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ASME India - Opening up a world of professional opportunities for mechanical engineers

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SME, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, is a not-for-profit membership organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, career enrichment, and skills development across all engineering disciplines.

Founded in 1880 by a small group of leading industrialists, ASME has grown through the decades to include more than 130,000 members in over 150 countries around the globe – and ASME’s fastest growing community is right here in India!

What does ASME do?

One of ASME’s core activities is the development of internationally recognized Standards – involving the development, maintenance, and publication of hundreds of technical standards which help to ensure consistency and safety in the design, manufacture, operation, inspection, testing and maintenance of systems and components used in buildings, power plants, and other parts of our infrastructure.

ASME brings together over 5,000 volunteer subject matter experts from around the world who help write, review and maintain these standards. In many cases, these standards not only serve as the building blocks for future innovation, but also serve as useful tools for governments in enhancing public safety and for businesses in building confidence in global markets.

from college students and early-career engineers to project managers, corporate executives, researchers and academic leaders. ASME serves this wide-ranging technical community through quality programs in continuing education, training and professional development, standards and certification, research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other forms of outreach.

Why join ASME? Many engineers join ASME for career enrichment, lifelong learning, and the opportunity to network with professionals of like-minded interests. Others become active in local sections, technical divisions, or serve on ASME’s boards and committees, providing leadership and expertise to the Society and the profession at large.

Today ASME is proud to announce exciting new membership options for professionals and students residing in India – options featuring more content, more benefits and exciting opportunities to participate in ASME.org’s vibrant online community.

Combined with new and affordable pricing levels, becoming a member of ASME’s community is easier and more valuable than ever before!

Who are ASME members?

The diverse member base ranges

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BUSINESS NEWS

Atlas Copco’s very 1st energy efficient VSD compressor. A work horse clocked 100,000 plus hours in automotive sector in Chennai

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stablished in 1998, India Piston Limited (IPL) – Ring Blank Unit in Chennai maintains its leadership position in the automotive sector in India, by the installation of the very first unit of Atlas Copco’s GA 50 VSD in 1998. The partnership of India Piston and Atlas Copco India reached 15 yrs.

P. A. Jayaraman – General Manager at IPL, said “In the inception stage, we wanted to go for an energy efficient compressor, which will not give maintainance problems and as a team we decided to go for Atlas Copc’s VSD Compressor.”

GA 50 VSD Compressor A simple, energy efficient and user friendly machine for the maintenance and production teams. “Plus point of this compressor is energy efficiency.

We have saved nearly 40% of energy cost by operating this compressor”, P. A. Jayaraman commented.

This has surpassed the traditional expectation of 35% energy savings by Variable Speed Drive technology over Fixed Speed Drive technology.

At IPL Chennai, by installing GA50 VSD 114000 kWh of electrical power have been saved, meaning an amount of 10.3 MINR in energy savings and a reduction of 1600 metric tonne of carbon-dioxide over the past 15 years which is equivalent to a 5000 trees plantation.

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has become friendlier with the environment.”

This innovative product is a tribute to the partnership between extraordinary organizations India Pistons Ltd. and Atlas Copco. This partnership further shows the capability of Atlas Copco to covert it’s values and believes into action. Atlas Copco committed to sustainable productivity.

Atlas Copco is an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors, expanders and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. With innovative products and services, Atlas Copco delivers solutions for sustainable productivity. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 170 countries. In 2012, Atlas Copco had 39 800 employees and revenues of BSEK 90.5 (BEUR 10.5). Learn more at www.atlascopco.com.

Atlas Copco (India) Ltd. started operations in 1960, and has 22 offices across India, the registered office being at Pune. In 2012, Atlas Copco (India) Ltd. had about 2 500 employees and in the period from 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013, revenues of INR 2 600 cr (MEUR 400). Learn more at https://www. atlascopco.in.

Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique business area provides industrial compressors, vacuum solutions, gas and process compressors and expanders, air and gas treatment equipment and air management systems. It has a global service network and offers specialty rental services.

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for sustainable productivity in the manufacturing, oil and gas, and process industries. Principal product development and manufacturing units are located in Belgium, Germany, the United States, China and India.

Industrial Air is a division within Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique business area. It develops, manufactures and markets oil-injected and oil-free air compressors, vacuum pumps, gas generators, air treatment solutions and compressor controls and monitoring under several brands. In addition to serving a wide variety of industries, dedicated solutions are also available for marine, railway and oil and gas customers. The division’s focus and main drive is to further improve its customers’ productivity. The divisional headquarters and main production center are located in Antwerp, Belgium.

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BUSINESS NEWS

French multinational EGIS announces major growth plans for India

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GIS India, a subsidiary of the EGIS Group, the French infrastructure and engineering consultancy major announced major growth and investment plans for India.

Addressing the media in New Delhi, the Group Chairman, Mr. Nicolas Jachiet said, “India has emerged as one of the key markets for the EGIS group and we plan to make significant investments to drive growth in India. We are looking at growing both organically and inorganically in the Indian market.”

The Egis Group reported a global turnover of US$ 1.2 billion (approx.

INR 7,474 Crore) in 2012, has a presence in over 100 countries where it employs 12000 people, and is doing more than 50% of its turnover done outside its French home market. The Group entered India in 1996 and has been involved in many prestigious projects in the country since then.

The Company is currently executing 108 projects in India with an estimated total value of INR 878 Crore, including several projects in varied sectors. Some major projects are - Metro Rail projects in Chennai, Kochi & Kolkata; Hyderabad Outer Ring Road; projects under NVDA; 1048 km long Ganga Expressway; Mumbai Master Plan VISION 2034 and Ports in Daman & Diu. In FY 2012-13, Egis India clocked a Turnover of INR 166 Crore and with more than 1100 employees is the largest Egis group subsidiary.

The Group plans to increase this to INR 400 Crore over the next five years, and the 2013 calendar year order intake of INR 380 Crore is in line with this objective.

The Indian economy is among the fastest growing economies in the world and a significant part

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of this growth will be driven by the infrastructure segment which envisages investment of over US$ 1 Trillion (INR 62 Lakh Crore) in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) Mr. Jachiet said, “The Indian market is poised for rapid growth and massive investments are being made in the infrastructure sector. This augurs well for Egis India and we are confident of achieving exponential growth in this market given our deep domain knowledge, globally acknowledged consulting expertise and customer-centric culture.”

“In order to further drive growth in this market, we are also looking at acquisitions notably in the energy sector”, he added.

Egis India has had a dream run right since inception achieving a year-on-year growth of over 30%.

The company is active in wide ranging urban infrastructure projects including roads and highways, railways, water management, buildings and airports.

About EGIS The Egis Group Egis, a leading French multinational

focused on creative engineering and sustainable development for over six decades, has presence in over 100 countries with 12,000 employees worldwide and a turnover of US$ 1.2 Billion. Egis offers engineering, project structuring and operations services.

In engineering and consulting, its sectors of activity include transport, urban development, building, water, environment and energy. In roads and airports its offer is extended to encompass project development, capital investment, turnkey systems delivery, and operation and maintenance services.

It is a recognized center of engineering excellence providing these services to infrastructure clients, whether government, private or PPP developers. It figures amongst the largest European and worldwide players in land-use planning and development.

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COVER STORY

RR KABEL :

Success through innovation

Mr. Shreegopal Kabra, President, Ram Ratna Group

Editor - Rajeev lyer CMO- Shirish Dongre Advisory Board (Editorial) Director, Flir Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. T. P. Singh : Mr. Vijay Pimparkar : Ex-General Manager, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Mr. Gautam Kulkarni : Mr. Ashok Sheth : Prof. R. Sreedaran : Mr. Ravin Mehta : Mr. C. S. Limaye :

CEO, Hafi Electra Pvt. Ltd. Chairman, Solitaire Machine Tools Ltd. Faculty, Atharva College of Engineering Managing Director, Neel Controls/Neel Industrial Systems Pvt. Ltd. Director, Supertech Instrumentation Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rajesh Ballamwar : Director, Prolific Systems & Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. P.K. Balasubramanian: President , VBS Corporate Services Marketing Team : Ladoji Pendurkar, Bhavin Shah, Bharat Shah, A.Purohit, Vinod Surve, Kavita Chaudhari

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Mr. Michael Kreisberg, Director, Membership Development, ASME

85 The most trusted brand in Test & Measuring Instrument Mr. Chandmal Goliya – Director Kusam Electrical Industries ltd

87 PC SCHEMATIC : Time saving electrical CAD software

Mr. Ove Larsen, International Sales Director, PC|SCHEMATIC A/s, Denmark

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110 “ Hensel Electric : We start where others stop!!! ” Mr. R. Rajesh Managing Director, Hensel Electric India Pvt.Ltd.

96 Shree NM Electricals : Delivering top quality b2b solutions to customers in all sectors

Mr.Brijnandan Mundhra, CEO, Shree NM Electricals Ltd.

Mr. Vimal Mahendru, President, Legrand Group - India

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Allied Power Solutions : The Safety Uncompromised

Electronics Devices Worldwide Pvt. Ltd. : Think Global Act Local

Mr. Anurag Gupta Director, Allied Power Solutions

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CHHABI: A true recognition for excellence

Cable glands – IP 54, IP 68, EMC, double compression 90 Years + of German excellence now in India

Creative Carbon: Quality and Reliability Mr. Rajan Shah - Director, Creative Carbon

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SUPREME & CO. : Maintaining technology leadership with innovation

Mr. Abhijit M. Dhodapkar, Chairman, FerroClad Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Harish Kumar Agarwal CEO, Supreme & Co. Pvt. Ltd.

138 Pramod Chaudhari receives the prestigious BioSpectrum Leadership Award 2013 Mr. Pramod Chaudhari, Executive Chairman, Praj Industries Limited.

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Jameks Engineering Pvt Ltd STEEL MART : The emerging technocrat Celebrated the successful with vision to lead Silver Jubilee Year Mr. Ketan & 2 years back Mrs. Meenakshi Sonanis Directors, Jameks Engineering Pvt. Ltd

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Mr. Syed Adnan Salem, Managing Director, Zento Steel Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

INDUSTRY FOCUS Power generation capacity addition exceeds target in 2012-13

Mr. Anil Chaudhry, Managing Director & Country President, Schneider Electric India

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Mr. Prakash Lakhkar, Director Sales and Marketing, Ravin Cables Ltd

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144 State-of-the-art solutions for controlling harmonics Mr. Abhijit M. Dhodapkar, Chairman, FerroClad Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

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Atlas Copco’s very 1st energy efficient VSD compressor. A work horse clocked 100,000 plus hours in automotive sector in Chennai

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Ingersoll rand launches MID torque cordless impact wrenches & drill drivers in India

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Continued from page no.8 over of more than INR 2,000 Million (in 2013) and its presence in diverse sectors, Egis India is one of the major consulting players in the Indian infrastructure sector. Sustainable development is principal to EGIS’ culture. Its multidisciplinary approach enables it to design projects which integrate economic, social and environmental dimensions. In India, EGIS operates from Delhi/NCR and has regional offices in Hyderabad,

Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Chennai.

Egis in India is also active in operating many tolled roads in India; till recently, Egis was operating the wellknown Delhi – Gurgaon Expressway on behalf of the Concessionaire. Projects offices in many Indian states complement its work across the country.

Areas of Expertise of Egis are as follows: ● Roads and Highways ● Urban Rail and Heavy Rail ● Water, Sanitation, Solid Waste

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Management & Environment Ports & Harbors Mining PPP Advisory Services Urban Transport Urban Development, Urban Planning, Design and GIS Architecture & Building Engineering Airports Bridges, Tunnels and Structures Tolling and Intelligent Transport Systems

Hauzer wins China Business Award 2013

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uring a festive diner in the Steigenberger Kurhaus Hotel in The Hague (The Netherlands) IHI Hauzer Techno Coating B.V. received the Cathay Pacific China Business Award 2013. “We enjoy the fact that our efforts in China are recognised this way,” Désirée Driesenaar, marketing manager at Hau-

zer comments. According to the jury, the SME company from Venlo distinguishes itself with innovative technology. It is a good example of successful manufacturing industry. “It is striking that the company invested heavily in research and development during the crisis, resulting in a leading position in the automotive industry where solutions for fuel econ-

Vlnr. Angus Barclay General Manager Europe Cathay Pacific, Désirée Driesenaar Marketing Manager Hauzer, Ir.Anthonie Kaland delegated to China in the start-up years of Hauzer Shanghai, Jochum Haakma, President NCH en chairman of the jury.

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omy and reduction of CO2 emissions are continuously sought after,” jury chairman Jochum Haakma explains.

“Moreover, the company collaborates intensively with research institutes, universities and customers to keep their leading position.” In 2010 Hauzer officially opened its competence centre in Shanghai and in 2013 this subsidiary was expanded for the automotive market. Hauzer develops and supplies plasma coating technology worldwide and the company designs and builds vacuum equipment with this technology.

Since 1996 the China Business Award has been presented as an initiative of Cathay Pacific Airways and the Dutch Centre of Trade Promotion. Dutch companies that do business in China and/or Hong Kong in an innovative, creative, responsible and successful manner will be considered for the award.

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Bangalore based HHV wins India’s most coveted Export award by EEPC India

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he Bangalore-based Hind High Vacuum Company Private Limited (HHV), announced that it has won the India’s most coveted Export Award by EEPC India, for its outstanding export performance during the year 2011 -2012, in the category of Silver shield for star performer – Large enterprise.

EEPC INDIA (Formerly Engineering Export Promotion Council) was set up in 1955 under the sponsorship of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, for export promotion of engineering goods, projects and services from India.

Initially started with a few hundreds of engineering units as a small outfit, with a passage of time it has grown to be the largest Export Promotion Council having membership of nearly 12,000 from amongst large Corporate Houses, Star Trading Houses, Small & Medium Scale Units (SME), Trading Houses, etc. Out of the total membership of the Council, 60% constitutes the SMEs. Established in 1965 at Bangalore to develop Indian self-reliance in high vacuum technology, HHV has now grown into a leading global player involved in the design, development and manufacture of off-the-shelf and customized equipment and products in the fields of Vacuum Technology, Solar Photovoltaic Energy and Thin Films Technology.

Said Prasanth Sakhamuri, Managing Director, HHV “This is a proud moment for HHV and the entire team at our thin film division who have tirelessly worked to earn this prestigious award.

HHV has relentlessly pursued its

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objective to serve the national and international scientific community, by designing and developing optical and optoelectronic products developed through advanced thin film deposition techniques in its own state-of-the-art laboratory and tested for its reliability and performance as per the international standards”.

“HHV has been exporting a range of thin film products to the international markets, especially to USA, UK, Italy, South Africa, Australia, Germany and more. A few of HHV’s export thin film products are ‘Hard transparent coatings’ on a glass disc by radio frequency magnetron reactive sputtering technique for tribological applications, Ultraviolet (UV) reflectors and Infrared (IR) blockers to dramatically increase the ink curing process which enhance the durability quality of the products and productivity.” added Prasanth Sakhamuri.

HHV’s thin film division is equipped with twelve sophisticated vacuum coaters with necessary modern accessories and processes in a clean room environment to ensure the products and meet MIL standards. The division has earned a reputation for consistent, reliable product performance and is certified for ISO: 9001:2000, BS OHSAS 18001: 2007 and ISO 14001: 2004 quality systems

group of companies involved in the design, development and manufacture of off-the-shelf and customized equipment and products in the fields of Vacuum Technology, Solar Photovoltaic Energy and Thin Films.

HHV is ranked among the global leaders in vacuum hardware and has an international market spread.

The group is particularly strong and competitive in executing large, and highly sophisticated customized systems to exacting specifications utilizing vacuum technology.

While continuing to augment and upgrade its own R & D facilities and manufacturing processes, HHV also maintains close collaborative links with premier research institutions and industries in India and around the globe. Over one-third of its 800 strong employee strength comprises of scientists and engineers.

Most of HHV’s customers belong to the high tech fields such as Space, Aerospace, Atomic Energy, Astronomy, Automotive, Defence, Electronics, Energy, Medicine, Metallurgy, Semiconductors and the like.

About HHV Established in 1965 at Bangalore as a specialized enterprise to develop Indian self-reliance in high vacuum technology, HHV has now grown into a multi-location, multi-product

For more information HHV Web: www.hhv.in

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Hypertherm to unveil Powermax125® at Manufacturing Indonesia Show 2013 The first air plasma system in the Powermax series with 100% duty cycle

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ypertherm, a leader in the design and manufacturer of advanced cutting products, is pleased to announce the planned official launch of the Powermax125® for the Asia Pacific region at the upcoming Manufacturing Indonesia 2013. The latest addition to the Powermax series, the Powermax125 is a 125-amp air plasma system that is the most powerful offering within the series, yet one that features a 100% duty cycle for maximum work efficiency and productivity.

The Powermax125 is designed to comfortably cut 38mm-thick metals (hand cutting severance is rated at 57mm), and pierce metals up to 25mm-thick.

The new system can be used for handheld and automated cutting and gouging, and delivers: ● 100% Duty Cycle with faster cut speed, superior cut quality to maximize cutting time and productivity ● Unrivalled consumable life of up to four times longer than other systems within the amperage range, enabling greater operating cost-savings ● Ease of use and versatility with Smart Sense™ technology that automatically adjusts the air pressure ● Enhanced capabilities to withstand even the harshest conditions with Duramax™ Hyamp torches for high-impact and heat resistance cutting, and Spring-

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Start™ technology to ensure consistent starting and a more reliable torch Powermax125 had been previewed to much interest at Welding Korea 2013 that took place from 16 - 19 October, and will be showcased at the upcoming Metalex 2013 exhibition in Bangkok from 20 23 November. Hypertherm will officially introduce Powermax125 to Asia-Pacific markets at the Manufacturing Indonesia Show 2013 from 4 - 7 December in Jakarta. Live demonstrations will be conducted at the Hypertherm booth in Hall D1, booth A8110.

The Powermax125 system is already available for orders, and shipping will commence in early December. “This is a first for us, offering a system in the Powermax series that features 100% duty cycle,” said Rafael Barrera, Sales Leader for East Asia. “We believe that Powermax125 promises bestin-class functionality that is not easy to match. We are very confident that Powermax125 has the right set of capabilities in metal cutting and gouging to satisfy even the most demanding customers and applications, and we look forward to

helping our customers go further to meet their various cutting needs.”

For a video to view Powermax125 in action, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8 wm1dtHPrmU&feature=share&list= UUztrI9iFe1pL0o4AaG1FXLg Hypertherm designs and manufactures advanced cutting products for use in a variety of industries such as shipbuilding, manufacturing, and automotive repair. Its product line includes handheld and mechanized plasma systems and consumables, as well as fiber laser and now waterjet products, in addition to CNC motion and height controls and CAM software.

Hypertherm systems are trusted for performance and reliability that result in increased productivity and profitability for hundreds of thousands of businesses.

The New Hampshire based company’s reputation for cutting innovation dates back more than 40 years, to 1968, with Hypertherm’s invention of water injection plasma cutting. The associate owned company, consistently named one of the best places to work in America, has more than 1,300 associates along with operations and partner representation worldwide.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Ingersoll rand launches MID torque cordless impact wrenches & drill drivers in India

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ngersoll Rand, a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments has launched recently their mid torque 160-175ftlb range cordless impact wrenches and ½” Drill/Driver.

The “W5000 Series” impact wrenches are the latest additions to the IQV20 Series that has been introduced over the course of the last several months, starting with the W7150 1/2” 20V High-Torque Impact tool. These are available in both industrial (continuous duty) and professional (intermittent duty) versions.

New D5140 ½” 20V Drill/ Driver is designed specifically for professionals who require hardworking, long-lasting, multipurpose tools to power through tough jobs.

It comes with 16position clutch for a wide variety of fastening applications.

It can deliver 700 in-lb of torque for faster and easier operation.

These cordless tools features have high power, long life motor, high durability, light in weight, variable speed switch & ergonomic grip. These are ideal for non-precision assembly and maintenance applications.

The IQV20 Series of cordless tools now includes the world’s leading 1/2” high-torque cordless

impact, along with “professional” and “industrial” grade a mid-torque cordless impacts, drill/driver, ratchets and task light.

About Ingersoll Rand in India Ingersoll Rand is committed to India and is implementing strategies for product innovation and design for Industrial Technologies; Security; Food Safety; Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. The company is based out of 18 locations in the country.

Ingersoll Rand believes that Innovation for emerging economies is critical for products to succeed in these markets. The company has three world class manufacturing facilities at Naroda, Sahibabad and Chennai; and two Engineering and Technology Centers at Bangalore and Chennai. Ingersoll–Rand (India) Limited is listed on the National Stock Exchange of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange.

For more information, Web: www.ingersollrand.co.in. www.ingersollrandproducts.com

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KEPL wins top honour by quality circle forum of India chalked out quality improvements successfully for their respective companies.

Commenting on the prestigious QCFI award, Sunil Katare, Plant Head, KEPL, said: “KEPL is delighted to receive the Gold Trophy. It is testimony to our continuous efforts in the field of quality improvement. We have a dedicated team that constantly endeavours to improve product and service quality and thereby reduce ‘Total Cost of Operation’ for our customers. I dedicate this honour to team work and the entire staff at KEPL.”

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une-headquartered Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited (KEPL), a sister concern of Kirloskar Brothers Limited, India won Gold Prize (winner trophy) in an event organised by the Pune Chapter of Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI).

Established in 1982, Quality Circle Forum of India is a non-profit, non-political, national professional body that has successfully implemented Quality concepts under the Total Quality Management umbrella across several industry verticals.

Under QCFI, Indian industry has experienced a phenomenal enhancement of its work processes and productivity. QCFI represents India in the 13 nation International Committee that has been set up for organizing International conventions on Quality Concept Circle, annually.

The winner trophy was given to KEPL after the company participated in QCFI’s special programme called ‘Quality Improvement Success Story’ where companies participated and shared their case studies on how they

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About KEPL: KEPL was established as a joint venture between Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), India and Ebara Corporation, Japan. In 25 years of operations, KEPL has developed and manufactured world-class pumps as per API 610, steam turbines as per API 611/ 612 and turbo generator sets.

KEPL is an ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAH 18001 accredited firm and fully oriented towards health, safety and environment (HSE).

KEPL products are known for their Reliability which delights its users. KEPL has recently started international operations with good success.

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Philips launches its largest light lounge in Hyderabad Inaugurates its second LightSTUDIO in the city

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hilips Lighting India, the country’s leading provider of lighting solutions, announced the launch of its third Light Lounge and second LightSTUDIO in Hyderabad. The Light Lounge spread across an area of 900 sq. ft. at M. G. Road, Secunderabad, is an experience zone which gives customers a ‘see, touch and feel’ experience of a diverse range of world-class home decorative lighting concepts from Philips. Located in the same facility, the Light STUDIO, with an additional area of 500 sq. ft., showcases conventional and LED lights and fixtures that can help offices, factories and retail outlets transform ambiences and reduce their costs. Philips is buoyant about its plans to consolidate its retail presence in Andhra Pradesh and will launch more Light Lounges and Light Shoppes (Shopin-shops) in 2014.

Speaking on the inauguration, Mr. Krishna Kumar – CEO, Philips India said, “Lighting is a key business division of Philips and we remain committed to expanding the business with retail presence across all important cities in India. Our focus has been to develop locally relevant products for which we recently expanded the capacity at the Philips Lighting Innovation Centre in Noida.”

With an investment of USD 15 mn from 2011-13, the Philips Lighting Innovation Centre (PLIC) will innovate more relevant and energy and cost effective products to meet the demands of India’s fast growing market. As a strong proof point of the importance of local innovation, the PLIC has developed

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more than 150 LED-based lighting products and solutions in the last two years.

“At Philips, we are well positioned to support the market with products that feature international quality combined with local consumer insights. With the launch of our third Light Lounge and second LightSTUDIO in Hyderabad, we reaffirm our commitment to the markets of Southern India. The Light Lounge and LightSTUDIO will offer consumers the complete range of Home Decorative Lighting and professional lighting solutions under one roof” said Nirupam Sahay, President, Philips Lighting India.

Close to 90% of Philips Lighting India’s revenue come from products and solutions which are designed and manufactured in India for the Indian market. With 30% market share, Philips currently leads the lighting market in India.

With the launch of the newest Philips Light Lounge in Hyderabad, the company now has 93 Light Lounges in India, in addition to 1050 Light Shoppes in the country.

The market for decorative lighting is currently inundated with unbranded cheap imports that do not always satisfy energy efficiency and safety norms. Philips differentiates its offerings through innovation in design, energy efficiency and application of its global lighting application expertise. The product range starts from a price of INR 575 and extends up to INR 60,000.

At the Philips Light Lounge, consumers will receive expert advice in choosing the right lighting design solutions to meet their

unique requirements while the LightSTUDIO will provide customers with an experience of LED lighting systems that can revolutionize their office and retail spaces. The new Philips Light Lounge is located at # 2-2-120, M.G. Road, Opposite Punjab National Bank, Secunderabad.

About Royal Philips Electronics Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity.”

Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 122,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries worldwide.

With sales of EUR 22.6 billion in 2011, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Renishaw to co-chair India-UK advanced manufacturing group meeting

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hydian Pountney, Renishaw’s General Manager – ROW Sales Division, will co-chair the Advanced Manufacturing Group of the IndiaUK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) which takes place in New Delhi on 9th December.

The meeting is part of a wider JETCO programme that involves Dr Vince Cable MP, UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Indian Minister for Commerce & Industry Anand Sharma, and a trade delegation of UK businesses.

Mr Pountney is responsible for business development in 10 of Renishaw’s overseas subsidiary operations, including India where he has overseen considerable expansion of the sales and marketing operation.

He also recently won the Ambassador of the Year Award at the Insider South West International Trade Awards.

He said, “Renishaw is a highly successful UK exporter of high technology products for the

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engineering sector with its own sales and manufacturing operations in India. I look forward to drawing on this experience to positively contribute to the JETCO Advanced Manufacturing Group which I will co-chair, and where we will discuss important areas of collaboration with our Indian partners, on specific projects in the Indian manufacturing sector, manufacturing skills and collaborative research.”

In addition to The Advanced Manufacturing Group (AMG), there will also be concurrent JETCO joint working groups discussing Education and Skills Development, and Innovation. All three groups will feedback to a plenary session attended by Dr Cable and Anand Sharma, with Mr Pountney reporting on discussions from the AMG. The India-UK JETCO was established on 13 January 2005 to further develop a strategic economic relationship following the Joint Declaration ‘India-UK towards a new and dynamic partnership’ between then Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Tony Blair in 2004. It was also conceived as a mechanism to develop business led vehicles to enhance bilateral trade and investment through business to business relationships.

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A First in India - Tapered galvalume Safzip Roofing sheets used for Goa Engineering College

A Fig: Tapered Roofing Sheets of Firebrick Color

Fig: Tapered SafzipGalvalume Liner

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fter one and half months of production of the Tapered Safzip roofing sheets, Safintra Roofing India announced the completion of the roofing project for the Goa Engineering College (GEC) campus.

GEC- is a government-run college in Goa, India, founded in 1967. It is the oldest engineering college in Goa. GEC has a wide spread campus with multiple Buildings for different departments and streams.

GEC had planned to expand by incorporating a new building on the campus for sole use by the Mining and Engineering Streams. The structural design for this building in terms of roofing was very complex and challenging for any roofing vendor. Safintra India with its strong technical expertise executed this project in a way that makes this structure one of a kind within India.

Safintra India used Safzip 65/400 Bare Galvalumesheet of Firebrick color with 0.5mm thickness, a standing seam roofing system, for the roof. To meet the aesthetic needs of the design, the Safzip sheets were Tapered and then used to cover the building. The Tapering of the Roofing sheets was designed to complement the architectural complexity of the building. This is the first time it has been done in India and is one of a kind.

To enhance the Thermal efficiency of the roof, an Insulation panel was installed in between the Liner and the Tapered Safziproofing sheet by Safintra India. The material of liner used was also Tapered Safzip sheets Bare Galvalume of 0.47mm thickness. The Safzip Machine used

for profiling was used in manufacturing the taperedGalvalume sheetsthat the project required, one of the unique qualities that Safintra Roofing can provide. Here, instead of transporting the readymade roofing sheets from the factory to the site, the machine itself was taken to the site and the Safzip sheets were Roll Formed onsite as per the Projects requirement, thus eliminating the need of any end laps and considerably increasing the speed of the construction. Also, keeping in mind the design and the architectural needs of GEC, Safintra India manufactured each sheet of different sizes required onsite. On average 700 meters of sheets were produced per day for this project, the maximum Sheet length being 19.29 meter.

SafintraIndia’s unique approach to this complex and challenging project not only allowed for it to be completed in one and a half months but also provided GEC with the roof they required, both in terms of aesthetics and quality!

Project Information: Sector: Educational Institute | Product Use: Safzip 65/400 Bare Galvalume (0.47 mm as liner) | Color ofTop sheet: Firebrick color coated Galvalume with 0.5mm thickness | Location: Ponda, Goa, India | Year: 2012 – 13

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BUSINESS NEWS

Sanghvi Forging bags orders worth 8 cr

REC Crowd Puller at MoP Pavilion, IITF 2013

Major share of orders from Power sector, Oil &Gas and Ship Building Rs. 5 Crs of the orders is for the new plant and the balance for the older plant

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anghvi Forging & Engineering Ltd (SFEL) [BSE Code: 533411], one of the top engineering and forging companies in India announced that it has bagged orders worth Rs. 8 Crs. The repeat and increased new orders for Sanghvi’s new plant is a positive sign for the expected growth of the company. At present the company has 10 approvals from Oil & Gas, Power and Ship Building sectors for the new plant.

The orders comprise a mix of above sectors, Rs. 5cr orders are for the new Heavy Forging plant and the balance for the existing plant. The company’s order book position as of 30st Sept 2013 is Rs. 20crs.

Commenting on the order Mr. Jayanti Sanghvi, Managing Director, Sanghvi Forging & Engineering Ltd said, “The increased spate of orders for the new plant is and encouraging sign. Also the bulk of the present orders are from Indian companies and is a positive sign for us going forward. The pain of incubation is over for us and repeat orders for the new plant are good signs for the future of the company.””

About Sanghvi Forging and Engineering Limited Sanghvi Forging & Engineering Limited (SFEL) is an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Indian company engaged in manufacturing of open and closed die forging products for the oil & gas, petrochemicals, ship building, power & other sectors. It also exports products to various foreign countries over the last two decades.

Sanghvi Forging & Engineering Limited, ranked amongst the top engineering and forging companies in India, exemplifies high quality, quest for perfection and innovative approach.

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EC showcased ‘Inclusive Growth’, in rural India through village electrification under RGGVY scheme of GoI (Ministry of Power Pavilion, Hall No.11), at IITF 2013. REC created a rural setting with life size sculptures depicting socio- economic benefits accrued to the rural households due to electrification of villages.

The stall highlighted the various facets of development such as Health Centres with better facilities , adult education centres, pump-sets irrigating fields, live potter making pots with electric wheel, children studying under CFL and using internet etc.

Ministry of Power Pavilion received Gold Medal under Ministries category for showcasing its inclusive growth theme.

REC’s stall received overwhelming response by the visitors, as it was flocked by people in large numbers during the duration of the entire event.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Schmersal India starts factory that will build industrial safety equipments at Pune During production Schmersal India ensures the following:

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he Schmersal Group started the production in its Indian factory in Ranjangaon near Pune/ Maharashtra district. Sagar Bhosale, Managing Director of Schmersal´s India Operations, explains the reasons why one of the leading manufacturers of safety switchgear and other devices for machine safety has established a production base in India.

About the plant: Schmersal India has now its manufacturing plant in Pune since July. The plant has been built with unique Precast Technology in a plot area of 20000 sq m. The first phase built up is around 9000 sqm and the products which will be produced in the first phase are Safety Position Switches (both metal and plastic versions), Safety Door Switches and Safety Pull cord/ Emergency Trip wire Switches.

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● 100% testing of safety switches. ● Starting the actual production only after completion of successful trials & testing. ● Focus on continuous improvement for operational excellence. ● Well defined the procedures and inspection/test plans for assembly. ● Attention to and checking the maintenance of safety at work and environmental protection regulations.

Sagar Bhosale explains, “We have been in India as early as 2007. Today we have a dense network of own sales staff, engineers and distributors and we see rising demand year by year.

Now a volume has been reached that justifies an own production – and we are able to increase flexibility by cutting delivery and shipping times for our customers.”

Schmersal is serving the global players as well as native Indian companies e.g. in the automotive and packaging industry, in material handling and textile industry, machine tool production, alternate energy sectors and the food processing industry with a variety of safety switchgear, safety controls and complete systems solutions.

In the first step, the factory employs 35 people and manufactures safety switches, positioning switches with and without safety function and emergency pull wire switches exclusively for the Indian market.

Sagar Bhosale says “We also provide support and service to our customers

throughout India. This includes machine manufacturers as well as the users of the machines. We have, for instance, qualified functional safety engineers who are able to fulfill even demanding tasks like risk analysis and CE certification according to the European legislation or the planning of safety-related optimizations of existing machines.”

According to Bhosale, the awareness for issues of machine safety has significantly increased in the last years: “This is especially true for companies which export their machines. They have to cope with different safety regulations. As this has been our core business for decades, we are regularly offering trainings and organizing other events locally in the centers of India´s industrial production. We also have a dedicated training center here in Ranjangaon plant now.”

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STMicroelectronics’ Microcontroller powers Artificial-Intelligence cars from Anki Drive of artificial intelligence and worldclass microcontroller technologies.”

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TMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced that its STM32 microcontroller was selected by Anki, a robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) startup, for use in their first product – Anki Drive™, in which consumers can download an app on their compatible iOS devices to interact and race against intelligent robotic miniature race cars.

Each car in Anki Drive analyzes data from the race track 500 times per second. The performance and processing capacity of ST’s STM32 microcontroller delivers the realtime responsiveness in the Anki Drive cars, which are equipped with optical sensors, wireless chips, motors, and over 20,000 lines of code. The ARM® Cortex™ M-based STM32 also provides excellent power efficiency giving Anki Drive users the perfect balance of functionality and battery life.

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“The STM32 microcontroller was selected for several reasons, including its computational power, footprint and peripheral portfolio,” said Hanns Tappeiner, Co-Founder & President, Anki, Inc. “The ability of the STM32 to process data quickly, as well as offering highly integrated peripherals such as a General Purpose DMA, made it into a great microcontroller for Anki Drive cars.”

“In their impressive demos, Anki showed off what might be the most advanced intersection of consumer-grade artificial intelligence and robotics and we are proud to have the STM32 microcontroller, with its efficient and well-designed architecture, DMA and rich peripheral set, powering Anki’s vision,” said Michel Buffa, General Manager, Microcontroller Division, STMicroelectronics.

“We see Anki Drive as a category-creating product that will inspire the development community to come up with many innovative applications built on the combination

ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing solutions.

From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people’s life. By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.

In 2012, the Company’s net revenues were $8.49 billion.

For more information ST Web: www.st.com

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WIRE & TUBE 2014 Industry looks to Wire 2014 & Tube 2014 with anticipation 7 – 11 April, Düsseldorf, Germany, By Om Prakash, Director – Inorbit Tours Pvt. Ltd. Hon. Ambassador in India of Messe Düsseldorf Fairs

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rom 7 to 11 April 2014 the two leading international events Wire - International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube - International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, will be held concurrently in Düsseldorf. International Wire and Cable Trade Fair Wire, the world leading trade fair for the wire and cable industry, is a must, all the experts agree: At wire 2014 in Düsseldorf, no less than the future of the wire and cable industry awaits over 38,000 international trade visitors and decision makers. On a growing area with increasingly attractive trade fair stands, it offers innovation and manufacturing technology competence “en masse” Decision makers gather information on the latest machines, plants and products here, as well as on ground breaking trends regarding wire and cable. And sit opposite their business partners from all over the world for a personal meeting – the ideal basis for good business.

Focal point: Spring making and fastener technology - The most modern technology for the manufacturing of fasteners (fastener technology).

Wire - the world leading trade fair for the wire and cable industry is a must, all the experts agree. Every two years, it is a staple of the event calendar, for anyone who has something to say in the sector. ● 1,313 exhibitors from 50 countries ● 38,547 visitors ● Including 60 % from abroad ● 57,369 exhibition space (net. sqm.)

Main product groups As the worldwide No. 1 trade fair for the wire and cable industry, wire 2014 offers innovation and manufacturing technology competence “en masse”.

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Wire manufacturing and finishing machinery ● Process technology tools ● Auxiliary process technology materials ● Materials, special wires and cables ● Measuring and control technology ● Test engineering ● Specialist areas

Visitor target groups A clear confirmation of the quality of the trade visitors: 75% belonged to the top target group. ● ● ● ●

Wire industry Cable industry Automotive supply industry Iron, steel and non-ferrous metal industry ● Electrical industry ● Construction industry ● Chemical industry ● Measuring and control technology ● Trade, technical and specialist retail trade ● Skilled trades & Services Wire, cable and fibre glass machines as well as wire and cable producers and wire and cable traders occupy Halls 9 to 12, 16 and 17. Hall 15 houses Fastener technology while Hall 16 follows on with spring making.

Tube 2014 Success is at home here.

Tube - the world leading trade fair for the tube industry - is a must, all the experts agree. Every two years, it is a staple of the event calendar, for anyone who has something to say in the sector. ● 1,178 exhibitors from 48 countries ● 34,659 visitors ● Including 55 % from abroad ● 48,477 exhibition space (net, sqm.)

Tube is the most important trade fair worldwide for tube manufacturers, processors and users.

At Tube 2014 the particular focus will be on plastic tubes. ● Raw materials, tubes and accessories ● Tube manufacturing machinery ● Rebuilt and Reconditioned Machinery ● Trading, stockists of tubes of ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal and alloys, plastic, fiber glass, glass, ceramic, concrete, fibre-cement, other ● Process technology tools and auxiliaries ● Measuring and control technology ● Specialist areas ● Testing ● Profiles and machinery

Visitor target groups A clear confirmation of the quality of the trade visitors: 75% belonged to the top target group. ● Tube industry ● Automotive supply industry ● Chemical industry ● Iron, steel and non-ferrous metal industry ● Energy, oil, gas and water supply ● Construction industry ● Electrical industry ● Measuring and control technology ● Trade, technical and specialist retail trade ● Skilled trades ● Services

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POWER SECTION

Many towering achievements.

400 KV Transmission Lines

Rural Electrification Power Distribution

Sahar International Airport, Mumbai

Power Station Lighting

GMC Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad

Monument Lighting, Ajanta Caves (Fibre Optic Lighting)

Street Lighting Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

Electricity would be useless if it could not be transported from places of generation to application.

Especially in a vast country like India, huge distances separate the two. Enter Bajaj Electricals’ TLT division – designing, manufacturing and installing huge transmission line networks. Thus bridging endless distances and bringing electricity to homes, offices and factories, often thousands of miles from the power generating plants.

Bajaj Electricals. Proudly Empowering India.

For enquiries contact: Bajaj Electricals Ltd., Engineering & Projects BU. 801, 10th Floor, Rustomjee Aspiree, Bhanu Shankar Yagnik Marg, Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai 400 022. Tel: 022 2406 4000.

E-mail: epd@bajajelectricals.com. Website: www.bajajelectricals.com

An Engineering & Projects BU Initiative.

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Molded-in male/female stacking ribs for secure stacking Shock mounts provide excellent shock and vibration cushion for delicate equipment

Molded-in ribs provide extra columnar strength Wide-design, Comfort Grip Handles™ come standard on most cases

Reinforced corners and edges (high-stress areas) with 15 to 20% more material

Fully recessed hardware protected from external impact damage

Aircraft-quality, precision-tempered 6061-T6 aluminum provides a high strength-to-weight ratio Designed to meet ANSI/EIA-310-C for universal rack mounting hole pattern

Designed to meet ANSI/EIA-310-C for universal rack mounting hole pattern (10/32 for US, M6 for International) Exceeds Air Transport Association (ATA) Specification 300, Category I requirements

Pelican-Hardigg™ Cases are world renowned as the toughest, smartest transport systems available for commercial, industrial and military shippers. Our innovative design process and rigorous testing methods continue to result in superior patented advancements that ensure

your vital, sensitive and expensive electronics remain protected. Pelican-Hardigg™ Rackmount Cases can take repeated drops, blows and soakings while protecting your gear. When it comes to electronics, nothing protects better than a Pelican - Hardigg™ Case.

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SUCCESS STORY

Success through innovation Mr. Shreegopal Kabra, President, Ram Ratna Group

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RR Kabel was the first to manufacture Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) cables in the year 1999 and the first company to have RoHS compliance.

RR Kabel presents the latest and widest range of better and cost efficient electrical wires for residential, industrial and the telecommunication industry. The next major expansion project was the setting up of the second manufacturing unit at

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2011 which increased the capacity of the production of high quality power cables.

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he foundation of what today is a pioneer in electrical sector, was a vision and effort towards providing a safer environment to live in. It started as a journey led by a visionary, Shri. Rameshwarlal Kabra and taken forward by his sons which turned the new leaf in the electrical and infrastructure sectors. The company, over the past decade-anda-half, has changed more than ever before in its enriching journey.

The market scenario has always been changing rapidly and moving towards growth. The needs and demands for quality products specially in the electrical sector have been constantly on the rise. Safety of human life gets prime importance. By now we all know that short circuit in electrical wiring is major contributor in fire caused by human carelessness.

Its more disheartening to know that major death occur in incident of fire is due to poisonous smoke emitted by the PVC or wire insulation.

RR Kabel is an endeavor to address these issues giving the highest priority to safety and manufacturing wires with updated and the best technologies to promote safety, energy efficiency and exceptional performance. With over 15 years of dedication in putting the best

technology at work, today RR Kabel is one of the leading manufacturers of wires and cables globally. A part of Ram Ratna Group, RR Kabel has obtained an influential position in the industry by changing the dynamics of wire engineering.

Setting up a manufacturing unit at Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, India in the year 1998, RR Kabel worked its way to produce wires & cables with best technologies like HFFR ( Halogen Free Flame Retardant) and UNILAY to maximize its potential and focus on the imperativeness of fire safety.

RR Kabel was the first to manufacture Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) cables in the year 1999 and the first company to have RoHS compliance. RR Kabel presents the latest and widest range of better and cost efficient electrical wires for residential, industrial and the telecommunication industry. The next major expansion project was the setting up of the second manufacturing unit at Waghodia, Gujarat in the year 2011 which increased the capacity of the production of high quality power cables.

The range includes FIREXHFFR, the only cable to have HFFR insulation with UNILAY conductor, to FLAMEX-FRLSH, low smoke and

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flame retardant cables, SUPEREX and UNILAY. This unique twin technology of HFFR and Unilay being RoHS compliant, it gives optimal current carrying capacity delivering a perfect blend of safety, unmatched reliability and eliminating the risk of electrical fires.

With a massive impact of HFFR cables, RR Kabel is also making more value additions to its current range of products with LT cables, Instrumentation cables and most essential and vastly required Fire Alarm Cables. Constantly emerging

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with new marketing and technical perspectives that are globally significant, we are aiming to create significance of our multi-faceted range when designing, making it better for the environment and the customers.

RR Kabel is a special brand. It binds itself with the views, ideas and vision which forms the core of the group’s philosophy. We are the only company in the world which has 19 international approvals and Indian accreditations the most recent being ISO 50001: 2011. Every product in the range represents trust, transparency and innovation with an assurance of safety with the most stringent Indian and International certifications that has set the standards in providing the best in quality, service and customer care.

From just an endeavor to being one of the leading companies in the industry, RR Kabel has come a long way up the ladder. Our company’s success mantra is that we have always been driven by idea and proficiency, focused vision and the craving to offer the best at all times.

We conduct our businesses based on principles, ethics, transparency, trust

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and are obliged to contribute towards the well being and prosperity of the society and nation at large.

The amazing and enriching journey that started years ago with an intention to provide the best has today enabled us to keep widening our scope and reach has won us the trust of millions of customers across the globe.

Our journey over the years has been rewarding. We are constantly looking at accomplishing new milestones and extending our portfolio.

With fierce updating of innovative products in every segment, there are several ambitious growth plans to expand our global reach. We are

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already a respectable name in the wire and cable industry & few years down the line, we expect substantial increase in the growth rate of the company & anticipate as to what it is currently.

Today RR Kabel is one of the leading preferred brands of reputed organizations and are one of the largest suppliers for wires & cables with a prestigious clientele that includes top developers, corporate, individuals, companies and various 5 star hotels. The future promises plenty for RR Kabel as it sets the plans for the next chapter of its advancement.

More importantly the group comes to be regarded as being the best manufactures of quality wires & cables in India.

The impact of HFFR Cables have been intense and with such a strong response, the research and developments have been upped intensely. With the best high end technologies and lead by the most skilled team of engineers who give us the cutting edge to fulfill the needs of the emerging domestic and global markets, we envision to reach the epitome in manufacturing the best flame retardant cables in the industry. www.engrreview.com

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Schneider Electric : The knowledge driven technology leadership Geared to a sustainable growth

Mr. Anil Chaudhry, Managing Director & Country President, Schneider Electric India

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etween energy generation and its usage, Schneider Electric provides technology and integrated solutions to optimise energy usage in markets like energy & infrastructure, industry, data centres, buildings and residential. With a unique portfolio in electrical distribution, industrial automation, critical power & cooling, building management and security, Schneider Electric is the only global specialist in energy management and a world leader in energy efficiency.

A global mindset

With more than 130,000 employees in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric leverages its people diversity as a strength to understand its customers and the world we are living in. In 2011, 39% of Schneider Electric’s sales were in new economies such as Brazil, Russia, India and China.

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Schneider Electric evolves in an industry tackling the most exciting challenge of our time: the energy & climate change challenge. Since 2004, the Group has created a unique business portfolio and doubled its size in terms of revenue and people, both by a strong organic growth and a selective acquisition strategy.

Schneider Electric has also built a balanced footprint in terms of end-markets and geographies to be more resilient and agile in capturing growth opportunities.

Innovation and R&D

Schneider Electric devotes 5% of its sales every year to Research and development with over 7,500 R&D engineers in centres worldwide. The company sees innovation as a way to make its solutions greener, simpler and easier to integrate into the daily environment of its customers, relying on strong investment and many partnerships.

Sustainability and responsibility at the heart of our strategy

Schneider Electric is committed to putting sustainable development at the heart of its strategy. Not because it is fashionable, but because we care and it makes good business sense.

We have been measuring our sustainability performance since 2005 with a unique tool, the Planet & Society Barometer, to make sure we improve our business, environmental and social commitments. www.engrreview.com

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About Mr. Anil Chaudhry

nil Chaudhry is the Managing Director and Country President of Schneider Electric India Private Limited. Before assuming his current responsibility in March 2013, he was the Senior Vice President, Global Sales Organisation of Infrastructure BU and a member of Leadership Team based in Paris. He joined Schneider Electric SAS in June 2010 after acquisition of distribution business of ex-AREVA T&D, where he was member of Executive Management Committee.

As Executive Vice President for International Sales Organisation, he was responsible for implementing sales growth and channel management strategy during challenging economic period. Anil moved to Paris in June 07 as Vice President Sales, Automation BU. He held additional responsibility of Executive Vice President for Automation business from January 08 till June 08 when he restructured the business and developed 4 Year Strategic Plan (4YP) to www.engrreview.com

accelerate the growth.

Before moving to France, he was Regional Vice President Automation Business in India. He was responsible for developing the team and implementation of strategy to win large projects and customer confidence. As part of his operational responsibility in India, he was instrumental in developing Engineering Back Office and R&D Centre to support worldwide operations in addition to P&L management.

Anil has held various positions in general management, operations, sales, business development, project management, design and engineering in France and India throughout his career mainly in the energy sector. He has published & presented number of “Technical & Concept Papers” for application of Automation & Information Technologies for Energy Efficiency and Management in Electricity Generation, Transmission and Distribution at various “National & International Seminars”.

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Installation of EHV Cables Mr. Prakash Lakhkar (Ravin Group)

Mr. Prakash Lakhkar Director Sales & Marketing Ravin Cables Ltd.

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his paper elaborates on the various methods of cable laying and the advantages and disadvantages of the same.

The common way of cable laying: buried method, tunnel method, cable trench method, pipe laying method, vertical shaft method, hangers and bridge method and so on.

DIRECT BURIAL Cable route shall be selected to avoid excess bending portions and to keep them as few as possible. It is recommended that the bending radius at corners should be maintained at least a few times the minimum bending radius, preferably more than 5 metres, as larger radius provides lower side wall pressure. Enough space shall be maintained inside the cable trench. Furthermore, it shall be confirmed from available records of existing services and utilities as well as with sufficient Cable Trench – Direct Burial

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number of trial holes along the trench route, especially at joint bay locations, that the trench route has no obstructions.

It shall also be confirmed that no chemical agents, that could be harmful to the cables, are present in the surrounding soil and water along the route. Always use a cable pulling winch. When pulling cable mechanically by the pulling winch, the cabling winch rope is coupled to the cable by means of the pulling eye. The pulling tension is thus transferred to the conductor. Pulling tension should not exceed the maximum permissible pulling tension recommended by Ravin in their technical data.

CABLE DUCT SYSTEM Larger bending radius is generally required in duct systems as compared to direct buried cable. Since coefficient of friction of ducts is larger than that of cable rollers used in direct burial installation, resulting in higher pulling tensions, consequently the maximum section lengths between joint bays is relatively shorter than that for direct burial.

Therefore, each section length should be determined after careful calculation of the pulling tension and the sidewall pressure of the corresponding section. Cable expansion from duct due to thermal expansion should also be considered when dimensions of joint bays are determined. Offset arrangements should be envisaged to absorb the thermal behavior of the cable during its service life.

For a single cable in a duct, the inner diameter of the duct should be greater than at least two times the outer diameter of the cable being pulled. Internal surface of the duct including the surface at joints shall be smooth and free from any defects such as protrusions, projections, cracks, scratches, sharp edges etc., which may cause damage to cable outer sheath during pulling. Any sharp edges at both ends

of the duct should be rounded off and pipe collars provided at ends. The PVC pipe collar should be installed at both ends of the ducts so as to prevent the duct edges from damage. Immediately prior to the installation of the cable, the ducts shall be thoroughly cleaned using conduit cleaning devices to ensure that any small pebbles, sand or other foreign material is removed before cable is installed. Use mandrels with a diameter 6 mm less than the duct size to check for breaks or sharp edges in the duct that would damage the cable. On completion of inspection, put the guide rope by blowing in to the pipe and connect to the winch pulling rope.

Each duct should be provided with a draw wire and both ends of the duct should be plugged in a proper manner to prevent ingress of any foreign material like soil, sand, concrete, water etc.

Only winch pulling shall be applied for cable duct installation. The cabling winch rope is coupled to the cable by means of pulling eye. The pulling tension is thus transferred to the conductor. The pulling tension should not exceed the maximum permissible pulling tension recommended by Ravin in their technical data.

Lubrications of Cable The use of cable lubricants, as the cables are pulled into ducts lessens the cable tensions and prevents any scratching of cable jackets due to irregularities in ducts.

A liberal use of lubricant is recommended for all pulling operations. Only lubricants that are compatible with the outer sheath material (PVC, HDPE, and/or MDPE) shall be used. Petroleum-based lubricant shall never be used for any formation with polyethylene jackets. The lubricant is usually applied to the cable as the cable enters the duct or the feeding tube.

CABLE TUNNEL Cable tunnel dimensions shall be so

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designed as to secure enough space both for settling of cables on supporting structures and for installation and jointing works. The bending corners of the cable tunnel should also be designed to provide the permissible bending radius to the cable with enough margins. When cables are laid on cable racks or cable supports, they shall then be fixed with cable cleats or clamps at adequate intervals to absorb the thermal expansion and contraction with their lateral or vertical movement within the length between adjacent cleats. If cables are laid without any binding, they may move according to the thermal behaviour and may drop from the rack or supports. Further, the metal sheath of the cable may be subjected to excessive strain at bent portions where the thermal movement of the cable is partially concentrated. In order to avoid this movement, snake installation i.e. laying the cable in uniform waveform, is usually applied along the route on racks or supports, to encourage the absorption of the cable movement smoothly. At the end of the cable route, the cable ends should be set straight and fixed with cable clamps before rising to the sealing ends.

SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION There may be many types of special constructions along the cable routes, such as river crossings, road crossings, cable tunnel and cable bridges. Special care must be taken to lay cables at such locations.

It is not possible to list all counter measures to cope with and cover every special construction; however, following are generally recognised as the basic key points that should be taken into account: a) The thermal environment must be satisfactory. b) Any thermo-mechanical forces that could be experienced must be adequately constrained or dissipated. c) Where cables are exposed to air, care must be duly taken of risks due to fire, vandalism, accidental damage by third party. Cables must also be provided adequate protection against direct solar radiation.

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d) Exposure to vibration. e) Specified bending radius must be observed.

CABLE LAYING Most adequate method should be adopted to pull the cable considering site conditions, so as to avoid any damage to the cable due to excessive mechanical forces experienced during cable installation and to ensure an efficient installation. It must be ensured that the cable to be installed can be pulled without any damage or defect in terms of cable pulling design according to route drawings and site conditions.

CABLE PULLING DESIGN In order not to damage the cable during pulling, it is recommended to pull the cable keeping both the pulling tension and the sidewall pressure lesser than the permissible figures.

DATA OF CABLE REQUIRED Following data on the cable is required for cable pulling: a) Overall cable diameter (mm) b) Cross sectional area of conductor (mm2) c) Unit weight of cable (kg/m) d) Material of conductor (copper / aluminium)

PERMISSIBLE VALUES Permissible maximum value of pulling tension, which depends on the method of pulling, is decided by the criteria as detailed under or that as recommended

by Ravin: Fmax = A. dmax A = Conductor cross sectional are (mm2) dmax = Maximum permissible stress (N/ mm2) = 50 N/mm2 for single core Copper Conductor = 30 N/mm2 for single core Aluminium Conductor Maximum Cable Pulling Tensions will be followed as per below table:

MAX. CABLE PULLING

TENSIONS FOR HV CABLES Cross Section & Construction Aluminium

Max. Pulling Tension for Copper

Max. Pulling Tension for

630 mm² XLPE

3150 kg

1850 kg

800 mm² XLPE

4000 kg

2100 kg

1000 mm² XLPE

5000 kg

3000 kg

1200 mm² XLPE

6000 kg

3600 kg

1600 mm² XLPE

8000 kg

4800 kg

2000 mm² XLPE

10000 kg

6000 kg

7 2500 mm² XLPE

12000 kg

7500 kg

XLPE insulated HV cables = 5000 N Cable laying/pulling on rollers = 1500 N Cable laying/pulling through plastic pipes = 7500 N

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION Following are the coefficient of friction between the cable outer sheathing and the rubbing surface during laying process. ● Pulling cables over rollers : μ = 0.15 0.3 ● Pulling cables through concrete ducts : μ = 0.4 - 0.6 ● Pulling cables through concrete ducts: - Grease Lubrication: μ = 0.15 - 0.25 - Water Lubrication: μ = 0.15 - 0.25 - Grease and Water Lubrication: μ = 0.10 - 0.20 If cables are to be pulled through long plastic pipes, it is essential that a lubricant be used. Otherwise, the heating produced as a result of friction between the cable and the plastic surface could cause the thermoplastic sheathing to stick to pipe walls.

MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR CABLE LAYING High Voltage Cable should not be laid at temperatures below -2°C. In case, the cable must be laid at temperatures below -2°C, the cable must then be heated in special insulated tents at 30°C – 40°C for 24 hours and then must be laid rapidly.

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CABLE PULLING FORCE CALCULATIONS a) Horizontal/Flat Cable Pulling The pulling force (F) at the end of the cable path is given by: F = W.I.μ Where: W = Cable weight (kg/m) I = Length of cable route / path (m) μ = Coefficient of friction b) Sloping Cable Path Pulling The pulling force (F) will be increased when laying sloping up/uphill and decreased when laying sloping down/ downhill and is given by: F = WI (μ cos b ± sin b) Where: b = angle of slope + is used for uphill laying - is used for downhill laying On slopes up to approximately 20 deg.

(36%), the pulling force may be calculated by: F = (W.I.μ) ± (W.h) Where: h = difference in level (mm) c) Curved Cable Path When the cable is pulled around a curve, the pulling force is increased by a factor (f), which is dependent on the coefficient of friction (μ) and the angle of the bend (μ) Fo = Fi x eμμ = Fi x f Fo = Force at exit of bend Fi = Force at entry of bend μ = Coefficient of friction μ = Bend angle in radians f = eμμ, factor from table Table for Value of f (eμμ=f): Bend Angle μ= 0.1 μ= 0.15 μ= 0.2 Degrees Radians (on new roller)

CABLE LAYING WORK General Instructions: This section describes general instructions to be observed during cable pulling work.

a) Handling of Cable At the time of acceptance and prior to installation, the cable reel should be thoroughly examined for any outside physical damage or damage to cable

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end caps. This examination should also include lagging, reel flanges and reel marking, tags and labels. While handling cables, necessary precaution should be taken to prevent damage to the cables.

Cable reels that are to be transported on trucks must be securely blocked or anchored to prevent rolling. If a reel of cable is to be rolled for any appreciable distance, it shall be rolled in the direction indicated by the arrow on the reel flange or with the outside end of cable trailing, if not marked, so as not to loosen the turns of cable on the reel. When rolling reels on the ground, they shall be carefully eased over any rough surfaces. Care shall be taken to avoid damaging reel lagging in order that outer layer of cable remains protected. In removing lagging from cable reels, care shall be taken not to damage the cable. Remove all nails, staples or bolts from inside flange before unreeling cable. Care is to be taken to prevent cable from dragging.

Before Cable Pulling 1) It shall be confirmed that trench floor or other places where the cable is to be installed are free from any foreign materials such as stones, nails and pieces of concrete, asphalt, brick pieces, glass pieces, sharp-edged objects etc., which may damage the cable. Such materials should be removed at least 30 cm away from the trench. Any water inside the trench should be pumped out completely. The trench wall must be secured appropriately in accordance with specification prescribed by the client. The cable trench curves must be checked thoroughly, to ensure that the

minimum bending radius of the cable is attained. Sweet sand (or backfill soil as required by project specifications) shall be evenly distributed on the trench floor with minimum thickness of 150 mm or to a thickness prescribed in the project specifications.

2) Prior to start of cable pulling, Ravin recommends to conduct the DC sheath test on the reel in order to ensure that no damage has taken place during transporting and handling of the cable.

Upon completion of the test heat shrinkable end caps, to protect against ingress of water or foreign particles, must immediately seal the exposed area.

Whenever a cable is cut, the exposed end shall be sealed to protect from rain, mist or dripping or splashed water by heat shrinkable caps.

The drum should be mounted on transport and laying trailer. For cable pulling, the cable drum shall be set at the opposite direction to the arrow painted on the drum that indicates the direction of rolling during transportation. Care should be taken not to damage the cable by battens when removing them from the cable drum. The direction of pulling should be so chosen so as to require the least pulling strength at the end of the cable path.

3) Reliable communication between the drum, the head of the cable, on curves, entrance to duct, intermediate post and the winch has to be established to effectively coordinate the work process.

The equipment to be used should be of proven reliability and should be thoroughly tested before cable installation begins. Ensure that the winch has a pulling recorder and a tension meter, to continuously monitor the cable pulling force. It should not exceed the maximum pulling force of the cable recommended

by Ravin.

4) Essential words or signals for cable pulling, at least START and STOP, are fixed and understood by all the associated staffs. The meeting prior to cable pulling is recommended to decide position of watchmen with communicative

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equipment to guide cable pulling works.

Watchmen shall be positioned every 50 metres and at every corner.

5) It shall be confirmed that cable drum, drum brake, winch, rollers, wire rope, drum for wire rope and any other necessary tools/equipment have been set properly. Swivel shall be installed between wire rope and pulling eye to prevent the cable from twisting. At the entrance to the cable trench, a cable guiding and bearer stand is positioned, over which the cable taken off the cable drum is pulled into the trench. The rollers that are inclined towards the centre ensure that the cable is fed centrally into the trench.

The rule for curves in the trench is that under no circumstances should they fall below the minimum prescribed bending radius of the cable (15 x Ă˜D of cable). The cable rollers in straight portions shall be set at approximately 2 metre intervals to avoid the slack of the cable pulling. Whereas the cable rollers in bend portions shall be set as close as possible, so as not to be subjected to the sidewall pressures partially. Sufficient numbers of corner cable rollers are positioned on the curves in the trench, to prevent cable sliding off. In field practice anchor pins have proved ideal for anchoring the corner rollers.

6) Final check of trench shall be carried out so as to eliminate the risks that may damage the cable. And it shall be confirmed that trench will not collapse at any portion along the cable route.

Timbering/Shuttering shall be provided securely prior to cable pulling at positions where trench may or is liable to collapse.

7) When the cable is pulled into shaft or inclined tunnel, sufficient capacity of brake facilities shall be applied so that the cable may not slip down due to its weight.

During Cable Pulling 1) Maximum pulling speed shall be 7 m/ min. The pulling speed shall be reduced at corners, inlets of duct, etc. where the smooth pulling may be blocked. After

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confirming that no damage has occurred at these portions, the pulling tension may be increased. Necessary action should be taken to eliminate the cause of damages, in case of its occurrence.

2) Watch the cable on the cable rollers, especially at bend portions and maintain sufficient clearance between existing services and the cable along the whole cable route all the time during cable pulling.

3) The pulling tension and the sidewall pressure should never exceed the permissible values. It is essential to be able to control the speed of pulling by monitoring pulling force speed and the length.

These parameters should be recorded continuously on a recorder, which is an indication and proof of the correct laying.

When pulling force exceeds the maximum permissible setting, the pulling should stop.

4) The outlook of the cable shall be checked and it shall be confirmed that the cable has not been damaged during cable pulling. The cable pulling should be stopped immediately on finding any damage and should not be resumed until the causes are removed. The damage portion of cable shall be repaired as required.

5) When the inner end of the cable on the cable drum is loosened during cable pulling, it shall be tightened again to the cable drum.

After Cable Pulling 1) The outlook of the cable shall be checked whether the cable has been damaged or not. Any damage shall be repaired in a proper manner after careful examination.

2) Integrity of anti-corrosive sheath shall be confirmed by carrying out DC high voltage test on it before and after backfilling. Immediately after the first phase of backfilling and prior to final backfilling, DC sheath test at 10 kV for 1 minute should be conducted to ensure that no damage has occurred to the cable sheath during cable pulling. Upon completion of the test heat shrinkable end caps to protect against ingress of water or

any foreign particles, must immediately seal the exposed area.

3) Necessary protection to the cable shall be provided against mechanical damage, vandalism and any other possibility to damage the cable. It is recommended to backfill the trench as soon as possible and not to leave the cable exposed.

4) The cable end shall be raised up higher than the maximum water level expected.

The integrity of sealing at the cable ends shall be confirmed to prevent water or any moisture entering the cable. Repair work shall be carried out if necessary.

5) Power cables and auxiliary cables shall be arranged so as to keep the specified distance between them, in order to maintain the current rating capacity and to limit sheath current/sheath induced voltage of the cable and induced voltage on auxiliary cables as per designed values.

Ravin Group supplies and installs high voltage cables and systems on turnkey packages. We provide our customers with a comprehensive cable service package which encompasses system design, design and selection of cables and compatible accessories, supply of quality materials, installation, testing, commissioning and finally ensuring full safety and reliability of the installation.

Our installation team consists of a highly qualified and experienced team of engineers, who work with clients and manufacturers to identify the quickest and most cost effective power solutions.

Our team has been trained and experienced in various countries around the world, and they carry with them over 250 years of cumulative experience in specialty jobs. We have an experience of installation of more than 150 kms of EHV cables and 300 joints and terminations at voltages greater than or equal to 220 kV. We provide our customers with a comprehensive cable service package which encompasses system design including design and selection of cables and compatible accessories, supply of quality materials, installation, testing, commissioning and finally ensuring full safety and reliability of the installation.

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POWER

How Thermal Imaging Improves Substation Surveys California Utility Turns Up the Juice on Inspections with More FLIR Cameras

Safety is #1 When PG&E decided to add over 200 new FLIR i7 thermal imagers recently, Substation Maintenance and Construction Supervisor Ray Friend explained the reason was simply a matter of common sense.

“Safety is always the first thing we want to think about. And a big thing I get from talking to the people now using an IR camera is the confidence it gives them in the equipment they’re going to be working on. They want to know if something is operating [within safety parameters] the way we expect it to, whether it’s oil-filled equipment or an air switch under load.”

Friend says crews now routinely do a quick scan to look for unusual hotspots on a variety of components that may need maintenance. “If you’re required to stand at the end of a 16-foot disconnect stick, ready to rip a switch open, you want to be able to trust

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that the switch is properly adjusted and going to do what it’s supposed to… that’s what the camera gives us.” In other words, it helps them see heat anomalies that signal potential danger.

More IR Scans More Often While PG&E continues to use highperformance FLIR cameras for their more intensive and detailed IR inspections, Friend said the low-cost i7s make it possible for his team to use thermal imaging more frequently on their rounds and on a moment’s notice. “It’s simple to operate… there’s no rocket science involved… you can interpret things easily on the screen…all you need to have are a [few] instructions as to what to look for. And it’s portable and seems to be very rugged. We have them in trucks bouncing around and have had no issues.”

Since electrical equipment tends to get hot before it fails, Friend says it’s good to have a FLIR handy.

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Ray Friend, PG&E Substation Maintenance and Construction Supervisor “Normally what they’re finding is loose connections, switches out of adjustment, regulators and breakers that are running too hot. They’re also finding oil-filled bushings and other equipment with abnormal temperature differences that indicate a lack of cooling.”

ROI: Repair vs. Replace For example, an electrician doing a routine substation inspection in the San Joaquin Valley not long ago was passing within five feet of an energized transformer bank and quickly became alarmed.

“Normally, you would expect it to give off some heat but this thing he could instantly feel on his face,” Friend recalled. “So he immediately grabbed his i7 from the truck and took a picture and verified within seconds that there was an issue… it was white hot. He called his supervisor from his cell phone and was able to show what the thermal camera saw. The supervisor immediately took that thing out of service.” According to Friend, once

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offline, they found there was absolutely no oil flow in the transformer. “By catching it in time, we spent only about $300,000 to repair that transformer bank. That’s a major savings compared to the roughly $3 million to replace it, which we would have had to do if it had completely failed and been destroyed.”

Friend pointed out that the weeklong repair work requiring a crew of six was a quick turnaround.

In fact, it’s about one-sixth of what it would have taken to wait for a replacement, if they could have found one in that time-frame since sometimes delivery on such equipment can spanmonths. Fortunately, in this particular substation location, detecting the problem early and distribution workarounds helped the company and customers avoid the impact of a serious outage.

An Ounce of Prevention…

Friend says that across the board thermal cameras have allowed PG&E to fi nd issues early that would have eventually shown themselves but perhaps under more serious circumstances. “We’re catching them a lot sooner…in time to deal with it properly and safely…long before it fails.” That gives PG&E much better control over a situation, allowing them to more effectively target and plan repairs that help prevent expensive emergencies and shutdowns. With the ability to uncover hidden problems well in advance when they can still be repaired instead of being replaced, Friend feels affordable point-andshoot IR cameras like the FLIR i7 pay for themselves in no time.

“If you can spend a nickel today rather than ten dol-

lars tomorrow, why wouldn’t you want to spend it now? It just makes sense operationally…[and] safetywise.”

Covering More Ground Effi ciency is also a factor. Inspections go much faster with thermal imagers than they do with IR thermometer guns, for example. That’s because temperature guns require scans to be performed close to the target for accuracy, only provide one reading at a time, and don’t produce a picture, making surveys of the many electrical components in a substation a painstaking process. Compare that to the instantaneous images and thousands of detailed measurements you can capture from a safer distance with a thermal camera, and the potential for increased productivity becomes obvious.

The Bottom Line As Ray Friend put it, “If you look at PG&E’s vision, where we’re providing reliable, safe energy to the public, any tool like this that allows us to do that, to [help] prevent outages and catastrophic failures…it’s got to pay a lot of benefi ts both to the company and to the public.”

For more information, FLIR Systems India Email : flirindia@flir.com.hk Web: www.flir.com

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Finder India strives to offer optimized switching solutions to its customers Q. Please brief us about company’s global reach & latest initiatives?

Dr. Ashish Manchanda Managing Director, Finder India Pvt. Ltd., A subsidiary unit of Finder S.p.A., Italy.

In the last almost 60 years of its History, Finder has taken it global Sales footprint to 21 Countries with a direct presence as a subsidiary and at the same time expanded its base of distribution network to more than 50 countries.

With the outside Italy revenues on the rise, Finder is now characterized by a strong international outlook and high export achievement.

With respect to manufacturing also Finder has stepped beyond the headquarter Italy where the main production plant is situated in Almese near Turin, north-west Italy. It has now production plants in other parts of Europe also including, in Saint Jean de Maurienne, south-east France.

The most recent plant in Valencia, Spain, complements the existing organization both in terms of the plant’s manufacturing process and emphasis on product quality.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India? How do you plan to position these products?

Indian market has the potential growth segments in the varied dimensions. Steel, Oil & Gas, Conventional Power Generation,

Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, Water Treatment, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Automotive, Railways, Building Infrastructure, Traffic Management and many other areas are demanding a higher degree of Automation and Controls.

Although the market is divided into three major categories in India where selecting the right levels of technology and price for automation components and solutions vary.

Our target segment of business is in the application areas that demand a higher degree of reliability and electrical life. We at Finder has decided not to launch any separate class of products with reduced features for Indian market, but rather work out on bringing out better efficiency to reduce cost for the customers.

In India there are a selected few player only in the business of automation components, which are not compromising on the reliability in terms of manufacturing competence, innovation drive and solution oriented customer focus.

For example, Finder is one of the few European Manufacturers of both the Relay and the Socket under one flag.

Majority of the players are either manufacturing relays or the sockets and not both together.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India?

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Continued from page no.62 machines automation, traffic controls, lightning controls, motor management and generally wherever power or signal switching is needed.

The selection of relay and switching technology in Automation & Controls domain has certain challenges as often out of the various technical parameters few of them are missed out while designing the control system which either leads to higher cost or technical mis-match.

These factors as well as the right selection criteria is being showcased by our technical sales team, website and the product managers.

To manifest the representation of the company through its products i.e. Solid, Reliable and High Quality, this brand image is being showcased via Industry Exhibitions, technical newsletters, E-mailers and press release in trade magazines, which has led to a good number of related enquiries and subsequent business from the Indian industry.

Finder products are distributed through exclusive agents and local distributors who are able to offer technical solutions and logistics services in different parts of the country thus making the customers utilize the complete product basket and high-turnover items can be delivered to customers quickly.

The company’s activities go well beyond products. There is a series of services aimed at advanced, selective customers. To this end, sales staff is kept constantly abreast of product developments, new applications and product use.

As a result, OEM’s, end-users, industrial groups, installation and system design engineers have been able to take advantage of.

Q. Is there any plans for expansion

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& new investment in India to cater the demand of the industry?

The basket of Finder’s components and solutions are now increasing in complimentary directions for a control cabinet designer, who can find many other useful products for their applications, for which a greater degree of support and service network is being planned in India.

Q. What is the top line product range & Is there any plans to launch new products?

Finder S.p.A. is now a 60 year old company with pioneering range of products in Industrial Relays and Timers. The range of relay includes Interposing as well as Power Relays in Electromechanical and Solid State Technology. The current ratings of Finder’s electromechanical relays start from the gold plated contact versions which can handle a few mA and goes upto 75 Amp. In solid state relays the 50 Amperes range has been recently added. These

relays are used in a wide variety of applications including DCS & PLC Automation Panels, Electrical PCC & MCCs, Machine Controls, Material Handling, Railways, Solar, Telecom, Automotive, Power Electronics, and Building Automation etc.

Last but not the least, Finder has since the beginning been a leader in the European Building Installation segment with its innovative range of Modular Contactors Staircase Timers, PIR Movement Detectors, Presence Detectors, Time Switches, Light Dependent Relays, Electronic Step Relays and Dimmers, which has been Saving Energy on a host of different lighting installations inside and outside the buildings.

Q. What is your vision for your company?

Finder India strives to offer optimized switching solutions to its customers’ in India so as to add value to their control system design.

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EPLAN : CAE Solution, Faster - Accurate - Worldwide this intelligent tool is the reduction of up to 70% of the design time and man-hours. In addition, it is able to produce error free drawings and reports by automatically generating all related documentation.

After the financial crises, the Indian engineering companies believed in implementing high-end technological solutions to sustain growth in this competitive market.

EPLAN engineering solutions help to do electrical engineering in the most efficient, accurate and fastest manner.

Q. What is the overall outlook of EPLAN Software & Service; also brief us about the company’s global & domestic presence?

Mr. Ramji Singh - Country Head. EPLAN Software & Service - India Q. EPLAN Software & Service is a 100% subsidiary of RITTAL International, which is part of the Friedhelm Loh Group and is one of the leading providers of software solutions in the CAE sector. How did your company manage such tremendous growth?

EPLAN is an intelligent CAD/CAE solution provider used for design, engineering, documentation of electrical controls and automation, Fluid, Process plant, P&ID, and panel design in 3D environment on single platform to get cross linking between each other.

EPLAN innovation provides interdisciplinary engineering without limits. A major advantage of using

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EPLAN Software and Service, which is part of the German-based Friedhelm Loh Group deals with specialized CAD/ CAE software solutions for Electrical, Fluid, Instrumentation, P&ID, and cabinet design in 3D. EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co, based in Monheim, Germany started in 1984 with a vision to provide comprehensive design and engineering solutions in the world of automation.

During the past 25 years, we have grown into a multinational corporation operating in 50 countries in six continents with over 35,000 loyal customers and 95,000 installations worldwide. EPLAN is a synonym for innovative strength, continuity, progress, and investment security within this strong business group.

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in the year 2000 with the head office in Bangalore and regional offices in Mumbai, Faridabad, Chennai and Pune. We have a customer base of 650 and around 1,700 installations in the Indian market.

EPLAN India has proven its success with its stellar software solutions and excellent customer service for over 12 years. EPLAN India is responsible for the promotion of software solutions, training, pre& after sales support, as well as consulting services, customized solutions, and related activities for our range of engineering solutions in the Indian market.

Q. What are the different focus areas for EPLAN?

Our major focus is on all companies related to Factory and Process Automation, System Integrators, as well as general engineering firms and consultants. In addition, we target all types of machinery manufacturers, EPC contractors, and building automation firms. We serve a vast array of industries, ranging from Power & Energy, Automotive, and Machine tools to Crane, Marine, Ship Building, and Material Handling.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your products in India? How do you plan to position these products?

The engineering level in India is still lower compared to other countries; most companies still utilize drafting tools, but the slow migration towards high-end automatic tools can be observed since it´s imperative for survival in this competitive world.

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very high growth in the coming years.

EPLAN Efficient Engineering provides interdisciplinary engineering without limits.

We are positioned as one of the leading engineering software solution providers and play a very important role in the Control & Automation field related to Electrical, Fluid and Process Plant engineering. EPLAN innovation is faster, more accurate, and available worldwide.

Q. Can you please elaborate on the contribution of R&D in the success of the company?

Dedication and investing in R&D is a key factor for our success and continuous growth. EPLAN’s development team in Germany develops globally applicable standard engineering solutions and incorporates valuable customer feedback into our solutions in order to fulfill and satisfy our customers´ requirements.

We want to further improve our solutions and to optimize our design and engineering process for our clientele. EPLAN’s research team detects trends and future technologies which will then be implemented into our software by the development team. Also, the focus is to developtailor-made PDM and PLM concepts customer-specifically.

EPLAN keeps on adding new features and makes required changes in new versions to stay updated.

Our major focus is on all companies related to Factory and Process Automation, System Integrators, as well as general engineering firms and consultants. In addition, we target all types of machinery manufacturers, EPC contractors, and building automation firms.

We serve a vast array of industries, ranging from Power & Energy, Automotive, and Machine tools to Crane, Marine, Ship Building, and Material Handling.

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for the business?

We regard our customers as our partners in growth and integral to our success. We believe in meeting our customers to listen to their

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needs and to offer them the best solution. Our policy is to be with our customers on time and to ensure the proper implementation of software solutions to its fullest. Of course, we also offer support service for feedback and questions.

Q. Can you brief us more about EPLANS’s latest versions & its applications?

The current version released recently is EPLAN 2.3; Version 2.3 furthermore provides numerous new application options in the mechatronical engineering process.

These include in particular the additions in the field of pre-planning and the configuration of connections that can be routed freely in electrical switch gears as well as in the field of compact pneumatics.

EPLAN also includes Wire Harness to its range of Engineering solutions offered. EPLAN Engineering Center One, EPLAN Integration Suite are now more advanced with new features.

Q. What do you strengths of the solutions industry positioning itself marketplace?

think are the CAE software and how it is in the global

The strengths of CAE solutions are: ● Workflows are more structured due to stream-lined engineering ● Maintenance with a CAE system is simpler with symbol libraries, macros, existing data base etc.

● Automatic Reporting, Documentation like cross reference, Terminal

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Overview, Plant diagram, Cable over view, Parts List, Device tag numbering etc.

● Interdisciplinary design engineering without limits

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● Reduces man-hours, increases accuracy, and improves the quality of engineering.

● To stay competitive in this highly globalized market, CAE is becoming mandatory and a necessity for each and every industry. In this fast and furious era, every industry has to stay updated on the latest technology in order to compete and move ahead.

Q. Please highlight the global influence of the CAE software solution industry and what is the differentiating factor?

It helps everybody to work and standardize on a common platform, and it allows companies to be on the same page, using a healthy and effective communication channel. In the present era of globalization, CAE solutions help to communicate in the same standard.

Q. According to you, what is the forecast for the computer aided engineering software industry?

factors affecting your business?

Our direct presence in the Indian market for sales and support, local presence in different parts of the country, a strong user base, highest market share, better support from our principal, R&D, and excellent support from all our users in order to get more and more references all affect our business growth.

Q. What are the issues you need to address that are related to the CAE software industry?

We should focus and invest in more CAE education on a basic level, so as to increase the competence level in the market. In this manner, all related industries will be able to attain more skilled professionals with some basic knowledge.

Higher management in each industry should make this goal a top priority and to make provisions in the yearly budget to invest in such an educational training.

Even after implementing an educational program, a company should invest every year for training and consulting. In addition, they should continuously upgrade their software to the latest version and renew software services in order to get a faster return on their investment.

In all emerging markets, like India, scope and demand of CAE is very high, but we are still at the preliminary stage of adapting and implementing such tools. We predict a 45-50% growth over the next five years.

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Power generation capacity addition exceeds target in 2012-13

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ower is imperative to the overall development of a nation. Be it faring well on the healthcare index or ensuring that every child goes to school, availability of electricity is closely linked to these as well as other indicators of progress. Managing energy resources well not only ensures economic progress but also social development. The year 2013 saw several important decisions and critical steps being taken to speed up the languishing power projects, remove bottlenecks, and interact closely with all stakeholders whether state governments, ministries, or the private sector to make power generation a seamless process.

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Installed Capacity/Capacity Addition and Power Generation: The total installed capacity of the power sector stood at 2,29,252 MW by 31st October 2013 with the private sector contributing a significant 72,927 MW and including 12% from Renewable sources. The power sector saw a total capacity addition of 20,622.8 MW during 2012-13 which is the highest record of capacity addition in a year so far with a little less than half of it coming from the private sector and also exceeded the target of 17956 MW for the year 2012-13. For the year 2013-14 a capacity addition target of 18,432 MW including 2000 MW of nuclear power has been set, with the highest contri-

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bution of 7859 MW expected from the private sector. A capacity addition of 7,008 MW has already been achieved till 10.12.2013.

24th May, 2013 was a historic day in for power generation in India with the highest ever generation of 128 GW in a day. Power generation in India is still heavily reliant on coal & gas with thermal accounting for more than 80% of annual power generation.

State owned NTPC emerged as the largest power producer in the country accounting for more than 28% of power produced in the country in 2012-13.

The total power generation of 912 Billion Units in 2012-13 from conventional sources fell only marginally short of the target. The power generation target for 2013-14 is 975 BU out of which 562 BU was already achieved by 31st October, 2013. Power Supply position in the country has improved during the current year (2013-14). The energy

and peak shortages in the country have reduced from 8.6% & 9.0% during April-2012 - Nov, 2012 to 4.5% & 4.2% respectively, during April- Nov, 2013.

Transmission Inspite of bottlenecks , it was possible to add 17107 ckm of transmission lines during the year 2012-13 and it is proposed to lay 18674 ckm of transmission lines during 2013-14, out of which 7620 ckm is already achieved till November 2013. Number of substations targeted for the period are 35363 MVA and achieved upto Nov 2013 are 26180 MVA. Purn ea- Bihar Sharief transmission line which was commissioned this year became the first transmission line in the private sector .

Work is now on on transmission voltages of -+800kV HVDC & 1200kV 1200kV UHVAC after Conserving Right-of-Way (RoW), minimizing impact on natural resources, coordinated development of cost effective transmission corridor, flexibility in upgradation of transfer capacity of lines matching with power transfer requirement became major areas of concern in development of transmission network in the country.

The southern grid connectivity got fast-tracked in the current year and 60 per cent of the work got completed with the establishment of 315 towers.

The grid connectivity is likely to be completed by January, 2014.

R-APDRP (RestructuredAccelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme) Under R-APDRP, government gives financial assistance for setting up automated systems of energy data collection and energy accounting and incentives by way of grants for reducing AT & C losses. Projects

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from their financial difficulties, the scheme of Financial Restructuring Plan was notified this year. The scheme provides for various measures to ensure financial and operational discipline for the state owned DISCOMs and support from the GOI in the form of Transitional Finance Mechanism. The scheme has been successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu, UP, Rajasthan and Haryana.

FRPs have also been finalised for states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh. Rationalisation of tariffs has already been carried out by 24 SERCs/JERCs.

Grid Security & Grid Discipline worth Rs. 37,189.82 cr are now under implementation.

RGGVY (Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana) The government has been able to surpass the targets set for the RGGVY under the Bharat Nirman programme. Since its inception, electrification works in 1.08 (96%) lakh un-electrified villages, 3.03 lakh (79%) partially electrified villages have been completed and free electricity connections to 2.13 crore (77%) BPL households have been released under RGGVY as on 15.11.2013. Reforms introduced in RGGVY this year are meant to ensure energisation of villages as compared to mere electrification. Now, villages with just 100 people will also get access to electricity while there has been an increase in prescribed load for a BPL household to 250 watts (up from 40 watts) and for an APL household to 500 watts (up from 250 watts).

Financial Restructuring of State DISCOMs To rescue the state owned DISCOMs

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Managing the world’s third largest power transmission system grid is an increasingly complex task. India faced major grid failures in July 2012. To ensure grid security, islanding scheme for Delhi has been completed while that for UP, Punjab and Haryana under finalisation. Unscheduled drawals were strictly controlled during the peak season this year. Discoms were asked to ensure compliance within +/- 150 MW or 12% of their schedules irrespective of frequency. Feeder transmission lines were identified for disconnection in case of violation of overdrawal limits. Installation of Syncro Phasor Management Units for real time network management at a cost of Rs 655 cr was also approved. Further, the establishment of Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) as an independent wholly owned Government of India Company, under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, is under consideration of the Government of India.

Smart Grid 14 Smart Grid Pilot projects identified

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in 2012 were approved for 50% funding by Government of India in July 2013. The Smart Grid Vision and Road map document for India was released during Power Minister’s Conference on 10th Sep’13. Activities for planning the launch of National Smart Grid Mission have been initiated.

Emphasis on clearances & removing bottlenecks Large number of power projects have been held up for want of environment and forest and other clearances and due to fuel supply bottlenecks especially with regard to coal and gas. This year the emphasis has been to follow up on these aspects with a sense of extreme urgency. As a result, as many as nine important hydro electric projects received environmental, forest and wildlife clearances this year including Teesta- IV in Sikkim, Kol Dam in HP, Tawang-II in Arunachal Pradesh, Loktak in Manipur among others.

With the concerted efforts made

by MOP, Power Unities have already signed fuel supply agreements for 157 Units totalling around 71,000 MW upto 27.11.2013 out of a total of 78,000MW. To ensure good quality coal to power producers, the Ministry of Power (MoP) had taken up with Ministry of Coal (MoC) for introduction Third Party Sampling in supply of coal. Coal India Ltd. has appointed an agency for Third Party Sampling. Third Party Sampling became operational from October onwards.

Pass Through Mechanism was also introduced in the current year to allow power producers of competitively bid power projects to pass on the hike in fuel cost like imported coal into the tariff. Hike

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in fuel costs affect the viability of power projects whose tariff is not charged on cost plus basis. Due to shortfall in production of domestic coal by 75 MT, Power Utilities have been advised to import 50 MT of imported coal as per the equivalent Gross Calorific Value (GCV) of the imported coal.

In a major victory for the power sector, the government decided that the total domestic gas supply to fertilizer sector be capped at their present level of 31.5 MMSCMD and all additional domestic gas from the year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 will be allotted to power sector to help improve generation.

Ultra Mega Power Projects The revised Standard Bidding Documents for Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) were introduced this year which include several features that are designed to boost investors’ confidence. On the basis of these revised Bidding Documents, two UMPPs have been brought to

bidding stage ie Odisha and Cheyyur (Tamil Nadu) UMPPs . These UMPPs will provide an investment opportunity of over Rs.40000 crore to private sector both domestic and overseas and would lead to a capacity addition of about 8000 MW. 4 UMPPs have so far been transferred to the selected developer namely (i) Mundra in Gujarat, (ii) Sasan in Madhya Pradesh, (iii) Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and (iv) Tilaiya in Jharkhand.All the five Units (5X 800 MW) of Mundra has been commissioned. Sasan first Unit (1X 660 MW) commissioned in May, 2013.

Several other UMPPs are in the pipeline ie (i) Nayunipalli in Andhra Pradesh, (ii) Husainabad in Jharkhand, (iii) Bijoypatna in Bhadrak district for coastal location and Narla & Kasinga in Kalahandi district for inland location in Odisha, (iv) UMPP in Bihar and (v) sites in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat for second UMPPs (Site yet to be finalized).

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Special Focus on Jammu & Kashmir & North-Easter Region (NER) 24 hours power supply was assured to distant Leh and Kargil areas by the full commissioning of the Nimu Bazgo and Chutak Hydro Projects in J&K this year. The Transmission line from Srinagar to Leh was approved which will provide the much needed electricity to the Ladakh region.

In J & K, 14 projects (3 projects in 10th Plan and 11 projects in 11th Plan) have been sanctioned under RGGVY. Cumulatively, as on 15.11.2013, the electrification works in 192 UE villages and 3,018 PE villages have been completed and free electricity connections to 64,255 BPL households have been released. Adequate funding will be made available to Arunachal Pradesh for their sub-transmission projects.

The Northeast Agra link to transmit clean energy from the North-Eastern and Eastern region of India to the city of Agra across a distance of 1,728 kilometers has already been inaugurated. Foundation stone was laid for Bishwanath-Chairyali (6000 MW) HVDC link for evacuation of power from Hydro projects in NER. Due to constant pursuance with DONER, EGOM has been set up for resolving issued concerning clearances and infrastructure requirements for Hydro Projects in the North-East.

Efforts on war footing being made for speedy clearances to hydro electric power projects in the J & K and NER like Dibang Central (3000 MW) by NHPC in Arunachal Pradesh, Tipaimukh Central (1500 MW) by NHPC in Manipur, Pakal Dul (1000 MW) under Joint Venture in J&K, Subansiri in Assam among others.

Energy Efficiency & Energy Saving The Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme under the National

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Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) has already helped to save 6.5 million tons of oil equivalent within a year of its launch last year. Various Energy Efficiency Policies of Government of India have resulted in an Avoided Generation Capacity to the tune of 10,836 MW during 11th plan period.

The participating units of 2013 National Energy Conservations Awards programme have achieved an annual monetary savings of Rs. 4141 Crores. These units have also saved energy equivalent to the energy generated from a 711 MW Thermal Power Station. It has been mandatory from this year onwards that all ministries/departments while procuring appliances will ensure that they show the threshold BEE star rating carried against them. This scheme of public procurement of energy efficient appliances will help to save 15-20% energy use of these offices equivalent to avoided installation of a 250 MW capacity thermal power plant.

Institutional Mechanism to address problems faced by the power sector For the first time, two conferences of state power Ministers and Secretaries were held in a year. Also for the first time two meetings were held with heads of CERC/SERCs this year.

Advisory group of industrialists, consultants and economists has been set up to come up with joint solutions to problems facing the power sector.

The group meets very frequently.

Frequent meetings of Parliament Consultative Committee are being held on critical issues facing the power sector. In a nutshell this has been an action packed year for the power sector wherein all the stakeholders worked with a determination to take this sector to a new high.

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“ ASME continues to work diligently to support the efforts of the global engineering community ” Q. ASME has a rich history dating back more than 130 years. Can you share some highlights from its storied past, including how it came about and the role it plays in the engineering community today?

Mr. Michael Kreisberg, Director, Membership Development, ASME

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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers was organized in 1880 to provide a focal point for discussion among engineers regarding the key issues and concerns brought by the rising industrialization and mechanization of the period, particularly in the area of machine safety and reliability. ASME’s founders were prominent machine builders and technical innovators like Henry R. Worthington, who built the first duplex waterworks engine, and Alexander Lyman Holley, the Society’s first chairman, who built steelmaking plants, and came to be known as the father of American steel manufacturing.

When the founding members of ASME met for the first time in New York City, the main topic of discussion centered on the need for standardized tools and machine parts as well as uniform work practices in the dawning industrial age. In 1914, ASME issued Rules for the Construction of Stationary Boilers and for Allowable Working Pressure, which evolved into the legendary ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. BPVC is used in more than 100 countries worldwide, including India, and is the basis for the Society’s largest conformity assessment program, serving more than 6,800 manufacturers around the world. Today, as in the past, ASME continues to work diligently to support the efforts of the global engineering community to develop solutions to real world problems

and create a better and safer world.

ASME’s members are at the center of these efforts and play a critical role as worldwide ambassadors for the engineering profession. By joining together from all corners of the globe, ASME’s members have a positive and meaningful impact on our world each and every day.

Q. What role does ASME play in the professional life of today’s engineer, and why is it important?

ASME provides engineers with wide-ranging opportunities for career enrichment, volunteerism and lifelong learning. The Society helps engineers at the start of their careers with access to a wealth of free technical content, as well as the chance to receive mentoring from an experienced member.

ASME offers a comprehensive suite of continuing education programs including short courses, in-company training, seminars, and workshops. As the world becomes smaller and globalization becomes a way of life, the Society provides engineers with the means to network and exchange ideas with professionals who have similar interests through its ASME.org community platform, and in-person via conferences and technical division events.

Q. ASME has had members in India for many years. What is ASME doing in India today that engineers and technology professionals should know about?

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ASME-sponsored meetings and conferences in India have included the All-India Conclave on Innovation, Gas Turbine User Symposium, Gas Turbine India Conference, and a seminar on boilers. Additionally, an ASME Pipeline Chapter has been formed in India. ASME Standards and Certification maintains a strong presence in India, with programs and activities focused on engaging local industries in the use of the ASME Y14.5 standard, the B31 standards, and Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. It’s exciting that new International Working Groups have been formed in India, which allow engineers working in India to participate on committees that provide expert commentary on creating and maintaining sections of ASME codes and standards.

Q. Does ASME collaborate with companies & institutions to promote the benefits of membership?

All the time! ASME has long maintained strong relationships with many of India’s leading corporations and institutions, and we are currently in the process of expanding our outreach efforts in India even further. For example, ASME representatives are available to meet with corporate managers and their engineering teams to provide information about the many benefits of ASME membership.

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Employees benefit from ASME membership by receiving access to valuable technical content to help them on the job, and businesses benefit because ASME membership will enhance the knowledge and skills of their engineering staff. And to make membership as accessible as possible to those professionals who can benefit from it, ASME has expanded its membership options and is eager to work with corporations and institutions to put together a package for them which best meets their needs.

Q. How does ASME help engineering professionals succeed in their careers ?

As a professional member of ASME, engineers in India have numerous opportunities to enhance their careers and bring additional value to the companies they work for.

Simply stated, affiliation with ASME allows engineers to become more informed (and therefore smarter), more connected and more productive in their daily jobs.

Through volunteerism, ASME also enables members to play a role in influencing the direction of the organization as well as the future course of technology. Students view ASME as an important step toward professional status. Many students are active in student sections that have been established in colleges and universities in India and around the world, where they participate in design contests, conferences and various other activities.

ASME membership gives students an opportunity to gain a global perspective and practice their teamwork and leadership skills, making them more valuable to potential employers when they graduate.

Learn more at http://go.asme.org/India

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The most trusted brand in Test & Measuring Instrument Q. Please brief us about company’s global reach & latest initiatives?

Mr. Chandmal Goliya – Director Kusam Electrical Industries ltd Mr. Chandmal Goliya is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Mumbai University. He has more than 40 years experience in the field of Electrical & Electronic Test & Measuring Instruments. He has travelled widely in Japan, Taiwan & China. Also provides consultation to the companies there.

‘KUSAM-MECO’ having superior quality products with reasonable prices succeeded to make its reputation not only in the local market but also it marked its reputation in the global market. We have demand for our products from Middle East Asia, South East Asia, European Countries ,Africa and other neighbouring Countries.

As the demand for ‘KUSAMMECO’ products is increasing we are planning to expand our business by utilizing the latest technology in our products.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India? How do you plan to position these products?

In India the market for the Electronic Testing & Measuring Instruments is expanding day by day with the introduction of new products which provide solutions for new applications resulting in increase

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15KV Insulation Resistance Tester in demand from the Customer for new products in the Government Sectors,Colleges , IIT Fields, Railways, Electricity Boards,Defence, etc .

And to meet the Customers demand we introduce our products to these fields by providing our product information to them so that they can have better knowledge about our products & can acquire the Instruments as per their requirement.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India?

We believe ‘Customer is the King’ & therefore we provide our products at a reasonable rate so that our Customer not only satisfies with the products but also appreciates the prices.

But in the field of Electronics Testing & Measuring Instruments we have many competitors & to keep the Customer happy we have to provide them timely after sales service.

In India specially we have to pay more attention to the after sales service so that our Customer patronizes with us.

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Q. Is there any plans for expansion & new investment in India to cater the demand of the industry?

High Safety Digital Multimeters, Digital Clampmeters, Earth Resistance Testers, Insulation Testers, High Voltage Detectors, Sound Level Meters, etc. We will launch Solar Power Meter with Orientation & tilt angle, Low Frequency Field Intensity Meter, Insulation Tester with 15 kV outpout voltage, Multifunction Power Analyser, Vibration Meter with sensor probe, Infra Red Thermometers,etc. at ELECRAMA 2014.

Yes, expansion & growth is one of the important word in the business world. For example in the Mobile Industry you can see every alternate month a mobile company expands the feature & specifications of the mobile so that the customer gets attracted to the new features of the mobile & demand for such mobile increases in the market. In the same way every year we try our best to make new investment in the Testing & Measuring Instrument to meet the new needs & demands of the customers.

Q. What is the top line product range & Is there any plans to launch new products?

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Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving the industry?

Multifunction Products with more safety features & reliability are the key technological trends that are driving the industry.

Q. What is your vision for your company?

Our top line product range include ‘KUSAM-MECO’ products reached not only to many parts of India but also made its presence in some parts of the global market. Our vision is to reach & make our presence felt all over the world with our superior products, latest technology & the requirement of the Customer. ’KUSAM-MECO’ should be the most trusted brand in the T&M Industry.

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Time saving electrical CAD software AUTOMATION - electrical CAD software PC|SCHEMATIC has been a leading Electrical CAD software developer on the global market for 35 years, specialising in intelligent design and documentation of electrical control systems and PLC diagrams, pneumatics and hydraulic systems.

The electrical CAD software PC|SCHEMATIC Automation is designed from the basic concept of setting you free to focus on the electrical aspects, while the program handles the practical side. Beyond the basic drawing functions, Automation offers you a comprehensive series of functions specially designed for electrical projects with IEC/EN standards.

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When you click on a component in the component vendor database, you automatically get a menu containing the electrical symbols for the component. By placing these symbols in the diagrams you also transfer information to the electrical diagram which enables the program to fill out order lists or files automatically.

with the database format used in your company.

Our solution saves 80% time To make it possible for existing and new users to get started quickly, PC|SCHEMATIC - and its distributors offers a consulting service, consisting of an analysis of the already existing electrical documentation. Based on this analysis, the optimal set of subdrawings, models and project templates can be effectively created.

This also has the consequence that new users can get started creating complete electrical documentation projects really quickly.

In larger companies, this way of working might result in that just one single person needs to be pointed out as the main responsible for creating the company subdrawings, while the others in future almost only will need to create documentation by dragging templates and subdrawings into projects.

Experiences from the industry suggest that the documentation time can be reduced by up to 80 percent.

Why should I buy PC|SCHEMATIC Automation?

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PC|SCHEMATIC Automation can interface with PLC I/O tools, wire numbering tools, label systems, send files for component ordering systems, edit PLC data via Excel, import and export the standard CAD formats DWG and DXF, and update all types of lists automatically. Furthermore the program supports practically any database format, so that it can work

● It is easy to work with, and is very flexible in the everyday work routines. ● The Module and Model Based drag’n draw functions, makes it possible to create electrical schematic pages extremely fast. ● We have an excellent support team, and you can get support via

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The intelligent connection between database and symbols is unique.

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Functions for automatic project generation, automatic graphical plan generation and automatic documentation of symbols in projects/libraries.

Can I convert my schematic diagrams from other systems to Automation?

Yes! You can convert schematic diagrams from practically speaking any CAD system to the PC|SCHEMATIC Automation format - as long as the CAD system can produce DWG or DXF files.

PC|SCHEMATIC also offers a consultant service for converting drawings from other systems to the PC|SCHEMATIC Automation format.

Can I export to other formats?

From PC|SCHEMATIC Automation, you can export to the DWG and DXF formats.

PC|SCHEMATIC is an active member of the OpenDWG alliance.

From PC|SCHEMATIC Automation, you can also export projects as intelligent PDF files with active link between references etc.

Electrical standards: How well are they integrated in PC|SCHEMATIC? At PC|SCHEMATIC we have detailed insight in electrical documentation standards, and we are active mem-

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We also publish the book “Electrical documentation according to standards”.

This insight in the IEC/EN electrical standards is an integrated part of PC|SCHEMATIC Automation.

However, the program is designed so flexible, that you can also use it for other standards than the IEC/EN standards. - Even for your own set of standards!

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When you buy PC|SCHEMATIC Automation, you get “Tier 2support” from the PC|SCHEMATIC in India as well from our Head Office Denmark.

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“My passion for ELECRAMA was at its feverish high” - Mrs. Indra Prem Menon Q. In the Year 2012 you became the first lady to Chair ELECRAMA how was your experience?

Mrs. Indra Prem Menon

It was a wonderful experience. I’ve been part of quite a few ELECRAMA organizing committees and always thought it to be a challenge delivering ELECRAMA every time. But, only when I took over as the Chairperson did I understand the real magnitude of the task. I still vividly recall the moment; it was after the CEO Summit and during a casual chat, the then President Murali Venkataraman and the then Chairman of ELECRAMA 2010 Raj Eswaran suggested to me that I should consider becoming the Chairperson for ELECRAMA 2012. I must confess that I was thrilled from the word go.

The experience to the run up to ELECRAMA 2012 had all the spices in the making of a good script that would interest any theatre savant.

Amid all operational hassles we had great camaraderie amongst the core committee members. The laborious volume of hours we spent in strategizing and detailing did reflect in health hick-ups, but the spirit and energy was always high in the camp. The core committee did go the extra step to support me and it was the success of team work that ELECRAMA 2012 attained new heights.

Q. Your contribution to ELECRAMA-2014 also has been significant.

How would you define your passion for ELECRAMA-2014? What motivated you to contribute?

First of all, I was thrilled that

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ELECRAMA 2014 is taking place in my home turf of Bangalore; I assured the ELECRAMA team that I will take it upon myself to persuade the Govt. of Karnataka to give its active support for this world class event. The Govt. of Karnataka has assured its unstinting support and as a testimony to their word they have agreed to become co-host to the event. Secondly, the grant and support from the Ministry of Commerce for the Reverse Buyers Sellers Meet [RBSM] was a great thing to have happened to ELECRAMA 2012 for the first time. The number of visits to the various ministries and its allied constituents was something that helped in multiple ways.

We meticulously planned some of the overseas visits, especially the one to Washington DC with Mr. P. Umashankar, Secretary Power, Govt. of India was truly rewarding.

We had for the first time mounted a delegation to the USA and the then Indian Ambassador Mrs. Nirupama Rao had invited the entire delegation to dinner. We made good contacts and the successful Gridweek Asia edition that was concurrent with ELECRAMA 2012 was an outcome of the partnerships made there.

My passion for ELECRAMA was at its feverish high. Actually, ELECRAMA was always dear to me because it represented the great Indian engineering prowess. It was apt that we had the theme of India Power Factor in the then edition.

The very many interpretations and accolades received particularly for the theme and its coinage was really moving. Even more so with the madhubani inspired design graphics that was used to present the brand.

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In fact, I am of the firm view that we should usurp the India Power Factor fiber as IEEMA’s proposition. With the showcase of India as the prime objective, does one need any more motivation? It was reason enough for us to be pumped up. In addition, the expectations set by ELECRAMA 2010, which we all recognized was path breaking in many ways, was a key driver to deliver a notch better. It was this positive feeling and challenge that kept us motivated all through.

Q. It is rare that we come across a lady entrepreneur & a successful one at that. What would you suggest that Industry do in order to attract more women like yourself?

I would have agreed with you a couple of decades ago. Today, entrepreneurship is gender neutral.

In fact, If we closely study the successful women at the helm of affairs of leading organizations, it seems as if they are a natural to adorn that high position. The basic nature of being caring and blessed with abundant patience are virtues that are the need of the hour to make and build large corporations. In a world of fast paced existence and cut- throat competition, we seldom pause to reflect on the merits of relationships, be it with employees or peers or other stakeholders. This is where being a woman entrepreneur gives an edge.

My childhood too has a strong bearing in what I’m today. I have learnt a lot from my father, who has spent long hours in imparting the best of his infinite wisdom to me. If I’m comfortable handling the affairs of a business driven by technical products and solutions, it is because of my father’s tutelage.

Q. You are the Co-chair for IEEMA

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Public Policy Cell. It focuses on some fundamental need of business including changes to the policy frame work. What are your thoughts?

I personally consider that there is a huge scope for contribution here.

Right from a better understanding of the scope of Public Policy cell, mapping the broad contours of IEEMA’s role and defining the critical to success factors needs to be evolved. Along with Mr. Narayan Sethuraman, Chairman, Public Policy Cell, I look forward to working on this exciting project. This is also an opportunity for me to make a long lasting contribution to IEEMA.

Q. You have been instrumental in IEEMA’s collaboration with various Govt. stakeholders, including Govt. of Karnataka being a partner state for ELECRAMA -2014.

What does it mean to IEEMA and its members to have such profile collaboration & how can we leverage more?

in defining the mission and growth opportunities. The collaborative effort of Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) under the ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises and IEEMA that resulted in the recent Mission Plan 2012 -2022 is a great example of what can be done as partners.

The Govt. of Karnataka having the status of ‘Host state’ to ELECRAMA 2014 is a significant step in IEEMA cementing long term relationships with the state and the High-tech city of Bangalore. With meaningful dialogue and mutually rewarding goals, both the State of Karnataka and the Electrical industry can actually come up with exemplary projects to demonstrate the public-private spirit of entrepreneurship. If the outcome of such hi-profile collaborations is a win-win, then shouldn’t we be pursuing & replicating the same across the board?

IEEMA deserves a lot more of such collaborations. If we as ‘Voice of the industry’ have to be heard at the right places, we have to be able to address our woes, we need to reach out to the state actors. When we are in an ecosystem, it becomes imperative that we co-exist and together charter our larger purpose of existence.

Today in an era of digital and instant communication, it is not such a huge task to stay connected with stakeholders across the spectrum.

The Govt. and its machinery being pivotal to growth and development of the businesses, it’s a mandate for trade bodies to work closely with policy makers. The very nature of IEEMA’s member businesses is such that the role of Govt. is very critical

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FLIR : Technology Expert of Thermal Imaging For power Industry, The FLIR T600-Series offer a crisp thermal image of 640 x 480 pixels on which the smallest of details can be seen. The T600-Series is flexible, can meet every need and has extensive communication possibilities. This unit allows to see temperature differences as small as 0.035 Deg C. The tilt able IR unit gives you great flexibility and allows to work faster and in a comfortable position during inspections. Our new feature- Innovative MSX produces an image more rich in every detail than ever before.

Mr. T.P. Singh - Director (Sales), Handheld Commercial Systems FLIR Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

Q. FLIR India has gain credible market share in thermal imagers, how did FLIR India managed this significant growth?

FLIR is Global leader in Thermography range of products and we are trying to follow the same pattern here in India. Journey of FLIR in India has been satisfactory till now and we hope to maintain the same pace in future. Our key strengths are Best technical features of the product, continuous global Innovations and local support.

Q. What is track record of FLIR in terms of overall Performance ?

Overall, FLIR has grown 438 % in the last Ten Years. From USD 261 Million revenue in 2002, we achieved USD 1.4 Billion in 2012 which has been a great achievement. Our commercial systems division grew 738 % in these 10 years with a revenue of USD 786 Million in 2012 from USD 94 Million in 2002. Future looks more promising.

Q. Explain the various uses to which thermal imaging systems

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can be put to for Power/Electrical sector ?

Since thermal imaging cameras work on principle of heat, these units can be used in almost all parts of Industry.

Starting from electrical market, Manufacturing Industry, Environmental protection to Security and Surveillance, these units can play vital role. FLIR Thermal cameras come with different choices- portable ones as well as Ethernet based fixed ones for 24 X 7 online applications.

For Electrical Systems, main applications include :● Detection of potential circuit overload or areas of unusually high electrical resistance, allowing electricians to replace the circuit before failure, eliminating costly downtime or further damage to the electrical system. ● Hot fuse Connections ● Power generation inspections including exciters, connections, motor control centers & bus ducts. ● Substation Electrical inspections

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including switchgear, breakers, transformers & capacitor banks. ● Overhead urban and rural distribution electrical inspections ● Electrical motor inspections

technology may be as effective for electrical inspections as IR thermography.

In the utilities industry, failure is not an option. That’s why infrared thermal imaging has become a key tool for predictive maintenance programs for utility firms everywhere. FLIR provides utilities with the most advanced thermal imaging solutions to support a 24/7 monitoring programs that keep the vital electrical power grid up and running.

Regular IR Scans Keep the Lights On- Electric companies must have reliable power lines to provide their customers with the service they expect and deserve. Unfortunately, when lightning arresters fail, the whole system hangs in the balance. Regular inspections can help prevent power outage by detecting bad lightning arresters in substations and faults in distribution lines.

Substations- A wide view of a substation can quickly show areas where unwanted high resistance connections exist. Electrical current passing through a resistive connection produces heat; electrical systems get hot when connections loosen or corrode and power is not properly transmitted – no other predictive maintenance

We have complete range of Thermal Imagers available starting from INR 99,999/- plus tax (which is suitable for a lineman) to highest performance unit which can be used to detect small hotspot at a long distance of Power Transmission lines.

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Q. How about FLIR India’s initiatives in thermal imagers in power segment?

Q. Can you brief us more about FLIR India’s top line product range catering to power industry?

For power Industry, The FLIR T600Series offer a crisp thermal image of 640 x 480 pixels on which the smallest of details can be seen. The T600-Series is flexible, can meet every need and has extensive communication possibilities.

This unit allows to see temperature differences as small as 0.035 Deg C. The tilt able IR unit gives you great flexibility and allows to work faster and in a comfortable position during inspections. Our new feature- Innovative MSX produces an image more rich in every detail than ever before.

the latest innovation is wifi enabled 640 x 480 Thermal cameras which can communicate with ipad/iphone for advanced applications.

Q. What are the issues you need to address that are related to thermal imagers industry?

The main issue is to provide highest technological product at lowest bidding price. I think Industry need to address this as there should be more grading for highest technically available product.

Q. Can you briefly tell about your background ?

I am a graduate Engineer with degree of B.E in Electronics and Communication.

I did my management course from IIM, Calcutta and have more than 20 years of work experience. I am taking care of India operations of Handheld products for FLIR Commercial Systems.

Q. What kind of technological innovations do you witness in this industry?

In thermal Imaging camera industry,

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Ingersoll Rand India launches new range of refrigerated air dryers in the market

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ngersoll Rand, a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments has recently launched a new range of refrigerated air dryers that are highly energy efficient, compact, eco-friendly and are designed for tropical conditions providing dry compressed air from 600 m3/hr to 5400 m3/hr.

Over 100 participants including employees, distributors and customers across the country joined the launch event held at Ingersoll Rand’s state of the art manufacturing plant in Naroda, Ahmedabad. This launch marks an important milestone for Ingersoll Rand in India, as it takes the journey of innovation to the next level.

The design features of these dryers offer unmatched energy efficiency, low cost of ownership, higher uptime, traditional Ingersoll Rand reliability, environment friendliness with use of eco-friendly refrigerant with Zero ODP, adaptability to tropical conditions, and superior serviceability. The control panel in the dryer offers multiple features like digital dew point indi-

cation, remote on/off, terminal for remote alarm, anti-freezing energy saving mode, alarm history storage, IP55 electrical panel, phase loss & reversal protection.

This new range of refrigerated air dryers comply with various standards including ISO 8573 (air quality & dew point), ISO 7183 (testing and validation), IS 7028 (roadability), ISO 3744 (noise emission), and ISO 10816 (vibration). These units provide complete, affordable solutions for dry compressed air for a wide selection of applications, including Automotive, Textile, Cement, Petrochemical, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Workshops, Paint Shops etc.

About Ingersoll Rand in India Ingersoll Rand is committed to India and is implementing strategies for product innovation & design for Industrial Technologies; Security; Food Safety; Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. The company is based out of 18 locations in the country.

Ingersoll Rand believes that Innovation for emerging economies is critical for products to succeed in these markets. The company has three world class manufacturing facilities at Naroda, Sahibabad and Chennai; and two Engineering and Technology Centers at Bangalore and Chennai. Ingersoll–Rand (India) Limited is listed on the National Stock Exchange of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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Shree NM Electricals : Delivering top quality b2b solutions to customers in all sectors Q. Tell us about your company, mission and objectives?

M r . B rijnandan M undhra - C E O Shree NM Electricals Ltd.

● Shree NM Electricals Ltd is a Family owned – Professionally managed Business that was established in 1930. Today we are the largest distributor of electrical supplies in India. ● With 19 offices throughout India, we serviced over 6,000 customers in 2012-13. ● Our product range includes wires, cables, transformers, towers, conductors, motors, DG sets, switchgear, lighting, capacitors, jointing kits, cable glands and switches. ● With 20 warehouses across India and inventory of materials in excess of Rs 40 crore, we are geared to meet all business needs of our clients to their utmost satisfaction. ● Our vision is “Leadership in Distribution – Always”, that is what we are and will strive to remain so in time to come.

Q. What are your core competencies with regard to distribution of electrical supplies?

With 84 Years of heritage in distribution, we have developed the Capability to transact with multiple agencies like consultants, contractors, panel builders, system integrators and direct end users involved in the project - ensuring on-time execution of critical projects in the country.

This we achieve across 12 states through our team of 300+ people who have the capability to assist with Technical competence and provide a ready genuine product basket of 7300+ line items procured directly from the manufacturer at a fair price,

Q. Can you brief us about your product offerings? What kind of pre and post sales support do you provide?

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Some of our product lines are: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Wires LT, HT & EHV Cables Power & Distribution Transformers Towers & Conductors HT Switchgear and Control gear LT Switchgear and Control gear Capacitors and Automatic Power Factor Control Panels LT, HT AC & DC Electric Motors DG Sets Lighting Cable Jointing Kits Cables Glands Modular Switches and Solution

Q. Which is the fastest growing product segment and why?

The electrical industry as a whole is showing constrained single digit growth in patches as compared to 2012-13. As a result all products are affected and are going through a phase of slow growth.

Generally affected are the expansions of the private industry clientele and infrastructure projects as a whole. However even in the above slowdown there are patches of green, namely pharmaceutical, FMCG, IT, agro based industries, budget hotels and housing, renewable energy, exports etc. One has to search wide and deep for these patches of green.

Additionally products that are linked to the direct small end users and in particular the home owners who buy this directly or through interiors, architects or retailers are showing resilience.

Q. Whether the distribution of electrical supplies is limited to a specific region or is it Pan India?

Ours is a Pan India organisation - with 19 offices throughout India covering 12 states.

We started in the West in 1943, South in 2005, East in 2006 and North in 2010.

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Accordingly our strengths also move in the same direction.

Q. How do you ensure faster delivery of your products once the order is placed?

Warehouse overview

We mostly have the material in stock or in pipeline on order.

With 19 offices, 20 warehouses in 12 states, with inventory of over Rs 40+ crore in 7300+ products line, with 300+ member team, we are close to the customer and most times aware what the customer may need.

Additionally with 200+ despatches / day, we are the fastest in the field.

Q. How is the industry response so far to your products and services?

Our competitor in terms of revenues is less than half our size and in terms of number of stocking locations is less than one-third our size. These two figures itself explain the industry response to our products and services.

Q. Which are the leading domestic and international brands you are associated with?

Polycab, Crompton Greaves, Schneider Electric, 3M (M-Seal), RPG, Diamond (Diatron), SIMO, CSR, Mudra, Pierlite and Comet (Cosmos) Warehouse inside overview

Q. Going forward, do you have any plans for diversifying into manufacturing of electrical parts?

Our vision statement is “Leadership in Distribution – Always”.

We have distribution as our core strength area and that is where we would like to remain.

We would not like to get into a conflicting position with our vendors or our customers.

Hence we do not have any plans for diversifying into manufacturing of electrical parts; now or in the future.

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Q. Where do you see your company five years from now? What kind of challenges do you foresee in future in your line of business?

We are currently following a multitude of parallel strategies in expansion.

In the markets that we are strong and mature, we are focusing on selling our complete product basket to the existing clientele and simultaneously creating focused teams to handle segments wherein we are weak like panel builder, OEM and retailer.

In the markets that we have entered recently, namely North and East, we are focusing on increasing our base of clientele there and gradual addition of new branches and stock points.

Apart from the above strategies of organic growth, we are constantly scouting for opportunities to create partnerships with other dealers in locations, customer segments or products that we are weak in.

In brief, we wish to double our revenues and establish Shree NM in nearly all the major states of India within the next three years!

Q. Lastly, what’s your recommendation for solving the power shortage issues across India? ● Continued investment in power projects by the government and private sector ● Focus on increase in non-conventional sources of energy ● Rapid reduction in Transmission and Distribution losses. ● Reduction in power theft

Q. Other information It is interesting to share that Country’s first electricity distribution license to an Indian company was granted to a group firm.

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Allied Power Solutions : The Safety Uncompromised ment System, Power Factor Controllers & Power Quality Analyzers.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India? How do you plan to position these products?

Mr. Anurag Gupta - Director, Allied Power Solutions

Mr. S. Maheswaran - Director, Allied Power Solutions Q. Please brief us about company’s global reach & latest initiatives?

APS (Allied Power Solutions) is the one of the first UL listed Lightning Protection System Installer in India. We offer reputed brands of imported products to cater the need of Electrical, Electronics, Telecom, Railways, Automotive, Medical, Real Estate & Pharmaceutical industries.

We are aiming to reach every corner of our country with the quality products to achieve “Safety” to human beings.

Our valued principal companies are “Lightning Protection International Pty Ltd (LPI)-Australia” pioneer in external lightning protection system, grounding/earthing solutions & exothermic solutions, “HAKEL-Czech Republic” pioneer in lightning & surge protection devices, surge filters & equipotential bonding solutions, “Grandpower-China” pioneer in Battery Management System & “KMB Systems-Czech Republic” pioneer in Electrical Energy Manage-

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Safety awareness and quality conscious concepts are growing rapidly in our country. People are ready to invest money on safety aspect and mindset towards quality products are growing day by day.

Growth of industrial & building automation and sensitive electronic equipments are also one of the reason to adopt the safety concept.

Our company caption “Safety Uncompromised” address this issue and we have a basket of products contributing towards the goal of attaining safety in day to day life. Lightning protection, Surge protection devices and electrical earthing are the core product range sold across the country. In addition to this, we have strong product base towards “Electrical Management System”, “Power Quality Analyzers” & “Battery Monitoring & Management System”

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India?

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affordable too.

Public awareness towards the safety is growing rapidly in India and our products well fit into this category. Sensitive & costly electronic equipments entry into the small house has demanded the safety products. Industries & hospitals are addicted to the automation systems and safety of the same is very much of a concern.

A small lightning surge or switching surge can end up in a huge loss of equipments inturn affecting in financial loss. Sensing the financial loss, customers are more focusing on safety part and growth prospect of

System Installer. LPS includes external lightning protection, internal lightning & surge protection devices and grounding/earthing solutions.

We will be investing in the manufacturing unit for conventional lightning protection system & slowly we will establish the production line for surge protection devices.

Q. What is the top line product range & Is there any plans to launch new products?

our products are very bright.

Maintaining the transparent policy and business ethics with our dealer network & principals placed us in a growing path. Added to that, constant product orientation, regular participation in exhibitions, brand building through print media & online media also helped our company success.

Q. Is there any plans for expansion & new investment in India to cater the demand of the industry?

Being in the industry for more than 15 years, we achieved a rare feet of one of the first Indian company to be “UL (USA)� listed Lightning Protection

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Our top line products are ESE & CSE lightning protection system, UL listed conventional lighting protection system, electrical earthing & bonding, surge protection device, surge filters, equipotential bonding devices & exothermic welding products.

We are launching new products of portable power quality analyzers, electrical management system, power factor controllers, thyristor modules and battery monitoring & management system.

Q. What is your vision for your company?

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Electronics Devices Worldwide Pvt. Ltd. : Think Global Act Local Q. Please brief us about company’s global reach & latest initiatives?

Mr. Nimesh Chinoy – Director Electronic Devices

Electronics Devices Worldwide Pvt Ltd is a leading manufacturer of Inverter based machinery since 1974.

We are brand leaders in Induction Cap Sealing, & Induction Heating Machines, Die-electric Pre-heaters & SigmaWeld Welding Inverters.

We have now exports to more than 70 countries including the USA, Europe and Africa.

With our in house Research and Development team we constantly keep updating the technology for Energy Efficient equipments which heat, seal or Weld with repeated and consistent quality performance at lowest possible energy consumption.

We have now a full fledged automation team to take care of the ever growing Automation needs in Welding, Induction Heating and Induction Capsealing.

Q. What are the market opportunities for your company’s products in India? How do you plan to position these products?

We have three product lines SigmaTherm (Induction Heat Treatment Equipments) , SigmaCapseal (Induction Cap Sealing Equipments for Packing Solutions) and SigmaWeld( Digital Welding Inverters for ARC, TIG, MIG and SAW Applications).

SigmaTherm caters to the ever growing automobile sector for Forging, Hardening, Annealing, Tempering, Brazing, Bright Annealing applications etc.

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We also manufacture the complete automated Hardening and Tempering lines for steel bars. We have done many projects which have been first time in the world like online hardening for Engine Valves etc.

SigmaCapSeal is the pioneer and market leader in capsealing solutions for Food, Pharma, Cosmetic, Lubricant, Oil Industries.

We are the global partners for many multinational companies for the packaging solutions. We have generated many innovative product lines for Plastic and glass containers.

Our most recent developments have been the break though technology for Metal to Metal Sealing of Drums Enclosures and Tin Containers for temper evidence and leak proof packaging.

SigmaWeld series of Digital Welding Inverters cater to the Indian metal working industry for the Arc, Tig, Mig, SAW welding applications. We are one of the few manufactures with 100% indigenous technology. SigmaWeld has features that can compete with any leading multinational brand, customized for the Indian Working conditions and Indian Welders. SigmaWeld welding inverters save upto 40% energy compared to traditional welding equipments existing in the market.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for India?

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We belive in working closely with the end users (customers) and proving customized solution which helps the increase their productivity and reduce running costs by energy saving and long life of equipments.

Q. Is there any plans for expansion & new investment in India to cater the demand of the industry?

Although the Indian manufacturing industry has not been growing in the past couple of years, we believe that there is a huge scope for technology up gradation and automation in all fields.

With the cost of Skilled manpower increasing and availability of them reducing, automation and semi-automation is the way forward.

We at EDWPL, have a dedicated team and plan to expand our resources for complete automation solutions which are cost effective and help reduce dependency on skilled man power in the field of Induction Heating, Induction Sealing and Welding.

Q. What is the top line product range & Is there any plans to launch new products?

We have new product launches planned for the Q4 of 2013 and Q1 of 2014 in all our product lines, Touch Screen based Induction Sealing equipments which have higher production capacities and many new quality control sensors.

Induction heaters for Pre and Post weld heat treatment are also due for launch in Q1 of 2014.

Many new models for TIG welding and MIG welding are in pipeline for 2014 launch.

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Growing cost of energy is a driving factor to ensure all technology developments are towards saving and consuming lower energy levels.

Our efforts are also in the same direction with the help of our RnD team.

Lack of skilled manpower , is another driving factor today for the industry. Technology is being upgraded to ensure lesser dependence on skilled manpower also increasing productivity and consistent quality via Automation.

Q. What is your vision for your company?

EDWPL, is commited to providing cutting edge technologies, in our chosen field, which are Energy Efficient, Environmental Friendly add Value to Customers globally and benefits of which contribute to the society.

We believe that MADE IN INDIA tag is something we are proud of and can compete with anyone, anywhere globally.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving the indus-

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“ Hensel Electric : We start where others stop!!! ” Passion for Power – Hensel’s new slogan symbolizes its commitment to make life safe and easy for electrical technicians Worldwide.

Engineering Review in conversation with Mr. R. Rajesh.

about Hen- sel group’s global & domestic pres- ence?

Mr. R. Rajesh- Managing Director, Hensel Electric India Pvt.Ltd. Q. Hensel Electric is being one of the leading providers of electrical power distribution systems & has significant market share for distribution products, how did Hensel Electric managed this bounteous growth?

We have been in India for the past 12 years and have focused on a very spe- cific target segment instead of trying to cater to all sectors. Our electrical power distribution systems have found widespread acceptance in Industry for its quality and reliability. In addition to the quality of the products, we ensured a high quality technical support to customers backed by easy availability of products nationwide. Instead of trying to do extraordinary things, we kept our goals simple but focused on them. All these years we listen to our customers and try our best to meet their require- ments. I believe that this was and is the key to our success.

Q. What is the overall outlook for Hensel Group & brief us

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The parent company Gustav Hensel GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1931.

During the last 80 years, the company has grown significantly with market leadership in its product segments.

Hensel now has a combined turnover of Euro 100 million. In addition to the 3 subsidiaries in Germany, Hensel has subsidiaries in India, China, Russia, Middle East, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Turkey with 800 employ- ees worldwide.

The Indian operations started in 1999 with a Liaison Office based in Chennai. This was later upgraded to the subsidiary – Hensel Electric India – in April 2003. Hensel now has a vast network of marketing engineers as well as distribution partners covering all major industrial centers in the country.

Q. How about Hensel Electric’s initiatives in electrical power distribution space? Which are your focus areas?

Our focus areas are industrial power distribu- tion in difficult environments. This means that all areas

The Indian market is full of opportunities for all companies who have a business plan that gives priority to the quality of its products and service.

A country with peak power deficits and growing appetite for energy is a big market for any serious player in this business.

where there exist problems with dust, moisture, corrosion, chemical activity etc are typical segments where Hensel provides reli- able solutions. We have a complete solution for distribution of power upto 630A in such envi- ronments with all products made of high qual- ity thermoplastics. We are the only company in India with such a comprehensive range in IP 65 / IP 67 degree of protection. Our quick build modular distribution board systems are the only product in thermoplastics to be type tested at CPRI as well as ASTA certified.

Q. What are the market opportunities for electrical power distribution products in India?

How do you plan to position these products?

The Indian market is full of opportunities for all companies who have a business plan that gives priority to the quality of its products and service. A country with peak power deficits and growing appetite for energy is a big mar- ket for any serious player in this business. Our products offer a safe and reliable in-stallation in areas where normal solutions are inadequate. To this extent, we are specialists in this “small” field.

Q.What is your marketing strategy for In- dian market?

As already explained, our target customers are industries with difficult environments. We like to listen to our customers who have a lifetime of experience in such conditions and try to of- fer solutions

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that meet their requirements. We see ourselves as solution providers for safe and reliable installations in such environments.

tomers. What make them successful is that they offer the highest safety levels and provide practical so- lutions to problems on the field.

Q. Can you please elucidate the contribu- tion of R&D in the success of electrical power distribution products?

The core products marketed in India are : Enycase: DK Thermoplastic Insulated Cable junction boxes with IP 54-67 degree of protection upto cable size 240 sq mm ( Aluminium as well as Copper conductors) Enyboard: KV Small type distribution boards or MCB Enclosure Systems with IP 65 degree of protec- tion upto 63A Enystar:

Research & development activities are the key drivers for a successful company. We continue to invest in research and innovation on a permanent basis. Market proximity is a decisive factor in this success and every innovative product is based on maximum efficiency and optimum advice received from actual users. In short, apart from the design competence of R&D staff at Lennestadt, Germany the inputs from our subsidiaries, partners and the most important export markets are factored into product development.

The innovative product range of modern installation and distribution systems has made Hensel into one of the mar- ket leaders in the low voltage sector.

Q.Brief us about the policy for the business?

quality

Our quality policy is to manufacture and supply high quality products to meet the requirements of the low voltage electri- cal distribution sys- tems industry and to continually improve to achieve customer satisfaction through an established qualitymanagement system with mea- surable quality ob-jectives and employee involvement.

Q. Can you brief us more about hensel elec- tric’s top line product range?

We have a focused product line that targets a market niche and finds their scope in difficult environments. Every product designed and manufactured by Hensel is an outcome of the feedback from our esteemed cus-

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FP Quickbuild modular enclosure panel sys- tems made out of Thermoplastic Polycarbon- ate with IP 65 degree of protection upto 250A. Type tested as per IEC 439-1

Enymod:

Mi Combinable and modular thermoplastic polycarbonate panel systems with IP 65 de- gree of protection upto 630A / extendable upto 1000A. ASTA certified / Type tested at CPRI as per IEC 439-1.

Enyfit: Cable entry systems consisting of cable glands, stepped glands, grommets upto IP 67 degree of protection.

Enycon:

Innovative solutions for the assemblies re- quired for temporary power in maintenance or construction site projects with a very high IP rating (IP 65) in Insulated and shockproof modular enclosure systems as per IEC 439-4 (Requirements for assem-

Hensel Electric Factory Overview Insulated Industrial plug socket and combina- tion systems upto 125A in IP44 and IP67 as per IEC 60309 – 1 / 2

Schill GmbH & Co. KG: Insulated & Shock proof Synthetic Rubber Ca- ble drums, Automatic cable and Hose Dispens- ers.

Schlegel Elektrokontakt GmbH : Control Units with IP 65 degree of protection

Agro AG: Synthetic Cable Glands upto IP68 degree of protection.

Emiter: IP44/IP54, GRP Enclosures for Feeder Pillar and Metering Panels

Q. According to you what is the forecast for the power distribution industry?

High demand and low generation has resulted in a power deficit in excess of 10%. This deficit is expected to widen further as power requirements are outpacing the generation.

This could put a serious brake on the eco- nomic progress of the country if remedial steps are not taken.

Therefore in addition to ramping up generation capacity of conventional power plants, the union government has shown that it is thinking of bridging the gap with other po- tential

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sources of energy.

Safe product solutions for Photovoltaic plants conforming to IEC 60 439-1 standards.

In addition Hensel in India represents a gamut of quality solutions manufactured by specialist German

Q.According you what are the factors af- fecting to your business?

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companies that include;

Walther Werke:

The general business climate affects us as much as everybody else. One of the major factors that we like to insulate ourselves is the volatility in the exchange rates.

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Indo Asian: Charting the legendary pathway ENGINEERING REVIEW is in interface with Mr. Vimal Mahendru for assimilating an overview of the electrical industry.

Mr. Vimal Mahendru, President Legrand Group - India Q. Indo Asian has gained credible market share in an electrical industry. Brief us about overall outlook for Indo Asian? (Domestic & global presence) We are in a unique situation since we are based in India and enjoy many benefits such as highly skilled labor and the huge domestic demand for our products. A major chunk of our sales volumes comes from the low voltage segment which is poised to grow as majority of housing and other real estate projects fall under this segment. On the whole we are very positive of the overall outlook for the group.

Q. Is the recent economic turbulence in EUROPE has created any impact one electrical industry?

Yes, the crisis is a bit of a concern.

However, it has not affected our operations since they are largely India centric, with a major volume of our production going into the local markets. On the other hand our international operations are targeting developing countries across the world. Moving ahead we will continue to review the situation and will take necessary steps if required. In the coming years the crisis may affect the infrastructure

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segment in the electric sector but not the low voltage segment in which we operate.

prices, whether its consumers in large residential buildings, offices or commercial villas.

Q. How has Indo Asian equipped itself to counter the recent situation in the industry?

Q. Which are some of your pioneering products you introduced in the market to face the competition? Are there any plans to launch new products?

Of course given the situation any company needs to constantly take corrective measures to counter any negative changes taking place in the industry. At Indo Asian we have taken necessary steps to counter this threat by accelerating our new product development and investing heavily in human resource development to adapt to the constant changes and challenges.

Q. How about Indo Asian’s initiatives in electrical space? Which were your focus areas?

The low voltage sector has been our key focus area where we get our major sales volumes from. It is in this sector that innovation is an imperative part of business operations and we will continue to position ourselves as a buildings electrical company.

Some of the other initiatives include enhancing our product range to offer a more comprehensive range of electrical products under the Indo Asian brand name. At the same time we are also looking at expanding our product availability across various other cities in urban, semi-urban and rural towns of India.

Q. How do you encounter the needs of these products in domestic and industrial market?

Our plant capacity is sufficient enough to meet the demand of all our products in the domestic and industrial markets

Q. What are the market opportunities for Indo Asian products in India? How do you plan to position these products?

Our operations are mainly into building electrical components and in this segment consumers are looking for good quality products at affordable

We offer our consumers a complete range of electrical products in the low voltage segment and if one visits our stand at the upcoming Elecrama exhibition he or she can see the complete range of products that we are into. In the future we plan to launch a new range of protection devices and switching products

Q. What are the factors that have enabled you to consistently satisfy your entire supply chain?

At Indo Asian we have always prided ourselves as an organization which has developed high quality, long term relationships and this is a unique value which we bring to our clients. We don’t look at business from a transaction perspective but from a relationship point of view.

As a result, our focus is always long term. Our key focus here is to provide value to our clients in a long term sustained manner rather than looking at short term gains.

This has helped foster better, longer and stronger relationships with all stakeholders.

Q. As a manufacturing company, how do you rate India vis-Ă vis competition from low cost manufacturers like China and other countries, especially for the electrical products? How do you balance cost competitiveness and quality?

Firstly if you see, India is importing more electronic products rather than pure electrical products into our country. Having said, I see India has a distinct edge over other international players when it comes to products needing more than just

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visible technological enhancement because Indians are far better in understanding and assembling high tech products. On the other hand we are concerned about the subsidized products which are dumped into our country. On behalf of the industry, IEEMA has taken up this matter with the government of India. Lastly India has some of the best brains in the power sector and a lot of Indian companies are striving hard to develop innovative and cost effect technologies to counter the import threat.

Q. According to you, what are the measures taken by IEEMA for the electrical industry in order to help local companies compete with global players?

There are several initiatives which IEEMA takes on a regular basis, however, let me highlight the top three initiatives which we have taken, First, we are actively engaged with the Ministry of Heavy Industries to develop the Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry Mission Plan for the next 10 years. The mission plan is a critical document which has all the policy framework and initiatives which will be followed by all the relevant governmental institutions such as Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Power. Second, IEEMA is highlighting the importance of talent and skill development and for this we are engaging with a lot of universities and colleges to ensure that the syllabus is relevant to the changing industrial scenario. Third, we are actively engaging with our members to understand the challenges which they are facing and bringing out regular training sessions for our own

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industry members.

Q. How do you compare the Indian electrical and the electronics industry against the global industry?

Indian companies are at par with many of the global entities and have successfully developed innovative and value engineered products and solutions. Our country’s main USP is supplying value for money products.

Moreover we have a robust legal system in place to protect patents, copyrights and designs. This is far more advanced than many foreign countries

Q.Please elucidate the export performance of Indian electrical products? What is the demand scenario of Indian products in global market?

Local manufactures have been striving hard to gain a larger pie of the international electrical sector and we have more than doubled our exports volume over the last 10 years. However this is miniscule as compared to the growth potential and as compared to what major players in others international markets are doing.

There is a huge growth potential and local manufactures still need to go a long way in gaining a larger pie of the international market.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving electrical industry?

One key trend is that consumers today are looking at combined electrical and digital network solutions based on the communications technology where electronics will be embedded in the electrical network instead of the traditional isolated networks.

Another interesting trend is that there is a change in demand from purely discreet products to comprehensive electrical solutions and eventually services. Gone are the days when you will go and buy circuit breakers and other products separately, consumers are now wanting a

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complete solutions for their homes.

These solutions can communicate with other devices and electronically control key house hold components.

Q. According to you what are the factors affecting the electrical and the electronics business?

One of the major factors affecting the electrical business is government policies and its overall framework for the coming years. The government has been coming out with increasingly progressive policies and ideas to push the electrification project across major town and cities in India. One of the most important steps which the government has taken is inviting the participation of the private sector in the planning process of various projects in the country. In fact for the first time in the history of our country IEEMA is actively engaged with the Planning Commission in providing sector specific inputs for the 12th Five Year Plan

Q. How do your foresee the future of the Indian electrical industry?

I am very optimistic about the positive growth as Indian companies are well poised to face the growing demand as well as the challenges which lie ahead. I don’t see any slowdown for the industry as the local domestic growth by itself will help companies grow their sales volumes. However there may be occasional hiccups for one or two quarters, which is purely cyclical. The overall future seems very positive.

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“ Our vision is to achieve top position in the field of energy saving & power quality management”

Mr. Sushil Wadhwa - Associate Director, Neptune India Q. Neptune is being one of the leading providers of power capacitors and has significant market share for power capacitors products, how Neptune did managed this bounteous growth Neptune started with the vision to offer the latest technology and services in the field of electrical energy, which gives satisfaction and delight to customers.

The vision is to achieve top position in the field of Energy Saving and Power Quality Management.

The power capacitors offered by us are having technology, which is the latest in the world and we enjoy good market share.

We have Joint Venture with

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Ducati Energia spa, Italy which offers latest technology in the field of Capacitors & Power Quality Solutions including energy management.

Q. What is the overall outlook for Neptune & brief about its India’s global & domestic presence?

To achieve our vision, we have Joint Ventures with the leading companies, which are best in their field. Our major concentration is Indian Market which has tremendous opportunities in various fields an infrastructure – Be it power, power and electricity, industry, building sector, Metro, Airport, Railways, Defence etc.

However, we do export part of production to few selected

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countries.

Q. How about Neptune’s’ initiatives in energy management space? Which are your focus areas?

Our Slogan – “I Love Energy” and we not only do energy management but are in various fields of electrical energy :● ● ● ● ● ●

Connecting Distributing Managing Control Saving Quality

Q. What are the market opportunities for Neptune products in India& How do you plan to position these products?

As mentioned in our slogan, I love Energy, which we achieve with the latest products in every field of electrical energy - Plugs & Sockets for Connecting Energy, LV Distribution Panel for distributing energy, Power Analyzers for Managing Energy, Home automation for controlling energy, Capacitor & Power factor Relays for saving energy and Harmonic Filtration for improving the quality of energy.

Thus, we have opportunities in all the sectors and one of our products is present in almost all the projects in India.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for Indian market?

We maintain effective customer contact programme and educate them on the latest trend in the field of energy saving and power quality which offered by Neptune group.

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to be met through business partners who we then continue to appoint to get availability of our products at all strategic locations in the country.

Q. Can you please elucidate the contribution of R & D in the success of products.

We along with our JV Partner Companies are working dedicatedly on R&D Developments and are always keen to offer the latest technology to our customers year by year and remain ahead of our competition.

Q. Can you brief us more about Neptune’s top line product range?

All the products offered by Neptune are of latest technology and top quality which includes not only capacitors but Plug and Sockets, LV Distribution Panels, Power Quality Solutions and Home Automation etc. To achieve this, we have Joint Ventures with best of the companies Ducati Energia, Bals Elektrotechnik, Tab Systems, and Elsteel.

Q. What are the key technologies trends that are driving power capacitors industry?

Now a days, there are lot of problems in the distribution network created by harmonics, thus the companies, which offers complete solutions for improving power factor and also enhance the quality of power can only survive. Customer now need complete power factor solution, and not only loose capacitors. Thus, the latest trend is to offer complete solution rather selling loose power capacitors in the market.

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TwinServo Technology combines opposites Schuler’s new development with servo motors in the press bed enables greater force distribution and reduced deflection

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ust half a year ago, the Göppingenbased press manufacturer Schuler launched a completely new drive concept: TwinServo Technology (TST). This further development of the company’s ServoDirect Technology (SDT), which has since established itself on the market, features two decentralized servo motors in the press bed. This new design makes it possible to combine properties and characteristics which used to be regarded as contradictory.

The result: benefits for the user which cannot be achieved with conventional press designs. In a traditional press, the slide is pushed downward – thus closing the die and generating the press force. The resulting reaction force has to be absorbed by the press frame.

Due to restrictions caused by part transport considerations, presses are often designed in two parts clamped together by tie rods. The force is then distributed over the entire press frame and the pretensioned tie rods.

In the TST design, the slide is no longer pushed downward but pulled downward: “This makes the force flow much more direct and thus reduces deflection by around 30%,” explains Thomas Spiesshofer, Technical Manager Automotive Press Technology.

“Favorable leverage effects with force application points toward the outer edges result in geometrically enhanced conditions and off-center force

In the TST design, the slide is pulled downward, which makes the force flow much more direct.

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applications.” This improves tilting resistance by up to 400% compared to conventional machines.

Whole clamping surface can be used

A further decisive benefit: as the force application points on the slide are located further toward the edge, the entire clamping surface can now be used: “This means we can achieve both greater eccentricities as well as greater eccentric loads in absolute terms – which is particularly important for multi-station presses,” explains Frank Viola, Sales Manager Automotive Press Technology. In addition to the rigid construction of the press, slide tilting can also be actively influenced during strong eccentric loads by regulating the two electronically linked drives of the TwinServo press. This also results in shorter tryout times and reduced die wear. With the same useful space as a conventional machine, the external dimensions are much more compact. As a consequence, the press has a smaller footprint and also fits in halls with lower ceilings. Although the drive has been integrated into the press bed, the foundation dimensions and underfloor space requirements have not increased, and accessibility for service and maintenance remains good.

Since the oil-lubricated drive parts are separated by seals, the press work area is largely oil-free. conventional presses, noise emissions are reduced by around 15 decibels – corresponding to a halving of noise pollution for employees. The stated benefits are further enhanced by the possibilities offered by modern servo drive technology. Such drives enable the user to actively influence the speed of the forming process. In combination with various operating modes, such as full stroke or pendular stroke, users can achieve significant output gains over presses operated with flywheels.

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Largely oil-free work area

The oil-lubricated drive parts in the press bed are separated by seals from the press work area. As a result, the work area can be said to be largely oilfree. This also prevents the formation of the dreaded oil mist – which sooner or later precipitates as an oil drop in the work area. The compact design of the TST means it can be completely enclosed by sound insulation. As this sound enclosure stands freely and is not connected to any machine parts, there is no transmission of structure-borne sound. Compared to

As the force application points of the slide are located further toward the edge, this opens up new possibilities for part production. In order to illustrate this, the position of the application points are shown on the left and right.

Maximum force is then achieved in the clamping center. The red hatched area indicates the area which can be additionally used with TST technology.

For more information Web: www.schulergroup.com / india

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CHHABI: A true recognition for excellence

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HHABI is a name associated with chargers, since 1965, is India’s most preferred company in the field of DC Power Solutions. For last four decades, it has been supplying variety of standard as well as customised DC Power solutions to Thermal Power Stations, Hydro Electric Projects, State Electricity Boards, Power Distribution companies, SubStations, Steel Plants, Cement Plants, Fertilizers, Petrochemical and Chemical Industries.

Chhabi’s ability to handle customization and unmatched project execution capabilities in custom built DC Power solutions has helped to become a registered & approved vendor with all the major engineering consultants like EIL, TCE, DCL, DESEIN, PDIL, MECON, UHDE, TOYO etc. and energy infra comwww.engrreview.com

panies like BHEL, NTPC, L&T, SIEMENS, NHPC, ABB, BARC, NPCIL, IPCL, IOCL, MDL, ONGC etc .

CHHABI is an ISO:9001:2008 certified company, specializes in designing and manufacturing Battery Chargers up to 500 KW rating, Battery Chargers Thyrestorised / SMPS Based modular / IGBT Based, DC to DC Converters, Solar Charge Controller, Cell Boosters, Battery Monitoring System, Re-generative Battery discharger, Digital – Analogue Annunciator, Stabilux-Energy Saving Equipment, UPS, Solar Invertors, Static Switch, Active harmonic filter, Dry type Transformers, ACDB, DCDB and supplying Lead Acid, Ni-CD, SMF, VRLA Batteries and as a complete AC/DC Power solution.

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lent after sale support for the systems manufactured by us, which includes but not limited to, Erection, Installation, Testing & Commissioning, (On turnkey / supervision basis) Annual Maintenance Contracts, Up- gradation / Modification, Buy - back option for Battery Charger & D.C.D.B, Supply of Spares, Service / Maintenance of all types of Batteries, Old Battery bank replacement with spares etc.

CHHABI Stabilux- energy saving system, is the perfect answer for the present energy shortage scenario. Stabilux saves up to 35% energy for the lighting applications and up to 20% for the mixed load type commercial applications. Stabilux has been supplied and satisfactorily commissioned at MRPL, RCF, Century Rayon, MAHAGENCO, FACT, HPCL, Thermax, NTPC, IFFCO, Tata Comunication, BPCL, L&T etc.

It has also been exported to various countries. It is well accepted in the hospitality industry in general and specifically in the Five or Seven star hotels, where energy saving results of Stabilux are remarkable. Export to more than 26 countries has broadened CHHABI geographical reach, apart from CHHABI pan India presence with installation of more than 10,000 systems.

After sale support from CHHABI 10 offices, ensures quick response to customer needs and offers other services like AMC, Up-gradation etc.

CHHABI’s modern manufacturing facility is spread across 50,000 sq. ft. at Jalgaon, Maharashtra with adequate test set up and power back up facility.

It is well equipped to have optimum usage of energy by combining use of renewable and energy saving lighting. A well defined organization structure, In-house designing facility with CAD Centre, Complete ERP solutions ‘Encompass’ ensures consistent quality of production and timely deliveries. The company have been awarded ISO:9001:2008 certification by “Inter-

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national Standards Certifications Pvt. Ltd.,” for Design, Manufacture and Supply, Erection & Commissioning, After Sales & Service of Battery Chargers and DC/ AC Distribution Boards , DC Power Supply System, SMPS Battery Chargers, AC to DC Converters, Rectifiers, Voltage Stabilizers and Stabilux – Energy Saving Device. CHHABI has manufactured & supplied one of the highest rated in- digenously built Battery Charger at Vizag. CHHABI DC Systems with reduced Harmonics, helps customers to improve their power quality.

Highlights of the company journey so far :

● Competent promoters having 40 years of experience in the same line of Business ● Long and established track record of the business spanning 40 years indicates the company’s ability to survive business cycles. ● Diverse customer base, product range and their applications, and well spread geographical reach add stability to revenue streams. ● Strong marketing network resulting in the company’s wide geographical reach. ● Long and established relationship with key customers and suppliers leads to stability of demand and supply. ● Well-defined organizational structure coupled with qualified and experienced key management personnel’s having the experience more than 10 years supported by second tier management that has decision making powers. ● Good quality of production, as the company has an in-house designing facility. ● Strong customer profile. ● Manufacturing & supply of 220V/875A, a Highest rating Battery Charger supplied & Commis-

sioned at

● Visakhapattnam 1985.

Steel

Plant

in

● Commencement of manufacturing of SMPS based Battery charges in 1987.

● Chhabi crossed the Indian boundar-

ies in 1998 with an export order to Kyrgyzstan.

● ISO9001-2001 Certified in 2001 and

upgraded to ISO9001-2008 in 2009.

● Digital controlled Battery charger supplied & Commissioned at

● Reliance Industries Yamuna Nagar project in 2006.

● State of the art software’s such as PC

schematic for drawings and documents preparation from

● CADD Centre & complete enterprise

Solution “encompass” from Godrej Infotech

● Well equipped office infrastructure with latest technology Desktops,

Laptops & Server with genuine software.

In the past Chhabi has been conferred with the prestigious Udyogshree, Order of Merit, Samajshree, Gem of India, Vijayshree, Arch of India Gold Medal, Global

Arch

Excellence,

Kohinoor

of India, Dhartiratna Award & Gold

Medal, District award by directorate of industries 2008-09 and Rotary award for 2008-09. Recently Chhabi has won

SME Quality Commendation award ISQA 2013 from IEEMA.

For more inforamtion E-66, M.I.D.C. JALGAON - 425003 Tel: 91-257-2210626/27/28 E-mail : chhabi_jal@sancharnet.in Web: www.chhabi-india.com

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Cable glands – IP 54, IP 68, EMC, double compression 90 Years + of German excellence now in India Geissel India is fully owned by the Geissel Group, Germany and is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified Company.

Mr. Arun Shroff - C. E. O., Geissel India Private Limited

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he brand of cable glands is well known and accepted worldwide. The products are made from brass, polyamide and stainless steel S.S 303(1.4305) & S.S. 316 TI (1.4571) – according to RoHS standards – up to cable dia of 116 mm with all kinds of threads, i.e. Pg, metric and inch. The cable glands meet specifications of IP 54, IP 68 and EMC. The latest introduction is Double Compression glands - DESIGNED IN GERMANY, PRODUCED IN INDIA, certified by C I M F R, Dhanbad and BIS. We have the only IP 68 solution for double compression glands.

They are available in BSC and Metric threads. Other threads like Pg, NPT or BSP are available on request.

Three sizes of glands to suit cable dia from 12 – 34 mm- this wide clamping range per size allows the user to reduce stock and minimize different sizes of cable glands. The glands are Weather proof, Waterproof, Flameproof suit-

able for gas groups IIA & IIB, Zones 1 & 2, AND Explosion proof suitable for gas group IIC, Ex – d, Zones 1 & 2.

We also manufacture Conduits, Conduit glands, lock nuts, plugs, reductions, enlargements, adapters, & twisting sleeves.

All these are available ex stock from our factory at Pune. Our 55 page catalogue has detailed specifications of all the products. It is available on special request and can also be found on our website.

For more information Geissel India Pvt. Ltd., 1102, Mutha Road, Pirangut, Taluka-Mulshi, Pune 412 115 Tel: +91 20 22922125 – Fax: +91 20 22922480 Email: info@geissel-india.com Web: www.geissel.com

Geissel India Private Limited – Pune, India

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-Double Compression Cable Gland

for armoured cables

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Creative Carbon: Quality and Reliability

Mr. Rajan Shah - Director

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reative Carbon Private Limited, are a prominent organization that is involved in manufacturing and supplying an optimum range of Phenolic Products.

We are Private Limited organization which is based at Gandhinagar (Gujarat. India). Also, we have a branch office at Bombay to facilitate market and proper business in the segment.

Our product –line encompasses, Cotton Phenolic Laminated Sheet, Paper Phenolic Laminated Sheet, Rods & Tubes, Phenolic laminated Piston wear & Guide Ring. The Products made available by us are

widely acknowledged for their user friendliness, dimensional accuracy, longer service life, corrosion resistance, easy installation, low maintenance and smooth operations.

Backed by a state-of-the –infrastructure that is equipped with advance technology and hightech machinery, we have been able to speed up the rate of production.

Supported by highly experienced and qualified professional, we are able to offer superior quality products to our patrons. Our professionals use all available resources in an efficient and judicious manner with the aim to reduce the production cost. We have team of 50 people to meet the customer requirement on time without any hassles. This helps us offer the products at industry – leading prices.

Furthermore, with the help of our expansive distribution network and trained logistics personnel, we timely deliver the consignments at clients’ doorstep. Moreover, customerbase across the regions of India, East Africa, Gulf, UK & U.S.A. Countries.

Our consistent performance in export Government of India had given us Status of Recognized Export House.

Under the constant motivation of our mentor, ‘Mr. Rajan Shah’, we

PRODUCT SPACIFICATION RANGE Na m e o f Pr o d u c t s

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Capacity

Cotton fabric Rein foreced phenolic sheet

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have carved an inexorable niche in the domain for ourselves. His years of experience, brilliant managerial skills and in-depth knowledge have helped us in reaching the towering heights of success. With our team efforts we could achieve turnover more than U.S. $ 2 Million.

Growth partners

● Steel Authority Of India Limited Bhilai Steel Plant And Durgapur Steel Plant. ● J.S.K.LTD ● ADITYA BIRLA NUVO LTD. ● S.A.L. Steel Limited ● Electrotherm India Limited ● Vinar Ispat (Chandrapur / Jabalpur) ● Transformer Rectifier India Pvt.Ltd ● Jyoti Ltd ● Shyam Plastic Machinery ● Leak Proof Pumps India Private Limited ● Torrent Cable Limited ● Beekay Steel Limited ● Nirma Limited

Credential of creative Carbon Private Limited

● ISO 9001: 2008 COMPANY ● CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION EXPORT HOUSE APPROVED ● CERTIFICATES OF NSIC ICRA PERFORMANCE AND CREDIT RATING SME 3 APPROVED ● CERTIFICATES OF INDIA MART TRUST SEAL

6 MM DIA TO 300 MM DIA

10 MM DIA TO 300 MM DIA

50 grms to 25 Kgs per article molding Capacity.

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Jameks Engineering Pvt. Ltd : The emerging technocrat with vision to lead to commissioning of Industrial Plants as a Turnkey projects executing agency in the fields of Instrumentation | Electrical .

Project Execution Highlights:

Mr. Ketan & Mrs. Meenakshi Sonanis -Directors Jameks Engineering Pvt. Ltd

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anufacturing, Automation & Engineering, Procurement & Construction Division of JAMEKS started in India in 2010 by young enterprising professionals namely Mrs. Meenakshi & Mr. Ketan Sonanis to provide integrated and single point solutions to the customers in the field of manufacturing & engineering with the goal of providing hi-tech edge to the users.

JEPL is professionally managed corporate entity with a business objective of Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply & Consultancy. We are undertaking EPC or EPCM project assignments by leveraging its vast and varied experience, large pool of technically competent manpower and other obligatory resources to cater in the field of infrastructure & process industries like chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, food & beverage in the country.

JEPL comprises a team of professionals with background in Engineering services & the core competencies includes working knowledge of EPC companies, excellent understanding of most international codes and standards, hazardous area application for Instrumentation & Electrical Systems.. This enables us to undertake challenging assignments with complete satisfaction of our valuable customer. JEPL has a very wide range of portfolio covering the entire scope of the Life cycle i.e concept

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In today’s fast-track project environment, several tasks in the project need to be executed in parallel. It requires well-orchestrated efforts of planning, design, and procurement and execution team.

To produce a consistently superior result, JEPL has formalized the team concept and made ‘Multi-Discipline High Performance Work Teams’, a standard approach. This proven approach to project execution has enabled us to meet the specific needs of each and every project, with optimum resource utilization and maximum efficiency.

Why JEPL:

● All services from concept to commissioning under one-roofsingle point responsibility. ● Innovative cost effective solutions. ● High level of technical expertise in a wide range of industries. ● Prompt after sales support. ● Advanced process control, energy management and enterprise solution from single source. ● Choice of raw material, from the best-in-class in each category. ● We are big enough to provide the depth of resources needed for responsive performance, yet small enough to give clients the personal attention and service they expect from us.

E&I Automation Turnkey Projects

JEPL is a comprehensive industrial E&I automation solution provider. We have been effectively providing discrete and

turnkey automation solutions for a wide variety of industries. JEPL specialize in Engineering, Procurement and Commissioning (EPC) of customized automation solutions for diverse industry types.

We are offerings following services :

● Automation systems including PLCs for high availability and safety applications (ESD, F&G). ● Distributed Control Systems (DCS) ● Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition System (SCADA) with telecommunication systems. ● Electrical Control Systems ● Plant Information systems, integration of process control systems with business systems and web enabling of legacy systems. ● Material Handling Systems and Crane Control Solutions ● Control & Instrumentation Packages ● Up gradation of existing systems PLC & DCS Systems ● Software Development

And an extensive range of products comprising of a wide variety of low to medium voltage Variable Frequency Drives for energy saving, DC Drives for specialized applications, Soft Starters to protect the electrical equipments. E&I system is a fully integrated, comprehensive, real-time solutions are based on hardware and software platforms based on contemporary technologies.

The value addition includes system design, application engineering, application software, documentation, commissioning and after sales services. The scope of E&I Solutions encompasses techno-commercial proposals, system design, application engineering, procurement, integration, testing, commissioning, hand-over, AMCs and training. www.engrreview.com

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STEEL MART : Celebrated the successful Silver Jubilee Year 2 years back Steel Mart was launched with an intention to cater to the needs of all kinds of Small / Medium & Large scale industries and have been very successful in terms of meeting the requirements of the clients to their utmost satisfaction

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teel Mart was founded in the year 1986 Steel Mart is now run by dedicated & experienced staff / workers and the owner ( Juzer K Faizy) though only 50 years old now has a total of 34 years of business experience

Steel Mart has 3 different divisions:-

Mr. Juzer Faizy - Director, STEEL MART

● Steels N Metals Division

● Lamination Stampings Division ● Material Handling Division

● Steel Mart is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company Steel Mart was started with a small office space of 200 sqr feet today Steel Mart has an office space of 800 sqr feet + 2000 sqr feet of godown + 2000 sqr feet of open ware house + 2000 sqr feet of factory. Steel Mart was launched with an intention to cater to the needs of all kinds of Small / Medium & Large scale industries and has been very successful in terms of meeting the requirements of the clients to their utmost satisfaction Steel Mart started with the trading of all kinds of Tool / Alloy / DIE / Stainless Steels and gradually became one of the largest stockists / suppliers of the same. Steel Mart now possesses a huge stock of all the Grades & Sizes and are well equipped with Bandsaw Machines, Profile Cutting Machines, Electronic Weigh Scales , Inhouse Testing Facilities etc to

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ensure 100% guaranteed & cut to size materials.

Steel Mart has also ventured

in the business of manufacturing all

kinds of CRGO & CRNGO Transformer Lamination Stampings used by major Transformer Industries and also by UPS

and Voltage Stabilizer manufacturers.

Steel Mart has set up 2 manufacturing units in Panvel – 1 each for CRGO &

CRNGO grades and has developed hitech tools & dies for producing excellent

quality Transformer Stampings , E&I Laminations & Strips

Steel Mart is also in the business

of Importing & Supplying all kinds of Material Handling Equipments &

Accessories viz: Wire Ropes , Wire Rope

Slings, Chains, Chain Slings, Hooks, Dee & Bow Shackles, Turn Buckles, Eye

Bolts, Chain Pulley Blocks, Mini Electric Hoist, Plate Lifting Clamps, PolysterWebbing Slings etc etc.

Steel Mart is now also in the

exports of all the 3 product catagories as per the 3 divisions and are looking

to explore the International Market and to meet the requirements of the International Clients with as much

dedication , sincerity & honesty which is the backbone of the success of the company.

For more information STEEL MART

Mr. Juzer Faizy - 9820038502 steelmartmumbai@yahoo.com / steelmartmumbai@hotmail.com , Web: www.steelmart.in / www.steelmart.co.in / www.industrialalloysteel.com

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In-situ reconditioning of worn parts of vertical mills “FerroClad Onsite cladding hard facing puts mill efficiency back to its optimum level and more over it can be repeated number of times.”

The graph shown describes a model for Vertical Mill grinding components life (the figures given are hypothetical) On the Y-Axis the measurement is throughput of raw material measured in Tons per hour. On the X-Axis we have the operational lifetime of the grinding components measured in operational hours. The graph is broken up into 3 defined areas (3 stages of life); Mr. Abhijit M. Dhodapkar, Chairman, FerroClad Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

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erroClad Specializes in Insitu hard facing of vertical mill components (Grinding Rolls and Table Liners). It is important to understand overall life cycle of grinding castings, grinding components roll in achieving mill efficiency and productivity. As the grinding components losses its profile a mill suffers in two ways. First reduction in production per day capacity due to ir-

regular contact surface and secondly increased power consumption due to increased pressure on rolls to achieve desired production. Surfacing of grinding rolls and table using sophisticated automation equipments and welding procedures adopted by FerroClad ensures restoration of profile to the nearest possible level.

Stage 1:

Start up after installation, this is known as the “Bedding In” period, new components run, and over a period of time settle into smooth efficient

Below chart shows the difference achieved in wear rate (Gm/ MT). Before and after hard facing using FerroClad High Carbon –HCO and High Carbon CNO. The data is collected after plant resumed hard facing.

operation. The mill throughput increases from an initial value towards a nominal value. In many circumstances the bedding-in period is very subtle or not visible at all.

Stage 2:

The “Cruise” period, in which the mill throughput remains fairly constant up to a given stage of wear. This is when the mill is running as its optimum efficiency.

Stage 3:

Progressive decrease in mill throughput up to the end of the grinding components life. The red shaded area corresponds to the loss in production associated to the decreasing milling efficiency.

For more information Mr. Abhijit Dhodapkar - Chairman Ferroclad Solutions P. Ltd 2, .Swarna Complex Plot No.13/14, Sector 7, Kharghar Navi Mumbai 410 210 Cell: 9987567966 E-mail: abhijit@ferroclad.com

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SUPREME & CO. : Maintaining technology leadership with innovation

Mr. Harish Kumar Agarwal - CEO, Supreme & Co. Pvt. Ltd.

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lectrical sector in India grew exponentially for almost a decade leading to huge shortage of supplies and suppliers. In such a scenario, industry tended to become domestic market oriented and everybody ramped up their capacities in anticipation of everrising demand. However, apart being manufacturer, we had also ventured into EPC contracting space. this gave us the view, that surge in supplies were only resulting in accumulation of work in progress and the completion and commissioning was unlikely to keep pace and it would be a matter of time was before there would be curb on this kind of rampant sourcing.

We made a strategic shift from changing the focus from quantitative to qualitative growth for domestic market. We also increased our thrust to international marketing as there were unmistakable signals of impending slow down in domestic market.

We are a leading multi-product engineering unit in Eastern India manufacturing wide range of engineering

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goods mainly for electrical T&D and Telecom. Throughout our organisational growth we have diligently followed policies of technical upgradation, product development, in house tooling, continuous in house research and development and field testing of our products.

Besides a fast growing domestic market, our exports have since grown from strength to strength and we are exporting to over 60 countries. Our products are routinely subjected to rigorous pre and post manufacturing tests and process control, to ensure conformity to international standard.

Apart from Heavy Electricals we are mainly focusing on Alternative Energy, Smart Grid & Smart City Solutions like Smart Lighting, Smart metering, Remote monitoring of UPS/ Inverters, Water flow meters, diesel generator monitoring. We have taken initiative to show our presence in Smart Grid Sector. We are part of & major contributors to India’s first smart grid pilot project in Puducherry; an initiative by Power Grid Corporation of India. The first phase consists of

deploying AMI, we have deployed smart meters capable of next generation technology like AMR, net metering, remote connect/disconnect etc. to facilitate monitoring & load analysis to utility companies as well as benefits to the consumers.

India is one of the major economies in the world & its demands are increasing at fast pace. Hence energy crisis is one of the major problems India is facing today. Indian government is committed to provide power to each & every corner of India.

But aging infrastructure, huge gap between demand & supply of power & one of the highest T & D losses in the world are the factors affecting the growth & economy of India. Hence with planning of generation, energy saving is one the important steps to reduce the energy deficit. Hence India has got a huge market & potential for power sector. One of the major steps towards this is the Smart Grid initiative. In near future India would be one of the biggest market for smart grid & renewable energy. Hence we want to position very well at the time of huge demand once the smart grid & smart metering are standardized. At this time our products should be one the best available & well positioned to the potential consumers.

Our strategy of Indian market is simple for the time being. Concentrate on customers and products which will secure credit and secure margins.

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velopment in India. We are aligning our long term strategy suitably.

We are well aware of the benefits of investing in R & D. We have come out with really innovative & cost effective solutions required in industries as well as by common consumers. e.g. our remote monitoring solution is very innovative & economic compared to similar kind of products. We have targeted small & mid-size companies to provide cost effective solutions for inverter/UPS, electric meter, Water flow meters, lighting, DG set etc. We are one of the very few companies in India who can provide such kind of solutions.

Our range of products & services are

UHV, EHV, MV - Substation Clamps & Connectors 1. UHV & EHV Insulator Hardware, Conductor, Earthwire & Tower Accessories For Transmission Lines 2. OFC -OPGW & ADSS Cable Accessories and Live-Line Installation Solutions 3. Transmission & Communication Towers and Sub-Station Gantry & Equipment Structure 4. LV, MV ABC and Covered Conductors Accessories 5. Anchoring Solutions for Emergency Restoration of Transmission Line 6. Poleline Hardware 7. Accessories For Earthing & Lightning Protection

We also provide complete engineering procurement & construction services for following areas:

● Smart Grid/Micro Grid Solutions ● Smart Meters: DLMS/COSEM protocol based with GSM/GPRS communication mode, AMR/AMI support, net metering – energy

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import/export, Time of Use – multiple tariff option, Remote Connect / Disconnect, Theft detection.

Meter Data Acquisition Solution: Wireless data acquisition of smart meters, load analysis, load management, fault detection, alarm/ notification.

Solar Controller: Inverter, VFD, MPPT, Charge controller complete solar power solution.

Remote Monitoring System: Inverter/UPS monitoring, water flow monitoring, Diesel Generator monitoring.

Smart Lighting

Our strength is our long value chain. We want to leverage upon our engineering capability to be an inter grated solution provider in global T&D market.

The global power industry is shifting its focus towards carbon free & renewable sources slowly. The big differentiating factor is the average losses of more than 26% across the national transmission & distribution lines, (major part added by distribution lines which may be up to 50% in rural areas).

The developed countries have much less than these figures.

Hence India has lots of potential for development & the market is huge.

Millions & millions of meters to be replace by smart meters, making the grid smarter specially the distribution side. In fact India has leapfrogged the AMR technology used in western countries in last few decades and directly jumped to next generation technologies like AMI. Also India has a very ambitious plan for solar energy, which would be the next big thing in improving grid & reducing the power deficit; i.e. integration of renewable energy. India is already one of the top producers of wind energy. Also the vast telecom

network in India may help to lay foundations for GPRS based smart meters. Many rural areas don’t have electricity but they have mobile phones & this may turn out a major contributor for smart metering industry.

Domestic electrical equipment manufacturing industry of India suffers a cost disadvantage of above 14 per cent vis-à-vis imports. Electrical equipment industry is witnessing a sharp degrowth because of increased import of Chinese electrical equipment and poor financial health of state power utilities which have put all major power projects on hold. As a result, the electrical equipment manufacturers across India are using just 40-60% of their production capacities. Many of the smaller players are on the verge of closure.

Around 24% of electrical equipment used in the country is imported from China. Though there are lots of quality issues with the Chinese equipment, the private power producers and those executing projects in the public-private partnership mode, continue to use Chinese equipment for setting up power generation units due to cheaper price and faster delivery.

Since the government was going strong on increasing the power generation, the industry had doubled its production capacity. But because of a slow GDP growth, the state power utilities facing financial crunch and going in the red, slow environmental clearances for setting up new power plants and lack of coal linkages, the additional power generation has been slow.

However, we have been able to take most of above in our stride by increasing our thrust on exports and our large and diversified product range has enabled us to opt out of certain products and markets instead of trying to compete with units intent on selfdestruction. www.engrreview.com

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LAPP GROUP : The legendary heritage of excellence

Mr. Richard Lee, CEO Asia Pacific, LAPP GROUP Q. LAPP INDIA being one of the leading manufacturers of electrical cables in India has established its brands in the market over the decade please brief its journey towards this milestone & share some of its achievements?

Our success story began with Mr. Andreas Lapp, who in 1959 identified the need for branded cables in the unorganized sector. The flagship brand ÖLFLEX® recently celebrated its 50th year. Today, the Lapp brand is a byword for competence, quality and innovation all over the world.

LAPP INDIA strives to be a partner for its customers for high performance cabling solutions. A 100% subsidiary of the LAPP GROUP, we are leading providers of cables, wires and cable accessories. In India we began operation in 1996, with its first manufacturing unit in Jigani, Bangalore. The Bangalore facility produces world-leading quality products for the Indian market. We operate through a trained regional marketing organisation in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai with 23 sales offices and a strong network of dealers throughout the country.

Our

family has grown to more than 250 employees. LAPP INDIA has been riding on a growth trajectory, with a growth of 23% as compared to last year. LAPP INDIA clocked a turnover of Rs. 300 crore during the financial year (Oct 2010 – Sept 2011) and a turnover of Rs. 368 crore during the past financial year (Oct 2011 – Sept 2012) and plans to achieve Rs 10bn by the next three years. We have successfully completed the set-up of Phase 1 of our second Indian manufacturing facility in Pilukhedi, Bhopal and currently it is operational.

The 4-phased construction is planned to be completed over a period of 5 years, post which the Bhopal facility will be LAPP GROUP’s largest facility globally, effectively catering to the growing domestic demand. This unit is the first facility outside Bangalore and with this expansion we aim to cater to our customer in the northern and eastern parts of the country.

Q. How about LAPP INDIA’s initiatives in electrical cables space? Which are your focus areas?

As far as the electrical cables space in India is concerned, higher efficiency and productivity has been witnessed in the businesses. There is a strong focus on value engineering and quality product development. We are looking at offering customers high performance, quality cabling solutions to help them meet their manufacturing output and improve efficiency.

We are working by example, by implementing Lapp Operating System. (LOS) a global initiative taken by the parent company to enhance efficiency of operations in all its manufacturing plants and sales organisations of which India is a significant contributor.

This methodology will enable

the enterprises to manufacture products and services for the customers within shortest time, by eliminating redundant activities involved in manufacturing and support functions. We are focusing on verticals like Renewable, Building Solutions, and Instrumentation cables for Process industries by offering customized cables relevant to the respective domains while communicating the need for quality cabling solutions for these industries.

Q. What are the market opportunities for LAPP INDIA’s products in India?How do you plan to position these products?

We see opportunity for all our products more specifically; there is the need for customized cables for different vertical. These cables can address the nuances and requirement of that industry and contribute to efficient operations. LAPP cables have large popularity in the machine tool industry, automobile sectors and our flagship product ÖLFLEX ® is popular across the industries. This year, we are increasing capacity to focusing on verticals like renewables, building solutions and instrumentation cables for process industries.

We are also turning the spotlight on fibre optic cables with the brand HITRONIC®. These glass fibre cables are primarily used in the telecommunications sector, as well as anywhere large amounts of data are generated, extreme ranges are necessary or dangerous showers of sparks need to be prevented. Our customized cables have relevance in every domain, this coupled with quality we predict strong sales in the coming year.

Q. Can you please elucidate the contribution of R&D in the success of your products?

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Continued from page no.134 Being part of the global conglomerate we have the privilege of relying on our parent company, Lapp Group for our R&D requirements. The German efficiency and quality of our products is well acknowledged giving us an edge over the others products and worked to our advantage. We are a research centric company that is at the helm of innovation and always focused on creating new applications that cater to newer markets. LAPP has recently launched two new versions of its connection and control cables, ÖLFLEX® Classic 110 and Smart 108, both tried and trusted names for over 50 years promising greater versatility, performance and efficiency. Unlike its predecessor, the latest ÖLFLEX® Classic 110 has an expanded temperature range stretching from -15°C to 70°C, and can even withstand up to -40°C when permanently laid. As a result, it can be installed during the cold winter months, thereby helping to cut costs.

Efficiency and sustainability are the hallmarks of ÖLFLEX® Smart 108. In an environmentally friendly solution that also helps to keep costs down, the inner layer of the outer sheath is made of recycled PVC reclaimed from in-house manufacturing processes.

Our R&D center conducts testing and designing to develop products that can address connectivity requirements for number of industries.

To name of few, products that have seen success already in the market, first is the counter nut with 360 degree shielding. This is a plastic cable entry with 360 degree EMC shielding that off ers a lighter, simpler and more flexible option. Second,The HITRONIC® HQN 1500 Outdoor Cable and HITRONIC® HVN 5000 Outdoor Cable have been redefined for remote data transmission. They can now be laid directly in the ground and are particularly hard-wearing.

Thirdly, the EPIC® DATA CAT.6A 10G field-configurable connector,

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designed for the higher bandwidth requirements of 10 gigabit Ethernet and for transmission frequencies of up to 500 MHz in industrial and building networks. Fourth, is the new is the UNITRONIC® LAN 1500 CAT.7A LAN cable for structured building cabling in horizontal surfaces, for example in a floor level with improved output of up to 1500 MHz. Furthermore, it complies with the EN 50173 and ISO/IEC 11801 standards.

Finally, LAPP will also be presenting LAN cabling solutions for outdoor installation.

The UNITRONIC® LAN OUTDOOR CAT.7 comes in two versions: for laying directly in the ground or for laying outdoors between two buildings.

Both designs are UV-resistant, and the version with the polyethylenealuminium-coated sheath also has a diffusion barrier. LAPP is also innovating in terms of wiring, we have has also come up with a comprehensive product programme for fieldbus technology. Lapp has made it easier for customers to upgrade to more economical fieldbus technology with its AS-Interface BUS cable range.

Q. What is your marketing strategy for Indian market?

We are planning to gear up to meet India’s growing domestic needs.

The Bangalore plant is nearing its full capacity so the plan is to invest in expansion of the Bangalore plant.

Also, we are planning on making India the hub for marketing the company’s products in the SAARC region. Further the tier-II and III cities have been developing vigorously and we have been witnessing good demand from these regions. Hence we are focusing our efforts on exploring the market potential in these regions by educating buyers about the significance of quality products as opposed to the lowpriced sub-standard products. We

LAPP Office Overview have embarked on augmenting our customer service and the way we respond to customer requirements.

Additionally, we have introduced a single hotline for customers to get in touch nationally. We are learning how to improve ways to respond to customer requirements across the globe. To win a competitive edge over the players in the field we believe in delivering unbeatable quality and our excellent logistics enables supplies to reach in the shortest time.

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for your business?

As mentioned earlier, we follow the globally acknowledged VDE Standards that are harmonized with IEC (International Electric Commission) and are more stringent than the IS (Indian Standards), generally followed by majority of the cable manufacturers in India. The VDE mark confirms compliance with protective requirements ensuring maximum safety and reliability. Also, our employees are highly qualified some of them have received their training in Germany and at least 60% of them have served for more than five years in the company.

Our state-of-the-art infrastructure in manufacturing facilities and adherence to highest safety standards has earned our manufacturing plant in Bhopal an ISO 9001: 2008 certification on March 22, 2013, recommended by TUV India, VDE and IEC certification for HO5-VK and HO7-VK for a range up to 6sqmm and IS 694 extension certification for producing FRLS wires up to 6 sqmm.

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gish growth in power Q. What are the issues you need sector and escalating to address that are related to imports of electrical electrical cable industry? equipment is impactEducating customers about the ing the commercial existence of important certifications viability of domestic such as ISI, product certification from electrical equipment BIS etc is highly important. The VDE industry.

However, standards are harmonized with IEC we are optimistic with (International Electric Commission) sustained and effiand are more stringent than ISI. Non Q. Please highlight cient production the adherence of standards can be quite the Indian & Global SKINTOP® BRUSH ADDindustry will be able to disastrous. Especially with reference perspective of electrical ON counter nut against recover in the upcomto the numerous fire accidents that cable industry? the picture ing quarters. We can are caused due to faulty cables/wires As cabling is a necessary expect the market to used in India today. The quality of component across indusgrow between 5-10% in the next 2-3 insulation material used in most tries, manufacturers produce mulyears. However, I do hope that becases is questionable. The material titude of cables ranging from power yond the 2-3 years the market grows is not flame retardant (FR) which is cables, fire safe cables, single cores, by 15-20%. a property of the insulation to check multi cores and data cables. AccordQ. What are the key technological the spread of fire. Flame Retardant ing to Global Industry Analysts, Inc trends that are driving electrical and Low Smoke (FRLS) Halogen the wire and cable industry is expectcable industry?

Free Flame retardant (HFFR) wires ed to generate USD 113.9 billion by Around 35% of the cable and can be quite useful to minimise fire the year 2015. In India, the wire and wire industry is controlled by accidents. FRLS PVC is a special cable industry has moved from unorthe unorganized segment where grade PVC which limits the amount ganized to organised over the last 20 quality is often compromised. of smoke that is generated when years. However, 35% of the industry The organized market however the wire catches fire and at the is still in the unorganized sector. is favoring more quality products same time is self extinguishing.

There are multiple players in leading to the influx of forAdoption of modern the market, including Indian as well eign MNCs into the Indian manufacturing technology as International providers. The Indimarket. The growth of vital for wiring systems is an market consists of both branded segments like nuclear powimportant so as to cater to and unbranded cables. Cables and er, mining, petrochemicals, safety aspects in this high wires are also imported from other renewable has led to the growth market. The influx countries to meet the ever growing greater emphasis on Speof global players has led to requirement. The wire and cable incialty cables leading to a sigtough competition in the dustry comprises 40% of the entire nificant market opportunity market. There is a pressing “Plug & Play” electrical industry, which is expected for these MNCs. ® ETHERLINE patch need for young dynamic to double in size over the next five Specialty cables call talents in the industry to cords for local years. More specifically, the domesfor increased spends in R&D build up the momentum. networks. tic electrical equipment industry which results in increased To cater to the changing reported a 6.6% growth in FY12, as investments creating a posineeds of the industry we compared to 13.7% in 2010-11. Slugtive traction for the cable industry have a strong emphasis on constant going forward. Compound research training, performance management, seeks great attention when we talk recruitment and retention program of latest technological trends in the to meet the significant parameters industry. Developing compounds speed, reliability and quality that that can survive extreme conditions, play a very important role in running last longer, compounds that are easa smooth business. ily available, cheaper, reusable has occupied an integral area of focus in the cable industry.

Lapp Quality ( R & D) In addition to this, Bangalore plant has been awarded IEC certification for HO5-VK and HO7-VK for a range up to 240sqmm.

This is definitely a motivation that we have to harness to achieve our present and future goals.

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Pramod Chaudhari receives the prestigious BioSpectrum Leadership Award 2013 Mr. Chaudhari has made notable contributions in promoting renewable energy through working with various Government, Institutes and Industry panels. He actively participates in forums which promote sustainability including representing Indian interest as a delegate to the UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change. He currently chairs the National Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry on Bio-Energy and is a member of World Council on Industrial Biotechnology (WCIB), and the Executive Council of Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE).

About Praj Industries Limited:

Mr. Pramod Chaudhari, Executive Chairman, Praj Industries Limited.

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r. Pramod Chaudhari, Executive Chairman, Praj Industries Limited, has been conferred the prestigious BioSpectrum Leadership Award for his contribution to the biofuels industry through technological innovations. “We take pride in our state-ofthe-art Research & Development (R & D) Center that is working on 2nd generation biofuels technology as well as bio-chemicals & health and nutrition products which will address future energy security and human and livestock nutrition security as well. These facilities ensure development of robust, sustainable technology solutions that exceed customer expectations”, said Mr. Chaudhari on the occasion.

Every year Biospectrum honors individuals and companies from various walks of biotechnology with the annual BioSpectrum Awards. Mr. Chaudhari’s career extends over 40

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years of professional and entrepreneurial endeavor. He established Praj in 1983 and focused on green and clean energy. Praj is driven by innovation and integration capabilities to offer sustainable solutions, with more than 600 references in five continents. Over the past three decades, Praj has focused on environment, energy and agri process led applications and acquired an international repute for responsible and reliable solutions.

Mr. Chaudhari has long nurtured his vision to promote R&D led technologies for sustainable solutions in areas like bioethanol, water and wastewater treatment systems and bio-based products. Praj Industries set up the very first R & D Center of its kind in emerging regions. The R & D Center, PRAJMatrix, is based on the principles of sustainability and innovation with the goal of providing environment friendly solutions for a future-perfect world.

Praj is a global company driven by innovation and integration capabilities to, offers solutions that add significant value to bio-ethanol facilities, brewery plants, water & wastewater treatment systems, critical process equipment & systems, hipurity solutions and bioproducts. Over the past 3 decades, Praj has focused on environment, energy and agri process led applications. Praj has been a trusted partner for process engineering, plant & critical equipment and systems with over 600 references across five continents. Solutions offered

by Praj are backed by its state-of-the art R&D Center called Matrix. Led by an accomplished & caring leadership, Praj is a socially responsible corporate citizen. Praj is listed on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges of India.

For more information, Web : www.praj.net

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Gupta Power: The legend of time

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Shri. Mahendra Kumar Gupta, Managing Director, Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd.

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upta Power Infrastructure Limited is one of the leading manufacturers of all types of cables and conductors, specializing in power cables, instrumentation cables, thermocouple extension cables & overhead conductors.

Established in 1961, Gupta Power is an ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001:2004, BS OHSAS 18001:2007 accredited company with a brand presence across the world. Through its stringent quality control, customer satisfaction and diversified product mix, Gupta Power, in the course of these five decades, has witnessed a steady growth in terms of sales volume, manufacturing and profitability. We have rendered our services to a plethora of customers from all sections like Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, NTPC Ltd, NHPC Ltd, Adani Infra Ltd, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, State Utilities, Public Sector Undertakings and many other EPC contractors.

Apart from power, Gupta Power has forayed into infrastructure and several other sectors as well. While cables, properzi and conductors from the product range of Gupta Power in the power sector, rural electrification projects, and real estate constitute their infrastructure contribution. We have diversified into education and FMCG food processing too. JRG Centre and RITE engineering institutes are part of our educational projects. Industry oriented Training (IOT) forms a major component of RITE’s curriculum, which grooms students of all branches and provides certification in their related subjects in every semester.

The company has gone a step forward for backward integration of its conductor and cables division. The company’s state-of-the-art Properzi Plants (Continuous Casting & Rolling

Mill) for production of Aluminium & Alloy Wire Rods is one of the best plants in Odisha.

The company’s PSC Poles manufacturing units is equipped with the latest steam curing technology for quick setting so as ensure maximum production of PSC Poles within minimum time. We have made provision for dual post production curing system both shower curing as well as deep pond curing in our works. The poles are manufactured strictly as per REC specification and as per IS:1343 & IS:1678 We believe in the concept “Quality First”. With the help of continuous perseverance of quality control program, we renew our commitment to ensure reliable quality at a competitive price. Gupta Power has highly sophisticated in-house labs equipped with latest microprocessor based equipments, stage inspection space, computerized spectrometer for instant metal analysis, sophisticated R&D division. Quality Assurance tests are conducted at every step of the manufacturing process, from raw materials to finished goods.

Recognizing the company’s export turnover, GPIL has been conferred with Two Star Export House status & It is our privilege to inform you that we have completed export orders from Bhutan, Ethopia, Afghanistan, Egypt, Algeria, Kenya, Congo, Georgia and Nigeria.

Our full fledged manufacturing facilities are having most modern & latest Plant & Machineries:

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Mr.Abhishek Gupta - Director, Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd.

The total turnover of our company is Rs.1638 Crores for the year 2012-13. We trust that you would kindly appreciate our achievements in this regard which was possible only due to our ever expanding manufacturing activities.

GPIL is an indigenous manufacturer of complete range of G-Trans overhead conductors at distribution voltage level from 11kV to 33kV, High Voltage level from 66kV to 220kV, and Extra/ Ultra High Voltage level from 400kV to 1200kV GPIL has successfully incorporated innovation in the production processes to enhance productivity while minimizing time. Implementation of top quality and advanced systems like SAP and Cable Builder Software offer seamless flow of information between various departments for smooth functioning. SAP leverages pre-integrated and cross-functional best practices to reduce TCO and time to value.

With its experienced and committed workforce, GPIL has formed its own EPC Division. This division offers comprehensive solutions to Power Infrastructure Projects which includes conceptualizing, planning, designing, engineering, procurement, erection finishing & handing over after final touches.

GPIL Product Range : Cables:

● HT Power Cables up to 66KV with CCV technology inert gas curing ● LT/XLPE/PVC Power Cables/ Control Cables 1.1KV ● Instrumentation/Signaling Cables ● Thermocouple Extension/ Compensating Cables Aerial Bunched Cables LT/HT ● House Wiring/Flexible Wires ● Fire Survival Cables ● Mining Cables ● Airfield Lighting Cables ● Signaling Cables as per Railway www.engrreview.com

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Conductors:

● G Trans AAC – All Aluminium Conductors ● G Trans ACSR/GS – Aluminium Conductor (Galvanized) Steel Reinforced ● G Trans ACSR/AW – Aluminium Conductor (Aluminium Clad) Steel Reinforced ● G Trans AAAC – All Aluminium Alloy Conductor ● G Trans AACSR – Aluminium Alloy Conductor Steel Reinforced ● G Trans ACSR – Aluminium Conductor Alloy Reinforced ● Low Resistance / High Ampacity Conductors ● High Temperature Low Sag Conductors (STCIR, ACSS, TACSR)

Achievements: Some of the notable milestones in its evolutions are;

● 1st manufacturing company in Eastern India to take up manufacturing of Alloy Conductor to avoid theft & power loss. ● Catering to the SOS at the time of Super Cyclone for restoration of power in devastated areas of Odisha. ● Electrification of 2500 villages & 50,000 BPL households in remote areas of Odisha under RGGVY, BGJY & MNP schemes of Central & State Govt. ● Construction of 132/33 KV Substations for under Grid strengthening. ● Construction of 132 KV, 220 KV T/L in various projects of OPTCL in Odisha. ● Holds certifications like ISO 9001:2008 & 14001:2004 OHSAS 18001:2007 & Star Export House Certification for its qualitative and full proof domestic & oversees activities.

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State-of-the-art solutions for controlling harmonics Introduction: Harmonics are the multiples of fundamental frequencies. They are generated due to non-linear loads.

Non-linear loads, by definition are the equipments which draw non-sinusoidal current even from a sinusoidal voltage source. The examples of non-linear loads are Rectifiers, Induction furnaces, UPS Systems, Variable frequency drives and so on . . .

The adverse effects of harmonics in industrial plant are well known: Mr. S. B. MAHAJANI M.Tech from IIT, Bombay and MBA in Operations Research.

Effects of harmonics:

Has over 35 years of professional experience to his credit, which includes: ● Development, Design & Marketing of power electronics products. ● Building corporate image for the organization through Technical seminars. ● Management representative for ISO 9001 Quality System and Training

Incharge at Amtech. ● Auditor for Energy & Harmonic audits ● BEE Certified Energy Auditor

Other credentials: ● Has conducted various seminars on Variable Frequency Drives and Power Harmonics. ● Has published technical articles on Harmonics, PLC and Power Electronics Products. ● Has shared platforms with organizations like FICCI, CII, IEEMA, IEEE, VBS Marketing, Institution of Engineers, AMA and so on for various seminars and workshops. ● Had been deputed to Germany, Taiwan and USA for training, technology transfer, business development and so on.

At present working with Amtech Electronics (India) Limited, Gandhinagar as Dy. Gen. Manager .

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The harmonics adversely affect almost all the components of any industrial plant : ● Power factor improvement capacitors draw excessively high current if voltage is contaminated with harmonics. ● The magnetic equipments like motors, generators and transformers are abnormally heated up due to harmonics.

This is due to increased copper loss, hysterisis loss and eddy current loss. ● Fuses, Circuit breakers, Protective relays malfunction due to harmonic currents. ● Neutral cables get over heated due to addition of zero-phase sequence triplen harmonic current.

Due to the adverse effects of the harmonics, harmonics needs to be controlled.

There are two philosophies of harmonic control. ● To eliminate or reduce the harmonics by taking care in the equipment design. This is essentially in the “Green Power Technology”. ● Elimination or reduction of harmonics which are already generated by the non-linear equipment which was not designed to take care of harmonics.

In industries both these philosophies are prevalent for harmonics control.

Prevention of harmonics by

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design 1) Multipulse converter 3-phase rectifier consisting of 6-diodes having 6-pulse design is shown in Fig – 1. This is a basic building block of variable frequency drives, UPS systems, battery chargers and so on . . . This rectifier has typically 62% current distortion (THD).

Please refer Fig – 2 showing the input current waveform. In order to reduce this current distortion by design multi-pulse converters are commonly used.

Please refer to Fig – 3 showing schematic of 12-pulse rectifier. It consists of 12 diodes instead of 6 diodes. The two 6-pulse converters are connected to two secondaries

shown in Fig – 4. This technology is further extended to 18-pulse or 24pulse converters to further reduce the current distortion.

This technique is used in high

operate at leading power factor to compensate for the poor power factor created by other lagging power factor loads. ● It can work in both ways i.e. it can transfer the power from mains input to output as well as it can feed back power from regenerative loads to mains.

Thus it can lead to energy conservation in case of some applications like Centrifuge. ● It can stabilize DC link output voltage against fluctuations in mains input voltage.

power rectifiers. For example in HVDC transmission (High Voltage Direct Current transmission) multiple converters are used.

However, multi-pulse converters have disadvantage of using more number of devices leading to relatively poor efficiency. They also required intricate transformer design and balancing required for current sharing by multiple converters. Hence the state-of-art technology in converters is PWM converter.

All the above techniques of harmonics control are the examples of harmonics controlled by design.

However, these techniques can not take care of existing harmonics in the plant.

The equipments which controlled the existing level of harmonics are given in the following session.

2) PWM converter of input transformer.

One secondary is star connected and other secondary is delta connected to give 30º phase shift.

The current distortion is reduced from 62% to about 8% in this configuration. The input current waveform of 12-pulse rectifier is

The schematic of PWM converter is shown in Fig – 5. It uses 6-IGBTs in place of 6-diodes. PWM converter has following advantages. ● It can work at unity power factor and it can also be made to

1) Passive harmonic filter: Passive harmonic filter consists of inductor and capacitor in series.

This combination is tuned to the harmonics to be eliminated. The schematic of passive harmonic filter is shown in Fig – 6.

The passive harmonic filter is simple and economical. It is very effective for applications where the load configuration is fixed and supply frequency is relatively constant. However, these filters have the following limitations. ● These filters can be over loaded due to harmonic inrush current coming from some other load which can damage the filter. ● This filter becomes less effective if the supply frequency varies. ● If the load configuration changes

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this filter can not effectively filter the harmonics. ● The inductor and capacitor used in the filter can resonate with power factor improvement capacitor used in the plant at some harmonic frequency.

To overcome these limitations Active Harmonic Filter is invented.

2) Active harmonic filter: The schematic of active harmonic filter is shown in Fig – 7.

Active harmonic filter has a current sensor connected in series with a non-linear load which is to be compensated to reduce the harmonics. The harmonic components of current in the nonlinear load is sensed and equal and opposite current is generated by active harmonic filter. The current of active harmonic filter cancels the harmonic current of the non-linear load. As a result the source current is pure sinusoidal which does not contain harmonics.

Fig : 7 balancing.

Thus active harmonic filter is a state of art solution for harmonic mitigation.

Conclusion : Use of more and more non-linear loads is becoming common in today’s industrial plants. Therefore, harmonic elimination has become the necessity of the day. Depending upon the equipment used in the industrial plant different harmonic elimination techniques can be adopted. Whenever any new equipment is to be designed it should be designed to take care of harmonics by using multiple converter or PWM converter whereas, if the existing harmonics are to be taken care of either passive filter or active filter can be used.

Advantages of active harmonic filter ● It reduces the harmonic current distortion by eliminating the harmonics. ● The harmonics can be selectively eliminated by configuring the active harmonic filter in user programmable manner. ● Like passive harmonic filter this filter does not resonate with any components of industrial plant. ● This filter is dynamic by design and can adapt to changes in load configuration. ● This filter can compensate for lagging power factor and it can also take care of 3-phase current

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The author Mr. S.B.Mahajani is working with M/s.Amtech Electronics (India) Ltd, as Dy.General Manager.

AMTECH is the leading manufacturer of Variable Frequency Drives and Soft Starters.

AMTECH also provides Total solution for Power Quality and Energy Conservation.

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Indian Solar Market – Forecasting a Better 2014 after a Lackluster Year

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t has been a quiet year for the Indian solar sector, with installations at 900 MW so far this year and final numbers forecasted to be similar to last year. With 420 MW of CSP projects missing commissioning dates, India is not likely to register any significant year-over-year installation growth for 2013, even as global solar market is forecasted to grow ~20%.

The guidelines and requests for selection (RfS) have finally been published for Phase II Batch I, for 750 MW of PV projects.

Unfortunately, India has decided to include domestic content requirements for half (375 MW) of PV projects, which may be enough to cause a trade dispute but not enough to help domestic manufacturers. It is an unnecessary risk that raises uncertainty with minimal reward.

According to the proposed time line, these 750 MW of JNNSM Phase II projects will not be commissioned until at least May 2015. Therefore, projects under Indian state schemes are where the action will be in 2014.

The challenges faced by the Indian economy this year also affected solar industry. This year the market has seen high inflation, a ~8 percent rise in module prices and a ~15 percent rupee depreciation, all of which contributed to overall project costs.

At the same time, reverse auctions in India continue to defy odds and go in the opposite direction with record low bidding, especially in states that have an L1 type bidding mechanism (lowest bid

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must be matched by all) in place.

Current economic conditions, solar irradiance and off-taker creditworthiness do not look to be reflected in these bids. With bids fluctuating almost 50 percent over the year when comparing state-tostate, it is imperative to have deep insight and market intelligence to be successful in this environment.

India is entering election season with state elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Delhi due next month. According to the guidelines by the Election Commission of India, non-agricultural land transactions cannot be approved by the government during election season without the approval of the Chief Electoral Officer. This will delay any solar projects that are in the middle of land acquisitions by a few months.

With some states yet to sign PPAs and upcoming state and general elections, our preliminary estimates are tentatively at 1,750 MW of solar installations in India for 2014. Although the projected installation growth looks impressive, it includes 420 MW of CSP projects that did not get installed in 2013.

Local solar industry views on current market conditions Project developers we talk to are not sure they can make profits at the low bids we see in some states, though there are a few states with healthy tariffs. Their opinion is that the viability gap funding (VGF) mechanism was unnecessary

as they thought that the current model was working. The consensus is that the disbursement of VGF is too complicated and takes 5 years to get reimbursed compared to immediate payment after completion for other infrastructure projects. While some developers said they would bid for projects both with and without domestic content requirements (DCR), their concern was that financing will be challenging with a 5 year VGF payment period.

This may work for large companies with large balance sheets, but less so for developers looking for non-recourse financing. Considering that the planning commission has already acknowledged problems with the VGF and the public-private partnership model and is working on a draft bill to fix some of these issues, it is baffling as to why they would continue to experiment with a model that is obviously problematic, especially in a new sector like solar.

All the developers we spoke with agree that margins are razor thin; most bids do not take solar irradiation, inflation, currency depreciation, and off-taker creditworthiness into account. A tariff of â‚š6.50 (~$0.11) in one state is not the same as a â‚š6.50 (~$0.11) tariff in another. Developers are hoping to see a correction phase where bids go up in line with current market conditions.

However, concerns remain that too many inexperienced firms are bidding recklessly. This is typical in most of the infrastructure projects in India.

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The message from developers is to keep it simple and consistent; there is no need to experiment if something is working. There needs to be strict enforcement of rules already implemented instead of bad behavior being rewarded.

Utility push back against captive generation is a very interesting development brought to our attention. We hear that utilities are objecting and putting up hurdles against large corporations starting captive power projects.

They are afraid to lose these big paying customers but they also are not providing quality power without cuts. This is a development we will continue to monitor.

Surprisingly, manufacturers were upbeat, feel that demand has improved, and hope for continued domestic content requirements. In our conversations with manufacturers representing close to 50 percent of the solar manufacturing capacity in India, capacity utilization rates were quoted in the 70-100 percent range, which is completely at odds with the ~25 percent utilization rates quoted in the media in an effort to get help from the government. The average selling prices quoted were in the $0.65-0.70/W (~₹39-42/W) range. Some local manufacturers have started manufacturing modules for Chinese companies, which then get shipped to Europe. Price pressure remains the single biggest challenge for local manufacturers.

Financial institutions are very focused on quality projects that have strong credible partners and good EPC providers. Panel manufacturer credibility is very important to some banks. One large bank said that they have not yet financed a single project so far that is using domesticallymanufactured panels. They see DCR as a concern. Because of low

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bids and credit rating of utilities, banks, fearful of inconsistent payments, are concerned about lending to projects. Most said that they need more clarity before they will lend on VGF projects.

Update on Select India State Policies JNNSM – Phase I Phase I Batch I: PPAs for Batch I projects were signed for 610 MW (140 MW-PV, 470 MW-CSP). 140 MW of PV projects have been commissioned and only one 50 MW CSP project has been completed out of the 470 MW that were originally due to be commissioned by May 2013. The remaining projects have been given an extension until March 2014. Our due diligence indicates that 150 MW of the 470 MW CSP projects are in advanced stages of development. Once commissioned, these projects will receive tariffs between ₹10.4912.24 (~$0.18-$0.20), a premium of almost 40-50 percent over new PV projects (most of which are currently bidding in the ₹6.508.00/~$0.11-0.13 range). These projects will not be penalized for delaying up to a year. It is time to eliminate the required PV:CSP ratio for good and let the market decide on the best and most cost-effective technologies.

Phase I Batch II: 330 MW of the 340 MW in Batch II have been commissioned with the remaining 10 MW delayed and most likely will be canceled.

JNNSM - Phase II As previously mentioned, after almost a year of delays, final guidelines and RfS for JNNSM Phase II Batch I were published recently.

750 MW of grid-connected PV projects will be auctioned under the viability gap funding scheme.

Because of the delay in announcing Phase II, these projects are not expected to be commissioned until at least May 2015.

Out of the 750 MW, 375 MW will have a separate bidding process and will have a domestic content requirement under which solar cells and modules used must be made in India. Developers can either opt to bid for “DCR” or “open” categories. The “open” category will have no domestic content requirement.

Under VGF, developers will sign a PPA for 25 years to sell power at a fixed tariff of ₹5.45/ kWh (~$0.09/kWh). In the case of accelerated depreciation, the tariff will be reduced by 10 percent to ₹4.75/kWh (~$0.08/kWh).

The maximum limit for VGF is 30 percent of the project cost, or ₹2.5 crore/MW (~$416,667/MW), whichever is lower.

There have been some mechanisms added to ensure project performance; a minimum capacity utilization factor (CUF) of 17 percent over a year has been set.

Projects have to maintain a CUF within -15 percent and +10 percent of their declared value until the end of 10 years from Commercial Operations Date subject to the CUF remaining over a minimum of 15 and within -20 percent and +10 percent thereafter until the end of the PPA duration of 25 years.

Another major change in the guideline compared to the draft proposal is the payment schedule which has not been welcomed by developers. The VGF payment will be released in tranches: 50 percent on successful commissioning of the full capacity of the project, and the rest progressively over the following 5 years (10% each year) subject to the project meeting generation requirements (CUF) within a specified range per

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the policy guidelines. Here is a factsheet summarizing JNNSM Phase II, Batch I guidelines – http://www.mercomcapital.com/ guidelines-for-grid-connectedsolar-pv-projects-in-india-phaseii-batch-i-fact-sheet

Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu announced a 1,000 MW tender in December 2012 for PV projects. Tamil Nadu used an L1 bidding process. Fifty-two developers have signed letters of intent (PPA due to be signed shortly) for a total of 698 MW at ₹6.48 (~$0.11/kWh). Developers have 10 months to commission these projects from the date of PPA signing.

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (the state owned utility and off-taker also referred to as TANGEDCO) is also considered a high-risk off-taker due to its poor credit-worthiness and history of delayed payments.

Gujarat: Gujarat currently has 857 MW of PV projects commissioned under its state policy, the most of any Indian state so far. Gujarat, known as the most business-friendly state, inexplicably sought to cut the tariff rate it pays to projects, citing excessive profits from project owners. The petition for this cut was rejected but we confirmed that Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) is planning to file an appeal with regulators.

It will be a crushing blow to Gujarat’s reputation as a businessfriendly state if it continues to pursue this path of retroactive tariff cuts. There is nothing that business and investors hate more than retroactively changing laws.

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Pradesh has decided to allow any company to set up a solar project in the state at ₹6.49 (~$0.11) per kWh, including those who have not participated in the recently-concluded competitive bidding for 1,000 MW. PPAs have been signed for 147 MW of PV projects and another 125 MW of PPAs will be signed soon according to Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APTRANSCO). No solar projects are expected to be commissioned this year.

Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (APEPDCL), in association with New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP), has launched net metering to encourage consumers to produce solar power. Under this scheme, domestic users would be allowed a maximum subsidy of 50 percent of the cost of installing a solar rooftop project (up to 3 kW).

The Government of India has also given its initial go-ahead on splitting the state of Andhra Pradesh into two states, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh which could happen next year.

Punjab: Of the 300 MW proposed, Punjab opened bidding for about 250 MW of PV projects. With average tariffs ranging between ₹8.208.40 (~$0.13-0.14)/kWh, PPAs are expected to be signed for these projects next month. The delay in signing PPAs can be attributed to land acquisition problems and delays due to upcoming elections.

Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh opened bidding for about 130 MW of PV projects, with average tariffs ranging between ₹8.01-₹9.33 (~$0.13-$0.16)/kWh, which is probably the best in India right now along with Punjab. PPAs

for these projects are expected to be signed in the next few weeks.

Kerala: The 10,000 rooftop solar power plant program is currently being implemented out of which approximately 6,000 installations are complete. The remaining 4,000 installations are expected to be complete

by December 2013. These projects are up to 1 kWp in size and for captive use. Under a competitive procurement policy, the government expects to develop 330 MW of solar projects of which 50 MW are under construction and due to be commissioned by December 14, 2013.

Rajasthan: To date, there are 40 MW of solar projects installed under Rajasthan’s state policy. Bidding for 75 MW of solar projects took place in March 2013. The land allocation for these projects is in progress, but delayed due to upcoming elections.

Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) has also invited an RfP for selection of 50 solar projects of 1 MW each; the deadline for which is extended until November 25, 2013.

Note: Dollar-rupee conversions were calculated at $1.00 =₹60.

About Mercom Capital Group Mercom Capital Group, llc is a clean energy communications and consulting firm with offices in the U.S. and India. Mercom consults with its clients on market entry, strategy, policy, due-diligence and joint-ventures.

For more information, Web: www.mercomcapital.com

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Energy saving by migrating to welding inverters, saves costs, increase productivity

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ndia today is energy deficient, with more and more states looking for ways and means to increase their energy availability by saving energy through all means possible. If India’s per capita (presently 40kg) steel consumption is at par with Japan (944), China (400kg) or USA (330kg), India, would consume nearly 4500 MW (3% of Indian grid) from national grid for arc welding process.

“Chalta hai, Chalne do” is a common mantra and, unfortunately, one that can lead to you losing your money today. The good old rugged Welding Transformers and Rectifiers may have stood the test of time. However, with the rising energy costs, these equipments can be termed as energy guzzlers when compared to today’s inverter based welding equipments and the advantages it offers.

Inverter based power sources provide many benefits that can help shorten prep time, increase deposition rates, decrease training time, andr reduce weld defects and rework time. The inverter based power sources can payback their costs within a year or so based on utility only by virtue of saving through energy and reduced rework.

were based on Transformer / Rectifier technology which reduces the incoming AC Voltage to Weldable voltage levels via a transformer. This cannot operate at more than 65 to 70% efficiency.

Also the efficiency varies across different current levels.

However, the Welding Inverter technology converts the incoming AC to DC and then regulates the DC to give excellent welding characteristics along with an efficiency of over 85%.

Performance tests by independent consultants consistently confirm that replacing an old power source with an energy efficient inverter provides a proven return on investment.

Kindly contact us by email for reports generated at various plants across India by EDWPL, SigmaWeld.

Power Factor Efficiency is only part of the savings

How does Power Efficiency change ?

Traditional welding equipments

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equation. Your equipment’s Power Factor also affects your energy usage. Power factor is defined as the ratio of real (working) power to apparent (total) power. In a purely resistive circuit, voltage and current waveforms are in phase, and the ratio of real power to apparent power is near to, or equal to 1. In circuits with inductors and capacitors, the amp and voltage waveforms are out of phase and

the power company charges you for the apparent power, you are only receiving the benefits of the real power.

A high (close to unity) power factor will not only decrease energy usage, but increase you system capacity. Today’s leading inverters, such as SigmaWeld Welding power sources, offer power factors of 0.95.

Today State Electricity Boards

For standard arc welding process, the following equipments and connected loads are mentioned below Type of Equipment

Transformer 400 Amps

Rectifier 400 Amps

SigmaWeld Inverter 400Amps

KVA Rating

27KVA

18KVA

13KVA

Weight / machine

115 Kg

122Kgs

35Kgs

not all of the power is available to do useful work; some of it is returned to the source. Although

have Bonus clauses for power factors of over 0.92 and penalties for poor power factors (typically below 0.9)

Use more machines with the same connected load / Generator So in the same facility where 20 Welding transformers or rectifiers are being used, more than 40 welding inverters can be safely installed without having the need to change the incoming load wiring or applying for additional connected load (Power). This helps grow faster at lower costs.

When working on project sites mobility of equipments do not require additional facilities like hydra , cranes etc. Welding inverters can be easily portable from one location to another. Also on the same genset, more number of welding inverters can be used as compared to transformers or rectifiers.

Fluctuation in Power Affects Quality

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Traditional power sources are tied directly to the input power, which means that a spike or dip in the power supply (such as when a large motor starts) can directly affect weld quality. This can lead to costly weld defects, which may need to be reworked, or cause the part to be scrapped costing time and money, which could better be spent elsewhere.

Inverters, on the other hand, are much better suited to managing primary power fluctuations and better suited to handling a variety of power input. Sigmaweld Welding Inverters can keep welding output constant even if input power varies by +/- 15 percent. This helps ensure that weld output remains consistent, improving weld quality.

Better quality Sigmaweld inverters also provide other advantages. Welders enjoy welding with them. The consistent arc starts, smooth and stable arc and improved puddle control make welding easier and often lead to better bead quality. With micro controlled based systems it is easily possible to incorporate better control features which help reduce dependency on skilled manpower.

This allows the operator to concentrate on welding technique.

With a welder shortage that is only expected to grow in coming years, features such as anti-stick and inbuilt hot start have shown to make it easier to train non-welders to produce quality welds.

Energy Audits at your works We have conducted energy audits at various plants across India. It is found that an average of 30% to 60% energy savings are possible

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by converting to our SigmaWeld welding inverters from traditional thyristors or transformers.

As per trials done at one of our Customers , it was shown that if the arcing time per day is assumed at 10 hours and 2 hours of idle time, our SigmaWeld welding inverters save almost 35 units of energy per machine per day. This results in an average of 300 (working days) x 35 (units saved) = 10500 Units of energy annually. At the current energy cost per unit this can save upto INR 7 * 10500 Units = INR 73,500.per machine per year. These trials were conducted vis-a-vis the traditional machines at their works.

Similar trials done with SigmaWeld SAW 1000Amps welding inverter the customer has saved close to INR 5,00,000 annually. This significant saving is thanks to their continual production needs.

We can also arrange for Demonstration & Energy Audits at your works. Kindly let us know the day,date,time and the contact person so as to enable us to arrange for the same .

With these thoughts in mind, take a moment to review your welding operation. Sigmaweld welding inverters operate so efficiently that they easily create payback within one to three years. They produce high-quality weld beads, provide multiple process capabilities and operators enjoy welding with them more. If your welding equipment is more than 10 years old, don’t wait , examine your options Sigma Weld Welding Inverters are 100% indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by our own R&D team. Even PCBs are developed, designed and manufactured in-house. This ensures, we are able to provide prompt after sales service as well as immediate supply of spares including PCBs as may be required. In fact, we are able to provide any customization as may be required by our valued customers.

For more information Electronics Devices Worldwide Pvt. Ltd E-mail: nchinoy@edmail.in , sigmaweld@edmail.in

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maxon product range

The solution is always a matter of the right combination.

If versatility and intelligent drive solutions are called for, the maxon product range provides the answer: A wide range of brushed and brushless DC motors up to 500 watts complemented by gearheads, sensors, brakes, positioning controllers and accessories offer a consistent modular system to realize whatever you have in mind.

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Is Tidal Power A Viable Source of Power?

By Dr. Jyoti Vora, Head, Dept of Biochemistry, Food Science & QC , Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai

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he contemporary global realization that it is imperative to search for alternative sources for energy in order to address the colossal dimensions of the energy crisis. Tidal energy, sometimes called Tidal Power, is a type of hydropower which converts the tidal power into electricity and other forms of energy. It is the only form of energy which depends on the gravitational force between the earth and the moon and to a lesser extent between that of the earth and the sun.

Tidal currents and the associated water level differences are due to the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon. As a result of this, it is a practically inexhaustible source of energy, thus being classified as a renewable source of energy. The magnitude of the tides generated depends on the general locations of the sun and the moon as compared to the earth, the earth’s rotation and the topography of the coastline and the seafloors.

The tidal generator makes use of all these characteristics to generate tidal power and the stronger the tide, either in water level or velocity, more is the tidal power generated.

The French tidal power plant, La Rance is the oldest and largest operative plant and globally there are only two other small plants – one at the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada and the other at Kislaya Guba, Russia. There are a few prototypes of the axial turbine type plants which are being tested at Norway, England,

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Northern Ireland, Scotland and the U.S. A commercial pilot of a crossflow turbine on a large scale is being tested in South Korea.

Commercially, the United Kingdom and Canada have announced plans for production of tidal electricity and construction is underway at the proposed sites.

India, with its teaming millions and deficiency of electricity with regular power cuts even at its economic capital, Mumbai, has been conspicuous by its absence in the above discussions. India has a shortfall of more than 70,000 MW of electricity. Being surrounded by the sea on three sides, India is well placed for the utilization of tidal power. About 84,000MW of economically exploitable and viable hydro potential, and 6,780 MW in terms of medium and small power plants has been assessed.

However, only 19.9% of all this potential is being harnessed.

Three major sites for tidal power plants in India have been brought to focus, which are at the Gulf of Cambay and at Durgabhuani creek in West Bengal. They have a combined potential of about 15,000 MW. The country’sfirst plant is coming up in Durgadhuani of the Sunderbans which was finalized only recently. The plant will span about 4.5 kms and costs Rs.48 crores. The Govt. of India and the West Bengal Government in a viable ratio of 90:10 fund it. The National Hydro Power Corporation is slated to develop the project.

The Gulf of Cambay located in the northwestern part of the Indian peninsula has a vast potential

(estimated at about 5880-7000 MW) for using tidal energy as the renewable energy source. Strong currents with strength of about 10 knots and tidal heights of about 11m are a regular phenomenon.

However, challenges lie in getting new technology to reduce geological risks, the establishment costs and the environmental, ecological and economical problems which make the barrage or fence systems in the estuaries of major rivers less attractive for the construction plans to get underway. The Kutch tidal power project is estimated to produce energy at a rate as low as US $ 0.023 per unit and is currently being assessed for its economic and technical feasibility.

Technological development, its transfer and economic feasibility are a major area of concern for setting up a tidal power plant. The environmental impact with the constant silting and the de-silting of the basins affecting the marine life is also a cause for concern.

However, with the growing concern of global warming and with India still utilizing fossil fuels for 70% of its energy production, the clean, renewable and sustainable tidal energy source with a conversion rate of 80%, is definitely a viable option for a renewable source of energy for India.

Categories of Tidal Power Tidal power can be classified into three main types: 1. Tidal Stream Systems make use of kinetic energy of moving water

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to power turbines, in a similar way to windmills that use moving air. This method is gaining in popularity because of the lower cost and lower ecological impact compared to barrages.

2. Barrages make use of the potential energy in the difference in height (or head) between high and low tides. Barrages are essentially dams across the full width of a tidal estuary, and suffer from very high civil infrastructure costs, a worldwide shortage of viable sites, and environmental issues.

Working of a Tidal Power Plant First Generation Barrage-style tidal power plants works by building Barrage to contain water after high tide, then water has to pass through a turbine to return to low tide

Modern advances in turbine technology may eventually see large amounts of power generated from the ocean, especially tidal currents using the tidal stream designs but also from the major thermal current systems such as the Gulf Stream, which is covered by the more general term ‘marine current power’.

Tidal stream turbines may be arrayed in high-velocity areas where natural tidal current flows are concentrated such as the west and east coasts of Canada, the Straight of Gibralter, the Bosporus, and numerous sites in Southeast Asia and Australia.

Such flows occur almost anywhere where there are entrances to bays and rivers, or between land masses where water currents are concentrated.

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5.Second generation has very few disadvantages ● Does not affect wildlife ● Does not affect silt deposits

Current sites which have tidal power plants are as follows:

● Less costly – both in building and maintenance

1. France(La Rance)

Disadvantages

2. Canada(Annapolis)

● It is presently costly as it is expensive to build and maintain.

A 1085 MW facility requires as much as 1.2 billion dollars to construct and run ● Technology is not fully developed ● Barrage style has environmental affects: such as fish and plant migration, Silt deposits and Local tides change – affects still under study.

3. Russia 3. Tidal Lagoons, are similar to barrages , but can be constructed as a self-contained structures, not fully across an estuary, and are claimed to incur much lower cost impact overall. Furthermore, they can be configured to generate continuously which is not the case with barrages.

wind and solar

Future sites possible: 1. Seven River in England 2. San Francisco bay 3. Passamaquoddy

Second Generation Barrage is not needed and total cost is low.

Davis Hydro turbine has been successfully tested I St. Lawrence Seaway.

It harnesses the energy of tidal streams more efficiently because they allow for energy production on both the ebbing and surging tides.

One site has potential of generating power equal to 3 nuclear power plants!

Advantages 1. No pollution is created 2. It is a renewable source of energy 3. It is more efficient than wind because of the density of water 4. Predictable source of energy vs.

Interesting Wave Facts Waves are caused by a number of forces, i.e. wind, gravitational pull from the sun and the moon, changes in the atmospheric pressure, earthquakes, etc. Waves created by wind are the most common waves. Unequal heating of the earth surface generates wind, and wind blowing over water generates waves.

This energy transfer results in a concentration of the energy involved: the initial solar power level of about1 KW/m2 is concentrated to an average wave power level of 70W/m of crest length. This figure rises to an average of 170 kW/m crest length during winter, and to more than 1 MW/m during storms. Wave energy performance measures are characterized by

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diffuse energy, enormous forces during storms, and variation over wide range in wave size, length, period, and direction.

Wave energy is an irregular and oscillating low frequency energy source that must be converted to 60 Hertz frequency before it can be added to the electric utility grid.

‘tapered channel’ systems, rely on a shore-mounted structure to channel and concentrate the waves, driving them into an elevated reservoir. These focusing surge devices are sizeable barriers that channel large waves to increase wave height for redirection into elevated reservoirs.

Wave Power Design

Tapered Channel Wave Power

Although many wave energy devices have been invented, only a small proportion has been tested and evaluated. Only a few of these have been tested at sea, in ocean waves, rather than in artificial wave tanks. Large scale offshore devices and small scale shoreline devices have been ocean tested.

The total power of waves breaking on the world’s coastlines is estimated at 2 to 3 million megawatts. In favorable locations wave energy density can average 65 megawatts per mile of coastline.

These shoreline systems consist of a tapered channel which feeds into a reservoir constructed on a cliff. The narrowing of the channel causes the waves to increase their amplitude (wave height) as they move towards the cliff face which eventually spills over the walls of the channel and into the reservoir which is positioned several metres above mean sea level.

The kinetic energy of the moving wave is converted into potential energy as the water is stored in the reservoir. The water then passes through hydroelectric turbines on the4 way back to sea level, thus generating electricity.

Oscillating Water Columns(OWC) These devices generate electricity from wave-driven rise and fall of water in a cylindrical shaft. The rising and falling water column drives air into and out of the top of the shaft, powering an air driven turbine.

Floats or Pitching Devices These devices generate electricity from the bobbing o9r pitching action of a floating object. The object can be mounted to a floating raft or to a device fixed on the ocean floor.

Wave Surge or Focusing Devices These shoreline devices, also called

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● Tidal Energy is not yet recognized by the United Nations as an energy resource that should receive support and funding for its development.

Global Environmental Impact A tidal power scheme is a longterm source of electricity. A proposal for the Severn Barrage, if built, has been projected to save 18 million tones of coal per year of operation. This decreases the output of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

If fossil fuel resources decline during the 21st century, as predicted by Hubbert peak theory, tidal power is one of the alternative sources of energy that will need to be developed to satisfy the human demand for energy.

Tidal Energy is a clean, renewable sources of energy – such as solar, wind, biofuels, and lowhead hydro – and deserves official international support and funding for its development.

Benefits ● It is renewable source of energy ● It helps in protecting ports ● It is more reliable than solar energy or wind energy

Current Scenario ● Tidal energy is sustainable, clean, reliable, widely distributed, and can offer significant benefits to many marine nations. ● Tidal Energy can be captured in an efficient and cost-effective way

For more information E-mail: editor@engrreview.com

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China’s largest electric power expo grandly commences in Shanghai “Smart Grid, Energy Conversation” in the spotlight

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he scale of world’s energy development has been continuously increasing in recent years, in particular, new energy is explored at a rapid pace. Energy infrastructure is turning to be more diversified that many countries are scaling up their smart grid development and infrastructure in order to cope with the soaring demand and the challenges. Addressed by the State Grid Corporation of China, the government will deploy RMB 620 billion in Ultra High Voltage (UHV) grid construction in the coming 5 years.

Jointly organized by China Electricity Council and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, the largest electric power fair in China, the 9th International Exhibition on Electric Power Equipment and Technology (EP Shanghai 2013) and 2013 International Exhibition on Electric Power Automation Equipment and Technology (EPA 2013) have grandly commenced today on October 30 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, P R China.

The opening ceremony is well attended by a number of industry leaders and governmental representatives. They include Sun Yu Cai, Executive Vice President of China Electricity Council, Wang Yong Gan, Advisor of China Electricity Council, Qiu Zhi Jian, Director General of East China Bureau of National Energy Administration, Mi Jian Hua, Director General of National Energy Administration, Lin Ye from State Grid Corp of China, Xu Chao Ying, Chief Engineer of China Southern

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Power Grid, Hu Jian Ming, Vice President of China Huaneng Group, Lv Ting Yan, Assistant President of China Datang Corporation, Wang Ri Wun, Chief Economist of China Huadian Corporation, Li Yue Ping, Vice President of Power Construction Corporation of China, and Stanley Chu, Chairman of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. Many other leaders from provincial power corporations and power grid corporations, representatives from consulates and trade associations, exhibitors and trade delegations also attended the ceremony.

Gathers over 800 World-class Suppliers from 20 Countries and Regions EP Shanghai serves as an ideal one-stop business platform for power groups and power grid corporations, power plants, as well as power construction companies, research and design institutes, and also industrial end-users, to meet well-known suppliers with insights on state-of-the-art technologies and equipment.

A Perfect Hub of Smart Grid and Electric Power Automation EP Shanghai 2013 has expanded its scale to 35,000sq.m. Worldrenowned exhibitors include ABB, Schneider, Siemens, General Cable, Hyundai, Delixi, Chint, Hitachi, Huaming, KGE, S&C Electric, Emerson, Pentair, Rittal, AEG, Linbo, Minghan, Senyuan Electric, Multi-Contact, Ormazabal, WIKA, Comking, Boer Power, NARI,

Pinggao Group, DECA, GEA, Zhuhai Copower, AKSON, Legrand, Rothenberger, Deba and etc., as well as the overseas pavilions from Germany and U.S.A. In cope with the government policy and industry trend, EP Shanghai 2013 joins hands with the smart grid leading suppliers to foster the theme “Smart Grid and Electric Power Automation”.

Exhibitors include NARI, Linbo, Huaming, Emerson, and etc. display a series of smart grid T&D equipment, smart grid dispatch, grid safety equipment and information system and applications.

ABB (Booth No. 1E01) as a long-term exhibitor of EP Shanghai / EP China, has gathered several business units to join the fair this year, including the Low Voltage Products division (Booth No. 1L01).

Delixi (Booth No. 1M01) makes its debut at the fair and displays its newly launched CDNE6 enclosure, which is the new star among series 6 family. Linbo Electric (Booth No. 1J21) has taken over 250sq.m, showcasing the smart grid substation equipment on-line monitoring devices. Weidmüller Interface (Booth No. 1B26) introduces the new VPU lightning and surge protection series, which emphasizes the high degree of significance attached to all-round reliable surge protection.

Under China’s West-toEast Transmission Project and the implementation of smart grid construction and urbanization infrastructure, it is estimated that China’s cable and wire market

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will keep an optimistic annual rise of 8-9% in the coming 5 years.

Being the global top 3 cable and wire manufacturer, General Cable (Booth No. 1H01) not only makes its first debut in EP Shanghai 2013, but also takes the largest booth with over 300sq.m in the fair.

The company presents copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty, construction and communications markets.

Linbo Electric (Booth No. 1J21) has taken over 250sq.m, showcasing the smart grid substation equipment on-line monitoring devices.

Weidmüller Interface (Booth No. 1B26) introduces the new VPU lightning and surge protection series, which emphasizes the high degree of significance attached to all-round reliable surge protection.

Concurrent Forums and Symposia Gather the Top Industry Professionals In order to provide an interactive information exchange platform, a series of forums and symposia are held concurrently with the fair, covering hot topics on smart grid, power T&D technology, green power and more. “2013 Smart Grid Conference”, organized by China Electricity Council and State Grid Corporation of China, covers the scope on distributed energy, wind power development, technologies on substation automation and energy storage. This high-level conference gathered over 200 delegates from power plans, design institutes, power grid corporations and etc., aiming at providing a comprehensive exchange platform for the industry specialists.

The Window to China Power Industry Being China’s largest international electric power exhibition, EP Shanghai has attracted delegations from trade associations, power groups, engineering companies, design institutes and industrial users from mining, metallurgical and petrochemical industries.

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There are also delegations from Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Beijing, Guangdong, Shanxi, Tianjin, and VIP visitors from South-east Asia, India and Russia.

Under the widening gap between energy supply and demand and the challenges faced in energy distribution, Liu Zhenya, Chairman of the State Grid, said that UHV plays a significant role in grid construction, not only in China but also across countries and regions. Addressed in the executive meeting of the State Council in July this year, one of the 6 major urban infrastructures is to strengthen power grid construction and promote smart grid. With the goal of enhancing the effectiveness and reliability of smart grids in China, EP Shanghai will continue to contribute as an effective business platform for the electric power industry and across the globe.

EP China / EP Shanghai, jointly organized by China Electricity Council and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., are held in Beijing and Shanghai rotationally. Since its launch in 1986, EP exhibitions are recognized as the largest and the most reputable electric power and electrical exhibition in China, extensively supported by major power group corporations and power grid corporations of China.

It is also the only electric power event in China that is endorsed as a UFI Approved Event.

For more information Web: www.EPChinaShow.com

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Paradox engineering tightens the partnership with NEC Europe : NEC europe signs a reseller agreement for paradox engineering’s smart city solutions

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aradox Engineering announced it has signed a Reseller Agreement with NEC Europe Ltd.: NEC Europe will resell Paradox Engineering’s PE.AMI Smart City solution.

Acknowledging the uniqueness and high value of Paradox Engineering’s technology and expertise as well as its solid track record of Smart City deployments spanning Cities such as Paris and San Francisco, NEC has chosen Paradox Engineering as its technology provider to respond to the needs of utilities, multi-utilities and municipalities to become “Smarter”.

This new step in the partnership confirms the two Companies strongly believe in Paradox Engineering’s technology approach and vision to Smart City, with its PE.AMI multipurpose and open standard platform, fostered by NEC’s unique sales skills and market access. Indeed, this synergy will make PE.AMI more pervasively available to Cities, Municipalities and utility Companies, who will benefit from Paradox Engineering’s proven expertise in Smart City, Smart Metering and Smart Grid combined with NEC’s Information and Communication technologies and energy solutions.

For NEC Europe, energy efficiency and Smart Grids represent key challenges and new relevant growth markets, where it brings business experience in lithium-ion rechargeable battery, and expertise and solutions for intelligent systems delivering energy management and storage

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“Through this new major step in our partnership with NEC, Paradox Engineering will be able to contribute with its innovative technology and capabilities, know-how and solutions to the framework of NEC’s offer, building a future proof multipurpose control system and a scalable platform enabling intelligent, innovative and integrated services to Cities down the path of innovative energy strategies”, said Gianni Minetti, President and CEO, Paradox Engineering. “We are glad that NEC endorses our technology to help providing unique and innovative solutions to fit customers’ requirements.”

The two Companies will work together on joint promotion activities, trade shows, end user and customers’ seminars. Furthermore, demonstration equipment of Paradox Engineering’s technology has already been installed at NEC Italy premises, where customers will have the opportunity to be shown the potential and the capabilities of PE.AMI. Additionally, Paradox Engineering will share its know-how and experience with NEC though ongoing support to ensure the development of business and sales.

The cooperation between NEC and Paradox Engineering started back in 2011 with a Memorandum of Understanding that allowed the two Companies to jointly explore the challenging path to manage energy resources in a smarter way and therefore increase sustainable performance of communities and cities. P a r a d o x

Engineering and NEC are currently already working together on concrete opportunities and projects in Italy as well as in Europe.

About Paradox Engineering SA Paradox Engineering SA is a technology company that designs and markets solutions and services to unlock the value of data for industrial remote and condition monitoring, Smart Grid/Smart City, M2M, HUMS and HAN projects in the Internet of Things era. The unique competences in radio design, network design and management, low power consumption and energy harvesting, and data collection are at the heart of Paradox Engineering’s DNA. The Company conceives and provides open standard urban and industrial wireless sensor network solutions, global virtual networks and OEM versions of its core network technologies, to companies and developers.

Established in 2005 and headquartered in Switzerland, Paradox Engineering acts on a truly global scale, with business and projects spanning over five continents and with a consolidated network of global strategic partners.

For more information, Web: www.pdxeng.ch / www.pe-stone.ch

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Uprating of transformers

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Considerable time is saved as repaired & refurbished transformer is available for use within 3 to 4 months as compare to manufacturing cycle of more than 12 months & more for the same transformers.

Repairs & Refurbishment is economical as the cost of repairs is restricted to 40 to 45% of the cost of a new Power Transformer as good credit of old copper is available.

High Volt Electricals Pvt. Ltd. Has completed the following projects for various rating in

ith the increase in demand, awareness of conservation and lesser availability of space it has become essential to upgrade the 20/30 years old electrical equipment’s to a high output by using upgraded technology, hybrid material, innovative design & refined processes. It becomes more prudent to up-rate the whole of a system rather than up-rating a single equipment.

● By conversion of 3 winding transformers to 2 windings. ● By redesigning for higher rating by using nomex paper etc. ● By removing tertiary winding & change of vector group

With the availability of new insulating material & improved design technology the generating machine either hydro or thermal can be up-rated for higher output. However, the up-rating of transformer has not been reviewed by giant manufacturers due to complex retrofitting work on transformer.

It is possible to up-rate the capacity of transformers due to absence of any rotating part. The same can be achieved in following way.

Considerable time is saved as repaired & refurbished transformer is available for use within 3 to 4 months as compare to manufacturing cycle of more than 12 months & more for the same transformers.

Repairs & Refurbishment is economical as the cost of repairs is restricted to 40 to 45% of the cost of a new Power Transformer as good credit of old copper is available.

High Volt Electricals Pvt. Ltd. Has completed the following projects for various rating in this aspect and few cases are depicted here.

● Core, Tank OLTC, radiators and bushings are retained and used & this almost covers 60% of the cost of a transformer.

For MSEB

this aspect and few cases are depicted here.

to increase the impulse & short circuit strength compared to previous design.

● The winding configuration will be changed with higher cross section & by using better winding technology so as to reduce the hot /spot temperature and losses. ● Addition of few cooling radiators for the extra heat generated by up-rating the capacity.

● One 50 MVA, 240/115.5/34.5 KV G.E. Canadian make Auto Transformer was uprated and converted to 75 MVA, 220/110 KV transformer and working in Oglewadi S/s. Of MSEB. ● One 21 MVA, 220/22 KV MARELI make transformer was converted to 28 MVA 110/22 KV and is working at TALAGAON S/s. Of MSEB.

For Private Customers ● By providing extra insulation & extra clamping arrangement

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Electric make Generator Transformer was converted to 30 MVA, 66/11 KV transformer by using new OLTC for DCM Jaghadia. â—? A 25 MVA, 132/11 KV NGEF make transformer with 7.8% Impedance converted to same rating with 11.5%.Before increase in impedance transformer failed 3 times in 4 year. Now working satisfactorily for the last two years for Raipur Alloys Ltd. â—? 16800 KVA GE make rectifier transformer of 60 c/s altered for 50 c/s operation for SIEL.

Repairs / Rehabilitation / Up-Rating Of Transformer The power demand in India by the 2020 is estimated to be 385000 MW, requiring some US$ 760 billion (approx.) to be invested. Faced with acute financial limitations, Private power participation has been actively sought to rescue the situation in addition to new plants by revamping and refurbishing of old plants.

Repair business is available for 15000 MW per annum if 10% failure rate is considered.

Power has emerged as the fourth basic necessity, after food, clothing and shelter. The shortage of electrical power in India is expected to worsen in years to come, Despite the plans for stepping up its generation. The consequences of this potential shortfall of power may be very serious.

After independence, India achieved a remarkable annual growth rate of about 10% to meet the growing needs of electricity

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consumption. However, power shortage of varying degrees have continued despite large capacity addition in earlier plans. India needs to add 1,50,000 MW of power capacity in the next 10 years to meet the demand of fast growing economy. The average deficit in power supply for the last five years is more than 10%. This incongruous demand supply gap is bound to adversely affect industrial growth.

One of the cost effective options available for narrowing down the gap is improving performance of the existing power plants.

Rehabilitation of Power Plants: With the ever increasing demand for power competing with price, many countries are looking to supply extra power at reduced rates, and many among them are examining ways of increasing power capacity in the cheapest possible ways. Among them, building an entirely new power plant for meeting increasing demand is an attractive proposition.

However in large number of cases, it is not practical due to paucity of funds , insufficient space or absence of ideal site. Thus there can be many options, but the one of them that is becoming increasingly popular is that of rehabilitation / life extension of power plants through refurbishment / retrofitting and upgradation. It involves retrofitting, refurbishing and upgrading of all plant equipment I.e. Boiler, turbines, generators, transformers, etc.

This help achieve number of goals: life extension of plants, outage reduction, increased efficiency, increased output, etc.

In units approaching the end of service life, it may be necessary to take up large scale replacement of high temperature / pressure parts

after duly assessing their remnant life, to extend their service life. The cost of such life extension would be about 40% of the cost of the new installation of equivalent capacity.

Even after regeneration, the cost / kwh will be much cheaper than the cost / kwh for a new power plant.

Manufacturing power plant equipment is monopolized by big players; for new comers entry is made difficult. However, these players are not in a position to cope up with the increase in the work load and the possibility is that power plants and substations would be led to paralyzing situation. Therefore these big players, and also the power plants, are keen to enlist assistance of new comers as well.

The corporates which are into manufacturing and refurbishing generators, turbines, boilers and transformer have good opportunity to share in rejuvenation of transformers. There are companies specializing in aforesaid areas, which foresee tremendous business opportunities in joining hands with big players and looks for a bigger share in the areas of its specialization.

For more information Dr. G.V. Rao Life Senior Member, IEEE Chairman. Rowsons Group E-mail: rmpl@rowsons.com

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Meet the smart meter

By Vivek Dev

“ With a smart meter installed, the consumers can actually know the amount they used and which appliances used the most energy. This will go a long way in reducing the energy usage and saving money”.

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he use of electricity at homes, commercial buildings and industry presents several safety challenges but many of these have thankfully been adequately addressed through safety features, devices etc incorporated with the equipment, appliances, and systems associated with the installations. However, though electrical installations are getting increasingly ‘shock proof’, the shock now mostly comes from the amount on the bill that one is required to pay for the energy consumption at the end of the month. And what is worse, this ‘end of the month’ shock is likely to get more severe, thanks to the increasing tariffs charged by service providers and distribution companies.

In the prevailing scenario therefore, the only way consumers can hope to ease the burden of the bill is to become savvy about their consumption of the precious resource. What this means is cutting waste, using energy efficient products, and generally keeping a sharp eye on consumption. And that is where smart meters come in. Smart meter technology serves to lighten the consumption burden on the consumer, through 24x7 awareness of his consumption.

In the US, UK, Canada, Australia smart meters have already arrived and consumers are increasingly transitioning to the new technology under planned programmes put in place by local utilities. India too, cannot afford to lag in embracing

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the technology in view of the immense benefits it promises to deliver.

So what is this new technology all about?

“The new technology” Well, the conventional meter sitting in the meter box in your building measures the amount of energy being used at the consumer end, and that is it. It does not get consumer involvement in regulating the amount of energy used. Rather the consumer is mostly incidental in the current metering system.

Smart metering turns that around to give the consumer active charge of the amount of energy consumed at his end.

The smart meter works much like the watthour meter in the meter box, when it comes to merely measuring energy consumed, but adds a new dimension by storing the electricity usage over short intervals, typically every thirty minutes and sends the information to network distributors and energy retailers on a daily basis.

Smart meters comprise two units: the metering device, a display unit. The metering device is under the custody of the utility or distribution company while the display unit is installed at the consumer’s place. But smart meters, themselves come in two flavours, one way and two way, i.e. meters that allow only one way communication and others that allow two way communication.

In India, though, initially meters that only allow one way communication would be introduced due to a largely cost sensitive market, wherein enhanced features might run into consumer resistance. But it is not only the consumer who stands to benefit, the meters can detect unusually heavy demand, which may point to tapping of wires. This will be of great help in parts of the country where power theft is rampant and manual detection is difficult, even hazardous.

Smart meters can also be used to cut off service to consumers that default on bill payment. It has also been observed in countries where the meters have been installed that smart meters that serve to monitor consumption also prevent losses due to electricity theft.

Consumer benefits So it needs to be appreciated that the smart meter is a win-win solution for both the consumer as also the distribution companies and offers a range of benefits.

Consumers can look forward to benefit from: ● Obtaining real time information on their consumption patterns and aligning there consumption where possible to off peak periods to decrease the load on distribution companies and reap benefits of lower tariff

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during the period. ● Smart meters eliminate the guess work in energy measurement as they send accurate information to the supplier as regards the consumers actual consumption cutting out the estimation part in energy billing. ● ● No waiting in for the meter reader – but some visits from the supplier may still be necessary to check the meter’s proper functioning and for safety checks. ● Smart meters incorporate a smart energy display which shows the amount of energy that was being used by the consumer at any time, which can be compared against earlier periods to allow for reducing the energy usage and saving money. ● With a smart meter installed consumers can actually save money by knowing the amount they used and which appliances used the most energy. This will go a long way in reducing energy usage and saving money. ● Additional capabilities that smart meters offer include real time data recording capabilities can be be used to optimise energy efficiency of distribution. ● Smart meter communication capabilities allow for turning off/ on of service, appliance control at home as also in home and online display of consumption.

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The use of smart meters would kick off the process of establishing smart grids which can be trusted to keep energy flowing to our homes, commercial establishments and industry in an era of ever increasing demand on the network. Smart meters, IT and other advanced technologies that would be integrated into the smart energy infrastructure is expected to deliver a step change in energy generation, transmission and consumption.

The smart grid makes it possible to monitor and control the use of energy and offers flexibility in scheduling energy-intensive tasks for periods of lower tariff.

The smart grid therefore offers consumers a degree of control over consumption which translates into savings.

In the current electrical system trouble shooting an adverse event is a rather drawn out process, that calls for a utility engineer rushing to the fault location to collect data before a solution could be devised. Smart grid technologies allow for events to be converted into instantly-retrievable digital information, which makes for faster fault identification and rectification across the network.

Such response lowers production costs and costs of maintenance, that get lowered as savings get passed on to the consumer.

Smart grids are also greener as the smart components they integrate cut consumption of fossil fuels. And last but not the least, with the increasing diversity of sources of generation including fossil fuels, solar, hydro, wind smart grids are the need of the hour to ensure uninterrupted generation and safe distribution.

A smart grid is a greener grid given the smart components it integrates that reduce consumption of fossil fuel resources. Lowered fossil fuel consumption means reduction of greenhouse gases emission and of other pollutants in several ways of which perhaps the most significant is the consumers’ ability to monitor energy use and become a part of the solution by turning off unneeded appliances, switching to more energy efficient appliances and so on.

Perhaps most importantly the smart grid would create a platform that would promote the development and deployment of technologies for increasing distributed generation (DG), such as wind and solar generation.

Distributed generation can cut the need for new fossil-fuel-generated capacity, reduce transmission losses and thus benefit the environment.

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New FX15 series of flashing signal lights for use in Ex zone 1/2 and 21/22 Flashing beacons for rugged conditions in hazardous areas

Robust flashing beacons from R. STAHL’s new FX15 series are suitable for rugged conditions in Ex zone 1/21 or 2/22 environments

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. STAHL is introducing a new signalling solution that withstands extreme environmental conditions, e.g. a wide operating temperature range of +70 °C down to -55 °C. FX15 beacons feature an enclosure manufactured from corrosionresistant glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) that is designed to provide IP66/IP67 protection. All fixings are stainless steel. While the standard finish is natural black, painted units with epoxy coatings in red, yellow and blue are also available.

The beacons are supplied with a robust stainless steel lens guard as standard to protect the flameretardant polycarbonate lens.

The light source is a xenon tube providing a high light output. FX15 beacons flash at a rate of one per

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second. Lenses are available in seven colours (red, amber, green, clear, blue, yellow, magenta). The Fresnel lens that covers the well glass and houses the xenon tube produces a flash energy of 5 Joules, which ensures an excellent luminous intensity of 49 cd for the clear version.

The beacons are suitable for use in a variety of onshore and offshore applications and environments, notably including marine use, the oil and gas sector, and skid packages. Operating voltages range from 24 and 48 VDC to 115 and 230 VAC. All units feature 3 x M20 cable entries that enable a variety of wiring and mounting options. FX15 flashing beacons are ATEX- and IECEx-certified, with other relevant approvals (GOST, PESO, Inmetro and North

American listing) to follow soon.

Essential installation material such as mounting brackets, straps, glands, tag and duty labels, along with replacement parts are also available at launch.

For more than 80 years, R. STAHL has been a trendsetting manufacturer of safety technology for hazardous areas. Based in Waldenburg, Germany, the company is one of the world’s leading suppliers of explosion-protected automation, control and distribution, installation, operating and monitoring, lighting, signaling and alarm components and systems.

Key products include customer-specific systems solutions for hazardous areas. R. STAHL’s individual packages containing tailored product combinations and a wide range of services such as consulting, project planning, engineering and training courses for customers are designed to fully meet application requirements and customer needs. International certifications, approvals and patents demonstrate the company’s expertise and allow for R. STAHL’s products to be used throughout the world.

For more information Web: www.stahl.de

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“Unique output circuit protection- Finder Relays MASTER PLUS series with in-built Fuse”

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inder Relays have always played an important role in bridging the gap between the Controller and the Real world. The new MASTER PLUS series from Finder is equipped with a fuse module at the contact side, for a standard 20x5mm glass fuse. This gives the relay interface a complete modularity along with the pluggable relay which can be mounted over a DIN Rail base/socket.

Optional Fuse bypass switch allows the user to operate the relay even without a fuse module due to the internal electrical link. This provides an advantage to use the relay and in turn the complete system without affecting the signal continuity if required. Condition of the fuse is easily visible through a window. As the width of a relay module is only 6.2 mm, it is an interface with an individual protection, occupying only a minimum space on the rail.

“Features & Benefits of the MASTER PLUS Series” 1. Complete output protection with unique Replaceable Glass Fuse ● The width is only 6.2 mm wide which is equivalent to that of a standard terminal block ● Relay interface can also be used

without the fuse insert also if required.

2. Reliability in Wiring ● With the use of a Master Adapter, easy, quick and reliable wiring is achieved in using a prefabricated multi-core cable.

3. Cost Saving ● With an integrated replaceable glass fuse, a need for an extra fuse terminal block is eliminated along with the additional DIN Rail Space for the terminal block. ● Wiring cost is saved as no additional wiring is required from the relay to the fuse terminal block ● The size of the control Panel is reduced which results in a noticeable cost saving incase of higher number of I/Os in a system requirement.

4. Space Saving ● As compared to the conventional fused 8 Channel PCB relay boards of approx 140 mm width,

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the Master series in less than 50 mm width is saving almost double the space inside the cabinet.

5. Time Saving ● Modularity in the system with jumper links, integrated fuse eliminates the need for additional wiring thus reducing installation time.

6. MASTER PLUS series offers all advantages of Finder’s MASTER INTERFACE range ● Pluggable Electromechanical or Solid State Relay ● Plug-in Jumper links (for looping) in Red, Blue and Black colour ● Master Adapter with customized cabling for easy and quick connection to PLC ● Protection for Leakage current suppression and reverse polarity protection ● Thermosetting plastic to guarantee its mechanical properties even at elevated temperatures ( generally above 200 deg C) ● LED indication

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Precision Automation & Robotics India Ltd.

PARI enjoys a decade of enhanced quality, production and documentation with EPLAN PARI- India’s global automation solution provider

“We have significant improvement in quality of project documentation using EPLAN. Many times our wiring diagrams are superior than our international competitors and some customers have expressed this view.”

Atul Patil Vice President (Control Systems Engineering) Precision Automation & Robotics India Ltd.

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Precision Automation & Robotics India Ltd. is a global automation solution provider of robotic products and technologies. With over 850 employees and 6 facilities worldwide, PARI provides a complete range of automation solutions including conceptualizing, designing, manufacturing, implementing and supporting of advanced factory automation systems.

The company began its operations in 1990, and has since grown at an amazing rate of 50% each year. Serving global customers in 4 continents, and with operations and markets in over 12 countries, PARI serves various market segments including Automotive, Industrials, Transportation, Infrastructure, Farm Equipment, Energy, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences.

PARI operates in three business verticals - Automated Manufacturing & Robotic Solutions, Automated Car Parking & Automated Logistics, serving these sectors.

The company operates through deploying well-engineered automation solutions through mass customized technologies and system to achieve the global needs of its customers.

PARI’s success lies in the fact that the company strives to provide excellence in every step of the process from sales to commissioning and ensuring that this excellence is reflected in its products, people and solutions.

With a wide range of innovative solutions and focus on complete customer satisfaction combined with a fast growing global presence, PARI aims to be among the top 10 global automation companies.

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A change in design software

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ARI switched to EPLAN in 2004 and since then has never looked back. With a large market base in India, Europe and the US, PARI felt the need for an error-free design system to help cater to the high standards of quality expected. However, the software that was being used

by PARI required that the work be done manually, which held a potential risk for errors at every step.

Switching to the current solution gave PARI a host of advantages including generation of various reports, at click of button, generation of Bill of Material (BOM) automatically based on the schematics, automatic assignment of device ID’s and wire numbering and easy error detection (for example, not allowing two different voltage wires to be connected).

The change also helped in the provision of different standard

symbol libraries, customization when following different drawing standards, uniformity in the presentation of the wiring diagrams (the look is independent of the engineer), and in the creation of the internal component layouts of panels by using footprints from a library.

“EPLAN is a well-designed user friendly software. It has reduced the engineering time by at least 40%. The quality and data consistency over the documentation is very good,” says Atul Patil, VP (Control Systems

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Engineering), PARI, on effectiveness of the change.

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The transition brings desired results PARI experienced a smooth transition from the existing software to the use of the present solution. Before the launch of EPLAN, all engineers at PARI were trained to work on EPLAN through a series of training workshops that were conducted.

The faculty especially focused on providing adequate training to all the engineers associated with hardware design. The result was a successful setting up of standard part’s database, macros, templates, etc. making it easy for the engineers at PARI to do a better job in lesser time.

Commenting on the significant amount of savings in time, Vice President Patil says, “We had not set any target in reduction of project turnaround time, when we switched over to EPLAN. Our focus then was to generate good-looking error free drawings of international level. We did not set any specific goals in this regards, but yes, it has reduced the engineering time by at least 40%.”

Execution of a typical project at PARI

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PARI uses EPLAN in its design phase. In a typical project, the designing starts with the creation of a platform based on customer requirement. The engineering solution is used in designing plot frames, forms, symbol libraries, schemes, database, etc. Based on this, the wiring diagram is created after which auto-ferruling, device numbering and PLC numbering is done to optimize time. PARI designs schematics in-house for the panels along with the field wiring.

The production team at PARI use terminal/wire/cable reports and the wiring schematics during the production phase of the project, to wire up the panels/ boxes and the field wiring. After the design phase, the clients of PARI continue to use EPLAN schematics for maintenance purposes. For clients who wish for their schematics in software other than EPLAN, PARI further uses the engineering solution to produce an output in editable format as required by the client.

Impact on PARI’s engineering productivity Although PARI’s primary reason to change its design software was to generate impressive and error free drawings of international level, EPLAN has in turn provided a positive impact on PARI’s overall

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engineering productivity. PARI reports a reduction in engineering time by a massive 40% by reducing the engineering hours for wiring diagram preparation, checking and associated re-work. PARI is also planning to directly import the bill of material (BOM) generated via the software into their home grown ERP system – hence reducing the errors in ordering material and saving time in entering the BOM into the ERP. Overall PARI is very happy with the excellence in quality and data consistency in documentation.

PARI succeeds in eliminating errors The successful launch of the engineering solution has encouraged best practices in PARI in four different areas, namely through the provision of standardization of recurrent content, through faster and more reliable generation of documentation, through the reduction or elimination of errors and easier error-checking and through faster integration of data corrections and customer-specified changes. At PARI, the control design engineers

use EPLAN mainly for schematic generation. 1500+ macros have been created, including DIN and ANSI type macros and corresponding parts database.

The product has also enabled PARI to use DIN based modularization using the HLA+LOD concept. Engineers at PARI further use associated products like EPLAN Data Portal to pick up parts. The high quality wiring diagrams produced by PARI are also found to be far superior to their international competitors, a fact that has been widely expressed by PARI’s various clients.

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Summary PARI

PARI is extremely satisfied with EPLAN PARI’s extreme satisfaction has resulted in them rating the service and support at a high 4, on a scale of 1 to 5. This stems from the fact that the product has not only made it possible to increase production even further, but has also provided a full range of services to fall back upon. For example, thanks to Unicode, the integration of their international locations was made easy for PARI. Extremely satisfied with the current engineering solutions, PARI also recently purchased EPLAN Fluid to aid in other areas of design and production.

Overall, PARI found EPLAN as a reliable tool, especially since it contributed towards significant improvements in areas such as

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project documentation, error reduction, content standardization and document generation.

For more information PARI at

Web: www.parirobotics.com www.eplan.de

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Anchor Electricals sets up its exclusive Panasonic LED lighting experience centre in India Focus on residential LED lighting and fixtures with exclusive lighting plan services for residential set-ups ki Oguri, Joint Managing Director, Sales & Marketing, Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd, and Mr. Ashok Gangar, Vice President Sales, Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd.

(From left to right), Mr. Kiyoshi Otaki, Managing Director, Anchor electricals Pvt Ltd, Manabu Takeda, Senior Councilor, Makota Kitano, Director of lighting business division, Takaki Oguri, Joint Managing Director, Ashok Gangar, Vice President Sales

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ontinuing with its focus on providing the best of innovation and technology, India’s leading electrical solutions manufacturer - Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd (A Panasonic Group Company), today opened its first state-of-the-art LED lighting showroom in Mumbai. This showroom gives consumers a ‘see, touch and feel’ experience of a diverse range of world-class home decorative lighting concepts and functions.

Present on the occasion were, Mr. Makoto Kitano, Director of Lighting Business Division and Vice President of Eco Solutions Company, Mr. Manabu Takeda, Senior Councilor - Residential Lighting Business, Mr. Kiyoshi Otaki, Managing Director, Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Taka-

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With an in-house simulation room, customers will be able to view the lighting effects of various kinds of lighting fixtures and installation options in different settings. The showroom brings alive, ample possibilities of LED lighting and helps customers understand how the integrated lighting solution works in a given home environment. It will also have a comprehensive range of lighting solutions for the entire home. The 47 new models that will be available at the showroom include Large Ceiling Light, Compact Ceiling Light, Chandelling (chandelier-like decorative ceiling light), Downlight, Line Light and Wall bracket models.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Makoto Kitano, Director of Lighting Business Division and Vice President of Eco Solutions Company said, “Driven by our commitment to the Indian consumer and the local market, this new LED lighting experience centre will help us serve our customers better with our best-in-the-class products. It will encompass our overall approach to impeccable quality assurance, demonstrating the importance of stylish, carefullycrafted lighting in the daily lives of our consumers.” He further added, “Anchor contributes significantly to Panasonic overall turnover and

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we are hoping to drive increment in the market share from this segment in the coming years.”

Mr. Kiyoshi Otaki, Managing Director, Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd said “Anchor is looking at opening more such LED lighting experience centres across major cities in India to strengthen its partnership with interior designers, architects, and lighting professionals. We hope that the expansion of this new lighting business will also generate synergy effects with Anchor’s largest business, wiring devices.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Manabu Takeda, Senior Councilor, Residential Lighting Business, Panasonic Corporation said, “Our aim is to bridge the awareness and experience gap that exists in the minds of lighting experts and users. We wish to apply the lighting business experience developed in Japan, for India as well by introducing high-quality LED lighting products that are safe and reliable. With environmental deterioration and energy shortages becoming more and more serious with each passing day, energysaving has become a part of the global development trend.”

The company has also introduced a service for offering lighting plans for residential spaces. Keeping in line with the fact that Panasonic offers over 200 thousand residential lighting plans annually in Japan, this service will also be utilized in India to create lighting designs tailored to individual clients, working with their interior design requirements when constructing a new house or renovating their current residence.

Lighting consultants can select suitable lighting fixtures and suggest lighting layouts that can be incorporated into architectural

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drawings of the home. This service targets home owners as well as interior designers and architects active in housing design. It is a service that promotes sophisticated lighting environments and the products are specifically designed for residential, hospitality, and architectural purposes.

India is one of the most important and strategic markets for Panasonic globally. Having set a base in the consumer electronic business, the company now has a renewed focus on the B2B and B2G business aiming to secure 8 percent revenue from its enterprise business.

Panasonic lighting is the world’s third largest lighting company with global sales reaching to 3 billion USD, with LED lighting sales accounting for approximately 1 billion USD. As India grapples with challenges related to energy deficiency, LED lighting technology would be highly effective in saving energy and reducing pollution. For example, a Panasonic 5.5W LED down light source consumes less than 2.5 times of power than that of a 14W CFL lamp light source and has over 6.5 times longer life. (LED downlight’s life of light source stands at 40,000 hours compared to CFL lamp light source life at 6,000 hours). https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qHX97JCI93c

About Anchor Electricals Headquartered in Mumbai, Anchor electrical Private Limited started nearly five decades ago and became a subsidiary of Panasonic Electric Works (now Panasonic Corporation) in 2007. It is one of the largest domestic manufacturers

of electrical construction materials with 4 manufacturing locations and boasts of 55 domestic bases and has employee strength of 10,004.

Its sales and operating profit are steadily growing and it ended the last financial year with net sales of Rupees 13.5 billion and a stated capital of Rupees 4.8 Billion. It has a dominant market share in wiring devices and it is constantly expanding its product range and growing market share in Circuit Breakers, Lighting and Luminaries, Fans and Wires/ Cables. Anchor aims to double this in the next three years from the existing and some new product categories.

For more information Anchor, Web: www.anchor-world.com

About Panasonic India Panasonic makes available in India its wide range of consumer electronics, home appliances like LCD & Plasma TVs, DVD players, Home Theatre Systems, Cameras, Camcorders, Car Audio Systems, Air Conditioners, Washing Machines, Refrigerators, Microwave Ovens, Automatic Cookers, Vacuum Cleaners and a wide range of system products including communication ones like Phones, High Definition Video-conferencing, Professional Audio Video products like Broadcast Cameras, Projectors and Displays, Business Solutions including Printers, Whiteboards and Security solutions. The company currently has a workforce of about 12,500 in India.

For more information Panasonic brand in India, Web: www.panasonic.co.in

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National Energy Conservation Awards Function 2013 : The growth gateway President emphasizes importance of Energy Efficiency, contribution of Industries and other establishments on National Energy Conservation Award Function 2013.

• President felicitates winners of National Energy Conservation Awards 2013; compliments energy conservation efforts • Participating units have invested Rs. 4537 crore in Energy Conservation measures; saved Rs. 4141 crore a year; equivalent to 711 MW of Thermal Power • Energy Conservation Awards 2013 – Empowering the Nation with Energy Conservation

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naugurating the Annual National Energy Conservation Awards Function, the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, handed over the prizes to several industrial units and other establishments for their innovative efforts in enhancing their Energy Performance.

The awardees represented - Industries, Thermal Power Stations, Office Buildings, BPO Buildings, Hotels, Hospitals, Shopping Malls, Zonal Railways, Railway Workshops, Municipalities, State Designated Agencies and manufacturers of BEE Star Labelled appliances/equipment. The President also presented the prizes to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for the National Energy Conservation Painting Competition un-

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dertaken by the Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). The competition is held every year at the School, State and National Levels. This year, the competition witnessed a record participation of 45 lakh students from 98,000 schools across the country. Congratulating the children, the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee said, “I am delighted to see the colorful and inspirational paintings drawn by you in the National Energy Conservation Painting Competition.

Children have led the way in promoting conservation of scarce natural resources to ensure a better tomorrow. I am glad to see the involvement of school children to promote the cause of Energy Conservation”.

Commenting on the importance of Energy Efficiency, Shri Pranab Mukherjee said, “Our future progress is determined largely by the level of technology that will drive our economy.

Innovation and technology intervention provides the competitive edge that our industrial sector should not be deprived of. Therefore, there is a need to ensure a conducive environment to innovation so that technologies are available that addresses both energy efficiency & climate change”.

The direct contribution of policies to reduce energy use during the five years of the Eleventh Five Year Plan period has yielded 10,836 MW of avoided generation capacity. A National Target of increasing the efficiency of energy use to bring about a 20 to 25 percent reduction in the energy intensity of our GDP by 2020, he added. The President recognized various innovative

initiatives of Ministry of Power like Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT), Super Energy Efficient Program (SEEP) under National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency.

Calling for a comprehensive approach to Energy Conservation, the President appealed the Nation to conserve energy resources through their utilization in a sustainable manner.

He emphasized that efficient use of resources has to begin with efficient use of human resources and this requires building skills, capabilities and systems which ensure higher efficiency in every human endeavor. At the end, Shri Pranab Mukherjee congratulated all the National Energy Conservation Award Winners for their contribution towards sustainable growth of our Nation. He also congratulated the children for their success in Nation Energy Conservation Painting Competition.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Hon’ble Minister of State for Power expressed his concern over the limitation of our fossil fuel resources. He further added that our dependence on imported fuel is increasing significantly and any measure to conserve our scarce energy resources helps not only in improving energy security but also allows us to allocate resources to priority areas. He said that “Even though India’s per-capita emission of green house gases is much less compared to major economies of the world, the onus of efficient use of scarce energy resource falls on each one of us in global context.

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global warming”. He appealed all representatives of industries, businesses, corporate organizations and individual consumers to analyze their energy consumption patterns and cut out wasteful usage of energy so that Energy saved could be made available to those who do not have access to it.

Union Power Secretary, Shri P.K. Sinha, in his welcome address congratulated the Award Winners for their innovative steps to conserve energy. He said that the industrial units and other establishments which participated have been collectively able to save about 711 MW of equivalent avoided capacity.

Shri Sinha expressed his satisfaction on the tremendous response to the Painting Competition this year, which crossed last year’s record of participation of children. He added that, this year 45 lakh students from all over the country participated in comparison to 30.9 lakhs in 2012 and about 98,000 schools across the country participated in this activity. He said that conserving or saving energy is a national cause and requested all to join hands and work in unison so as to make India an energy efficient country. All of us need to make a conscious effort to embrace energy efficient practices and products in our homes, offices & industries, Shri P. K. Sinha added. Shri P.K. Sinha commended the work of all the award winners who have showcased their efforts in bringing energy efficiency in their areas of business and contributed to the betterment of national economy. He congratulated the little brand ambassadors for their innovative paintings on the theme of energy conservation.

In his vote of thanks address, Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, appealed to all energy users of the country and said that “I urge to all the countrymen for putting up their individual efforts to conserve energy in all spheres of life.

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“Economy that’s built to last” and push us towards Clean Energy Future”.

In this award ceremony, the other Government dignitaries who were also present included Shri Ashok Lavasa, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power; Smt. Jyoti Arora, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power and Smt. Neeraja Mathur, Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority. BEE coordinates the Energy Conservation Awards Scheme of the Ministry of Power.

The Award Scheme has been in operation since 1991 and now includes 53 sectors of Industry and other establishments. The responses among the industrial and commercial units have become very encouraging as is evident from the increasing participation level (from 123 in 1999 to 829 in 2013). The awards have been a source of inspiration for the participating units to undertake innovative efforts for saving energy and play a major role in India’s response to reduce global warming.

Speech by Hon’ble President of India on National Energy Conservation Awards function – 16th December 2013

Pleasantries Minister of State for Power(i/c), Shri. Jyotiraditya Scindia Officials of the Ministry of Power, Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Central Electricity Authority Officials from other ministries Award winners and members from different industries Dear children, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. t gives me great pleasure to be here to give away the National Energy Conservation Awards.

The Government of India celebrates 14th December, as the

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National Energy Conservation Day and the National Energy Conservation Awards were instituted to recognize the contribution of the industrial sector towards energy conservation.

I applaud the efforts of the Ministry of Power for their continuous efforts towards energy conservation which is extremely essential for sustained economic development. I congratulate all the winners of this year’s National Energy Conservation Awards, who have set benchmarks of excellence for other industries to emulate.

My dear children, I am delighted to see the colorful and inspirational paintings drawn by you in the National Energy Conservation Painting Competition. Children have led the way in promoting conservation of scarce natural resources to ensure a better tomorrow. I am glad to see the involvement of school children to promote the cause of energy conservation.

Ladies and Gentlemen, India, at present, is the fourth largest consumer of energy in the world. Accelerated industrialization, urbanization and an emerging consumer society is leading to significant increase in energy demand. Meeting the energy challenge is of fundamental importance for a sustainable economic growth. We must contain the total growth in energy associated with the growth of GDP by improving energy efficiency.

There can be no doubt that sustainability can only be achieved through active intervention by conducive policies of the government.

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These policies in turn will succeed only if they are financially viable, and not dependent on unrealistic assumptions about subsidies to sustain them.

To ensure that growth is sustainable, it is important that conservation receives adequate priority so that these resources are used with utmost care. Resource efficiency is thus a critical element of inclusive growth and development agenda.

The challenge is to build resilient and efficient economies.

Energy conservation also implies the substitution of costly imported energy by cheap energy. The industrial and domestic sectors are the two largest consumers of utility-generated power in the country. Achieving sustainability in an affordable manner lies in the fact that technology shall have to evolve over time to reduce the costs for sustainable solutions.

Ladies and Gentlemen, our future progress will be determined largely by the level of technology that will drive our economy. Innovation and technology provides the competitive edge that our industrial sector should not be deprived of. There is, therefore, a need to ensure that there is an environment conducive to innovation so that a pipeline of technologies is available that addresses both climate change & energy efficient development needs at costs that users are willing and able to pay.

We have to be conscious of the need to conserve our resources through their utilization in a truly sustainable manner. Efficient use of resources has to begin with ensuring the efficiency of use of human resources, and this requires building skills, capabilities and systems which ensure higher efficiency in every human endeavour.

Our 12th Five Year Plan recognises the importance of evolving a low carbon strategy for inclusive and sustainable growth. We have set

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ourselves a national target of increasing the efficiency of energy use to bring about a 20 to 25 percent reduction in the energy intensity of our GDP by 2020.

The Government of India has already identified a range of initiatives that form a core part of the climate strategy of India. It is important to ensure that the strategies are translated on the ground through comprehensive programs that are aligned to the strategies. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) recognizes the need to maintain a high growth rate for increasing the living standards of the vast majority of people and reducing their vulnerability to adverse impacts of climate change. The National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency has put in place a mechanism of Perform, Achieve & Trade for industry to push the cause of energy efficiency.

More such innovative initiatives are necessary to include energy efficiency as an agenda for the industries.

I am happy to learn that the Ministry of Power has introduced the ‘Super Energy Efficient Program (SEEP), which is aimed to accelerate the shift to energy efficient appliances in designated sectors. This initiative would encourage innovation in the manufacturing sector in India, so that such appliances are not only more efficient but also become more affordable. I am informed that the one other major area in which we will be introducing fuel efficiency standards is that of vehicles. Starting with cars, and following with commercial vehicles, our goal is to achieve a 20% reduction in the average fuel consumption of the vehicle fleet by 2022, compared to the level of 2009. Ladies and Gentlemen, in conclusion I must say that educational systems must be utilized extensively for integrating the concept of sustainability into the social systems. I extend my blessings to the school children who

have actively participated in the National Energy Painting Competition and congratulate the winners. I also offer my best wishes to the parents and teachers of the school children for their support in this national cause.

I once again congratulate all the National Energy Conservation Award winners and extend my best wishes to all concerned in the successful organisation of this event.

Jai Hind

Speech by Minister of State for Power (I/C) on EC Awards

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on’ble President Shri Pranab Mukherjee Ji, Secretary Power Shri P. K. Sinha Ji, Chairperson Central Electricity Authority Smt. Neerja Mathur Ji, Director General Bureau of Energy Efficiency Dr. Ajay Mathur Ji, Paintings and Energy Conservation Awardees, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here on this important occasion of the National Energy Conservation Awards ceremony.

To begin with, I congratulate all the winners of this year’s National Energy Conservation Awards. It is my firm belief that their initiatives to put in place systems and processes for conserving energy in their areas of industrial and commercial activities will inspire other users of energy as well. I take particular pleasure in congratulating the children participants in the painting competition.

Your imaginative paintings illustrate your level of engagement with energy conservation activities and concern for boarder environmental sustainability.

On this occasion, I would like us to remind ourselves that our fossil fuel resources are very limited; and that have a significant dependence on imported fuel and this dependence is increasing significantly. Any measure to conserve our scarce energy resources helps not only in improving energy security but also allows us to allocate resources to Continue on page no.184

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Continued from page no.182 priority areas. India is ranked fourth in the world in energy consumption after USA, China and Russia. The energy intensity of our country, at about 0.13 kilogram of oil equivalent to produce a dollar of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in purchasing power parity terms, is about the same as that of the USA and better than that of China and Russia, but about 25 percent more than that of Japan and the European Union. In other words, in the effectiveness of our use of energy, we still have opportunities to do better. As we know, our country is faced with the twin challenge of meeting the increasing demand for energy to fuel the engines of growth and also to provide access to those who are yet to derive benefits from energy availability. In this respect, the options are either to enhance supply, or use the available resources in an optimal and economical manner. Reducing energy intensity on a rapid growth trajectory while simultaneously meeting the energy needs of the population poses a big challenge for us.

At a time when there are both constraints of energy resource availability and hazards of emissions from the usage of such resources, promotion of energy efficiency becomes the preferred choice. In the global energy discourse, there is an emerging argument that energy efficiency should also be treated as a resource as it gives the same outcome as any other energy resource and that too at a much lower cost. Even though India’ s per-capita emission of green house gases is much less compared to major economies of the world, yet in this age of climate change and in global context, the onus of efficient use of scarce energy resource falls on each one of us. Efficient use of energy is an effective mechanism towards reducing global warming. I would call on all representatives of industry, businesses, corporate organizations and individual consumers to analyze their energy consumption patterns and cut out

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wasteful usage of energy. Energy thus saved could be made available to those who do not have access to it or have a greater requirement for energy.

Technological advances can contribute in large measure to this process. Highly energy efficient equipment need be manufactured both for industrial and domestic use. Energy efficiency measures, in fact are low hanging fruits which need to be harnessed.

To encourage innovation in energy efficiency, a programme is proposed by Bureau of Energy Efficiency to support “Technology Development Chain” right from research and development to large scale deployment of technologies, products and processes. I am told that energy efficiency activities, such as, Standards and Labeling programme, Demand Side Management initiatives in Agriculture, Municipalities, Buildings etc. undertaken during the XI Plan by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency have resulted in avoiding over 10,000 MW of capacity addition. I am happy that we are now expanding energy efficiency Standards and Labeling programme to include two new petroleum-using appliances – LPG stoves and diesel pumpsets – under the voluntary labeling scheme in close association with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA).

The Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) that was launched last year has also provided tremendous impetus to the industry to adopt and implement energy conservation measures.

The first PAT cycle which is going to be completed in 2014-15 is estimated to save energy to the tune of over 6.5 million tons of oil equivalent. There is a component in this Mission that aims to bring accelerated market transformation of highly efficient appliances and equipments by innovative measures and technological leapfrogging.

The proposed programme called the

Super Efficient Equipment Program, commonly known by its acronym SEEP aims to introduce ceiling fans that are about 50 percent more efficient than present ones. At this function today, I am very happy to see the representatives of Industries, who are early adopters of energy efficient technologies and processes. Your commitment and participation towards shaping an energy efficient economy will motivate the other industries in your own sectors as well as in others. Industry today accounts for over 40 percent of the commercial energy use in the country and their energy efficiency efforts would not only help them enhance their own competitiveness, but would also help in enhancing our energy security and in combating the global challenge of climate change.

Finally, let me end by once again congratulating today’s award winners.

The children have beautifully expressed their thoughts about energy conservation in their paintings, and I congratulate them for that. I am sure that you will continue to be the torch bearers for energy efficiency throughout your lives. As far as the award winners from the industry and building sectors are concerned, they have contributed to the national endeavor to conserve the precious energy resource, in the process also saving their costs. I would urge the awardees to take the lead in spreading the message of energy conservation and make it a part of their daily habit. I wish them good luck in their future endeavors. Rashtrapati Ji, I want to express my sincere gratitude to you for so graciously agreeing to be the Chief Guest at this National Energy Conservation function again this year, and to give away the National Energy Conservation Awards to Children and to Industry. Your personal presence is an indication of the national importance that you associate with the drive to enhance our energy efficiency, which, I believe, provides a strong signal to the country. Thank you, and Jai Hind.

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ENTO STEEL Engineering Private Limited is an ISO 9001-2008 certified company, a member of IGBC – Indian Green Building Council, was formed by highly experienced professionals with a dream of revolutionizing the steel trade and providing Infra-tech solutions in India.

The company was incorporated to carve a niche in manufacturing of Pre-Engineered Building sector, consulting in Architectural, Structural Designing, MEP, Project Management and Infra-tech solutions, having served countless customers across the country. The customers have ranged from stand alone Warehouses & Industrial Sheds to complex Architectural Multistory Buildings, Special Structures and Composite Steel Girders for ROB – Road Over Bridges. ZENTO STEEL has a state of art manufacturing facility on 6 Acres of land at Pashamylaram, near Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh having capability of delivering about 12000 MT of steel structures per annum.

ZENTO STEEL has considerable expertise in innovative and customized economical designs without sacrificing either the utility or the function, providing clients with end-to-end solutions that meet their varied and diverse needs with unmatched quality of service, right from design to construction and finishing. They aspire to fulfill the exceeding expectations of the customers by continuously improving the quality and performance. They undertake constant monitoring of quality standards of sub-contractors and suppliers. They work with a team of committed professionals and reputed associates in Structural designing, Architectural designing &

Interior designing which are added advantage to the company.

ZENTO STEEL Pre-Engineered Buildings are extremely flexible, easy to modify and drastically reduce construction time. PEBs have earned global acceptance and are rapidly gaining reputation due to distinct advantages such as being most economical with a single source responsibility. The PEBs have a low maintenance cost and are flexible as they are easy to expand, set-up and can be moved to different locations.

The faster erection process reduces the construction time and it is possible to deliver aesthetically designed buildings with unique structures. PEBs have vast application being used for Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Institutional, Special Structures, and Recreational purposes. ZENTO STEEL can deliver a PEB Structure within 5 to 8 week time when compared to usual 20 to 25 week needed for a conventional steel structure application.

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FLIR® Systems launches temporary promotion for FLIR® i3 thermography camera A FLIR thermal imaging camera is now in reach of any industrial professional.

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or a limited time, FLIR Systems offers its FLIR i3 handheld thermal imaging camera at the very affordable price of INR 54,000.* This promotion will be valid in India from 1 December 2013 to 31 March 2014. The FLIR i3 is the smallest, lightest and most affordable true thermal imaging camera on the market. It is incredibly easy to use and requires no former experience. It really is a matter of “point-shoot-detect” to obtain high-quality thermal images that will immediately give you the thermal information you need.

A thermal imaging camera is a reliable non-contact instrument which is able to scan and visualize the temperature distribution of entire surfaces of machinery and electrical equipment quickly and accurately.

Thermography programs have contributed to substantial cost savings for our customers around the world. * Excl. VAT. Technical specifications are subject to change without notice.

This action is valid from 1 December 2013 until 31 March 2014 and cannot be combined with any other FLIR Systems promotional offer. This promotion is valid in India only.

About thermal imaging Thermal imaging is the use of cameras constructed with specialty sensors that “see” thermal energy emitted from an object. Thermal, or infrared energy, is light that is not visible to the human eye because its wavelength is too long to be detected.

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It’s the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we perceive as heat.

Infrared allows us to see what our eyes can not.

Thermal imaging cameras produce images of invisible infrared or “heat” radiation. Based on temperature differences between objects, thermal imaging produces a clear image. In contrast with other technologies, such as light amplification, thermal imaging needs no light whatsoever to produce an image on which the smallest of details can be seen. Thermal imaging provides full visibility irrespective of the prevailing light level and weather conditions.

It can see in total darkness, in the darkest of nights, through fog, in the far distance, through smoke and is able to detect anyone hiding in the shadows. It is used for security and surveillance, maritime, automotive, firefighting and many other applications.

About FLIR Systems FLIR Systems is the world leader in the design and manufacturing of

thermal imaging cameras for a wide variety of applications. It has over 50 years of experience and thousands of thermal imaging cameras currently in use worldwide for predictive maintenance, building inspections, research & development, security and surveillance, maritime, automotive and other night-vision applications.

FLIR Systems has eight manufacturing plants located in the USA (Portland, Boston, Santa Barbara and Bozeman), Stockholm, Sweden, Talinn, Estonia and near Paris, France. It operates offices in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Dubai, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, UK and the USA. The company has over 3,200 dedicated infrared specialists, and serves international markets through an international distributor network providing local sales and support functions.

If you would like more information about these packages or about FLIR Systems and its wide range of thermal imaging cameras for a wide range of applications.

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Environment friendly ECOPACK Genset

By Cooper Corporation For homes, Farm Houses, Bungalows and Hotels

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et power cuts not bother you or your business with the 3 Cylinder ECOPACK Genset by Cooper Corporation, an Engine Major in Maharashtra. Launched in Mumbai, this Eco friendly Genset by Cooper Corporation is especially made for the power cut areas.

Small in size, lighter in weight, quieter in noise, lower fuel consumption, less maintenance cost all of this makes an ECOPACK genset by Cooper Corporation and meets with US & European Emission norms. Cooper has come out with revolutionary breakthrough technology in collaboration with Ricardo, an international design engineering company.

Commenting on the launch of Cooper Corp’s ECOPACK generator, Mr. Farrokh N. Cooper, Chairman and Managing Director says, “The Three Cylinder engines series enjoys a unique position among other diesel power generators in India. This will set a global platform for Cooper Corporation. It owes this distinction to several outstanding features

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and benefits like 25% lower fuel consumption, 25% smaller in size, 40% lighter in weight, 42% saving in maintenance cost and several times quieter.”

The 62.5 KVA and 82.5 KVA Genset range is powered by Cooper 3 cylinder engines with 4 valves per cylinder, with centrally placed Injector with a Peak firing pressure up to 210 Bar .The Cooper Three Cylinder Engines come equipped with Built in Lube oil cooler, Hydraulic tappets with roller follower and Cylinder head cast in Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI).

The ECOPACK 3 cylinder genset is priced approximately between Rs. 3.5 -5 lakh depending on its configuration. With a nationwide network of service dealers who are well equipped with genuine spare parts stock and ready to provide prompt after sales service.

About Cooper Corporation The legacy of Cooper Corporation dates back to 1922 when Sir D B Cooper established Cooper Engineering in Satara. Thanks to his astute vision, the historic town of Satara witnessed a new wave of industrialization without losing its rich heritage that finds its roots in ancient times. Cooper Corporation’s ceaseless commitment to quality, service and product innovation has consistently kept pace with the changing market needs worldwide.

Cooper today employs over 2000 people comprising engineers, quality control personnel, workmen

and administrative staff recruited from the leading educational and technical institutions following a rigorous induction process that strikes a judicious blend of academic expertise and professional exposure.

Over the years, the company has consistently invested in the latest state-of-the-art technology across 9 plants in Satara through the engagement of experienced consultants from the world over.

The company has set-up its own R & D unit to explore the possibilities of developing new products. Today Cooper supplies to all leading engine manufacturers in India and across the world, from Japan to Europe and USA.

For more information Web: www.coopergenset.com / www.coopercorp.in

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Smartrow Solution by Emerson for datacenters

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he SmartRow Solution is a datacenter solution produced by Emerson Network Power. It is applicable to the indoor environment such as medium and small-sized datacenter or computer room.

It supports up to 40kW of IT equipment in a multi-rack configuration with integrated power, cooling, infrastructure management and fire suppression. It leverages industry best practices to provide a solution that is efficient, economical, interoperable and controllable to address the challenges of efficiency, capacity and availability. It is precise, modular, produces savings in terms of initial investments as well as the operating expenses.

SmartRow is intelligent integrated infrastructure than combines industry’s finest power, precision cooling and infrastructure management technologies in a sealed environment – which can be placed at any conditioned space. It reduces energy consumption by up to 27% compared to a data center with conventional design, perform less maintenance and reduce the costs of adding new equipment.

The Concept of SmartRow

The basic components of SmartRow are ● High density Server Rack ● Cold Aisle & Hot Aisle Containment ● Precision Cooling Unit – with Digital Scroll technology ● Rack Mount UPS along with Battery cabinet ● Intelligent Monitoring ● Exclusive Fire suppression system ● Biometric access ● Emergency Exhaust Air Ventilation

SmartRow design parameters make it easy for relocation, with 100% parts being capable of relocated.

Monitoring & Security:

Features & Benefits - SmartRow

SmartRow has intelligent sensors, which can monitor parameters on intelligent devices along with the environmental parameters such as temperature & humidity control. SmartRow has following set of sensors as part of monitoring solution: Temperature & Humidity Sensors, door sensor,beacon, water sensors, camera surveillance, motion sensor.

Dedicated Rack Level Cooling:

Applications:

SmartRow uses digital scroll compressor technology, which has capacity modulation from 10% to 100%. Hence the cooling is produced as per the load requirements which given savings in operating expenses.

Optimal Space Utilization:

The major areas of applications of SmartRow solutions are – Telecom, Government, Banking and Insurance, Education, Medical and hospital, Energy, Manufacturing, TV and broadcast, Transportation and Logistics

Unlike traditional datacenters, SmartRow does not require infrastructure changes such as raised floor or ducting. As these infrastructural changes are not required, there is considerable amount of savings in capital investment.

Energy Efficiency & Savings: Digital scroll technology cooling produces savings up to 30% as compared to conventional cooling solution. Rack mount UPS is up to 95% efficient.

Easy Relocation:

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Schneider Electric announces a new benchmark in high accuracy, high performance power metering The PowerLogic PM5000 series unites high quality and simplicity in a compact meter that is ideally suited to energy cost management applications

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chneider Electric announced the introduction of the PowerLogic PM5000 series power meter. This newest addition to the PowerLogic portfolio of power and energy meters is engineered on a compact and high performance platform. A range of models cover the full spectrum of buildings and industrial applications, within a wide range of value propositions.

The highly-accurate, reliable meters are compliant with IEC 61557-12, IEC 62052/53 and IEC 61053-22 metering standards: PM5100 and PM5300 models are class 0.5S while PM5500 models are class 0.2S. Each meter in the PowerLogic PM5000 series offers combinations of features intended to fully complement the requirements of energy cost management applications. Essential features such as different communication and

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I/O options, a battery-backed realtime clock, alarms, multiple tariff schedules, MID compliance and data and event logging ensure the PM5000 series has the capabilities to perform energy cost allocation and tenant metering / sub-billing.

“Because the PowerLogic PM5000 series is meticulously engineered for high-end energy cost management applications, it removes any uncertainty about allocation / billing for energy costs”, noted Mr. Nikhil Naraharikrishna, Marketing Head, Power Monitoring, Schneider Electric India. “Better still, it combines high quality and affordability in a meter that is simple to order, easy to use and installs without hassles. Any meter in the PM5000 series is an excellent tool to help you increase your operational efficiency, network reliability and business performance”, added Nikhil Naraharikrishna, Marketing Head, Power Monitoring, Schneider Electric India.

These high performance meters directly connect to networks rated up to 690 V L-L without potential transformers. Internal memory stores key information and data logging capacities enable energy management dashboards. The rangetopping PM5500 models provide a fourth current

input, onboard web pages for viewing real-time and stored information, enhanced harmonics capabilities, and dual Ethernet ports to daisy chain meters together without the need for an additional hub thereby saving costs.

PowerLogic PM5000 series meters are available now from Schneider Electric.

About Schneider Electric As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructure, Industries & Machines Manufacturers, Nonresidential Building, Data Centres & Networks and in Residential.

Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 140,000 plus employees achieved sales of 24 billion euros in 2012, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.

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Siemens inaugurates state of the art test center for motors • 8 fully automated test benches for 3 Phase Induction Machines • Efficiency calculation and remote monitoring in scope • Motors in the range of 120 W to 3000 kW can be tested as per global testing standards and is the most advanced test center as on date across the Siemens organization.

About Siemens Ltd.

Dr. Bruck and Mr. P.B Khare inaugrating the center

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iemens Ltd. inaugurated its state-of-the art ‘Advanced Motor Test Center’ at Kalwa Works, off Mumbai. One of the most advanced test centers of its kind globally, the fully automated test center houses 8 test benches capable of testing motors in the wide range of 120 W to 3000 kW. The Indian Electrical equipment Industry has witnessed a host of changes in recent years including adoption of new standards for efficiency for Industrial motors.

This also has given rise to new testing methods for efficiency calculation as well. Says Mr. Wolfgang Weissler, CEO, Drive Tech-nologies, Industry sector, Siemens Ltd., “At Siemens, we have been a constant partner to the Indian manufacturing Industry by offering the widest range of industrial motors that conform to

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the new efficiency standards. In fact we are the only one to have the complete range of motors conforming to the latest efficiency norms.

We are now moving a step ahead to unveil our world class Test Center for Motors at our facility in Kalwa, Thane. With eight test benches that are fully auto-mated along with a host of unparalleled features like remote monitoring, we aim to give our cus-tomers the most accurate results in the least possible time.”

The growing demands of customers today require the right mix of products and services combined with a value add for a wide range of technology-based services as well. Awaiting accreditation from National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), the test center is established

Siemens Ltd., in which Siemens AG holds 75% of the capital, is the flagship listed company of Siemens AG in India. Siemens in India including Siemens Ltd. comprises 13 legal entities, is a leading powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering with a business volume aggregating about Rs. 12,000 crore.

It operates in the core business areas of Industry, Infrastructure & Cities, Energy and Healthcare. It has nationwide sales and service network, 23 manufacturing plants and employs about 18,000 people.

For more information, Web: www.siemens.co.in

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CG receives GL renewables certification for its SLIM® and Bio-SLIM® distribution transformers

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LIM® and Bio-SLIM® Distribution Transformers from CG offer most efficient solutions for wind farm offshore platforms. Bio-SLIM® is the latest and most advanced environmental friendly transformer solution by CG Market for offshore wind farm to grow by 9 times to 51 GW by 2020* Avantha Group Company, CG was awarded the certification from Germanischer Lloyd Renewables Certification (GL RC), for its liquid immersed SLIM® and Bio-SLIM® distribution transformers.

The testing for adherence to certification norms was carried out according to GL’s Guidelines for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines, Edition 2012. The transformers are hermetically sealed with biodegradable fluid which reduces the risk of pollution at environmentally sensitive locations, such as offshore wind farms.

The certificates are valid for five years (2018) and were provided for two of CG’s components: the SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformer KNAN, (up to 3500 kVA, 50 Hz), and the SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformer KFAF/KFWF, (up to 6500kVA, 50 Hz). The certificates were rewarded for CG’s superior system design, the implementation of design requirements in Production and Erection (IPE) and quality system.

Prototype tests were conducted as a part of the Design Assessment of the components. Incidentally, CG also received the GL certification for the onshore market in 2012.

CG has grown to become the market leader for transformers in off-

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shore wind farms. As of today more than 1000 units have been installed worldwide in offshore projects.

CG is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of three-phase transformers, offering a full range of products including liquid-filled distribution transformers and power transformers, auto-transformers, phase-shifters and HVDC station transformers, conventional and mobile substations.

According to GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council) 5.5 GW of offshore capacity was installed accumulatively worldwide at the end of 2012. According to more ambitious projections up to 80 GW could be installed worldwide by the end of 2020.

CG’s SLIM® and Bio-SLIM® distribution transformers offer the most efficient solutions for wind farm offshore platforms - they promise reliability, fire safety, longer life time and low maintenance, withstanding severe harshness of the environment, general cost of installation and maintenance.

According to HolgerTrecksel, Head of Sales and Business Development GL RC: “The certification demonstrates that CG’s transformer has been designed, documented, manufactured and tested in compliance with the latest technical requirements documented in GL RC’s Offshore Guidelines.”

Commenting on the certification, Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO & Managing Director, Mr. Laurent Demortier said, “The Wind offshore sector is one of the fastest growing segments within CG. We are committed to provide our customers

energy-efficient, cost-effective, reliable and best-in-class solutions. This GL RC certification demonstrates the adequacy of SLIM® and BioSLIM® Distribution Transformers to withstand the specific harsh environment at the Wind offshore power projects”

About Avantha Group Company CG Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries, CG provides electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers.

The company is organized into three business groups: Power, Industrial, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings.

For more information CG, Web: www.cgglobal.com

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BORG Energy offers products towards power security in India homes • Fully loaded Micro Solar Power Plants ensure maximum power output • Grid Fall back system with Smart grid technology supports all household appliances • First of its kind Micro Solar Power Plants, not just inverters

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ORG Energy India Private Limited, as a subsidiary of BORG Inc, Texas USA is specialized in the R&D, design, manufacture and supply of micro solar power plants, unveils the BORG Astra Plus Home Series, a Range of fully loaded micro solar power plants, specially designed to meet the energy needs of domestic households. The only player to come up with the ‘Smart Grid’ technology enabled Power Controller Units (PCU) that can harness and utilize maximum solar energy; the BORG Astra Plus Home Series is ideally suited to convert your home roof top into a micro solar power plant.

The customers can now buy BORG’s Astra Plus Home Series micro solar power plants from BORG Power Play showrooms.

The fully loaded BORG Astra Plus Home Series generates maximum power output is offered at four variants – 500W, 1000W, 1500W and 2500W. BORG Astra Plus Home Series has the potential to save up to 60% of a households electricity bills with a conversion efficiency of 98% and less than 3 milli seconds transfer time. This technology is developed at NASA lab and mass customised specially for the Indian Subcontinent.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Boaz Augustin Jr., Chairman & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, BORG Energy India Private Limited, said “BORG’s endeavour has always been towards empowering people to generate their own power. We

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are delighted to launch our Astra Plus Home Series micro solar power plants which shall power 40000 Indian homes by April’14, apart from offering these Borg Powered households a power security, Power Bill saving and freedom from unreliable grid. We seek to empower people to make alternative power a way of life and look at ‘Solar’ as a priority medium for Power and way of life. Smart grid household micro solar power plants are a feasible option, especially in India, which receives 300 clear sunny days in a year”.

Mr. M.S.Sundararajan, Independent Director, BORG Energy India Private Limited said, “To make solar power more affordable in the household category, all our products will be offered an easy EMI scheme at very low rates of interest across the country. Under this Solar Finance Scheme, customers’ pan-India can now avail of solar loans to purchase the BORG Branded Astra Plus Home Series Range.

BORG’s Care Centres cater to installation and after sales services, ensuring that all service enquiries are addressed within 24 hours.

Committed to making alternative green power a way of life, The BORG Astra Plus Home Series Range is a one stop solution to all household power woes.

than 4500MW installed capacity providing solar energy solutions to its customers. BORG offers micro solar power plants to household customers by harnessing solar power.

The unique Smart Grid technology ensures uninterrupted power supply for a sustainable future.

BORG’s domestic products include the Astra Plus Home Series, Commercial Series and Solar Farm Series (for Irrigation). Power Play are exclusive Borg showrooms which have an attractive display of BORG’s domestic products and enable customers to get a hands-on experience of the products. BORG CARE Centres have the best in house service network to address all queries of customers. All products of BORG are internationally certified and accompanied.

About BORG More than a decade, BORG Inc is established and head quartered in Houston, Texas, USA with more

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Danfoss showcases solutions towards advancing sustainable infrastructure growth Displays a range of reliable and energy efficient solutions for the construction equipment industry, focused on customer needs

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resenting at the EXCON 2013, the 7th edition of South Asia’s Largest Event for Construction Equipment sector, Danfoss Power Solutions and Danfoss Industrial Automation, divisions of Danfoss India, displayed an array of world class energy efficient products in the construction equipment sector.

Danfoss’ extensive product display from Industrial Automation included MBS 1200/1250 thin film pressure Transmitters, MEP 2250/2650 Electronic Pressure switches, MBT 3270 type temp sensors, MBT type temp transmitters, and from Power Solutions Division included Hydrostatic Closed Circuit Pump & motors, Open Circuit Pumps, Valves, Low Speed High Torque Motors, Steering Units, Electronic controls and also Valmova products like DC valves, break valves, master cylinders and equalizers.

Danfoss Power Solutions also launched their new range of steering Units - VSP series and LSHT Motors VMP and VMR series along with their Position Controllers for land leveling in India. Danfoss Power Solutions has always been the preferred supplier for mobile hydraulic OEMs, Danfoss’ Steering & LSHT motors quality and performance are viewed as the benchmark for the industry.

From a global point of view, Mobile Hydraulics is a key focus area for Industrial Automation. In India, this sector is in its initial stages with regard to use of sensors and automation. Thus, it is important for India to make inroads into this

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segment now. Danfoss has already embarked upon this journey to serve its customers’ needs in this segment.

Danfoss’ presence in the Indian market represents another step to satisfy the strong local demand for modern solutions and reliable quality production and also to benefit from the expected strong growth in the market for mobile hydraulics in India. Valmova, operating from Pune, is a standalone business of Danfoss that serves customers with a major focus on targeted applications within construction and agriculture.

With enhanced focus on features and functionality, Valmova offers highquality Directional Control Valves and Hydraulic Brake Solutions that meet customers’ exacting needs.

The demand for construction equipment in India is expected to grow to US$ 6.3 billion by 2014, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.3 per cent (from 2010), according to IBEF. India is expected to be firmly established as the third largest market in the world for construction equipment as number of machines will grow to 114,165 in 2016. Commenting on the current scenario and potential solutions for the construction industry Mr. Ajay Sharma, Country Manager Sales, Danfoss India said, “Infrastructure development plays a great role in a country’s economy. With the increased focus on developing Infrastructure in the country today, many global players are setting up their plants in India. India will soon become the manufacturing hub for construction equipment for tier-2

& tier-3 norms for local as well as export requirement. However, the use of electronics in the equipment is in the nascent stage right now.

More focus on energy conservation, controlling the emission pollution and safety measures in the equipment will drive the use of electronics in the construction equipment.

Continued innovation by adding electronic intelligence to hydraulic components, such as displacement controls in Piston Pumps & Motors is the way forward for the hydraulic component industry.

Danfoss’ wide range of innovative and cost effective solutions for this industry is a significant step towards driving sustainable infrastructure growth for our country.”

About Danfoss Danfoss is a global leader focused on energy-efficient solutions that save energy and costs, and reduce carbon emissions. The company’s wide range of products and services are used in areas such as cooling food, air conditioning, heating buildings, controlling electric motors and powering mobile machinery.

The company is also active in the field of solar and wind power as well as district heating and cooling infrastructure for cities and urban communities. Danfoss was founded in 1933 in Nordborg, Denmark.

Today, the Group employs around 23,000 employees and sells its products in more than 100 countries around the world.

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Finolex Cables Limited launches LED A premium LED Lighting range to be retailed under FinoLED

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inolex Cables Limited, India’s largest and leading manufacturer of electrical and communication cables launched FinoLED- a premium and high quality variety of LED lighting. Designed to the highest quality specifications, the FinoLED product range is intended to satisfy the demand and requirement of quality lighting in the industrial, commercial and architectural markets like hotels, restaurants, offices and municipalities, among others.

Since comfortable and pleasant lighting is a must for certain industries, the LED lights will be an ideal replacement for normal GLS lamps, CFL bulbs and HID lamps.

The range includes: ● Retrofit bulb shaped LED in 0.5w Deco in five colours and specifications of 3w, 5w, 7w, 10w, 12w and 14w ● Indoor Lighting including LED Flat Panel Down lighter ● LED Slim Tube light fixture in 4w, 10w and 18w ● Street light varying between 20w to 210w ● Industrial High Bay Fixtures varying from 45w to 210w The company has already been

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manufacturing an entire range of CFL’s & T5 Tubes in their state of art factory based at Urse, Pune.

Finolex’s CFL’s & T5 are made available Pan India through a strong distribution network under the Brand Name Finoglow. Commenting on the launch, Mr. Sridhar Reddy – President, Marketing, Finolex Cables Ltd said “Our intention has always been to take innovation, quality, dependability and safety to the next level. We at Finolex Cables believe that high quality products such as these will revolutionize the lighting industry and help drive the Finolex Group’s growth while providing great value and excellence to our customers.”

ABOUT FCL Finolex Cables Limited is India’s largest and leading manufacturer of Electrical and Communication cables. Its wire and cable products are used in applications such as Power, Communications, Automobile, Lighting, Cable TV, Telephone, Networking and Computers to Industrial applications touching every person in his daily life. Finolex has added Electrical Switches and Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) to its range of products.

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Hager Group: Making our diversity an asset

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ith employees of 65 different nationalities, Hager Group is a global player dealing with diversity on a daily basis.

In 2012, we decided to take this approach even further and formalised our approach to diversity “Applied to companies, diversity is the variety of human profiles that may exist within the organization (country of origin, region, neighborhood, patronymic, culture, age, gender, physical appearance, disability, sexual orientation, qualifications, etc. ...).”

This definition highlights a reality today: every company is faced with diversity and the challenges it represents. Hager Group has chosen to encourage diversity by seeing it as an advantage. Since its beginnings, the company, has quickly established itself in different local regions and abroad, seeks to capitalise on this asset. “Beyond a humanistic approach, we believe that diversity is essential for us to be successful in our various markets.

Proper management of diversity at all levels of our organisation and in cooperation with our partner networks is now more than ever a genuine lever to support our business” explains Daniel Hager, CEO, Hager Group.

Our diversity approach is part of our E3 sustainable development initiative as well as our ethics charter. This choice led us to name a diversity manager to identify and drive a strategy based on four main pillars which now guide the Group’ s diversity mainstreaming: multicultural lever, gender balance, disability, intergenerational lever.

Hager Group is currently developing and rolling out a series of actions

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in this line with this approach, the idea being to make our employees sensitive to diversity and the lever it can be to support our business.

involvement; age diversity being essential to the competitiveness and sustainability of the company.

To encourage and support the four main pillars, below are some examples of the various actions in progress:

These specific examples are just a few of the many developed by Hager Group today: the company will set up more than ten concrete actions on the theme of diversity by late 2014.

● Specific cultural training for better understanding and more efficient working regardless of the origins of the employees. This training has, already helped to educate and train several ● Managers regarding cultural particularities. These managers have now become internal trainers and will continue to deploy this training within the group. China was chosen for this pilot project because this country is now key for our company – in 2013 it entered our top 5 major markets. ● Parking spaces have been created for pregnant women closer to the entrance of the worksite. Initially set up in Obernai in Spring 2013, this initiative will also be rolled out across the Group to make more comfortable for expectant mothers. ● As part of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Hager Group will launch a global action for its employees worldwide, thus encouraging a better understanding of disability. ● A“Forum Séniors” was organised in France in 2011-2012, with the assistance of our social partners to assist employees over the age of 45 dynamise the second stage of their career and encourage them to further develop their employability, motivation and

About Hager Group Hager Group is a leading supplier of solutions and services for electrical installations in residential, commercial and industrial buildings.

Our range of solutions and services extends from energy distribution to cable management and from security systems to building automation.

As an independent familyowned and run company based in Blieskastel, Germany, Hager Group is one of the industry’s innovation leaders. 11,400 employees generate a turnover of 1.6 billion euros (2012).

Our components and applications are produced in 22 locations around the globe and customers in more than 80 countries all over the world trust in them.

For more information Web: www.hagergroup.net

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‘Made in India’ electrical equipment going global: IEEMA ELECRAMA-2014 to Promote Indian Power Equipments globally – IEEMA

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ndian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA), the apex association of electrical equipment manufacturers in India, said that the prospects of exports of the ‘Made in India’ looks good for the domestic players and is expecting doubling exports in the Three Years.

India’s INR 1.30 lakh crores electrical equipment industry has after four consecutive quarters of negative growth, shown a 2% positive growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal (April-June, 201314) largely attributed to increase in exports of electrical equipment from India.

IEEMA as the apex body of the electrical equipment sector in India is fighting against the onslaught of Chinese imports which currently enjoys 45% market share.

Speaking at a conference held

by IEEMA in Kolkata to showcase their flagship event ELECRAMA 2014, Mr. Sanjeev Sardana, Chairman ELECRAMA-2014 said, “The quality of Made in India products has improved in the recent time and the products have seen a wider acceptance in the international market especially in Africa and Middle East countries.

We are working towards making India an export hub of the electrical equipments and the way Indian products are improving the dream does not seem too far” Exports growth is also visible in developed countries like USA, Germany, UK, Australia and Canada, apart from UAE, Saudi Arab, Nigeria and Kenya. This clearly shows the increasing greater acceptability of ‘Made in India’ brand with desired

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quality and competitive cost in both developed and developing countries.

IEEMA is hosting the 11th edition of ELECRAMA, their flagship exhibition in January 2014 in Bangalore. With the support of Karnataka State Government.

ELECRAMA-2014 is expected to be a generation ahead, in terms of core services, features and amenities - highest quality on par with international standards.

The five day program at ELECRAMA 2014 has been designed to allow participants to experience its multilateral approach to exhibitions and allied events.

ELECRAMA 2014 to be held at Bangalore during January 8-12, will showcase the global competitiveness of Indian products and the capability of local manufacturers to develop world class engineering products at competitive costs. It will showcase the strength of the Indian T&D sector. ELECRAMA 2014 is a stage for the domestic players to display their capabilities and the slew of concurrent events at ELECRAMA 2014 will broaden the perspectives for a modern business person and will offer a strong interface with the key decision makers like governments, electrical utilities, funding agencies, technical specialists, EPC contractors, electrical consultants and academic communities. Besides the participation from the Indian players, we are also expecting huge participation from countries from Africa, Middle East, South East Asia and Americas.” Said, Mr. Sanjeev Sardana, Chairman – ELECRAMA 2014

Among the concurrent events lined up at ELECRAMA 2014, Engineer Infinite 2014 will open doors to the students of Information Sciences as well, in addition to the core ‘Electro Technology’ engineering branches, to participate with project ideas relevant to the electrical energy sector. The event already has seen massive response with over 1500 project entries received from all over the country.

After multi stage process of screening, pruning and short listing, a final number of 74 projects have been selected for the final display and competition during ELECRAMA-2014. Kalyani Government Engineering College and Siliguri Institute of Technology have been selected from the state of West Bengal. The final display of all the selected projects and the competition will happen in the Student Pavilion inside Hall 6 during ELECRAMA-2014

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Lighting control innovator, Lutron launches iPad® application for its shade fabric collection

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he advent of technology has changed the way the world thinks and functions.

There has been a turn through time, from sample catalogue books, to a mobile phone application which eliminates the preferred touch, feel and buy process. This new concept gives the prospective consumer or seller a similar outlook of the product, right in the palm of their hand. Lutron, being one of the leading light control innovators have followed suit with the Lutron Shade Fabric Collection Application for iPad. This app gives the user access to an extensive range of more than 1500+ fabric swatches and 100 inspirational photos for various kinds of automated shades such as Roller, Roman and Venetian to name a few. Designed for interior designers, homeowners, window treatment professionals and shade dealers, this

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tool offers the following benefits: ● Easy to browse through Lutron’s extensive shade fabric collections to find the perfect fabric for your project ● Over 1,500 high-resolution images of the fabrics from our exclusive collections ● Zoom capability allows you to view a fabric’s intricate weaves and textures ● Swipe vertically and horizontally to view more shade fabric options ● Sort fabrics by color, pattern, green standards and a variety of other parameters to search for shade fabrics that meet the criteria of your specific project ● Browse our inspirational photo gallery for shade design ideas ● Easily email photography and fabric spec points to clients or friends ● Save your favorite fabrics to view

later ● Learn about the benefits of automated shading and how shade fabrics can affect a space ● Designed to operate in offline mode for easy use, anytime and anywhere.

It doesn’t end here. Apart from Fabric Collection App, Lutron has other apps for Home/ Commercial lighting control which can be found in the Apple iTunes App Store. Please click on the following link to download the other Lutron apps.

About Lutron Headquartered in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, Lutron is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of lighting controls and architectural lighting control systems for residential, commercial and institutional applications.

The company that invented solidstate dimming, Lutron is the most recognised and requested brand in the industry and sells and services products in more than 100 countries around the world. It offers more than 17,000 products — from singleroom dimmers to comprehensive architectural systems that operate lighting throughout an entire building and can control virtually any lamp source. Lutron has offices in New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore, Tokyo, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Madrid, Mexico, Paris and Sao Paulo.

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Mitsubishi Electric launches new range of final distribution products This new range of internationally certified products will be mainly manufactured in India

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s a part of the growth plan for Factory Automation and Industrial Division (FAID), Mitsubishi Electric launched a new range of Final Distribution products namely; Miniature circuit breaker (MCB), Residual current circuit breaker (RCCB), and Isolating switch and Distribution boards (DB). These products play a pivotal role in protection of final distribution network of low voltage distribution system and are widely used in Residential, Commercial Building and Industrial segment.

The MCB and RCCB have been tested by DERKA (Netherland) for KEMA and have CB certification along with ISI marking. The products comply with the latest national and international standards and meet the directives of RoHS. India will be the manufacturing hub for these products and will cater to both

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Indian and international market worldwide. These products are being assembled in India from May 2012 and have been gaining acceptance among major building and industrial consultants along with leading panel builders.

The MCBs have rated breaking capacity of 10kA and current ratings from 0.5A to 63A.The RCCBs range has current rating of 25A, 32A, 40A and 63A and residual current rating of 30mA, 100mA and 300mA with standard and non-standard distribution board as an offer.

This is an extension to the additions in this segment three years ago when Air Circuit Breaker (ACB), Moulded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB), and Control Gear for building and industrial market segment was launched.

About Mitsubishi Electric India

(MEI): Mitsubishi Electric, a global leader in the field of automation and other related activities has a footprint across 35 countries with a turnover of USD 44 Billion. Since the onset of its operations in India, Mitsubishi Electric India has grown to become a company offering a wide range of innovative and high-quality products for the Indian market. This includes products and solutions for Factory Automation, Air Conditioners, Visual & Imaging, Power Semiconductor & Devices, Photovoltaic (Solar) Solutions and Transportation Systems.

Its vision is to shape the future through technology that ensures a brighter, better and greener “Tomorrow”. The statement “Changes for the Better” reflects its perpetual drive to actively seek out and enact improvement.

The Factory Automation & Industrial division of Mitsubishi Electric India, headquartered in Pune offers a vast range of Factory Automation products like AC Servo Motors & Drives, PLC’s, Motion Controller & AC Drives, HMI’s & Low Voltage Switchgear viz. ACB, MCCB, Control Gear, MCB, RCCB, and Distribution Board. These products cater to various industries such as Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Textile and Water &Waste Water Treatment, as well as for High rise building segment, Hotels, Data Centres, Commercial complex, Offices and Premium Residential.

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Perkins reinforces commitment to India with appointment of South Asia marketing manager

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Mr. Pankaj Jha, South Asia Marketing Manager Perkins

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erkins Engines Company Limited has announced the appointment of Pankaj Jha, as South Asia Marketing Manager. Pankaj, in his new role, will report to Nigel Baseley, marketing director, and will oversee the company’s Indian marketing operations.

He will be responsible for leading Perkins marketing activities to build the brand and drive sales growth; supporting and working alongside distributors and OEMs with a focus on the 4000 Series, and strengthening Perkins position in the wider region.

With Perkins set to begin manufacturing its powerful 4000 Series engines in India next year, this latest appointment reinforces the company’s strategic commitment to the country.

Pankaj joins Perkins with a notable experience of over 11 years of progressive management level experience in strategy, growth analysis, due diligence, marketing and product development, having worked in the areas of policy, commercial vehicle technology, market development and business development.

Speaking about the appointment, Nigel said: “India is an important market for Perkins.

Our relationship is growing on many levels and this appointment is a critical step that underlines our growing presence and commitment to India. Pankaj brings an extensive experience and understanding of the Indian marketing landscape that will be very valuable to us as we continue to grow and develop our business in

India.”

Pankaj, who will be based out of Bangalore, added: “Perkins has a solid global foundation built up over 80 years, coupled with a growing customer base in India.

I look forward to building on that work and developing long-term associations which will capitalise on India’s growing competencies in manufacturing services, while promoting the benefits of Perkins tailored solutions and best-in-class services, through the delivery of a global product for local needs, to our customers end users.”

Last year Perkins announced its plans to establish a new, £150m manufacturing facility in Aurangabad, India, to produce the 4000 Series range of engines, for customers in India and the wider Asia region. Construction work is currently underway at the 120,000 square metre site which when opened in 2014, will produce up to 3,000 units a year, ensuring the powerful and reliable 4000 Series is readily available to support the growth ambitions of local generator set manufacturers.

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SKF opens its second SKF solution factory in India New facility in Manesar brings SKF knowledge closer to the customers

Mr. Shishir Joshipura - Managing Director & Country Head, SKF in India.

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KF India Ltd [BSE: 500472 | NSE: SKFINDIA] announced the inauguration of SKF Solution Factory in Manesar, Gurgaon. This is SKF’s second SKF Solution Factory in India, the first being in Pune, which is the central facility in India. The Manesar facility will serve as the local unit and focus on spindle repair, reconditioning and maintenance services It will serve the automotive manufacturers, ancillary manufacturers and industrial machinery customers in the region with competencies across SKF’s five platforms and specific asset management and maintenance services.

Services are one of the key businesses of SKF in India which includes machine development and design verification, remanufacturing to reconditioning, integrated maintenance solutions, training and remote diagnostics monitoring.

The new facility at Manesar is key to SKF’s overall business plans to take SKF’s maintenance consulting and asset management services closer to customers, reducing time of delivery and speed of service deployment, complimenting SKF India’s leadership in the market.

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“Today, most organizations are facing cost pressures on rising energy consumption, input costs and repair and maintenance costs.

SKF Solution Factory is a unique global proposition through which we deliver our services combining SKF’s knowledge, experience and technology. Over the years we have seen a rising demand for our maintenance and asset management solutions and going forward we see this as one of the key drivers of growth in addition to our products”, said Shishir Joshipura - Managing Director and Country Head, SKF in India.

Commenting on the launch, Sudhir Rege – Director, South Asia – Regional Sales and Services, SKF said, “SKF operates in a spectrum of industries and therefore is well equipped to understand that in today’s business environment, effectively managing assets throughout their lifecycle can deliver real term ongoing value to reduce Total Cost of Ownership. SKF Solution Factory combines SKF’s technology, global and local knowledge of machineries, equipments and experience across geographies and acts as the gateway to long term asset efficiency and reliability. The new facility at Manesar is a key step to deliver SKF knowledge to customers locally and focus on solutions in addition to products.”

SKF Solution Factory is a unique proposition from SKF where people and technology come together to create optimized asset performance across industries. SKF engineers apply knowledge and services to design, create and deliver custom

solutions to toughest productivity challenges. At every stage of the asset life cycle, SKF products, advanced services and solutions help customers improve productivity, reduce maintenance costs, improve energy and resource efficiency. SKF also offers consultancy services to optimize designs for long service life and reliability, ultimately helping to make machines more productive, sustainable and profitable.

SKF is a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services which include technical support, maintenance and reliability services, engineering consulting and training.

SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 15,000 distributor locations worldwide.

Annual sales in 2012 were SEK 64,757 million and the number of employees was 46,775.

SKF Group started trading operations in India in Kolkata in 1923 and since then the Group’s operations have been consolidated into SKF India Limited. SKF India also has an associate company called SKF Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd providing Sealing Solutions and Industrial Bearings. The company has manufacturing plants in Pune, Bangalore, and Haridwar.

For more information Web: www.skf.com

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Tata Steel launches long-length wear-resistant rail for the world market

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ata Steel launched a new state-of-the-art facility which will produce train track capable of lasting up to three times longer than standard rail. The commissioning of the new heat treatment plant at Tata Steel’s Hayange plant, in the Lorraine region of France, means the company will be able to supply long lengths of superhardened rail which its customers want.

The new facility provides a full range of heat-treated ‘stress-free’ rails of up to 108 metres in length, allowing rail operators to enhance performance and reduce costs associated with more frequent worn rail replacement.

Last year Tata Steel announced it was investing more than €12 million in the plant. This followed a previous €35 million investment to enable the Hayange mill to produce longer 108-metre rails for the highspeed rail networks in France and across Europe.

Heat-treated rail can last up to three times longer than standard rail when used in high wear conditions such as heavy traffic, high axle loads or tight curves.

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Henrik Adam, Tata Steel’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: “This new heat treatment plant will open up new European market opportunities to us. We will be able to meet the needs of customers in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Scandinavia who are demanding longer-length heat-treated rail to reduce life-cycle costs.”

The heat treatment plant will also allow Tata Steel to support existing markets, such as Brazil, Gabon, Mauritania and South Africa where rails have to cope with heavier axle loads, as well as metro systems in Hong Kong, India and Singapore where heat-treated rails have exceptional technical performance in demanding traffic conditions.

The new heat treatment plant will operate alongside an existing heat treatment line at the Hayange mill which can process rail of up to 36m in length. The new facility

will more than double the annual output of heat-treated rail from 55,000 to 125,000 tonnes. Tata Steel’s heat-treated rail is produced using a unique patented process which ensures it has exceptional wear resistance. The rail moves through an induction furnace which uses an electromagnetic field to heat the steel to 950°C. The rail is then rapidly cooled using compressed air.

Steel for the Hayange mill is produced at Tata Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in the UK before being transported to France for rolling.

David Petitjean, Manager of the Hayange facility, said: “We have built this plant in response to demand from valued customers, but while our heat treatment process is tried and tested, we have continued to innovate to ensure the new plant will be more energy efficient and will allow us to deliver rail to customers exactly when required.

“Tata Steel has invested almost €50m in this facility over the last four years, helping to create a sustainable future for the 400 people who work here.” Tata Steel supplied the rail from its Hayange plant for the track on which a TGV broke the world train speed record in 2007. The French train reached a speed of 574.8kph (357mph) between Paris and Strasbourg.

For more information Katharine.Hawkswell@tatasteel.com laure.lafare@tatasteel.com

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Techno Electric bags concession for setting up of Transmission System for Patran 400 KV Sub Station Techno Electric and Engineering Company Limited (TEECL), headquartered in Kolkata, is a leading EPC company in the power sector. TEECL provides Engineering, Procurement and Construction services to all three segments of power sector namely Generation, Transmission and Distribution. It has been involved in commissioning over 50% of India’s thermal power generating capacity and setting up major portion of the National Grid, in one capacity or the other. With over three decades of rich experience in the power sector, TEECL has been the preferred vendor for all PSUs. BHEL awarded TEECL as the best electrical vendor for the year 2010.

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echno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (TEECL), one of the leading power sector EPC Companies in the country, with a presence in Power Generation & Transmission, has bagged a concession from PFC Consulting Ltd for building a transmission network at Patran, Punjab.

The concession has been awarded on Build, Own, Operate and Maintain (BOOM) basis for a period of 35 years. Techno Electric emerged as the successful bidder selected through ‘tariff based competitive bidding guidelines for transmission services’, issued by the Ministry of Power.

The project is being developed through Patran Transmission Company Limited, a SPV 100% acquired by Techno Electric from PFC Consulting Limited. The Rs 200 crore project will be completed within 30 months from the date of award and will ensure a sustainable income flow of around Rs 1,000 crore as transmission charges to the SPV over the concession period.

The 400kV Transmission System comprises of LILO of Both circuits of Patiala-Kaithal 400kV Double Circuit triple snow bird Line at Patran (5 KM) and 400/220kV Substation with 14 Bays at Patran, Punjab. The inter-state network will have a system capacity to evacuate 1,200 MW of power. Commenting on the development, Mr. P.P Gupta,

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Managing Director, Techno Electric and Engineering Co Ltd, said, “The contract broadens our portfolio of power transmission projects. After the successful commissioning of the Jhajjar transmission network in Haryana, we are glad to work on yet another project, this time with a 100% SPV under Techno Electric.

The order by PFC emphasizes on the significance of private participation in building India’s power transmission projects with new capacities and upgraded technology. We look forward to bidding and winning similar projects in the future.”

TEECL has seen vertical growth into Power Generation (2009) and Transmission Network (2010). TEECL along with its subsidiary Simran owns 207.35 MW of wind energy assets in Tamil Nadu & Karnataka. TEECL in a JV owns a 400 KV, 100 km long Transmission System from Rohtak to Sonepat with 2 No. Sub-Stations of 400/220 KV of 24 Bays each. The project is the first ever Viability Gap Funded project in the country.

About Techno Electric and Engineering Co. Ltd: Techno Electric and Engineering Company Limited (TEECL), headquartered in Kolkata, is a leading EPC company in the power sector. TEECL provides Engineering, Procurement and Construction services to all three segments of power sector namely Generation, Transmission and Distribution. It has been involved in commissioning over 50% of India’s thermal power generating capacity and setting up major portion of the National Grid, in one capacity or the other. With over three decades of rich experience in the power sector, TEECL has been the preferred vendor for all PSUs. BHEL awarded TEECL as the best electrical vendor for the year 2010.

For more information E-mail: pradeep.lohia@techno.co.in

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Vikram Solar promotes national solar manufacturing capacity To develop modules with 100% domestic content

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ikram Solar, which is developing a solar module with 100 per cent domestic raw materials, is firmly committed to advancing the public policy goals of the nation. Its endeavour would surpass the domestic content requirements laid down by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

The guidelines for the ongoing Phase II Batch I of the national solar mission stipulate that 50 per cent of the total 750 MW of solar power projects under this batch must be set up using solar cells and modules which are made in India. Vikram Solar is working on plans to launch its solar modules which will use not only made-in-India solar cells as required under the policy but go beyond that to also ensure that other raw material such as glass, EVA, back sheet and frames are also procured from Indian manufacturers.

Speaking about the efforts, Mr. Sunil Rathi, President, Sales, Vikram Solar, said, “Use of local raw materials will ensure low lead-time and inventory benefits while offering faster turn- around time for executing Indian solar project thereby leading to a win-win situation for all”.

According to Mr. Ivan Saha, President and Chief Technology Officer of Vikram Solar, the company follows a rigorous process of engineering evaluation of the bill-ofmaterials used in PV modules and is in the process of identifying quality Indian raw material suppliers in order to ensure highest quality and reliability of their 100% ‘Made in India’ modules, which are targeted

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for launch by early 2014. “With this effort Vikram Solar is aiming to develop the eco-system of the Indian Photovoltaic sector, and hopes to contribute in a big way to make it competitive.”, Mr. Saha added.

Vikram Solar is an internationally acclaimed enterprise which specializes in manufacturing of PV solar modules. It is headquartered in Kolkata and is part of the Vikram Group of companies, boasting of a glorious history of over 35 years in engineering and manufacturing activities.

Vikram Solar’s facility, located in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Falta, West Bengal, is spread over a sprawling 40,000 sq ft area and boasts of a 150 MW installed production capacity. They are among the most technologically advanced in the world. Apart from catering to the pan-India market, Vikram Solar has a global presence with offices in Europe and Africa.

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WAAREE Energies to install 25,000-LPD capacity solar water heating project for LREDA at Leh Ladakh

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AAREE Energies Ltd, one of the most diversified players in the Indian solar sector, is installing a 25,000-LPD capacity solar water heaters for Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency at Leh, Ladakh. With this project of 25,000-LPD capacity, the company is penetrating the solar thermal market with installations at areas with challenging topography depicting its wide reach and also contributing to reduce carbon emissions in the environment.

Further, to generate 25,000 liters of hot water by using diesel oil, 58.85kg carbon dioxide would be added to the environment, with this installation WAAREE will help reduce carbon emissions sizably. A vacuum tube with special coating Cu-SS-Al technology has also been used for this project.

Mr. Hitesh Doshi, CMD, Waaree Group commented, “Installing solar water heating systems for this location was very challenging given the inadequate water supply, low temperature conditions, scarcity of electricity, lack of conventional fuels and facility of hot water. In spite of facing such huge challenges, we have managed to successfully launch the project. It is a matter of great pride for all of us that we are being able to serve the nation by reducing environmental pollution and are also helping the residents of Leh. The Research and Technology team has played a major role in the execution of this project under such extreme weather conditions.

WAAREE is going to support the environment by reducing 17,000Kg

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CO2 emission per day with its 25,000LPD solar thermal systems.

ABOUT WAAREE GROUP WAAREE is one of India’s leading “multi-technology” companies, headquartered in Mumbai. Founded in 1989, Waaree successfully developed cutting edge technologies to become one of the most preferred brands in the field of instrumentation.

The company major business lines are solar energy, industrial valves, petroleum equipment and process control instrumentation.

Over the years, WAAREE has rapidly expanded, combining organic growth with selective acquisition policies. The primary objective is to create presences both commercial and technologically advanced in areas of industrial development in the world. Waaree has a presence in over 68 countries.

For more information Web: www.waaree.com

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New at Rutronik: High-current connector “DW Series� for Storage Battery from JAE electric power units, PCS (power conditioner) and equipment industries such as semiconductor manufacturing.

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he newly developed DW Series of complex connectors is ideal for use in a wide range of high-current applications. They are available at distributor Rutronik as of now.

The rack and panel type complex connector has a signal contact to check the condition of cell in consideration of the character which every cell has some variation in the amount of accumulation of electricity. The DW series connector can reduce manufacturing work time and is available in four kinds of product lineup: Besides the rackand-panel models DW1 with a rated current power of up to 500A, DW2 (200A) and DW3 (150A), JAE offers also the cable type DW4 for smallscale-storage. Its rated current power is up to 100A. The complete series is UL certified. It is ideal for use in storage battery system related equipments,

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Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is one of the leading broadline distributors for semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components in addition to storage, displays & boards and wireless products. The markets that the company primarily targets include automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting. Rutronik also offers photovoltaic and lighting solutions from its subsidiary company Rusol.

Wide-ranging services, competent support in the areas of product development and design, as well as individual logistics and supply chain management solutions round off its customer and future-orientated range of goods and services. The company, established by Helmut Rudel in Ispringen/Germany in 1973, employs over 1,200 staff worldwide and achieved sales of more than one billion US dollars in fiscal year 2012 in its group.

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Acme to partner renewable leader EDF energies nouvelles & EREN Foray into 200 mw of solar projects

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CME Cleantech Solutions Ltd, an integrated energy generation, management and conservation company, today announced that it would partner French renewable energy major EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN), the renewable energy arm of state-run electricity utility Électricité de France S.A., and natural resources saving group EREN, who will acquire 25% each in ACME Solar Energy Private Ltd (ACME Solar) to set up large scale solar projects in India.

ACME Solar, will thus be a joint venture between ACME Cleantech, EDF Energies Nouvelles and EREN. ACME Cleantech, with a current capacity of 17.5 MW of solar generation, is committed to creating credible solutions for the growth of the solar sector in India and thus, expects to be at the forefront of the solar revolution in the country.

ACME Solar is currently developing a 25 MW project in Madhya Pradesh and another 25 MW in Odisha.

The joint venture plans to set up an initial portfolio of 200 MW of solar power projects in various phases. “India needs to add huge energy generation capacity to meet its growing demand. Solar is the most promising alternate source of energy because of availability of more than 300 sunny days a year.

India can learn from other countries that energy generation without considering environment may create pollution hazards. Using solar, nation can achieve energy security, climatic commitment & meet energy demand of growing economy. Last few years cost reduction in solar & cost increase in conventional power has shown significant potential for solar to compete with grid. We

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believe EDF EN & EREN partnership will help us to scale solar energy generation & play important role in renewal sector”, said Mr. Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Chairman, ACME Cleantech.

“This promising new partnership with ACME Group a renowned Indian energy company, constitutes a wonderful opportunity for EDF Energies Nouvelles. It will enable us to establish our position in the solar power market in a country with a high level of demand for renewable energy and presenting considerable potential in terms of resources, with the key support of a local company,” comments Antoine Cahuzac, Chief Executive Officer of EDF EN. “This partnership with ACME Cleantech is in line with EREN’s strategy, which is to partner with local companies with strong leadership in their fields when entering new markets. India is a market poised for expansion, where ACME Solar will be able to provide solar energy at a competitive market cost,” said David Corchia, who cofounded EREN with Pâris Mouratoglou.

EDF EN will bring in to India its expertise as a world leader in the field of renewable energy. It will also give ACME Solar an access to EDF EN’s proven engineering expertise, leading technology partners, world class research and development facility in France, where EDF EN and ACME Solar will be jointly conducting research as how to lower the costs of solar power generation.

EREN will bring in its experience and expertise in project financing, developing and structuring solar projects. It will give ACME Solar an access to PV modules and other products of world class standards.

ACME on its part, will be offering its exemplary project execution skills to ensure timely completion of the large scale projects. It has a proven track record in developing, constructing and operating MW scale of power projects. It has pioneered solar power development in India and has commissioned the first solar thermal power project based on Tower technology in Asia. This partnership also marks the entry of renewable energy leader EDF EN and EREN in India. EDF EN enjoys a market leadership in Europe and North America. The company has a portfolio of 6,538 mw in gross installed capacity of green electricity generation including both: solar and wind. EREN is active in solar and wind energy in France, Greece, Italy and Israel.

India is considered as an ideal location for solar power generation thanks to its location in the equatorial sun belt of the earth, thereby receiving abundant radiant energy from the sun. Clear sunny weather is experienced 250 to 300 days a year in most parts of India. The annual global radiation varies from 1600 to 2200 kWh/m2, which is comparable with radiation received in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. It has been observed that the highest amount of global radiation has been received in Rajasthan, Northern Gujarat, parts of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Ladakh compared to many parts of the world especially Japan, Europe and the United States.

With current installed capacity of 2 GW, the country is aiming to achieve capacity of around 22 GW by 2022.

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POWER

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lans to set up a new domestic airport at Adampur.

The state government has prepared the blue print in this regard. Necessary approvals are sought from Union Ministry of Civil Avaition.

Location : Bhatinda, Punjab Government of Punjab Mr. Kultaran Singh, Director, Civil Aviation Department , Room No. 25, Floor 5, Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh.

Tel : 0172-2707608

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he modernisation of Agartala airport is planned and project has been sent to AAI board for approvals.

The plan involves upgrading of the runway and aprons, construction of six aerobridges, three elevators and two escalators besides walkways to connect the international arrival and departure levels. The completion is targeted in 36 months. Post completion, the airport would be able to handle 1,000 passengers per hour.

Location : Agartala, Tripura Budget : Rs. 300 crore Airports Authority of India (AAI) Mr. Sudhir Raheja, Member, Planning Kalpana Sethi, Executive Director (Planning), Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110003.

Tel : 011-24654084, 24632950, E-mail: kalpanasethi@aai.aero

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nternational Greenfield airport is planned at Aranmula on 700 acre of land. MoEF have recently given its conditional clearance for this project. The runway length will be of 3100x45 mtrs with PCN 45 F/B/W/T. The terminal building is designed to handle 1000 passengers at a time. Aero polis is being developed along with SEZ, Multi-specialty hospital, Shopping Mall, Star Hotels and an International School. The work is likely to start soon and Phase-I completion is targeted by December 2015.

Location : Pathanamthitta, District Kerala Budget : Rs. 2,000 crore KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd. Senni Varghese, PRO, KGS Corporate House, No.43, Besant Avenue Rd, Adyar, Chennai - 600020.

Tel : 044-24426662, 24426663,24426664, Fax : 044-24426665, E-mail: sennivarghese@kgsdevelopers.com

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annur Airport is coming up on a 2,000-acre site between Mattanur and Kannur cities. Initially, the airport will have one runway and handle one million passengers per year. The construction contract is awarded to L&T. The work is likely to start soon and complete by 2015.

Location : Kannur, Kerala Budget : Rs. 1,900 crore Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) G.Chandramouli, MD Nikhil Surendran, Junior Project Engineer, Parvathy, Tc:36/1 Chacka, NH ByePass, Thiruvananthapuram -695024, Kerala.

Tel : 0490-2474464, 24474463 Fax : 0490-2474466, E-mail: nikhilsuren@gmail.com

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he upgradation of Belgaum airport is likely to start soon. The current runway will be stretched to 1830 mtrs and will have the capacity to accommodate 78 passengers. Most of the preliminary works has completed, the works pertaining to the extension of runway, taxi stand and development of other facilities at the airport will be commenced once the tendering process is over.

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PROJECT UPDATE Airports Authority of India (AAI) S Amritakumari, Airport Director M H Adil, DGM (Engineering), Civil Aerodrome, Sambra, Belgaum -591124, Karnataka.

Tel : 0831-2562986, 2562020, Fax : 0831-2562986, 2562030 M: 09916679784

Location : Bangalore, Karnataka Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt Ltd. Dr Ramdas Pai, Chairman Anjana Chandra, Public Relations, 98, HAL Airport Road, Bangalore -560017.

Tel : 080-25024444/3344, Fax : 080-25266757, M: 09886278400, E-mail: info@manipalhospitals.com

he first private airport which is under construction at Andal near Durgapur would begin flight operations from April 2014. BAPL is a venture involving four Indian companies and the Singaporebased Changi Airports International. The final clearance from Directorate General of Civil Aviation it is held up due to shifting of a major electricity transmission line that is crossing the runway.

L&T has been appointed to shift the transmission line and work is on in full swing.

Location : Durgapur, West Bengal Bengal Aerotropolis Pvt Ltd (BAPL) Partha Ghosh, Director Subrata Paul, CEO, 5, Gorky Terrace, Kolkata - 700017, West Bengal.

Tel : 033-40201753, 40131777,40131775, Web: www.bengalaero.com

lans to set up a medical college and a 500-bed super speciality hospital in Bhubaneswar. Around 25 acre of land is provided by the state government. Medical Council of India has approved this proposal. These facilities will become operational from the 2016-17 academic year.

Location : Bhubaneswar, Orissa Budget : Rs. 800 crore The Employees State Insurance Corporation Sukhanto Das, PRO, Panchdeep Bhawan, Janpath, Unit IX, Bhubaneswar- 751022.

Tel : 0674-254678, Fax : 0674-2546381, E-mail: re-orissa.nic.in

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lans to increase the number of beds by 2500 in the next three years. Currently they have a capacity of 5000 beds in 15 hospitals in India. Plans to develop 2 hospitals in Bangalore at Hebbal and Whitefield.

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lans to upgrade the existing the ESIC hospital to a super specialty hospital in Bhubaneswar. So far, Rs 66 cr has already been sanctioned for project.

Location : Bhubaneswar, Orissa Budget : Rs. 66 crore The Emp State Insurance Corporation Sukhanto Das, PRO, Panchdeep Bhawan, Janpath, Unit IX, Bhubaneswar-751022.

Tel : 0674-254678, Fax : 0674-2546381, E-mail: re-orissa.nic.in

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he corporation has started upgrading its existing hospital in Rourkela to a super speciality hospital.

The work has already started.

Location : Rourkela, Orissa Budget : Rs. 100 crore The Employees State Insurance Corporation Sukhanto Das, PRO, Panchdeep Bhawan, Janpath, Unit IX, Bhubaneswar-751022.

Tel : 0674-254678, Fax : 0674-2546381,

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lans to construct 50-bed hospitals at Angul and Duburi.

Location : Angul / Duburi, Orissa Budget : Rs. 140 crore The Emp State Insurance Corporation Sukhanto Das, PRO, Panchdeep Bhawan, Janpath, Unit IX, Bhubaneswar-751022.

Tel : 0674-254678, Fax : 0674-2546381, E-mail: re-orissa.nic.in

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ulti-specialty facility with 260 beds is recently inaugurated at Vanagaram near Chennai. The hospital specialises in 30 areas of healthcare including neurology, neurosurgery, nephrology, and endocrinology.

Currently Apollo Hospitals runs 51 hospitals and 1,500 pharmacies across the country and plans to expand by 1,000 beds across seven locations this year.

Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu Apollo Hospitals Preetha Reddy, MD Anuruba KGN, Assistant Manager (Media & Communications), Near IIMB, Bannerghatta Rd, Bangalore - 560076, Karnataka.

Tel : 080-40304050, E-mail: anuruba_ k@apollohospitals.com

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onstructing 150 bedded new hospital block in Mangalore. The foundation stone has laid recently. The construction will be completed in 15-18 months. Manipal Health is looking at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan to have pan-India presence Location : Mangalore, Karnataka Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt Ltd. Dr Ramdas Pai, Chairman Anjana Chandra, Public Relations, 98, HAL Airport Road, Bangalore - 560017.

Tel : 080-25024444/3344, Fax : 080-25266757, M: 09886278400, E-mail: info@manipalhospitals.com

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lans to set up 20 keys hotel property at Burdwan. This project would be funded from internal resources.

Location : Burdwan, West Bengal Sinclairs Hotels Ltd Ashis Chatterjee, Manager Projects, Pressman House, 10A, Lee Road, Kolkata - 700020.

Tel : 033-40310800-02, Fax : 033-40310813

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lans to set up 114 keys hotel project at Rajarhat in Kolkata. Land acquisition process is on.Awaiting clearances from the State Government. The project would be funded through internal resources.

Location : Kolkata, West Bengal Sinclairs Hotels Ltd. Navin Suchanti, MD & CEO Ashis Chatterjee, Manager Projects, Pressman House, 10A, Lee Road, Kolkata - 700020.

Tel: 033-40310800-02, Fax: 40310813, E-mail: ashis@sinclairshotels.com

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lans to set up 50 rooms hotel property at Kalimpong in two-three years.

Location : Kalimpong, West Bengal Sinclairs Hotels Ltd. Ashis Chatterjee, Manager Projects, Pressman House, Kolkata - 700020.

Tel : 033-40310800-02,

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he company is coming up with India’s largest integrated casino resort with 187 rooms at Daman.

This property will be spread over 10 acre with 60,000 sq ft gaming space. The completion is targeted by March 2014.

Location : Daman, Damman & Diu (U.T.) Delta Corp Ltd Dharam Mehta, Vice President (Projects), 109, Bayside Mall, 1st Floor, Opp. Sobo Central Mall, Tardeo Road, Haji Ali, Mumbai - 400034.

Tel : 022 40794700, Fax : 022 40794777, E-mail: dharammehta@deltacorp.in

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nternational hospitality chain would open its 5 star property ‘Hyatt Regency’ in Ludhiana soon. The project comprises 168 guestrooms including 26 suites, 2 dedicated regency club floors and Regency Club Lounge etc. Currently it has 17 operational hotels in India.

Location : Ludhiana, Punjab Hyatt Hotel Corporation Glenn Peat, General Manager, Site No. 4, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001.

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associated works and HM works of Parbati HE projects stage II in Himachal Pradesh.

Location : Himachal Pradesh Budget : Rs. 176.29 crore Valecha Engineering Ltd. Mr. J. K. Valecha, MD Gauri Dikshit, Deputy Manager (Tendering), Valecha Chambers, 4th floor, Plot no. B-6, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400053.

Tel : 022-26733589, Fax : 022-26733945

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etting up 412 (6x68.67) MW Rampur Hydro Electric Project on river Satluj in Shimla and Kullu district.

First unit will be commissioned by December 2013.

Location : Rampur, Himachal Pradesh Budget : Rs. 2,047.03 crore SJVN Ltd Ajay Singh, Sr Manager (Eletro Mechanical), NJHPS, Jhakri, Tehsil Rampur Bsr., Distt Shimla-172201, Himachal Pradesh, Tel: 01782-275236, 234049, M: 09418475313

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etting up 800 (4x200) MW in Bilaspur District. Bilaspur.

The project beneficiary states would be Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, U.P., Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, and Chandigarh. Dam & Spillway works are in advanced stage of completion. Erection of Radial Gates is in progress. Erection of 7 Draft tube gates out of 8 has been completed. The first unit is likely to complete by end of current financial year.

Location : Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh Budget : Rs. 6,358.91 crore NTPC Ltd .

Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD Anoop Kumar Nanda, General Manager, P.O. – Barmana, Distirct –Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh-174013, Tel : 01978-245061/62, Web: www.ntpc.co.in

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etting up 520 (4x130) MW Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Electric Power Project on Dhauliganga river at Chamoli.

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Location : Chamoli, Uttarakhand Budget : Rs. 2,978.48

NTPC Ltd A K Aggarwal, AGM-Projects, Kagbhusandi Office, Badrinath Road, Joshimath, District Chamoli-246443, Uttarakhand, Tel: 01389-222192, M: 07500107333, E-mail: akaggarwalin@yahoo.co.in

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etting up 1000 (4x250) MW Tehri Pumped Storage Plant. Major works are being carried out through a single EPC contract signed with the consortium of Alstom Hydro France and HCC Ltd. The work had commenced in July 2011 and likely to take 54 months.

Location : Tehri, Uttarakhand Budget : Rs. 2,978.86 crore Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd 1) Muharmani, AGM (O&M), Tehri, T: 01376-236176 2) Ganga Bhawan, Bye Pass Road, Pragatipuram, Dehradun-249201, Uttarakhand.

Tel : 0135-2473469, 2430721/ 2432927, Fax : 0135-2438379/2436592, E-mail: tehriproj@thdc.gov.in

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etting up 171 (3x57) MW Lata Tapovan hydro power project.It is a run of river scheme and is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Pre-construction activities & infrastructure development works are on.

Completion is targeted by 2017-18.

Location : Chamoli, District Uttarakhand NTPC Hydro Ltd. P N Shrivastava, GM Arun Kumar Nigam, AGM-Project, Office-cum-Transit Camp: Near PWD Office, Badrinath Road, P.O. Joshimath, Distt. Chamoli-246443, Uttrakhand, Tel : 01389-222527

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lans to expand its oil refining capacity to 9 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) from 3 mmtpa at present. The expansion of its facility in North-East India is scheduled for 2017.

Location : Numaligarh, Assam Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. Dipak Chakravarty, MD D K Adhikari, Sr Manager, (Co-ordination ), Tolstoy House, 6th Floor 15-17 Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi – 110001, Tel : 011-23328033, 23739413, Fax: 011-23739412,

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P-RIL joint venture has submitted a proposal for Gujarat State Petronet Corporation (GSPC)’s LNG terminal in the state.

Location : Gujarat Reliance Industries Ltd. Tushar Pania, General Manager-Corp Comm, Makers Chambers - IV, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400021, Tel : 022-22785000, E-mail: tushar.pania@ril.com

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he company along with BPCL has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL) to conduct a techno-commercial feasibility study for NRL to construct 6 ,MMTPA bulk crude oil import facilities and BPCL to construct 1 MMTPA bulk LPG import facilities.

Location : Dharma, Orissa Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. ENGINEERING REVIEW | DECEMBERR 2013 |

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000 MW Cheyyur UMPP is a coastal power project planned on imported coal. The beneficiary states are Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. Bids were recently invited in this regard.

Location : Cheyyur, Andhra Pradesh Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. Mr. R N Nayak, CMD DC Joshi, ED-Contracts, Saudamini, Plot No.2, Sector 29, Near IFFCO Chowk, Gurgaon, Haryana-122001, T: 0124-2571838, 2571830

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lans to establish 220 KV GIS substation roj-ka-meo with 2x160 MVA 220/ 66 kv & 1x100 MVA 220/33 KV transformers at Panchkula.

Location : Panchkula, Haryana Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd Kulveer Singh, Superintending Engineer, Shakti Bhawan, Sector-6, Panchkula-134109, Haryana.

Tel : 0172-2583743, 2583724,

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lans to set up a 10 MW power generation project based on spongy coir pith in Thiruvananthapuram district. This project will be undertaken by Central Coir Research Institute.

Location : Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Budget : Rs. 50 crore Coir Board G. Balachandran Rajendra Babu, Joint MD, Coir House M.G. Road, Ernakulam, Kochi - 682 016. Kerala.

Tel : 0484-2258094, 2351807, Fax : 0484-2370034,

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000 MW Odisha UMPP will be a coal-fired pit head project and the fuel will be sourced from Meenakshi, Meenakshi B and dip side of Meenakshi mine in Ib Valley coalfields. Bids were recently invited in this regard.

Location : Orissa Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. Mr. R N Nayak, CMD DC Joshi, ED-Contracts, Saudamini, Plot No.2, Sector 29, Near IFFCO Chowk, Gurgaon, Haryana-122001, Tel : 0124-2571838, 2571830

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he engineering and project business unit has bagged three power distribution projects from North Bihar Power Distribution Company and South Bihar Power Distribution Company under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna Scheme . The work includes construction of new line, providing power supply to substations of district and to give connections in villages to BPL (Below Poverty Line) families.

Location : Bihar Budget : Rs. 757 crore Bajaj Electricals Ltd Nilesh Verman, Sr Manager-Power Distribution, (9th floor) , Rustomjee Aspiree Bhanu Shankar Yagnik Marg Off Eastern Express Highway, Sion (East), Mumbai-400022 Maharashtra, Tel : 022-24064000, 24064200

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agged a contract to build transmission network at Patran from PFC Consulting Ltd. The concession www.engrreview.com

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PROJECT UPDATE has been awarded on Build, Own, Operate and Maintain (BOOM) basis for a period of 35 years. This contract will complete in 30 months.

Location : Patran, Punjab Budget : Rs. 200 crore Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd (TEECL) Mr. P.P Gupta, MD Pradeep Kumar Lohia, President Finance, 3F, Park Plaza, North Block, 71, park street, Kolkata-700016.

Tel : 033-30213000, Fax : 033-22171167, E-mail: pradeep.lohia@techno.co.in

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he 3,000 MW Dibang hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh is stalled for quite a long period owing to absence of environment and forest clearance.

Location : Dibang, Arunachal Pradesh Budget : Rs. 15,000 crore NHPC Ltd A K Chhabra, Executive Director (Projects), Sector-33, Faridabad-121003.

Tel : 0129-2270866, 227821, Fax : 0129-2439526

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Location : Maharashtra/ Gujarat Budget : Rs. 1,700 crore

Reliance Power Transmission Ltd Mr. Lalit Jalan, CEO Sourav Sen, Corp Comm, H Block, 1st flr, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Navi Mumbai - 400710.

Tel : 022-30383333, 30386290, Fax : 022-30376633, M: 9312301467, E-mail: sourav.sen@relianceada.com

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etting up 3x660 MW Ghatampur Supercritical Thermal Power Project at Ghatampur teshil of Kanpur Nagar district.

Location : Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd Susai Arulraj, CEO (Kanpur), Corporate Office, Block - 1, Neyveli - 607801, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu.

Tel : 04142-252215, Fax : 04142 252026, M: 9442575091, E-mail: cgmconts_co@nlcindia.com/ ed.pc@nlcindia.com

he company has announced that boiler light up has been achieved for the second 660 MW unit at the 3,960 MW Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant. The first unit had already commissioned in March 2013. The project is expected to complete by 2016.

Location : Sasan, Madhya Pradesh Budget : Rs. 19,400 crore Reliance Power Ltd. Nagraj Rao, Corp Comm, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC), Thane-Belapur Road, Koparkhairne, Navi Mumbai - 400710, Tel : 022-30386600, Fax: 022-30386999, M: 9323342576

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etting up the 1,500 km long WRSS project under BuildOwn-Operate model. The project comprises setting up six transmission lines in Maharashtra and three in Gujarat, of which one project remains to be completed in each state now. On completion, the project would enable evacuation of surplus power of about 4000 MW from the Eastern part of the country to the Western region. www.engrreview.com

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lans to set up 750 MW of Grid connected Solar PV Power projects under Batch-1 of Phase-II of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission with viability gap funding support from National Clean Energy Fund. This project would be implemented mainly by the private sector on ENGINEERING REVIEW | DECEMBERR 2013 |

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Build, Own and Operate (BOO) basis.

Location : Nationwide Solar Energy Corporation of India Mr. Rajendra Nimje, MD Pratik Prasun, Senior Engineer, NBCC Plaza, Tower- 1, 4th Floor, Pushp Vihar, Sector-V, Saket, New Delhi-110017, Tel : 011-29564033, 29563834, E-mail: corporate@seci.gov.in

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lans investment to develop solar power projects in the coming years. At present, the group has about 18 MW of installed solar generation capacity.

Location : Nationwide Budget : Rs. 9,000 crore ACME Tele Power Ltd. Abhishek Tulsyan, AGM (Solar), Plot No.152, Sector – 44, Gurgaon -122002, Haryana.

Tel : 0124-7117000, Fax : 0124-7117001, 47618484

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he company has commissioned the Phase-I of 51.2 MW wind farm project in Anantpur district. The first phase features enhanced General Electric GE 1.6 XLE turbine. The second phase of 50 MW is underway and is using Gamesa’s G97 turbine, which has a 90m hub height and 97m diameter blades.

Location : Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh Greenko Group Mr. Anil Chalamalasetty, CEO Swati Reddy, Vice President (Corp Comm), #1071, Road No. 44, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033.

Tel : 040-40301000, 32915858, Fax : 040-23555503, E-mail: info@greenkogroup.com

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he JVC of US-based NanoPV Solar Inc and the Voltech group of Chennai is coming up with 75 MW capacity solar module manufacturing plant. This will be ready by December 2013.

Location :Chennai, Tamil Nadu Budget : Rs. 100 crore NanoPV Voltech Solar Pvt Ltd. Mr. M Umapati, Director K Shridhar, Vice President, Voltech

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Eco Tower, No 2/429, Mount Poonamalle Road, Ayyappanthangal, Chennai-56.

Tel : 044-43978000, Fax : 044-42867746, M: 9003111833,

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lans to set up 191 MW Thana Plaun hydro electric power project near Mandi under Himalaya Hydropower Programme. Germany has committed a soft loan in this regard. The completion is expected by 2019.

Location : Mandi, Himachal Pradesh Budget : Rs. 1630 crore Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (HPPCL) Mr. DK Sharma, MD PC, Anand, Senior Executive Engineer, Shongtog Karcham (HEP), Reckong-Peo, Distt. Kinnaur- 172107, Himachal Pradesh.

Tel : 01786- 222303, Fax -01786-223174, M: 9418165411, E-mail: gm_sh@hppcl.gov.in

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lans to set up 4000 MW solar power plant over 20,000 acre of land belonging to Hindustan Salt at Sambhar.

Five central public sector undertakings including BHEL, PowerGrid, SJVN, Solar Energy Corporation, and Hindustan Salts would undertake this project. Initially 1000 MW capacity is targeted at an investment of Rs 7,500 crore.

Remaining 3,000 MW will be developed in six phases of 500 MW each. The operation and management contract is to be awarded to Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments.

The commissionining is expected in three years.

Location : Sambhar, Rajasthan Heavy Industries Ministry / Ministry of New and Renewal Energy Rajesh Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, Room No. 150, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi–110011, Tel : 011-23063740, E-mail: gh.rk1967@nic.in

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lans establishment of biomass solar hybrid plants for generation of grid connected power plant at Delhi.

DPR is under preparation. The work is likely to start after 3-4 months. www.engrreview.com

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PROJECT UPDATE Location : New Delhi, Delhi Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Vinod Kumar Jain, Director, Project Management Cell (PMC), Block No.14, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003, Delhi.

Tel : 011- 24369788, Fax : 011-24369788, E-mail: jainvk@nic.in lans to setup a wind mill project at Gujarat Solar Park.

The work is likely to start after 4-5 months.

Location : Gujarat Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd DB Mehta, General Manager Rajendra Mistry, Senior Executive Project, 6th & 8th Block, 6th Floor, Udyog Bhavan, Sector-11, Gandhi Nagar-382011, Gujarat.

Tel : 079-23251255, 60, Fax : 079-23251254, M: 9099031588, E-mail: rajendramistry@gpclindia.com

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lans to set up 62 MW hydel power plant at the KoelKaro basin of Torpa block in Khunti district. Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) will prepare detailed project report in this regard.

Location : Khunti, District Jharkhand Govt of Jharkhand, Energy Department Vimal Kirti Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary, Nepal House, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Tel : 0651-2490053, Fax : 0651-2491002, M: 9955554115

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lans to set up the third wind power plant in its own mined out area of Panchpatmali bauxite deposit at Koraput in Orissa.

Location : Koraput, Orissa National Aluminium Company Ltd. Ansuman Das, CMD Harishchandra Pradhan, General Manager-CC, Nalco Bhawan, P/1, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar-751061.

Tel : 0674-2300680, 2301988 to 2301999,

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Fax : 0674-2300521/2300580, E-mail: hcpradhan@nalcoindia.com lans to set up 20 MW solar power plant in Punjab.

Location not yet finalised. The work will start in two months.

Location : Punjab Solairedirect Energy India Pvt Ltd. Gaurav Sood, MD Sumit Jajodia, Project Manager, Office No# 203, 2nd Floor, Pentagon P3, Magarpatta City, Hadapsar, Pune - 411013, Maharashtra.

Tel : 020–66864700, E-mail: contactindia@solairedirect.in

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unit of Paris-based Solairedirect Group unveiled its 5.6 MW solar park project under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) at Phalodi in Rajasthan.

Location : Phalodi, Rajasthan Budget : Rs. 50 crore Solairedirect Energy India Pvt Ltd. Gaurav Sood, MD Sumit Jajodia, Project Manager, Office No# 203, 2nd Floor, Pentagon P3, Magarpatta City, Hadapsar, Pune - 411013, Maharashtra.

Tel: 020–66864700, E-mail: contactindia@solairedirect.in

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he company has set up its 2nd wind power plant with capacity of 47.6 MW at Ludarva in Jaisalmer. Gamesa Wind Turbines Pvt Ltd is executing this project which involves erection of 56 Wind Turbines, each of 850 KW rating. The completion is targeted by August 2013.

Location :Jaisalmer, District Rajasthan Budget : Rs. 283 crore National Aluminium Company Ltd. Ansuman Das, CMD Harishchandra Pradhan, General Manager-CC, Nalco Bhawan, P/1, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar-751061.

Tel : 0674-2300680, 2301988 to 2301999, Fax : 0674-2300521, 2300580, E-mail: hcpradhan@nalcoindia.com

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PROJECT UPDATE Budget : Rs. 523.85 crore National Highways Authority of India Mr. R P Singh, Chairman M K Jain, General Manager, G 5&6, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110075.

Tel : 011-25074100 & 25074200, Fax : 011-25093507, 25093514, M: 9650011901

ROADS / HIGHWAYS / BRIDGES

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lans for two / four laning of Talchar- DubariChandikhole Section of NH-200 from km 301.89 to km 428.03 and km 8.500 to 14.836 (6.35Km) of NH-23 in Orissa under NHDP - III on EPC mode.

Location : Talchar, Orissa National Highways Authority of India MPS Rana, GM-Procurement & Implementation (Orissa), G-5&6, Sector - 10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, Delhi.

Tel: 011-25074100-2205.

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lans for two / four laning of Talchar- DubariChandikhole Section of NH-200 from km 301.89 to km 428.03 and km 8.500 to 14.836 (6.35Km) of NH-23 in Orissa under NHDP - III on EPC mode. (55 Km, 4–Lane 68.545 Km & 2 – lane with paved shoulder 63.81 Km) Location : Talchar, Orissa National Highways Authority of India MPS Rana, GM-Procurement & Implementation (Orissa), G-5&6, Sector - 10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, Delhi.

Tel: 011-25074100-2205.

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he Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved six laning of the Jalandhar-Amritsar section of NH-1 covering the length of 20 km in Punjab under the NHDP PhaseII on EPCmode Location : Jalandhar, Punjab

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agged an order from West Bengal Highway Development Corporation Ltd (WBHDC) for fourlaning a 22-km stretch between Dankuni to Chandannagar of state highway in West Bengal on turnkey basis.

Location : Dankuni, West Bengal Budget : Rs. 315 crore Supreme Infrastructure India Ltd. Mr. Vikram Sharma, MD Nitin S Jagdale, AGM-Contracts, 8, Bhawani Services Industrial Estate, 3rd Floor, Opp.IIT Main Gate, Powai, Mumbai - 400076.

Tel: 022-25783214, 3549 & 25794216, E-mail: nitin@supremeinfra.com

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lans to take up construction of 9.33 km stretch forming eastern alignment of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project. The project has been approved by the government and the process to issue tender is on. The groundwork will be taken up shortly.

Location : Mysore, Karnataka Budget : Rs. 54 crore Mysore Urban Development Authority CG Betsurmath, Commissioner Shiv Kumar, Superintendent Engineer, J L B Road, Mysore-570001.

Tel : 0821-2420624, Fax : 0821-2426360

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lans development of Rewa Sidhi (NH - 75 -E) road on BOT basis.

Location :Rewa, Madhya Pradesh Budget : Rs. 6.27 crore Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Ltd www.engrreview.com

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PROJECT UPDATE Anil Chansoria, Chief Engineer, 16-A, Arera Hills, Bhopal - 462011, Madhya Pradesh.

Tel : 0755- 2765205, 2765213, Fax : 0755-2572643, M: 9425600338.

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lans improvement to riding quality from Km 108.00 to 113.00 (3.50 km) and km 125.00 to km 129.00 (2.50 km) of NH- 223 (old)/NH-4 (New) under CD-I, APWD, Rangat. The work is likely to start in a month. Completion period: 10 months.

Location : Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Budget : Rs. 3.18 crore Andaman Public Works Department Jatin Majhi, Executive Engineer, Construction Division I, APWD, Rangat, Middle Andaman- 744205, Tel : 03192- 274230, 274237, M: 9434267083.

Pension Bada, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Tel: 0771- 2425035, M: 9425229555, E-mail: cenhr@rediffmail.com.

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lans to award contract for special repair of NizampurNarnaul road Km. 0 to 13.88 (SH-17) in Mohindergarh District (road ID 2620). The work is likely to start in 2-3 months.

Location : Mohindergarh, District Haryana Budget : Rs. 11.77 crore Govt of Haryana, Public Works Department Mr. Sandeep Goyal, Executive Engineer, Haryana PWD, B & R, Dakshin Marg, Nirman Sadan,Plot no -1, Sector 33- A, Chandigarh, Haryana.

Tel : 01282-251267, M: 9417200394, E-mail: pwd-eepd-narnaul@hry.nic.in, pwd-eecdnhpanchkula@hry.nic.in

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lans improvement to riding quality from km 175.00 to 177.50 (2.50 km) and km 178.00 to km 185.50 (5.00 km) of NH- 223 (old)/NH-4 (New) under CD-I, APWD, Rangat. The work is likely to start in a month. Completion period: 10 months.

Location : Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Budget : Rs. 4.11 crore Andaman Public Works Department Jatin Majhi, Executive Engineer, Construction Division I, APWD, Rangat, Middle Andaman- 744205, Tel : 03192- 274230, 274237, M: 9434267083. idening to two lane and strengthening from km.

91.00 to 105.00 of NH-30 including widening of bridges and culverts covering length of 14.00 km of Jagdalpur-Konta road. The work is likely to start after September 2013. Completion period: 12 months.

Location : Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh Budget : Rs. 21.47 crore Govt of Chhattisgarh, Public Works Department D K Agarwal, Chief Engineer, National Highway Raipur,

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ids were recently invited for operations and maintenance of Muzaffarpur- Darbhanga-Purnea section (km 0.00 to 148.550 and km 159.357 to km 287.860) of NH-57 in Bihar.

Location : Muzaffarpur, Bihar National Highways Authority of India Pankaj Gupta, GM (Corridor Management), G-5&6, Sector - 10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, Delhi.

Tel: 011-25074100-2205.

M: 09891771003, E-mail: pankajgupta@nhai.org ids were recently invited for operations and maintenance of Borkhedi- Jam-Wadner section (Km. 36.600 To Km. 93.750) stretch of NH-7 (total length 57.150 Km.) in Maharashtra.

Location : Wadner, Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 215.80 crore National Highways Authority of India Pankaj Gupta, GM (Corridor Management), G-5&6, Sector - 10, Dwarka,

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