Speakers - which included Vinnie Mehta (Director General, ACMA), B B Gupta (President Business Head Auto Components, JBM Group), etc - highlighted trends in robotic applications in the manufacturing sector at Robotomation - hosted by German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA)

A commercial vehicle specialist uses EMAG’s holistic production system that welds three different parts together to manufacture a large truck differential – eliminating approximately 40 costly screwed connections.

In the recent past, Government has come out with many stringent regulations like the new emission standards which prescribe the engine to be highly efficient and new crash-test standards which dictate that vehicles to undergo tests for full-frontal, offset-frontal and side impact tests to get the certification.

Automotive industry has been an early adopter of robotics for application such as welding, painting, glue dispensing, etc.

At this year’s Hannover Messe 2019 trade fair, Yaskawa showcased prototype of a new and larger Motoman HC20 collaborative robot (cobot), which would hit the Indian market in near future.

Schmersal will be displaying safety solutions for industrial robots and Industry 4.0 at the Automotive Engineering Show to be held in Chennai from July 4-6, 2019. Robots are the backbone of Industry 4.0 and are gaining ground all over the world.

The Schmersal Group will be showcasing an extensive range of coordinated safety components and safety systems for robots & Industry 4.0

With automotive manufacturing showing signs of strong growth, the machine tools industry needs to tap opportunities. IMTEX 2019, showcasing an array of new products and technologies, provided a glimpse of new state-of-the-art technologies needed to remain competitive globally.

India can fast-track its transformation as the manufacturing hub of the world by blending advanced manufacturing technologies and Industry 4.0 with low cost labour available in the country, says Sameer Gandhi.