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Mkt

Mkt |

Charting a roadmap

ARC’s Sixth India Forum brings to fore sharing of ideas with technology experts, peers, and solution providers in Indian process industry

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“The CAE market is getting wider”

Pavan Kumar,Managing Director, South-Asia, Altair, gives an insight on the manifold uses of CAE in the domestic and global sphere elaborating on the company’s expansion plans to Soumi Mitra, with his expertise in varying sales models such as direct, channel, institutional & government, and experience in countrywide deployment projects. Excerpts of the interview…

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“Localisation is the key to competition”

Vishwesh Palekar,President & CEO, GE Enterprise Solutions India, elaborates to Soumi Mitra on the potential of automation in various sectors and the company’s strategies to sail through today’s economic ebb and flow. Excerpts…

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Treading the home turf

Multinational companies are investing on market research, analysing local preferences and crafting their marketing and branding strategies to make a place in the Indian market

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ESC India 2009: speaking embedded

Embedded Systems Conference in Bangalore was a successful trade event for the country’s semiconductor industry

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Intec 2009 meant business!

Thousands of visitors thronged Coimbatore this July for the 2009 edition of the industrial trade fair

Cov

Cov |

Seeking emerging trends

Process control systems are integral to successful running of process plants with the use of DCS assuming the centre-stage.

Mgt

Mgt |

The brand talk

The essence of a brand is composed of a whole set of rational or emotional reasons for buying the product

Focus |

Working in sync

Exploring the challenges and opportunities for automotive suppliers in a competitive global environment

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“We make a car every minute”

Nitin Rajurkar,General Manager, Technical & Productivity Services, Passenger Car Business Unit, Tata Motors Ltd, shares with Shekhar Jitkar & Soumi Mitra the autonomics equations. Excerpts of the interview…

Focus

Focus |

Forging a future

Is the machine tool industry in India heading towards the right growth path, or is it time for some re-alignment?

D&C |

The crucial link

The cable used in VFD applications impacts the functioning of the entire system. Choosing the right cable is hence vital

S&E |

The target decides

The specific method used for thickness measurement is often selected as per the measurement object

D&C

D&C |

Dual benefits for energy!

Power-saving measures in sugar industry help manufacturers earn money by selling electric power to the utility board

D&C |

Decentralised drive technology

Using the right combination of individual drive components, manufacturers can save time, cost and energy

C&R

C&R |

Un-tagging the HMI

Component object-based supervisory systems provide a number of benefits over tag-based HMI development

C&R |

Modular machines for future

Modular design enables machinery to adapt quickly to changing product parameters

F&N

F&N |

Smartening up for future

Putting in perspective the issues and opportunities for fieldbus in the context of smart grid, energy security and global warming

IC&P

R&H |

The ways of the gantry

Curved gantry systems is one of the interesting innovations to emerge in the field of industrial robotics

S&E

S&E |

Simulation in machine design

The uses of simulation tools are of particular value to machine designers due to the size and complexity of systems

P&E

P&E |

Matters of precision

Stepper motors are ideal for a wide range of industrial applications that need precise speed control

WiA

WiA |

Machines in tête-à-tête

Imagine a scenario where machines are continually sharing data with each other and creating an intelligent system that can respond to it…

WiA |

Promising reliability and security

Wireless monitoring can eliminate operator rounds, reduce costs, and yield consistent, high quality data from previously unwatched assets

Technology

Technology |

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.

Technology |

FPGA gets more secure

Technology |

Remote control via SMS

Mechatronics

Mechatronics |

The science of synergies

Mechatronics today is poised to enable technological advances in a diverse range of applications including manufacturing

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