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ERP cloud solutions in equipment manufacturing

ERP cloud solutions offer a comprehensive suite of functionalities designed to streamline manufacturing operations, from order management and production planning to inventory optimisation and quality control.

Navigating the Automation Wave

The panel discussion explores insights from industry experts on the challenges and strategic imperatives driving the adoption of automation in diverse sectors.

Renting equipment: What to do and what not to

CW identifies common pain-points associated with renting construction equipment, and asks industry leaders for ways around them.

BPE inks 3 major int’l collaborations

Best Power Equipments India Private Limited (BPE), a leading Indian manufacturer of end-to-end strategic power solutions, has cemented three major joint ventures that mark a pivotal step towards becoming a major player in the South East Asian region.

BPE inks 3 major international collaborations

Best Power Equipments India Private Limited (BPE), a leading Indian manufacturer of end-to-end strategic power solutions, has cemented three major joint ventures that mark a pivotal step towards becoming a major player in the South East Asian region.

Fleet Management and AI!

Asset management helps to maximise the value of equipment over its lifespan by ensuring that it is properly maintained and used efficiently.

BPE inks 3 major int’l collaborations 

BPE inks three major joint ventures, to become a major player in the S.E Asia

BPE collaborates with China and Vietnam for int’l projects

BPE collaborates with China and Vietnam for international projects

The Rise of Smart Warehousing in India

The next decade of warehousing and the supply chain is set to witness the best in emerging technology. Aditya Vazirani shares more on the trend.

The New Outcome-Focused World of Manufacturing

The article outlines how smart, connected services can be used to drive efficiencies and provide insight to inform decision-making that ensures competitiveness while improving performance and profits.

Despite the Covid threats, we expanded by more than 20%

Biman Banerjee, Senior Manager, Branded Sales, Mallcom India, speaks on tackling the competition from Chinese companies

Schwing Stetter India will be launching 14 new products

VG Sakthikumar, Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India, speaks on the market for their products in India.

How can manufacturing industry leverage cloud computing

Sachin Nigam highlights four points on how cloud computing can benefit manufacturers.

Enhancing collaboration in construction machinery between Europe and India

CECE President Alexandre Marchetta and ICEMA President Dimitrov Krishnan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding extending the cooperation between the two continental organisations.

The New Outcome-Focused World Of Manufacturing

The article outlines how smart, connected services can be used to drive efficiencies and provide insight to inform decision-making that ensures competitiveness while improving performance and profits.

Europe and India: Enhancing trade relations in construction machinery

CECE President Alexandre Marchetta and ICEMA President Dimitrov Krishnan have signed today

Leveraging cloud computing

Sachin Nigam highlights four points on how cloud computing can benefit manufacturers.

Schaeffler wins Railsponsible Supplier Award 2021

Schaeffler, the world’s leading automotive and industrial supplier, has received the Railsponsible Supplier Award 2021 in the “Climate Change and Circular Economy” category for its 100 percent return service for axlebox bearings.

Arvind K. Garg is EI Person of the Year 2021

Garg was awarded at the 9th Equipment India Awards.

The new outcome-focused world of manufacturing

Yet, it would be incorrect to say that manufacturers are overly focused on the specifics of their coding and marking equipment – or indeed, any individual piece of machinery on their production line.

Schaeffler wins Railsponsible Supplier Award 2021

• Schaeffler wins in “Climate Change and Circular Economy” category with its 100 percent return service for axlebox bearings

The new outcome-focused world of manufacturing

Product coding and marking is a small but vital component of all manufacturing operations – an incorrect, or missing code can mean that products can’t be shipped, which can put retailer performance targets at risk, damage brand reputation, and result in significant punitive fines.

Domestic road transportation sector rebounds

The recovery has also been visible across other modes of transportation as well - rail freight traffic and port freight volumes have both reported growth, although the latter at a slower pace than other modes

Digital transformation to drive sustainable business practices in post-pandemic world

AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has underscored how digital transformation will help to maximise business returns while also optimising sustainability in a post-pandemic world.

Mahindra Logistics appoints Dr Anish Shah as Chairman

He is the Deputy Managing Director and Group CFO of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Limited. He is designated to take over as the Managing Director and CEO of M&M from April 2, 2021.

Gujarat Pipavav Port organises training on upskilling at the port

Gujarat Pipavav Port (GPPL), and Pipavav Customs Brokers association (PCBA), in partnership with the Logistics Sector Skills Council; organised a daylong seminar-cum-training titled ?Recognition of Prior Learning of Logistics (RPL)?, at the port.

Sigma Electric acquires Avalon Precision Casting

Sigma Electric Manufacturing Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of ferrous and non-ferrous castings, precision machined components and sub-assemblies, announced the acquisition of the US-based Avalon Precision Casting.

We Will Continue to Expand Our Capacities in the Next 3-5 Years

By delivering high-precision bearing solutions and systems for a large number of industrial applications, the Schaeffler Group is shaping "Mobility for tomorrow" to a significant degree.

The Rise of Smart Warehousing in India

For a fast-evolving global economy like India, a sophisticated logistics, and warehousing system is a key driver for consistent growth.

On a Smooth Path

As roads and highways construction continues to be on the top gear, more mechanisation is taking place in rural roads with motor graders finding more traction in the coming years.

GST positive for road logistics sector

The effect of the GST implemented in July 2017 has been largely positive for the road logistics sector and has led to several benefits. As per ICRA's comprehensive survey covering approximately 50 transport companies pan-India and 15 consumer-oriented companies across various sectors, the findings have been encouraging, though a lot remains to be achieved.

Freight demand picks up in second half

With industrial output and consumption-driven sectors recovering in H2 FY2018 from the initial lull post GST implementation, the freight demand in the country has also reported healthy pick-up during the second half of the previous fiscal.

GST positive for road logistics sector: ICRA

The effect of the GST implemented in July 2017 has been largely positive for the road logistics sector and has led to several benefits.

Lubricants act as blood in an equipment

Lubricants act as a blood in case of any equipment. Any deterioration happens will eventually knock down the performance of the machine and hence hamper the productivity.

We will take small steps to build ourselves

When I joined the company, I spent three months to understand the company, people, dealers, vendors, etc. I first identified the pain areas and major gaps and then prioritised the major actions we needed to take.

Innovations in Warehousing

Warehousing industry in India needs innovative approach to achieve improved efficiency. Asim Behera explains more on the current scenario and the importance of advanced innovative warehousing solutions to meet the emerging demands.

Apollo LogiSolutions wins innovation award

Apollo LogiSolutions (ALS), one of the leading integrated logistics solutions providers, won the ?Best Supply Chain Operational Innovation of the Year?. The industry recognition took place as a part of the 11th Express, Logistics & Supply Chain Conclave, which is Asia?s largest end-to-end supply chain management platform.

Logistics sector to grow at 9-10 per cent| ICRA

The logistics industry in India is likely to grow at a rate of 9-10 per cent over the medium-term on the back of economic recovery, according to rating agency ICRA. The trend towards outsourcing of non-core activities like logistics, warehousing, and associated activities to integrated players is likely to drive the share of the organised segment.

Our vision is to touch three lakh devices by 2020

In a transport market which is witnessing an unimaginable number of companies entering the fleet tracking and management space, it takes a considerable amount of effort to come out on top. Set up in 2007, Novire Technologies has become a well-known brand in the fleet management sector.

New President for Bomag

Ralf Junker has taken over as the new President of Bomag. Associated with the company since 1988, Junker has been a part of the management team since 2001, before taking over as Managing Director in 2009.

New responsibilities

SANY, one of the largest global manufacturing companies of construction equipment, announced the appointment of Mahesh Tripathi as the Vice President of Supply Chain Management & Operations in India.

SANY appoints new VP - Supply Chain Management and Operations

SANY, a leading global equipment manufacturing company, announced the appointment of Mahesh Tripathi as the Vice President of Supply Chain Management & Operations in India. He will be responsible for developing and executing strategies for effective management of SANY India?s supply chain and operations.

Material Handling: Meteoric Rise

Modern warehousing and inter modal logistics industry initiatives in India, have redefined how business is conducted in the country in most industry sectors as well as its geographic regions.

Pioneering retail operations

Sanjay Jadhav, President of Sterling and Wilson Powergen Pvt Ltd, has more than 23 years of experience in sales, marketing, projects execution and supply chain

We follow Komatsu global engineering standards across all our facilities

We differentiate with others by Komatsu Way (K-Way) in developing vendors skills, training customer on safety operation, continuous improvement concept on productivity

Pioneering retail operations

Sanjay Jadhav, President of Sterling and Wilson Powergen Pvt Ltd, has more than 23 years of experience in sales, marketing, projects execution and supply chain management with multinational companies like GE and Philips.

Teaming with multi-cultural exposure

Erich Nesselhauf handled global assignments in various countries in Europe and Asia including responsibility to kick start green field activities with a diverse mix of global and local teams with multi-cultural exposure.

Multiple taxation regime across states to be streamlined

The Central Government can support in overcoming some of the challenges by speedy implementation of a unified GST, greater investment outlay towards infrastructure development, especially in the off-highway sector, and more thrust in skill development through industry-ready educational programmes/vocational courses, says Abhijit Gupta, Managing Director, Case Construction Equipment India.

A young visionary

A Mumbai University Topper, Tejasvi Lakhani completed her Bachelors in Mass Media from HR College of Commerce and Economics.

Best manager

A Mechanical Engineer from University of Pune and an MBA from AIMA, New Delhi, Nischal Mehrotra is the Director - Sales and Service at LiuGong India, heading team of more than 40 employees with 17 years of experience in automotive and construction equipment industry.

Instrumental in product development

A Master in Automotive Engineers from MIT, Guindy, Sanjay Wadnerkar is the Vice President at LiuGong India, heading team of more than 140 with 26 years of experience in automotive, CEV original equipment manufacturing

Leading the way

Sanjay Koul is the Managing Director of all operations in India for The Timken Company since 2012. He has responsibility for business and manufacturing operations, financial performance and acceleration of growth in the markets in India.

Optimisation of Mining Operations

A service provider is expected to integrate the whole chain of services like equipment, wears and spares, and services and consultancy under one comprehensive package. In other words, it should be a solution provider than just an equipment provider delivering consistent results, writes Anand Sinha.

Driving growth

Krishnakumar Srinivasan has been named President, Vehicle Group, Asia-Pacific, Eaton. Most recently he served as Managing Director in India for the Vehicle Group, where he was responsible for all truck, bus and automotive operations. Srinivasan will be based in Shanghai.

A true business leader

Deepak Garg has taken the responsibility at Sany Heavy Industries as the Chief Executive Officer. He will have the overall responsibility of Sany's business strategy and growth in India. Garg brings with him over 20 years of experience and expertise in sales and marketing.

Achieving Cost Efficiency

Cost efficiency is not only achieved through cleaner engines, but also through optimising the man-machine interface with a variety of machine control technologies, 'correcting' the usage patterns, and packaging solutions that take care of clients' business needs around project costs.

New Responsibilities

Abhijit Gupta has been appointed as CASE Construction Equipment-'s Head of Indian operations. In his new role, Gupta leads the entire industrial and commercial organisation of CASE in India. He brings over 25 years of experience in supplier relations, new product component development,

Encouraging growth

Danfoss Industries, a leader in mechanical and electronic components and solutions, announced the appointment of Kamal K Singh as the Director for Power Electronics of Danfoss India. An important aspect of Kamal?s role will be to encourage the growth and visibility of Power Electronics Division and also ensure the division?s continued expansion in the country.?I am delighted to begin work with Danfoss,? said Kamal Singh adding, ?India is a high potential market for Power Electronics and I loo

Collaborative Model

VECV enhances the unique model of industry?academia collaborations. VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a joint venture (JV) between Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two educational institutes, the SRM University, Chennai and the Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalaya, Coimbatore as part of its unique industry-academia collaborative model. VECV has already established four centres with state-of-the-art automobile labs at prominent institutes of the country.

LiuGong's motor graders are all set to redefine performance, fuel efficiency

LiuGong, manufacturers of cons?truction equipment, glo?bally pro?duce over 60,000 units annu?ally, having an extra manufacturing capacity in India with an annual pro?du?ction of over 3,000 units

Is the growth story sustainable?

It is crystal clear, to reach world-class levels, infrastructure needs a tremendous boost for the next several years; this will augur well for the CE sector where most of the major players continue to upgrade capacity and widen product lines.

Towards Operational Excellence

The diversity of operations on a typical construction site involves fast decision-making and often a lot of pressure to balance timely executions and maintain financial objectives of the operation.

We will be a 500 million company by 2015

Sounding both pragmatic and optimistic about Terex India?s growth, Jehangir Ardeshir, President and Managing Director, Terex India talks about the company?s future to Equipment India.