EM - Efficient Manufacturing Magazine - October 2022

In this issue

As the Indian manufacturing industry continues to establish its pace with digital advancements, concepts like Industry 5.0, bioeconomy, cobots, and data privacy redefine the overall evolution of the manufacturing landscape.
At the same time, companies, both multinational and start-ups, have absorbed technological breakthroughs that have not only helped India reflect an innovation-savvy economy but, at the same time, also supported the proper incorporation of people-centric development into the country. Today, the manufacturing industry in India stands at the cusp of unprecedented global opportunities. Adding substantially to this, the Indian government has left no stone unturned to promote and acknowledge India’s manufacturing potential.
Keeping this in the backdrop, our Cover Story factors in how leading industry players appreciate the new logistics policy framework by the government of India. The National Logistics Policy targets to improve the Logistics Performance Index ranking, aiming to be among the top 25 countries by 2030. It also targets to reduce the cost of logistics in India to be comparable with global benchmarks by 2030 and create a data-driven decision support mechanism for an efficient logistics ecosystem.
Another interesting concept we have highlighted in this issue is how production can grow manifold with the help of paperless manufacturing
operations, leading to significant productivity improvement in the coming years. Such a manufacturing concept saves time, minimises human error and optimises production efficiency to a great extent. Targeting such concepts, EM will continue capturing and circulating relevant content, facilitating manufacturing enterprises and identifying and applying technology upscaling strategies to transition their businesses forward towards an intuitive future.

Decoding the National Logistics Policy and its roadmap

Addressing logistic challenges is essential to ensure a successful manufacturing practice. This means that logistics management needs to have the right number of resources or inputs at the right time, get them to the appropriate location in proper condition, and deliver them to the correct internal or external customer. The Cover Story elaborates on how leading industry players appreciate the new logistics policy framework. read on...

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Enhancing medical applications with 3D Printing

Manufacturing has its roots in various aspects starting from smaller pins to enormous aircrafts. But in healthcare, there is a need to confine the term to ‘Digital Manufacturing’ instead of other methodologies. The article talks about the most common medical applications of 3D Printing technology, while highlighting the challenges and regulations involved.

7 mins

Empowering mechanisms perform at higher levels

The last few years have witnessed the manufacturing industry going through massive and revolutionary changes. Current trends point towards an increase in adoption as the products being developed in the automotive, defence, and medical industries push the boundaries of what was thought to be the limits of manufacturing capabilities. The article sheds light on how precision cutting technologies have enabled higher efficiency levels.

5 mins

Preventing material contamination

The article discusses about process-optimised melting units with special beam control that enables the production of high-purity ingots with minimal loss. In addition, it allows easy maintenance and cleaning during material changes by the plant operator.

4 mins

Paperless factories Way of the future!

Over years, manufacturing units across industries have used paper for various operational purposes. However, today, with rapid rise in digital tools; going paperless has almost become a pre-requisite for achieving manufacturing excellence. The article explains how production can grow manifold with the help of paperless manufacturing operations leading to significant productivity improvement in the coming years.

5 mins

The right choice for Swiss machining

The case study talks about how Oregon’s Pacific Swiss relies on ESPRIT to supply precision-machined parts to worldwide customers, leading to impressive results, from the most complex parts not taking more than a day to programme to enhanced productivity.

5 mins

Solution ready software to improve operational flow

Using NX helped Aeramic create faster manufacturing turnaround times and prevent valuable data loss while transferring data during production. Overall, company productivity has increased by a staggering 50%.

3 mins

Indian manufacturing: Today and tomorrow

As human civilisation moves faster towards further milestones in development, the very concept of development itself seems to change. While the wheel of the economy essentially drives development and vice versa, societies too have undergone a massive transformation. The article traces down evolution of the manufacturing industry and talks about the next revolution in the manufacturing era.

6 mins

Data protection and cybersecurity in one solution

The case study describes how Tata Steel Downstream Products, modernises its backup infrastructure with Acronis Cyber Protect. Doing so increased protected workloads by 50x and improved RTO and RPO from five and seven days, respectively, to 4-6 hours and one day or less.

3 mins

Innovative solutions driving the mechanical engineering sector

The annual flagship event of VDMA witnesses' participation of over 320 participants from 21 cities of India and Germany. Event showcased line-up of presentations, speeches, awards and discussions as partners, participating companies and delegates together make this event a grand success.

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'EM - the trade magazine on Efficient Manufacturing' offers a 3-dimensional perspective on technology, market & management aspects of the manufacturing industry, it keeps our readers up to date with the latest industry news & technology advances, helping them ensure best efficient manufacturing practices.

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