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Electronics Bazaar
October 2018 Issue
Vol. 12 No. 8
Industry Report
An overview of the Indian electronics manufacturing equipment industry
The electronics manufacturing landscape of the country is changing, with the local electronics output exceeding imports for the first time in 2016-17. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the demand for electronics manufacturing equipment is also on the rise.
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Industry News
Holitech Technology to manufacture smartphone components in India for Xiaomi
Xiaomi, India’s leading smartphone brand, has announced that Holitech Technology, its key component supplier, will start component manufacturing in India...
| LED News
Orient Electric gets 5-star rating for its LED bulbs
Orient Electric Limited, part of the diversified US$ 1.8 billion C.K. Birla Group, has been awarded a 5-star rating for its 9W LED bulb by BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency)...
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Green Energy
The safeguard duty on solar imports to India: A boon or a bane?
India’s solar energy sector has experienced rapid growth over the past months. Today, it stares at a new safeguard duty on the import of solar panels, which could increase power tariffs as well as the cost of ongoing solar projects.
| Experts’ Talk
The power of ingredient branding
The electronics industry is the pioneer when it comes to ingredient branding. There have been many great and iconic cases of this practice, and there is a lot to learn from them. This article analyses two such cases in the first part of this two-part series.
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e-Mobility
EV batteries: A look at India’s manufacturing ecosystem
This is the right time to set up an EV battery manufacturing unit in India.
| State Focus
Gujarat: The land of accelerating growth
Gujarat tops the list of the fastest growing and developing states in the country, with Ahmedabad being on the Forbes’ list of the top three fastest growing cities in the world. Gujarat is also the third largest state economy in India. All this makes the state a land of industrial and business opportunities.
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Market Survey
Electronic Chemicals and Materials: The Indian Market Outlook
With a range of electronic products being made in India today, the demand for the chemicals and materials used in making them is on the rise. However, while there are a lot of opportunities for this industry, there are quite a few challenges too.
| SMT Focus
What’s new in the software used for electronics manufacturing equipment?
Industry 4.0 has increased the demand for smart software platforms that make electronics manufacturing equipment work better.
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Manufacturing Focus
Buy the safest chemicals for your PCBs
In PCB manufacturing, chemicals and consumables play a key role in the performance, durability and reliability of the end product.
| EMS Zone
inYantra believes that the Indian EMS industry is well positioned to leverage ‘Digital India’
With over 15 years of experience in PCB assembly and box builds, inYantra Technologies Pvt Ltd aims to offer cost-effective, scalable and quality products to all its customers. The company plans to help its customers establish the entire supply chain and also ‘design for manufacturability’ – actions that will eliminate field failure and lead to greater durability of the end product.
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In Conversation
"Primarily, organisations should look at CSR as a commitment towards society"
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a term that covers the role of companies in the social and economic upliftment of the poor and disadvantaged. Apart from leading MNCs, small and medium scale businesses have also formed their own CSR policies to do their part in improving the lives of many. But why is CSR so crucial? In an interaction with Baishakhi Dutta of Electronics Bazaar, K.N. Rammohan, chairman, Accurex Solutions Pvt Ltd, shares his views on why more and more companies should invest in CSR activities. He also talks of what Accurex is doing in this domain, and how the company is benefiting from it.
| ePower Focus
The potential benefits of implementing smart grids across India
India is steadily increasing its dependence on renewable energy resources like wind and solar. The central grid into which these unconventional energy resources are fed will have to be highly adaptive, both in terms of supply and demand. Hence, it is critical to build smart grids in India. Also, a good electric supply is one of the key infrastructure requirements to support a country’s overall development. Smart grids ensure a reliable supply of power.
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New Products
• Components
• Devices
• Test & Measurement
| Sourcing Mantra
Light diffusion solutions for LED lighting requirements: The choices
LEDs are an energy efficient and long lasting source of light. However, they create hot spots of focused light, which are very intense and bright. Hence, diffusers need to be used for an even distribution of light. This article focuses on the various materials used in light diffusers and on how to choose between them.
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LED Consumer Products
• Wireless video door phone with LED
• Storage water heater with LED
• Wireless speaker with RGB LED
| LED New Products
Architectural luminaires
Eaton has launched lighting products that provide a range of options to architects and designers looking at increasing a building’s operating efficiency through controls...
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In Conversation
"IoT is a nice word but it’s the chip that is transforming the entire game"
With a string of business acquisitions, Hero Electronix has entered the technology and innovation space. In an interaction with Baishakhi Dutta of Electronics Bazaar, Nikhil Rajpal, CEO of Hero Electronix, shares why the organisation forayed into the Indian electronics sector and, going forward, how it plans to establish a strong foothold in the Indian technology space.
| Advisory Panel
Electronics Bazaar Advisory Panel
Thought leaders of India’s ESDM sector, who are advising us on how to facilitate faster growth of electronics industry in India
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India Strategy
"We are looking for distributors in the test and measurement space"
High quality data is essential when it comes to effective decision making in any kind of business process. Every step of a strategic process must be governed and supported by relevant and accurate data, and the old-fashioned trial and error method is often not an option. skyWATS ensures that businesses have the right data in the right place, at the right time. In an interaction with Baishakhi Dutta of Electronics Bazaar, Vidar Gronas, sales director, skyWATS, talks about the company’s strategy to gain a strong foothold in the Indian market.
| Lighting Ahead
“We plan to aggressively expand our retail presence in India by 25-30 per cent in the next two to three years”
Modern workplaces have transformed from being task-oriented autonomous desk spaces to flexible collaborative working areas. In an interaction with Baishakhi Dutta of Electronics Bazaar, Sumit Joshi, vice chairman and managing director of Philips Lighting India, shares how the Internet of Things is changing offices, with the introduction of connected lighting which is driving new ways to collaborate, innovate and socialise.
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