The spread of clean energy technology hasassumed great importance in the context ofglobal warming and the emission ofgreenhouse gases. Although Indias carbonemissions of approximately one-tonne-per-capitaare only one-fourth the world average, the overallemissions from India are likely to increasedramatically in the coming years due to a growingpopulation and an expanding economy. According to the ....

Pioneer Corporation, a Japanese digital entertainment products manufacturer, has released an official statement that its joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) aims to generate sales revenue of $147 million in the next three years. The two companies signed the joint venture in October 2009, forming Anyo Pioneer Motor Information Co Ltd. Another official statement has i....

Samsung Electronics recently announced the launch of its new Smartphone platform, named Bada. The new platform clearly indicates that the focus of the cellphone industry is shifting towards the software domain. The product isa support platform for software developers packaged with a userfriendly multi-featured interface that supports a wide range of applications like games, and Internet. Moreover....

GE has been awarded with a $1.4- billion contract, under which it will supply wind turbines and other services to a wind farm planned in Oregon. According to the reports, this will be the biggest wind farm so far, and will generate around one-tenth of the power required by the Southern California Edison Corporation, provide electricity and energy efficiency rebates and incentives for lighting. Wi....

Tyco Electronics, the renowned electronic components engineering firm, has launched a new range of real-time hybrid connectors. Available in four and eight contact variants for power and signal, the connectors will be suitable for machine automation applications ranging up to 10A ratings. Commercially known as Power4Net, the connectors reportedly meet the durability and quality requirements of re....

Chinese automobile manufacturer Shanghai Automobile Industry Corporation (SAIC) has unveiled its plan to set up a new manufacturing facility in the Hebei Province. Considering the growing demand for alternatively powered vehicles in Northern China, the facility will manufacture hybrid buses and other electrically powered vehicles. To work out its plan, SAIC has already signed a strategic collabor....

Yokogawa, manufacturer of industrial instruments has recently awarded a service contract to NextNine, a global provider of remote product service solutions. As per the contract, Yokogawa has selected NextNines software platform called NextNine Service Automation to avail Advance Remote Monitoring Service (ARMS). It is a remote service platform suitable for sophisticated business-critical systems,....

Cognizant, a leading provider of information technology has recently inked a contract with Invensys Rail Group (IRG), a division of Invensys which provides railway control and communication systems. The contract has been signed for five years, during which Cognizant will develop products for Invensys Rails group of companies in the US, the UK, Australia and Spain. This is the second deal that has....

Volkswagen has recently announced plans to buy a 20 per cent stake in Suzuki, the leading Japanese automobile company. Volkswagen will shell out over $2.5 billion for the buyout, which will provide for its expansion in Asia. The decision has been taken to consolidate the position of Volkswagen in Asian markets other than China and will allow the company to compete with Toyota. Around half of the ....

MetalCo, a subsidiary of renowned UK retail group West TMC, has made an investment of 300,000 to upgrade its sheet metal workshop and production facility. The company has installed a computerised metal punching machine and a robotic welding cell under this upgrade programme. According to the official spokesperson of MetalCo, the investments in upgrading technology will have long-term benefits in ....

Greaves Cotton, a leading engine and constructionequipment manufacturer, launched the wheeledloader CG 932 H following a tie-up with MitsubishiHeavy Industries Limited, Japan. This marks thecompanys entrance into the earth-movingsegment to market its range of Motor Graders inIndia. The company is one of the leadingengineering companies in India with corecompetencies in diesel and petrol engines a....

Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI)launched its first product in the bike categorythe110cc CB Twister. The product is priced at Rs 42,000ex-showroom in Delhi.At present India sells 80 lakhmotorcycles every year of which 40 lakh are sold inthe 100-110cc segment. HMSIs market share in thetwo-wheeler segment is close to 14 per cent. Thisnew product will attract the youth and will behighly co....

Hewlett Packard (HP), a leadingmanufacturer of computers andcomputer peripherals, announcedthe launch of three new All-in-OneDesktop PCs in the domesticmarketthe HP TouchSmart600,the HP TouchSmart300, and theHP MS200.The HP TouchSmart600 hasIntel Core 2 Duo processor P7450(2.13GHz), NVIDIA GeForce GT230Mwith 1GB dedicated graphicsmemory, a 750GB hard drive and4GB DDR3 RAM. It features a touchenab....

The biggest platform for Indianand Chinese entrepreneurs tointeract with each other, theChina Products (Mumbai) Exhibitionwas held in Mumbai for the seventhtime from December 10-12, 2009.Thisannual event facilitates the striking ofdeals, joint ventures and the signingof major contracts between Indianand Chinese businessmen.The threedayeventwhich saw more than40,000 visitors from across Asiaresult....

IEEMA (Indian Electrical ElectronicsManufacturers Association), thenational representative formanufacturers of large electricalequipment, industrial electronics andallied equipment organised an awardfunction on December 16, 2009, atMumbai to announce the winners ofthe IEEMA SME Quality AwardISQA2009. The objective of the ISQAaward is to recognise the uniqueachievements of small and mediumorganis....

The Hannover industrial tradefair in India is a very goodopportunity for internationalcompanies to display high-qualityproducts to potential Indiancustomers. Verband DeutscherMaschinen- und Anlagenbau(VDMA), a german engineeringfederation collaborates with andsupports the organisers, DeutscheMesse AG/Hannover Fairs India. Aquartet of industrial trade fairs CeMAT India, MDA India, Energy Indiaand ....

Venture capital firms in India are moving their investment interests towards emerging technological fields such as robotics. In line with this trend, Precision Automation and Robotics India, a robotics firm based in Pune, has recently received Rs 41.4 crore as investment from Axis Holdings India Strategic Opportunities Fund. Alongside Axis Holding, IDG Ventures India Advisors is also planning to ....

Aircraft manufacturers have to share information across their global offices through powerful secure networks. Airbus, the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturing company, has awarded an outsourcing contract to Mahindra Satyam. Under the contract, which is worth around Rs 100 crore, Mahindra Satyam will provide quality management and technology maintenance services to Airbus for the nex....

The US-based construction equipment manufacturer, John Deere, has announced its plans to realign its tractor business in India. The company has set its eyes on the farming equipment market in India, for which a target has been set to launch at least two models by 2011. Discussing the company's strategy for the Indian farming equipment market, Ravi Menon, Director,Marketing and Sales, John Deere, ....

Intel has unveiled a new experimental microprocessor chip developed under its Tera-scale Computing Research Program. Developed jointly by Intel Labs in India, Germany and the US, the microprocessor is launched as a single-chip cloud computer which features cutting-edge 48-core processor technology. The technology will supposedly integrate computers and networks on a single piece of 45-nanometer, ....

Motorola has recently shared its plans to make huge investments in expanding its capabilities in India. With the date of auctioning off the WiMAX spectrum in India coming closer, the company has planned to upgrade its research capabilities in India and establish a global hub for wireless broadband technology. Currently, Motorola has maintained a team of around 500 engineers at its RD facilities i....

General Motors (GM) and SAIC, a Chinese automobile manufacturing firm, have recently entered a joint venture to strategise for sales in Indian markets. The JV will focus on retailing small cars and light trucks in Indian markets. Both the companies will have equal control of the JV, with each investing $50 million as the opening capital. Worked out as a model to tap the small auto segment in Asia....

Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MNAL), established after the recent joint venture between Mahindra Mahindra and Navistar International for the manufacturing of trucks, has revealed its plan to enter the bus manufacturing domain soon. According to the latest reports, plans are under way to manufacture a range of buses in diesel and CNG variants, which will also feature low floors. Along these ....

Japanese consumer electronics firm Panasonic has recently revealed its aggressive growth targets for Indian markets from 2009 onwards. The official release says that it has planned to stretch its annual sales revenue to a billion dollars in the next two years. Along this line, Panasonic has already announced a $300million investment in distribution, manufacturing and marketing expansion for the I....

Tata Group has recently launched a new economical water filter in India. Commercially known as and available with a 19-litre filtration capacity, the filter will especially cater to the clean water needs of mass consumers in India. The product uses nanofiltration technology. According to the official statement by the Tata Group, the product has been developed by Tata Chemicals Ltd in its West Be....

It is a device used for locating,holding and supporting a workpiece during a manufacturing operation. Fixtures are essential elements of production processes as they are used in a wide range of automated manufacturing, inspection and assembly operations. The most vital capability of the device is that it must correctly locate a workpiece in a desired orientation with respect to a cutting tool, me....

It is a mechanical device which is used to control and modify fluid flow characteristics while it flows through an opening. The device is a tube with varying cross-sectional diameter through which a fluid is passed to emerge into a jet at its exit. The primary purpose of a nozzle is to modify flow characteristics such as kinetic energy, flow rate, jet shape, jet direction and jet pressure. In ter....

It is a hydraulically driven mechanism, which works on Pascals principle and is used for exerting huge forces for compression or lifting heavy objects. A basic hydraulic press consists of a piston fitted with a cylinder with a small cross-section. This small crosssectional tubing leads to the other end of the system which has a greater cross-sectional area. The tube is filled with a hydraulic flu....

It is a machine used for cutting gears with various types of tooth profiles for diverse industrial applications. Typically, a gear hobber or hobbing machine consists of a chuck, tailstock, spindle and drive motor. While the chuck and tailstock are used to hold the job, the spindle is used as a mount for the hob. The most important characteristic of a gear hobber is the dimension of the module or ....

It is a machine component which isused for transmission of torque in amachine. The machine componenthas teeth or cogs which are cut in aspecific profile to mesh with othertoothed components. These arecommonly used in groups to form atransmission system which provides amechanical advantage throughmaintaining a gear ratio. In themodern engineering context, theimportance of the component lies inits ....

It is a large-sized lathe which is especially used to machine hard materials such as metals, plastics and other composite materials. In the last few years, the machine has found wide application, due to advancements in the variety of materials and industrial requirements. The machine is fitted with rigid machine tools such as drill bits and tool bits, which remove material from a revolving workpi....

The machine performs submergedwelding by generating an arc throughthe MIG/CO2 process. SpeciallydesignedESAB CPRA 800(S) and ESABCPRA 1200(S) rectifier power sourcesare used to feed a direct currentsupply to the machine. The powersources are used with electronicallycontrolled welding machines andhave flat output characteristics. In asubmerged arc welding machine, thepower sources provide addition....

It is an electronic device which is usedto amplify, switch, change or create anelectrical signal by controlling themotion of electrons in a low-pressuredomain. Some types of vacuum tubesare generally filled with gas at lowpressure to perform this task. Thedevice consists of electrodes whichare kept within an insulated thermalresistantenvelope with a vacuum maintained inside it. Glass, ceramicsand....

It is a rotodynamic pump which employs a rotating impeller to pressurise a fluid and force it through a piping system. The device converts the rotational kinetic energy obtained through an electric motor or pump into static pressure. During the process of pressurisation in a centrifugal pump, the fluid enters the pump impeller along its rotational axis.The rotating impeller transfers its kinetic ....

It is an automobile component whichis used to prepare a uniform blend ofair and fuel in internal combustion (IC)engines. Within an IC engine, theoperation of the device is actuated bya linkage which, in turn, assists it inmetering the air volume being suckedinto the engine cylinder. Based onBernoullis principle and thecontinuity equation, the pressure atthe nozzle varies with the velocity ofthe a....

Tdevelopment of renewableenergy sources, particularlywind energy, has showedremarkable growth in India. Thedepletion of non-renewable energyresources is a global concern. Theneed of the hour is to generategreen power from renewableenergy resources. At this time, windpower has proved to be the idealglobal energy resource. Over theyears, India, has been a trendsetterwith regard to wind powerutilisa....

The demand for world-classcranes is growing in India. Themarket size for electricoverhead travelling (EOT) cranes andhoists in 2007-08 was Rs 1,500 - 1,700crore. The material handling industryis witnessing huge demand owing tothe exploding growth of the Indianinfrastructure, construction and civilconstruction industries. There is adirect requirement for equipmentsuch as gantry cranes for precasts....

Manufacturing is one of thekey contributors to thegrowth of an economy. Acountry with a well-equippedmanufacturing process is believedto be balanced and independent.Every economy goes through thecycle of growing from an agrarianto an industrial and finally to aservice-dominated economy. This,in turn leads to global dependencyon economies that can fulfil theirproduct needs. This has ledcompanies t....

On November 3, 2009,bearings manufacturer SKFinaugurated its first'Solution Factory in India. Located atChinchwad, Pune, the facility wasinaugurated by Tom Johnstone,President and CEO, SKF Group, andRakesh Makhija, MD, SKF India.During the ceremony, Mr Johnstoneshared the business performanceupdates on the SKF Group, whileMr Makhija described the companysfinancial and industrial expansionplans fo....

Manufacturers around theworld are under intensepressure to make theiroperations run optimally andresponsibly. They are ready to investin reliable machinery that protectsworkers and maintains productivity.They want to understand and adhereto changing international safetystandards. They also need to justifythe ROI on safety design decisions.Most importantly, they look for helpfrom a trustworthy mac....

Outsourcing has a long andillustrious history. Beginningwith the IndustrialRevolution in the early nineteenthcentury, when many services wereoutsourced (albeit within thecountry), today, there is hardly anactivity that cannot be outsourced.Everything, from clinical trials tocomplex analytics and legalservices, has become outsourceable,so to speak.In the current economicsituation, the need for out....

Baltic Net-Plasma Tec supportscooperation betweenuniversities, industry, smalland medium sized enterprises(SME), public institutions, users andother important actors in the field ofPlasma Technology. Baltic Net-Plasma Tec wants to popularisePlasma Technology starting fromscience to industry and withinsociety. Baltic net is a mediating andcoordinating network without ownauthority. It implies the c....

Autodesk, Inc is an Americanmultinational corporationthat focuses on 2D and 3Ddesign software for usein architecture, engineering,construction, manufacturing, mediaand entertainment. It is well-knownfor AutoCAD, its flagship computeraideddesign software.The companyhas developed a broad portfolio ofdigital prototyping solutions to helpusers visualise, simulate and analysereal-world performance thr....

The Delta Group is the worldslargest provider of switchingpower supplies and brushlessfans, as well as a major source forpower management solutions,components, visual displays,industrial automation, networkingproducts, and renewable energysolutions. Established in 1971, DeltaGroup has sales offices worldwideand manufacturing plants inTaiwan, Thailand, China, Mexicoand Europe.What is the current s....

Europes vehicle manufacturersand fleet managers areincreasingly coming torely on compressed naturalgas (CNG) vehicles with automatictransmissions. CNG-powered vehiclesemit considerably less carbondioxide and nitrous gases thancomparable vehicles with dieselengines.They are nearly free of sootparticles, cause no particulatematter and contribute very little toozone depletion. Natural gas offersgrea....

Across the world, the marketfor airbags and other safetyrestraint systems is dividedinto a number of distinctgeographic regions, each with itsown characteristics andrequirements. North America wasthe first to see the introduction ofthe airbag in a mass production car,back in the 1970s. However, it wasnot until the 1980s that theybecame widespread. The westernEuropean market, in contrast, wasrelat....