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EDITORIAL INDEX

EDITORIAL BOARD

ACTIVE BIZ SOLUTIONS ADOR WELDING

86 128, 132, 176

AMI POLYMER

108, 177

AUTODESK INDIA

Mr. Ashok Sheth Chairman Solitaire Machine Tools Ltd.

TECHNOLOGY

170

COMPONENTS

20, 98

BIRLA PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES Mr. Sriram Ramakrishnan Managing Director & CEO Consul Neowatt Power Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

175

D 90, 156

E Mr. P.K. Balasubbramaniian President VBS Corporate Support

K 179

M MARVEL GLOVES INDUSTRIES

178

METRAVI INSTRUMENTS

178

MGM VARVEL POWER TRANSMISSION

MIDAS SAFETY

178

COLE-PARMER

Prof. R. Sreedaran Faculty - Atharva College of Engineering

126

CEM INSTRUMENTS

DOLD ELECTRIC INDIA

JUNGHEINRICH LIFT TRUCK

K-LITE INDUSTRIES

BETTINELLI AUTOMATION

Mr. S. A. Mohan Chief Executive Officer Armes-Maini Storage Systems Pvt. Ltd.

123

AVIANS INNOVATIONS Mr. T. P. Singh Director - S&M Flir Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

JAY EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS

ELESA AND GANTER

102

ELGI EQUIPMENTS

38, 60

EXOR

150

PARKER-LEGRIS

PLANGRID

R R.STAHL

RED LION

RENISHAW

34, 56

RISHABH INSTRUMENTS

160, 182

G GALA PRECISION GEISSEL INDIA Mr. Ravin Mehta Managing Director Neel Controls/Neel Industrial Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. C. S. Limaye Director Supertech Instrumentation Services India Pvt. Ltd.

144 104, 177

GEM EQUIPMENTS

176

H HARTING

24, 164

Contact :

HILSCHER INDIA

172

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S SCHMERSAL

152

SHAVO TECHNOLOGIES

SHIV OM BRASS INDUSTRIES

SKF INDIA

SUPERSLIDES & BALLSCREWS

110

I IGUS

INDIA TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS

182

INNOVISTA SENSORS INDIA

180

INORBIT TOURS

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ROLLON INDIA

TDK

TECHNO PRODUCTS

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CONTENTS JUNE 2019

COVER STORY

BUSINESS NEWS

Philip Harting once again “Manager of the Year”

Renishaw : Global Leadership in precision measurement arena

HP & Siemens Deepen Additive Manufacturing Alliance

Safe cable guidance on the robot with igus retraction system

PAUL WEAVER, VICE PRESIDENT, RENISHAW METROLOGY SYSTEMS LTD

36 Snehal Gohel, CEO,

Shiv Om Brass Industries receives acclaimed award

INDUSTRY FOCUS

123

TECH TRENDS

CASE STUDY

108 Static Dissipative 144 The Process of Silicone Tube

Phosphating - Some FAQs

110

152 Protects people –

112

156 Prevent

PMI : ACTUATORCKM series

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Zero Lubrication, Low Noise: Speedy Rail By Rollon

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Bettinelli’s High Precison Link Conveyors: A range in constant evolution Cam Driven Systems (CDS), a division of the Bettinelli S.p.A. group, has come up with the widest range of positioners, rotary tables and cam mechanisms for the automation processes. CDS Precision Link Conveyors TSL, TL and TXL provide the industry’s highest accuracy and repeatability for automated assembly and manufacturing machinery platforms combined with the highest dynamic performance available on the market. The precision link conveyor TL series has been designed to meet the requirements of high productivity and reliability of modern automation, combined with excellent precision and speed, with a high degree of versatility to offer customers the most suitable solution. They are used on machines that require stability, precision, high speeds and low maintenance. They are different in terms of body width, allowing great flexibility and a

more accurate choice during the designing phase.

The need of the market and customer orientation, added to the desire of CDS to expand and improve its product range has brought new innovations to the TL series: TSL 200 : In TL 200, the depth of the body has been reduced, with the same stroke, with a consequent reduction of the gearwheel diameter and a better ratio with the driver unit and a better positional accuracy. This makes the machine far more compact and it is a great advantage to the machine builder.

Plastic Protections: In the TL range, the plastic protections have been studied to be applied on pallets in order to guarantee an anti-intrusion covering for the components being processed. These covers are

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Special Links Chain: Together with the plastic protections a new links chain has been developed. The latter is equipped with special seals to reduce the accumulation of powders or abrasive material during the process and increase the protection of leads and bushes.

In a nutshell, following are the salient features of these conveyors: • Versatile and compact modular-component design

• Precision machined cast iron chemical-nickel plated links • Precision chordal compensation cams • Cam Driven for fixed indexing motion or servo driven for flexible positioning The competitive price and fast lead time together with CDS quality and reliability make this series very attractive for the market, says Rupesh Paparaju, Director, Bettinelli Automation Components Pvt. Ltd., based in Pune. For more information, Web: www.bettinelli.in

PlanGrid delivers BIM Data in 2D and 3D directly to mobile users PlanGrid, an Autodesk company and a leader in construction productivity software introduced PlanGrid BIM, a powerful new product integration with Autodesk Revit® that enables users to immediately access Building Information Modeling (BIM) data, in either 2D or 3D, directly 20 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

within PlanGrid on their mobile devices. Construction teams and facilities managers can now drill down into rich BIM data in an easy-to-use 2D interface or 3D environment, empowering the field to build with greater accuracy, avoid rework and make decisions faster and with

more confidence. “BIM has transformed the way architects and engineers design, and Revit is the industry standard during pre-construction,” said Jim Lynch, vice president and general manager, Autodesk Construction Solutions. “PlanGrid’s integration of Revit em-

powers its users to take full advantage of BIM beyond pre-construction with a wealth of data immediately at their fingertips. This joint initiative, the first of many following our acquisition of PlanGrid, will help Autodesk fulfill our mission to deliver a comprehensive, integrated www.engmag.in

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platform that seamlessly connects the office, the trailer and the field.” PlanGrid BIM connects rich BIM data from the design process to construction and operations Architects and engineers who design construction projects using BIM create 3D models to act as a

virtual representation of how complicated work should be installed and building assets should interact. Models are embedded with rich property data such as the height of a counter, material type of a wall or manufacturer details of a lighting fixture. But when these models

are sent out to the field, they’re “flattened down” into PDFs, and the data is lost to the teams doing the physical work of building or maintaining facilities. This loss of data, coupled with a lack of 3D visualization in the field, can lead to critical errors, lost time and rework.

PlanGrid BIM empowers construction and facilities teams to make better decisions in real-time, using the most comprehensive data available and a seamless transition between 2D and 3D.

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Cole-Parmer announces launch of Industrial Solutions Catalog Cole-Parmer, a leading manufacturer and supplier of laboratory and industrial products, instrumentation, and supplies recently launched its ‘Industrial Solutions’ catalog. The catalog is dedicated to meet diverse industrial application needs of the customers from F&B/FMCG, chemicals &petrochemicals, paints, pigments &coatings, automotive &industrial manufacturing, power, steel & mining, and testing

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houses. Cole-Parmer has been in the industry since 1955 and is considered as a preferred partner for its pharmaceutical customersdelivering comprehensive solutions for their research to production. The company is now expanding its reach in the Industrial markets and therefore has introduced ‘Industrial Solutions’ catalog, addressing the challenges of the customers and keeping in mind their applications needs. From research and development to assessing product quality, and material testing, the catalog offers wide range of instruments andapplication solutions that significantly enhanceyour quantitative and qualita-

tive performance, ensuring greater processes, quality control and safety across various processes. The 324-page catalog is filled with thousands of equipment, supplies and consumables to keep your research on track and your lab organized. The portfolio features integrated solutions for enhanced efficiency, from sample preparation, analysis to environmental health safety (EHS). Customers can choose from the latest in fluid handling, chromatography, electrochemistry, test & measurement, safety solutions, lab essentials, instruments and supplies, from company’s renownedbrands likeMasterflex®, Cole-Parmer®, Kinesis®, Jenway®, Stuart®, Oakton®, Traceable®, Digi-Sense®, VapLock®, StableTemp®, polystat®and OmegaZen™ to name a few. At the catalog launch, Rakesh Aggarwal, MDAPAC, Cole-Parmer, said– “Sourcing lab & analytical instruments and supplies is not a big task, but it’s

a tedious process managing multiple suppliers for different product requirements. We are living in the era of ‘customization’ and ‘convenience’ – which matter most to the customers today. We understand this very well and offer our customers superior value by giving one-stop solution bringing the most innovative quality products meeting their diverse application needs, along with quality service and technical support. Our application knowledge and expertise combined with in-depth understanding of customers’ needs enables us to provide integrated solutions that address our customer’s requirements. Therefore, this catalog was developed considering their needs and challenges, making it a perfect resource for them.”

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Philip Harting once again “Manager of the Year” HARTING CEO chosen for the third time by Markt&Technik readers Readers of the “Markt&Technik” specialist publication have once again designated Philip Harting as “Manager of the Year”. This is the third time that the award has gone to the CEO of the Technology Group. This year, as in 2015, Philip Harting won in the category of “Electromechanics”. In 2017 he was chosen “Manager of the Year” in the “connection technology” category. Around 6000 readers of Markt&Technik voted online for the Managers of the Year 2019. Voters were able to make their choices

as personnel managers and power supplies. “I am very pleased to have received this distinction again. It shows that we are on the right track with our mega-topics digitisation and Industry 4.0, as well as with our solutions and products,” says Philip Harting.

About HARTING: in a total of nine categories: Batteries and battery packaging, distribution and channel management, electromechanics, embedded systems, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, passive components, as well

The HARTING Technology Group is one of the world’s leading providers of industrial connection technology for the three lifelines of Data, Signal and Power and has 14 production plants and 44

sales companies. Moreover, the company also produces retail checkout systems, electromagnetic actuators for automotive and industrial series use, charging equipment for electric vehicles, as well as hardware and software for customers and applications in automation technology, mechanical and plant engineering, robotics and transportation engineering. In the 2017/18 fiscal year, some 5,000 employees generated sales of EUR 762 million.

For more information Web: www.HARTING.in

New version of M2Web offers easy monitoring of KPI’s from Ewon-connected machines HMS Networks now announces a new version of the M2Web service which enables users of Ewon® Flexy products to instantly monitor KPI’s, Key Performance Indicators, from remotely located machines. Using a standard PC, tablet or smartphone, Machine Builders and End Users get full insight into their installations thanks to a new intuitive graphical interface, a mobile-friend-

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ly responsive view, and a map view of all connected machines. The ability to quickly check the status of machines is becoming more and more important for machine builders and end users. However, full IIoT solutions are often too complex, and too time consuming and costly to deploy. HMS targets this situation with M2Web, an innovate service which is included free of charge for all Ewon Flexy products registered on the Talk2M® secure cloud platform. With M2Web, users benefit from secure browser-based mobile

access to KPI’s from remote machines via Ewon Flexy products, enabling users to connect to e.g. a remote HMI, web server, PC, panels and more. M2Web does not require any software installation – the user simply needs to open a standard browser. In M2Web, the information is presented in a modern responsive graphical interface, and a map view has been implemented to enable a global perspective of installed machines in the field. While M2Web is an easy way for machine builders to monitor all their machine KPIs in one place, www.engmag.in

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it is also a very handy tool for end users. A machine builder can easily put M2Web at the disposal of the end user customers, allowing each end user to utilize M2Web as an easy

monitoring tool, including a summarized view of all connected machines on site. Powered by the proven Talk2M secure cloud platform from HMS Networks,

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HP & Siemens Deepen Additive Manufacturing Alliance HP and Siemens announces an expansion of their strategic alliance to help customers transform their businesses with industrial additive manufacturing (AM). Siemens, an innovation leader in automation and digitalization, and HP, the leader in industrial 3D printing, will expand their integrated additive manufacturing solution, incorporating new systems and software innovations including overall product lifecycle management (PLM), AM factory optimization, industrial 3D printing and data intelligence, manufacturing execution, and performance analytics. The integration of HP’s new Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution with Siemens’ Digital Enterprise offerings enables industrial companies to bring 3D printed parts to market faster, more cost-effectively, more sustainably, and at higher volumes than ever before. The companies announced the expanded alliance at an event to celebrate the addition of a new Polymer Competency Center to the Siemens Additive Manufacturing Experience Center (AMEC) in Erlangen, Germany, where 26 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

R to L-Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG and CEO HP also unveiled its new industrial-performance HP Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution. “We are excited to expand our collaboration with HP. Innovative partnerships and cutting-edge technologies such as additive manufacturing are essential for the digital transformation of companies across industries. Siemens and HP are thinking ahead to the future and are bringing together the best from both companies in a complete, industry-specific solution that will accelerate the adoption of

industrial additive manufacturing and help our customers to increase flexibility, efficiency, and speed of digital manufacturing,” said Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Digital Industries. “We are proud to partner with Siemens to make high-performance parts, personalized products, and serialized 3D production a reality for our customers,” said Christoph Schell, President of 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing and member of the Executive Leadership Team at

HP Inc. “HP and Siemens share the vision that digital manufacturing systems are catalysts for change – expanded software, data, services, and industrial production solutions that lead to new manufacturing capabilities, innovative applications, and breakthrough business results for our customers.”

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Safe cable guidance on the robot with igus retraction system Welding, riveting, soldering: Industrial robots must work dynamically and quickly in production. Therefore, a safe and compact guidance of cables and hoses is required. This is where the three-dimensional triflex energy chains from igus are used. If the e-chains form loops in the work area of the robot, it can damage the cables and hoses as well as lead to machine failure. For this reason, igus has now developed the new low-cost TR.RSEL retraction system. The system guides the energy chain in a line on the robot, ensuring trouble-free and fail-safe operation. Industrial robots for assembling vehicle parts in the automotive industry, for example, work with high rotations and many fast movements. Users rely on energy chains to

Cost-effective and safe: The new TR.RSEL retraction system with energy chains ensures trouble-free operation of robots. (Source: igus GmbH) ensure that cables for data, pneumatic and energy supply are safely guided on the robot. The triflex R e-chains from igus are very useful here because they are specially designed for industrial robotics and adapt to the three-dimensional movements of robots. However, with the growing diversity in automated production

technology, it is necessary to guide not only electrical and pneumatic cables, but also hoses for bolts, rivets and screws. Since these hoses are not compatible with tight bend radii, a retraction system is required for the energy supply of the robot. For this reason igus has now developed a new, very cost-effective retraction system triflex

RSEL for its energy chains. This ensures that the e-chain is kept as compact as possible on the robot arm. The system prevents the hanging energy supply system from affecting or blocking the movements of the robot, even in highly dynamic applications. In the worst case, looping would damage the energy chain, the cables and hoses inside it, leading to machine failure. Due to its standard dimensions and its very compact design, the new retraction system can be mounted directly on the 3rd axis of all common types of robots. This means that all existing triflex R series such as TRC, TRE and TRCF can be quickly and easily converted.

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TDK one of the world’s 100 top innovators TDK is once again among the world’s 100 most innovative companies of the year in a ranking drawn up by Clarivate Analytics, formerly the intellectual property and science business unit of Thomson Reuters. This is the fifth time that TDK has appeared on the list. A company’s patents are crucial to their ranking. Both the number of patents and the ratio of patent applications to patents issued are assessed. Anoth32 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

er factor is global patent protection for the portfolio, especially by Chinese, European, Japanese and US

patent offices. The number of times patents are mentioned by other companies and institutions also serves

as evidence of the influence of patents. TDK’s latest innovations in electronic components include CeraCharge™, the world’s first rechargeable solid-state SMD battery, and PowerHap™ piezo actuators, with haptic feedback, which deliver unrivalled performance in terms of acceleration, force and response time.

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Renishaw expands European reach of AM Solutions Centres To accelerate the adoption of laser powder bed fusion for series production applications, engineering company Renishaw has expanded its global network of additive manufacturing (AM) Solutions Centres. New facilities in Barcelona, Spain and Torino, Italy are now operational to allow local companies to access Renishaw’s equipment and expertise at a fixed and predictable cost. Launched in 2016, Renishaw’s Solutions Centres enable businesses a secure development environment to build their knowledge and confidence using AM technology. The facilities are equipped with the latest AM systems, including Renishaw’s multi-laser machines, alongside all the metrology, finishing and machining equipment required to make a functional part. Users of Renishaw’s Solutions Centres run projects to build their knowledge of the AM process, understand the product performance impact and assess the capability and

costs of the technology. The centres are staffed by local AM specialists, who work closely with customers on the engineering projects. Renishaw offers support throughout the investigation and business case development process,

so companies can optimise their designs and gain the required evidence to make investment decisions. “The Solutions Centres have proved to be a successful way for manufacturers to accelerate learning about this new technology,”

explained Marc Saunders, Director of Global Solutions Centres at Renishaw. “Early users of the Solutions Centres, who have benefitted from accessing our facilities, are now deploying Renishaw’s multi-laser, productive additive manufacturing systems in their own facilities. “We have opened the new facilities to be closer to our Spanish and Italian customers,” added Saunders. “By expanding the network, we are able to help more customers move forward on the journey to industrial AM.” Renishaw has invested significantly in its subsidiary network, comprising of over 70 offices in 36 countries. It has recently expanded to new, larger locations in Barcelona, Spain and Torino, Italy, which has enabled the establishment of new Solutions Centres.

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Snehal Gohel, CEO, Shiv Om Brass Industries receives acclaimed award

On 13th April 2019, Shiv Om Brass have received an award which top most business men in India thrive for, the Legendary Bharat Shiromani Award 2019. Shiv Om Brass Industries was one among the top 50 Industries from India to get this

prestigious award as a Young Entrepreneur. On this occassion, Mr.Goel, Director said that “ It was a dream come true for us and the hard work by the shiv Om team has made us achieve this prestigious award. “ “ The Award was

awarded to us by none other than his highness Lord Swraj Paul, he was born on 18 February 1931. He is an Indianborn, British-based business magnate and philanthropist. In 1996 he was appointed a life peer by Conservative Prime

Minister John Major,[2] and sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher with the title Baron Paul, of Marylebone, in the City of Westminster.[3] In December 2008 he was appointed deputy speaker of the Lords; in October 2009 he was appointed to the Privy Council. “ Mr. Snehal M. Gohel (Director & C.E.O) of Shiv Om Brass Industries also thanked all his employees and staff for all their hard work and support they have made the impossible, possible.

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ELGi announces results for FY 2018-19 Elgi Equipments Ltd., manufacturer of air compressors, recently announced the results for the financial year 2018-19 posting a PAT of Rs.103.06 Crores, compared to Rs. 95.30 Crores in 2017-18 on a consolidated basis. Consolidated sales for the group was Rs. 1,863 Crores compared to Rs. 1,622 Crores in the previous year. The standalone PAT for the financial year ended 31/03/2019 was Rs. 84.7 Crores as compared to Rs. 76.9 Crores during the corresponding year ended 31/03/2018. The Board of Directors in their meeting has recommended

a dividend of 130% for the financial year 2018-19. The financial year 2018-19 witnessed healthy growth in diverse product segments and markets globally. The company grew 15% on a consolidated basis. The growth in automotive equipment business was modest, shadowing the growth trends of the auto industry.

Outlook for 2019-20 “The company is ably positioned to realize opportunities in key markets. The realization would depend on the growth of key economies,” said Dr. Jairam Varadaraj,

Managing Director, ELGi. For the automotive equipment business, the company is exploring new avenues of growth through collaborations and technology transfers for select automotive products.

About ELGi Elgi Equipments Limited is a global air compressor manufacturer with a broad line of innovative and technologically superior compressed air systems. ELGi has consistently worked towards ensuring that its customers achieve their productivity goals while keeping the cost of ownership low. ELGi

offers a complete range of compressed air solutions from oil-lubricated and oil-free rotary screw compressors, oil-lubricated and oil-free reciprocating compressors and centrifugal compressors, to dryers, filters and downstream accessories. The company’s portfolio of over 400 products has found wide application across industries.

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SKF India Announces Board & Leadership Appointments

The Board of SKF India Ltd approved the appointment of Mr. Gopal Subramanyam and Ms. Anu Wakhlu as independent directors and Mr. Werner Hoffmann and Mr. Aldo Cedrone as non-independent directors . Gopal Subramanyam who will also be the Chairman of the Company is the former CEO of L&T-Komatsu and has over four decades 38 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

of experience in the manufacturing sector, including various leadership roles with the L&T Group. Anu Wakhlu is the Co-founder and Chairperson of Pragati Leadership, a leading consulting company focused on organizational transformation and leadership development across many sectors and is a certified coach and an acclaimed author. Werner Hoffmann and Mr. Aldo Cedrone work within the SKF Group as CFO Asia and Global Operations Director respectively and further reinforce the

SKF Group’s support and commitment to SKF India’s growth and profitability. All the above appointments are subject to shareholder approval in the coming AGM. The Board also approved the appointment of Mr. Anurag Bhagania as the Chief Financial Officer, with effect from 1st June 2019. Mr. Anurag joins SKF from Honeywell India where he was the Country Finance Leader and has previously held various finance leadership roles at GE, Ingersoll Rand and Eaton.

Commenting on these new additions to the team, Mr. Manish Bhatnagar, Managing Director SKF India, said that “We are delighted to have such great talent joining our Board and the Leadership team. We look forward to us benefiting from their collective expertise and experience to drive sustained growth, profitability and investments in India”.

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Red Lion Announces New Brand Identity Red Lion Controls, global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, announced a new brand identity that reflects its strength and positioning in the market. The new brand identity reflects Red Lion’s continuous advancement to deliver tailored solutions that help customers achieve operational excellence. “I am excited to announce a new era for Red Lion, one that begins with a brand new look and delivers greater innovation

and value to our customers than ever before,” said Jack Lee, Red Lion President. “While our look is changing, the strong values that made us who we are today will remain. I am proud of Red Lion’s legacy, yet eager to redefine our commitment to excellence.” Red Lion embodies stability and strength in the market, as well as excellence in customer service. Designed to evoke the same experience, only visually, the new Red Lion logo focuses on the initials – RL– for easy recognition.

Titanium Grey as the primary color of the logo emulates strength, while a red triangle represents geometric stability and maintains Red Lion’s legacy color. The Red Lion brand stands for excellence at every touchpoint through its products, solutions and service. The tagline “Excellence. Redefined.” reasserts the high standard of performance and integ-

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Thomas Wittek appointed as M.D. & Board Member of R.STAHL Pvt. Ltd., India R. STAHL AG has appointed Thomas Wittek as Managing Director and Board Member of R. STAHL Private Limited, India, effective 1st March, 2019. Thomas Wittek succeeds Joerg Fitzek, who will continue his association with R. STAHL India in the capacity of Regional Sales Director. In his new role, Thomas Wittek will be responsible for leading several strategic growth initiatives in India and the APAC region. He 46 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

will directly report to Dr. Mathias Hallmann, CEO of R. STAHL AG. Thomas Wittek has held several leadership roles for more than

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and efficiently making complex parts and unique components to customize vehicles. Together, these technologies are helping GM deliver better performance and more options than ever to customers.

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Mr. Pankaj Gauba - Head - Digital Manufacturing Autodesk India & Middle East the uptake of new-age concepts like Generative Design in Automotive and Manufacturing sector. A key highlight at the event this year was an interactive session on Generative Design in action, one of the latest innovations from Autodesk for Indian customers. This session was presented by Mark Hennebicque, Simulation Business Line Manager, Autodesk Inc. Generative Design mimics nature’s approach to design, it lets users create highly optimized designs that meet predetermined goals and constraints. Machinelearning algorithms in computers detect patterns inherent in millions of 3D models and generate taxonomies/ thousands of design options,

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Renishaw : Global Leadership in precision measurement arena

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Q. RENISHAW has leadership position in metrology industry, how did RENISHAW India managed this significant growth? Renishaw is one of the world’s leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare The Renishaw Group currently has more than 70 offices in 35 countries, with over 4,000 employees worldwide. Around 2,800 people are employed within the UK where the company carries out the majority of its research and development and its manufacturing. Renishaw has been recognised with 18 Queen’s awards for business innovation and export showing how we continue to strive for excellence, and continue developing. In India, Renishaw have been trading for around 36 years, and set up a local company in 2000. Since then, we have added an 80000 square foot manufacturing facility and now employ in excess of 400 people in the market. Renishaw tend towards investing in markets at the beginning of their development, and as India is the worlds’ second most populous country it was always going to be a high potential market so the decision was taken to enter the market before it was considered as a developing market by many companies. Since that time we have continued to invest as the market has begun to realise its’ potential. Having skilled and knowledgeable people continues to be the key factor in this development, and as a business we invest in our staff heavily in order to continue to offer the best support possible. Renishaw, in 2016 opened Additive Manufacturing Solutions Centre in Pune, India. The facility is providing a secure development environment in which customers www.engmag.in

can expand their knowledge and confidence using additive manufacturing (AM) technology. The Solutions Centre is equipped with the latest AM systems and staffed by knowledgeable engineers to allow fast access to deploying the technology, all at fixed predictable costs.

Q. How about RENISHAW’s initiatives in measurement technology space? Which are your focus areas? Renishaw PLC is founded on Research and Development, and as it has grown has continued to invest around 15% of its’ annual budget into R&D. Renishaw is not just the leader in the metrology field - it actually created many of the technologies that are in use today, beginning back in 1973 with the invention of the touch trigger CMM probe in order to measure the fuel pipes for the Concorde Supersonic Airliner. This emphasis on R&D is probably the single largest focus for the entire company – never standing still as we believe that there is always a better way. Clearly we are placing significant emphasis on our metal additive manufacturing (3d printing) offer, with continual developments taking place as the market develops in maturity. Outside of that we are focused on developing techniques and products that will improve accuracy and throughput such as the Revo 5 axis CMM scanning system, Sprint Analog Machine tool scanning probes, Equator 500 Gauging solutions and the revolutionary XM-60 calibration system able to calibrate all 6 degrees of freedom in a single setup. I think the best way I can sum up our approach is that our focus areas are to continually seek technology innovations across our product

ranges, from machine calibration, in process measurement & gauging up to post process inspection. If we develop a process that we feel advances measurement technology then we will try to commercialise it into a product, as the ethos of Renishaw is a genuine desire to help global industry become increasingly productive & less wasteful.

Q. What are the market opportunities for RENISHAW products in India? How do you plan to position these products? It is clear that the market in India is already sizeable, and growing – and the government initiatives around ‘Make in India’ are further fueling the interest and growth in the manufacturing sector. As India moves away from being a subcontract supplier base in the lower tiers of the manufacturing pyramid towards having an entire domestic supply chain, the complexity of components and requirement for process control accuracy greatly increases. This is where Renishaw can really add the most value to the market. We have a unique offer in that we can add significant value to the machining process from ensuring that machines are capable of manufacturing to required tolerances and standards (through our Calibration offer), ensuring tool integrity and condition & in cycle metrology (through our Machine Tool offer), and then post process measurements (through our Gauging and CMM offers). Add to this our offer in the technology of the future in Additive Manufacturing then Renishaw is extremely well positioned to assist Indian manufacturing in the leap from a high potential market into an advanced manufacturing economy. In summary, the application of Renishaw technology in a JUNE 2019 | ENGINEERING REVIEW

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manufacturing process can ensure increases in productivity, scrap reduction, increasing production utilization and ultimately increase profitability. Our positioning of the offer is based around the points above – that process control pays for itself and can significantly improve production processes.

Q. Can you brief us more about RENISHAW’s top line product range? Renishaw is one of the world’s leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as metal 3D printing), where it is the only UK business that designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print’ parts from metal powder.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving metrology industry? Globally, a shift towards smarter, leaner & efficient manufacturing is taking place through data-driven manufacturing and automation. Technology has changed the nature of manufacturing, with robotics, process and measurement machinery & IT systems now an integral part of the factory floor. Sensor technology is developing rapidly and becoming more integral. Metal cutting tools equipped with a range of new generation sensors that enable extensive monitoring of equipment and process attributes (spindle health, tool wear, coolant temperature, power usage etc) will become commonplace. Therefore, machine tool connectivity is 58 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

Globally, a shift towards smarter, leaner & efficient manufacturing is taking place through datadriven manufacturing and automation. Technology has changed the nature of manufacturing, with robotics, process and measurement machinery & IT systems now an integral part of the factory floor. Sensor technology is developing rapidly and becoming more integral. becoming easier & seamless. Combined with developments in cloud computing & big data analytics this will provide users with the ability to make informed decisions. Cost Management, productivity gains, decreased downtime and improved quality will be the result of this. We will also see an increased range of automation solutions. Robot technology will increase, however automation will not be only limited to robots. Automation extends beyond robots and there will be increases in integration of simpler automation solutions with metal cutting machines too. This will make a big impact in productivity, quality & safety. These simpler solutions will include tool pre-setters, pallet changers, machine tool probes, inventory management systems, tool condition monitoring systems etc.

All of these advances are ultimately being driven by the Global requirement for increasingly complex products with ever increasing capabilities. This increases the need for more efficient manufacturing, tighter tolerances and improved production repeatability and accuracy.

Q. What is your vision for RENISHAW India for 2020? Renishaw see India as a growth market. With the current rate of change, India will be classed as a high tech, advanced economy in the near future & the Make in India Strategy will drive this through the domestic production of increasingly more complex and critical systems for Aerospace, Space, Defence and Automotive projects. Our metal additive manufacturing (3d printing) offer means we are well placed to move forward as this technology moves from disruptive into the mainstream – this is already happening in certain segments such as Aerospace where production parts are now being printed. Renishaw has always heavily invested in Research and Development - this continues at pace. With the market conditions, our leading edge technology & a strong local team, my vision is to continue to lead the market in metrology and further strengthen this position through education. Educating customers of the massive benefits that process control brings to them in productivity & quality gains. This ultimately leads to increased profitability, which makes Indian industry more competitive in a Global marketplace.

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In our estimate, the global oil-free market is between $ 3-4 Billion. We expect it to grow well considering the health of the food and pharma verticals which are large consumers of oil-free compressors. We have disrupted the traditional norm that oil-free compressors are less efficient and more expensive to buy and maintain. Our AB (Always Better) Series of oil free compressors are significantly more efficient than conventional oil free compressors and substantially more attractive financially to buy and maintain, says Dr. Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director, ELGi Equipments Ltd. in an interview with P.K. Balasubbramaniian. Excerpts: Q. What’s ELGi’s standing in compressed air technology today?

technological innovations you could showcase there?

Any technology has two dimensions – know-how and know-why. Knowhow is the ability to put together a product based on a set of drawings without understanding why they are so. Know-why is the deep understanding of the science behind the engineering. Very few companies possess know-why in the compressor business and ELGi is one of them.

Oil free compressors are used in specialized applications and traditionally these compressors have been significantly less efficient than oil lubricated compressors and substantially more expensive to buy and maintain than oil lubricated compressors. What we have launched – Oil Free. Disrupted – is exactly this. We have disrupted the traditional norm that oil free compressors are less efficient and more expensive to buy and maintain. Our AB (Always

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Q. How do you help the customer optimize the life cycle cost of his compressor? Besides innovating new products that are superior in energy efficiency, we engage with customers through structured air audit programs that enable us to study the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application pattern and recommend

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Q. How big is the global oil-free market and how do you expect it to grow? In our estimate, the global oil-free market is between $ 3-4 Billion. We expect it to grow well considering the health of the food and pharma verticals which are large consumers of oil-free compressors.

Q. What are your strategies to enhance your market share globally? Within Europe, we have identified sub-regions that we want to focus on. This is again using the principle of being focused in our approach. Till date in Europe, the focus has been primarily Italy and to a lesser extent France. We are now expanding this focus.

Q. What are the investments you envisage to increase your footprints

in Europe and elsewhere so as to achieve your global aspirations? Our major investment, if any, would be in the form of acquisition of distributors in Europe. This is not something we control fully as it takes two organizations to agree to come together. Besides this, our focus would be building the talent required to execute our strategy.

Q. Your oil-free compressors are said to be a hit in the European market. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the differentiated offer you could make to meet the specific needs of the market? The focus is on providing the customer with the lowest life cycle cost. And towards this, it is about energy efficiency and lower cost of owning and maintaining the compressors.

Q. Which are the industry verticals you target in Europe? No specific industry verticals

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Renishaw’s smart manufacturing technologies enable our automotive customers to benefit from the factory of the future, today • Partnership: We support the automotive and mobility sectors in developing their visions for future vehicle manufacturing by supplying advanced metrology systems and sensors that enable smart factory concepts to be implemented with existing technology. • Innovation: By applying Renishaw’s innovative approach to process control, our customers are producing performance parts with high levels of design, manufactured to tighter tolerances and with minimal human intervention. • Automation: As manufacturers ourselves, we’re well-placed to help you apply smart factory automation to your production processes for optimum quality, efficiency and resource utilisation on the shop floor.

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Mr. Sivakumar Krithivasan Business Unit Head – India Midas Safety Private Limited Q. Midas is today India’s leading Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing enterprise and one of the leading hand protection manufacturing companies in the World. Tell us something about your awesome journey so far. We are one of the largest private label manufacturers of gloves in the world. Midas started its journey in 1977 to manufacturing knitted gloves in Canada. Midas expanded and diversified into making cut & 64 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

sewn gloves in Sri Lanka and later ventured into polymer dipping of gloves with PVC, Latex, Nitrile and PU over time. In the early 90s, Midas established its distribution division in Dubai focused on ‘Head to Toe’ personal protection and offering a one stop PPE solution to the customers. Midas serves customers in over 50 countries across the world.

Q. How is Midas positioning itself in the Indian Fire & Safety market? www.engmag.in

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In India, we have diversified into cotton, high performance knitted and dotted gloves, masks and helmet production. For other safety products we have established relationships with reputed global suppliers who produce at international standards. Midas spares no efforts to be a one stop solution for Head to Toe PPE requirements to its customers. The Indian market is unique and at a nascent stage in PPE adoption. It has a mix of customers from - the well informed to the not so aware. Multinationals with manufacturing bases in India, are bringing in the best global practices in safety and demanding PPE of international standards in their own plants. They are also enforcing these standards on to their vendors. Many medium and small manufacturing enterprises, are also initating basic PPE; to improve employee welfare and safety at the least possible cost. The Indian government is on a reformative drive to bring positive changes to labour laws and is working out enforcement and compliance mechanisms, to ensure labour welfare. In my opinion, we have many exciting years ahead and the journey will be enriching for both, Midas and the industry. We at Midas believe that Safety is for all, no matter how small or big. For the diverse requirements of the Indian market, we have product offerings from basic to extremely specialized usage and these are made available with the best in class comfort and performance.

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product offerings, addressed portfolio gaps and have launched 3 brands - NINJA, TECHTION & VALPRO. NINJA is our international offering of Hand Protection already servicing safety needs across high compliance driven regions of North America, Europe, Australia and Latin America. TECHTION and VALPRO are Midas Head to Toe PPE offerings, which have gained massive popularity within the Middle East and other emerging markets of the world

Q. Please tell us how you and your company go about spreading awareness about safety wear among both your clients and people at large who need to know? Is mere advertising enough? While advertising does play an important role to create awareness around safety, it’s not always enough. As a responsible safety solutions provider, Midas encourages active engagement from its teams with customers and end-users. During these customer engagements, we at Midas learn of some real safety needs and get an opportunity to educate how our brands can provide great solutions that address their risks with relevance. Awareness also comes from using and experiencing our safety brands. This is facilitated through product demos and display sessions at end-users, interactions during safety week and product trials etc. Our brand strategy is aligned to address the diverse requirements of the Indian market and every customer will find a safety solution, matching their needs.

Q. What is the competition you face today in your business?

The Indian market is still at the early stage of PPE usage and is expected to grow as awareness for safety increases. There are already established local and international manufacturers serving the Indian market. However, there is room for everybody and given the diverse segment and nature of the Indian market, there are numerous choices. Midas will always uphold its global reputation of being a responsible, trusted and innovative provider of PPE solutions.

Q. What are the challenges faced by Midas in India & how are you going to out beat those challenges? I touched upon this earlier and one of the principal agendas for our brands Ninja, Techtion & Valpro will be, to create adequate awareness around safety–with actual users and employers. This calls for a paradigm shift in thinking - “Return on Investment in PPE” versus “Reduced PPE Expenses”. Midas believes no short-cuts and consider in this to be the only way to garner long term growth for the industry and its brand offerings.

Q. What are the Future Plans of Midas for Indian and the Global market? “Make in India” and “Make for India” … is the mantra. We have recently doubled our factory’s capacity at our Coimbatore plant and are fueling additional investments behind masks and helmets. Given the PPE potential, Midas is committed to significant manufacturing and R&D investments for India. www.engmag.in

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Slogan 2019 : Evolving From Process to Productivity Mr. Murali Srinivasan, Managing Director, Techno Products Development Pvt Ltd. (A Vashi Electricals Enterprise)

Q. Please brief us about company’s infrastructure & achievements? THE BRIEF DETAILS OF THE COMPANY INFRASTRUCTURE ARE AS UNDER: Techno Products Development Pvt Ltd TECHKNOW is an ISO 9001 – 2015 certified company and was established in the year 1999. We are happy to introduce ourselves as TECHNO PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT PVT LTD, the largest and most preferred partner, and distributors for the Industrial Transmission Application Engineering products like Electric Motors, Geared Motors, Gear boxes, VFD’s, Panels, Pumps & Accessories, Bearings, Couplings, Brakes & Clutches and Harmonic Filters, Cables, Wires, Robotics of all leading brands. Being one of the largest channel partners of reputed international brands of industrial products, Techknow celebrates 19 Years of Service in the Power Transmission & Electrical trade. In the year 2013, Techknow joined hands with one of the leading 68 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

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Tough by design – the safety solution that goes the distance.

Shocks, vibrations and collisions can’t always be avoided, even in a state-of-the-art production facility. Temperature fluctuations and dust are also just some of the typical challenges. So it’s a good thing that Pilz light curtains can take some punishment. Because the new PSENopt II range has been developed to guarantee machine availability even under demanding conditions. Having started with finger and hand protection, the robust system is no less convincing when it comes to body protection – as the world’s first Type 3 light curtain for use up to the highest category (PL e). In conjunction with the Pilz configurable, safe small controllers PNOZmulti 2 you can be sure you have a safety solution that goes the distance.

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electrical trading business giants, M/s VASHI Electricals P Ltd, Mumbai, to expand their business and strengthen their base in Tamil Nadu/ Kerala. Due to this joint venture, today it has a good presence across the country catering to the local project needs of every region. In addition to that, their four decades long experience and the pioneering work on the electrical trading dias, has had an impact on Techknow, helping them to grow as a company and reach new heights. Techknow’s logistics centre in Chennai, Coimbatore & Madurai boasts of a 25000 sq.ft area with more than 5000 different products stocked to satisfy their diversified customer needs in time. This is made possible with the help of the State of the Art SAP ERP software, Sales force, System processes and customer portal which forms the backbone of their organization.

of technically qualified and experienced Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, supported by the Service Coordinator to who follows up on all service related calls. Specially trained engineers are always on call, for attending to all service related complaints, installation and commissioning of the products. We also conduct On site visits to provide support for re-engineering solution.

“We build long lasting relationships by making our customers feel happy when they are with us.”

3) Stores and Logistics Department:

1) Sales & Marketing Department: Consisting of the Brand Head, Brand Manager, Business Manager, Business Development Manager and the Relationship Manager, under each of the Electrical and Mechanical limbs, the Sales and Marketing department functions across Tamilnadu and Kerala; with a Sales Co-ordinator assisting the Sales team. 2) Service Department: The Service Department consists 70 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

Service on wheels: We have a unique way of providing services to our customers, especially for Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), which we do by visiting their workstations in person and carrying out the necessary repairs. Also, it is important to mention that our Service department includes a qualified and experienced Engineer, exclusively deployed for Harmonic Survey and Energy Audit.

This department consists of a Purchase Manager for Stock Management and is supported by the respective Brand Heads for Inventory

and Inward/Outward Management. The Operations Manager will raise a

delivery note, upon which the Store Manager would raise the invoices. For the effective execution of all store related work, we have deployed Executives responsible for the Logistics and Stores Housekeeping. They are supported by skilled technicians and workers.

4) Spare Parts & Maintenance Department: This department consists of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. The department of After-Sales Services, does its job by supplying spare parts, and providing partial and comprehensive maintenance to customers by giving the necessary information and advice as per the recommendations of the manufacturing companies. We have dedicated 24/7 service engineers and authorized freelancers to meet any emergency calls. www.engmag.in

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5) Financial and Commercial Department: All our customer orders are thoroughly audited for technical and commercial accuracy before they are forwarded for the procurement process. A fool proof check mechanism is in place to conduct credit checks and to assess our customer loyalty levels. We have a strong Finance Head – A Chartered Accountant who is assisted by the Accounts Manager, Credit Manager and the Legal and Taxation Manager.

6) Human Resources Department: Consists of Department Directors and their subordinates for all HR related activities. Our HR Dept has been aligning the company’s internal & external processes with the growing & everchanging demands of the complex business environment for the past nearly 20 odd years. The combination of a soft and subdued yet persistent and firm personal approach has provided the company with a head start in many of their initiatives. We are proud to share the implementation of Zing HR software for all HR related transactions through digital mode. We have calendars defined well in advance for periodical technical training / motivational Training / Employee & Family Engagements.

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Q. What are the latest initiatives executed by your company? Which are your focus areas? • Recently opened branches across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. • Variety of service complete solution providers in Power Transmission products through our well trained Electro Mechanical Engineers based on the customer needs and focus. • Having warehouse capacity to hold adequate stocks of all material handling equipments products & power transmission equipments to meet the supply demand across the country in real time. • Power Transmission Products & services; namely motors, Gear Boxes, VFD, Coupling, Pumps & others 20 leading brands in all major industries. • Emergence in the field of Industrial automation device.

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

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

TECHNO Strategic Plan: • Variety of service complete solution providers in Power Transmission products through our well trained Electro Mechanical Engineers based on the customer needs and focus. • All our major principals who supply transmission equipments have established manufacturing plants in India, thus minimizing operation cost and improving supply. • Branches across TN & KL will help to do statutory compliance on time. • Technology Training, Functional training, Soft skill training to enhance skill, competencies of sales and service team, simultaneously improving to connect to customer needs. • Territory demarcation, new territories expansion, deployment filed sales and service team to explore the market potentials. • Implementation of Filed work system and periodic review and evaluation mechanism to increase performance. • Team of sales and service team demarcated territory wise to provide what required. • Having warehouse capacity to hold adequate stocks of all material handling equipments products & www.engmag.in

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power transmission equipments to meet the supply demand across the country in real time.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India? TECHNO PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT PVT LTD, marketing strategy for India One stop ReEngineering Solution by Designing, Developing, Cost Effective Energy saving, Operational efficient Transmission solution, with quality Power Transmission Products & service in motor, Gear Boxes, VFD, Coupling, Pumps & others 20 leading brands in all major industries, since 1997. • Providing customized Engineering solution • Moving into new market segment and adding newer products to cater to the current market needs. • A new Pan India market coverage by email campaigning, products web seminars, products demo in industrial expos, organizing engineering awareness programs at SIDCO/SIPCOT,CII and other affiliated Industrial units, sponsoring Industrial meets by taking part in their marketing programs. • Marketing activities like Product campaigns, DEMO mass contact programs, Industrial seminars, customized on site solutions by technical expert engineers. • To tap the new market growth potentials and growth of different

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industries. • Well trained Service Engineers to offer 24x7 technical services, attended to in the shortest possible time, so as to provide timely support to our customers. • Opening up service centers in all industrial areas, SIPCOT/SIDCO in collaboration with CII. • Expanding our sales and marketing operations in all potential markets like Pondicherry, Salem by 2019-20 • Starting operation and sales promotion in all potential markets like Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and other upcoming industrial belt areas by 2020-21. • We are planning to start our first overseas branch in Srilanka by 2019-20 where we can visualize tremendous growth. • We being in the trading industry, perform a weekly “Potential Se Parichay (PSP)”. • Which means, identifying the new potential areas and undertaking cold calling.

• Step 7: Feedback to measure actual benefits of reengineering against perceived benefits

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for your business? TECHNO PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT PVT LTD-Quality Policy Our USP is” Dedicated to Growth | Committed to Service” Techno Products development Pvt LTD recognizes that the disciplines of quality, health and safety of employee, and work environmental management are an integral part of its management function. The organization proudly takes this as its core responsibility. In addition, we believe that in adopting a quality management system, we are striving to improve our efficiency, work environment, service to customers, and ultimately our profitability.

Our methodology is centered on the following 7 steps: • Step 1: Understand business functionality of the system. • Step 2: Understand pain areas, in transmission equipment with other systems • Step 3: Identify appropriate system reengineering pattern, by a technical expert. • Step 4: Agree with business and technology teams on benefits of reengineering & timeline. • Step 5: Procure order and perform reengineering. • Step 6: Implement the new reengineered solution. www.engmag.in

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Mrs. Shobhana Narayanan, HR Director Techno Products Development Pvt Ltd.

Shobhana Narayanan : HR Mrs. Shobhana Narayanan, HR Director of M/s Techno Products Pvt. Ltd. (Chennai), while being at the helm, has been rejuvenating force, addressing the “value-based” initiatives of the Company. Being a staunch believer of the value of values, she has been bringing together the internal and external process with their intricacies aptly answered then and there. Any business of the modern era with the most advanced technologies is bound to face stiff competition. Having realised this, she has been envisaging meticulously to raise above. Apart from being very shrewd she is kind and adroit which makes her unique. In short, Mrs. Shobhana Narayanan is an epitome of long lasting Inspiration.

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phenomenon propelled by Mrs. Shobhana Narayanan in Chennai. It has been in vogue for a little over 2 years. It tends to find an answer to the citizens who have been in pursuit of peace and happiness. MeeraMaya simplifies the difficulties arising out of human errors. “Giving more and Receiving less” is the sole and glaring effort of MeeraMaya. It’s activities are aimed at finding an everlasting solution for different kind of turmoil and ordeals faced by those who have no wherewithal. Hence, it uses different modules of operations spread wide over Tamilnadu. The MAINSTAY of this endeavour is to make people realise the realities so as to live a life of contentment and peace. The year 2019 has begun with the slogan of “Its Joy, and Joy everywhere” by a bundle of youngster brimming with enthuse. “Rearing to go, indeed!” www.engmag.in

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MGM Varvel PowerTransmission: Transforming profitability through Energy Efficiency

Mr. K. Ravi - General Manager MGM VARVEL Power Transmission Pvt. Ltd.

Q. Please brief us about your company’s Indian and global reach. ? MGM MOTORI Elettrici SPA is a leading Manufacturer in the Field of Fail Safe Brake motors and STANDARD MOTORS , Head office and Production are located at Serravalle Pistoiese( PT) close to Florence in Italy, MGM is present in more than 50 countries in the World.

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MGM VARVEL POWER TRANSMISSIONS ESTABLISED IN THE YEAR 2011-12 ,and started the assembly unit at Chennai, We are now established brand in the Market addressing to various Markets like CONSTRUCTION,MATERIAL HANDLING, FOOD, POULTRY PACKAGING,PHARMA. CHEMICAL,PLASTIC ,TEXTILE etc.

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Q. Please also highlight latest initiatives In your industry domain. ?

• Constant Torque from 3 HZ TO 120 HZ. • Two Size Reduction in dimension compared to a standard motor at same power • Frame Size from 56 to 112 with 4 poles are available and produce torque value of 0.4 NM to 37 NM. While frame size between 80 and 132 with 6 Pole produce 3.88 NmTO 54.71 NM which can be supplied only by Invertor .

MGM Italy are working on various initiatives and one of the latest PRODUCT R SERIES Motors (With Brake /without brake) suitable for operation from 5 HZ TO 120 HZ,

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VARVEL WORM/HELICAL Gear boxes, We will be focusing on segments like Packaging,Plastic,Storage , we are sure this will fetch us new segment of business in the coming Years. 2. VARVEL ITALY is always thriving for new inventions and one of the successful companies in using te Modular Concept gear boxes mainly to ensure a SWIFT DELIVERY to the customers, They are now working on (VARNEXT) SMART GEAR BOX for the future (WORM SERIES ) it is in the process , as we all know the traditional worm gearboxes are filled with Synthetic Oil which always requires the right Oil and the Seals, The new design Smart Gear box will be using special and advanced thermoplastics with specifically enhanced tribological Properties and to do so use the Self lubricated Thermoplastic Material. This will be a very useful in Food and Bio Medical applications.

Q.What are market opportunity for your Company products in India?

We have a good mix of product which can address to various Markets in India , Our focus is on segment wise business and we are successful in addressing in Material Handling, Construction , Food,Poultry , Bakery, Machine Tools Plastic , We find few segments are always in the growing path We are definite growing in these segments, Our Main strength is the combination of Good Quality product and an Effective Delivery period to meet the market requirement.

Q.What is future prospects for your industry? We see a big change in the coming years as more and more imitative will be on Energy Efficient products and the norms are changing in the motor and Gear Boxes Industry, which will make the Industry to produce high quality products , We believe the Industry will be driven by automation it will be playing major roles .

Q. Is there are any plans for To cater the demand of the industry ? Our biggest strength apart from our

QUALITY is our delivery, We are working on this with our Parent company to have the best inventory rotation of Products and provide the effective delivery to the customer, As we all know the Gear Box Industry works on Low Margins as compared to other Engineering Industries, It is important we venture to new territory and establish good network to address the market which surely improve the Topline and the bottomline of the company,

Q. What is the top line product range an Is there any plan to launch new products? We are working on a New tie up with IMAK TURKISH Manufacturer for Heavy duty Gear boxes ,we are sure it will help us in addressing the Material Handling & Construction Segments where in we supply Gear Brake Motors which is our Strength,We know it is going to be a challenge for us to face the very Aggressive competition still we are confident to take our share,

Q. What is the vision for your products? As we are aware of the market and the customer requirements, we are sure the features of the products will be the essence to fulfill more than the customers expectation, which will surely help us in achieving our goal. Our consistent product performance and the repeat customers ensures that we are in right direction.

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Parker-Legris India: Global leadership in motion & control technologies Legris India is a joint venture with Parker Hannifin Group. With annual sales exceeding $13billion, Parker Hannifin headquartered in Cleavland, Ohio is the world’s leader in motion and control technologies. Parker serves a wide variety of markets and employs over 58000 people worldwide in 48 countries.

Mr. Vikrant GuptaNational Sales ManagerTubing & Fittings. Parker-Legris India

Q. Can you please tell us about your company Parker-Legris India?

suppliers to both Private and Public Sector Enterprises in these sectors.

A. Legris India (Parker JV), is a part of Parker Hanniffin Group since 2008 and has developed its core competencies in 2 major activities: Connectic : Low Pressure: Push-to connect fittings, Ball valves, Tubing, Quick Couplings for all industries Transair: A multi fluid piping system for Industrial buildings

Q. How is the company present in the market?

Q. Can you tell us about international alliances of the company? Legris India is a joint venture with Parker Hannifin Group. With annual sales exceeding $13billion, Parker Hannifin headquartered in Cleavland, Ohio is the world’s leader in motion and control technologies. Parker serves a wide variety of markets and employs over 58000 people worldwide in 48 countries. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 53 consecutive years in New York Stock Exchange and is just one out of 5 companies in the NYSE with such a track record.

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We have a well-established sales and distribution network supported by 40+ sales engineers and 80+ distributors. We look to cater to the needs of both OEM’s and aftermarket suppliers. Currently, in line with Parker global strategy, our sales are almost 50% through our distributors and channel partners and 50% to direct OEMs.

Q. Please elaborate on your Tubing Product Group? What are the major types of tubes supplied by you? In order to meet the needs of the market in terms of deliveries and quality, the company localized the manufacturing of thermoplastic tubing (PU/PA/PE/HYTREL/ PVC/ANTI-SPATTER/RECOILED HOSES) since 2014. The tubing are manufactured through precision laser-guided extrusion machines in order to ensure high quality and tight tolerances.

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space reduction when compared to semi-rigid PA. . Polyamide: Tried-and-tested for industrial and vehicle applications, PA tube guarantees excellent durability due to its stable long-term mechanical properties. Polyamide 12: Our polyamide 12 tubing offers chemical and mechanical performance as per DIN 74324 and DIN 73778. The tubing with major applications in air-brake and fuel line systems in vehicles is widely used owing to its high vibration absorption and abrasion resistance. Anti-spark PU/PA tube with PVC sheath: Our range of flame and spark resistant PU/ PA tubing has superior resistance to impact, abrasion and weld spatter. PE tubing: We offer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Advanced PEâ&#x20AC;? 50% 84 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

reticulated and Lowdensity PE. Our range of Advanced PE is designed for demanding environments especially that of water treatment and purifiers. Hytrel Air-Brake Tubing: Hytrel-thermoplastic polyester elastomer has superior mechanical and physical properties. The material is being readily used as a substitute to Polyamide-12 as per ISO 7628:2010 and is fast gaining international acceptance for use in air-brake circuits in heavy vehicles. Other than these we also have FEP, PFA, Anti-static PU, Multitubing, PVC braided and recoiled hoses in our range.

have witnessed a growth of nearly 40% between FY 18-FY19 due to upsurge in piping projects and are confident of maintaining an average growth rate of 30-35% in the coming years. Our thermoplastic tubing business itself grew by nearly 30% in the previous financial year. Factors that contributed to growth were focus on quality, delivery and service. We are looking to further boost growth by expanding our tubing product range and by continuing to innovate and focus on our core strengths.

Q. How do you see the future for the fluid power market in India and for Parker-Legris? A. The Fluid power industry in India is currently growing as much as by 20% (Fluid Power Society India) due to robust growth in manufacturing, construction, automation and other sectors. We www.engmag.in

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‘Efficient plastic waste collection and recycling is the need of the hour’

Mr. Subba Bangera- Chairman, Active Biz Solutions Q. Please take us through the journey of Active Biz Solutions. How was it conceptualized and how far it has come? Active Biz Solutions was founded in 2014 to help young innovative minds on their entrepreneurial journey. The underlining idea was to share my accumulated experience, knowledge and lessons learn with budding entrepreneurs, as a way of giving back to the society. We, at Active Biz Solutions, basically provide mentorship on a need basis and show the right direction and path to aspiring entrepreneurs. We listen and analyze their distress points and guide them on how they can take a systematic approach to be globally competitive. For instance, we assist them in a layout for lean manufacturing and help them take a digital journey. While visiting several universities for lectures, I observed that students have a lot of interesting ideas but lacked direction as to how to execute those ideas and kick-start their journey. One university wanted me to give a talk around start-up ideas that work but I noticed that while students had a lot of ideas on the development side, they were completely clueless on the leadership side. The reason being that universities are training students to be engineers, not to be entrepreneurs. So, they have 86 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

With 45+ years of Industrial experience, Subba Bangera is a highlyrespected thought leader in the plastics manufacturing industry. His experience spreads across research, application development, marketing, designing and machine building and setting up industries. In his current role as a Chairman of Active Biz Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bangera is actively supporting innovative ideas and providing mentorship to aspiring entrepreneurs. He is also an advisor to Electropneumatics & Hydraulics Pvt. Ltd, Bana Group, SG Group and a few other companies. He is part of the CGSC as its Governing Council member and is a Director of the Plastics Machinery Manufacturers’ Association of India (PMMAI), the apex body for the plastics equipment manufacturing business in the country. He is also the Vice Chairman of Steer Engineering Pvt Ltd. Shweta Nanda of Machine Tools World recently got an opportunity for an exclusive chat with Mr. Bangera. In a stimulating conversation, he talks at length about the idea behind Active Biz Solutions, importance of plastic waste management and interesting application areas of plastic waste. Excerpts: little or no awareness on entrepreneurship-related challenges, such as how to manage stakeholders, suppliers, customers, etc., as these things are not taught or discussed. This is where Active Biz Solutions comes into the picture and helps them bring their innovative ideas to life.

Q. Tell us about some innovative business ideas that Active Biz Solutions is supporting. Given my experience in the plastic industry, we are constantly supporting ideas related to plastic waste management and plastic recycling— showing them the direction to take their venture ahead. We are also avidly mentoring and supporting business ideas that help the environment. One such idea which we have supported is that of an app-based system that accurately tracks environmental metrics, such as air quality, water quality, etc., to help highlight the gravity of the problem and take corrective actions. The founder of the app, a young boy, although had many ideas with respect to the product and its functionalities, was not sure of how to take his idea

ahead. We helped him move forward and develop the prototype.

Q. Please highlight the importance of plastics industry for economic development. Plastic industry is instrumental to the economic development of India. Whether it is agriculture, construction, housing, automobile or medial industry, plastic is the key element everywhere. The progress and development of all these industries is dependent on plastic. Food & Beverage consume almost 40% of plastic as packaging and storage material. This is followed by automobile, white goods, electrical appliances, agricultural industry, construction industry, and toys for children, medical kits, medicine containers, educational instruments, recreation instruments and so on. Plastic industry is also one of the highest employment generators in the country with the maximum number of start-ups. Plastic is an easy start-up base. There are immense opportunities in plastic industry and people with less funds can also build a startup and grow. www.engmag.in

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Q. As you are a highly respected thought leader in the Indian plastics industry, comment on the negative image of plastic. The negative image of plastic is due to sheer lack of awareness. When used as a packaging, plastic acts as a defense, shielding us from virus or bacteria attacks. Today, we have access to safe drinking water, tamperproof medicines and food with proper shelf life all due to plastic packaging. The problem is not with the plastic, problem is with the way plastic is being handled. The common practice is to eat or drink and throw packaging films, wrappers on the roadside. The need is to bring awareness in public as to how it is important to dispose of plastic in a proper manner. They should be sensitized on how disposing plastic in the water stream or on roadsides can negatively impact the environment. Secondly, urban local bodies should take concrete steps towards facilitating proper waste disposal. For instance, garbage bins should be installed at a maximum of 100 metres. When we have a right place, right size and right type to dispose garbage, then only we can instil the right culture in the general public. The government needs to take concrete measures in this direction, such as involving not only urban local bodies but also panchayats to make provisions for putting the waste at the right place. Law should be imposed to prevent littering. Currently, the waste collection centers in place are not in line with population density. We need to have strong data points and analysis based on which corrective actions can be taken.

Q. In your view, what steps need to be taken to manage the plastic waste efficiently? The need is to bring awareness in the people regarding how plastic should 88 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

be disposed separately from solid waste. For this, everyone right from educational institutions to government needs to work in tandem. Secondly, strict laws should be made around littering of plastic packaging. Finally, when the people are made aware of the actions, then the penalty should be levied in cases of non-compliance. In many seminars which I addressed, I tell people to take 4R oath on plastic waste management, which says recycling industry should target 20 million ton by 2022; end user should reduce his plastic dependency by 30% in the next two years; consumers should refuse use of unnecessary plastic by 50%; and reuse your plastic packaging material multiple times. Many interesting examples of plastic waste recycling are coming to the fore. We at PMMAI are doing our bit by highlighting, as well as supporting interesting plastic waste applications. Per capita consumption of Plastic in India is too low compared to USA, Europe and China. Today, when these countries too have slowly figured out how to manage this huge waste, we in India, can definitely do it with systematic planning. I believe by 2022, India will have a very well-defined system to manage the plastic waste.

Q. What are some application areas of plastic waste? The application for plastic waste are many and it can be used to make different products, both for engineering and non-engineering applications. Plastic waste can be used for road building and in cement industry. It can prove instrumental in fulfilling

Housing for All by 2022 Scheme, as it can be applied in building modular homes. Plastic waste can also be used for energy generation. In INDIAPLAST 2019 Exhibition, organized by PMMAI, concluded on 4th March 2019, we came across several interesting examples of plastic recycling. For instance, Deshmukh Research Institute has made bricks from plastic waste which is projected to be used for Army bunkers as it has ability to absorb the power of high intensity gun firing. This application can process 50 kg of mixed plastic waste to tiles, bricks, paver blocks and mile stones. We, at PMMAI, are supporting this initiative to national level in a big way. Another company Gore Plastics and Carboys, is converting plastic waste to diesel which can used as fuel for vehicles or for energy generation. The company has successfully installed two 5 ton capacity plants in Southern India. This is useful in medium cities where collection of waste is higher. Worst of plastic waste mixed with even Tetra Pak cartons can be converted into useful fuel for tractors and energy generation.

Q. Tell us about the current landscape of Indian plastic industry and the way forward. Indian plastic industry is fragmented with the presence of several small-, medium- and large-scale manufacturers. The outlook for the industry is positive with growing consumption. As per reports, per capita consumption of plastic in India is approximately 12 Kg, which is slated to go up to 20 kg/person in the year 2020. To aid the growth of the industry, Brand India should be promoted more. PMMAI is completely committed towards the growth of plastic industry and promoting recycling industry. We are working continuously for improving process standardization and cost competitiveness. www.engmag.in

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DOLD: Extending Horizon with technology expertise Q. What characterises Dold as a competent partner for the Indian market?

Andreas Gebert, Sales Director, Dold & Sรถhne KG

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Dold & Sรถhne KG is an internationally operating mediumsized family enterprise based in Germany. It develops, manufactures and sells high-quality components along with complete solutions in the area of safe automation and electrical safety for facility and machine building worldwide. It is important and of essential importance to us that our globally active customers have a local contact person. Therefore, we are represented in India with our own branch office in order to ideally serve our customers there. DOLD has successfully managed to undergo continuous development: from paving the way as a pioneer in relay technology to being the leading industry representative for functional safety, electrical safety and drive technology in Europe. DOLD products are successfully utilized whenever people, machines or equipment must be protected from damage and whenever productivity

requires enhancement. A high in-house production depth guarantees highest quality and flexibility.

Q. Which industries does Dold focus on in India? Our main industries for the Indian market are the railway technology, the medical technology, renewable energy, energy distribution, ships and ports and machine building. Besides standard solutions, we are always the right partner for you when it comes to individual and customized industry solutions with a certain extra. Due to our high flexibility and deep branch expertise, we are prepared to react quickly and effectively to economic changes. As a competent partner in functional safety, electrical safety and drive technology, we offer you solutions in your industry as well. Further industries we cover: Machinery and plant, power generation/distribution, oil and gas industry, automation, transport and material handling systems,

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aviation/marine industry, paper and printing industry, food industry, rubber/plastics industry, heating and refrigeration, automotive, mining/metal working, chemical/ pharmaceutical applications, water/ wastewater treatment and wherever safety has high priority. We can cover your industrial applications as well!

Q. Wich Products are manufactured by Dold and are particularly suitable for the Indian Market? DOLD offers solutions for automation in the field of safety switching devices for the safe shutdown of machines and systems as well as safety switches, guard locking and key transfer for the reliable protection of safety guards. As a specialist and manufacturer of pcb relays with forcibly guided contacts and miniature relays, DOLD offers the right 92 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

electromechanical relay for a wide range of applications in the field of functional safety. We also offer a wide range of electronic enclosures for switch cabinets, distribution panels and building installation enclosures as well as a DIN rail bus system.

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Shavo’s tailor - made technology solutions Shavo Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a part of the Shavo Group with a standing and reputation spanning over five decades, is in the frontiers of niche high technologies cutting across diverse disciplines. The company represents some of the world leaders in their respective fields for technology solutions like static elimination, precision air movement, high quality instrumentation, high purity gas delivery, corrosive gas handling, energy absorption and so on. With a vast product portfolio, the company serves over a thousand customers from diverse key sectors including semiconductor, aerospace, defence, chemical, oil & gas, automobile and so on.

rom static elimination solutions to precision air moving products to instrumentation fittings and high purity gas delivery systems, Shavo is dealing in a wide spectrum of products and technologies. “Our endeavour has always been to work in niche high technology areas across industries where we can offer significant value for a variety of problems. Our products and their applications find solutions in a diverse range of industries such as Semiconductor, Aerospace and Defense, Converting, Automotive, Chemical and many more,” says Rushil Shah, Managing

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Director. The company’s core selling concept is its deep application knowledge and command over the technologies it sells. The company has gone from selling component to systems and solutions and turnkey capability in an effort to keep offering better value by leveraging the technologies it provides.

Cutting edge technologies All Shavo’s Principals have specific technologies that would be classified ‘cutting edge’ considering that almost all its principals are world leaders in their fields. For Static Elimination, it has integrated power supply ionising bars with full feedback control for Gas Delivery. Shavo has some of the most sophisticated fully automated systems capable of dealing with the most dangerous gases. It offers from HORIBA a multi gas , multi range Mass Flow controller - a first in the industry. The company’s journey of working with High Technology Industries has started with Gast which today

Mr. Rushil Shah, Managing Director, Shavo Technologies Pvt. Ltd. remains one of the world leaders in Air Motors and Fractional horsepower. Over the years, it has released many new pumps that have extended typical service life to new frontiers especially with the new rocking piston technology pioneered by Gast. Its latest 87 R series offers industry leading pressure performance at lowest noise levels. Corrosive gases are used in a wide range of industries from Chemical, Tooling and the new areas of Nanotechnology, Photovoltaics, etc. Handling corrosive gases requires deep application knowledge, understanding of the materials to be used especially soft goods. Many corrosive gases are also liquefied which need special considerations, from heating to weight measurement, etc. The awareness on the causes and cures for static electricity are low in industry but steadily growing. A

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lot of problems of contamination, material misbehavior, etc., are often attributed to other causes when they really are static related issues. Shavo continues to publish articles and bring awareness to the industry by working with a number of industrial associations. The valves and regulators it supplies to the Chemical Industry in general have a wide range of certifications. For valves, it has course type approvals from various third parties like Llyod’s, TUV, DNV, etc. and the products meet all industrial standards wherever required such as ASTM F-1387, for Oil &Gas , ECR 110 for Automotive NACE, for Sour Service and many more. Tescom vaporizing regulators, in addition to having ATEX Approval, is the first such unit to have PESO / CCOE Approval from Nagpur. Generally of course ‘Energy Absorption’ has applications wherever we need to decelerate motion, in the Industrial space. Factory Automation especially with Pneumatics is the key application, but Shavo also finds safety applications such as end stops for large cranes like those found in steel and ports as an important area. Lately the company’s focus has been vibration isolation with special attention to strategic electronics in the Defense Sector which has some of the most stringent requirements

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for G force transmissibility. The company’s Fluid Control products once again find applications in a very diverse range of industries, but the main end-users are Oil & Gas, Chemical, Analytical and general manufacturing. The growth areas in the Fluid Control Industry lie in Semiconductor manufacturing and Photovoltaics which demand ultra high purity gas delivery systems. Equipment to service these industries is typically made to the exacting specifications of the SEMI code which controls all processes from raw material to manufacturing, testing and even packaging. The surface finish and cleanliness

Static measurement for effective static neutralization the automotive testing area such as car air bag testing for instance. Shavo is currently working with some of India’s Top Companies such as Reliance, Tata’s, Biocon, GE, Department of Space, Ministry of Defense and many more. The company has over 1000 live accounts as of today.

Eminent service set-up

High pressure regulators requirements for these industries are extremely demanding often requiring products to be assembled in Class 100 environments. The company’s supplies to the Automotive Industry almost cover the entire range of its product lines e.g. all engine testing for the new EURO IV and Euro VI norms use Shavo’s Tescom Central Gas Supply Systems for calibration of gases. It supplies Gast Air Motors almost extensively to all automotive paint kitchens. You will also find Enidine shock absorbers at the end of travel on many assembly lines. The Meech Jet Stream Ionizing Systems, on the other hand, clean & neutralize car bodies and plastic parts prior to painting. Other Fluid Control products find extensive applications in the CNG space and

Shavo’s service set-up / service team has been growing from strength to strength. It has full service capability at the Pune office and is in the process of building a world class center in its Bangalore Factory. “Our service support is a key pillar of the value we provide,” underlines Mr. Shah. When asked about addition of new agency lines, Mr. Shah says: “We have generally been extremely selective and have refrained from having a long line card, preferring a deeper involvement with our current partners to fully exploit their potential, but we have recently signed with Horiba to introduce flow control solutions and we would probably close with 2 more agencies in the Fluid Control area over the course of the next year.” - P.K. Balasubbramaniian

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The Bettinelli

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Over the years, Bettinelli Group and CDS Indexers have become synonymous with high quality automation products and technologies.

Rupesh Paparaju, Director, Bettinelli Automation Components, India

ettinelli S.p.A, established in 1953, specializes in the development and manufacturing of precision motion control components and systems. In 1996 a separate division named CDS Cam Driven Systems was created for engineering solutions in automation and motion technology. CDS produces the widest range of mechanical Cam Driven Units, commonly known as rotary / indexing tables for precision motion control applications, requiring rotary or linear transfer, positioning and handling. The products range includes, cam indexing and servo-driven tables, ring positioning drives, intermittent and oscillating drives with parallel or right angle configuration, rotary & linear part handlers, precision link transfer systems, and epicycloidal servo reducers.

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IP parallel shaft indexers, IT roller dial indexing tables, TR roller dial indexing tables, HP roller dial indexing tables, IG/IGA roller gear indexer, TL precision link conveyors, MHP/LHP part handlers, FT-HT open center ring tables and packages of rotary indexing tables. Bettinelli has a wide range of standard

products. These are delivered in 3 weeks. When it comes to customized products, these are designed, manufactured and shipped in 6-8 weeks. The manufacturing takes place centrally in Italy. The regimen starts with design & engineering, CNC induction hardening, CNC milling, grinding, quality check and

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Our design and manufacturing systems have furnished competitive and strategic advantages to numerous industries in pharmaceutical, automobile, manufacturing, packaging and a plethora of other sectors. And for automation functions, our solutions are invariably preferred by companies,” Rupesh Paparaju, Director, Bettinelli Automation Components, India.

applications in transfer lines, station loading, sequential operations and so on. Inwelding, these indexers are inevitable in positioners, synchronous welding, robotic welding and component transfer. Packaging too is a major application area. Cam systems are used in box filling machines, wrapping machines, cartoning and capping machines. Indexers are also used in casting, printing and cosmetics industries.

Closer to the customer then assembly, painting and shipment. In order to ensure quality, all components are machined internally, including the cam hardening by a proprietary CNC controlled induction hardening equipment. For better finish, the products are also subjected to chemical nickel plating, blasting and painting. The manufacturing process is constantly controlled to conform to international standards. The company’s quality systems are ISO-9001-2008 certified.

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bile, manufacturing, packaging and a plethora of other sectors. And for automation functions, our solutions are invariably preferred by companies,” says Rupesh Paparaju, Director, Bettinelli Automation Components, India. The Indian subsidiary, headquartered in Pune, serves its customers in India by providing installation, commissioning, and after-sales support. It also offers technical consultation. In the pharmaceutical industry cam driven systems are used in filling, blister pack, tablet making and packaging machines. In automobile industry, they are used in pallet transfer tables, assembly machines, painting applications and test rigs, just to mention a few. In machining industry, they are used with advantage in deburring, lapping and pressing machines and in transfer lines. In SPM & robotics, they find

The Indian arm of Bettinelli, based in Pune, Bettinelli Automation Components Pvt. Ltd., is highly customer-centric. “Our presence in India means quite something in fostering a symbiotic relationship with our customers. It helps us to match our world-class products with our eminent customer support,” underlines Paparaju, Director, who has built up a team to improve Bettinelli’s response time. “CDS are high-tech products which lend themselves to enhance the operational efficiency and productivity at the customer’s end. We stay close to the customer to understand his needs and offer customized solutions within the shortest possible time to ensure peak uptime of his equipment and operations”, he adds. - P.K. Balasubbramaniian www.engmag.in

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ELESA+GANTERÂŽ: Two companies one world of standard parts

Elesa Headquarters (Italy)

lesa+Ganter: With their individual existence spanning several decades, it was in 1995, the two companies started setting up a common sales network under the trademark ELESA+GANTER. Having made early roads in European market, the group now has its local Presence in more than 70 industrialised countries worldwide.

Elesa and Ganter India: Established in 2010, Our India Headquarters at Noida (U.P.) is powered with a dedicated team

Ganter Headquarters (Germany)

of qualified sales engineers and technical managers along with our pan India network of authorized channel partners are together the torch bearers of E+G India story.

Product Range: Elesa+Ganter has a solution for virtually every application. Our wide range of standard machine elements are comprised of Operating elements, Clamping knobs, Clamping levers, U-Handles, Fixed, revolving and fold-away handles, Control elements, Rotary controls, Indexing elements,

Elesa+Ganter India Head Office (Noida) Machine elements, Joints, Levelling elements, Hinges, Latches, Toggle, power and hook clamps, Accessories for hydraulic systems, Tube clamp connectors, Castors and wheels, Retaining magnets etc. With our 60,000 Products portfolio, EIesa+Ganter extensive product range of standard parts and machine elements is a testimony of European manufacturing Prowess.

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“GEISSEL – CABLE GLANDS AND MORE…..”

eissel India, started in 1994, as a turned parts manufacturer, branched out into cable glands and electrical wiring accessories from 2009, to serve the vast and yet fully untapped Indian market. In just 8 years and over 100+ satisfied customers, it has earned a name for itself among the users of its products, some of them being large International Companies. The sections of industry served by Geissel India are aerospace, automation & robotics, power, hydraulics, material handling, and pneumatics, to name just a few.

Ably assisted by its R & D centre at its mother plant in Germany, Geissel is first in manufacturing the IP 68 Double Compression gland for armoured cables in India. Besides this, it has diverse products like standard IP 68 & 69, multisealing cable glands, plugs, reducers, enlargements, lock nuts, conduits, etc., made in brass, polyamide & stainless steel S.S 303 (1.4305), S.S 316 Ti (1.4571), and all according to ROHS standards.

Geissel India is now compliant with the latest standards of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & OHSAS 18001:2007, thus totally committing itself to Quality Management Systems, Environment and Health & Safety. From using recycled water, to harnessing its self-produced solar energy for 100% of its own consumption at its German plant, the Group is committed to protect natural resources and implementing sustainability for this generation and the ones to come.

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AMAXX by MENNEKES®. Now with even more versions and options for all applications.

MENNEKES Electric India Ptv. Ltd. No. 2 D, Dhanakotti Raja Street, Gandhi Nagar Ekkattuthangal | Chennai - 600 032 | INDIA Tel. + 91 (0) 44 222 535 - 61 | Fax + 91 (0) 44 222 535 - 65 info@MENNEKES.in | www.MENNEKES.in

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Static Dissipative Silicone Tube

ow a days Silicone elastomer based tubes are widely used mostly in the area of medical, pharmaceutical, biological, biotechnical, artificial cell culture industries due to its cent percent biocompatibility, high and low temperature resistance, solvent resistance properties and low leachability. The problem with conventional silicone tube is the development of static electricity due to friction. A static electric charge is developed whenever two adjacent surfaces are in frictional contact. Here charges are developed when fluids are passing through silicone tubes or due to electrical induction when tubes are close vicinity of some electrical instruments in medical, pharmaceutical, hospital sectors. As silicones elastomers are insulator so that accumulated charges are stagnant followed by catastrophic static discharge leads to a fatal accident. This fatal accident comes with outputs like static shock or fire hazards. So removal of static charges are very important in those critical areas. So industries are trying to develop a technologically advanced static dissipative silicone tubes for medical and pharmaceutical application. This tubes are biocompatible as well as conduct developed static charges more controlled way to reduce the provability of any kind

Figure 1 Surface charges behavior upon normal surface and anti-static surface of catastrophic accidents. Tubes are available in any size. So static dissipative silicone tubes have similar physical properties as compare to conventional silicone tubes but has lower surface resistivity than conventional tube. So that is will not allow to accumulate static charge development thus static discharge accidents are completely nullified. Owing to its low charge accumulation over its surfaces, static-dissipative tube is used in medical sector, Pharmaceutical arenas, and Bio-medical application for corrosive and aggressive materials transportation.

For more information By: Pritam Adhikary (Executive-R&D) Ami Polymer Pvt. Ltd. E-mail:research@amipolymer.com Web: www.amipolymer.com

Following is the comparative study of conventional silicone tubes and static dissipative silicone tubes.

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PMI : ACTUATOR-CKM series

Special design to reduce the friction Fixed the strip to the table and combined with the roller design, so that the trip can be drived directly while moving the table and reduce the friction.

Characteristics • Low dust structure Fully cover design combine pneumatic component and lubrication reduce the dust generating, it will be reach ISO14644-1 and CLASS 4. (equivalent to FED209E CLASS 10) • Various of the product option 1. According to the space used and equipment size. PMI provided the model CKM20, CKM26, CKM33, CKM46. The length and lead equivalent to KM series. If you have special request , please contact PMI for details. 2. PMI provided connecting bracket, the unit is able to mounted from either top or bottom face.

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• Saving Space CKM SERIES continue the structure and characteristic of KM, as performance it can save the installation space and suit for clean room.

• High Rigidity Base on the optimal analysis of FEM for the shape of U rail, it has the balance between light • weight and high rigidity.

• High Accuracy The design of two rows with Gothic-arch groove and stable manufacturing technology can control the variation by load at the minimum. It can provide the smooth feed with high accuracy.

Description of Specification CKM33 05 A +400 P 0 - 0 30 0 AA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1.Model 2.Ball screw Lead 3.Carriage-Nut type A:a single carriage with standard length C:a single carriage with short length 4.Rail length(mm) 5.Accuracy grade 6.With/Without a Motor 7.Sensor Specification 8.Type of Motor Bracket Type 9.With/Without a connecting bracket 10.Code of special type

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Zero Lubrication, Low Noise: Speedy Rail By Rollon

ollonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s linear rails with plastic compound coated rollers can work for over 80 thousand km with practically no maintenance. This drastically reduces machine down time, provides a crucial advantage for improving productivity in automated processes, and makes our clients more competitive. 80,000 Km without planned maintenance. This is the main strong point of the self-supporting Speedy Rail product by Rollon, which is specialized in linear motion solutions. Integrated into the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s range after the acquisition of TMT, Speedy Rail is an important tool for optimizing productivity in automation processes, reducing operating costs and eliminating machine down time intervals due to re-lubrication operations. This is an important advantage for efficiently fulfilling the needs of our clients with regard to automated applications in the automotive, packaging, and medical machines sectors, as well as different processing operations for materials

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such as metal sheet, ceramics, marble, glass, wood and metals.

Which technical features make this type of performance possible? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s find out. A low noise producing system that requires zero lubrication Speedy Rails are structural self-aligning structural rails made of hard, deep anodized extruded aluminum and steel bearings coated with plastic. This material, combined with the lifetime lubrication of rollers with high performance grease, renders maintenance on the rails and rollers almost unnecessary. In fact, they can work up to 80,000 km without requiring any maintenance operations. Even in the dirtiest environments, Speedy Rail guarantees excellent results: the special plastic compound used to make the rollers allows them to work without protection even if in environments with welding spatter and abrasive dust, such as workshops where ceramics and tempered glass are produced. Rails designed www.engmag.in

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ROLLON India Pvt. Ltd. - INDIA 1st ďŹ&#x201A;oor Regus Gem Business Centre 26/1 Hosur road, Bommanahalli Bangalore 560068, INDIA www.rollonindia.in - info@rollonindia.in

Rollon is a global provider of linear motion solutions for several industrial sectors, such as: industrial machines, railway, automation, packaging and logistics, aerospace.

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to work without lubrication offer many benefits in addition to saving money and increasing productivity, which, nevertheless, are certainly very important. Dispersion of oil and grease into the work environment becomes a thing of the past, along with noise. Thanks to the plasticcoated rollers and the rail structure, Speedy Rail guarantees very silent operation, in compliance with increasingly strict laws and standards that classify noise as a significant risk in the production environment.

Quick assembly and selfalignment... Resistance and reliability go hand in hand with speed and easy assembly: this single product is made up of selfaligning rails with a structure and sliding system that requires only a few support points instead of finished metalwork structures. Moreover, simple joining kits are all that is necessary to ensure that the rails can withstand an unlimited stroke (these self-centering mechanisms have plates and dovetail joints). For parallel rails, the Speedy Rail rollers and supports are able to compensate for parallelism errors of up to 8

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mm. This high flexibility means that installation time is reduced to a minimum, regardless of the production sector, and this advantage saves a considerable amount of money.

…without giving up high performance Speedy Rail guarantees high performance, with speeds up to 15 m/s and accelerations up to 10 m/ s2. The product also offers a great load capacity, higher than 3,000 kg for gantry configurations with 4 sliders and 8 rollers. They can be used as linear rails or actuators, and can be operated with a belt or rack and pinion drive. They are available with V type and cylindrical rollers, in five different sizes: 60, 90, 120, 180 and 250mm. In addition to individual components – rails, rollers and supports – with which clients can build their own systems, a wide range of linear models is available with belt or rack and pinion drives. If necessary, these systems can be customized. The Rollon technical office is happy to help clients during each phase, from defining their system layout to start up, and offers technical assistance for the entire

product life cycle.

Information about Rollon Rollon Group has its headquarters in Italy and offices in Germany, France, the United States, China, India, and Japan. It produces linear and telescopic rails and actuators for many sectors, such as railway, aeronautical, logistics, packaging, machine tools, and medical. Numerous end markets and a vast clientèle are Rollon’s strong points. The company is known for high quality standards in its products, pre-sales support and product customization. All these characteristics have made it a leader outside of Italy as well, where 85% of production is sold. Thanks to the its growth strategy in recent years, the Italian company has positioned itself as a provider of increasingly complete linear motion solutions, while strengthening its position in the industries of automation and robotics.

For more information: ROLLON INDIA Pvt. Ltd. 1st floor, Regus Gem Business Centre 26/1 Hosur road, Bommanahalli Bangalore 560068, INDIA Tel: +91 80 67027066 Fax: +91 80 67027004 Email: info@rollonindia.in Web: www.rollonindia.in

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Jay Equipment : The legacy of excellence wide variety of products through our inhouse R&D capabilities. And accordingly over the period the company has expanded into the wide spectrum of product range from manual range to fully battery operated to highrise stacking equipment’s & racking systems & also into the automated storage & retrieval systems.

Q. Please brief us about company’s infra-structure and what are the technology alliances that has been made in order to out-front the competition?

Mr. Nimesh Karelia Managing Director Jay Equipment & Systems Pvt Ltd

Q. Being the key player in the industry, please brief us company’s journey from inception and share some of the milestones achieved? Jay Equipment & Systems Pvt Ltd was established in the year 1984 to manufacture and supply of Material Handling Equipments and Storage systems. And over the journey of more than three decades was a very exciting, as we have developed www.engmag.in

Jay Equipment is one of the leading manufacturers of Material Handling Equipment with its manufacturing setup located around 30 Kms from Mumbai at VASAI, and as said earlier due to our inhouse R&D facility and our modern manufacturing setup JAY gains an advantage in MHE & SS field. With our existing setup the company is capable of executing any size of orders to fulfil our customers requirements and being the pioneer with such long experience the company is also capable to fulfil any customized requirement of our customers. And just to inform that we are amongst the first to design and construct state-of-the art facilities that can compete with the best in the world. We employ a team of highly qualified and dynamic professionals from the industry whose expertise will spur the business to new heights. Customer focus, trust, integrity and fairness, open communication, innovation, Speed and Execution are some of the values we cherish. JUNE 2019 | ENGINEERING REVIEW

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We are committed to product quality and our factories all over the country comply with the international quality standards. The quality testing facilities in every factory is fully equipped with the latest testing equipments and is manned by qualified and experienced technicians.

Q. What are the products manufactured by your company? We are a one stop solution for complete set of Warehousing Equipments and Storage Systems. You name it, we have it. That is it. However, some our products range includes: Electric Stalker , Electric Dock Levelers, Reach Trucks, Scissor Lift Tables & Lifting Platforms and many moreâ&#x20AC;Ś..

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India? Developing a marketing strategy is vital to any business without which it is very difficult to generate business. The focus of our strategy is to make sure that our products and services meet with customer needs and to develop long term profitable business relationship with the customers. Keeping this view in mind, we assign sales agents and channel partners on different terms. We also participate in Trade Fairs, Exhibitions, Seminar etc to boost our brand image resulting In sales.

Q. Product innovation through R & D is vital to be a leader in the competition. As per your opinion, how does R & D plays the role of catalyst in the success process? We are a self- contained Outfit with a full fledged R&D wing. Our aim is to strive continuously to improve products and services which we offer to our customers where R&D plays a vital role. This 124 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

unit is manned by a team of highly qualified professional who put in extensive research regarding the constitution of products. This intrinsic researches allow us to meet the emerging market demands by offering client-specific needs. Furthermore, the united work of our R&D experts with other professionals enable us to add innovative formulating and testing methodologies that in turn reduce the production costs and hence are advantageous to our organization.

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

Q. Quality standards are bechmarked by the product performance. Please brief us how you maintain the quality norms since from solution development to implementation?

The future of all industries are good in the near future, the way govt. is making efforts with the ease of doing business & implementation of GST is a very good sign for the future. But one should understand that even in bad times, business can grow, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thought which drives the business and not the market. And as far as MHE segment is concerned, it is expected to grow at good at good pace after 2020.

We provide a series quality products that meet with all quality parameters laid down at competitive prices ensuring timely delivery. Quality has always been out prime concern and we have strictly stuck to stringent quality norms in the entire production procedure. With our dedicated efforts and in-depth knowledge, we are able to offer our products as per the ISO9001:2015 , ISO:!4000:2015 , OSHAS: 18001:2007 standards.

Q. According to you, what are the factors effecting to your business? There are some or the other factors which are always affecting the business in some or the other ways, either it may be due govt. policies, manpower, recessions etc. But at JAY we do take all this in consideration and goal plans are prepared accordingly and to achieve our goals in long term. But at the same time our main is focus is not on the factors affecting us, but on the factors which are favourable to us. And that is the factor which helps us achieve all our goals.

The material handling equipment industry growing at a very good pace, but at the same time the technology changes are becoming more advanced. And at JAY we are regularly keeping updates for all our products, and so all our products are equipped with latest technology available is the MHE segment.

Q. How do you perceive the future of the industry?

Q. What is your vision for your company for the near future? Our vision is to produce & offer world class quality products to fulfil the requirement of our customers worldwide with the latest manufacturing technology and continuous improvement in products and services. Also with all our new products which are in line to launched later this year is a part of our vision to lead the mhe segment in the coming years.

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JUNGHEINRICH : Ready for the future with LATEST technology

Manojit Acharya Managing Director, Jungheinrich Lift Truck India Pvt Ltd Q. What are the key growth drivers of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) industry in India? With the trend of using safe and reliable products that are highly efficient, coupled with the need of companies to build larger and higher warehouse, we see a growth in the market. Also, many policy changes like implementation of GST, Industry status for Logistics is also contributing to growth in demand.

Q. How are emerging trends like automation, robotics and IoT influencing the MHE industry? Growing automation capabilities in the manufacturing space coupled with increasing penetration of advanced technologies, such as IoT, RFID, and AI, are expected to drive the material handling equipment market growth. Automated material handling systems are gaining popularity with the growing inclination of industries to replace human labor with automated systems. RFID, IoT

and Automatic Identification & Data Capture (AIDC) technologies are becoming significantly popular as they improve the order fulfillment process and help in enhancing productivity across the supply chain. Our Logistics Sytem range consists of our Automation portfolio range like Very Narrow Aisle truck with Warehouse Navigation and Logistic Interface, Automated Guided Vehicle, Under Pallet Carrier, Carousels, ASRS, Warehouse Management System and many more to cater to emerging trends in the industry.

Q. Can you share your thoughts when it comes to the safety factor in the material handling sector? Safety is most important aspect of Material handling and at Jungheinrich; we pay special attention to this. Our products are embedded with features, which provide high safety, reliability and productivity in equipment. e.g. Our forklift is equipped with features like curve control on bends/turns, mast cushioning, energy saving during braking, crawl speed switch and anti roll back ensure safe operation. Increased productivity comes from higher speeds, lower deadweight per tonne of capacity and high residual

capacity at maximum lift heights. Our machines are designed considering ergonomics and anthropology requirements, features like adjustable seats, adjustable steering, more leg space, more visibility all enhance the ease of operation for the operator.

Q. What are the latest trends you see in the material handling sector, in terms of advanced technologies, new applications & solutions? How are they shaping the future of the material handling industry? Lithium Ion technology is definitely the trend in industry, Jungheinrich is amongst the early suppliers who adopted lithium-ion technology to material handling equipment. These batteries are extremely compact, more efficient, fast charging, provide 6-10 times more cycles, have 100 per cent discharge and are environment-friendly as compared to lead-acid battery. In future, lithium-ion battery will be standard feature for our trucks. Since our launch in last year, we have seen a great level of acceptance amongst customer for this technology.

Q. In your view, how has the government is Make in India campaign given a boost to the MHE industry? The “Make in India’’ initiative did not have much of an impact on the material handling sector in terms of the global MHE companies starting to manufacture in India. The initiative did see a lot of our customer segments increase their manufacturing activities in India, which thereby does work in our favour in terms of growth in the market.”

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INDUSTRY 4.0 - ARE WE READY? Mr. Satish Bhat, Managing Director, Ador Welding Ltd.

In India, the adoption of Industry 4.0 is still at a nascent stage. High investment outlay will have to be planned in order to implement it as Industry 4.0 requires the utilization of a wide set of technological platforms, says Satish Bhat. Q. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the level of automation at your end? Ador Welding has automated several of its manufacturing processes; our clean room with a fully automated assembly line for the assembly of inverter welding equipment; the only such clean room in the country, fully automated ready dry mix flux units that dispense through a fully automated setup very accurately the exact quantities of minerals and alloys of varying densities giving our products unmatched quality; automated spool dispensers, conveyor lines for subassemblies, automated wet drawing lines, QR codes for equipment as we move towards industry 4.O

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implementation, Automated edge winding equipment; Multipoint auto greasing arrangement interlinked through PLCs and many more projects have been implemented at our plants and many more are in progress.

Q. Are we ready for Industry 4.0? Intelligised welding; Weld 4.0 is a part of the latest industrial revolution industry 4.0. Interconnectivity among welding power sources, software, and manufacturing decision makers makes this possible. This involves intelligent power sources, robots, specially configured data collection www.engmag.in

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and storage systems and a weld monitoring software that can feed the information to various platforms either on a smartphone or on a flat screen tv in the engineering office. The software used will have to be flexible to be able to sync with the equipment in the process flow and provide a complete flow of the entire welding process. In Asia, India is way behind its developed counterparts such as South Korea, Japan and Singapore and even behind China in terms of Industrial Automation. In terms of installed robot capacity in Indian factories, for every 10,000 factory workers, there are only 3 installed robots. The Automobile Industry where the number of installed robots is 58 for every 10,000 workers, is nearly 19 times more than the national average of just three. Though the government has been pushing for more indigenous production, the biggest problem in India is its lack of a skilled workforce. The number of trained people that can understand the sophistication of seamless integration, which collects / analysis data, right from the shop floor to the enterprise level, using it to improve manufacturing in real time, is far too low as compared to its developing and developed counterparts. Promotion of local production and start-ups would help bring about a meaningful change. Govt of India’s “Make in India” initiative will encourage Indian manufacturers to look at technology enhancements and evolve

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rapidly to meet the ever-changing requirements of the market

Q. What will be its impact on the manufacturing sector? And benefits? Manufacturing has emerged as one of the high growth sectors in India. Attracted by India’s market of more than a billion consumers and increasing purchasing power, global giants have either set up or are in the process of setting up manufacturing plants. In India, the adoption of Industry 4.0 is still at a nascent stage. High investment outlay will have to be planned in order to implement it as Industry 4.0 requires the utilization of a wide set of technological platforms. It also has to address the need of appropriate infrastructure and education to handle such technologies. Penetration of Industry 4.0 will vary as per sector needs. Seamless end-to-end communications ensuring greater flexibility will aid Industries with large product portfolio’s such as the automotive industry, while industries which demand high quality such as pharmaceuticals will benefit from the churned data, enabling improvements that reduce error rates. While capital-intensive sectors such as Automotive are already gaining from adoption, other industries, in order to actively shape the transformation and reduce the total cost of ownership, have developed optimal solutions through forming common platforms and alliances with many different

partners. As the industry uses smart materials by 2020 there will be significant opportunities to program and control subsequent welding operations. This new technology will be exploited by product designers, manufacturers and welders to improve the entire manufacturing cycle. The virtual factory is a term that will be heard frequently over the next 20 years as computer modelling and simulation tools become common place in welding operations. Welding will move from being an ’art’ to a manufacturing science with the help of computers.

Q. What are the challenges in the implementation of Industry 4.0? In India, various industries are still in the dilemma of identifying the right technology that can best address their needs. While high cost of digital technology is a major concern, what exactly do they hope to transform is still an uncharted territory. Lack of infrastructure, both physical and digital, have further dampened the scenario. The lack of knowledge with new age technologies such as IoT, data analysis, etc, both at the plant and leadership level have further added to the crunch currently being faced. Significant contributions will be a key factor in up-skilling the workforce capable of handling digitalisation creating a more adaptable, responsive and unified environment empowered in making more informed decisions.

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Use of TIP-TIG Technology in Process Equipment Plants by Rakesh Choudhary, Head WAPS, Ador Welding Ltd. (with inputs from Plasch, TiP-TiG, Austria)

Fig.1

IP-TIG welding is a new advanced innovation of the common GTAW Process. This process uses new, patentpending technology (TiP-TiG), that delivers the highest possible weld energy with the lowest possible weld heat, all while still being userfriendly.

What is TIP-TIG welding? TiP-TiG new welding with a hot wire process can be used in every industry. It is very simple to learn, use and simple to teach. This process is so unique that higher travel speed, lower heat input, reduced cycle time, and an overall better-quality welding advantage can easily be achieved.

The Process The TIG weld receptivity for higher weld deposition rates is done by decreasing the speeds for the weld

solidification process and increasing the fluid weld area. This allows for a 100%-400% increase in TIG wire feed rates, increasing the overall weld deposits. All these attributes like faster speeds and higher than normal weld energy, increase the resulting TIG weld quality and overall process productivity. The process is also slag-free and uses the lowest possible heat input of any welding process, producing a Heat Affected Zone (HAZ), all of which help to reduce distortion and weld stress. It produces some of the highest quality products with the best metallurgical and mechanical properties on all alloys, but also increases production up to four times the normal speed. There is also no inter- pass cleaning, creating availability for an increased Arc on time and weld quality. The TIP-TIG process is available in manual and automated capability to attain weld and clad quality levels way beyond the conventional TIG – Hot – Cold Wire TIG – Pulsed MIG and the Flux-Cored process.

How it Works

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wire at weld pool which is achieved by a linear forward and backward mechanical motion created by the customised wire feeder system. The forward and backward motion of the filler wire creates an oscillation that is then transferred to the weld, agitating the molten weld pool and ultimately disrupting the surface tension. In addition to this vibratory effect on the wire, a hotwire current (powered by a secondary power source) is also applied to the filler metal, prior to entering the weld puddle. The two pictures (fig. 1 & 2) describe the weld finish with Manual GTAW & Manual TIP-TIG process.

ChampTig 400P Power source from Ador Welding with the TipTig wire feeder. Benefits of the TIG-TIP process • Increased fluidity of the weld pool • Greater tolerance to joint fit-up • Significantly reduced joint sensitivity • Greater ability to accept more wire into the weld pool, results in a higher deposition • 4-6 times increased travel times • Reduced cycle time and heat input • Cleaner welds with agitated weld pool • Reduced weld stress with the reduced heat input

Approved Alloys TIP-TIG welding can work on a wide range of alloys such as carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex and super duplex stainless steels, inconel, titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, and many other critical materials like P-91, which are used in process plant production.

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Steel, Hastelloy, Inconel, or Titanium. There are certainly some unique applications and challenges associated with the welding of heat exchangers, such as the

Fig.5 Fig.4 position and access for the popular circumferential welding of Tube to sheet welds or the half tube shell welding. A trained TIP-TIG welder can typically weld a 50mm tube in 30 seconds… or less with the highest quality and lowest heat input. Our typical travel speed for fillet welds will be between 300 to 500 mm/min on most applications. Compared with 80 to 150 mm/ min with conventional GTAW. TIP-TIG manual system is a low cost semi-automatic solution to tackle any job by selecting a wide variety of torches for different applications, with modified 180 deg torch it allows a complete tube sheet welds without repositioning the wire or stopping, allowing for defect free welds. The typical customers in the manufacturing and repair of various sized heat exchangers are in power plants, chemical plants, petrochemical plants, petroleum refineries, natural gas processing, and sewage treatment.

INCONEL CLADDING Normally, when you manually clad the end of a pipe ID with Inconelusing Pulsed MIG as shown in the picture and result is often not so good. However when we use TIPTIG, the results are visible as shown on the mentioned pictures. In the picture TIP-TIG cladded

Job, TIP-TIG Inconel 800 pipe was welded with Inconel 82 wire on 10 inch pipe 3/4 Wall. The TIP-TIG weld cycle time for the Inconel pipe was 40 – 50 minutes, whereas the customer used to take around 4 hrs with regular TIG. When your weld process can weld a complex incoloy* pipe and make the welds look simple, that’s a process that should be given consideration. With TIP-TIG, no brushing, no grinding, no spatter, no weld rework, no feeding of wire, no foot control, less skills. Note weld smoke prep machining lubricants. (*Incoloy refers to a range of superalloys produced by the Special Metals Corporation group of companies. They are mostly nickelbased, and designed for excellent corrosion resistance as well as strength at high temperatures; there are specific alloys for resistance to chemical attacks)

Duplex Steel Welding Applications Application The picture (fig.5) is of a very thin Gage Duplex Boiler. Traditional automated TIG process with cold wire may result in sluggish duplex welds. The customer typically attained a maximum Hot Wire TIG weld travel speeds from 12 – 15 inch/min. Then the customer switched over from Hot Wire TIG to the TIP-TIG process. The TIP-TIG www.engmag.in

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weld parameters and speeds were achieved using an 0.035 (1mm) 2205 Duplex wire, with TIP-TIG travel speed of 35 inch/min was achieved providing 200% increase in weld travel. The welds had a superior, less sluggish weld bead appearance and the parts had a dramatic reduction in weld distortion, (note the much smaller HAZ). Also the TIP-TIG process was much more stable and consistent. TIP-TIG produces the cleanest welds from lowest possible oxidation. The welds will have the lowest possible weld pores and inclusions and the smallest possible weld HAZ.

Welding of P-91 Material Welding of Grade 91 (9Cr-1Mo-V) chromium-molybdenum steel has presented numerous challenges since its introduction inthe 1970s. The gas tungsten-arc (GTAW) process can produce welds of high quality; however, manual welding can be expensive and labour intensive, requiring skilled welders with extreme hand-eye coordination and dexterity. Grade 91 productivity 136 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

can beincreased in either shop or field fabrication by introducing a semiautomatic high deposition metal transfer (HDMT) GTAWwelding process that combines controlled excitation of wire with a hot wire addition. This technique is costeffective and can beused for the entire weld from root to cap while producing high quality welds that industry expects from the GTAW process. With TiP-TiG weld study, it indicates that semiautomatic HDMT GTAW welding process is capable of producing toughness valuescomparable to or exceeding manual GTAW and that the process provides an attractive alternative for welding P91 root and hotpasses or the entire weld from root to cap. Results of this study indicates that semiautomatic HDMT GTAW welding process is capable of producing impact valuescomparable to or exceeding manual GTAWT. The process also provides an attractive alternative for welding P91 root and hotpasses or the entire weld from root to cap. The semiautomatic HDMT GTAW welding process permits an increase in energy(heat input), larger weld puddle and

DYNAMIC METAL TRANSFER) FOCUS TIP-TIG HDMT FOCUS is a unique TIP-TIG welding process. Its precision and reliability make the TIP-TIG HDMT FOCUS welding process particularly suitable for automatedapplications in combination with linear axles, robots and other guiding systems. Nearly all steels, non-ferrousmetals or galvanized sheets can be welded in one layer with filler material; e.g. CrNi-steels with a material thickness of up to 10 to 12 mm can be welded in single pass without any Joint preparation. Some of the welded examples are listed below. it has resulted in elimination of backing gas in austenitic stainless steel welds using high deposition metal transfer gas tungsten-arc welding(HDMTGTAW)

TIP-TIG HDMT FOCUS PROCESS Example • • • • •

Material: CrNi 8+8mm Weld current: 500A Weld speed: 46 cm/min Wire feed speed: 2,0m/min

Fig.7 increased deposition rate while still providing tempering of the previously deposited weldbeads or layers.

Details of Welded Samples • • • •

Material: CrNi 10+10mm Weld current: 500A Weld speed: 32 cm/min Wire feed speed: 1,8m/min

TIP-TIG HDMT (HIGH

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Variable / Results

Units

Conventional TIG

TIP TIG Process

Welding process

GTAW

Wire type

ER308L

Wire size

2.4

0.9

Wire deposition speed

mm/min

100

1900

Melt off rate

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200

580(3 times)

Deposition efficiency

100.00%

Deposition rate

g/h

200

580(3 times)

Duty cycle

100.00%

Final deposition rate

g/h

200

580(3 times)

Argon

Gas type Flow rate

cfh

Gas/Wire ratio

cf/g

63.05

23.62(60% Reduction in gas per gm of wire)

TIP-TIG REDUCED COSTS BY OVER 60%, WHEN COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL TIG PROCESS TIP-TIG Cost Comparison The following comparison shows the actual savings calculated on a real stainless-steel welding application comparing conventional TIG and TIP-TIG on a pipe application (2″ Sch 80 Stainless) in the 5G position. The above data shows, the deposition rates approx. 3 times to standard TIG process which reduces the production costs by 60%.

The Automated High Deposition Metal Transfer (HDMT) GTAW welding process that combines controlled excitation of wire with a hot wire addition and gives very promising results to challenging applications. Plant equipment manufacturing, wherever GTAW is applicable, is possible to be replaced by TIGTIG process which gives very high output without compromising on quality. The success in P91 welding with TIP-TIG, also increases the application possibility in that area.

‘ by Charles W. “Pat” Patrick 2. Information from TIP-TIG USA 3. Information from TIP-TIG International AG

References: Conclusion TIP-TIG is an innovative TIG process and good alternative to standard gas tungsten-arc (GTAW) process. Its versatility and simplicity makes the manual welder to give higher output. 138 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

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The Process of Phosphating Some FAQs by Gala Precision Technical Team

Q. What Is the phosphating Process? Phosphating is the process of converting a steel surface to iron phosphate. This is mostly used as a pretreatment method in conjunction with another method of corrosion protection. A layer of phosphate coating typically includes iron, zinc or manganese crystals. Phosphating is a chemical process for treating the surface of steel, where barely soluble metalphosphate layers are formed on the base material. The layers created are porous, absorbent and suitable as a conversion layer for subsequent powder coating without further treatment.

Q. Why is phosphating done? The process of Phosphate coating is employed for the purpose of pretreatment prior to coating or painting, increasing corrosion protection and improving friction properties of sliding components. Metal coating offers both zinc phosphate and manganese phosphate coating. Manganese phosphate coating

Galaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Phosphating Plant is applied when wear resistance and anti-galling properties are required. Manganese phosphate also possesses the ability to retain oil, which further improves anti-friction properties and imparts corrosion resistance to the coated parts. Zinc and manganese coatings are used to help break in components subject to wear and help prevent galling. Most phosphate coatings serve as a surface preparation for further coating and/or painting, a function it performs effectively with excellent adhesion and electric isolation.

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Q. How many types of phosphating are there? 3 Types of Phosphating. Phosphating is a conversion coating applied to Steel and Iron components. In its basic form, the process involves immersing a component in a dilute solution, which converts the surface of the metal into a layer of microscopic Phosphate Crystals.

Q. How does phosphate prevent corrosion? Corrosion resistance and resistance to detergents are also higher when compared to Zinc Phosphate. Appearance is gray. Manganese Phosphate: Used primarily on friction and bearing surfaces to prevent meal-to-metal contact and reduce wear. This coating is also used as a base for dry film lubricants. The following is a typical phosphating procedure: Cleaning www.engmag.in

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the surface, Rinsing, Surface activation, Phosphating, Rinsing, Neutralizing rinse (optional), and Drying.

Q. What are the main applications of phosphating? The main applications of phosphating are: • Corrosion protection in conjunction with organic coatings, such as paints and polymer films • Facilitation of cold-forming processes, such as wire drawing and tube drawing, or deep drawing • Corrosion protection in conjunction with oils and waxes • Corrosion protection with no subsequent treatment • Improving anti-friction properties, such as break-in, wear resistance, anti-galling and coefficient of friction • Providing strong adhesion bonding for subsequent painting or other organic coating

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The phosphating process comprises alkaline degreasing, water rinsing, activation, manganese phosphate application, water rinsing again, protective oiling and then drying in that sequence. Gala’s multi-stage phosphating plants are compatible for use with all modern phosphate formulations with multiple process stages to include degreasing / phosphating and multiple rinse cycles. Ideal for batch processing, these units are operator-friendly with easy-to-use control systems to set independent fluid tank temperatures and cycle times. The component basket is rolled from the wash machine on to an external fixed or mobile platform for easy loading and unloading of the components. Corrosion resistant electric immersion heaters and stainless steel wash pump are fitted as standard accessories. Sturdy construction with thick thermal insulation, heavy duty stainless steel component basket, component holding jigs, fully independent fluid tanks, low fluid level protection,

integral fluid filtration network, electric heating, load / unload station, auto fresh water refill in rinse tanks and digital display fluid temperature control are some of the prominent features of this totally PLC controlled system. Gala also offers the following optional extras with the system: Hot wash, rinse, air knife & dry cycles to suit the application; Disc type oil skimmer; Fine inline fluid particle filtration; Oil / water separator units; Effluent transfer pump; Steam extraction fan & condenser units; Auto dosing units and DI water plant. Gala Precision Engineering is a leader in disc springs, assemblies and surface engineering solutions in India. The company designs and manufactures integrated systems for mass finishing, washing & cleaning for a wide range of applications in automotive, defense and general engineering segments.

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EXOR : Corvina Cloud 1.0 Corvina Cloud 1.0 can be offered as an on-premise cloud infrastructure that delivers the uptime and performance needed for industrial applications and control services at any scale.

orvina Cloud 1.0 is the EXOR International system for Remote Control and Teleassistance, based on secure VPN and Web access. The user interface is incredibly clean and easy to use. Web-based it allows all your remote devices, networks and users to are able to communicate securely. Corvina Cloud 1.0 can be offered

as an on-premise cloud infrastructure that delivers the uptime and performance needed for industrial applications and control services at any scale. A powerful and highly scalable system that offers advanced VPN capabilities with a simple web-based interface allowing all your remote devices, networks and users to be able to communicate seamlessly. Industry standard encryption technology ensures your data stays protected in transit for complete IoT security. Security is further enhanced with granular rolebased access permissions that allow users to only gain access to required resources and nothing else. As well as security one of the most common challenges industrial networks are faced with is the problem whereby multiple locations have the same subnet, making it impossible to implement a central VPN management tool without significant intervention. Yet Corvina Cloud 1.0 is the only solution on the market that can seamlessly resolve this routing nightmare, allowing your deployment to go smoothly.

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Protects people – increases plant productivity Automotive Engineering Show Chennai: Schmersal exhibits safety solutions for industrial robots and Industry 4.0

obots are the backbone of Industry 4.0 and are gaining ground all over the world. But compliance with strict safety requirements is a basic prerequisite for the operation of robot systems in production. At the Automotive Engineering Show 2019 in Chennai the Schmersal Group is showcasing an extensive range of coordinated safety components and safety systems for industrial robots. “These products allow a wide range of robot workstations to be reliably and efficiently made safe, to protect people and at the same time, increase plant productivity”, says Mr. Sagar Bhosale, Managing Director, Schmersal India Pvt. Ltd.

“In India, we have an own R&D team to develop solutions that are adapted to the specific requirements of the Indian market – and which are produced locally true to the motto ‘Make in India’.”

Safety systems from a single source Robotic systems are often secured with separating protective devices, for example with protective fences. Thanks to the cooperation with its sales partner Satech Safety Technology, which produces modular safety components such as protective fences and protective doors, Schmersal can provide complete systems from a single source: Solenoid interlocks from Schmersal ensure that protective doors on robot workstations cannot be opened until the dangerous movements have come to a complete stop. The solenoid interlocks not only protect the operating personnel, but also the production process from unplanned downtime. AZM201 solenoid interlock / BDF200-SD control panel With the highly coded AZM201 RFID interlock combined with the BDF200-SD, individually, readyto-connect safety solutions can be pre-assembled for the safety doors on robot cells. Thanks to the built-in RFID technology, the AZM offers tamper protection as required. In the D-variant of this solenoid interlock, two safety functions are covered by a single piece of safety switchgear. The AZM201-D is therefore particularly ideal for setup mode on robot workstations. Using the built-in SD interface (SD

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Visit : Schmersal from 4th to 6th July 2019 at the Automotive Engineering Show Chennai, Hall-1, booth B95. = Serial Diagnostics) in the BDF200SD, the non-safe diagnostic signals from the command and alarm devices can also be transferred via an SD gateway to the controller. The status data and diagnostic messages can be used for preventative maintenance, thus contributing to improving machine availability.

Opto-electronic and tactile safety equipment Schmersal has developed various ranges of safety light curtains and light grids which fulfil different requirements and guarantee economic access protection for robot workstations while taking up very little space. A safety field made up of infrared beams is sent by the transmitter and evaluated by the receiver. If an object or a person breaks the safety field, a stop signal is immediately triggered in order to stop the machine. The safety switching mats from Schmersal allow monitoring of whole areas, not just access points. They guarantee stepback protection, i.e. as long as an operator is in the hazard area, the

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machine cannot be started.

Schmersal presents new Industry 4.0-compliant solution In addition, the Schmersal Group is presenting a new Industry 4.0-compliant solution at the Automotive Engineering Show 2019: the PROTECT PSC1 safety controller with integrated OPC UA server. The connection from the PSC1 to the industrial machine-tomachine communication protocol allows extensive information from Schmersal products to be included in manufacturer-neutral data exchange. In addition, this solution allows Schmersal products to deliver maintenance information, meaning that – in the sense of predictive maintenance – components can be replaced in good time before they reach end of life or lose the performance level.

switchgear products, the Schmersal Group develops safety systems and safety solutions for special requirements in a variety of user industries. Schmersal’s tec.nicum business division complements the range of solutions offered by Schmersal with a comprehensive range of services. Founded in 1945, the company is represented by seven manufacturing sites on three continents with its own companies and sales partners in more than 60 countries. The Schmersal Group employs some 1,850 people worldwide and generated a group turnover of around €240 million in 2018. In 2012, Schmersal laid the cornerstone for a production in Ranjangaon near Pune, Maharashtra. The plant started production in July 2013 and today has a headcount of about 90 qualified employees.

About the Schmersal Group The Schmersal Group is at the forefront of expertise and one of the international market leaders in the challenging field of machine safety. With the world’s most comprehensive range of safety

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Prevent unplanned system downtimes Electrical systems must be monitored. There are several reasons for this: This protects people and plants from damage, and monitoring also makes a significant contribution to availability. Modern insulation monitors can even monitor drive technology components when they are not in operation

Electrically operated pumps in earthed networks, which are predominantly switched off, cannot be permanently monitored with residual current monitors.

lectrical drive technology plays an important role in many applications in mechanical and plant engineering. If a drive fails once, this inevitably leads to a standstill of the machine or system. In the worst case, complete plants can no longer produce, which is usually associated with high costs.

Monitoring electric drives Drives are therefore monitored in many applications. By monitoring the speed, the function of the drive system as a whole can be verified. Temperature and vibration measurements can detect faults on the mechanical side of the drive, such as bearing damage. On the electrotechnical side of the drive, it is particularly important to 156 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

detect insulation faults. In addition to the failure of the drive, these can also endanger persons by electric shock or damage - in the worst case even a fire of the motor is the result. When monitoring drives for insulation faults, it depends on how the installation is carried out. Care must be taken whether the system is earthed or unearthed. In unearthed IT systems, there is no low impedance connection between the active conductors of the system and the ground potential. In this case, insulation monitors are used which measure the resistance between conductors and earth potential. With grounded TN or TT systems, on the other hand, common residual current monitors can be used, which measure the total current in the three phases

and the neutral conductor. If this total current is not zero, an insulation fault must be present. In both cases - with earthed or unearthed systems - the monitoring device switches off the drive in a controlled manner if an insulation fault is detected. Subsequently, appropriate measures can be taken to eliminate the fault.

What to do when the drives are switched off? The monitoring of drives that are switched off, however, cannot easily be realized with all of the methods described above. In unearthed IT systems, the insulation monitors operate as described above. In electrical drive technology in industrial environments, such installations are still rather the www.engmag.in

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exception and are only used where the power supply must not fail. Typical examples are hospitals but also areas in the process industry. However, the residual current monitors used in earthed systems only function when the electric motor is also in operation, since no currents flow when the drive is at a standstill. Depending on the application, however, switched-off electric motors should also be monitored in TN or TT systems. Typical applications in which this is particularly important include fire pumps, smoke extraction systems, pumping stations and various other systems that must be reliably commissioned in an emergency. It must be ensured that these drives actually function when required. A regular inspection of such drives is one possibility. However, this is associated with high costs and does not offer the safety that is possible with permanent monitoring. When electric motors are not in operation, environmental influences such as moisture or dust can attack the insulation in the supply lines or in the electric motor. When the drive is then switched on, the protective device responds and switches the electric motor off again. If a smoke extraction system or fire pump cannot be switched on in an emergency, this can have fatal consequences.

Insulation monitors for earthed systems Dold offers special insulation moni-

tors of the VARIMETER IMD series for monitoring switched-off loads, even in earthed systems. The insulation monitors MK 5880N and MH 5880 are connected to a drive in such a way that they only monitor the insulation resistance as long as the drive is disconnected from the mains. For this purpose, an insulation monitor is connected via the normally closed contact of the contactor or the circuit-breaker and only operates when the drive is disconnected. Otherwise the insulation monitor would trigger a false alarm during operation. With three-phase drives, it is sufficient to monitor only one phase, as the three phases are coupled with low impedance in the feeding transformer. In this way, insulation faults can also be detected on the unconnected phases.The two insulation monitors are suitable for three-phase and alternating current mains up to 500 V and for mains frequencies from 10 Hz to 1,000 Hz. The devices are designed for installation on DIN mounting rails and can therefore be quickly and easily installed in a terminal box or switch cabinet; the connections are available either as screw terminals or cage clamp terminals. Auxiliary voltage, measuring circuit and output contacts are galvanically isolated from each other. The alarm value for the earth fault can be set from 5 立 to 100 k立 for both devices. If the value falls below the set value, the output relay drops out and the alarm is triggered. At the same time, a red LED signals the insulation fault.

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The insulation monitor MK 5880N additionally has a pre-warning value that can be set from 10 k立 to 5 M立. This allows a slowly occurring deterioration of the insulation resistance to be detected. A second output relay and an additional yellow LED are provided for this purpose. In this case, mainte-

The insulation monitor only measures when the contactor or circuit breaker trips the motor. nance personnel can check the corresponding installation before a critical error occurs. With the MH 5880, the currently measured resistance is issued via an analog output from 0 V to 10 V. In addition, an 11-level LED bargraph display visualises the value directly on the device. Via the analog output, the insulation value can be evaluated by a higher-level system, such as a PLC. Here too an alarm can be issued and, if necessary, condition-based maintenance can be carried out.

Monitoring ensures safety The permanent monitoring of switched-off loads for insulation faults is highly recommended for safety reasons in numerous applications. A non-functioning drive on a gate valve, fire pump or smoke extraction system can have serious consequences. But availability should also be ensured for other drives, which are kept in reserve in industrial production facilities, for example. Otherwise, costly plant shutdowns can occur. With modern insulation monitors the monitoring of switched-off drives is possible without any problems.

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The 4 - 20mA Current Loop Industries have been growing from heavy steam engines to completely automated systems with least human interventions. One can say its a revolutionary change since the commencement of the first Industrial Revolution.

ndustry 4.0 is about automation and exchange of data in manufacturing processes. Technologies like logic controllers for process controls, computer based algorithms and Internet of Things is predominant in Industry 4.0. In order to achieve production efficiency, consistency and economic advantages, process control systems are widely adapted in industries. Process controls was a collaborative approach emerged from the fields of both control engineering and chemical engineering. In the very first industrial revolution processes were controlled by hydraulics; mostly by water. But there were several disadvantages of this system and hence new techniques of process control came into existence. Due to increase in availability and reduction in costs of electronic circuits the era shifted towards use of electrical signals.

means of information transfer. Out of all the analog signals, 4 - 20mA current loop is far more superior. It comes with advantages of simplicity, reliability, cost effectiveness and most importantly linear behavior of output.

How do we communicate or transfer information using analog signals? The answer to this question can be explained with the help of a block diagram as shown in fig.1; it consists of the following main components:

Sensor: A sensor is required to sense any physical quantity or to measure a process variable. Type of sensor depends on the application.

Power source: A power source is essential to generate signals. In order to obtain unidirectional signal a DC source is generally used.

Loop: Let us understand what a current loop means and its importance. A current loop is a closed path in which the current flowing through each element is same. The law governing a current loop is simply Ohm’s Law given as; V = I * R Volt................................. [1]

Transmitter: The values obtained from sensors are to be converted to appropriate electrical signals generally of the range 4-20mA i.e. 4mA for 0 ℃ and 20mA for 60℃.

Analog signals for process monitoring & control

Receiver:

Using varying electrical signals like voltage and current is the most basic

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to original form either it may use these signals to display original values or actuate a device to control processes.

Considering a simple closed circuit (loop) with a DC source and resistors in series, a voltage drop takes place at every resistor and this can be obtained using Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law, Refer fig.2; V = IR1 + IR 2 = IR 3

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Hence, if instead of current signals voltage is used then there would be drop in voltage and the signal received at the receiving end would be weak. Leading to inefficient signal transfer. Whereas, for the same case, current will be same throughout the loop. And hence there are least chances of failure of transferred signals. Thus, Signals can be transferred at long distances efficiently.

Why use current loop? As inferred from its operating principle, a current loop is more convenient to use for remote or communication over long distances. It reduces chances of signal failure and information transfer becomes efficient and effective. When using 4-20mA current signal advantage of live-zero can be taken to Detect sensor failure. Added benefits are of low electromagnetic Susceptibility and better immunity to noise.

How to relate actual signal (quantity under measurement) with 4-20mA signal? Let us consider an example in which temperature of a zone is to be controlled and monitored using PLC. Following are the conditions : • An RTD is used to sense the temperature of heating chamber which varies from 32℃ to 180℃.

• Input to PLC is via a temperature transducer which will convert and provide output of 4-20mA. • Hence (32 to 180)℃ is to be mapped with 4-20mA signal. For this case; Input start value (x1) =32℃ Output start value (y1) = 4mA Input end value (x2) = 180℃ Output end value (y2) = 20mA Now let’s say the present temperature of chamber is 106℃ (z1), what will be the transducer output equal to? Let the unknown parameter be ‘z2’; Therefore, z2 = (( y2 - y1 )*(z1 - x1 ) /(x2 - x1 )) + y1 ….(1) z2 = ((20 - 4)*(106 - 32) /(180 32)) + 4 z2 = ((16)*(74) /(148)) + 4 z2 = ((16)*(74) /(148)) + 4 z2 = ((16)*(0.5)) + 4 z2 = 8 + 4 z2 =12 mA Hence the output of the temperature transducer will be 12mA corresponding to present chamber temperature 106℃.

Proper understanding and implementation of this technology makes complex task of communication simpler. Due to the world wide acceptance and large user-supplier base much technological advancement has been put forth. Such are - loop powered devices and HART communication system.

HART Communication: The standard 4-20mA analog signal used in industry can transmit only a single parameter that too in a single direction, it wouldn’t act as a receiver of a 4-20mA signal. To mitigate this drawback and to make this technology advanced a bi-directional communication protocol was been developed with which one can transmit and receive information by superimposition of an alternating current signal over the 4-20mA signal. This technology is called Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART).

Conclusion: Hence, it has been a standard industrial practice to use 4-20mA current signals instead of 0-20mA With the benefits of detecting open circuit faults as well as it is easier to convert it to low voltage (1-5V DC) signal, easily processed by majority of controller input cards, catering the needs of most of the control processes.

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HARTING makes fast and reliable Internet in the train possible Modular preLink® components with powerful EtherRail cable from HARTING - unbeatable as ready-to-use cable assemblies for data networks on railways.

Powerful data infrastructure necessary / Tool-free assembly with PushPull / Weight reduction with only a Single Twisted Pair

rain travelers now expect high-performance Internet access: They want to surf privately during the train journey or use the compartment as a mobile workstation. The railway operators must therefore offer an appropriate data infrastructure to meet the increasing customer requirements. This requires new cabling systems. HARTING has developed solutions to ensure reliable and fast Internet

To simplify assembly, HARTING PushPull offers locking systems for the circular M12 connector and the rectangular variant 4 connector.

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in trains. Data networks in trains and buses can be implemented reliably and in future-proof manner using the preLink® system and EtherRail® cables, which are specially designed for railway requirements.With Ethernet via only one pair of wires, rail operators can reduce their operating costs and optimize their production with the tool-less PushPull system. The central component of the preLink® system is the termination block, which allows the cable connection to be performed quickly, simply and reliably. The small size of the preLink® contact block makes it possible to prefabricate data cables separately from the train car and then install them in the former. A minimum hole diameter of just 12 mm is sufficient to insert and route the cables. Once the cables have been laid, the appropriate connector is attached, depending on the network device to be connected. Here, both RJ45 and M12 D- and X-coded connectors (socket or pin) are available for data transmission of up to 10 Gbit/s. This unique diversity of mating faces, in conjunction www.engmag.in

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with standardised preLink® connection technology, offers unparalleled flexibility and investment security, especially over long periods of use within railway technology scenarios. The system simultaneously simplifies assembly, making it both faster and more reliable. A current innovation is the M12 sockets, which can now be connected via preLink® as well. The newly designed sockets can be used both as a loose cable coupling as well as a housing feedthrough and be securely screwed here. The second innovation is a preLink® printed circuit board socket that allows the user to connect pre-assembled preLink® cables directly to the printed circuit board without the need for detours. As a result, there is no need for a permanent detachable connection to a housing via connectors, and Ethernet connections can be quickly and cheaply brought directly to the circuit board. The combination of the modular preLink® system and Etherrail cable is the ideal matchup for cabling rolling stock. With easy-to-install connectors and cables, trains can be equipped with future-ready Gigabit Ethernet and make an important contribution towards providing the

infrastructure for the mobile workplace of the future.

Ethernet through Single Twisted Pair (SPE) The goal of Ethernet via Single Twisted Pair cable and small connectors according to IEC 63171-3 is to achieve weight savings while offering identical performance. Under IEEE 802.3bp (1000 BASE-T1), cable lengths up to 40 meters can transmit1Gbit/s -- while the cable length is about one-third less than conventional 8-wire Ethernet cable. A standard Ethernet cable with four wire pairs for 1/10Gbit/s Ethernet weighs about 45 kg per kilometer. In contrast, a Single Pair cable with the same bandwidth weighs only 30 kg per kilometer. Since several kilometers of cable are installed in the cars of passenger trains alone, this offers a considerable savings potential in terms of vehicle weight.

Tool-less installation with PushPull HARTING offers its PushPull solutions in order to simplify assembly and service in the railway sector while improving reliability. The solutions consist of the circular M12 PushPull connector in a rug-

ged metal housing, as well as the lightweight, easy-to-use rectangular variant 4 connector. Securely transmitting power, data and signals up to Category 6A presents no difficulties with M12 and with variant 4. The advantage of PushPull connectors lies in the tool-free installation, regardless of whether circular or rectangular versions are used. The connectors are simply gripped and attached. The connectors produce an audible “click” indicating that they have been securely locked and correctly mated – while saving up to 75% of installation time. Both connectors feature robust IP protection class 67 and are tested in accordance with fire protection standard EN 45545-2. The HARTING Technology Group has focused on the rail sector for years, and the company’s extensive portfolio of products and solutions has been presented to numerous customers in Espelkamp during the “HARTING Railway Days”.

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Weight savings on a standardised basis – the HARTING T1 Industrial for the robust Single Twisted Pair cabling in your train

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Avians : Fire Rated Shutter

vians Innovations Technology Pvt. Ltd. who has been one of the pioneer manufacturers with more than three decades in providing end-to-end solutions’ in high-end automatic doors with vast experience in acquiring more then 1000+ prominent corporate and global brands and successfully executed more then 10000+ products so far. Avians is headquartered in one of the most renowned Pune’s Industrial And Automotive hub and has its own infrastructure and manufacturing capabilities in area of more than 2,80,000sq ft. with state of the art technologically advanced plant and in-house warehouse facility with a team of experts. Avians is an ISO:9001, ISO:14001 and OHSAS 18001 company.

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event happens, there is no bigger concern than protecting life. Avians fire rated rolling shutter acts as compartment between two premises to stop the spreading of fire. Avians In house manufactured after long R & D, advanced engineering technology and design make India’s first & leading manufacturers. Our fire rated shutters not only help to prevent loss of life but by creating partitions will help to prevent property damage by stopping fire from spreading. Fire rated shutter is engineered in such a way that it cannot be just dead asset to be used in case of fire but can be of everyday use like regular shutter. This can be of any color to match the aesthetics instead of earlier traditional RED color. Its ease in engineering concept, installation & maintenance makes very popular in manufacturing, commercial industries. By integrating with fire detection devices, smoke detectors or building management systems will operate all fire shutters to close automatically.

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• These fire rated rolling shutters are designed to stay open under normal circumstances, and closes automatically in the event of a fire by means of Fusible link. • The fusible links melt at 68° C, which triggers the fire rolling shutters to close automatically in the event of a fire. • These shutters are structured and constructed to prevent the spread of fire to adjoining areas by providing complete sealing. • All components are made from High Grade Steel • Available in maximum size of 7 m (width) x 7 m (Height) • Confirms Standard BS 476 Part 22 • Upto 4 Hours Fire Withstand Capacity • Certified by Exova Warrington, UK • Newly Designed G type guide to provide complete sealing • Easy to integrate with Smoke detector, Fire Alarm & BMS

Product Journey India is a developing country and is rapidly growing in terms of industrialization. Avians started with the regular automated Doors and Loading Bay Solutions but gradually started manufacturing high-end automated doors and loading bay solutions. Avians started acquiring the expertise with constant study of technology. Since these products were then imported, product delivery time and cost was an issue for many. In addition, these products were manufactured as per their own standards and requirements irrespective of what the clients here in India actually required. Avians devised a game-changing plan in this domain. Fire rated shutters by Avians are designed with advanced technology and knowledge, keeping in mind the safety standards and extremities. It also customizes the products according to the customer’s requirements after a detailed study of the situation by the experts. Earlier shutters was tested in India at CBRI & found fire leakage through guides & top cover. Avians deeply studied reasons behind failure & found that guide & top bracket assembly needs to be changed. Then product was redesigned & tested again at world renowned Warrington UK Lab.

judges on its ability to comply with performance criteria for integrity, as required by BS 476: part 22: 1978, clause 8 The furnace was controlled so that its mean temperature complied with the requirements of BS 476: part 20: 1987, clause 8 using thermocouples distributed over a surface as per BS requirements. During testing maximum temperature was started from 0 deg initially & gradually increased up to 1055 deg C. It is required to mention here that Shutter was at temperature above 1000 deg from 90 minutes till end of testing. It was major achievement. Test was carried out for 261 minutes and was discontinued after 261 minutes. (Various images attached) and found that not fire is escaped out of shutter. After successful completion Warrintone has issued certificate consisting of entire shutter specifications, individual part drg, dimensions, photographs of each hour testing,Radiation intensity at a specific distance etc. Avians is also known for its post sales services. It makes sure that every product that they have installed works according to promised standards. Avians aim to bring technical advancement and a better future to all work places.

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BS 476- Warrington, UK Testing Procedure The test was therefore conducted in accordance with clause of BS 476: Part 22: 1987 Method for determining the fire resistance of non load-bearing elements of construction”. The shutter was designed & manufactured at Avians Pune factory & single specimen was sent to UK for testing. Shutter was face mounted to a masonry wall construction such that the barrel assembly was exposed to the heating conditions of the test. At Warrington Avians team has installed the shutter at the testing oven. The specimen was www.engmag.in

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Problem Solver-Translator between Protocols

utomation technology is characterized by ongoing technological development. In such a dynamic world it can always happen that a new solution is needed simply because individual components suddenly do not match anymore. b+m surface systems was confronted with such a situation, when a component supplier was not able to provide the support of modern real time Ethernet protocols. The solution was as simple as effective and came in form of a protocol converter that even offered a number of additional benefits. b+m surface systems was founded in 1992 and soon developed into a specialist of application systems

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for water-based paint. Today, b+m surface systems offers the complete technology spectrum from conventional painting systems all the way to fully automatic paint application solutions including the related automation technology. Besides its headquarter in Eitersfeld, Germany, the company also operates subsidiaries in Poland and Russia. b+m surface systems produces all key components itself. This includes painting robots, atomizers and paint changing systems. Even the hard and software components for process automation are developed in-house and tailored to the special requirements of automated paint shops. A typical painting system consists

of several stations for sequential operation. The process starts with flaming the work piece, followed by the application of several coatings: first a primer, then a base coat and finally a clear coat. Coating itself is done by application robots without any human intervention. These robots are programmed in a way to guarantee application of the required coats with an absolutely even thickness. Paint supply of the robots is handled from a central paint preparation section, where the required coating materials as well as flushing agents to clean the nozzles are provided. Besides an engineering station, several industry PCs are used to control both process technology and www.engmag.in

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Robots in interaction material transport technology. They are assigned to each of the application stations for flaming, primer, base coat and clear coat. At process control level, b+m surface systems relies on Beckhoff IPCs, while RH04.0 Bosch-Rexroth robot controllers are employed at field level. Communications between both levels is accomplished via a CAN interface. An integrated CAN/ CAN gateway connects the external CAN bus to the IPCs of the internal CAN bus with the individual robot controllers.

Languages and protocols Generally speaking, a process control system is designed on the basis of highly specific goals and requirements. This includes the selection of matching hardware components and connecting them through the most suitable network technology. With the automatic paint application systems of b+m surface systems, this resulted in the use of multiple protocols matching the specific requirements associated to different functions. For example, the PC in the control www.engmag.in

center was connected to the paint preparation section via PROFINET, while the connection of the individual field devices within the paint preparation section was realized via a special I/O interface. CANopen was used for real time communication between the PCs in the control room and the individual application robots, while all controllers communicated via Ethernet and TCP/IP.

When protocols represent a disadvantage Technical development does not stop. b+m surface systems was confronted with this fact in connection with its robot controllers. Because their painting solutions are used in many coun-

tries, the company wanted to cover the complete range of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ethernet based communications standards. Bosch-Rexroth, however, only offered CANopen, but none of the modern real time Ethernet protocols, such as EtherCAT, PROFINET IO or EtherNet/ IP which is the primary standard in the US-American market. This forced the company to look for an alternative solution. As it turned out, the situation was anything but inopportune, since experience had shown that the existing solution had several disadvantages. For example, the CAN/CAN gateway not only required quite a lot of space in the switching cabinet. It also made it rather difficult to commission a system, since getting the gateway to work required a specialist with detailed knowledge about network configuration. The real time Ethernet protocols were originally developed on the basis of field bus protocols and do not only offer the functionality of data communication, but also reflect logic structures of the slave components involved. Depending on the communications standard this can lead to considerable complexity. In real-life, however, the situation is totally different. For example, while commissioning the control system for a painting application, guaranteeing a stable painting process is the primary focus of attention. This means, that a gateway needs to be commissioned quickly and easily without the onsite staff needing to have comprehensive configuration knowledge. b+m surface systems decided to look for an alternative solution, which would neither require high investments nor extensive alterations of the existing system architecture. They ended up with Hilscher from Hattersheim in Germany. Hilscher is specialized in infrastructure components for system automation and has deep knowledge of the different network communication protocols. JUNE 2019 | ENGINEERING REVIEW

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Therefore, the specialists at the b+m surface systems Hattersheim head office did not take long to find the ideal solution to solve the communications problem. The solution is named netTAP Gateways and is a rather inconspicuous and highly compact component. Unlike the previous gateways it requires only very little space in the switching cabinet. NetTAP is a protocol converter and serves to link totally different communications networks. It was developed after realizing that from ERP via process control to field level a wide variety of different network protocols are used. The reason is that at each level there are specific requirements as far as data volume and transmission speed are concerned. NetTAP acts as a gateway between two networks. The device automatically handles the translation between two different network protocols, thereby allowing a seamless and transparent flow of information. In modern automation technology, netTAP offers a simple way to modernize a system without having to replace existing field devices. This is a highly welcome factor for any company wanting to protect its investment while improving system performance. Implementing the converter is very simple and only requires to select the respective protocols via a configuration interface, setting the network parameters and assign the data to both protocols. For this purpose, the converter features a USB interface to allow easy configuration by simply connecting a notebook. For the paint application systems of b+m surface systems, Hilscher suggested its model netTAP 100-RECO, which is able to link EtherCAT to CANopen, thereby allowing unlimited real time communications between both protocols. This model is a protocol converter with two terminals and can be configured by simply loading the respective firmware and 174 ENGINEERING REVIEW | JUNE 2019

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configuration data. Terminal X2 can be either an Ethernet or a fieldbus interface. Terminal X3 can be a fieldbus, Ethernet or serial interface. Both terminals are located at the front of the unit. In addition, the unit features a USB interface. It allows for example to connect a notebook in order to manage configuration and diagnosis of the device. For this purpose, Hilscher offers its proprietary SYON.net configuration and diagnosis software.

Simple solution with added value Due to a high level of conformity with the CANopen standard, first obstacles during verification of the products were overcome quickly. Since b+m surface systems has been working with the Bosch RH04.0 controller for some time, some of the original functionalities are still being used. In this respect, the perfect implementation of the CANopen standard into netTAP 100-RE-CO was of great help. In addition, the Hilscher support team was willing to offer any assistance needed, which accelerated the change to the new solution considerably. In the end b+m surface systems was highly satisfied with the newly implemented solution. Thanks to

netTAP, they did not need to develop a completely new solution but could continue using the existing and well proven hardware and software basis. Another advantage was the fact that the Hilscher protocol converter only required a fraction of the cabinet space when compared to the previous CAN/CAN gateway. In addition, the simplicity of commissioning eliminates the need for any costly training courses for robot programmers, allowing on-site staff to focus on the application itself as well as the overall functionality of the system. The high number of protocols that can be handled makes the solution fit for the future. Since this includes also standards which are preferred in many countries outside Europe, the Hilscher protocol converter netTAP did not only turn out to be an elegant solution for the initial problem, but also paves the way into the future. One added advantage became obvious during practical application. Due to the extremely short latency of the gateway it was possible to speed up communication between robot switching cabinet and control cabinet, which turned out to be another aspect to improve the control of the painting process. As this example shows, keeping up with technical development does not always require a totally new solution. Sometimes, all that is needed is a small and inconspicuous component to link different protocol worlds, simplifying process control and reducing costs at the same time.

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE “Torpedo” High Performance Range Tools: Indian Tool Manufacturers “ITM” – (A division of Birla Precision Technologies Ltd.) has newly launched Torpedo Taps and Drills & End Mills. ITM focuses on its R&D department to continuously develop exceptional quality products for its customers. As a result of this extensive study and continuous efforts, we proudly introduce ITM “TORPEDO” advanced new range of products to compete with international standards to ensure Superior Performance, Extra Tool Life and Guaranteed Results. I) Torpedo Series Taps are made out of the highest quality of Powder Metallurgy HSS materials. These High Performance Taps are manufactured on our latest CNC Machines, with specific geometries to suit different machining applications, based on work materials. ITM Torpedo series Taps consists of Spiral Flute, Spiral Point, Roll Form, and Straight Flute-Cast Iron. To enhance the performance of taps, we can supply these taps with surface treatment like TiN, TiAlN, TiCN etc.

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cutting speed for higher productivity. (Size range is from M3 to M16). 3. Roll Form Taps is best suitable for both Blind and ThroughHole application. Roll forming operation is chip-less operation, forming a thread by displacement of materials and not by cutting, hence these taps are best suitable for soft materials like Aluminum, Brass, Bronze etc., (The size range is from M6 to M16.) 4. Straight Flute - Cast Iron Taps are best suitable for Cast Iron material and size range is from M3 to M16.

1. Spiral Flute Taps are best Suited for Blind Hole applications and are specially designed to eliminate chip clogging, they are available in size range of (Size Range: M3 to M16). 2. Spiral Point Taps are specially designed for Through-Hole application and are suitable for higher

II) Torpedo Series of Drills are also made out of the advanced grades of HSS PM materials. These Drills are produced on our latest CNC Machines, with unique geometries to give better accuracy holes and excellent performance. These drills are developed to machine hardened steel materials like Stainless Steel, Nickel Chromium Steel and Forged Steel etc. These Torpedo High Performance Drills are designed having Special

point geometry to reduce thrust forces while drilling. Size range in metric as per IS 5101 Metric Size 3.0mm to 13.0 mm Inch size as per BS 328 Inch Series: 1/8”to ½.” III) Torpedo Series of End Mills are made out of best quality of HSS grade of Materials. These High Performance End Mills are manufactured from our latest CNC Machines, with special geometry to give better performance with higher productivity. These End Mills best suitable for materials like Stainless Steels, Nickel Chromium steels and tougher machining applications. These new series of our “Torpedo” range of Products are new generation tools which will work at higher cutting parameters on latest CNC Machines and we are very confident that these products are best solutions for your higher productivity.

For Product Enquiry Contact Birla Precision Technologies Limited Email: itmth@indiantool.com

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Welding Fume Extractor, King Extractor-II-MU 3 Welding Fume Extractor, King Extractor-II-MU 3 is a mobile mechanical high efficiency selfcleaning filter designed for workplaces. The filter cleans air from different kinds of dry dust, welding aerosols & other dry contaminants from most industrial processes. The filter cartridge is cleaned automatically without interrupting the filtration process. The cleaning extends the cartridge service periods and minimizes maintenance.

The Filter is designed for continuous indoor operation under the following climatic conditions: • Air temperature from +10 deg. C to +45 deg.C. • Relative humidity : 80% at 25 deg. C • The compact construction integrates the filter, extraction arm

and fan • The filter can be used at workplaces unreachable to other ventilating equipment, & • The filter requires connection to a general compressed air supply. The standard delivery set includes Built-in fan, Control console, Filtering cartridge of respective type, Spark arrester, Oil separator with reduction box for compressed air system, and Electrical grounded cable L= 5 m with plug.

For more information : Ador Welding Ltd. Akurdi, Chinchwad, Pune 411 019 Phone: 020-4070 6000 , Email: cmo@adorians.com, Web: www.adorwelding.com

GEM’s Bottle Type FRP Cooling Tower GEM’s Nexgen Bottle type FRP Cooling Tower is known for the benefits it offers like low maintenance, high efficiency, noiseless operation, minimum water loss and long service life.

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Following are some of the constructional features of this trendsetting product: • Superior extended shaft flange mounted frame, waterproof with

aluminium body, epoxy painting, SS shaft and EPDM sealing; saves power; highly reliable and built to last. • RTM Mould body, UV protected and with glossy finish • FRP Louver profile reduces water spillage loss, prevents entry of foreign particles and extends cycle for blow down. Also proper L/G reduces evaporation loss. • High Efficiency Aero Dynamic Fan: Axial flow, direct driven, low noise, long life, corrosion -free aluminium, computerized balanced

and wind tunnel tested. • Revolutionary Spiral Fills: Rigid PVC – with long life, clogg-free and ease of assembly. UV stabilized • The product is offered to the customer with a 5-year warranty – for the first time in India.

For more information GEM Equipments (P) Ltd. SF No.103, Avinashi Road, Arasur, Coimbatore 641 407 Tel : 0422-2363800 / E-mail: sales@gemindia.com

Steady Volt Servo Voltage Stabilizers Frequent voltage variations are a menace that can damage electronic components like power supplies, drives, PLCs, controllers, etc. Their effects are widely felt in CNC, printing and textile machines as well as laboratory, data processing, medical & telecommunication equipment. Frequent breakdowns of such machines are costly to repair. This apart, the downtime and frequent interruptions in operation brings substantial loss

of revenue. Steady Volt from Unity Controls is a state-of-the-art Voltage Stabilizer designed to protect such equipment from voltage variations & its ill-effects.

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system(available in new digital models) Digital interface with large LCD display and keypad Auto re-start, adjustable output voltage, trip bypass, fault list No hunting, oscillation and noise generation Innovative transformer design to minimize power loss Constant output voltage across a wide input voltage range Single phasing

prevention, surge suppressor and EMI / RFI filter With the best-in-class response time and correction rates, Steady Volt offers improved power quality and greater energy efficiency, thereby saving the cost of breakdowns and energy utilization. Apart from protecting your equipment from damage, Steady Volt also saves energy during continuous operations.

For more information Unity Controls Pvt. Ltd. 405, Sapphire Arcade, 42 M.G. Road, Ghatkopar (E), Mumbai 400 077 Phone: 022- 2501 3832 / 33 E-mail: sales@unitycontrols.in Web: www.unitycontrols.in

Imaclamp™ - Tri-Clover Gaskets

Tri-Clover Gaskets are used for connecting two pipes in food & drug plant. Tri-Clover Gasket is available in Food Grade Silicon, Food Grade Viton®, Food Grade EPDM, etc. It can be supply as per sizes upon request. Tri-Clover Gaskets is www.engmag.in

made from Platinum Cured Silicone Rubber, Fluoro Elastomer (FKM), EPDM and PTFE. It conforms to FDA 21 CFR.177.2600 and USP Class VI Requirements. It is Animal Derived Ingredient Free. Silicone Tri-Clover Gaskets are available with collar for better grip and

also without collar. It is available in Red/Orange/ White & Transparent color. Imaclamp™ has different types like T/C Gaskets,

Mesh T/C Gaskets, PTFE Envelop Gaskets, Sensor T/C Gaskets and Validation T/C Gaskets.

For more information Ami Polymer Pvt. Ltd. 319, Mahesh Industrial Estate, Opp. Silver Park, MiraBhayander Road, Mira Road (E), Thane - 401104, Maharashtra. INDIA Tel.: +91 22 28555 107 / 631 / 914 | Cell: +91 86910 13935 Email: mktg@amipolymer.com | Web: www.amipolymer.com

Geissel cable glands Geissel Products are used in many industries, from mechanical engineering to the food industry and from the energy sector to climate technology. Now, Geissel cable glands will be used in the automotive industry too. Brass cable glands

of size M25 X1.5, Part number 356.2500.0 & locknuts 785.2500.0 of Geissel Make, are being used by MAHINDRA ELECTRIC in Mahindra vehicle - E Verito Model.

For more information Geissel India Pvt. Ltd. E-mail: nfo@geissel-india.com Website: www.geissel.com

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE CEM Flexible Clamp AC Current Data Logger Model DT-388 One of its kinds in the market. We are the only company manufacturing this kind of a product. This flexible clamp AC Current Data Logger used for T-RMS measurements and has a 4000 Counts Large Backlit LCD Display with analogue bargraph. The instrument has an electronic overload protection. Data Hold and In-rush current measurement makes it idle for Motor Current Monitoring. The instrument can be used to display and record from 500mA to 3000A with a resolution of 0.01A. It has an in-built memory

of 16000 readings and confirms to CAT-IV 600V and CAT-III 1000V making it useful for outdoor usage. The flexible jaw opening is 457mm (18 inches) coil. The instrument has Bluetooth interface for connecting it to your PC or Mobile device.

For more information CEM INSTRUMENTS (INDIA) PVT. LTD, 32A, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, 4th Floor, KOLKATA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 700013, Email: info@cem-instruments.in; Phone: 033-22151376 / 22159759.

to 1000V, AC/DC Current up to 20A, Resistance up to 60M.Ohms, Capacitance up to 100mF, Frequency up to 10MHz and

temperature up to 1000 Degree C, with duty cycle, diode test, transistor test and continuity test. AC Measurements bandwidth is 1kHz.

For more information METRAVI INSTRUMENTS PVT. LTD., 32A, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, 4th Floor, KOLKATA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 700013, Email: info@metravi.com ; Phone: 033-22151376 / 22159759.

Nylon / Polyamide Knitted Seamless

Metravi Digital Multimeter METRASAFE-10 This is a 6000 Counts T-RMS Multimeter with Large LCD Display having double injection housing. The only multimeter where you can determine whether the wire is LINE or NEUTRAL. The non contact voltage detector built-in changes color depending on the voltage value. The instrument also shows whether the capacitance once under test has been

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completely charged before measurement, although it should be discharged before measurement. Intuitive test results with audio and visual indications. The autobacklit illuminates the display only when in dark areas. The in-built flash light helps in accessing dark areas. The instrument confirms to CAT-III 600V and can be used to measure AC/DC Voltage up

Features & Benefits Made Synthetic Nylon or Polyamide texturised/ stretch yarn for more wearing comfort & soft feel. The Nylon offers more sensitivity & ease

at finger tips & less lint reduces the chance of contamination of material handled. The gloves in 13 & 15 gauge offer more lighter & sensitivity of finger tips recommended www.engmag.in

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE for precision work. These gloves are available in different colours options like White, Blue, Black, Grey etc.. & sizes options from M to XL. The Nylon/ Cotton Plated Gloves made to increase protection & also to provide wearing comfort to absorbe

perspiration.

Application Mechanical Protection Cleaning Paint Shop Packing Precision HandlingAssembly • Automotive Assembly • Pharmaceutical • • • • •

For more information Marvel Gloves Industries Manufacturers, Exporters & Importers of Gloves & PPEs 187/188, 2nd Floor, Ashoka Shopping Centre, G.T. Hospital Complex, L. T. Marg, Mumbai 400 001 INDIA Phone : +91 22 2262 6546 / 2262 6876 Email : marvelgloves@gmail.com www.marvelgloves.com

LED BOLLARDS

available in Ø100 and Ø166 with three different heights to suit the installation site. Their sturdy construction makes them especially suitable for areas where a high level of robustness is required to ensure vandal proof service.

Application : For the illumination of footpaths, entrance areas, driveway, private & public areas, gardens and as well as landscape architecture.

K-Lite Advantages - Powerful Design Powerful light

Efficient and cost-effective LED bollards with rotationally symmetrical illumination on ground surfaces. The photometric

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design of these luminaires is based on LED integrated with K-Lite’s precision reflector module. Consistent implementation of a new technological developments combined with the highest technical and structural quality have resulted in these state of art luminaires. These luminaires are characterised by their high luminous efficiency, extremely long service life and the uniform illuminance. These luminaires are

• Extruded aluminium alloy housing through homogenization for durability and thermal management. • Stainless Steel hardware used for long life and for easy maintenance. • Silicon gasket used for IP ratings and conforming to the safety and reliability requirements of the products.

• UV stabilized, non yellowing polycarbonate diffusers for better light transmission, vandal resistant. • Finished with 60 micron thick polyester based powder coating for uniform deposition and excellent finish. • CREE / OSRAM / NICHIA make LEDs, which are internationally recognized brands with higher lumen output are used for better illumination and longevity.

For more information K-LITE INDUSTRIES D-10, Ambattur Industrial Estate,Chennai-58 Tel: 26257710,48581950, Fax : 26257866 Cell: 95000 79797, 95000 85511 E-mail: info@klite.in / Web: www.klite.in

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Pioneer in intuitive programming

Digital Bargraphs NA5PLUS/ NA6PLUS

• Offer the easiest-touse & most adaptable alternative Automation Solution for specialized & demanding needs • An experienced technical team • A pioneer in the simplification of programming

Lumel S.A., Poland, a Rishabh group company with a vision of continuous improvement and providing next generation products has embarked development in its products. Digital Bar-graph meters NA5PLUS and NA6PLUS are released in offer with similar vision meeting customer requirements. The two models cater requirement of single channel as well as dual channel, whichever user seeks. NA5PLUS comes with Single Channel input and NA6PLUS comes with dual Channel. These Bargraph meters ensure high measurement accuracy and clear visualization of the measurements done. The visualization seen may be a combination of 3 or 7 colours which use the gallium nitride technology diodes. These devices find application in various industries such as, food industry, pumping stations and sewage-treatment plants, automation systems, chemical industry, weather stations, brewing industry and many more. These devices are meant for visualisation of the measured value and monitor manufacturing process change by trend. Some of the Key features are highlighted below

em4 - MORE THAN JUST A PLC • All-in-one fully connected nano-PLC • Remote management & maintenance on a PC & mobile devices

• Accurate & performant sensor measurement

Millenium 3 - Logic Controller • Compact & expandable • Easy to program • Multiple configuration options.

Specialist in electromagnetic & electronic technology • Specialist in time management with an extensive automation components offer that includes timers, monitoring relays • In addition to highperformance products, advice and support, offers tailor-made solutions for any application

TIMERS: • Simple to use • Multi voltage

• Multi or mono function

MONITORING RELAYS: • Close-up protection for total availability of equipment • All anomalies are detected • Optimise continuity of service.

For more information InnoVista Sensors India Pvt Ltd Div 1, BNR Complex, Plot No.92/1A, 1st Floor, H P Avenue Road, Konappana Agrahara, Electronic City –Phase 1, Bangalore – 560100, India E-mail: india@innovistasensors.com Web: www.innovistasensors.com

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Models • NA5PLUS type – Vertical, Single -

Measuring Channel with 1x Bar-graph and 1x Display, • NA6PLUS type – Vertical, Dual Measuring Channel with 2x Bar-graph and 2x Display,

Universal Input: Programmable Type • Voltage: 0 ... 300 mV, 0 ... 200V, - 5 ... 60V DC, • Current: 0 ... 200 mA, 0 ... 2A DC, • Sensors: RTD, Thermocouple, • Resistance: 0 ... 4/ 10 kohm

Output • Analog Output: Programmable Type • Relay: 4x Relay • RS485 Modbus

Supply: 95 ... 253 V AC/ DC or 20 ... 40 V AC/DC Programmable Functions: • Display of measured quantity on LED display & Bar-graph • Linear characteristics www.engmag.in

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PRODUCT SHOWCASE • Mathematic Functions: Square & Square Root functions, (for NA6Plus only - operations within channels: summation, subtraction, multiplication, division) • Programming of the bar-graph colour and resolution, • Signalling of the set alarm value exceeding, • Recording of the measured signal in programmed time intervals, • Memorisation of maximal and minimal

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48 x 144 x 92mm

ITI-160(P) Portable Digital METAL Hardness Tester • 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 and other equipment • Heavy work piece • The installed machinery and permanently assembled parts • Testing surface of a small hollow space

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• Outline dimensions: 210mm×85mm×35mm (Instruments weight : 350 Gram)

External dimensions:

For more information Rishabh Instruments Pvt. Ltd. Phone : 0253-2202099 E-mail: marketing@rishabh.co.in Website: www.rishabh.co.in

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is 30mm Battery pack: 6V NI-MH Battery charger: 9V/500mA Continuous working period: about 150 hours (With backlight off, no printing) Communication interface: USB1.1

• Material identification in the warehouse of metallic materials • Rapid testing in large range and multimeasuring 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

MiNi Digital LCD Paint Thickness Tester (Coating thickness Gauge ) (This tester is designed to not-destructively measure the thickness of non-magnetic coatings (including paint enamel, plastic, epoxy, etc ) on iron, steel or Aluminium.)

Specification : Measuring Range: 0.0mm2.0mm / 80 mil (Approx 2000 Microns) Accuracy ; 2%rdg ± 0.1mm , 2%rdg ± 4mil Resoluation : 0.1mm / 1 mil Size : 6.9 x 3.8 x 2 CM Weight : Approx 23 Gm. Accuracy is guaranteed at the operating temperature of 23oC ± 5oC and relative humidity of not more than 75% Compact and Easy to Carry Power Supply : 3V Button cell Operating Environment: Temperature :

0oC to 40oC, Relative Humidity: <80% Temperature: Coefficient: 0.05x(2%rdg ± 0.01mm,or 2%rdg 4mil)/oC (/18oC or >28oC) Storage Environment : Temperature: -10oC to 50oC , Relative Humidity: 80%

For more information India Tools & Instruments Co. – BOMBAY - INDIA Tel: 022-23428862 / 9819345050 E-mail: ojus_itico@hotmail.com web:www.indiatool.net

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