Technology
OEM Update Magazine
High demand for quality annotated data
Today, industries are asking machines to understand rather than execute, which demands high-quality, annotated data. Manish Mohta, founder of LearningSpiral.ai, feels that trends such as robotics, computer vision, and generative AI are forcing companies to depend on structured, human-validated datasets to achieve a level of trusted automation.
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December 2025
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Electric mobility evolution has made automation essential for manufacturers
India's semiconductor sector is also witnessing strong momentum. Sridhar N. P., Managing Director & CEO, Titan Engineering and Automation Limited (TEAL), discusses how TEAL is strategically positioned in the supply chain to capitalize on this growth through its precision engineering capabilities and automation expertise.
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December 2025
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voestalpine strengthens India footprint with advanced tool steels and workforce skilling
\"voestalpine is charting a bold course in India by advancing highperformance tool steels, pioneering additive manufacturing, and investing in skill development to shape a future-ready engineering ecosystem. Despite current market constraints, these technologies signal a transformative growth horizon,\" - Alok Jhamb, Managing Director, voestalpine High Performance Metals India
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December 2025
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BUILDING A DIGITAL BACKBONE OF FUTURE MANUFACTURING
To understand what truly defines a future-ready smart factory, and the cultural, digital, and operational shifts required, OEM Update brings perspectives from industry leaders shaping India's next-generation manufacturing ecosystem.
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December 2025
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BKT set to make their mark at EXCON 2025
With a legacy of providing cutting-edge tire solutions across construction, earthmoving, mining and industrial applications, BKT will use this platform to demonstrate how its pioneering products are shaping the future of mobility and construction
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December 2025
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igus develops pull-e-cable design study
The system is ideal for applications with limited installation space and a low budget, for example, in camera technology, laboratories, movable displays, or automation.
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December 2025
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Advancing smart manufacturing with metrology
This transformation is unlocking new levels of productivity, boosting quality, optimising costs, and enhancing safety. Industries such as electric mobility, electronics, semiconductors, medical devices, defence, and aerospace are leading this wave of change.
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December 2025
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AMADA rewrites sheet metal productivity with 9kW LBC fibre laser and laser welding automation
As Indian manufacturers increasingly adopt automation due to labour shortages, AMADA's entry-level AMG-Series manipulator facilitates basic blanking automation with a shortest return on investment (ROI). Edwin Sequeira, President of AMADA (India) Pvt. Ltd., discusses advancements in fibre laser cutting and automation in Indian fabrication shops.
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December 2025
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Power Build leads the shift to smarter, greener power transmission
In the modern industrial landscape, efficiency and sustainability are imperative. Power Build leverages decades of engineering excellence to promote greener practices through its advanced power transmission products, which reduce energy consumption and extend machine lifespans.
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December 2025
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Automation has moved far beyond traditional PLC-driven systems
In conversation with OEM Update, Jhankar Dutta, Regional MD, Southern and Eastern Asia, BEER, said We see a strong adoption of integrated machine control, digital twins, predictive intelligence and robot-machine convergence in machine building, and manufacturers are pushing for greater throughput at better quality, flexibility and energy efficiency-and automation is the backbone enabling this transformation.
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December 2025
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Automation boom fuels demand for smart electronic instruments
This growth is powered by strong trends such as Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, and the increasing use of IoT and AI in industrial processes. Shreedhar Kamat, Chairman & Co-founder, EAPL Group, said that companies across sectors are now seeking connected, intelligent instruments that can improve accuracy, efficiency, and safety.
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December 2025
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Powering India's Off-Highway Future: BKT scales up capacity, innovation, and global ambition
As BKT enters its next phase of growth, the company remains firmly aligned with our longterm vision for the Off-highway segment. Rishi Raj Singh, Head OE Sales, APAC, Balkrishna Industries Ltd., says, Our ambition to achieve a 10% global market share in Off-Highway tyres by 2030 is central to our strategic direction.
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December 2025
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Empowered women drive innovative, inclusive manufacturing
Women remain deeply under-represented in India's manufacturing sector, in technical and leadership roles. Through WIMA, we aim to change this by building skills, confidence, and opportunities for women across engineering, digital operations, and Industry 4.0 domains.
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December 2025
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Empowering India's Machine Shops with Expertise, Efficiency and Precision
India's machine shops are the unsung heroes of the nation's manufacturing growth. As the Indian machine tools market, valued at approximately USD 1.7 billion in 2024, heads toward doubling by 2033, the pressure on machine shops to deliver faster, more precise, and more cost-effective results has never been greater.
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December 2025
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Wauseon Machine introduces Integrion Automation and Steelcrest Precision
Wauseon Machine announced a strategic reorganisation that positions the company for its next phase of growth.
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December 2025
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Balaji switchgears embrace next-gen production with IoT and predictive monitoring
Providing advanced solutions such as intelligent relays, SCADA-based monitoring, and Balaji Switchgears helps eliminate variability and strengthen traceability across every project. Piyush Garg, Managing Director, Balaji Switchgears, says, \"Our loT-enabled components and digital work instruction systems streamline workflows, reduce rework, and ensure compliance with global standards.\"
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December 2025
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Are remote access and patch management still critical in OT Cybersecurity?
EXOR conducted a survey to identify the biggest OT cybersecurity concern right now, and this article examines each theme in detail.
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December 2025
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A TEMPERATURE CHECK
As industries scale, automate, and push tolerances tighter than ever, temperature measurement has quietly become the backbone of modern manufacturing. Its evolution is reshaping how plants maintain quality, avoid failures, and stay audit-ready in a world that can't afford a single drift or delay. In every factory, no matter how advanced the machines or how skilled the workforce, one quiet factor decides whether a product succeeds or fails: temperature.
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December 2025
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Partner with Armstrong Dematic to bring operational excellence to your warehouses
Armstrong Dematic is showing that the real competitive edge lies not just in building great machines but in mastering the movement that powers them.
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December 2025
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EMS 4.0 Turns Rising Energy Costs into Measurable Manufacturing Gains
Following the dramatic rise in electricity cost, energy consumption is becoming an increasingly important variable that must be carefully managed. Energy management systems have long offered a solution. But only now is there an IIoT-supported application for the capture and optimisation of energy consumption, which, as in many other areas of digitalisation, promises considerable added value.
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December 2025
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ZEISS ScanBox Series 5 cuts cycle times in automotive metrology
ZEISS India aims to strengthen its dual role as both a leading R&D hub and an export-driven production centre. Aveen Padmaprabha, Head of Industrial Quality Solutions at ZEISS India, discusses the significant impact of the ScanBox Series 5 on cycle times and inspection throughput for automotive parts in India.
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December 2025
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B&R reveals the role of robotics, AI, and open automation for Indian manufacturing
How is B&R integrating robotics, machine vision, and control systems in smart manufacturing environments? At B&R, our vision is to eliminate the silos that traditionally exist between robotics, machine vision, and control systems.
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October 2025
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Mobil™ solutions powering reliability under pressure
hy synthetics are redefining performance Compared to conventional mineral oils, synthetic lubricants are engineered to withstand harsh operating conditions and deliver longer service life. Their molecular structure helps resist oxidation, reduce sludge and deposit formation, and maintain stability under high loads and temperatures. This means fewer oil changes, improved equipment uptime, and greater cost efficiency making them indispensable for businesses that cannot afford downtime.
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October 2025
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Senior female leaders reshape perceptions of women in manufacturing
In a thought-provoking conversation between Meghana Mulay, Joint Managing Director at Poona Couplings Pvt. Ltd., and Neelam Pathak, Founder of WIMA (Women in Manufacturing & Allied Industries), Meghana reflects on her journey as one of the few women leaders in India's manufacturing sector. As a second-generation entrepreneur, Meghana shares how early exposure to her family business, combined with a rich career in diverse industries, shaped her leadership vision. She speaks about overcoming stereotypes, building credibility, and driving innovation while ensuring inclusion in a traditionally male-dominated space.
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October 2025
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IMTMA - ACE MICROMATIC organises National Productivity Summit 2025 in Ahmedabad
Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is organising the 19th edition of the National Productivity Summit (NPS 2025) in Ahmedabad. NPS 2025 will bring together productivity leaders, champions, and aspiring professionals on a common platform to share experiences, ideas, and network with decision-makers, experts, peers, researchers, academia, customers, and companies with productivity solutions. The summit will showcase a wide range of productivity improvements in manufacturing through inspiring keynote speeches, live case study presentations, plant visits, and success stories from manufacturing companies.
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October 2025
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EMO Hannover 2025 propeis global manufacturing into the age of Al and sustainability
The main focus was on the topics of automation and artificial intelligence, which have once again found their way into industrial processes as drivers of production efficiency.
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October 2025
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Energy efficiency is the first step for global progress and sustainability
The Paris Agreement set an ambitious 1.5°C climate target. With the visible effects of climate change, where are we lacking in our commitments?
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October 2025
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Inside Webasto India, where German engineering meets Indian ingenuity
Webasto Roofsystems India Private Limited is an Indian private company established in 1996, specialising in the manufacture of car roof systems, including rail-to-rail openable panorama roofs. It is a subsidiary of the global Webasto Group, which provides automotive roof systems and solutions for e-mobility. In India, Webasto operates a plant in Pune (Pulgaon), a Tech Centre in Pune (Kharadi), and has recently established a second plant in Chennai (Irungattukottai Sipcot) to enhance production capacity. Its products serve the Indian automobile industry, including sunroofs, panoramic roofs, and potentially components for electric mobility and heating systems.
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October 2025
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TOOLMAKERS OF INDIA
The sought-after auto sector is the harbinger of the manufacturing industry, opening the door for diminutive role players like toolmaking. With innovation in the auto sector keeping pace with time, toolmakers in India have a golden opportunity to rise and meet the shorter product lifecycles of this perpetually in-vogue sector, while also exploring the burgeoning industry to diversify and reduce overall export dependency.
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October 2025
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Technology doesn't build a strong business - trust, responsiveness, and industry knowledge do
Marvel Machine Tools believes that technology alone doesn't build a strong business—trust, responsiveness, and deep industry knowledge do. Anish Shah, Director of Marvel Machine Tools Pvt. Ltd., shares, “Our three-decade journey stands as a testament to this philosophy. We remain committed to shaping the future of Indian manufacturing through world-class machinery, local expertise, and unwavering customer support.”
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