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Volume: XXVIII / No.5 (Private Circulation For Members Only) January - 2022
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2022 Trends In Focus
5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2022
COVID-19 has changed the world and the manufacturing industry as well. Manufacturers that aim to survive in this new era should fully embrace Industry 5.0 and reimagine the future of their organizations. The sooner they do this, the better it will be for them.
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Digital Connect In Focus
7 Steps of Digital Transformation Herald a
Connected Era of Manufacturing
Imagine the future of manufacturing, when robots, autonomous vehicles, and artificial intelligence (AI) run production, while humans orchestrate operations. Productivity is high, processes are lean, and every product is customized. The industry is not far from this digital transformation wonderland, but it still has hurdles to clear.
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Tool Talk
‘The emergence of EVs is not really going to have much of a negative impact on the tooling industry’
“Rather, I see a positive impact emerging with a large number of plastic components replacing the existing IC engines and the associated products. This will give a lot of opportunities for toolmakers to develop more tools,” says B. Thej Kumar, Associate Vice President – Operations, Product Development & Quality, Toyoda Gosei South India Pvt. Ltd.
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Round Table
3D Printing Trend for 2022:
The Increasing Relevance of Smart Data in 3D Printing


Today, 3D printing continues to transform factory floors, as companies adopt 3D printing for large-scale production across multiple sites. Historically, a lot of 3D printing production happened in isolation — separated from the conventional manufacturing process. But as the walls between these two manufacturing environments disappear, these two ecosystems now start to connect and create a more integrated production environment.

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Case Study
3DPN Manufacturing provides quick replacement of end used parts with Markforged 3D Printers

Having worked in various roles, the co-founders wanted to make a wider impact in their core engineering domain with a focus on supporting the manufacturing sector in India. 3D printing became an immediate choice for them, as this technology, not only enables traditional manufacturers to rethink manufacturing but also to demonstrate creative ideas in an efficient manner, reducing the turnaround time and go-to-market cycle time.

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Report
Operating margins of auto ancillaries to remain under pressure in H2 FY2022 impacted by commodity inflation; Omicron wave adds to industry woes: ICRA

Long-term drivers remain strong, but near-term challenges because of the Omicron wave, supply-chain issue and commodity inflation persist. The revenue growth forecast for FY2022 has been revised downward by 200 bps to 15-17% from the earlier estimates due to the Omicron wave, delayed recovery in semi-conductors and muted 2W/bus demand.

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Industry Updates
  • Aerotech introduces compact hexapod for precise 6-DOF motion
  • Walter presents DC175 Supreme solid carbide drill with new cooling concept
  • Mastercam Multiaxis machining improves productivity
  • Implement uniform 18% GST rate on all auto components: ACMA
  • Businesses to be given ‘reasonable time’ to explain mismatch in GSTR-1, 3B
  • Bosch and Volkswagen want to industrialize factory equipment for battery-cell production
  • Omega Seiki Mobility inks pact with Jae Sung Tech to manufacture electric powertrains
  • Bajaj Auto to set up INR 300 crore EV manufacturing facility at Pune
  • BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with enhanced capability, successfully test-fired off Odisha coast
  • Phillips Machine Tools hosts India’s first Markforged Demo Day with 3D printers live in action
  • boAt and Dixon Technologies form joint venture to manufacture wireless products in India
  • Indian factories end 2021 on strong note despite dip in momentum
  • Hero Electric partners with ALT Mobility to deploy 10,000 Hero Nyx by 2023
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

I would like to begin by wishing you all a very Happy New Year and hope that 2022 has begun on an optimistic note for you!
The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020, created a lot of chaos and disrupted not just the Indian economy but economies across the globe
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