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Promote Growth of Manufacturing Activities, No Matter Who Owns It: Arun Maira

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:29:31 PST

New Delhi: In India growth of manufacturing activities need to be promoted, no matter who owns it, whether an Indian or a foreigner, said Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission. He said that the manufacturing industry should set a goal of creating 100 million jobs in the sector out of...

Saint-Gobain to acquire Electrotherm's ductile pipes division for Rs 9.5bn

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:24:02 PST

Mumbai: The Pipe division of Saint-Gobain Construction Products Sector has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the ductile iron pipe division of the Electrotherm (India) Limited. The division has two production sites in the states of Gujarat and Karnataka.Saint-Gobain Construction Products Sector will acquire the equity stake of...

Powergrid and RINL sign MOU for Tower Manufacturing JV

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:18:57 PST

New Delhi: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Powergrid) has signed an MoU with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) to set up a Joint Venture Company for manufacturing of Transmission Line Towers and Tower Parts including Research and Development of new high end products. The MoU was signed by Mr....

QuEST Global inaugurates Offshore Design Centre for Siemens in Bangalore

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:13:36 PST

Bangalore: QuEST Global Engineering inaugurated the Siemens Offshore Design Centre at its Bangalore facility. This follows a multiyear agreement signed by QuEST with Siemens AG to provide engineering services to all of its divisions worldwide. QuEST expects the offshore design center to scale to over 300 engineers over the period...

BHEL striving to improve cost competitiveness and quality to attain target

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:09:26 PST

New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is striving to improve its cost competitiveness and quality and has planned to attain the capacity to manufacture 20,000 MW power equipment by March, 2012, said Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Praful Patel.BHEL has adopted European Foundation for Quality Management...

BMW rolls out 20,000th car from Sriperumbudur plant in India

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:05:09 PST

Chennai: BMW today rolled out its 20,000th car from its manufacturing facility located at Sriperumbudur. Mr. Juergen Eder, Managing Director, BMW Plant Chennai formally rolled out the 20,000th car from the assembly line, at the plant which commenced its Indian operations in March 2007. The company had rolled out its...

ADA's P S Subramanyam bags The National Design Award-2011

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:55:23 PST

Bangalore: P S Subramanyam Programme Director(Combat Aircrafts) and Director-Aeronautical Development Agency(ADA), Bangalore has been given the National Design Award-2011 for his outstanding contribution in the area of design by National Design and Research forum (NDRF) of Indian Institute of Engineers(IIE).Mr. Subramanyam has been with ADA since 1986 and held various...

ALH has 90% indigenously manufactured components, 69% imported material

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:48:44 PST

New Delhi: ALH is a Helicopter which has been designed and developed indigenously by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL). It is assessed that 69% of the material used in Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) is procured from foreign sources. However, in terms of the number of components involved, around 90% of the...

12-14% Growth Rate in Manufacturing Sector is Easily Doable: Ajay Shankar, NMCC

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:22:02 PST

Mumbai: There was a time when it was believed that India cannot do manufacturing. Now we have reached a stage where our National Manufacturing Policy talks about 12-14% growth rate, 100 million jobs and increasing share of manufacturing in GDP to 25% by 2025, said Mr Ajay Shankar, Secretary, National...

SKF inaugurates its Global Technical Centre in India at Bangalore

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:20:49 PST

Bangalore: SKF inaugurated its Global Technical Centre in India (GTCI), in Bangalore, set up with an initial investment of Rs. 50 crores. The company will increase its headcount at the centre to 400 engineers by 2015 from the current 115 engineers (125 by the end of this year).Engineers at the...

CEBBCO forms joint venture with Disaster Response Solutions, USA

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:19:59 PST

CEBBCO (Commercial Engineers Body Builders Co.), a manufacturer of vehicle bodies in India has announced a joint venture with the largest manufacturer of disaster response vehicles in USA, Disaster Response Solutions, situated out of Milford, Ohio. The JV agreement shall entitle CEBBCO to make all vehicles for the...

Shakti Pumps inaugurates New Office in Mumbai

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:15:15 PST

Mumbai: Shakti Pumps, a manufacturer of stainless steel submersible and open well pumps, has opened its new office in Mumbai. Recently Shakti has added new range of booster pumps to its existing product portfolio. It has set up a new plant for manufacturing of booster pumps in its existing premises...

Mitsubishi Electric to Expand Factory Automation Systems Business in India

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:10:17 PST

New Delhi: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation plans to strengthen its factory automation (FA) solution businesses, including related production and sales capacities, with the intention of expanding market share, especially in China, India, ASEAN nations, Brazil and other emerging markets.In India, Mitsubishi Electric will work with local partners to establish and strengthen...

BAE Systems bags �59 mn contract for Hawk spares from HAL and IAF

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:13:14 PST

New Delhi: BAE Systems has secured a £59 million contract for the provision of spares and ground support equipment to aid the Hawk training aircraft operations from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This brings the total value of Hawk related contracts won in...

GEI Industrial Systems bags first nuclear power sector order from NPCIL

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:07:39 PST

Bhopal: GEI Industrial Systems, a manufacturer of Air Cooled Vacuum Steam Condensers (ACSC) and Air Cooled Heat Exchangers (ACHE), has bagged a contract from Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), worth Rs. 37 crore. The Company will impart Engineering, Procurement and Construction services for Heavy Water Upgrading Plant and Waste...

Arvind Ltd and PD Fiber Glass Group form JV to produce Glass fabrics in India

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:02:40 PST

Ahmedabad: Arvind Limited has formed a Joint Venture with the Germany based PD Fiber Glass Group for the manufacture of Glass fabrics in India. The joint venture, Arvind PD Glass Composites Pvt. Ltd., will invest Rs. 80 crores over a span of 5 years to set up a new facility...

Inox Air Products Ltd to invest Rs 250 cr on 2 ASUs for industrial gas market

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:50:30 PST

Mumbai: Inox Air Products Ltd. will invest over $50 million (Rs 250 crores) to construct two new air separation units (ASU) for the growing merchant industrial gas markets in West and South India. The facilities are all scheduled to come on stream between late 2012 and early 2013. These two...

Bharat Dynamics Limited setting up new manufacturing unit at Amaravati

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:42:06 PST

Hyderabad: Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Mini-ratna category-I company under the Defence Ministry, is setting up a new Missile manufacturing unit at Nandgaon Pet in Amaravati district of Maharashtra. The facility will manufacture Very Short Range Air Defence Missiles (VSHORAD) for the armed forces. This is the company's first manufacturing...

IMTMA organizes Productivity Summit in Bangalore

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:31:51 PST

Bangalore: The Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association [IMTMA] organized the National Productivity Summit 2011 (5th in the series) on 12 – 13 December 2011. The summit showcases some of the best productivity improvement projects from Companies like Maruti Suzuki, L T Komatsu, Hero MotoCorp, Godrej Boyce,...

Dynetek Cylinders to set up winding & systems assembly facility near Mumbai

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:13:31 PST

Mumbai: Dynetek Industries Ltd, a manufacturer of proprietary fuel storage systems, has executed a shareholders agreement with S.V. Greentech Private Limited, an affiliate of S.V. Energy Partnership to form Dynetek Cylinders India Pvt. Ltd. (DNK India), an Indian joint venture 49% owned by Dynetek and 51% owned by S.V....

Anand Sharma to hold Industry Consultation on decline in IIP on 19th Dec

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:04:48 PST

New Delhi: The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma has expressed deep concern over the sharp decline in industrial production particularly in the fall of manufacturing which are engaging Government’s attention at the highest level. The Minister will hold Government-Industry consultation on the issue on 19th December...

BMW Group selects 3 from India for Int'l Management Associates Programme

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:00:02 PST

New Delhi: The BMW Group has appointed three Management Associates from India for its Management Associates Programme (MAP) - an international programme designed for young professionals for a fast track career growth. The Management Associates Programme aims to develop potential leaders for the BMW Group by fostering intercultural competence and...

Reinhardt GmbH to produce Coating & Slush Moulding equipment in India

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:54:50 PST

Bangalore: Ernst Reinhardt GmbH, a producer of heat treatment, coating, and slush moulding systems based in Germany, in association with its Indian partner - Reinhardt Roto Machines - is set to produce coating lines and slush moulding lines for the world market at its facility in Vadodara, Gujarat.Reinhardt Roto Machines...

Aircraft consumption in India expected to reach US $24 bn by 2016: Lucintel

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:04:30 PST

New Delhi: Aircraft consumption in India is expected to continue its growth momentum, reaching roughly US $24 billion by 2016 with a CAGR of 15% over the next five years. India’s domestic passenger growth is expected to reach a level of 150-180 million passengers by the year 2020.Market research firm,...

Automobile Production registers 28.33% growth in November 2011: SIAM

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:53:11 PST

New Delhi: Automobile production in November 2011 registered growth at 28.33 percent as compared to November 2010, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM). The cumulative production data for April-November shows overall production growth of 15.46 percent over same period last year. However, production of...

Kinetic Motor Company Ltd to merge with Kinetic Engineering Ltd

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:40:41 PST

Mumbai: The boards of directors of Kinetic Engineering Ltd (KEL) and Kinetic Motor Company Ltd (KMCL) have approved a scheme of merger of Kinetic Motor Company Limited (KMCL) with Kinetic Engineering Limited (KEL). An exchange ratio of 7.75 : 1 was approved for the equity shares of KMCL and KEL.Sulajja...

Airbus Engineering Centre relocates to new integrated facility in Bangalore

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:24:47 PST

Bangalore: The Airbus Engineering Centre India (AECI) has relocated to a larger building in Bangalore, allowing for a consolidation of its teams into a single integrated facility and providing the necessary space for long-term growth over the next decade.The centre originally opened during April 2007, and its workforce has grown...

Navigation & Embedded Computers Complex inaugurated at RCI in Hyderabad

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:10:48 PST

Hyderabad: Dr. APJ. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India, inaugurated a technology center for design development of world class Advance Navigation systems Real-time Embedded computing products at Research Center Imarat (RCI), the brain child of Dr. Kalam and the premier defence Avionic systems laboratory situated in...

HAL and Rolls-Royce commence construction of Aerospace component facility

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:20:28 PST

Bangalore: HAL and Rolls-Royce have commenced construction of a new manufacturing facility in Bangalore to produce components, for the Trent family of civil aero engines, as well as for a number of marine and energy gas turbines. Located near the HAL airport, the facility will start production in 2012.The 7,200...

First Indian AEW&C Aircraft completes Maiden Flight

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:09:56 PST

New Delhi: The first fully modified Aircraft for the indigenously developed Indian Airborne Warning and Control System (AEW C) took to skies yesterday, as part of its first maiden flight in Embraer facilities at Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil with about 1000 Mission System Components provided by CABS, DRDO....