News, Views & Analysis QuEST Acquires Engineering Division of GKN Aerospace Bengaluru-based aerospace engineering design firm QuEST has acquired GKN Aerospace Engineering Services. This sale to QuEST creates a powerful engineering specialist operation, able to operate as an effective strategic partner to GKN Aerospace and many other customers worldwide. It adds 290 skilled engineering personnel to the 2,800 professionals Ajit Prabhu, CEO, QuEST Global Engineering already employed by QuEST across their 18 global delivery centres. “This acquisition will enhance very pleased to bring rich engineering our engineering capabilities close to talent from Britain and Australia as our customers in Europe. We are a result of acquiring the GKN asset,”
VARGUS Expands Presence in India VARGUS Ltd—a leading manufacturer of high-quality cutting, grooving and hand-deburring tools for the metals and plastics industries—has expanded its presence in India with a new VARGUS subsidiary.
On the new subsidiary Harry Ehrenberg – President – VARGUS Ltd said, “We are pleased to establish our newest subsidiary, VARGUS India. While we have been active in the Indian market for over 15 years, we recently decided to upgrade our presence in India by establishing our own subsidiary so that we can offer greater support and service to our end-users and channel partners.” VARGUS currently serves Indian customers through its professional and reliable network of channel partners that reaches all regions of the country. Located in Pune in the state of Maharashtra, VARGUS India will provide its world renowned solutions for customers from various industries such as oil and gas, valves and fittings, automotive, defense and general engineering industries. VARGUS India will be led by Vishal 50
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Chawla, the newly appointed National Business Development Manager together with Prasad Phadnis – National Sales Manager. “While the Indian market has experienced dramatic growth in recent years, we have also noticed that Indian customers have become increasingly demanding and quality conscious, demonstrating an ever greater focus on service and solutions as opposed to product. Therefore our efforts in India will be concentrated on adding more technical support and service than ever before in order to be customer ready 24/7,” commented Ehrenberg.
Siemens Extends Industry Software Contract with Procter & Gamble Co Siemens has extended the contract with Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G), that will give P&G global access to a wide spectrum of software from Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a
said Ajit Prabhu, CEO, QuEST Global Engineering. QuEST has also entered into a long-term agreement to provide engineering skills and resources to support GKN Aerospace’s long-term growth strategy. GKN’s customer base includes AgustaWestland, Airbus, Boeing, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rolls Royce and Sikorsky, among others. “This is a significant step in our strategic development. In forming this relationship with QuEST, we are playing to our mutual strengths,” GKN Aerospace Aerostructures Europe President and CEO Phil Swash said.
leading provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software and services, and to Comos, Siemens’ leading global plant engineering software for holistic project assets across the complete lifecycle of an industrial plant and its equipment. P&G has used Siemens PLM Software’s technology since the 1980s and currently has thousands of users deployed across the enterprise. Comos plant engineering software has been in use at P&G since 2009 and is the premier portfolio for lifecycle engineering for complex industries. “Innovation is the lifeblood at P&G. I believe Siemens’ robust PLM and lifecycle engineering software has helped us secure an engineering competitive advantage to help deliver meaningful innovation to our consumers,” said Irv Kieback, Director – Engineering – P&G’s Household Care Business Unit. “P&G’s Purpose is to touch and improve lives, and Siemens is a key enabler in that endeavor.” “P&G is an important, long term client for our business and we are very pleased to have the opportunity to continue to work on the next phase of our relationship,” said Andreas Geiss – Vice President – Comos industry solutions, Siemens. “Siemens is committed to delivering best-in-class technology to address the growing complexity of the consumer package goods market.”