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SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME…

udget 2012; Indian Infrastructure; Casting & Forging…if you think these read like assorted areas of interest or concern (depends on how you look at things) or for that matter, for some, these may read like the contents page of this edition of SEARCH…look deeper; there is a common thread that binds them, and sometimes, it’s a good idea to conclude before one gets started.

So, to conclude, these three can be tied together and concluded as aspects and happenings that will change and define the shape of things to come in India. This is to also say that Budget 2012 and the skills of the Finance Minister in these trying times will shape the future and fortune of India, this is to say that the way our infrastructure investments and projects shape up will also have a defining impact on the economy and business of our country and finally, this is also to say that when we get down to basics and enter the shop floor, think ‘shape’; and the casting and forging industry, in all senses of the word, is shaping the better performance and solid growth for industries as well as India. Budget 2012, again to conclude before we start, can be described in few words, ‘mammoth task for the Manmohan Government’. But the major challenge for this year’s Budget is to strike a balance between fiscal consolidation and the revival of growth by revitalising the investment climate. What we really need and will get is a realistic fiscal arithmetic. Staying with numbers, as we go to print with the Union Budget just round the corner, industrial production data, yet again, surprised the market. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.8 per cent year-on-year in January, after clocking 2.5 per cent in December 2011. Readings for January have yet again thrown up mixed trends since the IIP readings give mixed signals. Even as investments are slowing, manufacturing is showing a rebound. This stellar growth has been driven by a strong show by manufacturing, which is up by 8.5 per cent y-o-y in January. On the other hand, mining remained in the red. Electricity also clocked a modest growth of 3.2 per cent. Industrial production growth through user groups shows it has been driven single-handedly by the consumer non-durables group, which grew 42 per cent y-o-y. If one takes out the high growth in consumer nondurables, the IIP growth would contract 1.2 per cent. Given that the intermediate goods segment is a lead indicator of industrial activity, while capital goods is an indicator of future investments, question marks over India’s long-term growth potential persist. With the optimist in us in deep slumber, another question mark has been raised by the Fitch Ratings’ 2012 outlook for Indian infrastructure report. Fitch foresees a further deterioration in a variety of already prominent credit risks in this enabling sector. According to this report, the credit quality of power projects, airports and toll roads will come under stress in 2012. Although the sector prospects appear good in terms of the fundamental demand for energy and transportation, the projects themselves are exposed to a wide variety of risks, which, when combined with weak financial structures, usually result in low ratings. But there is hope! If issues pertaining to land acquisition, permitting and systemic fuel shortages are addressed through committed & forceful policy action, completion and operations risks may be mitigated, thereby enabling projects to stabilise their credit profiles. So, as we begin our financial year, here is a good way to start, accept wherever there is a problem, as identifying the problem is the first step towards solving it. Let’s get started!

Archana Tiwari-Nayudu archana.nayudu@infomedia18.in

CONTENTS SPECIAL FOCUS: Casting & Forging

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India’s Growth Dynamics

En Route To Becoming Casting & Forging Hub Both casting and forging are coming up strongly, all thanks to the booming automotive industry. In addition, India’s low labour cost and advanced technology will make it an attractive destination for sourcing casting and forging products in the future. While much of the current demand is domestic, exports are significant and expanding rapidly around 25 per cent per annum since the past few years. As per the estimates, the export of forgings is estimated to reach $20-25 billion by 2015. With such promising prospects, India is all set to become the casting & forging global hub.

EDITORIAL Shape Of Things To Come...

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Simatic Powerrate Tool Energy Efficient From The Start

NEWS, VIEWS & ANALYSIS 36

Latest Happenings In The World Of Manufacturing

POLICIES & REGULATIONS 146

TECHOLOGY & INNOVATIONS 50

Technology Update Cutting-edge Solutions

Customise To Order Driving A Revolution In The Engineering World

STRATEGY 148

FACILITY VISIT 126

Disa India Hoskote Plant Perfecting Mechanisation With Localisation

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Deploying Automation To Mould The Finest Foundries In India Peter Holm Larsen, President and COO, Disa Group & Viraj Naidu, MD, Disa India

12th Five-year Plan A Manufacturing Revolution In The Offing?

Innovation Mantra Journey From Why To Why Not?

TIPS & TRICKS 152

Forging Techniques Selection 7 Ways To Forge It Right

IN CONVERSATION WITH

Pg 58 FlexEfficiency* 50 Defining New Standards For Flexibility & Efficiency

‘We Believe In Not Just Lifting Goods, But In Lifting Businesses As Well’

AUTOMATION TRENDS

Pekka Lundmark, President & CEO, Konecranes Plc

APPLICATION ZONE 134

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Automation For Power Plants Strategic Solution Offering Integrated Benefits

HIGHLIGHTS: MAY 2012

Special Focus: Safety & Security Insights & Outlook: Wires & Cables

Special Edition: Investment Destination - Aurangabad

CONTENTS SPECIALS IN THIS ISSUE

SPECIAL FOCUS Casting & Forging

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Advancements In Casting & Forging Recasting The Growth Figures

INSIGHTS & OUTLOOK Interview

‘We Don’t See China As Threat To India’ Suresh Bhandari, MD, Ring Forgings

Casting & Forging Miles To Go Before Going Green

Automation In Forging A Stepping Stone To Achieve Impressive Growth

New Forging Materials Lowering Cost, Enhancing Performance

Cupola Furnace Facilitating The Production Of World-class Castings

SMEs In India Gathering Momentum With Every Progressive Leap

Indian Infrastructure Building Blocks Of Manufacturing

Indian Infrastructure 2012 Scaling The Growth Ladder?

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Public Private Partnership Infusing A Fresh Vigour In Infrastructure Development

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Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Driving India To Achieve The Best In Class Infrastructure

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Golden Quadrilateral Jumpstarting India’s Competitiveness

PRODUCT UPDATE

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Infrastructure Projects Reigning In Growth Momentum

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Orbital Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Extending Tube Life Span, Enhancing Efficiency

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Indian HVAC Products Market Focussing On Environment & Building Technologies

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Case Study - BEML Exhibiting Excellence In Public Sector Procurement

CURTAIN RAISER

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New Launches Latest Products In The Offing

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Modern Machine Shop Creating Business Opportunities for SMEs

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Casting & Forging Latest Products In Casting & Forging

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Hannover Messe Of Sustainable Manufacturing Paradigms

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Infrastructure Latest Products In Infrastructure

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F&S Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2012 Embarking On A Green Journey

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General Products Rolling Out The Best In Class

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International Products Showcasing Products In A Global Arena

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EVENTS LIST

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PRODUCT INDEX Alphabetical Listing Of Products Presented In The Issue

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ADVERTISERS’ LIST Advertisers’ List In Chronological Order

REPORT 218

Engineering Expo Aurangabad Creating Yet Another Success Story

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IIP JANUARY 2012 STANDS AT SEVEN-MONTH HIGH OF 6.8% The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) expanded by 6.8 per cent in January 2012 relative to the 7.5 per cent growth in January 2011, and marked the fastest pace of growth since July 2011. However, the composition of IIP growth in January 2012 was not broad-based, dominated by a sharp 42.1 per cent expansion of consumer non-durables in y-o-y terms. In contrast, basic goods displayed a sluggish 1.6 per cent expansion; whereas capital goods, intermediate goods and consumer durables recorded a contraction of 1.5 per cent, 3.2 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively, in January 2012. Excluding consumer non-durables, the rest of the IIP contracted by 1.2 per cent in January 2012 relative to an 8.1 per cent expansion in January 2011. In terms of the sectoral classification, IIP growth in January 2012 was led by the 8.5 per cent growth of the manufacturing sector – an improvement relative to the 8.1 per cent growth recorded in January 2011 and substantially faster than the average growth of one per cent in Q3FY12. However, the growth performance was uneven across the 22 sub-sectors

of the manufacturing sector, drawing heavily from the aforesaid 92.6 per cent growth of food products even as nine sub-sectors of the manufacturing sector displayed contraction in January 2012. Electricity generation expanded by a sluggish 3.2 per cent in January 2012, dampened by an adverse base effect following a high 10.5 per cent in January 2011, which was the fastest pace of growth since August 2009. Data released by the Central Electricity Authority indicates that the growth of thermal electricity generation slowed to 3.6 per cent in January 2012 from 7.8 per cent in January 2011. Additionally, hydro electricity generation declined by 4.8 per cent in January 2012 in y-o-y terms, as compared to a robust 15.1 per cent growth in January 2011, dampening the pace of growth of electricity generation. The mining & quarrying sector recorded a contraction of 2.7 per cent in January 2012, reflecting the continued negative impact of regulatory issues and bans on mining imposed in certain areas by the Supreme Court on mining activity. However, the pace of degrowth of the mining sector eased for

ALSTOM T&D INDIA WINS BULK ORDER FOR EHV 765 KV CIRCUIT BREAKERS Alstom T&D India has been awarded a contract worth 648 MINR by Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) for 765 kV circuit breakers. This contract by PGCIL is to procure 64 numbers of circuit breakers for various 765 kV substations located at Dharamjaigarh, Jabalpur, Bhiwani, Satna (Extension), Gwalior (Extension) and Rajgarh Pooling (near Kotra). Commenting on the contract, Rathin Basu, MD, Alstom T&D India, averred, “We are privileged to work with Power Grid to develop extra and ultra high voltage transmission networks in India. In 2009, we successfully commissioned

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India’s first extra high voltage (EHV) 765 kV circuit breaker for NTPC Sipat. We made significant investments from 2007-2009 to build state-ofthe-art manufacturing facilities at Paddapai, Tamil Nadu, with capacity to produce EHV 765kV and ultra high voltage (UHV) 1,200 kV switchgear products. With this bulk order, we maintain our leadership in the transmission sector with supply of 765 kV circuit breakers for 23 of the 40 substations.” Alstom Grid is the first manufacturer to localise circuit breakers up to 765 kV and beyond with a spring operating mechanism.

the fourth consecutive month in January 2012, partly reflecting a favourable base effect, with growth having slowed to 1.7 per cent expansion in January 2011 from 6.3 per cent in Q3FY11. On an average, the IIP displayed a low growth of 4 per cent in April 2011January 2012, as compared to the 8.3 per cent growth in the same months in 2010-11, dampened by the degrowth in mining output, capital goods & intermediate goods, and supported by the healthy growth of electricity generation & consumer non-durables. The IIP growth for December 2011 was revised upwards to 2.5 per cent from an initial reading of 1.8 per cent, led chiefly by an improved performance of the manufacturing sector (revised to 2.6 per cent from 1.8 per cent). Additionally, the de-growth recorded by the mining & quarrying was revised somewhat to 3.4 per cent from an initial 3.7 per cent. In terms of the use-based classification, the pace of growth was revised upwards for basic goods (to 5.3 per cent from four per cent) and consumer non-durables (to 14 per cent from 13.4 per cent) for December 2011.

JSW ENTERS INTO ELECTRICAL STEEL SEGMENT JSW Steel has recently forayed into the electrical steel segment and is now planning to set up an electrical steel manufacturing facility of 0.6 MTPA capacity at its integrated steel works at Vijayanagar. Initially, this facility will produce 0.4-0.5 MTPA of Cold Rolled Non-grain Oriented (CRNO) grade electrical steel. The company will also take sight on the production of Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO) grade in future. Implemented in a phased manner, JSW targets to become the largest electrical steel producer in India. The first phase of the facility will produce 0.2 MTPA CRNO, which is expected to get commissioned in next 24 months from the date of receiving requisite approvals.

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TATA POWER COMPLETES COMMERCIAL OPERATION TEST ON INDIA’S 1ST 800-MW-SIZED SUPERCRITICAL UNIT 1 Tata Power’s wholly owned subsidiary, Coastal Gujarat Power (CGPL), which is setting up India’s first ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Mundra, Gujarat, recently announced the commissioning of the country’s first 800-MW-sized supercritical Unit 1. Unit 1 was earlier synchronised with the national grid on January 8, 2012, and had achieved full load on February 25, 2012. The country’s first 800 MW Unit 1 has been ready for synchronisation since June 29, 2011. It has been awaiting transmission evacuation system from PGCIL, which got commissioned on September 29, 2011. Unit 1 was commissioned in a record 48 months of construction work starting on the project. Work on Units

2, 3, 4 and 5 of the project is on track and progressing well. Speaking on the completion of the test, Anil Sardana, MD, Tata Power, said, “We are pleased to announce the commissioning of Unit 1, India’s first 800-MW-sized supercritical unit. It is a momentous achievement and a landmark event for our country. Mundra UMPP is a fine example of project execution excellence demonstrated by team Tata Power. As the first step in generating the proposed 4,000-MW power, which will benefit five states, we are proud to say that the work is on schedule. We are thankful to all the concerned authorities and our stakeholders for the support extended for setting up this project in time.”

WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT BUSINESS IN INDIA STANDS AT `6,300 CRORE The Urban Municipality, which is a sleeping giant, will witness intense activity in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) with five per cent of the `50 trillion being earmarked for the water supply and sanitation sector. Currently, most of the urban water systems in India have seen partial expansion over the past few decades due to the lack of financial resources with urban local bodies. The extremely low tariffs on water supply and lower recovery is adding to the woes. Between 2005 and 2010, the Private Equity (PE) investors pumped in over `700 crore into 17 water & waste management companies. The year 2011 saw the PE investment in Indian water & wastewater companies cross `500 crore from nearly `250 crore in 2010. The immense wooing by state governments for investments from private firms has bolstered the PE funds and venture capitalists to pour money into this lucrative market. The robust investments in addition to mergers & acquisitions among the private companies are expected to push for industry consolidation in the highly

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fragmented `6,300 crore (in 2011) water & wastewater treatment market in India. According to Sasidhar Chidanamarri, Industry Manager – Environment & Building Technologies Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, private sector participation is also an effective means of stimulating investment in water recycle-reuse infrastructure. Tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs) can be used as an incentive for private investment in new water technologies. The PE activity is further expected to gain momentum as business models of environment companies’ shift away from indulging in just civil construction to incorporating newer technologies for recycling & reusing. Furthermore, utilising smart concepts and information technology to monitor usage, reduce leaks/slippages in the water & sewer networks and aid in the efficient delivery mechanism through effective demand management, is expected to radically transform the way of doing business in the environment sector in India.

The project site, approximately 1,000 hectare, is located south of Tunda Wand village in Mundra. The project consists of five units, each of 800 MW, which will generate saleable power of 3,800 MW to be supplied to five states – Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. The 4,000-MW Mundra UMPP is the first of the UMPPs, which heralds the entry of 800-MW supercritical boiler technologies in India that is ecofriendly and efficient. The supercritical technology and the choice of unit sizes will help the project achieve higher efficiency, thereby saving fuel and reducing greenhouse gas emissions vis-à-vis the conventional technology prevailing in the country.

LAPP GROUP SHOWS STRONG GROWTH Stuttgart-based Lapp Group reported positive growth in its turnover in the financial year 2010-11. The leading supplier of integrated solutions and branded products for cabling & connection technology has thereby further consolidated & strategically expanded its worldwide market position. The consolidated turnover rose by 34 per cent to around €847 million from €633 million in the previous year. “This has been a very successful financial year for the Lapp Group. We have been able to close the gap with the record turnovers of the years before the crisis,” reported Andreas Lapp, Chairman of the Board, Lapp Holding AG. Contributing to this growth above all has been the strong upturn in the world economy, the significant positioning of the Lapp Group in its core markets, such as mechanical & systems engineering and the presence of the Lapp Group in the Asian growth markets. The real turnover growth was 27 per cent. Around seven per cent of this can be attributed to the sharp rise in copper prices.

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SUZLON GROUP LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION LOW-WIND 1.5 MW TURBINE The Suzlon Group recently announced its latest turbine in the 1.5-MW range focussed on harnessing Class III, low-wind sites. The new turbine is specifically designed to deliver high-efficiency and cost-effective power generation, even at low-wind speeds, thereby increasing the size of the market and making wind power projects even more financially competitive than they are today. The S8X, scheduled for launch this year, is designed specifically for the Indian market where majority of the potential lies in medium-to-low wind sites. This turbine is designed with advanced rotors, with diameters of 86.5 m and 89 m, and a tower height of 90 m, which will bring improvements in energy yields of between 15 and 20 per cent over the current S82 – 1.5 MW offering in low-wind conditions. Additionally, the S8X is specifically designed to operate in high temperatures and to meet the current & future grid requirements in India. This turbine is an evolution of the proven S82 – 1.5 MW platform, with approximately 2,400 MW in installations consistently delivering 97 per cent plus availability (uptime). The new design also incorporates several key features from the S9X suite of

turbines, thereby helping to achieve higher reliability, improved power output, higher safety and improved lightening protection. Like the S9X, the new turbine offers an improved pitch & yaw system, hub assembly, main frame and other key components, which ensure easier maintenance, greater reliability and higher uptime. Speaking on the subject, John O’Halloran, President – Technology, Suzlon Energy, said, “The S8X features advanced blade designs and highly efficient control systems to optimise loads and performance, thus delivering higher reliability, significantly improved energy output & ultimately, increased financial performance for our customers. These turbines will be built as per the latest guidelines issued by certification agencies, with even more advanced and stringent testing standards than the previous guidelines.” Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group, added, “We are pleased to bring this cutting-edge offering to the market. The S8X represents our relentless commitment to continuously improve our products and services to meet the exact needs of our customers, today and in the future.”

GE OPENS MEASUREMENT & CONTROL VALIDATION LAB IN BENGALURU To meet the critical needs of customers, GE Measurement & Control business inaugurated a validation laboratory in Bengaluru. The new facility – the fourth of its kind in the world for GE and the only one in India – will support the repair and calibration of Kaye validation products. With the opening of the new lab, GE has expanded its services capability to support calibration of validators, temperature baths, ice point reference pressure sensors, temperature loggers and intelligent RTDs with very high precision and accuracy, to meet the critical requirements of the pharmaceutical & life science industries. The GE lab is the only one in India with the capability to calibrate temperatures to an accuracy of 0.005°C. The lab will also help to reduce turnaround time for customers from three months to a week. “The new lab supports GE’s ‘In Country, for Country’ strategy to build on capabilities and resources within India,” said Ashish Bhandari, GM – Regional, Measurement & Control India.

AGGREKO INDIA APPOINTS NEW COUNTRY HEAD Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control services, has appointed V Radhakrishnan as the new Country Head for Aggreko India. Radhakrishnan will be in charge of driving growth in power projects and developing Aggreko’s depot business across the country. Radhakrishnan has over 20 years of experience working in management across a variety of industries, including manufacturing and the energy sector. Before joining Aggreko, he held the position of VP with Thermax in Pune, where he was also responsible for the

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company’s industrial heating division. He has an exceptional track record in delivering customer value, operational excellence and strong market growth. Radhakrishnan said, “I am excited to be joining Aggreko, a world-renowned and industry-leading company. With power deficiencies being such a major impediment to growth in India, Aggreko provides crucial support to industrial customers looking to mitigate the business risks associated with unreliable power supply.” Radhakrishnan is a Graduate Engineer in Mechanical Engineering

from NIT, Nagpur. When asked about his plan of action, Radhakrishnan informed, “We have enjoyed significant growth since starting our local operations in the country in 2009. We expect this growth to continue as rental power options become more familiar within the Indian industry as a way of guaranteeing power supply to sustain their growth and competitive advantage.” He added, “We intend to improve our reach further over the next three years to be closer to customers across all segments.”

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EVEREST BLOWER SYSTEMS RECEIVES NSIC-D&B-SMERA RATING Everest Blower Systems, the flagship company of Everest Group, was recently assigned a NSIC-D&B-SMERA: SE 2A rating. The rating is indicative of the ‘High Performance Capability and High Financial Strength’ the company’s blower systems has. Commenting on the significance of the rating, Amit Kapur, Director, Everest Group, said, “When a third party comes to evaluate your systems and assigns you rating based on your high performance capability and financial strength, it speaks volumes about the credibility of your company in the market. The rating is very critical for any company.” Before the rating was assigned, the company was comprehensively evaluated by SME Rating Agency of India (SMERA). Elaborating further on the same, Kapur explained, “The rating was assigned after they conducted a thorough analysis of all the functions of the company on every front, ranging across technical, purchase and finance departments.” He added, “They give you a chance

to further improve the quality and designing of the product.” For a company to receive such ratings, the company’s performance has to be consistent over a period of time. “Whether it is the blower line or the vacuum systems, we are probably the only company to have received SMERA ratings,” he proudly said. The company is engaged in the manufacturing of roots blowers (Bilobe & Trilobe Design), mechanical vacuum boosters, acoustic hoods, etc. It currently exports its products to Africa, Middle East and South East Asian regions and its exports are to the tune of 35 per cent of the total turnover. The Group has planned to achieve the turnover of `150 crore over the next five years. Commenting on what the rating would mean for every stakeholder of the company, Kapur concluded, “It really means a lot for every stakeholder who is involved with our company. Moreover, the confidence of the customers for our products will be sky high.”

TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING INAUGURATES HEAD OFFICE IN GURGAON Toyota Material Handling (TMH), a global leader in material handling equipment business, has inaugurated its head office and its Delhi branch in Gurgaon. The company will offer the entire range of Toyota and BT material handing equipment to the Indian market. Speaking on the occasion, Toshiro Ishiara, MD, TMH India, said, “I want to emphasise that our entire network is our own captive network and no independent dealers are appointed. This is because we would like to offer our customers first-class maintenance and services by our own trained service engineers, and by using high-quality parts with designated repair tools.” The company’s state-of-the-art facility is strategically located on NH-8 in Gurgaon, Manesar auto

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hub. It is spread over 20,000 sqmt. The warehouse can hold over 6,000 varieties of parts. With the setting up of the company’s office in Gurgaon, the company can strengthen its reach and can serve customers in the country especially in the north and the west. The facility also has a fully equipped workshop that will offer overhauling and major service repairs. There is also a training centre in the establishment with the necessary infrastructure to train customers. TMH India plans to replicate similar facilities in different regions of the country. The Pune and Chennai facilities of the company will be operational soon. A direct subsidiary under the Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), TMH India was earlier incorporated on December 2010.

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P+F FACTORY AUTOMATION TO FEATURE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDIAN CUSTOMERS Germany-based automation major Pepperl+Fuchs recently inaugurated the Indian headquarters for its factory automation division at Gurgaon. Michael Fuchs, Coowner, Pepperl+Fuchs Group of companies and Dr Guenther Kegel, MD & CEO, Pepperl+Fuchs Group of companies along with Matthias Gunkel, FA Business Head, Asia and Ingo Jannes, Director of Finance, Asia and Ravi Agarwal, Director & Head – Factory Automation Business in India, inaugurated the company’s new facility. Commenting on the occasion, Dr Kegel said that the new headquarters is a state-of-the-art facility with a well laid out office, testing, conferencing, integrated ERP and meeting facilities. This would help the company bring better quantum and quality of support to the market & leverage its staff to deliver its best to customers. He added, “I am sure that the manufacturing environment in India is bound to adopt appropriate automation in future and that companies like Pepperl+Fuchs will have ample opportunities to participate and contribute to its positive development.” Agarwal said, “The new facility is designed to land the latest technology, applications and products from the mother company of P+F in Germany and Singapore & relay the same to all over India.” Explaining how the new facility will help the company to further strengthen its grip in the country, he explained, “This facility is well integrated into company’s mainstream FA operations and competency centres in Germany and elsewhere. With this new unit, the company aims to land the best of its products and solutions to the market in India.”

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ADANI GROUP EMBARKS ON NEW GROWTH PHASE The Adani Group, a global integrated infrastructure player, recently unveiled its new corporate brand identity. It will now focus on three clusters of its businesses namely – resources, logistics and energy. Resources, which comprises of coal mines & trading, will also include oil and gas in future. Logistics denotes a large network of ports, SEZ and multi-modal logistics-railways. Energy involves power generation & transmission and gas distribution. All these clusters are confident of emulating the Group’s leadership philosophy of utilising cutting-edge innovation and technology for growth and expansion. The logic behind the new brand is encapsulated in the phrase ‘Thinking Big. Doing Better’. The phrase is meant to explain the spirit in which the Adani Group works. ‘Thinking Big’ captures both the scale of the Group’s activities and the ability to see new potential. ‘Doing Better’ defines both the Group’s history of delivering on its promises and also hints at a wider social benefit. Unveiling the new global brand identity at Mumbai, Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group, said, “The new corporate identity captures

Adani Group’s journey from its humble beginnings in Ahmedabad to its current global presence with mining assets in Australia and Indonesia… on realising the potential of an integrated business model, we have decided to focus on three clusters – resources, logistics & energy, which will be our key growth drivers for a successful future.” He added, “On the business front, we have successfully commenced our mining exploration programme in the Galilee Basin in Queensland. This marks the culmination of the first phase of our foray into Australia. Lastly, we have synchronised another supercritical unit of 660 megawatt (MW) at our state-of-the-art power plant in Mundra.” Addressing the gathering via a video message, His Excellency Peter Varghese, Australian High Commissioner to India, said, “The Adani investment into the Galilee Basin is a first order international investment into Australia. It places the Group among the biggest foreign investors in Australia and certainly a flagship investment for India in Australia.”

FREUDENBERG FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES EXPANDS INDIA BASE Freudenberg Filtration Technologies India has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Pyramid Filters, with effect from April 1, 2012. Based in Pune, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies India provides highefficient industrial and automotive filter elements and systems, as well as globally patented system solutions for capacity & efficiency enhancement in gas turbines and compressors. Pyramid Filters develops and produces air filter elements & systems for clean room applications in the pharmaceutical, medical, food & chemical industries. Dr Andreas Kreuter, MD, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies Group, explained, “Founded in 1998, Pyramid Filters enjoys an excellent

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reputation in India, thanks to a comprehensive HEPA filter range and renowned services. Based on Pyramid’s strong market position, we will be able to add new products to our already broad portfolio and offer our customers further services.” Dr Kirti Kelkar, Founder & Director, Pyramid Filters India, commented, “We are glad to have found in Freudenberg Filtration Technologies a partner with whom we can jointly develop world-class cleanroom filtration solutions. Our existing customers will benefit from Freudenberg Filtration Technologies’ expertise in application engineering and their position as one of the global technological leaders in filtration.”

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MANUFACTURING SECTOR TO GET MUCH NEEDED PUSH The manufacturing sector plays an important role when it comes to the Indian economy and its consistent growth along with creating more job opportunities. This was the highlight of the panel discussion, ‘Driving Growth Through Manufacturing’ organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on the occasion of its Maharashtra Annual Day. “The West is shifting to the East to become their manufacturing hub and this is the time to reactivate and reorient ourselves from the policy level to the final ground work,” said K Shivaji, Principal Secretary – Industries, Government of Maharashtra. Speaking about Maharashtra’s industrial growth, he added, “Maharashtra has achieved growth, but it has to maintain the growth momentum. We have to ensure that the growth is not just Mumbai-centric - as has been the case so far - but should be more spread out.” According to Shivaji, change in policies is a must in order to grow. He emphasised on the urgent need for coherent policy reforms across sectors. Various other factors like competitiveness and infrastructure were also discussed during the session. “The manufacturing sector has been recognised as the main engine of economic growth and creation of wealth. However, the share of manufacturing has continued to be range-bound between 15 and 17 per cent of GDP for over two decades. One reason for this has been the inability of the country to build and maintain high levels of competitiveness needed to meet the global challenges as well as to develop a larger domestic market through low-cost production,” said Praveen Toshniwal, Chairman, CII Western Region & Chairman - Nivo Controls.

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GE AND RELIANCE PREPARE SAMALKOT POWER PLANT FOR COMMISSIONING GE Energy recently announced that it has worked with Reliance Power to prepare the Samalkot Power Plant, located in Andhra Pradesh, for commissioning. Reliance had selected GE’s flexible, efficient power generation technology for a 2,400-megawatt expansion of the Samalkot Power Plant, representing the largest gas turbine combined-cycle project in India’s history. This project will help the country meet its ongoing demand for reliable electricity and support its rapidly growing economy. GE accelerated the delivery of six gas turbines and deployed a large pool of specialised experts in field engineering, product services and quality engineering on a 24x7 basis to meet customer expectations for testing and commissioning at the power plant site. The fuel for the 9FA Gas Turbine combined-cycle blocks at the Samalkot plant expansion will be natural gas, which is one of the cleaner fossil fuels used for power generation. John Flannery, President & CEO, GE India, said, “Today, the world is facing energy challenges like never before and the demand for efficient & reliable energy continues to grow. GE is continuing to ensure that all efforts

are directed towards delivering more value to our customers in India while helping them meet their challenges. GE is committed and well positioned to support India’s power generation needs. With these gas turbines at the Samalkot site, Reliance is closer to its objectives of powering up the powerstarved southern region of India.” Under the contract, GE will supply six Frame 9FA Gas Turbines, three D-11 Steam Turbines, along with technical direction for installation, training and performance testing for the project. The expanded power plant will feature 24x7 remote monitoring and diagnostics at GE’s operation centres in Bengaluru and Atlanta, US. In addition to supplying equipment, GE signed a 15-year contractual service agreement (CSA) for the Samalkot project that includes performance guarantees. GE’s CSAs are structured to provide customers with predictable maintenance costs, while ensuring a steady flow of revenue from power plant operations. GE currently has long-term agreements in place at more than 700 sites worldwide. GE’s 9FA combined-cycle technology is proven in applications worldwide.

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DANFOSS-IIT MADRAS PACT ENHANCING SCOPE OF INDUSTRYACADEMIA PARTNERSHIP Danfoss Industries, a world leader in energy efficient & climatefriendly solutions has joined hands with IIT Madras, a pioneer institute with expertise within research in power electronics and power quality solutions to enhance and develop new technologies in Climate & Energy. The institute with a number of advanced research centres & nearly 100 laboratories is supposed to conduct applied research in business opportunities that Danfoss Power Electronics may adopt in future. With the research collaboration, Danfoss will be benefitted in a number of ways such as patents that enhance Danfoss’ intellectual capital, control solutions for permanent magnet synchronous motor drives, etc. Jørgen M Clausen, Chairman of Danfoss A/S, who signed the MOU with IIT Madras, stated, “A key enabler to realise our vision is to build and leverage external research collaborations with universities such as IIT Madras who are experts in research and process.”

TIMKEN ANNOUNCES HIGHER PERFORMANCE RATINGS FOR TAPERED ROLLER BEARING PRODUCT LINE The Timken Company recently announced an average increase of 10 per cent in calculated load ratings for Timken tapered roller bearings used in a wide variety of mobile and industrial equipment. With advanced technology engineered into the bearings, performance assessments warrant this increase in predicted life across 20 product types used in industries such as rail & vehicle systems, mining and aggregate, agriculture & food processing, and energy generation from wind, coal, oil & gas. Based on extensive lifecycle testing,

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Timken’s higher performance ratings translate into greater value, with longer predicted useful bearing life and heavier load-carrying capacity than previously published. “As the tapered roller bearing technology leader, Timken continually enhances this core product line. Companywide, our engineers and manufacturing teams demonstrate unwavering commitment to build upon our legacy of innovation and continuous improvement,” said Douglas H Smith, Sr VP – Technology And Quality, Timken. He added, “The cumulative impact of improvements in Timken steel-

making technology, fundamental design and precision manufacturing & gauging has measurably increased the durability of Timken bearings.” Timken engineers work closely with many OEMs to develop best in class tapered roller bearings for specific applications such as engines, transmissions, gearboxes, pumps, compressors and other processing equipment. For customers, the higher ratings mean increased power density – more performance packed into smaller, lighter bearings, boosting the energy efficiency of the equipment they help keep in motion.

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NEW BEARING DESIGN FOR WIND TURBINES IMPROVES ENERGY EFFICIENCY he trend towards large, multi-megawatt wind turbines, particularly in offshore wind farms, has led to a change in the design of bearings for wind turbines. Single bearing designs are becoming increasingly important. With single bearings, the wind turbine rotor is supported only by a single, double row tapered roller bearing or ‘moment’ bearing, typically in a back-to-back arrangement that supports all forces and moments. This concept can take many different forms, for example, with a shaft and gearbox and a high-speed generator, as a hybrid solution with shortened gearbox and medium-speed generator, or as a direct drive without a gearbox. Single bearings always result in more compact designs. For example, the wind turbine nacelle can be fully integrated with the bearing-gearboxgenerator unit. This means that it is possible to eliminate drive train components and reduce weight. This,

in turn, reduces the head weight of the wind turbine, thus allowing smaller foundations to be used and simplifying logistics. Another advantage of the single bearing design is that preloaded tapered roller bearings can be utilised, which prevent axial clearance and small axial misalignments. This controlled guidance of the rotor shaft means that fewer movements act on the system, thereby reducing the negative effects

USPs The powerful combination of software enables the company to evaluate various load conditions and to accurately assess all relevant, critical load conditions for wind turbines. The use of ‘moment’ bearings in single bearing designs enables a high level of system integration, thus resulting in extremely compact and less complex wind turbine designs.

on the gearbox and generator. In keeping up with these conditions, the Schaeffler Group has developed a single bearing design concept for multi-megawatt wind turbine rotor shafts, which not only improves the energy efficiency and reliability of the turbine, but also eliminates drive train components, thereby helping to reduce the turbine’s overall weight. By using its in-house advanced rolling bearing calculation software, BEARINX, in combination with Finite Element Analysis tools and multi-body simulation (MBS) models, Schaeffler’s engineers can assist customers during the initial stages of wind turbine design. This helps to improve the reliability and efficiency of the turbine under a wide variety of load conditions. Schaeffler is able to develop bearing designs that are tailored to specific wind turbine requirements, including turbines for both onshore and offshore wind farms.

SOFTWARE TO EMPOWER USERS WITH REAL-TIME ACCESS TO ACTIONABLE INFORMATION anufacturers need immediate access to real-time data to provide insightful information to people at every level of the organisation. Without this insight, users lack the ability to create relevant reports, dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs), and therefore, struggle to evaluate & correct problems before they impact the bottom line. Achieving

USP Combining FactoryTalk Historian SE software and FactoryTalk VantagePoint software results in a manufacturing intelligence solution that turns production data into actionable information. Access to this information empowers users at all levels of an organisation to make informed decisions based on a more comprehensive view of the plant.

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that insight, despite the ever-increasing complexity of plant-floor applications, is possible with the newest version of FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition (SE) software. The new version incorporates FactoryTalk VantagePoint software as its reporting client to aggregate historical, real-time alarms & events data, and provides users with consistent & powerful reporting tools. By utilising FactoryTalk VantagePoint software as the client, users can create reports using an advanced Trend Tool, XY Plotter, Excel Add-in and dashboards, & publish them easily via a web-based portal. FactoryTalk VantagePoint software utilises a unified production model to ease organisation, analysis and reporting of data gathered from the Rockwell Automation Logix Control Platform, as well as thirdparty data sources. By doing so,

users, at all levels in the organisation, can look at manufacturing performance through role-based KPIs, reports and dashboards. As a result, they can easily meet manufacturing and performance goals. FactoryTalk Historian SE software collects, stores, analyses and visualises production data using powerful data capture and storage engines that can be used within the process, discrete and hybrid environments. FactoryTalk VantagePoint, in turn, leverages a unified production model to provide access to virtually all plant-data sources and produces web-based reports such as dashboards, trends and Microsoft Excel reports. Operators, engineers, supervisors, management and executives throughout the plant can use these reports to manage cost, quality, production, assets & resources more effectively.

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BIPV PROJECTS TO OVERCOME ENERGY DEFICITS IN THE COUNTRY ndia’s strategic geographical location enables it to tap the vast potential for solar power generation, with about 300 clear sunny days in a year. By 2050, about 69 per cent of the electricity produced in India will come from renewables like solar energy. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials used to replace conventional building materials such as glass facades/

USP India is currently facing a severe electricity deﬁcit, amounting to 67.148 billion KWH during 2010-11. This is likely to surpass 1,000 billion KWH annually by 2020. Hence, BIPV projects are the only viable solution for every individual/corporate to be aware of and be self-dependent to generate power on their own and also to contribute to overcome the energy deﬁcit in the country.

have any infrastructure for raw material production for solar panels (polysilicon) and is entirely dependent on imports. On the technology part, crystalline silicon technology accounts for 90 per cent of the market and the share of thin film technology is estimated at only about 10 per cent. This is mainly because the efficiency level of thin film does not match with crystalline silicon and is unlikely to be used for largescale solar power production in India. Greater acceptance of BIPV from the influencers (architects, decorators and developers) in the construction sector and increase in awareness and willingness to integrate PV in their buildings is yet to gain momentum. Therefore, the customer has to be convinced by having a clear definition on the design, concept and the need, which is possible when the design starts from the project inception stage and continues throughout the construction process.

NEW VISION SYSTEM TO CAPTURE IMAGES FASTER Banerjee, Manager – Business Unit, Corporation, the USP Vision Systems. leading supplier of

ognex world’s machine vision systems, has introduced the ultimate vision system that is small, tough and very smart – the In-Sight 7000 smart camera. This new vision system series represents a true revolution in machine vision featuring powerful vision tools, faster image capture, capability to power and control a range of external lighting and enough input/output capacity for virtually any inspection scenario – all in a compact, industrial IP67 package that makes the system ideal for more applications than ever before. “The significance of this new technology cannot be overstated. Not only does the In-Sight 7000 deliver proven, reliable Cognex vision technology, but because of its small package size and unique new features, companies can deploy vision systems much more easily than they were previously able to,” said Bhaskar

panels, or aluminum cladding/structural glazing, etc., in parts of the building envelope. The concept of BIPV is new and at a very nascent stage in India. BIPV are increasingly being used in buildings as a principal or alternate source of electricity. Moreover, there are buildings, which not only source power for internal use, but also feed electricity to the grid. BIPV are part of the photovoltaics industry, but due to their possible usage as a building product, they are also seen as a part of the ‘green building’ movement. BIPV may also be used in standalone, offgrid systems and are cost-effective. Increase in technological advancements and innovative products, reduced customs duty on solar panels by five per cent and 100 per cent excise duty exemption on solar photovoltaic panels have given rise to new business potential for solar market participants in India. Currently, India does not

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Smarter Tools The In-Sight 7000 smart camera users can rely on the industry-leading Cognex vision tool library for reliable, repeatable performance in even the most challenging vision applications. Proven In-Sight measurement, location and inspection vision tools and the flexible EasyBuilder environment make all inspection, defect detection and alignment applications easy to set up and deploy. Faster Image Capture The In-Sight 7000 smart camera provides many model options to choose from, all with a tough metal IP67 package, including the highest acquisition speeds available with InSight with a maximum of over 100 image captures per second. Lighting Power And Control Unlike most vision systems, the In-Sight

Features of the smart camera include CognexConnect, which offers the widest range of built-in communication protocols that interface directly with the vision system. The compact In-Sight 7000 features built-in Ethernet, RS-232 serial and multiple discrete I/Os. 7000 smart camera has the capability to power and control specialised lighting directly and eliminate the need for external power supplies. Expanded Input/Output Capacity With three input and three output connections powered by this vision system, the In-Sight 7000 smart camera has sufficient capacity to meet the needs associated with virtually any inspection scenario. Collated by Prerna Sharma prerna.sharma@infomedia18.in

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CHANGING PREFERENCE Today, the market is radically different and is driving a revolution in the engineering world. Now, whether the customer is a kid buying his first car, a couple buying a new sectional sofa or a food company investing in a new packaging machine, the winning products are tailored to the customer’s unique requirements. Manufacturers have been forced to respond and are rising to the challenge – standardise but customise – asking themselves how can I quickly give customers exactly what they want, cost-efficiently and without compromising on quality? Take the automobile industry, for example. Drivers already choose car options that reflect their individual needs – bucket or regular seats, a DVD player or stereo, manual or automatic transmission, and the like. Similarly, customers across all sorts of industries can now ‘design their own’ products –

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from airplanes to office chairs, tyres to computers, food packaging machines to even power plants. Customers now demand ‘personalised’ products, and will give their loyalty to manufacturers who respond fastest. For manufacturers, the challenge is how to offer more of these personalised features without complicating the design and manufacturing process. Anyone can make a super-personalised product with unlimited funds and resources. The trick is how to deliver that product quickly and at a competitive price.

STEP 1: ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS Companies such as Dell, Herman Miller and Siemens/ABB have been offering personalised products for many years. So, how can your company get in the game? To begin with, you must re-evaluate your current engineering process. Ask yourself the following questions. Have you ever … Lost a great customer opportunity because it took too long to accurately estimate their custom order? Gone straight from order to production without validating the design – and been left with expensive but useless scrap on the factory floor? Found that you spend too much time in corrective action after the customer’s requirements have been supposedly ‘locked’? Had difficulty reusing existing

product configurations because the new order has been slightly tweaked? If you answered yes to even one of these questions, you are not alone. The fact is that most companies – nearly 90 per cent – rely on some sort of manual process for developing and managing the wide variety of configurations (i.e. product variants) they support. The problem with the manual approach is that product designs are often documented and managed manually in a paper notebook, 2D drawings, or a spreadsheet. Let’s say, for example, your company’s sales representative needs a quote for a customer bidding on a hot product design. By the time you find the necessary information – spreadsheets stored in file cabinets or worse, thoughts in a vacationing engineer’s head – your competitor has responded to and won the business. All because the other manufacturer is already responding better and faster to today’s more sophisticated customer.

STEP 2: ALIGN PRODUCT PLATFORMS WITH BUSINESS STRATEGIES So, how do you catch up with your competitors? In short, you have to find an easier way to offer customised products. Product designs need to be less complex, but still be innovative. Designers need to reuse existing part designs seamlessly in their new products. Switching to modular product architecture – an approach that builds

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configuration flexibility into the design – is the answer. Although the benefits of such a shift are clear, finding the right balance of cost savings and product differentiation is a major challenge for most companies. It is not about adopting yet another solution; it is about designing a flexible architecture that meets your company’s specific objectives. First, you need to align your products and product platforms to your business strategy of meeting your customers every requirement. And as you begin a migration of this magnitude, consider how the following market trends will affect your company’s future growth and profitability. In a few years, mass customisation will be the norm, not the exception. Just ask Sr VP and Chief Economist Michael Cox, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, who noted in ‘The Right Stuff: America’s Move to Mass Customization’, “Mass customization offers consumers the best of both worlds. It embodies the good qualities from the era of hand production – custom design and individualised service. And it retains the most significant gain from the era of mass production – low cost.”

STEP 3: MODULAR DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT It is a simple idea with powerful consequences. In order to deliver more personalised products, you need to get closer to your customers. Adopting a modular product architecture will help your company better support your customers’ unique requirements. To that end, manufacturers are streamlining the engineering process to allow: The capture of all customer, engineering and manufacturing requirements to develop rules and constraints for configuring single or multiple product platforms Design automation by creating and publishing automatically configurable product designs

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Designers and non-designers – and ultimately customers – to easily and automatically configure the design for a specific application by selecting/specifying variables and using predefined business and design constraint logic. Taking control of configuration management is the key. The traditional product structure is often too inflexible for handling modern configuration requirements. What is needed is a more modular approach, one in which the traditional product structure is embedded with configuration intelligence: generic definitions of outsourced and manufactured parts tied together by specific rules and constraints. Typically, changes – inevitable in the highly dynamic nature of product development – are what slow the customisation process down the most. The structure must be able to absorb and respond to these changes quickly and efficiently. Capturing variability and modularity in the structure can help you with the ever-changing customer needs. As Figure 1 indicates, nearly half of all designs are modifications of existing designs. Therefore, using technology to easily access and reuse existing designs means designers & engineers spend far less time making modifications of Percentage of new designs that are modiﬁcations of existing designs

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these designs in order to derive the new product. By adopting a modular product structure, your company can capture and store engineering intelligence digitally. It can also automate the variant creation design and generation to better manage multiple design configurations, accommodate design alternatives and design improvements. The benefits are clear. Not only can a modular product structure help you deliver products to market faster, it allows you to modify – and most importantly, customise – designs to meet individual customers’ needs.

STEP 4: AUTOMATE BIT BY BIT The good news is that even small changes in your process and technology can make a huge impact towards your customise-to-order goals. Your objective here is to reduce product complexity, increase part reuse and achieve greater product differentiation all in the name of delivering to your customer’s unique requirements. Beyond simple manual processes, there are three levels of configuration management that can help your company realise the benefits of a customise-to-order strategy.

TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL Of course, making the leap to modular design and variant generation is an evolving process. The key is to make improvements gradually. Drawing on historical data and business trends of your company, begin by making a set of recommendations. Be sure to: • Underscore the business benefits that come from optimising to the product development process • Architect your products for variability and modularity so you can increase part use • Design the system for your users who will need to create variants (application engineering/ technical field employees, dealership network, customers, etc.) Rafiq Somani, Area Vice President and Country Manager, PTC India

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We believe in not just lifting goods, but in lifting businesses as well “There is tremendous technology transfer in the ﬁelds of electronics, software, automation, from the headquarters to the Indian facility. Going forward, as we have developed a global engineering centre in India, we foresee a huge technology transfer from India to other parts of the world,” asserts Pekka Lundmark, President & CEO, Konecranes Plc, during an exclusive interaction with Prerna Sharma. Excerpts… YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE INDIAN MARKET The Indian market is one of the most sophisticated markets in the world. With the consumers’ growing awareness to invest in augmenting productivity, we are witnessing a huge market for hi-tech equipment and respective maintenance services. I feel both India & China are very bullish markets to grow your business. In the long term, the population of India will overtake that of China. Most likely, manufacturing would also follow suit. India is more hi-tech and software oriented; while China is more hardware oriented.

LEADERSHIP STYLE The most important leadership principle that we practice in our company is the freedom of speech. We encourage our employees to come up with ideas. If their ideas are constructive, it would be considered even if they are contrary to the management’s decision. If one cannot inculcate a culture of sharing ideas, a company can never be successful. As far as my leadership style is concerned, I feel that a leader must show passion and must be able to enthuse vigour in his or her team members to attain success.

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Well, a lot depends on how the economy shapes up. World trade determines how many ports invest in container handling & other port equipment; while industrial production determines how companies are investing in industrial infrastructure, including cranes. Our biggest segment is general manufacturing, which comprises about one-third of our business. But there are some important drivers – one is clearly power. There is a constant lack of power in the world and every power plant needs very heavy cranes. All power plants deploy very heavy maintenance cranes. Then follows the port & container handling segment. These days, major ports are investing in state-of-the-art equipment.

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CRACKING THE DEAL The success or failure of an acquisition depends on the people. So, before you crack a deal, you need to gauge the compatibility between the key people. If you are not able to explain to the acquired company why the deal was made and what the role of key people would be, you will not be able to build a strong trust factor between the people. Then, you need to have a strong strategy in place behind the acquisition. Apart from that, you also need to have very good discipline in the integration process, which should be done as quickly as possible. Our acquired company, WMI Cranes, is a very rewarding proposition in the sense that we are operating in such a strong growth market, we do not need to reduce manpower. India is a great place to recruit skilled professionals in software and automation. That is what Konecranes has been doing. While we deploy the best of automation solutions in our facility, we also make sure that we are hiring and retaining the right kind of & skilled talent to carry the task forward.

CRANE SERVICE MARKET The service aspect is very important because if you want to achieve productivity in your manufacturing process, you need to avoid the downtime. The most important aspect of the service business is people. First, you need to recruit the right people and then train them to do the task. This is exactly what we are doing. We are building up our infrastructure for service. Another crucial aspect is the need to innovate. Service is also a product and you need to customise your services. We have a model whereby we offer customers five levels of service depending on their requirements. Level 1 is just the individual service transaction without any contract. Here, customers call us and ask us to perform certain maintenance practices. The Level 2 service pertains to inspection.

Here, we have an agreement with the customer to regularly visit the facility for routine maintenance purposes. Level 3 is basically a preventive maintenance contract, wherein we have an agreement with customers as per which we will carry out the maintenance programme on their behalf at a particular time. In Level 4, we offer complete outsourcing of service. Here, it is completely our responsibility to carry out regular maintenance schedule. And finally, in Level 5, customers ask us to operate cranes. But this is a long-term plan.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER There is tremendous technology transfer in the fields of electronics, software, automation, etc., from the headquarters to the Indian facility. Going forward, as we have developed a global engineering centre in India, we foresee a huge technology transfer from India to other parts of the world where our facilities are located. We have a strong talent pool, which provides their technical expertise globally.

FOCUSSING ON RESEARCH For a crane manufacturer, new products or features do not come off the shelf. They are the result of months and even years of painstaking research into promising new technologies and their usability. Lots of research into new technologies is necessary before new products or improved features can be launched. The research that we do is not directly aimed at a given end result or product; it looks into new technologies and solutions that could perhaps be used in the future.

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Books that you are currently reading One of the books that I am currently reading is ‘Mr China’. It is a story of a British businessman who set out for China to make his fortune. He teamed up with an investment banker to form a private equity firm which would invest in Chinese businesses. The author recounts story after story about cheating, theft, corruption, kidnapping and everything else you think could go wrong. This book serves as a warning about the risks of doing business in China. What motivates you? The biggest motivation factor for me is when I enthuse people to achieve success in the task they are doing. The most challenging task It was in the recession year 2009 when half of our market disappeared and then we had to lay off some employees. That was really hard. Your plans for India India is one of the most important growth markets for us and we understand what drives our customers’ factory productivity. While we do this, we want to be a good citizen in India and a good employer. We want to offer our employees international career opportunities as we are present in 50 countries across the globe.

STRATEGY DEPLOYED We have typically grown 10-15 per cent per year. One key strategy will be to acquire companies for aggressive expansion plans. In 2011, we acquired six companies globally and WMI is the largest acquisition that we have made in the year. Apart from this, we have acquired crane companies in South

Arab & Chile and have acquired three service crane companies in Europe. This plan will continue because the market is quite fragmented. In the end, we believe in not just lifting goods, but in lifting businesses as well. prerna.sharma@infomedia18.in

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Both casting and forging are coming up strongly, all thanks to the booming automotive industry. In addition, India’s low labour cost and advanced technology will make it an attractive destination for sourcing casting and forging products in the future. While much of the current demand is domestic, exports are signiﬁcant and expanding rapidly around 25 per cent per annum since the past few years. As per the estimates, the export of forgings is estimated to reach $20-25 billion by 2015. With such promising prospects, India is all set to become the casting & forging global hub. NISHI RATH

ccording to the recent World Census of Castings, India ranks six in the world producing an estimated six million MT of various grades of castings as per international standards. In 2009, India was the second largest producer of castings in the world and was among the fastest growing top 10 nations, increasing its casting tonnage by nine per cent as compared to figures posted 2008. The foundry market has been growing consistently in India, with grey iron castings accounting for the largest share of total castings produced. While the foundry industry is a major feeder to various other sectors, the automobile industry accounts for a major share of pie. And with growing demand from automobile and engineering, coupled with India’s rapidly growing economy,

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the foundry market is expected to witness robust growth in the near future.

GROWTH ENABLERS The Indian foundry industry is growing at the rate of 15 per cent annually owing to increasing share of local manufacturing in the GDP and strong demand from international markets. Among various factors that are driving its growth, the demand from the automobile industry has played an important role, apart from factors like strong economic growth, low cost of labour and modernisation. Additionally, industry experts believe that the industry will witness tremendous growth as the demand for castings will go higher, thereby driving the industry to newer heights. Besides, improving production technology and government support will help stimulate

growth in this industry.

INDIA TAKING CENTRE STAGE Undoubtedly, the industry is slated to witness tremendous growth. However, various areas need to be taken into account to enhance the functioning of the industry. This growing industry poses grave environmental concerns. And with the green brigade influence increasing & issues pertaining to global warming taking centre stage, environmental regulations are becoming stricter by the day. As a result, tier I & II automotive component makers in EU and the US are shifting their castings and forgings to Asia. The shifting, also termed as the KYOTO effect in the industry, has opened up a lot of possibilities for the Indian casting and forging industry, primarily because in India & China, the cost of compliance is quite low as compared

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to the EU. In addition, the low labour cost gives India an additional advantage as it attracts more companies to the country – substantiated by the fact that several automobile companies have made their way to the Indian subcontinent over the past few years. Additionally, India being a growing and most sought after consumers’ market, also gives an additional market to various international players. These factors are all set to further open more opportunities for castings and forging industries both for domestic production as well as for exports.

EMERGING CLUSTERS The Indian casting industry is by and large organised in the form of clusters, which contribute a major share to the industry. The five major clusters that have helped the industry reach new heights are Belgaum, Batala & Jalandhar, Rajkot, Kolhapur and Coimbatore. The other clusters which have contributed their fair share include Pune, Howrah and Ludhiana. Each of these clusters has its own niche category of products for its user industries. Rajkot in Gujarat is one of the most important foundry clusters in Western India. There are about 500 foundry units in Gujarat. The cluster came up mainly to cater to the casting requirements of the local diesel engine industry. A majority of the foundry units at Rajkot produces grey iron castings for the domestic market. On the other hand, Belgaum in Karnataka is home to around 100 foundry units. The industry at Belgaum came up primarily to cater to the needs of the automobile industry at Pune. Belgaum is known to be a reliable source of high-precision, high-volume and economical castings. The cluster in Coimbatore came up mainly to cater to the needs of the local textile and pump set industries. Coimbatore boasts of around 600 foundry units. Most of the foundry units cater to the needs of the domestic market. Nearly half the number of

foundry units manufactures castings for the pump set industry; while the majority of units in Batala and Jalandhar in Punjab are small-scale and produces grey iron castings. The foundry units here are predominantly making machinery parts and agricultural implements. One of the most important clusters for automotive castings, Kolhapur in Maharashtra, came up to cater to the casting requirements of the local industries like oil engine manufacturing, sugar mills and machine tool industry. This cluster has seen a lot of growth. There are approximately 250 foundry units in Kolhapur.

THE END USERS The most important end user industry segments for castings, apart from automobile, are engineering, construction and aeronautical & electronics industry. As per general industry estimates, the automotive industry utilises almost 50 per cent of the total castings production, while engineering accounts for 30 per cent and construction uses around 10 per cent. The automotive industry mostly uses iron castings, whereas the engineering industry generally uses steel castings. Talking about forging, again the automobile industry holds the fort with 60 per cent share. According to estimates, the engineering industry and the agricultural machinery segment account for about 10 per cent each, respectively. The other sectors like railways and mining demand approximately around five per cent, while the rest is consumed by other industries like construction, maritime and power, among others.

CHALLENGES FACED The supply of iron ore – the principal raw material for foundries – has become a major cause of concern, especially for mining units in Goa, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. Another factor that has been adding to the woes of the industry is the erratic power supply

to foundry units. If these problems are not addressed at the earliest, then it might affect the fortunes of the industry. Apart from these, the other factors that may cause a hindrance for the industry’s progress are the rising and unpredictable input costs, low capacity utilisation and shortage of skilled manpower. Also, the automotive industry has seen the percentage weight of castings and forgings decreasing with automotive companies seeking to reduce weight and provide better fuel efficiency. Various companies are replacing cast and forged components with value-added plastics wherever feasible to meet the requirements. This has not only created competition for the casting & forging industry, but has also put pressure on it to control costs keeping in mind the environment issues.

KEYS TO SUCCESS For the casting and forging industry to witness maximum growth, focussing on manufacturing high-quality & value-added products, catering to niche market segments; cost control and increase capacity utilisation will be key considerations going forward. The industry is set to experience huge demand with the growing expectations of OEMs regarding the quality and quantity of castings. Also, India is expected to produce larger casting facilities over the next few years. The size and scope of large plants are required to address investment requirements, power shortage and a talent crunch. To address the crunch of skilled manpower, setting up training centres in and around the casting and forging clusters can be very helpful. In a nutshell, manufacturers equipped with the latest technology, equipments and raw materials are set to ride the growth wave. With inputs from the Institute of Indian Foundrymen nisi.rath@infomedia18.in

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Ingenuity, new researches and technical advancements are changing the dynamics of the metal casting & forging industry. The present industry, which stands at the No.2 position, is progressive, innovative, hi-tech and ready to take up the challenges put forth by sectors such as aerospace and automobile, among others. While some of these innovations have been design modiďŹ cations, some have really set the momentum when it comes to using the latest technologies and new innovations.

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s compared to the global casting & forging industry, the Indian casting & forging industry is wellestablished, in particular, the casting industry. According to the recent World Census of Castings, India ranks 2 in the world, producing over 7.44 million MT of various grades of castings as per international standards. Continuous upgradation of processes, techniques and technologies is underway in the industry due to enhanced demand from several sectors and global companies which have entered the Indian marketplace. Apart from this, conformation to EU standards has become a routine requisite today, which has created the need to upgrade technology, safety & standards.

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As per the Technology Export Development Organisation, with India becoming the small car hub of the world, the casting and forging sector have come up strongly. The Indian forging industry has attracted the special attention of global players who are seeking a lower cost of compliance to the intensifying stringent environmental conditions being set for the industry. Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low labour cost and advanced technology renders the industry, a highly attractive destination for sourcing casting and forging products. This KYOTO effect has opened many opportunities for the Indian castings and forgings industry, providing cost advantage as compared to the other European countries. Riding on this growth momentum, the Indian casting & forging industry

is making rapid technological advances that have benefitted many facets of the forging & casting process, and continues to enhance the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitiveness and profitability on the global front. Presently, the Indian forging industry uses all the different forging processes available worldwide including closed forging, open forging, cold forging, roll forging, warm forging, etc. As per recent surveys, closed die forgings account for 61 per cent of the forging production, while open die forgings account for 16 per cent. The Indian industry has a capacity to produce 600 kg forgings in closed die forgings. The industry can also produce 13,000 kg in open die forgings. The major importers of the Indian forging industry are the automotive industries in Europe and

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the US. With so much happening on the global front, there are technical areas that need immediate attention.

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shape parts that satisfy needs of the customers. The demand for continuous improvement and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;smartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; forging presses and other pre- and post-forging equipment has recently come up that can improve energy, raw materials and labour utilisation. Some of the key advancements that have taken place in the casting & forging industry have been dependent on the demands from the industry to go green, increase energy efficiency & fuel optimisation.

usage in the manufacturing process. Some of the latest advancements that can help companies on this front include neural networks for process control and optimisation; modelling and verification of complex problems in metal forging; rapid prototyping; advanced die materials and surface modifications or coatings; imaging system for commercial quality control and inspection of parts; developing design relevant material properties; use of energy-efficient gas-fuelled burners for furnaces; advanced cogeneration/ waste heat utilisation systems and environmental modelling of processes.

With companies like Bharat Forge already successful on the global platform, the base work for advances in techniques and technologies is already in place. The Centre has also encouraged technology transfer through joint ventures with foreign companies and cooperated with UNIDO to give support to many foundry clusters. Yet, DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN INDIA specific avenues in which technological With no R&D in low-cost issues need to be addressed exist. These mechanisation & pollution control and include materials, design & modelling, great scope for energy saving measures process modelling and optimisation throughout the industry in all areas, TRACKING GLOBAL ADVANCEMENTS software, process controls & sensors, including melting, moulding, core Continuous advancements have been real-time preventative maintenance, making & pouring, fettling and material witnessed by the global casting & forging and primary & secondary processing movement, the need to develop systems industry in the recent time. Some of equipment. The government has been that can check the performance of the the most important ones include the able to provide the requisite backbone industry on the above parameters has new manufacturing and production in terms of R&D for the casting become a must. With this, the need process developed by Sumitomo Metal industry, but enhanced focus on the to develop technology in terms of a Industries. The company has bagged forging industry is now a must. standard pollution control device that the 4th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand In the present market, a huge can ensure minimum norms are met Award for the development and demand is coming in for new has come up. Metal casting is energy commercialisation of technology to lighter-weight, higher-strength and intensive, handles massive quantities efficiently manufacture high-quality higher-quality alloys that can replace of processed waste materials and has very thick steel plate by continuous alternative materials & processes. The the potential to emit a large quantity casting. processing of these materials will make of carbon dioxide and other pollutants Sumitomo Metals has installed forgings the components of choice. into the atmosphere. Metal recyclers, a reduction roll inside a continuous Additionally, surface modifications of metal casting facilities have considered casting machine at Kashima Steel the die-material interface are becoming themselves a part of the green Works and conducted a test to analyse increasingly important. Die design revolution. But in reality, the industry the relationship between solidification and modelling software and porosity formation. supplement metallurgical The company found that Closed die forgings account for 61 per cent of the forging improvements, adding at the forming of pores can be production, while open die forgings account for 16 per least an order of magnitude to efficiently reduced when the cent. The Indian industry has a capacity to produce the life of tooling. Advanced slab surface is compressed 600 kg forgings in closed die forgings. The industry can rapid prototyping technology just before the central part also produce 13,000 kg in open die forgings. needs to be incorporated into of the slabs is completely forged product design and engineering is yet to achieve the higher level of solidified at the time when there is processes. sustainability that the future demands. sufficient difference in temperature In the present market scenario, Apart from this, energy reductions between the cooled surface and the where new alloys & materials have come in the manufacturing process pose hot central part. This finding has up as per the industry requirements, significant potential improvements in enabled the production of a very thick new, more reliable and predictable total energy usage and the reduction plate by continuous casting for mass equipment must be developed to suit of carbon emissions resulting from the production. The new technology to unique casting & forging processes combustion of fossil fuels. To become reduce porosity forming by reduction while improving material utilisation greener, companies must develop within the continuous casting machine and producing the near-net & nettechnologies that can optimise energy has been named the Porosity Control

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of Casting Slab (PCCS) Technology. The development of the PCCS Technology has enabled a reduction in production lead time from about three months to less than one month and cut costs significantly. Another innovation has been done by Tecnalia Research & Innovation, which has developed casting processes with ‘plasma torch’. This new system enables great precision when heating the metal, thus reducing operational costs, enhancing metallurgical quality and saving energy. To achieve this, the company made use of a HighPowered Thermal Plasma, enabling heating the necessary quantity of metal at the required temperature and at the precise moment of casting, when the molten metal has to be poured from the furnace or ladle. The ‘plasma torch’ enables programming the range of temperature at which it is desired to cast the metal and maintains this automatically over the whole period of the casting process. Besides, the

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exclusive characteristic that the plasma provides is that this operation can be undertaken using an external heating element, separate from the furnace itself, thereby facilitating maintenance tasks and reducing the general costs of casting. Two new green technologies to make die casting stronger have also been developed by CSIRO. A Dynamic Gating System (DGS) and the ‘ATM runner system’ produce high-integrity castings with finegrained microstructure and low porosity by improving the feed of molten metal into the casting. Both the systems are suitable for use with aluminium and magnesium alloys. DGS incorporates a gate capable of changing its size in response to the pressure of the melt during filling. Xray analysis of test castings showed a significant improvement in density in both thicker and thinner areas of the casting, when the dynamic gate was used. While the ATM technology uses

a revolutionary melt delivery system for the high-pressure die casting (HPDC) process, which is cheaper to operate than conventional HPDC.

ADVANCING TO STAY PUT IN COMPETITION With such strong technological and technical advancements coming up in the casting and forging industry on the global front, the domestic industry needs to gear up for tough competition not only from players like China, but also the US and Europe, which have the traditional upper hand in this business. With support from the government and the growing awareness to become eco-friendly, the Indian casting and forging industry will develop technologies that will help optimise on energy, fuel as well as reduce its impact on the environment, while providing the advantages of lower set up cost and availability of skilled labour. sumedha.mahorey@infomedia18.in

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Turning one of the ‘dirtiest’ industries ‘green’ is not an easy task. The Environmental Protection Agency supported by the American Foundry Association, Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control of the European Union, ISO to research institutes and forge & foundry industries all, by global dynamics of science, technology and innovation, are set to remove the so called ‘dirtiness’ from the industry and make it ‘green’. However, industries are driven not only by science, technology and innovation, but also by their economic and technical viability. In such a scenario, the casting and forging industry certainly has miles to go before going green. SUPRITA ANUPAM

asting and forging are among the oldest methods of shaping known to mankind. While the equipment used, technologies, steps, quality and mechanisation of these processes have changed, the meaning of these terms and the underlying fundamentals of these processes have remained the same. There have been continuous advancements in technology over the decades. For instance, the manufacturing of refrigerators, which was once assumed to be in RED category, has now turned green. The Godrej manufacturing plant in Pune claims to be 100 per cent green with no waste residuals. All this has been possible because of utilising techniques like rainwater harvesting, green energy adoption, energy savings and their conservation and efficient waste management. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the casting and forging industry. As a result, it falls in RED

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category. But will the going green saga be a myth for this industry? Let’s see which way it turns... With ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications, all prime casting and forging industries have already stepped into the green category. But this is only the beginning, which, in a way, shows the understanding, determination and commitment towards upholding environmental and

crystallisation temperature, while in forging, the heat treatment is done below the crystallisation temperature. In both the processes, around 40-60 per cent energy of the total input is said to be lost as waste. In casting, the green initiatives taken are sustainable recycling, which include recycling of scrap materials, improving energy efficiency, managing & minimising toxics, minimising

The government needs to ensure that fuel-ﬁred furnaces are supplied gas instead of diesel, as is the case in Gujarat. The Gujarat Government has ensured gas supply to forging industries and foundries. This move helps reduce the emission of harmful gases like sulphur dioxide to a great extent. Nitesh Gupta, Director, Vinir Engineering

safety values. BS ISO 50001 is another step towards the standardisation of energy valuation, which we will discuss later. But first, let us see the steps being taken by the casting and forging industry to go green. Casting is the process of shaping metals by heating them above the

hazardous waste, water conservation and renewable energy adoption. In forging, drop forged parts made of copper alloys having an antibacterial effect within the mega trend water, are being promoted as high quality drop forged parts support the value chain of industries in such

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strategic areas as renewable energy and low-carbon manufacturing and consumption activities to mainstream green development. Well, there are a few initiatives, which have been taken at the plant, equipment, policy and process levels and then, there are a few challenges, which are yet to be resolved. Until then, ‘Green’ will just remain a concept.

GENERAL INITIATIVES TAKEN Manufacturing companies and organisations have either taken or are taking general initiatives in a bid to go green. Their concern is evident through their practices, which involve utilising renewable energy, low-carbon manufacturing and consumption activities. Some of the initiatives include: Improving energy efficiency standards Casting and forging is one of the most energy-intensive industries in the world. In the European Union (EU), this industry accounts for 25 per cent of the total energy demand. In India, every year, around $1 billion is paid as energy by forging and casting industries. Hence, energy saving has become one of the most important R&D subjects in this industry. Since saving energy is the foremost important step towards attaining green, every year, even though the production of cast and forged materials is increasing, the total energy consumed is decreasing. Improving furnace efficiency and mechanisation of the whole process are some of the ways to save energy. The BS ISO 50001 is one such standard, which ensures proper consumption and generation of energy by raising the present standard. Commenting on the same, Nitesh Gupta, Director, Vinir Engineering, says, “The BS ISO 50001 is a new ISO standard that has been released for conserving and harvesting energy. We are taking the essential initiatives to adopt this standard.” IPPC directives’ implementation Forging and foundry are considered

‘dirty’ industries, particularly, in India, where a large number of SMEs still use sand preparation and perform moulding and heat treatment manually. This leads to the creation of unwanted waste, which, in case of lack of proper disposal, may heavily pollute the environment. Undoubtedly, Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) directives are strict for European countries; but similar environmental and sustainable development regulations have been issued in almost all countries, which ensure the proper disposal of waste. Managing and minimising hazardous waste and toxics A number of Indian forges and foundries use oil-fired furnaces, which utilise diesel as input. This emits harmful gases like sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide. This situation can be overcome by planting more trees. In addition, other measures have been taken to protect the environment. “We have almost stopped printing papers and have started planting trees. We have planted trees in almost 25 per cent of the whole plant area. That is how we have achieved two SI certifications – ISO 14001 for being environment friendly and OHSAS 18001 for ensuring the safety of the environment within the plant,” said Gupta, adding, “The government also needs to be a little proactive on this front. It needs to ensure that fuel-fired furnaces are supplied gas instead of diesel, as is the case in Gujarat. The Gujarat Government has ensured gas supply to forging industries and foundries. This move helps reduce the emission of harmful gases like sulphur dioxide to a great extent.” Sustainable recycling Manual operations generate a lot of scrap metals. Lead materials were initially treated as waste materials, but thanks to partial mechanisation, scrap metals are being reused and recycled. Sand waste has been creating a lot of problems. Offering

a remedy, Abhishekkumar Singh, Application Engineer, Electrotherm India, comments, “In mechanisation, high-end simulation software is used to decrease the sand waste from 20 per cent to less than two per cent.” He adds, “Electrotherm has developed Billet Casting Technology that precisely meets the requirement of existing and new mini plants for casting liquid steel into billets.”

SPECIFIC INITIATIVES Enhancing the energy efficiency of the power supply system and using furnace technology & simulation software are facilitating the ‘go green’ process for casting and forging industries. Some of the specific initiatives taken in this direction are: Improving power system techniques Melting power needs in MW and when it comes to induction melting power source units, ‘Parallel Resonant Current Fed Technology’ is efficient enough to provide power ranging from 15 KW to 20 MW with operating frequency varying from 100 Hz to 9,600 Hz. The power units based on ‘Parallel Resonant Current Fed Technology’ are customised with either fast thyristors or Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) depending on the power and frequency needed. Further, DC Choppers are used to maintain constant main power factor under all operating conditions with multi-pulse and pulserectifying options. Singh explains, “In a furnace, variable power supply with variable frequency is needed. Earlier, this whole process was done manually, but now, we have made up to 15 MW power supply unit – one of the biggest in the world. The process is fully mechanised, thereby leading to the panel efficiency increment by 95 per cent.” All these thus, ensure optimum utilisation of furnaces and parallel utilisation of the twin crucibles for melting and holding/superheating in need, whereas controlled power sharing mechanism leads to absolute energy utilisation.

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the limits of the thermal processing unit. A plant’s overall efficiency depends on combustion efficiency and furnace efficiency. Further, the combustion efficiency can be improved by decreasing enthalpy flow of flue gas, i.e. reusing waste heat, while furnace efficiency can be increased

efficiency. These are geometric shape of furnace; furnace type such as car bottom, pusher type or roller hearth; mode of operation; furnace atmosphere – reducing or oxidising – character of the flue gases; properties of introductory material; wall design and corresponding loss; base materials and electric heating systems, which Electrotherm has developed Billet Casting can be heat resistant; induction Technology that precisely meets the requirement heating or dielectric heating. of existing and new mini plants for casting liquid Because of the high demand for power supply, currently it steel into billets. is almost impossible to get 15by increasing thermo flux. Waste 20 MW power supply from renewable heat utilisation can be implemented sources because of the cost factor. But by waste heat storage of waste gases, as Sudhir Gurram, Foundry Manager, cooling media, quenching media and TCT Tesic, puts it, “Currently, the conveyer systems. cost factor is making the adoption of renewable sources of energy unviable. But from the way oil and gas prices are RENEWABLE ENERGY: A VIABLE increasing, the same factor will make OPTION? the adoption of renewable sources of Apart from all the abovementioned energy viable.” factors, there are many other factors which were, so far, more or less assumed to be constant while improving suprita.anupam@infomedia18.in

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Furnace improvements Technology has come a long way from box furnace, oil-fired furnace, gas furnace to induction furnace and then coreless steel frame furnaces. The coreless steel frame furnaces along with coil cradle assembly, tilting and supporting frames are much more efficient and can be easily dismantled for maintenance purpose. Additionally, furnace lid, fume ring and hydraulically operated closed to capture fume hoods have been developed and deployed to preserve the energy input given to the furnace and control pollution. Singh says, “For the proper disposal of all hazardous gases, we have an air control pollution unit, which sucks all the flue gases emitted by furnace and re-filter them.” Thermal processing improvements When calculating the efficiency of a casting or forging plant, which is defined as the ratio between input and useful output, it is necessary to define

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Lack of skilled labour is marring the fortunes of the Indian casting and forging industry. But this hurdle can be overcome with the help of automation solutions. Automation will play a crucial role by exceeding the targeted levels of growth for this industry by tackling the challenge of availability of skilled labour and ensuring higher precision, enhanced efﬁciency & productivity and better quality of the end products. ARINDAM GHOSH

he casting and forging industry holds enormous promise. India is currently the second largest producer of castings and produces an estimated 7.44 million MT of various grades of castings. The Indian foundry industry is looking at doubling its annual castings production to about 20 million metric tonne by 2020. In terms of number of production units, India is second only to China, with over 5,000 units in actual production. The Indian forging industry is also performing well. This Rs15,000-crore industry is well on its course to touching the level of 4 MT per annum by 2014. The forging industry has registered an overall production of about 2.3 million tonne as on March, 2011. The implementation of automation technologies and equipment for other technological developments in these industries can push the growth trajectory figures for them. According to Alok Sharma, CEO & MD, Forge India, “Along with the ever rising cost

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of manpower, the availability of skilled manpower is a serious challenge. Automation is very important for forging processes, as it not only offers high levels of productivity, but also ensures efficiency and repeatability of your product.” Complementing Sharma’s views, Vijay Aggarwal, MD, Him Teknoforge, says, “In my opinion, given the shortage of skilled manpower and new people not wanting to enter the forging industry makes it important that we opt for automation.” In some cases, automation technologies can reduce dependence on human effort by about 40 per cent. This, in turn, offers companies respite in terms of finding skilled and quality workers. Discussing the benefits of automation, VP Jain, CEO, Alcozin Alloy Castings, comments, “Automation is very important for the casting industry, as it ensures more productivity, higher precision and more efficiency. It also allows us to remain competitive in the market and offer our clients quality

products at competitive prices.”

INITIATIVES TAKEN Several companies have taken initiatives towards becoming globally competent. To this, Sharma informs that R&D is crucial to India Forge. He avers that the company always goes in for consistent technology upgradation and process innovation, which helps them to arrive at cutting-edge products for the industry. Some of the initiatives taken by Forge India inlcude: The forge shop is equipped with drop hammers and forging presses along with temperature-controlled eco-friendly induction heaters. The company’s die-shop is completely fitted with technologies that ensure repeatability with perfection and precision. The company has an automated and continuous flow heat-treatment furnace designed for normalising, isothermal annealing, hardening and tempering. Forge India has installed a fully

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equipped precision machine shop with VMC & CNC machining and turning centers, broaching and hobbying machines. These equipment are well supported by other allied machinery. A Kolkata-based forgings company, Vikrant Forgings, has also implemented technology in the production facility, including: A fully integrated heavy forge shop, heat treatment shop and machine shop with over 150 equipment, including CNC machines, to produce 20,000 MTs per annum of machined heat-treated forgings A PLC-controlled automated vacuum degassing system with six stage steam ejector capable of achieving 1 m bar in 6 minutes. “Our company has the latest production machinery that helps us manufacture products in bulk within a stipulated time frame. Moreover, we regularly upgrade our machinery and processes to ensure the best quality and performance of our products,” states Jain, while commenting on the initiatives taken towards adopting automation and ensuring technological development. Stressing on the importance of skilled workers in the industry, he adds, “These machines are operated by our highly experienced professionals, who make the best use of this equipment. We ensure that these are maintained efficiently.”

CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED The industry is witnessing a shift from being more labour intensive to capital intensive. However, what poses a major constraint here is the involvement of high cost, while implementing automation solutions and other technological advancements in the casting and forging process. According to Jain, initially, there is a huge cost one has to incur in terms of implementing automation; however, the rate of return is very high. “With the implementation of automation solutions, our productivity has risen

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sharply,” Jain emphasises. Elaborating on some of the other major challenges faced while implanting automation solutions, Sharma points out, “There are practically no indigenous manufacturers in this field. As a result, all the reliable and dependable automation systems and equipment for forging have to be imported today.” This directly escalates cost. The second major challenge is changing the mindset of the marketplace. While changing the mindset is not impossible, going by the trends, it seems like changing the same may happen through compulsion. Sharma adds, “Automation will soon become imperative for the industry. Those, who do not go in for automation solution, will not be able to survive in the long run.” Lastly, Sharma cautions that even when companies opt for automation technologies, it is important to have special skill sets to handle the automation. “Finding those skill sets will also be a challenge,” Sharma feels. “We are now in the process of creating an internal training mechanism within the country for developing skill sets at all levels,” he adds.

STEPS TO PROMOTE AUTOMATION Automation will play the role of a catalyst in enhancing the fortunes of the forging industry. “We need to invite foreign companies to come in and set up businesses in India jointly with the Indian companies,” Sharma suggests, This will allow big foreign companies to bring in the country the latest technologies and automation-based solutions implemented in the country. In doing so, it will also bring some relief in the cost of the automation solution. Importing equipment is very costly and high price comes as a major constraint towards implementing automation solutions. In such a scenario, Sharma is of the view that while the government needs to play a proactive role, the industry needs to prepare a suggested roadmap for the forging industry to move ahead. “What all the government is going to look into? They have their

own limitations. We, as part of the industry, need to first prepare a clear paper based on which we can involve the government to provide players in this space a level playing field. This will offer scope for foreign players to set up a facility here.” In some cases, however, sometimes the government’s approval is more important than financial assistance. Here, support can be expected from the government. However, the initiative has to be taken by the forging industry. But first, there are certain aspects that need to be looked into. For instance, the Indian forging industry is becoming lesser and lesser competitive globally. This can attributed to many reasons, but the basic reason is, in India, the price of steel – a basic raw material for the forging industry – is much higher than it is in other nations. The scenario for the forging industry could improve if these aspects are looked into.

HUGE SCOPE Vision 2020 of the foundry says that the casting industry is projected to grow to be a $19.2 billion industry by 2016. Secondly, the country’s forging industry will produce 4.9 mn tonne by 2015. This data is indicative of the huge scope that lies for the automation and technological innovations to penetrate into the casting and the forging industry. Even though the initial cost of investment may be high, but given the rate of returns involved with the productivity of the automation solutions, investing in an automation solution has a plethora of benefits to offer users, which would enable them to break even quickly. Further, given the lower availability rate of skilled manpower in the industry, shifting to automation or bringing in technological innovations will prove to be a key enabler for companies to reduce dependence on manpower. This will help them remain competitive and offer quality products at market-driven prices. arindam.ghosh@infomedia18.in

SMEs IN INDIA

Gathering Momentum with every Progressive

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A major portion of the casting and forging industry is made up of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs form the backbone of the industry with around 80 per cent of 5,000 foundry units falling under it. Geared to take on the rising competition, SMEs are deploying latest technology, automation and eco-friendly practices. NISHI RATH

mall and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Indian economy. They form a crucial component of the Indian economy in terms of their contribution to GDP, industrial production, employment generation and exports. Needless to say, despite tough competition from some of the established and international players, SMEs have certainly come a long way.

MARKET DYNAMICS The casting industry caters mainly to automobiles, industrial machines, power plants, chemicals & fertiliser plants and cement plants, among others. They play a vital role in the growth and development of the engineering industry. SMEs in this segment are well established in the domestic market, but being a highly polluting industry, many of the developed countries are retreating from this industry. This has offered Indian manufacturers, especially SMEs, huge scope to export. To capitalise on this export demand, many of them have undertaken modernisation and upgradation of their manufacturing facilities to improve productivity, quality and also cut down on production costs. India’s casting exports stood at Rs6,500 crore in 2010-11, clocking a growth of 55 per cent over the previous year. A majority of the foundries are in the SME category and are growing at a

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rate of 13-14 per cent annually. On the other hand, the forging industry has emerged as one of the major contributors to the manufacturing sector. The industry is majorly categorised into four sectors – large, medium, small and tiny. SMEs comprise a major portion of this industry, with huge numbers of units functioning in the tiny sector. A major portion of this industry is made up of SMEs. India’s forging industry is expected to grow by more than 20 per cent a year and bag investments worth almost about Rs15,000 crore by 2015 for capacity expansion, according to industry experts. The net production of forgings rose to 2.3 million tonne during the year ended March 31, 2011, and is estimated to touch 4 million tonne by 2014.

BEING ENERGY-EFFICIENT CAN HELP Most of the foundry units are spread across different parts of the country. Majority of the small-scale foundry units are family owned and managed. The general level of awareness among them about energy conservation and new technologies is low. Although some of the entrepreneurs are interested in energy efficiency and technological improvements, they are constrained by the lack of technical know-how and finances. Cupola furnaces offer tremendous potential to save energy. Melting in cupola furnaces is the most energyintensive operation in a foundry unit.

A majority of cupolas being operated by the small-scale foundry units are highly energy-inefficient. Additionally, the adoption of improved cupola designs provides scope to save energy.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS The Indian foundry industry has urged the Central Government to set up a Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) with an amount of Rs20,000 crore to help modernise the sector. If approved, the same will help the industry reach its target of doubling its annual castings production to around 20 million tonne by 2020. The Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF) recently discussed the same with the Planning Commission. It was later decided that a formal proposal would be submitted to the government through the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The Indian foundry industry has been facing certain problems like poor power supply and shortage of raw materials, like iron ore & coking coal. This, in turn, has added to the cost of production. The proposed fund would be used for the upgradation of technology, capacity expansion, greenfield development and energy conservation, among others.

PROBLEMS FACED BY WORKERS The workforce in the casting and forging industry is exposed to heat, noise, dust, fumes and various harmful chemicals, among other pollutants. Among all these hazards, heat and noise are said

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LATEST 3D METROLOGY PRACTICES IN CASTING & FORGING For long, the metrology applications in the casting & forging industry have been focussed on traditional methods of inspection and quality analysis. But now, with the advent of various types of affordable 3D scanning equipment, the industry is quickly adapting to 3D Metrology for various important reasons. In fact, more and more automotive OEMs, who have been using these technologies for quite some time globally, are now recommending their suppliers to adapt to these relatively new, but very effective methods, in areas where traditional metrology poses limitations. What are these technologies? This technology, popularly known as point cloud technology, uses different types of 3D scanners also known as 3D digitisers to collect a huge number of XYZ coordinate points in 3D space. Just like a typical CMM with probe picks a few points for measurement, these 3D scanners pick thousands or millions of points rapidly. 3D scanners are of various types, such as: Laser scanners mounted on CMM machines Laser scanners mounted on portable arm type CMM Laser scanners via optical trackers and laser trackers Blue light/white light scanners Other types, including photogrammetry, ultrasonic, x-ray, etc. Each of these scanners uses different methods to collect XYZ points. These all come at various price ranges and offer a range of solutions depending on the size of the part/die to the complexity of the profile. What these scanners do? These scanners collect a point cloud data, commonly referred to as ‘scanned data’, of the scanned object (for eg., part or die). This scanned data is then compared to the 3D CAD model used to create this die/part. Software like PolyWorks – one of the popular 3D Metrology software globally – enable one to conduct various types of analysis on the scanned data as compared to the 3D CAD Model. This process, known as CAD comparison, allows users to analyse complete 3D profiles in comparison to the traditional method of inspecting single-point features. Besides this, there are also more advanced applications using CAD comparison (for eg., the ability to apply a complete SPC report). Typically used in production shops or for toolrooms for multi-part inspection, it can also be used for die wear out analysis, where a die can be scanned after multiple parts are forged or cast and the die analysis report can be generated. These types of 3D scanning systems along with powerful software can enable forging and casting companies to: Compare scanned data of part to master part Compare scanned data of part or die to CAD model Conduct full analysis and inspection of features, surface profiles, etc. Analyse casting stock calculation compared to CAD data Analyse and inspect patterns Conduct SPC analysis. Courtesy: PolyWorks Software India

to be the main factors that affect the productivity of an employee in the industry. Adding to the problem, the workplace is very small and congested due to lack of space. The space crunch and running of diverse machinery like drop hammers and molding machines among others make the shop floors

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very noisy. In forging, the main source of heat is the oil-fired furnace in which the work piece is heated above 800oC before it is transferred to the forge hammer. To curb all the abovementioned problems, emphasis should given to the levels of occupational hygiene

and pollution control methods being implemented in the respective facilities. By implementing pollution control methods and providing protective equipment, the risks for workers exposed to harmful pollutants can be dramatically lessened.

TOUGH COMPETITION AHEAD With globalisation, the industry is becoming more capital intensive. The high cost of capital remains a major constraint facing the forging industry, especially SMEs. Various SMEs have increased their capital investment to keep pace with the increasing demand in the global markets and are broadening the areas of demand for forgings. At present, many of them are now suppliers to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) majorly in the automobile industry – a fact which proves that SMEs have truly come a long way from being only domestic market players to exporters. “Small scale industries have come a long way. They have made their presence felt and have become the most vital part of the industry. Small and medium-scale industries have been in existence for several decades, but they have witnessed growth only over the past few years. The increasing demand from domestic players and various MNCs seeking to enter the fast growing market has also offered a boost to the growth of SMEs,” said an industry source on condition of anonymity. The future of the industry looks promising, considering the fact that India is shaping up to become an automobile hub, especially for the small car segment. The Indian SMEs in this segment are not only meeting domestic, but global demands as well. The major export markets for them are the US, Europe and China. From the way SMEs are progressing, we can say that SMEs are giving established firms in the casting and forging industry strong competition. nisi.rath@infomedia18.in

OPINIONS & MORE

We don’t see China as threat to India

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“In the last few years, we have seen companies, which were earlier consuming cast materials, have now turned to us looking for forged materials. So we can say that there is a bit of an inclination towards forging industries,” informs Suresh Bhandari, MD, Ring Forgings, during an interaction with Suprita Anupam. Excerpts… FORGING TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTED… We are in the business of open die forging. We deal with segments like general engineering, valve manufacturing, defence, railways, pumps, petrochemicals, turbines, wind mills, bearings and machine tools. In this manner, we capture a variety of sectors except automobile where the competition level is already too high.

CASTING VS. FORGING Both the segments have their own market share as well as advantages & disadvantages. Casting, because of its capability to shape metals with ease, is generally found to be porous and poor in quality. Not to mention, strength is inevitable in sectors like automobile and aerospace where they need comparatively lighter materials. Further, casting is a bit costlier because of the cost related to time and labour for surface finishing. On the other hand, forging provides comparatively high strength metallic shapes with no

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need for much surface finishing. They are usually less sophisticated in shape, because a more complex shape would require more steps of operations, which will increase the overall cost. Hence, marketwise, it captures heavy engineering, machine tools and oil & gas sectors where only high-quality materials are needed. In the last few years, we have seen companies, which

Our mantra is to provide complete customer satisfaction by manufacturing innovative and cost effective products and grow with integrity, trust, team spirit and respect for individuals. were earlier consuming cast materials, now turning to us looking for forged materials. So, we can say that there is a bit of an inclination towards forging.

OPEN DIE FORGING: A MANUAL AFFAIR? Yes, it is a little more manual because we are not using an induction furnace. But we have world-class equipment to

ensure that the quality is as per ISO: 9001-2008. Then, we have RINA and TUV certification as well, while ISO 14001 and API 6A certifications are under implementation. In a nutshell, though parts of our work are manual, we keep upgrading our technologies and standards. This is also because of the fact that our valuable customers are from oil & gas companies from Europe and the US and before doing any business, they ask about environmental clearance, safety clearance and energy consumption levels. Such stringent norms have really been able to offer a much standardised way of operations in forging companies abroad.

GREEN INITIATIVES We have been taking initiatives such as rainwater harvesting. In addition, we are using the best fuel furnace to reduce any extra consumption of oil as well as the best combustion systems to save energy. We are also taking a lot of environmental initiatives in order to get the ISO 14001 certification. As we know that the fuel furnace emits some harmful gas into the environment, we are on the lookout for gas furnace alternatives; but I think there is a long way to go.

CHINA: A THREAT TO THE INDUSTRY? Chinese production is far more than that of India, but we do not see China as a threat to India in this context. Yes, it is true that we charge around 15 per cent more than Chinese companies, but even then, European countries are keen on doing business with us. It is because of the fact that we provide quality output. In fact, in the coming summer, big refinery companies will be coming here for auditing. So, we foresee a bright future. For the last couple of years, we have managed to get huge profits and we are expecting the momentum to continue for the next 10 years.

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New forging materials are cheaper and, at the same time, offer far more enhanced performance. The Indian forging community is yet to venture into these and reap the beneﬁts of using these materials. Moreover, with international competition coming to the fore, the Indian forging industry is certain to veer towards gradually adopting more advanced materials and technologies to ensure overall progress. oday, vital breakthroughs in new and emerging materials & evolutionary refinements of conventional materials are continuously enhancing the overall strength and performance levels of forged parts. Several such developments have been ably demonstrated in forged components that show higher quality, improved performance and significant economies. This cost reduction part has not yet been stressed on at a global level, even though it makes forgings more likely to become the unanimous choice for astute designers and other users in many applications.

FORGEABLE MATERIALS IN FOCUS Emerging forgeable materials like the new generations of microalloys, strandcast steels, titanium alloys, titanium aluminides and aluminum-lithium (AlLi) alloys are in focus today. Moreover, improved superalloys are scaling new heights in terms of performance, thanks to ‘cleaner’ processing and special thermo-mechanical treatments. Then, there are metal-matrix composites, whose suitability for forging has already been demonstrated. The general high cost of these materials should not be feared by users, since their extraordinary performance levels and longer working life spans

ultimately make them work out cheaper than conventional materials with their limited performance and life spans. Simultaneous cost reduction and materials property enhancements can be achieved through: Breakthroughs in new & emerging materials Refinement in conventional materials This has been made possible by: Quality enhancement: There are far more superior metal melting, alloying and refining technologies available today, which can ensure production of cleanest steels Improved performance: This is due to equipment design, die making and performance enhancement Significant economic benefit: This is a combined effect of all these aspects. Improved superalloys, too, are scaling new heights. However, these tend to be used in smaller sized components. Regardless of this, the trend may change in future. The benefits of using metal matrix composites (MMCs) are known. Some of the major reasons for their usage in the forging world are: High cost offset by incredible performance Longer working life spans Cost-effective in the long run.

MICROALLOYED FORGING STEELS The role of thermo-mechanical treatments in these developments has been crucial. Steel manufacturing technology has been undergoing a sea change now for several decades. New microalloyed steels have now overcome the major constraint that once kept them from wider use – impact toughness. The driving force behind the development of microalloyed forging steels has been the need to reduce manufacturing costs. This is accomplished in these materials by means of a simplified thermomechanical treatment (a controlled cooling following hot forging) that achieves the desired properties without the separate quenching and tempering treatments required by conventional carbon & alloy steels.

NEWER STEELS Steel manufacturing is undergoing a sea change now owing to the better manufacturing technologies, highly sophisticated equipment and advanced quality control techniques available today. The impact toughness was a limitation, which has been solved metallurgically. Besides, microalloyed steels are tougher, i.e., they are more tolerant to dynamic loads, jerks or jolts and are cheaper. Additionally, its fracture toughness is equal to quenchedand-tempered steels.

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Elements/Alloys Aluminium & its alloys

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Microalloyed & HSLA steels

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Stainless Steels

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ALLOYS & THEIR PROPERTIES Main physical properties Usage • Primarily for structural and engine Readily forged applications in the aircraft and transportation Combines low density with good industries where temperatures do not exceed strength-to-weight ratio 400°F (200°C) • Usually employed at service temperatures Offer the lowest density of any lower than 500°F, but certain alloys provide commercial metal short-time service to 700°F (350°C) Lightweight and yet durable as seen in two-wheeler wheels/rims Well suited to forging • Important for applications requiring corrosion Electrical and thermal conductivity resistance • Low material cost Easily processed Good mechanical properties Varied response to heat treatment gives designers a choice of properties in the finished forging • Low material cost Cost benefit derived from simplified thermo-mechanical treatment Equivalent mechanical properties to many carbon and low-alloy steels • Permit forgings with more than 300,000 PSI yield strength at room temperature

The greatest volume of forgings produced for service applications up to 900°F

Corrosion resistance

Used in pressure vessels, steam turbines and many other applications in the chemical, food processing, petroleum & hospital services industries Used for high-stress service at temperatures up to 1,250°F and low-stress service to 1,800°F and higher

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Microalloyed steel The modern microalloys are much tougher than the earlier versions. Depending on the microalloy selected, fracture toughness can be equivalent to quenched-and-tempered steels for forged microalloy components that require such demanding performance. Microalloyed steels, however, are not intended to replace higher-alloyed steels, whose properties surpass those of microalloys. It may be just a matter of time before more superior microalloys hit the market. Microalloys incorporate small additions of vanadium, columbium (niobium), titanium, or other metallic elements to achieve a property profile otherwise attainable only in higher alloy steels. Their strength comes from a precipitation hardening reaction,

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Various automotive and truck applications including crankshafts, connecting rods, yokes, pistons, suspension and steering components, spindles and hubs

Transportation, mining, industrial and agricultural equipment, as well as high-stress applications in missiles and aircraft

in which nitrides or carbonitrides are formed in the steel. As a result, control of nitrogen levels becomes a vital issue in most microalloyed steels manufacturing. Titanium steel In titanium developments, the relatively new Ti 10-2-3 near-beta alloy permits forging at lower temperatures and increases forgeability over alpha-beta alloys like Ti 6-4. As a result, Ti precision forgings now in production development have extended plan view areas (PVAs). Other new Ti alloys are also expected to have an impact on future forged components. With a 560⁰C service temperature, one new wrought Ti alloy (Ti-1100) can operate at about 50⁰C higher than existing Ti alloys. Destined for compressor components of gas turbine

engines (blades, discs and cases), the alloy’s 100⁰F temperature advantage translates into a 25X longer creep service life in existing engines or improved performance in newly designed engines. The latter would entail running the same engine configuration hotter or at a higher speed than would be possible with the existing baseline alloy, Ti-6242-Si. Running an engine hotter with existing alloys could mean a switch to a nickel-base alloy, which would incur weight penalties and require design modifications. The new material (Ti-6Al-2.75Sn-4.0Zr-0.40Mo0.45Si-0.07O2-0.02Fe) is said to be a direct substitution and is easy to forge, not requiring isothermal techniques. Creep and stress-rupture properties surpass those of the baseline alloy, while tensile properties are equivalent.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

The latest Al-Li alloys, although expensive, promise to produce strengths equivalent to those of existing aluminium alloys, but at a reduced density. At the same thickness, significant weight reductions can thus be achieved. A recently introduced promising Al-Li alloy, AI905XL, starts with a powder, which is compacted and the extruded into the round bar stock for forging. A direct replacement for 7075-T73 aluminium, the mechanically alloyed material contains both magnesium and lithium (Al-4.0Mg-1.3Li) to boost strength and reduce density. It can be forged conventionally and reaches full strength as processed. Consequently, economies are anticipated by elimination of heat treatment and straightening operations.

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Facilitating the production of

World-class Castings The cupola furnace, a simple and sturdy metal melting type of furnace, has been serving the foundry industry for centuries. Empirical in design, robust in construction and easy to operate, while being soft on the pockets of investors, the cupola, by far, outnumbers all other forms of metal melting furnaces, primarily in the ungraded gray cast iron business. he cupola is a vertical shaft furnace, which has been conventionally used in the foundry industry for re-melting scrap iron and steel. Unlike the traditional cupola, a plasma torch is fitted at the bottom of the shaft in a plasma-fired cupola (PFC). The plasma torch is a hightemperature, high-efficiency process heating device designed to operate with minimum maintenance in an industrial environment. The plasma torch converts electrical energy into thermal energy, thereby raising the temperature of the gas. In this application, the torch acts as a combustion air pre-heater operating at well over 1,260â °C, thereby reducing the amount of coke and combustion air that is charged to the cupola. The resulting gas velocities through the cupola shaft are low enough to allow charging of smaller low-cost materials such as loose borings and machining turnings. In addition, the thermal control of the plasma-fired cupola process is independent of chemical control. The costly addition of alloy elements such

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as silicon, chromium and manganese is minimised and the higher temperatures in the lower sections establish reducing conditions in which silicon can be produced from sand and iron can be produced from the reduction of low-cost iron oxides like mill scales waste material. This design allows the cupola to be operated as a super hot blast cupola with blast temperatures from ambient to 1,520â °C or higher. The upper blast temperature range is limited only by the materials of construction and design of the torch-cupola junction. This can allow melting of stainless steel in a cupola furnace. Liquid iron and slag are continuously tapped and separated in a typical front slag-spout arrangement. An open charge door is located high in the stack and, typically, top gas is burned in the upper stack and crossover duct before treatment in a wet scrubber. The loose cast iron chip feeder system consists of a storage bin with a vibrating feature connected to a calibrated screw conveyor for continuously feeding variable and

controlled amounts of chips. Except for few initial heats, loose chips were fed directly through the charge door during most of the test programme. The chip feeder system was used for introducing other granular materials to the system such as sand, finely divided coal or coke breeze and iron oxide in the form of fine mill scale.

PLASMA EFFECTS The plasma cupola shows the separation of the combustion process and total heat input to the cupola, thereby causing an increase in overall productivity. The conventional cupola derives process energy almost fully from the burning of coke with no control over gas chemistry. The high-energy output of the plasma torch can increase the production rate by as much as 50 per cent. Another effect observed is the need for less air velocity and penetration. In a conventional cupola, combustion efficiency depends on a certain air velocity from the tuyeres necessary to penetrate and provide air to coke

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surfaces into the centre of the stack. The velocity necessary for good distribution results in high velocity at the charge door and into the emission system. The emission equipment must be adequate to handle this high-velocity effluent. On the other hand, in a plasma cupola, due to reduced coke usage & high-energy plasma torch output, the total wind rate in the cupola is dramatically reduced. This results in lower cost of air pollution control. Also, there is less dependence on premium quality coke. In a conventional cupola, for good combustion efficiency, coke of the highest quality, which is strong and properly sized, is required to maintain the permeability and even air flow. In a plasma cupola, smallersized coke can be used with no drastic effect on the melt rate or chemistry. During some pilot plant heats, anthracite coal was substituted in increasing proportions and reasonably normal melting was experienced using 100 per cent anthracite coal. A fourth significant effect in the plasma cupola is the less oxidising effect on charge material. In a normal cupola, the descending charge material is exposed to various levels of oxidising and reducing atmospheres, but with a net oxidising effect. Silicon oxidation losses run 10-20 per cent in an acid cupola, and 30-40 per cent in a basic cupola. The slag normally contains iron oxide in the 1-10 per cent range. With good combustion efficiency, the effluent gas runs 10-14 per cent carbon dioxide (CO2) and 14-10 per cent cobalt (CO). In the plasma cupola, depending on the nature of material fed through the tuyere, oxidation loss of silicon is in the range of -30-5 per cent. Negative values of silicon oxidation loss indicate in-situ generation of silicon in the plasma cupola by feeding sand through the tuyere. Similarly,

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the ferrous oxide (FeO) content of the slag is lower for the charge material melted. Effluent gas is far less oxidising ranging 1-7 per cent CO2 and 20-25 per cent CO. The less oxidising nature and lower velocity of the effluent provides the plasma cupola with the ability to melt low-cost charge material like borings, turnings and thin steel at the charge door without blowing out or excessive oxidation. Up to 75 per cent loose borings have been introduced at the charging door. The prospect for direct melting of borings is most attractive to the automotive foundries. A fifth significant effect is the reducing potential of the plasma cupola. Not only is the plasma cupola less oxidising to oxidisable elements like silicon, but it has also shown potential for reducing silicon (Si) from sand. This feature is attractive to steel producers for melting of direct reduced iron (DRI) and for treatment of electric arc furnace (EAF) dust. Due to the strong reducing atmosphere in the melt zone of the plasma cupola, not only melting of metallic iron

UPGRADES REQUIRED IN THE CUPOLA FURNACE If the processing temperatures were higher, users could opt for casting high nickel and chromium alloys, including special grades of alloyed cast irons and some stainless steels Maintaining better hygiene in producing alloy steels rather than just gray cast irons Having better online control metallurgically for more precision while casting. Employing high-temperature plasma burners along with a few electrical controls can fulďŹ l the abovementioned upgrades without having to invest in far more expensive electric arc or induction furnaces.

contained in DRI occurs, but the unreduced iron oxide in DRI is also smelted. This increases the melt yield. Further, when EAF dust is fed through the tuyere of the plasma cupola, both zinc oxide and iron oxide is reduced. The iron is recovered as molten iron at the bottom of the cupola, while the zinc vapours exit from the top of the cupola and are collected in a concentrated form (>80% Zn) in the flue gas.

ECONOMICALLY VIABLE OPTION Researchers have worked on a plasmafired cupola operated with anthracite or bituminous coal or small-sized coke to replace foundry coke to melt turnings, borings and chips from machining cast iron and steel. Herein, the turnings, borings and chips make up as much as 75 per cent by weight of the metal charge. The remaining portion of the charge comprises of larger scrap. Alloy oxides provide the alloy element in the iron produced, thereby providing up to 25 per cent of carbon required as pulverised coal. The pulverised coal is added via a plasma torch feed nozzle to economically produce a variety of irons in the plasma-fired cupola. Also, the use of metallurgical coke is one of the major issues in eco-preservation circles. Over five years of operating experience of the plasma melter at General Motorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Defiance plant, Ohio, indicates that plasma technology is economically suitable for iron melting. No major changes of traditional industry practices are required to operate plasma cupola systems. The plasma equipment can be operated and maintained by routine plant personnel.The ability of the plasma cupola to smelt metal oxides is suitable for applications in the steel industry for melting of direct reduced iron (DRI) and also processing of residual wastes like electric arc furnace (EAF) dust and oily mill scale. MAK Babi, Advanced Trainer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Metallurgy E-mail: maxbabi@gmail.com

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India’s economy has been growing at a rapid pace, and to maintain the growth momentum, the government has strengthened its focus on infrastructure development in the country. It has increased its infrastructure spend as a percentage of the country’s GDP from 5.15 per cent during the 10th Five Year Plan (2002-07) to 7.55 per cent during the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12). This is expected to increase to over 9 per cent during the 12th Five Year Plan (201217). Going by the ﬁgures, the infrastructure sector in India is sure to witness a sea change in the years to come.

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ccording to the Planning Commission’s report, the government plans to double its investment in infrastructure to Rs40.9 trillion during the 12th Five Year Plan from Rs20.5 trillion during the 11th Five Year Plan period, as compared to planned infrastructure investments of Rs8.7 trillion during the 10th Five Year Plan period. Talking about GDP growth, it is very important to have good infrastructure in place. Growth is not possible without social and physical infrastructure. Undoubtedly, India has come a long way, but more needs to be done. If infrastructure is in place, India can become a manufacturing hub, believe industry experts. “The manufacturing sector is presently going through a rough time. The major factor affecting the sector is the scarcity of power. If the scarcity of

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power is dealt with, India can become a manufacturing hub,” said MS Unnikrishnan, MD, Thermax. Apart from power, transportation also plays a major role. Transportation infrastructure like roads, rail, airports and seaports facilitate free flow of people, goods and information – the three necessities for the growth of manufacturing. Development in domestic transportation infrastructure, therefore, will help form an important link in the regional transportation system as it will facilitate the movement of raw materials and goods manufactured in rural areas. Apart from this, there is a need to revive the water route and railway transportation, which have been neglected for years. The government has taken various steps to give both the modes of transportation a boost. However, more needs to be

done keeping in mind the growing demand. A country cannot become a manufacturing hub without wellconnected inner perimeter roads linking airports, seaports and railways.

KEY INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS AND INVESTMENTS Roads and highways India has the world’s second-largest road network, comprising a total length of 4.2 million km and accounting for 87.4 per cent of passenger traffic and 60 per cent of freight traffic. The total investment in the 12th Five Year Plan is estimated to be Rs4.9 trillion. Construction intensity in roads and bridges is projected to be around 65 per cent, which is likely to result in construction opportunities worth Rs3.185 trillion during the Plan period. The National Highway Development

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maintain and develop railway stations. of the manufacturing sector in India Programme (NHDP) has a planned It has identified 22 stations across is much below its potential. Industry expenditure of Rs2.5 trillion. It seeks India that will be modernised into people believe that the National to award 29,000 km of roads from world-class facilities. Manufacturing Policy passed during FY2011 to FY2015 — of this, 7,300 Power the end of last year can help the km is expected to be awarded in FY12 India’s total installed power generation manufacturing sector grow. (around 70 per cent of such awards are capacity (excluding its captive capacity) According to the policy, the expected to be under the PPP mode). stood at 1,73,626 MW as of March infrastructure deficit and requirement Till August 2011, 247 PPP projects 2011. Robust economic growth and of equipment in each area like power, were awarded under NHDP. Planned enhanced industrial activity have roads & highways, railways, aviation NHAI project awards for 7,300 km significantly increased the demand for and ports can be assessed over a number would result into investments over power in the country, leading to as of years to create the volumes & scales, FY2013-FY2016. much as 12 per cent peak hour power which would enable the development During the 12th Five Year Plan shortages. This makes a compelling of domestic manufacturing capabilities period, around Rs3.6 trillion of case for further large-scale investments in these areas as well. “On the basis investments is expected from the in the sector. Between 2007 and 2010, of a very rough calculation, it can be private sector, of which Rs2.5 trillion 32,000 MW of generation capacity said that if the infrastructure deficit is is likely to be awarded through NHDP was added in the country. In the 12th leveraged to the extent of the required projects, while the remaining would equipment, the manufacturing sector be awarded through state projects. Five Year Plan, the total investment growth could be enhanced by close to Public spending is projected to be is estimated to be Rs12,576 billion. three percentage points per annum, predominantly through contracts by Construction intensity in the power which is a substantial increase,” the state governments and strengthening sector is around 38 per cent at present policy stated. of the rural road network. and is expected to result in construction Railways opportunities worth Rs4,780 billion. Indian Railways’ network spans over Private sector investment is likely THE FUTURE AND EXPECTATIONS 64,000 route km, making it the to increase significantly in the power While inadequate power supply world’s third largest rail network in sector with the announcement of 14 remains a critical constraint to growth, terms of size besides being the largest ultra mega power projects (UMPPs). industry experts believe that the Budget passenger carrier and the fourth largest Of these, four – Sasan, Mundra, will give impetus to the infrastructure rail freight carrier globally. In the 12th Krishna Patnam and Tilaiya – have sector by bringing back focus on already been awarded to private development. There is also an urgent Five Year Plan, the total investment is need to streamline land estimated to be Rs29 billion. The National Highway Development Programme (NHDP) acquisition and environment Construction intensity in has a planned expenditure of Rs2.5 trillion. It seeks to clearance for infrastructure Railways is around 78 per award 29,000 km of roads from FY2011 to FY2015 — of projects. Other sectors like cent, which will result in this, 7,300 km is expected to be awarded in FY12 (around roads, ports, airports and opportunities worth Rs23 70 per cent of such awards are expected to be under the railways all need reforms billion during the 12th Five PPP mode). and policy support from Year Plan. the government to meet the needs of players. What is most heartening In India, rail projects have typically a rapidly growing economy. “With about the power sector is the record been in the public sector domain. government working hand in hand growth in generation capacity addition However, based on the success of PPP with the manufacturing sector, growth and initiatives that have helped in other infrastructure sectors, Indian is bound to follow,” said K Shivaji, create sound policies and regulatory Railways has begun to take steps to Principal Secretary – Industries, frameworks, which have had a positive explore the PPP route. Mass Rapid Government of Maharashtra on the effect on promoting competition and Transit System (MRTS) is expected to sidelines of CII Maharashtra Annual investments in the sector. comprise a major portion of the total Day. With the government optimistic planned investments in the coming about the initiatives taken and the years. During the 12th Plan period, MANUFACTURING POLICY MIGHT HELP reforms, the industry might get over private sector spending is expected Though in the recent past, the growth some of the major infrastructure issues in MRTS systems in cities such as of the manufacturing sector has affecting manufacturing. Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad generally outpaced the overall growth and Kolkata. Indian Railways is also rate of the economy, at just over 16 expected to initiate PPP projects to per cent of GDP, the contribution nisi.rath@infomedia18.in

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India is witnessing an economic boom, but the foundation on which the country is building its fortunes – infrastructure – is shaky. The consequences of this neglect could be disastrous to the extent that it could prevent India from achieving prosperity that is much within its reach. An outlook for Indian infrastructure projects offers insight into how some of these risks may indirectly provide India a shock absorber.

itch Ratings’ 2012 outlook for Indian infrastructure projects is negative overall. Fitch foresees a further deterioration in a variety of already prominent credit risks. Fitch expects negative rating actions to dominate in 2012 as risks in various sectors add to pressure on vulnerable credits, with power more exposed than transport projects. However, the low rating levels already incorporate some of the risks, and may provide some cushion. While the sector continues to benefit from strong fundamental demand for energy and transportation, the projects themselves are exposed to various risks. However, these risks are incorporated in the low rating levels, which might provide some cushion from very severe

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rating actions. Overall, Fitch foresees a further deterioration in a variety of already prominent credit risks, with power projects more exposed than transportation projects.

RATING OUTLOOK Ratings Under Pressure: The credit quality of power projects, airports and toll roads will come under stress in 2012. Although the sector prospects appear good in terms of fundamental demand for energy and transportation, the projects themselves are exposed to a wide variety of risks, which when combined with weak financial structures, usually result in low ratings. A range of sector-specific issues and macro-economic factors with varying degrees of impact on different assets are likely to combine to negatively

affect credit profiles, beyond levels previously incorporated into Fitch’s stress scenarios at current rating levels. This could lead to downgrades or revisions of outlooks to negative of select projects. Fuel Scarcity, Weak Counterparties: The power project subsector is most exposed to fuel shortages and low credit quality among customers. Many projects approaching commercial operations date (COD) could be stranded due to lack of fuel. Deteriorating finances among state-owned off-taker utilities will pose greater risks for projects with high generation costs. Toll Roads’ Slowdown Exposure: Toll roads that enter the ramp-up phase in a prolonged slowdown could be negatively affected, as in the 200809 global financial crisis, when the

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GDP growth was still seven per cent. Because most projects suffer from poor initial demand forecasts, external shocks tend to magnify traffic risk. Roads dependent on international trade such as port connections, or serving industries catering to export markets could suffer from lower patronage. Recession Risk For Airports: Declining global economic activity and a potential recession in developed economies could adversely affect airport traffic – both passenger numbers and cargo volumes, and affect non-aeronautical revenue streams such as real estate. These factors, coupled with high oil prices, capex over-runs, airlines’ weak financial position and regulatory uncertainty on tariff setting, mean airports will remain susceptible to global economic factors. High Interest Rates Risk: Most projects are bank funded, with floating rates. Interest rates have risen sharply by 150 bps to 450 bps since financial closure. The increased cost is beginning to affect projects structured with thin financial margins. If rates remain high, weaker projects’ ability to cover debt service from project cash flows without sponsor support will be impaired.

WHAT COULD CHANGE THE OUTLOOK Policy Initiatives, Interest Rates: If issues pertaining to land acquisition, permitting and systemic fuel shortages are addressed through committed and forceful policy action, completion and operations risks may be mitigated, thus enabling projects to stabilise their credit profiles. Softening interest rates could provide relief to stressed cash flows.

KEY ISSUES Individual Projects’ Vulnerability To Macroeconomic Factors After several years of strong growth, driven by historical deficits in power, highway, airport, port, rail and urban infrastructure facilities, a series of unfavourable macro-economic factors and systemic crises (such as in power) mean that prospects are worsening.

Despite the continued lack of adequate infrastructure, the sector remains exposed to risks that impair credit quality. In addition, although India’s GDP continues to grow in excess of seven per cent despite the slowdown brought on by stress on the economies of Europe and the US, the fact that it is not necessarily decoupled from the problems facing the global economy means that the overall investment climate has decidedly deteriorated, with negative implications for the sector. Despite the benefits of long-term sustained demand for goodquality infrastructure, Fitch’s ratings of infrastructure projects in India tend to be low, incorporating weaknesses at the individual project level – mainly completion, financial and structural risks – but drawing some comfort from demonstrated sponsor support, even if non-contractual. The current environment is likely to induce project-level stresses far beyond Fitch’s rating case scenarios. Consequently, continuing the trend that started during 2011, Fitch believes there is an increased risk of more rating downgrades or changes to outlook in 2012. However, Fitch expects operating projects that have established some track record of positive performance, or those that have wellstructured off-take arrangements to be able to absorb the external shocks and still have stable or even improving credit profiles. Rising interest rates pose a significant risk to a large number of projects with floating-rate debt. As the central bank continues to fight inflation, a material reduction in rates seems unlikely, at least in the short term. Sponsor Support – Dilution Of Capacity A generally tough economic environment, including depressed equity markets, is likely to limit some sponsors’ ability to extend various forms of contractual and non-contractual support – an important ingredient in ensuring that projects do not default.

Impact Of Inflation High inflation has pushed up construction capex and operations & maintenance (O&M) costs. But most projects have some protection, either through fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and O&M contracts or sponsor undertakings to fund escalation. Nevertheless, high inflation and interest rates can also affect counterparty credit quality or performance of the contractors. As most road concessions have annual rate increases linked to the inflation index, high inflation is partially offsetting the negative impact on revenue of significant traffic underperformance. Sharp Fall In Exchange Rate In Fitch’s view, the recent trend of sponsors partially replacing Indian rupee project debt with foreign currency-denominated loans, ostensibly to take advantage of low offshore borrowing costs, is fraught with risks as the loans begin to amortise. This is particularly the case in light of the sharp, and somewhat unexpected depreciation – more than 13 per cent in six months – in the currency’s value. As revenue is earned in local currency and as repayments are unhedged, the burden of increasing repayments as the loan amortises adds another layer of risk to financially weak projects.

POWER PROJECTS Thermal Power Fuel Constraints With large new generation capacity likely to become operational in the next few years, India is faced with the prospect of a massive fuel – both coal and natural gas – shortage. Domestic coal availability, primarily dependent on the dominant government producer, is unlikely to be able to feed all the new projects. Even where formal links have been established, some sort of rationing is being proposed. Captive coal blocks allocated to specific projects in the private sector have faced delays in becoming

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operational, largely due to land acquisition and environmental hurdles. Meanwhile, the steep increase in prices makes imports largely unviable. Projects with fully contracted power sale and domestic coal supply agreements should be insulated and maintain stable credit characteristics. Many such projects are also likely to have fuel cost pass-through provisions, mitigating both volume and price risks. As domestic coal is much cheaper than imported, the off-takers may not find these pass-through provisions too onerous. However, delays in getting captive coal blocks operational could cause some short-term stress as plants are commissioned. Projects where coal supplies are rationed will be moderately affected. Plant design limitations constrain projects’ ability to achieve the desired blending of imported coal with domestic supplies. Simultaneously, the blended cost of power supplied could face contractual or commercial resistance from off-takers. Where power purchase agreements (PPAs) do not allow for fuel cost pass-through, renegotiating the terms could be a challenge. Even the existence of such provisions is no insurance against problems, as weak off-takers could find the cost of power prohibitive. Several merchant power plants have started to be constructed since 2008. In Fitch’s view, this group of projects is at the most risk, with the threat of the assets being stranded and the loans having to be restructured at the very least. These projects are designed to use 100 per cent imported coal. Even where sponsors have acquired captive mines in Indonesia, recent changes in export regulations have caused the cost of landed coal to reflect sharply increased international market prices. The cost of power generated could even exceed prevailing spot prices, which have been falling. With an expected 30 million standard cubic metre per day shortfall in natural gas supplies from private sector gas fields, power plants set up in anticipation of

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this source of fuel supply are at risk. Imported liquefied natural gas is at least 3x more expensive than domestic, and India also suffers from shortage of terminal handling facilities. Weakening Off-Taker Credit Quality A worsening of the financial position of a number of state governmentowned electric utilities has increased the off-take counterparty risk for a few projects. The inability to revise tariffs due to political considerations, supply of free and subsidised power not offset by state subsidies, power theft and other distribution inefficiencies have all contributed to large accumulated losses and high debt for some utilities, leading to payment delays for power purchased under PPAs. Decline In Merchant Power Prices Merchant power prices have been steadily declining since 2008. However, Fitch does not expect any further significant correction from current levels due to the all-round increase in the cost of generation and the sustained power deficit in the country, although regional disparities may slightly skew the equation. Prices should stabilise between `3.75 and `4 per kilowatthour (kwh). Most Fitch-rated projects have base case tariff assumptions below this band, although problems with fuel supply could push costs up, shrinking margins and putting pressure on debtservice coverage. Completion Risk The ratings of power projects continue to reflect the risks resulting from delays in acquiring residual land – many projects start construction once land for the main plant area is in possession and try & acquire the rest during construction. In light of the wave of infrastructure construction activity in India, projects will continue to face execution capacity constraints, such as difficulties in securing equipment supplies on time, ensuring uninterrupted availability of a large labour force at the plant site, or sourcing and retaining managerial and technical manpower. Bottlenecks in completion of essential support

infrastructure such as transmission lines and railway siding facilities could also trigger delays in starting power sales even if project construction is complete.

BIOMASS POWER Availability And Pricing Of Fuel A more than doubling of the prices of biomass fuel, coupled with uncertainties on the supply front – caused by the unorganised nature of suppliers and unpredictable climatic conditions – have sharply dented the economics of biomass projects. Without sponsor support, these projects are faced with the prospect of loan restructuring. State Government Policy On Tariffs Most biomass projects have PPAs with State Government utilities that contract to purchase power at fixed tariffs. The tariffs were set when the price of biomass fuel was very low. Unless government policy is amended to allow PPAs to be renegotiated to reflect the recent sharp rise in fuel costs, the long-term viability of biomass projects will be threatened. Without concrete policy intervention, Fitch expects further ratings downgrades in this subsector in 2012.

AIRPORTS Fitch expects 2012 to be a challenging year for airports in India. As during the global financial crisis, a global recession in combination with a slowing domestic economy will affect passenger numbers and cargo volumes. Even if there is no fall in absolute terms, growth is likely to slow, halting the positive momentum since the global financial crisis. High oil prices in combination with falling currency have severely affected airline operators’ financial positions. If airlines are forced to increase ticket prices to absorb higher costs including a harsh taxation regime, demand for air travel at the margin may be affected. Both the government-owned carrier and a large private airline are suffering the impact of accumulated losses and unsustainably high debt.

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With several airlines either fighting for survival or to avoid huge losses, Fitch expects persistent weakness in airline counterparty credit profiles to cause airports to carry higher receivables and limit their flexibility in raising aeronautical revenue. Fitch expects the regulator to announce a tariff-setting formula that should help remove uncertainty surrounding the revenue base for airport operations. However, it is difficult to predict the exact impact due to complexities related to provisions in the concession that pre-date the constitution of the regulator. Regulatory approvals to resume the levying of airport development fees (ADF) that were stayed by a judicial verdict will reduce the need for additional debt. Conversely, any delay in airports’ ability to levy ADF or a reduction in the amount that can be collected would mean additional borrowings to fund capex, with potentially adverse

effects on credit quality. Time and cost over-runs beyond Fitch’s rating case assumptions in funding airport expansion-cummodernisation projects could exert downward rating pressure unless the need for additional debt is avoided through equity injections or betterthan-expected internal accruals. A slowdown in the economy leading to a subdued real estate market would mean delayed or lower non-aeronautical (real estate) revenue, an important component of the revenue models of airport concessions. This will have an impact on both financing the capex and also on cash flows available for meeting debt service once principal starts amortising.

2011 REVIEW Thirty-five percent of Fitch’s Indian infrastructure project ratings were downgraded in 2011, with 19 per cent having a negative outlook or placed

on rating watch negative. In 2010, less than 17 per cent of ratings were downgraded and 10 per cent (on a smaller base) had a negative outlook or were placed on rating watch negative. Fitch believes this is likely to be a precursor to further deterioration of credit quality in 2012. Various projects suffered from differing degrees of construction risk, shortcomings in execution capacity and financing constraints. However, sponsor support, which, at times, was non-contractual and extraordinary, helped projects avoid default on their debt obligations and stave off very severe negative rating actions. Fitch believes that in addition to these risks, which will continue to haunt projects, the possibility of a weaker macro-economic environment portends a much more negative credit environment for the sector in 2012. Courtesy: Fitch Ratings.report on ‘2012 Outlook: Indian Infrastructure’

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Infusing A Fresh Vigour

in Infrastructure Development Building modern infrastructure holds strategic importance for India to sustain a high growth rate in the long term. Realising its importance, the government has taken up various measures to encourage private investments in the sector. While the PPP has, so far, been a successful model in developing the much needed infrastructure, the road to prosperity is laden with potholes, which, if not addressed at the right time, can deter the steady growth pace of the Indian economy. ARINDAM GHOSH

eveloping and implementing state-ofthe-art and sustainable infrastructure is highly crucial for any country to continuously post high rates of growth and the same holds true for India as well. However, developing such quality infrastructure needs a lot of investments. For the government to single-handedly make the entire funds available may not always be possible. To tackle this challenge, the Central Government gave Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure development the go-ahead. This solves the twin objective of not only generating funds for the project, but also ensuring acceleration in the process of completion and implementation of the project through various innovative & modern techniques.

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PPP has emerged as one of the most successful instruments to generate funds, given the scenario of infrastructure deficit in India. Over a period of time, they are increasingly adopted in the country to strengthen the infrastructural framework. In the 10th Five Year Plan (2002-07), 25 per cent of the total investment in infrastructure came from the private sector. This share is expected to rise to 36 per cent by the end of the 11th Plan (2207-12). For the upcoming 12th Five Year Plan, the projection of investment from the private sector has grown tremendously. India will double its investments in infrastructure to $1 trillion in the 12th Five Year Plan, half of which is expected to come from the private sector. The promising figures are a result of the flexibility shown in policy reforms, which has contributed

greatly in encouraging the private sector to take the India growth story forward. In India, maximum PPP contracts are being signed in the road sector. Airport development is another area where PPP has made an impact and is witnessing strong progress, along with the power and port sectors. There are a few PPP projects already operating in the Railways.

CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED Several initiatives have been undertaken by the government to enable a greater PPP framework in the country â&#x20AC;&#x201C; framing of standardised contractual documents with proper guidelines and performance standards have been devised. Further, for faster and smoother approval PPP contracts in the country, the Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee

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(PPPAC) has been formed by policy makers to streamline the entire process. PPPAC has identified some constraints, which include: Sufficient instruments as well as the ability to undertake long-term equity cannot be provided by the market in the present financial scenario. Also, financial liability required by infrastructure projects would not be sufficed. Most sectors face hindrance in enabling a regulatory framework and a consolidated policy. So, it is important to make such policies PPP friendly. To achieve the desired results, active participation of various state projects is essential. Lack of ability of private sectors to fit into the risk of investing in diversified projects also needs to be overcome. Modernisation of new airports, transmission systems and building power generating plants are some of the avenues, which require skilled manpower. The ability of public institutions to manage the PPP process should also be subdued. Maximising the return of the stakeholders needs to be managed due to the involvement of long-term deals, including the lifecycle of the infrastructure. Lack of credibility of bankable infrastructure projects used for financing the private sector should also be overcome. Inconsistency is still visible in the limitations of PPP projects, despite continued initiatives by states and central ministries. Inadequate support to enable greater acceptance of PPPs by stakeholders forms another source of constraint.

POLICY REFORMS Developments made through the PPP mode integrate the best of the skills and expertise of the government and private sector agencies. To further strengthen this bond, the introduction of FDI reforms in a few sectors would help generate the necessary resources required to push the growth of the

PPP MODELS Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) Under this category, the private partner is responsible to design, build, operate (during the contracted period) and transfer back the facility to the public sector. Lease, Operate and Transfer (LOT) As the name indicates, under this type of PPPs, a facility which already exists and is under operation, is entrusted to the private sector partner for efﬁcient operation, subject to the terms and conditions decided by mutual agreement. Build, Own, Operate or Build, Own, Operate, Transfer (BOOT) This is a variation of the BOT model, except that the ownership of the newly built facility will rest with the private party during the contract period. This will result in the transfer of most of the risks related to planning, design, construction and operation of the project to the private partner. The public sector partner will, however, contract to ‘purchase’ the goods & services produced by the project on mutually agreed terms and conditions. Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) or Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain (DBFOM) The private party assumes the entire responsibility for the project. The private participant to the project will recover its investment and return on investments (ROI) through the concessions granted or through annuity payments, etc. The public sector may provide guarantees to ﬁnancing agencies, help with the acquisition of land and assist to obtain statutory and environmental clearances and approvals & also assure a reasonable return as per established norms or industry practices, etc., throughout the concession period. Operations Concession In these cases, the public sector (department or agency) collects revenue by way of user charges, toll, tariff, etc., assigns its legal or statutory right to the private partner in return for the latter undertaking the responsibility to implement the project and maintain the required quality. Joint Ventures In a PPP arrangement commonly followed in our country (such as for airport development), the private sector is encouraged to form a joint venture company along with the participating public sector agency with the latter holding only minority shares. Source: Comptroller and Auditor General of India

concerned industry in the process, thereby contributing to the national economy at large. Flexibility in terms of policy related to the availability of reliable and uninterrupted power would come as a boon for the growth of infrastructure in the country.

TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION HOLDS THE KEY A successful infrastructure development strategy is highly dependent on timely implementation of the project. Both the Centre and the state authorities have to

work together to ensure smoother and faster implementation of infrastructural capabilities. Given the constraints faced sometimes by the government towards generating the entire resource, it is crucial for the government to create an environment where it can invite, involve and encourage the private sector to play a stronger role in the country’s growth story. If effective steps are not implemented, achieving higher growth rate will remain only a distant dream! arindam.ghosh@infomedia18.in

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The BEST IN CLASS Infrastructure As one of the most ambitious initiatives ever undertaken by the government to improve the face of infrastructure in India, the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) has all the might to bring in a revolution for Indian manufacturing. Comprising of 11 investment regions and 13 industrial areas, DMIC is the next big thing in terms of building infrastructure in the country. ARINDAM GHOSH

resently, India is one of the fastest growing economies in the country. Creating state-of-the-art infrastructure is highly imperative for India to maintain and deliver high levels of growth over a period of time. Realising the cause, the Central Government had taken the initiative of establishing one of the most ambitious projects in the country – Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) – that is slated to transform the fortunes of Indian manufacturing. DMIC is proposed to be developed as a model industrial corridor of international standards with all the advanced infrastructural facilities in place. The projects will play a key role in expanding the manufacturing and services base of our country. The government hopes to develop DMIC as the ‘Global Manufacturing and Trading Hub’. This mega infrastructure project worth around $90-$100 billion will be developed with the financial and technical expertise from Japan. The project was conceived after the MoU was signed between the Governments of India and Japan, during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to Tokyo in December 2006. Japan has committed to invest $4.5 billion in the proposed project.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF DMIC Under this grand mega project, industrial zones, high-speed freight

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lines, ports, airports and expressways would be developed, which will connect one of the major manufacturing hubs of the country with one of the major trading zones in the country. Further, many industrial clusters and hubs with state-of-the-art infrastructure would be developed, which is expected to encourage foreign investments. With the implementation of DMIC, it is has been estimated that

INDUSTRIAL AREAS TO BE DEVELOPED UNDER DMIC PROJECT (PHASE 1) Meerut-Muzaffarnagar zone in Uttar Pradesh as engineering and manufacturing industrial area Faridabad-Palwal zone in Haryana as engineering and manufacturing industrial area; Jaipur-Dausa zone in Rajasthan as marble, leather, textile industrial area; (subsequently, the Government of Rajasthan has requested to replace this IA with Kishangarh, Ajmer) Vadodara-Ankleshwar zone in Gujarat as general manufacturing industrial area Industrial area with greenﬁeld port at Dighi in Maharashtra Nimach-Nayagaon in Madhya Pradesh as engineering and agroprocessing industrial area. Source: Department of Industrial policy and Promotion (DIPP)

the employment potential would double in seven years; triple industrial output in nine years and quadruple exports from the region in about nine years. The data speaks volumes about the enormous potential the proposed project holds for India. Further, it is estimated that the development of DMIC will offer employment opportunities to three million people with over 67 per cent of them being absorbed in the manufacturing and processing industry. After several rounds of discussions between the Central Government, the concerned state governments and other stakeholders of the project, 24 special investment nodes have been identified under the project. Of these, 11 are investment regions, while 13 are industrial areas. It is proposed that under the first phase, six investment regions and six industrial areas would be taken up for implementation. In terms of differentiating between an industrial region and an industrial area, the DMIC Development Corporation (DMICDC) officials inform that an investment region would be a specifically delineated industrial region with a minimum area of over 200 sqkm, while an Industrial Area (IA) would be developed with a minimum area of over 100 sqkm. All the identified regions are proposed to be self-sustained industrial townships. They will have world-class and modern infrastructural amenities

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– road and rail connectivity for smooth & easy movement of goods; various logistics hubs and parks; domestic & international air connectivity with most importantly reliable and uninterrupted supply of power. The region will boast of other quality infrastructure that will lead to the formation of a globally competitive environment conducive for setting up and expanding business operations.

STATES THAT WILL REAP HUGE BENEFITS The project is expected to transform the industrial landscape across halfa-dozen Indian states leading to the rapid development of industrial as well as physical infrastructure along the route of the corridor. DMIC will run across six states – Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Rajasthan and Gujarat together would constitute about 77 per cent of the total length of the freight corridor, followed by Haryana and Maharashtra with about 10 per cent each. The rest will be constituted by Uttar Pradesh and Delhi’s NCR. All these states are productive and are highly investment friendly. A recent analysis of the trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) indicates that DMIC states cater to 52 per cent of the total FDI equity inflows into the country. Mumbai and Delhi regions together constitute 92 per cent of total FDI equity inflows among the project states. According to reports, in terms of gross industrial output and export trends, DMIC states together constitute 56 per cent of the country’s industrial output and more than 60 per cent of country. Realising the enormous potential of such a project, the concerned state governments are taking a lot of initiatives to ensure faster implementation of the project. They are working in areas like acquisition of land and faster planning, among others. With DMIC in place, it will promote a competitive and a healthy

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INVESTMENT REGIONS TO BE ESTABLISHED UNDER DMIC PROJECT (PHASE 1) Dadri-Noida- Ghaziabad region in Uttar Pradesh as general manufacturing investment region Manesar-Bawal region in Haryana as auto component, automobile investment region Kushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemrana region in Rajasthan as general manufacturing, automobile, auto component investment region Bharuch-Dahej region in Gujarat as petroleum, chemical and petro-chemical investment region (PCPIR) (subsequently, on Gujarat Government’s request, this region is replaced with Ahmedabad-Dholera investment region, subject to the approval of Apex Monitoring Authority) Igatpuri-Nashik-Sinnar region in Maharashtra as general manufacturing investment region Pithampur-Dhar-Mhow in Madhya Pradesh as general manufacturing investment region. Source: Department of Industrial policy and Promotion (DIPP)

business environment for all the states, who can then formulate strategies to attract investments. Geographically, the project will enhance regional and urban-rural connectivity with improved facilities. It will bind all the states together and enable them to get more returns from their resources. It will upgrade labour skill sets, improve penetration of improved technologies, enhance & expand local trade and commerce. DMIC is set to establish a constructive and healthy business environment for India, especially in the North-Western region.

GREEN INITIATIVES AT DMIC In a major push by the government towards promoting activities related to green and sustainability, Union Minister for New and Renewable

Energy Farooq Abdullah has said that his ministry will take all the efforts to ensure that DMIC would have maximum green buildings and would take up all the initiatives to make DMIC a ‘green corridor’. Haryana has taken the initiative to establish an eco-city in the industrial hub of the state. A tripartite pact has been inked between Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), DMICDC, the implementing agency of the DMIC Project and a consortium of Japanese companies led by Toshiba including NEC, Tokyo Gas and Energy Advanced Companies, among others. In another move in this direction, DMICDC has signed an MoU with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) on the development of smart communities and eco-friendly townships in the DMIC region. Through the MoU, JETRO has agreed to make available its expertise to DMICDC on the subject of green.

NEED FOR MORE SUCH INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES Developing infrastructural facilities is very crucial for the progress of our country. More projects, like DMIC, need to be developed, so that more states can reap economic benefits from such projects and India becomes a country with better & advanced infrastructure and is able to attract more investments into the country. Even though the project is still in the proposal stage, all the top Japanese companies have shown interest in entering into DMIC along with other top companies from various other nations. The Indian economy will be highly benefitted after the project sees the light of day. However, given the poor record which India holds with respect to the pace of implementation of various projects of national importance, it is highly imperative for the country to set an example for the world. arindam.ghosh@infomedia18.in

GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL

Jumpstarting India’s Competitiveness Golden Quadrilateral, with its conducive design and quality for high speed travel and transportation, is a major initiative to enhance the trafﬁc capacity of the country’s highways in terms of time, money & ease. Considered as one of the most promising infrastructure projects, Golden Quadrilateral project has yet to clear some roadblocks to enhance efﬁciency and ensure timely completion. SUPRITA ANUPAM

ndia has one of the largest road networks in the world on which 70 per cent of passenger traffic and 65 per cent of freight traffic ply. However, due to the road’s poor quality, ensuring timely delivery of products is a difficult task. Inaugurated in 1999, as his dream project, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India, clarified the intent behind setting up the largest road project in Indian history, “While the country needed to import crude worth Rs900 billion a year, any one arm of the project, when completed, would save fuel worth Rs80 billion every a year”. As per National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), transport patterns – be it passenger traffic or freight services – has gradually shifted to road owing to railways’ poor service. But the general perception was that ‘it could never be among the rank of developed countries because of its poor road infrastructure’. The Golden Quadrilateral – even though in the first phase of the seven phases of National Highway development project (NHDP) – has changed this perception to ‘India is transforming’. The intent of NHDP is to develop world-class roads across

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the country with enhanced safety; better riding surface, road geometry, traffic management; and noticeable signage & wayside amenities.

operating costs, faster comfortable journeys, reduced fuel consumption, benefits to trade, safer travel and allround development of areas.

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POWERING INFRASTRUCTURE

The Golden Quadrilateral links the four metros, viz., Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, through fourlane roads with extended 6-8 lanes in a few places. As a result, the Golden Quadrilateral links 13 states of India directly to all the four metros. Almost in the completion phase, the Golden Quadrilateral connects Delhi from the north to Kolkata in the east along 1,469 km of National Highway 2; while Kolkata is linked to Chennai in the south, along National Highways 5, 6 and 60, traversing a distance of 1,745 km. National Highways 4, 7 and 46 link Chennai to Mumbai to form the next part of the grid, traversing a distance of 1,302 km. The quadrilateral links Mumbai to Delhi through National Highway 8. Andhra Pradesh, with 1,014 km, has the longest stretch of the quadrilateral, while Delhi, with just 25 km, has the shortest stretch. The advantages of such well-developed international standard highways are seen in terms of savings in vehicle

How much has this project aided in the development of the country’s infrastructure? Well, it can be understood by the fact that the Golden Quadrilateral constitutes less than one per cent (around 0.8 per cent) of India’s road network, but carries over 20 per cent of the freight traffic. This enlightens the much-awaited need for quality roads in India. Focussing on the immediate need to offer a boost to Indian roads, the then Prime Minister, while inaugurating the project, averred, “If we have good roads, we would have more petrol stations... kiosks would come up around them... the entire economy would be invigorated.” Vinita Kumar, Senior Advisor – Transport, Planning Commission has clarified the idea behind the project planning. According to Kumar, “The idea behind the formulation of the Golden Quadrilateral project was to set a solid track of future growth and change. It sought to improve the transportation activity and quality of the

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activity. Our motto was to reduce the 24-hour journey to a 6-7 hour journey with better services and experience.”

PRESENT SCENARIO The Golden Quadrilateral, which is the first phase of NHDP’s project, seeks to create world-class highways. Of the 5,846 km – the total length of the quadrilateral – 5,835 km has already been completed, while 11 km falling in between Kolkata and Chennai is under implementation by eight contractors. The phase two of NHDP is the construction of the north-south and east-west (NSEW) corridor. As the name suggests, the NSEW corridor connects Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south and Silchar in Assam in the east to Porbandar in Gujarat in the west. A substantial part of this phase – around 81 per cent as on January 31, 2012 – has also been completed. The next three phases are having a part under construction, while the balance length is yet to be awarded to suitable contractors. Phases 6 and 7 have not been implemented, so far. Looking at the ground scenario, apart from the completion of the project, there are several other factors and challenges, which NHAI or the concerned contractor needs to sort out. Elaborating on some these, Tarun Kumar Tripathy, a mechanical engineer, who was the fastest to cover the Golden Quadrilateral, said, “We did find the unusual speed breakers constructed illegally by village locals on the highways passing through their towns. These speed breakers are crude, unmarked, dangerous and as good as axle breakers if you do not spot them. All the completed highways have cats-eyes installed on them, but the incomplete ones can be dangerous, especially during the night, if you do not have good headlights.”

TOO LONG TO FINISH To ensure fast track development of NHDP, the Government of

India has given many waivers under some Acts, like the government will carry out all the preparatory work, including land acquisition and utility removal. Right of Way (ROI) was made available to concessionaires free from all encumbrances. Further, 100 per cent tax exemption for five years and 30 per cent relief for next five years were granted under Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 based on UNICITRAL provisions. Fast track committees have been formed to check the progress and solve all the hurdles, which may come in the way, on a fast track basis. The total cost of NHDP as per the Government of India was estimated at around $13.2 billion in 1999. The amount was simply too big to put things in order as projected. To complete the project within the deadline, NHDP was declared as a public private partnership (PPP) project, in which either NHAI or the

Manager – Land Acquisition & Environment, NHAI, adding, “We have constructed a high-power committee with the Chief Secretary of each concerned state. Subsequently, we notified the entire land needed to be acquired then and constituted special land acquisition units in those states. Notifications were sent to the Ministry of Law regarding the acquisition for approval. Getting the approval took time. The overall supervision and execution of the project rested with the nodal authority.” “Besides, many states like Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal have very poor revenue records. And, if you do not have good revenue records, it delays the process,” he explained.

GEARING UP FOR GROWTH India’s growth rate has been a little fickle over the past 2-3 years; otherwise, it was around 10 per cent or more,

STATUS OF NHDP AS ON JANUARY 31, 2012 Total length (km)

GQ 5,846

NS&EW 7,300*

Total 13,146*

Completed total till date (km)

5,835

5,945

11,780

Under implementation Length (km) Contracts (no.)

11 8

567 65

578 73

Letter of award issued /Assignment signed & work to be completed Length (km) Contracts (No.)

210 6

Total Length (km) Contracts (No.)

11 8

777 71

788 79

Length to be awarded Length (km)

420

Actual length present excluding 442 km, common length with GQ is 7,224 km. However, this may again change after the preparation of DPRs. The original approved length of corridors is 7,300 km.

Government of India had to invest 40 per cent of the total to ensure its viability. Despite this, the deadline kept missing. The 30-month-long project could not be completed in 10 years. “There are a number of reasons for this… land acquisition, green cutting, shifting of people, contractors’ problem, getting queries and responding,” explained VK Sharma, Chief General

this demands the least growth rate of the Infrastructure close to 10 per cent if not more. But the data released by the World Bank shows that it was around 5.6 per cent. Hence, it can be easily concluded that even though NHDP has big and game changing plans for Indian infrastructure, the development rate is not enough to catch the bird’s eye.

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INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Reigning in Growth Momentum While the Indian infrastructure sector is plagued with innumerable challenges, the major investments made by the government & the private sector are offering a fresh lease life to infrastructure development. Here’s presenting some of the major infrastructure projects that are set to provide the sector a sigh of relief… PRERNA SHARMA

CLP INDIA

6,500 crore

Value: `

Description: CLP India has recently announced the successful synchronisation of the first of the two 660 MW units of the Mahatma Gandhi Thermal Power Project (MGTPP) in Jhajjar. The unit has achieved full load capacity and is ready to produce 660 MW. Around 90 per cent of this plant’s output is reserved for Haryana, which will make a significant contribution towards minimising the shortage of power in the state. Commenting on this achievement, Rajiv Mishra, MD, CLP India, said, “Being one of the first supercritical projects in India to be synchronised, this achievement marks a significant milestone not only for CLP India, but also for the Indian power sector. More of such projects in the future will collectively make a meaningful contribution to lowering the sector’s carbon emissions.” Scope: The second of the two 660 MW units is expected to be synchronised in the next 4-5 months.

L&T CONSTRUCTION

1,306 crore

Value: `

Description: The Power Transmission & Distribution IC has secured new orders aggregating `514 crore from various clients. This includes a major order from Power Grid Corporation of India for the construction of a 765 kV double circuit transmission line from Varanasi to Kanpur and 400 kV double circuit lines from Varanasi to Saranath and Sasaram to Allahabad. Additional orders have also been received from other reputed customers. The Building & Factories IC, secured new orders worth `451 crore for the construction of residential towers and also for civil, structural and mechanical erection works for the construction of a cement plant. In the solar business unit, L&T Construction has secured an order worth `220 crore from a leading developer for the construction of a 23 MW solar PV plant on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis in Rajasthan. In yet another development, the Infrastructure IC has secured new orders valued at `121 crore from Kolkata Metro Rail for the construction of a 2.7 km viaduct from Madhyamgram to Hridaypur, including a station building at Madhyamgram, and other related works in connection with the extension of the Metro Railway from Noapara to Barasat at Kolkata.

1,880 crore

Value: `

Description: The Infrastructure IC has secured new orders aggregating to `1,048 crore from various clients. A major order has been bagged from the West Bengal Government, State Highway Circle-I, for the construction of a four-lane elevated corridor along Kazi Nazrul Islam Sarani (VIP Road) from Kestopur to Zora Mandir in the North 24 Parganas district under the JNNURM Scheme of the Government of India. Two more orders have been secured from DMRC for the design and construction of tunnels for underground works between Mandi House and Jama Masjid, including three stations under Delhi MRTS – Phase III Project and for the construction of a viaduct, including ramp for the Badarpur-Faridabad corridor. In the water and effluent treatment business unit, L&T Construction has secured orders worth `348 crore from Gujarat Water Infrastructure for providing, supplying, lowering, jointing & commissioning of bulk water transmission by MS Pipeline at Surendranagar and Junagadh districts in Gujarat under the ‘Swarnim Gujarat Saurashtra-Kutch Water Grid’ programme. In the Power Transmission & Distribution IC, new orders valued at `263 crore have been bagged from esteemed clients. The orders include construction of an e-BOP system for 2x600 MW coal-fired thermal power plant at Singhitarai in Chhattisgarh from a private developer and another order from DMRC for supply, installation, testing & commissioning of EHV cables, receiving-cum-traction substation and auxiliary main substation at Jaipur for the Jaipur Metro Phase-I project. L&T Construction has also received additional orders worth `221 crore from various ongoing projects.

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PUNJ LLOYD

1,050 crore

Value: `

Description: Punj Lloyd, a leading EPC conglomerate, has received a letter of intent from GMR Projects for undertaking design, engineering, procurement and construction of 124 km of six lanes of the Chittorgarh bypass to Udaipur in Rajasthan. Worth `1,050 crore, the project is scheduled for commissioning in 36 months and has been awarded to Punj Lloyd on a turnkey fixed EPC price basis. Scope: The scope of work for the project includes design and construction. The project forms part of Phase-V of NHAI’s National Highways Development Programme for upgrading the existing four-lane section to six lanes.

IVRCL

1,429.78 crore

Value: `

Description: IVRCL Assets & Holdings has bagged the 151 km project, ‘four laning of Rai Malikpur (Rajasthan Border) – Narnaul – Mahendragarh – Dadri – Bhiwani – Kharak Corridor project in Haryana to be executed as BOT (toll) project on a DBFOT pattern’ from the Haryana Government. The project corridor serves as a major interstate south-north connectivity between Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra to the northern states of Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Scope: The project scope includes rehabilitation, upgradation and widening of the existing carriageway to four-lane standards with the construction of new pavements, etc. The concession period is 20 years, while the construction period is 30 months.

HCC-DSD-VNR JV

987 crore

Value: `

Description: The project is to build a double-deck rail-cum-road bridge over Brahmaputra River. This bridge would be the fourth longest bridge in India and the longest bridge over Brahmaputra River. Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in a joint venture (JV) with DSD Brouckenbau GmbH, Germany, and VNR Infrastructures, has received order from the Northeast Frontier Railway to construct the superstructure, viz., the Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge over the Brahmaputra River near Dibrugarh in Assam. HCC’s share in this order is 51 per cent, while that of DSD Brouckenbau GmbH and VNR Infrastructures are 20 per cent and 29 per cent, respectively. The Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge will be a double-deck bridge having two railway tracks on the lower deck and a three-lane road on the upper deck. The road level will be 10.5 metre above the railway line. The total length of the bridge will be 4.315 km. According to Arun Karambelkar, President & Whole Time Director, HCC, “This is one of the modern bridges. HCC, along with its joint venture partners, is committed to building world-class infrastructure for Indian Railways. The work on this superstructure will be completed within 48 months.”

HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (HCC)

289 crore contract by Gujarat Government

Value: `

Description: HCC has received a letter of acceptance (LOA) to construct a bulk water transmission system for Gujarat Water Infrastructure, a Government of Gujarat Undertaking. The work involves the construction of a 57-km-long water transmission pipeline between Dhanki and Maliya villages under the ‘Swarnim Gujarat Saurashtra-Kutch Water Grid Programme (NC-31)’. Scope: This is an EPC contract involving the construction of a 32-km-long MS Pipeline of 2,150 mm diameter (ID) and 14.5 mm thickness and a 25-km-long MS Pipeline of 2,000 mm diameter (ID) and 13.5 mm thickness. The project scope also includes commissioning and maintenance for five years. The project will be completed within 12 months.

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ORBITAL GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING

Extending tube life span

ENHANCING EFFICIENCY Canada-based TransAlta Utilities Corp (TAU) had to replace 342 superheater bimetallic welds. They were looking for welding quality that would extend the life of the tube replacements. TAU selected ABB owing to its considerable experience with the use of orbital welding equipment at other major utilities throughout Canada. ABB estimates that this job, done with orbital welding, was about 25 per cent more efﬁcient than a similar job done two years before with manual GTAW. ach year, TransAlta Utilities Corp (TAU) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, shuts down one of the six coal-fired units at its Sundance Generating Station for a major turbine inspection/overhaul. The six units at the station, located 70 km west of Edmonton, Alberta, have a total capacity of 2,100 MW. This extended outage also provides the opportunity to undertake major boiler repairs. In 2011, the 342 superheater bimetallic welds were scheduled for replacement. These welds, which join the stainless steel internal elements with the chromium-molybdenum external elements, had reached the end of their useful life.

BIMETALLIC WELD REPLACEMENT The superheater design conditions are 2,475 psig at 1,005°F. The bimetallic welds absorb thermal stresses attributed to varying expansion coefficients between dissimilar materials, in addition to normal pressure and temperature considerations. These stresses are accumulated due to periodic unit shutdowns for maintenance, resulting in a creep life weld limitation of nominal 1,00,000 operating hours. The Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) has carried out a number of studies into this problem, and has estimated that the first weld failure could be expected at an accumulation of 75,000 operating hours. The failures typically have been shown to propagate internally from the heat-affected zone (HAZ). Unit 1 at Sundance is now 20 years old, and running with an availability factor of 88 per cent. It

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has accumulated more than 1,50,000 operating hours, and numerous bimetallic welds had already been repaired manually. It was clearly the time for replacement. Floyd Mulligan, the station’s plant manager, was looking for welding quality that would extend the life of the tube replacements. The A weld head positioned on a superheater header tube in plant had experienced several preparation for making a weld. When the weld head is mounted on the center tube as shown, clearance is just sufﬁcient for bimetallic weld failures in locating the weld head. A ﬁnished weld can be seen in the the past and these failures foreground. tubing) & installing the replacement typically cost the company bimetallic weld assemblies. $50,000 per day in lost revenue. Floyd wanted these replacements to allow the plant to operate with high reliability ORBITAL PIPE WELDING for up to an additional 2,00,000 hours. Traditionally, this work was carried A new joint design was utilised for the out by several skilled craftsmen. The bimetallic weld. welding portion of the work, stainless The new design used Inconel, steel (304-H) to stainless steel, and a trademark of the Inco family of chrome-moly (T22) to chrome-moly, companies, as filler, instead of the would require 20-26 qualified gas original E 309 welding rod, and tungsten arc welders. On a similar featured an altered weld profile with project the previous year, the contractor a wide cap. This design has shown a working for TAU was unable to fourfold increase in the life of the weld hire enough skilled workers to on laboratory creep tests. Originally perform the work, and TransAlta done as field welds, the replacement was forced to recruit additional bimetallic welds for this project were resources of manpower and orbital shop fabricated off-site and TransAlta welding equipment, manufactured believes they will not require by Arc Machines, Inc. of Pacoima, replacement during the remaining California. During that project, life of the plant. The shop-fabricated the potential of the orbital welding assemblies were four-feet-long, equipment was recognised by comprising two-feet each of stainless Steve Thomas, Senior Engineering steel and chromium-molybdenum Technologist, TAU. tubing, and one central bimetallic TransAlta wanted to use the orbital weld. The work scheduled for the unit welding equipment for the bimetallic overhaul consisted of removing the weld replacement on Sundance Unit existing bimetallic welds (and adjacent 1. Working with Asea Brown Boveri,

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Inc. (ABB Combustion Services), planning was done to incorporate the use of the orbital welding equipment into the project. TAU selected ABB partly because of its considerable experience with the use of orbital welding equipment at other major utilities throughout Canada.

PERSONNEL SELECTION AND TRAINING For the job at the Sundance Generating Station, a reliable source of trained manpower was again needed. In the Canadian power industry, major maintenance overhauls are scheduled for the summer months when the demand for power is less. During this time of year, there is usually a shortage of manpower. ABB Combustion Services, at the time of the Sundance Unit 1 project, did not have a large enough staff of trained machine operators, and there was no available pool of trained operators. TAU, working closely with ABB, invested in the training of eight welders employed with ABB on a regular basis from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Local 146. Local 146 is ABBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manpower supplier in the Alberta area for boiler maintenance. The local was very interested in orbital welding technology and felt that obtaining training for its members would give them a highertechnology profile. The training took place at ABBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edmonton office. Frank York, Pipe Welding Product Manager & Welding Specialist, Arc Machines, spent two 32 hour sessions, training four welders on the equipment in each session. Upon completion of their training, each welder had 64 hours of experience working with the equipment. Half of this time was spent on welding and half on performing joint preparation, all of which was under the supervision of Steve Chambers, Senior Orbital Welding Technician, ABB.

WELDING EQUIPMENT Three Model 215 full-function microprocessor-controlled pipe welding power supplies were used

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on this project as indicated in Figure 1. The qualified weld schedules listing the weld parameters for travel speed, arc voltage control, welding currents, oscillation and wire feed speed were entered into the unit via the programme operator pendant and stored in memory as shown in Figure 2. During the weld, slight steering of the torch was accomplished using the smaller auxiliary operating pendant. Four Model 81 water-cooled pipe welding heads were present on the site; one was kept to be used as a spare. The M-81 had a 1-1/2-in. extension for the end of the torch, which provided better visibility of the joint during welding and protected the weld head from excessive heat. The working space was very tight with a less than 2-in. clearance between the tubes as illustrated in Figure 3. In a few places, the tubes had to be slightly spread apart to accommodate the weld head, which has a nominal radial clearance of 1.75 in. The tubes at one end of the header were welded first with the operators working towards the center on two of the machines as is clear in Figure 4, and from the center towards the other end with the third machine, leaving a window of unwelded tubes to provide access for welding as is indicated in Figure 5. There was good crawl space under the lower row of tubing, but the center row of tubing was the hardest to reach. If these welds were done manually, the center row weld would have to be done with the welder reaching down from the top or up from the bottom. With the orbital equipment, it was possible to have a single operator on each machine, whereas if the job were to be done manually, two welders would be working on the same weld joint at the same time. Thus, the use of the automatic equipment eliminated some of the work that would be done with the manual welder in an uncomfortable position or in difficultto-reach places.

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES LEAD TO INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY During training, goals were set for the level of welding productivity that would be required to complete the project successfully. Although a learning curve was expected, the operators were productive from the start of the replacement project. With three eight-hour shifts in operation five days a week, the productivity level averaged about eight welds per shift per machine. Some operators were able to double this rate. On previous projects done with manual welding technology, radiography was a constraint to productivity and a time window to perform the radiography was required. On this project, they were able to save time by scheduling the radiography to be done on the weekends. ABB developed a number of timesaving fabrication techniques for cutting and purging. This was done to give TAU the best possible cost, as this project was done on a time and materials basis. Arc Machines cooperated by having Frank York on site to advise them and keep the welding operation going. After the start of the job, they were able to save a significant amount of welding time by reducing the number of passes on the stainless-to-stainless welds from four to three. The chrome moly-tochrome moly weld required eight passes to complete. The stainless-tostainless welds were done first so that these welds could be purged with inert argon gas during welding. Purging with argon protects the weld surface from oxidation and provides a cleaner, higher quality weld. The soluble purge dam material that was used was removed during hydrotesting. The welding operations were consistently below the estimated man-days for welding, but these improvements were, to some extent, consumed by extra time needed for precision fit-up. Dr Barbara K Henon, Arc Machines, Inc. E-mail: barbara.henon@arcmachines.com

INDIAN HVAC PRODUCTS MARKET

Focussing On ENVIRONMENT &

BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES Illustration By Sanjay Dalvi

some of the factors that will accelerate the demand for energy-efficient products such as VRF. The demand for less-efficient products, such as packaged units, will be stimulated by their comparatively low cost as well as favourable performance characteristics such as product durability, ease of installation, high scale of operation, low maintenance, etc. Despite this, less-efficient technologies are expected to be replaced by high-efficient chillers and VRF in the coming years.

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The demand for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products in India is primarily driven by growth in the construction sector. With economy slated to grow by 8-9 per cent, the spending on construction in India is expected to reach US$370 billion by 2013. The HVAC segment, in the country, thus has immense growth potential in fulﬁlling the rapidly growing needs of consumers, along with saving energy through energy-efﬁcient technologies. n terms of volume, the market for select heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) products was 2.3 million tonne of refrigeration (TR) in 2010 and is expected to reach approximately 5 million TR in 2015. Chillers, variable refrigerant flow (VRF) and air handling units (AHUs) are, by far, the most popular types of HVAC products in the country due to product durability and shift in the industry towards greener & more sustainable solutions. VRF is a decade-old technology, which has high energy-saving capability and provides seamless output for varied applications

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ranging from small, medium and large space areas. The demand for HVAC products in India is primarily being driven by the ongoing growth in the construction sector. The commercial building sector is the largest consumer of HVAC products in India, whereas the residential building sector holds a lesser share due to the limited spending nature of the customers and is strongly dominated by window air conditioners (ACs) and split ACs. However, increasing customer preferences and awareness about energy efficiency, growing middleclass population and income levels are

Technology Impact In 2011, the penetration level of efficient and conventional HVAC systems was not very high due to the expensive technology, which made them unaffordable for a majority of end users. In future, there will be immense scope for energy-efficient products such as AHUs, primarily installed with variable frequency drive (VFD), followed by centrifugal and scroll-type chillers and VRF due to the thriving demand from offices, retail, industrial and hospitality sectors, with support from government promotion. The efficiency level in VRF is quite high and its scalability can be improved to provide cooling for larger areas when it is used in multiple modules with AHU as an indoor unit. This technology transformation will replace products such as packaged (in the commercial segment) and split units (in the residential segment) based on customer preferences, types of end users and economic factors. Energy-efficient chillers, such as centrifugal and scroll types, are

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expected to outpace reciprocating and screw chillers, which are less energy-efficient. Low awareness level on energy conservation is a major challenge faced by market participants. Also, manufacturers are not keen to adopt, invest or introduce more environment-friendly and energy-efficient products. Global Opportunities Rise in construction activity resulting from the increase in investment in sectors such as IT/ITeS, banking, retail, manufacturing, hotels and hospitals, makes the Indian market an attractive destination for several multinational companies seeking long-term growth. Enforcing stringent building codes and improving energy-efficiency standards & practices will provide more investment opportunities for HVAC companies in the country. There are massive growth opportunities for foreign companies to enter the market either through direct investments or through partnerships with local companies. Additionally, the government has made provisions for import duty exemptions for sectors like commercial, industrial and hotels located in special economic zones (SEZs), export-oriented units (EOUs) and export promotion capital goods (EPCG) that will drive the market for imported HVAC products in India. Best Practices In order to meet the need for energy-efficient solutions, local companies are increasingly investing in developing energy-efficient systems through setting up R&D centres in India or entering alliances through signing contractual or joint venture (JV) agreements with global companies to bring in advanced technology and their expertise to the Indian market. In order to save energy and check

carbon dioxide emissions in buildings, the Indian Government has set up standards and has made energy-efficient policies mandatory through the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) to introduce energy conservation and green building standards, respectively. End User Perspective Increase in disposable income, high standards of living, increasing urbanisation and rising preference for quality & world-class infrastructure have led to the overall growth of the HVAC productsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market in India. Customers are highly price-sensitive and are looking for more affordable energy-efficient systems due to the rising energy costs and environmental awareness. Industry Convergence There is no immediate consolidation occurring in this industry. However, there are companies having JVs or tie-ups with international companies in order to sustain and gain significant market share The industry is aiming to provide cost-effective solutions to cater to the needs of the commercial and industrial customers with the introduction of eco-friendly systems by phasing out hydrochlorofluorocarbon gas. Economic Impact Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic growth rate is projected to increase by 8-9 per cent per annum and is slated to become the third largest economy globally with a share of 14.3 per cent. Economic expansion and population growth will bring in more foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, especially from the IT/ITeS and other key sectors. Competitive Analysis The HVAC market in India is highly competitive with the presence of domestic, international and unorganised market participants.

These include small-time assemblers and importers. Increase in competition leads to decline in price and low margins. The leading market participants in India are those with a strong nationwide presence such as Bluestar, Voltas, ETA, Zeco Aircon, VTS India, IAPL Suvidha and Nutech, among others followed by international companies like Carrier, Daikin, Hitachi, York, Trane, CIAT and Thermax, etc. The markets for AHUs, ducted/ packaged units and chillers are fragmented due to the presence of unorganised/local players, smalltime assemblers, etc. Otherwise, the markets for VRF and vapour absorption machines (VAMs) are fairly organised/concentrated. The market has low entry barriers due to the low capital cost of investment and low technologyintensive nature of the AC industry. However, lack of availability of skilled labour serves as a significant entry barrier for new players. Among companies planning to enter the market through setting up a VRF manufacturing facility in India are Samsung and LG Electronics. These companies already have a strong presence in India through other consumer durable businesses and are well aware of the situation and nuances to tackle & overcome issues in the Indian market. The sharp rise in raw material prices, especially steel & copper, is likely to negatively impact the operating margins and profitability of market participants going forward.

MARKET OUTLOOK Strategic Outlook for 2012 Similar to 2010, the Indian HVAC market is likely to witness buoyant growth in 2011 and 2012; thereby reaching a volume of 2.6 million TR and 3.0 million TR, respectively.

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Market participants are expected to witness faster implementation of stringent building regulations across all types of buildings, because it is expected to bring in more transparency in the buildings’ health, safety, security and energy efficiency, which will significantly increase energy saving and reduce carbon emissions to meet the other needs of various end user industries. Strategic Outlook for 2020 In India, the energy sector will witness a huge growth impact in 2035 due to the increasing energy consumption. Energy consumption is projected to rise substantially in developing economies such as India and China, where the population and economic growth is on the rise. Presently, the building sector in India is the second-largest consumer of energy next to the industrial sector, followed by agriculture and others. Energy consumption in India will be 1,390 million KWH by 2035. The building sector consumes 35 per

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cent of the energy and the energy consumed by ACs within the building sector will be 55 per cent based on the current scenario. The current energyefficient technologies in HVAC offer 20-30 per cent of energy saving and it would witness tremendous growth in the future. Also, HVAC sealing and insulation ducting will improve overall efficiency by as much as 40 per cent. Energy saving is a buzzword for any economy – be it a developed or developing economy. The growing concern on carbon emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and measures to achieve return on investment on energy-saving through energy-efficient technologies will not provide value, until and unless it is met with a proper energy-efficient approach by providing design at the initial stages of construction.

to reach 4.9 million TR by 2015, fuelled by the consistent growth of the construction sector and increase in investment from the IT/ITeS/BPO, retail, hotels, hospitals and industrial sectors. The market participants need to increase their cooperation with government authorities to create appliance standards and labelling as well as improve their capabilities in sealing, ducting, etc., in order to meet the energy-saving expectations of the customer at an affordable cost. On the other hand, the government should focus on actively getting involved in enhancing building regulation and energy-efficiency policies to cope with the growing needs of energy saving considering that the cost of energy is on the rise along with the growing need to reduce carbon emissions in the country.

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The Indian HVAC market is projected to grow at the rate of 15.7 per cent

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Exhibiting Excellence In Public Sector Procurement BEML is a leading multi-technology company operating under the Ministry of Defence. It is active in three major business verticals – mining & construction, defence, and rail & metro – and offers end-to-end technology solutions for diverse sectors of the economy. Following success with the SAP ERP application, BEML turned to the SAP Supplier Relationship Management application to automate and streamline its procurement processes. Implementing the software has not only helped the company enhance its efﬁciency, but has also beneﬁtted the company in terms of increasing its productivity. EML, a ‘MiniratnaCategory-1’, plays a pivotal role and serves India’s core sectors like defence, rail, power, mining and infrastructure. The company started with a modest turnover of Rs5 crore during 1965 and today, thanks to its diverse business portfolio, the company has been able to achieve a turnover of more than Rs3,500 crore.

CHALLENGES FACED BEML’s procurement was based on manual processes and paper documents. Although requests for quotation were created using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, bid invitations were issued manually, while bids were received as physical documents that had to be rekeyed in the system. All supporting documentation was done on paper, and the evaluation of bids was a manual process. Making printouts and attaching drawings were time-consuming processes. Some of the key challenges BEML faced included: Speeding up and optimising procurement processes across manufacturing divisions Eliminating manual and

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paper-based systems Making procurement processes more efficient and transparent Avoiding dependence on intermediaries for carrying out reverse auctions Enabling access to real-time information Providing better capabilities for reporting on procurement Improving collaboration and information sharing with suppliers.

Solutions implemented BEML has successfully used the SAP ERP application since October 2007. The main reasons why SAP was selected included: Ease of integrating the SAP SRM application with the existing SAP ERP application Satisfactory services from SAP during ERP implementation Continuous product upgrades and support given to customers Potential of product to address the tendering processes BEML followed.

STRATEGIC BENEFITS Installing the software offered several

benefits. These included: Significantly reduced procurement cycle due to ease of publishing tenders with attachments Reduced administrative work with immediate accessibility of documents Enabled vendors to access the documents & drawings and see the status of submission online Improved transparency in the bidding process through live auction Increased competition leading to better prices in reverse auction Saved charges previously paid to reverse auction service providers. Having realised benefits from the software, the company decided to take the logical next step to integrate its supply chain. It chose the SAP SRM application to automate its bidding and tendering process. The implementation began in November 2008 and was and successfully completed on time in March 2009. SAP SRM was rolled out to all the production units and corporate purchasing. With its SAP SRM implementation, BEML could achieve significant improvement in its procurement processes, thereby

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eliminating manual intervention. The company standardised its processes across all operating divisions and is able to collaborate and share information with its suppliers. Besides, reverse auction and e-bidding functionality offered by the software has helped the company reduce procurement costs by getting the best market prices for its

CHALLENGE The key challenges BEML faced were providing better capabilities for reporting on procurement and improving collaboration and information sharing with suppliers.

SOLUTION After being successful with the SAP ERP application, BEML turned to the SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) application to automate and streamline its procurement processes.

requirements. Further, the availability of real-time information gives BEML better capabilities for reporting on procurements.

ACHIEVING PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT COMPLIANCE As a public sector enterprise, BEML is required to follow the twobid tendering system. The firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s implementation partner customised the SRM software to meet this requirement. With the two-bid tendering system in place, BEML now successfully conducts e-tendering and reverse auctions for most of its requirements. This has reduced the procurement cycle time and has also made it easier to share documents and drawings with suppliers. Suppliers find the process of bid submission easier and more transparent, which, in turn, has encouraged their active participation in the new process and helped create

overall good relationships with BEML. SAP SRM also enables suppliers to readily access the documents they need and see the status of their bid submission online, thus improving the competitiveness and transparency of the bidding process. BEML employees have also benefitted by the simplicity and efficiency of the new procurement process. Being able to generate detailed comparative statements from SAP SRM immediately after tenders are opened has helped BEML staff members place purchase orders in time to avoid any delay in receiving materials required for production. As its next step with SAP applications, BEML plans to implement self-service procurement across all the manufacturing locations. The company expects this to introduce even more benefits. Courtesy: SAP AG

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Being a harbinger of growth in bringing world-class foundry technologies to the Indian market, Disa India has been the preferred choice in moulding equipment. Along with its sister company, Wheelabrator, and having more than 100 years of experience in foundry and forging equipment manufacturing, Disa has now developed a long tradition of innovation and reliability by reducing customers’ cost and the hunger for power. A recent visit to its Hoskote facility presented a classic combination of mechanisation with localisation to suit the Indian customers’ requirements. SUPRITA ANUPAM

asting & forging techniques have long been regarded conventional methods of forming. At a time when adopting the latest automation software available in the market to produce high-quality moulds were considered a costly affair, Disa India’s Hoskote plant set an example of what a modern foundry should look like for others to follow suit. Disa India set up its first plant in Tumkur, in India, in 1986 and the other plant at Hoskote in 1997. Disa India and Wheelabrator of the Norican Group realised and came up with the solution of mechanisation with localisation to counter the

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cost factor. In our facility visit to the company’s Hoskote plant, it seemed as if they brought the fabled romance of automation by reducing customers’ costs through innovation and localisation. Testifying the same, Viraj Naidu, MD, Disa India, said, “We keep the mantra simple: If you adopt conventional way, the more you produce, the more you need is labour, which leads to substantial increase in labour cost along with the residual cost. But if you automate the whole process, you will see a substantial increase in products’ capacity without any increase in labour & maintenance cost.” Spread over 4.5 acre, the Hoskote plant is known for manufacturing a

variety of shot blast machines and filters with a capacity range of 1.5k-10k cum/ hr & 7k-200k cum/hr. “We provide three ranges of products, foundry equipment like moulding machines and match plate; shot blast equipment like strengthening, peening, surface finishing, air blasting; and pollution control equipment like dust cleaning and flue gas disposal,” informed Joydip Ghosh, VP – Filters Sales & Hoskote Operations, Disa India.

TECHNOLOGIES IMPLEMENTED Disa India provides forming, preparing and coating technologies. “In forming, it provides the latest technologies of vertical moulding, horizontal moulding and match plates, while in the surface

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Shaping the future of foundry: Fully automatic Shot blast machine (SBM) will make surface cleaning much easier and faster. De-assembling MB 500, the latest product offering from Hosakote Plant. The MB 500 metal Belt tumb blast machine will complement the existing BB rubber belt tumb blast. machines, giving the fullest range of products in the marketplace from (something small) to 2.5cubic meter machines, which run today in the US.

De-assembling machine in order to ensure easier and safer transportation

The ROTO-JET Wheel, a high performing wheel from Wheelabrator range, now localised in Disa India setup will bring many features and beneﬁts to the Indian market.

Dust ﬁlters: Reverse air cleaning using RA Fan instead of compressed air

Safe disposal of dust after surface ﬁnishing and cleaning

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preparing segment, we have long-term REDUCING COST THROUGH INNOVATION equipment targeting non-foundry industries as well,” commented Ghosh. Automation and technology have a “We are the world leader and Disa huge impact on capacity and speed. vertical moulding is No.1 in the Green sand moulding can generate world. It reduces customers’ cost to a 550 moulds per hour, while on the great extent. The second technology other hand; same moulding machine we brought is horizontal moulding. can be used to produce 40-50 moulds Now, we have flex technology and per hour showing a great range of then, match plate, which are again capacity. “All this has been possible Disa’s patented technologies. Wheelabrator technologies have “We are known for further boosted it with their high our complete performance roto-jet and rotofoundry approach. We take control of wheels. These are certainly going all the things right to change the Indian market with from setting up the plant to the their high running time and low plant design to the equipment maintenance.” installations. That is why we are very

LOCALISING THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY Disa India brings foreign technologies to India and localises it further as per Indian customers’ requirements. It increases the availability of all the foundry equipment in India, thereby reducing extra transportation and maintenance costs. Talking about localisation, Ghosh commented, “Earlier, green sand moulding equipment were used to import from abroad, but ever since we started manufacturing it here in India with complete automation support, we just have to load the mould & other components and you will get the final product. Technologies like flex technologies, reverse air filter system and match plate were actually developed at Disa, Denmark. We are implementing the same here with further advancements.”

ONE-STOP SHOP SOLUTION Except the furnace, Disa manufactures everything. “We are known for our complete foundry approach,” averred Ghosh, adding, “Disa takes control of all the things right from setting up the plant to the plant design to the equipment installations. That is why we are very successful in India with 70 per cent of market share.”

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it takes a lot of power to generate that compressed air. Besides, it needs lots of power to get the dust. But when we design and manufacture equipment in Hoskote, we do not use compressors. As a result, our equipment saves 30 per cent energy as compared to conventional ones. Our machines are designed such that they save energy for the whole lifespan of the machine.”

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Disa’s Hoskote plant produces a variety of filters and pollution control systems based on Garant technology, which is much more efficient in terms of power & successful in India with 70 per cent of market proper waste disposal. “We share. have updated and modified the Joydip Ghosh, VP - Filters Sales and Hoskote Operations, Disa India technologies available in Europe to suit the requirements of our Indian customers. We not only because of their global teamwork and provide solutions for foundries, but R&D. In casting, even if there is an also provide high-end solutions to a inaccuracy of 2 mm, which happens number of other industries like marine, when the sand boxes are manually aerospace, medical implantation, etc., joined, it costs a lot of time and labour where our pollution control equipment to bring it back into shape. When we have been deployed,” said Ghosh. give a moulding, we give it with exact Other eco-friendly initiatives shape and size with 0.1 mm tolerances. implemented at the facility include Our machines are like Ferrari. Before planting of green trees around the handing them over to customers, we manufacturing unit and installation of run all the equipment to make sure LEDs instead of tube lights in some they are fine,” commented Ghosh. areas of the plant. The Hoskote plant recently launched their new shot blasting machines (SBM), which are fully automated in SETTING AN EXAMPLE OF CUSTOMERS’ their operation and are surprisingly TRUST AND LOYALTY fast. These will help solve the current This facility visit gave us a clear picture labour crisis in foundries and the of innovative technologies, which forging industry in India. could dramatically change the forging and foundry industry in India. With its Innovations like DISAMATIC ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES and DISA MATCH fully inclined Realising the future energy crisis, Disa towards customers’ interest, Disa India India machines’ designs are state-ofseems to be standing alone at the top the-art and ensure minimal possible enjoying customer satisfaction with consumption of energy. Elaborating its reliability and commitment. With further, Ghosh explained, “The dust such impressive plans in place, Disa collector of the pollution control India is sure to transform the foundry equipment is considered a powerlandscape in India. hungry equipment as it needs a lot of compressed air. Compressed air involves huge amount of money, as suprita.anupam@infomedia18.in

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“Of the 5,000 foundries in India churning out nine million tonne, 4,000 foundries are operated manually. Performing sand moulding manually pollutes the air to a far greater extent in comparison to when the task is performed using automation solutions. Automation, therefore, is not only crucial for producing scale, but also from the environment point of view,” assert Peter Holm Larsen, President and COO, Disa Group & Viraj Naidu, MD, Disa India, during an interaction with Suprita Anupam. Excerpts… CASTING AND FORGING FORTUNES IN INDIA Peter Holm Larsen: We have been in the Indian market for the past 25 years and know the Indian market very well. We see a huge potential going forward. Over the past five years, this sector has witnessed rapid expansion and we have been trying to match pace with it. We have even made lots of product developments in the Indian foundry segment. And now, we will be able to meet the customers’ demands. My colleague, Viraj, will elaborate. Viraj Naidu: Thank you, Peter. We have experienced tremendous growth over the last two years. While India is now the second largest foundry producer in the world, China has

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10 years, will take place in India in the coming five years. We are trying to accelerate this movement. But for this, high-end technology along with software skill is required. All of this would be possible only with the help of automation. While Disa India has been using very high-efficient equipment for a long time, in India, most of the casting and forging industries are operated manually. Overall, it is yet to reach the next level of technology in casting and forging.

bagged the No.1 position as its production amounts to five times that of India. China covers almost 40 per cent share, which has shifted the market equation between buyers and suppliers. Lately, we had many meetings with automotive sourcing centres in India and China. The inference from these meetings was that earlier, the Chinese approach was ‘you have the business, we have the price’, but now, it has been changed to ‘we have the business, give us the price’. This is bound to change the business equation. India, being at the No.2 position, is well placed. From the inputs we have been receiving from the automotive centres, we are quite sure that the transformation, which has occurred in China over the last

Viraj: If you say automation will increase costs, we absolutely differ because automation actually reduces costs. Take, for instance, the case of sand moulding. If you are producing one or two pieces manually, it would fall cheaper rather than installing a machine. But producing 500 pieces per hour cannot be done manually. You would require an army of 500 people if you need to get the task done within that time. This would fall expensive in comparison to installing a machine. In such a scenario, installing a machine would save on costs, especially in terms of those associated with labour. Also, there is a problem with the availability of labour. Currently, there is a shortage of labour. If this trend continues, the only alternative that we have is to adopt automation. The transition has already begun. Around five years back, the Indian total automotive output was one million tonne, while now it has shot up to three million tonne. The market needs technology, but the only barrier is price. Earlier, these machines were only available abroad. But now, we are localising

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this technology. This, in turn, removes the price barrier as it minimises the transportation and extra tax costs, while improving the technology’s availability. Over to you, Peter. Peter: As, my colleague, Viraj, has already stated, the number of tonne being produced in India with the help of automation is very high. But this is a practice, we have already been following since the 1960s.

INDIAN CASTING AND FORGING: MOVE FROM RED TO GREEN Viraj: Currently, 5,000 foundries in India are churning out nine million tonne. Of the 5,000 foundries, 4,000 are being operated manually. Performing sand molding manually pollutes the air to a far greater extent in comparison to when the task is performed using a machine. This is because, the machine produces it in a much more economical and sophisticated manner. So, automation

is not only crucial for producing scale, but also from the environment point of view. In Europe and worldwide, where the norms are much higher, the foundries are running only because of the right technology. The casting and forging industry is ‘dirty’ by nature because it emits harmful gases and also because of other aspects like sand handling, among others. But in a modern foundry, you can enter the plant in a white shirt and return with the shirt still white. This is possible thanks to the completely automated moulding line where the sand is controlled. Also, in the area where the sand is broken, we have the right filter system in the right area. The foundry is absolutely green. So, it is not impossible to make the foundry clean.

INITIATIVES TAKEN TO SAVE ENERGY Viraj: Let’s take the instance of sand casting. If sand casting is being performed manually, the wastage of

sand is very high. On the other hand, if you have an automated moulding line with a complete integrated sand plant, the wastage of sand is much lesser as more than 98 per cent of that sand is recycled. In this way, the sand casting process can actually be optimised because if you automate, you waste only two per cent, but if you do not, you will waste as much as 20 per cent or more. Moreover, sand residue is a big source of pollution. It has to be disposed of in an appropriate manner. My colleague, Peter, would like to offer his views. Peter: Thanks, Viraj. If you are talking about energy savings, yes, the demand for energy in this industry is huge. Hence, optimisation through automation is the real solution. The more accurate you are, lesser would be the recycling needed. Thus, this method also helps save energy. suprita.anupam@infomedia18.in

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FLEXEFFICIENCY* 50

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The demand for renewable energy is growing. As renewable energy sources join the grid, reliable power generation and stress on the grid become larger issues. GE Energy has taken a major step forward in addressing that issue with its new FlexEfficiency* 50, an Integrated Renewables combined Cycle (IRCC) that will enable the integration of more renewable resources into the power grid by combining flexibility and efficiency to rapidly ramp up or down during periods of intermittency. PRERNA SHARMA

he need to make smarter and more efficient use of the world’s energy resources has never been greater. GE is continuously introducing new products and evolving existing ones that use energy more efficiently to deliver benefits to its customers & the environment. The FlexEfficiency* 50 technology is a global product engineered to meet the environmental and grid conditions/ regulations of all major markets, including India, says Sujoy Ghosh, GM Sales – Power Generation, GE Energy India. The engineering and research teams in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and

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Mumbai have taken a lead in several key initiatives including waste to value, rural electrification, smart grid and low wind speed regime wind turbines, among others to bring optimum technology to the marketplace. These are all examples of its commitment to technology leadership and to delivering a diverse portfolio of energy solutions for its customers over the coming years.

THE NEED GE Energy has developed the FlexEfficiency* 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant in response to the market needs for increased revenues and

operating cycles, high base & part load efficiency, start-up reliability and improved turndown. Comprising of GE’s most advanced high-efficiency air-cooled 9FB Gas Turbine (version .05), advanced 109D-14 Steam Turbine incorporating GE HEAT steam path technology and water cooled stator generator W28 – along with integrated digital plant control capabilities, power island integration and a turnkey plant design – this powerful 510 MW block size plant, has the exceptional ability to deliver a baseload efficiency of 61 per cent – an industry leading standard. With Integrated Solar Combined Cycle (ISCC), the plant can achieve greater

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by the annual fuel consumption. The plant delivers significant cost savings for the customer of approximately $2.6 million per year under a typical operating profile of 4,500 hours per year at a natural gas price of about $10 per million btu.

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Drawn from GE’s proven F-class legacy, this advanced single shaft, 50 Hz platform employs an integrated approach to improve the overall plant through systematic simplification with a focus on increasing efficiency as well as operational flexibility, in order to generate electricity more costeffectively for operators. The turnkey plant design has an improved layout that increases the power density by more than 10 per cent relative to the existing combined cycle power plants with equivalent output. In addition, the shaft centerline height of 5.5 m is the lowest in this class, which results in cost savings for foundations, enclosures and building. The innovative plant design results in a layout for improved power train access and a clear division of work areas to support timely and cost-effective maintenance. This revolutionary power plant also offers the advantage of simplified digital controls, viz., GE’s exclusive Mark VIe integrated plant control system. The system is improved in its utilisation of digital fieldbus technology with an advanced application layer. As the communication protocols are digital and connections are easily distributed, field wiring is reduced by over 50 per cent, thereby allowing for pre-site

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than 70 per cent baseload efficiency. A self-synchronising clutch, located between the generator and steam turbine, enables the shortest possible time from plant shutdown to gas turbine inspection & maintenance. GE has collaborated with HRSG suppliers to engineer the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) that provide cyclic capability and durability with existing materials. The flexible performance features support the growing customer need for balancing rapid demand with dispatch cycles and to respond to intermittency driven by the increasing renewable portfolio. The key operational capabilities the FlexEfficiency* 50 power plant offers are: One button push start in under 30 minutes for hot starts, along with reduced fuel burn and emissions as compared to the existing F-class industry Achieves a ramp rate of more than 50 MW/min, twice the ramp-rate of today’s industry benchmarks. It has improved load adjustment capability, all within emissions guarantees Allows turndown to less than 40 per cent of base load plant output, while maintaining emissions guarantees Can be operated with natural gas or distillate fuel, with a natural gas modified wobbe index variation capability of +/- 10 per cent to address fuel flexibility needs. Moreover, customers have the flexibility to choose between four different start options depending on the need and can operate the plant at 60 per cent efficiency even when ramped down to 87 per cent load. Designed for twice the starts and hours capability compared to current GE technologies, it also reduces the fuel burn of nearly 6.4 million cubic metre natural gas per year, has a smaller carbon footprint of 12,700 metric tonne of carbon dioxide per year, and avoids 10 metric tonne of nitrogen oxide (NOX) annually. The term FlexEfficiency is defined as the profitability of power production divided

The plant employs an integrated architecture designed to help customers reduce fuel costs, creates additional revenue sources, improves dispatch capability and reduces carbon emissions as compared to prior technologies.

assembling of most motor control cabinets and process control panels. Its model-based control methodology significantly enhances control of the turbines and plant interactions, as it ‘replicates and models’ true operating conditions from real-time GE engineering models and available sensors, while simultaneously correcting unique equipment deterioration and transients. Its model-based control further enables prediction of equipment capability for more intelligent bid and dispatch decisions, thus, supporting more accurate maintenance schedules and reducing lifecycle cost.

INNOVATIONS GALORE The FlexEfficiency* 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant is GE’s latest innovation in gas turbine technology, engineered to deliver cleaner, more efficient energy onto the power grid and into our homes. The first product in GE’s new FlexEfficiency portfolio, the FlexEfficiency* 50 plant, will enable the integration of more renewable resources onto the power grid by combining flexibility and efficiency to rapidly ramp up when the wind is not blowing or the sun is not shining, and to efficiently ramp down when they are available. With its innovative design, the FlexEfficiency* 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant offers flexibility, revenue opportunities and cost savings that are unmatched in the industry today. Ghosh concludes, “The core benefit of a combined cycle gas turbine technology is meant for generating gasbased power with very high efficiency. Additionally, as the grid acquires more renewable energy, the flexible operations feature of the FlexEfficiency* 50 technology complements the deployment of renewable energy and allows for gas power plants to ramp up and down depending on the variances of renewable sources to maintain overall grid stability.” prerna.sharma@infomedia18.in

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Strategic Solution Offering

Integrated Benefits According to the Planning Commission’s Integrated Energy Policy, coal will continue to remain India’s most important energy source till 2031-32. It emits high levels of emissions, which is beyond acceptable limits and has a harmful impact on the environment. Integrating automation solutions will help power plants monitor, diagnose and control emissions and thus protect the environment, while helping power plants to function smoothly and efﬁciently. ARINDAM GHOSH

onitoring emissions and preventing their release beyond permissible limits have today become an important part of power plant operations. Over a period of few years, this activity will gain further prominence given the government’s vision of implementing stricter norms for emissions related to protecting the environment. In India, coal has been meeting the energy requirements of the country and will continue to do so till 2031-32. In such a scenario, automation will play a highly crucial role here. Automation-based systems like instrumentation and control (I&C) carry out several functions including protection, control, monitoring and providing all the information to the operator. Such solutions enable the power plant operator to run the plant in the most optimised manner. They help him analyse the plant operating parameters for better control and for achieving greater accuracy in its measurements, thereby leading to a marked improvement in the plant’s operation. G Ganapathiraman, Executive Director – EDN, BHEL, Bengaluru, says that using automation solutions

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along with asset management solutions, ensure better monitoring of every aspect not only for operational availability, but also for predictive maintenance of the plant. He adds that if automation is integrated with asset management and ERP, it will ensure lesser downtime. In some of the steps taken to implement automation solutions in their power plant, NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) has taken up two projects to cater to the technological needs in the area of automation in inspection systems. One of the projects is for developing robots for inspection in power plant tubes and pipes, while the other project helps in generator inspection with rotor incondition. Both the projects are being developed in-house and will serve the automation needs of the power plant. According to Alok Shrivastava, President, The International Society of Automation-Delhi Section, the cost of putting up a state-of-the-art automation solution system is about 4-5 per cent of the direct project cost, but the lifecycle impact it has on all the assets of the power plant is tremendous.

IMPORTANCE OF AUTOMATION Automation is the combined use of control systems and information technology, which ensures higher reliability of the system or equipment without involving human effort as well as reduces risk. In a power plant, there are many equipment and systems involved in power generation. Currently, the overall inspection of the complete set of equipment within a short period of time is not possible with the existing manpower and inspection instruments. For instance, in case of generators, which are a crucial component in terms of power generation, inspection is a very tedious and time-consuming process. Rotor removal takes more time than the actual inspection. In case of nuclear power plants, preventing the release of radioactive waste in the environment beyond permissible limits is the main function of the I&C systems. They are programmed or designed to maintain certain parameters. If any of the parameters cross their operational limit, the control systems reduce the reactor power till the parameters come back within the assigned boundary. If any set parameter crosses the given levels, the reactor shutdown systems

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activate signalling the operator to close the reactor to prevent any accident. Commenting on the importance of automation solutions in the power sector, Anuja Thukral, Product Manager – Interface, Phoenix Contact India, explains, “Automation ensures more efficiency and reliability. Probably, with automation, one can achieve efficiency of more than 90 per cent in the system.” Agreeing with Thukral’s views, Rohit Dube, National Sales Manager – Video Walls, Display Solutions Business Unit, Delta India Electronics, elaborates, “Automation is important not only for power, but also for the entire process industry. It gives a company an edge over its competitors. Moreover, incorporating automation in your plant offers users major advantages like enhanced efficiency, precision, reliability and safety.” Shrivastava adds, “Implementing

proper automation solutions can help address environmental concerns.” The more than 80,000 MW of power under construction will not only offer a boost to the capacity addition of the 12th Plan, but will also provide huge scope for the implementation of automation solutions. NTPC has implemented automation solutions in its project projects. “Some of the NTPC power plants run for six months without a downtime. They demonstrate 100 per cent availability. This has been possible due to extremely good implementation of automation solutions,” says G Ganapathiraman.

LEVEL OF AWARENESS Awareness surrounding the implementation of automation solutions is picking up pace in the country. Dube opines that power producers are highly aware of the benefits of opting for automation in

their plant and are open to further enhancing their knowledge base on the subject. “All the new power plants in the country have implemented the latest automation solutions in their systems,” he avers. Shrivastava believes that even if existing plants take intiatives to improve their automation systems and the monitoring and diagnostics system, the returns will be much higher. “An automation solution monitors a lot of activities in the power plant, which human monitoring or manual systems may not be able to perform,” he says, adding, “Upcoming IPPs are giving huge importance to automation solutions in their project.”

MAJOR AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS In India, state-owned BHEL is the market leader in the automation solutions segment, with over 50 per cent market. Other major

‘Developing power from renewable energy is highly critical’ “In India, the demand for electricity is very high and the demand-supply gap is wide. The government has implemented several initiatives to ensure that the rate at which power generation has grown is very competitive,” says H Ahmed, VP – Technical, AK Power Industries, during an interaction with Arindam Ghosh. Excerpts... ELECTRICAL OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT MARKET The market for electrical overhead equipment is booming right now and this trend is likely to continue over the next 5-7 years. Apart from India, the demand for electrical overhead equipment is high in overseas countries like the Gulf and even in countries from the African region like Ghana, Ethopia and Uganda. We have our representatives in these regions and in the coming years, we are mulling over setting up our offices in Kenya and Ethopia. We supply our products to other countries like Nepal and we have recently got an order from Kenya. We basically supply our products on a regular basis to almost all the power utilities in India and abroad.

DISTRIBUTION LOSSES In India, the demand for electricity is very high and the demand-supply gap is wide. The government is taking several initiatives to narrow this gap. The government has implemented several initiatives to ensure that the rate at which power generation has grown is very competitive. Its

work on the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) has been phenomenal. However, a lot more still needs to be done. The recent technological developments and innovations are playing a critical role in reducing distribution losses. We too are trying to figure out ways and means to reduce them. In fact, we are considering setting up a big factory with all the modern equipment. Also, we manufacture our products taking into consideration both the specified Indian and international standards.

IMPORTANCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY Developing power from renewable energy is highly critical. Even though the initial cost may be high, the returns on investment will be manifold, thereby making the ultimate cost very low. Secondly, there is a need to tap renewable energy as conventional sources of energy like coal are exhausting at a fast pace. Besides, their prices are very high. Our company is into the renewable power segment. Last month, we completed a big order from the Adani Power, Vadodara, in solar power energy.

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players in the sector include ABB, Siemens, Phoenix Contact and Delta Electronics. Commenting on the scope India’s power market offers the automation industry, Thukral states that with the government taking strong steps towards improving the power generation situation in the country, a lot of opportunities have been created. Some of the solutions presently implemented include: Performance, Analysis, Diagnostics and Optimisation (PADO): This is a software-based solution for the overall improvement of a power plant’s performance. The solution, offered by BHEL, gives a single window or platform in a fully integrated manner, which allows the user to make wellinformed decisions. DCS Control Systems: The solution is based on the extremely reliable families of controllers, communication interfaces and I/O modules CSP Technology: This uses steam or hot air which could then be used on

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conventional electric plants. Thukral says, “We offer a wide range of automation solutions. We invest heavily in R&D. Further, we talk to our customers and get their feedback. This helps us create new solutions.” Commenting on the quality of automation solutions available in India, Ganapathiraman says that the power plant automation solutions provided by various vendors, including BHEL, are state-of-the-art. He adds, “The automation solutions provided in India are as good as any automation solution provided by any developed country.”

ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD The country offers the automation industry huge scope to serve the power industry. According to Dube, “The market for automation solutions is huge in the country. In addition, the government’s initiatives to improve the power scenario across the entire value chain have created further

opportunities.” To sustain the envisaged annual GDP growth rate of around 8-9 per cent over the next 20 years, it has been estimated that India will have to increase its electricity generation capacity from around 180 GW presently to over 800 GW by 2031-32. This would require a matching upgradation and enhancement of the electricity T&D segment. This, in turn, would create huge opportunities for automation companies. Shrivastava observes, “The productivity and availability of those producers who use automation very judiciously is going to be much higher than those who do not.” With the government and industry working in tandem to improve the power situation and ensure energy security for the country, the future of the automation solutions in the power sector is definitely bright, concludes Dube. arindam.ghosh@infomedia18.in

SIMATIC POWERRATE TOOL

LEDs make an important contribution to saving energy. Osram Opto Semiconductors, one of the leading manufacturers of innovative lighting substances, also attaches great importance to the efﬁcient use of resources. It is no wonder then that energy management system Simatic powerrate is an integral part of the company’s energy concept. Simatic powerrate not only records consumption levels, but also recognises trends. It has helped the company reduce its peak load by up to 800 kW. Further, the company sees the potential of achieving further optimisations by continuous improvement. ight emitting diodes (LEDs) have long since become standard for the interior lighting of cars. Their proportion in taillights is growing steadily, and more & more headlights are being equipped with them. In addition to the automotive industry, however, there are many other areas of application, for example, displays, smart phones, overhead projectors and streetlights. LEDs, infrared diodes and lasers by Osram Opto Semiconductors are used in all these areas. However, the company is also dedicated to developing new technologies and has already been awarded prizes for its endeavours numerous times. At the company site in Regensburg, Germany, highly complex semiconductor chips are being developed & produced and new products designed for new applications.

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This takes place with high automation and under cleanroom conditions.

PEAK LOADS DURING SUMMER In addition to their versatility, durability and sturdiness, one advantage of LEDs as compared to other lamps, is their high light efficiency, i.e., low energy consumption. This is, however, offset by relatively high energy consumption during production. “The consumption levels are high because the chips are produced and fitted under clean-room conditions, and temperature & humidity have to be kept within very small tolerances in this process,” explains Robert Wagner, Facility Manager, Osram Opto Semiconductors, Regensburg. Since Osram’s success is based on high quality standard of the company’s products, complying with the technical

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At Osram semi-conductors in regensburg, semi-conductor chips are produced under clean-room conditions

specifications has the highest priority. Yet the requirement to reduce energy costs also exists. “As the manufacturer of a product that advertises with its potential to save energy, it is a special challenge to reduce our own consumption to a minimum,” Wagner adds. The contract with the power supply company specifies that the load price for electrical power should be determined by a one-time peak load for the entire year. “In our experience, this peak load occurs in the summer months, since a lot of energy is required for the refrigerating installation,” Wagner adds.

ENERGY EFFICIENT WITH EXISTING RESOURCES If Osram manages to lower this peak load even a little, the energy costs of the entire year are affected – and in no small measure. Several different ways exist to buffer peak loads. In addition to connecting internal generator output, temporarily throttling the ventilation system is one option. At the same time, selected production lines can be included in the reduction of peak loads. However, these measures are only effective if they are applied at the right time. For this, they have to be automated. While searching for the right solution, the company came across the Simatic powerrate energy management tool – an option for the Simatic WinCC visualisation system already in use across the company. The core of the system comprises redundant servers with a number of clients – not only in one central control room, but

also spread across the extensive factory – that supports facility management in all tasks. Simatic powerrate records consumption levels, recognises trends and upon reaching predefined limit values, automatically shuts down loads as a first step or connects internal generators until the level of consumption is once again below the limit values. “The tool is only in use during the warm season, and has already been amortised within the second period. We have been able to reduce our peak load by up to 800 kW, but see the potential of achieving further optimisations by continuous improvement,” elaborates Wagner. By including additional loads in the production area, load reduction can be reduced further. New installations are also checked to determine whether they can contribute to the system.

SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION Siemens in Regensburg supported the installation of the energy management system. Robert Renner, the Sales Representative responsible, reminisces that there was quite a challenge involved in this process: Simatic powerrate is approved starting from Simatic WinCC V7. Although the changeover to this version is only in preparation at Osram, the company still wanted to use Simatic powerrate as soon as possible. During implementation, technicians were able to make use of the existing BMS network topology, and even Simatic components already in use could be included in the project. There was no need to obtain additional

field devices. Selected CPUs from the entire network have been implemented in the powerrate project. These Simatic controls communicate to one central Simatic S7-300 controller. The Simatic powerrate modules run on this energy management controller. They are visualised via a WinCC V7 station. If Simatic powerrate detects that predefined limit values are being exceeded, this information is passed on to the affected PLCs on-site, which then trigger the corresponding switching action. This way, it was possible to anticipate the general changeover to the current Simatic WinCC version, which, in a plant of this size, naturally takes a little longer.

EFFICIENT ALSO IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE Simatic powerrate is not the only option for WinCC that serves the Osram facility management well. The option to access the plant from any PC workstation via Web Navigator has already become a matter of course for operators and service personnel. Wagner and his colleague, Thomas Bachmeier, both agree: “We did not want to go without the Alarm Control Center premium add-on.” With this option, important messages are additionally sent to the cell phone of the responsible person. If that person does not acknowledge these messages in time, they are sent to the colleague designated as deputy, according to a specified escalation strategy. “This enables us to work extremely efficiently with a small team and to prevent incidents or remedy them as quickly as possible – an aspect that is of utmost importance for maintaining a production process as highly specialised as ours.” Simatic WinCC with all its options is thus an important guarantor of high availability, while at the same time, offering the highest energy efficiency possible. This article is an excerpt from Siemens’ inhouse publication ‘advance The Magazine For Totally Integrated Automation’

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12TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN

PRERNA SHARMA

s per the recent Planning Commission draft of the 12th Plan period, the 11th Plan has targeted a 10-11 per cent growth in manufacturing, but the actual performance is pegged at about 7.7 per cent. It is indeed a matter of concern that the manufacturing sector has not shared in the dynamism of the economy not just in the 11th Plan, but even in preceding Plan periods. As a result, the manufacturing sector’s share in the GDP is only 15 per cent in India – comparatively in China it is 34 per cent, while in Thailand it is 40 per cent. The slow pace of growth in the manufacturing sector at this stage of India’s development is not an acceptable outcome. Manufacturing must provide a large portion of additional employment opportunities as opposed to agriculture for India’s increasing number of youth. On the contrary, it should be releasing labour, which has very low productivity in agriculture, to be absorbed in other sectors. Undoubtedly, the services sector has been growing rapidly. However, it cannot alone absorb the 250 million additional income-seekers that are expected to join the workforce over the next 15 years. Unless manufacturing becomes an engine of growth – providing at least 100 million additional decent jobs – it will be difficult for India’s growth to be inclusive. Keeping this in mind, the Central Government recently came up with the National Manufacturing Policy. The new policy aims to create 100 million jobs and increase the share

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A strong thrust on R&D, skill development and MSMEs are the key enabling elements for a sustainable economy and that’s what the 12th Plan period intends to achieve. With a mission to attain faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth, the 12th Five Year Plan is slated to offer promising paradigms to manufacturing companies. of manufacturing in India’s GDP to 25 per cent by 2022. Though a pretty tall claim made, if planned properly, this policy has all the might & means to direct the fortunes of Indian manufacturing on the global map.

India’s balance of trade must be managed. The growth of the Indian economy is sucking in imports – of energy, as well as a whole range of manufactured goods (capital goods and manufactured intermediates/ components). To balance trade, the country’s export basket must include a much larger volume of manufactured goods. The country cannot just increase raw material exports and import finished goods; nor can India rely on its exports of services alone to bridge the gap, since tradable services, such as IT-enabled services, though growing robustly, cannot sustain this growth. Therefore, to increase exports as well as provide its internal market with domestically produced manufactured goods that compete with imports, India must manufacture a much larger volume of products at competitive costs and quality. The need to sharply change the growth trajectory of India’s manufacturing sector requires a holistic appraisal of what needs to be done to improve the sector’s competitiveness. Some sectors of Indian manufacturing, such as the auto industry (particularly component producers), pharmaceuticals and IT-enabled engineering services, are doing very well internationally. These successes give insights into the sources of competitive advantage for Indian manufacturing, which could be developed into a broader strategy applicable to larger parts of the manufacturing sector. Also, a comparison of the policy approaches taken by other countries, such as Korea and China, that have grown their

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The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Ministry is considering enhancing the corpus towards innovation multifold to `2,500 crore to bring forth more innovative products in the sector, thereby increasing competitiveness in the international market. At present, the ministry provides `100 crore annually to MSMEs towards innovation, which mainly includes setting up testing centres and R&D facilities. “We will increase the corpus (for innovation)…about `2,500 crore we are thinking of,” RK Mathur, Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, said on the sidelines of an event. He added that innovation in SME clusters is fundamental for growth and employment generation. MSMEs are the backbone of the Indian economy and contribute 45 per cent to the country’s total industrial production. In the 12th Plan period, the ministry has set a target of 15 per cent growth rate from the existing 12-13 per cent. There are over 6,500 small clusters in the country, but 99 per cent of them are low-end and belong to sectors like coir, handicrafts and handloom. There is an urgent need to convert low-end industrial estates to high-end and then to world-class, he said. Meanwhile, Ashwani Kumar,

are concerned, the fraction of the GDP spent on R&D in India has been too low and stagnant,” he said on the sidelines of an event, while adding, “Over the past few decades, India’s position in the world of science had been declining and

Today, our manufacturing skills can be rated very good, if not among the best. True, we could have enhanced skill development in design as an area of expertise. At the worker level, labour reforms are necessary in order to address issues that could hamper rendering full-time employment to a vast contractual workforce. On account of their contractual status, they miss out on regular skill development and other intellectual perks of being full-time workers. Raghavendra Rao, VP – Manufacturing and Process Consulting Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia & Middle East

to Asia. By the ability of MSMEs to absorb innovation, India could continue to stay at the same (prime) level,” Kumar said. On the same lines, Rao said that it is in the interest of the nation and, more specifically, the manufacturing fraternity, that this happens. However, SMEs will take some time to walk on the path that more mature organisations have been able to. SMEs will continue to spend most of their time on topline issues, forging partnerships, securing customers and ensuring working capital flow which is particularly important. It will do significantly good if the banks evolve a formula to guarantee the desired level of stability in the form of financial support to SMEs.

THRUST ON R&D Noting that India’s position in the field of science has been overtaken by China, Hon’ble Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh sought an increase in spending on scientific research to at least two per cent of the GDP. “As far as resources

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Minister of State for Planning, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences said that the country has to focus on innovation to achieve a competitive edge in the world market. “Centre of economic activity has shifted from West

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manufacturing sectors much faster than India, as well as those, such as Germany and Japan, that continue to maintain very strong manufacturing sectors, can give insights into changes we may make in our policy approach. Raghavendra Rao, VP – Manufacturing and Process Consulting Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia & Middle East, added that placing huge restrictions on illegal mining can definitely be considered a step in the right direction towards achieving raw material sustainability. Also, it has to be ensured that mining does not adversely affect either the ecosystem or human rights of local inhabitants.

The ‘cost of doing business’ is much higher in India than in other countries due to the plethora of forms and inspections that manufacturers have to comply with – some of them arising out of legislations long pending review, such as the Factories Act.

we have been overtaken by countries like China. Things are changing, but we cannot be satisfied with what has been achieved. We need to do much more to change the fate of Indian science.” He said that the aim should be to increase the total R&D spending as a percentage of the GDP to two per cent by the end of the 12th Plan period from the current level of about 0.9 per cent. “This can only be achieved if the industry, which contributes about one-third of the total R&D expenditure today, increases its contribution,” he said, adding, “While research generates new knowledge, we need innovation to use this knowledge productively for social benefit. We need to give practical meaning to innovation so that it does not end up being just a buzzword.”

DRIVEN BY SCOPE & NOT SCALE Going forward, if India wants to achieve the slated growth rate, its manufacturing strategy must build upon its competitive advantages in a changing global manufacturing landscape. In fact, the nimbleness of Indian manufacturers, supported by software, could be their sources of strategic advantage in the new world of manufacturing, where competitiveness is in the ‘scope’ of a networked enterprise, not in the ‘scale’ of its units. prerna.sharma@infomedia18.in

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Journey from

W hy to Why not

People are always sceptical about implementing innovations. Even though the idea may seem interesting, the thought of incorporating a change does not ﬁnd much acceptance as most people are afraid of the consequences of venturing beyond their comfort zone. Once people start asking the question ‘why not’, instead of ‘why’ and ‘how’, the journey from idea to implementation will be a smooth one. ne of my friends, after returning from Japan, handed me a ‘New World Map’. My first reaction was “That’s simply not possible.” The map just did not fit my paradigm. I mean Australia was somewhere ‘down there’ and not at the top. This is crazy. It came as a surprise to me after over 25 years of seeing ‘normal’ world maps to come across an upside down one. While I argued over ‘how’ and ‘why’; my friend exclaimed, “why not?” This phrase set me thinking and I went on to dig some more information on this. I found enough evidence of this type of a map (created by McArthur) many years back. Some more research revealed that the world map looks like the way we know it today because the British designed it. Now I know why Britain is at the centre of the world map. McArthur thought otherwise and grew tired of people calling Australia ‘Down Under’. His version of the map changed the punch line to ‘No Longer-Down Under’.

INNOVATION OR REVOLUTION? Come to think of it, there is nothing really wrong with the map. The only issue is that it does not fit our ‘standard way’ of thinking or in other words, our usual ‘brain filters’

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only to hit the next roadblock called do not allow this new information to ‘implementation’ of the idea. However, register and gain acceptance. Is this the bigger challenge has always been called ‘Paradigm Paralysis’? This ‘New the “Why Not IDEA?” World Map’ may never be accepted due to a number of reasons. However, the point is that someone somewhere ROADBLOCKS TO INNOVATION challenged the standard way of doing An idea is the first step to innovation things and in the very first instance, it and a new idea will always face seems highly unlikely that According to a research, we are most creative till Australia can be anywhere the age of 14. After 14, the critical ability begins else other than where it is to grow and the creative ability begins to decline. today. Apparently, that is the way we are designed. Could this be called We need to ﬁnd ways to sustain some level of innovation? Well, that is creativity; at times, by forcing ourselves to create difficult to answer. But it a ‘need’ and to look for solutions assuming that is certainly a revolutionary we have no resources at our disposal. idea. It is well known that the starting point of an innovation is an ‘idea’. Often, resistance. One of the ‘Innovation new ideas do not fit our paradigm and Stoppers’, based on a research that was are shot down only because our ‘brain conducted in 2010, was ‘the power filters’ keep asking ‘how’ and ‘why’ of comfort’. Another way of looking instead of ‘why not?’ at it is, we as humans, always prefer Once, we start asking ‘why not?’, predictability (good or bad) and the accepting new ideas become easier, comfort of predictability will always prevent people from trying the ‘new’ or challenging the status Desired Standard quo. Gap = Problem Solution If we look at the past and CREATED compare it with the present, Established Standards there have been so many changes, innovations and Gap = Problem Solution CAUSED improvements. No one has really been able to stop them, despite Actual Situation all the resistance to change. We

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all know that we cannot stop change. Someone somewhere will create something new which will force us to change, but we always want the world to stop changing. There will always be 1-2 per cent people who will ask ‘why not?’ – a question that Creativity will force the remaining 9899 per cent to change. The world is improving because those 1-2 per cent people continue to ask ‘why not?’ Globally, the percentage and the phenomena do not change much. It is always the ‘few’ who will drive the ‘many’. If any organisation or country wants to embrace the ‘why not’

creative till the age of 14. After 14, the critical ability begins to grow and the creative ability begins to decline. Apparently, that is the way we are designed. We need to find ways to sustain some level of creativity; at times, by forcing ourselves to create a ‘need’ and to look for solutions assuming that we have no resources at our disposal. The happier we are, the possibility or probability of improving or improvising or innovating reduces, the reason probably being that we are satisfied when we are happy.

prefer not to consider it an innovation. But the question that arises here is ‘why not?’ During my engineering college days, I and my friends did so many ‘jugaads’ that were driven by ‘need’ and ‘lack of resources and time’. One of the common factors, which drive such improvisations, Once, we start asking ‘why not?’, accepting is the need and the lack of new ideas become easier, only to hit the next resources or time. That’s roadblock called ‘implementation’ of the idea. what fuels innovation. However, the bigger challenge has always been Knowingly or unknowingly the “Why Not IDEA?” we keep improvising and do not realise that we have thinking and can help improve the devised a better, cheaper and easier way percentage of thinkers even by 50 per to do a job. The future generations will cent, the impact will be exponentially never appreciate the linkage between a high. New ways have been found to pencil and an audio cassette, which was coach, guide and handhold people used to roll the tape from one side to towards thinking on the lines of ‘why another, if it got entangled or when we not’, as it still is one of the critical wanted to save the Walkman battery. obstacles to overcome.

From an Indian context, the percentage of people thinking on the lines of ‘why not’ does not change much. It is equal or a little more number of ‘change resistant’ people. Nonetheless, a lot of innovations are happening irrespective of whether people get to know about them. Also, in some cases where innovations are known of, they may not have a ‘changing’ impact, as they may not be considered ‘brilliant’ enough. This is probably because any improvement here in India is better known as ‘jugaad’. A ‘jugaad’ is supposed to be ‘ordinary stuff’ and people (the remaining 98-99 per cent)

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Looking back at any improvements and improvisations, there is a definite relationship with the ‘current state of mind’, which is either caused or created. Most people are engaged in resolving caused problems and are satisfied in solving the same problems everyday in comparison to ‘why not’ thinkers who try and solve different problems everyday. More often than not, people are overwhelmed by challenges and either ‘give up’ or stop thinking about the challenge. In other words, they ‘get used to the problem’. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a renowned psychology professor, explains the complete process of a learning organisation or an individual wherein it AGE MATTERS shows the stages people or organisation According to a research, we are most go through in their journey of growth & innovation. (Hight) The movement across the ‘white channel’ will happen Anxiety Flow only if we continually Channel keep challenging the status quo. Instead of asking ‘why’ and ‘how’, we A4 A3 should now keep asking ‘why not?’ Challenges

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EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE

Boredom

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Skills From Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Page 74)

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Dr Shubhrangshu Barman Roy, Founding Partner & Mentor, Lean Horizons Consulting India E-mail: shubhrangshub@ gmail.com

FORGING TECHNIQUES SELECTION

7 ways to FORGE it Right With advancements in technology, forging techniques are getting sophisticated. In fact, many casting consumers are opting for forging. While forging has a variety of techniques, selecting the right technique depending on the product’s requirements would offer optimum results considering it could be an excellent solution for generating minimum waste. Here’s a look at how one could zero in on the right forging technique… SUPRITA ANUPAM

orging technology involves the process of shaping metal and increasing its strength by hammering or pressing. Forming complex design on metals requires several repeated actions of heating, cooling and hammering/ pressurising while shaping the metal. More the operations, more would be the heat wasted and higher would be costs involved. However, shaping the metal using the right forging technique may result in energy saving. Saving energy means much more than saving costs; it means protecting the environment. Here are some tips, which should be considered while selecting forging techniques…

THE FORGED MATERIAL’S FLOW BEHAVIOUR UNDER PROCESSING CONDITIONS UNDERSTANDING

Before forging a metal, one needs to understand all the metallic properties, including the melting point, crystallisation temperature, tangibility, sustainability, malleability, etc., under the particular operation. The simulation software application viability primarily depends on the metallic properties of the material to be forged. So, these can be easily calculated by measuring increase or decrease in the cross section of the metallic rod while drawing, upsetting or squeezing in closed compression dies.

DESIGNING OF DIE FORGINGS AND TOOLING

Dies must be designed such that they have optimum impact with minimum energy waste. Wherever possible, dies should part along a single flat plane; otherwise, the parting plane should follow the contour of the part. Lesser the number of treatments, fewer will be the scraps, thereby leading to costefficient production. Generous fillets and radii should be used keeping the ribs low and wide. The various sections should be balanced to avoid difference in metal flow, thus taking full advantage of fibre flow lines. Dimensional tolerances must be taken care of; it should not be closer than necessary.

SELECTING THE RIGHT FORGING

Selecting the right technology for the job is the most important aspect of forging. For example, though press forging can be used for almost all kinds of forging jobs, the automated closed die forging is the most efficient for automobile sector forged parts production.

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

Forging operations have several environmental concerns; hence heat waste should be minimised as much as possible. Induction furnace or gas furnace should be preferred over the fuel-fired furnace. Heat treatment can further be optimised by decreasing the time interval between the two consecutive operations. Additionally, an adequate filter system must be used to ensure proper disposal of flue gas wastes.

EVALUATING THE MECHANICS OF DEFORMATION

Evaluating the stress versus strain graph helps to increase further the accuracy and improve the state of the manufacturing unit. Automatic hot forging works on the same principle and is 20-30 per cent more efficient than the conventional forging technique.

FRICTION AND LUBRICATING PROCESSES

Lubricants should be used properly not only to reduce friction and wear, but also as a thermal shield to restrict unnecessary heat transfer between the workpiece and die. Finally, it also acts as a parting compound to prevent part from sticking in dies. Excessive use of lubrication should also be avoided as a waste of lubricant, which may further affect the metal shaping.

SELECTING FORGING EQUIPMENT

Hammer and anvil are the most important and commonly used equipment in open die or drop forging. Counterblow machine or impactor should be preferred. Similarly, hydraulic presses should be used instead of the mechanical presses to avoid extra power requirement. Apart from the above, special care should be taken while using open die forging. First, the ingot or billet has to be lengthened either by reducing the cross section or by drawing out. Sometimes, to forge a rough contoured ring, a combination of upsetting, drawing out and piercing method is combined with forging due to which the whole operation by open forging becomes unsuitable because of the repeated heating & cooling. Hence, it is always wise to select the correct forging technique for a particular job. suprita.anupam@infomedia18.in

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CONTACT ANGLE MEASURING INSTRUMENT

he MobileDrop contact angle measuring instrument incorporates many ideas in a very small space. It is intended for one-hand operation and makes measurements on any size of surface. Prism optics, drop deposition with diﬀerent liquids and an USB camera are contained in an ergonomic housing. The video image is transferred to a notebook which does the mental work: analysis of the drop shape and calculation of contact angles and surface energies with the software DSA2. An extensive substance database and comfortable tools for data administration are included.

Kruss GmbH Hamburg - Germany Tel: +49-40-5144010-28 Email: info@kruss.de Website: www.kruss.de

VERTICAL TURNING CENTRE

he YouJi palletised 4-axis vertical turning centre provides high productivity and precision in one machine. Quality machine construction guarantees quality

machining results. The automatic pallet changer makes for speedy pallet changes. Proprietary pallet system maintains holding pressure. The high torque spindle tackles heavy-duty machining and fi ne fi nishing. The machine is integrated with other machines to gain a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). It has quick and easy programming with Fanuc 18TC 2 Path control.

Cosmos Impex (India) Pvt Ltd Vadodara - Gujarat Tel: 0265-3927000, Mob: 09898074696 Email: bina@cosmos.in Website: www.cosmos.in

GEAR TOOTH PITCH GAUGE

his gauge is made of hardened and tempered stainless steel material 0.5 mm thickness. It is a handy tool used to measure the gear diametrical pitch for 14.5 or 20degree pressure angle and in metric module for 20-degree

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pressure angle (tooth profi le-involute type). The gauge has various blades duly fi ned edged profi led. Numbered pitch sizes are mentioned on each blade. It is packed in plastic box with gear data sheet (DP, CP, tooth thickness data) provided for instant reference.

Kristeel-Shinwa Industries Ltd Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-42256666, Email: sales@kristeel.com Website: www.kristeel.com

MULTILUBE SPRAY

he multilube 5-in-1 spray is an extremely versatile product for all-purpose applications acting as a penetrant, cleaner, lubrication, water displacing agent and rust-preventive. It is an ideal all-in-one maintenance product for automotive, engineering, domestic and agricultural industries. Features include: penetrates deeply, cleans thoroughly, displaces moisture, lubricates bearing surface, protects from corrosion, etc. Applications are in locks, door hinges, domestic appliances, sewing machines, fans, nuts, bolts, starter motors, alternative, brake assembly, drive chains, bicycle chain and frame, wheel trims, magnets, switches, etc. The multilube spray comes in a packing of 200 gm and 500 gm in aerosol tin and 5-litre carboy.

Chem-Verse Consultants (India) Pvt Ltd Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-24033826 Email: sales@chemverse.com Website: www.chemverse.com

DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM

he BTicino D45 is a high-performance door entry system that simpliﬁes installation in residential complexes with a large number of apartments. Th is system can install up to 4000 apartments with the signal reaching up to 2 km. It automatically equalises and ampliﬁes the video signals, providing high quality video performance even with long distance. It is a security monitoring system using serial devices connected using DIGITAL BUS technologies. In addition to the standard functions of door entry systems, the D45 system provides new, innovative security functions.

Legrand (India) Pvt Ltd Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-30416200 Email: palash.nandy@legrand.co.in Website: www.legrand.co.in

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CONDUCTIVE PLASTIC POTENTIOMETER

he new model NP22-SPL conductive plastic potentiometer has special leads for connection. Th is 22 mm body diameter potentiometer is so versatile in its design, that it covers a wide range of applications as a setting potentiometer and as a position feedback sensor in on/oﬀ road vehicles, medical equipment, joystick and process control equipment having protection class up to IP 67. However gold plated standard terminals are also available in standard version of NP22. Its ﬂexible design allows a wide range of electrical functional angles and variety of mechanical features in a resistance range of 1K to 1M ohms.

Uni-Automation (India) Pvt Ltd Pune - Maharashtra Tel: 020-24420890, Mob: 09225573521 Email: sales@uniautomation.com Website: www.uniautomation.com

ELNET SOFTWARE

he Web-based and Intranet-based ELNet software is a technologically superior product. It is a powerful tool that empowers users to monitor power quality at diﬀerent facilities without any geographical barrier. It helps to analyse

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performance across different units to discover power wastage and avoid penalty. The many benefits of the software include centralised monitoring of live and historical data, generate real-time reports, preventive maintenance and early detection of equipment failure, improves overall efficiency of the system, helps to be competitive and profitable, etc.

Elecon Measurements Pvt Ltd Bengaluru - Karnataka Tel: 080-28461777, Mob: 09740035507 Email: janardhan@elmeasure.com Website: www.elmeasure.com

LAPPING MACHINE

he double-sided lapping and polishing machine has unique features, such as four-way motion, in-process plate conditioning and precise pneumatic pressure control during lapping, variable speed drive, slurry re-circulation system, etc. The upper and lower lapping plates rotate in opposite direction to each other. The carriers rotate while revolving in the either directions thereby creating 4-way motion. Typical applications are in various lightning arresters, compressor valve plates, automobile and aircraft parts, piston rings, watch glass, pump parts, shims, vanes washers, slip gauges, quartz crystals, semiconductor wafers, etc.

Speedfam India Pvt Ltd Navi Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-27692621, Mob: 09833581051 Email: shreedevi@speedfam.co.in Website: www.speedfam.co.in

CNC PRESS BRAKE

his CNC press brake APHS is rigidly welded and has monoblock steel frame for minimum deﬂ ection under load. The down stroking bending beam is with two cylinders made from high-quality forged steel and are precisely honed. The ram travel is fully supported in low friction ﬁbre slideways. The full electronic synchronisation with proportional valve technology assures maximum bend accuracy and repeatability through constant monitoring and correction of beam parallelism by a CNC system.

Metfab Machines (India) Pvt Ltd Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: +91-022-26719788 Email: metfab@vsnl.net Website: www.metfabindia.com

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CALORIMETRIC MASS FLOWMETER

perating principle of the calorimetric mass ﬂowmeter is based on heat dissipation principle, signal proportional to mass ﬂow. The medium is liquid that is calibrated with water. Accuracy is ±3 per cent of the measured value. The operating temperature ranges from +10°C to +40°C.

MTS Engineers Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-26400063, Mob: 09879495924 Email: sales@mtsengrs.com Website: www.mtsengrs.com

FIXED GAS MONITORING SYSTEM

he ﬁ xed gas monitoring system consists of state-of-the-art digital gas transmitter or analogue transmitter and controller ranging from simple two-channel controller to the most sophisticated gms systems capable of connecting up to 128 transmitter.

Uniphos Envirotronic Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-40371646, Mob: 09909994063 Email: cel@uniphos.com Website: www.uniphos-she.com

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PORTABLE IR THERMOMETER

he portable IR thermometer comes in contact and non-contact type for a large range up to 950Â°C. It has a large easy-toread backlit multi-line display. The instrument instantaneously displays the last reading and the maximum and minnum values in one go. In-built memory for data storage and long term trending is also provided. The portable IR thermometer has easy-to-change measurement focus.

Testo India Pvt Ltd Pune - Maharashtra Tel: 020-65600203, Mob: 09375346186 Email: apatankar@testoindia.com Website: www.testo-india.com

ALUMINIUM CRANE SYSTEM

hese XA aluminium light crane system applies the strength and low weight of aluminium to every light material which needs to be lifted. Handling low loads is up to 2 metric ton across a wide variety of rail types. It is a robust and costeďŹ&#x192;cient solution. An anodised aluminium surface ensures the long-term durability of

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the system purchase. The modular design, requiring no welding or painting, greatly reduces downtime during installation, expansion, or upgrade.

Konecranes India Pvt Ltd Pune - Maharashtra Tel: 020-40047470 Email: india.sales@konecranes.com Website: www.konecranes.com

PIME AIR FUME HOOD

he design of the fume hoods is enhanced by the rectangular to corcular transition at the outlet. It is connected to the blower with a PP FRP duct. Silent and smooth operation is ensured by the sash which is counter balanced with SS wire rope guided over the nylon bearings of fume hood. An optional electronic safety monitor activates alarm if face velocity exceeds a pre-determined acceptable range. The adjustable apparatus holding grid made of aluminum pipe and coated with pure epoxy powder covers the entire length of the fume hood.

Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-67964363, Mob: 09920113138 Email: arunp@godrej.com Website: www.godrej.com

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FORGED AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS

variety of forged automobile components is offered for OEM and aftermarket requirements. In addition, all types of forged components is customdesigned to meet specific requirements of customers. The forged automobile components are designed and developed using modern production technologies. These components are available in various profi les, like materials and grades.

Samrat Forgings Ltd Chandigarh Tel: 0172-2774555 Email: samratforge@sify.com Website: www.samratforgings.com

ELBOWS AND ELBOW FITTINGS

hese 45-degree elbows and elbow fittings are made using quality stainless steel and carbon steel. The elbows are widely used for connection of fractional tubes that ensure high working life. A wide range of elbows is available in different sizes and grades as per clients’ specific requirements. These elbows

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are widely used in chemicals, fats & fertilisers, sugar mills, and distilleries. Some of the features include: corrosion resistance, dimensionally accurate, smooth ﬁ nish, long service life, leakproof, etc.

Regal Sales Corporation Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-23861153, Mob: 09821549082 Email: regalsales@vsnl.com Website: www.regalsalescorp.com

PRECISION INVESTMENT CASTINGS

he precision investment castings are manufactured under lost wax moulding process. These are oﬀered in the capacity of few grams to 70 kg single-piece. Virtually any metalalloy, such as steel, alloy steel, carbon steel, nickelbased steel, super alloy, hast alloy, inconel, monel, dunctile iron, aluminium alloy, copper-based alloy, bronze alloy and many other ferrous and non-ferrous metals are casted. Quality precision investment castings as per drawings, speciﬁcations, material composition and samples provided by customers are also undertaken.

Manek Investment Cast Pvt Ltd Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 0282-252355, Mob: 09227450601 Email: info@manekinvestment.com Website: www.manekcasting.com

FORGED COMPONENTS

he forged components include open forging, close die forging and forging dies. These forged components are manufactured as per drawings, speciﬁcations, material details and samples provided by the customer. The forged components are supplied in as forged, heat-treated, partially or fully machined condition. These are available in materials of MS, SS, EN, brass, aluminium or from any other materials of Indian or international standard. Normalising, annealing, hardening, tempering, solution annealing, isothermal annealing, controlling of hardness, etc, is also undertaken.

Super Forge Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 02827-287115, Mob: 09825425199 Email: superforge2004@yahoo.com

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CASTINGS

hese castings are offered in alloy steel and iron for heat-, wear- and corrosion-resistant applications. A wide range of castings conforming to Indian and International standards and specifications are available. The foundry operation offers an integrated range of facilities, from pattern making to the machining of the fi nished castings. These castings are used for diverse applications in chemical and fertiliser plants, iron ore mining and pelletisation, construction and road building, railways, defense, food and beverages, power plants, cement industry, petrochemicals, etc.

Melco Precisions Pvt Ltd Faridabad - Haryana Tel: 0129-4041349, Mob: 09818436295 Email: info@melcocastings.com Website: www.melcocastings.com

FORGINGS

hese are beryllium copper, chrome copper and aluminium bronze forgings. Beryllium copper forgings are highperformance plastic mould tooling materials. These combine the properties of high thermal conductivity and hardness resulting in substantial economic and production beneﬁts for plastic processing moulders and tool makers, like rapid heat transfer, faster

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cycle times, low processing cost and low mould fabrication cost. Applications are in plastics & polymer industry for automotive (injection), consumer products (luggage, toys), electronics (computers, connectors), medical (hospital equipment, testing equipment) containers/caps (trash cans) as well as injection and blow mould applications.

Vijay Commercial House Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-22017128, Mob: 09821236275 Email: berylliumindia@gmail.com Website: www.berylliumindia.com

GRAVITY DIECASTING MACHINE

he model GC65 semiautomatic gravity die-casting machine and dies for casting of pistons is available in the range of 35 mm to 175 mm diameter. In these machines except the pouring of molten aluminium

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metal and taking out the solidiﬁed castings, such as assembly and disassembly of various die parts, air/water cooling, etc, is done automatically. The machines are controlled by using PLCs/ proximity sensors and use hydraulic power packs. Several models to cover the entire range are available. There are both single and double cavity and both tilting and ﬁ xed bed types. The gravity diecasting machines are used for casting pistons in the range of 35-65 mm diameter.

Technomachines Bengaluru - Karnataka Tel: 080-25539982, Mob: 09845025552 Email: tmsjk@yahoo.com Website: www.geocities.com/technomachines

CASTINGS

wide range of products are oﬀered, such as machined castings in grey iron or in nodular iron, as per the DIN/ANSI speciﬁcation; stainless steel and carbon steel castings in sand/shell/investment casting; all types forgings and nonferrous castings as per standards in machined and unmachined condition, valve components, like gland, washer,

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gasket, stems, as per speciďŹ cations of customers, and municipal castings/garden furniture casting.

Indespa Technical Services Pvt Ltd Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu Tel: 0422-2648565 Email: indespa@hotmail.com Website: www.indespa.com

CASTING AND FORGING EQUIPMENT

he casting and forging equipment is oďŹ&#x20AC;ered along with fully machined parts for use in various industries. The product range includes cast iron components, chemical process equipment, alloy steel components, paper making equipment, aluminum & all non-ferrous parts, earthmoving equipment, components for pumps & valves, mining equipment, automotive components, agriculture equipment, aircraft components, and forestry equipment.

Casting India Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu Tel: 0422-4212021, Mob: 09363104670 Email: sales@castingindia.com Website: www.castingindia.com

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STEEL FORGING

he product range includes: closed die hammer forging (120 kg), screw press forging (0.150-4.0 kg), precision turned components, CNC machined components, cylindrical, centerless surface grinding components, and automotive components. Strict quality controls adhering to national and international standards are adapted from procurement stage to fi nal stage of dispatch of fi nished products. All products are made of superlative quality raw materials to ensure fl awless quality.

Sonia Forgings Pvt Ltd Bhiwadi - Rajasthan Tel: 01493-221572, Mob: 09810064835 Email: soniaforg@gmail.com Website: www.soniaforgings.com

CASTING MACHINE

he continuous casting machine is used to melt and cast in continuous lengths and a wide range of copper and copper-based alloys. Th is casting machine fi nds application in semifi nished rods, strips, tubes or in any other profi le. The small tabletop machine is specially designed to

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process gold, silver and their alloys. The machine converts scrap of almost all copper and copper-based alloys. It helps in cutting down costs drastically. The casting machine covers a wide range from 10 kg/hr to 250 kg/hr for precious metals. Selection of the machine depends on a particular application. Product sizes ranges from as small as 6.0 mm diameter rods to billets of 150 mm diameter.

Stoker Concast Pvt Ltd Faridabad - Haryana Tel: 0129-2410172, Mob: 09811144671 Email: info@stokerconcast.com Website: www.labovision.com

FORGED COMPONENTS

hese forged components are specially used in trucks, tractors and in auto industry. The forged components are commonly found at points of shock and stress, such as wheel spindles, steering arms. These forged components are ideal for vital automotive and truck applications.

SGP Engineers Pvt Ltd Ludhiana - Punjab Tel: 0161-2672001, Mob: 09914523023 Email: che_tan05@yahoo.co.in Website: www.sgpengineers.com

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FORGED PRODUCTS

n extensive selection of forged products for vehicles is offered. These products include tie rod ends, ball joints, inner tie rods, idler arms, Pitman arms, drag link arm and kits gears, hubs, rings, cups, fl anges, propeller shaft items, chain links, hooks, auto parts, etc. The parts are also manufactured as per clients’ specifications. Round items are forged at very low margin forging for direct CNC, which reduce the production cost, and reduce production time. All modern machines in toolroom, laboratory, and forge shop, etc, are available. Round profi les and all types of items from 100 gm to 50 kg are forged at hammers and presses.

Raghav Industries Delhi Tel: 011-27830161, Mob: 09811060161 Email: raghav_forging@yahoo.com Website: www.raghavindustries.net

FORGING HAMMER

he motorised-type mechanical forging hammer is equipped with foot lever operated clutch to control strokes. Spring loaded hand levers are provided for adjustment of strokes.

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Rams and anvils are adjustable on the eccentric and vertical pull rod. The hammer is complete with AC motors and starters. Some of the features include: more number of blows per minute, high eﬃciency work, most economical forging, higher productivity, more proﬁts, and useful for small and big industries.

Rattan Hammers Ludhiana - Punjab Tel: 0161-2685234, Mob: 09876120925 Email: info@hammersindia.com Website: www.hammersindia.com

SPHEROIDAL GRAPHITE IRON CASTINGS

hese spheroidal graphite (SG) iron castings (nodular cast iron/ductile castings) fi nd applications in field of automobiles, internal combustion engines, compressors, machine tools, hydraulics, textiles, pumps and valves, pipe fittings, earth moving equipments, plastic processing machineries, trailer industries, tractor industries, electrical power transmission and switchgear industries, railways, mining, heavy equipments, defence sector, aerospace, construction machinery, material handling equipments, food process machineries, farm equipments, leather machineries, rolling mills, cement plant machineries and engineering components.

Perfect Auto Cast Dist Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 02827-253870, Mob: 09824225830 Email: perfect_auto_cast@yahoo.com Website: www.perfectautocast.com

PRECISION INVESTMENT CASTINGS

hese precision investment castings are manufactured by lost wax process and procedure for ISO-9002:2000. The investment castings are undertaken as per drawings, speciﬁcations, material composition and samples provided by customers. Capacity of making investment castings is from a few grams to 70 kgs per single piece. Arrangements are made to cast virtually any metal-alloys, such as steel, alloy steel, carbon steel, nickel-based steel, super alloys, hastalloys, bronze alloys and many other ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Meena Cast Pvt Ltd Dist Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 02827-252117, Mob: 09824226454 Email: info@meenacast.com Website: www.meenacast.com

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FORGED COMPONENTS

ll types of small and long forged components, including open forgings, close die forgings and forging dies are oﬀered. The forged components are available as per drawings, speciﬁcations, material composition and samples received from customers. Components in forged, heat-treated, and partially or fully machined condition are also supplied. The forged components have vast applications and are used for fasteners, textile components, automobile components, electrical components and electrical insulators, diesel engine parts, submersible pumps, gears, engine valve and industrial valves, machine tools and other critical components of small and long sizes as per customer’s need.

Lava Forge Pvt Ltd Dist Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 02827-253770, Mob: 09879521427 Email: lavaforgepvtltd@rediffmail.com Website: www.lavaforgepvtltd.com

FORGING SCREW PRESS

ardev forging screw press is used for accurate production. The forging screw press is suitable for forging hexagonal, square and round head bolts as well as for nuts, rivets,

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motor parts, cycle parts and varieties of other such parts. Th is press is simple to operate and the stroke is achieved by depressing a lever provided on the left hand column of the presses. Additional accessories with the press include die boxes and electrical equipment. A wide range of products comprising of hydraulic thread rolling machines, thread rolling machines, etc, are also oﬀered.

plants, marine ship building, pumps & valves, thermal power plants, oceanography equipments, oil reﬁ neries, mining & boring equipment, power generators, etc.

Chhajju Singh & Sons Ludhiana - Punjab Tel: 0161-2534220, Mob: 09814147000 Email: chhajjusingh@hotmail.com Website: www.chhajjusingh.com

CAST IRON CASTINGS

obs of cast iron castings are taken up in weight ranging from 500 gm to 1000 kg single-piece according to drawings, speciﬁcations, material details, quantity details and samples provided by customers. The cast iron castings have applications in agricultural & farm equipment, diesel oil engines, all kinds of machineries, cement plant equipments, compressors, defence equipments, electric motors, general engineering, lifts & elevators, nuclear power

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Maruti Casting Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 0281-295249, Mob: 09979993093 Email: ci_casting@rediffmail.com

INVESTMENT CASTINGS

he investment castings are manufactured in ferrous and non-ferrous alloys to radiographic standards. These investment castings are used by manufacturers of valves, boilers, pumps, tyre and glass products, launching vehicles, electronic components, etc. Materials used are of ferrous and nonferrous to ASTM, BS, IS DIN, GOST, JIS speciﬁcations and grades. The investment castings are approved by Indian Boiler Regulations, Ministry of Defence and Engineers India Ltd.

Omnicast Precision Products Pvt Ltd Cuddalore - Tamil Nadu Tel: 04142-239264 Email: omnicast_chennai@yahoo.co.in Website: www.omnicastindia.com

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and many more as well as several electrical ﬁttings on custom requirements. Earthing accessories also known as grounding accessories/lightning arrestor system used in protection of buildings, towers and anywhere to protect from lightning and

he thin precision ferrous and nonferrous castings used for pumps of all description are oﬀered. Made from graded pig-iron and speciﬁed composition copper alloys, the quality of the products is uniform and fully machineable. These castings have special features, such as fully shrouded, semi-open or high tensile bronze (BS-1400) vane wheel impellers, as cast or fully machined to micrometric tolerances on semi-automatic machined. The products are supplied as original equipment to prestigious ISO900 pumpset manufacturers.

R K Foundry Works Pvt Ltd Jaipur - Rajasthan Tel: 0141-2216117, Mob: 09829064141 Email: sales@rkfoundry.com Website: www.rkfoundry.com

SAND CASTINGS

hese are non-ferrous based sand castings. The product range includes earthing accessories made from brass, gun metal and aluminium, bronze competable to international market included tape clips, square clamp, GUV type clamps, rod and cable clamps, couplers, earthing rods, copper tapes, bare and PVC coated

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grounding in proper way.

Hind Metals Jaipur - Rajasthan Tel: 0141-2460141, Mob: 09414058143 Email: hind_ jpr@sancharnet.in

ALLOYS AND CASTINGS

he high quality nonferrous alloys and castings are used for industrial, automotive and aerospace applications. These incorporate use of the latest metallurgical processes and diﬀer radically from other conventional foundries as its heat treatment processes are designed to ensure castings are made with no inclusions, minimal melting loss and with the eﬀective removal

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of gas from the metal. To achieve raw castings of high quality, Dynametal uses sophisticated machinery, like tiltable gravity die casting machines, holding furnaces, impregnation plant, core shooters, sand core making facilities, leak testing machines and shot blasting machines.

Dynamatic Technologies Ltd Bengaluru - Karnataka Tel: 080-28394933 Email: rangan@dynamatics.net Website: www.dynamatics.com

PUMP CASTINGS

he pump castings are oďŹ&#x20AC;ered in sophisticated materials, such as nickelbased alloys or specialised applications, including pumps, like boiler feed pumps, power station pumps, centrifugal pumps, screw pumps, positive displacement pumps, vertical pumps, submersible pumps, high pressure double volute pumps, high-speed pumps, split casing pumps, multi-stage pumps, sewage pumps, handling pumps (open & S-type impellers), pulp handling pumps, heavy chemicals (mud-type) pumps, sea water handling pumps, ash slurry handling pumps, raw acid (with

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slurry) handling pumps, rotary pumps, gear pumps, oil pumps, and many other positive displacement and metering and dosing pumps.

Premsons Industrial Components (P) Ltd Faridabad - Haryana Tel: 0129-4117221, Mob: 09810310524 Email: sales@premsonsindustries.com Website: www.premsonsindustries.com

PRECISION INVESTMENT CASTINGS

hese precision investment castings are manufactured by lost-wax process conforming to various overseas as well as Indian standards, stainless steel and alloy steel to ASTM A-351, plain carbon steel to ASTM A-216, IS-1030, low & medium alloy steel to various EN grades, hastalloy, alloy-20, cobalt base steel castings, tool steels, etc. Th is casting method offers the greatest flexibility of construction of complex structures, artistic design and gives sophisticated appearance to the castings. The technology also offers freedom of design, because it undercuts, thin wall-thickness, and 3dimensionally shaped areas can be produced.

Precimetal Cast Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-65219589, Mob: 09377715560 Email: sales@precimetalindia.com

INVESTMENT CASTINGS

hese investment castings are offered for all types of metals or alloys. The castings manufactured match all the International quality standards, like ASTM, AISI, DIN, BS, SAE and IS of carbon steel, stainless steel and also super alloys like hastalloy, etc. The investment casting components are used in different industries, especially in material handling equipments. These are applicable to manufacture components with thin wall castings with close dimensional tolerance and fi ne surface fi nish and also for products with complicated design and assembly. The investment casting materials are used in industries like automobiles, marine, general engineering, dairy equipments, process engineering, material handling equipments and textile machineries.

Shree Matangi Investment Casting Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 02717-250675, Mob: 09714837379 Email: matangi@investmentcastingindia.com Website: www.investmentcastingindia.com

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WEIGH BATCHER

he weigh batcher is suitable for 10 CFT concrete mixers. Th is batcher contains two buckets for sand and gravel. The materials are loaded directly into the mixer hopper. Steel yard knife is provided for weight comparison to be balanced, as per the design mix of concrete. Technical speciďŹ cations include: overall length of 2305 mm, overall width at 1310 mm, length over wheels is 1285 mm, width over wheels at 1130 mm, and height of 1770 mm.

Esquire Machines Pvt Ltd Dist Vadodara - Gujarat Tel: 0265-2830189, Mob: 09825466353 Email: anil@esquire-machines.com Website: www.esquire-machines.com

CRANE

he crane is designed and manufactured in accordance with IS:31771977. Th is crane is ideal for a wide ranging

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application in industries and is most reliable, robust and economical. Main girders in the room of the box structure are manufacture from IS226 tested plates adequately stiﬀened with diaphragm to take care of bending and torsional loading with adequate factor of safety. The crane is manufactured as per clients’ requirements, such as EOT cranes, semi-EOT cranes, HOT cranes. It comprises of frame, which is all steel fabricated machined and bolted type.

Hiking Engineers Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-25733260, Mob: 09427524899 Email: info@hikingcrane.com Website: www.hikingcrane.com

CEMENT CONCRETE MIXER

he cement concrete mixer comes in 1 0/7 CFT & 7/5 CFT capacity with and without hopper. Th is machine is mounted on solid chassis. The hopper is completely fabricated from 10-gauge thick MS plate and supported by solid MS shaft and channels. Drum base is of cast iron incorporated with moulded teeth and rotated by taper roller bearing. The drum has ﬁ xed in C-bracket with angular contact bearings. The C-bracket is completely of cast iron and pinion gear

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and shaft joints with engine by pedestal bearings. For phase of operation, all controls are grouped at one end of the machine.

Ashi Industries Mehsana - Gujarat Tel: 02762-242165, Mob: 09824020664 Email: kam1977al@yahoo.co.in Website: www.ashiindustries.com

CONCRETE MIXER

he concrete mixer is a rugged machine with advanced metallurgy and technology, designed to perform continuous mass concreting and toughness required at any site. Chassis is made from rectangular and square tubular sections of high strength. Th is machine consists of a large drum, fabricated from rolled steel plates having 25 per cent overload capacity. The concrete mixer gives quick homogeneous mix with enhanced daily output.

Bhaskar Construction Equipments Ghaziabad - Uttar Pradesh Tel: 0120-2853122, Mob: 09810281822 Email: bhaskargroup@airtelmail.in

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MOBILE CONCRETE PLACER

he mobile concrete placer is available in 56’ length, with pouring at the height of 27’ and has the ability to fold for towing without removing the discharge hopper. Mechanical power for the conveyor is provided by 25 HP (19 kW) Kirloskar engine, which drives a hydraulic double pump. Hydraulic steering which pivots the two under carriage wheels 90-degrees to the right and 45-degrees to the left and the steering wheel at the charging end rotates the towing hitch wheel 360-degrees about its yoke. The machine is versatile and used for bridges, culverts, mass concreting purpose and canal works.

Surelia Engineering Works Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-22870699, Mob: 09825033942 Email: info@sureliaengineering.com Website: www.sureliaengineering.com

WET MIX MACADAM PLANT

wide range of wet mix macadam plant that is made using high quality raw materials is oﬀered. The range of the machine provides higher production in lowcost with close control of wet mix. Th is machine is available in ﬁ xed or variable speed drives. Plants are well equipped with adjustable gates at the bins. The twin shaft pug mill designing provides fast, continuous and homogeneous mixing of aggregates & additives.

Vijay Road Equipment Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-26762739, Mob: 09427624618 Email: info@vijayroadequipment.com Website: www.vijayroadequipment.com

ROCK BOLTS

oofex energy-absorbing rock bolts are unique, highly advanced bolts that can absorb rock movements with excellent predictability. These rock bolts are designed to dissipate and control large amounts of energy liberated from the rock mass deformation process. The rock bolts are designed to accommodate the whole spectrum of rock mass behavior as a solution for potentially extreme conditions occurring at depth.

Atlas Copco (India) Ltd Pune - Maharashtra Tel: 020-30722222 Email: cmt.marketing@in.atlascopco.com Website: www.atlascopco.com

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ASPHALT DRUM MIX PLANT

he asphalt drum mix plant is available with capacity ranging from 90-120 TPH. Th is drum mix plant is available in reliable and proven design and has advanced technical features. It is provided with optional attachments, like pollution control unit, storage silo for mixed material dust controller, etc. Salient features include: modern drum mix technology, produce high quality drum mix, portable or stationary, high production rate, easy-to-operate, highly accurate aggregate feeders, low dust emissions, easy operation & less maintenance, proper drying & homogeneous mixing of aggregates, proper asphalt coating, less fuel consumption, accuracy in quality control, and sturdy & specious structure.

Bhagirath Engineering Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-22902300, Mob: 09909006921 Email: bhagirathengg@yahoo.co.in Website: www.bhagirathequipments.com

CONCRETE BATCHING MACHINE

he concrete batching machine has a load indicator, which includes electronic weighing system provided with Âą1 per cent accuracy. Maintenance-free overďŹ&#x201A;ow water feeding

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systems are provided for maintaining water, cements ratio, etc. Th is concrete batching machine also comes with inbuilt pump for feeding water tank. Chute (detachable) is provided for unloading concrete away from the machine. In case of power failure, the materials can be unloaded by the handle. Technical speciﬁcations include: hopper capacity 800 ltr, batch capacity wet o/p 600 ltr, machine output capacity (max) 12 cu mtr/hr, power 10 HP, 3-phase electrical motor, water tank 170 ltr, 4 nos wheels, 4 nos levelling jack (pin-type), dimensions 3300 mm (L) x 2100 mm (W) x 2700 mm (H), and weight 2200 kgs.

Acme Construction Equipments Secunderabad - Andhra Pradesh Tel: 040-66317720, Mob: 09246584825 Email: acmemachines@gmail.com Website: www.acme555.com

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hopper, which is then conveyed to the spreading screw by chain conveyor. The left and right hand screw spreads the hot-mix material equally along the paving width. The ﬂoating screed then paves this hotmix material to the desired preset thickness. The paver ﬁ nisher is powered by 4-cylinder diesel engine rated to develop 65 HP. It is mounted on 2 rear pneumatic tyres and 2 solid sandwich rubbercoated front wheels.

Universal Engineers Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-25893086 Email: info@universalroadtech.com Website: www.universalroadtech.com

CONCRETE MIXER

wide range of construction equipment that includes concrete mixer is available. The concrete mixer is durable and non-corrosive. Both conventional and modern system of scaﬀolding and formwork are

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manufactured. The construction equipment is available in a wide product range.

Akhand Exports Inc Vadodara - Gujarat Tel: 0265-2460335, Mob: 09227845801 Email: srpatel24@rediffmail.com

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PARTS

uyog Auto Cast manufactures and offers high-quality ferrous parts, which are used in heavy earth moving or rock drilling machines. These parts are been manufactured with high quality steel forgings. Also offered are aluminium die casting, auto gas regulator parts, automobile components, engine parts, ferrous casting, fi lter parts, hydraulic fittings and accessories, roller guide assembly, tool parts, etc.

Suyog Autocast Pvt Ltd Pune – Maharashtra Tel: 020-46765453 Email: shreeganeshengg@eth.net Website: www.shreeganesh.org

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CONCRETE AND ASPHALT CUTTER

he concrete and asphalt cutter is used for cutting hard concrete for expansion joints, dummy joints (shrinkage control joints), asphalt pavement cut, pothole repair out, etc. Some of the features of the machine includes: lightweight, easy-to-operate, water spray attachment powered by electric motor, etc. The lightweight feature makes the machine easy for one operator to handle, and gives accurate require depth cut as control mechanism if ﬁtted in the machine, water spray attachment, powered by electric motor, etc.

Swiss India Delhi Tel: 011-65188022, Mob: 09891090922 Email: info@swissindia.com Website: www.swissindia.com

ASPHALT DRUM MIX PLANT

he automatic asphalt drum mix plant is compliant to the latest MORTH (previously known as MOST) specifications. Th is plant is designed and engineered to give trouble-free performance with superior fuel efficiency. The stationary and MDM mobile series offers customers industry’s

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fi nest and proven technical solution, latest generation process controls and automation together with total installation and site support, aimed to deliver precisely mixed quality asphalt productively and profitably. The asphalt drum mix plant is available in capacities ranging from 35-160 TPH output in different models. Optional attachments like storage silo for mixed material, west dust collector for effective pollution control, Bitumen heating and storage tank is provided to suit specific needs.

Kaushik Engineering Works Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-22902714, Mob: 09099941311 Email: info@kaushikengineeringworks.com Website: www.kaushikengineeringworks.com

TOWER CRANE CONCRETE BUCKET

he tower crane concrete bucket comes in various capacities as per clients’ requirements. Th is tower crane concrete bucket is a kind of material handling equipment used to place concrete from one place to another easily. It is available in a variety of shapes, designs and patterns that can also be customised as per the

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requirement of customers.

Bharat Engineering Works Faridabad - Haryana Tel: 0129-2229041, Mob: 09811375929 Email: bharatew@gmail.com Website: www.bharatenggworks.com

BITUMEN PRESSURE DISTRIBUTOR AND SPRAYER

he bitumen pressure distributor and sprayer are of 4 ton and 6 ton classiﬁed on the tank capacity. Insulated with thick glass wool, the spraying width is 4.5 metres. The quality and design ensures that one gets more output which is speciﬁed. These always enable fuel savings. The bitumen pressure distributor and sprayer are made to suit and perform in all types of environmental conditions. These are designed to meet and exceed environmental norms.

Atlas Industries Mehsana - Gujarat Tel: 02762-224065, Mob: 09824040565 Email: contact@atlasindustries.in Website: www.atlasindustries.in

VIBRATORY SOIL COMPACTOR

he vibratory soil compactor is available with standard fitment, such as canopy, spring suspended operator platform, access from both sides, cushioned seat, control instruments for engine oil pressure, engine oil temperature, engine RPM meter, hour meter, hydraulic oil temperature, fuel and volt meter, pilot light, backup alarm, safety belt, etc. It comes with optional fitment, like standard ROPS cab with roof, window, wind screen wiper front/rear, mirror outside/inside, cab heating, air-conditioning, sunscreen, interior light, fl ashing beacon, compact-o-meter, documentation system, radio, etc. Electrical systems include operating voltage of 12 V, and 2 battery of 75 Ah each. The vibratory soil compactors come with profi le tyres of AW23.1/18-26 12PR.

Escorts Construction Equipment Ltd Faridabad - Haryana Tel: 0129-2306566, Mob: 09971110870 Email: puneet.chhabra@escorts-ecel.com Website: www.ecel.com

HUMIDITY TRANSMITTER

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and parametrised via the external interface using the P2A software. Technical speciﬁcations include: measuring range of 0100 per cent RH, -20 to +70°C (duct version), 0-100 per cent RH, 0 to 60°C (wall version) display: 2-line LCD optional in both duct and wall versions, accuracy of +2.5 per cent RH, 0.5°C, output of 4-20 mA DC - 2-wire/4wire, 0-10 V DC, power supply of 24 V DC, and enclosure of ABS plastic.

Testo India Pvt Ltd Pune - Maharashtra Tel: 020-65600203, Mob: 09375346186 Email: apatankar@testoindia.com Website: www.testo-india.com

SLEWING RING BEARING

he high-performance slewing ring bearing is available in a variety design of ball and roller types. In case of ball type design, single row ball bearing slewing ring with four point contact and double row ball bearing slewing rings with double axis system is applied. In case of roller

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bearing design, three roller bearing slewing rings with axial and radial roller type is applied. A range of up to 3500 mms external diameter with either internal teeth or external teeth cut or without any teeth is oﬀered.

Kavitsu Transmissions Pvt Ltd Satara - Maharashtra Tel: 02162-240803, Mob: 09975448886 Email: kavitsu8888@sify.com Website: www.kavitsu gear.com

PLAIN PLUG GAUGES

hese reversible plain plug gauges are made from high alloy steel, sub-zero treated for dimensional stability, and calibrated at 20°C under standard room conditions. The design is reversible pin-type. Gauging practice is as per I.S:3455– 1971. Manufacturing range is from 0.5 mm to 12 mm.

Cyclo Instruments Pvt Ltd Satara - Maharashtra Tel: 02162-240406, Mob: 09922424224 Email: cycloinstruments@sify.com

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HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANER

he HDS 558-C Eco hot-water compact class high-pressure cleaner is simple in operation. The impressive features of this compact class include singlebutton control, chassis with integrated tank and the integrated high-pressure hose reel. It is user-friendly and a single-phase comfort unit of the compact class with one-button operation. The high-pressure cleaner has chassis with integrated tanks, hose and accessory stowage. Easy press trigger gun with servo control is also provided.

Karcher Cleaning System Pvt Ltd Noida - Uttar Pradesh Tel: 0120-4661800 Email: kritika.batra@karcher.in Website: www.karcher.in

FAIL-SAFE BRAKE

he AC operated electromagnetic springapplied fail-safe brake is normally available as ON type. When an AC voltage is applied the brake releases, thus allowing the shaft on which it is mounted to rotate. In case of no voltage, the brake is applied immediately and the rotating shaft on which the brake is mounted is held

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immediately. Th is also forms a safety mechanism in which the load is stopped from being moved in case of no power.

MOD E-Tech Engineering Pvt Ltd Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-25129871 Email: modetech@mtnl.net.in Website: www.mode-tech.com

FAST KNIT BRAIDING MACHINE

odel COMBI (double-head) fast knit braiding machine has diameter of cord at 212 mm, two number of fabric cords, speed of 1200 rpm, and comes with motor of 0.5 HP to 0.37 kW. Features include space saving, because of compact design, stops automatically in case of yarn breakage or exhausted, continuous attendance of operator is not required, construction of cord 4, 6, 8, 12 bobbins is possible on the same machine, and density of produced cord is adjustable by change gears.

Susmatex Machinery & Fabricators Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-25841616, Mob: 09825307985 Email: info@susmatex.com Website: www.susmatex.com

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THREAD CUTTING UNIT

he GEM12 is the second generation thread cutting unit. It is a sleeve-drive thread-cutting unit with an all new control concept. Th is unit from the Suhner sleeve drive machining unit series is designed for gruelling continuous use in multiple shift operations. Its high-performance cuts an M12 thread in 600 N/ mmÂ˛ steel. The maximum feed path is 60 mm, and the maximum speed is 4800 rpm.

Suhner India Pvt Ltd Bengaluru - Karnataka Tel: 080-27831108 Email: blroffice.in@suhner.com Website: www.suhner.com

THREADED INSERTS

elisolid threaded inserts are used in aluminum, cast iron, plastics and woods. These inserts are used in materials where threads tapped directly get damaged due to torque or where wear occurs due to frequent assembly and disassembly. The inserts are

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better than Helicoil for strength, durability, and resistance to vibration and ease-of-installation. These inserts are designed to improve the strength of assemblies by distributing forces from the fastener to over larger area of base material, thus improving load bearing capability. These inserts are available in steel hardened, stainless steel and brass.

Navbharat Engineers Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-26473797 Email: navengg@mtnl.net.in Website: www.ne-india.com

DIESEL GENERATOR SETS

irloskar diesel generator sets are available with air- and water-cooled machines of power varying from 5 kV A to 600 kV A. These ready-to-use generator sets feature low life cycle costs, high generator set availability, eco-friendly options, etc.

Vesta Engineering Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-32678725, Mob: 09820385529

Email: marketing@vestaengineering.net Website: www.vestaengineering.net

PUMPS

rundfos pumps are used for various applications in industries, like HVAC system, water treatment, RO plants, water transfer, boiler feed, fuel transfer, water transfer, sewage/eďŹ&#x201E;uent transfer, sludge removal, storm water/rain water removal, etc. Hydropneumatic pump systems are useful in industries for applications where there is varying demand for water from the process. These pump systems are used in water supply to multi-storey buildings, hotel industry, etc. The pumps are also used for centralised air-conditioning system in malls. For corrosive liquid applications, the pumps are available in stainless steel SS403/316 and in titanium.

Air Fluid Engineers & Equipments Chandigarh - Haryana Tel: 0172-5012220 Email: airfluid@airfluidindia.com Website: www.airfluidindia.com

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PERMANENT MAGNETIC CHUCKS

heser are eﬃcient holding devices for surface grinders. The close pole pitch of 11 mm is ideal for holding the job. Evenly spread magnetic ﬁeld helps to hold even small jobs in quantity to obtain maximum out put and fast production. There is no gap between the magnetic poles.

Champion Industries Surendranagar - Gujarat Tel: 02752-231741, Mob: 09898166908 Email: champion_ind@yahoo.com Website: www.championindustries.co.in

WASHER

he washer include zircon, graphite, magnesite (only alcohol) and aluminum silicate (only water) with both alcohol and water as carriers in powder, paste and ready-to-use form. Th is wash has good miscibility. Th is property ensures that the washer is of homogenous quality ensuring minimum human eﬀort for mixing and application.

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The washer also ensure that irrespective of the kind of application procedure a foundry man applies the outcome is an excellent fi nish to the casting. Good coverage enables the foundry manager to produce maximum number of castings with minimum quantity of washes thus reducing the effective cost of castings. The washer is high in its refractoriness quotient thus reducing the grinding losses and giving an excellent fi nish to the surface of the casting.

Metal Aids Hardwar - Uttaranchal Tel: 01334-230406, Mob: 09837072210 Email: info@metalaids.com Website: www.metalaids.com

HYDRAULIC THREAD ROLLING MACHINE

ardev hydraulic thread rolling machine is used for manufacturing chipless thread, worms, knurls, serrations, etc. Main features of the machine include: powerful construction permitting deep forming of threads, worms, serrations, knurls and straightening; rigidity and simplicity; grade-I casted hardened and duly scrapped slide and also easy adjustment of the machine as well as tooling enables an

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unskilled operator to operate the machines. The hydraulic thread rolling machine is suitable for mass production and good surface ďŹ nishes. Additionally all threads produced by the thread rolling are totally uniform in shape and size.

Chhajju Singh & Sons Ludhiana - Punjab Tel: 0161-2534220, Mob: 09814147000 Email: gurmail_s@rediffmail.com Website: www.chhajjusingh.com

HYDRAULIC PRESSES

he hand-operated hydraulic press ranges from 15-150 ton capacity and comes in mild steel robust construction. Crown column and bottom is solid without bend and welded. The table is vertically operated by worm winch gearbox and rest on load pins placed in the holes in column at desired height. Cylinder is made from honed tube and hard-chrome plated. The ram is made from mild steel, operated by single acting cylinder. It is provided with replaceable socket to facilitate attachment of dies and tools on customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request. The double plunger pump gives quick

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ram travel by low pressure plunger and low speed develops with high pressure plunger.

Dowel Engineering Works Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 0281-2362465, Mob: 09824231975 Email: dowel@thedowel.com Website: www.thedowel.com

CENTRELESS GRINDING MACHINE

he model DG-100 centreless grinding machine is available in ﬁ ve models. Castings are close grained and well ribbed to minimise vibration and distortion. The wheelhead spindle runs in bush bearings. Regulating wheel spindle runs in taper roller bearing in oil bath. Stepped pulley varies the spindle speed. Wheelhead and workhead spindle are heat-treated hardened and ground to achieve dimensional stability and performance roundness of <0.005 mm. Optional accessories are mechanical or hydraulic dressing operation; work rest carbide tipped; additional wheel ﬂ ange; grinding wheel balancing stand & arbour; and bar feeding attachment (per meter).

Devco Industries Wadhwan - Gujarat Tel: 02752-243997, Mob: 09825343097 Email: devco1980@yahoo.com Website: www.devcogrinders.com

ARC WELDING TRANSFORMER

he model SH30 arc welding transformer is very eﬀective for speedy production, structural work, machine building and fabrications, ﬁ lling jobs, worn-out machine parts repair and in arc cutting jobs. Design features include: modern look, novel design concept; epoxy power coated body for long life and coil varnishing by vacuum pressurized impregnating varnishing system. Nominal current output is 300 A, primary voltage ranges from 380 to 415, frequency is 50 Hz, maximum continuous hand welding current at 60 per cent, and duty cycle is 300 A, etc.

Canary Electricals Ltd Morbi - Gujarat Tel: 02822-250431 Email: info@vulcanwelding.com Website: www.vulcanwelding.com

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CLUTCHES AND BRAKES

axitorq series EK electromagnetic wet-type and dry-type multi-plate and toothed-type clutches and brakes are DC operated and generally used in machine tools industry. These clutches and brakes are a direct replacement for popular Siemens-make and Stromagmake multi-plate clutches and brakes. These are available both in slip-ring type and stationary ﬁeld type of electrical connections. Quality of the clutches and brakes is excellent with electrical coils being fully encased in a vibrationproof epoxy resin, with F-class insulation.

Modimaz Engineers Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-25128609 Email: response@modimaz.com Website: www.modimaz.com

HYDRAULIC CYLINDER

ertex hydraulic cylinder is suitable for heavy-duty applications up to 160 kg/cm² and 250 kg/cm². Th is cylinder is available in bore sizes of 40, 50, 63, 80, 90, 100, 125, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240 and 260 mm. Some of the

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construction features are welded construction to rigidity, surface fi nish of micro honed tubes of ones 0.4 Ra, piston rods (ground), hardchromeplated and reground to fi nish better than 0.1 Ra for longer seal life, fi ne adjustable cushioning with locking arrangements, provision of bleed screw at both ends, and option of minimum two rod sizes for each bore.

whereas in 1-phase it is 215 V +6 per cent. Foot mounting, ﬂ ange and face, enclouser TEFC type are also available. All motors conform to IS:325-1996.

Shashwat Systems Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-65214825, Mob: 09723556071 Email: sales@shashwatsystems.com Website: www.shashwatsystems.com

ELECTRIC MOTORS

he Amber standard and special motors are available in a wide range for industrial use. The range of electric motors include: 0.125 hp to 10 hp in 3-phase and in 1-phase, 0.125 hp to 2 hp. These are available in 2-, 4-, 6- & 8-pole and frame size ranging from 63 to 132, with insulation A & E, protection IP44, IP54 and IP55. Supply conditions is 415 V +6 per cent, 50 Hz +3 per cent in 3-phase,

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Amber Engineering Enterprise Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 0281-2361464, Mob: 09825710007 Email: ambermotor@ymail.com Website: www.ambereng.com

MOP WHEELS

algro-Fynex combi and interleaved mop wheels are manufactured from closely packed strips of Valgro materials with an additional fl ap of coated abrasive between each layer. The interleaved fl aps are radially bonded to a resin core and mounted on a spindle. Specific applications are removing paint & conditioning surface on aircrafts, boats, garage doors, windows, etc.

Valgro Engineers Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-22972603, Mob: 09374083443 Email: arvindpatel@valgroabrasives.com Website: www.valgroabrasives.com

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LATHE MACHINE

he Balaji series VGH geared-head extra heavyduty lathe machine has height of centre 267 mm, length of bed up to 6095 mm and admit between centres up to 5000 mm. Main spindle hollow is 80 mm and the main spindle nose is A2-8 type. Dynamically balanced spindle runs at vibration-free motion at 1200 rpm. All gears are made of 20MN CR5 material and fully induction hardened and teeth grinding. The Norton gearbox cuts any metric, modules and pitch (DP). Bed is made from graded cast iron and ﬂ am hardened up to 400 BHN diameters.

Vinit Engimech Pvt Ltd Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 0281-2312091 Email: vinit@blalajilathe.com Website: www.balajilathe.com

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friction and long life sealing. Two linear scales are mounted on both the sides to monitor RAM with reference to table. Back gauge with ball screw is provided with adjustable stopper with quick release manual clamp for accuracy. The movement of the beam is measured and corrected if required by both linear scale provided, which feeds back to the controller. The control unit controls the hydraulic system and gives feedback from the valve to the computer, resulting in synchronisation accuracy.

Weldor Engineering Pvt Ltd Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 0281-2360242 Email: weldor@weldor.com Website: www.weldor.com

PTFE LINED VALVE

he fluoropolymer FEP, PFA, PTFE, lined SGI/WCB/SS pipes, valves and fittings are manufactured using technical knowhow and raw materials for appropriate application of the resin with international quality for chemical industry. Salient features include: low co-efficient of friction, chemical inertness, non-toxic approved by international food & drugs regulatory

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authorities, non-inﬂ ammable, self-sealant, excellent weathering resistant, zero water absorption.

Supremo Polymer Industries Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-22205282, Mob: 09724505282 Email: supremoproduct@gmail.com Website: www.supremoproduct.com

HYDRAULIC POWER PACKS

inde DC/AC mini hydraulic power packs are available with 12 V / 24 V DC power supply. These power packs have multiple option of valve conﬁ guration suitable to the application. Also available are AC hydraulic power packs. The DC power packs are available for various applications, such as scissor lifts, tail gates, pallet trucks, etc.

Shree Saikrupa Hydro Marketing Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-65414515, Mob: 09426510338 Email: sales@shreesaikrupahydraulics.com Website: www.bosspumps.in

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CHAINS

variety material handling chains for various conveying applications is oďŹ&#x20AC;ered. The range includes roller chains, extended chains, leaf chains, and agriculture chains. Flanged roller chains are available in a wide range of sizes. These chains are used in various operating conditions, like hot/cold, wet/dry, dusty or requiring cleanliness, etc.

Galaxy Chain Pvt Ltd Rajkot - Gujarat Tel: 02827-252217 Email: galaxy@galaxychains.com

FORCE-FEED LUBRICATOR

he range of the force-feed lubricator includes highpressure and low pressure up to 24 feed pumps. Each feed pump produces discharge up to 0.30 CC/stroke, and have working pressure up to 1000 kg/cm^ with diďŹ&#x20AC;erent type gear reduction from 1:2 to 1:400 and with ratchet drive, handle drive, etc. The lubricator is ideal for air and gas compressor, reciprocating plunger pumps, rubber & plastic machinery, and similar other industries.

Zenith Hydromatic Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-22812945, Mob: 09426326091 Email: zenith_amrut@yahoo.com Website: www.hydraulicsystemsindia.com

REVERSIBLE TAPPING ATTACHMENTS

hese new, low-weight, highspeed reversible tapping attachments are suitable for use with standard HSS taps on any drilling machine vertically or horizontally, for right or left hand tapping of blind or through holes. Made of alloy steels with all moving parts hardened and ground to precision, this tapping attachment is available in capacities ranging from 2-3 mm. An ultra-sensitive and smooth operating ball-clutch protects the tap against breakage when, tap is bottomed in a blind hole or core hole is shallow or tap is dull.

Tools & Appliances Corporation Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-22740375 Email: taco@imitoolsindia.com Website: www.imitoolsindia.com

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METAL SPRAY COATING

hermal spray coating has found as suitable process to apply on wind mills and its parts. Equipments are portable so both onsite and in-shop services are possible. Since no chemical treatment is involved, there is no environmental hazard. Coated components are readily used just after the coating process is completed. Geometry of the component is no limitation. Material selection choice is available, ie, zinc, aluminium or Zn-Al alloys. Th ickness of coating is varied from 20 microns to 1 mm. It is economical in terms of long lasting protection.

Metallizing Equipment Co Pvt Ltd Jodhpur - Rajasthan Tel: 0291-2747601 Email: sales@mecpl.com Website: www.mecpl.com

DIE AND MOULD MACHINE

he Sirius-Ul+ is a high-speed die and mould machine with a rapid of 40 m/min in all axis and spindle speed of 20,000 rpm. Th is machine has built-in spindle motor of capacity 22/18.5

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kW. It has bridge-type column structure having Z-axis with 6-LM blocks on two guideways. The spindle is designed with oil jet lubrication system to minimise its thermal deformation. The machine has a 30-station ATC, which is servo driven and comes with arm-type of changer. Hwacheon made Optima cutting feed optimisation system is provided for unbeatable reliability. Also included is 3D simulated and FEM analysed frame design.

Stitch Overseas Pvt Ltd Gurgaon - Haryana Tel: 0124-4755400, Mob: 09313361202 Email: stitch@vsnl.com Website: www.stitchtools.com

DRIVE BASE FRAMES

hese drive base frames are used in steel plants. The robust design of the base frames enables to take compressive loads. Stress relieving operation increases the strength of the base frames. Top and bottom surfaces are machined on plano millers. Jobs are made as per drawing and

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speciďŹ cations of the customers.

Poona Udyog Pune - Maharashtra Tel: 020-27120726 Email: poonaudyog@vsnl.net

REACTION VESSELS

he reaction vessels are manufactured using various grades of stainless steel SS-304/316. These vessels are mainly used in chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The manufacturing capacity ranges from 500 ltr to 20000 ltr. Pressure vessels are fabricated with standing hydro test pressure of 50 kg/cmÂ˛, having shell thickness of 35 mm and dished ends of 30 mm thickness with 100 per cent radiography.

Kwality Process Equipments Pvt Ltd Dist Thane - Maharashtra Tel: 0250-2453438 Email: sales@chemicalequipments.com Website: www.chemicalequipments.com

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INTERNAL GEAR PUMP

he type FTS fuel pressuring internal gear pump is of highprecision, internal gear type with investment casting body and covers, to match the most demanding application in boilers, burners, hydraulics, fuel pressuring and injection. Th is pump is suitable for handling liquids like LDO, FO, LSHS and HSD. The pump is ﬂ ange-mounted type and come with built-in pressure relief valve and external bypassing arrangement. Sealing is done with mechanical seal to ensure zero leakage. The capacity ranges from 150 lph to 2,500 lph with maximum operating pressure up to 35kg/cm² and temperature up to 200°C.

Fluid Tech Systems Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-22900100, Mob: 09825604142 Email: mail@rotofluidpumps.com Website: www.rotofluidpumps.com

CNC PLATE PUNCHING MACHINE

his CNC plate punching machine has ram electrical / hydraulic closed-loop servo system. The frame is an assembly of a heavy steel plate consisting of two side frames, an upper and lower cam plate, and has reinforced sheet-metal plate for the oil-tank and the hydraulic unit. It has down stroking, electric/ hydraulic closed loop which is servo valve controlled.

Jekson Machinery Pvt Ltd Ahmedabad - Gujarat Tel: 079-65259895, Mob: 09426510343 Email: info@jeksonmachinery.com Website: www.jeksonmachinery.com

CARBIDE TIPPED MASONRY DRILLS

peciﬁcations are: the diameter is 3.0 mm-1/8, total length is 60 mm; diameter 4.0 mm-5/32, total length is 90 mm; diameter 5.0 mm- 3/16, total length is 100 mm; diameter 5.0 mm-3/16, total length is 300 mm; 5.5 mm-7/32, total length is 100 mm.

K E Jawadwala Mumbai - Maharashtra Tel: 022-23411220 Email: kejawadwala@hotmail.com Website: www.kejawadwala.com

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PROGRAMMABLE TERMINALS

he new Omron’s NB series oﬀers high quality graphical display (65,536 colours) for compact solutions. Available in 5.6 inch and 7 inch TFT models, the NB series is equipped with a long-life LED backlight up to 50,000 hours. USB port allows high-speed data transfer, while two serial communication ports enable simultaneous connection to two diﬀerent devices for data exchange. In addition, NB-Designer Screen Design Software makes it easy to create your HMI application.

Omron Asia Pacif ic Pte Ltd Singapore - Singapore Tel: +65-68353011 Email: webmaster-hq@ap.omron.com Website: www.omron.com.sg

LASER DOPPLER SCALE

he LDS-1000 laser doppler scale is applied to improve the accuracy of strut positioning for the prototype Hexapod machine. Th is laser scale with a single aperture laser making attachment and alignment of the optics is much easier than a typical laser interferometer system. Th e test performed after repeated rapid motion, and the steady state position

error is reduced from 50 um with the rotational resolver to less than 5 um with the laser, over a strut travel of 1,200 mm.

Optodyne, Inc California - USA Tel: +1-310-6357481 Email: optodyne@aol.com Website: www.optodyne.com

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

he IB IL 332-128 central processing unit (CPU) is universally installable. Th is CPU uses field bus technology for modular peripheral connection. The interbus inline installation systems take on the task of presenting all necessary system information. An installation system available for industrial microcomputers can take over any desired control and regulation functions locally. The advantage is that control and regulation functions of programmable micro-computing units can be tailored to fit specific applications.

Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co KG Blomberg - Germany Tel: +49-5235-341512 Email: info@phoenixcontact.com Website: www.phoenixcontact.com

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INDUSTRIAL PC GENERATION

he APC620 and APC630 industrial PC generation feature space-saving and modular construction, varying number of slots, highly durable materials, and futureoriented design with the main system separated from the display interfaces. The high-degree of design modularity allows handling the most varied of industrial PC applications. Either one, two or four PCI slots can be chosen. Even the design of the interfaces and the display units takes place in a modular fashion. The display interfaces are designed as plug-in modules so that any new technology introduced in the future can be integrated into the APC620 and APC630.

Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik Ges mbH Eggelsberg - Austria Tel: +43-7748-65860 Email: office@br-automation.com Website: www.br-automation.com

RUBBER MATS

he UltraSan line of rubber mats feature outstanding anti-microbial and antifatigue properties for a wide range of demanding applications. These mats are made from elastoguard rubber. The new rubber compounds use a proprietary silver-based biocide called Anti-microbial AlphaSan to control the growth of bacteria and fungi on the mats, while avoiding challenges that organic biocides have posed in the past. Combined with Elastoguard’s superior anti-fatigue properties, the material has made the UltraSan mats a hugely popular item among commercial kitchens, food processing plants, grocery stores, industrial shops and other areas prone to microbial contamination where people need to be on their feed for prolonged periods of time.

Milliken Chemical South Carolina - USA Tel: +1-864-5032200 Email: scott.mcdowell@milliken.com Website: www.milliken.com

PRE-FEEDER AND WIRE PAYOUT MACHINE

he model APF100 pre-feeder and wire payout machine is designed for wire sizes of .030” to .312” OD (.762 mmø to 7.9 mmø) dependent upon the material condition. These machines are used with any wire and tubing cutter or cut and strip machine. The machines prevent material overruns when used with intermittent feed

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machines. Maximum drive speed is 100 inches per second. Freestanding and weighing 75 lbs (33.75 kg), the APF100 accommodates reels up to 18” (457.2 mm) in diameter and 12” (304.8 mm) in width.

The Eraser Company, Inc New York - USA Tel: +1-315-4543237 Email: info@eraser.com Website: www.eraser.com

TERMINAL MODULES

he Bus terminal I/O system meets increased requirements for I/O signals through their modularity and compact design. The existing Bus terminal system is complemented by the KMxxxx terminal modules with increased packing density. In many areas of application, cost beneﬁts can be realised through lower overall installed size and application-speciﬁc signal mix. The wide range of electronic terminal blocks covers all I/O channels required in automation applications, from the digital and analogue world to

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the serial interface. The Bus terminals with 1, 2, 4 or 8 channels are only 12 mm wide and enable bit-precise conﬁ guration of the required I/O channels.

Beckhoff Industrie Elektronik Veri - Germany Tel: +49-5246-9630 Email: info@beckhoff.com Website: www.beckhoff.com

PNEUMATIC LINEAR AXIS

he pneumatic linear axis is a complete solution to handling in all areas of industry, in particular the electronics and pharmaceutical industries. The design is based on a rodless cylinder ﬁtted with a ball rail guide and a hollow shaft. Cable and piping are laid inside this shaft. With this unique solution there is now a product available on the market for the ﬁ rst time that dispenses with the need for external cable or piping. All electrical and pneumatic connections are situated at the base of the cylinder. In the hollow shaft four signal

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cables and air connections lead respectively to the cylinder head.

Rexroth Mecman GmbH Hannover - Germany Tel: +49-511-2136215 Email: cordula.krause@rexroth-mecman.de Website: www.rexroth-mecman.com

AUTOMATION SOLUTION

he automation solution is used for cold rolling mills and processing lines. Th is includes intelligent solutions and products for the complete value chain in the sphere of proﬁ le sections, hotrolled and cold-rolled sheet material and metallurgical processes. As a full-liner, state-of-the-art control system technology, advanced drive technology and customer-oriented services in the area of control technologies or energy management are oﬀered. The variable-speed asynchronous three-phase AC drives also utilise the advantages of the patented DTC technology from ABB. Centralised process control equipment is replaced with the incorporation of the

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technological closed-loop control systems, which are particularly responsible for the thickness qualities.

ABB Process Industries GmbH Eschborn - Germany Tel: +49-6196-8001427 Email: rainer.r.hofmann@de.abb.com

PRECISION PRESSES

n the Apex 30~60 series straightside two-plunger high-speed precision presses, bearings are applied both at supporting and connection. The clearance is smaller and BDC is more accurate. Apex 80~220 consists of bearings and hydro-dynamic bushings both applied to keep clearance smaller. Hydrodynamic bushing stands with thrust and decrease friction area. It can suppress heat expansion to prevent the wear throughout years. Less deﬂection and more power output are the advantage. Torch of normal clutch is smaller, so braking time and angle is bigger. The bearings at clutch side load much and get wear easily.

Ing Yu Precision Industries Co, Ltd Taichung Hsien - Taiwan Tel: +886-4-2635 8569 Email: info@ingyu.com Website: www.ingyu.com

LINOLEUM PROFILE

he linoleum-covered skirting, aluminum flooring profi le, and HDF flooring profi le are offered in order to be able to provide a range of flexible floor coverings. Because the main advantage of linoleum is the resilience with regard to mechanical and chemical wear and tear. In addition, linoleum is antistatic, slightly fungicidal, and bacteriostatic, therefore blocking the growth of bacteria. Th is effect has lead to the use of linoleum as a favorite floor covering in buildings with heightened hygienic requirements. Due to dark yellowing, linoleum develops a maturity fi lm, a colour shift, which can occur with material stored in the dark.

Neuhofer Holz GmbH Zell am Moos - Austria Tel: +43-6234-85000 Email: office@fnprofile.com Website: www.fnprofile.com

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PNEUMATIC CRIMP TOOL

he model HX23 pneumatic open frame crimp tool accommodates all M22520/5-XX Military & Daniels Y-series crimp dies and allows users hands-free operation without awkward levers or mechanisms. The full cycle control network assures that a full die closure is attained on every crimp. When the tool is in the normal condition the crimp dies are fully open where contact assemblies can easily be inserted. A touch of the foot valve releases the dies to gripping position. When the operator is satisďŹ ed that the contact assembly is positioned correctly, another actuation of the same foot valve completes the crimp and quickly returns the dies to their open position.

Hi-Tech Import-Export Corporation Florida - USA Tel: +1-954-9460603 Email: jayhitec@bellsouth.net

POSITIONING SYSTEM

ue to the smaller size but higher output power of the new generation of the positioning systems (series PSE 31), there are much more possibilities of applications as for the

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existing series PSE 400. The well-known advantages are still the same. No need of a time wasting reference loop or an external shaft encoder with additional electronic. There is the advantage of the CAN-bus, which reduces the costs of cabling. The mounting of the device with the hollow shaft is very easy and saves costs. The intelligent positioning system consists of a brushless DC motor with spur gear, ampliﬁer, control unit, absolute encoder and CANopen interface.

Halstrup-Walcher GmbH Kirchzarten - Germany Tel: +49-7661-39630 Website: www.halstrup-walcher.de

EXTERIOR DOOR BRACKET

esigned to pre-verify that an electrical panel is deenergised before the door is open, the RemLive exterior door bracket assembly provides a three-phase voltage indication on the outside of an electrical panel. Electrical panels are live until proven to be dead. If working on a de-energised

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electrical panel, electrical maintenance personnel must verify that all energy sources are isolated. The NFPA 70E requires that personnel use personnel protective equipment when working in areas where there are electrical hazards. If the main isolator has been open, the panel is still considered live, until personnel suit-up in PPE to verify the panel is de-energised.

Grace Engineered Products, Inc Iowa - USA Tel: +1-563-3869596 Email: info@grace-eng.com Website: www.grace-eng.com

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM

he event reporting radio telemetry system (ERRTS) is a proven remote monitoring system that provides real time reporting of a wide range of environmental conditions. Environmental parameters are measured in the field and transmitted over long distance by radio, to computer stations, which display and analyse the information. ERRTS conforms to the international ALERT and enhanced IFLOWS specification, which details the common requirements for high reliability environmental monitoring systems. The ERRTS field station achieves remarkable reliability, by combining a simple operating philosophy with powerful intelligent

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features. Each ﬁeld station transmits a radio message whenever an input signal has changed by a preset amount.

Elpro Technologies Pty Ltd Qld - Australia Tel: +61-7-33524533 Email: elpro@elpro.com.au Website: www.elpro.com.au

AIR SUPPLY PRODUCTS

vailable in numerous variants, the MS series of air supply products is used for a large range of applications in all sectors of industry. Th is series is a complete family of modular products, with pressure regulators, on/oﬀ valves, soft-start valves, ﬁ lters, sensors, lubricators and dryers. The products are available in three sizes, ensuring precisely the right solution for every application while helping to reduce the need to hold stocks of components and making ordering as simple as possible. The small sizes MS4 and MS6 are joined by the MS12. Th is service unit puts power into air preparation.

Festo AG & Co KG Ostfildern-Scharnh - Germany Tel: +49-711-3474032 Email: haug@festo.com Website: www.festo.com

PROFIBUS CONTROLLER

he AnyBus-IC single-chip Profibus controller contains a powerful micro-controller with fl ash and RAM memory, a Profibus protocol chip and all necessary analogue functions including opto-coupler, DC/DC converter and bus driver in a single housing of only 9 cm 2 in size. Th is controller considerably simplifies the development work required to implement a Profi bus interface and reduces the space requirements to an absolute minimum. It is based on the same hybrid technology, which is being used in millions of consumer electronics products. The AnyBus-IC has a 32-pin dual in line case and only requires a 5 V/250 mA power supply.

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5-8 April 2012

19-22 April 2012

23-27 April 2012

MODERN MACHINE SHOP Focus: Metalworking machinery Where: India Exposition Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, UP Tel: 080 - 66246600 Fax: 080 - 66246661 Email: info@imtma.in

DIEMOULD INDIA 2012 Focus: Dies & moulds Where: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai Tel: 022 - 28526876 / 28508976 Fax: 022 - 28503273 E-mail: mumbai@tagmaindia.org

HANNOVER MESSE 2012 Focus: Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading manufacturing technology & automation trade show Where: Hannover, Germany Tel: +49 511 89-31146 Fax: +49 511 89-31149 Web: www.hannovermesse.de

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ABROAD

14-18 June 2012

9-11 May 2012

23-24 May 2012

ACMEE 2012 Focus: Manufacturing technology Where: Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai Tele: 044 - 2625 8619 E-mail: info@acmee.in

GREENBUILDING Focus: Energy efficiency Where: Verona Exhibition Centre, Italy Ph. +39 0439 84 98 55 press@solarexpo.com

CONTAMINATION CONTROL & CLEANROOM PRODUCTS Focus: Contamination control & cleanroom products Where: NEC, Birmingham, UK Tel: +44 (0)7801 346454 E-mail: jason.moss@ubm.com

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5-8 July 2012

27-30 July 2012

10-12 July 2012

AUTOMOBILE WORLD SHOW Focus: Automobile Where: University Ground, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Tel: 079 26469725, 26460624 Fax: 079 26403087

8TH AMTEX 2012 Focus: Machine tools Where: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Tel: 080 43307474 Mob: 098867 89641 Fax: 080 22352772 E-mail: info@triuneexhibitors.com

ROBOTICS ASIA 2012 Focus: Robotics & automation Where: Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur Tel: +603.6140.6666 Fax: +603.6140.8833 E-mail: kelly@protempgroup.com

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NATIONAL

ABROAD

23-26 August 2012

2-5 August 2012

22-24 August, 2012

PUNE MACHINE TOOLS SHOW Focus: Plant & machinery Where: Auto Cluster Exhibition Centre, Chinchwad, Pune Tel: +91-79-32410602/+91-79-26851511 Fax: +91-79-26851716 Email: info@kmgindia.com, kmg@kmgindia.com

QINGDAO MACHINE TOOLS & MOULDS EXHIBITION Focus: Tools & tooling equipments Where: Qingdao International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Qingdao, China Tel: +86-0532-55552936 Fax: +(86)-(532)-55552903

SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND HANDLING TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION Focus: Automotive manufacturing Where: Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), Shanghai, China Tel: +86-21-6468 1300 / +86-21-6468 1550 Fax: +86-21-3416 0018 E-mail: info@for-expo.com

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ABROAD

7-10 September, 2012

27-30 September, 2012

AUTOMATION 2012 Focus: Industrial & factory automation Where: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai Mob: 9819872165 E-mail: arokiaswamy@iedcommunications.com

INDIA MANUFACTURING SHOW 2012 Focus: Manufacturing and engineering industry Where: Hall 1 & 2, Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru Mob: +91 98440 68250 E-mail: raghu@ims2012.in

10-15 September, 2012 INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SHOW (IMTS) Focus: Manufacturing technology Where: McCormick Place, Chicago Tel: 800-828-7469 Fax: 703-827-5250 E-mail: peelman@AMTonline.org

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4-6 October, 2012 INDIA STEEL 2012 Focus: Technology, machinery & equipment in the steel industry Where: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai Mob: +91 9899392930 Email: kamal@ficci.com

ABROAD

30 October - 1 November, 2012

3-5 October, 2012 POWER-GEN ASIA Focus: Power generation Where: Impact Exhibition & Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand T: +44 1992 656 634 E-mail: mathildes@pennwell.com

WIRE & CABLE INDIA 2012 Focus: Developments in wire & cable Where: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai Tel.: +91 (0)11 2697 1745/1056-66 E-mail: sawhneyr@md-india.com

AHMEDABAD October 5-8, 2012

PUNE November 2-5, 2012

INDORE January 11-14, 2013

CHENNAI November 22-25, 2012

AURANGABAD February 1-4, 2013

LUDHIANA December 21-24, 2012

RUDRAPUR February 23-26, 2013

Tel: 022-30034651 • E-mail: engexpo@infomedia18.in • Web: www.engg-expo.com

ENGINEERING EXPO AURANGABAD

Aurangabad 17-20 February, 2012 Ayodhya Nagari Ground

Creating yet another SUCCESS STORY The maiden edition of Engineering Expo held at Aurangabad was a runaway hit among the growing manufacturing and general engineering sector, as well as SMEs based in and around the historical city. The Expo had a positive impact on the developing manufacturing industry in Aurangabad and is poised to come back with more offerings and opportunities for exhibitors and visitors in the next edition. NISHI RATH

n this era of ‘glocalisation’ where every leading company is trying to establish its footprint in regional markets and create a stronghold, sensing the pulse of customers is one of the old and most powerful adages. In order to explore the tremendous opportunities to get established in regional markets, trade shows play a very critical role. Holding the fort in organising multilocation trade shows, Engineering Expo is a brand to reckon with. Keeping up with its rich tradition and a fresh vigour & enthusiasm, the maiden edition of Engineering Expo Aurangabad portrayed the poised locational advantages to the manufacturing community. The latest edition of Engineering Expo, an established trade show from the stable of Network18, with support from Aurangabad Industrial Suppliers Association (AISA), held from February 17-20, 2012, turned out to be a huge success in terms of its quest towards bringing out the message to the entire Indian manufacturing fraternity of an emerging manufacturing hub – Aurangabad. One of India’s largest multilocation SME gatherings, Engineering Expo has become a definitive place for Indian as well as foreign companies to exhibit their products & services and interact with buyers & sellers. According to the industry,

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Dignitaries unveiling the exhibitors’ directory during the inaugural ceremony

the Expo is an ideal platform for companies to foster growth through reach and awareness to their right target audience. And Engineering Expo Aurangabad provided a perfect platform for SMEs and manufacturing & engineering companies to exchange ideas.

EXPO TAKES OFF ON A HIGH NOTE Dignitaries

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No of exhibitors 250+ Business visitors 18,013+ Exhibiton area 1,00,000 sq ft Business transacted `70 crore Business leads generated 17,000+ Products displayed 6,250+ More than 1,10,000 kg machinery moved in for display

Kulkarni, President, CMIA and MD, Expert Group Solutions; Millind Kelkar, Owner, Grind Master; Jayant Soni, President, AISA; Ravindra Naidu, Joint President, Birla Precision Technologies and Sunil Daga, Sr VP – Business Banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank along with Sudhanva Jategaonkar, Associate Vice President, Infomedia 18, were present at the Expo’s inauguration function. Elaborating on how Engineering Expo is all set to offer a fillip to the trade prospects of Aurangabad, Naidu said, “This is one of the largest SME gathering in Aurangabad. As we all know the potential this place has, this Expo comes across as a catalyst that will further boost its growth. It is a matter of pride for Aurangabad. Earlier, it was only known as a historic city; but now, it is also known as an automobile hub.”

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Complementing Naidu’s views, coorganiser, Soni added, “We were looking for a platform in Aurangabad and now, with Engineering Expo, we found the best and one of the most preferred platforms. We can say that with this maiden edition, Engineering Expo has brought an international standard show to the doorstep of users. The small and medium business units will reap a lot of benefits from the Expo.” Offering a financial perspective, Virat Diwanji, Executive Vice President & Head – Branch Banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank said, “We are delighted to be associated with Engineering Expo. SMEs are the backbone of India’s economy. The sector has played a critical role in achieving wide measures of industrial growth, and is instrumental in generating large-scale employment across the country. We, at Kotak Mahindra Bank, believe that with the right mix of capital, technology and innovative ideas, SMEs have the potential to push India’s growth to the next level. Our customised business solutions, backed with customer friendly service, are designed to meet the challenges and growing requirements of this sector.”

ENGINEERING EXPO OPENS ACCOUNT AT AURANGABAD The latest edition of Engineering Expo

and engineering companies to connect, transact & leverage ideas to foster the growth of organisations as well as that of the industry at large.”

DELEGATIONS WHO VISITED THE EXPO… Endurance Technologies Varroc Engineering Forbes & Company Larsen & Toubro NRB Bearings Videocon Wipro Crompton Greaves Bajaj Auto, etc.

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highlighted the potential that a new and developing place like Aurangabad has to offer. The fast-paced industrial growth in Aurangabad will not only improve the employment avenues, but will also raise the standard of living in this city, opined Kulkarni. He added, “An Engineering Expo, like this, is vital for the competitiveness of industry, especially for SMEs.” Offering an organiser’s perspective on the choice of a new location for organising Engineering Expo, Jategaonkar said, “Engineering Expo has come a long way by becoming one of India’s largest multi-location trade shows (other places include Ahmedabad, Chennai, Indore, Pune, Rudrapur and now, Aurangabad). Over the years, it has successfully delivered its goal of becoming a preferred destination for SMEs, manufacturing

PRELUDE TO ENGINEERING EXPO AURANGABAD Panel discussion on ‘Shifting Status From Why Aurangabad To Why Not Aurangabad?’ The panel discussion was jointly organised by Infomedia 18 and in association with Aurangabad Industrial Suppliers Association (AISA) recently. The endeavour was a part of its value additions intended to bring the manufacturing and dealers community of Aurangabad to talk about the critical issues related to the growth of the region with an aim and intent to position Aurangabad and in and around areas a most sought after manufacturing hub. SME Meet: An informal discussion on the pain and gain areas of SMEs A large gathering of SMEs shared their pain & gain areas of working in & around Aurangabad. Some of the major issues discussed during the meet were banking & government policies, availability & procurement of land, which deters expansion, and most importantly, the shortage of skilled labour in & around the region. The major solutions that were arrived at include amendments in regulatory laws and a clear exit policy to change the product line.

Engineering Expo Aurangabad, held during February 17-20, 2012, boasted of huge industry participation from various manufacturing areas, including machine tools & accessories, material handling equipment, hydraulics and pneumatics, automation & instrumentation, light and medium engineering, safety & security and packaging machinery, among others. Elaborating on the excellent response generated at Engineering Expo Aurangabad, SJ Gijare, GM – Equipment Division, CTR Mfg India, articulated, “Engineering Expo is definitely not below expectation. It has helped the SME sector, which is fast growing in Aurangabad, find potential customers. We showcased some of our best products here and even received very good response. CTR already has a strong presence in the segment and by participating in this Expo, we want to retain that position in the years to come.” Discussing the scope Aurangabad has to offer, Aniket Nanajkar, Profit Centre Manager – Mechanical Division, Phoenix Mecano, explained, “Engineering Expo has provided us a good platform to understand the market demands here. We were delighted to find potential customers visiting our stall at the Expo.”

VISITORS IN AWE The responses from visitors were encouraging as well. Most visitors emphasised that more such events should be organised in future. “Engineering Expo provides companies an excellent platform to know more about new technologies. It helps local manufacturers meet global standards. The Expo has been organised very well and is a huge success among visitors. Trade

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shows of this stature will help this growing manufacturing hub,” said Satish Adsul, AGM – Corporate Purchase, Endurance Technologies (Casting Division). Rajesh Baheti, DGM – Corp Materials & VEPL – Head, Varroc Engineering, who was also present at the Expo, visited stalls and interacted with various exhibitors. “In its Guests of honour interacting with the exhibitors first edition itself, the Expo Small, Sales Manager, Asia Pacific, has become a huge success. We saw Precision Polymer Engineering, various companies showcasing their England, was in Aurangabad mainly best products and solutions here. to attend the Expo. “I saw some This will definitely help the SMEs of the best automation products located in and around Aurangabad. displayed here by quality exhibitors. Considering the fact that Aurangabad Such trade shows can be very helpful for is developing, organising such events a developing place like Aurangabad,” will definitely offer a boost to the he exclaimed. growth prospects of this region,” Baheti added. Engineering Expo Aurangabad PROMISING TIMES AHEAD also attracted overseas visitors. Russell With various other companies

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looking forward to investing in Aurangabad, the region is set to witness further growth over the coming years. The huge turnout at the Expo is proof enough of the increasing awareness among local businessmen about new technologies and their value-added benefits. With an optimistic outlook, Jategaonkar informed, “As we look forward to making further value additions for an even better experience and reach to the target audience, we welcome large, medium and small industries in the manufacturing and servicing sectors to be a part of the Expo in its exciting journey.” With this huge success, Engineering Expo is slated to make it even bigger in the next edition with more promising opportunities to be tapped and more areas to be covered. nisi.rath@infomedia18.in

Creating Business Opportunities for SMEs After the enormous success of IMTEX Forming 2012, it is time for Indian engineering SMEs to gear up for another mega event. Catalysing growth to the next level is the second edition of Modern Machine Shop, Noida, scheduled to be held from April 5-8, 2012. Organised by the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA), the exhibition is all set to provide excellent opportunities for engineering SMEs. NISHANT KASHYAP

odern Machine Shop 2012 (SME) – a one-stop shop for engineering SMEs – in its second edition will be the ultimate destination to demonstrate potential and futuristic technologies in the field of metal working machinery, low-cost automation, material handling and quality control systems & equipment, together with off-the-shelf production aids, accessories, consumables, software & consultancy to address today’s rapidly changing productivity and quality requirements. Modern Machine Shop 2012, a business-tobusiness (B2B) exhibition, aims to bring about progressive change in job shops that instill quality, efficiency and productivity with upgraded machine & technology.

HIGHLIGHTS OF MMS 2012 Showcasing a spectrum of innovative industrial technologies and solutions under one roof Offering a unique opportunity and a spectacular forum for forming partnerships between engineering professionals, system integrators and customers Offering a cost-effective marketing base with potential business visitors Witnessing large attendance from decision makers that count Long standing customer relationships Providing larger market reach in a four-day period Brand positioning among the best Seminar & conference. OEMs teams.

A LOOK @ FIRST EDITION: 2008 The exhibition’s first edition was a huge success and served as a platform for companies to exhibit their products & services; interact with potential buyers; get new business leads and forge new partnerships. Held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from April 25-29, 2008, the exhibition brought together 111 exhibitors. This has reinforced the faith of exhibitors in the event. This is evident from the fact that this year’s edition has more number of exhibitors and foreign participants. In 2008, there were many international exhibitors from Italy, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Turkey & the UK, including group participation from Germany. There were high-level business delegations from Indian Railways and Indian Ordnance Factory besides special

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WELCOME TO NOIDA North India has achieved impressive economic growth rates over the last decade with the investment increasing manifold. The city’s geographical location makes it a prominent business destination for companies vying to tap the north Indian market. The exhibition location will create opportunities for companies looking to find new customers and enhance their business in North India. The Expo will provide good exposure to companies that want to reach out to OEMs. Additionally, there would be a good number of overseas participation from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong

Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, China, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, UAE, the UK and the US as well. Just like in the past editions, Modern Machine Shop’s forthcoming event also promises to provide an ideal business platform with significant growth in terms of exhibitors, visitors and innovative technologies displayed. Modern Machine Shop 2012 is set to outperform the success of 2008 with more number of visitors and exhibitors and with a focus to benefit more participants and promote SMEs.

PROFILE Exhibits Metal cutting machines Metal forming and sheet metal working machines Welding, plastic processing machines Machine tool accessories Material handling equipment Hand tools Energy-efﬁcient devices Low-cost automation. Visitor OEMs Tier I-IV supply chain SME machine & job shop Companies from the bottom of the supply chain pyramid. Modern Machine Shop 2012 is determined to play a key role in the growth & development of the engineering industry. nishant.kashyap@infomedia18.in

Of Sustainable Manufacturing Paradigms Living up to its tradition of bringing in new and innovative offerings each year, the 2012 edition of the mega trade fair, Hannover Messe, will witness the premiere of a new ﬂagship trade fair – IndustrialGreenTec. Further, given the ever rising focus on trends and preference for solutions leading to sustainable & eco-friendly industrial production, ‘greentelligence’ will be the ofﬁcial theme of the event. Here’s unveiling the curtains on what’s new@Hannover Messe and how visitors can make the most of this event… ARINDAM GHOSH

he world’s biggest manufacturing technology show – Hannover Messe – is all set to shape the future manufacturing trends starting from April 23, 2012. Featuring eight flagship trade shows, this year’s Hannover Messe is sure to break all its previous records. These trade shows include: Industrial Automation; Energy; MobiliTec; Digital Factory; Industrial Supply; CoilTechnica and Research & Technology along with the debutant – IndustrialGreenTec fair. For each of the eight flagship trade fairs, the major focus will be on product innovations, industrial trends and the latest research findings, which will be based under the theme – ‘greentelligence’. “The exhibitors at all the eight flagship fairs to be featured under the umbrella of Hannover Messe will demonstrate that an intelligent mix of efficient processes, eco-friendly materials and sustainable products is critical to survival in today’s highly competitive, dynamic international markets,” said Dr Wolfram von Fritsch, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe. Scheduled to be held during April 23-27, 2012, the Partner Country this time is China. This grand show will be jointly inaugurated by the Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Wen Jiabao and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Angela Merkel.

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GREENTELLIGENCE – THE OFFICIAL MOTTO

Given the growing importance of sustainable efficiency, this year, Hannover Messe will introduce a new flagship fair – IndustrialGreenTec. Here, companies will present state-ofthe-art solutions, processes, machines and energy efficiency concepts that will help industrial enterprises change over to green production systems. The new trade fair will give manufacturing companies an exclusive international stage for showcasing products and processes required for eco-friendly and sustainable manufacturing. The products meant for display under the ambit of the fair will primarily include production cycle management and water disposal, processes for minimising air pollution, techniques for effective utilisation of renewable energy and materials as well as equipment for detecting and monitoring environmental parameters & pollution. Commenting on the significance of this new fair, Dr Fritsch said, “IndustrialGreenTec is a platform for efficiency solutions that are developed by the industry for the industry. Its keynote themes include environmentally compatible production processes, the circular economy & recycling, systems for efficient use of renewable energy and materials, & solutions for measuring and monitoring pollutants & harmful substances.” He added, “IndustrialGreentTec is the perfect complement to the array of themes covered at Hannover Messe and its debut is extremely timely given this year’s keynote theme – ‘greentelligence’.”

Going in the direction of sustainability; efficiency, safety and reliability are increasingly gaining importance in the action plan for industrial development around the world. An assessment of a company’s performance is not only based or dependent on commercial factors, but also on their use of energy and raw materials. Today’s investors opt for sustainable equipment & technologies. With a major focus on the rising demand for sustainable industrial production solutions, the official Hannover Messe 2012 motto, ‘greentelligence’, can be seen as one of the major initiatives taken globally towards strengthening the awareness levels on the importance of adopting environment-friendly technologies.

PARTNER COUNTRY – CHINA The upcoming edition of Hannover Messe will feature China as its official Partner Country. With a very high GDP rate, China is one of the fastest growing economies in the globe. One in 10 exhibitors registered for this mega trade fair is from China. According to the German Chamber of Commerce survey of member companies with business interests in China, nearly 90 per cent intended to increase investment by 2015, while 75 per cent regard China as one of their top three investment locations. Commenting on China being the Partner Country, Dr Fritsch said, “China’s Partner Country showcase will focus on intelligent manufacturing processes, sustainable energy

generation, intelligent electricity grids and eMobility. Hannover Messe will enable our Chinese partners to put the spotlight on the dramatic changes taking place in the Chinese economy and develop new markets.” The Partner Country will showcase its new industrial policies, as well as the developments in sustainable energy generation and supply. Responding to the opportunities, the Chinese companies will get at Hannover Messe 2012, Luo Junzhang, Director, Division of Europe and Africa, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China, said, “The Chinese industry and economy has developed rapidly in the last few years and our country’s economy has become much more influential as compared to few years ago. It is a good platform for China to highlight the progress we have made.” He added, being the Partner Country at Hannover Messe 2012, China is keen to demonstrate its increasingly significant potential as a partner in research & development. The Chinese Government intends to accelerate the transformation of its own economy by encouraging further foreign investment. New developments in the manufacturing of high-quality products, as well as in environmental protection, clean energy and environment-friendly waste management are of particular interest to China’s policy-makers. More than 500 Chinese companies exhibited at the event in 2011. This figure is expected to increase significantly in 2012.

LOTS OF INNOVATIONS TO LOOK FORWARD TO Such programmes will play a crucial role in demonstrating to the world the technological prowess emerging economies like China and India have at its disposal for the globe. Given the international reach of the mega fair,

in the fair. Senior representatives from Siemens, said, “Hannover Messe is a very important exhibition for us. It is a fair, which brings the world together. It gives us good opportunities for dialogue with our customers and offer us scope to meet technology experts.” Agreeing with the same views, a senior representative from Phoenix Contact said, “As the exhibition is held on a global stage, it gives us huge scope to showcase our innovations in all our products across every section for visitors from all across the globe.”

’GREENTELLIGENCE’ WILL LEAD THE WAY A major challenge for all companies today is survival in such a highly competitive and dynamic international market. To enable companies to tackle this critical challenge, the upcoming 2012 edition of Hannover Messe will highlight the importance of green technologies and energy-efficient systems. The fair will introduce a new flagship trade fair – IndustrialGreenTec, which will showcase all the new and innovative solutions that will help industrial enterprises to shift over to green production systems and ensure that they have high levels of sustainability in a competitive environment. Secondly, for this year’s edition, the official theme for all the eight flagship fairs will be ’greentelligence’ where it will demonstrate how an intelligent mix of efficient processes, eco-friendly and sustainable materials will be a key solution for the long-term survival plans of the company in the market.

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companies are always keen to show the products they are offering. Speaking about the exhibits, power and automation major, ABB, will be showcasing the substation in a compact design that is already being used by network operators in Europe, so as to provide visitors with an insight into how these technologies are actually used. Another major company, SewEurodrive, will focus on two big topics – ‘Energy Efficiency and Resource Conservation’ & ‘Urban Mobility’ at this year’s Hannover Messe. In 2011, over 5,000 innovations were on display at the event. Siemens has planned to bring more products that are based on green technologies.

EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPATING COMPANIES Given the enormous opportunities a fair like Hannover Messe offers companies such as ABB, Siemens, ensure that they regularly participate

Being the leading trade fair across the globe, Hannover Messe 2012 holds a promise both for visitors as well as exhibitors. It will bring the entire technology, manufacturing and engineering industry under one roof. Highlighting on what separates Hannover Messe 2012 from the rest of the earlier held editions, Oliver Frese, Sr VP, Deutsche Messe, said that Hannover Messe 2012 will strongly focus on green technologies. Participating in such a mega event will enable visitors to chose from a variety of solutions. They might be spoilt for choice as the best of the technologies will be displayed and launched at the event. As witnessed in the earlier editions, thousands of innovations will be unveiled in Hannover this year, which will span across all the sectors of the industry – from industrial automation and IT, energy & environmental technologies, industrial supply, production technologies and services through to research & development. From the exhibitor’s perspective, the fair attracts visitors from all across the globe and it is an ideal stage for them to find more potential customers. With such a scenario waiting to unfold, the 2012 edition of the Hannover Messe, will shine strongly than ever before. arindam.ghosh@infomedia18.in

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Embarking On A GREEN JOURNEY Global warming and a consciousness to preserve the ecosystem have made ‘sustainable development’ a key focus area for governments and companies. Keeping this notion at the forefront, Frost & Sullivan, with SEARCH as the media partner, is organising the ‘Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards & Summit’ on April 27, 2012. The focus of this initiative is to encourage the adoption of green objectives, and, at the same time, catalyse the commencement of measurement and reporting key Green Matrices. A preview… PRERNA SHARMA

he focus to reduce global warming could be a great challenge for companies that have large carbon footprints. Sustainability issues will also affect the market competitiveness for companies as the demand for green products & technologies is increasing. In this scenario, companies that are front-runners will have the first mover advantage. Carbon emissions per capita are lower for India as compared to many other countries. But in absolute numbers, we are among the largest carbon emitters in the world. Economic growth will further increase these numbers and there will be tremendous pressure on us in the future to reduce our carbon footprint. Companies with green products and processes may get additional incentives as the pressure on reducing carbon footprints increases. While there are many challenges to overcome, there are many opportunities for Indian companies in the field of green technologies. Supporting this view, Frost & Sullivan brings to you its ‘Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards’ and ‘Green Manufacturing Summit’. These awards have been instituted to assist companies in the adoption of sustainable manufacturing practices through a healthy benchmarking process. The awards recognise and reward companies that have demonstrated effective deployment of green manufacturing practices in their organisations. The summit is

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a platform for companies to display their best practices, mutual learning and accelerate their ‘green journey’.

THE OBJECTIVE The objective of hosting the ‘Green Manufacturing Summit’ is to provide a platform for sharing best practices adopted by companies that have helped them reduce their carbon footprint. The best practices shared by companies will extend beyond manufacturing to cover the extended supply chain. This forum will have industry experts share views and opinions on various aspects of sustainable manufacturing. The focus of the summit will be actual examples/cases of companies that have commenced the adoption of green philosophy in a business-wise manner and in a way that justifies investment in the same. The mutual learning process will help eliminate the need to reinvent the wheel and also help companies learn from the experiences of other companies. According to Nitin Kalothia, Deputy Director – Manufacturing

TOP 5 TRENDS PROJECTION Need for and advantages of reporting progress on sustainable manufacturing Developing a green supply chain Innovative projects in the areas of energy efﬁciency, water management & waste reduction and recycling Creating a safe workplace Green buildings – certiﬁcation process and advantages.

& Process Consulting Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia & Middle East, “For companies that are unsure of adapting sustainable manufacturing practices, policy and compliance requirements will ensure that this change is eventually effected. For those voluntarily imbibing the ‘green’ culture, the process itself is proving to be a source of competitive advantage!” Talking about the need to ‘go green’, Kalothia adds that the adverse impacts on the environment, increase in fuel & energy prices and scarcity of materials have forced companies to look at a growth that is sustainable over time. Companies that have taken the lead in implementing green manufacturing practices have created an additional competitive advantage for themselves in addition to reducing their carbon footprint. Increasing environmental consciousness among society, increased preference for eco-friendly products among consumers, enforcement of environmental laws and the global pressure to reduce carbon footprint has left no choice for companies but to start looking towards eco-friendly technologies and processes. The interest and, subsequently, the demand from internal & external stakeholders to understand the performance of the organisation beyond financial performance has resulted in companies reporting their performance on triple bottom line – economic, environment and society. The increasing number of sustainability reports being published

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year after year stands testimony to the above statement.

EVALUATION CRITERIA Frost & Sullivan’s ‘Green Manufacturing Excellence Model’ is built on 11 parameters of evaluation, viz., energy, water, materials, waste, effluents, emissions, products & services, biodiversity, green procurement, occupational health & safety and society. The assessment will evaluate initiatives taken and results achieved by organisations towards reducing, reusing and recycling of materials, water, energy, emissions, effluents, waste and products & services. The assessment will also understand the efforts made by organisations towards studying and understanding biodiversity, impact on society and its conservation. Initiatives towards creating a green supply chain and its success will be evaluated. The model is built on a total of 1,300 points

THE USPs The objective of hosting the ‘Green Manufacturing Summit’ is to provide a platform for sharing best practices adopted by companies that have helped them reduce their carbon footprint. The best practices shared by companies will extend beyond manufacturing to cover the extended supply chain. and each parameter has a different weightage based on its importance. There are three categories of participation based on the sales turnover of the manufacturing site. The highest scoring facilities will be recognised with the ‘Super Achievers Award’. Among the three categories, facilities will be recognised as ‘Leaders’, ‘Challengers’ and ‘Aspirants’, based on their performance across all the stages of the assessment process. Certificates of Merit will be given to all the companies qualifying in any of the three bands of recognition.

The case studies presented in this forum will be the ones that have been successfully implemented by companies, which have reaped the benefits after implementing these practices. These case studies have been identified by the assessment team from Frost & Sullivan during the assessment of these companies for the ‘Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards’. The challenges and experiences while implementing these best practices will be shared by experts who have themselves been the driver behind it. The learning of these companies can be used by others to reduce their implementation cycle time. In a nutshell, this event is slated to offer sustainable paradigms to manufacturing companies. Be there to be a part of the green moment… prerna.sharma@infomedia18.in

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Fixed mounting hoist 169 Flameproof motor COC, 51, 208 Flange mounting motor 51, COC Flat cable for submersible pump 47 Flat high-tension single-twin igniting electrode 7 Flexi panel 102 Flexible cable and wire 47 Floor crane and forklift truck 111 Flow meter 188 Fluro polymer 192 Flush bottom tank valve 162 Force actuation 206 Force-feed lubricator 202 Forged automobile components 161 Forged components 162, 166, 169, 180 Forged parts 247 Forged products 167 Forging hammer 167 Forging press 248 Forging screw press 169 Forgings 8, 163, 207 Forklift truck 223 Forklift 130 Freewheel-oneway-clutch 192 Frequency drive 186 Frequency meter 209 Friction drop hammer 191, 248 Friction screw press 248 Fuel burner 183 Fuel injection system part 157 Fume extractor 169 Gantry crane 20, 66, 169 Gas analyser 186 Gas detection system 186 Gas detector 186 Gas distribution plate PDPLS 159 Gas distribution screen 159 Gas engine 137 Gas monitor 186 Gas sensor 186 Gaskets 143 Gate valve 154, 162 Gear box 142, 168 Gear motor 20, 168 Gear tooth pitch gauge 153 Geared radial drilling machine 99 Geared drilling machine 99 Gears 142 General engineering plastics 192 Glass processing furnaces 197 Glide wheel 215 Globe valve 154, 162 Goliath crane 20, 89 Gomet bearing 24 Goods lift 66 Goss laminated film 149 Grab bucket 89 Gravity die casting 229

PRODUCT INDEX

S. No Product

Pg No

388 Gravity diecasting machine 164 389 Green Manufacturing Excellence Summit-2012 230 390 Grinding machine 196 391 Grinding media 7 392 Group marker holder 8 393 Growth capital and equity assistance for MSMEs 117 394 Guide rods 165 395 Gun drilling machine 196 396 Haconan-free cable 47 397 Hammer 191, 248 398 Hand grinder 77 399 Handling system module 45 400 Hard chrome plating bar 165 401 Heat tracer 162 402 Heat treatment salt 201 403 Heating element 162 404 Heating jacket 162 405 Heating solution 174 406 Heat-shrink tubing 43, 87, 161, 197 407 Heavy-duty bearing 214 408 Heavy-duty cycling duical bearings 24 409 Heavy-duty forged steel castor 212 410 Heavy-duty TTR castor 212 411 Helical bevel gear reducer 138 412 Helical gear reducer 138 413 Helical gearbox 168 414 Helical geared motor 208 415 Helical speed reducer 142 416 Heli-worm geared motor 208 417 HF and RF co-axial cable 216 418 H-frame power press 248 419 High-alumina wear-resistant ceramic tile 7 420 High-density cartridge heater 162 421 High-discharge pump 177 422 High-efficiency standard motor 208 423 High-MTBF and efficiency approval 199 424 High-precision machining services 157 425 High-precision turned part 247 426 High-pressure ball valve 162 427 High-pressure cleaner 188 428 High-pressurejet clean equipment 178 429 High-speed door 21 430 High-speed precision centre lathe 133 431 High-speed spindle motors 202 432 HMI/MMI display 202 433 HMIs 176 434 HMM technical guidelines 208 435 Hoist with trolley 169 436 Hoist 89 437 Hold back 192 438 Home appliances 213; 231-232 439 Hopper magnet 155

S. No Product

440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489

Pg No

Horizontal CNC lathe 133 Horizontal CNC machines BIC Horizontal hydraulic press 179 Horizontal machining centre BIC Horizontal tube honing machine 187 Hospital equipment 178 HRC fuse bodies 7 Humidity transmitter 187 Hump magnet 155 HVAC and comfort cooling 217 Hydraulic angle notching machine 185 Hydraulic chuck 157 Hydraulic cylinder 184, 197 198, 204 Hydraulic damper and feed control 73 Hydraulic dock leveller 21 Hydraulic dock shelter 21 Hydraulic elevating table and industrial lift 111 Hydraulic expansion honing tool 187 Hydraulic manual pallet truck 139 Hydraulic pallet truck 201 Hydraulic power pack 198, 200 Hydraulic press brake 185 Hydraulic press 179, 185, 195 Hydraulic seal 75 Hydraulic shear 185 Hydraulic thread rolling machine 194 Hydraulic valve housing 157 IC counterbalanced forklift 21 Impact drill 77 Impact wrench 77 IMTMA - Finishing School Summit 136 IMTMA - Productivity Summit 14 Inclinometer 125 In-cylinder sensor 125 Indoor and outdoor aesthetic LED lights 105 Induction seal and wad 191 Inductive proximity switch 23 Industrial as spring 73 Industrial belt 17, 57 Industrial ceramic 7 Industrial connector 47 Industrial crane FIC Industrial door 173 Industrial electric power distribution system 10 Industrial filter 217 Industrial gas spring 73 Industrial hose 57 Industrial moulded products 149 Industrial oven and dryer 197 Industrial overhead door 21

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S. No Product

490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548

Pg No

Industrial PC 79 Industrial pump 72 Industrial shock absorber 73 Industrial starter 186 Inline helical geared motor 208 Instant drying and curing technology 174 Instrumentation and control system 12, 13 Instrumentation cable 216 Instrumentation control panel 26 Instrumentation made cable 47 Instruments 170 Insulated door 21 Interface module 8 Interface modules acc 8 Inter-locking door 21 Internal gear pump 206 Internals for electrostatic precipitator 159 Inverter duty motor 208 Inverter motor 138 Inverter 83 Investment castings 170, 176 IR heating panel and control panel 162 Isolator 233 Jib crane 20, 169 Jig saw 77 Joystick controller 125 Junction box 65 Kamlok and drylok coupling 72 Keyless transmission element 192 Kiln and bath 197 Knitting machine 176 Kuman machine interface 83 Labels 155 Laboratory furnace 197 Ladder 178 Lamp pumped laser marker 159 Lapping machine 158 Laptop accessories 151 Large diameter welded pipe 181 Large helical and heli-bevel gearbox 208 Laser cutting machine 159 Laser engraving machine 159 Laser marking machine 159 Laser welding machine 159 Lathe machine 200 Lathe mounted super finishing machine 187 LED egress route lighting solutions 55 LED emergency lighting solutions 55 LED flash light 55 LED signal tower light 28-35 LED solar home light 105 LED solar road flasher 105 LED solar streetlight 55, 105 LEDs 23 Level controller 107 Lift and conveyor cable 47 Lift truck service FIC Lifting magnets 155 Light lifting system FIC

236

S. No Product

549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607

Pg No

Limit switch box 84 Limit switch 28-35, 211 Linear position sensor 125 Linear potentiometer 125 Linear rod 165 Liquid pump 188 Liquid-ring vacuum pump 183 LM shaft 165 Load bank 166 Load break switches 23 Load manager 161 Loader 223 Loading arm 72 Loading bay equipment 21 Locomotive industry 153 Long travel machine 99 Lorry loader 223 Low lift pallet truck with ride 21 Low pressure die casting 229 LVDTS 125 Machined casting 157 Machined component 180 Magnetic pulley 155 Magnetic rack 155 Manual chain hoist 214 Manual pallet truck 21 Marker plotter 8 Marker 8 Masonry drill 156 Material handling equipment 20, 130, 139 MCBs 233 MCCBs 213; 231-232 Measuring instrument 209 Mechanical paver finisher 182 Mechanical vacuum booster 68 Metal cutting tool 5 Metal scrape baling press 179 Metal spray coatings 193, 203 Metal treatment chemical 201 Metal working fluid 175 Metallurgical furnace 197 Meters 209 MGM brake motor 119 Micro controller 215, 217 Micro milling bead 7 Micro plc 83 Micro switch 28-35 Mill lining block 7 Mist collector 169 Mixing and diverting valve 154 Mobile concrete placer 180 Mobile control valve 198 Mobile cylinder hydraulic press 179 Modernisation FIC Modular PLCs 83 Molding solution 115 Mop wheels 198 Motion control 83 Motor and pump protection relay 107

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608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662

Pg No

Motor protection circuit breaker 23 Motor protection system 161 Motor variator 138, 196 Motor COC, 51 Motorised boom barrier 21 Motorised cable reeling drum 211 Motorised damper 154 Motorised valve 210 Mould and press toll accessories 164 Mould 149 Moulded furniture 149 Moulding 143 Mounting bracket 8 Mounting rail 8 Multi-core flexible cable 216 Multi-function meter 161 Multilube spray 154 Multi-speed motor 208 Multi-stage centrifugal air blowers 183 Multi-stage pump 177 Needle roller bearing 24 Neoprene 195 Nibbler polisher and sander 77 Nitrile rubber products 195 Non-ferrous casting 229 Nozzles 72 Nylon sandwich flat belt 158 Office lighting system 213, 231-232 Ohms meters 209 Oil cooler 181 Oil seal 168 Oil/gas firing equipment 183 On/off ball valve 84 On/off butterfly valve 84 On/off control valve 84 On/off plug valve 84 O-ring 75 Overhead doors 21 Packaging film 149 Packaging solution 191 Packaging test equipment 191 Paint and plating instrument 183 Pallet stacker with ride on operators 21 Pallets truck 130 Panel cooler 181 Panel meter 170 Panel 209 Parallel shaft helical gearbox 142 Parallel shaft helical geared motor 208 Partition plate 8 Parts for pollution control equipment 159 PBEGL geared motor 51, COC PC-based automation 79 PCM cable 216 Pedestrian and rider operated counter balanced pallet truck 139 663 Pedestrian low lift pallet truck 21 664 Pedestrian pallet stacker 21 665 Peening machine 25

PRODUCT INDEX

S. No Product

666 Perforated metal screen 667 Permanent magnetic chuck

Pg No

159 155, 194

S. No Product

691 PLCs 692 Plotter accessories

Pg No

200, 225 8

Pg No

717 PP wind ventilator

194

718 Preci chuck

222

668 Permanent magnetic drum-type separator 155

693 Plug valve

669 Petrachemical polytyscne

149

694 Plugs and socket

720 Precision switch

670 PF controller

170

695 Pneumatic actuator

721 Press technology

206

671 Phase failure relay

107

696 Pneumatic conveying system

722 Pressed steel castor

212

672 Pick & move crane

223

697 Pneumatic nailer

158

698 Pneumatic parts

247

724 Process cooling

120

699 Polyacetal

177

725 Process crane

FIC

673 Pickling tank 674 PID controller

26, 225

154

S. No Product

183

719 Precision investment castings

162, 168, 176

723 Process automation and control equipment 45

675 Pillar drilling machine

122

700 Polyflex V-belt

158

676 Pillar-type hydraulic press

179

701 Polynets

211

726 Product and component for automotive industry

153

702 Polyproplene tank

158

727 Product assembly

180

177

728 Profile controller

225

729 Profiles

143

677 Pilot light

678 Pins and socket

247

703 Polypropylene

679 Pipe joints clamp system

212

704 Polyurethane

680 Pipe light

194

705 Poly-V belt and pulley

158

730 Proline modular enclosure

681 Piston bar

165

706 Portable IR thermometer

160

731 Protective cover

682 Piston rod

204

707 Portable loader

183

732 Protective packaging

683 Plain plug gauges

188

708 Power connector

182

733 Protective-conduit system

684 Planetary gearbox

142

17, 177

186

734 Proximity sensor

710 Power generation

709 Power distribution panel

65 8 149 47 28-35

120

735 PTFE lined valve

686 Plastics piping systems

149

711 Power line transducers

170

736 PTFE/Teflon

177

687 Plat truck

215

712 Power magnet

155

737 Pulley lagging

205

688 Plate magnet

155

713 Power module

187

738 Pulley

689 Platform

178

714 Power monitoring relay

107

739 Pump automation product

107

690 PLC-operated hydraulic press

179

715 Power transmission accessories

740 Pump castings

175

685 Planner

716 Power ventilator

57 194

741 Pump

201

37, 91, 113, 183,188, BC

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Pg No

S. No Product

Pg No

115

S. No Product

Pg No

742 Pumping filtering unit vacuum pump

183

797 Sand preparation

743 Pumps

193

798 Scissor lift

852 Solid carbide mill 853 Solid carbide reamer

744 Punch press

163

799 Scr bess power regulator

854 Solid carbide special drill

5 5

745 Push button

800 Screen and table

211

855 Solid carbide special mill

746 PVC flap door

801 Screw compressor

214

856 Solid carbide special reamer

747 PVC strip door

802 Screw driver

857 Solid-state laser cutter

159

748 PVC/PU conveyor belt

158

803 Scroll-type oil-free compressor

133

858 Solid-state relay

129

749 Radial drilling machine

122

804 Sealing system

204

859 Spaggiari products

138

750 Random orbital sander

805 Seals

168

860 Special application motor

208

751 Rapid flexible door

806 Seamless pipes

181

861 Spheroidal graphite iron castings

168

752 Rapid roll-up door

807 Section

143

862 Spirac cable

159

808 Sectional overhead door

754 RCCBs

233

809 Security console

199

864 Spot cooler

163

810 Self-balanced extractor arm

169

865 Spring operated cable reeling drum

211

237

866 Sprocket

142

755 Reach truck

756 Reaction vessels

204

811 Semi-automat cold saws

757 Reamer

156

812 Sensor

758 Receptacle

753 Rapping bar assembly

48, 186

813 Separator plate

863 Sponge products

143

867 SS high-precision component 868 Stacker

247 111, 130, 195

759 Reciprocated oil-free compressor

133

814 Servo motor

176

869 Stacks and assemblies

187

760 Reciprocating lubricated compressor

133

815 Shaft

165

870 Stainless steel pipe

181

816 Shaft-mounted gear reducer

138

871 Stationary products

151

817 Shaft-mounted speed reducer

142

872 Steel forging

166

761 Reciprocating saw 762 Re-crystallised alumina tube 763 Renewable and chp

120

818 Shear

764 Resistance box

211

819 Sheet metal dies

203

874 Steel tube

204

765 Resistor

166

820 Sheets

143

875 Storage system

130

766 Retrofit

115

821 Shielded cable

216

876 Strips

143

767 Reversible jaw

222

822 Shipyard cranes

FIC

877 Submersible hydraulic press

179

768 Reversible tapping attachments

202

823 Shot blasting machines

878 Super finishing film

193

25, 191

873 Steel mill duty and flameproof crane

769 Rice rubber rolls

824 Shrinkfit adapter

157

879 Super precision bearing

770 Right angle buffer

825 Shrouded conductor

195

880 Surface raceway

771 Right angle die grinder

826 Shunt

209

881 Swing check valve

772 Rigid PVC film

149

827 Side channel blower

183

882 Switch

773 Ring

207

828 Side holding plate

829 Sight flow meter

884 Swivel

125

885 Tail lift

774 Robotic cable 775 Robotic plasma cutting machine

185

830 Signal conditioner

776 Rock bolts

180

831 Signal converter isolator module

777 Roller bearing

101

778 Roots blower

113

779 Rope guide

169

834 Single and multiple precision switch

780 Rotary damper 781 Rotary hammer

72 21

143

887 Tap

156

833 Silicone

195

888 Tapping fluid

175

835 Single girder EOT crane

836 Single limit switch

783 Rotary potentiometer

125

838 Sleeve bearing

890 Telephone cable

891 Telescopic door

142 24

839 Slewing ring bearing

785 Rotary switch

840 Slide compound mitre saw

191

841 Slipring crane-duty motor

51, COC

842 Small size ball bearing 843 Smart turn electronic lathe

789 Rubber products

168

844 Sockets and switch

790 Rust preventives

201

845 Soft starter

791 Safety and security systems

186

889 Technical ceramic

169

784 Rotary shaft seal

17, 158

209

832 Silicon rubber sleeve

837 Single shaft extruder gearbox

788 Rubber belt

883 Switchboard meter

158

162 213, 231-232, 233

886 Tank

125

787 Router

24 182

782 Rotary position sensor

786 Rotating electrical connector

187

24 133 8 107, 196

7 216 21

892 Temperature and PID controller

202

893 Temperature controller

225

894 Temperature-resistant cable 895 Tensioner nut 896 Terminal block

47 192 8

897 Testers

209

898 Textile and yarn trolley

178

899 Thermal pad

162

900 Thermocouple

162 192

846 Solar lantern

105

901 Thread cutting unit

792 Safety protection device

847 Solar power pack

105

902 Thread gauge

222

793 Safety shock absorber

848 Solar water heater system

105

903 Threaded inserts

192

191

904 Thrush ball bearing

794 Salt spray chamber

183

849 Solder paste

795 Salt water heating system

197

850 Solderless terminal

796 Sand castings

174

851 Solid carbide drill

238

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43, 87, 161, 197 5

905 Thrustor brake

211

906 Thyristors & diodes

187

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S. No Product

907 Tie mount

Pg No

235

S. No Product

Pg No

960 Valve body lapping machine

187 125

1012 AC/DC power pack

167

1013 Air supply products

217

1014 Air-driven power pack

167

1015 Automation solution

212

1016 Cartridge valve

167

1017 Central processing unit

209

1018 Coil spring

175

1019 Connector

908 Tilt sensor

125

961 Valve position transducers

909 Time switch

123

962 Valve positioner

910 Timer

107

963 Valve terminal

911 Timing belts

17, 158

964 Valve

45, 154, 160

912 Tool bit

156

965 Vane damper

183

913 Tool holder

157

966 Vari speed belt

158

914 Torque motor

208

967 Variable speed belt

915 Total cooling solutions

120

968 Varistor cabinets and V-series cooling technology

65 17

916 Touch screen

917 Tower crane concrete bucket

184

969 V-belt

918 Tower crane

223

970 Ventilation system and cleanroom system

919 Track roller

192

971 Ventilator

210

920 Transformer

209

972 Vertical hydraulic honing machine

187

169

921 Transmission belt

17, 205

922 Transparent sleeve

143

974 Vertical turning centre

153

923 Transparent tube

143

975 Vibrating feeder

211

924 Tri lobe roots blower

973 Vertical order picker

976 Vibrating reed type

209

143

977 Vibrators

196

926 Trim handling system

183

978 Vibratory furnace charger

211

927 Trolley wheels and casters

178

979 Vibratory soil compactor

186

980 Viton

195

925 Tricover gasket

928 Trolley

195, 215

929 Tube sheet assembly

159

930 Tubes

181

931 Tubing accessory

932 Tubus profile damper

933 Turbine-driven pencil grinder

934 Turbo charger part

157

935 Turn mill centre

133

936 Turned component

180, 247

937 Turning centre

133

938 Turret mill

133

939 Turret punch press

163

940 Twin castor

212

941 Twin lobe roots blower

942 Twin spindle vertical hydraulic honing machine

187

943 Twist drill

156

944 UHMW-PE

177

945 Ultrasonic cleaning system

165

946 Ultrasonic NDT probe

165

981 Warehouse and distribution centre 982 Washer

173 143, 194

983 Water faucet and tap part

984 Water-ring vacuum pump

183

985 Weigh batcher

177

986 Welded pipe

181

987 Welding machine tool

154

988 Wet mix macadam plant

180

989 Wheel assembly

168

990 Wheel barrows

215

991 Wheel chute and accessories

212

992 Wheel

212, 215

993 Winch

66, 89

994 Wind mill industry

194

996 Wire connector

43, 87, 161, 197

997 Wire cutting and stripping machine

215; 217

998 Wire cutting machine

215; 217

165

948 Unbalance vibratory motor

211

1000 Wire rope drum

949 Uni conveyor chain and slat

158

1001 Wirewin software

215, 217

950 Unitech scanner

155

1002 Wiring accessories

182, 235

951 Unitech terminal

155

1003 Wiring duct

225

1004 Work holding device

953 Universal radial drilling machine

168

1022 Environmental monitoring system

216

1023 Exterior door bracket

216

1024 Flow control valve

1025 Hydraulic power unit

1026 Industrial PC generation

210

1027 Laser doppler scale

209

1028 Linoleum profile

214

1029 Micro power pack

167

1030 Modular valves

1031 Pneumatic crimp tool

215

1032 Pneumatic linear axis

212

1033 Positioning system

215

1034 Precision presses

214

1035 Pre-feeder and wire payout machine

210

182

1036 Pressure control valve

1037 Profibus controller

217

1038 Programmable terminals

209

157, 201

1005 Worm drive hose clamp

203

954 Used CNC turret punch press

163

1006 Worm gear reducer

138

955 U-tube

181

1007 Worm reducer gearbox

142

956 Vacuum booster pump

113

1008 Worm reducer

142

1009 Zebra printer

155

958 Vacuum system

113

1010 Zebra ribbon

155

959 Validation of pacs

191

1011 Zirconia polycrystal ceramic

957 Vacuum disc sander

1021 Directional control valve

153

166

947 Ultrasonic processor

952 Universal controller

1020 Contact angle measuring instrument

Pg No

153

995 Wind ventilator

999 Wire grid resistor

INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS S. No Product

1039 Proportional valve

1040 Pump

167

1041 Rubber mats

210

1042 Terminal modules

211

1043 Wave spring

175

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Arvind Anticor Ltd

Pg No

158

Advertisers’ Name & Contact Details

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101

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223

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E: darlingin@satyam.net.in 158

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W: www.connectwell.com Darling Pumps Pvt Ltd

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T: +91-11-40549900

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201

Pg No

163

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E: actuatorsindia2007@rediffmail.com

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W: www.tscindia.com

168

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T: +91-11-32222661 Actvalve Inc

154

D-Honer Engineers (India) Pvt Ltd

E: bht_india1998@yahoo.co.in

T: +91-22-26736864

187

T: +91-250-3256707

E: actvalveinc@rediffmail.com

Birla Precision Technologies Ltd

W: www.tscindia.com

T: +91-240-2554301

157

E: dhoner@sify.com W: www.dhoner.com

E: info@birlaprecision.com Adaptek Automation Technology

Diamond Metal Screens Pvt. Ltd.

W: www.birlaprecision.in

T: +91-44-43201005

159

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E: adaptek@adaptekindia.com

T: +91-44-67103800

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E: sales.buins@bonfiglioli.com Ami Polymer Pvt Ltd

195

Disa India Limited

W: www.bonfiglioli.com

T: +91-22-28555107 C&S Electric Ltd.

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T: +91-44-26273486

177

CNP Pumps India Pvt Ltd

179

E: dowel@thedowel.com W: www.thedowel.com

W: www.classicpolymers.com 214

Dowel Machinery Pvt Ltd T: +91-281-2362465

E: sales@classicpolymers.co.in

W: www.amsakcranes.com

T: +91-20-24448165

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W: www.noricangroup.com

W: www.cselectric.co.in 66

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115

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T: +91-22-25818400

T: +91-79-25893704

E: info@appliedengg.in

E: sales@nanfangpumps.com

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Pg No

113

Advertisers’ Name & Contact Details

Freezetech Equipments

181

T: +91-22-6876073

T: +91-11-45457777

T: ‘+91-44-42152387

E: inquiry@durgabearings.com

E: info@everestblowers.com

E: info@freezetechequip.com

W: www.durgabearings.com

W: www.everestblowers.com

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Dynabrade India

Expert Eqpts Pvt Ltd

201

Frost & Sullivan

230

T: +91-22-2763 2226

T: +91-422-2400190

T: +91-33-6160 6666

E: customerservice.india@dynabrade.com

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Eddycranes Engineers Pvt Ltd

Fenner India Ltd

T: +91-22-2352 2710

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E: eddycranes@vsnl.com

E: ptd.mhq@fennermail.com

W: www.eddycranes.com EL Measure India Pvt Ltd

161

W: www.grpolynets.com G W Precision Tools India Pvt Ltd

Ferrocare International

176

129

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T: +91-80-22894100

E: sales@eri.co.in

165

Filex Systems Pvt Ltd

151

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165

W: www.gicindia.com 166

T: +91-11-25778450 E: ssb@power-resistor.com W: www.resistorsonline.com 60

Fluid Energy Controls Inc

T: +91-44-42083536

GGB Bearing Technology

E: sales@fecindia.com

T: +91-20-3061 6600

W: www.fecindia.com

E: india@ggbearings.com

Forech India Limited

205

Goliya Electricals Pvt Ltd

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T: +91-11-26960868

T: +91-22-24120456

E: engexpo@infomedia18.in

E: info@forech.net

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123

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E: finechromespl@yahoo.co.uk

W: www.elsolenergysystems.com

General Industrial Controls Pvt Ltd T: +91-20-30680003

T: +91-22-29204209

E: elsolenergy@hotmail.com

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E: sales@filexindia.com

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T: +91-09899258121

E: snic cleaner@yahoo.com

T: +91-22-66720200

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W: www.festo.com

T: +91-22-67989744

E: sales@geapl.co.in

E: info_in@festo.com

W: www.electronicrelaysindia.com

Engineering Expo

T: +91-80-40431252

W: www.ferrocare.com

T: +91-80-22354189

Enapros

E: info@gwindia.in

E: info@ferrocare.com

W: www.elmeasure.com

El-Sol Energy Systems

T: +91-2692-230484 E: srpatel@grpolynets.com

T: +91-20-26830655

E: marketing@elmeasure.com

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211

W: www.fennerindia.com

T: +91-80-32904489

Electronic Relays (India) Pvt.Ltd

Pg No

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Forging Machinery Manufacturing Co

248

Goliya Instruments Pvt Ltd

T: +91-80-40453535

T: +91-161-5011755

T: +91-22-24149657

E: essaetec@essatec.com

E: info@nkhammers.com

E: goliya@mtnl.net.in

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Jainsons India

182

T: +91-44-24966800

T: +91-80-39127800

T: +91-11-41410973

E: salesindia@grundfos.com

E: info@igus.in

E: sales@jainsonsindia.net

W: www.grundfos.in

W: www.igus.in

W: www.jainsonsindia.net

Hafa Hoists Pvt Ltd

169

Imtma - Finishing School

136

Jekson Machinery Pvt Ltd

T: +91-22-27694837

T: +91-80-66246600

T: +91-79-22901850

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213; 231-232

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T: +1800-11-0303;011-41660303

T: +91-80-66246600

T: +91-253-2350120/338

E: marketing@havells.com

E: augustin@imtma.in

E: info@jyoticeramic.com

W: www.havells.com Heattrans Equipments Pvt.Ltd.

180

T: +91-44-24541669

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156

T: +91-219-2274036

Industrial Tooling Service

W: www.karcher.in

164

T: +91-44-26232957

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167

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E: ramesh@its.ind.in

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241

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W: www.indiantool.com 195

Karcher Cleaning Systems Pvt Ltd T: +91-120-4661800

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W: www.jyoti.co.in

T: +91-253-2350320

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Jyoti Cnc Automation Pvt. Ltd.

E: info@jyoti.co.in

W: www.mmsinfo.in 10

T: +91-2827-287081

E: info@imtma.in

W: www.heattrans.com

Hercules Hoists Limited

T: +91-80-66246600

E: info@heattrans.com

Hensel Electric India Pvt. Ltd.

Indian Machine Tool Mfg. Association

185

W: www.jyoticeramic.com

W: www.imtma.in

T: +91-79-25840105

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W: www.kissmachinery.com

W: www.its.ind.in Hi-Fab Valve Automation

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T: +91-22-40766539

162

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T: +91-22-28684221 E: klipco@mtnl.net.in

E: info@industrialsheatorsindia.com

W: www.hi-fab.com

203

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208

Knowell International Pvt Ltd Ingeco Gears Pvt. Ltd.

T: +91-22-42500500

142

T: +91-2717-651551

E: sales@hindmotors.com

E: hktrading@vsnl.com

E: info@ingecogears.com

W: www.hindmotors.com

167

T: +91-33-22304627

W: www.knowell.co.in

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Konecranes India J V Machine Tools Pvt Ltd

E: kannan@hitachi-koki.in

T: ‘+91-09818322298

E: india.sales@konecranes.com

W: www.hitachi-koki.in

E: ameet.engineers@gmail.com

W: www.konecranes.com

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Jaibalaji Control Gears Pvt. Ltd.,

203

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T: +91-80-41170777

28-35

T: +91-20-40047470

Kumbhojkar Plastic Moulders

T: +91-124-4715100

T: +91-44-26251279

T: +91-20-24450055

E: marketing@hitechroboticsystemz.com

E: dchandramohan@jaibalaji.firm.in

E: sales@kumbhojkarplastics.com

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Pg No

173

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New Autotech Industries

T: +91-80-7826000

T: +91-120-4751000

T: +91-09810509716

E: sales@lappindia.com

E: richa@metaflex.in

E: newautotech@rediffmail.com

W: www.lappgroup.com

W: www.metaflexdoors.in

W: www.newautotech.in

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Metalmech Engineering

T: +91-22-42555353

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E: libratherm@libratherm.com

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174

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T: +91-20-66300633

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E: sales@litelir.com

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W: www.metalonmarketingdelhi.com

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NI Systems India Pvt Ltd

Pg No

212

12; 13

T: +91-80-41190000 E: ni.india@ni.com W: www.ni.com 192

Nia Controls

214

T: +86-574-8833-6868 E: inquiry@xindaworld.com W: www.augustcompressor.com

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130

Mgm-Varvel Power Transmission (P) Ltd

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192

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Mifa Systems

225

T: +91-22-5889525

T: +91-79-26870825

Novoflex Mktg Pvt Ltd

E: machine_makers@yahoo.com

E: sales@mifasystems.com

T: +91-33-22260733

W: www.machinemaker.com

W: www.mifasystems.com

E: novoflex@vsnl.net

Macro Tech Equipment Pvt Ltd

139

Minilec (India) Pvt Ltd

107

235

W: www.novoflexgroup.com

T: +91-33-24666261

T: +91-20-22922354

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E: info@macrotechcal.com

E: mkt1@minilecgroup.com

T: +91-22-22047943

W: www.macrotechcal.com

W: www.minilecgroup.com

E: omcoseal@rediffmail.com

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Mipox

T: +1800-22-6006

T: +91-80-65830898

E: customercare@mahindra.com

E: rag-rao@mipox.co.jp

W: www.mahindrasmallcv.com

W: www.mipoxindia.com

193

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111

Mitsubishi Electric (I) Pvt. Ltd.

T: +91-129-4048254

T: +91-124-4630300

E: stiller@ndf.vsnl.net.in

E: Shinji.Mizoguchi@asia.meap.com

W: www.mahindarstiller.com

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122

Motovario Gear Solutions Pvt Ltd

E: omicronmachinetools@yahoo.co.in

E: orton@rediffmail.com W: www.ortonengg.com 138

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W: www.motovario-group.com

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T: +91-33-24792050

T: +91 33 24381357/97

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211

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T: +91-278-2446437

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196

T: +91-2752-242385

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168

176

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216

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T: +91-11-22592741

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177

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191

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E: ringforgings@gmail.com

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Prism Control Gear Pvt Ltd

W: www.smalley.com

186

215

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155

T: +91-79-22872349 E: info@sonalmagnetics.com W: www.sonalmagnetics.com

207

Spareage Seals Ltd

T: +91-22-25800972

T: +91-80-40201704

T: +91-22-23436717

Presto Stantest Pvt Ltd

175

T: +847-719-5900 E: info@smalley.com

T: +91-22-40917777

T: +886-3-329-9968

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102

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W: www.powertechindia.com

E: sales@spareage.com W: www.spareage.com 186

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210

T: +91-44-24343343 E: sreelakshmitraders@gmail.com W: www.sreelakshmitraders.com 69

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191

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175

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117

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187

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197

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E: verve.entp@gmail.com 153

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188

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194

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120

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