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EDUCATION & TRAINING TECHNOLOGY |

Exploring new avenues

Students, academia, professionals and recruiters speak on careers in industrial automation

Mkt

Mkt |

Destination Hannover

Hannover Messe 2009 brings together 13 flagship trade fairs under one roof for the world’s biggest industrial technology event

Mkt |

“Robot supplies will increase again”

Daniela Dietz,Business Development Director Asia, VDMA Robotics+Automation, elaborates on the market dynamics of robotics and the necessity of automation in today’s world to Soumi Mitra. Interview excerpts…

Mkt |

Managing the crisis

Join us in to learn what others are doing and how you can develop your own winning strategies

Mkt |

Designing the futurity

With design automation as the main conference agenda, SolidWorks presented its new offerings in 3D CAD during SolidWorks World 2009

IC&P

IC&P |

“We can meet any economic climate”

Ranjit Nambiar,Area Sales Manager, National Instruments India, responsible for driving the growth of the NI products across industries and geographies in India, opines to Soumi Mitra on the company’s innovative technology trends that sets its pace. Interview excerpts…

IC&PAR |

Eliminating bandwidth hogs

As industrial Ethernet networks grow in number and importance, keeping the right traffic on – and off – the network becomes essential

Mgt

Mgt |

Growing by leaps

Epitomising sustainability as its corner stone, the SEW brand acknowledges that good design and good function are complementary

Mgt |

“The survival key is in redploying”

Vimal Kapur,Managing Director, Honeywell Automation India Ltd, & Vice President, AIA, articulates the success equations and smart ways that hold the keys to the company’s accomplishments in these testing times to Shekhar Jitkar and Soumi Mitra. Excerpted interview…

Mgt |

“India to leapfrog technology gaps”

Sherie Ng,Vice President, Strategy & Marketing, Invensys Process Systems, Asia Pacific, shares her views with Soumi Mitra on the thriving potential in India and the company’s expansion plans in the subcontinent across several sectors - power, especially nuclear power, oil & gas, HPI and mining. Excerpts from the interview…

T&T

T&T |

Expert solutions

This is a forum wherein readers can write-in their technical queries in the area of automation and drives. Experts from Siemens will answer and provide informative insights to their issues.

Cov

Cov |

Time to take in stride!

Manufacturers can beat the recessionary effects of the economic downturn by reworking their strategies

Cov |

Sharpening the objectives

Recession is a good time for companies to analyse, re-orient, improvise, start a new project or even an all new enterprise

I&M

I&M |

“Despite slowdown, we see growth”

Dr Ganesh Devaraj,Managing Director & CEO, Soliton Technologies Pvt Ltd, reckons that the Indian imaging market potential is high and explains to Soumi Mitra how innovation holds the key in this domain. Interview excerpts…

I&M |

Machine vision for quality check

Automation helps in grading, sorting and packing of fruits and vegetables without damaging the produce

S&E

S&E |

Effective knowledge sharing

A good knowledge management application can provide competitive advantage, reduce costs as well as assist in sales promotion

S&E |

Absolutely sealed

Tight, robust and durable encoders can meet the challenges of heavy duty applications

S&E |

“Believe in long-term benefits ”

Senthil Kumar,Vice-President & Partner, Barry-Wehmiller, Indian operations, reflects his thoughts to Soumi Mitra in the wake of global slowdown and talks of opportunities in these challenging times. Interview excerpts…

AP |

How PLM supports innovation

Product lifecycle management (PLM) adds value to manufacturing processes by supporting some strategic process innovations

S&E |

“Local market is fiercely competitive”

Ravi Agarwal,Sales Director, South Asia and ASEAN, Pepperl + Fuchs, shares his thoughts with Soumi Mitra on the Indian automation arena and the prospective opportunities in the sensors and encoders segment. Interview excerpts…

T&M

T&M |

Simple testing solutions

Advanced test and measurement instruments ensure safety and reliability of electrical and communication wiring

T&M |

Despite testing times!

The Indian wireless communication test equipment market has a lot to cheer about, despite the temporary slack

T&M |

“The measurement market will grow”

Venkatesh Valluri,President & Country General Manager, Agilent Technologies, expresses to Soumi Mitra his views on the current measurement market and the positive sentiments that lie ahead. Excerpts follow…

F&N

F&N |

“We‘ve undermined recession”

Uday Jadhav,Chairman, UL Group, tones optimistic tunes to tread the recessive phase and puts forth the survival know-how to Soumi Mitra. Interview excerpts…

F&N |

The connexion

IEC 61850 came into being as an initiative to bring Ethernet into the substation communications

S&I

S&I |

“We’ll invest in India”

Heinz Schmersal,President, K A Schmersal GmbH, talks to Shekhar Jitkar and Soumi Mitra, about the Indian economic vibrancy which gives the company reasons to increase its footprint in the domestic safety market. Interview excerpts…

S&I |

Safe industrial processes

Manufacturers must choose appropriate control or safety systems to arrive at ideal safe process for their plant

S&I |

Safety in food packaging

Safety technology should be an integral part of food packaging process

E&T

E&T |

Optimising energy

Effective energy management is the key to conserve energy and improve profitability in the software industry

E&T |

“India is our key market”

Dalip Sharma,Managing Director, Delta Electronics India, accounts efficient energy quotient that the company contributes, to Soumi Mitra. Interview excerpts…

R&H

R&H |

Flexible robotic arms

Combining the features of gantry robots with articulated arm robots multiplies the scope of industrial applications

R&H |

“The market will emerge faster”

Sonali Kulkarni,President & CEO, Fanuc India Pvt Ltd, puts forth enlivening views on the current automotive & machine tool industry and prognosticates the future of robotics market to Soumi Mitra. Interview excerpts…

Focus

Focus: Chemical & Process Industries |

Automating chemical processes

Automation in the past few decades has made the chemical process industry safer, and production more efficient

Focus: Chemical & Process Industries |

Automation in the offing

In the coming years, chemical manufacturers are likely to bank on automation solutions for a competitive edge

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