Logistics and SCM Industry
How Logistics and SCM Industry Manufactures are leaning towards Agile and Green Logistics and Supply chain management systems are the backbone of the manufacturing industry as a whole. They provide the concrete that builds the industry and helps it thrive. An agile supply chain is network based, virtual, market sensitive and process integration oriented. It is an operational strategy for inducing...
Process Manufacturing sector
Going Green and Lean: Process Manufacturing sector upgrades its Arsenal Today’s intense competition, forces organizations to constantly look for more efficient, cost-effective ways to keep their products affordable and finances solvent. Lean processes work towards eliminating waste from the system in a systematic and continuous approach. Here, waste can be policies, procedures, production process, anything that consumes resources but doesn’t...
Discrete Manufacturing: Green and Lean yet?
Discrete manufacturing has a quite dynamic process flow. It doesn’t enforce an assembly line style strict and inflexible manufacturing process but a rather flexible one. Any process may run independently of others. This provides great scope for streamlining and reducing overheads in the process. By being green, we mean a manufacturing process which is eco-friendly. On the other hand,...
Hybrid Additive Manufacturing: The Next Big Thing?
Hybrid Additive Manufacturing (HAM) is the recent entrant to the manufacturing processes scene and it is here to stay. Let’s understand why: Bring Your Own Recipe Hybrid Additive Manufacturing processes allow companies to create their own recipes of metals depending on their needs. This not only provides more flexibility but also reduces wastage and saves overheads. The Bliss of Power...
Agile Manufacturing
How are Agile Manufacturing trends changing the face of Logistics and SCM? Agile manufacturing is quite resources intensive. Keeping this fact in mind, one does wonder, in a world driven by outsourcing, why would anyone want to follow the completely in-house route? Well if you are in the Logistics and Supply Chain Management industry, You Do. What trends are we talking...
Key Emerging Trends in Aerospace Manufacturing
Aerospace Manufacturing is a field which has strong prospects in the long-term but there are several emerging trends which are changing this industry’s foundations. Let’s have a look: Radical Technological Advancements Advanced avionics, noise reduction capabilities, operating efficiency, the wider use of composites and conversion to new electrical systems are some innovations that have taken this industry by storm and...
UK-based autonomous robot manufacturer
The UK-based autonomous robot manufacturer, Tharsus, has released a report predicting the future for robotics for the rest of the year The IDC predicts that spending on robotics will grow at a rate of 22.8% per year over the next 4 years as technology advancements enable companies to deploy robots in new areas outside of the more traditional industrial manufacturing processes. In...
VIT University
Team Eco Titans are the official super mileage team of VIT University Team Eco-Titans, the official super mileage team of VIT University. We take part in the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia. The team targets to build a Super Mileage Vehicle that will represents VIT University and India, in Shell Eco-Marathon. As a super-mileage venture, Team Eco Titans lives up to its motto,...
Innovation into Manufacturing
Mr. KRISHNAMURTHI VENKATARAMANAN Chairman - L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited. Former Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director - Larsen & Toubro. Independent Non-Executive Director – Vedanta Limited. Past Chairman of the Board of Directors - Engineering & Construction Risk Institute Inc., USA. (First Asian appointed for this Post) Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK. Fellow of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. Past Chairman...
Engineering education
Why Engineering education has to focus on Innovation: Thyagu Valliappa Mr. THYAGU VALLIAPPA Executive Director - Sree Valliappa Textiles Ltd., Sona Valliappa Textile Mills Pvt. Ltd., Valliappa Software Tech. Park Pvt. Ltd., & Vee Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Founder & CEO - Sona Sports Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Vice Chairman - Sona College of Technology & Thyagarajar Polytechnic College, President - Bangalore Chamber of Industries & Commerce (BCIC). Chairman,...
