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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC THINK TURF ROUND TABLE - GURUGRAM
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- Sushil Chauhan,
Honda Car India Pvt Ltd - Sanjiv Kumar Jain,
Minda Management
Services Ltd - Rajesh Sharma,
Hero MotoCorp - Sandeep Balooja,
S&L Consultant - Gunjan Malhotra,
JCB India - The panelists, along
with the Schneider
Electric team pose for a
group photo. - Ravindra Dayal,
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd - Pradeep Kumar
Mishra, JBM Group - Steve Kopsch,
Schneider Electric
Bindal of JK Tyre & Industries said that the group
could definitely benefit from the presentation that
Kopsch made. However, how prepared is India for
such futuristic products? There are challenges and
that needs to be first addressed.
Deep said that while his company is the best in
what they make, he continues looking at global com-
panies and how they are moving up the ladder. Cost
optimisation and improving efficiency in operations is
something that Gabriel India will continue seeking.
Chauhan added that breakdowns are quite com-
mon. But they have not down to analysing the data
yet. “While there are plenty of solutions, we are imple-
menting it in bits and pieces,” he added.
Singh of HCIL said that solutions should be
modular and expandable in the future. Moreover,
the importance of a software is only seen when the
factory starts manufacturing. Until then, all solutions
seem good.
Not many people can access the data from the ma-
chine, said Jain of Spark Minda. “The CIO and the
CTO need to talk to each other to plan for the future.
Lack of interface can lead to breakdowns and contin-
ued errors,” he added.
Sharma of Hero MotoCorp said that his company
has ambitions to become 100% digital by 2025. “Re-
newable and autonomous mobility will act as disrup-
tive technologies in terms of electrification of plants. It
might also increase asset utilisation,” he added.
Balooja said, “India is seeing a paradigm shift in
emission norms. “Perhaps, we are the only country
moving from BS IV to BS VI and leapfrogging. This
comes with plenty of regulations and disruptions.
Norms are being changed regularly and more of that
will happen in the near future,” he said.
Malhotra of JCB India said that it is customers who
define change, and only later do regulators step in.
Change comes from operations and design and these
functions add to the story.
Dayal highlighted the way Maruti does things and said
that few companies understand the layout of a digital
plant. There are facilities being set up which are pure
plug and play. But that too is unfathomable for some.
Mishra of JBM Group said that his company has
adopted several technologies. But sometimes there
are questions thrown as to its full use. Most shop floor
people do not take a keen interest in reading data and
that is where the full use of the software is not made.
After panel discussion Steve Kopsch presented
Schneider’s value proposition and EcoStruxure offers
for Automotive focusing smart facility, manufacturing,
IT infrastructure, sustainability and evolution of mobil-
ity. Session ends with EcoStruxure™ Augmented Op-
erator Advisor live demo focusing benefits of enabling
operators to superimpose the current data and virtual
objects onto a cabinet, machine, or plant.
Srivastava thanked the participants and the evening
ended with cocktails and dinner.4
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