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CONTENTS

Dec 2018 - Jan 2019 l Issue 5.2

TECHNOLOGY: A BUSINESS ENABLER

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Most would agree that technology has a big role (probably bigger role) to play in the future success of the Indian plastics

Dr. S. Sivaram, Former Director, CSIR-NCL, Honorary

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3D Printing Technology Update (3DP 2019): Results Declared

industry. The challenge here would be in comprehending the right technology, and at the right price, so as to enable

businesses

and

not disable them. Another

would be the dynamism

area that needs attention associated with change

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relevant with technology is imperative. The tech-geeks need

Communiqué, we do our bit of sharing some technology

in

technology.

Staying

to continue to put on their thinking caps! At POLYMERS guide-rules and advances that would excite. Please read the issue byte-by-byte...

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Building Meccano Models from the Age of 10...

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

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GRASSROOTS APPROACH

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Mahendra Patel, Chairman, Mamata Group, Ahmedabad

Maag BAOLI-3: A Highly Reliable Strand Pelletiser

SIVARAM SPEAKS

A Paint Which Cools Without an Air Conditioner: Fascinating World of Invisible Polymers

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Professor and INSA Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

RESEARCH REPORT

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FUTURE READY

Polyvinylidene Fluoride: An Emerging Technology and Material Design for a Better Future Prof. Ashok Misra, NASI Distinguished Professor Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

HBR PAGES

Collaborative Intelligence: Humans and Artificial Intelligence are Joining Forces

Presented by POLYMERS Communiqué in syndication with Harvard Business Review

NEW ENTITY

Gear Up for an Intelligent Enterprise

Dr. Lovneesh Chanana, Vice President Digital Government, SAP India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

STRAIGHT FORWARD

Entrepreneurship: Neither a Science Nor an Art

TD Series from Toshiba: Reaching the Tipping Point in HT Segment

Bharat Shah, Chairman and Managing Director Pelican Rotoflex Pvt. Ltd., Rajkot

Windsor Expands Portfolio of Its Magnate Series 7-Layer Blown Film Lines

Yizumi Launches A5 High-end Servo Injection Moulding Machine

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Innovation and Progress Interlinked

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, FRS, National Research Professor President, Global Research Alliance

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ENERGY

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A NEW APPROACH

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High Impact Alliance Between Rajoo Engineers and Kohli Industries to Change the Market Dynamics of Extrusion Coating and Lamination Machines

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Scale Up to Compete

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Sharad Rathi

and experience has no substitute;

Managing Director Blend Colours Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad

that’s what POLYMERS Communiqué is

all about! Brining to you, the best-in-class always! Who better than Mahendra Bhai

to set us up and navigate us through the

IT MATTERS

Plastic Waste Turned to Empower Women

high-speed technology journey. Fasten your seatbelt, dear readers, as you flip through the

Payal Nath, Co-Founder,

coming pages...

KADAM, Kolkata

BUSINESS STORY

Self-healing Materials: To Make a Big Impact in Piping

Jayadev Meela, Managing Director

Sudhakar Irrigation Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Part of Sudhakar Group), Hyderabad

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DESTINATION INDIAPLAST

Pack your Bags for Indiaplast 2019: Exhibitors Give a Clarion Call

Advertising Sales - International

IN PERSPECTIVE

Dubai Pritam +971-5548-32330 pritam@polymerscommunique.com

Numbers Speak at Indplas’18

Ashok Jajodia, Chairman - Exhibition

Organising Committee, Indplas’18, Kolkata

We, The Cobots: Advent of a New Era in Manufacturing

Shailesh Sheth, Corporate Strategy Adviser

Management & Manufacturing Technology, Mumbai

N. K. Balgi formerly President & Director at Ferromatik Milacron India Pvt. Ltd. Pushp Raj Singhvi formerly Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Borouge (India) Pvt. Ltd. Rajesh Nath Managing Director German Engineering Federation (VDMA) India Office Rakesh Shah formerly Managing Director at Windmöller and Hölscher India Pvt. Ltd. S. K. Ray formerly Sr. Executive Vice President (Polymers) at Reliance Industries Ltd.

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Executive Committee, Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment, Mumbai

HR is a Key Enabler of Organisational Transformation

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Advertising Sales - National

Rajesh Nath, Managing Director German Engineering Federation (VDMA) India Office

Prof. (Dr.) N. C. Saha Director, Indian Institute of Packaging

New Delhi Vijay +91-98100 15111 vijay@polymerscommunique.com

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SHINING BRIGHT

India, the Second Largest Sales Market in Asia for German Engineering

It’s Time for a Holistic Waste Management Protocol

Chief Editor

Arvind Mehta Chairman and Managing Director Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd.

Mumbai Vinisha +91-88790 50327 vinisha@polymerscommunique.com

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Mind Speak S. K. Ray

Rakesh Shah

itself, Plastics are a product of technology very basis and therefore technology is the In turn, the of development of plastics. applications processing needs, to create y led to for plastics have continuall ologies. The techn new of ent lopm deve polymer breakneck speed at which the ological techn gh throu n grow science has creating been have developments that never completely new businesses existed even a century ago. cation side, On the product and appli ine and 3-D printing, and AI into mach that will factory management are areas the material continue to influence. On technology side, alloying, reinforcing, nano of new ion creat ling enab are etc. is the that use beca ’ itable ‘Inev products. only way we have.

th is changing and there is grow lation in digital divide in entire popu tech-savvy more are Youngsters uncing than elders. Reliance anno t on Rs. 10,000 crores quarterly profi retail. and Jio l, digita , chem petro of basis plastics These are benchmarks for the industry, indicating growth. r only Growth will be possible faste ology on the basis of use of techn plastics tools in every facet of the lding, business - recycling, material mou Young extrusion machine building etc. ately employees will be tech-savvy, ultim t for leading to productivity and profi plastic processors.

Pushp Raj Singhvi

Arvind Mehta

Rajesh Nath

Managing Director German Engineering Federation (VDMA) India Office

Technology is an enabler for business growth in the plastics industry by allowing businesses to capitalise on oppo rtunities.

Hence, innovation and technology in the plastics industry needs to move fast to deliver new platforms and appli cations to meet customer needs.

Rajesh Nath

Prof. (Dr.) N. C. Saha

Director Indian Institute of Packaging

It formerly President & Director at Ferromatik Milacron India Pvt. Ltd.

Chairman and Managing Director Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd.

rial as well as we move forward, both mate to improve going are es ologi techn converting lopment deve er furth ss witne d further. We woul and in processing in material science space the pressing needs technologies that addresses for sustainable growth in future. try have made Business processes in the indus digital of adoption with gains dramatic and continues technology. Technology has been ics industry in its to be a great enabler in the plast . tions festa mani varied

As

N. K. Balgi

Arvind Mehta

India

ent (Polymers)

formerly Sr. Executive Vice Presid at Reliance Industries Ltd.

formerly Managing Director Pvt. Ltd. at Windmöller and Hölscher India

Technology - the term applicable to a compendium of solutions under IoT - IIoT, having capabilities to improve quality, productivity and on-time delivery - is like the ‘icing on the cake’. ‘Technology’ is the means to improve cost-competiveness through increase in productivity and win customer trust by holding on to delivery promises. However, priority for the Indian plastics industry today is to first have a good ‘cake’ - cake with ingredients of ‘robust working systems’ in plant, machinery that is ‘built to last’ and maintained ‘fit to run’ through sound maintenance practices.

Staff and train people on the ‘basic needs’ - just spelt out. Adopting technology next will fetch best results to the business for sustained growth.

Rakesh Shah

N. K. Balgi

S. K. Ray

is a well-known fact that the technology is considered to be ess heart and soul for any busin the growth and promotion. In for packaging sector, technology the development of new packaging sses, materials by using new proce as techniques and new systems acts ll the business enabler for the overa growth of the packaging industry.

Pushp Raj Singhvi

ging Director

formerly Vice Chairman and Mana at Borouge (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Indeed,

technology will be an inevitable We need business enabler for plastics. ologies techn r newe on te entra conc to uters, comp ion, aviat les, vehic ric for elect finally, and, polymers biodegradable ers. Our recycling and reuse of polym institutes research laboratories and research to enable need to gear for technology material polymer processing and raw . manufacturing companies to grow

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News Digest

Smart Automation Solutions for the Printing Industry from B&R at Printpack India 2019

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More Precision and Efficiency High precision motion control plays a vital role in ensuring consistent high print quality on today’s high-speed presses.

&R will be presenting advanced

Brückner’s Technology Center at Siegsdorf, strategic for running an own pilot line for process and technology development, turns 20 years

Bruno Peter AG procures Coperion twin screw extruder STS 35 Mc11 for economical masterbatch production

automation solutions for building

cost-effective and error-free production

2019. Together with Industrial IoT-ready

high quality. B&R offers high-precision

entire range of control, motion, HMIs,

technology solutions such as virtual

for complex printing applications in

register

Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, Delhi

processing, compensation of motor

smart

machines

at

Printpack

India

motion

panels, PCs, I/Os and software solutions

sensing and model predictive control,

Hall 14, Stall J68+J69+J70 at India Expo

control, registration mark detection and

between 1 and 6 February, 2019.

cogging and winding calculator, to

st

th

“Printing market demands machines

to achieve error-free and cost-effective production

of

short-run

print

jobs

smart automation solution helps users

to achieve goals such as increased production

flexibility,

reduced

control,

and

ready-made

multi-zone

tension

name a few. By boosting positioning

precision by up to 80%, it promises

a significant improvement in print quality.

Another

highlight

is

B&R’s

revolutionary mapp technology, which accelerates

software development by

an average 67%.

New Opportunities With Advanced Automation

Industry expert at B&R India. “B&R is a

individualisation

efficiency,” says Mayank Pagaria, Printing preferred automation partner for market in

printing

and

packaging

market with over 120 manufacturers

B-C

control

and minimised wastage with maximised

downtime, enhanced operator safety

leaders

Cosmo Films launches sterilisable conduction sealing film

of short-run print jobs at reproducible

solutions, B&R will be displaying its

at reproducible high quality. B&R’s

Clariant to offer new perspective on sustainability to coatings producers at European Coatings Show 2019

However, the challenge is to achieve

of analog, digital, functional and 3D printing machines already relying on B&R automation,” he adds.

Trend

towards

and

increased

personalisation

for targeted marketing campaigns are driving demand for shorter print runs

and faster turnaround times. Digitisation is the key to providing individualised printed products. Automation systems from B&R fulfill all the requirements of modern digital production.

Kabra Extrusiontechnik and Battenfeld Cincinnati Strengthen Cooperation

K

abra Extrusiontechnik Ltd., India’s largest

extrusion

machinery

manufacturer and Battenfeld Cincinnati, Germany

world’s

leading

extrusion

machinery manufacturer are excited

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GEAR PUMPS, FILTRATION, PELLETIZING AND PULVERIZING SYSTEMS MAAG – 4 STEPS AHEAD FOR YOUR SUCCESS

Visit us at INDIAPL AST: Hall 9, Booth 62a

www.maag.com

Maag India, Phone: +91 22 676 14 045, Email: maag_mumbai@maag.com

Digest

to announce that the partners have paved the way to further extend their cooperation beyond 2026.

Dow to help lead $ 1 billion global alliance to end plastic waste to focus on waste management infrastructure, innovation, education, engagement and clean-up of plastic waste

The two companies have been in partnership

since

1983

and

the

existing technology agreement, valid until the year 2026 has been extended further by enlarging the scope and

Director

of

Kabra

Extrusiontechnik

Ltd. were in discussion for the last

few months, on the ways to create a

platform and understanding between the

two

companies,

cooperation

extends

so

that

the

beyond

2026

“The

new

and be mutually beneficial to both Gerold

Schley

says,

agreement with Kabra, will be a win-

win situation for both companies.

I

am

very

happy

and

satisfied

with the relationship and the long cooperation we share with Kabra based on mutual trust, understanding

fast growing market and has always

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of

BKG®

pelletising

the highest production efficiency for

all materials that have thermoplastic behaviours,

even

for

demanding applications.

the

most

are available for throughputs ranging

and transparency. India is a very

D-H

supplier

systems, offering optimal results and

Dr. Henning Stieglitz, CTO of Battenfeld

the companies.

Henkel to build strategic alliance with RLE International to drive automotive innovation, expand value creation opportunities and become the design-in engineering solution provider for the mobility industry

ordson is a leading international

BKG pelletisers Type AH and AH D

inclusive. Gerold Schley, CEO and

Chairman and Anand Kabra, Managing

GE Additive helps Callaway Golf Company break the mould to redesign putter head; harnessing the potential of additive manufacturing

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making it more comprehensive and

Cincinnati along with S. V. Kabra, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. bags ICIS Innovation Awards for Best Process Innovation Green Process Innovation for manufacture of amino acid surfactants used in personal care products

Nordson BKG - The Complete Perspective; the Detail in Focus

been an important region for BC;

we look forward to bringing new technologies to India.”

Anand Kabra says, “I am very excited

that Kabra will continuously bring in the best and latest technology for

the Indian plastic processing industry.

The relationship between the two companies is a perfect example of

a long-lasting and successful IndoGerman cooperation. Since the last

three decades, both Kabra and BC

have considered each other as strong strategic

partners

and

today

are

jointly the most trusted brands having

the highest number of installations in India.”

with hydraulic blade pressure regulation from 2 - 35,000 kg/h and provide superior and constant cutting quality for all

viscosities.

They

can

be

combined with any

suitable

BKG

tempered

water system.

With the Master-Line™, the entry-level underwater

pelletising

system,

the

Optigon™, a self-cleaning tempered

water system with a large filtration area, or the patented CrystallCut® for

highly economic PET crystallisation Nordson

offers

turn-key systems.

highly

customised

With the new HiCut™ cutter hub and its improved blade design, Nordson has developed a cutter hub that will

elevate your pelletising process to a whole new level. With its ability

to hold significantly more blades, you can advance your process by

increasing your throughput or extend the

working

and die plate.

life

of

your

blades

KRAIBURG TPE Offers New TPE for Low Odour and Emission Standard for Automotive Applications

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any in-dept tests have shown that air pollutants levels are higher

in-vehicle than outside on the road.

These fine airborne particulate matter

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Digest KRAIBURG TPE’s new production line at its Malaysia plant to boost production capacity by 35% and increase KRAIBURG TPE’s total production capabilities to 60,000 MT worldwide.

KraussMaffei now with access to the Chinese capital market enables it to further accelerate its growth

and material emissions found inside the car can bring adverse health impacts,

ranging from respiratory ailments to cardiovascular conditions.

Vehicle studies

Interior have

Air

found

Quality that

(VIAQ)

plastics

and rubbers used in vehicle interior components release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs). That said,

Meusburger offers tried and trusted components (especially temperature regulation components, ejectors and demoulding product groups) now in stainless steel

regulatory bodies are exerting more

effort to develop harmonised methods

of testing volatile substance emissions and evaluating indoor air quality in

vehicles. This has required automakers to comply with differing guidelines and testing procedures frameworks for VIAQ

adopted in several countries in Asia, the Perstorp, the global speciality chemicals company, to sell its Capa™, its caprolactone business, to Ingevity for approximately € 590 million.

US and Europe.

K-R

SVOC VDA 278: 915 µg/g

Moreover, TPEs possess properties such

as good weathering, oil, grease and abrasion-resistance; fast, cost-effective processing;

vibration-damping

and

excellent adhesion markers. TPEs are

used in vehicle interior applications such

mats,

as

control

window

elements,

trims,

cowl

anti-slip panels,

spoilers, seals, air duct component, and many more.

OPaL Bags the Greentech Safety Award 2018

O

NGC Petro additions Ltd. (OPaL) was the proud winner of the

most admired Greentech Safety Award

in its class, in a grand event concluded

New TPE Materials Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are the

widely used materials for automotive applications meeting the low odour

requirement of the industry. KRAIBURG range, such as its recently launched

on Friday, 16th November, 2018 at Guwahati. The award was conferred on

OPaL for its splendid safety performance during 2017-18. During this period, OPaL like

accomplished

commissioning

of

milestones

the

mega

FG/SF THERMOLAST® K series which

features low emission, low odour and UV-resistance compounds that are easy to process.

OEM Market Specifications (General) NN

Odour VDA 270: <= 3

NN

VOC VDA 278: 500 µg/g

NN

SVOC VDA 278: 2000 µg/g

KRAIBURG TPE Interior TPE Materials NN

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VOC VDA 278: 260 µg/g

NN

(Platinum Category), the highest award

TPE offers a high-performance TPE RPC introduces cup recycling initiative - a unique initiative to help customers recycle their used cups into valuable second life products

NN

Odour VDA 270: 3

OPaL delegation receiving the Greentech Award.

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petrochemical

commissioning

Digest

complex. process

The

was

entire

carried

out without any major setbacks or untoward incident.

The award was presented to OPaL in the SABIC signs memorandum of understanding with Plastic Energy Ltd. for supply of recycled feedstock

Manager-HSE

and

Himanil

Desai, Executive-HSE were part of the OPaL delegation at the venue to receive OPaL is committed to the safety of its

employees and building safe and ecofriendly

workplaces.

The

Greentech

award stands a testament to OPaL’s

sincere efforts towards promoting and implementing the best-in-class safety

esteemed national level safety awards.

It is given every year to industries for

carrying out exemplary safety initiatives and achievements for reducing incidents was the 17th year of Greentech Safety

award at PAN India level. OPaL was one of the participants along with other leading corporations.

topics

include

temperature

control, maintenance and screw design.

participants will tour Davis-Standard’s facility, and will have access to polymer process

engineers

and

technical

specialists. The fee is $ 750 per person

with a 10 per cent discount given for groups of three or more. Course books and materials are included, and class size is limited to promote student and teacher interaction.

International Biographical Centre, UK Acknowledges Ramkumar S. Rangaswamy

R

amkumar

S.

Ex-Director,

Consultants

(P)

Rangaswamy,

Entech

Ltd.

and

Polymer

Editor

/

Publisher, Polymer Society magazine, is a chemical engineering graduate from BITS (under direct MIT Cambridge programme)

with

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engineering

distinctions in an integrated course.

This education helped him get the best

from the materials compounding and application engineering with polymers

Davis-Standard to Host Plastic Extrusion Seminar in April, 2019

over 4 decades of study in materials

working with reputed organisations. He

D

avis-Standard will be offering its

S-U

Seminar

components,

Technology Center and manufacturing

Pandya,

and accidents at workplaces. This year

UNITED CAPS celebrates manufacturing milestone 10 billion closures (its innovative DOUBLEFLOW closure for edible oil) produced in one year

extruder

Raj Nath Tripathi, GM-Polymer; Jay

Greentech Safety Award is one of the

Teknor Apex’s new TPE alternatives to silicone outperform standard TPEs for peristaltic pump and low-temperature biopharmaceutical tubing

processes.

In addition to instructions, the course

and high-ranking Government officials.

practices at workplaces.

SONGWON announces partnership with Disheng Technology Co., Ltd. for UV Absorbers (UVAs)

the mechanics of essential downstream

presence of many industry counterparts

the award.

Solvay Performance Polyamides introduces an enhanced version of Technyl® One, offering safety and environment insurance for digital cities

and properties of various polymers and

popular extrusion seminar, ‘The

Basics of Plastics Extrusion’ on 9th and

10th April, 2019 at its headquarters in

Pawcatuck, Conn. The two-day class

covers the fundamentals of plastics extrusion, as well as the composition

has many innovations in products and

application engineering that helped him with international accreditations.

He attributes his success to organisations and individuals that he was associated with in the last 4

decades.

always the

He

provided

best

for

customers and this policy

kept

him

alive in this field

for over 4 decades.

He appears in the 2018 edition of ‘Great Men and Women of Science’ published

by International Biographical centre, Cambridge, UK.

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Mahendra Patel highlights the importance of

M&As for Growth

technology for industrial growth through his

knowledge-laced answers in an exclusive interaction with POLYMERS Communiqué. An issue on plastics technology has got to start with him...

Q. Do you believe that technology is a key enabler for business in the plastics industry? If yes, can you please share some examples with us?

Yes! Technology is now important for cost reduction, while enhancing

quality. Cost reduction is primarily through productivity and up-time reliability of machines. For example: Writing instruments like ball pens are available, in real terms after inflation, at lower price today than 10

years ago. This is true for almost all consumer or industrial products across the board.

Q. Manufacturing has undergone a sea change. While manufacturing is getting simplified, products are getting

Our typical Indian philosophy of being happy

with what one

has and fatalistic

culture is robbing most from

pursuing greater growth beyond

comfortable life.

Mahendra Patel Chairman Mamata Group Ahmedabad

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complicated. What is your take on this?

Any areas of concerns?

Advances in design of moulds, better controls of

Plastics machines are a class of machines. But

allow

complexity as any other machinery, like metal

mould heating and cooling, and machine controls for

consistent

production

of

complex

mouldings than earlier. Advances in polymer raw

materials and compounding with customised rheology make it possible to deliver melt to

all nooks and crevices of complicated moulds.

Complex mould facilitate advanced product design

for manufacturing to reduce number of parts for assembly of the final product.

Q. According to you, what are the top three attributes to be a successful manufacturer?

People, people and people! People to understand technology, people to use technology and people to leverage technology.

Q. How do you see the evolution of plastics machine manufacturing in the next decade?

essentially machines with similar manufacturing cutting machine-tool or textile loom or paper mill or diesel engine or an aircraft. Degree

of complexity of a machinery product varies because cycles,

of

output

reliability,

quality

public

standards,

safety,

duty

environment

protection requirements etc. Plastics machines

have to still improve in all these areas to be at par

with

extreme

high

safety

reliability,

and

consistent

hidden

quality,

complexity

of,

say, an aircraft. No reason why this cannot be

the standard quality benchmark for any or all machines.

Q. Some manufacturing practices that you strongly believe in...

Jigs and tools to reduce set-up time and ensure consistent quality; robotic accessories;

The India Angle

regular maintenance and calibration; organised,

well-laid out and clean workshop as well as good material handling equipment.

Q. How ready is the Indian industry to adopt automation and robotics in plastics processing?

We have to deeply

Fortunately, industry is well aware and already

believe in ‘Idea of

owing to high cost of imports of key components

India’ for sake of India to support home-grown companies. ‘Make in India’ should be our ‘Life Mantra’.

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machine tools; controlled temperature in factory;

adapting to these changes steadily. Understandably,

progress will be slow, given high cost of robotics not made in India. PMMAI continues to strongly represent the Government for these anomalies.

There is regular review by the Government and

duties are being lowered. As robotic prices come down, adaptation by the industry will increase.

Q. If you were not into manufacturing machines, you would be...?

Making machinery!!

Q. The true impact of Industry 4.0 will be...

Realising the potential of data and using data for

effective management of efficient manufacturing practices in real-time.

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with inflation plus a little more. Moreover, it is a fact that most ‘Indian’ machinery manufacturers

are not yet fully professionally managed, unlike European family-owned companies, for example.

Consequently,

their

corporate

governance

leaves a lot to be desired with poor compliances and less-than-transparent financial dealings. So, it makes it difficult, if not impossible, to satisfy

Goodwill of people.

Trust of employees.

Respect from society.

Faith of friends.

Love of family.

Good life will follow.

necessary due diligence required for M&A.

Q. Tell us what attracted you to technology in early days of your career?

My upbringing was in house of technocrats my father and uncles, all graduate engineers,

professionally employed - encouraging me to build Meccano models from age of 10 years. (Precursor of Lego systems with metal parts to be screwed and assembled together.) Subsequently, I pursued my higher education in engineering in UK, which was a world leader in technology in ’60s and ’70s.

Q. What do you consider as the biggest risk that you have taken this far?

In September 1994, I resigned from a highly respected, well-paying job as ‘head’ of a publicly listed, blue-chip company, with comfortable life

I had to recalibrate my dreams / ambitions and

my life’s vision. While I have reconciled with

this loss, his absence is a constant reminder of lost opportunities.

Q. Do you see that mergers and acquisitions would increase in the coming years as regards plastics machine manufacturers?

Yes! Globally, this is already happening. But,

in India, it has hardly happened. Beyond derived M&A due to foreign controlling entity;

home-grown, and family-owned companies are

beyond the wish to be an entrepreneur. Nor I had enough capital for investment. But I had the goodwill of friends and relatives, who chipped in for my new ventures. I also borrowed for ‘Shroff ’

firms at high interest. All such supporters are fully paid off with handsome returns since long.

Q. One big change that the plastics processing industry should undertake?

Better corporate governance with transparent financial dealings.

still holding on. Unwillingness for loss of control is making it difficult for wholly Indian companies’

Q. If India is to become the next factory of the world, what would it take?

M&A. Our typical Indian philosophy of being

happy with what one has and fatalistic culture

Lots and lots. We have the potential and skills,

is robbing most from pursuing greater growth

but do we have the desire or willingness?

Honestly, unless we professionalise to realise

beyond comfortable life. It is also true that we do not have a truly competitive machinery industry.

Every machine maker, of whatever scale, quality and level of technology is able to find a willing buyer. So, incentive to make efforts to grow

with any order of magnitude is lacking. Growth planning horizon, if at all, is limited to perhaps

2 - 3 years, mostly as organic growth in line

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and happy family. I had no clear plan for future

full potential of employees through continuous human development, continuous training for skills,

continuous

career

improvement

with

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Maag BAOLI-3

A Highly Reliable Strand Pelletiser

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The BAOLI-3 series, designed in Germany, is specifically used for strand pelletising of compounds, blends and masterbatches. aag is the worldwide leading manufacturer

Another unique enhancement is the compact open base

systems

simple downstream integration and the easy-to-operate

of gear pumps, pelletising systems, filtration and

pulverisers

for

demanding

applications in the plastics, chemical, petrochemical, food and pharmaceutical industries.

and-off and fast-and-slow speed potentiometer to adjust 3 mm) which makes it simple to operate the BAOLI-3.

Maag capitalised on its more than six decades of experience in pelletising and an installed base of over 15,000 strand pelletisers and nearly 800 BAOLI® pelletisers in China to develop a new and enhanced version which provides high

reliability, improved handling and an optimised cost/benefit ratio. “We worked closely with our customers to develop game-changing modifications that differentiate our BAOLI strand pelletisers from the competition and keeps us one step ahead,” says Subhabrata Sarkar, General Manager of Maag India. The BAOLI-3 series was designed in Germany and its core components are German-made. The new product line is specifically used for strand pelletising of compounds, blends and masterbatches.

Among the key features of BAOLI-3 is an cutting

machine controls such as well-accessible buttons for onthe strand draw-in speed (30 - 70 m/min for pellet length of

The BAOLI Series

automated

frame design for low structure-borne noise emission and

chamber

system which guarantees fast

interlock

The new BAOLI-3 series also comes with the option for

wear-protected parts to handle highly abrasive glass fibre-filled materials. The upper feed roller can come with

a specific heat-resistant material (up to 170° C). Robust machine design and two-sided bearings ensure stability and adjustability of the cutting gap within 0.02 mm. These features help to maintain pellet quality and reduce energy consumption of the cutting rotor drive.

High-performance guarantee

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tools

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PET

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handling as well as operator

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two pneumatic cylinders unlock

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different

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TD Series from Toshiba

Reaching the Tipping Point in High Tonnage Segment

Generally known for giving plastic processors a customer-

friendly experience, offering trouble-free clamping, robust injection unit and user-friendly control system, Toshiba

Machine’s TD 650 seems to stand out by offering all that

defines a smart machine, at the same time paying attention to the cost economics.

POLYMERS Communiqué l December 2018 - January 2019

The New TD Series The good news from the product

development team of Toshiba Machine

is that the well-received model in injection moulding machine market, the TD series, has now taken a new shape. Generally known for giving

plastic processors a customer-friendly experience,

offering

trouble-free

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Toshiba, the One-stop Solution for Plastic Processing Toshiba Machine (Chennai) Pvt. Ltd. popularly

known

for

defining

injection

moulding

machine

technology, is ready to set the trend again. Staking claim for

being a company in India to offer one-stop solution for plastic

processing from pellet to plastic conversion, it has gathered its

technical expertise from world-renowned Toshiba Machine based

at Japan who are global market leaders in the manufacturing of injection moulding machines, die casting machines, machine tools and auxiliary equipment.

The moto of Toshiba Machine has always been to develop technologies suiting the needs of the market through energy-efficient designs. With all the technical strengths on board, the company is striding confidently as a raging horse in the Indian domestic market.

With advanced technologies like cloud computing added to its basket in near future, the TD series is sure to set the stage for being the nextgen injection moulding machine in every possible sense.

clamping, robust injection

unit

control

and

user-friendly

system,

Toshiba

Machine’s TD 650 seems to

stand out by offering all that defines

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With optimisation done on the existing model, TD is proudly looked upon as having reached its

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Windsor KL Two - Platen Injection Moulding Machines

Advanced control system with a 15”

touch panel offers flexibility for smooth

and convenient machine operation and production control.

Go Strength to Strength

With the R&D team closely monitoring

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Windsor injection moulding machines - a range to choose from! The very advanced KL Series, the very popular Excel Series and the newly launched Electric Series!

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Attributes

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The KL Two Platen machine series

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comparison in the European market,

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available solutions), only made the

mould life.

in a lubrication-less clamp area, thus

series is truly ‘value for money’. On a

-

another

With an impressive takeoff of the KL

the demand for lubricants resulting

that an investment in Windsor KL

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Use of the same casting for stationary and moving platen doubles the

as already 70+ machines across India

successfully continue to add value

The tie bar regulation mechanism

consumptions

series this far, Windsor now looks to machines in the coming fiscal. Most

customer segments (automobiles, in specific) are very excited and delighted

to have such ‘European Technology’ at compelling Indian prices!

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‘Speed’ is another industry demand!

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Yizumi Launches A5 High-end Servo Injection Moulding Machine

Y

izumi Precision Machinery (India)

Private Limited, a joint venture company located in Gujarat, India

began operations in June, 2017 on 8,775 square metres of land. The company focuses on the manufacturing of small to

medium tonnage YIZUMI-HPM branded injection presses at present and plans to gradually expand the product line to large two-platen injection moulding

machines. All machines, positioned as medium- to high-end products that are energy-saving, efficient and stable, are mainly supplied to the Indian market included

toggle

injection

moulding

machine, two-platen injection moulding machine, vertical machine etc.

In addition to A5, Yizumi presents a basket of IMM products - SKII (an upgrade of the SM series),

FoamPro+ DecoPro solution for

decorative car parts, C-series for MultiPro applications and PAC series for high-speed injection

moulding of thin-walled packaging.

Bringing in New Power

of the standard high-end servo injection

2018 has passed and 2019 has begun, Yizumi India will also switch to ‘upgrade’

its mode in time to meet the challenges

of the New Year. The A5 standard high-end

servo

injection

moulding

machine will be launched in February, 2019, providing the local market with new power.

In combination with customer needs, including

mass

production

process

upgrade, we comprehensively optimised the performance and technology of A5 and launched the A5 series. It not only

inherits the technical essence of A5

series, but also uses IPD mode to create a high-performance upgraded version

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moulding machine.

Precision Upgrade In

on

upgrade

of

customers’

precision,

increasingly

based

high

requirements for injection response speed and accuracy, the A5 series injection

mechanism

adopts

linear

guide rail, and the key performance indexes such as injection precision control

and

1000T,

can

significantly

response

improved. achieve

speed

A5,

the

are

above

product

weight repetition accuracy up to 3%.

The injection unit adopts the double

injection carriage cylinder, which can prevent the up and down fluctuation

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when the injection is in action and

and double injection carriage will also

environmental protection and energy

precision. Proportional back pressure is

series machine will also witness top

tend to be thin-walled. High-speed

improves

the

injection

repetition

standard in the hydraulic system which can improve the convenience and

be there in this series. We believe this sales in the Indian market.

saving, plastic packaging containers forming

and

mass

production

are

Except for the general serial machine,

the key points of thin-wall plastic

FoamPro+

For

is a solution to high-speed injection

injection moulding machine, which is

and features high-precision, efficient

circuit optimisation and reduction of

smart clamp system and FLEX flow

provide customers with tailor-made,

has the characteristics of reliable and

system, paired with back injection

solutions that cover the machines,

combines back moulding, IMG and

after-sales services to meet diversified

the FoamPro+ DecoPro solution for

the future.

accuracy of back pressure adjustment.

Stability Upgrade

Yizumi

group

also

DecoPro

focus

solution.

the

moulding

of

thin-walled

packaging

reliable

technology.

We

example,

servo system along with hydraulic oil

equipped with the high-performance

and

motion resistance. The whole machine

servo-driven valve-gated hot runner

high-quality, turnkey injection moulding

stable operation, low noise, strong

technology

moulds,

consumption. With the new hydraulic

MuCell process and develops into

production

function, the realisation of the oil

decorative car parts.

Meanwhile,

power, fast response and low energy oil temperature closed loop control temperature control accuracy within +/- 0.5° C further improves stability.

Reliability Upgrade In upgrade of reliability, the overall

rigidity of the platen is increased, the

main stress is decreased, and the whole clamping rigidity is greatly increased to reduce the deformation of the formwork, making the machine more

and

two-platen

packaging forming. The PAC series

In upgrade of stability, A5 series is

equipped with the third-generation

UN1000DP

on

in-mould

graining,

The C-series is newly-developed for

MultiPro applications. It is capable of improving the moulded part quality and reducing shrinkage with the use

of multiple processes. The C-series can

mould

multi-colour

parts

and

give them various functions through

in-mould assembly or other special in-mould processes.

reliable and durable.

What’s more, the packaging market

Yizumi Basket of Products

the face of the competitiveness of the

Another series machine SKII will also be

launched in February, 2019 which is an upgrade of the SM series. Some standard options - T-slot platen with mould hole

combined with increased ejector power

is another shining point of Yizumi. In packaging

industry,

plastic

product

manufacturers must ensure the quality

of products and at the same time

reduce costs. In addition, in order to

adapt

to

the

requirements

of

of

auxiliary

Industry

innovative

equipment

needs in

4.0,

also

of

and

customers

the

digital

customers

solutions,

in

trend

require

including

the

Against

this

establishment of a global network of

technical

partners.

background, Yizumi has entered into

a cooperation with SAR group, a medium-sized

German

technology

company, to provide terminal customers with automation solutions responsible for projects.

In the future, we will devote more

input to areas such as technology of energy-saving,

automation,

precision

control and trouble-free products to ensure the products are sustainably advanced and reliable. We will be dedicated to setting up a better service

system in the industry to provide

rapid and high-quality service, making unremitting the

endeavour

competitiveness

worldwide.

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SIVARAM SPEAKS

Worldwide, energy demand for cooling is expected to triple by 2050! Ability to cool even in direct sunlight is

an area where porous polymers are poised to play a key role in creating a more sustainable and energy-efficient cooling solutions for humankind.

A Paint Which Cools Without an Air Conditioner Fascinating World of Invisible Polymers

Dr. S. Sivaram Former Director, CSIR-NCL Honorary Professor and INSA Senior Scientist Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

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W

ith temperatures rising and heat-waves disrupting lives around the

world, cooling solutions are becoming ever more essential. This is a critical issue especially in our country, where summer heat

can be extreme and is projected to intensify. Global warming effects and rapid urbanisation will only aggravate this problem. In large cities, ‘urban

heat island effects’ tend to make buildings and other structures warmer than

it actually is. The widely used cooling methods such as air conditioners are

expensive, consume significant amounts of energy, require ready access to

electricity, and often require coolants that deplete ozone or have a strong

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heat loss can occur, even under sunlight. The passive nature of this effect makes PDRC very Net Heat Loss to Space

attractive as cooling occurs without the need for

electricity,

moving devices.

refrigerants,

or

mechanical

or

Developing practical PDRC designs has been

Reflected Sunlight

challenging to date. The technology is complex Radiated Heat

and costly, and cannot be widely implemented or applied on rooftops and buildings, which have different shapes and textures. Up to now, white paints, which are inexpensive and easy to apply,

PRDC Coating

Space Atmosphere Earth

have been the benchmark for PDRC. White paints,

however, usually have pigments (TiO2 or ZnO)

that absorb UV light, and do not reflect longer

solar wavelengths very well due to the pigment’s

UV absorptance and low near infrared radiation.

Hence, their cooling efficiency is modest. Multi-

Working principle of a passive daytime radiative cooling system.

(Source: https://engineering.columbia.edu/ press-releases/polymer-coating-buildings)

greenhouse effect. Air conditioning consumes 15% of the global energy consumption and

accounts for 10% of the global greenhouse gas emissions. Worldwide, energy demand for

cooling is expected to triple by 2050! In effect, we could be consuming all our renewable energy

capacity at that time for cooling alone. Improving the efficiency of cooling systems is a critical part of the twenty-first century energy challenge!

To reduce our dependence on power hungry

air conditioners will require disruptive solutions.

There is widespread activity today to solve this problem by looking at alternative cooling technologies, move away from the concept of using a compressor and use natural means of cooling using new materials1.

Know the PDRC Phenomenon One of the methods that is being explored is

a team at Stanford University that reflect about 97% of incident sunlight, while being able to

emit its thermal energy through the atmosphere.

It was demonstrated that fluid cooling panels located below the mirrors can harness radiative sky

cooling to cool fluids below the air temperature with zero evaporative losses, and use almost no electricity. Over three days of testing, it was shown

that the panels cool water up to 5° C below the ambient air temperature at water flow rates of

0.2 l min-1 m-2, corresponding to an effective heat rejection flux of up to 70 W m-2. It was predicted

that such cooling technologies have the potential

to reduce electricity consumption for cooling

by about 20%2. The nature of materials and their design used in this study limit the applications to only certain environments.

An ideal solution would be to have an exterior

PDRC polymer coating which can be applied like

paint on rooftops, buildings, water tanks, vehicles, even spacecraft; anything that can be painted.

the passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC), a

Porous Polymer’s Cooling Effect

cools by reflecting sunlight and radiating heat

discussed in these columns for a diverse range

phenomenon where a surface spontaneously

Porous polymers of the type that we have often

to the colder atmosphere. PDRC is most effective

of applications come to our rescue. It has been

if a surface has a high solar reflectance (R) that minimises solar heat gain, and a high thermal

emittance (e) that maximises radiative heat loss

to the cold outer space through the atmosphere’s

long wavelength infrared transmission window.

If R and

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layer mirror like surfaces have been developed by

e

are sufficiently high, a net radiative

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NEW AGE

We, The Cobots

Advent of a New Era in Manufacturing A new chapter is being written in man-machine

relationship. The idea is to optimise the application and benefits of robotisation; cobots will be the new global citizens of the world.

S

teve Jobs once said, “Great things in business are never achieved by one person. They are performed by a team...” Little he must have realised then that team players in the JARVIS (Just A Rather

Shailesh Sheth Corporate Strategy Adviser Management & Manufacturing Technology, Mumbai

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Very Intelligent System) era, aka Iron Man - Avengers, would comprise

entities other than human beings! Loaded with cutting edge,

mechanical, multi-movements capability, complex software enabled

and a still evolving in its role of an artificially intelligent creature, this newly defined global citizen would join the cross-functional team at every manufacturing location that Steve Jobs referred to.

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Sometimes a technology is so awe-inspiring that the imagination runs away with it - often

far, far away from reality. Robots are like

that. A lot of big and ultimately unfulfilled promises were made in robotics early on, based on preliminary successes.

- Daniel H. Wilson

The Man-Machine Relationship Thus,

a

new

chapter

is

being

written

NN

tend to shun are among the first jobs that you

in

may wish to automate.

man-machine relationship. The danger of the past

was that men became slaves in a high-volume manufacturing line. The danger in future is that

men and women will have robots as co-workers.

So, will men control the machine? Or will the

machine control men? The debate has begun in right earnest. Look what is happening in India!

Dirty, dull and repetitive jobs - that humans

NN

Hazardous or dangerous jobs that involve safety or health issues.

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Import of robots have jumped from an average

Rather than wringing our hands about

Bots are coming, fast and furious.

organisations

of 3,000 units p.a. to over 10,000 units last year.

So, what will you automate? What criteria will you use? Is saving manual labour the only one?

Certainly not! If at all, that would be the last reason. First, let us look at ‘applications’ of robots that make sense.

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robots taking over the world, smart will

embrace

strategic

automation use cases. Strategic decisions

will be based on how the technology will free up time to do the types of tasks

that humans are uniquely positioned to perform.

- Clara Shih

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RESEARCH REPORT

3D Printing Technology Update (3DP 2019) Results Declared

T

he 3DP 2019 survey by POLYMERS Communiqué surely provides the 4th dimension to the perceptions and opportunities (current and the future) as regards 3D printing. Constructive technology or disruptive, accepted

or rejected, promising or overhyped; the survey tries to capture the sentiment and demystifies the vagaries;

a service to our very deserving industry. An objective achieved by POLYMERS Communiqué!

Industry surveys from POLYMERS Communiqué are crafting a new niche for itself and providing the readers a very valued insight into this fiercely competitive market. Have a read...

Survey Basics

Sample Size: 122

l

Format: Electronic

l

Response Tabulation: Singular

l

More material options / ease of availability of raw materials

52.54%

Higher production speed

Clarity of norms related to IP protection in context to these products

44.07%

23.73%

36.44%

44.07%

Availability of simulation software

Lower investments

(Percentages total beyond 100 due to multiple choice answers)

23.73% Integration of these solutions into the current IT setup

Parameters for hastening the acceptance of 3D printing It’s all about material - options and availability as the numero uno reason. Lower investments and higher production speeds with

3D printing may make the project excel sheets look healthier,

enticing investors and owners alike...Not many would have expected availability of ‘simulation software’ as the number 3 parameter for acceptance of 3D printing! IT companies, please make note!

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22.88%

Most certainly

Unsure Not for now

48.31%

28.81%

Is 3D printing beyond prototyping

The intention of offering 3D printing solutions

Well, that’s one milestone that 3D printing has clearly crossed. It’s beyond mere prototyping

Answers as these only motivate us to continue our

today for sure (close to 60% respondents

indicated the strong optimism for 3D printing,

promising technology.

say so!). Production is the next vista for this

‘survey initiatives’. While an earlier question clearly

the intention of offering a solution was clearly a dampener. Over 28% of the respondents did not

Yes

wish to offer a solution for now; inspite of so much

No

promise. Our enterprising entrepreneurs surely will

have their valid concerns. It’s time to address these concerns for a meaningful and sustainable adoption of this revolutionary technology.

Yes

Unsure

58.47%

20.34%

21.19%

No

Unsure

1.70% 9.32%

Future for 3D printing

Well! It’s nice to close the survey with such a positive 5.97% response when close 7.14% to 90% of the respondents believe

that the future for 3D printing is positive. However,

mapping the response to this question with responses to

some questions earlier do present a lot of deficiencies

that the industry needs to work on. No other way would we be able to maximise benefits that 3D printing can offer!

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FUTURE READY

Polyvinylidene Fluoride An Emerging Technology and Material Design for a Better Future

Global value demand for PVDF is likely to post a faster CAGR of 7.5% and reach a

projected USD 1.4 billion by 2022 from a forecast USD 899.5 million in 2016.

P

olyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a polar polymer with excellent electrical properties and possesses high piezoelectric constant. It exhibits four crystal forms

(a, b, g and d); of which, a and b are most common and

important from an application point of view. The b phase, with an all-trans chain conformation, is highly polar and has the best electrical properties. Durability of polar and nonpolar properties in macroscopic specimens requires

specified crystallisation and processing conditions. The nonpolar a crystalline phase is directly formed from the

melt or solution-casting of PVDF. Polar b phase crystal is thermodynamically more stable than nonpolar a phase Prof. Ashok Misra NASI Distinguished Professor Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru

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crystal. It is formed by the mechanical deformation of the melted crystallised a phase films and the formation

is aided by head-to-head and tail-to-tail defects, which help to reduce intramolecular strain. The dipole moment

of b chains is 7x10-28 C cm and lies essentially normal

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a - phase

b - phase

a - phase TGTG1

b - phase TTT

C

C

H

H F

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

to the chain direction. Packing of chains in

and poling can affect the piezoelectricity. The

of neighbouring chains are approximately at the

was obtained for stretched films due to b phase

b phase is such that fluorine and hydrogen atoms same level parallel to the a-axis of unit cell. The b unit cell has dimensions; a=8.58 Å, b=4.91 Å and c=2.56 Å. Crystalline density of the b unit cell is 1.97 g cm-3 (Refer Figure 1).

More About the b Phase PVDF Films Mechanical stretching can transform the a phase into the b phase. Stretching of PVDF films results

in alignment of polymer chains into the crystals so that all-trans planar zigzag (TTT) conformation is

induced into the crystals. This allows the dipoles in the polymer chains to align normal to the direction

of the applied stress. The uniaxial stress applied to PVDF films results in longitudinal deformation of polymer chains in the crystals and induces a higher

b phase contribution in the crystals. The content of b crystallites is affected by stretch rate. The

maximum b-phase content can be obtained at a higher stretch ratio and lower stretch temperature

may be due to the change in PVDF crystallinity (Refer Figure 2).

The b phase PVDF films obtained by stretching at

lower temperatures to stretch ratio of 4 or to higher stretch ratios at higher temperatures are electrically inactive. For piezoelectric applications, these films

have to be subjected to poling process to realign

the randomly distributed individual crystallites to the direction of electric field. The process by which

electric field of high voltage or corona discharge is applied to the surface of the material is called

highest piezoelectricity at certain poling conditions crystal orientation, which provides uniform lattice dipole moments of crystals.

Nucleating agents or organic fillers are the new

way to convert a phase into the b phase in PVDF during crystallisation without stretching of PVDF film. This new technology is emerging as cost-

effective and energy-efficient process to produce b phase directly from a phase. Nucleating agents are widely used to modify the properties of polymers.

Nucleating agents are small crystalline particles that are dispersed in the semi-crystalline polymer

melt and remain as a solid at the crystallisation temperature. Examples of nucleating agents are

other high melting point polymers and inorganic / organic crystalline matter, all in fine dispersed form. As such, they act as heterogeneous nuclei. At

fast cooling conditions, the degree of crystallinity is higher and the resulting spherulitic morphology is more or less grainy. PVDF and its copolymers

exhibits b phase formation with the addition of alkyl or aryl based onium salts. The piezoelectric response of PVDF is reduced by the addition of

onium salts, but enhanced by annealing after the addition of onium salts. The improvement in the properties depends on annealing time and

temperature. Addition of a small amount of onium

salts like benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride (BTPC)

and

tetrabutylammonium

perchlorate

(TAP) induces phase transformation in PVDF films from nonpolar a phase crystals to the polar b

poling. Poling at ordinary temperatures transforms

phase crystals. The spherulite size decreases with

and increases the piezoelectric and pyroelectric

indicate its effectiveness as nucleating agents.

the a phase crystals to all-trans (TTTT) b form

activity. At lower field strengths, the a phase

crystals transform to d phase (polar form of a crystals); while at higher electric fields, a to b phase transformation occurs. Simultaneously stretching

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Rolling

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Collaborative Intelligence

Humans and Artificial Intelligence are Joining Forces

A

rtificial

intelligence

(AI)

is

becoming good at many ‘human’ jobs

-

diagnosing

disease,

translating languages, providing customer

service - and it’s improving fast. This is raising reasonable fears that AI will

improvements

when

machines work together.

humans

and

Humans Assisting Machines Humans need to perform three crucial

not the inevitable, or even most likely,

certain tasks, explain the outcomes of

how work gets done and who does it,

use of machines.

replace

human

that’s

roles. They must train machines to perform

outcome. While AI will radically alter

those tasks and sustain the responsible

the technology’s larger impact will be in

Training

throughout

the

economy.

But

complementing and augmenting human capabilities, not replacing them.

Certainly, many companies have used AI

to automate processes, but those that deploy it mainly to displace employees

will see only short-term productivity gains.

In

our

Managing Director Information Technology and Business Research Accenture Research

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achieve the most significant performance

workers

ultimately

H. James Wilson

1,500 companies, we found that firms

research

involving

Paul R. Daugherty

Machine-learning

algorithms

must

be

taught how to perform the work they’re

designed to do. In that effort, huge

training data sets are amassed to teach machine-translation

apps

to

handle

idiomatic expressions, medical apps and recommendation

engines.

Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Accenture Research

In

addition,

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While AI will radically alter how work gets done

and who does it, the technology’s larger impact will be in complementing and augmenting human capabilities, not replacing them.

In Brief The Outlook Artificial

intelligence

is

transforming

business - and having the most significant impact when it augments human workers instead of replacing them.

The Details Companies see the biggest performance

gains when humans and smart machines collaborate. People are needed to train machines, explain their outputs and ensure

their responsible use. AI, in turn, can enhance humans’ cognitive skills and creativity, free

workers from low-level tasks and extend their physical capabilities.

The Prescription Companies should re-imagine their business processes, focusing on using AI to achieve

more operational flexibility or speed, greater scale, better decision making or increased personalisation of products and services.

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The Value Of Collaboration Companies benefit from optimising collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence.

Five Principles

Reimagine business processes

Embrace

experimentation / employee

involvement

Redesign Actively direct AI strategy

Responsibly collect data

work to

incorporate AI and cultivate related employee skills.

A survey of 1,075 companies in 12 industries found that the more of these principles that companies adopted, the better their AI initiatives performed in terms of speed, cost savings, revenues or other operational measures.

AI systems must be trained in how best to interact with humans.

Consider Microsoft’s AI assistant, Cortana. The bot

required extensive training to develop just the right personality: confident, caring and helpful; but

not bossy. Instilling those qualities took countless hours of attention by a team that included a poet, a novelist and a playwright.

Explaining

Smart machines are helping humans expand

their abilities in three ways. They can amplify our cognitive strengths, interact with customers

and employees to free us up for higher-level

tasks and embody human skills to extend our physical capabilities.

Amplifying Artificial intelligence can boost our analytic

As AIs increasingly reach conclusions through

and decision-making abilities by providing the

experts in the field to explain their behaviour to

heighten creativity. Consider how Autodesk’s

processes that are opaque, they require human

right information at the right time. It can also

non-expert users.

Dreamcatcher AI enhances the imagination of

Sustaining

Dreamcatcher with criteria about the desired

In addition to having people who can explain

AI outcomes, companies need ‘sustainers’ -

employees who continually work to ensure that AI systems are functioning properly, safely and responsibly.

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Machines Assisting Humans

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NEW ENTITY

Gear Up for an

Intelligent Enterprise

I

t is a well-known fact that the digital era is giving way to the intelligence era. Intelligent technologies like machine learning,

artificial intelligence, internet of things and blockchain are leading

to what we may term as ‘Intelligent Enterprises’. This transformational journey has progressed rapidly from industrial automation to business

Intelligent enterprises are focusing on more

sophisticated automation.

A collaborative, holistic and comprehensive

foundation is imperative to infuse emerging

technologies into India’s

transformational journey.

process automation to digital transformation and, now, intelligent enterprises are potentially coming into existence. The automation

of repetitive tasks is giving way to increase in high-value tasks. The

technology disruptors are defining innovative business models and the competitive strategy is largely focused on the use of enormous data being generated by enterprises. The workforce of today wants to work for companies with high social impact. With the reduction

in switching costs, customers are expecting intuitive products and seamless user experiences. The ‘Intelligent Enterprise’ builds upon the

promise of digital transformation by applying data driven intelligence

to drive automated actions and decisions based on superior insights.

Intelligent enterprises are focusing on more sophisticated automation.

The capabilities of the new age enterprises are likely to be defined

by the ability to collect and connect data that was previously siloed and recognise unseen patterns. This will need to be supplemented

by a focus on the ability to simulate options and direct action towards Dr. Lovneesh Chanana Vice President Digital Government SAP India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi

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TESTING AND STANDARDS

Choose Your Best Answer

Mastermind: Prof. (Dr.) D. D. Kale

A quick check on how updated you are, a few not so difficult questions.

A 3-minute quiz...give it a try!

1.

2.

3.

The standard for the arc resistance of plastic is:

6.

1: b; 2: a; 3: d; 4: d; 5: a; 6: a; 7: a; 8: c; 9: d; 10: c; 11: d; 12: a; 13: b; 14: c; 15: d

metamerism is:

a. ASTM D 523

a. ASTM D 2858

b. ASTM D 495

b. ASTM D 223

b. ASTM D 3366

c. ASTM D 315

c. ASTM D 365

c. ASTM D 2167

d. ASTM D 1289

d. ASTM D 563

d. ASTM D 1729

The standard for the inclined plane tracking resistance of plastic is:

7.

The incident angle for the high gloss surface is:

12. The standard for the determination of flammability of thin plastic film

a. ASTM D 2303

a. 20

supported on a horizontal plane is:

b. ASTM D 1588

b. 45

a. ASTM D 635

c. ASTM D 2452

c. 60

b. ASTM D 254

d. ASTM D 2115

d. 80

c. ASTM D 331

The standard for determining the dust & fog tracking, and erosion

8.

The standard for determining

the colour difference of opaque plastic is:

d. ASTM D 299

13. The standard for measuring the

incandescence for a 3.17 mm thick

a. ASTM D 5439

plastic is:

b. ASTM D 2668

b. ASTM D 2255

a. ASTM D 317

c. ASTM D 548

c. ASTM D 2849

b. ASTM D 757

d. ASTM D 2132

d. ASTM D 2288

c. ASTM D 334

a. ASTM D 1587

The standard for the measurement of light and haze by specular

9.

The standard for the yellowness index of plastic is:

transmission is:

a. ASTM D 2858

a. ASTM D 1980

b. ASTM D 3225

b. ASTM D 365

c. ASTM D 4132

c. ASTM D 1775

d. ASTM D 1925

d. ASTM D 1746

5.

of surface gloss (specular) is:

11. The standard for measurement of

a. ASTM D 1246

resistance of plastic is:

4.

The standard for the determination

The standard for measurement of

10. The standard for the measurement

flammability of thin flexible film in vertically suspended position is:

of flammability of thin plastic films supported on inclined plane at 45 degrees is:

d. ASTM D 445

14. The standard for the measurement of ignition temperature (flash and self-ignition) is: a. ASTM D 1549 b. ASTM D 2239 c. ASTM D 1929 d. ASTM D 5499

15. The standard for determining the smoke density of plastic is:

a. ASTM D 568

a. ASTM D 2243

a. ASTM D 1833

b. ASTM D 472

b. ASTM D 2563

b. ASTM D 1976

c. ASTM D 322

c. ASTM D 1433

c. ASTM D 2488

d. ASTM D 555

d. ASTM D 3223

d. ASTM D 2843

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STRAIGHT FORWARD

Q. You (Pelican) have a lot of firsts to your credit, which one is the most memorable to you and why?

I believe the associated value with every first is

what makes it memorable, and to that extent, almost every development of ours has contributed to a memory.

Having said that, one of the milestones for us has

been the development of our first ELS machine

which, in all probabilities, has been the first

indigenously successfully developed machine in Asia as well. It was also a matter of pride for us

that we were able to understand this technology, assimilate, implement and deliver; also, thanks to

our entire team and precision engineering ability backed by state-of-the-art infrastructure facility.

And, as a matter of fact, we have been able to compete with European brands in India strongly.

Q. Importance of brand building in current times. Your thoughts.

Using the power of emotion, a strong brand

identity will help acquire customers, motivate employees and build credibility!

No

branding,

differentiation,

no

no

differentiation.

long-term

No

profitability.

People don’t have relationships with products; they are loyal to brands.

Brands convey uniform quality, credibility and experience. Many companies put the value of their brand on their balance sheet. Why? Well,

you don’t have to look very far. When Tata Motors

bought

Jaguar

and

Range

Entrepreneurship

Neither a Science Nor an Art

Rover,

what did they buy? Factories? Raw Materials?

Employees? The brands were worth more than all other ingredients combined.

Q. According to you, the big technology change that flexible packaging printing machines will witness in the coming years is...

While typical norms of shorter web path, quick changeover, reduced wastage etc. are always

under focus; according to me, machines will be

more robust with high precision mechanical engineering integrated with new generation

electronics which delivers excellent web handling stability to manage a plethora of changing

substrates, considering that there is now a very

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“Listen to your instincts and

ignore everything else. Have

confidence in yourself, ignore the ifs and buts, take adversities head-on, and go for it,” strongly opines Bharat Shah in dialogue with POLYMERS Communiqué.

Bharat Shah Chairman and Managing Director Pelican Rotoflex Pvt. Ltd. Rajkot

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from the archives

Innovation and Progress Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar FRS, National Research Professor President, Global Research Alliance

Interlinked

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Q. What according to you are the key drivers of growth for the Indian polymer industry?

In India, we are witnessing rapid growth in diverse

key sectors, such as automotive, construction, electronics, healthcare, textiles and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). All this will contribute

to the growth in consumption of polymers.

Alongside, polymers are being increasingly used

in the rapidly expanding areas of energy, water, agriculture, health, housing, transportation and communication. Here, high level polymer science

and its innovative applications will continue to be significantly important in India. There will be a

great resurgence of advanced polymer materials.

The per-capita consumption of plastics in India is

way below than that of any developed country.

However, with rapidly changing socio-economic conditions, the per-capita consumption of plastics will

increase

significantly.

A

major

National

programme, viz. ‘Make in India’ is designed to

transform India into a global manufacturing hub. It will surely be another driver for the next wave of growth in the Indian polymer industry.

Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) guidelines. Be it the inventor or society, I feel Indian IP laws proposition

for

all

Like NCL, there are many centres of excellence that

have sprung up across the Nation, both in public

institutions as well as the private sector. At Reliance, for instance, some truly breakthrough innovations have taken place.

There

are

several

areas

in

which

polymer

research will have to move forward. These include high performance composites, polymeric nanomaterials,

speciality

polymers

for

electronics,

condensing polymers, stimuli responsive polymers, barrier

polymers,

supramolecular

and

self

assembling polymers, biodegradable polymers,

polymers that can withstand high temperatures for prolonged periods of time (e.g. in fuel cells) and so on. Besides this, we will have to tailor our polymers for the changing scenarios in manufacturing, packaging, separation processes etc.

Take manufacturing as an example. 3D printing or

additive manufacturing is picking up everywhere,

is time to explore new materials that can be used

time to time to meet the Trade-Related Aspects of

balanced

by mimicking of natural extracellular matrixes.

healthcare industry or education and retail. Now it

The Indian patent system has been modified from

a

repair, regenerate or create tissues and organs

be it the fashion industry, or the medical and

Q. What are your thoughts on the patent laws in India? What is the way forward for research in the Indian polymer industry?

provide

will act as scaffolds for tissue engineering to

its

stakeholders. Polymer science research in India has already attained global excellence.

Let me just take the example of National Chemical Laboratory (NCL). When I was the Director at NCL

over two decades ago, our US patents on solidstate poly condensation of polycarbonate were licensed to General Electric, who had a 40 per cent

in these 3D printers. Polymers will be the largest consumed materials for 3D printing.

Q. As regards the global positioning of the Indian polymers industry, what should be the focus areas of the Indian corporates?

As I have mentioned earlier, India’s exponential growth in different sectors such as automotive,

agriculture, medicals, packaging, space, electrical and

electronics

etc.

has

provided

impetus

for the development of next generation high performance polymeric materials with different

market share in the polycarbonate market then.

Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar talks about patent

that they can think ahead of some of the

laws, the importance of innovation and the core

NCL polymer scientists had then demonstrated multinational giants. These were the first instances of reverse transfer of technology from India.

NCL has moved on. Today, my colleagues at

speciality of Indian minds where excellence and affordable technology come together, in dialogue

NCL are actively researching on biodegradable

with POLYMERS Communiqué. He is also confident

pave the road map for our sustainable future. There

that India can lead the world in innovation based

polymers from renewable resources, which will is also an effort in developing biocompatible and bio-degradable polymeric based materials which

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on affordable excellence.

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alternative

created the need to think and manage differently.

of biotechnology are creating opportunities for

extreme scarcity and extreme aspiration is a basis of

functionalities.

Furthermore,

feedstocks, such as renewable energy and use

newer polymeric materials. Indian corporates need to adopt a multidisciplinary approach involving chemical and biological sciences in

combination with engineering and advanced modelling,

and

effective

public

private

development cycle from mind to market.

innovators and entrepreneurs:

No, not really. The Mars mission, which sent

Mangalyaan into space, just cost us USD 74 million -

the application of

innovative science that serves society and technology that transforms

innovation that impacts.

Q. What according to you is the most exciting aspect of the current generation innovators and entrepreneurs?

I would ask a few questions to explain the most

Q. Is innovation unaffordable? Your thoughts please.

a world where

Indian innovation.

partnerships for driving frontiers of innovation to create new value-added products to speed up the

Our vision is for

Indeed, it is fair to say that the combination of

exciting NN

paper, we had first analysed the contextual factors

that had undoubtedly facilitated the growth of India’s ability to innovate with minimal investment.

The Indian economy did not start growing until

the 1990s, so local companies were small. Indian entrepreneurs, therefore, developed a penchant for undertaking small projects with huge capital efficiency, a good habit developed in bad times, which they have maintained in good times too!

The most important driver happened to be

India’s innovation mind-set. Some Indian leaders

had the audacity to question the conventional wisdom. The mix of miniscule research budgets, small size, low prices, but big ambitions had

The interesting thing about Professor

C. N. R. Rao is that he is past the

age 80 he still works 25 hours of

now and

generation

Can we make a high quality Hepatitis-B vaccine

Can we make a high quality artificial foot priced times less, not just 30 per cent?

NN

Can we make a high quality cataract eye surgery available, not at USD 3,000, but a price that is 100 times less, not just 100 per cent?

scarcity and aspiration had helped India develop

paradigm, i.e. ‘More from Less for More’. In this

current

at USD 10,000 available at a price that is 300

issue. There we discussed how the combination of

less for more people. This was called the MLM

the

that is 40 times less, not just 40 per cent?

NN

a paper titled, ‘Innovation’s Holy Grail’ in Harvard

its own brand of innovation - getting more from

of

priced at USD 20 per dose available at a price

not a billion dollars; and Late C. K. Prahalad wrote Business Review (HBR) in the July-August 2010

aspects

NN

Can we make an ECG machine available, not at USD 10,000, but a price that is 20 times lower, not just 20 per cent?

Incredible as it may sound; all such impossible looking feats have been achieved by Indian innovators

and

entrepreneurs.

And

this

has

captured the imagination of the world to an

extent that a new term ‘Indovation’ is beginning

to do the rounds now! What at first sight looks impossible, namely ‘affordable excellence’. We

normally assume that what is affordable cannot be excellent. And what is excellent cannot be

affordable. But Indian innovators and entrepreneurs have demonstrated a special talent to make this impossible, possible.

Let me begin my explanation of the concept of

affordable excellence with a personal experience.

In my mother’s name, I have created an Anjani

Mashelkar Inclusive Innovation Award. This is the

fourth year of the award. It is given for designing and developing a technological solution that leads to inclusion - meaning that millions of resource poor people can benefit from it. But there are two

conditions. First, it must belong to the category of

affordable excellence. Second, it must be not just the ‘best’ practice, but the ‘next’ practice.

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a day! Not 24, but 25.

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PROF. (DR.) G. D. YADAV Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology (Deemed University)

The GDY journey from being in the Masters programme (2nd year Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering then in 1975 at UDCT) to being a Master himself now and guiding millions globally!

Change being the only constant, we thought it

would be wonderful to capture this and freeze

‘time’. We associate with the ‘current look’ of

our industry colleagues and would it not be

exciting to know of their persona, decades

ago. That’s what we did, had them dig deep into their archives and share this just for your ‘read’... or should we say ‘see’!

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A visual delight!

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6

UJJAL DE Director - Sales and Marketing, Lohia Corp Limited

Heading exports for NOCIL, Mumbai in 1996. Striking similarities in both pictures, even with a gap of 23 long years. Kudos Mr. De!

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8

1 9 9

DR. E. SUNDARESAN Consultant

E. Sundaresan in 1991, with his usual poise, just when he joined Reliance Industries Limited.

When the men

were boys!

DR. S. SIVARAM Woah! What an archived picture! A scientist like discipline in the picture as well (did he know about INSA Scientist then?) Doesn’t matter, he’s achieved this and much more today. Saluting this mastero of science!

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Former Director, CSIR-NCL; Honorary Professor and INSA Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)

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2

VIJAY MERCHANT Chairman, Polycraft Group

Truly a ‘show-stopper’ picture. 67 years ago this is Master Vijay Merchant.

A standout personality then and now.

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A NEW APPROACH

“The symphony of three corporate Rajoo-Kohli-

Multigraph will foremostly demonstrate to the

industry the thoughtprovoking leadership; product leadership is bound to follow, an

industry first,” highlights Khushboo Chandrakant Doshi, in dialogue with

POLYMERS Communiqué.

Khushboo Chandrakant Doshi Executive Director Rajoo Engineers Limited, Rajkot

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High Impact Alliance Between Rajoo Engineers and Kohli Industries

to Change the Market Dynamics of Extrusion Coating and Lamination Machines

Q. Congratulations on your recent alliance!

What was the rationale behind the alliance for extrusion coating and lamination machines?

Rajoo Engineers (well known for bringing in world-

class extrusion technology at affordable prices and

have developed India’s first three-layer feed block and 1,600 mm extrusion coating die with internal

demands

deckling to reduce edge bead) and Kohli Industries

lamination machines were growing, and growing

machines for the flexible packaging industry with

solutions at reasonable price points. The best-in-

this industry need, and in the best interest of

The

flexible

packaging

industry’s

were clear; their needs of extrusion coating and

(leaders in rotogravure printing and laminating

fast. They were looking beyond the available

a footprint in over 30 countries), comprehended

class extrusion and proven web solutions needed to integrate to provide a system that would meet

industry’s needs of today and be versatile enough to be adapted for future requirements.

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BIG STEP

Q. From 300 MT to 30,000 MT; tell us about the challenges that Blend Colours faced in the 100-manifold growth.

As the industry caters to a lot of unorganised B2B segments, entry barrier is low. As industry

matures, customers become more aware about the importance of consistent quality products; we feel that it would help PAN India

players in the long-term. Since the investment cost for putting up a machine is minimal, this

often leads to loss in sales due to entry of

new players every year. This is observed in regional areas predominantly. As local

competition grows, to compete, margins reduce and thus focus shifts on scalability.

A good team of sales and widespread sales network is key for growth. A good relationship with

customers

always

assists

in

long-

term business, this is where local network counts a lot.

Q. What made you enter this segment of masterbatches?

We have been active in the field of plastics from past 3 - 4 decades, either in the form of trading or small-scale manufacturing. As the

industry grew and plastics as a material kept on finding new applications, we ventured into different fields of manufacturing. One of our ventures is Blend Colours, focusing initially on

basic applications; today, we cater to all kinds of fields with state-of-the-art plants and world-class R&D facilities. We have been growing at a CAGR of 22% for the past 3 years

and plan to reach upto Rs. 1,000 crores with expansions and acquisitions over the next 5 years.

Q. How do you see your business growth in the last 3 - 5 years?

As mentioned previously, there has been

good growth for us, but this has not come

Sharad Rathi Managing Director Blend Colours Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad

without taxation and cash flow challenges.

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GST and demonetisation had impacted the overall

service our customers. Lot of customers today tend

those changes quickly in their organisations has

are unable to produce even a single product due to

industry, but whoever has been able to inculcate been able to succeed. We have been focusing on

exports and new products which have allowed us to grow by keeping margins intact. There has been

shipment, which affects our long-term business.

focusing on growing markets

which could enable all

that we have developed completely in-house. Our

in some states, but we have tried to

divert some of those sales by

grows, to compete, margins

reduce and thus focus shifts on

scalability. A good team of sales and widespread sales network is key for growth,” suggests Sharad Rathi, in dialogue with POLYMERS Communiqué.

a supply chain glitch, it results in delay of the whole

Q. Can you please highlight your positioning of the oxy-biodegradable masterbatches that you offer? Did you use an in-house technology to develop this product?

direct impact with plastics ban coming in place

“As local competition

to buy multiple products in a single shipment; if we

and developing products

‘Oxygreen’ is our oxo-biodegradable masterbatch

of us to use plastics,

strong in-house testing facilities will help the end

while still keeping the environment safe.

Q. How can an efficient supply chain impact your business?

user to get a full understanding on technology in real-time.

Q. How has been the initial response? What kind of business opportunity do you expect that the oxy-biodegradable masterbatch will bring and how will it impact the topline?

business

So far, we have had a very good response, and

business’, rather than a typical

brands across the globe which, we are sure, will

Industry

or

today has become a ‘service

B2B. Since a lot of our inputs are

imported and with the changes taking place in China, a huge exporter in this industry, supply chain

management becomes the core aspect. As majority of our customer base is the unorganised sector, it

is impossible to penetrate that segment without developing means to cater to them. In order to

tackle customer demands, we have established stock points all across India from where we can

we

compete

with

major

oxo-biodegradable

have a huge impact in India. We believe in making plastics better for the environment. So, we see good future opportunities with this product.

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IT MATTERS

Plastic Waste Turned to Empower Women

With 75 ladies trained in the craft and

already women earning on busy months

upto Rs. 5,000 per month, the demand and supply using waste as a resource is on an upward graph here in Hardoi.

H

ardoi, a district in Uttar Pradesh in North India, with

intervention of HCL Samuday, a flagship programme of HCL Foundation and KADAM, an NGO from

Kolkata have an interesting take on waste management via empowering rural women who have little education, little skill and living under poverty line.

The used cement and fertilizer bags are collected, washed and then given to ladies at home in Kauchanna Block villages - Medhowa and Balamau. The women after finishing their daily chores gather in

one place and embroider these plastic sheets with colourful threads / wool, whatever

is available in that region. Another set of women have been trained in

stitching and a bag stitching centre has

been setup.

These women convert these colourful Recycled plastic accessories.

embroidered pieces into waterproof

document holders, laptop sleeves, cord

organisers and many other corporate-use

products as gift items. Beach and swim bags are now

going to the UK also from this centre.

Payal Nath Co-Founder KADAM Kolkata

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With 75 ladies trained in the craft and already women

earning on busy months upto Rs. 5,000 per month, the demand and supply using waste as a resource is on an upward graph here in Hardoi.

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BUSINESS STORY

Selfhealing Materials

To Make a Big Impact in Piping

Q. What is the role of standards and regulations in the future of the piping industry? Where is the Indian market in this regard?

Standardisation is a need-of-the-hour in the present scenario. And

regulations are an additional requirement. With increased purchasing power, quality conscious customers and stringent regulations, the

pipe industry is heading towards a quality market. Products adhering to standards and government regulations are in more demand in agriculture, construction and infrastructure fields. The big and large players, who adhere to quality, are growing at a faster pace than the other players.

Jayadev Meela, in

dialogue with POLYMERS

Communiqué, opines that

replacing the conventional canal systems with plastic pipe systems is a major

business opportunity for the plastic piping industry.

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Q. Skill gap relating to product manufacturing or use (installations); where do you see a bigger challenge for this industry? What resolution do you suggest?

Data and

access,

digital

availability

information

of

made

technology

setting

up

of the manufacturing facility a little easy task as compared to

olden days. However,

manufacturing activity and installations are

tough subjects in the present environment and

the biggest challenges faced by the industry.

With over 1.2 billion population, India is now

facing acute shortage in manufacturing and

technical sectors, due to various reasons. Trained people are in shortage, thereby creating a

demand and supply gap, thus resulting in higher manpower costs for experienced and qualified

Range of

products,

product market

availability, reach to customers,

efficient logistics, quality of the

product, price and post-sale service has become the parameters for selection of

the product.

manpower as well as attrition of manpower.

As far as manufacturing is concerned, industry

training at the education level and technical

education with exposure to the relevant industry / technology is a must. The industry should take up this task on a larger scale and more focus should

be

provided

to

apprenticeship

of

technical / ITI / polytechnic students. The Union Government

Skill

Development

Programme

needs to reach the remote locations so that the problem can be addressed properly.

With

increased

infrastructure,

demand

the

in

demand

housing

for

and

technical

manpower for installation is enormous. All sectors of the industry are facing acute shortage

for qualified manpower. Industry people, along

with their partners, need to take up this task in a bigger way for training and installation relating

to their respective products, whether it is for plumbing, electrical or other installations.

We, at SUDHAKAR, are working on setting up a training centre at Suryapet, Telangana for local youth in the fields of electrical and plumbing. By end of 2019, a fully-equipped

and functional training centre will be set up at Suryapet.

Availability of the full range of products, approvals the

departments,

complete

end-to-end

solution and quality of the product are parameters

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brand recognition. Above all, proper branding through media, wall paintings and workshops, reaching to the end users and technicians is a must, which gives higher mileage.

Q. How can the plastics piping industry contribute to the circular economy? Current scenario of pipes manufacturing with recycled material...

Pipe is mostly used as a capex product and

its life expectancy is equivalent to where it has been used. Plastic pipes are mainly used in agriculture, water supply and plumbing &

sanitation sectors, which has longer life span.

These plastic pipes, when recovered from

buildings or other infrastructure projects, after project completion or during renovation, are

effectively used for reprocessing by recyclers.

Identification,

collection,

cleaning

and

processing of the plastic pipes is easy and economically viable. Unlike single use plastic

items, plastic pipes can be recycled efficiently without any environment problems.

Presently,

recycling

of

plastic

pipes

is

very

negligible and is not even 2% of the market size.

Q. Do you see self-healing materials will have a big impact in the piping industry?

Self-healing materials are very new to Indian markets and the concept of the same is yet to

popularise. Further, self-healing materials are

in the development stage, especially for plastic pipes and introduction of the same will definitely

make a good impact in the market; especially for aged water supply projects, renovation of buildings etc.

Q. What new opportunities, according to you, the market should focus on for future growth?

Pipe

is

a

biggest

invention

of

mankind.

Irrespective of the material used to manufacture it, it has played a significant role in human life.

Water is the most essential product for any living

Q. According to you, the importance of branding for companies in the business of piping systems is... from

that will ease the acceptance and improve the

animal. Human race is looking for water in the

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SHINING BRIGHT

India, the Second Largest Sales Market in Asia for German Engineering In 2017, among the

machinery sectors, demand of German equipment

for plastics and rubber

machinery was 5.54% of

€ 3.10 billion. Read on to know more...

G

ermany is known globally for its engineering technology. The German manufacturers are internationally well positioned with their broad range of

sectors: In 23 out of 31 comparable sectors, they are among the global top

three; in 14 of which, they are in first place.

Sector Specifics India is the second largest sales market in Asia for the German engineering industry. Top sectors attracting FDI inflows from Germany are automobile industry (20.6%), services sector (15.9%), construction (infrastructure) activities

(15.6%), industrial machinery (6.2%) and drugs & pharmaceuticals (6.2%). These top 5 accounted for 64.5% of total inflows from Germany during the last

fiscal. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, New Delhi, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are the Rajesh Nath Managing Director German Engineering Federation (VDMA) India Office

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top investment locations for German companies in India.

Trade Numbers In 2017, trade between India and Germany grew by 9.93% to € 19.15 billion

from a figure of nearly € 17.42 billion in 2016. Indian imports from Germany

experienced a good growth of 9% over the previous year and amounted to

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€ 10.69 billion. The exports from India to Germany attained a value of € 8.46 billion in 2017. This

was an increase of 11% as compared to the year 2016.

Germany reached a volume of € 3.10 billion

(Refer Figure 1). This was an increase by 4.38% compared with the same period of time in the previous year. Among the machinery sectors, major

demand of German equipment was for power transmission (9.7%), textile machinery (without dryers) (8.23%), machine tools (7.16%), construction (5.96%)

World new

In 2017, the total import of machinery from

equipment

Industry 4.0 - The Business Opportunity

and

and,

building

plastics

and

material

rubber

machinery

machinery

(5.54%). There are other sectors like food processing & packaging, process and material handling technology which are growing steadily in India.

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over,

concept

IoT, being

the

one of the

-

Industry 4.0 is fast

most important aspects of

gaining momentum.

This

new,

Industry 4.0 for India, is expected to

disruptive

capture close to 20 per cent

technology based on digital innovations

has

recently

found

its curve of progression and has transformed

and

reshaped

the

share in global IoT

market in the next five years.

way things are viewed in the manufacturing segment.

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Raw Materials

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Mrunal Sanghvi, General Sales Manager (India)

T: +91-79-40327380 M: +91-9879523605 E: mrunal.sanghvi@nordsonxaloy.com W: www.nordsonpolymerprocessing.com

Nu-Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd.

Pradeep Chudasama, Assistant Manager

Plot No.147 & 148, Devraj Industrial Park, Piplaj-Pirana Road, Piplaj, Ahmedabad-382405, Gujarat.

T: +91-79-29708147 M: +91-9712928201 E: marketingindia@conairgroup.com W: www.conairgroup.com/india

T: +91-20-67307506 M: +91-9833462611 E: balaji.narasimhan@milliken.com W: www.millikenchemical.com

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KPL International Ltd

Rohit Chopra, VP (Marketing)

10th Floor, Statesman House, 148, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001.

T: +91-11-43606200 M: +91-9810213639 E: info@kplintl.com W: www.kplintl.com

n Blow Moulding Machines Davis-Standard, LLC

Debbie Crowley, Global Marketing Administrator

1 Extrusion Drive, Pawcatuck-06379, CT T: +860-599-1010 E: dcrowley@davis-standard.com W: www.davis-standard.com

n Colour Pigments & Masterbatches

Milliken Chemical & Textile (India) Co. Pvt. Ltd.

10th Floor, Suyog Platinum, Naylor Road, Off Mangaldas Road, Pune-411001, Maharashtra.

T: +91-79-25830112 M: +91-9377752617 E: plastics@prasadgroup.com W: www.prasadgroup.com

n Bioplastics

306-A, Pinnacle, Corporate Road, Prahalad Nagar, Vejalpur, Ahmedabad-380051, Gujarat.

n Additives R. Balaji Narasimhan, Country Manager

Nordson Corporation Polymer Processing Systems

124

124

Plot No. 14 & 16, G.I.D.C. Estate, Phase-I, Vatva, Ahmedabad-382445, Gujarat.

T: +91-124-4184444 E: rcjha@pahwa.com W: www.bryair.com

124

Piping Systems

Post Processing Machines

NN

122

Machines & Equipment for

Preprocessing and Recycling NN

122

Prasad Group of Companies

Sanjiv Parikh, General Manager (Sales & Marketing)

419-420 Udyog Vihar Phase 1, Gurgaon-122016, Haryana.

122

122

or Reinforced Resins

Bry-Air (Asia) Pvt. Ltd.

Rakesh Chandra Jha, National Sales Manager

121

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Integrated Automation

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120

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Injection Moulding Machines

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120

Extruders & Extrusion Lines Fillers & Reinforcements

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120

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Extruder Screens

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Piovan India Pvt., Ltd

Amit Bajaj, Country Manager-SAARC

501, Wellington Business Park-1, Marol Naka, Andheri (E), Mumbai-400064, Maharashtra.

T: +91-22-28510024 / 28510025 M: +91-9920318503 E: amit.bajaj@piovanindia.com W: www.piovan.com

ALOK Masterbatches Pvt Ltd

Rajesh Kumar, VP-Sales

C-65/1 Okhla Industrial Area, Phase II, New Delhi-110020.

T: +91-11-41612244 M: +91-9810000461 E: info@alokindustries.com W: www.alokmasterbatches.com

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n Extruders & Extrusion Lines

Blend Colours Pvt. Ltd.

A 1/502 , Shubharambh PH-II, Thane (West), Thane-400607, Maharashtra.

Shailesh Lahoti, Director

Plot #35/A, IDA Kattendan, Kattedan, Hyderabad-500077, Telangana.

T: +91-40-24361499 / 24360887 M: +91-9885011883 E: shailesh@blendcolours.com W: www.blendcolours.com

Brueckner Machinery and Service India

Ghanshyam Shilamkar, Vice President Sales Indian Subcontinent

Venus Building-3rd Floor, Plot no 8/A, Kalwa MIDC Block, TTC Ind. Area, Opp. Digha Lake, Thane Belapur Road, Navi Mumbai-400708, Maharashtra.

T: +91-22-61674991 E: ghanshyam.shilamkar@brueckner.com W: www.brueckner.com

Deep Plast Industries Ramesh Patel, Partner

Block No.553, Rakanpur (Santej), Kalol, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad-382721, Gujarat.

T: +91-2764-286032 / 286450 M: +91-9825035472 E: rameshpatel@deepplast.com W: www.deepplast.com

Corma Inc.

Bharat Pawar, Regional Sales Manager

#1124, Regus Grandeur, Earth Arise Building, S. G. Road, Makarba, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat.

Kandui Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Ashwin Agarwal, Managing Director Plot No. 112, Minerva Ind. Estate, Near Hercules Hoist, Mulund (West), Mumbai-400080, Maharashtra

T: +91-22-62673500 E: masterbatchinfo@kandui.in W: www.additivemasterbatches.com

MACCHI SpA

P. Ramachandran, Country Head

T: +91-79-61344542 M: +91-8142883648 E: bpawar@corma.com W: www.corma.com

Davis-Standard, LLC

Debbie Crowley, Global Marketing Administrator

T: +91-9920812244 M: +91-9320712831 E: macchi.ram@gmail.com W: www.macchi.it

Neo International

Rajeev Sharma, Director

D 21, Sector 40, Noida NCR, New Delhi-201301, Uttar Pradesh.

T: +91-852-7407215 M: +91-8826457395 E: rajeev@neointernational.co.in W: www.neointernational.co.in

Rollepaal Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.

Sunil Shah, General Manager-Sales

Block No. 394, Plot No. 2, Ashwamegh Industrial Estate, Opp. IBP Petrol Pump, Nr. Nutan Nagrik Bank, Post: Changodar, Taluka: Sanand, Ahmedabad-382213, Gujarat.

T: +91-9898598712 / 9898598713 M: +91-9824208456 E: sunil.shah@rollepaal.com W: www.rollepaal.com

1 Extrusion Drive, Pawcatuck-06379, CT T: +860-599-1010 E: dcrowley@davis-standard.com W: www.davis-standard.com

Windsor Machines Ltd.

Jitesh R. Patel, Sr. General Manager

Luk Plastcon Ltd.

Varun Bajaj, Director

G-99, Butibori Industrial Estate, Nagpur-441122, Maharashtra.

T: +91-712-2728046 / 2728047 M: +91-9960656000 E: varunbajaj@bajajngp.com W: www.bajajngp.com/luk

Econ Machinery Pvt. Ltd.

Vinu Chavda, Managing Director

181, Por Industrial Park, Adjoining Por G.I.D.C., Behind Hotel Sahyog, NH 8A, Por, Vadodara-391243, Gujarat.

T: +91-7046263000 M: +91-9624091901 E: v.chavda@econ-in.com W: www.econ-in.com

Plot No. 5402-5403, Phase-IV, G.I.D.C., Vatva, Ahmedabad-382445, Gujarat.

T: +91-79-25841111 / 25841591 M: +91-9825048939 E: jitesh.patel@windsormachines.com W: www.windsormachines.com

n Extruder Screens

PolyOne Polymers India Private Limited

Plot No. F-27, MIDC, Ranjangaon, Taluka-Shirur, Pune-412220, Maharashtra.

T: +91-2138-613221 W: www.polyone.com

Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd.

M. A. Khan, Vice President

Fountune Terraces, 10 Floor, B Wing, Link Road, Opp. Citi Mall, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400053, Maharashtra. th

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T: +91-22-26734822 M: +91-9731266221 E: sale@kolsitegroup.com W: www.kolsite.com

Ambica Engineering & Wire Industries

Alap Patel, Partner

L-45, G.I.D.C. Estate, Odhav, Ahmedabad-382415, Gujarat.

T: +91-79-22871245 / 22871786 M: +91-9825013333 E: ambica@ambicagroup.com W: www.ambicagroup.com

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n Fillers & Reinforcements

n Integrated Automation

Imerys Minerals India Pvt. Ltd.

Mifa Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Vivek S. Kale, Head-Sales & Marketing

403, Sai Capital, Senapati Bapat, Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune-411016, Maharashtra.

T: +91-20-25676559 M: +91-7755910776 E: vivek.kale@imerys.com W: www.imerys.com

n Injection Moulding Machines

Abhay Upadhye, Director

Unimark

703, Akik, S. G. Highway, Opp. Rajpath Club, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat.

Avinash Anand, Partner

A-143/2, 3rd Cross, 1st Stage, Peenya Industrial Estate, Bengaluru-560058, Karnataka.

T: +91-80-28376044 M: +91-9986031507 E: avinash@unimark.in W: www.unimark.in

n Machinery for Foam,

Reactive or Reinforced Resins

KraussMaffei Technologies India Pvt Ltd

Sandeep Das, Sales Manager

Davis-Standard, LLC

Office No 1, North Court, Opp Joggers Park, Kalyani Nagar, Pune-411006, Maharashtra.

T: +91-20-41404600 M: +91-9503449993 E: sandeep.das@kraussmaffei.com W: www.kraussmaffei.com

Kumar Engineering Works

Debbie Crowley, Global Marketing Administrator

Windsor Machines Ltd.

1 Extrusion Drive, Pawcatuck-06379, CT T: +860-599-1010 E: dcrowley@davis-standard.com W: www.davis-standard.com

Venu Dabeer , General Manager

Plot No. 6 & 7, G.I.D.C., Chhatral, Tal. Kalol, Dist. Gandhinagar-382729, Gujarat.

T: +91-2764-307100 / 233646 M: +91-7433973198 E: venu.dabeer@windsormachines.com W: www.windsormachines.com

n Machines & Equipment for

Preprocessing and Recycling

Pradip Nayyar

48B, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata-700007, West Bengal.

T: +91-33-22691195 M: +91-9330862742 / 9830083467 E: kumar_engg1956@yahoo.co.in

Milacron India Private Limited

Shirish V. Divgi, Managing Director

Plot no. 93/2 & 94/1, Phase-1, G.I.D.C., Vatva, Ahmedabad-382445, Gujarat.

Davis-Standard, LLC

Yizumi Precision Machinery India Pvt. Ltd.

V. Ramesh, Director

T: +860-599-1010 E: dcrowley@davis-standard.com W: www.davis-standard.com

n Institute

Leevams Incorporated

Maharshi Mehta, Partner

465, GIDC, Makarpura, Vadodara-390010, Gujarat.

Technical Training & Research Centre (TTRC) - (A Division of Lohia Corp Limited)

V. Padmanaba Bhat, Joint General Manager

No.65 (P.O.Box No.5) Chennai-Bengaluru Highway, Chembarambakkam, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur, Chennai-600123, Tamil Nadu.

T: +91-44-26812075 / 26812000 M: +91-9841290539 E: bhat.vp@toshiba-machine.co.in W: www.toshiba-machine.co.jp/india

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Debbie Crowley, Global Marketing Administrator

1 Extrusion Drive, Pawcatuck-06379, CT

No.7, Mahagujart Ind. Est., Moraiya Patiya, Village Moraiya, Ahmedabad-382210, Gujarat.

M: +91-7575009362 E: ramesh@yizumi.com W: www.yizumi.com

T: +91-79-61341700 E: salesfmi@milacron.com W: www.milacron.com

Toshiba Machine (Chennai) Pvt. Ltd.

T: +91-79-26870825 M: +91-9327220008 E: au@mifasystems.com W: www.mifasystems.com

Rajeev Kumar Dwivedi, Director, Lohia-TTRC

T: +91-265-2980744 / 2637545 M: +91-9898772288 E: sales@leevams.in W: www.leevams.in

TTRC Complex, Amiliha, Chaubepur, Kanpur-209217, Uttar Pradesh.

T: +91-512-3045100 M: +91-9935802229 E: ttc@lohiagroup.com W: www.lohiattrc.com

Leevams Incorporated

Maharshi Mehta, Partner

465, GIDC, Makarpura, Vadodara-390010, Gujarat.

T: +91-265-2980744 / 2637545 M: +91-9898772288 E: sales@leevams.in W: www.leevams.in

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Panchal Plastic Machinery Pvt Ltd

Vipul Panchal, Marketing Director

Leevams Incorporated

Siddharth Panchal, Asst. Manager

465, GIDC, Makarpura, Vadodara-390010, Gujarat.

T: +91-265-2980744 / 2637545 M: +91-9227313223 E: sales@leevams.in W: www.leevams.in

Plot No 127, G.I.D.C., Umbergaon-396171, Gujarat.

T: +91-260-2563391/2 M: +91-9824137266 E: info@panchal-plastic.com W: www.panchal-plastic.com

Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd.

The Ruby, 8th Floor, 29, Senapati Bapat Marg (Tulsi Pipe Road), Dadar (West), Mumbai-400028, Maharashtra.

T: +91-22-66022222 E: info@princepipes.com W: www.princepipes.com

n Measuring & Test Equipment Datacolor Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

n Post Processing Machines

Subhash Naik, Sales Manager-PCS-ISC

Leevams Incorporated

Deepak V. Mehta, Partner & CEO

465, GIDC, Makarpura, Vadodara-390010, Gujarat.

T: +91-265-2980744 / 2637545 M: +91-9824165253 E: sales@leevams.in W: www.leevams.in

403, Jay Antariksha, Makwana Road, Marol, Andheri (East), Mumbai-400059, Maharashtra.

T: +91-750-6419278 M: +91-9819791014 E: snaik@datacolor.com W: www.datacolor.com

n Mixers

n Presses

Jitendra Bhatia, Managing Director Siddharth Panchal, Asst. Manager

465, GIDC, Makarpura, Vadodara-390010, Gujarat.

T: +91-265-2980744 / 2637545 M: +91-9227313223 E: sales@leevams.in W: www.leevams.in

T: +91-79-25831456 / 25895699 M: +91-9898000221 E: jitendrabhatia@sevenstarmixer.com W: www.sevenstarmixer.com

Leevams Incorporated

465, GIDC, Makarpura, Vadodara-390010, Gujarat.

T: +91-265-2980744 / 2637545 M: +91-9898772288 E: sales@leevams.in W: www.leevams.in

n Parts and Components

1 Extrusion Drive, Pawcatuck-06379, CT T: +860-599-1010 E: dcrowley@davis-standard.com W: www.davis-standard.com

465, GIDC, Makarpura, Vadodara-390010, Gujarat.

T: +91-265-2980744 / 2637545 M: +91-9227313223 E: sales@leevams.in W: www.leevams.in

T: +91-11-43082333 M: +91-9215921580 E: varun.gupta@calco.in W: www.calco.in

Amlanabha Das, Managing Director

Jain Plastic Park, N H -6, PO Box -72, Near Bambhori, Jalgaon-425001, Maharashtra.

Solvay Specialities India Private Limited

n Piping Systems Shashikant More, VP

Siddharth Panchal, Asst. Manager

Calco Poly Technik Pvt. Ltd.

Varun Gupta, Director

Aggarwal Millenium Tower- II, 8th Floor 882, 883, Netaji Subhash Place, New Delhi-110034.

Debbie Crowley, Global Marketing Administrator

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd

Leevams Incorporated

T: +91-11-43222777 E: Info.whi@wuh-group.com W: www.wuh-group.com

n Raw Materials Davis-Standard, LLC

Maharshi Mehta, Partner

Windmöller & Hölscher India

Anuj Sahni, General Manager Sales & Marketing Level 6, Punj Essen House, 17-18, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019.

C1/704-705, Phase IV, G.I.D.C., Vatva, Ahmedabad-382445, Gujarat.

D-3/A Panki Industrial Estate, Kanpur-208022, Uttar Pradesh.

T: +91-512-3045100 E: sales@lohiagroup.com W: www.lohiagroup.com

Seven Stars Engineers-FabricatorsContractors

Leevams Incorporated

Lohia Corp Limited

Ujjal De, Director-Sales & Marketing

T: +91-257-2258011 M: +91-9823310185 E: shashikant.more@jains.com W: www.jains.com

Phoenix House, “A” Wing, 4th Floor, 462, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai-400013, Maharashtra.

T: +91-22-66637100 / 66637101 M: +91-9769227444 E: amlanabha.das@solvay.com W: www.solvay.com

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DESTINATION INDIAPLAST

Pack your Bags for Indiaplast 2019

Exhibitors Give a Clarion Call The event is poised to be a winner!

Be a part of Indiaplast 2019 and see for yourself!

T

he excitement is palpable. The visitors are finding the wait too long as

they look forward to see the latest in the industry. Whereas, the exhibitors are finding the time too short as they are all working round the clock

to ready their best to showcase to visitors. And why not, machines are going

to be live and the industry is keen to witness all forms of technology that is going to gear them up to meet business challenges of tomorrow. Truly, a mega event in the making!

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With less than 30 days to go, team PMMAI and

control...all efforts are now towards well receiving

evolved exhibition for us. Expectations run high

par excellence!

Triune strive relentlessly to put together an

and so is the confidence. Indiaplast is going to fill a

big void for the plastics industry as the NCR region, a very significant market, has not witnessed a major plastics exhibition for the last 6 years.

the exhibitors and visitors for an experience

Reasons are Many to Visit We are just about there...says Cyril Pereira, Managing Director, Triune Exhibitors Pvt. Ltd.

Visitors, exhibitors, investors and all are looking

He adds, “It’s been a wonderful journey this far.

will unveil.

has been a big learning for us. We are all proud

The organisers are right in the middle of an

plastics. As regards the event, we are 100% sold

to 28th February 2019, when this mega show

elaborate visitor promotion drive vide road shows. The industry response during these road shows clearly symbolises the excitement.

Profiled visitors’ zones have been identified to

ensure that along with quantity, the quality of visitors is meaningful as well. The Indiaplast brand visibility is aggressive and on a sharp rise.

Be it digital or conventional media, both are well utilised to draw mileage for the event.

Understanding your needs on such close quarters of being associated with this wonder material -

out, thank you for your overwhelming support.

Now, we are all poised to get going with the

implementation team. For visitors, I suggest,

plan your visit to draw maximum benefits...

it’s going to be a huge show. Indiaplast 2019 is going to be one of the best showcases of live

demonstrations that the industry has witnessed for a while now. We are happy to be a part of your business!”

to

Mahendra Patel, Chairman, PMMAI assures that

to take over from the business team; event sold

beckons the industry to come and explore the

With

the

event

having

shaped

up

expectations, the execution team is all aligned out 100%, visitor promotion campaigns in cruise

it’s all going to happen at Indiaplast 2019. He

current status and future of plastic processing

Online Registrations Increasing by the Hour...

Exciting times ahead! Extensive promotional campaigns, mobile app, website registrations,

e-campaigns...all to make sure that it is as easy as can get to register for the show that you have been waiting for - Indiaplast 2019.

For an unparalleled visiting experience, make sure you don’t lose on this opportunity.

Once you’ve registered, you’d just need to scan your QR code and you are in there...straight for business!

Register digitally (through mobile app or the Indiaplast website) as a visitor and stand a chance

to win a mobile phone worth Rs. 25,000, every week...yes! every week! With this registration,

while you stand a chance to win a phone for sure; you have all the chances to conduct business at Indiaplast 2019!

inner!

Weekly w

Happy registering!

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technologies at Indiaplast 2019 at the India

Pvt.

by the machinery manufacturing fraternity to

showcased at Indiaplast 2019.” A new showcase

Expo Centre, NCR, Delhi, an exhibition organised showcase advanced technologies. He highlights, “See live demonstrations and meet experts from

national and international companies to help

you take informed decisions for expansion. See novel ideas for plastics recycling, the hot topic

of today. Learn about useful products made from recycled materials. Find opportunities for

new project ideas. Come and experience worldclass presentations of world-class machineries by world-class manufacturers. Come and be

surprised with the high quality and technology of Indian machinery”.

Industry

response

has

been

overwhelming.

S. V. Kabra Chairman, Kabra ExtrusionTechnik Ltd. shares, “Active support to Indiaplast 2019 by all

the Indian machinery manufacturers will not only

bring good number of serious business visitors,

but will also result into significant business generation.” It seems that Business will be the true winner at Indiaplast 2019!

ASB would add immense value to exhibitors; R.

B.

Jagyasi,

Director,

ASB

International

Ltd.

single-step, from

says,

“Our

new

four-station

Rajoo

Engineers

technology

machine as

well!

would

with be

Khushboo

Chandrakant Doshi, Executive Director, Rajoo Engineers Limited invites the industry while confirming,

“Path-breaking

technologies

by

Rajoo Engineers would be showcased live at Indiaplast 2019.”

Sharing the industry sentiment is Ajay Tandon,

President & CEO - Engineering & New Product Development, UFLEX Limited. He confidently highlights,

“Indiaplast,

to

the

best

of

my

understanding, as on date, this is the perfect platform not only for domestic, but for overseas manufacturers and customers also.” What more can you hope for! With knowledge poised to be

the key driver for business, Amit Puri, Director Sales and Marketing, Alok Masterbatches Pvt. Ltd.

shares

his

perception,

“Indiaplast,

will

create a new gateway for learning about latest innovations, trends and environment-friendly technologies in the field.”

The event is poised to be a winner! Be a part of Indiaplast 2019 and see for yourself!

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GREEN ALL AROUND

It’s Time for a

Holistic Waste Management Protocol Plastics are ubiquitous in modern societies and the

environmental footprints of plastic products are relatively much more favourable as compared to alternatives.

The UN-ESCAP Forum

The forum also presented a couple

Fifth Session of the Committee on Environment

and

Development

of

United Nation’s Economic and Social

Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

was

held

at

Bangkok

between 21st and 23rd November, 2018

to address transboundary environmental challenges

and

opportunities

for

enhanced multilateral response. Indian

Centre for Plastic in the Environment (ICPE) was invited to participate to share

the

Indian

perspective

and

experience in addressing the issue of plastic pollution. One of the two

side events showcased the outcome of a pilot project in solid waste management

sponsored

by

ESCAP

in Pune with SWaCH (specialising in waste management services in Pune)

and the other on challenges faced in

addressing

ocean

debris.

The

of contrarian views that focused on critical challenges. One of the panelists highlighted a significant share of fishing gears (~ 60%) in ocean debris. These

are discarded or abandoned gears from vessels, some of which were engaged in

illegal

fishing.

Tweaking

global

regulatory framework in the fishing

industry was offered as a mitigating factor.

Repeating

the

oft

recurring

theme of ‘more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050’, there were also voices

unsure

of

the

efficacy

of

the

advanced

countries.

However,

inadequate infrastructure, coupled with

lack of awareness about management of

waste,

has

posed

serious

environmental challenges. Some states

are pursuing regulatory initiatives to

stem flow of plastics waste into the environment. These experiences were shared at the forum.

While plastic recycling technologies and infrastructure are necessary enablers,

acknowledging

contribution

are critical in management of plastics

wastages and deliver food to consumers

successful examples in cities like Indore,

the need for a holistic management of

were shared.

behavioural

of

reduce

waste. This is the hardest part and few

in healthy and hygienic conditions,

Bhopal, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad

waste was deliberated upon.

A holistic approach to solid waste

plastic

the

packaging

to

plastic pollution.

the challenges of plastic pollution.

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is substantially lower than most of

the menace of plastic pollution. While

The policy prescription from ICPE was

S. K. Ray Hon. Secretary & Member of Executive Committee Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment Mumbai

Indian per capita usage of plastics

banning few plastic products to solve

overarching narrative was the need for an urgent call for action to reduce

The India Approach

pursuit of circular economy to address Prevailing circularity in Indian plastics industry was shared at the forum and the

outcome of the pilot project sponsored

by ESCAP on management of plastics

waste was appreciated. Since recycling forms a critical step in the pursuit of

circular economy, it was proposed to focus on this aspect.

changes

in

consumers

management was proposed instead of cherry-picking a few plastic products

for regulatory initiatives. Plastics are ubiquitous in modern societies and the environmental footprints of plastic

products are relatively much more favourable as compared to alternatives.

It is imperative that we pursue a holistic waste management protocol to

derive

benefits

age products.

of

these

new

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Weekend Delights Friday night to Monday morning, a time to unwind, rejuvenate and be geared to face another grueling week. Each one of us use this ‘my time’ is different ways. And why not, weekend is a time for expressing ourselves. We all have known the personalities featured here as astute business stalwarts; as life is more than just business, we at POLYMERS Communiqué, have started this section called ‘WEEKEND DELIGHTS’. Live life...

Sameer Joshi

Proprietor Knoesis Enterprises

Most of my weekends are spent well with children of all ages, where I talk to them on environment issues and plastics. This helps to bring out the 5-year old child in me, even at 50. It’s fun to mingle, play and be one of them!

Dr. Smita Bhatia CEO Specstra Inc.

I eagerly wait for weekends to pick up my watercolour painting set to start creating anything that is colourful and resplendent. That some of my paintings turn out to be ‘masterpieces’ is a bonus.

My artwork is proudly displayed to the world, at large, on my husband’s WhatsApp profile pictures.

I am encouraged when people inquire about my next painting. When watercolours misbehave, I tend to console myself by watching the National Geographic Wild TV shows.

Watercolour painting instills calmness and positive energy in me. I am motivated throughout the week to do my best by concentrating on the process, rather than the outcome.

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Haren Sanghavi

Managing Director GMS Plastic Machinery Pvt. Ltd.

I started yoga for increased flexibility, improved muscle strength and weight reduction. In addition, it also helps me with increasing my concentration.

My work involves a lot of technical as well as commercial stress, and yoga has helped me get more focused. Not only has it helped me concentrate better, but also helps me maintain a good work-life balance and, in turn, has led to reduced health issues.

Yoga keeps my mind fresh and leads me to take impromptu decisions and orders which have increased our national as well as international business. Meditation helps take calculated decisions for staff encouragement. This weekend activity helps me immensely.

An added advantage of yoga is being able to spend quality time with family, improving our bond and togetherness.

Hiten Mehta

President Multigraph Machinery Company Ltd.

Cricket is my passion. I play every Sunday, in the nets and also tournaments. I am of the opinion that one should follow their passion...cricket helps me to keep myself fit, energetic and enthusiastic. Also, I get to meet my friends; the happiness of meeting friends reflects in my body language and keeps me going throughout the week.

Vikas Deo

Deputy General Manager - International Sales Windsor Machines Ltd.

My weekend always starts by rejuvenating myself with an energising session of yoga, followed by breathing exercises. The morning routine is followed by a hearty, yet healthy, breakfast with my family.

I also watch movies with my kids in order to unwind myself from the past week.

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TRUE CAPITAL

HR is a Key Enabler of

Organisational Transformation I feel the key to paving

the way for

change is engaging

the workforce as an active

participant in the process. It is

to ensure that all employees change in tune with the

company’s pace of transformation;

HR leaders need to proactively devise strategies to facilitate the change.

O

rganisations

today

must

continuously

react

to market forces, change course and reinvent themselves at breakneck speed. In this disruption-

fuelled environment, business leaders are increasingly recognising

that

operating

a

high-velocity

business

requires a high-velocity workforce - agile, relevant, empowered. HR leaders are taking advantage of this opportunity to shake up the status quo.

Since the external ecosystem is constantly evolving, there Dr. Naveen Malhotra Group Head HR & CC Sintex Industries Ltd., Kalol

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is a need for organisations to continuously upscale. In this kind of scenario, change can be disruptive and turbulent

when implemented. This is where an HR department of the organisation plays a pivotal role in ensuring a

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smooth

transformation,

because

HR

leaders

are ideally positioned to overcome common

roadblocks that stand in the way of organisational change management.

Though 90% of organisations implement one

or another kind of transformative initiatives; however, only 30% of those change initiatives succeed. Transformation is a key element in an organisation’s effort to stay ahead of the curve.

change

change in tune with the company’s pace of

transformation; HR leaders need to proactively devise strategies to facilitate the change.

Though there are numerous studies on successful transformation, but I am going to focus on key

right people, at

the right time and in a right way.

enablers with a different approach. The approach for a smooth transition from the current to the ideal

needs to be engaged, knowing what to do to

make the change initiative a success. They also

need to understand that HR is there to support them as they undergo the transformation. The

success of any business strategy or transformative initiative depends on the abilities and commitment of the people carrying it out. leaders

position the change agenda of an organisation.

interact and get things done in the organisation.

It plays a great role in how the policies for change

are implemented. HR leaders can tap into the to

assimilate

the

transformation outcomes with it. This will help

the incoming changes within the organisation to become a part of the culture and hence

create greater acceptance for such a change.

I believe that the cultural element should be emphasised. The whole activity should start from the top management and they should be a part of the process of identifying the desired

outcomes, measuring the current culture and

identifying actions to close the gaps between the current and the ideal state, which means organisational

culture

desired outcomes.

alignment

with

the

together during the transformation period. This messages

done

by

through

communicating

multiple

consistent

channels

of

to

shift

workforce

mandate

to

performance.

related decisions to tangible business outcomes.

While HR leaders play a critical role in reshaping

the future workforce so as to fuel business growth, the key transformational enablers to be focused upon are: NN

Workforce-related insights to guide strategic transformations.

NN

Tailored employee experiences that attract, develop and retain top talent.

Organisational capabilities to drive new levels

With analytics and real-time workforce data, HR function has to be proactive to anticipate the needs of the business. Market dynamics and

business needs would be one of those analytics

which can devise the best talent strategies going forward. The present valuable insights to shape

strategic discussions on augmenting people’s capabilities to workforce management, succession planning and leadership development would lead to transformation in the organisation.

The New HR Paradigm The new role and set of responsibilities for HR: NN

Clear Vision for Transformation

NN

Put People First

NN

Get Employees Involved from the Start

It is vital to have a strong vision for the status quo. Why are we doing this? And is it

HR has the ability to tie the entire organisation be

me

transformation and why it’s better than the

Managing and Engaging the Right People Across the Organisation

can

driver

of productivity.

Culture is the unwritten rule for how people

points

a

have the opportunity to directly tie workforce-

NN

Organisational Culture Alignment

strong

convinces

Through data-driven insights, HR leaders now

state. By investing in these approaches, HR leaders

cultural

across

the organisation and engaging stakeholders at

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entry-level

become

organisational

in the process. It is to ensure that all employees

means having the

from

and transformation.

to

engaging the workforce as an active participant

transformation

Everyone

My experience and interaction with business

leading

I feel the key to paving the way for change is

process to bring

levels.

employees to middle management to the C-suite

In this article, I will try to bring forward practical aspects

The successful

various

being described in a way which connects with

employees or stakeholders in an organisation?

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LITTLE ACTIONS BIG RESULTS

Stronger the Foundation

Stronger the Growth I recently heard Virat Kohli in an interview where he said, “All of us (players and the support staff)

work as a team and the focus is on winning the match for India. Individuals have to play their

roles, but winning the match needs everyone’s

attention and efforts to get a win for the nation.

We think differently, but our goal is one -

Winning the Match!” How beautifully it applies to organisations too!

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any authors have written and experts have deliberated on

sustainable

growth

with

great

light

thrown

on finer pointers of success. When we look at our

own organisation, we can definitely find many ingredients of success and what is needed further is to keenly study them and

work on the strengths and weaknesses, to plan and march towards our long-term vision. Of course, a strong and clearly defined vision is a must for any organisation or any individual

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to attain success. Once we are clear on our

passing year. Following are the key areas, I

for the next 2 or 3 years along with our core

foundation of core competencies, continuous

vision, it is very important to define a mission

values. Core values drive us towards our mission goals without giving any way for diversions.

It aligns everyone in one single direction

focus to strengthen the business and maintain sustainable growth.

irrespective of their individual roles. I recently

Sensitivity to the Market and Technology for Customer’s Success

“All of us (players and the support staff ) work

Every product or service has to give success to

match for India. Individuals have to play their

him/her the edge to succeed in his/her business

attention and efforts to get a win for the

We need to comprehend every aspect of his

one - Winning the Match!” How beautifully it

End customer requirements change continuously

heard Virat Kohli in an interview where he said, as a team and the focus is on winning the

the customer. Customer satisfaction and giving

roles, but winning the match needs everyone’s

is the important aspect of any organisation.

nation. We think differently, but our goal is

business needs through detailed understanding.

applies to organisations too!

and in these fast-paced times, it is important

Thrust Zones

successful solutions. This approach drives us to

to know the future trends for long-term and

Looking back at our own organisation’s success and

studying

other

successful

companies,

we can definitely see that there are some consistent

strategies

which

they

strongly

believe in and strive to get better with every

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MENTORSHIP

Managing Employees

With Care

There can be a very long

list of what can be done

to make the workplace

happier and employees

more engaged. I have put

together some of the things

any good manager can

easily do.

A

company is represented by the people it hires and how it treats them. If we treat the employees well, they would

feel a sense of belongingness and they would pay back by

treating the customers well and even stretch themselves to make

sure they contribute positively, often beyond the defined demands

of duty, to the company’s success. If the employees treat the

customers well and provide the level of service beyond customer

expectations, the customers will not leave the company. Frequently, the employee at the front-end, of say marketing, is the company’s face to the customer. If the customer fails to trust the salesperson who represents to company, the chances of winning his business are slim. If we don’t take care of the customer, someone else will.

Demystifying Employee-Management Behaviour It has been observed in real corporate experience as well as

through surveys conducted by Gallup and other companies, that more people leave the jobs because of their bosses and not for money.

I have always said that a company does not lose an employee when he puts in his papers. The employee is lost on the day he or she searches for a suitable job the first time. Rest is matter of time, and of course, of timing.

However, the day he begins to look at the ‘wants’ column, the

employee’s loyalty is lost and his performance would immediately be

compromised.

Frequently

managers

and

managements

blame the employees for being disloyal or unresponsive. The Rakesh Shah RS Coaching and Consulting New Delhi

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employee may have the viewpoint that the company is not loyal and, therefore, doesn’t deserve a pay back in loyalty. In

common situations, we find that the companies think nothing of downsizing and mercilessly cut down on workforce, often not

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Clients do not

come first. Employees

come first. If you take care of

your employees, they will take

care of your customers. Healthy,

engaged employees are your top competitive advantage.

giving time to people to even search

for another option or fall back. The pink slip could just be found on someone’s desk one fine morning, with his or her

computer access disabled and perhaps a cheque waiting to be picked

- Richard Branson

up.

Richard Branson

Such

management

behaviour cannot earn

articulated in those

employee loyalty and

famous, now almost clichéd

has no business to

words, what we experience in

lament

management if we have a good

Managements often

degree of awareness, empathy and

don’t even consider

leadership which are all important

retraining people and

for leading the companies to success and greatness.

attrition.

equipping them with

new skills required in a

fast-moving

technology

change era, nor do they consider

re-deployment etc. That can’t be seen as

fair by any employee.

I have also experienced like most other senior management people that it is the best human

assets that leave the company first and it is

always the deadwood that leaves last, or never.

To retain good employees, it is important to

let them have a sense of their value and worth.

They expect to be recognised and rewarded.

While monetary reward is essential and it is

important to align the remunerations at different levels with going market rates, remuneration

your charge.

What should we do to improve the environment in which the employees are and how to make

them feel cared for? You may consider some or all of the suggested behaviours.

Make Them Feel Valued Speak to the employees. You have responsibilities and you are busy. But do not forget that they play

a role in your success. Give them the credit for

good work and provide guidance when they need to have it. They look up to you for that. Annual review should not be the only time you interact

with them. A pat on the back for good work done

is a great motivator and loyalty earner. No need to go overboard. Give them the due credit, no more, no less.

Listen to Them Don’t be too self-superior. They are your team.

They are your players who would go out and score that goal that brings your company victory

in the marketplace. Same on the shopfloor and every aspect of business. If you cannot have an

open-door policy due to pressures of work and for the sake of discipline and/or productive time management, allow them to work through your

staff to set up appointments, preferably on the day they are sought.

is in most cases not the most important

Get Level With Them

because they don’t feel recognised and cared

act like one yourself. Why? So that the baby may

reason or trigger why people leave. They leave

When you talk to a baby in your family you try to

for. People also leave when they feel they

relate to you and, hopefully understand you! For

don’t have possibilities of career advancement, learning

opportunities,

higher responsibilities.

challenges

and

Adding Good Company to Your Company All this shows that in order build a good

company, you have to make sure you hire good people in the first place. Next, depending upon

their roles in the company, you need to ensure

you provide them with the wherewithal to succeed. This means good training, necessary

work tools and, above all, a happy, enjoyable workplace. Then, to retain these good people

you too there may be some new learnings in

bringing up babies and children. You try to get

to the conversational style and freedom to be able to communicate with children. The same

goes here. While the employees may hold you in so much awe that they may be hesitant to

open up to you, you can surely provide a level

of comfort, without compromising your position and discipline, whereby the employee can open up to you.

Help Them You are, in all likelihood, more resourceful than

and to get the best out of them, you need to

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IN PERSPECTIVE

Numbers Speak at Indplas’18

“Indplas exhibition in the last two editions has established

itself as a strong plastics exhibition in India. We had exhibitors not only from China, but from South East and Far East as

well as from Europe and the Middle East. We expect more participation from each of them in Indplas’21,” elaborates

Ashok Jajodia, in dialogue with POLYMERS Communiqué.

Q. How do you analyse the success of Indplas’18?

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Indplas’18 was a grand success in all aspects. It was appreciated by the entire industry. No one was expecting Indplas to grow up so fast and become

such a huge show in eastern part of India. Most of

the people were spellbound by seeing the huge

growth and vast area of Indplas’18. Our vision, our

Total Exhibitors:

416

Exhibition Area:

16,125 sq. mts.

Foreign Exhibitors:

94

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planning and, moreover, the confidence in our team to make it big time resulted in the great show which we

could bring before the industry. We had marketed and promoted Indplas’18 in such a manner that we attracted large number of exhibitors from India and overseas. We had

416 exhibitors, which is 45% higher than the last edition which had 288 exhibitors. Our promotion attracted foreign visitors in large numbers. We had over 250 foreigners from

over 25 countries coming to the show. This is besides the foreign buyers attending the RBSM. Domestic visitors

included not only from Eastern India, but from all over the country. We are satisfied with the success that we could

give value for money to our exhibitors by bringing quality visitors to our show and top-class exhibitors for our visitors.

Q. According to you, what were the changes in Indplas’18 that were best appreciated by the industry?

We moved Indplas’18 to a bigger, better and convenient venue, which proved to be a very successful move

by our association. We had bigger area to play with

the layout and hangers were constructed in such a

manner that gave ample space for people to move around. We planned the machinery halls in one portion with over 60% open area for loading and unloading of machines. This time, we had 43% area occupied by the

machine sector. Hence, we wanted to give a hassle-free

movement to the trucks and trailers that came with the machines. The unloading and placement of machines and

vice versa was so smooth that none of the exhibitors had any trouble or complain. We constructed over 20,000 sq. ft. of food court area, which was well appreciated.

Our publicity also caught the attention of exhibitors and visitors right from airport to city where various means

of advertisements were used. Our digital marketing and promotion done was also appreciated by one and all.

For the first time, we had RBSM meet during Indplas exhibition

and was attended by 55 foreign buyers. Our gala night which was exclusive for our exhibitors was organised well within the ground itself. This helped all the exhibitors to attend the fantastic entertainment programme. We had over 1,800

people joining the event. Normally, the gala night is organised by all organisers at a different venue, which is a tiring time for

exhibitors after a hectic day at the fair. We received special appreciation for this. There are many more points that were well appreciated by exhibitors and the industry.

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Events PLASTIMAGEN MÉXICO 2019

IPLEX’19

11th PLASTIVISION INDIA 2020

2nd - 5th April, 2019

23rd - 25th August, 2019

Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru, India

16th - 20th January, 2020

Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India

Indiaplast 2019

CHINAPLAS 2019

T-PLAS 2019

Plast Alger

28th February – 4th March, 2019

21st – 24th May, 2019

18th - 21st September, 2019

9th - 11th March, 2020

Interplastica 2019 29th January 1st February, 2019

Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia

India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, India

Centro Citibanamex, Mexico City, Mexico

China Import and Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, PR China

BITEC - Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

International Conference Center of Algiers Abdelatif Rahal CIC, Alger

Propak Africa 2019

22nd PPP Africa 2019

K 2019

Indoplas

12th - 15th March, 2019

1st - 3rd August, 2019

16th - 23rd October, 2019

2nd - 5th September, 2020

3P Pakistan

COMPLAST SRI LANKA

Plastics & Rubber Vietnam

PLASTINDIA

22nd - 24th March, 2019

9th - 11th August, 2019

27th - 29th November, 2019

4th - 9th February, 2021

Expo Centre Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa

Lahore Expo Centre, Lahore, Pakistan

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Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo, Sri Lanka

Düsseldorf, Germany

International Center for Exhibition (ICE), Hanoi, Vietnam

Jakarta International Expo (JI Expo), Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India

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