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BFW Inaugurates Fully Digitalized, Global Scale Manufacturing Plant

Apr 22, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Aerospace, #Akihiro Teramachi, #Arun Kothari, #Ashok Leyland, #Automotive, #BFW, #Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd (BFW), #Defence, #Devaganapalli, #Die Mould, #Dr Eng Yoshiharu Inaba, #FANUC CORPORATION;, #Forging, #Geetanjali Vikram Kirloskar, #in Hosur, #JCB India, #Kirloskar Systems Pvt. Ltd, #Manufacturing Plant, #National Board for Quality Promotion, #Quality Council of India, #Raghavan, #Railways, #Ravi Raghavan, #Tamil Nadu., #THK Group, #Valves, #Vipin Sondhi

Bengaluru, 22 April 2024: Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd (BFW) a leading Indian advanced manufacturing technology solutions company, today announced the inauguration of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Devaganapalli, in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. This new facility set up with an investment of Rs. 200 crore, brings numerous innovative practices and several unique and industry-first features, including:

BFW Plant Inauguration

– Two world-class assembly halls spanning 20,000 square meters each, with a combined capacity to produce over 10000 CNC machines annually, a 3X expansion. The overall footprint of 54 acres allows for setting up the Vendor Ecosystem in the future.

– Fully digitalized and interconnected manufacturing processes, incorporating conveyorised assembly of machines.
– Environmentally friendly infrastructure with various features designed to minimize carbon footprint.

– In alignment with the Government of India’s initiatives to promote skill development and empower women (“Nari Shakti”), the new facility promotes local talent with a planned gender diversity target of 30%, a pioneering move within the global Machine Tool Industry.

– A fully integrated “Spindle Technology Centre,” encompassing indigenous engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and service of high-quality machine tool spindles, including integral motor technology.

Mr Arun Kothari, Chairman, BFW said “We aimed to establish a facility of global standards for scale and efficiency. I am confident that this facility will aid us in furthering our aspiration of participating in the growth of manufacturing“ “Our teams have innovated many robust machine assembly processes for low Takt time taking inputs from the global best practices across the industry,” said Mr. Ravi Raghavan, MD, BFW

“The manufacturing sector finds itself at a pivotal juncture. Challenges, disruptions, and innovation have marked BFW’s journey over the past 63 years. To fulfil its purpose of “Enabling Progress ” of manufacturing BFW has embraced the initiative ” LEAP – Leadership thru Ethical practices, Agile Processes, and Partnerships.” Under this initiative, BFW aspires to act as a strategic partner of the Global Manufacturing Industry by Scaling up the capacity 3X, adopting best practices of the Automotive Industry to the Machine tool domain, and deploying Technology to evolve a digitally connected ecosystem. The machine tool industry in India is growing at a CAGR of 15 to 17% annually, and BFW is a leader in the industry is growing at 20%.” Mr. Raghavan added.

BFW Plant

With an excellent design engineering capability & two state-of-the-art manufacturing plants, BFW provides solutions to meet the performance, productivity, and reliability expectations of diverse industries including Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Die Mould, Forging, Valves, Railways, etc.

With 65000+ installations, operating in 15 countries, the BFW Europe office is the most recent addition to better serve global customers with advanced manufacturing solutions. Through channel partners, a wide sales & service network is available at 48 locations in India including 5 tech centres.

The inauguration event was graced by Dr Eng Yoshiharu Inaba, Chairman, FANUC CORPORATION; Mr Vipin Sondhi, Chairperson of the National Board for Quality Promotion, Quality Council of India and Former Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Ashok Leyland & JCB India; Mrs Geetanjali Vikram Kirloskar, Chairperson & Managing Director, Kirloskar Systems Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Akihiro Teramachi, Representative Director, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer for THK Group and other thought leaders from the industry and over 50 overseas Global partners of BFW and 300+ senior manufacturing professionals representing various clients and supply chain partners.

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JCB India enhances its distribution network in Rajasthan; its dealer, Mayank Equipments inaugurates a new facility in Jodhpur

Jan 9, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #CEO and Managing Director, #JCB India, #Mr. Deepak Shetty

Jodhpur: India’s leading manufacturer of Earthmoving and Construction Equipment, JCB India Limited further strengthened its presence in Western Rajasthan. Its dealer at Jodhpur, Mayank Equipments, inaugurated its second 3S facility for Sales, Service and Spares in the region.

Located about 30 kilometres from the city of Jodhpur, this new premises is spread across 22,000 sq. ft. It will provide customers with JCB India’s full range of Products and Services.

The facility has a 4-bay integrated workshop with one exclusive bay for Excavators and is equipped with special hydraulic and pneumatic tools along with a welding bay. In line with JCB’s focus on ‘One-Global Quality’, the new premises also has a service training facility and a LiveLink command centre to ensure best-in-class customer experience and support.

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Deepak Shetty, CEO and Managing Director, JCB India said, “Rajasthan holds an important place for our operations in India. We are delighted that despite the current challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayank Equipments has invested significantly in creating a strong base for JCB India’s business in the State. With this new 3S facility in Jodhpur, we are fully committed towards the Sales, Service and Parts requirements for our customers in the Western Rajasthan region. Mayank Equipments has been our dealer for close to two decades and we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship going further.”

The new premises have been made as per the JCB corporate identity guidelines and is equipped with JCB standardised systems and processes. The facility’s state-of-the-art fully operational LiveLink command centre, will enable 24×7 fleet management support to the customers.  JCB LiveLink, an advanced telematics technology that delivers constructive, real-time information to increase site efficiency, improve productivity and cut down cycle time of projects.

JCB India has also pioneered the integration of digital technology with its digital initiatives for customer support, which are an industry first. Further integrating digital technology into its operations, the dealership will use Smart Serve to support its engineers to improve efficiency & productivity and reach customers in remote areas, thus helping in machine uptime.

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JCB India launches the Industry’s first dual-fuel CNG Backhoe Loader in India

Dec 11, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Atmanirbhar Bharat, #CNG Backhoe Loader, #JCB India

India’s leading manufacturer of Earthmoving and Construction equipment, JCB India Limited, today launched the Industry’s first dual-fuel CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Backhoe Loader in India. Called the JCB 3DX DFi, this new machine can operate on CNG and diesel simultaneously using the HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) technology.

The machine was launched at New Delhi by the Honourable Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Nitin Gadkari. He has been a leading voice for the development of Construction machinery that uses alternate fuels and inspiration on CNG interventions in Construction Equipment Vehicles.

The utilisation of alternate fuels is a significant step-change in the Construction Equipment Vehicle Sector. Since the JCB 3DX DFi operates on a mixture of CNG and diesel, there is a substantial drop in particulate emission. This also leads to a reduction of proportionate CO2 emissions.

CNG is also more economical and helps lower the operating costs to the end customer. With the global concern on the environment and sustainability, JCB is committed to supporting the cause through the launch of this Dual Fuel CNG Backhoe Loader. The machine has been developed in India and has been tested in various operating conditions before its launch. It will be built at the company’s Delhi-NCR factory at Ballabgarh.

Speaking at the occasion JCB India’s CEO and Managing Director, Deepak Shetty said “Throughout our four decades of operations in India, we have continued to invest in Innovation. It is one of the cornerstones of our operations. This dual-fuel machine can substitute Diesel with CNG and has been developed to cater to the evolving needs of our customers. It will further contribute to the creation of Infrastructure in the country and will also be exported to countries around the world”

An embodiment of the vision of Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat, JCB India has five Factories and a Design Centre in the country. JCB group’s sixth factory is currently under construction at Vadodara, Gujarat. The company has exported Made in India machines to over 110 countries which are designed and manufactured as per JCB’s One Global Quality Standard.

This dual-fuel CNG Backhoe Loader is based on the same 3DX model which is well established in the Indian market. It offers flexible fuelling, which will help customers sustain in remote areas, where a CNG refilling point is unavailable.

Deepak Shettyfurther said “JCB has been working on this project with the inputs of its Customers, Dealers and Suppliers. These machines have been tested at actual customer sites across various geographies and terrains and feedback has been incorporated in the development of the product”

JCB has one of the widest dealer networks in the country. Engineers at its 60+ dealers and more than 700 outlets are trained and with adequate parts stock at each of its locations. This ensures customers get professional product support. The machine will also come fitted with JCB’s advanced telematics technology – JCB LiveLink. Through this, machines can be tracked and monitored in real-time. This technology also gives updates on Service, Operations and Security of the machine, online or through a mobile application.

Till date, approximately 1,60,000 LiveLink enabled JCB machines have been sold. They can be geo-fenced, time-fenced and can be located through GPS. Customers get to know about the machine’s health, fuel level, battery conditions, etc. almost all critical parameters of their fleet on their mobile devices. It also gives out service reminders and the history of the machine.

JCB India has further integrated digital technology into its operations through the JCB Genuine Parts Application. This enables customers to order parts online for their JCB machines. Further, an internal tool, Smart Serve has been developed to help dealerships support engineers to improve efficiency and productivity and also reach customers in remote areas, thus helping in machine uptime.