteeing maximum compatibility as offering advanced functions for a Type 2 safety light curtain, such as EDM and Anti-Interference (SG2-E). Models with controlled heights ranging from 150 to 1800 mm are available, all with an operating distance reaching 19 m. The response times ranging from 8 to 24 msec result to be amongst the lowest on the market, consenting the installation of the product nearer to the dangerous area. As well as offering the base functions present in the SG2-B model, the SG2-E series integrates advanced functions for a Type 2 device such as manual/automatic Restart, EDM function, Anti-interference system (ob-

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tained thanks to the reduction to 9 m of the maximum operating distance). All selectable functions.

Main Features: Integrated light curtain for HAND PROTECTION, Maximum operating distance reaching 19 m,Controlled heights ranging from 150 to 1800 mm The new profile and rotating fixing brackets ease installation and the alignment of the emitting and receiving units, even at long distances and in applications with deviating mirrors. The SG2 series represents the ideal solution for all the typical applications of a Type 2 safety light curtain. For more information Sayali Electrosystems Mktg off:3,chintamani Hsg.complex, Babanrao Kulkarni Marg, Mulund (E), Mumbai-400081 Tel.No.(022)21637189/6577226 Telefax No:022-21637189 E-mail:mktg1@sayalielectrosystems.com

Dynamic - Consistent Chips & Dynamic motion

astercam’s Dynamic Motion technology is a new and exciting approach to creating toolpaths. Dynamic Motion follows a proprietary and sophisticated set of rules that take into consideration a broad data set. Conventional toolpaths are based on bounded geometry. The tool enters the material, runs in one direction until it encounters a wall or other obstacle, then it changes direction. The tool zigzags until it cuts the area delineated by the part model material or air. Dynamic toolpaths act differently. The motion is not defined strictly by boundaries. In order to create the most efficient cutting motion, Dynamic toolpaths calculate more than just the areas where metal will be removed; they take into account the changing condition of the material throughout various stages of machining. The toolpath has enough intelligence to look ahead, see what’s coming and modify feeds, speeds, stopovers and cutting motions based on ever-changing material conditions. Significant benefits include radically shorter cycle times, less wear and breakage of tools, and less wear on machines. What distinguishes Dynamic tool paths is the ability to consider various alternatives about what to do next, and then make an intelligent selection based on the impact various options will have on the final outcome. For example, it takes the tool into an open side of the pocket.

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Now the tool spirals out always having constant contact by climb milling to avoid the conventional back and forth until it runs into a wall. It has the intelligence to figure out what the next most efficient move should be.

Nut Bolt Screws & other Industrial Fasteners, M.S, HTS, Ss202, 304,316, Brass, Cooper, Aluminum PP & Nylon.

Dynamic Motion is Faster By dramatically reducing stopovers and air cutting, Dynamic toolpaths can reduce cycle times by 25 to 75%. Dynamic Motion toolpaths ensure that your tool spends most of its time cutting at full-depth with far fewer stepdowns. This means you can cut more parts in less time.

Extend Tool and Machine Life Dynamic Motion uses the full flute length so users will get even wear and heat distribution resulting in fewer tool changes and less grinding that slows you down and costs money. Dynamic Motion produces consistent chip load, reducing vibration and extending the life of your machines. The looping motion eliminates abrupt directional changes, keeping your machine more accurate with less maintenance.

IP have developed some C/F, H/F & Turned Process Industrial Fasteners items as per IS, BS, JIS, DIN & ISO Standard reference.

Threads:BSW, BSF, UNC, UNF, BSP, BSPT, NPT, No. size - 4 to 12 no. NC/NF threads and self tapping 2 to 14 no. diameter threads.

Cutting Hard Materials

Materialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grades:-

Roughing hard materials can pose a challenge but Mastercamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dynamic Motion toolpaths make it easier by ensuring even heat and load distribution throughout the cut. This even distribution prevents material surface hardening and reduces the risks of tool breakage, giving more consistent, predictable results.

Components made as per party requirement say, MS 4.6gr, HTS En - 8, 8.8, En - 19, 10.9, En - 24, 12.9, Brass Copper SS 202, 304, 316 & 410.

For more information CNC Software, Inc., 671 Old Post Road, Tolland, CT, 06084 USA Phone: 860.875.5006 Fax: 860.872.1565 E-mail: Graham.Hargreaves@mastercam.com Web : www.mastercam.com

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Finished Components:Natural Finish, Self Colour, Blackened, Bright Zinc Silver & Blue shades, Yellow Zinc, Olive Green, Cadmium Nickel, Nickel Chrome.

Applications:These items are used at Machine Tool Industries, Engineering Industries, Automobile Industries, Textiles, Electrical & Electronics and such other various Industries. For more information Zenith Industrial Products

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E-122, Ansa Industrial Estate, Sakivihar Road, Sakinaka, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400 072. Tel.: 022-2847 0806 / 6692 3987, Fax.: 022-2847 0705, E-mail : zenith@zip-india.com | abc@precibolts.com Website:- www.zip-india.com

Scrubber Drier – RootsScrub BT 4545 With Traction Drive

OOTS has introduced the RootsScrub BT 4545 onto the market , a zeroemission,battery powered Scrubber drier with traction drive .The RootsScrub BT 4545 distinguishes itself through its efficient scrubbing performances and robust construction ,making it ideal for commercial use. ● Easy guidance, excellent steering and high degree of maneuverability ● Traction Drive ● Optimum vacuuming of dirt water even when negotiating corners with the straight squeegee with spring suspension ● Brush exchange with the press of a button ● Excellent view of the control panel ● Optimum view of the working area and protruding brush head ● Easy clean of aisles and corners ● Squeegee lip can be exchanged without tools ● Robust build for tough environment ● Service friendly ● Non-corrosive, robust rotomould tank are resistant to damage ● Easy access of all components

No of brushes :1 Diameter of brush : 450 mm Brush speed :180 rpm Fresh water tank : 45 Litre Dirty water tank : 45 Litre Length :1320 mm Width (without squeegee) : 500 mm Height :1130 mm Weight ( Ready for operation ) : 225 Kg Noise level : 71 db(A) Optional Batteries : AGM, GEL & LA For more information Roots Multiclean Ltd RKG Industrial Estate Ganapathy, Coimbtore-641 006 Phone: 0422-4330330 Email: rmclsales@roots.co.in

Junction Box

ontrolwell presents a range of Junction Boxes manufactured from Halogen-free ABS, which offers superior resistance to chemicals and atmospheric agents. Available with Smooth Walls, Membranes and Nipples to allow wire entry, thesejunction boxes offer IP65 protection by means of the silicon rubber gasketing. These junction boxes are available with press-on, screw type and hinge type lids which may be grey in colour or transparent. This range exemplifies our adage of providing your connections with …The Right Protection Material

ABS / Polyamide 6

Colour

Grey

Screws

Zinc Plated & Chromate Passivated

Gasket

Silicon Rubber EPDM

Technical data

Lid

Grey Colour / Transparent

Working width : 450 mm Effective suction width :750 mm Theoretical area of performance :2250 m2/h Working speed :5 km/h Air flow : 28L/sec Vacuum Pressure :80 mm hg Rated Voltage : 24 V Nominal power ,Total,Max : 1200 W

Standard

IEC 670, CEI 23-48

Protection Class

IP 65

Approvals

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For more information Controlwell India Pvt. Ltd. A-101, Prithvi Park, Plot No. 4, 5 & 6, Sector 30, Sanpada,

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Navi Mumbai - 400 705. India Tel.: +91 22 2763 6293 Fax: +91 22 2761 8767 controlwell@connectwell.com www.controlwell.com

STH3, STH4, STH6 – Hinge Type Feed through Terminal Blocks in Poly 66

hese Terminal Blocks are preferred for application where the connections are subjected to severe vibration. The wire is crimped to a ring / fork lug and is screwed on to the flat current bar of the Terminal Block. The fastening nut always remains captive in the hinged plastic carrier. The hinged carrier should be lifted to insert the lugs and then snapped into position. The nut can then be fastened to complete the connection. The nut can be operated using a standard screwdriver. These Terminal Blocks have IP20 (Finger Safe) protection and do not need any additional shrouding. Two lugs can be connected to the Terminal without sacrificing the safety of the Terminal Block Technical Details: STH3 STH4 Material PA66 PA66 Dimensions Width X 9 X 47 mm 11 X 46 mm Length 47.2 / 54.7 / 52.2 / 59 / Height-Din 35 / 35-15 / 32 52.1 mm 56.4 mm

STH6 PA66 18 X 63.5mm 63 / 70.1 / 69.5 mm

Clamping Range: Stranded Wire

1.5 – 6 sq.mm

1.5 – 35 sq.mm

Rated Voltage Current Rating

1000V 41 Amp

1000V 125 Amp

For more information Connectwell Industries Pvt. Ltd. D-7, Phase II, MIDC, Dombivli - 421 204 INDIA Tel.: +91 251 3980 600, 3980 800; Fax: +91 251 3980 700 Email: connect@connectwell.com Website : www.connectwell.com

BEI Sensors introduces a comprehensive range of functional safety encoders

trasbourg, FR –The new functional safety incremental encoder range from BEI Sensors is certified by TÜV Rheinland and provides the most complete safety encoder offering on the market today. These encoders can be used in the highest industrial safety related applications up

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to SIL3/PLe Cat. 4, and are mechanically and electrically designed to safety standards EN ISO 13849-1, IEC/EN 61 508, and IEC/EN 62061. The range is offered with a standard Sine/Cosine analog electronic output or an industry-first for safety encoders; a digital (TTL or HTL) electronic output. Seven distinct encoder models are available with options to fit a variety of installations. These choices include 58 mm or 90 mm body sizes, shafted or through shaft styles with cable or connector terminations, resolutions up to 2500 PPR, and a selection of shafts and bore sizes. This product family has aluminum encoder housings for most standard industrial applications, or optional stainless steel housings to withstand harsh outdoor or washdown environments. High ingress protection ratings are available up to IP69K for high pressure and high temperature washdowns. A number of innovative safety mechanics features have been designed into this new offer to provide greater reliability. These include an additional bearing in the cover on through shaft models for better overload capability, positive shaft locks to prevent sliding of the encoder on motor shafts, insulated secure sleeves to protect against stray currents, accurate stator couplings and tether arms for safe mounting on the driving motors. Safety applications with BEI Sensors products are as simple to implement as any other standard industrial installation. The functional safety encoder range is backward compatible with non-safety related encoders, making it easy to upgrade existing installations. For more information on the new range, to download the BEI Sensors SISTEMA product library, or to view a white paper on functional safety, visit www.beisensors.com/ safety. For more information Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST) 23, Trident Towers, 4th Floor, 100 Feet Road Ashoka Pillar Road, 2nd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore 560 011 Tel: 080-41132204/05. Fax: 91-80-41132206. Email: india@cstsensors.com

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Gandhi Automations : High Performance Doors

igh Speed Doors designed and manufactured by Gandhi Automations are sturdy, dependable and are the ideal solution for medium and large entrances. The doors are manufactured with European collaboration and technology with innovative and creative engineering. Fast moving functional and reliable doors are needed in industrial and commercial contexts. Gandhi designed and manufactured High Speed Doors are versatile and solid ensuring long-lasting reliability. The modular structure of the curtains, assembled and joined by anodized aluminium extrusions, provides for a wide range of polyester sections available in a variety of colours. Wide, full-width window panels ensure a safer traffic and allow more light in. Their fast and easy replacement, in case of accidental tearing, saves money and time. The alternating metal tubular structure there inserted ensures high wind-resistance. Prime doors are the ideal solution for internal and external entrances and effectively operate in any situation, even when strong winds are blowing, in rooms with high volume traffic. Sturdy and dependable, Prime is the intelligent door for medium and large entrances. For more information Gandhi Automations Pvt Ltd 2nd Floor, Chawda Commercial Centre Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 400064, India Off: +9122- 66720200/66720300 Fax : +9122-66720201 Email :- sales@geapl.co.in Website: www.geapl.co.in

Single & Dual Source Energy Meters

ishabh Instruments Pvt. Ltd. introduced new generation Single Source and Dual Source Energy Meters - RISH EM 13xx Series and RISH EM 2340DS. These meters are designed with many advanced features in order to cater to the increasing market expectations. These energy meters are On-site Programmable and can measure more than 65 parameters including Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) measurement. They are also available with optional RS485 (MODBUS)

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and Pulse Output options. They come with Click Fit arrangement which makes it very easy to install and less time consuming. Their low back depth of 35 mm requires lesser space. So these compact meters can fit into any panel in single or three phase network. Considering the future requirements that may come after the meter is installed, we have provided On-site Pluggable Output Options which provides more flexibility to customers for fulfilling these future needs. These feature packed energy meters are mainly designed for applications in Gen-sets, Building Management system, Energy Billing, Panel Instrumentation, SCADA & PLC Systems and many others. For more information E-mail: marketing@rishabh.co.in Tel : +91 253 2202 028 Web: www.rishabh.co.in

High dynamic direct drive rotary table from UCAM

he latest UDDR-T-200/100 model from UCAM is a high dynamic performance Direct Drive Rotary Table which drastically reduces component machining cycle time in demanding working conditions. With much lesser number of parts as compared to conventional Worm Gear driven Rotary Tables, these Direct Drive Rotary Tables have high acceleration / deceleration characteristics and reliability. These tables run on Nimble Electric Torque Motors and have peak speed of 200 RPM and Clamp Torque of 650 Nm at 5 bar pneumatic pressure. These are ideally suitable for present day High Speed Machining Centers for varied precision applications for both indexing and rotary interpolation applications. UCAM offers Direct Drive Rotary Tables with value added accessories like Manual or Power Chucks, Tail

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Stocks etc. UCAM specializes into manufacturing of CNC Rotary Tables of various sizes ranging from Dia. 125mm to 4000 mm. The 4th & 5th Axis Tilting Rotary Tables are available from dia. 150mm to Dia. 1200mm. For more information UCAM Pvt. Ltd A-11 / 12, 1st Stage, 1st Cross, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore – 560 058 Web: www.ucamind.com/

● Continuous working period: About 150 hours (With backlight off, no printing) ● Communication interface : USB1.1 ● Outline dimensions : 210mm × 85mm×35mm (Instruments weight : 350 Gram)

High precision electronic level (NEW)

ITI-160(P) Portable Digital METAL Hardness Tester Advantages ● Largest screen 3 inch , showing all functions and parameters.it is the largest screen of leeb hardness tester , easy read and operate.

Main Application ● Die cavity of molds ● Bearings and other parts ● Failure analysis of pressure vessel, steam generator & other equipment ● Heavy work piece ● The installed machinery & permanently assembled parts ● Testing surface of a small hollow space ● Material identification in the warehouse of metallic materials ● Rapid testing in large range and multi-measuring areas for large-scale work piece

Technical Specifications ● Measuring range : HLD(170～960)HLD ● Measuring direction: 360° ● Hardness Scale: HL、HB、HRB、HRC、HRA、HV、HS ● Display: 3 inch screen , ● Data memory : 600 groups max.(relative to impact times 32～1) ● Printing paper : width is (57.5±0.5)mm, diameter is 30mm ● Battery pack: 6V NI-MH ● Battery charger: 9V/500mA

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Features : 0.01 mm/m / 0.05° / 0.01%

Magnetic base securely attaches gauge to any metal surface ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Large LCD display reads upright at any angle. With backlight and Buzzer. Degree/slope conversion. Absolute measurement and reference measurement conversion. Measure data holding. Degree, mm/m and slope conversion. With data storage capabilities. With data output. Auto Power Off. Battery Type: 3V CR2032X3.

Application : An engineer’s precision level permits leveling items to a greater degree of accuracy than a plain spirit level. They are used to level the foundations, or beds, of machines to ensure the machine can output workpieces to the accuracy prebuilt in the machine.

Handheld Digital Magnifier : (25X) Overview: The 4.3 inches Handheld Portable LCD Digital Magnifier is an idea on the go digital magnifier for people with

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cracks and spatter ● Stores up to 16GB of inspection results ● Attaches voice and written comments to the inspection record ● Illuminates the weld area for easier weld observation ● Exports results to spreadsheet for additional analysis like SPC

visual difficulty. It has 7 colour modes for different visual impair situation. The magnification can be up to 25x. Freeze function helps you to fix and keep the current screen image. After full charged, its rechargeable li-ion battery provides a working time up to 4 hours. TV-out (to any monitor with TV-in) helps to get larger display. In short, no matter for your personal use or get one as a gift for your parents, senior partners or friends, the easy-to-operate magnifier is the best LCD handheld digital magnifier you can find in the market.

Detailed Specifications: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Magnification Range: 6x-25x Display: 4.3” diagonal; 16:9 aspect ratio Display mode: (7 modes) Full color, Positive, Negative, Blue on White, Black on Yellow, Blue on Yellow, Black on Green Freeze: Freeze and Defreeze Video-out: to any monitor with video-in Battery: Integrated lithium ion rechargeable battery 4 hours continual use, 6 hours charge time, Charger included Dimensions: 158 mm x 88 mm x 25 mm Weight: 285g, Carrying case included

Digital Weld Gauge (New Generation) Multi Funcation/Uses FEATURES ● Very user friendly thanks to its integrated video and alignment functions: point, shoot and measure ● Compares the measurements against set tolerance limits ● Takes picture of the joint and/or weld for documentation ● Zoom allows observation and measure of porosity,

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BENEFITS ● Any weld inspector will be proficient with the unit within minutes; ● Real time viewing for rapid evaluation of a joint or a weld ● The weld inspection record can be sent through Wi-Fi to anywhere in the world ● Fatigue critical features such as toe angle, undercut, and cracks can be quickly measured ● Over welding can be quantified so excessive welding time, consumable and energy usage can be reduced thus saving money ● Can inspect any weld the operator’s hand can reach

RESULTS ● Quality assessment, Go/NoGo status,SPC data,Welder skill assessment ● Permanent record (photo, file, report & database) For more inforamtion India Tools & Instruments Co. – BOMBAY - INDIA Tel: 23428862 / 9819345050 E-mail: ojus_itico@hotmail.com web:www.indiatool.net

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PROJECTS UPDATE Information on latest projects in India

PROJECT - INDEX Sr. No.

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CONSTRUCTION

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EFFLUENT TREATMENT

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POWER

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REAL ESTATE

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

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ROADS / HIGHWAYS

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TOURISM

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PROJECTS UPDATE P K Satheeshan, Chief Engineer, R and B south circle, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Tel : 0471- 2322346, 2327898, E-mail: ceroads.pwd@kerala.gov.in

CONSTRUCTION

lans to assign construction of public toilet utilities on design, build, finance,operate and transfer (dbfot) basis at 36 locations in Patna. Tendering process is on. Location : Patna, Bihar Budget : Rs. 6.68 crore Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd Mr.D K Shukla, MD S N Dubey, Dy Project Director, 303, Maurya Tower, 3rd Floor, Maurya Lok Complex, Budh Marg, Patna-800001, Tel: 0612-2210101, M: 8544413126, E-mail: shailendranarayandubey@yahoo.com

lans to undertake construction of 2400 individual household toilets with twin leach pit under Mukhya Mantri Sahri Swachhta Mission. Location : Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh M.P. Urban Administration and Development Dept Nilesh Dubey, Urban Governance Officer, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Tel: 0755-2554083, 2552356, E-mail: nilesh26@yahoo.com

mprovements to Jawahar Balabhavan junction swimming pool to Vellayamblam road and Manaveeyam road under city road-II section, Thiruvananthapuram. Location : Thiruv ananthapuram, Kerala Kerala Public Works Department

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lans to construct 3 mld common effluent treatment plant (CETP) based on physico-chemical extended aeration process including tertiary treatment at Industrial Estate, Mankapur in Yamunanagar. Location : Yamunanagar, Haryana Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd P.K Garg, DGM, C -13 & 1, Sector -6, Panchkula, Haryana. Tel : 0172-2568204, Fax : 0172-2590474, E-mail: info@hsiidc.org

lans to assign planning designing construction testing and commissioning of integrated effluent treatment plant for KSL project on turnkey basis. Location :Madhya, Pradesh Northern Coalfields Ltd Govind Kumar Sharma, GM (Civil), PO-Singrauli District, Sidhi-486889, Madhya Pradesh. Tel : 07805-266670, Fax : 07805-266640, E-mail: civilhq@gmail.com Continue on page no.214

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lans to setup 1.3 mld Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) on turnkey basis at Dankuni coal complex in the West Bengal. Bids not yet finalised. The work is likely to start by mid-2015. Location : Dankuni, West Bengal South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) Mr. N Kumar, CMD S Pal, Sr Manager-Chemicals, Dankuni Coal Complex. PO: DCC, Dist.Hooghly. Tel : 033-26594202, Fax : 033-26591721, 26592635, M: 9748418720.

a much lower level leading to power crisis in the state. The power from the Centrally owned power stations has fallen to over 2000 MW because of coal supply crisis. Location : Uttar Pradesh UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) Mr. A.P Mishra, Managing Director S K Prasad, Director (Corporate Planning), Shakti Bhawan Extn, 14- Ashok Marg, Lucknow-226001,Uttar Pradesh, Tel : 0522-2287826, 2287872, M: 8005488864, E-mail: gduppcl@gmail.com

he state government has sought clearance for 300-MW Lakhwar project, which is located in the Upper Yamuna River Basin in Dehradun district. Location : Dehdradun Uttarakhand Budget : Rs. 4620.48 crore UJVN Ltd Rajeev Agrawal, GM (Civil), Maharani Bagh, GMS Road, Dehradun-248006, Uttarakhand. Tel: 0135-2763286, 2523100, M: 9411103942, 9411101906

B POWER

lans to set up 1x700 MW gas based combined cycle power plant in Karimnagar. The work is yet to start. Location : Karimnagar Telangana Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd Ramani Kumari, Divisional Engineer, CETPC, TS GENCO, 3rd Floor, A Block, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad-500082, Tel : 040-23499261, Fax : 040-23499263, M: 9493174252

he corporation would soon invite bids to procure 700 MW power from the open market to be wheeled into the state grid. Due to the coal supply situation worsening every passing day, the Central and stateowned power plant located in the state is generating at

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agged order from the PGCIL for the supply of transmission towers aggregating @ 10,000 MT for 400 Kv D/C Lara STPS-I to Raigarh (Kotra) pooling station and 400 Kv (QUAD) Lara STPS-I to Champa pooling station transmission line under transmission line system associated with LARA STPS-1 (2x800 MW) generation project of NTPC. Location : Raigarh District Chhattisgarh Budget : Rs. 68.17 crore Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd Umesh Bhatt, AGM-Marketing, P O Box No-3008, Essen House, 5/12, BIDC, Gorwa, Vadodara-390016, Gujarat, Tel : 0265-2283969, Fax : 0265-2280528, M: 9327237075, E-mail: umeshbhatt@dicabs.com www.dicabs.com

hree Singaji Thermal Power Project is a coal-fired power plant located near Dongaliya village of

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PROJECTS UPDATE Khandwa District. The second unit of the power plant phase-I was recently synchronised. Two units with 660 MW capacity will be set up as part of phase-II. Location : Khandwa District Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Ltd V.Nanavati, MD S.R Nahar, Additional Chief Engineer, Rampur, Jabalpur - 482008, M.P. Tel: 0761-2702514, E-mail: edprgmpeb@rediffmail.com,

he company plans to expand the capacity of its existing 3,300 MW power plant at Tiroda in Gondia district of Maharashtra. Recently, the government has issued order to set aside land for development of the power plant. Location : Gondia District Maharashtra Adani Power Ltd Jatinder Bhatnagar, Jt president, Sambhaav House, Judges Bungalow Road, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad-380015, Tel : 079-25558796, 25556900, E-mail: Jatinder.Bhatnagar@adani.com, Web: www.adanipower.com

HEL is executing 2x800 MW Gadarwara coal based power project of NTPC Ltd. The completion of this project is targeted by 2017. Location : Gadarwara Madhya Pradesh Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd Manjit Singh, GM, Gadarwara STPP, Malani House, Station Road, Distt. Narsinghpur-487551, Madhya Pradesh, Tel : 07791-255220, M: 7500801801, E-mail: ms@bhelpsnr.co.in

etting up 2x660 MW (Units 3&4) coal fired super thermal power plant at lb Thermal Power Station, Banharpali. Sundargarh District. Location : Sundargarh District Odisha Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd (OPGC) Murli Mohan, Chief Engineer, Zone A, 7th Floor, Fortune Towers, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751023, Orissa. Tel : 0674-2303765, Fax: 0674-2303755

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he company has announced its second Happinest project in Boisar. The project is spread over 14 acre. Happinest Boisar will offer 1 RK, 1 BHK, and 2 BHK apartments in the range of 351 sq ft to 695 sq ft. Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd (MLDL) Hanumant Ghayale, Sales & CRM Head, 301, 3rd Floor, Building 1, Nirmal Galaxy Avior, LBS Marg, Mulund (W), Mumbai-400080, T: 022-65301520, M: 9920952425, E-mail: ghayale.hanumant@mahindra.com

lans to invest in GIFT City in Gandhinagar district over the next few years. The group has got allotment of 1.1 million sq ft of BUA (built-up area) for development of commercial, residential, retail mall and hotel projects in SEZ & non-SEZ areas in GIFT City. The group has sought additional 1.7 million sq. ft. of BUA to be developed at an investment of Rs 600 crore. Location : Gandhi nagar Gujarat Budget : Rs. 500 crore Brigade Group, Brigade Enterprises Ltd Mathew Abraham, Sr DGM (CC & PR), 29th & 30th Floors, World Trade Center, Brigade Gateway Campus, 26/1, Dr Rajkumar Road, Malleswaram-Rajajinagar, Bangalore-560055,

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PROJECTS UPDATE Tel : 080-41379200, Fax : 080-22210784, E-mail: mathew@brigadegroup.com, Web: www.brigadegroup.com

BCC Heights is a group housing residential apartments coming up at Sector-89, Gurgaon. The completion is targeted by 2015. Location : Gurgaon Haryana Budget : Rs. 46.67 crore National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd Sumetha Bhel, DGM - Real Estate, Bhishmapitama Marg, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003. Tel : 011-46990020-19, Fax : 011-24360836, E-mail: mktgre.nbcc@nic.in. Mr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD

ECI has called for an RFP for preparation of detailed project report for solar parks in MP, Telangana, Gujarat & Andhra Pradesh & also for Empanelment in SECI for other Solar Parks in various parts of the country. Solar Energy Corporation Of India (SECI) Dr. YBK Reddy, Senior Manager, 1st Floor, D-3, A Wing, Religare Bldg, District Centre, Saket, New Delhi - 110017, Tel : 011-71989230, E-mail: ybkreddy@seci.gov.in

lans to set up 5 MW grid connected solar pv project in Rajasthan.Bids are currently invited in this regard. Location : Rajasthan Solar Energy Corporation Of India Ramesh Kumar, GM (Solar), 1st Flr, D-3, A Wing, Religare Bldg, Saket, New Delhi - 110017, Tel: 011-71989200, E-mail: kumarramesh@seci.gov.in

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he company has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh government to develop a 1,000 MW solar park on a build-own-operate basis. Bidding process is on. Location : Andhra Pradesh NTPC Ltd Arup Roy Choudhary, CMD Surinder Raina, General Manager-REDG, EOC Building, A-8A, Sector-24, Noida-201301, Tel : 0120-2410341, 011-24360100, M: 9650990603,

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lans to set up wind power project at Rishikesh in the state of Uttarakhand. Location : Rishikesh Uttarakhand THDC India Ltd Mahesh Kumar, DGM (Contracts), Pragati Bhawan, Pragatipuram, Bypass Road, Rishikesh-249201, Uttarakhand. Tel: 0135-2473437, 01376-23544, E-mail: maheshkumarthdc@nic.co.in, Web: www.thdc.gov.in

agged a contract to develop 160 MW of solar power projects in Anantapur, Kurnool and Chittoor districts of Andhra Pradesh. Location : Anantapur Andhra Pradesh Budget : Rs. 1250 crore Acme Cleantech Solutions Ltd Rajesh Singh, Executive (Sales & Marketing), Plot No.152, Sector 44, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, Tel : 0124-7117000, Fax : 0124-7117001

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he government aims to build 1800 km highway along the McMahon Line in AP. The proposed

highway will pass through Tawang, East Kameng, West Siang, Upper Siang, Dibang Valley, Desali, Upper

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Subansiri, Chaglagam, Kibito, Dong, Hawai and Vijaynagar in bordering areas of AP. Detailed project report will be prepared soon. Location : Arunachal Pradesh Budget : Rs. 40000 crore Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) S K Verma, Chief Engineer, 321, Transport Bhavan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001, Tel : 011-23739074, M: 9810249607, E-mail: vermaskyg@gmail.com, Web: www.morth.nic.in he civic body is seeking services of project management consultant (pmc) for the work of construction of cable stay bridge & its approaches on Tapi river joining Athwalines-Adajan in Surat. Location : Surat, Gujarat Budget : Rs. 0.42 crore Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) Jatin Shah, City Engineer J K Shah, Addl. City Engineer, (Civil)

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PROJECTS UPDATE N.P Singh, Executive Engineer, Nabha Road, Sangrur, Patiala, Punjab, Tel : 0175-2211084,

Bridge Cell, Surat, Gujarat. M: 9724345205, E-mail: ace.jks@suratmunicipal.org,

lans to undertake construction of foot suspension bridge over river Chenab at Mirool Dool Nagseni by way of construction of left side and right side abutment. Budget : Kishtwar,Jammu and Kashmir Jammu And Kashmir Public Works Department Gulam Nabi, Executive Engineer, PWD RNB Division, Kishtwar 182204, Jammu and Kashmir. Tel :01995-259397, M: 9419174009, E-mail: xenroadskishtwar@gmail.com

lans to undertake two laning of NH-129 from Peren to NH-29 (old nh-39) near Dimapur of about 63 km length on epc mode. The consultants will be appointed soon to undertake feasibility study and prepare DPR. Budget : Dimapur, Nagaland Ministry Of Road Transport & Highways S K Verma, Chief Engineer, 321, Transport Bhavan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001, T: 011-23739074, M: 9810249607, vermaskyg@gmail.com, Web: www.morth.nic.in

lans to undertake proposed construction of foot over bridges / subways at selected locations in Hyderabad city. Consultants are sought to conduct techno-financial feasibility study and bid process management including preparation of concession/ epc agreement. Location : Hyderabad, Telangana Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation R Dhansingh - Chief Engineer, GHMC, 6th Floor, C.C. Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad, Telangana, T: 040-23220116, 23225397, E-mail: commissioner@ghmc.gov.in, Mr .Somesh Kumar - Commissioner

lans to undertake widening two lane to four lane and strengthening of NH-92 (new nh-719) BewarEtawah-Gwalior road from km 60.00 to 69.850 up to Yamuna bridge. Location : Etawah, Uttar Pradesh Budget : Rs. 67 crore Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department Pankaj Bakaya, Chief Engineer, Kanpur Zone, PWD Kanpur M: 9415110411

HAI has invited prequalification for six laning of Baleshwar-Chandikhole (km 62.000 to km 199.141) section of NH-5 in Odisha to be executed as BOT (toll) project under NHDP Phase - V.Baleshwar Odisha National Highways Authority Of India Sanjay Saxena, GM (Tech.)-Odisha, G-5&6, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, Tel : 011-25074100, (Ext-1421), 033-22268131, E-mail: sanjaysaxena@nhai.org lans to undertake four laning of Patiala-SangrurBamala-Bathinda section 1 of NH-64 through Public Private Partnership on DBFOT basis. Location : Bathinda, Punjab Budget : Rs. 1586 crore Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways A.K Singla, Chief Engineer

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lans to assign four laning of Ghaghra Bridge to Varanasi Section of NH-233 in Uttar Pradesh on EPC mode under NHDP Phase-IV. Location : Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh National Highways Authority Of India JK Goyal, GM (Tech), G-5 & G-6, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, Delhi, Tel : 011-25074100 Extn. 1553, Fax : 011-25093524, E-mail: jkgoyal@nhai.org lans to assign four laning of Varanasi- Gorakhpur section of NH-29 in Uttar Pradesh under NHDP Phase-IV. Location : Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh National Highways Authority Of India JK Goyal, GM (Tech), G-5 & G-6,

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PROJECTS UPDATE Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, Delhi, Tel : 011-25074100 Extn. 1553, Fax : 011-25093524, E-mail: jkgoyal@nhai.org

he authority is implementing the construction and development of 6-lane Hindon elevated road at Ghaziabad on T.O.D. (Transit Oriented Development) basis in District Ghaziabad on EPC mode. Navyuga Engineering is the contractor. Thue work will start in November and take 30 months to complete. Location : Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad Development Authority Chakresh Jain, Executive Engineer, Vikas Path, Ghaziabad-201001, Tel : 0120-2790264, 9582919100,

Paschim Medinipur. Location : Paschim Medinipur West Bengal Budget : Rs. 17.79 crore West Bengal Public Works Department Bhaskar Ghosh, Superintending Engineer Santanu Dey, Executive Engineer, South Western Highway Circle, Paschim Medinipur721101, West Bengal. Tel : 03222-275672, 275565, M: 9830229446,

agged a road project from NHAI for four laning of the Patna-Gaya-Dobhi section of NH-83 covering 127-km length. The project is being executed under JICA ODA loan assistance. The completion is targeted in 1095 days from the work start date. Location : Patna Bihar Budget : Rs. 1232 crore IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd M D Khattar, MD Gautam Sadashiva, President (Road) Door No. 8-2-120/113/3, 4th Floor, Sanali Info Park, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500033, Tel : 040-40409333, Fax : 040-40409444, E-mail: info@ilfsengg.com

TOURISM E-mail: exengda@gmail.com lans to assign widening and strengthening of Seikhpur-Kumarganj Road in Malda district. Location : Malda West Bengal Budget : Rs. 2.92 crore WB Public Works Department Saudas Pal, Superintending Engineer, Mangalwadi, Old Malda - 732142, West Bengal, Tel : 03512260049

lans to assign widening and strengthening of Gopiballavpur-Fekoghat road (sh-9) from 0.00 kmp to 12.00 kmp.- link road to Bhasraghat bridge under midnapur highway division no.-ii in the district of

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lans construction of a bridge at SrirangapatnaArasikere road (SH-7) in Pandavapura taluk, Mandya district. The work has not yet started. Location : Mandya district Mysore Karnataka Public Works Department

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PROJECTS UPDATE Assam Public Works Department P K Choudhary, Chief Engineer, Samanway Kshetra, Mohbondha, Jorhat, Assam, Tel : 0361-2332125

Bhadri, Technical Assistant for Bridges, K.R. Circle, Bangalore-560 001, Karnataka. Tel : 080-22074311, 22270281, 22255210, M:9845240347

lans construction of rail over road cum rail over rail bridge between Km. 93-95 near Venkatachalam Road Junction Railway Station between Gudur and Nellore crossing NH-5 at NH Km. 154/148 and Railway Track at Railway Km. 155/22-24 in Nellore. Location :Chennai Tamil Nadu Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd Pradeep Gaur, Chief Project Manager, Mezzanine Floor,Tirumailai Railway Station, Mylapore, Chennai-600004, Tamil Nadu. Tel: 044-24618460, Fax: 044-24618460, E-mail: pradeepgaur@rvnl.org

mprovements to Kakkamoola - Kannankuzhi Kayalkara road. Location : Thiruv- ananthapuram Kerala Kerala Public Works Department P K Satheeshan, Chief Engineer, R and B South Circle, Thiruvanan- thapuram, Kerala, Tel : 0471- 2322346, 2327898, E-mail: ceroads.pwd@kerala.gov.in

he Ring Road phase II project connects Bathinda Malout road with the Bathinda - Badal village road. Also it will connect the Bhisiana civil airport with the Guru Gobind Singh refinery.The project is expected to complete by October 31. Location : Bathinda Punjab Budget : Rs. 75 crore Bathinda Development Authority (BDA) Mr.V K Sharma IAS, Chief Administrator J J Kumar, Superintending Engineer, Puda/BDA Complex, Baghu Road, Bathinda-151051, Tel : 0164-2212632, 2212532, E-mail: sebdabti@gmail.com, 9872882715

lans development of Siu-Ka-Pha theme park at SiuKa-Pha Samanway Kshetra, Mohbondha, Jorhat. Currently the department is looking for appointing consultants. Location : Jorhat Assam

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lans to undertake development of tourism infrastructure at Kirteswar temple Katihar, Maa Puran Devi temple Purnia, Umga hill temple at Aurangabad and Ucchait Kali Asthan Durga temple Benipatti Madhubani. Location : Katihar Bihar Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation Chittranjan Ojha, Executive Engineer, Bir Chand Patel Path, Patna-800001, Bihar, Tel : 0612-2225411, 2506219, M: 938689198, 8544418208, Web: www.bstdc.bih.nic.in lans to take up Sakartod river front development from Chauda bridge to panchayat ghar, Khanvel. The administration is seeking the services of a consultant for preparation of dpr, working drawings, structural designs and detail estimate of the project. Location : Khanvel Gujarat Budget : Rs. 12 crore U. T. Of Dadra And Nagar Haveli Shashikant Tyagi, PD S S Bhoya, Executive Engineer, P.W.D. Civil Division No.II, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Silvassa, Tel : 0260 2642041, M: 9824598387, E-mail: ssbhoya@yahoo.in, Web: www.dnh.nic.in,

agged EPC order for the design and construction of the Statue of Unity from the Ggovt of Gujarat. The statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will be built on the Sadu-Bet island at Kevadia. The completion is targeted in 42 months. Location : Narmada District Gujarat Budget : Rs. 2989 crore Larsen & Toubro Ltd Deepak Morada, Vice President-CC, L&T House, 2nd Floor, Ballard Estate, Mumbai-400001, Tel : 022-67525656, 66965270, E-mail: dm@larsentoubro.com, www.larsentoubro.com

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