"We're excited to support India's push to develop their domestic capabilities in advanced technology"

Ritu Favre, President, Emerson Test & Measurement Business Group, answers a wide range of questions from the test market, acquisition of NI, the India story, AI, data analytics, to their partner ecosystem.

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The global test & measurement market is evolving rapidly. What are some of the biggest challenges you see in this space, both globally and in India?

One of the biggest challenges our customers bring us is the rising complexity of test. With rapid advancements in technologies like 5G, autonomous vehicles, and semiconductors, companies need scalable and automated test solutions to meet growing design and validation demands. As the complexity of their solutions increase, so do their test requirements. At the same time, the pressure to accelerate time-tomarket means test strategies must become more AI-driven and efficient. This leads to a significant increase in test data and the real challenge lies in turning that data into actionable insights.

Our goal is to help customers address these challenges through our platform-based approach – combining open software, flexible and modular hardware, and a strong ecosystem that combines academia, system integrators, and user groups. In India specifically, where the market is growing fast in areas like semiconductors, EVs, and defence, we are uniquely positioned to support this market and help customers navigate these challenges and drive innovation. NI has over 25 years of presence in India that includes our largest R&D center outside of the US.

Since NI’s acquisition by Emerson, how has the transformation impacted NI's operations in India? What new opportunities and growth areas have emerged as a result?