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ON HOW HE IS BALANCING THE BS VI DEADLINE, WHILE SETTING THE COMPANY

ON AN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PATH.

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CUTTING TOOLS: DRILLING & BORING

THE INDIAN CUTTING TOOLS SEGMENT IS SEEING AN ENTIRELY NEW RANGE OF TOOLS WITH BUILT-IN SENSORS AND OTHER NOVELTIES

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SANDEEP SINHA, MD, CUMMINS INDIA, ON HOW THE COMPANY IS BALANCING THE BS VI DEADLINE, WHILE SETTING THE COMPANY ON AN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PATH.

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Mitalee Kurdekar

MARCH CELEBRATES TWO MAIN EVENTS: SAFETY

Week and Women's Day Both can be related to the manufacturing sector Safety is seeing an increasing focus as no company/plant would like its manpower to retire hurt It also tarnishes the image of the company, a blot that cannot be erased for a long time to come More manufacturing companies have gone to great lengths to increase safety measures at their site Besides training employees and insisting that they follow rules to stay safe, there are intricate algorithms devised to ensure they are followed These are not restrained to your usual safety hats and shoes alone They are elaborate meth-ods to stay alert for any sudden event that could cause

an unforeseen catastrophe And rightly so

The second event, Women's Day, is celebrated the world over In the world of manufacturing, women have stormed the shop floor—hitherto a stronghold of men

It's not uncommon to find women working shifts and ing the same kind of jobs that men did for many years (they could, however, be excluded from heavy lifting)

do-Women holding engineering degrees and diploma ers are increasingly seeking jobs in manufacturing, not because it's lucrative, but because it offers a sense of satisfaction that they have entered a domain that, wit-tingly or unwittingly, kept them away for eons And be-lieve me, they are proving to be an asset They are found

hold-to be more diligent, enterprising, and disciplined I ond that

sec-Both these events should be celebrated with much fanfare in the manufacturing sector Safety Week and Women's Day should be encouraged and companies that do so should be given a hearty pat on the back

On our part, we heartily support both these days and will strive to write more detailed reports on them going forward

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Pradeep Bhargava, Director, Cummins India

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MD & CEO, German Engineering Federation (VDMA), India

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Organisation (Also chairman, Dugar Group)

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Business Development BDB India

Kishore Jayaraman,

President,

Rolls-Royce South Asia

Raj Singh Rathee, Managing Director, KUKA Robotics India

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LOGOS MD, Trent Iliffe, said:

“We’re very pleased to have completed our first acquisition

in India, bringing on board 2.2 million sq-ft of logistics facilities

to our Asia Pacific portfolio

“India has one of the growing economies in the world and with a high-growth real estate sector, this market is an important part of our Asia Pa-cific strategy as we continue to support our tenant customers’ growth across the region We look forward to bringing our sig-nificant regional experience and global development and design standards to India and these two new properties,” he said.Mehul Shah, CEO of the LO-GOS’ Indian business said: “We have worked with the Casa-grand Group on this strategic acquisition for LOGOS Given Chennai's prominence as a in-dustrial hub, the parks are able

fastest-to service the consumption markets of the greater Chennai region and the industrial corri-dors of Southern India

SHARDA MOTOR, EBERSPAECHER FORM JV TO MAKE

BS-VI COMPLIANT EXHAUST SYSTEMS

Sharda Motor Industries has formed a joint

venture with Germany-based Eberspaecher

Exhaust Technology International to develop,

produce and sell BS-VI compliant exhaust

af-tertreatment systems for Indian commercial

vehicle manufacturers

The products from the 50:50 joint venture

(JV) — Eberspaecher Sharda Exhaust

Technol-ogy — will be utilised in trucks and buses from

2020 onwards

"For the initial start of production, two new

technology plants will be launched, one in

Pune and the other in northern India The first

exhaust systems will be manufactured in the

second half of 2019," the filing said

The exhaust aftertreatment systems ant with Bharat Stage - VI will be manufactured

compli-at several loccompli-ations in future, it said Sharda Motor MD Ajay Relan said the partnership is an important step for the company in implement-ing high-tech products for a clean mobility

"With our existing client and supplier base

we bring local expertise into the joint venture company," he added

Eberspaecher Exhaust Technology COO Thomas Waldhier said: "Our customers will benefit from this partnership because they will gain local expertise coupled with our global technology and production know-how for re-duced emissions from traffic in India."

French car major Groupe PSA plans to

launch its India foray with the Citroën brand

The company announced that the first locally

produced vehicle will hit the Indian roads

be-fore the end of 2021 after he launch of

pro-duction of powertrains Citroën International

sales is set to accelerate with highly localised

mainstream cars from the Indian market

The India project was announced as part

of the Push to Pass plan and launched at

the beginning of 2017 with the signing of

two joint venture agreements with CK Birla

Group The Group’s aim is to “be Indian in

India”, to manufacture vehicles and

pow-ertrains in the Tamil Nadu and to bring

state-of-the-art technology for an eco-friendly new

product range

“This project means to be fully integrated

in India with a comprehensive eco-system cluding local production of vehicles and pow-ertrains, distribution of vehicles and services

in-as well in-as procurements for the whole Group

Today’s milestone represents a significant step to meet customers’ expectation in India soon”, said Emmanuel Delay, executive VP, head of India-Pacific Region

“Announcement of Citroën brand for our vehicle JV in India, soon after the inaugura-tion of the powertrain JV greenfield facility

at Hosur in late 2018, is a major milestone for the long term partnership of PSA Groupe

& CK Birla Group It is an exciting brand for Indian consumers seeking international eco-friendly products designed for & made in In-dia," said CK Birla, chairman CK Birla Group

of companies

GROUPE PSA CHOOSES CITROEN BRAND

FOR ITS INDIA LAUNCH

The India project was announced as part of the Push to Pass plan

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Alstom has been awarded a contract

by BMRCL to provide power supply and traction electrification for the 33-kilometre extension to Bangalore Metro under Phase II Worth around

Rs 57 crore, it is Alstom’s largest third-rail electrification contract in India Phase II encompasses exten-sion of Bangalore Metro’s existing North-South and East-West corridors, translating to a substantial increase in the reach of the metro and reduction

of road congestion

The scope of the contract includes engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 750V

DC third-rail traction electrification, the construction of 30 33kV/415V auxiliary substations, 26 33kV/750V

DC traction substations and a 33kV cable distribution network along the viaduct Alstom will work on integrat-ing this new infrastructure with the existing system on the Phase I lines including augmentation of SCADA system The execution of this project will be completed in five phases with the commissioning of the first 6.5-kilometre stretch expected by the end of 2019

“Our significance of our ship with BMRCL, going back to

relation-2009, is underlined by the fact that Bangalore hosts one of Alstom’s most significant sites Alstom’s footprint in systems and infrastructure is growing rapidly, and this project will give us an opportunity to extend our cutting-edge capabilities and solutions to our customer,” said Alain Spohr, Alstom

MD, India & South Asia

Ajay Seth, MD of BMRCL, added:

“The new line, once commissioned, will bring in much needed flexibility in the network while reducing vehicular traffic in the city It will enable Ben-galureans to traverse the length and breadth of the city hassle-free.”

In 2009, Alstom won the contract to provide the U200 signalling and tele-communications solution for 42 kilo-metres of track comprising Bangalore Metro Phase I, completed in 2017

TATA MOTORS TO SUPPLY 80 ELECTRIC BUSES TO WEST

BENGAL TRANSPORT CORPORATION

Reaffirming its commitment towards

e-mobil-ity inIndia, Tata Motors announced the supply

of 80 electric buses to the West Bengal

Trans-port Corporation (WBTC) The company has

already supplied 20 Ultra Electric 9/9m AC

E-buses, with remaining 20 9/9m AC E-buses

scheduled to be delivered by March 31, 2019

The company will also be supplying 40 9/12m

AC E-buses to WBTC in a phased manner

CM Mamata Banerjee flagged off the buses

with dignitaries from WBTC and Tata Motors

Rohit Srivastava, product line head,

pas-senger commercial vehicles, Tata Motors,

said, “The order

is part of the

255 e-buses

to be supplied

to six STUs in the country, of which WBTC is one We are de-termined to de-velop alternate fuel technolo-gies and create more energy ef-ficient vehicles thereby promot-ing electric vehicles.”

Manufactured at Tata Motors Dharwad plant, the Ultra Electric buses will have a traveling range of up to 150km on a single charge Intermediate charging terminals powered with fast charging are mounted at Howrah and Santragachi The Li-ion batter-ies have been placed on the rooftop to pre-vent breakdown due to waterlogging The batteries are liquid cooled to maintain the temperature within an optimum range and ensure longer life along with better perfor-mance in tropical conditions

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SANDEEP SINHA, MD, CUMMINS INDIA, ON HOW THE

COMPANY IS BALANCING THE BS VI DEADLINE, WHILE SETTING THE COMPANY ON AN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PATH.

BY JAYASHREE KINI MENDES

THE INSIDE

STORY

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Megasite Phaltan: Tata

Cummins plant that

manufactures BS IV

compliant engines 1

more than just diesel-powered engines Its current line-up of products also includes generator sets, high-horsepower engines for rail and marine, tur-bochargers and fuel systems It has even expanded into electrified power technology, and is developing electric and hybrid powertrain systems

FEW COMPANIES WOULD LIKE TO

pronounce that they would rather be sensed than seen But then that would also depend upon the kind of business they operate in Luckily for Sand-eep Sinha, Managing Director, Cummins India, the company operates in segments that should rightly be sensed For that matter, the man leading the billion-dollar organisation, has himself been more sensed than heard

Sinha likes to work behind the scenes That’s cause currently he has his hands full with deadlines

be-With the 2020 ultimatum of transitioning all vehicles

to BS VI approaching, Sinha is working relentlessly

to help customers make the move smoothly At the recently held Auto Expo, Cummins had showcased the all new BS VI emission compliant engines, turbo-charger technologies, exhaust after-treatment tech-nologies and solutions and solutions for BS VI com-pliant engines Sinha says: “I’m focusing on three areas within Cummins India, which I shall explain shortly The foundation is building deeper customer relationships what with the market around us chang-ing rapidly This is prompted by two or three major trends that we have seen in India, with the major one being emissions regulations Cummins has always been a big proponent of bringing in more stringent emissions in any part of the world.”

Interestingly, what began as a start-up company

to capitalise on a young technology, the diesel gine, has blossomed over 100 years as the com-pany completed a century of its existence in Febru-ary The independent engine maker has grown over the decades to become a company that produces

en-CUMMINS TECHNICAL CENTRE

In February last year, Cummins inaugurated its state-of-the-art technical centre at the Kothrud campus in Pune The Cummins Technical Centre India is equipped with world-class laboratories, engine test cells and engineering facilities The four-storey building has a seating capacity for 2,500 professional engineering staff The new of-fice features collaborative workspace that will sup-port diverse work styles, preferences and back-grounds for all employees It promotes employee well-being through the use of light, art and design and productivity through amenities and technol-ogy The office space includes a flexible learning center to support education, training and team building The facility houses 36 engine test cell slots; two turbocharger rigs; one emissions burner test rig; eight product line specific labs; and nine shared services labs These are the physical as-sets required to support every global business and product line the company produces

The company has invested approx $1 billion in India last five years

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environmen-in the world to leapfrog to BS VI from BS IV It was the deteriorating state of pollution in India that prompted the government to undertake far-reaching measures

What gives Sinha a sense of self-assuredness is that

2 Cummins Megasite manufactures mid-range engines for on-highway applications

3 The Kothrud engine plant manufactures high horsepower engines and heavy duty engines for off-highway applications

2

3

MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS

ENGINE BUSINESS

Plant I (Kothrud): Manufactures high horsepower

engines and heavy duty engines for off-highway

applications

Phaltan High Horsepower Plant: Makes high hp

engines for off-highway applications

POWER SYSTEMS BUSINESS

Plant I (Phaltan): Makes gensets for exports.

Plant II (Amboli, Pune): Manufactures gensets for

domestic markets

Plant III (Chennai): Manufactures cool packs for

low kVA gensets

CUMMINS GENERATOR TECHNOLOGIES

Plant I (Ahmednagar): Manufactures alternators.

Plant II (Ranjangaon): Manufactures alternators.

CUMMINS TURBO TECHNOLOGIES

Plant I (Dewas): Manufactures turbochargers for

domestic markets

Plant II (Pithampur): Manufactures turbochargers

for exports

Plant III (Rudrapur): Manufactures turbochargers

for domestic markets

NEW AND RECON PARTS

Plant I (Pithampur): Remanufactures engines and

parts

Plant II (Phaltan): Remanufactures engines and

parts

CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS

Plant I (Pirangut): Manufactures aftertreatment

systems

Phaltan Components Plant: Manufactures

after-treatment systems

CUMMINS FUEL SYSTEMS INDIA

Phaltan Components Plant: Manufactures

mid-range fuel injection systems

TATA CUMMINS

Plant I (Jamshedpur): Manufactures mid-range

engines for on-highway applications

VALVOLINE CUMMINS

Plant (Ambernath, Thane Dist): Manufactures

lubricants

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con-of the organisation, he took up a few mandates voluntarily The second of the three areas accord-ing to him, considering the advanced technologies the company has, is to help some of the OEMs with components that can help their engines reach the required emission standards The third is banking on future technology “There’s no question today that Cummins’ portfolio comprises mainly gas and diesel engines, but 20 years hence this is not going to be the case There will be a major shift to electric en-gines and the first to change will be buses,” he says.While much of the expected changes may be par for the course, Cummins India is aware that con-nected solutions (which is the third business for the company) that can sit comfortably on future engines will be the way forward Although the company has emulated this model in other parts of the world, it would like to bring fit-for-purpose solutions to the Indian market specifically Meanwhile, Sinha is also exploring its fuel cells technology and how it can be nurtured in the Indian market

despite the noise about electric vehicles, it will be

a really long time before the IC (internal tion) engine will vanish He says, “The IC engine will likely not find a replacement for some years to come

combus-One can consider different kinds of fuels, but the IC engine is here to stay Having said that, customer needs are changing rapidly and if we work closely with them, we can actually be more successful than before Cummins is a global player and in every mar-

CUMMINS MANUFACTURES 850,000 ENGINES PA, WITH THE NEAREST COMPETITOR FAR BEHIND AT 250,000-

across the shop floor

and corporate level

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Investments play a crucial role for companies

en-gaged in technologies Cummins has left no stone

unturned to first invest in human resources, the

lynchpin on which an organisation can prosper In

his words, “We are in a unique position, not only

because we are well established, but have worked

to translate that into the Indian requirement Even

more critical was to create future leaders and that

includes future diverse leaders, inclusive leaders,

and leaders who understand what the future holds

and is expected from them I spent a lot of time in

fortifying the next generation of leaders by way of

honing their skills, building up on their blind spots,

and that has been a much needed investment

There’s a need to shift from the hierarchical

envi-ronment manufacturing companies have followed

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to working on Euro 5 and Euro 6 programmes Some

of the global development work around connected solutions was also happening in India, and finding engineers with the right skills was easy

FUTURE PROGRESS

There is a general consensus that achieving low cost and high quality is no longer enough to guarantee success In the face of fierce, low-cost competition and an army of high-quality suppliers, companies are increasingly concentrating on flexibility as a way

to achieve new forms of competitive advantage In such a scenario, demand forecasting seems to be

a thing of the past Sinha adheres to this too In der to beat volatility, Cummins has built in flexibility in its manufacturing and supplier capacities, and that

or-is not an easy task “Overnight policy changes can change demand pattern by up to 30% in a month Sticking to a rigid forecast will make us unable to cater to the needs of customers Building in flex-ibility and simultaneous interaction with customers and suppliers helps us better deliver,” says Sinha The modular system that Cummins has created of-

fers resilience, which the company can quickly escalate or reduce as and when the need arises

With 15 manufacturing plants across the country (see box: Manu-facturing Plants), the company has bifurcated various products across plants The plants are well integrated with each other and synergies have been created so that the compo-nents plant can cater to the needs of the engine or the genset plant The megasite at Phaltan has been designed for domestic production and sales and an-other part as a special economic zone for exports With 90% localisation, its engineers at the R&D cen-

helps OEMs with

components that can

help their engines

reach the required

busi-Sinha has been wise in retaining employees

main-ly by hiring millennials and offering a collaborative workspace and flexible hours It has paid off

Reinforcing the workforce has egged the company

to move on to connected solutions for customers, develop its testing facilities and improve customer en-gagement levels significantly Simul-taneously, it built up internal capabili-ties in a timely manner and mainly in three areas “One, we built plenty of manufacturing capacity, which we designate as ‘ca-pability ahead demand’ The second one was the technology centre, which is really helping us now

And third, is the leadership team,” says Sinha

Consolidating the team was only a matter of judgement With Cummins’ core focus now being

BS VI, all it needed to do was transfer knowledge

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is to grow the company in a sustainable manner It’s not about how far we reach, but how we achieve it

The work environment we offer the team, creating an inclusive and diverse culture, increasing the women workforce from the current 35% to a larger percent-age, are only some of the things on my list,” he says

With so much thoughtfulness going on in the Cummins India world, little wonder, why Sinha is more sensed than heard

tre and the technical

cen-tre are constantly looking

at light-weighting, thermal

management, adopting

new materials, etc

Digitalisation and

In-dustry 4.0 is the way

for-ward and Cummins is not

lagging Sinha takes pride

in the fact that Cummins

was one of the

earli-est companies to have

installed self-correcting

lines at its components

manufacturing plant when

it was a novelty in India

In recent times, the

company has invested

Rs 150 crore alone to

manufacture the BS VI engines Though the move

to BS VI has caught the fascination of the

govern-ment, Sinha says that few have realised that what

took the rest of the world 10-15 years to achieve,

India will have clinched it in 1,000 days “The launch

pad for after-treatment is BS IV and we are offering

two technologies in India – SCR (Selective Catalytic

Reduction) and EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation)

However, for BS VI, SCR is the preferred

technol-ogy,” says Sinha

Sinha is not resting on his laurels Ask him about

his dream for Cummins and he says that in the

short-9

10

9 Cummins plant

at Phaltan SEZ manufactures high horsepower engines and gensets for off-highway applications

10 Cummins Power Systems which makes high horsepower generators

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are bound to use their tools for a long period of time

That means regular inspection Most often, tools at

a factory are inspected manually And this requires machine down-time, adding to production cost As the industry transitions to Industry 4.0, there is an expectation that such manual condition monitoring will be replaced with embedded sensors

In order to enhance the quality and efficiency of these operations, some companies are developing cyber physical systems for machine tools alone Em-

bedded sensors will provide continuous streams of real-time data without requiring any stoppages According to a report, researchers at the Univer-sity of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have developed an intelligent, low-cost tooling insert, embedded with smart sensors This will deliver in-process condition monitoring that reduces machining stoppages The aim of the proj-ect was to improve the efficiency, performance and quality of production operations, which is vital to im-proving the productivity of the wider economy

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NEW THINGS AT WORK

The cutting tools industry has always been a lenging one With time, there has been an upgrade

chal-in machchal-inchal-ing technologies, changes chal-in raw materials and high productivity demands from customers The key is to have high productivity without breakage and damage of the tools Often these challenges are ad-dressed by the right mix of raw tool material grade, geometry and coating There is a constant innova-tion happening in these three areas to provide the optimum tooling solutions to the customers New tools with optimum grades and geometries, new machining techniques and digital consultation sup-port are some of the new trends that we see in the market today

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Similarly, Dormer Pramet possesses a broad range

of metal cutting tools ranging right from the rotating tools to the indexable tools such as turning, milling, hole making, threading etc that are fully equipped to serve the customers in a big way Gautam Ahuja,

MD, Dormer Pramet, says, “From the indexable tools, we have launched a new series of the cutter for die & mould segment which is a high feet cutter with a square shoulder We also introduced a new series SBN10 high feed milling range with BNGX in-serts, M8330 milling grade for general machining ap-plications in a variety of materials, and the extended Shark Line program of material specific taps.”With the buzzwords of smart manufacturing, more customers are demanding that vendors provide them with tools that will help them take intelligent decisions Tools must be made smarter Atul Nagpal, MD, Cer-atizit, says, “As manufacturers of machine tools, we

“From the indexable

tools, we have

launched a new series

of the cutter for die &

mould segment which

is a high feet cutter with

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need to cut down development time by half In other

industries, the development phase is must faster and

there’s something we can learn Today more than

40% of our products are less than five years old,

but our target is 50% Some products are so new

that sometimes we face problems getting them out

to the customer because they have not been fully

tested and approved by us Often, customers are

ill-equipped to use the tools on their machines.”

The Indian manufacturing industry is in the midst

of a new industrial revolution The advancements are

powered by smart manufacturing, robotics,

embed-ded intelligence and IoT, leading to end-users

expec-tations for efficiency improvement, cost benefits and

reduced human exertion Prashant Sardeshmukh,

VP & director, MMC Hardmetal India, says, “The

Indian cutting tools industry has seen significant

growth last two decades, primarily due to rise in

sec-tors like automotive as well as heavy and light

engi-neering It is these two sectors that continue to lead

in terms of demand even today In recent times there

has been encouraging demand from other

indus-tries like aerospace, defence, Railways, energy and

power equipment All latest innovations by Mitsubishi

are in line with the demand by industry to improve

cutting efficiency and reduce machining costs Due

to strict environmental policies and to increase the

resilience of the product, work materials are

chang-ing High temperature alloys, high strength materials

or composite materials are on demand.”

The company recently launched new shoulder end mills with tangential inserts named VPX series It also introduced a new, revolutionary grooving and cutting off system – GW series It has expanded range of heads for the iMX exchangeable head end-mill se-ries This is a revolutionary end-mill system which provides excellent economy and promises high ef-ficiency and precision This product is also powered

by innovative coating technology called “SMART MIRACLE” to enhance both smoothness and sharp-ness of the cutting edge for a longer tool life

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“In recent times there has been encouraging demand from other industries like aerospace, defence, Railways, energy and power equipment.” – Prashant Sardeshmukh

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