Ahmedabad : New Trends in Manufacturing sector will be the new sun rise for the growth of the Nation. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Gujarat had organized Manufacturing Conclave with the theme of “Manufacturing Excellence-from Tools to Transformation”. The main objective of such conclave to discuss the current and emerging trends in manufacturing sector which will provide bright future for the economic growth of the nation, The conclave brought together key speakers from varied sectors across to deliberate on emerging trends that will determine the future of manufacturing sector which is one of the sun rising sectors for the growth of Indian Economy. In such conclave, the esteemed speakers put focus mainly on AI Robotics technology, which is the future of the technology, Digital Twin Technology, Industrial internet of things, Design thinking for Manufacturing etc…
“The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 has had both demand-side and supply-side impacts on the manufacturing sector. The pandemic has made companies focus on strengthening local supply chains and adopt digitization and automation tools to minimize contact and increase efficiencies in manufacturing, with initiatives such as Industry 4.0 taking center stage.Indian manufacturing industry needs to transition from a factor cost driven advantage to a more sustainable investment and innovation driven model, with significant implications on factor requirements, cost structures and productivity levels.”
Anand Desai, Chairman – CII Gujarat State Council & Anupam Rasayan, Managing Director
Sameer Prakash, Head Digital Enterprise Digital Industries Siemens Ltd deliberated on Digital Transformation in Manufacturing an Approach to Industry 4.0 with Digital Twin Technology and made a presentation on how can digital twin technology transform old factories and old techniques by precise simulation and validation of products, machines, lines and complete plants. Deliberating on the MSME that are working in the manufacturing industry Shri Vikas Gupta, IEDS Joint Director and Head of Office MSME-DFO Ahmedabad made a presentation on Govt. Support & Policies to make MSMEs growth oriented and deliberated on MSMEs Initiatives in the Pipeline by the Government that include – Udyam being linked to e-Shram portal, Formalization of informal sector – work in progress, Integration of Udyam with other portals, including for credit facilitation, Revamping of CGTMSE, Extension and expansion of ECLGS, Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance(RAMP) –Rs.6062 Cr. programme aims to improve market and credit access, strengthen institutions and governance at the centre and state levels, improve centre-state connections and partnership, resolve late payment difficulties, and Green MSMEs. Other key speakers present in the session were Sunil Khanduja, Director-Operations Ingersol-Rand (India) Ltd, Darshan Shah, Vice Chairman, CII Gujarat State Council & Managing Director Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics Pvt Ltd, Purvish Shah Director Gopal Glass Works Ltd, Hemang Maheta President & CEO Unitrans Power LLP, Jayanth Murthy Jt. Managing Director Kaizen Institute India, Vipul Vachhani Founder & CEO Jaivel Aerospace.
