IOC ANNOUNCES NEW GREENFIELD REFINERY AT NAGAPATTINAM

The state-run oil refiner Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) Board of Directors has approved setting up a new refinery in Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu.

KALYANI STEEL TO INVEST RS 211 CR ON COKE- MAKING FACILITY AND CAPTIVE POWER PLANT

Kalyani Group-backed Kalyani Steels plans to install a coke-making facility and heat recovery captive power plant, adjacent to its steel plant in Koppal district, Karnataka.

L&T HEAVY ENGINEERING FLAGS OFF WORLD'S HEAVIEST LC-MAX REACTORS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

Achieving another milestone in the engineering world, the Heavy Engineering business of Larsen & Toubro, has completed and flagged off World’s Heaviest LC-Max Reactors ahead of schedule in the presence of M K Surana, Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation.

STAYING AHEAD OF THE GAME

INDIA’S CHEMICAL SECTOR IS WITNESSING AN UPWARD CURVE, AND SEVERAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF THIS SECTOR INCLUDING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, INNOVATION, R&D AND REGULAR AND LARGE INVESTMENTS

INDUSTRIAL METAMORPHOSIS

INDIA CONTINUES TO BE A POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING POWERHOUSE. HOWEVER, COVID-19 HAS PUT A SPANNER IN EVERYBODY’S PLANS. HOW THE SECTOR IS COPING TODAY IS WHAT OUR INDUSTRY TELLS US

GOVERNMENT RAISES CUSTOMS DUTY ON CERTAIN AUTO PARTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL MANUFACTURING

With an eye on supporting domestic manufacturers, the government on Monday proposed an increase in customs duty on certain imported components used in automobiles.

Foundries Demand Import Duty Cut On Key Raw Materials

Hit by surging input costs, the foundry industry in the country has demanded reduction of import duty for pig iron and other raw materials. Prices of pig iron and other raw materials for the industry have gone up by 30-50 per cent, Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF) president Vijay S Beriwal said.

STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES TO INFUSE RS 300 CR IN CAPACITY EXPANSION

Sterlite Technologies (STL) is planning to spend at least Rs 300 crore to boost its optic fibre cable production capacity. The company is looking to tap into demand for the product expected to rise to nearly 25 million fibre km by 2022, given its highspeed data connectivity and 5G networks.

TECH-ING IT FORWARD

INDUSTRY 4.0 IS THE ONGOING AUTOMATION ADVANCEMENTS OF TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES, USING MODERN SMART TECHNOLOGIES

THE INDIAN WAREHOUSING SECTOR TO RESHAPE ITSELF IN 2021: VIRWANI

The Indian warehousing sector is largely dependent on various sub-sectors for its development. Retail, e-commerce, logistics and technology are the major driving force for the growth in warehousing.

TRANSFORMING PROCESSES USING AUTOMATION TRENDS

RAPIDLY INCREASING ADOPTION OF AUTOMATION IN PRODUCTION ARE GOING TO BE DECISIVE FOR THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING IN INDIA

Organic Glow

VINEET SAHNI, GROUP CEO, LUMAX INDUSTRIES, HAS TAKEN GIANT STEPS IN LIGHTING AND AUTO COMPONENTS TO BECOME A GLOBAL LEADER

INDIA'S CRUDE STEEL OUTPUT GROWS 3.5% TO OVER 9 MILLION TONNES IN NOVEMBER

India registered a growth of 3.5 per cent in crude steel production at 9.245 million tonnes (MT) in November, according to the World Steel Association. The country had produced 8.933 MT crude steel during the same month last year, the global industry body said in its latest report.

Digital Transformation & Cyber Security - SAFEGUARDING THE FUTURE

THE SECOND PART OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & CYBER-SECURITY LOOKED DEEPER INTO SOLUTIONS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES

AMB 2018 - SMARTER CLAMPING AND GRIPPING

SCHUNK, THE COMPETENCE LEADER FOR gripping systems and clamping technology, calls its intelligent clamping technology “Smart Clamping”, which will help to ensure that even the most demanding processes will run smoothly in the future.

DIXON TECHNOLOGIES' SUBSIDIARY TO MAKE SMARTPHONES FOR MOTOROLA

Dixon Technologies said its wholly-owned subsidiary Padget Electronics will begin making smartphones for Motorola.

Digital Transformation & Cyber Security Safe Environment

Digital transformation & cyber security offered a deeper view into ways to safeguard interests and parry cyber attackers

PRECISE MOUNTED POINT HOLDERS REDUCE ABRASIVES CONSUMPTION AND SET-UP TIMES

CLAMPING DEVICE FOR MOUNTED POINTS

READY FOR A REVOLUTION

LIFE SCIENCE IS A UNIQUE INDUSTRY WITH ITS OWN WORKFLOWS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, AND BUSINESS RISKS

MAHINDRA LOGISTICS SETS UP LARGEST WAREHOUSE IN TAMIL NADU

Mahindra Logistics, a service provider in supply chain management, has set up a 'Built-to Suit' warehousing capacity in Kancheepuram district.

WELSPUN ONE LOGISTICS PARKS TO CLOSE SEVERAL DEALS FOR NEW WAREHOUSES

Welspun One Logistics Parks is in advanced stages of closing several deals to take up warehouses in Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi and other locations in the country.

INDIGENOUS CAPABILITIES

THE INDIAN AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE MARKET PRESENTS AN ATTRACTIVE AND SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIAN AND FOREIGN COMPANIES ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

Centre approves 29 projects in the food processing sector

The Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) meeting chaired by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar, approved 21 projects, leveraging investment worth Rs 443 crore supported with a grant of Rs 189 crore under the Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition.

Charging AHEAD

NO ONE UNDERSTANDS THE NUANCES OF THE EV INDUSTRY BETTER THAN SOHINDER SINGH GILL, GLOBAL CEO, HERO ELECTRIC; DIRECTOR GENERAL, SMEV

BOSCH AND BASF ESTABLISH JV FOR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Bosch and BASF Digital Farming have signed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) agreement to globally market and sell smart farming solutions from a single source in the future. The JV agreement was signed on November 10, 2020, and will be followed by the founding of a new company based in Cologne, which will be established in the first quarter of 2021. The foundation is subject to the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details.

A HOLISTIC VIEW

CUTTING TOOLS INDUSTRY FOCUSES ON PROVIDING AN OVERALL SOLUTION AND WORKING ON THE PROCESS INSTEAD OF ONE SINGLE TOOL

SMART PRODUCTS, SMART MAKERS

INDUSTRY 4.0 OR THE SMART FACTORY IS MAKING UNIMAGINABLE THINGS POSSIBLE. A LOOK AT SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE

IN THE DIGITAL REALM

DIGITAL MARKETING HAS CAUGHT ON RAPIDLY. ITS PACE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

POWERFUL CLAMPING STATIONS WITH COMPACT DIMENSIONS

QUICK-CHANGE PALLET TECHNOLOGY

NESTLE INDIA TO SPEND RS 2600 CR

Swiss food and beverages company Nestle has unveiled Rs 2,600 crore investment plan for the Indian market.