SEG Automotive, formerly the starter motor and generator division of Bosch Group, expects the demand for its new green solutions and technologies to go up in India as regulations to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) becomes stringent in the country.

The year 2018 will be an exciting year for the auto industry as it focuses on three important pillars: sustainability, safety and modernisation, says Suresh KV.

Plastic metal hybrid technology is an established method for manufacturing lightweight structural components developed by the specialty chemicals company Lanxess. This technology systematically combines the advantages of metal and plastic. It has been used for many years to manufacture automotive parts like front ends, pedal boxes and brake pedals.

The event, held along with Tooltech, generated business orders worth Rs 539 crore. A report. IMTEX Forming 2018, organised by Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) concurrently with Tooltech, concluded on a positive note with business orders worth Rs 539 crore being generated during the six-day trade fair.

Venue: Hotel Lalit, New Delhi. | Date: February 16, 2018. | Organiser: Foundation of Infrastructure Research Studies Training (FIRST). The Foundation of Infrastructure Research Studies Training (FIRST) recently hosted the 5th EQUIPMENT INDIA Annual Awards.

Prateek Khemka, Owner of Aditya Industries discusses challenges of 2017 as a tier-2 level supplier and the hope that the future holds for tier-2 and tier-3 suppliers in India. As a manufacturer of precision materials, Khemka stresses on how important SMEs are when it comes to providing the giants with materials and instruments that are needed in the manufacturing process.

In February 2014, Toyota had to recall 1.9 million Prius cars globally to fix a hybrid control unit glitch that was causing the cars to automatically shut down and enter a limp-home failsafe mode. The global callback of Prius models was the biggest recall of the world's best-selling hybrid at that time.

Smart Industry Solutions (SIS) India provided insight into the future of factories and discussed the impact of automation on manufacturing in India

Whether they are meant for BEVs or ICE cars, auto batteries have been especially thrown into focus for being eco-friendly or extremely dangerous for the environment. Will they keep up to the strict standards that are now in force?