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WRaring to grow
EditorialAdvisory Board
M Lokeswara RaoPresident, IMTMA &
MD, Lokesh Machines Ltd
Vikram SirurVice President, IMTMA & Executive Vice Chairman, Miven Machine Tools Ltd
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elcome to the 8th Anniversary Edition of MODERN MACHINE TOOLS! As we raise
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who have made this journey meaningful! Amid this, it is important to take note of
the growing focus on the metalworking sector in India. On one hand, there are
several challenges to overcome and on the other, many of these have tremendous
potential to unlock a plethora of opportunities in the marketplace.
The present time could be an inflection point in the annals of the manufacturing industry
and in particular, the metalworking segment. Taking the latest global developments into
consideration, the clouds of economic uncertainty are still looking ominous from a short- to
medium-term perspective. Europe, USA and some other industrialised economies are yet to
fully recover from the grip of the recent economic downturn.
In this period of worldwide uncertainty, India, along with its BRICS
(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) allies, seems to be a shade
better from the viewpoint of economic growth and foreseeable future
prospects. However, the big question before the machine tool builders
today is about the way forward. Although there is no simple and
straight answer to this, one approach (to hedge against such an
unfolding scenario) could be to expand the end-use areas and
cater to a multitude of industry verticals, rather than being bound
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organisation need not be compromised in this endeavour.
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also on the future prospects and pitfalls.
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Insight & Outlook: Electrical
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Leaders Speak
National News
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CARL BECHEM India conducts technical seminar on cutting fluidsThe technical seminar aimed at the metal
working and allied industry was titled
‘Cutting Fluids for Profitability, Safety
and Quality in Machining Process’.
The two hour long seminar saw active
participation from 76 odd participants
representing 30 companies from the
departments of maintenance, production
and research & development.
Harry Hofmann, Head Forming
Technology and Metalworking, CARL
BECHEM GmbH elaborated on
the types of coolant, importance of
lubrication and cooling as characteristics
of a coolant and possible scenarios
encountered during various machining
process. He also discussed the perfect
cutting fluid to realise the best result.
“The objective of these forums is to
empower customers by educating them
on technicalities and characteristics of
cutting fluids thereby allowing them to
derive more value from a consumable
category that is traditionally viewed as
a sundry cost,” said Hofmann.
Timken appoints General Sales Manager for IndiaTimken India Ltd has appointed Brian
T Strunck as General Sales Manager
for process industries in India. Strunck
has a bachelor’s
degree in mechanical
engineering from
Lehigh University,
and a master’s degree
in administration
from the University of
Michigan. He joined
Timken in 1996 as a design engineer in
automotive customer engineering and
has held various positions of increasing
responsibility in sales, marketing and
engineering, most recently serving
as marketing manager for the off-
highway and heavy truck segments for
North America. In his new role, he
will lead both the original equipment
and aftermarket businesses for the
company’s process industries segment
in India. He will also be responsible
for managing the services business,
as well as marketing and new
business development.
Komet India launches technology newsletter As a means to
share KOMET’s
innovation with its
customers, KOMET
India has launched
its quarterly news
letter ‘KPLUS’. This
newsletter brings out
latest developments
in cutting technology
for productivity
improvements in the area of hole
machining solutions. The newsletter
highlights recent machining trends,
new cutting solutions from KOMET
Group and success stories supported
by live cases and illustrative examples
that KOMET has achieved for its
customers. The newsletter also brings
to the readers table drilling, reaming
and threading solutions that are in its
standard product range.
Speaking on the launch of KPLUS,
S Ravishankar, Managing Director,
KOMET India, said, “The newsletter
showcases next generation cutting tool
solutions offered by KOMET India.
This first edition is dedicated to our
core product, the drills’ family which
includes solid carbide or indexable
drills starting from diameter 3 mm
to 155 mm.”
IMTMA to organise Regional Productivity SummitIndian Machine Tool Manufacturers’
Association (IMTMA) which has
been in the forefront of championing
a productivity movement in Indian
metalworking industries will conduct
the ‘Regional Productivity Summits’
on 10th, 15th and 21st October 2011
at Chennai, Pune and New Delhi
respectively. Regional Productivity
Summits 2011 will showcase the
best productivity improvement
projects in metalworking industries
which have excelled in achieving
superior performance. The summit
will offer a unique opportunity
to understand and learn from the
experiences and best practices of other
companies. The Summit will address
and demonstrate a wide variety of
productivity improvement projects in
metalworking through live case study
presentations and keynote sessions.
It will bring together productivity
‘Gurus’, champions and aspiring
leaders on a common platform to
share experience, ideas and will be an
unmatched forum for networking with
decision makers, customers, peers and
suppliers of productivity aids, experts,
academia & researchers in the
field. The must-attend event will
witness participation by CEOs,
senior executives, practising
engineers, R&D specialists, industry
experts, technologists and middle
management personnel from
automotive & auto components, tool
rooms, machine tools, aerospace,
defence & railway units, consumer
durables, general engineering
and other metalworking
manufacturing industries.
2011
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Harry Hofmann
Brian T Strunck
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Arvind Kapur is new ACMA PresidentAutomotive Component Manufacturers
Association of India (ACMA), the
apex body representing India’s auto
component manufacturing industry, at
its 51st annual session on September
6, 2011 announced the change in
guards with Arvind Kapur, Managing
Director, Rico Auto Industries Ltd
taking over as the new President
and Surinder P Kanwar, Chairman
& Managing Director, Bharat Gears
Ltd as the Vice President for the term
2011-12. Speaking on ACMA’s work
priorities for the coming year Kapur
said, “It is a matter of great pride to be
the President of ACMA at a juncture
when the auto component industry in
India is gearing up to take head-on
the multiple challenges it faces, owing
to the dynamics of the global and
domestic markets.” Vinnie Mehta,
Executive Director, ACMA said, “We
are pleased to have Arvind Kapur on
board as the ACMA President, an
industry veteran, with vast exposure
to the auto industry. We are also
delighted to have Surinder P Kanwar as
our Vice President, another respected
leader from our industry. Further, the
new ACMA Executive Committee
comprises some of the prominent
leaders from the auto component
sector. We look ahead to their active
engagement and contribution.”
MTE enters into JV with EscofierMTE Indsutries Pvt Ltd, the country’s
leading manufacturer of thread
rolling machines and Escofier, the
world leader in the manufacture of
gear rolling machines, spline rolling
machines, thread rolling machines,
thread rolling dies, are now starting a
Joint Venture (JV) for the manufacture
of incremental spline rolling dies and
rack rolling dies in Hyderabad. MTE
has set up a world class infrastructure
required for the manufacturing of
these products over 9 acre of land in
Dundigal. All the required machinery
and inspection equipment installed at
the facility is set to take the products to
the international market. The name of
this JV is ‘MTE ESCOFIER Forming
Technologies Pvt Ltd.’ Presently
no manufacturer is manufacturing
these products in India. This newly
formed JV will contribute to import
substitution. There is a lot of potential
for these products in India as almost
all the automotive companies are now
importing these products. The shares
are equally distributed between both
the companies.
Electrotherm to double steel-casting machine production by 2012Electrotherm (India) Ltd, which offers
customised steel-making machinery
to secondary steel industry, expects
to produce 100 units of its newly
developed continuous casting machine
(CCM) by 2012. Twenty projects
based on the machine are already
underway, and around 30 more would
be completed by the end of the year.
The CCM would be suitable to small
manufacturers as its cost is relatively
lower (` 1.5-2 crore) compared to
existing options, which costs around `
2-4 crore. The company also expects
to export 30 per cent of the machines
to markets in Africa, West Asia and
SAARC countries. The company’s
equipment are used in 3,400
installations, accounting for 16 million
tonne of steel production capacity.
(L-R): Arvind Kapur, Vinnie Mehta, Surinder P Kanwar
(L-T): Jayasimha Reddy, CEO & S Reddy, MD, MTE Industries; R V Chandravadan,
Director, Rajiv Mission, AP Govt; Eric Michoux, President, Escofier SAS,
France
World News
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Summer inauguration for METAV 2012 METAV 2012, the International Trade
Fair for Manufacturing Technology
and Automation, will open its doors in
Düsseldorf, Germany from 28 February
to 3 March. The latest innovations and
solutions will once again be on show for
a broad-based trade public.
“The preparations for METAV
2012 have been in full swing for several
months now. The METAV team has
taken on board many and varied topics
in their efforts to make the event a
genuine highlight in the 2012 diary for
metalworking trade fairs,” said Martin
Göbel, Project Manager at METAV.
The trade show is organised by VDW
(German Machine Tool Builders’
Association). The exhibitors’ showcases
will once again be complemented by
attractive complementary programme.
Together with various partners,
special events will be held on subjects
like medical technology, composite
machining, sustainability in the
production process, and recruitment
advertising. Service support has also
been improved and now exhibitors for
the first time can register online.
Siemens claims top spot in China’s PLM marketThe company’s PLM Software
was recognised as market leader in
Computer-aided Design (CAD), digital
manufacturing and collaborative product
definition management. A business unit
of the Siemens Industry Automation
Division, the company was awarded
second year in a row as the number
one PLM solution supplier in China
based on 2010 overall market presence,
according to leading independent
global PLM management consulting
and research firm, CIM data Inc. This
recognition, based on in-depth data and
analysis of the PLM market in China,
is detailed in CIM data’s 2011 China
PLM Market Analysis Report.
In addition to being named the
overall market presence leader, Siemens
PLM Software was also ranked number
one in the multi-discipline CAD and
digital manufacturing segments.
US manufacturing technology orders increase by 102.9 per cent Technology orders for the country
totaled $ 506.97 million according
to the American Machine Tool
Distributors’ Association (AMTDA),
and the Association for Manufacturing
Technology (AMT). This total, as
reported by companies participating
in the United States Manufacturing
Technology Orders (USMTO)
programme, was up 7.3 per cent
from June and up 92.7 per cent when
compared with the total of $ 263.14
million reported for July 2010. With a
year-to-date total of $ 2,975.10 million,
2011 is up 102.9 per cent compared
with that of 2010.
“The manufacturing beat goes on!
Machine tool sales continue to exceed
forecasts for 2011. The stock market’s
volatility and the traditional summer
slowdowns as budgets are depleted was
no match for the ongoing demand to
get new machines into production as
soon as possible. This pace will slow;
but for USMTO 2011 so far, there are
no signs of what we hear on the nightly
news,” said Peter Borden, President,
AMTDA.
The report, jointly compiled by
the two trade associations representing
the production and distribution of
manufacturing technology, provides
regional and national the US orders
data of domestic and imported machine
tools and related equipment. Analysis
of manufacturing technology orders
provides a reliable leading economic
indicator as manufacturing industries
invest in capital metalworking
equipment to increase capacity and
improve productivity.
Fendi and Maserati launch the Maserati Grancabrio Fendi at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011The Frankfurt Motor Show held from
13th to 25th September 2011 witnessed
the collaboration of two of Italy’s
iconic luxury houses - Fendi and
Maserati, based on common values of
craftsmanship and traditions. The JV
proudly showcased its first joint creation
Maserati GranCabrio Fendi.
Crafted at the historical Maserati
headquarters at Modena, Italy using
materials and colours produced for this
project was designed by Silvia Fendi.
The car has a three-layered dark grey
body colour named Grigio Fiamma
Fendi, developed specially for the
Maserati GranCabrio and has a gold
finish on the surface. Fendi’s famous
selleria leather has been used for the gear
lever and the profiles of the floor mats.
A silver oval plaque with engraving of
the Maserati trident, the Fendi logo and
the 5 digit series number (five being an
iconic number for Fendi) is located on
the dashboard and on both sides of the
cloth folding roof. Powered by 4.7L V8
engine with automatic transmission and
20 inch Trident design alloy, the car
represents a prefect blend between the
art of a handmade craftsmanship and
cutting edge technology.
World News
MODERN MACHINE TOOLS - October 201140
Mapal bags its largest contractGermany-headquartered precision
machining expert Mapal has been
awarded its largest contract till date for a
wind power project. The contract covers
the tooling required for machining three
different components that are used
in wind turbine gearboxes, all of the
components being manufactured from
GJS, a form of cast iron incorporating
spheroidal graphite.
The tools supplied by the country
will be used in USA, where the wind
turbine gearboxes are being produced.
The scope of supply of this important
contract extends from bridge tools for
finish boring and fine boring to helix
milling cutters and very large facing slide
tools that are used in conjunction with
Mapal’s tooltronic mechatronic system.
“We are very excited about this contract,
and about the close relationship we have
developed with our customer, a leading
manufacturer of gearboxes with specialist
expertise in developing products for the
most demanding applications,” said
Gregor Baumbusch, Sales Manager,
Mapal Germany.
Honda plans massive push for hybrids in China The Japanese automobile manufacturer
plans a new push to make and sell
hybrid cars in the country as it looks
for ways to revitalise its brand as the
industry faces tough new fuel-economy
requirements.
“Honda is likely to start producing
electric-gasoline hybrid cars in China
in two to three years if its sales push
succeeds,” said Seiji Kuraishi, Chief
Operating Officer, Honda Motor
(China). Honda plans to launch five
hybrid models next year: the Insight,
the CR-Z, a hybrid version of the
Fit, a significantly redesigned hybrid
version of the Civic and a hybrid model
for Honda’s upper-scale brand Acura.
Current green-car technology efforts
in world’s largest automobile consumer
market are largely focussed on electric
cars rather than hybrids, which use both
electricity and gasoline.
Most hybrid cars in China are
too expensive for consumers because
they are imported, resulting in hefty
duties and taxes. Honda’s current Civic
hybrid costs about $ 42,200 compared
with $ 24,000 to $ 27,000 in the US.
Currently, it sells only about 200 to 300
Civic hybrids a year.
Mitsubishi Motors may expand alliance with Malaysia’s ProtonJapan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp
(MMC) is in talks with Malaysia’s top
car maker Proton about expanding their
partnership. The two companies are
discussing jointly producing engines
in Malaysia as well as exchanging
technology on electric vehicles.
Proton may also make cars under the
MMC brand. Proton, Malaysia’s national
carmaker, currently manufactures
Proton Inspira four-door sedan models
based on Mitsubishi Motors’ Lancer
after they formed a partnership in
December 2008.
A statement released by MMC
stated, “We aim to expand our business
in the Asean region through these new
projects while this will help Proton
increase its product line-up and help it
better utilise production facilities.”
Rockwell eyes more revenues from outside US marketsThe US-based Rockwell Automation
Inc, an over $ 4.5 billion company
dedicated to industrial automation and
information, is focussing on further
expanding its global footprint in
emerging markets and expects 60 per
cent of its global revenues to flow in
from outside of the US by 2013-14.
“We are clearly focussed on the
biggest emerging markets like India,
China and South East Asia. If you
look at these markets today, they
have very good Gross Domestic
Products (GDP). With the entire
mass of people continuing to move
up to what we call the new middle-
class, we see a continued opportunity
for growth in these markets in the
long run,” said Robert A Ruff,
President (Asia-Pacific), Rockwell
Automation. The company employs
over 20,000 professional globally,
with around 600 based out of India
including 100 at its R&D centre
at Bengaluru, currently derives
22 per cent of its revenues from the
Asia-Pacific region. According to
Ruff, the industrial automation sector
was seeing convergence between
various disciplines like controls,
automation, information and safety.
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Industry InsightsIndian aerospace: On a new high............... 48InterfaceBernhard EisenschinkProject Manager,OPEN MIND Technologies AG................... 50T K RameshChief Executive Officer, Micromatic Machine Tools Pvt Ltd ............. 54Market TrendsAerospace machining software: Solutions with uniform user interface......... 56Practical TipsAerospace: What the industry needs to fly high? ......... 60Future ForecastNext aviation hub: Opening doors for global investment........ 68
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With aspirations high and potential higher, this is probably the most exciting decade for the Indian aerospace industry as the entire world is looking towards the Indian terrain. Looking at this growth with anticipation that the industry would expand further in the next couple of years, the government is slowly opening its gates for investments to pour in.
From being the chosen
outsourcing destination
for low cost manufacturers
of precision components
to being one of the major
aerospace hubs on the world map,
India has traversed a long way into this
industry. Year 2001 saw the opening
up of the Indian aerospace industry to
private participation. But today, with
more and more foreign companies
setting a base in the Indian market, the
players are hoping for the gates to open
wider for unhindered investments.
This is surely the age of the BRIC
nations - Brazil, Russia, India and China
but after Russia and China, all eyes are
on the growth potential that India has
to offer. While the automotive industry
ruled the roost in the last decade, it has
also turned into the launch pad for the
Indian aerospace industry to make a
bigger flight for manufacturing higher
precision and supreme quality products.
Growing market The Indian aviation industry alone has
grown almost three folds over the last
five years. While the country’s economy
is seeing a stable growth with almost
124 million air passengers recorded last
year, the air way is seeing a growth rate
of around 12 per cent.
Judging the potential, Airbus and
Boeing has already made significant
forays in to the Indian aerospace
sector. More foreign companies
are now making their way into the
industry as well. Taking a cue, the
Indian companies have also begun
taking a lead into the sector from being
component manufacturers to building
aircraft. The country has seen some
recent joint ventures and investments
in this sector. TATA Group recently
tied up with Augusta Westland
for assembling helicopters with an
investment of $ 30 million aiming at
mainly the Indian defence sector and
civil markets. Mahindra and Mahindra
(M&M) stepped into aerospace
components and aircraft manufacturing
by acquiring Australia-based Aerostaff
and Gippsland Aeronautics with an
investment of ` 1.75 billion.
The pace at which the country is
growing and the rise in the standard
of living, the need for a robust civil
aviation has seen a rampant growth.
Aviation industry has become as much
a necessity as automobile.
“People are flying a lot and the
demand will only increase in the future.
Given that the government focuses
on offset programmes, this segment
is picking up. But compared to other
countries, it is still a very nascent
industry. Lot of foreign players are
setting up their shops here. Although this
industry has taken the first few steps, it’s
growing very fast. There will be nothing
less than a 1000 civilian aircraft in the
next 10 years hovering over the Indian
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sky. It is a good time for the industry,”
points out Santanoo Medhi, Managing
Director, Kennametal India Ltd.
Seeking help Although the Indian government holds
the reins of the aerospace industry,
the industry is optimistic about easing
the norms for companies to flourish.
With the new Defence Procurement
Procedure-2011 (DPP), the government
aims to change the way the Indian
aviation industry functions. The players
in this industry are hoping for simpler
procedures and easy availability of
finances. The DPP, this time also
intends to widen its vortex by including
various verticals of this industry so as to
bring them all on the same page.
While Hindustan Aeronautics
Ltd (HAL) has held the reins of the
aerospace industry, it is now opening
up to collaborations with various
Indian and foreign players. As part
of the government’s offset policy,
substantial investments are expected
in this sector by HAL, uplifting its
capacity to supply parts, assemblies
and components worth 30 per cent of
India’s $ 25 billion defence orders. At
the same time, more than 95 per cent
of Indian manufacturers in the sector
depend on subcontracting to HAL.
Recent acquisitions by Indian defence
forces have generated $ 5 billion worth
opportunities for Indian manufacturers,
given the 50 per cent offset obligations
on current orders.
“With government support, more
and more companies with specialised
aeronautical services will come up.
Earlier, there was lack of avenues but
now actual manufacturing of aeronautical
parts will grow in this country. While
the automotive revolution happened
in 20 years, the aerospace revolution
will take just 10 years because we have
already reached a particular level and
we need to take off from there. In the
next eight to ten years, we would be a
strong tier 1 supplier to the aerospace
industry,” reflects T K Ramesh, Chief
Executive Officer, Micromatic Machine
Tools Pvt Ltd.
Challenges to meet With more and more companies taking
up machining of aerospace components,
technological advancements and skilled
manpower to deftly handle high
precision machining of hard to machine
materials continues to be a major
hurdle. After titanium, the industry
is now seeing a growing demand for
composite materials.
“Initially aluminium was the king,
now we are moving from titanium to
composites. We also need to undertake
rapid technological advancements as
the technology used in the aerospace
industry is changing everyday. Highly
sophisticated machines and tools required
for machining such materials are not
available locally. The Indian industry has
to depend on imports. A country cannot
grow on imports. We need to build our
own capability,” explains Medhi. The
industry also needs adequate qualified
workforce to handle highly sophisticated
machines and materials.
Moving aheadAmidst all the challenges, the fact
goes uncontested that India does enjoy
an edge over the emerging economies
in some quarters. The increasing
joint ventures and collaborations
with foreign players and those
within domestic players are opening
the path for technology and knowledge
transfer. “When companies from
Europe and the USA outsource
product manufacturing and services
to India, the requirements and
regulations are laid in advance.
So, the manufacturing happens
according their regulations and work
instructions. This has helped the
Indian aerospace industry to evolve. We
have become more professional,
deliverable and ready to accept
zero-tolerance type of challenges
now,” avers T V Sridhara,
Business Development Manager,
India operations, Measurement
Specialities.
Although this industry has taken the first few steps, it is growing very fast. There will be nothing less than 1000 civilian aircraft in the next 10 years hovering over the Indian sky. It is a good time for the industry.
Santanoo Medhi, Managing Director, Kennametal India Ltd
While the automotive revolution happened in 20 years, this time the aerospace revolution will take just 10 years because we have already reached a particular level and we need to take off from there. In the next eight to ten years, we would be a strong Tier 1 supplier to the aerospace industry.
T K Ramesh, Chief Executive Officer,Micromatic Machine Tools Pvt Ltd
When companies from Europe and the USA outsource product manufacturing and services to India, the requirements and regulations are laid in advance. This has helped the Indian aerospace industry to evolve. We have become more professional, deliverable and ready to accept zero-tolerance type of challenges now.
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India is emerging fast in the aerospace industry. Elaborate on the reason behind the same.This country has highly educated and
qualified people in the market which
makes this a good place for this kind
of industry to grow. Sound knowledge
in this field adds to the potential for
this industry to grow and contribute
to the world market. Some of the
key players are showing their interest
in the Indian market as the country
is reciprocating to their interest by
giving standard quality products.
Tell us about the latest in the CAD/CAM solutions offered to the defence and aerospace sectors.This market is designing complexities
and manufacturing complexities. New
inventions are been made in solutions
like hyperMILL, which has shape level
machining which is able to rough and
finish complex structures like turbine
housings or curved structural parts
based on a so called drive surface.
Many improved functionality are being
incorporated in flank milling which
is able to mill the walls of structural
parts including the vertical edges. With
the recent invention in strategies of
machining in solutions like hyperMILL,
the machining time is also bound to
reduce considerably.
… feels Bernhard Eisenschink, Project Manager, OPEN MIND Technologies AG, a Germany-based CAD/ CAM solution providing company. On his visit to India, he talks to Debarati Basu about the latest in the CAD/CAM industry which is changing the way aeronautical machining is done.
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Where does India stand in terms of Research & Development and technological innovation? What needs to be done to optimise resources and reach global level of excellence?There is considerable amount of
research and inventions happening
in India. But we still have a long
way to go. Many foreign companies
are now coming into India to set up
their base in the Indian market and
manufacture their products here.
Looking at the organisations here, I
don’t think there is much difference
in the level of research compared to
other countries.
There are also many Indian
engineers working in foreign
countries like the USA or Germany.
I think effort has to be taken to
encourage them to return to India
and bring in their gained experience
to develop Indian products of
high quality and technical
standards that meet the demands of
international markets.
What are some recent trends in the aerospace industry? The shapes of many parts, especially
the turbines are becoming more
complex which is bring in more and
more challenges in terms of materials,
geometry shapes, standardisations
etc. However, India is growing in
this regard by producing parts for
all kinds of planes from Dornier to
Sukoi.
With the advancement in the technology worldwide, do you feel India is poised to contribute to the global aerospace industry and give the required standard of quality?I recognise a strong pragmatic
attitude in India, which is a good
thing to get short time results. India
is on its way to reach its goal and
step into the global market. Even
small companies are contributing to
the global companies, which in itself
is a good sign.
However, to match the required
international standards, the
focus has to be directed towards
methods like process management,
quality management and constant
improvement. Japan is a good
example to learn from about these
topics. Failing is a part of the
process but we need to learn from
our mistakes and experiences and
improve upon it.
The global economy just saw the Greece bailout. The US economy has also seen a downturn recently. In what direction is the global economy heading towards and what precautionary measures are being taken this time?I consider it as a big problem
that stock market prices are not
related to the real worth of the
companies represented there. The
currency exchange rates have been
affected in a big way and causing
major issues in exports.
I can only hope that the industry is
prepared to face the crunch if we see a
repeat in a recession like situation. There
are a lot of gamblers that make things
even worse. Considering this, there
is no safe way to handle with this
kind of circumstances. Action has
to be taken so that gamblers are not
able to make things worse than
they are.
With all eyes on the BRIC nations, what kind of competition does India face from the global market?The competition is the same like
every industrial nation face. There
are however, some passionate people
in this market and this passion
can make a big difference in the
industry. Everything revolves about
the price factor. This brings us to
incorporating process management
and quality management to make the
products more cost effective.
New materials like titanium and composite materials, are making way into the aerospace industry. What are the latest in the market to machine such difficult to machine materials? Special tools are needed for
machining these kinds of materials.
Machining strategies and inclination
strategies for materials like titanium
is also an important aspect.
However, hyperMILL includes
everything that is necessary to
be able to cut this kind of materials.
What are the challenges that you encounter in the Indian market? What are the strategies in place to combat them?India is a support centric market,
and the market is very wide in terms
geography of this country. Regional
operations are important to enhance
our role in Indian Market.
What kind of support do you sought from the government?As of now the support from
government, for CAD/CAM
solutions are friendly in India. But,
It is imperative to form a consortium
to cater to materials standardisation
needs of aerospace sector. Also, while
the country is geared up with high end
technology, the government should
facilitate the companies to grow by
providing proper infrastructure.
How do you forsee the future of this vertical? The business is growing and
the industry is prepared to
learn. We are also looking
forward to more and more research
and development programmes
coming from India, in the
aerospace arena.
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Aerospace is growing today and
there is a lot of activity taking place
in this sector. Markets drive the boom
and companies like Airbus and Boeing
are beginning to find that there is a
huge market potential in this country.
These aerospace companies are able to
see the kind of value that we offer in
terms of availability of engineers, the
work being done with cost effectiveness
with a less turn around time. They
have also realised that processes like
metal cutting, forming, plating etc can
be done here in India in much faster,
better and cheaper way. Also, there is a
lot of government support.
On the other hand, the local
market is also expanding. More
and more low cost airlines are
coming up. The largest orders for
Airbus and Boeing for commercial
aircraft are coming from India.
The Indian manufacturing industry
is growing and there is an availability
of good level of engineering
talent and white collar productivity
in which we are better, superior and
cost-effective that other countries
like China.
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How would you define India’s position in the global aerospace technology? From a technology point of view, a lot of work needs to be
done to upgrade our technology, in terms of availability of
machines and equipments made locally instead of depending
on imports. The rise of aerospace industry will give an impetus
to the local metalworking industry to grow as well. In the
next eight to ten years, we would be a strong tier 1 supplier to the
aerospace industry.
India is currently the tenth largest defence spender in the world but we still import 70 per cent of equipment. How can we minimise this dependence? We still depend on other countries for some of the key
components of machine tool industry. But with the aerospace
industry growing, there is a hope that we will grow in this
area. The dependency might not disappear but it would
at least shrink. Just like we grew in the automobile sector,
similar changes will be seen again.
With advanced and new technologies, difficult-to-machine materials are finding their way in this sector. How has it brought a change in the machining operations? There has been a dearth in the machining and tooling industry.
But, now the demand for such machines are going up,
we will be upgrading ourselves in these areas to meet the
needs and develop machines which can withstand the force
and work at high speed required while machining such
difficult-to-machine materials. More emphasis and resources
will be poured in this area. This will be the first phase
of the transition towards aerospace which will happen in the next
five years.
India is presently the hot spot, with major global industries entering this market. Do you think this will lead to stalling of growth for the domestic companies? It will not stall the growth but the question would be whether
you are good enough to survive and grow. There will of
course be some companies who will be affected, irrespective
of whether they are Indian or foreign. It will be a game of the
survival of the fittest.
What is the most important requirement of this sector currently that would help fasten its growth?Aerospace is a high tech, high knowledge sector. It is purely a
knowledge-based industry. The limitations here are not going
to be availability of assets or availability of investments. It will
all depend on the management of the available knowledge and
putting to use right way with right people.
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Weight, quality, manufacturing time and costs are paramount in the manufacturing of structural parts for aircraft construction. Extremely high quality demands for the manufactured parts and absolutely reliable, reproducible processes are pitted against growing cost pressures. As a result, tried and tested component structures and manufacturing processes are being called into question, despite the high concerns for safety in this sector. Aerospace machining software has emerged as a solution to reduce costs and minimise enviornmental impact.
Wherever possible,
designers are looking
to reduce the weight
of structural parts.
This is reflected
both in the materials used as well
as in the construction itself. After
using a great amount of composite
materials in recent years, the
branch is now looking ever more to
special aluminium alloys. Today’s
monolithic structural components had
previously been welded assemblies of
many simpler components.
The spectrum of structural
parts ranges from external airframe
components to internal structural
components and fittings. These parts
may have simple surface, such as plates
with many holes, grooves and openings,
all the way through to complex parts
with thin, sometimes high walls, small
corner radii and increasingly, undercuts.
The rising number of integral
components with a complex geometry
and undercuts shows that, today, all
possibilities are being exploited in order
to save in terms of material and weight,
as well as to utilise new and more
effective processes.
Changes in manufacturingWith structural parts, often an
extremely large proportion of the
raw material must be cut away. In
the past, it was possible to achieve a
high volume of roughing jobs under
time constraints by using large milling
tool diameters. Modern machines can
also achieve this with high working
feeds and high spindle rotations
using smaller tool diameters. The
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smaller tools allow a more effective,
close-contoured roughing, and can
thereby create higher quality finished
components.
Cooling lubricant is a significant
cost factor in production. In order
to reduce costs and minimise
environmental impact, effort is being
made to use only a minimal amount of
lubricants. Changes to tool technologies
are therefore indispensable. With new
tools, for example, changes to vibration
conditions can be taken into account,
in order to make sure that the material
properties of the part are not altered
by surface pressure or heat build-up,
as well as ensuring the safe removal of
the chips. In CAM programming, the
goal is to account for the multiplicity
of modified demands with optimal
milling strategies.
Flexible CAM solutionCAM products that offer 2D, 3D and
5-axis machining strategies within a
single user interface are the most flexible
solutions. One software application
employed in this field is hyperMILL
by OPEN MIND Technologies AG.
In addition to the well-engineered
5-axis technology, CAM software
offers innovative solutions in 2D and
3D areas. And the standardised user
interface across the entire spectrum
of machining strategies simplifies its
use. Once learnt, users can programme
milling tasks reliably, even when they
only use the strategies in question from
time to time. A number of intelligent
functions assist the user in order to
allow the individual optimisation of
machining jobs and ensure that the
desired high feed rates are achieved
during the milling of structural parts.
These include, for example, slope-
dependent machining, HSC functions
and 5x shape level roughing etc.
Trouble-free programming Time can be saved with efficient
CAM programming. It lowers input
times by intelligently processing
geometry data from CAD. With
feature and technology macros, which
can be saved in a database, standard
operation sequences can be applied
quickly and reliably to comparable
geometries. Here, 2D features can
either be imported as solids through
the direct interfaces of the CAD
system or determined from surfaces
and curves/lines via definable filters.
Freely definable features also allow any
characteristic geometry to be defined,
to which a standard sequence of 2D,
3D and 5-axis machining tasks can be
assigned. In this way, 3D pockets, a
variety of which are found in structural
parts, can be programmed efficiently.
The sophisticated postprocessor
technology helps utilise controller
functions such as machining cycles,
local coordinate systems, subroutines or
programme part repetitions to achieve
streamlined machining.
Optimised CAM strategies for thin wallsHigh, thin walls with thicknesses of
1.5 to 4 mm (0.06~0.16 inch)
and heights of 150 to 180 mm
(6.0~7.2 inch) are a special challenge
for manufacturing and CAM systems.
The cycle ‘Roughing any stock’ in
hyperMILL, for example, allows users
to complete machining of bottom
surfaces while leaving material for
the finishing of the walls. The
basis for this is the automatic plane
level detection as well as the option of
defining horizontal stock allowances.
In this way, bottom planes can simply
and easily be machined to completion
during roughing. The job list-oriented
stock tracking and management
reliably detects the remaining
material following operations
using various tools and carried out
from various sides. Remaining material
areas can thus be roughed precisely
with shorter tool paths and
machining times.
Flexible undercutsWith the help of undercut geometries,
structural parts are optimally adapted
to their function and weight is
minimised. For production, these
undercuts pose a challenge. Depending
on whether three or 5-axis milling
is being performed, reliable CAM
strategies with reliable collision
checking and avoidance as well as the
relevant tools are required. Several 3D
cycles can also be used for lollipop or
woodruff cutters. If, for example, a
lollipop cutter is employed for 3D rest
material machining, undercut areas can
be machined without problems. Often,
5-axis machining proves the more
elegant solution, allowing a reduction
of machining times.
Five-axis on the riseToday, structural parts are still often
milled with three-axis processing.
Five-axis machining is used for an
increasing number of applications, and
likewise new components are designed
with 5-axis machining as an intended
manufacturing process. The 5-axis
machines already in use are employed
to reduce fixture costs. The ‘onboard’
capacity for simultaneous machining also
offers additional possibilities to optimise
milling processes. If a very high-quality
surface finish is required, then the
practice of milling with various fixed tool
positions rapidly reaches its limits. And
the surface has to be reworked as well.
The continuous machining by means
of 5-axis technology is the alternative,
which often offers better surfaces in
addition to minimised machining times.
Examples of this are 5-axis drilling,
which mills complex holes including
threads with a variety of tool positions
in one operation, as well as the 5-axis
swarf cutting, which in practice has
proven to be more effective than step-
wise 3D machining. In comparison
to 3D machining, 5-axis top milling
can also save a considerable amount of
milling time. Five-axis contouring is
useful for milling grooves with a fixed
orientation to the surface. Components
can be trimmed, deburred or chamfered
with this machining strategy, during
which the automatic collision avoidance
automatically corrects the orientation of
the tool.
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What the industry needs to fly high?
This is the era of aviation. While this industry is expanding at an unimaginable pace, challenges faced by the industry are increasing as well. However, the industry is brimming with the determination to make a mark on the global map. Many hope that the road-blocks would clear helping the Indian aerospace industry to become a credible name in the global arena. However, others believe, that the change needs to come from within. We spoke to some of the connoisseurs of this industry to know what this nascent aerospace market needs to grow beyond recognition. Here are the eight practical tips offered by the experts for the industry to adopt.
The ‘do-all’ attitude: Dependence on imports
in today’s scenario is a big no-no for the Indian
industry. The Indian machine tool industry
still depends heavily on imports to meets its
domestic needs. Accordng to a recent survey,
the manufacturing industry falls short to meet
almost 60 per cent of the local needs. While
exports forms the backbone of the survival of
the industry, the experts of this industry feel
that it is time now to turn the tables. “We
cannot depend on imports any more. If we
need anything, instead of sourcing it from
other countries, we should see how we can get
it done here itself,” says T V Sridhara, Business
Development Manager, India operations,
Measurement Specialities.
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Jack of all trades, master of one: Long known
for being one of the low cost manufacturing
bases, the country has been providing an array
of solutions to the industry. However, to carve
its credibility, the industry needs to create its
own niche. This is the age of specialisations,
which the Indian industry lacks. Instead of
foraying into various verticals, the companies
need to put in more effort to evolve in a specific
segment in the market. “Earlier, specialising
in a single vertical was apprehensive for the
industry due to the risk factor involved. But
the situations have changed now. Substantial
progress is happening in well-defined sectors.
Industries should evolve with concentrated
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Cumulative growth: Ancillary parts form
the backbone of the industry and no industry
can grow without the support of the smaller
ancillary segments. While the aviation sector
is booming with bigger players in the aircraft
manufacturing industry setting higher goals,
equal amount of support needs to be extended
to various other segments associated with
it. India has established itself as a strong
outsourcing destination for manufacturing
and machining precision components. The
domestic market would benefit from this
booming phase if enough support is provided
to this segment.tricks&3tips
Policy support: No industry can grow without
the support the government. Right from
the inception, the aerospace segment has
been under the domain of the government.
However, judging the magnitude of growth
potential of this industry, the government is
slowly opening up, encouraging public and
private partnerships. However, the industry
players are looking forward for better policies
to aid the growth of this sector. Right from
registration, land acquisitions procedures and
investments in the Indian market, the industry
is hoping for faster, hassle-free process with
less paper work.tricks&4tips
Answerability quotient: With the amount
of investments pouring into this industry,
experts feel that there should be a degree
of answerability maintained for it to grow.
Decisions and policy measures by the
government should be faster. With millions
at stake, the industry cannot afford to be
stalled at various levels for getting government
clearances and decisions. Industry experts
feel that the projects taken up under public-
private partnerships should entail to similar
answerability on deliverables from both ends.tricks&5tips
Professionalism: There was a time when the
Indian industry was known for its slipshod
attitude towards its deliverables. While the
arrival of global players in India has brought
in competition for the domestic players, it
has also changed the way the Indian industry
functions. Experts agree that the laxity in the
attitude of the domestic players in terms of
promptness in delivery and quality standards
has seen a paradigm shift over the years. The
industry today is aware of the global market
needs and has been adaptive to mould its
working methods. While meeting cut-throat
competition from the global market, the
industry needs to take a deeper plunge into
being more professional in its approach.tricks&6tips
Thinking big: The sky has opened up and it is
time for the Indian industry to think big and
beyond the conventional lines. As the avenue
is getting saturated already, the market needs
to imbibe the risk-taking ability to provide
futuristic solutions. The industry is still far
behind the technological advancements that is
ruling the global market. Even as the market
is gearing up to incorporate the advancements
on their shop floors, it needs to reach up
to the level to provide similar solutions to
the market.tricks&7tips
Getting the right people: This is possibly the
most unanimously agreed point by industry
experts. With high-end machines at disposal,
the industry requires the right people on the
job. A concerted effort from the industry and
government is required to tackle effectively
dearth of qualified engineers.. “What the
industry needs today is people. We need good
machinists to run the high-end machines, we
need good engineers to manage and produce
consistently good components, people who
can sell ‘Brand India’ to the world and people
in the government who can put together policies
that will encourage investment,” says Santanoo
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AEROSPACE
With a plethora of aviation companies strengthening their base in India, there is no stopping this industry. Global expectations from the Indian industry and the increasing competition in this segment are surpassing each other. The history of automotive success is sure to be repeated at a much higher scale in the aero sector.
India today forms the ninth
largest aviation market in
the world with over 75 per
cent of the domestic aviation
market ruled by the private
airlines. The Ministry of Civil
Aviation predicts that the number of
international passengers will touch 50
million by 2015.
With the availability of skilled
manpower, an encouraging business
environment, and rising government
support, the country is well positioned
as an attractive investment destination.
According to a latest report released
by the International Air Transport
Association (IATA), the country’s
aviation market has tripled in the past
five years.
The domestic airline alone has
carried over 24.5 million passengers
between January and May 2011,
recording a growth of 17.6 per cent.
With investments pouring in from all
quarters, it clearly gives an insight to
the amount of development that will
take place in this segment.
Although machining of precision
components forms our forte, the
domestic industry has to plunge
deeper to take up complex projects to
prove its mettle in the global
competition. The industry has to
venture into newer domain and
explore other avenues.
Maintenance, Repair and
Overhaul (MRO) forms the next big
thing in the aerospace industry. With
an estimate of over 900 commercial
aircraft traversing the Indian sky
over the next 20 years, MRO services
forms the key service requirement for
the maintenance of the fleet.
“There will be more planes and
more airports in the country for sure.
The only challenge in this segment is
the longer gestation periods. For many
years, our planes and engines have been
going out for MRO activities. But now
the situation is changing with business
coming into the country. The key in
this segment is the ability to innovate.
MRO is a growing industry in India.
There are MRO hubs coming up in
Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai,
Kolkata, Hyderabad and Trivandrum.
We have huge potential and
opportunities in this sector,” points out
N Sriramulu, President, ITW Chemin.
To establish itself as credible name in
the global arena, the Indian industry also
has to prove its potential in the sector
and deliver high quality meeting global
standards. “It is not just about quality,
but about maintaining consistency.
That is where we lag. However, we are
definitely moving towards it as the global
market does not make excuses on
this front,” clarifies Santanoo Medhi,
Managing Director, Kennametal
India Ltd.
Nevertheless, the Indian aviation
sector forms the major economic driver
of this decade and the domestic market
is charging towards it.
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Industry InsightsIndian automobile sector: Steering the economic growth.......................................... 72InterfaceAmit Mahipal GuptaDirector, Autolite (INDIA) Ltd...................... 80R K BeheraFounder and Chairman, RSB Group..................................................... 84Market TrendsAutomotive tools: Ensuring quality in manufacturing .............. 86Practical TipsAutomobile market dynamics: Realigning business to stay on top gear ... 92Future ForecastAutomobile insights: On the right track .... 96
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AUTOMOBILES
Automobile industry is the largest in the world with revenues of about $ 1.8 trillion and at times referred as ‘industry of industries’. The Indian automobile industry has demonstrated phenomenal growth and has become the seventh largest manufacturing market in the world. It can play a major role in enabling India to attain global leadership.
During the initial stages of
its development, Indian
automobile industry
heavily depended on
foreign technologies.
However, over the years, the
manufacturers in India have started
using technology that is developed
indigenously. Today, the Indian
automobile industry offers models to
meet all possible expectations. The
growth of the Indian middle class
with increasing purchasing power
along with strong growth of the
economy has attracted a number of
automobile manufacturers, including
some of the reputed global leaders to
establish themselves in the country to
enhance their profile and prospects.
The automobile sector of India
is currently the seventh largest in the
world. The year-on-year growth rate
in vehicles production achieved by the
Indian automobile industry has been
outstanding as compared to the growth
rate achieved by the global automobile
industry. The country manufactures
about 2.6 million cars contributing
significantly to the world’s annual
production. The country is the largest
manufacturer of motorcycles and the
fifth largest producer of commercial
vehicles. The figures published by the
Asia Economic Institute indicate that
the Indian automobile sector is set
to emerge as the global leader in the
near future. Over the years India has
emerged as the fourth largest exporter
of automobiles following Japan, South
Korea and Thailand. Engine parts
accounted for the bulk of production in
the Indian auto components industry,
followed by transmission and steering
parts. By the year 2050, India is
expected to top the car volumes of all
the nations of the world with about
611 million cars on the Indian roads.
Indian automobile manufacturers like
Maruti , TATA Motors, Mahindra and
Mahindra and Hindustan Motors have
established themselves firmly in the
global automotive industry.
The growth trendEconomic reforms and deregulation
have transformed the Indian
automotive market.
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The country offers competitive
advantages in energy, manpower and
emerging technology and is rapidly
emerging as a preferred manufacturing
destination for automobiles. The
development and upgradation of
infrastructure and the existence of
a good number of manufacturing
plants are aiding the development
of the Indian automobile market.
The Indian automobile component
industry is emerging as a world-class
outsourcing destination for global
auto majors. It has continuously
improved the manufacturing process to
embrace automation, robotics and new
management techniques.
The Indian automobile industry
is currently witnessing another phase
of re-engineering. It can seamlessly
integrate several small units in
engineering, automotive components
and consumer electronics. It can thus
fully explore the production value
chain and achieve higher productivity
and deliver greater value to consumers.
The Indian automobile industry
can deliver compelling value to the
world in engineering and component
manufacturing with its numerous small-
scale units and a vibrant information
technology industry.
ChallengesThe changes in design and adaptation
of international technologies have
enabled the Indian automotive industry
to compete globally. It has also exposed
the Indian industry to global challenges.
The increasing environmental pollution
has become a concern for manufacturers
and all associated with the industry. The
industry is struggling hard to come up
with a holistic and integrated approach
to reduce carbon dioxide emission.
Car manufacturer like Maruti has
already introduced the new concept
of using recyclable substance for car
production. The company strives to
apply the same concept in all its future
car models. This growing industry is
on the search for more advanced
ways and measures to meet stringent
environment norms.
The rise in oil prices will also
impact the growth of the automotive
industry. Unless the use of alternative
fuels increases, it is very unlikely that
the situation will change for the better.
To sustain competitiveness in the
automotive industry and to improve
productivity, continuous innovation by
the companies is required. This would
necessitate more investments towards
R&D and establishing mechanisms to
translate R&D results into products and
their efficient manufacturing.
Similarly the rise in input cost of
vehicles like steel, non-ferrous metals
and rubber, have grown over the last
few years, which in turn has increased
the production cost of vehicles.
Such cost escalation in input prices
has impacted the growth of the Indian
auto industry.
Another major challenge is the
creation of highly skilled human
resource required for the auto
industry. Auto industry, like many
other industries is facing shortage of
skilled technical as well as managerial
manpower. Though India has a vast
pool of professionals, the country needs
initiatives and support to nurture these
resources to excel in all areas of the
industries. Therefore, the Society of
Indian Automotive Manufacturers
(SIAM) has introduced new strategies
to optimise the skills and also support
proposals to train youth across the
country including the rural areas.
Ministry of Rural Development,
National Skills Development
Corporation, Indian government, and
the Indian automotive industry, are
working in synergy to generate a vast
pool of skilled manpower for the Indian
auto industry.
The road aheadIndian automotive industry holds
significant scope for expansion.
Indian companies need to increase
their penetration in the domestic and
global markets. Similarly, the auto
components industry that adopts
global quality management procedures
should capitalise on the European
and US market by increasing the
number of outsourcing businesses from
these regions.
Indian economy, which benefits
from strong fundamentals and sound
regulatory framework, will help the
automotive industry to increase the
product offerings and absorption of
newer technologies. India’s reasonably
priced and technology-oriented
workforce, together with strengths
gained by the country in IT and
electronics, will provide momentum to
the Indian automotive industry.
Segment wise market share in 2010-11
Passenger vehicles16.25 per cent
Commercial vehicles 4.36 per cent
Three wheelers 3.39 per cent
Three wheelers 76.00 per cent
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The automotive machining has witnessed exponential growth over the years. With growing demands for speed and productivity, tell us about the changes on the shop floor. There have been a number of
advancements in automotive
manufacturing. Right from the
design stage, rapid prototyping,
CAD, has helped in perfecting the
design. Software’s like moldflow,
pro-Engineer, CATIA, Unigraphics,
Industrial Graphics (IGS), Speos/Lucid
shape, have reduced the design time.
CAM has cut down the machine time
in mould-making.
Automation tools have ensured
that the products manufactured have
Conformity Of Products (COP) and
human errors have been eliminated.
These tools have helped in speedy
product development, reduced
wastages, increased productivity and
reduced inspections stages.
These developments have also
caused corresponding improvements in
shop floor management and the shop
floor inventories have come down.
Today’s shop floors appear far
less cluttered and much cleaner. The
ambience is more pleasing.
With evolving consumer preference, brief us on the
upcoming trends in the automotive industry.The increased concern for controlling
the environmental pollution has caused
the automotive industry to look for
higher fuel efficiency, alternative
fuels, lower weight of vehicles and
environmental-friendly materials.
Safety has always been the focus of
the automotive industry. In automotive
lighting segment, use of Light Emitting
Diodes (LED) in stop and signal
application is fast replacing incandescent
bulbs because of quick response time,
long life and better shock resistance.
With development of high lumen white
LEDs, it is a matter of time when it
may find application in head lamps
…says Amit Mahipal Gupta, Director, Autolite (INDIA) Ltd. Established in the year 1982, the company has to its credit various awards from the government and industry bodies for its excellent services and manufacturing expertise. In a conversation with Swapnil Pillai, he illustrates the changing landscape of auto industry in India.
Indian auto components industry has proven its commitment to quality while competing internationally with low cost manufacturer
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too, for added advantage of low power
consumption. Dynamic bending lights,
cornering lights, day time running lights
etc will find more and more use.
How has Autolite (INDIA) Ltd been leveraging on the booming Indian automotive sector? Not only is the Indian automotive
industry experiencing a boom, the
Indian auto component industry has
also established itself in the world
market with major acquisitions overseas.
Indian auto components industry has
proven its commitment to quality while
competing internationally with low
cost manufacturer like China. Indian
manufacturers have always strived for
perfecting the quality.
Autolite (INDIA) Ltd is known for
its commitment to customer delight.
Our company has been recognised by
the Government of India as ‘Star Export
House’. It has been the preferred
supplier to many OEMs and has been
actively fetching the increased business
of OEMs. The company is planning
substantial investment in capacity
expansion, modernisation and quality
upgradation to meet higher demands.
Elaborate on the challenges that need to be addressed by the industry.The industry is faced with challenges of
increased cost of fuel, lowering weight
of the vehicle while increasing safety
and upgrading quality aspects of the
product. Some of the other countries
are also catching up on the quality and
cost parameters.
The inflation in the country
with increased cost of raw materials,
transportation, and finance for buyers
as well as for companies is also affecting
the industry. External factors like
global economic meltdown, foreign
exchange fluctuations are cause of
concern for the industry.
How can the regulatory framework be strengthened to ensure sustainable growth of the industry?
For the sustainable growth of the
industry, the biggest challenge is
the spurious products available in
the market. Industry together with
regulatory bodies has to find a solution
to this problem. The government should
consider reduction in interest rates,
which will help the buyers as well as the
manufacturers for maintaining healthy
domestic demand. Further, attractive
export incentives to compete with global
players to increase the export business
should be considered.
It is also pertinent to mention
here that government should create an
automotive hub having all infrastructure
facilities like cheap developed
land, availability of power, roads,
transportation, water etc to attract
investment in automobile sector.
What are the R&D and quality assurance initiatives of the company? The company is having various quality
system certifications like the ISO
9001, ISO 14001, TS16949. We have
taken initiative to fulfill our mission
of total customer delight by making
the experience of association with
Autolite (INDIA) Ltd an enjoyable
one. All the products meet conformity
of product requirements and have
approvals of the certifying agencies in
the country of export like CE mark for
European countries, DOT for USA,
etc. Company’s R&D is well equipped
with latest equipments and highly
qualified professionals working for new
developments of innovative products.
Elaborate on the green initiatives undertaken by the company.The company is ISO 14000 certified for
environmental protection and has OSHAS
18000 certification for occupational
safety and health. We regularly monitor
energy consumption and conducts energy
audits. These environmental-friendly
measures have been supplemented by tree
plantation drives.
The company is also concentrating
on weight reduction for better fuel
efficiency of automobiles which would
reduce environmental pollution.
Autolite (INDIA) Ltd is also
developing low power consumption
LED-based lighting systems for greener
environment.
How do you rate the talent pool available in India with respect to global standards? What are the training initiatives undertaken by the company?Though Indians are quite talented,
our education system needs a complete
overhaul for developing quality education.
The industry also has to conduct in-
house training programme to become
up to date with the latest technological
developments in the world.
The company conducts training for
two hours every week for every staff and
worker even for senior management.
The company also conducts on-the-
job training on the shop floor for the
senior executives.
How can the Indian machine tool industry cater to this fast evolving sector? It is high time that Indian machine
tool industry took note of the fact
that most of the capital goods are
imported. In the field of tool and
mould development, China has
created a hub. In case of China, it
has been mainly government efforts,
but in India, machine tool industry
probably has to take lead to develop
such industry cluster or hubs.
How do you foresee the Indian automotive industry? Elaborate your future plans.Indian automotive industry has a bright
future. However, recent high interest
rates have dampened the growth. But
these are minor hiccups and we are
going to have more exciting times.
Autolite has plans for major investment
for substantial capacity increase,
modernisation and quality upgradation.
Company plans to increase export
business considerably in new markets
across the globe.
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What are your views on the current scenario of the Indian automobile sector?Presently, the Indian automobile
industry seems to be taking a marginal
dip. But, we believe this is a short-
term phenomena because of the high
domestic inflation, rising interest cost
and weak global demand. However, in
our view, the medium and long term
scenario is optimistic because India is
one of the emerging economies and
also has the critical mass to support and
sustain recovery and growth.
What is the need of the hour to optimise the quality and efficiency of the product offerings?Globally, India including, the
expectations of the customers on
quality front have risen significantly and
continues to rise. Therefore, embracing
quality on product offerings has become
vital and absolutely necessary for
survival and to stay ahead in global
competition. We also believe that
when we take care of quality across the
breadth of our business in all operations,
wastages get eliminated and efficiency
improves. Towards this, we are in
the process of institutionalising Total
Quality Management (TQM) process
in our plants.
What are the various R&D and quality assurance initiatives undertaken by your company? We believe that by integrating design
and manufacturing, we can provide our
customers with cohesive engineering
solutions. Thus, R&D is of immense
...avers R K Behera, Founder and Chairman, RSB Group. The company presently has 12 manufacturing plants spread over six locations in India and manufactures a diverse range of automotive components and systems. In conversation with Swapnil Pillai, he illustrates the need of the hour for rapidly growing Indian automobile market.
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importance to us. With this in view,
our subsidiary i-Design Engineering
Solutions Ltd provides our customers,
whenever required, with design and
testing functions for some of their
products. i-Design provides services,
including conceptualisation, design,
prototyping, testing and eventually
validating products. i-Design offers
designing and engineering services
internally as well as to third party
customers, thereby enabling us to
develop stronger relationships with our
customers on multiple fronts.
Brief us on the initiatives to be undertaken to meet the requirement of qualified workforce for the industry.There is a great need to increase the
number and quality of manufacturing
/ shop floor manpower. There is huge
shortage of workforce which also leads
to high attrition. The government in
cooperation and collaboration with
the private industry players should
embark on a programme to have more
industrial technical institutes to churn
out well qualified production personnel
in different manufacturing disciplines.
Are the policies of government facilitating sustainable development for automobile companies?All-round infrastructure development
is the key to achieve sustainable
development, particularly in the
automobile sector. In this aspect, it is
our view that, while the government’s
policies on infrastructure development
are laudable, the translation of these
into implementation is not quick enough
to reap the desired benefits. Greater
acceleration in implementation of the
various infrastructure projects would help
the automobile sector to deliver better.
The government is certainly
working towards controlling and
softening the macroeconomic
environment of high inflation and high
interest regime. Once this is achieved,
we hope the industry will bounce back
from its temporary slowdown.
How can the Indian machine tool industry cater to this fast evolving sector? Indian machine tool industry is known
for producing quality products and
has the required knowledge, both
technical and managerial, to produce
and deliver. The industry needs to
align with the emerging global trends
in terms of complexity, automation
and high level of performance. The
machine tool industry needs to absorb
the fast changing technology quickly
and offer these products in the Indian
market almost simultaneously as
they are unveiled in the developed
countries. It needs to enter into
technical collaboration with the leading
machine tool companies of the world
so that machines of global standards
are available in India at lower and
competitive price. If this happens, the
automotive industry may not have to
import such machines with high cost
and lead time. Service facility may
also become available at lower cost and
quicker time.
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Competitive necessities are driving manufacturers to become more customer-focused. Without the proper tools the constantly evolving consumer preference and the technically advanced raw materials will be difficult to manage. Besides, this can trigger steady margin erosion and market share loss.
Manufacturing processes
play a major role not
only in the attainment
of high product quality,
but also in the reduction
of manufacturing and consequently
also product costs. By using modern
production technologies, significant
potential for the reduction of costs can
be exploited. The tools used are of major
importance in this respect, as it is their
job to convert the speeds and spindle
outputs provided by the machine into
metal cutting performance.
Car body file bladesThis unique invention is still one of
the best tools available today to level a
brazed joint in automotive applications.
The unique profile of file blades makes
it amazingly aggressive yet offering
the finest surface finish, which in turn
makes the joint ready for painting
without further surface preparation.
These files are ideal for any
type of sheet metal work requiring
a particularly smooth and scratch-
free finish. Since the file leaves no
scratch marks, the filed surface can
be painted immediately, without any
prior polishing. The milled car body
files provide exceptional stock removal
rates and unsurpassed surface quality
due to positive rake angle, uniquely
convex surface, unsurpassed sharpness
of teeth.
Essentials of a good car body filesIdeal tooth geometry: The teeth of
ideal car body files should be milled
from the solid metal, as distinct from
the usual cutting process. Each tooth
should be designed to ensure that
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the chip rolls up before the rounded
tooth face and is forced into the large
chip space.
Convex shape to prevent formation
of scratch marks: One key advantage
of car body files is their convex cross
section. This special feature prevents
the edges of the file from coming
into contact with the work piece, thus
preventing undesired scratches in the
product surface. The ergonomic holder
permits convenient tensioning of car
body file blades to match the surface
contour of the work piece. Light
weight but rugged die-cast aluminium
structure, available in two sizes. The
file bending radius can be adjusted via
the tensioning system.
Tanged car body files: Rectangular,
curved longitudinal and transverse
(convex) files, tanged, cut on one side,
and available in different cuts. These
files require no file holder, they can be
used with a handle.
HSS antenna cutterThe unique antenna cutter is used
extensively for enlarging holes in
automotive panels with minimum
burr and vibration. Conical cutter in
special cut with shank dia of 8 mm.
High Strength Steel antenna cutter
for stepless milling, enlarging bores
and holes, for eg mounting holes in
car bodies
Recommendation for use: Speed
range 200-500 rpm to be used for
smallest burr diameter, eg sheet edge
work max 9.000 rpm.
Fine grinding and polishing toolsLatest abrasives like ceramic oxide
and compact grain ensures 30 per
cent less grinding time, higher tool
life, better surface finish and results in
minimum 25 per cent lower cost per
component.
Nearly all types of material
surfaces can be worked on
with coated abrasives. Coated
abrasives, depending on the
type, can be used for wet or
dry grinding. Coated abrasives
consist of the following
components: backing material,
basic bond, covering
bond, abrasive grit and
abrasive layer.
Abrasive grit Choosing the correct
product strongly influences
the surface finish
and the economic value of a
process.
Ceramic gritSintered aluminium oxides
are divided into sintered
bauxite aluminium oxides
and sol-gel aluminium
oxides. Sol-gel aluminium oxide is
mainly used for coated abrasives. This
highly modern abrasive has become
increasingly popular through its
toughness and its good self-sharpening
property. The ceramic abrasive leads
to an increase in productivity with
simultaneous improvement of surface
quality and outstanding stock removal.
Due to the continuous self-sharpening
the highest level of stock removal, an
extra-long service life and hence an
economical grinding are realised. At
the same time they achieve an improved
surface quality. For applications
involving the dry machining of
stainless and high-temperature steels it
is recommend. using top size products.
Their additional lubricating layer
provides increased stock removal rates
and significantly reduced temperature
in the grinding zone, which prevents
work piece structural changes.
The ceramic abrasive is particularly
suitable for applications requiring low
and medium operating pressure and
even for low-power cornering grinders.
Wide abrasive surface, constant wear,
continuous exposure of new grit, high
and even cutting performance. The
fibreglass backing does not damage or
foul the surface worked in the case of
accidental contact. It provides good
strength while maintaining a satisfactory
degree of flexibility. The recommended
applications are deburring, removing
welding seams and spots, removing
scale, rust and oxidation of any kind.
The ceramics series are ideal
for aggressive but cool grinding.
The use of these series lead to
an increase in productivity with
simultaneous improvement of
surface quality and outstanding
stock removal.
Compact grain productsDue to uniform stock removal they
achieve a consistent surface finish
during their entire service life.
Compared to conventional abrasives,
compact grain products achieve a
more consistent surface with less set-
up time. The compact grain products
are special tools for continuous
grinding applications. Due to uniform
stock removal, they achieve a consistent
surface finish during their entire
service life.
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HSS Antenna cutter
Ceramics (CER)
Zirconia Alumina (ZA)
Compactgrain (COM)
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Realigning business to stay on top gear
The Indian automotive industry after de-licensing has grown at a spectacular rate of 17 per cent on an average for last few years. The industry has now attained a turnover of ` 165,000 crore and an investment of ` 50,000 crore. This has opened up huge business opportunities for the machine tool industry in India. To make the most of the opportunities presented and to stay on top of the business, the following best practices can be adhered to.
Know-how is not enough: Being an expert in
the field doesn’t guarantee business success.
Efficient marketing and administration play
a key role in ensuring the prolong stability
of the business. Making relevant machinery
to meet the industry requirement is not
enough. Targeted customers should be
made aware of the features and applicability
of the machine. Marketing for business
is very important as it aids the growth and
profit objective of the organisation. Marketing
plays a crucial role in arousing customers’
needs and expectations to the point of
consumption and in creating a loyal stream of
satisfied customers who continue to patronise
the brand.
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Hire the right people: Hiring an employee is
one of the most important business decisions.
While getting a very suitable candidate can make
a huge difference to business success, the cost of
hiring a wrong or unsuitable candidate can be
very high. Most companies often do not place
much importance to this function and hiring is
often done in an unprepared manner without
much planning. It is very important that each
employee meets the expectation of the business
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Consistency in service delivery: Customers
prefer a reliable business partner. Consistency is
critical for business success. The clients should
be delivered the same quality and services that
he expects from the brand. The consumer’s
confidence can be gained by ensuring that they
get the same quality every time. Consistency
makes it easy for customers to choose the service,
and results in repeat orders for the client. A loyal
client base and repeat business cannot be created
with discrepancies but with dependability and
consistency.tricks&3tips
Implementing quality control system: Quality
control system enables an organisation to achieve
the goals and objectives set out in its policy and
strategy. A fully documented system will ensure
that the customer’s confidence in the ability of
the organisation to deliver the desired products
and services consistently meeting their needs
and expectations. Similarly, the organisational
objectives can be met at an optimum cost with
efficient use of the available resources like
materials, human, technology and information.
These requirements can only be truly met if
objective evidence is provided, in the form of
information and data, to support the system
activities, from the ultimate supplier to the
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Focus on innovation: Firm-level innovation is
very low in India. Indian machine tools firms
source technology, but very few of them improve
upon it. The research spending as a percentage
of sales amongst Indian firms is low when
compared to the R&D spends of companies in
developed nations. Today, business environment
has become very dynamic with more demanding
customers and intense market competition. To
meet this, firms have to create new products,
solutions and services that provide a radically
better experience for the consumers. In the ever-
changing world, innovation is the only key which
can sustain long-run growth of the company.
Companies have to engage themselves in various
innovative activities, ranging from manufacturing
processes, product improvement, and brand
building initiatives to customer satisfaction.
tricks&5tips
Resolve issues as quickly as possible: Issues are
big problems. The manager should manage open
issues diligently to ensure that they are being
resolved. If there is no urgency to resolve the issue
or if the issue has been active for some time, it
may not really be an issue. It may be a potential
problem, or it may be an action item that needs
to be resolved at some later point. Real issues,
by their nature, must be resolved with a sense of
urgency. It can be envisaged as a ‘wedge’ that both
holds the gains achieved along the quality journey,
and prevents good practices from slipping.tricks&6tips
Reuse and recycle waste: It takes a lot of valuable
energy and materials to create and manufacture
products and the resulting industrial waste can be
difficult to manage. Reducing and recycling waste
becomes imperative. Capturing and recycling waste
during the manufacturing process can save money.
An audit can identify very simple ways to easily
capture and reuse waste without extensive capital
investment. Through better waste management,
companies can even enhance their public image
by understanding the impact of their use of the
precious resource on the community at large.tricks&7tips
Branding: It defines precisely how the customer
perceives the brand now, and in future. It must
be referred to, when making all decisions large
and small, by everyone in the organisation. The
exact brand the company desires will, thereby, be
communicated to all stakeholders, internal and
external. Branding facilitates a company to get an
identity of its own which further allows it to compete
in tough marketing conditions and to bond a strong
relationship with the customers. In many cases the
customer is unaware of the services and quality of
products a company is manufacturing. Branding will
always help in identifying such companies and to
boost their image in the potential market. tricks&8tips
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AUTOMOBILES
The automotive industry forms the core of India’s manufacturing economy. On account of its huge market potential, low base of car ownership in the country estimated at about 25 per 1,000 people and a rapidly surging economy, the nation is firmly set on its way to become an outsourcing platform for a number of global auto companies.
India is among the few countries
that is showing a growth rate
of 30 per cent in demand for
passenger cars. This accompanied
by the de-licensing of the sector
and subsequent opening up of 100 per
cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
through automatic route have been
some of the major reasons for multi-
million dollars investment by global
auto majors into the country. Cities
like Chennai are likely to see about
` 8,000 crore or more of investments
flowing into the sector followed by a
slew of new automobile projects. The
proposed units are likely to raise the
city’s total auto output by 5 lakhs in
a year. Similarly major investments by
auto behemoth like TATA Motors,
Ford in Gujarat is a proof of the auto
investor-friendly atmosphere in India.
India is among the most competitive
manufacturers of auto components in
the world. Auto component industry
in India has potential to grow at
a Compounded Annual Growth
Rate (CAGR) of 13 per cent to reach
$ 40 billion by 2015.
Various tax incentives, as well as a
fast-track approval process will enable
India to become one of the world’s
most attractive automotive markets for
both manufacturers and consumers. The
announcement of ‘Automotive Mission
Plan’ for the period of 2006-2016 is
a major step towards this objective.
The plan aims to make India the next
big destination for design and
manufacture of automobiles and auto
components, with output reaching a
level of $ 145 billion.
The long-term potential for growth
of the auto industry is very favourable,
on account of low vehicle penetration in
the country. As income levels rise and
easy finance is available, the industry
will continue to see a healthy growth
rate. Society of Indian Automobile
Manufacturers (SIAM) estimates that
the growth of the auto industry in FY12
will be around of 12-15 per cent.
According to a recent report by
SIAM, the size of the Indian automotive
industry by the year 2016 varies between
$ 122-159 billion, including $ 35 billion
of exports. The resulting benefits
to society such as economic growth
increased jobs would be significant.
According to Amit Mahipal
Gupta, Director, Autolite (INDIA)
Ltd, “Indian automotive industry has
a bright future ahead. However, recent
high interest rates have dampened the
growth but these are minor hiccups
and we are going to have more exciting
times ahead.”
On the right track
Swapnil Pillai
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Industry InsightsConsumer durables: Building an ecosystem of growth .................................... 98InterfaceT V SridharaBusiness Development Manager, Indian operations, Measurement Specialities ..... 100Market TrendsMapping success: On a path towards sustainable growth...................................... 104Practical TipsConsumer first: Ensuring quality delivery ... 111Future ForecastIndian consumer durables industry: Carving a niche ........................................... 114
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CONSUMER DURABLES
No longer can consumer durable products be classified as just day to day essentials. Today, with the transition that every product has undergone, luxury and necessity have been amalgamated in the same package. The market is being ruled by a plethora of brands and products, each offering a unique design and feature. However, only time will tell how much market share can be captured by the Indian industry.
Broadly classified into the
white and brown goods,
the industry as a whole
is booming in the Indian
market. New brands and
products are making way into the
market every month. The industry has
taken a huge leap over the last decade
and is still expected to grow at an
unimaginable rate. The customer base
also is ready to accept innovations.
Over the years, the demand for
consumer products has seen a huge
surge in the growing economies of
India, China and Brazil and the
market is ready to incorporate the
technological advancements which are
being introduced by the global market.
This has also encouraged the industry
to come up with severalinnovations.
The strong competition in this segment
has also led to price war among major
brands to offer better quality products
at lower cost.
Even with the constant reduction
in prices, the industry has portrayed an
impressive growth graph. While China
has been ranked as the second largest
market in the world for consumer
electronics, India too is fast picking up
to become one of the major markets for
the industry.
Market boomFor the global market, India no doubt
stands to be one of the largest consumer
bases. The transition in the lifestyle
of the common man has come in as
an impetus for the Indian populace to
accept global brands and technology.
The consumer durables market is
estimated to be ` 300 billion and is
expected to reach ` 500 billion by 2015
with the urban market growing at the
rate of 9 to 12 per cent annually.
According to reports by the
Consumer Electronics and Appliances
Manufacturers Association, the industry
has grown by 12 to 13 per cent as
compared to last year. Products like
high-definition televisions have been
in vogue while split air-conditioner
has seen a growth of 60 to 70 per cent.
Similar growth has been recorded in flat
panel displays like LCDs and plasma
display panels which rose by 45 per
cent this year. On the other hand, the
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sale of home appliances has surged by
nearly 23 per cent. The market size of
refrigerators is projected to grow to 12
million units in 2011 while the market
for washing machines is anticipated to
be no less than six million units.
Market switchAlthough India forms one of the major
markets for the global players, rural India
today is the rising consumer durables
market in the country which itself is
growing at the rate of 30 per cent. With
major brands making their way into the
rural segment, market leaders predict a
growth rate of 40 to 45 per cent in the
next fiscal in the rural segment alone.
This is due to the boost in the lifestyle
among the rural population.
Mobile phones, televisions,
music systems, air conditioners and
refrigerators are the most sought after
products in the present time. However,
with the technological advancements
which the population has adapted to,
the trends is moving towards multi
utility products like iPods, tablets etc.
As the rural and semi–urban market
is witnessing a faster growth than the
urban market, the latter is now largely
becoming a product replacement
market. This has led to stiff price
competition between the market players
to attract customers. Being among the
fastest growing economy in the world,
the consumer durable sector contributes
around 8 per cent in the Index of
Industrial Production (IIP) providing
jobs to professionals, skilled, semi-
skilled and unskilled workers, in rural
and semi-urban areas.
According to the Associated
Chambers of Commerce and Industry
of India (ASSOCHAM) that the
penetration level of consumer durables
in the country is about 5 to 7 per cent as
compared to other countries. It foresees
further penetration in the rural sector in
the coming years.
Indian brands vs global playersEven as India forms a huge consumer
base, the country is yet to become
a manufacturing hub. The industry
is dominated by global players like
Whirlpool, LG, Samsung, Sony, Nokia
among others. However, there are not
many home grown players venturing
into the industry. At one point of time,
Indian companies like BPL, Godrej,
Videocon etc ruled the domestic market.
However, with the growing competition
and the integration of newer technology
in the available products, the home-
grown companies are struggling to keep
pace with the developments.
The major challenge faced by the
Indian industry is to keep pace with the
rampant upgradation of technology and
assimilating high-end quality products
at a lower cost to be competitive enough
in the market.
However, of late, the Indian
companies have transformed their
product portfolio in terms of product
design and sophistication in the features
to be at par with the global market.
But more needs to be done in this area.
While the home-grown brands are yet
to grow in the domestic market, the
industry is a long way from stepping
onto the global stage.
Indian machine tool marketWith more and more foreign brands
coming into the country and the
growing market in this segment, the
Indian machine tool industry should
invariably benefit from the surge.
However, that has not been the case.
Although the IT industry has proven its
mettle in the segment, the machine and
tool industry is still trying to bargain a
bigger piece of pie in the growth of
the market. According to experts,
the country still heavily depends on
imports, leaving the Indian machine
tool industry in a lurch. While most
of the foreign-made brands find it
convenient to have their own service
centres in India, they still hesitate
to shift their tool room activities to
India. The home-grown companies
still largely depend on importing the
moulds for their production.
However, with the steady growth
of the home-grown companies and
the change in the attitude among
the manufacturers in this sector,
the Indian machine tool industry
remains optimistic of making it
big in the upcoming years with
reduced dependence on imports and
increased reliance on Indian machine
tool providers.
Beating the oddsAdding to the competition from the
foreign-made goods, the other major
challenge faced by the home-grown
industry is the distribution pattern
and availability of infrastructure which
hinders their growth.
The industry still needs a well-
developed distribution networks so as
to build a brand image of their own
and penetrate fastest into the growing
market. The industry is also seeking
better policies from the government
which would give an impetus to the
growth of the Indian companies.
While the mergers with foreign
brands is making way for the Indian
companies to incorporate advanced
technology in their products, the
industry today however needs to have
an extra edge over the foreign made
products to survive and grow in this
booming industry.
What the Indian industry now
needs is a fresh perspective to restart
its journey again where the soaring
competition from global brands needs
to be seen as an opportunity to come
up with better product offering to the
customers. More and more in depth
product research needs to be put in for
new items to hit the stalls and beat the
global offerings.
The brand image which companies
like BPL and Godrej had once instilled
in every household needs to be created
again. With a perfect presence and
penetration in the domestic market,
there is no stopping the Indian
companies to foray into global market.
The future remains optimistic
for the market as a whole to grow,
making ground for the Indian populace
to be at par with the latest and
advanced technology being used across
the globe.
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CONSUMER DURABLES
Tell us about the present market scenario of the consumer durables industry. India has been growing in the white
goods industry and there are a lot of
new brands, models and equipments
which has come into the market.
This was certainly not the scenario a
decade back. Today, there are more
foreign brands in the market. Indian
companies are entering into foreign
collaborations. The market is filled with
foreign brands and Indian companies
are also making their presence felt in
the manufacturing sector. However, for
the manufacturing of Indian equipment,
critical components and parts are still
being heavily imported in the form of
knock-down kits or sub-assemblies.
This is preventing component-level
selling in India. It would take almost
five to ten years to bring in a change
in this attitude of Indian manufacturers
and bring down the dependence on
imports.
The increasing demand in the consumer durable products,
has invariably increased the demand from machine tool industry for high precision machining of the products. Is the machine tool industry able to meet the requirements of the industry in terms of volume and technological advancements? The Indian machine tool industry is
equipped for the surging demand but
the consumer durables manufacturers
have to depend on them and lower the
imports. The demand in this industry
…points out T V Sridhara, Business Development Manager, Indian Operations, Measurement Specialities. Talking to Debarati Basu, he discusses the need for home-grown consumer durables companies to minimise their dependence on imports.
Demand will increase but Indian companies would grow marginally
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is ever growing and if a home-grown
brand has to cater to this demand,
they have to meet the challenges from
the foreign brands and reach their
standards.
Tell us about the kind of competition that the market faces currently. There are many brands coming into
the market but not many Indian
brands are entering this segment.
Those already into the market are
entering into joint ventures and are
tagged with a foreign brand to survive
in the market now.
Number of home-grown companies
has to increase but there also needs to
be a change in the attitude of the
customer.
An India-made product is as good
as any other foreign brand but given a
chance and the budget, people always
tend to lean towards buying foreign
brands. The manufactures have to
deliver what they promise and people
have to accept it as well. This has to
go hand in hand.
What are the challenges faced in this segment? And what all is being done to overcome the hurdles?The major challenge comes in with
facing stiff competition from foreign
brands.
We still lack in delivering what we
promised. We have to meet the global
parameters, quality sustainability,
understand the consumption pattern.
Also, the life span of the products
needs to be longer. Our products
lack the finishing and aesthetics that
foreign brands provide and we loose
our customers on this ground as our
products look less attractive than
foreign counterparts.
However, with time, we have
certainly changed. We are trying
to make our products aesthetically
appealing so as to be in line with the
global trends.
In what ways does the industry need to change to survive in the market?To survive we have to be in line
with the global brands. We have to
provide similar quality, aesthetics and
technology that the foreign brands
provide. And all this has to be within
the stiff price competition that the
market today offers.
There is also a need to have faith
in our home grown brands so that
more investments can be made in this
sector. The demand in this market is
surging everyday. We only have to
create our image in the market which
would generate credibility among the
consumers.
How has been the growth trajectory of the industry? Given the kind of lifestyle that the
India is leading, the demand for white
goods will increase but the demand for
home grown products might stagnate
or grow marginally.
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Today the consumer durables industry in India is growing at the rate of 20 per cent while the rural market itself is growing rapidly at almost 35 to 40 per cent building a market worth ` 300 billion. We are one of the major markets of the world. However, it is now time for the home-grown industry to take the next step forward and become a name to reckon with globally.
What happened in the
automobile industry
will also happen in
the Indian consumer
durables industry.
From a sales point of view, this is a
big and growing market. However,
in terms of basic tool making or
product development, apart from very
few Indian companies, this industry
is dominated by the global market
leaders like Samsung, Nokia, Sony,
LG among others.
However, what brings us business
from this industry is mould making.
The machine tool industry looks
at the machining requirements
of high-end products like mobile
phones, LCD TVs, digital cameras
where the complexity of the parts is
higher. Moulds of these products by
itself are complex and require high
perfection, surface finish and high end
technology.
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By nature, the product life cycle
of this industry is very short. Any
new model or product survives in
this industry for not more than six
months. Therefore, the challenge for
this industry is to have a good design
house and a good back-end tool
room support which can churn out
new designs continuously on a steady
basis. The Indian tooling industry is
yet to catch up with the global level
of competency in terms of design
and delivering high-end tools. So,
while the latest developments in high
end technology is still dominated by
countries like China and Korea, India
still focuses more on die maintenance
or repeat die casts.
The market for machine tools
industry in the consumer durables is
very small. We are still largely catering
to the automotive industry. Even
though there is a huge growth here
in terms of end user consumption, we
have not yet been able to make a big
impact in this industry.
Meeting requirements Bigger brands in consumer durables
industry do not have their tool room
in India. They still import the dies
from countries like China, Taiwan
or Korea. The maintenance of the
dies or duplication of some proven
products is however done in India
for saving costs. The home-grown
companies work on their own design,
but to make the process quicker and
to launch the product in the market
sooner, they find it easy to import the
moulds. This way, 50 per cent of the
moulds are still imported. The Indian
industry is still slow on investing on
advanced technology as it involves a
lot of money and talented people.
But the future of this industry
looks very positive. In the next four
to five years a lot of ‘Indianisation’
is likely to take place. Many tool
rooms in India are upgrading their
technology by adding good design
team and adding more facilities like
painting technology etc. We are
seeing a trend where India and China,
which has a huge consumer base, are
the future markets.
Growing competition The prime mover of this industry is the
consumer demand. The consumers are
now exposed to the global quality and
design level and want the best product
at a lowest possible price. So, the rise in
the foreign brands is forcing the Indian
companies to upgrade their quality so
that they can compete with them in
terms of product design, product quality
and cost. While the Indian companies
are upgrading themselves, foreign
companies find it viable to set up
manufacturing facilities in India to give
backend support to their production
facilities. The die mould industry has a
good potential in India in this segment
but is yet to explore its true potential.
We are still watching the growth and
the trend looks good, but a lot depends
on how the die mould industry grows.
Automotive industry, over the
years, has grown in terms of quality
and price. But in consumer durables,
there are certain areas which require
huge technological upgradation but
most of the products require highly
sophisticated product design capability
which has not yet come to India. Even
for China, which is a huge production
house, the basic product design comes
from Europe or US. India has proved
itself in the software know-how, but
we are yet to prove our capability in
hardware, electronics and electrical
product design.
The high-end machining capabilities
require high investments and skilled
manpower. For this, we require a
global base to justify the investments.
Countries like Korea, Japan, Taiwan are
already catering to the global market.
For us, it is proving to be a challenge
as our products still needs a global
branding and proven capability. But
since the demand is swelling in India,
the market will respond positively.
Beating the odds The material cost is going up and
equipment are getting expensive day
by day. But in terms of increasing
productivity and capabilities, this
is an investment that needs to be
done. Making a mould takes a lot
of skill, investment and time and
in this industry the design of the
products change rapidly, thereby
raising the need for new moulds.
Most companies find it cost effective
to import the moulding machines and
moulds instead of investing in making
new moulds. Just like the automobile
industry, the government needs to
support this industry in a bigger way
for more companies to invest in R&D
and advanced technologies.
Areas of opportunitiesToday, lot of devices are getting
merged into multifunctional
equipments. The best example is
that of a digital camera and mobile
phone. The industry is now working
towards producing multifunctional
devices in refrigerators, mobile phone,
televisions etc. The Indian industry
also has to think on similar track and
come up with intelligently integrated
products. We are forced by our end
users to improve on quality. They
are appreciating our products and are
considering buying our machines. But
the numbers are still small.
Future growth This industry is certainly going to
grow, but how much will the die
and mould industry catering to this
industry grow depends on various
factors. But with the number of joint
ventures and newer companies coming
into the market, this industry will
certainly make it big.
S Subbarayan is
the Deputy General
Manager of the
Die Mold Division of
Makino India Pvt Ltd. He
garners a
huge experience in the
die and mold sector.
Email:subbarayan@makino.co.in
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Practical Tips
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The sleeker-than-the-sleekest mobile phone models and laptops with the latest feature will always be in vogue. The Indian consumer, today, has a good taste of the best in the market. The market cannot pull wool over the Indian populace with goods of conventional quality. With a tough competition from the global brands, the onus is now upon the Indian manufacturers to meet customer expectations. We spoke to some of the market leaders to know what the Indian industry needs today to make their mark. Here are the eight practical tips suggested by them to bring in a change.
Deliver what is promised: Gone are the days
when glitz and glamour was all it took to sell
a product. The consumer today is smarter than
ever. They know what they need and also know
how to compare and assess the products with
global products. The Indian manufacturers
cannot underestimate the knowledge base
of the Indian customers. Indian products
fall short, in terms of providing the promised
features, quality and technology. This only
pulls down the brand value of the Indian
made products.
Debarati Basu
tricks&1tips
Do not undermine Indian brands: Consumers
have shown tendency to overlook the Indian
brands when compared to the foreign-made
products. The customer base as well as the
machine tool industry needs to value the
home-grown products as these products are
competitive enough with knowledge and
quality consciousness. They should get support
from the Indian populace to prove their mettle
in the industry.
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Invest in local brands: With the recorded growth,
consumer durables industry is one of the driving
forces of the economy today. However, there is
still a hesitation in the Indian market to pour in
investment into the home-grown brands. The
industry and the market should have faith and
take lead to invest in Indian companies. Along
with government support, the market should
also pass on the confidence to this segment with
investments for this industry to grow.tricks&3tips
Transformation in attitude: The Indian industry
still believes that the customer would use what is
being offered to them. However, the consumer
tendency has changed. Keeping a track of the
global trends, they ask for more than what is
available on the platter. The Indian manufacturers
have to be ready to face this demand to provide
them with innovative solutions and features in
the products even before they ask. Consumers
today create the demand.
tricks&4tips
Invest on efficient technology: This is one
of the fundamental requirements today for
the Indian industry. Most companies try to
minimise the cost by cutting upon investing
on efficient technology. But the consumers
want the best technological product at lower
cost. So, while the Indian market is not able
to produce a high quality mobile phone at low
price, there are global players who are able to
do so. Other countries are able to do it because
they invest on high-quality technology. The
market needs to understand that efficient
technology will ultimately bring down the cost
in the long run.tricks&5tips
Upgrade knowledge: The solution is not just
in buying high-end equipment but the industry
also needs to invest in upgrading the knowledge
base to use the available technology efficiently.
Bridging the knowledge gap is very important
for taking the industry to the next level. This
can be done by educating people about the
quality systems and the overall manufacturing
process or by working with strategic partners
who can bridge these gaps.
tricks&6tips
Study the market need: The reason global brands
have an upper hand in the market is because of
their thorough research of the industry. Also
many foreign brands have failed miserably
because of selling the wrong product to the
wrong market at the wrong time. Home-grown
companies have an added advantage of knowing
the soul of the consumer base. They need to
make better use of this and provide solutions as
per the demographics of the market.tricks&7tips
Perfect the perfection: The home-grown
companies are finding ways to survive in
the market with mergers and joint ventures.
While this is bringing in new technology
and advancements in the industry, the Indian
companies need to perfect their art. The
Indian companies should not just upgrade
the technology but also evolve the products
aesthetically so as to be in line with the latest
in the market. The industry first needs to create
a brand image of its own in the country itself
before venturing out into the global terrain. tricks&8tips
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The growth of the consumer durables industry is unstoppable. It is not just the surge in the number of brands entering the market but the increase in the retail industry which has made highly sophisticated products accessible to the consumers. The Indian consumer has grown not just in terms of numbers but also in terms of product preference and technological understanding, giving a stiffer competition to the industry.
A healthy competition can
yield better results and
this is what the consumer
durables industry is
undergoing today. The
Indian consumer today is aware of
the technological advancements in
this segment. The market is surging
with demands for LCD televisions,
refrigerators, high-end mobile phone,
air conditioners etc.
However, global players hold an
edge over the Indian counterparts
in terms of superior technology and
bigger investments which makes them
the trends-setters of the market. Now,
to grow in the industry, most Indian
companies are collaborating with foreign
brands. So, while the home-grown
brands are incorporating the latest
technological developments into their
products, the global players are finding
it easier to enter the Indian market.
The Indian consumer durables industry
has witnessed a considerable change over
the last decade. Changing lifestyle, higher
disposable income along with greater
affordability and a surge in advertising
has been instrumental in bringing about a
sea of change in the consumer behaviour
pattern. Apart from steady income gains,
consumer financing and hire-purchase
schemes have become a major driver in the
consumer durables industry. The rampant
transition in the lifestyle of the rural and
the semi rural population has made it the
most promising and sought after market
for the industry today.
Challenges metWith competition comes challenges.
Currently, the biggest challenge that
the consumer durables industry faces is
in terms of availability of raw material,
proper distribution pattern and potential
government support to boost the home-
grown market. Adding to this is the high
preference of the customers for foreign
products and devices over Indian-made
goods with similar features and quality.
Most Indian companies in this segment
are yet to create a brand identity of their
own to remain ahead of competition.
India is on a path to become a
manufacturing hub and gets major
competition from countries like China,
Korea and Japan.
Growth potential The growth of the industry remains
robust and unhindered. The surge in
the industry is also opening the doors
for the machine tools industry to
benefit. With the entry of the industry
in the rural and semi rural populace, the
technical know-how in the segment is
also getting an equal leverage. It goes
without saying that the industry sees a
huge potential in the coming years.
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Industry InsightsIndian electricals and electronics industry: Powering next phase of growth................ 118InterfaceVimal MahendruPresident, Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA). ....... 120Market TrendsE&E sector: On an upward swing............. 128Practical TipsE&E arena: Electrifying business opportunities........... 132Future ForecastPowering the economy: The future is bright..................................... 134
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ELECTRICALS & ELECTRONICS
The Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry is witnessing a sustained growth momentum, with the industry registering a double digit growth in the financial year 2010-11, in spite of sustained imports, especially from China and South Korea.
The domestic electrical
equipment manufacturing
industry clocked a 16.6
per cent growth during
the first quarter of 2011-
2012, the same as in the previous
year, according to industry estimates.
The Indian Electrical and Electronics
Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA),
an industry association of manufacturers
of electrical, industrial electronics
and allied equipment, has based
these growth figures on the production
and sales data collected from its
member organisations.
The electronics industry in
India took off around 1965 with an
orientation towards space and defence
technologies, which was initiated and
controlled by the government. This was
followed by developments in consumer
electronics mainly with transistor radios,
black and white TV, and other audio
products. In 1982, the government
allowed thousands of colour TV sets to
be imported into the country to coincide
with the broadcast of Asian Games in
New Delhi. The year 1985 witnessed
the advent of computers and telephone
exchanges, which was succeeded
by digital exchanges in 1988. The period
between 1984 and 1990 was the golden
period for electronics during which
the industry witnessed continuous and
rapid growth.
From 1991 onwards, there was first
an economic crisis triggered by the Gulf
War which was followed by political
and economic uncertainties within the
country. Pressure on the electronics
industry remained though growth and
developments have continued with
digitalisation in all sectors, and more
recently the trend towards convergence
of technologies. After the software
boom in mid 1990s, India’s focus
shifted to software. In recent years, the
electronic industry is growing at a brisk
pace. It is currently worth $ 10 billion
but according to estimates has the
potential to reach $ 40 billion by 2011.
The largest segment is the consumer
electronics segment, which is also the
largest export segment of components.
Sector overviewDue to increased focus on power
quality and energy efficiency by
utilities, Discoms and user industries,
demand for capacitors surged by
35 per cent in 2010-11. Rising demand
from Power Grid, Independent Power
Producer (IPP) and some utilities for
High Voltage (HV) and Extra High
Voltage (EHV) switchgear including
products like Automatic Identification
System (AIS), Geographic Information
System (GIS) resulted in a 28 per cent
growth. Pent up demand of medium
voltage breakers for substation projects
resulted in huge growth of more than
30 per cent.
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A positive high is the increased
participation from organised sector
visible due to BEE (Bureau of Energy
Efficiency- star labelling programme), R-
APDRP (Restructured Accelerated Power
Development and Reform Programme)
and CEA’s (Central Electricity
Authority) recent recommendations for
utilities to procure minimum three-star
rated distribution transformers.
Presently, Indian exports of
electrical equipment are less than 1
per cent of the global trade. With the
electricity sector being a sunrise sector
across the entire developing world,
there also exists a significant export
potential for the domestic industry.
Industry experts believe the ideal
way forward to sustain the growth
momentum would be faster Goods and
Services Tax (GST) implementation,
creation of level playing field,
increased focus on exports and SME
development. This will lead to further
acceleration in the industry’s growth
process and contribute significantly
reducing the power demand-supply
gap in the country.
Challenges to growthWhile the electrical equipment industry
was geared with production capacity,
procedural delays in releasing tenders
and contracts, and runaway cost
escalation due to price of commodity
inputs are holding back electrification
of the country. Coupled with these,
the challenges of land acquisition,
environment clearances, non-availability
of domestic coal and the cost of
imported coal are further weakening
the sector.
Experts believe that land acquisition
and availability of fuel are the main
reasons for the shortfall, but there are
several other problems which also need
to be tackled urgently. These include
inadequate domestic Engineering,
Procurement and Construction
(EPC) abilities, which is delaying
erection and commissioning of power
plants, weak project management and
execution, including civil construction,
competencies, inordinate delays in
commissioning of Balance of Plant
(BOP), shortage of domestic supply
of skilled manpower, delays in
environmental and other clearances and
poor logistics infrastructure, including
access roads to projects sites, etc.
The small and medium industry
could for the first time get credit at lower
rates through an interest subvention
scheme which the government is
considering for the sector.
Small and medium enterprises
selling both in the domestic and
foreign markets would be eligible for
the subsidised loans, according to a
commerce department proposal. The
Department is discussing the proposal
with the Finance Ministry and hopes
to get a favourable decision on the issue
soon. If these issues remain unaddressed,
the industry may have to look at captive
plants to meet its requirements, which
would entail huge investments and
hamper its growth.
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Although India is on a growth trajectory, what are the challenges that the Indian electrical and electronics sector is facing?First, the infrastructure needs to come
up to global standards at the earliest.
While we see a lot of investments in
infrastructure yet the pace of change
and development of infrastructure
is far below expectations. India’s
infrastructure (road network, sea ports,
sanitation, water resources etc) is the
least developed compared to other
BRIC nations. A direct outcome of
poor infrastructure is an appalling
14 per cent cost being borne by Indian
companies for logistics and supply
chain. This may be compared to 2.5 per
cent for those countries which have a
well developed infrastructure set up.
Secondly, availability of right talent
is a major concern. We take pride having
the largest number of engineers in the
country, and that Indian institutions
churn out largest number of engineers
every year. However, the quality of
knowledge and training these young
minds have before they enter the work
arena is not of global standards. Our
syllabi are woefully outdated and not in
sync with the emerging world. There are
numerous stories of electrical engineers
seeking jobs who have never seen inside
of a power plant, a transformer or even
a basic switch.
There is an urgent need to develop
skills and talent in line with the
emerging world. For the development
…ponders Vimal Mahendru, President, Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA). It is the national representative organisation of manufacturers of electrical, industrial electronics and allied equipment. Discussing India’s potential in the electrical and electronic sector with Hema Yadav, Mahendru is positive about the potential in this field.
How can we even begin to think of ourselves as a developed nation if we cannot provide adequate stable electricity to our citizens
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of these skills the way we operate our
IITs and engineering colleges needs
a relook. Students must be exposed
to a system of learning and syllabus
which is contemporary and pedagogical.
Emphasis needs to be on innovation
and application, rather than on rote
regurgitation of bookish text.
Last but not the least; we have
tremendous faith in the Indian SME
sector and the Indian entrepreneur.
The Indian entrepreneur is as sharp
and visionary as the best in the world.
However, entrepreneurship, enthusiasm
and innovation are compromised in the
face of vicissitude in government policy
and taxation framework. The Indian
entrepreneur does not need protection
or sops from the government. We need
a consistent and steady policy and tax
framework for the entrepreneur to
unleash his/her potential.
What has been the growth of the electrical equipment manufacturing industry in the first quarter of 2011 taking into consideration the mandate ‘Electricity for All’ by 2012 and do you believe that this target can be achieved? ‘Electricity for All’ is a huge task and
the government is putting all efforts in
this direction. To coordinate generation,
transmission, distribution along with
last mile connectivity will be a huge
challenge for our country.
India embarked on an ambitious
journey of Electricity for All by
2012 when the Government of India
triggered the power reforms through
the Electricity Act in 2003. Since then,
India has come a long way. Our per
capita electricity availability has almost
doubled from approximately 400 Kilo
Watt Hours in 2003 to approximately
734 Kilo Watt Hours today. By
any stretch, this can be considered
commendable.
However, if we look at the
consumer demand and expectations,
we are way behind global average and
are definitely lagging in any comparison
with developed nations. How can
we even begin to think of ourselves
as a developed nation if we cannot
provide adequate stable electricity to
our citizens? Personally, I think it will
take at least another 25 years to reach
that goal.
Recently it was reported that the government has missed the target of ramping up generation capacity, meeting only 36% of the goal set for quarter ended March 2011. How will this impact the Indian electrical equipment segment?Naturally, IEEMA is concerned that
in the absence of adequate new power
generation capacity enhancement, there
is already a slow down in the off take of
equipment. We remain concerned at the
lesser number of new contracts being
finalised by the various procurement
agencies.
What according to you are the reasons for the shortfall? What are the other problems that need dire attention from the government and what has been IEEMA’s role in addressing some of these concerns?The shortfall in power generation
capacity enhancement is due to several
reasons, including delays in contract
finalization, land acquisition, financing
as well as procedural delays. Due to
this slowdown it is obvious that the
summer has been quite a strenous one
for the consumers. Power availability
has been low when the demand has
been at peak in the summer months. All
of this has added to the cost of power
that a consumer pays because of seeking
alternatives to grid electricity.
IEEMA has been interacting with the government on policy issues. As the President of IEEMA, what are your recommendations or
suggestions to the government to improve the country’s power generation capacity?IEEMA has been interacting with
the government in the last one year
to contribute in meaningful ways and
assisting the government in bringing
electricity to all.
One of the most important projects
in which IEEMA is engaged with the
government is the development of the
electrical equipment industry mission
plan – 2012-2022. This is an extremely
critical document which will bring
together requisite government agencies,
regulatory bodies, utilities and industry
in having a comprehensive view of
the challenges and a joint approach to
ensuring success. Further, IEEMA is
actively engaged with the government
in promoting standardisation of
equipment and establishing national
standards for various equipments used
in the network. It is inevitable that
while India is putting a grid in place, we
also need to focus on Smart Grid. This
shall enable us to manage our precious
energy resources better.
What is India’s share in global exports of electrical equipment? Currently, Indian power electrical
equipment industry has exported goods
of approximately $ 4 billion. Presently,
Indian exports of electrical equipment
are less than 1 per cent of the global
exports which currently stands at
approximately $ 425 billion.
How do you view the role of SMEs in the electrical equipment segment? SMEs are the backbone of the
electrical equipment industry. Over,
70% of IEEMA members are SMEs.
We strongly believe that the SMEs
will continue to play a major role in
providing ancillary services to the
electrical and electronics industry
as well as creating niche market for
their products. I believe there is a lot
of innovation available in our SMEs,
which we need to tap.
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ELECTRICALS & ELECTRONICS
An important feature of the slowdown of 2008-10 was not lost on the machine tool industry. While orders for machine tools declined dramatically from the auto sector, no such decline was seen in demand from the power equipment, infrastructure and other heavy engineering sectors. In fact, machine tool companies primarily dependent on the auto sector saw a steep decline in orders whereas companies serving the other sectors were not so badly affected. Two lessons learnt from this: one, not to depend heavily on any one sector for orders, and two, not to neglect the heavy engineering sector for machine tool orders.
The heavy engineering sector
is mainly composed of the
power equipment sector
dominated by earthmoving,
mining and metals, ship
building, process plant equipment and
strategic sectors like defence, atomic
energy etc. The requirement of these
sectors is largely for heavy duty machine
tools. Most of the companies in these
sectors have farmed out the machining
of smaller components to other units.
Therefore the demand from these users
will be only for machines for the larger
components.
The types of components that are
machined by the heavy engineering
sector are:
� Large motor/generator stator housings
� Turbine casings
� Gearbox and transmission housings
� Wind turbine blade housings and
gear boxes
� Motor, generator and turbine shafts
� Large transformer parts
� Gears and pinions of large module
and diameter
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� Pressed and forged components
� Sheet metal cut and rolled parts
� Large diameter pipe bending,
tubing
� Process plant components
� Boilers, heat exchanger components
Typically, the machine tools that
are required for these machining
applications are:
� Milling & boring machines (spindle
160 mm and above)
� Floor boring, travelling column
machines
� Plano-milling machines
� Heavy duty turning and grinding
machines
� Presses typically 2000 T and above
� Vertical turning machines typically
2000 mm and above
� Press brakes of large size
� Heavy duty coordinate drilling/deep
hole drilling machines
� Heavy duty sheet rolling machines
� Pipe bending machines for large
diameter
� Sheet metal and structural
fabrication machines
The machine tool requirements of the
major companies in these sectors run
into thousands of crores. As the Indian
machine tool industry is not strong in
the manufacture of large and heavy
duty machine tools, the requirement of
machine tools by these sectors is largely
met by imports.
Traditionally, Italy, Spain, Germany,
Czech Republic, Romania have been
strong in the manufacture and supply
of these machines worldwide. Machine
tool companies in these countries have
met the Indian demand. It is also
encouraging to see that one Spanish
company is setting up manufacturing
facilities for heavy duty machines in
India. Others may follow soon.
Domestic demandThis area represents a large opportunity
for Indian machine tool companies
to meet domestic demand for such
machines. So, indigenous development
is to be taken seriously. However,
the cost of R&D and product
development for such machines is
very high and no single company can
absorb this expenditure. Instead of the
conventional route, the R&D for such
machines must be supported through
risk sharing ‘Development Contracts’
from users to suitable machine tool
companies. This can be facilitated by
setting apart an amount equal to say 5
per cent of the machine tool budget to
award contracts for the development of
such sophisticated machines.
Over a period of time, this approach
will enable the development of these
machines indigenously. Suitable policy
initiatives like allowing a higher
depreciation of say 50 per cent to
companies using machines developed
through such contracts will help them
recoup the expenditure faster. Innovative
measures are required to spur R&D in
areas where our companies would not
otherwise venture.
Technology transferWith the free market era in place
there is not much scope for a
traditional collaboration/technology
transfer from foreign companies to
Indian manufacturers. Nevertheless,
the association of foreign companies
with Indian counterparts through
Joint Vanture (JV) or Joint Working
Arrangements (JWA) can be of benefit
to both, and also to the customers
in India. By transferring a part of
the manufacture to Indian companies,
the price of the machines can be
brought down.
The Indian partner can provide
efficient, quick technical support to
the customers both during installation,
commissioning and prove out, as
well as after sale support. Indian
engineering talent can be used to
design the fixtures, tooling, process
planning and application engineering
content of these supplies. Here the cost
benefit can be substantial when
compared with engaging foreign
engineers and technicians.
Large buyers of such machines in
the government and private sector may
be asked to insist on a measure of local
content/participation while ordering
such machine tools from foreign
suppliers. This will encourage such
JV/JWA to come up.
It is time for Indian machine
tool companies to engage in a serious
dialogue with foreign manufacturers
of such machine tools to explore JV/
JWA tie-ups for their own and the
users’ advantage. During the 1990s
when foreign exchange was scarce,
such arrangements worked extremely
well in executing large orders for the
users segments needing heavy duty
machine tools.
In the present era, although foreign
exchange is not a factor, cost/price
reduction and availability of qualified
local technical support and service are
important factors. This must persuade
foreign and Indian companies to
come together to exploit the relatively
large demand for such machine tools
in India. This demand is not likely
to dry up anytime soon, given the
ambitious targets in power generation,
transportation, infrastructure and
strategic sector over the next decade
and beyond.
The raising of manufacturing
GDP from the present 16 per
cent to 25 per cent by 2025 can
come about only through the
implementation of these projects
which in turn require large and heavy
duty machine tools and manufacturing
equipment. This is an opportunity the
Indian machine tool industry must not
let slip.
PJ Mohanram is the
Director - Technology
Division at Indian
Machine Tool
Manufacturers’
Association (IMTMA).
He has been an active
member of the machine tool
industry in India and has taken on
the task of improving the level of
technology implementation under
the aegis of the association.
Email: mohanram@imtma.in
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Electrifying business opportunities
The coming decade will witness the emergence of Indian electrical and electronics arena in the global domain. To capture maximum market share and lead the competition, Indian manufacturers need to display business acumen and foresight. A sneak peek at the top eight acumen.
Business sophistication: This is conducive to
higher efficiency in the production of goods
and services. This in turn, leads to increased
productivity, while enhancing a company’s
competitiveness. Business sophistication
concerns the quality of a company’s
overall business networks including operations
and strategies.
When companies and suppliers
are interconnected in geographically
proximate groups, efficiency is heightened,
opportunities for innovation are created, and
barriers to entry for new firms are reduced.
Individual firms’ operations and strategies
all lead to sophisticated and modern
business processes.
Hema Yadav
tricks&1tips
Design and development: An integral part
of business operations, a company needs to
continuously evolve in its design and development
of products. In today’s contemporary market,
customers are spoilt for choices and to garner
more sales, a company requires a good
design and development team backing it. To
develop reconfigurable, scalable, cost-effective
manufacturing processes, equipment, and plants,
a proper design needs to be in place. To develop
custom-tailored products or services rapidly, a
company can draw knowledge or capability from
outside the company as well. A well-defined
design and development strategy can help
company to respond to ever changing market
trends-locally as well as globally.tricks&2tips
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Manufacturing infrastructure: This involves a
wide spectrum of services, right from concept
to execution of a process. Now-a-days customers
are looking for complete solutions under one
roof for their needs. Companies are privy to
the fact that productivity improvements and
lower product and process costs are not enough.
To remain competitive they must provide better
value for their customers, increase customer base,
and develop new business areas. Companies
need to identify and supply each customer’s
unique requirements with an integrated set of
products and services that fit cost, timeliness, and
functional requirements that are flexible.tricks&3tips
Marketing goods efficiently: Companies with
dynamic marketing strategies are well positioned
to produce the right mix of products and services
given their supply-and-demand conditions. This
ensures that the goods can be effectively traded in
the economy. Healthy market competition, both
domestic and foreign, is important in driving
market efficiency and business productivity, by
ensuring that the most efficient firms, producing
goods demanded by the market, are those
that thrive. The best possible environment for
the exchange of goods requires a minimum
of impediments to business activity through
government intervention. tricks&4tips
More quality less cost: An advantage that the
South Asian continent possesses over its Western
or European counterparts is availability of cheap
labour. Customers expect delivery from the sub-
continent to deliver high quality products at less
cost. Companies need to find ways to improve
efficiency and lower cost. Although China is the
leader in delivering low cost products, India is
known for its quality. Indian companies need to
leverage this to their advantage.
tricks&5tips
Quality workforce: For any company to succeed,
a well-qualified dedicated workforce is a must.
Nothing can replace trained/skilled manpower.
Companies need to invest in training programmes
and cultivating genial working atmosphere, so
that employees feel a sense of belonging towards
the company. With attrition rate high in the
field, creating job satisfaction for its employees,
should be a priority for any company. Also, to
regulate a steady flow of dependable workforce
for the future, companies need to partner with
institutions and government authorities to
develop industry-oriented curriculum. Only
high-quality education and training can produce
highly motivated individuals and teams that can
take a company forward.tricks&6tips
R&D investment: This forms the backbone
of success. All major companies in every field
invest heavily in R&D. Even during the global
downturn, companies who contributed this way
are reaping its benefits today. A prime example
is Apple-the company released around 12 new
products during the time of economic gloom. A
complete R&D centre helps prepare a company
to prepare for the future and tap potential market
segments before its competitors.tricks&7tips
Technology upgradation: Technology
upgradation is critical for improving productivity,
efficiency and competitiveness. Cost advantages
are being replaced by technology-related factors
like zero-defect product quality and international
certification of firms’ quality assurance systems.
Technological capabilities can be described in
terms of three levels: the basic level involves ability
to operate and maintain a new production plant
based on imported technology, the intermediate
level consists of the ability to duplicate and adapt
the design for an imported plant and technique
elsewhere in the country or abroad, while an
advanced level involves a capability to undertake
new designs and develop new production systems
and components. tricks&8tips
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ELECTRICALS & ELECTRONICS
The Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry registered a growth of 16.6 per cent during Q1 of FY 2011-2012, maintaining almost the same growth as Q1 of 2010-2011 which stood at 16.73 per cent. The electronics market in India is forecast to touch $ 125 billion by 2014 from the present market of $ 45 billion. The industry will be one of the key sectors to look out for in the coming decade.
The Indian electronics
industry is at a nascent
stage but the government
mandate-’Electricity for All
by 2012’ is acting as a power
booster. Although, a significant jump
in market demand, rise in production
of semi- conductors, liberal government
policies, vast pool of industrial expertise,
lucrative investments, conducive business
environment, and finest manufacturing
facilities are also some of the factors
behind this industry’s upward graph.
India’s semi-conductor market alone is
expected to reach $ 7.59 billion in 2011.
The consumption of electronic gadgets
valued at $ 28.2 billion in 2005, is expected
to touch $ 363 billion by 2015. Indigenous
production of electronic equipment in
India was $ 10.99 billion in 2005, but is
touted to be $ 155 billion in 2011.
Considering, the growth graph, India
will soon emerge as the preferred destination
for consumer electronics. Presently, China,
Japan, North & South Korea, Singapore
and India are the top manufacturer of
electrical and electronic products.
Contributing to economic growthThe contribution of Indian electronics
and electrical industry to the country’s
GDP has been quite substantial and
the industry offers varied opportunities
for manufacturing. Electric equipment
industry contributes over 2 per cent of
GDP which is expected to rise to around
12 per cent in 2015. A study conducted
by Frost & Sullivan, reveals that
consumption of electrical equipment is
estimated to go up from over $ 28
billion now to $ 363 billion in the
coming decade. Industry experts believe
that during 2010-2015, the Indian
electrical equipment manufacturing will
grow at 5.5 times the growth rate of
global electronic equipment production.
Growth in exports have also
assisted the growth of some sectors
like transformers, switchgear, cables,
capacitors, energy meters, transmission
line towers and conductors. In the last
year of 11th plan, about 15,000 MW of
addition to power generation is expected
to be commissioned and most of the
transmission and sub-station projects
at 400 KV and below are likely to be
completed despite the fact that most
of the High Voltage Direct Current
(HVDC) and 765 KV projects are likely
to spill-over to the 12th plan period.
All the above indicators signal a
prosperous prospect for the electrical &
electronic industry in India.
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Industry InsightsEnergy industry: Switching on India’s green power ........... 138InterfaceKlaus LudwigVice President, Hwacheon Machine Tools Co Ltd ............ 142Market TrendsAutomated solutions: PLM for the energy and utility industry.... 148Practical TipsIndian energy sector: Making a ‘power’ful nation........................ 152Future ForecastEnergising the nation: Fuelling sustainable growth....................... 160
ENERGY
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ENERGY
With a steady rise of Indian population, the overall energy consumption is set to grow. Most of the energy requirement is bound to come from the urban sector due to industrial growth and rapidly increasing population. With most countries adopting environment-friendly energy solutions to serve the demand efficiently, the time has come for Indian energy sector to shift from conventional to renewable sources.
The Indian government
is aiming to achieve an
economic growth rate
of over 8 per cent in the
next two decades in order
to meet its development objectives.
However, rapid economic growth
would also entail the need for structural
changes in the economy as well as
induce shift in the demand patterns. To
meet the needs of the Indian consumer
in the most effective manner, it is vital
to chart out the energy demand and
supply dynamics in the country. Having
plans for rapid economic growth, it is
evident that the country’s requirements
for energy and supporting infrastructure
would increase rapidly as well.
Current market scenario Being the fifth largest energy consumer
in the world, India’s energy sector
is increasingly drawing international
attention. One of the primary
reasons for this is the government’s
initiative towards stepping up efforts
to convert interest into actual dollars
of investment.
Surjit Lahiri, Practice Head
– Energy, Semiconductor Manufacturing
and Storage Verticals, Mindteck, says,
“Today, India has one of the highest
potentials for the effective use of
renewable energy. India is the world’s
fifth largest producer of wind power
after Denmark, Germany, Spain, and
the US. There is a significant potential
in India for generation of power from
renewable energy sources such as small
hydro, biomass, and solar energy. The
country has an estimated small-hydro
power potential of about 15,000 MW.”
New wind power capacity significantly
increased worldwide in recent year, and
surprisingly, majority of that new capacity
Switching on India’s green power
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was in developing countries and emerging
economies, driven mainly by the booming
wind sectors in China and India.
Indian companies are extensively
focusing on research and technical
development programmes in
collaboration with developed European
countries and US research entities
on emerging technologies such as
integrated gasification humid air
turbines, integrated gasification, etc.
Conventional to renewableAs going green has become the motto
globally, Indian energy sector is also
encouraging renewable energy and
making a shift from conventional to
renewable sources. Clean power like
wind, solar, bio gas and small hydro
provides the biggest opportunity to
reduce emission and lower India’s
dependencies on coal and petroleum for
meeting its power needs. Currently, clean
technology accounts for huge growth of
global venture funding, with solar and
wind energy receiving the maximum
investor interest. Of the entire renewable
energy source, wind energy has emerged
as the star performer, surpassing the
nearest competitor solar and hydro,
due to technological advancements
and government’s incentives to attract
investments in this sector. Wind power
has the potential to be sufficient for
the future energy needs of the country,
as companies are concentrating on its
growth and expansion. Thus, wind
power generation sector is changing
rapidly and reaching new horizons
despite global recessionary trends.
According to Lahiri, “Currently
about 16 per cent of global energy
consumption comes from renewables,
with 10 per cent coming from
traditional biomass, which is mainly
used for heating, and 3.4 per cent from
hydroelectricity. Renewable energy
provides 18 per cent of total electricity
generation worldwide. Renewable
power generators are spread across
many countries and wind power alone
already provides a significant share of
electricity in some areas.” Presently 18
of the 25 State Electricity Regulatory
Commissions (SERCs) have issued
feed-in tariffs for wind power. Around
17 SERCs have also specified state-
wide Renewable Purchase Obligations
(RPOs). The Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE) estimates
that there is a potential of around 90,000
MW for the country, including 48,561
MW of wind power, 14,294 MW of
small hydro power and 26,367 MW
of biomass. In addition, the potential
for solar energy is estimated for most
parts of the country at around 20 MW
per square kilometer
of open, shadow
free area covered
with 657 GW of
installed capacity.
Many studies and
projections about
the future energy
mix indicate that
coal would continue
to be the main
source of energy,
but renewable energy
will also play a
pivotal role. “There
is a need to focus
energy R&D on achieving higher levels
of efficiency, reducing costs for end-
consumers, minimising environmental
damage and easing dependence on non-
renewable sources.” avers Lahiri.
Policy framework The power sector ranked sixth among
the leading sectors of the Indian
economy, attracting huge Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI). The
Government of India has an ambitious
mission of ‘POWER FOR ALL BY
2012’. This mission would require
India’s installed generation capacity to
be at least 200,000 MW by 2012 from
the present level of 114,000 MW. To
meet this demand, the government
has initiated many investment friendly
policies. According to the policy, up to
100 per cent FDI with unlimited amount
is allowed for most projects relating
to electricity generation, transmission,
and distribution, except the nuclear
power plants. In the renewable-
energy sector too, 100 per cent FDI
is permitted and a generation-based
incentive scheme has been put in place
for wind power projects.
In December 2009, the MNRE
approved a Generation Based Incentive
(GBI) scheme for wind power projects,
which stipulated that an incentive
tariff of ` 0.50/kWh would be given
to eligible projects for a (maximum)
period of ten years. This scheme is
currently valid for wind farms installed
before 31 March 2012. As India
continues to develop, it has choices on
how to accomplish its twin objective of
sustainable development and inclusive
growth. Choosing to increase its focus
on clean and efficient energy source to
meet this objective will be the most
appropriate choice.
There is a need to focus energy R&D on achieving higher levels of efficiency, reducing costs for end-consumers, minimising environmental damage and easing dependence on non-renewable sources.
Surjit Lahiri, Practice Head – Energy, Semiconductor Manufacturing and Storage Verticals, Mindteck
Energy mix of India
Coal41 per cent
Oil24 per centNatural Gas
5 per cent
Hydro2 per cent
Nuclear1 per cent
Renewable27 per cent
Energy mix of India (Source: IEA)Source: IEA
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What are your views on the current scenario of the Indian energy sector?The booming economy and industry
in India is stretching the supply of
uninterrupted power supply to the
limits. Most of our customers are
facing frequent power cuts, resulting
in loss of production time, damages
to tools, work pieces and sometimes
also to the equipment and expensive
machines as the electronic units
cannot take this frequent breakdowns..
Some bigger companies, of course, are
trying to use generators to ensure a
smooth power supply. However, this is
costly and still requires re-starting
of the machines once the power had
been shut.
India, we all hope, will not just
result into building blindly nuclear
plants as other big nations doing.
Instead, India should set an example
of how to use green technologies
and other effective energy producing
methods. The technology is available,
the know-how is also present in
abundance. All that is needed is a
leader to give the right direction. This
would establish India’s position as a
true modern and future orientated
industry nation, which is not repeating
the wrong done by other nations.
...says Klaus Ludwig, Vice President, Hwacheon Machine Tool Co Ltd. In a talk with Nishant Kashyap, he discusses the current scenario of the Indian energy sector and how to use green technologies and other effective energy producing methods to improve efficiency. He also emphasises on recent technology development and opportunities for machine tool builders.
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Renewable energy like wind and solar are fast becoming a necessity as the traditional energy sources and demand become scarce. Elaborate.These are some of the modern and
available technologies India should
go for to produce more energy. India
should not only focus on production on
an industrial scale, it has to look at the
adoption of these technology in every
household too.
Germany, I believe, is one of the
leading countries where energy saving is
being taught to school children already.
High cost of electricity and water
consumption is a major challenge. In
other parts of the world, particularly
Asia, these costs have not yet reached
the level that would prompt people to
start save automatically. India has the
chance to play a leading and effective
role due to its high population. Each
and every little effort will make a
difference in the long run.
How can the Indian machine tool industry and automation solution provider cater to its one of the biggest and fastest growing sector significantly? One way is optimising the equipment
as best as possible. Another option will
be to use modern equipment which uses
lesser energy as older once. Educating
operators and engineers about how to
save energy will also do be very helpful.
Automation is fast becoming
another sector, where not only labour
cost is being saved but equipment
and factories is being better utilised.
However, if the power supply is not
stable and frequently interrupted, the
efficiency will remain low.
The Indian energy sector is growing rapidly. How can the machine tool companies optimise this?As mentioned before, new equipment
and machines in general are now using
lesser energy and utilising energy more
efficiently. The machine tool industry is
also trying to make the machines more
efficient in power consumption. Latest
drive systems using lesser energy by
providing better specification is proving
to be a great help. Cutting tools and
new cutting methods are also using
lesser energy.
What techniques can machine tool sector provide to the energy segment?Instead of the machine tool industry
helping the energy sector, it makes more
sense if the energy sector pitches in to
improve the machine tool sector By
providing stable power supply, machines
and equipment will operate at a higher
and more efficient level. This needs
to be addressed urgently. Every power
cut costs the manufacturing company
additional money, along with loss of
production damages and time.
In terms of technology, what are the measures adopted by your company to serve the growing energy sector?The machine tool industry has actually
limited means to help on a bigger and
wider scale. However, every reduction
in energy consumption of course will
help. And a large country like India,
will be able to save massive amount.
At the recently concluded EMO
exhibition in Hanover Germany,
Hwacheon displayed a number of
newly designed machines to the
customer and industry. All new
machines have been designed based on
the demands and requirements from
industries operating in the field of
renewable or new energies.
New materials used, higher
tolerances required and more complex
and bigger parts setting the specification
for new machines. Hwacheon has been
key-supplier to companies in the
Wind- and Solar panel industry since
many years. For example, our VT-series
has already proven his capabilities to
companies manufacturing parts for
windmills or high tech water pumps.
The Hi-Tech series has seen many
installations within the oil & gas as
well as mining industry. Providing a
machine to customers where they can
rely on it for many years and achieving
highest efficiencies even under extreme
conditions.
Our multi-axis machining centres
are a further part of Hwacheon’s
growing presence in the field of high
precision equipments.
Brief us on the initiatives undertaken to meet the requirement of qualified workforce for the industry.India has a workforce comprising
talented engineers. Apart from their
technical knowledge, their dedication
and working attitude makes it
extremely easy to work with them.
The manufacturing industries in Asia
and specifically India are relying on
this workforce who will prove to be
the future of this industry. New
technologies, automation and smart
ideas on how to produce parts on
modern machines will be the key to
stay ahead in the competition. Not
just reducing prices but working smart
and efficient is important and need of
the hour.
The educational sector will,
therefore, play a very important role.
The institutes need to upgrade the
training doled out to provide a suitable
platform for new engineers to step into
the manufacturing world well prepared.
If institutes lack funds and operate
with 30-year-old equipment, what level
of knowledge can be passed on to the
young engineers?
The government will need to
increase the spending to ensure
institutes and training centres are up-
to-date so that engineers coming out
to the industry have all the knowledge
required. This will increase efficiency
and manufacturing will be more
cost effective and save more energy.
Smart machines need smart operators.
New technologies in machining
will need to be utilised. New
materials and designs will require new
manufacturing methods.
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ENERGY
Energy and utility companies incur huge capital expenses as they procure the resources and improvements needed by their supply chains. With Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), organisations can digitally manage a product’s complete lifecycle from concept to retirement, gaining a higher business value from the product as a result.
Demographic change,
resource scarcity and
an increasing focus on
environmental protection
by leading nations are
three of the largest trends affecting
the energy and utilities industry.
These opposing dynamics place
enormous pressures on companies
engaged in this industry. In order to
explore, find and leverage this planet’s
hydrocarbon, air, wind, geothermal,
ocean and solar resources, innovation
is required on a scale that has never
been attempted before.
Challenges galoreThe challenge is to meet the industry’s
current business needs without
compromising the needs of future
generations. A company’s teams are tasked
with making complex decisions every day.
But the company needs a structured and
systematic way to harness the information,
knowledge and new ideas that are dispersed
across and beyond the enterprise. With
this in mind, PLM software provides
powerful innovation solutions to help you
master these challenges while allowing
them to sustain a pattern of predictable
business growth.
The industry faces the overarching
challenge of meeting today’s never
ending global demand for energy while
delivering its products in a safe, reliable
and cost-effective manner. Innovation
is essential for mastering these
complexities and enabling the company
to grow top line revenue, safely
deliver products along their supply
chain, connect globally distributed
teams and ensures quality and regularity
compliance with traceability to
internal specifications.
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utility companies must be able to
efficiently manage the innovations that
they initiate. These innovations will
almost always require these companies
to manage multiple processes,
coordinate the participation of disparate
disciplines and facilitate collaboration
between their own operations and
outside vendors. Management must
have total visibility into the status
of their innovation initiatives to
facilitate accurate market alignment,
reduce risks and provide on-time
product delivery. In addition,
managers need to be able to fully
understand the impact of rising
changes in order to identify
potential bottlenecks before they
pose insurmountable problems.
Optimisation of the innovation process
is essential for managing the risks that
arise in a globally distributed business.
Today’s energy customers demand
a greater say over how much and what
kind of energy they consume. So it is
important for the companies to have
a more close loop communication
with their customers. Collaboration
between the company and an informed
customer base has the potential for
profoundly impacting the shape of the
industry. Therefore, it is increasingly
important to understand the customer
requirements.
Energy and utility companies incur
huge capital expenses as they procure
the resources and improvements needed
by their supply chains. Because many
of these innovation projects are off-
schedule, off-budget or non-compliant
with established specifications,
profitability carries a risky price tag.
A lifecycle collaboration solution is
needed to enable the companies to
squeeze inefficiencies out of one’s
supply chain innovations. This solution
should provide total visibility into
all supply chain’s operational stages
to ensure optimal performance and
maximise profitability.
A plethora of regulations govern
the operations of this industry. In
addition, economic and governmental
pressures are driving one to find more
sustainable sources of energy. Changing
regulations and compliance standards
clearly affect the ability to meet
these challenges. To facilitate
sustainable business practice, one need
a digital solution that comprehensively
manages regulatory compliance while
enabling one to meet long term
sustainability goals.
Innovation lifecycle for energy and utilities PLM Software’s digital platform for
the energy and utilities industry delivers
a single source of plant, product and
process information that can be used to
manage the innovation lifecycle across
all its stages.
PLM benefits for energy and utilities companies Manage risk
Risk management is key to ensure that
costs remain low. Bringing innovations
rapidly to market enables a company to
establish brand leadership and a higher
price point ahead of their competitors.
Increase profitable growth
The key to profitable growth is
to keep costs low and accelerating
project delivery while meeting project
specifications.
Cost reduction
Concurrent product and production
design leads to lower material
and operating costs. In addition,
rationalising specifications on a global
basis reduces complexity and further
decreases cost.
Extended returns
In an industry where the lifecycle of a
product or plant can last for 60 years,
it is imperative that owners/operators
have a platform to ensure the safe
operation and maintenance of their
long life assets
Re-use best practices
Companies can leverage PLM’s digital
deployment capabilities to and rapidly
replicate successful business processes
across their disparate geographies,
business units and supply chains.
Deliver the right product and deliver the product rightThe PLM platform and related
solutions address the challenges by
providing total visibility into the
workflow and decision making process
that empowers every stage of the
business lifecycle. So PLM provides
opportunities for a company to:
� Maximise innovation throughout
the business
� Transform the company’s decision
making process
� Increase the value of the enterprise
business knowledge
� Minimise lifecycle cost
With the energy and utilities industry
at a cross roads, the demand is expected
to double in just the next 20 years
alone. This will place a tremendous
pressure on the industry’s infrastructure
and supply chain resources. Innovation
on a scale not previously seen in this
industry will be required to meet the
needs. Successful innovation requires
open technologies that enable you to
access all your enterprise’s knowledge
resources, facilitate seamless
collaboration both inside and outside
one’s organisational borders and instill
discipline across all of one’s operations.
A PLM software solutions company
like Siemens PLM, can help the
industry to master the complexities
inherent in their business so that they
can safely deliver the right product and
deliver the product right.
PLM solutions for the energy and
utilities industry include a complete
set of end-to-end applications
that accelerate new product and
processes that improve productivity,
lower operational risks and facilitate
environmental and safety compliance.
With these solutions, energy and
utility companies can connect people
and processes – creating, capturing and
sharing knowledge across their globally
distributed value chain to power
innovation and productivity.
Courtesy: Siemens PLM Software
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ENERGY
Various modes of energy producers like wind, solar, nuclear, oil & gas are witnessing a huge demand in India and planning to increase their capacity. Looking at the growth of Indian energy sector, companies will be sourcing components from local manufacturers. Now, the time has come for Indian machine tool builders to grab the growing opportunities and the make most of them.
Increase R&D investment: Innovation starts
from a constant desire to be out front, exploring
new territories, striking out in new directions.
R&D has become the pillar of success, which
has forced companies from all sectors to increase
investment in this area. Indian machine
tool manufacturer have also realised the
importance and are investing on R&D, but
still need to fill the gap. With India is on its
way to become a global manufacturing hub,
machine tool manufacturer, too, need to invest
spend more in R&D to provide best technology
to the customers. The investment in this field
would determine Indian machine tool
manufacturer’s competitiveness as compared to
other developed countries.
Nishant Kashyap
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Work on T&D: Human capital is one of the most
vital assets in any organisation for its efficient and
effective functioning. As a result, companies are
increasingly interested in Training & Developing
(T&D) to attain competitive advantage and
drive company’s value. Introducing training and
development processes in metalworking industry
is significantly and positively associated with
immediate operation benefits. This is so because
companies have come to understand that the
investment in human capital is the key to the
success of company’s economic growth.tricks&2tips
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Design and development: In a fast-changing
marketplace, developers and designers need access
to the latest technologies to remain competitive
and win new business. Investing in design and
development helps companies effectively develop,
design and test new products and solutions. The
product must appeal to its users at different levels
such as function, usability, cost, reliability, etc.
This is why it is important to study the design
problem so carefully.tricks&3tips
Extra marketing effort: The marketing plan is
used as a tool by organisations to check whether
the strategies that have been put into record
are being implemented. It also works as a tool
to determine or measure the performance of
certain product or service. Since many machine
tool manufacturers have setup their base in the
country, it becomes very important for companies
to put extra effort in marketing and make the
presence in the market.tricks&4tips
Global collaboration: One of the attributes that
makes Indian companies so effective in serving
many of the world’s technology needs, is its
willingness to collaborate. As the machine tool
manufacturer began to take root in India, some
global companies explored opportunities of
collaboration with Indian company, which not
only helped them gaining foothold in the country,
but also was beneficial for their Indian counterpart
in terms of technological advancement and global
reorganisation. Collaboration with global players
will be helpful for Indian machine tool builder in
terms of technological advancement and explore
the opportunities worldwide.tricks&5tips
After sales service: When a customer makes repeat
purchase of products or services from a company,
it shows his loyalty towards it. This happens only
when a product or a service delivers consistent
value for the money spent by the customers.
After sales service helps in keeping the customers
satisfied. Customer service promotes proper
communication of customers needs and wants
to the product or service provider. This helps
the companies to know what their customers
want and expect from them. Thus, they can offer
their customers products that will meet their
requirements.tricks&6tips
Technology upgradation: Technology upgradation
is a continuous process in the energy sector,
which helps the companies to get recognised in
the market. Liberalisation of industrial policies
and deregulation of controls have led to greater
competition from both the domestic as well as
international companies. This has reinforced
the need for technology upgradation to attain
international levels of competitiveness and to be
able to offer contemporary levels of technology.
The demands of the user sectors play an
important role in selection of technologies and
introduction of new products. In order to meet
these objectives, the need to put development
effort towards the technology upgradation is the
need of the hour.tricks
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Networking: In this rapidly growing world of
business when customers have become more
demanding and competition has increased,
one has to be willing to network. Networking
can help companies improve their business
performance, products and staff skills.
It can also help them develop knowledge and
skills and update in current industry scenario.
For machine tool builder, it becomes very
important to network with the companies
from energy sector in exhibitions, conference
and seminars. Networking with the respective
sector will help them to know about their
demands, which also help them to increase
their presence in the industry and increase
market capitalism. tricks
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ENERGY
Ever since the process of liberalisation which was initiated by the Government of India in 1991, there has been global interest in India’s energy sector. Being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India is witnessing growing energy demand that is being fueled by an ever-increasing rate of industrialisation.
India’s enormous potential
for energy production and
consumption has enhanced
investment prospects in this
field. The opening up of this
sector to global players have created
immense opportunities for investments.
Today, the country has lot of promise
as far as renewable energy is concerned.
There is a significant potential in India
for generation of power from renewable
energy sources like wind turbine, hydro
power, biomass and solar energy. India
is the world’s fifth largest producer of
wind power after Denmark, Germany,
Spain, and the USA. The wind
energy sector has great potential to
grow in the country along with other
renewable source like solar, biomass
and hydropower.
Demand drivers The key demand driver for the
energy industry is rapid growth
in manufacturing sector and robust
residential consumption. The recent
shift in dependence on renewable energy
sources offers economic, social and
environmental benefits, will increase
the demand for renewable energy in
the country. McKinsey&Company’s
analysis suggests that if India continues
to grow at an average rate of 8 per cent
for next ten years, country’s power
demand is likely to climb from around
120 GW at present to 315 – 335
GW by 2017, 100 GW higher than
the current estimates. To meet this
demand, the country will require
a five-fold to ten-fold increase in pace
of capacity addition.
Government initiatives Government initiatives like concessional
import duty on specified wind turbine
parts, 80 per cent accelerated depreciation
in the first year, excise duty reliefs, etc will
further help country’s energy sector and
attract global players to setup base here.
As on March 2011, 14157 MW wind
energy has been installed. The Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
is aiming to have additional 6,000 MW
of wind power capacity installed by
2012. Moreover, companies as well as
individuals will get tax breaks for investing
in green energy, especially wind farms.
The noticeable fact is that coal, oil & gas
will continue to be the predominant form
of energy in future. However, renewable
source will register an exponential growth
in coming decade.
Fuelling sustainable growth
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Industry InsightsBuilding blocks: A strong backbone of a developing nation....................................... 162InterfaceRamesh ChandakPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Sector, KEC International... 164Market TrendsInfrastructure insight: Developing a sustainable future ............... 172Practical TipsInfrastructure development: Cementing future success ......................... 174Future ForecastIndian infrastructure: Creating an ecosystem of growth............. 178
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The fast growth of the economy in recent years has placed increasing stress on infrastructure such as electricity, railways, roads, ports, airports, irrigation, urban & rural water supply and sanitation. High transactions costs arising from inadequate and inefficient infrastructure can prevent the economy from realising its full growth potential, regardless of the progress achieved by other sectors.
Infrastructure is an important
component for industrial and
overall economic development
of a nation. It is considered as
the yardstick to measure the
investment viability of a nation. In
India, there is a wide gap between the
potential demand for infrastructure
and the available supply. To minimise
this gap, an investment of around
$ 445 billion is required over the next
five years. It will also have to grow
at a Compounded Annual Growth
Rate (CAGR) of 15 per cent over the
next five years to support the growing
requirements of every other sector of
the economy.
Current scenario India has a good network of rail, road,
coastal shipping, and air transport. It
has one of the largest road networks in
the world. In terms of rail, the country
has a broad network of railroad lines
measuring around 63,000 km out of
which 13,000 km is electrified. There
are major ports in Kolkata, Mumbai,
Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, and Goa
which handle about 90 per cent of
sea-borne trade. When it comes to air
transport, a comprehensive network of
air routes connect the major cities and
towns of the country. But the present
infrastructure setup is insufficient to
meet the growing requirements of the
country and this has initiated huge
investments in brownfield and greenfield
infrastructure projects. The country
currently has only 12 per cent of the
national highways that are four-laned.
This is quite dismal considering the
fact that roads carry about 70 per cent
of the freight and about 85 per cent of
passenger traffic. The Indian rail network
carries around 14 million passengers and
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1.5 million tonne of freight daily. The
countries major airports which account
for 65-75 per cent of passenger traffic
need urgent expansions to meet the
increasing influx of passenger and cargo
traffic. Similarly, energy production of
the country is far behind the industrial
and household needs.
Growth avenuesThe expansion and maintenance of
existing facilities mandates consistent
and huge investment into the sector.
Public sector plays a dominant role in
building infrastructure. However, the
total resources to meet the deficit in
infrastructure exceed the capacity of the
public sector. It is, therefore, necessary
to attract private investment through
appropriate forms of Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP). The twin objectives
of accelerating urban infrastructure
investments and quickly scaling-up
new performance-based management
models can be achieved through well
conceived, structured and transparently-
executed PPP. The encouragement of
PPP has created a positive impact on
the inflow of foreign capital into the
country. According to a World Bank
report, India is amongst the top ten
developing countries to receive private
participation in infrastructure projects.
Major investments like increasing
the rural infrastructure development
fund corpus to ` 18,000 crore from
` 16,000 crore and setting up a
corpus of ` 2,000 crore for creating
additional warehousing capacity have
been initiated. Similarly, the Foreign
Institutional Investment (FII) limit in
corporate bonds in infrastructure has
been raised. The government will also
issue tax free bonds of ` 30,000 crore
for infrastructure development. There
are targets set for various infrastructure
sectors to address the gaps in quantity
and quality. These strategies would
entail strengthening and consolidating
infrastructure-related initiatives, such
as Bharat Nirman for building rural
infrastructure, and sectoral initiatives
such as the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vikas
Yojayana (RGGVY), Accelerated Power
Development and Reform Programme
(APDRP), Accelerated Irrigation
Benefit Programme (AIBP), National
Highway Development Programme
(NHDP), National Maritime
Development Programme (NMDP) and
the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
Roadblocks The Indian infrastructure suffers from a
substantial deficit in terms of capacities
as well as efficiencies in the delivery of
critical infrastructure services. Supply
bottlenecks of the critical infrastructure
services can severely hamper growth
and development.
The absence of strong long-term
debt market and corporate bond
market is a major drawback. The only
sources of funding for the project
are the banks that charge very high
interest rate. The required investment
in infrastructure would be possible only
if there is a substantial expansion in
internal generation and extra budgetary
resources of public sector, in addition
to significant rise in private investment.
There is a need to create a more
attractive business climate for private
investment. Liberalising financing
guidelines and increased access
to international debt markets and
development of corporate debt market
will help the Indian infrastructure
sector. Also, government approval and
support in terms of land acquisition,
regulatory and environment clearances
are the other crucial areas that require
urgent attention.
Infrastructure: Deficit and Eleventh Plan physical targets
Sector Deficit Eleventh Plan Targets
Roads/Highways 65590 km of NH comprise only 2 per cent of network; carry 40 per cent of traffic; 12 per cent 4-laned; 50 per cent 2-laned; and 38 per cent single-laned
6-lane 6500 km in Golden Quadilateral; 4-lane 6736 km NS-EW; 4-lane 20000 km; 2-lane 20000 km; 1000 km Expressway
Ports Inadequate berths and rail/road connectivity New capacity: 485 m MT in major ports; 345 m MT in minor ports
Airports Inadequate runways, aircraft handling capacity, parking space and terminal buildings
Modernise 4 metro and 35 non-metro airports; 3 greenfield in NER; 7 other greenfield airports
Railways Old technology; saturated routes; slow speeds (freight: 22 kmph; passengers: 50 kmph); low payload to tare ratio (2.5)
8132 km new rail; 7148 km gauge conversion; modernise 22 stations; dedicated freight corridors
Power 13.8 per cent peaking deficit; 9.6 per cent energy shortage; 40 per cent transmission and distribution losses; absence of competition
Add 78577 MW; access to all rural households
Source: Eleventh Five Year Plan, Government of India
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What are your views on the current state of the Indian infrastructure sector?The Indian infrastructure is traversing
through one of its most interesting
phases today. While the world over
many economies is facing a slowdown in
their economy, it is expected that India
will continue to have a growth of over
7 per cent on a continuous basis. The
infrastructure sector is pivotal for India
to achieve its expected growth rate.
Over the years, what have been the key trends in the infrastructure space in India? Firstly, with the Indian economy
expected to maintain its Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate,
this will translate into the infrastructure
sector also continuing to have consistent
growth. Secondly, the government
has set ambitious targets for the
infrastructure sector. The Planning
Commission envisions doubling the
investment in infrastructure sectors to
$ 1 trillion (about ` 45, 00,000 crore)
during the 12th Five-Year Plan.
What have been the key growth drivers for the industry? Elaborate.In the Twelfth Five Year Plan, one
expects to see one third investment from
the private sector. The Public-Private
Partnership (PPP) model will be a key
growth driver. It will be a vehicle for
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driving the infrastructure industry, be it
in power, road, port, airport etc…. Most
of the companies in the infrastructure
space have indicated a good order book
position which indicates strong revenue
visibility in the near future.
Please comment on issues
and challenges facing the Indian
infrastructure sector.
There are several challenges that
could affect growth for the sector,
such as execution delays, delay in
land acquisition, delays in securing
environmental and other regulatory
clearances, lack of long-term financing
to support PPP projects and poor
availability of skilled or trained labour.
The power sector is plagued by delay in
fuel linkages for generation and right
of way issues in transmission. There is
need for providing long-term debt for
financing infrastructure projects that
typically involve long gestation periods.
Debt finance for such projects should be
of a sufficient tenure that enables cost
recovery across the project life. Indian
capital markets, however, are deficient
in long-term debt instruments.
In your views, what steps should be undertaken by the government to address the issues affecting the infrastructure sector?Many of the challenges outlined are
related to requirement of government
approval and support in term of land
acquisition, regulatory and environment
clearances. The Land Acquisition Bill
will soon come up in Parliament and
should hopefully address the difficulties
faced in land acquisition. Rapid
clearance of key infrastructure projects
needs to be fast-tracked.
There is a need to reconcile existing
infrastructure financing approaches
with the country’s need for better
governance and a more attractive
business climate for private investment.
Liberalising financing guidelines
and increased access to international
debt markets and development of
corporate debt market will help the
infrastructure sector.
Do you think that a sustainable future can be developed while meeting the infrastructure needs of the country?Infrastructure development on a
sustainable basis is imperative for
India’s economic growth. When we
talk of sustainable development in
future, it must be environmentally
and economically sustainable as well
as all inclusive in the Indian context.
Today, we are witnessing negative
environmental impacts like climate
change, resource degradation, pollution
etc. To tackle these problems, we need
to have cutting-edge, cost-effective
and cleaner technologies adopted and
investments should be inclusive so that
even the poor people can participate in
the growth process.
How can the Indian machine tool industry and automation solution providers serve this sector efficiently?The Indian machine tool industry
and automation providers have
an important role to play in the
infrastructure sector. They can develop
solutions to achieve better quality with
better safety standards. Higher accuracy
and better interfaces are the trends that
can help India along with intelligence
and remote diagnostics that automation
processes offers today. This must not
be restricted to large manufacturers,
but must be made possible by medium
& smaller units as well. Today, the
availability of skilled manpower
is a constraint in the construction
segment and if better technologies and
automation requiring lesser manpower
can be developed, it would be useful.
The Indian composite or material sector is growing rapidly. How can the machine tool companies leverage this to serve the infrastructure sector?The material requirement of cement,
structural, reinforced steel, stainless
steel etc for the infrastructure sector
will be required in large volumes and
these needs to be geared up in terms
of capacity and available at competitive
prices to cater to the demand of
the industry.
How did the year 2010 pan out for KEC International Ltd? What were some of the company’s major milestones?One of the major milestones for KEC
was the acquisition of US-based SAE
Towers, a leading manufacturer of
steel lattice transmission towers in
the USA with an annual production
capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes.
The acquisition of SAE Towers will
strengthen KEC’s global leadership
position in the large and growing
markets of North America and Latin
America. We have also acquired Jay
Railway Projects which will enable
us to undertake turn-key signaling
contracts in the railway business.
The year 2010 was good in terms
of the order booking with the order
book crossing the ` 8, 000 crore
mark. We were awarded high value
orders that we are in the process
of executing. We also got a sub-
station order in Kazakhstan worth
` 942 crore, tower supply order worth
` 735 crore from Canada; First 765 Kv
order by state utility Rajasthan Rajya
Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd worth
` 313 crore.
Elaborate on your future plans for the Indian market.We are executing a number of projects
in diversified infrastructure segment
of transmission, distribution, railways,
telecom & water in India. More than
50 per cent of our order book is
from India and this market is very
important to us. While we have a
leadership position in the power
transmission segment, we are now
focusing on the power distribution,
railway and water infrastructure and
want to become significant players in
these segments.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
The Indian manufacturing sector is on its way to a promising future. The country is increasingly getting recognised for high value goods requiring a fair amount of engineering precision and quality. The machine tool sector is diversifying due to favourable market conditions, prompting global players to make substantial investment in the country.
India is aiming to increase the
share of manufacturing in
the country’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) to 25 per
cent by 2025 from the present
16 per cent. This is considering the
present infrastructure requirement in
the country.
This indicates substantial potential
for machine tool companies in
Infrastructure, to grow and expand
business with the current surge in
Indian economy. The manufacturing
industry serving the infrastructure sector
in India is believed to have the potential
of improving the economic condition of
the country.
In an attempt to make India
a manufacturing powerhouse, the
government is mulling creation of
manufacturing hubs that will offer
infrastructure, facilities and incentives
to manufacturers.
Government initiatives The Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP) has put on
fast track the national manufacturing
policy, which seeks to create National
Manufacturing and Investment Zones
Developing a
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(NMIZs). Spread over 2,000 hectare,
or about 8 sq km, these zones will be in
line with the model adopted by China
to boost its manufacturing sector.
The DIPP is seeking sops such as tax
incentives, flexible labour laws and easier
exit norms for foreign investors and
refinance facility for overseas debt for
these zones. The government hopes to
get around the land issue through state
procurement, unlike in case of special
economic zones where companies are
required to buy land on their own.
Budget impactWith the Union Budget
projecting GDP to be
` 8980,860 crore in 2011-12,
the size of India’s economy is
now poised to touch $ 2 trillion
in near future. If one assumes
the current exchange rate of
` 45 per US dollar to hold in
2011-12, the size of the Indian
economy would be $ 1,996 billion at
dollar rates. But the budget estimate,
which assumes a 14 per cent growth in
GDP at market prices, is likely to be an
underestimate.
If one assumes a 9 per cent GDP
growth, and assume an inflation rate
of around 7 per cent, GDP at market
prices is more likely to grow at 16 per
cent, which would ensure that the size
of India’s GDP would be ` 91,38,419
crore or $ 2,031 billion in 2011-12.
But really impressive is the pace at
which the size of the economy has
doubled from $ 1 trillion to $ 2 trillion.
India’s GDP touched the first trillion
in dollar terms in 2007-08, when the
size of the economy grew from $ 949
billion in 2006-07 to $ 1,241 billion in
2007-08. And now, in just four years,
the economy is projected to touch
$ 2 trillion.
In a recent report, the United Nations
Industrial Development Organisation
(UNIDO) has put India among the top
10 manufacturing nations in the world.
The report, however, pointed out that
India’s production was far less efficient
than that of other leading manufacturers
such as Japan.
Machines for the sector Technologies like special heads have been
developed for particular applications.
These heads can be used in combination
on the machines through attachment
changers. For eg, Railway crossing is
a component made from manganese
steel. Heavy spindle power & machine
construction is necessary for
machining of this component.
But there are very few customers in the
world who will buy machine only for
machining of crossings. So, heads have
been developed which can be utilised
for not only crossings, but also for other
components like bogie frames, railway
switches, etc. Medium & large size
machines with more flexibility needs to
be manufactured and promoted to this
industry, which in turn can lead to low
manufacturing costs maintaining high
standards of quality.
Challenges aheadThe infrastructure deficit in India is so
critical that it could prevent the country
from achieving the prosperity that finally
seems to be within its grasp. Without
smooth transportation network, reliable
power and water India’s potential for
growth can not be fully utilised.
Presently considering the industrial
growth, industries working for railways,
power sector, construction machinery,
etc are doing extremely well. Industries
like BHEL, L&T-MHI, SIEMENS,
etc are finding it difficult to cope with
the orders in hand and are investing
to increase their capacities. Especially
railways’ will continue growing if,
ministry starts releasing funds for
increasing capacities which was planned
two years back.
To cater to these demands
in infrastructure, companies are
investing in new technology so as to
reduce the machining time of the
components resulting in increase
in production. The universal
heads, high rapids, flexible
manufacturing solutions help
in achieving this.
Proper knowledge related
to available technology for this
industry needs to be shared. Also
the exact need of the industry
should be analysed, to provide more
economical solutions to maintain
quality. Also trained manpower is a
must. More flexible & high productivity
solutions are the need of this market.
R&D should focus to upgrade the
available technology to satisfy this
requirement.
Along with the heavy investment to
develop infrastructural facilities, the aim
should also be to improve the utilisation
rate and operational efficiency
of existing resources. The importance
of infrastructure sector also follows
from the fact that foreign investors
are now looking at infrastructural
development as a yardstick for
directing their investments. In India,
infrastructure sector itself is becoming
an attractive investment area for foreign
direct investments.
Parag Alekar is CEO
of Nicolas Correa SA
India Branch. He is an
engineering graduate,
having experience of more
than 18 years in machine
tool industry.
Email: p.alekar@correaanayak.es
The
infrastructure deficit
in India is so critical that
it could prevent the country
from achieving prosperity.
Without smooth transportation
network, reliable power and
water India’s potential for
growth can not be fully
utilised.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure development has a crucial role to play for India to sustain its growth, which must become more inclusive as the country matures. Considering the present state of the Indian infrastructure, the manufacturing industry working for this sector is believed to have immense potential to grow. For this potential to be realised, the machine tool companies need to adopt the best practices available globally to stay on top of the business and serve the industry efficiently.
Investing in R&D: Research and development
(R&D) is a process intended to create improved
technology that can provide a competitive
advantage at the business or industry level. The
process through which R&D promotes economic
prosperity is complex and multi-faceted. There
are direct benefits to companies from their
R&D investments. Also, other companies derive
benefits from R&D of the innovating company.
The feedback from R&D improves products,
processes, and distribution networks. Investing
in R&D provides competitive advantage while
meeting customer requirements. It also facilitates
entry into new markets and increases the revenue.
It enhances brand value and the company gains
the reputation of being innovative.
Swapnil Pillai
tricks&1tips
Imparting proper training: Training for a
manufacturing job is extremely important,
and so is retraining. Being employed in the
manufacturing industry can necessitate working
in various areas that are going to require special
skills and knowledge. If proper training is not
imparted to employees, they will be unable to do
the job safely or correctly. Proper Training will
make them more valuable to the organisation.
It will create more valuable employees who will
have the experience and training needed to be
promoted from within the company. tricks&2tips
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Enhancing brand visibility: Isolating the business
from competition and restricting it only to the
existing customers can be unhealthy. It can deprive
the company from valuable industry information
that can hinder progress. Participating in
industrial trade show and exhibitions will broaden
the understanding of fellow competitors, learning
their strengths and weaknesses. With all this
newly attained information, companies can stay
on top and plan the future strategies accordingly.
Also a good portion of the target audience learns
about new products to be launched. The second
gain is through the direct sales that happen at
these trade shows.tricks&3tips
Introducing project management: The Indian
machine tools industry needs to invest heavily
in project management because of quality of
out put and the time to the market are two
deciding factors for achieving success. Project
management is a competency that leaders
can use in their organisations to handle
increasing complexity with higher success
rates and acceptance, and lower uncertainty
and costs. Project management also differs
from traditional management in that it brings
in cross-functional collaboration, governance,
execution-discipline, responsiveness and
alignment of organisational elements and
procedures with features of end-products of
projects. It can help companies to bring in
agility in innovation, growth and response to
changes in the external environment.
tricks&4tips
Technology collaboration: The Indian machine
tool companies should enter into technical
collaboration with the leading machine tool
companies of the world so that machines
of global standards are available in India at
lower and competitive price. Companies can
remain in the forefront of supplying leading
technology to the end user by collaborating
with industry leaders in the control technology,
software development and machine design
areas. The collaboration can also include
activities that may like production, purchasing
and the development of machines, as well as
sales and services.tricks&5tips
Developing portable machine tools: Portable
machine tools which are easy to assemble, set
up, and operate, and have the power to remove
material quickly are finding wider application
in the infrastructure industry. They can also
be utilised to correct problems which occur
during the development phase of infrastructure
projects. Machine tool manufacturers in the
country should focus on developing such
portable solutions.tricks&6tips
Implementing IT in manufacturing: Information
Technology (IT) plays a crucial role in modern day
business. It ensures the smooth functioning of all
the departments in a company such as the human
resource, finance, and the critical manufacturing
department of the company. With the help of
information technology, the company can get rid
of any sort of errors or mistakes in the proper
functioning of the tools used for designing and
manufacturing purposes. tricks&7tips
Well defined strategies: The machine tool
companies should develop its marketing
abilities in line with other sectors of the capital
goods industry. To be successful, companies
should have strategic planning programmes
in place and have well chalked out business
strategies at all levels. In order to enhance
their market share, companies need to improve
quality and service followed by reduction in
costs, increase in product range and finally
adopt more aggressive marketing strategies.
The competitive edge lies in satisfying
customers by delivering higher quality products
at lower prices. tricks&8tips
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ANNI VERSARYANNI VERSARY Future Forecast
INFRASTRUCTURE
With the advent of India as a major commercial and cultural hub in South East Asia, pressure has been mounting on the government to develop world class infrastructure. Until recently, India had been creating infrastructural facilities at snail’s pace mainly by employing public resources. But an accelerated economic growth can be maintained only when India builds infrastructure at a faster rate.
The existence and growth of
market, abundant resources
and global competitiveness
has driven investment
opportunities in the country.
Growth TrajectoryWater, transport, housing, electricity,
health & sanitation and education are
some of the areas that have immense
potential for improvement. A recent
India Infrastructure Report estimates
the annual investment need for urban
water supply, sanitation and roads to
be about $ 6.67 billion in the next ten
years. The goods traffic in the country
is expected to rise by 15 per cent per
annum by the year 2015.
Investment opportunitiesA well-knit and coordinated system of
infrastructure plays an important role
in the sustained economic growth of
the country. Developing sustainable
infrastructure would require huge
investments and thoughtful planning.
To ease the pressure on the existing
resources, the government has initiated
various programmes to upgrade the
existing infrastructure. Under the Rajiv
Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna
(RGGVY), additional power generation
capacity of about 90,000 MW would
be added to provide electricity to
rural households.
Similarly upgrading and developing
major road projects like the Golden
Quadrilateral, North-South and East-
West Corridors, developing 1000 km of
expressways, constructing 1, 65244 km
of new rural roads, and renewing and
upgrading existing 1,92464 km are in
various stages of execution.
The rail ministry plans to construct
dedicated freight corridors between
Mumbai-Delhi and Ludhiana-Kolkata.
It also plans to construct 10,300 km
of new railway lines, modernise and
redevelop 21 railway stations and build
metro rails in all the major cities of
the country. All these would further
strengthen and widen the reach of one
of the world’s largest and most reliable
rail networks. To optimise the potential
of India’s huge coastline, additional
capacity of 485 million Metric Tonne
(MT) in major ports and 345 million
MT in minor ports have been planned.
The Indian airports have witnessed
huge passenger traffic in the recent
years. Substantial investment is required
to make the airport ecosystem strong
and reliable. On a priority basis, four
metro and 35 non-metro airports have
to be modernised and redeveloped.
There is need for seven new airports
along with training, maintenance repair
& overhaul facilities.
The creation of world-class
infrastructure would require large
investments in addressing the deficit in
quality and quantity. With well planned
and properly monitored investments,
India’s infrastructure would equal the
best in the world.
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Industry InsightsMedical machining: Scaling new heights .... 182InterfaceRafiq SomaniArea Vice President, PTC India ..................................................... 188Market TrendsMedical marvel: Risk management in medical devices .......................................... 194Practical TipsTech edge: Need for micro-precision strategies......... 197Future ForecastMedical applications: The hen with golden eggs ........................ 200
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MEDICAL
Medical parts manufacturing is a rapidly growing market. The high demand for medical procedures, including joint replacements, heart catheterisations, abdominal surgery, liposuction, colonoscopies, etc has generated an increased need for precision instrumentation. These have given rise to opportunities for machine tool manufacturers to cater to this emerging sector.
Machining of medical parts
or devices is different
and more complicated
than any other sector
as it requires precision
at micro level. Reliability and quality
are critical in the medical instruments
industry. Therefore, manufactures of
these precision instruments are focused
on finding quality products that will
streamline costs and efficiency without
forfeiting quality.
Component machining for the
ultimate machine, the human body,
involves high-grade stainless steels,
titanium and chrome alloys and demands
for qualified application solutions and
sound cutting tool engineering. When
tapping medical parts, two words are
critical: small and challenging. Small is
for the tiny size of many medical parts
and challenging is for the difficult-to-
machine materials from which the parts
are often made. Developing strategies
for tapping medical parts, involves
many factors, including the cutting
tool geometry, machine capability,
tool-holder, metalworking fluid and the
parts themselves. Medical parts that are
tapped include implants, such as hip
and knee replacements and surgical
instruments. The medical device
segments that are expected to have high
growth include:
� Implantable devices like pacemakers,
drug pumps, stents and joint
replacements
� Diagnostic testing devices, including
clinical blood, urine and tissue
testing
� Home healthcare products and
electronic monitoring devices
Computer controlled machiningAs the population ages, more joints are
being replaced. Orthopaedic devices
for joint replacements are benefiting
from new materials, including metallic
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alloys, ceramics and biocompatible
plastics. New coating materials and
application technologies that improve
orthopaedic device performance
and longevity are also improving
patient outcomes.
Manufacturing processes for these
devices are now being automated
through the use of CAD/CAM
systems that communicate with CNC
milling and grinding machines as
well as 5-axis Electronic Discharge
Machines (EDM). These are used for
production of medical devices such as
orthopedic implants, which are made
of conductive metals, like stainless steel
and titanium. EDM uses an electric
arc to sculpt intricate geometries on
conductive materials to a dimensional
accuracy to the order of ± 0.0001 inch.
Widely viewed as a reliable and precise
machining technology, EDM provides
burr-free, multi-axis machining of parts
that, because of hardness or shape, may
be difficult or impossible to machine by
other methods.
Other manufacturing technologies
that are used for micro-sized
components used in the medical device
industry include:
� CNC milling, which uses computer-
controlled cutting tools to sculpt
materials to tolerances of ± 0.0002
in.
� Metal injection moulding, which
produces complex shapes, multiple
wall thicknesses and surface detailing
in a single component to tolerances
of ± 0.004 in.
� Photochemical etching, which
creates 2-D profile geometry on
thin, flat parts to tolerances of
± 0.001 in. on materials that may be
as thin as 0.002 in.
� Precision metal stamping, for
producing complex shapes and
intricate geometry through a series
of stations in a progressive die to
tolerances of ± 0.001 in, at speeds of
hundreds of parts per minute.
� Swiss screw machining, for
production of seamless cylindrical
components with capability for
cross-drilling and slotting.
High growth driversHigh-tech medical products addressing
health issues in aging population is
touted to be a big revenue generator for
the future. Manufacturers and suppliers
of lower-tech products to hospitals,
outpatient centres, and other medical
facilities might witness slow growth
as these products tend to be
vulnerable to flat health insurance
reimbursement rates that restrict
purchases and profit margins.
Device segments that are expected
to have high growth include:
� Implantable devices, such as
pacemakers, drug pumps, stents,
and joint replacements as well as
devices related to minimally-invasive
surgery
� Diagnostic testing devices, such as
those used for blood, tissue and
genetic testing as well as optical
devices for glaucoma and macular
degeneration screening
� Home healthcare products, such as
diabetic tests, liver function tests,
and electronic monitoring devices
International competitionTill now, the US looms big in the
field of medical machining. Its close
competitors include Germany, Japan,
the Netherlands and Italy in high
technology products. It is interesting
to know that most of these foreign
companies manufacture a significant
amount of their products in the USA.
However, with the recent economic
global downturn and a recent scare in
world markets, these high-quality, high-
priced nations are being challenged by
numerous lower-cost producers in
China, Brazil, Korea, Taiwan and
India, countries which are building up
their domestic industries and also
compete globally.
Also aiding India in its quest for
gaining dominance in this field is
medical tourism. The country is a
hotspot for cheap but qualitative medical
procedures. According to a study by
McKinsey and the Confederation of
Indian Industry, medical tourism in
India could become a $1 billion business
by 2012. The report predicts that, “By
2012, if medical tourism were to reach
25 per cent of revenues of private up-
market players, up to ` 10,000 crore
will be added to the revenues of these
players.” According to government
estimates, India’s $ 17-billion-a-year
healthcare industry could grow 13
per cent in each of the next six years,
boosted by medical tourism, which
industry watchers say is growing at 30
per cent annually. Close competition is
faced by countries such as Greece, South
Africa, Jordan, Malaysia, Philippines
and Singapore.
Powered by the above, the scope
for Indian manufacturers in this field
is immense.
� Diagnostic testing device: In 2007 the testing device market was valued at $ 34 billion in sales. It currently represent about 10 per cent of the total worldwide market for medical devices. The fastest growing segment within diagnostic testing is In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD).
� Ophthalmic devices: Representing over $ 17 billion in annual revenues globally, this segment is expected to continue growing because of the increased incidence of eye diseases, such as glaucoma and macular degeneration in an aging population.
� Home health and remote patient monitoring: Currently a $ 5.6 billion segment, it is forecast to grow at close to 70 per cent annually for the next several years. Devices for monitoring chronic diseases, such as blood glucose testing for diabetics, as well as screening devices, such as pregnancy and fertility tests, are included in this category.
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How has CAD/CAM/PLM evolved in the use of medical machining?With the surge in the demand
for innovation, complying with
strict environmental and regulatory
requirements, shrinking price
premiums, and the intense competition
which demands faster times-to-market,
medical device manufacturers are
confronting some extremely tough
challenge.
The complexity of today’s products
and the rise of outsourcing have made
design solutions like CAD and PLM
solutions systems and the management
of data and knowledge critical to
medical machining.
What are the specific requirements and needs in medical machining?To facilitate compliance, medical
device manufacturers today need a
truly closed-loop, integrated change
control and quality management
system, which will help ensure
proper traceability between quality
events and engineering activities
such as engineering changes and risk
assessments.
By substituting disparate, standalone
product development applications with
a cohesive product development system,
manufacturers can ensure that the right
version of the product data is available
to the right people at the right time.
This efficient and convenient storage
of product information, coupled with
the ease of its retrieval, and the ability
to better manage changing information,
are few of the advantages of an
integrated platform for product
development and quality.
As the field of medical machining is quite niche, how do you foresee its growth in India?We foresee an optimistic growth of
medical machining industry in India.
The medical devices market continues
to grow, driven by the aging population
in India and technological innovations
in diagnostic and therapeutic medical
devices. The present lifestyle and the
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increase in the aging population has
made people vulnerable to a number
of diseases. To assist the populace
to lead a healthy life and to increase
the longevity, the medical machining
industry is highly depending on the
application technologies that has
significantly improved the performance
of the medical devices. Manufacturing
processes for these devices are now
being automated through the use of
CAD/CAM systems.
Computer-based manufacturing and
design manufacturing industry facilitate
the medical device manufacturers to
test, design and produce different
devices. These systems also maintain
documentation history that the
regulatory authorities can refer to. CAD
solutions like Creo, that are compatible
with the equipment, are one of the
most sought after software which helps
in improving the over all economic
efficiencies through reduced inventory
requirements, production errors and
also reduce time to market.
Where does India stand compared to its global counterparts in terms of technology adoption ?The technology adoption in medical
manufacturing in India has been
consistent, but slow, largely due to the
dominance of developed countries in this
space. Having said that, India definitely
is the R&D hub for this sector, and
most of technology being adopted
globally in this space, is developed
in India. The Indian government
has put in significant effort in last
50 years to develop the scientific and
technical infrastructure of the country.
The combination of state-of-the-art
infrastructure and highly qualified
manpower ensures that India is poised
to be the global R&D hub for medical
machining. This is increasingly being
observed in industry as large MNCs
have opened their R&D centres in India
– a first outside the United States for
most of these companies. For example,
Jack Welch Research Centre in
Bengaluru is conducting research
for GE Medical Systems. It is the
company’s largest research outfit outside
the United States.
How is the business outlook for machine tool manufacturers catering to this sector?The last 50 years have seen a consistent
growth in medical device technology,
making this industry, one of the fastest
growing customer groups across the
globe. The composition of the industry
changed during the 1990s as a result of
consolidation and foreign investment in
US machine tool companies.
With the global economic expansion
since 2000, the machine tool industry
has enjoyed an increase in exports due
to the benefit of a falling US dollar.
In spite of being an industry with
moderate concentration, the business
outlook for machine tool manufacturers
catering to medical device industry, is
definitely looking good.
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What are the challenges in medical machining and how can manufacturers tackle them?Some of the challenges that
manufacturers of medical machinery
face are listed below –
Penetration of new markets: As
medical device manufacturers
introduce products into new markets,
it’s critical that they receive the
marketing support of local doctors
and scientists, particularly in the
case of personal health care devices.
For example, in the area of medical
diagnostics such as blood glucose
measurement, technology has moved
from specialist hospital labs to the
hands of the patient.
Over time, devices like the blood
glucose meter, heart rate monitors,
pedometers, etc., have become
commodity products in many markets.
Often, however, medical device
manufacturers who are not from the
same geography don’t have access to
local doctors, scientists, and patient
communities. However, outsourcing
partners have easy access to these
communities and are able to bring
them together to influence new buyers,
thereby benefiting the manufacturer.
Access to these new communities
creates a larger pool of influencers and
support for the product, providing more
marketing mileage.
Region and race specific disease isolations: In
India and other South Asian countries,
disease physiologies related to the heart
and diabetes are different from those
in the US or Europe. Understanding
these intricacies requires knowledge
related to local culture, food habits,
genetic makeup, etc, which can present
a challenge to foreign medical device
manufacturers.
Collaboration with local researchers
and the scientific community can
produce demographics and profiling
related to local communities. This
data can help improve the design
of equipment and its diagnostics
capabilities. Local partners can help
manufacturers participate in conducting
clinical trials with new technology.
If the trial is race or region specific,
they can participate together in global
staging of trials and market launches
(also validating the technology).
Software as a differentiator in medical
devices: Software is becoming
one of the key differentiators for
medical device manufacturers as
software is more adaptable and easily
customisable. The ease and speed
at which software applications can
be changed for different use cases,
prototyped, and readied is far superior
when compared to hardware.
In addition, one of the larger
challenges faced by manufacturers these
days are the distributed team structures.
In the new, global workplace, teams
involved in the manufacturing process,
work from various parts of the world.
It is important for manufacturing
organizations to have a seamless
solution to ensure that every team that
is a part of the process has access to
most updated data from various teams.
This makes PLM adoption very critical
in manufacturing.
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MEDICAL
In the design and development of safe, effective medical devices, reducing risks and ensuring reliability are a manufacturer’s primary responsibilities. Not only are these dimensions of product quality mandated by agencies and organisations such as the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centre for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), and recommended as best practices by the Global Harmonisation Task Force (GHTF) and International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), product quality and efficacy are the moral and ethical imperative of all medical device manufacturers.
Due to the significant
impact that a new medical
device technology can
have on human lives, every
aspect of its development
– from design and prototyping through
manufacture, distribution, disposal and
decommissioning – must adhere to strict
quality standards that are documented
and traceable to functional and safety
requirements. These standards may
apply not only to manufacturers, but
also to vendors, suppliers, contractors,
Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEMs), third parties, and others in
product development and distribution.
According to various regulations,
each of these complex dimensions of
medical device safety and reliability
must be systematically analysed in
an accurate, documented fashion.
When risks are discovered, they
must be evaluated for their severity
and probability of occurrence, and
eliminated or mitigated as appropriate.
Then, medical devices must be
monitored throughout their useful lives
to ensure that no new or unexpected
risks arise; and, if they do, additional
risk analysis and control measures must
be implemented. Methods for risk
analysis and risk control often vary by
company, device type and application,
Risk management in medical devices
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but all methods must address the
standards and manufacturers must
fully document compliance measures.
Finally, because the ramifications of not
strictly adhering to these regulations
can include serious legal and ethical
liabilities, medical device manufacturers
must have the tools in place to
accurately and efficiently manage the
risks associated with their products.
Dimensions of medical device riskAssessing and reducing the risks
associated with medical devices also
helps to reduce the total impact of
wide-ranging product recalls, including
financial costs as well as reduced
customer satisfaction and a damaged
company reputation. Most importantly,
companies are morally and ethically
obligated to know the impact that a
product will have on human safety and
wellbeing before the product is released
to the public. Several commonly used
analysis techniques address the risk
management requirements of medical
device systems. These methods are
used to identify, analyse, control and
monitor medical device safety and risks
across the product lifecycle.
Methods to evaluate and mitigate sources of riskWhen tracing the possible risks inherent
in medical device software or systems,
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
(FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis
(FTA) are often used.
� FMEA: An FMEA is a bottom-up
analysis method used to identify
each potential failure mode for all
of the parts in a system and traces
these effects up through the system’s
hierarchy to identify negative effects
at the subassembly, assembly, and
system levels
� FTA: An FTA is a top-down
analysis method, wherein the
undesirable end event is identified
first and all contributing factors
or events are identified next to
determine which component or
process failures are most critical
When part failures contribute to system risksTo evaluate and mitigate part failures
that contribute to risks, reliability
prediction analysis and advanced system
modeling techniques are often used:
� Reliability prediction: During a
reliability prediction analysis, the
likely failure rate of a system may
be predicted in the design phase.
Reliability prediction establishes
system performance metrics using
information about the parts that
comprise the system. This part
information is gleaned from
extensive libraries of electronic and
non-electronic components and how
they react to various environmental
stresses. Reliability prediction can
also provide insight into alternative,
more reliable system designs through
trade-off studies that analyse the
effects of alternate part designs on
overall system reliability.
� Advanced system modeling: When
more complex systems are analysed
for reliability, advanced system
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modeling techniques, including
Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs)
and optimisation and simulation
analyses are used to model and
predict system behaviour. Complex
system designs supporting parallel
redundancy or part dependency can
demonstrate improved reliability,
helping to mitigate risks due to
system failures.
Using an FMEA processAn FMEA is a systematic method for
identif ying all of the potential failures
throughout a system and developing
controls to minimise or prevent their
occurrence or effects. An FMEA is
a bottom-up approach that identifies
each failure mode, beginning with
the lowest-level components in the
system, and examines the effects of
their failures on higher levels of the
system. In this way, an FMEA can
trace the end effects of part failures
through to system-level failure and
the risks or hazards it can cause. An
FMEA can also include an analysis of
the criticality of each failure mode; an
analysis method often referred to as an
Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality
Analysis (FMECA) whereby potential
failure modes are classified according
to their severity y or risk.
FMEA is an extremely flexible
analysis tool, as it may apply to the
product itself or to the process of using
the medical device. Its flexibility makes
this method ideal for meeting the
standards imposed by medical device
regulations.
Using fault tree analysisUsing a top-down approach, FTA
begins at the system level by identifying
the failure or undesired event, and then
systematically identifies the lower-level
factors or events that contribute to the
top-level event.
An FTA offers the distinct
advantage of an event-oriented
methodology for evaluating the
likelihood of occurrence of a system
or component failure. As an extremely
flexible analysis methodology, fault
tree allows for the incorporation of
a number of different contributing
events, including a combination of
software or hardware failures, human
errors and environmental influences all
within a single fault tree.
By using a logic tree to graphically
represent the contributing events, Fault
Tree Analysis can employ quantitative
or qualitative analysis to determine the
criticality of each contributing factor,
identify the minimum combination of
contributing factors that can lead to the
failure, and assist in the development
of control measures that would prevent
or mitigate the circumstances leading
to the top-level failure or event.
Additional quantitative techniques
available in FTA use failure and repair
data about lower level components
to calculate the likelihood of the
top-level event. FTA also incorporates
importance measures, which help the
analyst determine which contributing
factor to improve by identifying the
criticality of contributing events. Courtesy: PTC India
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Despite India’s relatively low per capita expenditure on healthcare, India’s market for medical devices is in the world’s top twenty - in 2007 India’s medical equipment market was estimated at about $ 1.56 billion. The market is expected to grow about 8 percent annually and approach $ 2.3 billion by 2012. Although India has a growing domestic medical device manufacturing sector the country still imports more than half of its healthcare equipment, in particular high technology products. There is immense opportunity for Indian Machine Tool Builders (MTBs) to build potential and cater to this booming sector.
After-sales service: India has both government
and private healthcare providers, however most
growth in recent years has occurred in the private
sector (which currently contributes about 80 per
cent to growth in the healthcare delivery market).
Medical equipment distribution in India is through
regional distributors who have networks of sub-
distributors, and the use of a local, well-qualified
distributor helps in establishing good relationships
influencing buying decisions. Smaller medical
electronics manufacturer may find it difficult
to compete with the larger, branded medical
electronics manufacturers unless the product has
niche applications. Regardless of the electronics
equipment being imported, a rigorous after-sales
servicing is the key to gain more market share.
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Contract manufacturing: Contract manufacturing
is a process that establishes a working agreement
between two companies. As part of the agreement,
one company custom produces parts on behalf of
their client. In most cases, the manufacturer also
handles the ordering and shipment processes for
the client. As a result, the client does not have to
maintain manufacturing facilities, purchase raw
materials, or hire labour in order to produce the
finished goods. The basic model used by contract
manufacturers translates into different industries.
Since the process is essentially outsourcing
production to a partner who privately brands
the end product, there are a number of different
business ventures that can make use of a contract
manufacturing arrangement.tricks&2tips
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Foreign collaboration: Countries like US
and Germany are in the forefront of medical
machining. Indian companies can gain much
by knowledge-sharing with companies from
these countries. The field of medical machining
requires high-precision manufacturing, and
high level of risk assessment. This requires
technology upgradation and advancement on
a regular basis. Tie-ups and collaboration with
foreign partners will help local manufacturers
to take advantage of the experience and
technology of sector leaders.tricks&3tips
Investing in people: For any business to grow, a
solid workforce is the backbone of such success.
With increasing gap in demand and supply of
skilled labour, hiring efficient people and retaining
existing quality employees is a big challenge for
any management. A company needs to invest in its
people by providing ample growth opportunities,
training and motivational programmes etc.
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Medical tourism: This is a growing sector in
India and is expected to experience an annual
growth rate of 30 per cent, making it a ` 9,500
crore industry by 2015. Estimates of the value of
Indian medical tourism is estimated to be around
$ 2 billion a year by 2012. An estimated 150,000
of Westerners travel to India for low-priced
healthcare procedures every year.
India is fast emerging as a strong
contender in medical tourism. With the
demand in procedures such as laser, cosmetic
surgery, alternative medicine, bone-marrow
transplant, cardiac bypass, eye surgery
and hip replacement etc increasing,
manufacturers have a whole range of avenue
to cater to.tricks&5tips
R&D: The world of medical machining is a rapidly
changing one. Procedures are updated and new
technologies replace old ones. Only companies
who have access to state-of-the-art R&D facilities
and capable of catering to this sudden change in
demand can survive in the high-end field of medical
machining. The Indian government has put in
significant effort in the last six decades to develop the
scientific and technical infrastructure of the country.
It has allocated a significant amount of budget
for Scientific and Technological (S&T) activity
under a R&D fund. Companies need to avail such
government initiatives and facilities to develop their
capabilities and products.tricks&6tips
Technology adoption: Technological
innovation has long been central to
improvements in healthcare. Whether in
the form of new products, procedures and
treatments, the optimal adoption of innovative
medical technologies, integrated within system
and service solutions, offers companies great
opportunities to deliver improved healthcare.
However, there are certain challenges in
adopting these technologies such as financial
matters, time constraints, project leaders
and champions; staff training and education,
employee resistance, external relationships and
infrastructure. The rationale for improving
rates of technology adoption has a number
of strands. Replacing outdated practices with
more effective innovations will help companies
deliver ‘world class’ products.
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Visionary leadership: Leadership is an important
function of management which helps to maximise
efficiency and to achieve organisational goals.
A dynamic and visionary leader can steer the
company on the path of success. A good eye
for opportunities, seizing them, problem-solving
capabilities and inspirational individual are some of
the qualities of an ideal CEO or MD.
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MEDICAL
The global medical devices market continues to grow, driven by the aging worldwide population and technological innovations in diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices. Estimates place the current global market at $ 336 billion in annual revenues.
The field of medical
machining is witnessing
an unprecedented growth,
which is here to stay.
Hectic lifestyles, modern
way of living and longer life expectancy
are some of the factors that have given
birth to complicated health problems,
which in turn require sophisticated
machines and operating procedures to
cure them.
Manufacturing opportunities The following verticals will provide
immense opportunities for the Indian
manufacturers in terms of growth and
business expansion.
Orthopaedic implants: The orthopaedics
market is experiencing record growth
with estimated Compounded Annual
Growth Rate (CAGR) projected at
12 per cent through 2011 by Frost &
Sullivan.
Ophthalmic devices: The eye-care
industry has experienced growth from
both treatments for age-related vision
disorders such as presbyopia, cataracts,
macular degeneration, and glaucoma;
and cosmetic surgeries such as laser
vision correction and implantation of
refractive intraocular lenses. Carl Zeiss
Meditec reported that the ophthalmic
systems and devices segment of this
market was at $ 2.2 billion in 2006 and
was growing at approximately 10 per
cent year-on-year.
Diagnostic devicesDiagnostic instruments are the key
tools for ophthalmologists and eye-care
professionals. Many diagnostic devices
in this category are considered to be
capital equipment due to their selling
price and long useful life.
Healthcare products: With growing
awareness about health, the home
healthcare market will command a major
share in the coming years. According
to a new strategic report published by
Insight and Intelligence, a Mary Ann
Liebert Company, the home health and
remote patient monitoring market is
currently close to a $ 5.6 billion and will
continue to grow at close to 70 per cent
for at least the next three to five years.
Electronic Medical Device Connectivity
(EMDC): A relatively new information
systems technology, this niche field
supports remote data collection
and analysis as well as workflow
improvements through Electronic
Health and Electronic Medical Records
(EMR) systems.
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The Indian manufacturing industry has recorded remarkable performance in recent years. Understanding the demand from high-end sectors such as aerospace, energy, infrastructure and transportation, the material sector has now realised its potential and is capable of producing high quality materials to stringent international specifications for these applications.
Today, the material industry
is on an upswing world
over. Indian metal producer
and steel making units, both
in private and public sectors,
remain upbeat about their improved
volume of turnover, capacity utilisation,
sales and profit margins. A number
of Memorandum of Understandings
(MOUs) have been signed by major
steel producers, both domestic and
international, with the mineral rich
states signifying possibilities of marked
increase in both greenfield and
brownfield production capacities.
India’s economic growth is dependent
upon the growth of the steel industry.
Consumption of steel is considered to be
an indicator of economic development.
While steel continues to have a
stronghold in traditional sectors such
as construction, housing and ground
transportation, composites and other new
raw materials are increasingly used in
engineering industries such as aerospace,
power generation, petrochemicals and
fertilisers.
Importance of composites The high cost of raw materials, non
availability of many essential metals,
import restrictions and the lack of
mechanised production methods have
affected the production of composites
in large volumes. As a result, Indian
composite industry could not compete
with steel, aluminium or timber. But
now the situation has changed and
all manufacturing sector have realised
the importance of composites, which
eventually has forced government to
give relief in import.
A composite combines two metals
with individual characteristics to
create something with new and unique
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properties. With a rapid growth in
the manufacturing sector and heavy
investments in infrastructure, the
Indian composite industry is expected
to grow at a rate of around 25 per cent
in the next 4-5 years. The key drivers
of this growth will be automobile,
infrastructure, wind energy and oil &
gas industries in India.
The Indian composite industry
has a strong manufacturing base with
automated processes combined with
robust design and development skills.
Global companies have entered in the
Indian market and have established a
strong base not only for local demand
but for export as well. Several companies
are investing in newer technologies to
improve productivity and quality to
meet increasing demands of this growth
market. The engineering industry is
beginning to experience a higher degree
of composite adoption, one of the most
important enabling technologies is high
speed, proven manufacturing processes
to turn raw materials into finished parts
more efficiently and cost effectively.
This includes all aspects of the value
chain from raw materials to finished,
inspected and installed structures.
The composite industry is at a
pivotal point in time. The industry is
at the cross roads between an emerging
industry benefiting only a few players and
a high impact industry benefiting many
applications. The challenges associated
with this historical shift of composites
usage on more applications than in the
past can be met by expanding the ability
to produce and support development
of higher volume applications and
advancing the performance, quality and
supply stability simultaneously.
Composite machining Machining composite materials gives
completely new set of hurdles when
compared to conventional machining
of metals. In fact, working with one
specific composite can often differ
significantly from working with another.
All this factors have pressurised machine
tool manufacturers to produce parts
that gives high removal rate, increases
accuracy and efficiency and provide
longer tool life. When a new composite
comes to the production floor, a shop
pursuing process optimisation must be
willing to seek out the tools that offer
the best approach to machining.
The composites was identified as
a potential material for its application
in the Indian Railways in early 80s
for many passenger coach components
such as window sill & frame, trays for
battery boxes, roof ceiling and flooring.
Composites behave much differently
than metals when they are machined.
The ingredients in any composite
can present contradictory machining
demands, while any attempt to cut
them poses the real and costly danger of
damaging the part. Machine shops need
to have the right equipment and skills in
place to machine these parts effectively,
and many shops are rapidly developing
these capabilities.
Machine tool builders are constantly
developing new tool geometrics and
technologies, various tool geometries are
available to address the varied nature of
composite materials. Hole quality,
tool life, and tool cost all significantly
impact overall productivity in composite
machining.
Demand driversAs Indian economy accelerates rapidly,
the country is witnessing significant
growth, with the manufacturing
sector clocking exceptional progress.
Many global players have set up
manufacturing facilities in the country.
Industries such as automotive,
energy, engineering and infrastructure
are ahead in the race. The reflection
of this can also be seen in
metal sector.
There is a huge potential for use
of composite in Indian automobile
industry especially for catering to
the transportation needs of growing
middle class population. India has
made tremendous progress in wind
power sector wherein composite
consumption has exceeded China &
Japan. There would be a good market
for hoods, cabs, frames, and cargo
containers that could be used as part
of these locally built vehicles.
The Indian material industry
has made marginal additions to its
capacities in last decade. Looking
forward the new green field
projects and the massive expansions
announced by leading producers may
increase the country’s production
capacity significantly. Removal of
infrastructure bottlenecks in railway
and road transportation, speedy
upgradation of infrastructure and
supply of uninterrupted power with
consistent frequency will help the
industry grow at a rapid space.
Overall consumption of composites
S No Sector 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
1 Wind energy 15.79 20.27 25.96 33.20 42.46
2 Industrial 26 29.10 32.59 36.51 40.92
3 Railways 8 9.60 11.52 13.82 16.59
4 Automobile 20.69 22.67 24.9 26.3 28.1
5 Oil& Gas 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
6 Building & Construction 35.00 39.50 44.65 48.92 55.40
7 Marine 1 1.4 1.8 2.30 3
Total 107.98 124.14 143.12 162.85 188.37
Figures in ‘000 tonne
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Elaborate on the latest technology design trends and market developments impacting the composite segment. What are the growth drivers in the sector?Environmental concerns are increasingly
becoming an important issue, not
only in composites but in the overall
industrial material supply chain. Resins
and additives — both key components in
composites engineering — are dependent
on non-renewable resources and energy to
produce. Over the last decade, major resin
and additive manufacturers have strived
to develop a more environmental-friendly
range of products that are completely
renewable. In the fibre industry,
composites engineers and researchers
are constantly working at improving the
mechanical properties of the material.
In terms of market momentum, the
composites market is developing rapidly
and sustained growth in the global
composites sector will continue to be
fuelled by industrial developments in
Asia. And while the scale of growth in
the Asia Pacific region is significant, new
technological developments in Europe and
North America, from advanced machines
to new material resins, will remain a
key driving force for innovation in the
composites field, as Asian companies
are seeking new composite solutions that
provide the same level of performance as
traditional materials.
Indian composites sector is growing rapidly. How can
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machine tool companies contribute further to support this growth?In India, market penetration for
composites used to be very low, more
than ten times less that the global average
due to several reasons, one of these being
import measures. But growth in the
Indian composites market has picked
up quite significantly over the past few
years. Annual composites growth rates
are estimated to be between 18-20 per
cent over the past three years, and this
impressive growth is expected to continue.
In 2011, the volume of the composites
output is expected to reach around 3
per cent of the worldwide composites
volume, which is also equivalent to about
6 per cent of Asian volume. The rapid
pace of industrial developments in
India is driving up demand for the
use of process automation to improve
manufacturing processes, especially for
high value-added applications. Indian
tooling firms have an integral role to
play in helping manufacturers to achieve
cost optimisation, enhanced productivity
and improved product quality by
introducing the latest automated solutions
into the market.
What are the physical properties of composites that have been well received by the aerospace industry?Weight reduction and improving fuel
efficiency remain the most significant
issues for global aviation Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), the
ability to develop new fibre reinforced
materials that help manufacturers address
these concerns would be crucial for
future composites penetration in next-
generation aircraft. Aerospace companies
are, therefore, increasingly pressured to
utilise more technically advanced
manufacturing techniques. From
a material perspective, carbon
fibre-reinforced composites
are strong and yet light
weight, making it the choice material for
companies such as Boeing and Airbus
as well as Asian manufacturers, such
as COMAC to adopt advanced,
environmental-friendly technologies in
large volume production.
What is the future of composites?Driven by strong economic growth and
urbanisation across the emerging markets
in the Asia Pacific region, the demand for
advanced composites materials is expected
to continue growing at a rapid rate over
the next five years. In 2010, global
composites production expanded by nearly
5 per cent to reach 8 million metric tonne
with the Asia-Pacific region accounting
for 38 per cent of the total production
volume, driven mainly by unprecedented
market growth in China and India. We
see that the market demand for composite
materials in the electrical and electronics,
automotive, aviation and wind energy
industry segments have been growing
steadily in Asia. According to the
annual survey of the composites market
conducted by JEC, Asian production is
projected to make up 43 per cent of the
global composites manufacturing output
by 2015.
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ANNI VERSARYANNI VERSARY Market Trends
NEW RAW MATERIALS
The push for larger, lighter and more fuel efficient aircraft creates real opportunities for aviation supply-chain manufacturers to do a better job machining titanium, including the new titanium-5553 grades. These trends are causing a logjam in airplane parts manufacturing. This can translate into a viable business opportunity in an ever-evolving economy.
In the new 210-330 passenger
Dreamliner, the ratio of titanium
to steel and aluminium is three
times higher than in earlier
generation aircraft. High tensile
steel in the landing gear has been
replaced by titanium. Where once you
saw aluminium airframes, you now find
composites and titanium. Bogey beams
and sliders made from high tensile
steel 300 M have given way to Ti 5553
or Ti 10-2-3. And that is not all.
Wherever composites or plastics were
used, adjoining members in titanium
family are being used predominantly,
because of their closer match in thermal
expansion characteristics and better
bond strength.
These trends are already causing a
logjam in airplane parts manufacturing.
Even under the best conditions, the
more familiar titanium alloys take ten
times longer to machine than aluminium
and perhaps four times longer than high
tensile steel. Usually, it requires more
horsepower per unit of metal removed
and a machine with higher torque. The
new titanium-5553 (5Al, 5V 5Mo, 3Cr)
grades, 20-35 per cent is stronger than
mainstay Ti 6Al, 4V, but even more
difficult to machine by a factor of 4 to
1. As the use of Ti 5553 grows, which
it inevitably will, so will the machining
logjam in aircraft production.
This can become a viable business
opportunity which can translate into
revenue in future. Titanium is well
known as the ‘go-to’ metal due to its
high strength to weight ratio. This
means weight savings, which translates
directly to higher fuel efficiency at a
time of rising concern over fuel costs
and supplies and lower greenhouse gas
emissions amid worldwide concerns
over about global warming. Small
wonder that use of titanium is growing
faster than any other metal, with no
real end in sight. Market demand
Opportunities in new avenues MACHINING OF AEROSPACE MATERIALS
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for titanium machining capacity is definitely on
the rise. Moreover, the market and political drivers favouring
titanium in aircraft are here to stay. Therefore, if a company
masters titanium machining and market it well, the future of the
company will be made secure.
Mastering titanium machining Now, how to master titanium machining? First, understand its
machining characteristics, both good and bad and then select
tooling and machining practices specifically tailored to it.
Titanium is more difficult to machine than aluminium or
stainless. The reasons for its lower machining rate are many.
Its high strength means more power is required to produce the
chip. With a relatively low modulus of elasticity, titanium tends
to deflect away from the cutting edge more than aluminium or
steel, and thus needs a sharper cutting edge to hold tolerance.
The metal also tends to crater upon tool entry and exit unless
the cutting edge remains sharp. Its low co-efficient of thermal
conductivity means more heat build-up in the cutting zone,
which leads to smearing, welding and built-up edge, all of
which undermine the tool and workpiece.
ISCAR has developed a line of milling, turning and hole
making tools specifically optimised for titanium work. It’s no
exaggeration to say that these tools can improve your material
removal rates in all popular titanium alloys by more than
40 per cent on average.
Anatomy of a good titanium tool The common attributes of these advanced tools include very sharp
edges with honed flanks to delay built-up edge, helical cutting
edges to ‘ease’ the insert into the workpiece; as well as heat-
resistant coatings, internal coolant directed right at the cutting
zone. A choice of substrates enables you to optimise either wear
resistance on tight machines and optimal cutting conditions
(IC 380), or toughness to withstand impact loads and chatter in
less-rigid cutting systems, long overhangs and interrupted cuts
(IC 328 or 330). In both cases, the emphasis is on predictably
long life, so the tool runs securely over machining cycles measured
in days rather than minutes. One aerospace fabricator reports
double the edge life on both Titanium and other super alloys
by switching to the IC380 grade, with no other changes made
to the process.
Two of the typical characteristics of cutting edge wear that
occur while milling titanium are chipping and cracks on the
cutting edge, which reduces the insert life.
In order to prevent the cutting edge from chipping,
ISCAR’s R&D division developed a very tough reinforced
carbide substrate.
When it comes to rough and tough milling applications in
titanium, the tougher carbide substrate exhibits longer tool life.
In some applications, when compared to any other available
carbide grade, the tool life is made even three times longer.
This is very important for the production of parts demanded
by the aerospace industry.
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Market Trends
Contributing to that extra reliability
is the SUMO TEC coating treatment,
introduced by ISCAR in 2007,
which improves tool performance
by smoothing out the coating and
reducing friction in the cutting zone.
Most ISCAR milling, turning and hole
making inserts for titanium work now
feature that treatment. Early users in
the airframe fabrication business report
25-40 per cent better tool performance
in titanium, due to that coating
treatment alone.
Composite materials in aerospaceComposite materials have gained
popularity (despite their generally high
cost) in high-performance products that
have a need to be lightweight, yet strong
enough to battle harsh conditions. Many
new types of aircraft have composite
material structures which include the
wing and fuselage parts.
Composite materials provide
distinctive advantages in the
manufacture of advanced products
because of attractive features such
as high strength and their being
lightweight. They are easily damaged
unless machining is performed
properly. By their nature, composite
materials are non-homogeneous,
anisotropic, and reinforced with
abrasive components. Because of their
structure and component properties of
high abrasiveness, composite materials
are much more difficult to machine than
metal alloys and fall under the category
of difficult-to-machine-materials.
The composite material workpiece
can easily suffer intolerable damage
during cutting and the tool wear rate
can turn out to be unacceptably high.
ISCAR’s ongoing research conveys
widespread knowledge to its customers
for machining composite materials
and on the mechanisms governing
the chip formation and tool
wear development.
Cutting composites may incur
more damage to the workpiece (like
de-lamination of bottom layers when
drilling) if not done carefully or
correctly. ISCAR’s new highly advanced
milling and boring tools provide
complete solutions for machining
composite materials. ISCAR’s
PCD (polycrystalline diamond)
tools have become the popular
choice, as they wear less, in particular
when cutting advanced composite
materials and thus providing
unprecedented productivity solutions.
Moshe Goldberg is
Manager Marketing
–Training and
Engineering support
at ISCAR Ltd, Tefen,
Israel. He is an active
member of various
international committees
working on metal cutting fi eld.
He is a highly acclaimed authority
in innovative metal machining
technologies.
Email: headquarter@iscar.co.il
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Practical Tips
NEW RAW MATERIALS
It is projected that India will become the largest steel producer by 2013. Sensing the demand from aerospace, automobile and energy sectors, the country’s material industry is anxious to churn out services cost-effectively. This demand has given immense opportunities to machine tool builders too. Now, the time is ripe for the industry to reap benefits from the rapid growth registered by the material sector. Here are some tips that will expedite the growth of this industry.
Focus on R&D: When it comes to machining
titanium, magnesium and other composites,
high precision machining methods such as
laser cutting, plasma cutting, waterjet, etc, that
does not affect the material shape and property,
becomes the necessity. This factor has made it
imperative for machine tool builders to continue
investments in R&D and fulfill the needs of
customers. Any company which will update
its technology will see the growth in terms of
market share and revenue. Results of R&D
investment will help companies to respond to
customers demands more efficiently and witness
more breakthroughs in the industry.
Nishant Kashyap
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Customer interaction: Increasing emphasis
on business awareness has become the key
business strategy to interact with customers.
Effective customer communication boosts
customer loyalty, ensures brand and
regulatory compliance and help companies
to know what customers are demanding.
With customer interaction, a company
can develop the know-how about the current
scenario of the industry and customers demands,
which will eventually help them to develop
innovative products accordingly.tricks&2tips
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Practical Tips
Environment-friendly solutions: Ever since
going green and save environment have become
new mantra, the customers are demanding
machines which are more environments
friendly and reduce waste. Currently, materials
and alloy industries are looking out for
machines which are less hazardous and reduce
wastes in applications like cutting, bending,
punching and casting. Adopting eco-friendly
products not only increase the life of machines
but also benefits in terms of overall revenue.tricks&3tips
Global collaboration: The main aim of
collaboration with foreign companies is
development of high-end technology. Efficiency
and productivity of Indian industries can be
increased with use of improved technology
through foreign technology collaborations.
These collaborations induce the required amount
of technological development and promotion
of technologically-advanced industries.
The technology tie-ups with foreign companies
will not only help Indian manufacturers in
advancement of technology but also will
open the door to the global market. To
improve the efficiency and productivity, foreign
technology collaborations will be the need of the
hour for Indian industries.tricks&4tips
Skill development: The rate of technological
advance has accelerated at an unprecedented
pace. Accordingly, the development of skills
through training should be the strategic response
to technological change, globalisation and other
forces affecting labour markets. This growing
sector is witnessing numerous developments,
which is forcing companies to effectively work
on employees training and development to keep
them updated with changes happening around
the world. Introduction of new technologies has
reduced the demand for unskilled labour and
raised the value of advanced skills and
competencies in the industrialised economies
that shows skill development should be viewed as
a lifetime endeavour.
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Excellent service: In recent time, after sales
services has become critical business strategy
to retain customers. Most of the companies are
focusing more and more on providing excellent
service to grab a bigger share of customers and
retain the existing ones. The market situations
are competitive as every brand and company
wants to make profits. An efficient after sales
service not only ensures increased sales returns
but also enhances customer maintenance. Putting
some extra attention into customer support is
critical toweards devloping business. A set of
happy customers makes it easier for the company
to grow. Many companies are now concentrating
on implementing the right strategy and hiring
the right customer service team.
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Technology advancements: There is need for
better technique and sophisticated machines
when it comes to machining composites like
titanium, magnesium and other alloys. Now
aerospace, automobile and energy sectors are
demanding new raw materials which are light
in weight and hard. This new difficult-to-
machine materials demand for high precision
machines, especially for applications like cutting,
drilling and milling. Machine tool builders need
to provide high precision machining
technologies, taking the latest technology
into account, to cater to the demands of the
materials sector. tricks&7tips
Enhance brand visibility: Branding is the most
important aspect of any business; beyond product,
distribution, pricing, or location. A company’s
brand is its definition in the world, which eventually
helps it in making a presence in the industry. For
metalworking, which is a business to business
industry, a different branding strategy is needed.
the strategy must give the company opportunities
to directly focus on potential customers and increase
brand visibility. To remain competitive in the next
decade, the industry must focus on branding
strategy to grab the customers’ attention. tricks&8tips
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ANNI VERSARYANNI VERSARY Future Forecast
NEW RAW MATERIALS
With various kinds of manufacturing activities being practised in the country, consumption of the material sector has increased. Impressive performance of the manufacturing sector, which has grown significantly in recent years, has largely contributed to this performance.
The Indian material industry,
which is dominated by
steel producers, seems to be
concentrating on new raw
materials and ferro alloy
production. Alloys are one of the vital
inputs required for producing special
types of steel and used as additive
inputs, especially, in the production
of special steels. But despite the
increase in steel production, the alloy
industry has not got the support it
requires from the government to
make their prices competitive in the
international market.
Machine tool industry’s response In recent times, titanium and
magnesium are becoming more
popular with sectors like aerospace,
marine and medical industries.
However, due to their reputation
of damaging tools and high prices
of machine involved, manufacturers
shy away from machining these
materials. Today, the key challenge
in machining these materials is
high metal removal rate and
accuracy alongwith a reasonable
tool life.
Machine tool industry has also
responded well to the booming
demand with superior technologies
like cutting, milling, boring, drilling
tools and bending & punching
machines, especially for the sheet metal
working industry.
Going forwardThe scope for new raw materials
industry is huge and industry estimates
indicate that it will continue to grow
at a healthy rate in the coming years
with increasing demands for new raw
materials, alloys and stainless steel in
the aerospace, automobile, energy and
construction of new airports and metro
rail projects.
The government is planning massive
upgradation of the steel production
capacity along with modernisation
of the existing steel plants in India.
Demand for light weight vehicles
and aircraft has ensured that the
requirement for new raw materials
and alloys are on a steady rise and will
continue to do so in the future.
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Machines across all verticals of the industry are undergoing a transition to become smaller, sleeker and smarter. The transmission systems which drive the machines are also undergoing a facelift to achieve this result. New technologies in the mechanical transmission systems are making way for the new age machines to be more productive and efficient.
Automatic is the word that
is driving the industry
today. And to automate
technology, the pulse of
the machine needs to beat
faster. Mechanical transmissions over the
years have been rapidly changing to make
the entire process more efficient and
expedite production. Gears are becoming
more compact with high precision
designing to be sustainable, cost-effective
and deliver better production potential.
With newer technology coming
in, most shop floors are replacing the
older forms of mechanical transmission
systems with the newer efficient and
more sophisticated gear and gear drives
to proliferate production capacity.
“Gears and mechanical transmission
systems would always be an ever-
growing market as they form the core
and the prime mover of any mechanical
device. The growth of this technology is
directly proportional to the growth in
manufacturing of automobile or general
engineering. And these are sectors
which would never dry up,” points out
R Seshagiri, CEO & President, Gear
and Gear Drives (India) Pvt Ltd.
Changing timesIt goes without saying that the major
motivator for this industry is the
rampantly changing automotive industry.
With new automobile models rolling
into the market, the functionality of
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gears and gear drives is also undergoing
colossal change.
From manual transmission to
automatic transmission, even though
the primary job remains the same, the
transmission system uses gears to make
more effective use of the engine’s torque
and to keep the engine operating at a
much higher speed.
With the increased speed, there are
chances of gears to burn out. However,
new age transmission system eliminates
this setback. Transmission systems
today have the capability to run at hot
conditions at high speed and also are
durable enough to sustain wear out.
Also, automation on the Indian shop
floor is changing the way the industry
functions. “There are different types of
gears for transmission that is entering
the market. And over the years they
have got more and more sophisticated.
The progression of mechanical
transmission systems has brought in
change where the machine itself plays
a more important role than man.
Automation on shop floors has brought
about change in the role of mechanical
transmission systems. Today, business
depends on volume and automation is
the answer to it. More robotic arms in
the process add on to the way power
transmission functions,” avers Sulaiman
Jamal, Managing Director, Bevel Gears
(India) Pvt Ltd and Board Member
of American Gear Manufacturers
Association (AGMA).
With this, the conventional gears
are being replaced by servo technology
and controllers. The result is simply
faster, accurate added with lesser cost
and more precision.
“Mechanical transmission has
always been a part of the system. But it
is in the last 25 years that this area has
seen the major part of the transition.
Manufacturing of high accuracy
machines with high cutting speed and
a complete shift in design has improved
the accuracy of the gears. Today, they
are compact in size with the capability
to run in hot conditions at high speed
with high durability. The progress has
been phenomenal,” says Seshagiri.
Avenues of opportunityGears cannot be eliminated from
mechanical device. However, the
role of mechanical transmission is
becoming more prominent with the
rise in automation in other sectors.
For the Indian industry, agricultural
mechanisation today forms the most
promising segments for the industry.
Being an agriculture-centric country, the
industry is now optimistically looking
towards high end mechanised farming
to replace the conventional pattern.
In the last decade, that the country
has seen a slow but gradual shift in the
farming sector where farmers are making
the transition towards mechanising their
fields. Different types of machines,
right from land preparation, sowing
to harvesting are making way into the
market making farm activities faster
and better. Although mechanisation
in farm lands has not yet reached its
peak, farmers today are more open to
adopting and investing in agricultural
machinery. And with this, the
mechanical transmission system sees a
better prospect in this segment as well.
“Farming is the biggest area where
mechanical transmission systems
can play a big role. The day farming
becomes mechanised to the level of
foreign countries, Indian would be a rich
country. The trend is already picking up.
Many farmers from the north are now
showing interest in mechanising their
field operations. This has to be initiated
by tractor manufacturers by bringing in
latest cost effective mechanised farm
attachments and equipment,” points
out Jamal.
Along with this, the general
engineering sector is also seeing
a big leap, with the demand for
most industries like petroleum,
food production, construction, etc
experiencing a big boost. The challenge
here is to make the production
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The growth of this technology is directly proportional to the manufacturing of automobile or general engineering. And these are sectors which would never dry up.
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process faster and sustainable. Better
transmission system provides all these
perks were the machine never stops.
The segment is now looking
towards the emerging avenues with the
defence, aerospace, atomic and nuclear
and wind energy being the upcoming
market. With these in the row, the
transmission systems is expected to see
a huge transition in way the system
functions and take it to a different level
all together.
Improvements to incorporate The industry today needs the best in the
market. And to provide the best, one
need to start right from the first stage ie
procuring clean raw material. However,
the unavailability of pure raw material is
increasing the dependence on imports.
Most companies are entrusting a lot of
effort on assuring that the materials are
clean and without any inclusions. The
purity and quality of the raw materials
used has become a matter of concern to
the manufacturers so as to have better
precision gears ensuring better and
faster performance and leading to lesser
quality issues in the process.
With newer materials entering the
industry, the quality of the material
being used has an important role to play.
The trend in the industry is towards the
use of exotic materials. Conventional
materials are being amalgamated with
the exotic and composite materials to
make it more durable, wear resistant and
increase the strength of the material.
In the entire process, heat treatment
is one of the most crucial parts of the
entire process. However, quality heat
treatment is still a growing area in the
industry. “Heat treatment process is
necessary for giving material strength
and is a critical process. But in India,
we have only a handful of metallurgists
who have the adequate knowledge in
this field to provide heat treatment
that meets global standards. However,
we should be in the global league of
quality in the next five years. We need
to build similar confidence among
the customers that we have in Swiss
watches and German cars. It needs
tremendous commitment on the part of
the manufacturers,” says Jamal.
Handling hurdles The country has a huge market for
low cost gears and gear drive products
We need to build similar confidence among the customers that we have in Swiss watches and German cars. It needs tremendous commitment on the part of the manufacturers.
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which compromises with the quality.
Most manufacturers in the gear industry
face similar predicament to brining
in awareness among the industry
manufacturers on the quality of the gear
and gear drives which would directly
affect the production process. There is
still a huge market which needs cheaper
products sans quality.
The industry is also facing the
problem of the low quality gear cutting
machines which is ruling the sector.
There is a dire need for better machines
to manufacture high precision gears for
the growing market.
Growth pathThere is a huge transition that is taking
place in this sector. The process of the
mechanical transition system is turning
up to be more sophisticate in terms of
design capability and performance so as
to match the transition that most of the
other sectors are undergoing.
“The scope for growth is tremendous
as India has fantastic designers. The
industry is driving towards automation
and there is a lot of things that man
can do in engineering. This is all the
game of reducing cost and deskilling so
that machines can take over. These are
the two main objectives of technology
today,” says Jamal.
With the rapid changes in the market,
the industry is not far from achieving
the level of automation required and
with it mechanical transition system will
only see a transition that would match
global parameters.
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….opines Harry Ehrenberg, President, VARGUS Ltd. The company has been at the forefront of the tooling industry for more than 50 years and is a world-leading manufacturer of high-quality cutting and deburring tools for the metals and plastics industry. In conversation with Swapnil Pillai, Ehrenberg talks about the fast evolving consumer preference and the buoyant Indian market.
How lucrative is the Indian market with the Asian economy witnessing significant double-digit growth?The Indian market is indeed witnessing
dramatic growth. At the same time,
Indian customers have become
increasingly demanding and price
conscious, therefore to remain lucrative
in these circumstances it requires long-
term commitment and focus on the
unique needs of the Indian market.
Brief us on the upcoming trends in the cutting and deburring tools. We find that both in cutting tools and
in deburring tools, the customer is
looking more for service and solutions
than for product. Therefore our focus
is on adding more technical support
and service than ever before – we need
customer ready 24/7. In addition to our
technical staff, we also have developed
our signature software, TT GEN and
TM GEN which are state-of- the art
The customer should not have to look for us; we should be ready with customer-centric solutions
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tool selectors and CNC programme
generators. These programmes have
been received enthusiastically by our
customers and are downloadable from
our company website.
What are the major end-user segments that are driving the demand for cutting operations in India?The major segments that are driving
demand for threading tools in India,
which are our main focus, are the oil
and gas industry, valves and fittings,
automotive, defence and general
engineering.
What is the competitive advantage offered by Vargus to its customers?Our competitive advantage is offering
a premium product of high quality
and reliability that is guaranteed to
increase productivity and efficiency
every time.
VARDEX provides thousands
of thread turning and thread milling
tooling solutions, available from stock
or tailor-made special tools. In addition,
VARDEX tools provide solutions
for the machining of small-diameter
parts, with a large range of cutting
tools for boring, grooving and milling
applications.
The SHAVIV line of hand-
deburring tools offer professional
solutions for the finishing of metal
and plastic components with a full
range of ergonomic handles and
blades of different shapes and sizes.
SHAVIV products are the choice of
leading companies in the die & mold,
automotive, aviation, plastics, electronics
assembly, piping and other industries.
VARGUS Ltd is a customer-focused
organisation, committed to providing
premium products of the highest
quality, excellent value, top service and
technical support. These key values
have helped VARGUS Ltd remain
the market leader in threading and
deburring solutions and will continue
to guide our approach to business in
the future.
What are the industry verticals that you cater to? Brief us about your product offers for the same.The following are some of the unique
products which VARGUS offers to the
various industry verticals:
Oil & Gas: Multi-tooth high
performance thread turning inserts
Valves: MiTM multi-flute for fast
thread milling applications to replace
the traditional tapping technology
Fittings: High performance thread
turning inserts for extended tool life
and better productivity
Automotive: HTC thriller thread
milling tools (combination of drilling,
threading and chamfering in one
tool), new TMSD gear milling
solutions and also the V6 6-cornered
inserts economical solutions for mass
production
Defence: Solid carbide thread milling
cutters for hard materials and special
profile thread turning inserts for unique
threading requirements.
General engineering:VARGUS
provides a very large offering of Thread
Turning, Thread Milling and Grooving
tools for all types of general engineering
applications, as well as hand deburring
tools for high quality surface finishes.
Elaborate on the R&D facility at the company.For over 50 years, since our
establishment in 1960, R&D has
been at the heart of VARGUS. We
are continuously investing in our tech
center that develops our proto-types as
well as recruiting young engineers that
will strengthen the present and build
the future of VARGUS. For us, at
VARGUS, R&D is not only ‘research
& development’ it is also ‘re-think &
dream’. We challenge ourselves with
re-thinking our product and looking for
‘the next big thing’.
Tell us about the latest breakthrough technologies developed in your organisation.VARGUS is in a state of continuously
looking to offer new and improved
solutions in areas of threading and
hand deburring. I am happy to
announce that we have decided to
breakthrough to other important
areas of the cutting tools market.
At EMO Hannover September
2011, we plan to launch
our new Groovex line which represents
a major breakthrough in the area
of grooving.
In addition, the TMSD range of
indexable carbide insert tooling offers
manufacturers of gears, splines and
racks a range of unrivalled advantages
compared with conventional hobbing
and other gear production routines.
TMSD can slash machining and
set-up times by at least 50 per cent
while also generating superior quality
finished machined components.
This is due to the higher cutting
speeds than possible with HSS tooling
and the elimination of subsequent
finish grinding or shaving routines.
TMSD is suited to the machining
of both straight and helical teeth
gears, and gear modules from
1 mm to 6 mm. All materials can
be accommodated, from very soft to
hardened steels of 60 HRC.
Each insert profile in the TMSD
portfolio is supplied with the
appropriate module shape and with
one, two or three cutting corners
– special forms can be supplied
– and a full profile can be achieved in
accordance with Class 7 DIN 3962.
Finally, because the tooling focuses
on carbide inserts located in ‘standard’
tool bodies for end, shell and disk
milling on three-axis CNC milling
machines (the cutting edge is subject
to relatively low loads), TMSD is
an affordable solution for companies
of every size across a wide range of
industrial segments. VARGUS is
branching out and will no longer be
considered a single niche player.
Brief us on the green initiatives at the company.For many years now, VARGUS has
taken extensive measures to expand
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its use of recyclable materials and to minimise its energy
consumption whether in the production processes,
corporate offices or company vehicles. We regularly
monitor our ecological impact in an effort to minimise
our carbon footprint. We believe that this is an important
part of being a good corporate citizen.
What are the training & development activities for your engineers to meet the high quality standards?We typically recruit engineers with outstanding
credentials, both in academics and practical experience.
Attending professional seminars, tradeshows and visiting
customers is how we assure that our engineers remain ‘on
top of the game’.
What is the quality approach adopted by the company to enhance efficiency?The name VARGUS is synonymous with quality. As
an industry leader we do not compromise on issues of
quality. This is something that has been handed down
from generation to generation and which every VARGUS
employee is well aware and proud of. We are all partners
in quality.
What are the challenges that the industry is facing, and how should companies try to address these?We need to be more pro-active and try to preempt the
customers’ needs. We must figure out where the customer
needs is going and meet him there. This is the big
challenge: the customer should not have to look for us,
we should be ready with customer-centric solutions.
Elaborate on your future plans to tap new opportunities in India. I am happy to announce the establishment of
our newest subsidiary, VARGUS India Plc. We
have been active in the Indian market for over
15 years with a close network of very
professional and reliable channel partners.
We have now decided to upgrade our
presence and deployment in India by establishing
our own subsidiary which will offer greater
support and service to both end-users and
channel partners.
VARGUS has taken extensive measures to expand its use of recyclable materials and to minimise its energy consumption whether in the production processes, corporate offices or company vehicles
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What all does it take to offer one of the best value propositions in the machine tool industry globally? The answer to this lies in seeing in action the manufacturing facility of a world leader. Haas Automation Inc’s Oxnard facility in California, USA is a class apart in many aspects, be its scale of operation, seamless process flow from design to dispatch or future-readiness. Here’s a walk through this world-class facility.
The story of America’s
leading machine tool builder
goes back to 1983, when
its founder Gene Haas
developed the industry’s first
programmable rotary indexer to position
parts for machining in his own shop.
From the very first product that Haas
Automation Inc rolled out to well beyond
1,00,000th CNC machines as of now,
the company’s philosophy – Build the
best products possible for the broadest
market and offer them at competitive
prices – has paid rich dividends over the
years and across geographies. Today, its
1-million sq ft design and manufacturing
facility at Oxnard is a testimony
to Haas’ continuing commitment to
help its customers succeed in their
respective domains.
Ground zero: Oxnard The 86-acre facility at Oxnard (about
90 minute drive from Los Angeles
International Airport) has state-of-the-
art CNC machine tool manufacturing
capability with an installed capacity of
about 1,500 machines per month. This
is not only one of the single largest
and highly sophisticated manufacturing
facilities for CNC machine tools across
the globe, but also boasts of outstanding
economy-of-scale and highly developed
systems. At the centre of these operations
lies an advanced SAP platform,
which enables seamless manufacturing
and distribution of Haas products (that
include high quality, high technology
CNC machining centres, turning centres
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and rotary products) at affordable prices.
In addition to the Oxnard facility,
Haas Automation has marketing and
service support offices based in Belgium
(Europe), Shanghai (China) and Navi
Mumbai (India). All its products are
distributed and supported through one-
of-its-kind Haas Factory Outlet (HFO)
network, which executes the sales, services
and supply of spares to end-customers
via smooth integration with the Oxnard
facility by using the SAP system.
Seamless process flowWith a product range of around a
dozen main machine groups comprising
toolroom mills and toolroom lathes (and
their diminutive ‘office’ versions), turning
centres, and the vertical machining
centres & horizontal machining centres,
Haas Automation manufactures and
assembles over 160 variants that form the
total product portfolio.
At the centre of this plethora of
models is the SAP system, which acts
as the backbone of all Haas operations
linking vendors and HFOs, right from
taking orders to making the final delivery.
Once an order is placed for a particular
model from anywhere in the world,
through the HFO, the same is transmitted
to the factory where it is converted into a
SolidWorks model with each and every
parameter accurately mapped. Once the
virtual model, an exact replica of the real
thing is ready, it is time for assembly.
Based on the virtual model, it is now time
for ‘kitting’ – different kits are prepared
for each assembly process, with every
single part accounted for, down to the
last bolt and cable tie. “What we ensure
by kitting is that experts in the inventory
are putting parts together, and experts in
assembly are building machines,” says
Robert Murray, General Manager, and a
Haas veteran. The kitting process ensures
that the assembly is perfect, with no
scope for that assembler’s nightmare – a
missing bolt or a loose cable. The tool
crib is automated with vending machines
as the interface.
Best practices in action Haas Automation has been at the
forefront of machine tool manufacturing
technology, creating innovating products
such as the EC-400PP horizontal
machining centre with 6-station pallet
pool system and its unique robot ready
interface that makes interfacing part
loading robots on a Haas machine,
simple and cost-effective.
Some of the salient features in
manufacturing excellence of the Oxnard
facility include:
� There are 25 robotic cells with high
speed robots that move at up to
2 metre per second are used on the
shop floors to manufacture major
parts of machines.
� Robotic welders are used for welding
coolant tank bases, GR bases and
SMTC mounts.
� All parts, including bed, column,
slides etc are machined in a single set
up to speed up production and ensure
high accuracy.
� Advanced tools and programming
techniques are used for 5-side
machining at almost half the cycle
time compared to normal machining.
� Spindle assembly is done in two clean
rooms. Spindles are balanced and run-
in on temperature controlled stands.
� Electrical assembly is done in a
20-step process with each taking
9 minute. Completed electrical
assembly is fully tested, independently
on the test stand, before being
assembled on the machine.
� Machine specific kits are assembled
in the kitting area and delivered to
� Auto power-off setting turns the machine off after a specified number of idle minutes
� Power-off at M30 sets the control to start a 30-second timer that turns off all
power unless interrupted
� Sleep mode puts the machine into a low-power mode for a programmed length
of time
� Screen saver setting and LCD backlight off setting blanks the LCD after a
specified number of idle minutes
� Conveyor off setting automatically turns off the chip conveyor after a specified
number of idle minutes
� Servos and hydraulics off setting automatically turns off the servos and hydraulic
pump after a specified number of idle minutes
� Reduced tramp oil coolant contamination with the new minimal lubrication system
Haas’ energy conscious innovations
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the production area just in time. SAP helps in doing the exact
kitting and delivering it at the right time. Kitting helps the
operator from losing time looking for parts or forgetting to
assemble some part.
Quality measures Haas machine tools and rotary products are built as
per exact specifications to deliver superior accuracy,
repeatability and durability. Before leaving Oxnard
facility, the typical Haas CNC machine is subjected to
more than 300 quality-assurance tests, including up to
168 (24x7) hour of actual running time while in assembly. In
fact, whenever a machine is not physically being worked on, it
is running pre-programmed tasks to check operational tolerances
and performance parameters.
Quality assurance follows each individual part from initial
fabrication through subsequent installations. Static and operational
testing continue as each component sub-assembly is added to
the main assembly, thus providing a paper trail of certification
through the entire assembly, testing and shipping process.
Haas Automation uses a state-of-the-art ball bar system from
Renishaw to check not only linear accuracy, but also machine
geometry. This ensures the three-dimensional squareness and
accuracy of every machine.
World-class innovation Haas Automation invests a significant part of its turnover, nearly
15 per cent, on research and development (R&D). About 120
engineers, out of a total of 850 Haas employees at the Oxnard
facility, are engaged in R&D. “Design, safety and simplicity are
at the heart of all our R&D initiatives,” says William Tandrow,
Director, Mechanical Engineering, Haas Automation Inc. This year,
the focus of all R&D efforts for Haas (it receives just about
one service call on an average during the warranty period) is
on ‘Reliability’.
What we ensure by kitting is that experts in the inventory are putting parts together, and experts in assembly are building machines.
Robert Murray General Manager
Design, safety and simplicity are at the heart of all our R&D initiatives.
William TandrowDirector, Mechanical Engineering
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The transition from an idea to production with the
prototype in between is a matter of time and consideration
of internal and external factors. “The time taken from
conceptualising a machine to its production depends on
the complexity of the product but we generally get from an
idea to a prototype cutting metal in about a year. Obviously
moving to a production version of a prototype takes
longer,” says John Roth, Director, Customer Service, Haas
Automation Inc. He further adds, “During this process, ideas
come from all sides, customer & dealer inputs, trends we see
in the market, and our own experience in making parts. We
use several design tools ranging from SolidWorks to Cosmos
FEA to SAP”.
Service support Haas Automation through the Oxnard facility and its local
HFOs supports about 1,15,000 machines starting from the
first machine supplied in 1988. With the goal to ensure
better service, spares worth $ 3 million are stocked at the
central warehouse in Oxnard and spares worth $ 16 million
are stocked in consignment across the world.
The Haas global footprint spreads over 100 countries
– the entire American continent, and all of Europe and
Asia, also Australia and New Zealand. With the exception
of large parts of Africa and some areas in the Middle East,
Haas Automation has customers all across the world. It is
now moving into Kenya and Morocco, with an eye on the
future. Today the average waiting period for a Haas machine
varies between 8-10 weeks, a number that the company is
not very happy about. “We have our production schedules
decided in advance for each quarter, and for the next, we
are scaling up,” says Murray. The company has the capacity
to scale up monthly production to 1,500 machines, which it
achieved once in early 2008.
Summing upHaving taken an elaborate tour of Haas Automation’s
sprawling Oxnard facility, one cannot help but wonder
about the few key decision makers here who are taking
the machine ‘ideas’ and putting them into a larger global
context. Although at present the manufacturing capabilities
of this facility are adequate enough considering the existing
volumes, it has the wherewithal to cater to the next level of
growth by further expansion, if needed.
We generally get from an idea to a prototype cutting metal in about a year. Obviously moving to a production version of a prototype takes longer.
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Faced with a difficult thread-machining operation in extremely hard material, this pump manufacturer turned to its cutting tool supplier for help. A new combination of PCBN insert grade and geometry improved part quality, reduced cycle time and eliminated the need for annealing, pre-machining and heat treating.
Two videos are available
under ‘editor’s picks’ in
the upper right corner of
this page. One depicts the
machining of the internal
thread, and the other depicts the
interpolated drilling routine with the
Jabro end mill.
The term ‘supplier’ can seem
inadequate to describe the role of
equipment manufacturers that have no
qualms with leveraging their own resources
to help customers improve efficiency
and competitiveness. Such companies’
relationships with customers might be
described more aptly as partnerships.
Collaboration to meet challengesA case in point is the collaboration
between pump manufacturer A R
Wilfley & Sons and cutting tool supplier
Seco Tools to address a bottleneck
that represented uncharted territory
for both. The challenge: efficiently
machining Acme
2 internal threads
in material with a
hardness rating of
70 Rc. Extensive
testing at Seco’s
Troy, Michigan
tech centre led to
the development
of a new PCBN
grade and geometry
that enabled A R
Wilfley to reliably
cut the threads when
the material was in
its hardened state,
eliminating the need for pre-machining
and heat treating. Thread quality also
improved. This success further led A
R Wilfley to explore tooling options
on an unrelated application, resulting in
the elimination of secondary operations
there as well.
Based in Denver, Colorado,
A R Wilfley & Sons specialises in the
manufacture of centrifugal pumps with
advanced seal technology for abrasive
and corrosive applications. Abrasion
resistance is essential to achieving
sufficient operating life and reliability
for these pumps, so the company
commonly works with materials that
range in hardness from 60 to 65 Rc.
The typical process is to pre-machine
these cast materials in a ‘soft’ state with
solid carbide tooling. Then, components
are sent out for heat-treatment - a
process that can take about two weeks
- before returning to the shop floor for
final machining with ceramic inserts.
Although not entirely efficient, this
method had been employed effectively
for many years. Recently, however,
one tough job caused the company to
PCBN grades facilitate complete process revamp
Wilfley employs Seco’s PCBN350 grade inserts for finish turning this white iron component
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reevaluate. To meet the required tight tolerances and to reduce costs, the
company sought to machine this particular series of pumps in the hardened
state, as opposed to casting, annealing, pre-machining and heat-treating
followed by final machining to bring the part to spec.
However, the design of these pumps depended on the use of chilled white
iron that was even harder than the varieties of that material typically machined
at A R Wilfley. A particular barrier was the machining of an internal ACME
2 thread in the 70-Rc material. Tools wore out quickly, and the thread’s depth,
pitch and stringent surface finish requirements added to the difficulty. “When
we found that this area would be a bottleneck in our product development
and production, we were determined to find a quicker and more cost-effective
operation,” says Link Wilfley, Owner and General Manager.
Wilfley’s machine shop supervisor Jeff Haugen contacted local Seco sales
representative John Mattos to inquire whether the supplier had experience in this
area. Mattos, in turn, contacted Chad Miller, Seco’s product manager of advanced
materials. After conducting a productivity-cost analysis, Seco suggested that
PCBN tooling would be the best bet for improving the quality and effectiveness of
the thread milling operation. Compared to the ceramic and hard carbide tooling
A R Wilfley had first considered, a PCBN grade would enable faster, longer
machining and reduce part costs. According to Seco, those benefits result
primarily from the insert material’s hardness, which improves tool life and
enables machining at more aggressive parameters.
Improving qualityAfter conducting a productivity-cost analysis, Seco suggested that PCBN
tooling would be the best bet for improving the quality and effectiveness
of the thread milling operation. Compared to the ceramic and hard carbide
tooling A R Wilfley had first considered, a PCBN grade would enable faster,
longer machining and reduce part costs. That’s primarily a factor of the insert
material’s hardness, which improves tool life and enables machining at more
aggressive parameters.
However, with support from Seco’s global product development team,
Miller discovered that although the cutting tool supplier had machined Acme
threads in white iron, it had never produced an Acme 2 thread this coarse
using PCBN. So he arranged for a world-wide conference call with Seco
experts, including Troy-based threading and turning Product Managers Don
Halas and Don Graham, to discuss how such an application might work.
After considering the various ideas and theories, the Seco team in Troy set
out to discover the right combination of PCBN grade and geometry as well as
the optimum cutting conditions for creating the thread.
The team created a number of inserts for testing at its Troy technical
centre on an Integrex turn-mill from Mazak (Florence, Kentucky). With
no published cutting data to suggest which feeds, speeds and cutting depths
would be successful, Seco had to rely on its own knowledge base. Failure
analysis study of the inserts and surface analysis of the part helped determine
which parameters worked best. In the end, after a half dozen trials and re-
machining the boring bar toolholder with a deeper pocket to improve stability,
the cutting tool manufacturer felt it had developed a successful process.
Seco started with PCBN350, a tough grade developed specifically for
white cast iron applications, to turn the component’s OD. For the more
demanding threading operation, it employed PCBN200 at 330 sfpm and an
0.003 inch cutting depth. According to the company, the advantage of this
latter grade lies in its binding material. Whereas most PCBN grades use
ceramic as the glue that holds the grit together, PCBN200 features a tougher
A R Wilfley employed Seco’s Jabro end mill to generate tapered holes via helical interpolation at an 0.5-degree ramp angle in this white iron part. That operation is followed by internal threading with Seco’s 1/4x18nPTF-16R5 thread mill
The shop’s previous cutters wore out quickly during initial attempts to machine this Acme 2 thread in 70-Rc chilled white iron. The thread’s pitch, depth and surface finish exacerbated the bottleneck. The solution, a new grade of PCBN developed by Seco Tools, not only lasts longer in the cut, but also runs at more aggressive parameters and produces a higher-quality thread
A R Wilfley & Sons manufactures centrifugal pumps with advanced seal technology for abrasive and corrosive applications. The company’s product line includes canned motor pumps, chemical pumps, chemical slurry pumps and others for a variety of industries
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metal binder that is less susceptible
to chipping.
Good news became even better
after tests performed by A RWilfley’s
metallurgist George Calboreanu, Ph D
showed that the threads were higher
quality than those produced by the old
method. “Not only was this a better
part, but we reduced our lead time by
about two weeks, and we have a more
reliable process,” says Wilfley.
Seco’s Graham adds that many
people tend to get “sticker shock” when
they see PCBN insert prices. “However,
with PCBN we can run the machine
faster and more predictably. From this
perspective, it was actually cheaper than
ceramic,” he explains.
Measuring efficiencyThe success of this operation led
A R Wilfley to wonder whether it could
achieve similar efficiency gains on other
products. The company decided to let
Seco experiment with one of its most
complex parts to see if the supplier could
develop a process for thread milling
holes as small as 0.25 inch in hard iron.
If successful, that process would result
in significant cost savings.
Several trials at the cutting tool
manufacturer’s technical center led to
a two-stage process involving a Jabro
solid carbide end mill and a solid
carbide thread mill—both standard,
off-the-shelf tools. In the first stage,
the Jabro end mill generated a tapered
hole via helical interpolation at a 0.5-
degree ramp angle, 100 sfpm and 24
ipm. In the second stage, the company
employed a 1/4x18NPTF-16R5 thread
mill, compensating 0.002-inch per side
to properly gage the internal threads.
The Jabro produced more than 30
holes per tool, while the thread mill
lasted through 24 holes. The cutting tool
manufacturer notes that an important
component in this process was the use of
heat-shrink technology, which provides
higher rigidity and concentricity than a
standard connection. At A R Wilfley,
the resulting improvements in tool life,
surface finish and dimensional control
has more than justified the additional
cost. In fact, since that initial test, the
company has used this technique on
materials as hard as 70 Rc.
Through close collaboration with
its cutting tool supplier, A R Wilfley
has simplified its manufacturing
operations. Rather than the previous
five-step process (casting, annealing,
pre-machining, heat treating and final
machining), many of the company’s
most critical parts can now be produced
in two (casting and final machining).
This has also eliminated some inspection
steps, handling and paperwork.
However, for this quality-minded
company, the fact that finished parts are
now higher-quality and more reliable is
even more important than cost and cycle
time savings. “Seco has gone the extra
mile and found a true breakthrough,”
says Wilfley. “Thanks to their
efforts, we will continue to push the
level of the quality and dependability of
our product offerings.”
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Celebrating a decade of excellence
Gujarat has achieved impressive economic growth rates over the last ten years with the quantum of investment increasing manifold. With manufacturing industry booming in the state, there is a need for a forum to provide opportunities for gaining trade benefits and developing a long-term business relationship. Providing an ideal interactive platform is Engineering Expo Ahmedabad, which will be completing its 10th year in the state. To be held from October 14-17, 2011, it will enlighten the manufacturing community about a variety of products, which will help enhance the industry’s efficiency and will surely act as a nodal point to generate fruitful business leads.
The recent announcement
of PSA Peugeot Citroën,
France’s largest carmaker
and Europe’s second-
largest, to invest ` 4,000
crore to build a factory at Sanand near
Ahmedabad is yet another example of
how Gujarat – which already houses
Tata Motors, Ford and General
Motors – is slowly emerging as an
automobile hub. As Jayesh Ponda,
Managing Director, Vijay Enterprises
Pvt Ltd, observes, “We always felt that
Maharashtra and North India are doing
well, but now with the coming of Tata
and other major auto manufacturers, we
are positive. The growth rate is good.
Our customers are mainly from the
engineering and automobile industry.”
Such big bang investments have
attracted many companies to venture
into Gujarat. “We are looking towards
the ever flourishing machine tool and
engineering industry in Gujarat. The
state’s machine tools industry, which
is technology-oriented, has played an
important role in the development
of this sector in the country,” says
Aniruddha Ketkar, Partner, Precimac
Solutions, which offers machine
automation solution and represents
Siemens for new V60 Servos and
Alfred Jaeger GmbH for high
performance spindles.
Commemorating success The state’s economy and overall
development has gathered momentum
over the past few years. Snehal Mehta,
Director - Marketing, Energy Mission
Machineries (India) Pvt Ltd, observes,
“In last ten years, Gujarat has grown
as a favourable place for industry.
Even before that Gujarat was known
for engineering industry skills, but
recent developments have provided
more growth opportunity for small-
and medium-scale manufacturers.
I personally believe that the same
growth will definitely make the state
a hub to serve the world market with
better products.”
Rakesh Rao and Avani Jain
AhmedabadOct 14-17, 2011Gujarat University Exhibition Hall
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Jagdish Panchal, Managing Director,
Jekson Machinery Pvt Ltd, adds, “In the
last few years, there has been a strong
growth in the industrial sector with
number of projects being launched in
solar and automobile segments. These
days, companies want more productivity
and highly productive machinery;
so the manufacturer needs to focus more
on R&D.”
Helping companies tap these
emerging opportunities over the last
decade, Engineering Expo Ahmedabad
is providing a platform to foster
business and trade. “Participating in
the Engineering Expo has been a good
experience. We have been getting good
responses and that is why we continue
to participate. It has helped us grow,
renew our old contacts and get new
customers,” opines Ponda, a regular
participant at the Expo.
Seconding his view, Panchal says,
“We have participated in previous
Engineering Expos. We got a good
response as well as high rate of
genuine visitors who helped us convert
enquiries into orders. Even this year,
there will be an increase in number
of genuine visitors, thus providing us
the opportunity to grow our business
further. We are going to launch a high
precision CNC plasma cutting machine
at the exhibition.”
As Engineering Expo achieves
another milestone of continued success in
its 10th year in Ahmedabad, an ebullient
Sandeep Khosla, CEO - Publishing,
Infomedia 18 (the organisers), puts
this in perspective, “Engineering Expo
taking birth in Ahmedabad in 2002 has
come a long way today by becoming
one of India’s largest multi-location
(other places include Pune, Chennai,
Indore, Rudrapur and Aurangabad)
SME meeting points. Over the years,
it has successfully delivered its goal of
a preferred destination for SMEs and
manufacturing & engineering companies
to connect, transact, and leverage
ideas to foster growth of individual
organisations as well as that of the
industry at large. As we look forward
with further value-additions for even
better experience and reach to the target
audience, we welcome large, medium
& small industries in manufacturing &
servicing sector to be a part of the Expo
in this exciting journey.”
Fostering business tiesThe Expo has been serving as a
platform for companies to exhibit their
products and services; interact with
potential buyers; get new business leads
and forge new partnerships. Ketkar
avers, “There is always a requirement
of regional level exhibitions to reach the
local market. Engineering Expo satisfies
this. Apart from being one of the major
cities of Gujarat, Ahmedabad has good
connection with Vadodara and Rajkot
– the engineering hubs of Gujarat.
We feel it will give good access to
surrounding market destinations.”
Known for its strong technology-
based industries, the state has large
number of SMEs offering a wide range
of products & services. Mehta observes,
“Ahmedabad is one of the fastest
growing mega cities in the country,
which has a strategic location benefit
also. This city has good infrastructure,
connectivity by air and road, availability
of manpower resources and space to
grow more. This is a right location for
small- and medium-scale manufacturing
industry’s growth, as many allied
industries are also located in the city.”
Over the years, Engineering Expo
has been providing opportunities for
SMEs, which are critical for the growth
of emerging markets like India, to
display their products as well as witness
some of the latest technologies that
could help develop their business. The
2011 edition will offer similar growth
avenues.
Arun Vijay, Marketing Director,
Autotech CNC, opines, “We offer
state-of-the-art technologies with
advanced features to supplement needs
of industries such as automobile,
heavy engineering, iron & steel, power
generation, etc. We are focussing on
SMEs, which are increasingly looking
at modernising their production
facility to meet the growing demand
from automobile industry. Our aim
is to bring in high-quality, affordable
technology to Indian industries in the
metal-cutting field.”
The mega show The Expo will provide good exposure
to companies that want to reach out to
the original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs). Vijay opines, “We are
participating for the second time in
Engineering Expo Ahmedabad. Our
aim is to generate awareness about
our products & services among the
visitors, which will help the company
expand its business in the region. We
will be showcasing Autotech CNC’s
latest offerings and our main focus
will be on Pinnacle vertical machining
centre (VMC) and Vision Wide double
column VMC at the Expo.”
Dinesh Malvi, Director, Yashwant
Industries, adds, “Since Gujarat is the
manufacturing hub of India, exhibitions
like Engineering Expo hold high
importance here. Previously, we got
good response from the customers, who
took our catalogue and approached us
later for placing their orders. We expect
the same this time also and are looking
for more orders than before. This has
helped us to grow in the past.”
In addition, it will provide exhibitors
an opportunity to target their products
at the right customers. “We are capital
260+Participants
15,000+Expected visitors
15,000+Products & services on display
Spread over more than
1,00,000 sq ftExpected business worth more
than ` 45 crore
Vital stats of Engineering Expo Ahmedabad
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equipment manufacturers and our
purpose of attending any show is
mainly brand-building of product and
generating immediate business leads.
We have succeeded in our purpose in
both aspects. Ahmedabad is a base
location for us. We expect more buyers
to visit the show, whom we can take
for a plant visit and demonstrate our
enhanced manufacturing facility. This
will generate more confidence and
respect for our products,” says Mehta.
Being a part of one of the leading
media houses in the country also
provides an added advantage for the
Expo. “Exhibitions like this give
us a platform to not only showcase
our products but also establish good
network with the customers as well as
other business houses. Moreover, it will
help us to reach the niche and right
customers. What makes Engineering
Expo strong is the Network 18
brand, which ensures right number of
footprints and best onsite facilities,”
opines Major (Retd.) Amitava Mittra,
Chief Operating Officer, BGI Engitech
Pvt Ltd, which provides customised
protection against intrusion attempts
by installing its anti-ramming bollards,
crash resistant barriers and gates.
A platform for innovationsLarge, medium and small industries
from the manufacturing and services
sector will be showcasing their latest
products & technologies. Falgun
Pandya, Managing Director, Saimona
Airmech, avers, “For the industrial
growth, the industrial exhibitions are
vital. We are looking for maximum
visitors from the industrial sector in
Gujarat. We are manufacturers of air
compressors and PET bottling high
pressure compressors for the industrial
use. We will be displaying wide range
of compressors at the Expo.”
Besides, visitors will get an
opportunity to witness the performance
of novel technologies live. “We have
already launched some new products
last year. Now at this Expo, our focus
is to make buyers more aware about
new products, such as plate bending
machines, section bending machines
and busbar units. We will have live
demonstrations of these machines
with upgraded automation solutions,”
informs Mehta.
The Expo will also showcase some
of the latest innovations from across
the globe. Ketkar informs, “We are
introducing Alfred Jaeger make high
performance spindles into Indian
market. We are expecting immediate
attention towards these products from
the technology-oriented manufacturing
industry of Gujarat.”
Local companies can expect to forge
new business tie-ups during the course
of the event. As Ponda elaborates,
“Ahmedabad is our base, so expectations
are always high from this Expo. We
expect to meet all the new industry
players, who are establishing their
plants near Ahmedabad as it will ensure
direct one-to-one contact with the new
customers. We are going to introduce
low bake powder paint in Ahmedabad.
Our product will be ready by then.”
Ponda’s company Vijay Enterprises
manufactures powder paint, which is
widely used in engineering/automobile
and allied industries.
Similarly, new entrants can use
this opportunity to introduce their
latest offerings. As Mittra points out,
“Being a new company, we want to use
this Expo to tell our customers, both
government and corporate, that we
have arrived in Gujarat and now they
do not have to move out to other states
for fulfilling their demands for security.
We are launching three products at this
Expo, which include complete range of
industrial security solution; industrial &
residential gate automation and parking
management solution, which can serve
the burgeoning shopping malls of
Ahmedabad.”
See you at Ahmedabad Over the years, Engineering Expo
Ahmedabad has been playing an
important role in the industrial growth
of the state by bringing together
suppliers and buyers on an interactive
platform. Being an all-inclusive
engineering show, allied sectors can
use this opportunity to reach out to
a number of industries. “Engineering
Expo provides the platform to meet
buyers and industry professionals.
This is a good opportunity to build a
brand name for capital equipment as
well as to generate immediate business
leads and their conversion to orders.
We are happy with the organisers
of Engineering Expo for continuous
improvement in show management in
terms of better exhibits, more publicity
to focussed industrial segment, reach
to identified buyers and overall
performance of the show. We would
like to continue our participation in
coming years also,” says an elated
Mehta, one of the many regular
participants at the Expo.
As demonstrated during the last nine
editions, Engineering Expo Ahmedabad
has all the prerequisites – participants
and visitors who mean business,
excellent infrastructure, organiser with
a repute, vast media coverage, etc
– to make it a thumping success even
this year.
Engineering Expo Ahmedabad is an excellent example of starting humble
and achieving an enviable feat over the years. Year-on-year, it has gained the
confidence and trust of the Indian manufacturing industry. The 2010 edition
witnessed overwhelming response from the industry with over 250 exhibitors
(43 per cent more than 2009) and about 13,290 visitors (up by 18 per cent from
2009). It generated a business of around ` 38 crore (an increase of 25 per cent
compared to 2009). In 2011, over 260 exhibitors and more than 15,000 business
visitors are expected to take part. With opportune times ahead, this edition of
Engineering Expo is likely to further boost vendor confidence of this region.
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Regional Productivity Summits 2011The summits will offer a unique opportunity to understand and learn from the experiences and best practices of other companies. It will address and demonstrate a wide variety of productivity improvement projects in metalworking through live case study presentations and keynote sessions; October 10, 15 & 21, 2011; at LE Royal Meridien, Chennai; The Westin, Pune and Intercontinental Eros, New Delhi respectively
For details contact:Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ AssociationBangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)10th Mile, Tumkur Road, Madavara Post Bengaluru Tel: +80 6624 6600, Fax: +80 6624 6658Email: rohith@imtma.in Web: www.imtma.in
LASERTECH INDIA 2011 Exclusive fair on application of laser systems in manufacturing. It brings manufacturers face-to-face with the concept, benefits and applications of such systems; November 18–20, 2011; Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai
For details contact:Focussed Event Management Pvt LtdPlot No F/11 & F/12, Camlin Fine,WICEL Compound,
Opp SEEPZ Main Gate,Andheri (East), Mumbai Tel: +91 22 3201 9137, Fax: +91 22 2832 4404Email: info@focussedevents.comWeb: www.focussedevents.com
IA IndiaInternational trade fair for process & production, automation and industrial building automation; December 6-9, 2011; Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru
For details contact:Hannover Milano Fairs India Pvt LtdB-303, Dynasty Business ParkAndheri- Kurla Road, ChakalaAndhrei (E), MumbaiTel: +91 22 4005 0681, Fax: +91 22 4005 0683Email: info@hmf-india.comWeb: www.ia-india.com
CeMAT IndiaInternation trade fair for material handling and logistics; December 6-9, 2011; Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru
For details contact:Hannover Milano Fairs India Pvt LtdB-303, Andhrei (E), Mumbai Tel: +91 22 4005 0681Email: info@hmf-india.comWeb: www.cemat-india.com
ELECRAMA - 2012Held biennially since 1990, the event has
become the world’s largest confluence of power transmission and distribution community; January 19 – 22, 2012; at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai
For details contact:501, Kakad Chambers132, Dr Annie Besant RoadWorli, Mumbai Tel: +22 2498 4226, Fax: +22 2497 5140Email: mumbai@ieema.org Web: www.elecrama.com
IMTEX Forming 2012 & Tooltech 2012International exhibition focussing on the exhaustive range of forming technologies in engineering applications. The concurrent event – Tooltech 2012 is dedicated to cutting tools, tooling systems, machine tool accessories, metrology and CAD/CAM; January 19-24, 2012; Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru
For details contact:Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ AssociationBangalore International Exhibition Centre, 10th Mile, Tumkur Road Madavara Post, Bengaluru Tel: +91 80 6624 6600, Fax: +91 80 6624 6661Email: info@imtex.inWeb: www.imtex.in
Modern Machine ShopThe event offers an ultimate platform to demonstrate potential and futuristic technologies in the product segment to a large cross-section of business visitors, from the entire engineering industry; April 5-8, 2012; Auto Cluster Exhibition Centre, Pune
For details contact:Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ AssociationBangalore International Exhibition Centre,10th Mile, Tumkur Road, Madavara Post,Bengaluru Tel: +91 80 6624 6600Fax: +91 80 6624 6661Email: info@imtma.inWeb: www.imtma.in
India’s premier industrial trade fair on products and technologies related to Machine Tools, Hydraulics & Pneumactics, Process Machinery & Equipment, Automation Instrumentation, Packaging
& Auxiliaries, IT Products, Electrical & Electronics, Material Handling and Safety Equipment.
For details
Infomedia 18 Ltd, Ruby House, 1st Floor, J K Sawant Marg, Dadar (W), Mumbai 400 028.
Mob: 09819552270 Fax: 022 3003 4499 • Email: engexpo@infomedia18.in• Web: www.engg-expo.com
PUNEMaharastra
Nov 18-21, 2011Auto Cluster Exhibition
Centre, Pimpri-Chinchwad
INDOREMadhya Pradesh
Jan 6-9, 2012Poddar Plaza, Nr Gandhi Hall
CHENNAITamil Nadu
Dec 8-11, 2011Chennai Trade Centre,
Nandambakkam
AHMEDABADGujarat
Oct 14-17, 2011Gujarat University
Exhibition Hall
RUDRAPURUttarakhand
Sept 23-26, 2011Gandhi Park
AURANGABADMaharashtra
Feb 17-20, 2012Garware Stadium
Chikkalthana
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The Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Show (AMTS)An excellent platform to showcase technologies, trends, products and solutions in the metalworking industry. The event offers opportunity to network with industry, buyers, professionals, influencers and potential partners; October 19-20, 2011; at Dayton Airport Expo Center, USA
For details contact:Dayton Tooling and Manufacturing Association240 West Fifth Street,Room 13-125,Dayton, Ohio, USATel: +1 937 512 3862Email: amts@dtma.orgWeb: www.dtma.org
Machine Tools Vietnam 201120th Vietnam International Industrial fair will showcase a variety of machine tools; October 19-23, 2011; at Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre, Vietnam
For details contact:Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre (VEFAC)148 Giangvo Road, HanoiVietnamTel: +844 3834 5655Fax: +844 3831 1228Email: lien.hoaly@vefac.vn Web: www.vietnamindustrialfair.com
BLECH Polska 2011This expo will see numerous exhibitors from different countries presenting an array of latest technologies and innovations related to metal-forming and bending solutions and sheet metal manufacturing process; October 25-27, 2011; Kielce Trade Fairs Conference Centre, Kielce, Poland
For details contact:Mack Brooks Exhibitions LtdRomeland HouseRomeland HillSt Albans, HertsAL3 4ETUnited Kingdom
Tel: +44 01727 814400Fax: +44 01727 814401Email: info@blechevents.com Web: www.blechevents.com
MWCS 2011The leading metalworking show in East China will showcase latest CNC machines, precision machine tool and industrial automation; November 1 - 5, Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China
For details contact:Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai LtdRm 301, B&Q Pudong Office Tower393 Yinxiao Rd, PudongShanghai 201204, PRCTel: +86 21 50456700 222/284Fax: +86 21 68862355 Email: mwcs@hmf-china.com Web: www.metalworkingchina.com
FABTECHNorth America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event anticipates 30,000 visitors and over 1,200 exhibiting companies covering more than 410,000 net sq ft of floor space; November 14-17, 2011; at McCormick Place, Chicago, US
For details contact:Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International833 Featherstone roadsRockford, IL 61107Tel: 815-399-8775Fax: 815-484-7701Email: mhoper@fmafabtech.comWeb: www.fabtechexpo.com
EuroMold 2011The 18th EuroMold, World Fair for mold making and tooling, design and application development will showcase 1500 exhibitors from 45 countries and approximately 60,000 trade visitors; November 29 – December 02, 2011; at Frankfurt Exhibition Centre, Germany
For details contact:DEMAT GmbHCarl-von-Noorden-Platz 5,
60596 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyTel. +49 6927 4003, Fax +49 6927 4040 Email: info@demat.comWeb: www.demat.com
Machine Tool Indonesia 2011The 25th international machine tool show will showcase latest technology in metalworking and allied industries; November 30 - 3 December; at Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia
For details contact:PT Pamerindo Buana AbadiDeutsche Bank Building13th FloorJakarta 10310IndonesiaTel: +62 021 316 2001Fax: +62 021 316 1981E-mail: info@pamerindo.com Web: www.machinetoolindonesia.com
MTA VIETNAM 2012 The 10th exhibition will serve as a platform to network with pioneers from machine tools, precision engineering and metalworking technology sector; July 3 – 6 July, 2012; at Saigon exhibition & Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
For details contactSingapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd1 Jalan Kilang Timor09-02 Pacific Tech CentreSingapore 159303Tel: +65 6233 6638, Fax: +65 6233 6633Email: mta@sesallworld.com Web: www.mtavietnam.com
The information published in this section is as per the details furnished by the respective organisers.
In any case, it does not represent the views of
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Expanding the scope of regional investment
HIMTEX 2011
New avenues are opening up and the Indian machine tool industry is making a foray into different sectors. Creating newer machine tool hubs and experimenting with unexplored avenues for growth, the machine tool industry, today, is at its best. Considering this, Hyderabad is all set to be the next best choice for the manufacturing fraternity for which Hitex International Machine Tool Expo (HIMTEX) is providing the boost that the city requires.
Giving leverage to the regional
machine tool industry,
HIMTEX organised the
third edition of its Machine
Tool Expo in Hyderabad
in September.
The three day event, which began
in line with the festive season between
September 1 and 3, had over 60 exhibitors
from various parts of the country
and overseas.
The event was inaugurated by Shankar
Rao, Minister of Small Scale Industry,
Public Enterprises and Textile, Andhra
Pradesh. Bringing in a ray of hope to the
industry, Rao, at the inaugural said, “We,
in Andhra Pradesh are doing everything
possible to boost the industry growth in
the state. We have been closely studying
the industrial growth pattern of various
states and will soon come up with a
cumulative policy that will ensure growth
and progress and encourage investment
in the state. We are also encouraging
various companies to come ahead and give
us their suggestions on subsidies, land
acquisition and various other aids that
they need. We will extend our full support
to the industries.”
Providing opportunities The Indian machine tool industry has been
on a steady growth path over the years
with exponential increase in the demand.
However, the increasing domestic demand
is not being met by the production,
thereby, leading to dependence on
imports. A favourable market condition,
availability of raw material, manpower and
support from the government is expected
to increase the investment in this sector.
Many players keen in this sector are
looking to increase their capacity. With
improvement in R&D, design and product
development capabilities, India has the
potential to improve its global presence
and the quantum of growth is expected to
grow multi fold over the next decade.
The huge domestic demand alone has
created an immediate need for capacity
enhancement and most of the existing
players in this segment are either increasing
the capacity of their existing units or
are setting up additional production
facility. Even the Public Sector Units
(PSU) dominated sectors are witnessing
a revolution in the form of major private
business houses vying with each other to
make their presence felt. International
collaborations are becoming the norm and
latest technology and expertise from across
the globe is being ushered into the country
in a big way.
The various sectors of the industry
are spread widely across the length and
breadth of the country. However, giving
access to this industry for the small and
medium manufacturers as well as service
providers has become a Herculean task.
This is where HIMTEX plays an important
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There is a lot of development that is happening in Hyderabad and we are expecting better business here in future. We feel that this is the right time to create awareness about our product and participate in the event.
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role by providing a platform to the
industry leaders and small scale industries
to interact and showcase their mettle in
their respective segment.
Next stop: Hyderabad The machine and tool industry is seeing
a gradual shift from its already existing
hubs across the country to new terrains -
Hyderabad, being one of them. With the
growing infrastructure and government’s
intent to encourage industrial development
in this region, Hyderabad is growing to be
the next industrial hub in India.
The expo got an encouraging response
from participants from 18 cities of the
countries alongwith several international
players from China, Singapore and
Germany. The objective of the expo and
conference was to provide a platform to
the equipment manufacturers, dealers and
service providers to showcase their products
to the industry and decision makers of the
process industry for reliable and alternative
suppliers to work with them in their quest
to find viable optimum solutions in this
competitive scenario. “With the kind of
growth and development which is coming
in, Hyderabad serves as one of the future
destinations for the industry. The city
is projected to grow at a better pace
than any other city. With the growing
infrastructure and an urge to have the
best quality products, Hitex International
Machine Tools show in Hitex Exhibition
centre will serve as a perfect platform for
the machine tool companies to open new
ventures in South Indian market,” said
Sanjay Kapoor, COO, HITEX.
The event provided much-needed
impetus to a wide range of players
from Southern India to generate the
country’s interest in this growing
segment of the market.
This is the first time that I am visiting India and this is also the first expo that I am attending. My company plans to enter the Indian market and exhibit in future expos. We are basically trying to assess the crowd and the kind of market in India.
Liu Qiujun, Sales Executive, Jinan Tianchen Machine Group Co Ltd
The expo has been able to showcase a wide range of products this time. I feel this expo will help me find the products which can be useful for my company.
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This section gives information about the national and international productsavailable in the market
Cassette tool cabinets Basic Engineers offers a wide range of tools trolleys for various types of applications. The range includes tool-trolleys for VMCs, HMCs, CNC machines, automobile workshop trolleys, maintenance trolleys, wiring trolley, etc. Also offered are specific tools cabinets to serve as cassette type tool cabinets for safely storing press brake tools. Unique, user-
friendly and safe designs set these products apart from others.
Salient features include: safety of costly tooling, space economy, durability at par, convenient for process, easy to access punch/die, height adjustment as per tool size, provision of scratchproof movement of devices, cassette movement smooth & quite, tooling arrangement in desired sequence, helping operator saving of valuable downtime & setup time, state-of-the-art/user-friendly/smart & self-appealed tool cabinets, return of money value, cost-effective, front access draw for each tooling, and accident prevention.
Basic EngineersAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-2583 1575, Mob: 09825344527, Fax: 079-2583 1575Email: info@basicengineers.in
Portable weldersVulcan manufactures various types of models in various capacities in arc welding transformers, spot welding machines, welding rectifiers, MIG/MAG welding machines, TIG welding machines, electroplating rectifier equipments and step-up transformers offered by Canary Electricals. All these machines
are strictly manufactured and conform to International Standards, incorporating latest technological developments and controls with highest order of quality & performance. Salient features include: modern looks, novel design concepts, lightweight & compact; real portability for one person to do welding at odd places, like civil worksites, etc; sturdy belt provided for carrying & hanging; made from high-grade materials; protection against overload by thermal cutout; work even on domestic power line; reliable & durable; epoxy powder-coated body for long life; and coil varnishing by vacuum pressurised impregnating varnishing system.
Canary Electricals LtdMorbi - GujaratTel: 02822-250431, Fax: 02822-250433Email: info@vulcanwelding.com
Tool systemsSamtec Tools & Accessories offers tool systems from Cogsdill, UK. Modular boring tools are the ultimate solution in terms of productivity, flexibility, and accuracy for machining large parts that require multiple operations. A tool change is normally required to produce different diameters or to machine a different feature (such as a face). These systems can perform a variety of precision machining operations on horizontal boring mill. They can also perform operations, such as boring, facing, contouring, taper boring, deep cavity boring, grooving, back-spot facing, chamfering and bottle-boring. All the dimensions of the operation can be controlled or changed just by changing the CNC program. All these operations can be done with a single tooling setup, which in turn eliminates number of tool changes. The internal actuation mechanism in each tool provides precise response to the cutter movement. The CNC control on the machine precisely determines radial cutter movement.
Samtec Tools & Accessories Pvt LtdPune - MaharashtraTel: 020-2551 1026, Fax: 020-25549752Email: info@samtectools.com
Force-feed lubricatorsZenith Hydromatic manufactures and offers force-feed lubricators in high-pressure and low-pressure range up to 24 feed pumps. Each feed pump produces discharge up to 0.30 CC/stroke, working pressure up to 1000 kg/cm^ with different type gear reduction from 1:2 to 1:400 with ratchet drive, handle drive, etc. The lubricators are ideal for air & gas compressors, reciprocating plunger pumps, rubber & plastic machinery, and are also used in similar other industries. Standard feed unit interchange/replacement parts are available for major brand of compressors in the field. Also manufactured are hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic power-packs, pallet pumps, grease pumps, auto bike lifters, double plunger hydraulic hand pumps, etc. Special-purpose lubricators, hydraulic cylinders, hand pumps & lifting jacks, as per customers’ specifications can also be developed (claims the company).
Zenith HydromaticAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-2281 2945, Fax: 079-2281 2945Email: response@hydraulicsystemsindia.com
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Permanent magnetic chucksChampion Industries offers permanent magnetic chucks that are efficient holding devices used 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, hence small jobs can be holding throughout the surface. The poles extended till the end of surface provide maximum magnetic area that also increases the output. Low magnetic field on the chuck surface keeps the upper surface of the chuck non-magnetic and helps in removing swart easily with the force of coolant. It can also be used on shaping, milling machines for light accurate machining. The permanent magnetic chucks are available in rectangular as well as round shapes, in sizes ranging from 150 mm diameter, up to 600 mm diameter; and in rectangular shapes ranging from 150 mm x 200 mm up to 750 mm x 250 mm. Dimensions can be modified according to customers’ requirements.
Champion IndustriesSurendranagar - GujaratTel: 02752-231741, Mob: 09898166908Email: parthesh_acharya@yahoo.com
Hydraulic cylindrical grinding machinesUniversal hydraulic cylindrical grinding machines (model UC-600) manufactured by Devco Industries are available in eight models. Casting are close grained and well ribbed, with minimised vibration and distortion. Wheelhead
spindle runs in bush bearings and workhead spindle runs in taper roller bearing. Tailstock, wheelhead and workhead spindles are heat-treated to achieve dimensional stability; and performance roundness <0.005 mm. Optional accessories are: mechanical/hydraulic/self-feeding/internal grinding attachment with two-point steady rest, three-point steady rest, wheel balancing stand, balancing arbour & wheel flange, rapid approach. Also available are mini grinders (smallest grinder) with specifications of model UC-150, such as: distance between centre 160 mm, height of centre 102 mm, swivelling angle ±9-degrees, traverse speed 140-260-370-700 mm/min, infeed of handwheel 0.01 division, grinding wheel size as 250 mm (D) x 25 mm (W) x 76.2 (B) mm, grinding wheel speed at 2300 RPM, workhead spindle speed 90-210-360 RPM (three range), and spindle in taper MT-3.
Devco IndustriesWadhwancity - GujaratTel: 02752-243997, Fax: 02752-240926Email: devco1980@yahoo.com
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Cylindrical grinding machinesCNC cylindrical grinding machines (model SWIFT-500) offered by Hi-Life Machine Tools are designed to cater to customer requirements of high accuracy, productivity and reliability of
performance. These machines are suitable for production as well as tool room applications. Features include: machines with Siemens 802D CNC system, 2-axis and single spindle controlled; specially designed heavy-duty machine bed made of single-piece close grained graded casting; digital AC servo motors for X-Z axes; linear motion guideways for cross slide & better response; universal work head with CNC controlled constant surface speed of workpiece; separate oil filtration/re-circulation unit for grinding wheel head; straight/angular wheel configuration available; CNC control permits multi-diameter external grinding in plunge or traverse, taper, radius, profile grinding; manual pulse generator provided; menu-driven grinding cycles with screens; colour monitor with graphic simulation; and air-conditioning unit for control panel.
Hi-Life Machine Tools (P) LtdAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-2282 1615, Fax: 079-2282 2800Email: info@hilifegroup.com
Universal grinding machinesHitesh Engineering Works manufactures and offers hydraulic cylindrical grinding machines (model HEW 450 mm) that are light and heavy-duty for high-precision grinding of gauges dies & punches dies for toolroom application with accuracy on diameter 0.002 micron. The one-piece machine body is made from closed grain casting with maximum grinding length of 450 mm and height centre of 130 mm. Tables are flat on one side and V on the other side. Turcite-B linear materials coated are precision hand-scrapped to match corresponding surfaced of the guideways. The grinding wheel spindle is made from EN-24 bush for smooth running of grinding wheels. Grinding wheels sizes are 350 mm x 38 mm x 127 mm. Grinding wheel heads are swivelled to a 45-degree movement through racks and pinions. The workhead spindle has an angular contact bearing match pair having 8-speed extra equipment. Also manufactured are 300 mm, 600 mm, 800 mm, and 1000 mm grinding machines.
Hitesh Engineering WorksWadhwancity - GujaratTel: 02752-241926, Fax: 02752-241036Email: info@pitrodagrinder.com
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Hydraulic angle shearing machinesJekshine hydraulic angle shearing machines offered by Jekson Machinery are used for angle cutting works, which demand accuracy, quality and productivity. These angle shearing machines are used for shearing of angles used for various purposes. Capacity of the machines ranges from 100 tons to 250 tons. The machines consist of main drive motor and electric control panel with inch & single cycle auto operation. Stroke adjustment rod is available with limit switch. Punch and die adapter is used for angle shearing. Also manufactured are machineries like CNC/conventional hydraulic press brakes, hydraulic presses, CNC waterjet cutting machines, transmission tower making machines, such as angle shearing, angle punching, angle stamping, angle flange cutting, plate punching, CNC plate punching & horizontal bending presses, etc.
Jekson Machinery Pvt LtdAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-2290 1850, Fax: 079-2290 1851
Torque sensorsKistler Instruments India offers model 4503A dual torque sensors and digital telemetry. The version with a second measuring range (option) is ideal for applications with a high peak torque but moderate operating torque. The dual range sensors offer the advantage of range switching, which allows highly accurate measurement of both the peak and particularly the operating torque. Power is supplied and the measurement signals transferred between the rotating shaft and the case without contact. Type 4503A torque sensors with built-in speed sensor operate on the strain gauge principle. These are universal in application, being suitable for the development laboratory, production or quality assurance. They are typically used for testing of electric motors, generators, drive performance, measurement of transmission or spindle drive friction, at a manual workstation or in networked, automated production cells. The torque sensors find applications in automotive & vehicle engineering, aeronautical industry, mechanical & process plant engineering, and in electric motor manufacture.
Kistler Instruments India Pvt LtdFaridabad - HaryanaTel: 0129-4113555, Fax: 0129-4113551Email: sales.in@kistler.com
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Press brakesMechanical and pneumatic press brakes offered by Weldor Engineering are available in the capacity of 20 tons to 350 tons and length ranging from 1525 mm to 4000 mm. These press brakes are widely accepted in industries for continuous production runs and
also in areas requiring accuracy and repeatability coupled with high production. Double-geared motorised ram adjustment, motorised reversing mechanism, manual back gauge, manual lubrication, one multi groove, V-block and V-punch are standard features. Frame ram and bed, drive system, ram adjustments, clutch & brake are well constructed accurate and reliable. The mechanical and pneumatic press brakes find their applications in steel furniture industries, door frame & slotted angles, refrigeration, door frame manufacturers, automobile industries and control panel manufacturers. Also offered are mechanical/hydraulic & pneumatic press brakes, guillotine shearing machines, power presses/trimming & blanking presses, double-action deep-drawing hydraulic presses and CNC turret punch presses.
Weldor Engineering Pvt LtdRajkot - GujaratTel: 0281-2360242, Fax: 0281-2360466Email: weldor@weldor.com
Keyless transmission elementsN M T G M e c h t r a n s Techniques offers keyless transmission elements that entirely eliminate shafts/hub keyways. This method is very simple. By expansion of the outer and shrinkage of inner rings of the elements, shaft and hub frictional connections are established. These transmission elements have great absorbing capacity of kinetic energy by elastic radial deformation of tapered rings. They are available in a wide range from 10 mm dia to 400 mm dia and in various models. Features include: no keyway, no extra machining, no notch effort; perfect true running; high fatigue strength under alternating torsional stress; free from wear; overload protection effect; easy adjustability; easy mounting and removal; and maintenance-free. The keyless transmission elements are used for connection of gear wheels, chain sprockets, levers, cam plates, belt pulleys, brake drums, flywheels, couplings and clutches, shaft-mounted gearing, flanges, track wheels, impellers, etc.
NMTG Mechtrans Techniques Pvt LtdAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079–2282 1527, Fax: 079-2282 0214Email: nmtg@nmtgindia.com
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Radial drilling machinesAll-geared radial drilling machines (model RD-40/1000) offered by Poly Kraft Machines have base in one-piece casting of heavy proportion and rigidly cross-ribbed on the underside to prevent any bowing effects under heavy loads. A reservoir for coolant is cast integrated with the base. The T-slots on the surface is hand-scrapped. Column is of high Brinell hardness number suitable for its purpose. Automatic vertical movement of arm is provided with direct coupled flange motor on the bracket, as the lead screw will not rotate even while automatic movement is in operation. Automatic feed mechanism is provided for vertical traverse of the quill. The toughened spindle made of high grade alloy steel is carried in preloaded taper roller bearings to absorb reverse trust and radial loads produced by drilling and boring. The radial drilling machines are supplied with two electric motors, coolant pumps, pipe fittings, tables, etc. Electricals are suitable for 440 V, 50 cycles, 3-phase AC supply.
Poly Kraft MachinesAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-2274 3639, Fax: 079-2274 3639Email: pkmdrill@gmail.com
Lathe machinesPremier Lathe Manufacturing Co offers lathe machine that are rigidly designed and suitable for bulk production. These machines combine all the features, which are expected in heavy-duty production lathes with great efficiency and are ideal for all sliding, surfacing and screw cutting operation. Various special features of the machines include: lathe hardened & ground bedways; raw materials used are selected and grade quality raw materials are used; main spindle is hardened & ground with double grinding; and all screws made from bright steel with gun metal screw nut. Some of the technical specifications are: length of bed available from 1675 mm to 6100 mm, admit between centre 555 mm to 4950 mm, centre height available at 330/380 mm, spindle bore available at 55/80/104/130 mm, etc. The lathe machines also have a variety of attachments, like fully or semi Norton gearbox, taper turning attachment, rear tool post and coolant pumps, etc.
Premier Lathe Manufacturing CoRajkot - GujaratTel: 0281-238 7556, Fax: 0281-238 9248Email: premierenterprise@rediffmail.com
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Hydraulic cylindrical grindersPitroda Utility Industries manufactures and offers hydraulic cylindrical grinders (model PUI-500) with base made of close-grained and heavily ribbed casting for high rigidity in one-piece body. All guideways are
carefully handscraped to ensure high accuracy and V-flat table guideways have continuous lubrication. Longitudinal hand travel of the table is by rack & pinion arrangement and automatic travel is by hydraulic mechanism. The hydraulic system consists of hydraulic pump, valves, levers, piping, etc; and all conveniently housed in the base as well as separate powerpack. Rapid approach can be provided hydraulically with separate slide. The wheel head spindle is made of case hardened nickel-chrome alloy steel ground & microfinished and runs in adjustable phosphorous bronze metal bush bearings to achieve high accuracy adjustable and long life. Drive to the wheel head is transmitted by two V-belts. Workhead spindle is made of special alloy steel and runs in taper roller/angular contact bearings.
Pitroda Utility IndustriesWadhwancity - GujaratTel: 02752-243795, Fax: 02752-243167Email: response@pitrodautilityindia.com
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MODERN MACHINE TOOLS - October 2011272
Surface grinding machinesPinnacle Engineering Enterprise offers horizontal surface grinding machines with manual table drive. Model GSM-4520 is available with table size of 450 mm x 200 mm whereas model GSM-4525 comes with table size of 450 mm x 250 mm. Model GSM 6030 has table size of 600 mm x 300 mm. These surface grinding machines are designed with new concept having linear guideways for easy table movements with wire rope drives to avoid pitch marks usually observed in racks and pinion drives (chatter) on the job ground. With this arrangement the flatness accuracy and grinding finish are achieved as achieved in hydraulic drive precision surface grinding machines. The horizontal surface grinding machines are tested as per IS test chart. Flatness accuracy of within 10 micron and surface finish of within 0.4 to 0.8 micron RA are standard features.
Pinnacle Engineering EnterpriseSurendranagar - GujaratTel: 02752-231167, Fax: 02752-231913Email: mail@pinnaclegrinder.com
Hydraulic power unitsShashwat Systems specialises in manufacturing of standard as well as custom–built hydraulic power units. Utmost care is taken to ensure that quality standards are maintained throughout the manufacturing process. The entire ranges of hydraulic power units are painted with polyurethane paints, to avoid corrosion, effectively. This ensures quality performance of the power units under all climatic conditions, even in coastal areas, where the salt content is high in the atmosphere. Only standard accessories, such as suction strainers, filler breathers, pressure gauges, gauge isolaters and return line fillers, etc are used during the manufacturing process and high-quality pumps and valves of world-renowned brands like Atos, Rexroth, Vickers, etc, are used in these hydraulic power units, always ensuring excellent performance. This commitment to maintaining quality standards ensures longevity and reliability of our systems. With such adherence to quality standards, the range of hydraulic power units have already made a name for themselves in this highly competitive field, claims the company.
Shashwat Systems Pvt LtdAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-6521 4825, Mob: 09824051536Email: admin@shashwatsystems.com
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Power shearing machinesM e c h a n i c a l power shearing m a c h i n e s offered by G o d s o n B e n d i n g Systems are c o n s t r u c t e d sturdily and
designed for accuracy & dependability by employment of the latest technology and experience. Sidewalls are designed from mild steel to take heavy loads. Beds and upper beams are fabricated from mild steel to withstand and absorb heavy loads designed specially to adjust the blade clearance as required. Pressure plates are fabricated from mild spring loaded. Clutches, brakes and drives include revolving key clutch, linked with the main gear that engages every time when the foot pedal is pressed. Back gauges in GSH-1-2-3-4 are screw-driven whereas in GSL1-2-3-4 and GSL1-2-3 they are of rack pinion type designed. Blades are generally four-edged and grade-I with single segment. Lubrication oil cups provided are connected with various pipes rendering supply of oil. The power shearing machines are only used for cutting mild steel. Standard equipments include: back gauge, front gauges, wheel & gear guards, foot pedal and pulley.
Godson Bending Systems Pvt LtdRajkot - GujaratTel: 0281-2361467, Fax: 0281-2361873Email: godsonindia@hotmail.com
Radial drilling machinesUniversal radial drilling machines (model SER-I) offered by Sahyog Enterprise have drilling capacity of 38 mm, spindle stroke of 220 mm, with 8 speed and working table of 380 mm x 300 mm x 300 mm size. Salient features include: main spindle made from EN steel with 6 slots in machined by hobber machine and Morse Taper bore provided internally grinded, spindle sleeve properly guided in honed drill head bore on 6 ball and roller bearings for
smooth and accurate running. The main asset is rigid quality inspection methods combined with skilled workmanship. The radial drilling machines are very simple to install and operate requiring no skilled labour. They have sturdy built up and are designed for both production and tool room job. Also offered are pillar and radial drilling machines in different models and sizes.
Sahyog EnterpriseBhavnagar - GujaratTel: 0278-2446848, Fax: 0278-2447316Email: bhavin@siddhapuradrills.com
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Euro gearboxesEuro Gears are specialised in production of various reduction gearboxes with the edge of research and development in transmission technology. The ongoing process of R&D has made it possible to introduce advance technology and continuous developments to meet market requirements. Euro Gear aluminum alloy housing gearboxes are totally dustproof and oil-tight with attractive esthetical look. The silver grey paint on the body protects the housing from oxidation. Longer and higher number of cooling fins on all faces provides maximum surface area exposing to atmosphere for more capability of heat dissipation, thus improving efficiency, which makes it ideal for hot ambient temperature conditions. Features like robust & compact construction, easy interchangeability of input flanges with standard fasteners, perpendicularly machined matching surfaces makes these gearboxes suitable in all operating conditions of almost every industry by means of right selection. Case carburised and grounded alloy steel worm shaft ensure a positive oil film.
United TransmissionAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-2546 5715, Mob: 098253 25367Email: unitedhyd@vsnl.net
Pillar drilling machinesShree Shaktivijay Engineering Works offers 38 mm capacity heavy-duty (model 38TPD) pillar drilling machines. The streamline and robust construction of manual drilling machine gives a trouble-free service up to an entire satisfaction of the user. Different parts of the machines, like spindles, backgears, rams, etc, all are made of mild steel. The tooth of the gears is cut helically to improve the transmission efficiency. High quality bearings are used to increase the life of transmissions. The locking devices are provided at appropriate places to increase the safety factor. Well-finished working table and base plate is provided with T-slots. The working table can be adjusted vertically by rack & pinion system. Stock of each and every part is well maintained (claims the company). Technical specifications include: 38 & 40 mm drilling in steel & CI respectively, 25 mm tapping in steel, spindle travel 175 mm, number of spindle speeds 8 mm, range of spindle speeds 80-2600 mm, etc.
Shree Shaktivijay Engineering WorksAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-2562 0703, Fax: 079-2562 0703Email: response@drillmachineindia.com
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Circumference gaugesKristeel Shinwa Industries offers precision measuring stainless steel rulers & engineering gauges. These gauges are made specifically to check the outside diameter and circumference of pipes, wooden blocks, big
size tanks, etc, that have least count of 0.1 mm. The rugged gauges, fabricated in imported stainless steel by permanent etching graduations and riveted with buckle/vernier scale are useful in pipe manufacturing industries, cylinders, heavy fabricator, round tanks, woodworking industry, etc.
Kristeel Shinwa Industries LtdMumbai - MaharashtraTel: 022-4225 6666, Fax: 022–4225 6690Email: sales@kristeel.com
CNC turn mill centresFemco India offers twin spindle double disc turret CNC turn mill centres (model Femco HL-35 DMSY) with Y-axis. The double-disc power turret improves process efficiency and work piece accuracy
with its 23 station tools capacity. The turret performs milling, drilling, and tapping for both primary as well as sub-spindle.
Femco IndiaPune - MaharashtraTel: 020-40147870, Mob: 09822310454Email: sales@femcoindia.com
Lathe machinesBalaji cone pulley medium-duty lathe machines (series VM) offered by Vinit Engimech have different heights of centre ranging from 215 mm to 250 mm, with length of bed ranging from 1370 mm to 1830 mm, and admit between centres
ranging from 450 mm to 1000 mm. The main spindle hollow ranges from 40 mm to 50 mm. Main spindle nose is threaded type. Dynamically balanced spindles enable them to run at vibration-free motion at 700 RPM. The Norton gearbox is able to cut any of the metric modules and pitch (DP). Bed is made from graded cast iron and flame hardened up to 400 BHN diametric. The lathe machines are maintenance-free and easy-to-use. Parts of the machines are interchangeable and available in stock at the regional dealer’s office.
Vinit Engimech Pvt LtdRajkot - GujaratTel: 0281-2312091, Fax: 0281-2311935Email: vinit@balajilathe.com
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Vacuum pumps & compressorsMinivac side channel vacuum pumps and compressors (turbine blowers) offered by Shree Siddhivinayak Industries are designed to suck or to compress air, gases, non-explosive air mixtures, etc. These are absolutely oil free with air flow capacities ranging from 42 m³/hr to 1100 m³/hr, with maximum vacuum up to 500 mbar and maximum pressure up to 550 mbar. Salient features include: lightweight due to aluminium construction and have 100 per cent oil free non-pulsating continuous airflow. The vacuum pumps and blowers require practically zero maintenance and have silencers on both suction as well as discharge ports. These are useful in many applications like pneumatic conveying systems, industrial vacuum cleaners, electroplating industries like hot dip galvanising, oxy-generation in aquariums/fisheries, air feeds to industrial ovens and burners, printing and paper handling, air pollution monitoring equipment, dental suction equipment, etc.
Shree Siddhivinayak IndustriesDist Thane - MaharashtraTel: 022-2845 8372, Fax: 022-2845 7073Email: minivac@rediffmail.com
Hydraulic pressesDowel Engineering Works offers power-operated hydraulic presses ranging from 15 tons to 300 tons capacity in mild steel robust construction. The crown, column and bottom are solid without bend and welded. Table is vertically operated by worm winch gearbox and rests on load pins placed in holes in columns at desired height. There is also an option to operate bed-by-bed lifting attachments that are electrically-operated. Rollers are provided with the bed for easy handling of heavy jobs. The cylinder is made from honed tube. Hardchrome plated ram is made from mild steel, operated by double-acting cylinder. Good quality seals assure long working life. The ram is provided with replaceable socket to facilitate attachment of dies and tools, on customers’ requests. The hydraulic presses are quipped with high-pressure hydraulic pump, DC valve, pressure relief valve, etc, of Bosch Rexroth make; and electric motor of three-phase 440 V of reputed make, like Kirloskar, Crompton or Siemens.
Dowel Engineering WorksRajkot - GujaratTel: 0281-2362465, Fax: 0281-2362465Email: dowel@thedowel.com
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Pneumatic impact wrenchesChicago Pneumatic offers CP7749 ½-inch pneumatic impact wrench to feature side-to-side (S2S®) forward/reverse functionality. This wrench is well-balanced, lightweight at only 1.98 kg (4.37 pound), and packs a punch with 980 Nm (725 ft lbs) of torque. This is a tool that reduces the strain on wrist and forearm common with the
use of typical impact wrenches when changing direction of rotation. The exclusive S2S technology allows user to effortlessly change between forward and reverse with one hand in any position. The three-position power regulator in forward provides control and helps to prevent over-tightening, while full power remains constant in reverse to ensure technicians have maximum power to remove fasteners without changing the setting in the forward position. The CP7749 is also available with a two-inch anvil (CP7749-2) for tyre removal applications when accessibility is an issue or the use of ‘flip’ sockets. In continuation to S2S series, Chicago Pneumatic plans to launch more variants in 3/8”, ½”, ¾” and 1” square drive categories.
Chicago PneumaticThane (W) - MaharashtraTel: 022-3998 2731, Fax: 022-3998 2725Email: ashish.malhotra@cp.com, Website: www.chicagopneumatic.co.in
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Tungsten carbide rod blanksBlood tungsten carbide rod blanks manufactured by Robin Precision Products are
available in comprehensive range of best quality in ground and unground form. These carbide rod blanks are also available in both metric and inch sizes with diameters ranging from Ø3 to Ø 25 mm (Ø1/8” to Ø 1”), imported from Europe. The blanks are highly precision ground and polished to H6/H7 tolerance. Intermediate sizes are also available as per requirements. The tungsten carbide precisely ground rods are widely used for plug/pin gauges, carbide punches, precision V-blocks, jigs, etc. Cobalt composition in the tungsten carbide material tends to oxidise in the atmospheric air, which results into leeching. This is specially being taken care of in the rods, thereby offering worldclass quality.
Robin Precision Products Pvt LtdRajkot - GujaratTel: 0281-2371722, Fax: 0281-2388431Email: info@bloodtools.com
gearbox and hardened gears give very long life to the machine. Auto feed gears are also hardened. All gears in the machines are supported through good quality bearings and not the bushes. The machines are supplied with complete electrical panel boards with five pushbutton switches and one limit switch along with two ISI electrical motors. Rotation and easy sliding of gears in bearings give very high reliability. Steel ram and pinion with 9 DP heavy-duty teeth with 250 mm spindle travel enables greater loading capacity.
Prakash Mechanic WorksBhavnagar - GujaratTel: 0278-243 8241, Fax: 0278-243 8241Email: pmw@sancharnet.in
Press brake machinesShailesh Machine Tools has introduced both, mechanical and hydraulic versions of press brake machines for sheet metals pressing industries. These machines come with sizes varying from 1500 mm to 4000 mm length and bending thickness ranging from 1.6 mm to 8 mm. The machines offer several standard and optional accessories to enhance their productivity, such as auto lubrication systems, motorised ram adjustment, hydraulic hold-down clamping systems, quick die changing systems, pneumatic or hydraulic clutches, manual or motorised back gauging systems, independent electrical control panels as also PLC CNC based systems to suit customers’ most demanding requirements.
Shailesh Machine Tools Pvt LtdRajkot - GujaratTel: 0281-246 1102/62, Fax: 0281-246 1665Email: info@shaileshmachines.com
Radial drilling machinesAll-geared auto feed radial drilling machines (40 mm capacity) from Prakash Mechanic Works have gearbox of 9 speeds with all 9 gears of EN-9 steel hardened up to 50 HRC. Oil bath
Light-duty drillsNippon Electrical Industries have further modified and developed the most rugged of its kind of 13 mm light-duty drills (model B6D). These drills are metal bodied meant for years of use with absolutely least maintenance. They are almost similar to other nationwide company make with all the spare parts interchangeable and easily available (claims the company).
Nippon Electrical IndustriesAhmedabad - GujaratTel: 079-2282 2750, Fax: 079-2280 0119Email: marketing@nipponpowertools.com
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Pillar drilling machinesSiddhapura Engineering Works manufactures and offers pillar drilling machines (model SEW/P-1) that are used for drilling, tapping and boring applications. These machines have drilling capacity of 25 mm, tapping capacity of 20 mm in mild steel and drilling capacity of 32 mm in cast iron. Quill spacers are made from steel while main spindles are made of EN steel with 6 slots. Spindle nose is of MT-3, spindle travel is 250 mm and spindle speed of 8 gears is made from best quality material and helical teethed for smooth & noiseless running. The pillar drilling machines attain standards
of IS:2425. They are very useful for every toolroom and maintenance purpose.
Siddhapura Engineering WorksBhavnagar - GujaratTel: 0278-242 8054, Fax: 0278-251 1961Email: bipin@siddhapuradrills.com
Pillar drilling machinesP Parmar Machine Tools manufactures and offers pillar drilling machines (model PMT P-1) that have drilling capacity of 19 mm and pillar diameter of 75 mm. The
technical specifications of these drilling machines are: distance of spindle nose to the table at 600 mm; distance from table to base at 360 mm; distance from spindle centre to pillar face at 200 mm; table travel 310 mm; taper in spindle MT-2; 8 nos of speed; range of speed 80 PPM to 3300 PPM; table size 265 mm x 265 mm; machined area base size 400 mm x 230 mm; overall base size of 450 mm x 290 mm; spindle travel at 130 mm; pillar length of 915 mm; overall height with pulley guard at 410 mm; V-belt section A-38”; weight approximately 100 kgs; and 0.5 HP motor of 1440 RPM, 3-phase, 440 V.
P Parmar Machine ToolsBhavnagar - GujaratTel: 0278-2447409, Fax: 0278-2446564Email: info@parmardrill.com
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Tool changer systemsColombo Filippetti Torino manufactures tool changer systems, focusing on collaboration with customers in design and development and constant product innovation. The main characteristics of these products are the high exchange speed that the systems realise, using cams, with precise and silent movements. Low maintenance and reduced costs are added to the efficiency of these mechanisms, making them an economic advantage. CTM is the classic tool magazine suitable for installation on vertical and horizontal work centres. CTM is manufactured in different sizes according to the type of tool holder and it is assembled with magazine having different capacity of 12-20 or 30 tools (standard versions) and 24-40-48 or 60 tools (special versions). The CTM is composed of a cam exchanger, a completely mechanical rapid gripper arm and a ring tool magazine. The exchange time varies from 0.8 to 3 seconds, depending on the tool weight and on the exchange distance.
Colombo Filippetti Torino SrlTorino - ItalyTel: +39-11-3972211, Fax: +39-11-3497863Email: info@cofilto.it
Horizontal machining centresStarragHeckert WMW CWK series machines are globally renowned for long-term accuracy, long-term performance and long-term reliability. These are 4-axis compact horizontal machining centres that have many unique features for high-performance and reliability. The rigidity of the bed and column construction, the hydraulically driven chain magazine, the NC rotary table with special braking, pressurised air curtain around rotary table avoids contamination. Cartridge-type spindle with 2-stage gearbox and inline motor having power of 50 kW with torque of 1210 Nm, this feature is specifically suitable for heavy-duty machining of titanium, stainless steels and other exotic difficult to machine materials. Construction of pallet changer is robust and has unique wedge mechanism to lock pallet dovetailed coupling mechanically. LM guides having four side line contacts with cylindrical rollers for high accuracy, rigidity and long term accuracy in heavy-duty machining. Hydraulic counterbalance for Y-axis prevents drop during power failure, improves accuracy in Y stroke/interpolation. Rugged hydraulic motor operated ATC and magazine are designed to carrying high weight capacity up to 35 kg, 600 mm long tools.
StarragHeckert AGRorschacherberg - SwitzerlandTel: +41-71-8588111, Fax: +41-71-8588122Email: sales@starragheckert.com
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Hydraulic angle lock vicesJin Year Precision Co offers MC pressure-constant hydraulic angle lock vices (back tension) that are available in various models, like JHV-100, JHV-130, JHV-160, JHV-160(A), and JHV-200. The hydraulic system device is the front part that results in force to prevent the workpiece tilt. Down thrust with semi-sphere prevents workpiece lift. Pressure constant and clamping force can be preset by repeating and using the same clamping force. Mechanical and hydraulic are two operating methods. The vice body is made of ductile iron FCD-60. Vice bed is hardened to HRC45 and maintain accuracy for long. The vice bed height-size and the guide block side are all made with full control can 2, 3, or 4 vices to perform a job at a time is available. The vices have four ways of clamping for users to choose from.
Jin Year Precision Co, Ltd Taiwan - ROCTel: +886-4-25232817, Fax: +886-4-25151230Email: liu0930@ms58.hinet.net
Horizontal machining centresYou Ji Machine Industrial Company offers HMC series horizontal machining centres (HMCs) that are available with high rigidity, high accuracy and high efficiency. These
HMCs adopt box in box frame type design for the machine column. This design greatly increases the stability of the machine; parallel X axes ball screw with servo tandem control key feature that has excellent performance when the axes move or feed rapidly.
Additionally, the capacity of heavy-duty cutting increases by 15 per cent approximately. The machine structure is analysed through finite elements analysis (FEA) to ensure the best design for achieving of rigidity and capacity of anti-vibration. In contrast with conventional single column design, this feature prevents machine from resonance when cutting, greatly increase surface, contour machining accuracy and life time of tools. The B axis has remarkable positioning performance. Rotary and swing type automatic pallet changer systems (APC) are able to save job loading and unloading time, increase desired machining efficiency.
You Ji Machine Industrial Company LtdKaohsiung Hsien - TaiwanTel: +886-7-6983068, Fax: +886-7-6983071Email: youji@ms15.hinet.net
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Astha Heat techProducts: Industrial heaters, Tubular & finned air heaters, Mica & ceramic band heaters, Hot runner coil heaters, Casted heaters, Heat tracers, Flexible heating padsW: www.indiamart.com/asthaheattech
Auto Service EquipmentProducts: Air compressors, Dryers, Air receivers & filters, Pneumatic tools, Automobile garage equipment
Ashok LeylandProducts: Gensets, Generators, Diesel enginesW: www.ashokleyland.com
Asian PublicationsProducts: Industrial news magazinesW: www.productbureau.in
Aqua ServicesProducts: Gaseous chlorination plants, Bleaching powder dosers, Chlorine solutions, Chemical dosing pumps, Empty chlorine gas cylinders/toners, Water treatment plant sparesW: www.aquaservicesindia.com
Anand Engineering Pvt LtdProducts: Greases, Antiseizes, Thread compounds, Silicon compound oils, Conveyor chain oils, Gear oils, Gear oil additives, Hot forging lubricants, Dry soild lubricants, Dry bonding coatings, Rust preventive oils, Cleaners & degreasers, Anti-spatters, Metal forming fluids, Crack detection kits, AerosolsW: www.molygraph.com
Airtech Cooling Process Pvt LtdProducts: Refrigeration plants, Cold rooms, Walk-in cold rooms, Chilling plants, Cooling units, Cooling towers, Bulk milk coolers, Ammonia plantsW: www.airtechengineers.com
Allied Power SolutionProducts: Advance lightning protection systems, Surge protection devices, Chemical gel earthing, HT/LT panels, Substations, Transformers, Generators, UPS systems, Servo stabilisers, Isolation transformers, VFDs, PLCs, Automatic transfer switches, Industrial & commercial valvesW: www.alliedpowersolutions.com
Airflic CorporationProducts: Refrigaration air dryers, Auto drain valves, Compressed air filters, Dust filtration units, Heatless air dryers
Delair India Pvt LtdProducts: Refrigeration compressed air dryers, Heatless adsorption compressed air dryers, Engineered adsorption dryers, Air filters, Air receivers, Aftercoolers, Moisture separators, Auto drain valvesW: www.delairindia.com
Elind Induction Furnaces Pvt LtdProducts: Induction heating equipmentW: www.elindinduction.com
Coatec IndiaProducts: Surface coating techonology, CNC profile cutting solutions, Industrial automation & roboticsW: www.coatecindia.com
Cosmos Tapes & Labels Pvt LtdProducts: Self-adhesive tapes: Masking, Fine line, Tissue, Foams, Acrylic foam, Butyl foam, Mono/cross filament tapes, Holding tapes, Electrical polyester, Kapton, Glass cloth, PVC, Aluminum foil tapes, Slicone polyester, Thermally conductive Tapes, etc; Die-cuts: Masking profiles, EPDM, Nitrile, EVA, EPE, PU, XLPE, Polyesters, etc; Lubricants: Paint shop conveyor oils, Heavy load greases, Food grade greases, etc; Paint repairing products: Waterproof emery papers, Tools, Polishes & accessoriesW: www.cosmostapes.in; www.cosmostapes.com
Chicago pneumatics salesProducts: High-performance air & gas compressors, Refrigerated & heatless dryers, Filters, Air receivers, Genuine parts, Airnet pipings, Quality & proactive servicesW: www.cp.com
Brasstech Engineering Pvt LtdProducts: Brass electrical parts, Transformer parts, Air-conditioning parts, Pipe fittings, CNC turned/milled & forged partsW: www.beplindia.com
Bharat Machinery AgenciesProducts: Power tools, Taparia hand tools, Cutting tools, Grinding wheels, Air toolsW: www.in.bosch.com
Brahmadevi Engineering ProductsProducts: Ejector pins, Ejector sleeves, HSS punches, Die buttons, Nitrogen gas springs, Die springs, Parting locks, Taper interlocks, Guide pillars, Guide bushes, Shoulder punches, Jector punches, Oil-less products, Mould counters, Water stoppers, Latches, Spring plungers, Date-marked pin sets, Straight block sets, Taper block sets, Camunits, Balllock punches, stripper boltsW: www.diespares.com
Best Quality FastnersProducts: Machine screws, Stell screws, Hex bolts, Hex weld nuts, Hex nuts, Nylock nutsW: www.rktrades.com
Basant IndustriesProducts: Power presses, Industrial process machines, Lathe machines, Grinding machines, Cutting machinesW: www.basantinc.com
Hazel Infotech LtdProducts: SoftwaresW: www.hazelinfotech.com
HI Tech AutomationProducts: Control panels, Leakage testing machines, Reconditioning of PDC machines, SPMsW: www.indiamart.com/hi-tech automation
Global Cooling Tower & EquipmentsProducts: FRP cooling towers, Chiiling plants, Water treatment chemicalsW: www.globalcoolingtowers.com, www.gcte.tradeindia.com
H P Singh and MachineryProducts: Lathes & grinding machines, Hydraulic shearing machines, Centreless grinders, Cylindrical grinding machines, All-geared radial drilling machines, Milling machines, Heavy-duty belt-driven lathes, All-geared lathes, Hydraulic press brakes, Power presses, Shaping machinesW: www.hpsmachines.com
Forging machineryProducts: Belt drop hammers, Power presses, Anvil blocks, Billet shearing machines, Power press H-frames, Power press C-frames, Friction screw presses, Forging hammers, Froging presses, Forged componentsW: www.nkh.co.in
Ferreterro India Pvt LtdProducts: Webbing slings, Ratchet buckles, Rubber tarps, Cargo bars, Cargo planks, Chimti buckles, Ratchet assy, D-shackles, Bow shackles, Forgings, Dunnage bags, Steel hooksW: www.ferreterro.com
Essae Technologies Pvt LtdProducts: Checkpoint products, Datalogic scanners, Unitech scanners, Unitech terminals, Zebra printers, Zebra ribbons, LabelsW: www.essaetec.com
FARO Business Technologies India LtdProducts: Arms, Laser ScanArms, Gauges, Laser trackers, Laser scanners, CAM2 softwareW: www.faro.com
Essae Digitronics Pvt LtdProducts: Electronic weighbridge, Weigh-in-motion, Rapid loading system, Machined components, Rail-in-motionW: www.essae.in
Engineering HindustanProducts: Electromagnetic cluches & brakes, Electromagnetic clutches/brakes & clutch-brake combinations, Electromagnetic clutches, AC-DC brakes, Mechanical & hydraulic cluthches & brakesW: www.engineeringhindustan.com
Rudrapur23-26 September 2011Gandhi Park
Ahmedabad14-17 October 2011Gujarat Univesity Exhibition hall
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Chennai8-11 December 2011Chennai Trade Centre
Indore6-9 January 2012Poddar Plaza, MG Road
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Jekson Machinery Pvt LtdProducts: Hydaulic press brakes, Shearing machines, CNC plasma cutting machines, CNC oxyfuel cutting machines, Transmission tower making machines, Speacial-purpose machinesW: www.jeksonmachinery.com
Jindal RectifiersProducts: Automatic voltage controllers, Silicon controlled rectifiers, Special-purpose transformersW: www.jindalrectifiers.com
Insel Rectifires (India) Pvt LtdProducts: Semiconductor devices, Selenium rectifiers, Surge supressors, Power diodes, Thyristors, Power modules, Bridge rectifiers & IGBTsW: www.rectifierindia.com
J K IndustriesProducts: Guillotine shearing machines, Power presses, Press brakes, Straightening machinesW: www.ferreterro.com
Indo-air Compressors Pvt LtdProducts: Air compressors, Multi-stage high-presurre rotary screws, Compressors, Vaccum pumps, Screw Compressors, Heavy-duty water-coated vertical compressorsW: www.indoair.com
Indian HarvestersProducts: Shot blasting machines, Shot peening machinesW: www.indianharvesters.com
Engineering HindustanProducts: Electromagnetic cluches & brakes, Electromagnetic clutches/brakes & clutch-brake combinations, Electromagnetic clutches, AC-DC brakes, Mechanical & hydraulic cluthches & brakesW: www.engineeringhindustan.com
Ind-Chin EnterprisesProducts: Velding machine, CNC cutting automation, Welding automation, Shearing machines, Rolling machines, Welding & inverter based press brakes, Power generators, Power tools & abrasive, Drill bits, H-beam weldingW: www.indchinenterprises.com
Igus India Pvt LtdProducts: Cable drag chains, Flexible cables, Polymer bearingsW: www.igus.in
I.Q Enterprises (I) Pvt LtdProducts: Q-Manager, Ropes & posts, Barricading posts, Flexible & multi-purpose barrier systems, Security barriersW: www.q-manager.com
Kamtron System Pvt LtdProducts: Testing & measuring instrumentsW: www.kamtrononline.com
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Product Index - Engineering Expo
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E1 AC-DC brakes............................................288, 289E2 Acrylic foam .......................................................... 287E3 Advance lightning protection systems................... 286E4 Aerosols ................................................................. 286E5 Aftercoolers............................................................ 287E6 Air compressors .............................................286, 289E7 Air filters ............................................................... 287E8 Air receivers ........................................................... 287E9 Air receivers & filters ............................................ 286E10 Air tools................................................................. 287E11 Air-conditioning parts ........................................... 287E12 Airnet pipings........................................................ 287E13 All-geared lathes.................................................... 288E14 All-geared radial drilling machines ....................... 288E15 Aluminum foil tapes.............................................. 287E16 Ammonia plants .................................................... 286E17 Antiseizes............................................................... 286E18 Anti-spatters .......................................................... 286E19 Anvil blocks ........................................................... 288E20 Arms ...................................................................... 288E21 Auto drain valves ...........................................286, 289E22 Automatic transfer switches .................................. 286E23 Automatic voltage controllers................................ 289E24 Automobile garage equipment .............................. 286E25 Balllock punches................................................. 287E26 Barricading posts ................................................... 289E27 Belt drop hammers ................................................ 288E28 Billet shearing machines........................................ 288E29 Bleaching powder dosers ....................................... 286E30 Bow shackles.......................................................... 288E31 Brakes & clutch-brake combinations ............288, 289E32 Brass electrical parts .............................................. 287E33 Bridge rectifiers & IGBTs .................................... 289E34 Bulk milk coolers................................................... 286E35 Butyl foam ............................................................. 287E36 Cable drag chains ............................................... 289E37 CAM2 software..................................................... 288E38 Camunits ............................................................... 287E39 Cargo bars ............................................................. 288E40 Cargo planks.......................................................... 288E41 Casted heaters........................................................ 286E42 Centreless grinders ................................................ 288E43 Checkpoint products ............................................. 288E44 Chemical dosing pumps ........................................ 286E45 Chemical gel earthing ........................................... 286E46 Chilling plants ...............................................286, 288E47 Chimti buckles....................................................... 288E48 Chlorine solutions ................................................. 286E49 Cleaners & degreasers ........................................... 286E50 CNC cutting automation ...................................... 289E51 CNC oxyfuel cutting machines ............................. 289E52 CNC plasma cutting machines ............................. 289E53 CNC profile cutting solutions............................... 287E54 CNC turned/milled & forged parts ...................... 287E55 Cold rooms............................................................ 286E56 Compressed air filters............................................ 286E57 Compressors .......................................................... 289E58 Control panels ....................................................... 288E59 Conveyor chain oils ............................................... 286E60 Cooling towers ...................................................... 286E61 Cooling units ......................................................... 286E62 Crack detection kits............................................... 286E63 Cutting machines .................................................. 287E64 Cutting tools.......................................................... 287E65 Cylindrical grinding machines............................... 288E66 Datalogic scanners.............................................. 288E67 Date-marked pin sets ............................................ 287E68 Die buttons............................................................ 287E69 Die springs............................................................. 287E70 Die-cuts ................................................................. 287E71 Diesel engines........................................................ 286E72 Drill bits ................................................................ 289E73 Dry bonding coatings ............................................ 286E74 Dry soild lubricants ............................................... 286E75 Dryers .................................................................... 286E76 D-shackles ............................................................. 288E77 Dunnage bags ........................................................ 288E78 Dust filtration units ............................................... 286E79 Ejector pins ........................................................ 287E80 Ejector sleeves........................................................ 287E81 Electrical polyester................................................. 287E82 Electromagnetic cluches & brakes ................288, 289E83 Electronic weighbridge .......................................... 288E84 Empty chlorine gas cylinders/toners ..................... 286
E85 Engineered adsorption dryers................................ 287E86 Filters................................................................. 287E87 Fine line................................................................. 287E88 Flexible & multi-purpose barrier systems ............. 289E89 Flexible cables ........................................................ 289E90 Flexible heating pads ............................................. 286E91 Foams .................................................................... 287E92 Food grade greases ................................................ 287E93 Forged components ............................................... 288E94 Forging hammers................................................... 288E95 Forgings ................................................................. 288E96 Friction screw presses ............................................ 288E97 Froging presses ...................................................... 288E98 FRP cooling towers ............................................... 288E99 Gaseous chlorination plants................................ 286E100 Gauges ................................................................... 288E101 Gear oil additives................................................... 286E102 Gear oils ................................................................ 286E103 Generators ............................................................. 286E104 Gensets .................................................................. 286E105 Genuine parts ........................................................ 287E106 Glass cloth ............................................................. 287E107 Greases................................................................... 286E108 Grinding machines ................................................ 287E109 Grinding wheels .................................................... 287E110 Guide bushes ......................................................... 287E111 Guide pillars .......................................................... 287E112 Guillotine shearing machines ................................ 289E113 H-beam welding................................................. 289E114 Heat tracers ........................................................... 286E115 Heatless adsorption compressed air dryers............ 287E116 Heatless air dryers ................................................. 286E117 Heavy load greases................................................. 287E118 Heavy-duty belt-driven lathes ............................... 288E119 Heavy-duty water-coated vertical compressors ............................................... 289E120 Hex bolts ............................................................... 287E121 Hex nuts ................................................................ 287E122 Hex weld nuts........................................................ 287E123 High-performance air & gas compressors............. 287E124 Holding tapes ........................................................ 287E125 Hot forging lubricants ........................................... 286E126 Hot runner coil heaters ......................................... 286E127 HSS punches ......................................................... 287E128 HT/LT panels ....................................................... 286E129 Hydaulic press brakes ....................................288, 289E130 Hydraulic shearing machines................................. 288E131 Induction heating equipment.............................. 287E132 Industrial & commercial valves ............................. 286E133 Industrial automation & robotics .......................... 287E134 Industrial heaters ................................................... 286E135 Industrial news magazines ..................................... 286E136 Industrial process machines ................................... 287E137 Isolation transformers ............................................ 286E138 Jector punches .................................................... 287E139 Kapton ............................................................... 287E140 Labels................................................................. 288E141 Laser ScanArms..................................................... 288E142 Laser scanners........................................................ 288E143 Laser trackers......................................................... 288E144 Latches................................................................... 287E145 Lathe machines...................................................... 287E146 Lathes & grinding machines ................................. 288E147 Leakage testing machines...................................... 288E148 Lubricants .............................................................. 287E149 Machine screws .................................................. 287E150 Machined components .......................................... 288E151 Mechanical & hydraulic cluthches & brakes 288, 289E152 Metal forming fluids.............................................. 286E153 Mica & ceramic band heaters ............................... 286E154 Milling machines ................................................... 288E155 Moisture separators ............................................... 287E156 Mono/cross filament tapes .................................... 287E157 Mould counters...................................................... 287E158 Multi-stage high-presurre rotary screws................ 289E159 Nitrile ................................................................ 287E160 Nitrogen gas springs.............................................. 287E161 Nylock nuts............................................................ 287E162 Oil-less products ................................................ 287E163 Paint repairing products ..................................... 287E164 Parting locks .......................................................... 287E165 Pipe fittings ........................................................... 287E166 PLCs...................................................................... 286E167 Pneumatic tools ..................................................... 286
E168 Polishes & accessories ........................................... 287E169 Polyesters ............................................................... 287E170 Polymer bearings ................................................... 289E171 Power diodes ......................................................... 289E172 Power generators ................................................... 289E173 Power modules ...................................................... 289E174 Power press C-frames............................................ 288E175 Power press H-frames ........................................... 288E176 Power presses.........................................287, 288, 289E177 Power tools ............................................................ 287E286 Power tools & abrasive.......................................... 289E287 Press brakes ........................................................... 289E288 Q-Manager ........................................................ 289E289 Quality & proactive services .................................. 287E182 Rail-in-motion ................................................... 288E183 Rapid loading system............................................. 288E184 Ratchet assy ........................................................... 288E185 Ratchet buckles...................................................... 288E186 Reconditioning of PDC machines ........................ 288E187 Refrigaration air dryers.......................................... 286E188 Refrigerated & heatless dryers............................... 287E189 Refrigeration compressed air dryers ...................... 287E190 Refrigeration plants ............................................... 286E191 Rolling machines ................................................... 289E192 Ropes & posts ....................................................... 289E193 Rubber tarps .......................................................... 288E194 Rust preventive oils ............................................... 286E195 Screw Compressors ............................................ 289E196 Security barriers ..................................................... 289E197 Selenium rectifiers ................................................. 289E198 Self-adhesive tapes: Masking ................................ 287E199 Semiconductor devices........................................... 289E200 Servo stabilisers...................................................... 286E201 Shaping machines.................................................. 288E202 Shearing machines................................................. 289E203 Shot blasting machines.......................................... 289E204 Shot peening machines.......................................... 289E205 Shoulder punches .................................................. 287E206 Silicon compound oils ........................................... 286E207 Silicon controlled rectifiers .................................... 289E208 Slicone polyester .................................................... 287E209 Softwares................................................................ 288E210 Special-purpose transformers................................. 289E211 SPMs .............................................................288, 289E212 Spring plungers...................................................... 287E213 Steel hooks............................................................. 288E214 Stell screws ............................................................ 287E215 Straight block sets ................................................. 287E216 Straightening machines ......................................... 289E217 stripper bolts .......................................................... 287E218 Substations............................................................. 286E219 Surface coating techonology .................................. 287E220 Surge protection devices ........................................ 286E221 Surge supressors..................................................... 289E222 Taparia hand tools.............................................. 287E223 Taper block sets..................................................... 287E224 Taper interlocks..................................................... 287E225 Testing & measuring instruments......................... 289E226 Thermally conductive Tapes ................................. 287E227 Thread compounds................................................ 286E228 Thyristors............................................................... 289E229 Tissue..................................................................... 287E230 Tools ...................................................................... 287E231 Transformer parts .................................................. 287E232 Transformers.......................................................... 286E233 Transmission tower making machines .................. 289E234 Tubular & finned air heaters................................. 286E235 Unitech scanners ................................................ 288E236 Unitech terminals .................................................. 288E237 UPS systems .......................................................... 286E238 Vaccum pumps................................................... 289E239 Velding machine.................................................... 289E240 VFDs ..................................................................... 286E241 Walk-in cold rooms............................................ 286E242 Water stoppers....................................................... 287E243 Water treatment chemicals.................................... 288E244 Water treatment plant spares ................................ 286E245 Webbing slings ...................................................... 288E246 Weigh-in-motion .................................................. 288E247 Welding & inverter based press brakes................. 289E248 Welding automation.............................................. 289E249 Zebra printers..................................................... 288E250 Zebra ribbons ........................................................ 288
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MODERN MACHINE TOOLS - October 2011292
1 3D modelling .................................................. 2722 3D printing systems.....................................................2453 Abrasive pneumatic tools............. 190, 191, 1934 Abrasive systems...........................................................2915 AC drives ..........................................................................2176 Accelerometers ................................................................ 737 Accessories ............................................................238, 2398 AC-DC drives..................................................................... 219 Adapters ...........................................................................23610 Adhesives .........................................................................21511 Aerosols .............................................................................. 7912 Aerospace materials................................. 190, 191, 19313 Air purifiers ......................................................................11314 Air treatment systems................................................... 8815 Air-conditioners ............................................................... 1816 Air-cooled servo stabilisers ......................................... 1817 Airline fluids ...................................................................... 7918 All-geared autofeed pillar drilling machines ................................................................168, 21019 All-geared autofeed radial drilling machines ....16820 All-geared radial drilling machines ........................16821 Aluminium processing equipment ........................22422 Aluminum extrusion equiment ...............................27023 AMS integrated..............................................................19224 Angle encoders..................................Back inside cover25 APFC panels ...................................................................... 1826 Application/precision component machining..............................................................238, 23927 Aqueous cleaners..........................................................27828 Assembly & high temperature greases .................. 7929 Auto tool presetters....................................................... 3430 Auto-diff machine simulation .................................... 6731 Auto-feed radial drilling machines.........................21032 Automated guided vehicles .....................................21333 Automatic back spot facing tools ..........................11934 Automatic grinding machines .................................26935 Automatic lathes ...........................................................12336 Automation controllers ..............................................25737 Automation ............................................ 21, 69, 166, 21938 Automobile workshop trolleys ................................18939 Automotive lubricants ................................................22040 Back-geared auto-feed radial drills.............. 16841 Back-geared fine-feed machines ............................16842 Bags bailing presses....................................................... 8943 Balancing machines .....................................................21144 Balancing systems for grinding.......... Back gatefold45 Ball bearings ...................................................................24146 Ball screws .............................................................141, 27147 Band saw blades.............................................................. 6648 Bearings ...............................................106, 144, 183, 24149 Bellow couplings...........................................................27150 Belt grinders....................................................................13951 Bench drilling machines.............................................27652 Bench grinding machines..........................................13953 Billet shearing machines .............................................. 1654 Blanking lines .................................................................22455 Boring ................................................................................23356 Brine chillers....................................................................27557 BTA/ejector counter boring machines ................... 2458 BTA/ejector drilling machines.................................... 2459 Building automation....................................................16660 Cable carriers ..........................................144, 27161 Cable conduits ................................................................. 1762 Cable connectors ..........................................................14463 CAD.....................................................................................27264 CAD/CAM software ........................................................ 2965 CAE .....................................................................................27266 Cam followers.................................................................27267 Cam grinding..................................................................16568 Cam works .......................................................................273
69 Carbide end mill tools.................................. Back cover70 Carbide end mills ............................................................ 6371 Carbide rods...................................................................... 4372 Carbide tools............................................... 203, 204, 23673 Carbide..............................................................................23674 Carrier oils ........................................................................27875 Cash management .......................................................22576 Cassette tool cabinets.................................................26477 Cast iron cutting.............................................................. 8178 Casting .................................................Front inside cover79 Center drills ....................................................................... 4480 Centerless grinding machines ......................... 27, 27481 Centerless.........................................................................16582 Centre drills .....................................................................23683 Centreless grinding machines .................................27184 Ceramics ..............................................190, 191, 193, 30385 Cermets.............................................................................30386 C-frame power presses ................................................. 1687 Chain oils............................................................................ 7988 Chain pulley blocks ......................................................25589 Chain wheels ..................................................................24890 Chains................................................................................14491 Chillers................................................................................. 2892 Chuck jaws.......................................................................21993 Chucks ...............................................................................23694 Circumference gauges ................................................27595 Clamping solutions ........................................................ 4696 Clamping tools................................................ Back cover97 Clamps...............................................................................27598 Cleaners ............................................................................16799 Close-frame hydraulic presses ................................... 89100 CMMs.................................................................................297101 CNC angular cylindrical grinding machines ......... 27102 CNC cutting machines ................................................166103 CNC double column machining centres.........14, 22104 CNC equipment ............................................................... 19105 CNC grinding machines .............................................269106 CNC guillotine shears .................................................... 41107 CNC horizontal borers.................................................149108 CNC horizontal boring/milling machines.............. 14109 CNC horizontal machining centres ............................... ........................................................ Front inside cover, 14110 CNC horizontal turning centres................................. 14111 CNC hydraulic press brakes ........................................ 41112 CNC laser cutting machines................................41,166113 CNC lathes ............................ 22, 42,123, 149, 180, 199114 CNC machine probing .................................................. 67115 CNC machine simulation ............................................. 67116 CNC machine tools................................... 107, 238, 239117 CNC machines ......................... 8, 9, 15, 59, 61, 93, 306118 CNC machining centres..................................15, 22, 59119 CNC milling machines....................Front inside cover120 CNC multi-tasking centres........................................... 14121 CNC oxyfuel cutting machines ................................166122 CNC plasma cutting machines ................................166123 CNC precision lathes...................................................... 53124 CNC punch presses ........................................................ 41125 CNC rotary tables ...................................... 190, 191, 193126 CNC tap chucks & tap adapters...............................179127 CNC tap holders & pull studs ...................................179128 CNC tapping centres ..............................................25, 26129 CNC toolings...................................................................236130 CNC tools holders & pulley studs ...........................179131 CNC tools ........................................................................... 69132 CNC turn mill centres ..................................................275133 CNC turning centres ...............................................15, 59134 CNC turning machines................................................165135 CNC turn-mill centres.................................................... 14136 CNC turret punch presses..........................................253137 CNC vertical machining centres.....................................
..........................................Front inside cover, 14, 15, 59138 CNC vertical turning lathes ......................................... 14139 CNC/VMC machines .................................................75-78140 CNCs...........................................................7, 15, 20, 59, 70141 Coating machines.........................................................166142 Coating plants................................................................166143 Coating systems ............................................................166144 Cold chamber pressure die casting machines .... 22145 Cold forming machines ..............................................177146 Collet chucks.............................................................53,236147 Collets................................................................. 10, 11, 236148 Complex machining applications............................. 34149 Composite applications................................................ 67150 Comprehensive smoothing algorithm ................... 34151 Compressor oils ............................................................... 79152 Cone pulley heavy-duty lathe machines ............... 95153 Cone pulley light-duty lathe machines.................. 95154 Cone pulley medium-duty lathe machines .......... 95155 Connection cables ........................................................159156 Connectors .............................................................. 83, 144157 Control cabinets .............................................................. 83158 Control panels...........................................................17, 83159 Control system machines ............................................ 34160 Control systems ............................................................... 83161 Controlling machine tools.............Back inside cover162 Conventional precision lathes .................................199163 Converter planomillers ...............................................119164 Coolant purifying systems.........................................175165 Coolant separators .......................................................196166 Coolants.................................................37, 105, 187, 223167 Cooling towers................................................................. 88168 Coromills ....................................................Front gatefold169 Corothread ................................................Front gatefold170 Corrosion preventives .................................................167171 Counters & power supplies......................................... 87172 Countersinks .......................................................12, 13, 33173 Crabs ..................................................................................255174 Cranes................................................................................255175 Crank pin grinding machines...................................165176 Crush blades ..................................................................... 65177 Cutting fluids ..................................................................167178 Cutting heads.................................................................291179 Cutting machines..........................................................166180 Cutting oil .............................................37, 105, 187, 223181 Cutting speed optimisation........................................ 67182 Cutting systems.............................................................291183 Cutting tools carbide metal working tools.........303184 Cutting tools ....................................... 35, 43, 51, 63, 65, 116, 131, 153, 156, 203, 204, 231, 238, 239, 244, 245, 306185 CV joint machines.........................................................177186 Cycle time reduction/programming software...221187 Cylindrical grinders ......................................................143188 Cylindrical grinding machines .......................267, 271189 Cylindrical machines...................................................... 61190 Cylindrical roller bearings..........................................183191 Cylindrical/ internal grinding machines...............147192 Deburring solutions ....................................... 145193 Deep-hole drilling machines ...............................24, 39194 Deep-hole drilling sub-contracts .............................. 24195 Demagnetisers ...............................................................196196 Design ...............................................................................272197 Desktop printers............................................................245198 DFMPRO............................................................................273199 Diamond lapping/polishing systems Back gatefold200 Diamond tools ..........................................................12, 13201 Diamond tools ................................................................. 33202 Didactic equipment for training ............................... 83203 Die coaters......................................................................... 65204 Die/mould machines ...........................Cover-on-cover205 Differential pressure transmitters...........................171
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MODERN MACHINE TOOLS - October 2011294
206 Distribution transformers ............................................ 18207 DNC system for networking CNC machines.......221208 Double-column milling machines (5-faces).....................................................Cover-on-cover209 Drawer cupboards ........................................................189210 Drawing & forming compounds .............................167211 Drill chuck arbours .......................................................236212 Drill mills...........................................................................236213 Drill tap centres ........................ Front inside cover, 22214 Drill tap machines........................................................... 34215 Drill tools ........................................................... Back cover216 Drilling machines ............85, 168, 210, 263, 276, 306217 Drilling tools................... 12, 13, 33, 51, 203, 204, 245218 Drilling-cum-milling machines .................................. 85219 Drilling-cum-tapping machines ..............................276220 Drilling-cum-vertical milling drill machines .......267221 Drills ........................................................................... 63, 210222 Drive technology...............................Back inside cover223 Drives........................................................ 20, 21, 108, 257224 Dual column design....................................................... 34225 Dual sone machining centers .................................... 34226 Duplex deburring tools ..............................................119227 Dust collectors ...............................................................139228 EDM accessories & consumables . 190, 191, 193229 E-drawings publishers.................................................273230 Electric motor lamination systems.........................224231 Electrical & electronics ............................ 190, 191, 193232 Electro magnets.............................................................270233 Electrolifting magnets.................................................270234 Electromagnetic chucks .............................................196235 Element shrink discs ....................................................272236 Encoders ................................................................... 87, 159237 End mills ................................................................... 44, 236238 Energy projects................................................................ 18239 Engineering services....................................................272240 Engineering tools..........................................................116241 EngineeringExpo exhibitions ...... 242, 261, 286-289242 Engineer’s files ................................................................. 44243 EOT/HOT cranes ............................................................255244 Euro gearboxes..............................................................274245 Exhibitions .................................242, 261, 266, 286-289246 Exposed linear encoders ................Back inside cover247 Extra duty lathe machines.........................................267248 Extra heavy-duty lathes..............................................267249 Extra hi-cut lathes .........................................................267250 Facing & contouring heads ........................... 233251 Factory automation......................................................166252 Fast drill reshareung machines ........... 190, 191, 193253 Ferrous casting...............................................................270254 Fine & auto feed radials ............................................... 85255 Fixtures..............................................................................275256 Flame proof hoists........................................................255257 Flange flacers..................................................................119258 Floating holders.............................................................179259 Force-feed lubricators .................................................264260 Forged components ....................................................270261 Forging presses ............................................................... 16262 Forging rolls ....................................................................228263 Freewheel-oneway-clutches.....................................272264 Friction drop hammers................................................. 16265 Friction screw presses ................................................... 16266 Frictionless slides ..........................................................192267 Fully automatic ................................................................ 22268 Gantry & NC boring/milling machines ........... 42269 Gas springs ............................................................258, 259270 Gauges ..............................................................................268271 Gear couplings...............................................................248272 Gear cutting machines........................Cover-on-cover273 Gear hobbing machines............................................... 64274 Gear milling machines ................................................145275 Gearboxes ............................................................... 248,255276 Geared radial drilling machines ................................ 85277 Geared drilling machines ............................................. 85278 Geared-head heavy-duty lathe machines ............. 95
279 Geared-head medium-duty lathe machines ........ 95280 Gears ..................................................................................248281 Geomcalipers..................................................................273282 Glass ...................................................................................127283 Goliath cranes ................................................................255284 Goods lifts ........................................................................255285 Greases & specialities ..................................................220286 Greases................................................................................ 79287 Grinding machines .............................................................. .......... 27, 61, 115, 127, 139, 165, 180, 269, 271, 284288 Grinding tools for hard materials .................115, 127289 Grip pliers.........................................................................275290 Grooving & parting tools ............................................. 43291 Gudgen pins ...................................................................183292 Guillotine shear................................................................ 41293 Gun drilling machines............................. 12, 13, 24, 33294 Gun reaming machines ................................................ 24295 Gyratory screens............................................................270296 Hammers ........................................................... 16297 Handling system modules........................................... 83298 Hard cut end mills .......................................................... 63299 Heavy job turning/boring machines .....................267300 Heavy-duty all-geared head lathe machines ....... 22301 Heavy-duty drill machines.........................................263302 Heavy-duty lathe machines ......................................284303 Heavy-duty lathes.........................................................267304 Heavy-duty precision machine vices.....................195305 Heavy-duty radial drill machines ............................263306 Helical gears....................................................................248307 H-frame power presses................................................. 16308 Hi-cut lathes....................................................................267309 High-precision surface grinding machines.........284310 High-precision tool holders ........................................ 23311 High-pressure hydraulic clamping systems ........................................................................ Back Gatefold312 High-pressure pumps..................................................291313 High-pressure tubes ....................................................291314 High-speed centerless grinding machines ........... 27315 High-speed drill tap centres .....................................149316 High-speed machining centres (3-/5-axes)........... 15317 High-speed machining centres ................................. 59318 HMC/VMC machines ....................................................103319 HMIs .........................................................................217, 257320 Holdbacks ........................................................................272321 Hole-making tools .......................................................... 65322 Hollow bars .....................................................................129323 Horizontal boring machines .....................................177324 Horizontal boring mill .........................Cover-on-cover325 Horizontal handle clamps..........................................275326 Horizontal hydraulic presses ...................................... 89327 Horizontal machining centres......................................... ......................................................15, 25, 26, 59, 149, 177328 Horizontal machining centres.............................7, 284329 Horizontal milling machines.............Cover-on-cover330 Horizontal pipe & tube bending machines .......... 91331 Horizontal screens ........................................................270332 Horizontal turning centres ........................................177333 Hot forging lubricants.................................................278334 HSK ................................................................................10, 11335 Hydraulic & gear oils...................................................... 79336 Hydraulic angle lock vices .........................................284337 Hydraulic angle shearing machines ......................268338 Hydraulic cylindrical grinders...................................271339 Hydraulic cylindrical grinding machines .............265340 Hydraulic forging hammers......................................228341 Hydraulic machine vices ............................................195342 Hydraulic power units.................................................272343 Hydraulic press brakes.................................................. 41344 Hydraulic presses (4-column)..................................... 89345 Hydraulic presses .........................................91, 228, 276346 Hydraulic shearing machines ..................................... 91347 Hydraulic surface grinding machines ...................269348 Hydroforming machines ............................................224349 Hypercad ............................................................................ 29
350 I/O junction boxes .......................................... 171351 Imaging & vision systems ..........................................166352 Import/export financing.............................................225353 Indexable tools ...................................................... 63, 277354 Induction motors ..........................................................257355 Inductive proximity switches ..................................... 17356 Industrial control & sensing devices........................ 87357 Industrial coolers............................................................. 88358 Industrial cooling systems.........................................275359 Industrial lubricants .....................................................220360 Industrial robots ............................................................157361 Industrial vacuum cleaning solutions ...................277362 Inner/outer race grinding machines .....................165363 INTEC-2012 exhibition ................................................124364 Internal grinding machines......................................... 27365 Internal thread grinding machines ........................165366 Iron & steel parts ............................................................. 65367 Iron workers ...................................................................... 41368 ISO & milling inserts....................................................... 63369 ISO turning inserts.......................................................... 63370 Isolation transformers ................................................... 18371 Jib cranes ........................................................ 255372 Jigs ......................................................................................275373 Junction boxes...............................................................171374 Keyless transmission elements .............269, 272375 Large size horizontal machining centres..... 306376 Large size machining centres ..........Cover-on-cover377 Laser cutting machines................................................. 41378 Laser shaping ........................................................ 115,127379 Laser systems..................................................................224380 Laser tools........................................................................125381 Lathe chucks ...................................................................219382 Lathe machines............. 7, 22, 95, 267, 270, 275, 284383 LEDs...................................................................................... 17384 Length gauges rotary encoders ..Back inside cover385 Lens mould........................................................................ 65386 Letters of credit .............................................................225387 Level controllers .............................................................. 87388 Light-duty drills .............................................................278389 Light-duty lathe machines ..............................267, 284390 Linear guideways ..........................................................192391 Liner bearings.................................................................192392 Liners .................................................................................192393 LM guideways ................................................................271394 Load break switches ...................................................... 17395 Loans..................................................................................225396 Lubes .................................................................................105397 Lubrication systems .....................................................106398 Machine lamps................................................ 293399 Machine measurements.................Back inside cover400 Machine simulation multi-axis................................... 67401 Machine tool accessories ....................... 116, 179, 265402 Machine tool protection systems ...... Back gatefold403 Machine tools accessories .........................................271404 Machine tools ......................................69, 116, 159, 180405 Machine vices............................................ Back gatefold406 Machined components.....................................209, 270407 Machining & grinding fluids .....................................167408 Machining centres (5-axis) ........................................149409 Machining centres (5-face)........................................306410 Machining centres .......................................................... 64411 Magnetic equipment...................................................270412 Magnetic grill & housing............................................270413 Magnetic head pulleys................................................270414 Magnetic modular encoders ........Back inside cover415 Maintenance trolleys ...................................................189416 Masonry drills ................................................................... 44417 Material handling solutions ......................................213418 Measured value acquisition ..........Back inside cover419 Measurement instruments .......................................... 73420 Measurement systems ................................................265421 Measuring & monitoring relays................................. 87422 Measuring instruments...............................................211423 Measuring systems.......................................................192
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424 Mechanical shears .......................................................... 41425 Mechanical/hydraulic press brakes.......................... 91426 Mechanical/hydro-mechanical section bending machines.......................................................... 91427 Mechatronics ..................................................................106428 Metal cutting systems.................................................291429 Metal cutting technology .....................................10, 11430 Metal cutting tools ........................................ 10, 11, 185431 Metal forming technologies .....................................102432 Metal scrape baling presses ....................................... 89433 Metal working technologies.....................................102434 Metrology instruments & solutions .......................297435 MGM brake motors ........................................................ 57436 Micron drills ...................................................................... 65437 Milling centres.....................................................................7438 Milling cutters ...................................12, 13, 43, 33, 151439 Milling grades...........................................Front gatefold440 Milling heads ..................................................................306441 Milling machines ....................Front inside cover, 306442 Milling solutions ............................................................126443 Milling tools ...........................65, 203, 204, Back cover444 Milling................................... 51, 245, Back inside cover445 Milling-cum-drilling machines .................................168446 Mini scales........................................................................192447 Mobile cylinder hydraulic presses ............................ 89448 Mobile drawer systems...............................................189449 Mobile robotics..............................................................213450 Modbus I/O junction boxes ......................................171451 Model export interfaces ............................................... 67452 Modmachine simulation multi-axis ......................... 67453 Modular tooling systems ...............................12, 13, 33454 Mold components .......................................................... 65455 Monitoring of grinding systems ........ Back gatefold456 Monorail trolleys ...........................................................255457 Motion controls ............................................................... 20458 Motor protection circuit breakers ............................ 17459 Motorized chain pulley blocks.................................255460 Motors ................................................................................. 20461 Multi-angle right-angle universal milling attachments ....................................................................119462 Multi-functional tools.................................................... 43463 Multi-media unions.............................................258-259464 Multi-spindle drilling heads ......................................276465 Multi-spray aerosols....................................................... 79466 Needle bearings ............................................. 183467 Non-ferrous casting .....................................................270468 Oil coolers ......................................................... 28469 Oil/coolant coolers .......................................................275470 Online b2b marketplace.................................... 249,292471 Optipath ............................................................................. 67472 Overband magnetic separators...............................270473 Overdraft facility............................................................225474 Oversize lathe machines ............................................284475 Panel air-conditioners.................................... 275476 Panel coolers..................................................................... 28477 PCB drills............................................................................. 65478 PCD & CBN tools............................................................303479 Peel grinding machines................................................ 61480 Permanent lifting magnets .......................................270481 Permanent magnetic chucks..........................196, 265482 Photoelectric sensors .................................................... 87483 Pillar drilling machines .......168, 210, 263, 274, 283, 484 Pillar-type hydraulic presses....................................... 89485 Pilot lights .......................................................................... 17486 Piston pumps..................................................................285487 Plaining machines ........................................................274488 Planetary gear heads...................................................271489 Planomillers.....................................................................274490 Plasma cutting machines............................................. 41491 Plastic machined components ................................209492 Plates-sheets ...................................................................209493 PLC operated hydraulic presses................................ 89494 PLCs....................................................................................217495 Plugs & sockets ................................................................ 17
496 Pneumatic & hydraulic accessories........................136497 Pneumatic automation...............................................109498 Pneumatic impact wrenches....................................277499 Polishing machines ......................................................139500 Polymat.............................................................................209501 Portable turning machines........................................119502 Portable welders ...........................................................264503 Post processors................................................................ 29504 Power conditioners ........................................................ 18505 Power presses................................................................... 91506 Power savers ..................................................................... 18507 Power shearing machines .........................................273508 Power sources ................................................................169509 Power supplies...............................................................159510 Preci chucks ....................................................................101511 Precision bearings ........................................................274512 Precision fabrication works.......................................275513 Precision gear cutting tools..............Cover-on-cover514 Precision grinders .........................................................143515 Precision lock nuts........................................................271516 Precision measuring instruments ...........................268517 Precision roll turning lathe machines ...................267518 Precision steels.....................................................115, 127519 Precision switches........................................................... 17520 Press brake machines..................................................278521 Press brakes............................................................. 41, 269522 Pressure sensors .............................................................. 73523 Process automation &control equipment............. 83524 Process monitoring sensors......................................125525 Process oils ......................................................................220526 Product assemblies ......................................................270527 Product design...............................................................272528 Productivity tracking systems..................................221529 Profilers & gantry machines......................................177530 Program verification ...................................................... 67531 Projects (energy) ............................................................. 18532 Propeller hub.................................................................... 45533 Proximity sensors............................................................ 87534 Pull action clamps.........................................................275535 Pull studs..........................................................................236536 Pulleys ...............................................................................248537 Punch presses.......................................................180, 253538 PVC flexible braided hoses........................................136539 Quick fit machines.......................................... 195540 Quick-change tapping chucks/tap adapters......179541 Race pins ......................................................... 183542 Radial drill machines................................ 168, 210, 263543 Radial drilling machines ......................... 270, 273, 278544 Reamers .....................................12, 13, 33, 44, 231, 236545 Reaming & tapping machines..................................179546 Receivables finance solutions ..................................225547 Reverse engineering....................................................272548 RH & temperature transmitters ...............................171549 Robots ...............................................................................157550 Rods-tubes-blocks ........................................................209551 Roll forming machines.................................................. 91552 Roller bearings .....................................................183, 241553 Rolling oils .......................................................................167554 Rotary dampers ...................................................258, 259555 Rotary feed backs ........................................................... 20556 Rotary indexing tables ........................... Back gatefold557 Rotary joints & unions.......................................258, 259558 Rotary switches................................................................ 17559 Rotary tilting vices ..............................................130, 195560 Rotary .....................................................................................7561 Rotary-cum-dividing/indexing heads ...................195562 Rotating unions ...................................................258, 259563 Rust preventing .............................................................167564 Safety lights ...................................................... 87565 Safety protection devices ............................................ 17566 Saws ..................................................................................... 66567 Screw presses .................................................................228568 Sealants & surface treatment ...................................215569 Sealed linear encoders....................Back inside cover
570 Sealing solutions ...........................................................106571 Security systems............................................................113572 Self-adhesive tapes ......................................................222573 Servo stabilisers ............................................................... 18574 Servomotors....................................................................257575 Shafts .................................................................................271576 Sheet metal forming machines ...............................224577 Shock absorbers ..................................................258, 259578 Shrinkfit machines .................................... 190, 191, 193579 Shrinking technology ..................................................211580 Side lock adapters ........................................................236581 Single limit switches ...................................................... 17582 Sinking EDMs..................................................................303583 Siphon systems....................................................258, 259584 Sirius..................................................................................... 21585 Slant/flat beds ................................................................149586 Sleeves .........................................................................10, 11587 Solenoid valves ..............................................................285588 Solid carbide drills/mills .............................................185589 Solid carbide reamers..................................................185590 Solid carbide special drills/mills ..............................185591 Solid carbide special reamers ..................................185592 Solid carbide tools........................................................306593 Spare parts.......................................................................291594 Special hydraulic expansion technology.............219595 Special induction hardening machines................169596 Special machines...........................................................177597 Special purpose machines.... Front inside cover, 64598 Special refrigeration equipment .............................275599 Special tools ....................................................................236600 Spherical bearings ........................................................183601 Spindle nose tooling systems .................................... 43602 Spindle probes...............................................................125603 SPMs....................................... Front inside cover, 24, 64604 Spur gears........................................................................248605 Standard induction hardening machines............169606 Standard mobile drawers ..........................................189607 Standard pyramid-type plate bending machines91608 Stationary work holding systems ...........................219609 Steep-taper machines ............................................10, 11610 Stock shapes ...................................................................209611 Straightening machines .............................................274612 Straight-line action clamps .......................................275613 Super power hydraulic vices ....................................195614 Surface & profile grinding machines.....................147615 Surface grinders...................................................149, 269616 Surface grinding machines .............................269, 272617 Suspension magnets ...................................................270618 Switching relays............................................................... 87619 Tagma exhibition ........................................... 266620 Tap holders......................................................................121621 Taper bearings ...............................................................183622 Taps .......................................................12, 13, 33, 44, 135623 Telecom equipment....................................................... 18624 Temperature controllers............................................... 87625 Tensioner nuts ...............................................................272626 Thermal imaging cameras.........................................237627 Thread gauges ...............................................................101628 Thread milling & turning machines .......................145629 Thread whirling tools ............................Front gatefold630 Threading solutions .....................................................145631 Threading tools..................................Back inside cover632 Timers .................................................................................. 87633 Timing belts ....................................................................248634 Timing pulleys drives ..................................................248635 Timing pulleys................................................................248636 Toggle action clamps ..................................................275637 Toggle presses ...............................................................275638 Tool bits .............................................................................. 44639 Tool changer systems .................................................284640 Tool design......................................................................272641 Tool grinding machines .............................................147642 Tool holders ..................................................... 10, 11, 211643 Tool holding systems ..................................................219
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MODERN MACHINE TOOLS - October 2011298
644 Tool logistics systems..................................................211645 Tool monitoring sensors ............................................125646 Tool monitoring systems ...................... Back gatefold647 Tool path simulators....................................................221648 Tool presetting machines...................... 190, 191, 193649 Tool setting systems....................................................265650 Tool systems ...................................................................264651 Tooling systems.............................................. Back cover652 Tools trolleys...................................................................189653 Tools...................................................................................236654 Tool-trolleys for VMCs & HMCs................................189655 Top drills......................................................................10, 11656 Torque sensors....................................................... 73, 268657 Touch probes......................................Back inside cover658 Track rollers .....................................................................272659 Trade show organisers.................................................. 55660 Transfer trolleys .............................................................255661 Transformer oils.............................................................220662 Transparent gels.............................................................. 79663 Tubing accessories ......................................................... 83664 Tungsten carbide rod blanks ...................................278665 Turbine blades ................................................................. 45666 Turbine shafts................................................................... 45667 Turned components ....................................................270668 Turning centres..............................................................306669 Turning holders ............................................................... 43670 Turning tools ............................................ 65, Back cover671 Turning................................. 51, 245, Back inside cover672 Turnkey solutions............................................................ 18673 Turret punch presses........................................... 41, 253674 Twin spin bearing reducers ......................................271675 Twin-spindle compound grinding machines....... 27
676 Twist drills (parallel & taper shank).......................... 44677 Twist drills ........................................................................236678 Ultra-high pressure apparatus........................ 65679 Universal ball vices .......................................................195680 Universal cutter grinders..........................190, 191,193681 Universal cylindrical grinding machines................ 27682 Universal dividing heads............................................195683 Universal grinding machines....................................267684 Universal quick change chucks/adaptors............179685 Universal radial drilling machines .....................85, 95686 Universal vices 100.......................................................195687 UPS systems ...................................................................... 18688 Used CNC turret punch presses ..............................253689 Used machine tools .....................................................180690 Vacuum cleaners ............................................ 113691 Vacuum pumps & compressors...............................276692 Value engineering ........................................................272693 Valve sensors ..................................................................159694 Valve terminals ................................................................ 83695 Valves................................................................................... 83696 Vane pumps....................................................................285697 Velocity & feed controllers ..............................258, 259698 Ventilators........................................................................222699 Vertical & horizontal machining centres................ 42700 Vertical handle clamps................................................275701 Vertical machining centres (3-/5-axis) ..................177702 Vertical machining centres.................... 7, 25, 26, 186703 Vertical machining centres-single/double columns ............................................................................149704 Vertical turning centres ..............................................177705 Vertical turning machines ........................................... 64706 Vertical turnmill centres ............................................... 64
707 Vertical turret lathes ....................................................295708 Vibrating equipment ...................................................270709 Vibratory motors ...........................................................270710 Vision sensors................................................................... 87711 VMCs .................................................................................165712 Water chillers.................................................. 275713 Water purifiers................................................................113714 Waterjet cutting systems ...........................................291715 Wear parts.......................................................................... 43716 Wear-resistant tools ....................................................... 65717 Wire rope hoists ............................................................255718 Wirecut EDMs .......................................................186, 303719 Wired connection .........................................................171720 Wireless receivers..........................................................171721 Wireless.............................................................................171722 Wiring trolleys ................................................................189723 Work holding solutions ......................... Back gatefold724 Work holding technology..........................................283725 Work shop tables ..........................................................189726 Worm gears.....................................................................248727 Yashawa servodrives ..................................... 217
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Haimer India Pvt Ltd 211T: +91-9890153568E: haimer@haimer.inW: www.haimer.com
Heattrans Equipments Pvt. Ltd. 270T: +91-79-25840105E: info@heattrans.comW: www.heattrans.com
Heidenhain Optics & Electronics (I) Ltd. BICT: +91-44-30234000E: info@heidenhain.inW: www.heidenhain.in
Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Pvt Ltd 215T: +91-20-30460401E: wecare.loctite@in.henkel.comW: www.henkel.com
Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz Ltd 213T: +91-124-4715 100 E: marketing@hitechroboticsystemz.comW: www.hitechroboticssystemz.com
Hitek Engineers 277T: +91-44-26545463E: hitekengineers@yahoo.co.in
Holani Bearings Pvt Ltd 183T: +91-2827-293342E: vishal@holani,inW: www.holani.in
Hong Ji Precision Machinery Ltd. 39T: +886-4-2422-1095E: hongji_jasonlin@hotmail.comW: www.hong-ji.com.tw
HSBC Bank 225E: pareshgada@hsbc.co.in
Hurco India Pvt. Ltd 34T: +91-44-43108726E: info@hurco.inW: www.hurco.in
Hyundai Wia India Pvt. Ltd. 107T: +91-9940653703E: mvhari@gmail.comW: www.hyundai-wia.com
IFM Electronics India Pvt Ltd 159 T: +91-231-2672770E: info@ifm-electronic.inW: www.ifm-electronic.com
IGUS India Pvt Ltd 144T: +91-80-39127800E: info@igus.inW: www.igus.in
IMI Machine Tools Pvt Ltd 179T: +91-2764-233983E: imi@imitoolsindia.comW: www.imitoolsindia.com
IMTMA - Finishing School In Production Engineering 240T: +91-80-66246514E: anuj@imtma.inW: www.imtma.in
IndiaMART InterMESH Limited 249, 292T: +1800-200-4444E: pr@indiamart.comW: www.indiamart.com
Indian Machine Tool Mfg. Association 212T: +91-80 -66246600E: imtma@imtma.inW: www.imtma.in
Indian Tool Manufacturers 44T: +91-22-25852559E: ltmth@hathway.comW: www.indiantool.com
Indian Tools Manufacturing Corporations 276T: +91-9815300027E: itcotech@yahoo.comW: www.itco.co.in
Indo-Nihon Technologies 45T: +91-44-65611352E: info@indonihon.co.inW: www.indonihon.co.in
INTEC 124T: +91-422-2222396E: intec@codissia.comW: www.intec,codissia.com
ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd. 149T: +91-120-3301 001 E: trading@isgec.comW: www.isgec.com
ISMT Limited 129T: +91-20-41434100E: sachin.joshi@ismt.co.inW: www.ismt.com
Jyoti CNC Automation Pvt. Ltd. 15, 59T: +91-2827-287081E: info@jyoti.co.inW: www.jyoti.co.in
Karolin Machine Tool Pvt Ltd 291T: +91-22-28572494E: info@kmt-waterjet.comW: www.kmt-waterjet.com
Katlax Enterprises Pvt Ltd 171T: +91-9328197614E: info@katlax.comW: www.katlax.com
Kennametal India Ltd 10-11T: +91-80-22198341E: bangalore.information@kennametal.comW: www.kennametal.com
Kim Union Industrial Co., Ltd. 271T: +886-4-2533-1131E: kimunion@kimunion.comW: www.threadrolling.com.tw
Kistler Instruments India Pvt Ltd 73T: +91-129-4113555E: sales.in@kistler.comW: www.kistler.com
Korber Schleifring Gmbh 147T: +91-80-41554601E: sales@schleifring.inW: www.schleifring.in
Korloy Inc. 243T: +82-2-2522-3181 E: export@korloy.comW: www.korloy.com
Kuka Robotics (India) Pvt. Ltd. 157T: +91-124-4635774E: pradeep@kuka.inW: www.kuka.in
Kyrus Tools Pvt. Ltd 66T: +91-11-45118288E: info@kyrus.inW: www.kyrus.in
L.K.Machinery Corp.(Taiwan) 25-26T: +886-4-2566-7656E: louisa@lkmachinery.com.tw W: www.lkmachinery.com.tw
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Lico Machinery Co., Ltd. 123T: +886-4-2563-0950E: sales@licomachinery.comW: www.licomachinery.com
M S Engineering 180T: +91-22-29203637E: msengg2007@gmail.com
Maco Corporation India Pvt Ltd 258-259T: +91-33-24758371E: rdutta@macocorporation.comW: www.macocorporation.com
MAG Industrial Automation Systems 177T: +91-80-40677000E: sales-India@mag-ias.inW: www.mag-ias.in
Makson Machines Pvt Ltd 210T: +91-278-2446437E: makwana_eng@yahoo.comW: www.makwanaeng.com
Manu Engineering Works 276E: itcotech@yahoo.comW: manugrind@hotmail.com
Marposs India Pvt Ltd 125T: +91-124-4735752E: surender.sood@in.marposs.comW: www.marposs.com
Metcut Toolings Private Limited 231T: +91-836-2333092E: info@metcutindia.comW: www.metcutindia.com
MGM- Varvel Power Transmission 57T: +91-44-64627008E: ravik@mgmvarvelindia.comW: www.mgmvarvelindia.com
Micromatic Grinding Technologies Ltd 143T: +91-120-2712137E: info@micromaticgrinding.comW: www.micromaticgrinding.com
Milltronics CNC Machines 93T: +91-952-442-1410E: Dianne Hight dhight@gardnerweb.comW: www.milltronics.net
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Pvt Ltd COCT: +91-11-41021234E: mtdsales@mhiindia.comW: www.mhiindia.com
MMC Hardmetal India Pvt Ltd 306T: +91-80-23516083E: mmcindia@mmc.co.jpW: www.mitsubishicarbide.com
MTAR Technologies Pvt Ltd 141T: +91-40-44529901E: ballscrews@mtar.inW: www.mtar.in
Neway CNC Equipment (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd 42T: +(281)276-7100E: newaycnc@gmail.comW: www.newaycnc.com
Nickunj Eximp Entp P. Ltd 190-191, 193T: +91-22-22190300E: darayus@nickunjgroup.comW: www.nickunjgroup.com
Nicolas Correa S.A. 126T: +91-20-25654891E: india@correaanayak.esW: www.correaanayak.es
Nikon India Pvt Ltd 297T: +91-124-4688 500 E: nind.Inst@nikonoa.netW: www.nikon-instruments.jp/eng/
NMTG Mechtrans Techniques Pvt Ltd. 272T: +91-79-22821527E: nmtg@nmtgindia.comW: www.nmtgindia.com
NN Combined Engineering Agencies Pvt Ltd BGFT: +91-40-27844279E: mail@nncea.comW: www.nncea.com
Objet Ap Ltd 245T: +852-2174 0111 E: info@objet.comW: www.objet.com
Omron Automation Pvt. Ltd. 87T: +91-80-40726400E: in_enquiry@ap.omron.comW: www.omron-ap.com
Openmind Cadcam Technologies (I) Pvt Ltd 29T: +91-80-30504647E: Info.India@openmind-tech.comW: www.openmind-tech.com
Oriental Machine Tools Co 116T: +91-22-23423524E: omtc@omtc-online.comW: www.omtc-online.com
OSG (India) Pvt Ltd 244T: +91-20-66304407E: indrajit@osg-india.comW: www.osg-india.com
P Parmar Machine Tools 263T: +91-278-2447409E: info@parmardrill.comW: www.parmardrill.com
Paragon Machinery Co., Ltd. 27T: +886-4-2539-5678E: info@paragoncnc.comW: www.paragoncnc.com
Parishudh Machines Pvt. Ltd. 165T: +91-120-3205167E: parishudh@goindigroup.comW: www.goindigroup.com
Pinnacle Engineering Enterprise 269T: +91-2752-230552E: mail@pinnaclegrinder.comW: www.pinnaclegrinder.com
Pitroda Utility Industries 277E: response@pitrodautilityindia.comW: www.pitrodautilityindia.com
Prakash Engineering 168T: +91-278-2438241E: sales@prakashmachines.comW: www.prakashmachines.com
Pramet Tools India Pvt Ltd 51T: +91-124-4703825E: pramet.info.in@pramet.comW: www.pramet.com
Precihole Machine Tools Pvt Ltd 24T: +91-22-25836780E: info@precihole.co.inW: www.precihole.co.in
Precision Industrial Co. 274T: +91-22-23436717E: precisionranjit@hotmail.com
Prem Brothers 139T: +91-11-28117456E: powermaster59@gmail.comW: www.powermaster-india.com
Premier Enterprise 267T: +91-281-2387556E: premierenterprise@rediffmail.comW: www.premierlathe.co.in
Premier Ltd 64T: +91-22-61179009E: ericadesouza@premier.co.inW: www.premier.co.in
Quaker Chemical India Ltd 167T: +91-33-22822181E: admin@quakerchemindia.comW: www.quakerchem.com
Quattro Engineering India Limited 69T: +91-80-25585439E: bangalore@quattroengg.comW: www.quattroengg.com
Raj Petro Specialities Private Limi 79T: +91-44-42288900E: francis@rajgrp.comW: www.rajgrp.com
Riat Grinders 274T: +91-161-2530805E: msriat@sify.comW: www.riatgrinders.com
Rightvision (India) Pvt. Ltd. 228T: +91-120-4261026E: lasco@rightvision.bizW: www.rightvision.biz
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Rollomatic Sa 61T: +41-32-752-1790E: amitsharma_1973@yahoo.comW: www.rollomatic.com
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Sandvik Coromant India FGFT: +91-20-27104725E: rupali.kavi@sandvik.comW: www.sandvik.coromant.com/in
Schliff Maschinen Fabrik 284T: +91-9426416905E: schliffmaschinen@gmail.comW: www.schliff.in
Schneeberger India Pvt Ltd 192T: +91-22-22632372E: a.joshi@schneebergerindia.comW: www.schneeberger.com
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Seco Tools India Pvt Ltd 35, 153-156T: +91-2137-667300E: seco.india@secotools.comW: www.secotools.com/in
See Lube Technologies (P) Ltd 278T: +91-161-4641296E: info@seelube.comW: www.oilandlubricant.com
Servomax India Ltd. 18T: +91-40-44436666E: dharmesh@servomax.netW: www.servomax.net
Shenoy Engineering Pvt Ltd 119T: +91-80-28361767E: info@shenoyengineering.inW: www.shenoyengineering.in
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Smwautoblok Workholding Pvt Ltd 283T: +91-2137-616974E: info@smwautoblok.inW: www.smwautoblok.in
Sreelakshmi Traders 222T: +91-44-24343343E: sreelakshmitraders@gmail.comW: www.sreelakshmitraders.com
Sunil Enterprises 284T: +91-281-2926239E: microlathes@rediffmail.com
Superslides & Bushes Corporation 229T: +91-22-61567567E: sales@superslides.in
Supreme CNC Machines Pvt Ltd 22T: +91-44-26285075E: info@supremecnc.comW: ww.supremecnc.com
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Takamatsu Machinery Co Ltd 53T: +81-76-2741403E: h.nakagawa@takamaz.co.jpW: www.takamaz.co.jp
Techno Industries 255T: +91-79-25830742E: info@technoind.comW: www.technoind.com
Techtronics India Limited 304-305T: +91-124-2370555E: info@techtronics.inW: www.techtronics.in
Teknic 17T: +91-22-26592392E: teknic@vsnl.comW: www.teknic.co.in
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Trident Tools Pvt Ltd 207T: +91-22-28847191E: abhay.jain@magicuttools.com W: www.magicut.net
Tungaloy India Pvt Ltd 65T: +91-22-61248888E: info@tungaloyindia.comW: www.tungaloy.co.jp.in
Tussor Machine Tools Ind P Ltd 199T: +91-422-3200183E: info@tussorindia.comW: www.pinachoindia.com
Tyrolit India Superabrasive Pvt. Ltd 115T: +91-80-40953259E: subrahmanya.kumar@tyrolit.comW: www.tylolit.com
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Weldor Engineering Pvt Ltd 253T: +91-2827-252038E: mahesh.weldor@rediffmail.comW: www.weldorpunchpress.com
Wendt India Ltd 127T: +91-4344-405500E: vijayvernekar@wendtindia.comW: www.wendtgroup.com
Werner Finley Pvt Ltd 275T: +91-80-23289889E: info@wernerfinley.comW: www.wernerfinley.com
Wexper India Ltd 303T: +91-124-2210020E: rajan.vaid@wexper.comW: www.wexper.com
Yamazaki Mazak India Pvt Ltd 75-78T: +91-2137-668800E: sudhir_patankar@mazakindia.comW: www.mazak.com
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