Automation Industry Association

Achieving Manufacturing Excellence

As manufacturing goes digital, it will allow things to be made more economically, in much smaller numbers, more flexibly and with less labour. Sensible, intelligent automation is possible in manufacturing, says B. Santhanam, Managing Director, Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd. “Future factories may look more like those of weavers’ cottages than Ford assembly lines.”

K. Nandakumar, President, Automation Industry Association, says that for a $2 trillion GDP economy, the share of manufacturing sector was only 16 per cent and contributing 12 per cent of total employment. In comparison, China’s manufacturing sector contributes to nearly 35 per cent of that country’s GDP and in Thailand it is nearly 40 per cent. “If we do not bring employment generation from manufacturing sector to nearly 20 per cent in the next decade, it will create social problems.”

Mr Santhanam, Mr Nandakumar and other eminent speakers shared their vision, success stories, insights and inspiration with leaders in the Manufacturing Industry. AIA knitted together the theme as the Knowledge Partner of the Conference  “Achieving Manufacturing Excellence & Increased Return on Investment through Industrial Automation” organised by CII Southern Region at the Hotel Park Sheraton on 25th August 2012.

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Topics and Presentations

Download the Presentation	Topics	Speaker
	Welcome and Theme Address	Ms Uma Balakrishnan Chairperson, CII -SR, Industrial Automation Conference and CEO, Axcend Automation & Software Solutions
	Special Address – Industrial Growth, Holistic Development and Automation	Mr K Nandakumar President, AIA & CMD, Chemtrols Industries Limited
	Keynote Address – Business Leadership, Manufacturing Excellence and Automation	Mr B Santhanam Dy Chairman, CII-SR & MD, Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd

Session-I: Exploring an Automation Strategy

	Understanding strategic relevance  of industrial automation investments in driving manufacturing excellence	Mr N Ramachandran Past President, ELCINA & Managing Director MEL Systems & Services Ltd.
	Holistic approach to address old & new plants with varied pedigree of plant equipment, control technologies and people skills.	Mr R K Raina GM – Projects Bayer Crop Science
	Best practices and global standards in the Automation Industry	Mr Vijay Srinivasan Past President Automation Industry Association
	Financial exploration and ROI / EVA expectation from a chosen strategy	Mr V Ramanathan General Manager – Operations Wabco India Limited

Session –II (a): Sectoral Case Studies

	Implementing Lean Manufacturing for higher throughput	Mr Manish Ramakrishnan Head - Mechatronics Ashok Leyland Ltd
	Integrated Control and Supervision of Manufacturing Facility	Mr B K Shashikumar Dy. General Manager Bharat Electronics Limited
	Industrial Solutions - from Sensors to Services	Mr Amit Verma Country Marketing Manager Microsoft Embedded Systems Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Session –II (b): Sectoral Case Studies

	Regulatory compliance and benefits of Manufacturing transparency through Automation systems	Mr Manoj Kumar Lal Asst Vice President Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
	Good practices in energy management and efficient execution with Automation	Mr Shibu George Project Head (Electrical & Electronics) Apollo Tyres Limited
	Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems in Lean assembly operations	Mr A Suresh Assistant GM – PPC TVS Motor Ltd (supported by Hitech Robotic Systemz Ltd)