Bosch hosts smart manufacturing conclave in Mumbai

Bosch is a leading global provider and supplier for Industry 4.0 solutions.

With this event, the company provides a platform for discourse about the possibilities and opportunities of connected manufacturing technology in India. Over 250 business leaders and key policy makers active in this field attended the conclave and shared their insights.

“We believe that the use of intelligent and connected solutions in manufacturing will play an increasing role in India. To build a cohesive manufacturing growth story for India, it is imperative that technology and business leaders as well as policy makers collectively work towards the realization of the connected factory,” said Vijay Ratnaparkhe, managing director and president, Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions.

As part of the ‘Make in India’ business initiative, the Indian government aims to advance industrialization and modernize production in the country. Connected manufacturing offers great opportunities to faster react to market requirements, reduce manufacturing downtimes, improve the efficiency of supply chains and increase productivity–factors which all can contribute to increase the competitiveness of the Indian industry over the long-term.

“Bosch is already a key partner for connected production and is very well positioned in this area,” said Dr. Stefan Aßmann, senior vice president - Innovation Cluster Connected Industry, Robert Bosch GmbH.

“We have all relevant expertise within Bosch and offer a broad range of Industry 4.0 solutions such as Hardware, Software and Services” he further elaborated.

The company also implements Industry 4.0 in its own manufacturing plants and already has more than 100 pilot projects, including Nashik, Bidadi and Jaipur in India. Bosch aims to implement connected production in all its 14 manufacturing locations across the country.