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ACMA (ER) organised a CEOs' delegation to Northern Region Companies. The visit was to 3-ACMA member companies in ghaziabad, viz., abilities India pistons and rings ltd., Ghaziabid precision Products pvt., and hero motors ltd. The excerpts from the visit to these companies are given below.
ACMA (ER) organised a CEOs' delegation to Northern Region Companies. The visit was to 3-ACMA member companies in ghaziabad, viz., abilities India pistons and rings ltd., Ghaziabid precision Products pvt., and hero motors ltd. The excerpts from the visit to these companies are given below.
ACMA (ER) organised a CEOs' delegation to Northern Region Companies. The visit was to 3-ACMA member companies in ghaziabad, viz., abilities India pistons and rings ltd., Ghaziabid precision Products pvt., and hero motors ltd. The excerpts from the visit to these companies are given below.
ACMA in the Press 19 National Committees 28 Member's Room 32 December 2010 - January 2011 Vol. 7 No. 28 CEOs' Mission to Germany Visit to Rail Coach Factory Visit to Sonalika Group Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India December 2010 - January 2011 3 Auto News F R rom the egions CEOs Delegation to Northern Region Companies Ghaziabad: December 2, 2010 Sharing of Experiences have always been given a thrust in ACMAs activities, following the practice, ACMA (ER) organised a CEOs delegation to Northern Region Companies. The visit was to 3-ACMA member companies in Ghaziabad, viz., Abilities India Pistons & Rings Ltd. Ghaziabad Precision Products Pvt. Ltd & Hero Motors Ltd. The delegation was led by Mr. Sanjay Sabherwal, Dy. Chairman, ACMA (ER). The excerpts from the visit to these companies are given below : Abilities India Pistons & Rings Ltd. (AIP) AIP manufactures Pistons, Piston Rings and Machined components. Target is to achieve 3 mln pistons & Rs. 40 crores this year. A very good example of Kaizens shown on the shop floor. Advance 5 S & Manufacturing Excellence were taught by the Quality Guru Mr. C Narasimhan EASTERN REGION December 2010 - January 2011 5 Auto News Supplies to OEMs :- 6 in India ; 2 in USA ; 4 in Europe ; 3 in China. TEI : AIP has announced various employee beneficial schemes in the company to involve all the employees TEI comes if the company involves them & do something extra for them Company has a clear Technology Focus. Government assists for Technology Focus but the company should have a technological road map. Company should have a separate team working on Technology focus TEI & Technology road map are the take always. Ghaziabad Precision Products Pvt. Ltd. (GPP) Manufacturer of push rods-forged, Tubebar, press fit, Rocker Shafts, Rocker arms, Rocker Shaft assemblies, shifter rails, Spring compression, Torsion, Tensions, Wire forms and spirals. Have a foreign collaboration with Kasuya Seiko Co. Ltd. Japan. Supplying to Ashok Leyland Ltd., Escorts Ltd. Swaraj Mazda Ltd, Tata motors Ltd, Caterpillar India Cummins India ltd. and International OEMs like Case New Holland, UK; Caterpillar Lec, USA; Deutz, Germany; Lister Pitter, UK; Perkins, UK. 3 companies in all 40% of Products are exported Into Engine parts business which requires day to day technical improvement as technology changes very frequently. Follow Kaizen, 6 Sigma & Caterpillar Production System Ghaziabad Precision is a part of ACT-UNIDO Cluster Implement QCDSS (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Service & Social Responsibility) Provide Single Window System for Customers Total 532 employees out of which 445 are workers Follow KPI (Key Performance Indicators) for officers & managers for self appraisal Use UNIDO Roadmap Customer Complaints / Returns are recorded as key indicators as per UNIDO Cluster learning Aim is to triple the turnover of the company in next 3 years Shared Presentation on Kaizen : Meaning : Kai Change ; Zen Good. Change for Improvement to achieve an objective. Received somewhere between 50 to 100 kaizens from Sept. to Nov. 2010. Productivity increased from 95 pcs per hour to 120 pcs per hour after Kaizen implementation Shared a presentation on Caterpillar Production System which is followed in the company having 3 elements, viz., Operating System ; Cultural System & Management System which enables all to work together. This system also enables finding out wastes everywhere whether shopfloor or office area. Safety is very important in this system. Hero Motors Ltd. Manufactures Engine & Transmissions Assemblies & Components: Gear Box assemblies for all terrain vehicles, two wheelers, Ferrous cast and machined Component assemblies, sheet metal components etc. They are supplier to Hero Honda Motors and Hero Cycles Ltd.. They also supply to European two wheeler Manufacturers and Tier I- BRP Rotax GmbH & Co. KG, Austria. The unit at Ghaziabad which the Mission members visited has 2 verticals, viz., Transmission & Stampings. The company supplies transmissions for ATVs and motorcycles to BRP Rotax. Further, the company has got exclusive contract for manufacturing of gears for supplies to high-end motorcycles and ATVs. Hero motors has recently set up a new state-of- the-art gear plant with heat treatment facility to strengthen E&T vertical. Total turnover of the unit visited Rs. 250 Cr. Has a 3 year Strategy Plan : to increase to Rs. 450 500 Cr. in 2 years essentially in transmissions Magna is their Technology partner for Transmissions from conception of product to Business Development Working on a new Gearbox design which will come in another 2 years. The gearbox assembly is done in-house. Hero Motors follow a Step-by-step - Multiple Mountain Theory which enables them to take a small test project in the first year followed by a more Challenging ramp-up project in the next 3 4 years. The Company supplies sheet metal components to its group leading company, Hero Honda Motors Ltd. Ferrous Casting Unit, Manesar: Hero Motors has formed a joint venture with Sumitomo Kiriu Corporation, Japan for manufacturing of automotive components mainly brake discs, brake drums and steering knuckles to form Munjal Kiriu Industries Pvt. Ltd.. which is ISO TS 16949 Certified. The facility has been commissioned at Manesar, 60km from Delhi and is equipped with state-of-art foundry having Disamatic moulding line. December 2010 - January 2011 7 Auto News Conference on Performance Excellence through People Processes December 18, 2010: Jamshedpur The National Committee of HR along with ACMA(ER) organised a one day Conference on Performance Excellence through People Processes. In his opening speech, Mr. Killol Kamani, Chairman, ACMA(ER) and MD, Samarth Engineering Co. P. Ltd, said that the current human resource departments, take more responsibilities as they also discuss the strategic planning of a business with top executives. HR managers today's lead the way by not only making recommendations, but also initiate policy changes. A good human resource department not only helps to boost the morale and efficiency of employees, but also restricts and limits job turnovers as well. The purpose of human resource departments is thus to basically utilize an employee's abilities effectively by coaching them to maximize those abilities, while simultaneously improving their working environment so that they are assured job satisfaction. He then invited Mr. Debabrata Dash heading HR Systems, Processes & Interventions at Tata Motors Jamshedpur. Mr. Dash mentioned a reward programme should encourage a specific behavior that is measured, tracked and audited. One has to identify the distinctive potential of the individual and once the benchmark is decided for performance, the compensation and reward can be linked to it. It is a cycle. Mr. S.K. Venkatram , GM, Operations, Sansera Industries P. Ltd. in his presentation on Performance Review Process, said that the purpose of PRP is to enable organization and individuals success by aligning individual objectives with those of the company, creating a continuous learning environment, focuses on individual and organizational development and enhancing employees perceptions on fairness and equity. Dr. Jittu Singh, Senior Professor, XLRI, mentioned that the work force is also human which needs to be praised, appreciated, recognized and rewarded. Motivation is something that needs special attention and any senior executive or MD or CEO can by way of interaction motivate the employees the best. Lastly Mr. Pranotosh Bhattacharjee, Head HR, RSB Transmissions (I) Ltd. on Attracting & Retaining Talents, spoke about the talent identification, talent acquisition, nurturing of talent, talent attraction and retention. The topics covered in the conference were, attracting and retaining talents, performance measuring process- measuring performance, measuring behavior, compensation and recognition and sustaining high performance. Mr. Sanjay Sabherwal, Dy. Chairman, ACMA(ER) & MD, Metaldyne Industries Ltd., concluded the programme by speaking on the relevance of HR as the conference covered topics on entire cycle of the job requirements in the organisation. December 2010 - January 2011 9 Auto News Workshop on Muda Identification & Kaizen Jamshedpur: January 25, 2011 ACMA(ER) organised a half day workshop on Muda Identification and Kaizen. Mr. Ranjot Singh, Regional Coordinator, ACMA(ER) & MD, Emdet Jamshedpur, introduced the faculty, Mr. T. K. Chanda, Resident Counsellor, ACT Div. ACMA and said that for everyone the customer is very important. One has to produce what is the demand of the customer. A process adds value by producing goods or providing a service that a customer will pay for. The process consumes resources and waste occurs when more resources are consumed than are necessary to produce the goods or provide the service that the customer actually wants. Muda or wasteful activities are a waste and its reduction is an effective way to increase profitability. He requested the participants to learn everything they can and utilize their learning in increasing the productivity and profitability. Mr. Chanda established the relationship between terms like cost, price and profit and told the delegates to question the present system, identify the gaps and wastes and eliminate/ minimize it towards cost reduction. He also discussed JIT and JODOKA concepts and explained with the help of various slides, innovation verses kaizen. He discussed MUDA, MURI, MURA types of wastes. Another type MIRU was discussed which means not only to see problems superficially but to closely observe and nurse them. By showing various slides, Mr. Chanda discussed the seven wastes and how Kaizens can be done to reduce these wastes. He also showed what is an ordinary production, what is a fake flow production and a required flow production in a plant. At the end of the programme, Mr. Sanjay Singh, Managing Director, Highco Engineers p. Ltd. proposed the vote of thanks. The delegates were also shown flow production and various Kaizens done at the Highco Plant to give a better understanding of the concept. Workshop on Safety New Delhi: December 3, 2010 ACMA (Northern Region) for the first time organised a One Day Workshop on Safety. Mr. Pravin Malhotra, Member, Regional Council , NORTHERN REGION ACMA (Northern Region) and Managing Director, Nipman Fasteners Industries Pvt. Ltd. said that thinking out of box is the need of the hour. He emphasized that there is tremendous growth in the sector and when the production goes up people dont pay attention to safety. He also said that companies are building new plant, safety should be given due importance. Explaining the Frank Birds Theory of Accident, Mr. Malhotra said that 88% accidents are caused by unsafe acts, 10% accidents are caused by unsafe conditions, 2% accidents are caused by natural calamity, which are not under our control. The faculty of the training programme, Mr. Manoj Mathur while explaining the definition of safety said that Safety is prevention of accidents which result in eliminating personal injury and property damage. The objective of the workshop was to apprise on Category of Accident; Types of Accident; Unsafe Act & Causes of Unsafe Act; Safety Audits & Checklists; Wrong Usage of Hand Tools; Safeguard of Machines; Colour codes and Safety; Safety Communication; How to Ensure Safety; Benefit of Safety Equipments; Basics of Ergonomics and Occupational Hazards. December 2010 - January 2011 10 Auto News 1st SMED Competition New Delhi: December 15, 2010 Considering the positive impact on productivity that a subject of Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) can have in manufacturing units, ACMA Northern Region organized for the first time a Competition on SMED. Mr. Rattan Kapur, Chairman, ACMA (N.R.) welcoming the Jury for the competition said that SMED is an approach to continuous improvement and refers to QCO (Quick Change Over) which reduces the change over time to one digit. Mr. Kapur also mentioned that there is a lot of opportunity in India, which brings along growth and challenges, which we need to prepare ourselves for. Mr. Kapur highlighted the objective of the competition, which was to help companies witness actual case studies from various companies in order to reduce their non-value added activities to a large extent. The Winners of the 1st SMED Competition were : Position Team Co. name 1st Prayash - Mindarika Pvt. Ltd. 2nd Cab Manufacturing. - Climate Systems India Ltd. 3rd Udaan - Mark Exhaust Systems Ltd. Tarang - Trelleborg Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Kapur while thanking the Jury Members which included, Mr. G. Venkataramanan, Deputy General Manager (Plant Maintenance), Hero Honda Motors Ltd., Mr. Sai Kumar, Manager (Production), Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Yogesh Dinkar, Assistant Manager (Quality Control), Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd., mentioned that the insights given would be useful for all the companies to implement and learn from. December 2010 - January 2011 11 Auto News Interaction with President, SAE International, Dr. Andrew Brown, Jr. New Delhi: December 14, 2010 ACMA (Northern Region) along with Society of India Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) organized an interaction with Dr. Andrew Brown, Jr., President, SAE International. Mr. Rattan Kapur, Chairman, ACMA (Northern Region) while welcoming Dr. Brown, Dr. David Schutt, CEO and Mr. Murali M. Iyer of SAE International, briefed members on their visit and about Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), which he mentioned was one of the highly respected technical bodies across the world. Mr. Kapur also said that the automobile industry is changing very fast in respect of the technology, design, light weighting and environment norms. Both the vehicle manufacturer and auto component ancillaries need to upgrade their technologies, skills and work towards greener environment said Mr. Kapur. Mr. S. Sandilya, Vice President, SIAM & Chairman, Eicher Group gave an overview of the Indian Automotive Industry and on the Challenges. Mr. Murali of SAE International in his address briefed the participants of the activities of SAE India and thanked SIAM and ACMA for their active support during the past many years and evinced an interest of further strengthening the ties in field of training. Dr. Brown Jr., President, SAE International in his presentation on Megatrend Analysis & Portfolio Strategy (MAPS) with a focus on HEV / EV (Electrical Vehicle) also stressed on increasing Environmental Awareness & Regulation for the safe and green future. Shop Floor to Top Floor: Information and Communication Technologies Workshop Gurgaon: December 17, 2010 The IT Committee of ACMA in association with ACMA Northern Region and NASSCOM organized a Workshop on Shop Floor to Top Floor Information and Communication Technologies. The workshop included presentations from leading IT solution providers on topics such as Cloud Computing and sharing of experiences by ACMA member firms, with the objective of sharing the ideas that could help improve productivity, quality, cost and delivery of operations. The programme also included a visit to Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. to facilitate cross learning on how IT is being used by world-class companies to integrate various processes and manage supply chain. Mr. Ravi Machani, Chairman IT Committee, ACMA in his welcome address mentioned that ACMA in its mandate had identified educating and enabling its members with user friendly and affordable IT solutions through a defined roadmap, particularly for the SMEs. The Committee he mentioned, towards this had worked closely with a few members of ACMA and various solution providers to address the various needs of the auto component industry with regard to IT. Mr. Anand Ramakrishnan, GM - Cloud Computing Services, Wipro Infotech shared the benefit of clouding which resulted in optimizing the budget and staff output in a company. Mr. Rahul Shandilya- Head Global Services Asia Pacific, Tata Technologies made a presentation on the Solutions for Auto Component Manufacturers. Mr. Abhay Bakre, Joint Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, while addressing the gathering, shared various cluster development schemes of MSME. Mr. S. Srinivasan, CIO, Sundram Fasteners Ltd., while making a case study presentation on Enabling Operational Excellence for Component Manufacturing, mentioned that ERP was now being used for Factory Planning Across Geographical Boundaries. Mr. Srinivasan also shared example of his organization, which was a conglomerate of small and mid-size companies, he mentioned the company was able to deal with OEMs with flexibility while planning its activities with time limits. Highlighting the benefits of using an ERP he said that it gave the company an edge with integrity of individually oriented real-time information, thereby enabling perfection in costing with instant implementation of statutory changes. The advent into ERP also gave company benefits in terms of productivity improvement and compression in time and response to customers. December 2010 - January 2011 13 Auto News Zero Defects through POKA YOKE Ludhiana: January 8, 2011 Based on the overwhelming response and feedback received from the participants in the earlier programs held on the subject in 2009 & 2010, ACMA (Northern Region) once again organized a one day training programme on Poka Yoke on 8th January, 2011 at Ludhiana. Mr. U.S. Ahuja, Member Regional Committee, ACMA, (Northern Region) and Managing Director, New Swan Enterprises welcomed the participants and the faculty Mr. Rakesh Gupta for the training programme. Mr. Ahuja said that it was important for all of us to try to minimize the unwanted activities and efforts should be made by every employee to do small savings in his or her respective areas. In order to sustain the competitive environment, organisations have to keep on improving their process and systems to achieve continuous improvement said Mr. Ahuja. Mr. Rakesh Gupta explained about Poka Yoke and emphasized on creating a Poka Yoke world by implementing its techniques. He highlighted the possible root cause for non conformance/defects by explaining the 6M factors (Man, Material, Machine, Method, Measuring Equipment, Material Handling Equipment). He said that POKA YOKE is the Japanese technique started by Dr. Shigeo Shingo to avoid human error at work aimed at achieving Zero Defect. This technique is a highly effective way to reduce Mistakes and boost Quality and is a device which prevents incorrect parts from being made or assembled or easily identifies a flaw or error, he said. Mr. Gupta also emphasized to look for Poka Yoke opportunities on a line and gave some common examples of Poka Yoke. Northern Region Launches 4th Batch of Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Programme New Delhi: January 17-19, 2011 & March 7-8, 2011 The 4th batch of the 5-day Certification Programme on Six Sigma Green Belt was launched by ACMA (Northern Region) on January 17th 2011. Welcoming the participants, Mr. Sanjay Malhotra, Member Regional Committee, ACMA (Northern Region) and Managing Director, Jumps Auto Industries Ltd. briefed about the birth of Six Sigma philosophy which took place in Motorola. Mr. Malhotra also emphasized on using the process improvement tools to reduce the defect levels to below 100 ppm. Mr. Malhotra said that Six Sigma is a disciplined approach to improve decision making process, such that people start giving guaranteed decision using data & analytical approaches. The concept of Six Sigma has a wider perspective as it not only covers manufacturing related areas, but also non - manufacturing areas like sales, marketing, finance, human resources, purchase and other support functions said Mr. Malhotra. The initiative of ACMA on Six Sigma has trained and certified 411 Black Belts of which 209 are from the Northern Region and 112 Green Belts of which 90 are from Northern Region said Mr. Malhotra. He then formally introduced Mr. Ram Narayan the faculty for the training programme. Mr. Ram Narayan has been the sensei for all the earlier batches, he said. The participants have rated the training as very good to excellent and are excited to take their projects. December 2010 - January 2011 15 Auto News Two Days Workshop on GD&T New Delhi: January 21- 22, 2011 ACMA (Northern Region) organized a two-day workshop on Geometric Di mensi oni ng and Tol eranci ng (GD&T). GD&T is the collection of symbols which is used, by design engineers to communicate geometric requirements for components and assemblies. GD&T which is based on Engineering and Manufacturing principles ensures reduction in cost, interchangeability, and integrity of design requirements and has been widely used in manufacturing industries as their mechanical drawing standard. The faculty, Mr. Sanjay Sharma, DGM, Rico Auto Industries Ltd. explained in detail that GD&T is a language that enables design engineers to "say what they mean" on a drawing, thus improving product designs and lowering cost. GD&T is a common technical drawing language for the designer, tool manufacturer, gauge manuf act urer, process engineer to accurately describe the size, form, orientation, and location of part features. It encourages designers to define a part based on how it functions in the final product or assembly. While explaining the benefits of GD&T he said, applying and interpreting GD&T correctly leads to creating clear and concise drawing, that reduces assumption throughout the manufacturing process, improve product design, and effectively communicate design requirements to suppliers and manufacturers. The workshop was organized to share standard method of interpreting the design and to determine best manufacturing approach. Many symbols and terms i.e. Zones, Tolerances, Datum etc. used in GD&T were discussed during the session. The workshop was focused on actual data with case studies and exercises for product, process and design engineers. Training Programme on Effective Communication Skills New Delhi: January 28-29, 2011 Continuing with the focus on HR, ACMA (NR) organized a Two Days Training Programme on Effective Communication Skills. The faculty for the programme Mr. Rajiv Mathur, President & CEO of Aakansha Management Group said Effective Communication Skills was an essential part of organizational success, which promotes openness, transparency, mutual trust and enables projects or processes to move forward. Poor, unclear and ineffective communication leads to mistrust, low moral and costly mistakes, he said. The following key issues were covered by the faculty in the training : - Definition of Communication - Basic Principles and Types of Communication - Importance of Communication Skills - Improving Communication Effectiveness - Important Guidelines to make Communication Effective. - Communication Styles - Non-Verbal Communication (Body Language) - Barriers to Effective Communication - Overcoming Communication Barriers - Benefits of Attentive Listening - Body Language December 2010 - January 2011 17 Auto News ACMA-YBLF Visit to and Interaction with Infosys Bangalore: December 15, 2010 With an intent of learning from other industries on managing growth, ACMA-YBLF and members from the Regions visited Infosys Technologies Ltd. to understand how this challenge can be handled from their experiences. The Infosys team shared its experiences in the IT sector and how it geared-up for the challenge and managed its growth so well that it has become an icon today. Infosys mentioned that their formula of success is by actually having a SOUTHERN REGION Plan, Infrastructure, Process and System in place to scale to any heights. It was easily understood as: Scale = Plan +Infrastructure + Process +System. They also briefly touched upon the various opportunities in the IT sector for ACMA members. The delegation was led by Mr. Ravi Machani, National Coordinator-YBLF ACMA. Mr Ravi Machani expressed an interest in exploring opportunities in the IT sector that could benefit ACMA members as a whole. The members felt that this being an introductory visit, should be followed- up for better results. 48 Breakthrough Kaizens presented at ACMA Southern Regions 2nd Kaizen Contest & Conference Bangalore: December 17, 2010 The 2nd Kaizen Contest of ACMA Southern Region was hosted by the Karnataka & Hosur Zone, aiming showcasing the breakthrough Kaizens in various companies by the Junior and Middle Management, the contest saw 48 Kaizens being presented, which is an increase of almost 100% as against 25 Kaizens last year. The scope for the contest focused on, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Productivity. In his inaugural address, Mr. Subash Suresh, General Manager Supplier Development, TVS Motor India Ltd. and the Chief of the Panel of Judges of the contest mentioned that Kaizens were a necessity which comes from a customer centric approach. Citing examples from TVS Motors, he mentioned that at the Associate level 36 suggestions were received per year per person. There were 360 QC teams with over 950 projects that saved over Rs.2crores for the company. As a new initiative, the company had also started involving the temporary workers in the suggestion scheme. At the SIT level, Mr. Suresh mentioned that there were 350 teams working on 3700 projects. Another initiative of the company was the Profit Improvement Project wherein executives are involved to identify waste at the workplace. Over Rs.50 crores worth ideas are generated with a potential savings of over Rs.10 crores through this initiative, he mentioned. These are benchmarks that ACMA member companies emulated to achieve cost and quality competitiveness. He commended the efforts of ACMA in spreading awareness and interest amongst the supplier community on QC and Kaizens. The panel of jury for this contest included Mr BNJ Prasad, Mr C Srinath, Mr Murthy, Mr N K Patil, all eminent members in this field. Mr Reguraj, Managing Director of NTTF Industries Pvt. Ltd was the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Session and gave away the trophy and cash awards to the winners. He urged the participants to think differently since innovative thinking was the requirement of the industry, especially in the t i me of exponent i al growth. Mr P S Bas hy am, President of Sundaram Auto Components was the moderator for the program. ACMA in the Press December 2010 - January 2011 19 Auto News December 2010 - January 2011 21 Auto News Mr. K.G. Mohan, Convener- 2nd Kaizen Contest and Conference and the Zonal Coordinator of Karnataka & Hosur Zone, ACMA, mentioned that the response from the membership was overwhelming. He mentioned that the Kaizen contest was an initiative of the Southern Region in 2009 which saw 25 teams compete and nearly doubled in the 2nd edition with 48 Kaizen teams. He also thanked the OEMs who were appreciative and supportive of ACMAs efforts in spreading the awareness of tools like QC, Kaizen and 6 Sigma. Mr. Mohan also placed on record his appreciation of his core team of the Kaizen Contest which included Mr. F.R. Singhvi of Sansera Engineering, Mr. C. Jayaraman of Aditya Auto, Mr. S.M. Hegde of Bosch, Mr. C.N. Prasad of Sundaram Clayton and Mr. P.S. Bashyam of Sundaram Auto Components. He also mentioned of institutionalizing the Kaizen Movement with other Regions following suit and organizing Kaizen Contests. Mr. Vijay Chinnaswamy of Sundaram Fasteners Limited won the 1st Prize and cash award of Rs.10,000/- Mr. R. Sundaralingam and Mr. S. Vijayabharathi of Wheels India won the 2nd Prize and cash award of Rs.7000/- Mr. R. Raghavan and Mr. Authimoolasundaram of Rane (Madras) Ltd. Won the 3rd Prize and cash award of Rs.4000/- Companies suggested to use FMEA as a risk management tool on product and process Chennai: January 8, 2011 ACMA Southern Region organized a one-day Workshop on Failure Mode Effective Analysis (FMEA). The workshop which was attended by 40 participants was highly interactive. ACMA (SR), Mr. J. Sridhar, Zonal Coordinator Chennai & Nearby, mentioned that the objective of the workshop was to analyze the manufacturing process for effective controls and to train on how to foresee the failure modes in the process and take preventive actions. He mentioned that while quality and delivery were imperative, cost reduction was constantly being demanded by customers and only the toughest and fittest organizations would survive. There is an urgent need for all of us to cut cost and for doing that we need to be more innovative, by adopting various methods and practices, he said. Introducing the faculty, Mr. J. Jayabalan of Quality Management Development Centre P. Ltd. or better known as PQMDC , Mr. Sridhar mentioned that Mr. Jayabalan had Implementation knowledge of Supply Chain Management Issues and also acted as an external Change Agent in many improvement activities in client organization. Learning will help you in upgradation of your knowledge and skill, and the implementation of these techniques will definitely help you and the organisation and in turn the entire industry, said Mr. Sridhar. Mr. Jayabalan during his presentation mentioned that FMEA was a risk management tool and that timing of FMEA was very crucial. He deliberated in detail on how to capture the voice of the customer and included games, exercises and videos to give practical experience to the participants. Feedback should be collected from the right customer he emphasised. The workshop covered in detail, understanding the customers voice, introduction of FMEA, Methodology, PFMEA. The workshop also provided understanding of relative risks, how to prioritize, benefits, guidelines, and the 10 step norms. The workshop was well received and was rated good to excellent by the participants. December 2010 - January 2011 22 Auto News ACMA Delegation Visits IMTEX 2011 Bangalore: January 20-26, 2011 IMTEX 2011 - 15th Indian Metal-cutting Machine Tool Exhibition with international participation was organised by IMTMA. A 15-member delegation from ACMA led by Mr. Arvind Kapur, Vice President, visited IMTEX 2011 which focused on the complete product segment of metal cutting machine tools and Tooltech 2011 which focused on newest trends in cutting tools and tooling systems from across the globe. The exhibition saw about 80.000 business visitors from across the Indian manufacturing industry interaction. Mr Arvind Kapur Vice President ACMA & the Guest of Honour at the IMTEX, spoke about the growing demand in the auto industry over the next 10 years and how the machine tool industry is an integral part. He then emphasised that ACMA membership caters to 60-65% of the Workshop on FMEA for K & H members Bangalore: January 29, 2011 ACMA Southern Region (Karnataka & Hosur) organised a one-day Workshop for members on Failure Mode Effective Analysis (FMEA). Mr S M Hegde Regional Committee member of ACMA and VP Commercial, BOSCH Ltd. welcomed the participants to the FMEA workshop and explained the importance of FMEA in the manufacturing industry. The objective of this workshop was to help teams to identify potential failure modes based on past experience with similar products or processes, enabling the team to design those failures out of the system with the minimum of effort and resource expenditure, thereby reducing development time and costs. Mr Hegde spoke about Nano and Toyota whose products were called back from the market to rectify few defects. This not only involves a lot of time and cost to the company but also affects the reputation of the brand. FMEA analyses helps in learning from these failures, which can be avoided in future. The faculty for FMEA workshop was Dr S M Jagadish of Zero Defect Consultants (ZDC), ZDC is involved in implementing Quality Management system to all types of industries. Mr Hegde shared his experience and guided the participants to learn the concept which could be put to use in their respective workplace. machine tool business and therefore there is a need for machine tool industry to scale-up production sufficiently and quickly in order to address the needs of the domestic auto industry. Coinciding the IMTEX, ACMA also arranged for a special interactive session with the Fraunhofer Institutes. Fraunhofer shared about their strengths and how they could collaborate with Indian automotive companies. They also gave a glimpse of some technologies developed through a collaborative approach. The highly interactive session gave a feel that there is a possibility of collaboration in near future. ACMA also participated at this exhibition with an information booth giving information on the Indian auto component industry to the visitors to the Show. December 2010 - January 2011 23 Auto News ACMA Western Region organizes 1st Kaizen Contest & Conference Pune: December 10, 2010 In continuation to its endeavor to provide platform for Sharing of experience & Learning, ACMA Western Region organized the 1st Kaizen Contest & Conference. Congratulating ACMA (Western Region) for initiating such activities that spreads so much knowledge available within the membership, Mr. P. V. Inamdar, President (Manufacturing), Force Motors Ltd. and the Chief Guest, said that it as amazing to see the amount of work done by the young engineers for continuous improvement. It shows the potential ACMA members can achieve, he added. WESTERN REGION Earlier, in his welcome address, Mr. Kirti Rathod, Deputy Chairman, ACMA, WR & Executive Chairman of Luxite Industries mentioned that Kaizens can be implemented in the industry by improving every aspect of business process. The 1st position was won by Mr. M V Ingole of Varroc Polymers Pvt. Ltd. (Plant IV, Aurangabad) Mr. Sharanu N P of Varroc Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (Plant I, Aurangabad) won the 2nd Position. The 3rd position was won by Mr. Vinayak Salunkhe of Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd. Visit to & Interaction with Nashik Engineer Cluster Nashik : December 17 , 2010 With the objective to reach out to the membership in each zone of the Region and to learn about the facilities available in a particular Zone, ACMA Western Region organized a visit to and interaction with Nashik Engineer Cluster. Nashik Engineering Cluster (NEC) is formed under Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS) of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. NEC is registered as a no profit company under the section 25 of companys act 1956. NEC assists industries offering state-of-the-art facilities viz. Product Development Centre, Manufacturing Centre, Testing/Calibration Lab, Business Centre. Welcoming the ACMA delegation, Mr. M.B. Khadilkar, CEO, Nashik Engineering Cluster stated that NEC would like to associate with ACMA and could offer hosts of services specially to the members based in Nashik. Mr. K.S. Patil, Vice-President (OPN.), NEC made a slide presentation on various services that NEC offers. Mr. Patil said that NEC will provide reliable source for quality up - gradation and will introduce the modern technologies to engineering industries to achieve global quality standards at an affordable cost. Mr. Patil mentioned about facilities planned by NEC such as CAD / CAM / CAE CENTRE, RAPID PROTOTYPING, CNC MACHINING CENTER, SPECIALIZED HEAT TREATMENT, INSPECTION / TESTING, CALLIBRATION CENTER and COMMON FACILITIES. Mr. Patil mentioned that ACMA members will use the facilities created at NEC to upgrade their product quality. December 2010 - January 2011 24 Auto News Mr. Balbir Singh Chhabra, Zonal Coordinator- Nashik, ACMA said that that such facility is very helpful for testing and new product development. Appreciating the visit organized by ACMA (WR), members mentioned that the visit was an eye- opener as many of them did not the kind of services are available at NEC. Visit to & Interaction with Metaforge Engineering (I) Pvt. Ltd. Nashik: December 17, 2010 Continuing the tradition to visit and interact with ACMA Award winning companies in order to see and learn the best practices adopted/ implemented by the company, a visit to Metaforge Engineering India Pvt. Ltd Nashik, winner of the ACMA Technology Award ( Certificate of Recognition ) for 2009-10 under SME Category, was organised. Mr. Kaustubh Mehta, Director, Metaforge Engineering India Pvt. Ltd made a presentation on company profile. Mr. Mehta said that the product range include Automobile Fasteners, Rivets, Bolts, Screws, Cold Forged Parts, Shafts, Brake Rods etc. Metaforge has developed a new metal forming process i.e. Extrusion & Fine Forming ( E & F Process) and the process has helped the company to avoid 200 MT of steel to get converted in to chips-scrap from 61 newly developed items, he added. Visit to & Interaction with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Nashik: December 17, 2010 In line with to keep in touch with customers , ACMA (WR) organised visit to Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Nashik Plant. Few members from Northern region also joined the visit Mr. Kiran Rakhe, General Manager, and Mr. Sandeep Naik, Deputy General Manager M & M respectively with their team members interacted with ACMA members. Mr. Kiran Rakhe, General Manager, M&M , gave a brief overview of the Mahindra Nashik Plant. The plant visit included Press shop and Body & Final assembly shop. During Plant visit (Press shop). Mr. Balbir Singh Chhabra, Zonal CoordinatorNashik while interacting, mentioned that ACMA firmly believes that it is important to have regular interaction with customers for mutual benefit and to understand future plan. Giving a brief on ACMA activities and the component industry, Mr. Chhabra said that the component manufacturers are continuously making efforts to meet the expectations of OEMs and in this regard ACMA does help the industry by organizing various activities for performance improvement. The members got aware of the areas where they need to gear up to meet the expectations of OEMs and challenges ahead. December 2010 - January 2011 25 Auto News Interactive Session with auto component manufacturers Nashik: December 17, 2010 In order to promote ACMA and its membership, an interactive session with auto component manufacturers based in Nashik and nearby was organised by ACMA (WR). A presentation on ACMAs Vision and its services was made by Mr. Balbir Chhabra, Coordinator (Nasihk Zone), ACMA. Workshop on Quality Circle Satara: December 23, 2010 ACMA (WR) organised a workshop on Quality Circle at QH Talbros Plant in Satara. Mr. Vinay Kelkar - an ISO lead Assessor was the faculty. Workshop on Quality Circle Pune: January 4, 2011 Based on the feedback from membership to train their personnel about Quality Circle. its Methodology and benefits, ACMA (WR) organised a Workshop on Quality Circle. This was the first ever training programme organised by ACMA in its new office in Pune. Mr. Vinay Kelkar - an ISO lead Assessor was the faculty. The content included 1. Concept, history and philosophy of Quality Circles 2. Present environment 3. How to organize Quality Circles 4. How to decide objectives 5. Idea generation 6. Problem identification and categorization 7. Statistical tools used in Quality Circle activity 8. Steps for Documentation 9. Presentation of Circle activities 10. Assessment of understanding December 2010 - January 2011 26 Auto News Visit to & Interaction with NRB Bearings Ltd. Aurangabad: January 18, 2011 NRB Bearings Ltd. Waluj Plant in Aurangabad is looked as a go-getter in terms of applying and implementing best practices such as TPM, Kaizen, Poka-Yoke, New Product development and In-House automation. To learn from their experiences and achievements ACMA Western Region organised a visit to & interaction with the Company. Presenting a brief overview of the company Mr. B. Venkatraman, Senior General Manager, NRB Bearings Ltd said that the company has been able to reduce break downs, defects and accidents significantly by Autonomous maintenance. Mr. Venkatraman further stated that the Kaizen implementation increased the production by almost 32%. He also mentioned about successful automation of assembly lines with robust QA system. Interacting with Ms. Harshbeena Zaveri, Managing Director of the Company , after the plant visit, members mentioned that the In-house automation done in the company is eye opener. Visit to & Interaction with Endurance Technologies Ltd. Aurangabad: January 18, 2011 A visit to & interaction with Endurance Technologies Ltd. Waluj was organized by ACMA (WR). Mr. Biswajit Choudhury, Group Vice President (Aftermarket & Exports), Endurance Technologies Ltd. presented a brief overview of the company. Mr. Choudhury mentioned that Endurance group is a global force in Aluminium castings (including alloy wheel), suspension, transmission and braking products. The company has five well-equipped R&D Centers recognized by the Department of Science & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, he added. Mr. Choudhury also stated that the company has implemented the best practices and also achieved the desired results. The ACMA delegation got the opportunity to visit three plants viz- Aluminium castings, suspension, transmission and the R&D Center. Members appreciated the best practices such as TPM, Kaizen , Poka- yoke etc. by the Company. December 2010 - January 2011 27 Auto News Launch of HR Forum in ACMA Western Region Pune: January 20, 2011 Paying due attention to the area of Human Resource management which is being viewed to play a significant role in times to come, an HR Forum was launched in the Region under the umbrella of ACMA HR Committee. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. F.R. Singhvi , Chairman-HR Committee, ACMA, said that there is need to strengthen HR in auto component industry. Mr. Singhvi opined that HR & IR should be looked as two separate subjects as HR is related to development of human resource whereas IR is more related to legal issues. The Chairman said that to address all these we need a group of people from HR itself to meet regularly to deliberate on the subject and learn form each other by knowledge sharing. The focus should be employee performance, training people for improvement and sustain the improvement, Mr. Singhvi said. Mr Singhvi suggested that initially the membership be restricted to 15 to 20 member companies to create a motivated and committed group. Ms Sheena S Minhas, Director (HR), Honeywell Turbo India) Pvt. has been appointed the Chairperson, of the Forum. Conference on Effective HR Practices Pune: January 20, 2011 The Vision 2020, a joint study commissioned by ACMA with its knowledge partner M/S Ernst & Young (E&Y), indicates that the Indian auto component industry has the potential to grow from its current level of `1.2 lakh crores ( US $ 26 billion) to almost 5.4 lakh crores ( US $ 113 billion) by 2020. Vision 2020 also says that among the challenges that need to be addressed immediately to capture this potential, availability of skilled manpower is going to be a major challenge. In view of this the industry needs to develop HR practices that enhance recruitment and retention of both management positions and skilled labour. Attracting and retaining global talent and building a performance culture will be important. With this back-drop, ACMA (Western Region) organized a conference on "Effective HR Practices". In order to learn also the best practices, the Conference had speakers from auto as well as non auto industry. The speakers who made the presentation at the conference include Dr. S.V. Bhave, Vice President (HR), Bharat Forge Ltd., Mr. Amit Dogra , General Manager (HR) General Motors India, Dr. Vishwanath Lele, Vice President (HR & IR) Deepak Nitrite Ltd. and Dr. Mukund Vyas , Vice President Corp. Development Executive Regional Hub of Siemens AG, South Asia, Siemens Ltd. Dr. Bhave, while making presentation on Enrichment through Human Resource Development mentioned that an organization needs to share its vision, strategic goals and values with the employees. Dr. Bhave said that an organization also need to believe that its employees are organizations strength. Sighting examples from Bharat Forge, Dr. Bhave stated that the co strive to support employees to grow, learn and build careers by constantly training, upgrading and empowering them for achieving the co's business goals. BFL's mission is to support employees ` in transforming the co into a great place to work with. Presenting Buy Talent vs Develop Talent Mr. Amit Dogra, General Manager (HR) , General Motors India said that organizations continue to hire laterals as well as freshers to meet the growing business needs at the same time employees will continue change career routes due to individual aspirations. However, fundamentals of HR continue to be the same, he added. Talent management is all about managing employee expectations through leadership, Mr. Dogra opined. Speaking on Employee Engagement, Dr. Vishwanath Lele, Vice President (HR&IR), Deepak Nitrite Ltd. stated that there are three kinds of employees in an organization a) Highly engaged b) partially engaged and c) disengaged. To motive and develop disengaged employees is key challenge , he added. Presenting Siemens India perspective on Architecting Talent in Emerging Market, Dr. Mukund Vyas, Vice President Corp. Development Executive Regional Hub of Siemens AG, South Asia, Siemens Ltd. mentioned that we need to study the mind set of Indian Talent and Create specific practices to Tap into Employee Motivation. The cost of retaining talent is three times lower than attracting and on-boarding New talent, hence worth investing in retention strategies , he added. Earlier welcoming the participants, Mr. Ramchandra Rao , Executive Director, Eaton Industrial Systems Pvt. Ltd. thanked Mr. F.R. Singhvi, Chairman-HR Committee, ACMA for initiating HR Forum in the Regions. How to manage Human Capital is one of the most important area to work on for any sector , Mr, Rao said. Speaking on the occasion Mr. F.R. Singhvi said that the whole objective of having the Regional Forum and organizing such conference is to make auto industry the best industry to work with. December 2010 - January 2011 28 Auto News N C ational ommittees Propelled passenger vehicles which constitute over 35% of the total population of coaches on Indian Railways. RCF recently rolled out Indian Railways first air conditioned Double Decker rake, comprising of 10 coaches (08 double deckers and 02 Power Cars). The coaches are clear illustration of Indian Railways capabilities in design and manufacturing of new types of rolling stock. The double Decker trains would herald a new era in rail travel in the country, because now a common man would be able to afford air conditioned travel at a lower cost. Mr Pradeep Kumar, General Manager, Rail Coach Factory, and his team interacted with the delegates on trends and opportunities in passenger coach manufacturing in Indian Railways (IR). The visit to RCF plant was an eye-opener and the delegates got to know about the opportunities for industry sourcing. The automobile industry can benefit from the IR growth by becoming a part of its sourcing requirements. The visit to RCF was then followed by visit to International Tractor Ltd. The Sonalika Group has a strong platform with a turnover of approx. 600 million USD. The annual average growth of 30% is its testimony of achievements. The delegation members interacted with Mr. A.S. Mittal, VC and Mr. Deepak Mittal, MD. The members visited the companys plant and interacted with Sonalikas senior management team. The company has its own R&D facility, engine division, light and heavy machining shop. The Group also has its auto components division for gears & shafts; die development unit; die development unit, press shop, etc. The management also shared its Vendor Selection Procedure. Globalisation & India Brand Building Committee CEOs Mission to Germany November 22-26, 2010 In order to strengthen the existing linkages as well as to bring to fore new opportunities for its members, ACMA decided to mount a CEOs Mission to Germany. The mission was led by Mr. Srivats Ram, President, ACMA. The deputy leader of the mission was Mr. Arvind Kapur, Vice President, ACMA. Some of the highlights of the visit were: 1. Presentation by E&Y on German Automotive Industry Ernst & Young GmbH made a detailed presentation on the Germany automotive industry - a snapshot. Some highlights are: German economy: Nominal GDP per capita = 40,000 USD Passenger car par of 41 mln cars, density of 500 cars per 000 700,000 employees in the automotive industry High labour cost and inflexible employment conditions Key facts: Vehicle Exported - 68.8% of their domestic production in 2009 Suppl i ers clustered in the regions of Lower Saxony (Volkswagen), North Rhine- Westphalia (Ford, Opel), Hessen (Opel), Baden-Wrttemberg (Daimler, Porsche, Iveco) and Bavaria (BMW, Audi, MAN) and around smaller production sites in other federal states. 2. Visit to Continental Group, Regensburg Continental made a presentation on Continental Group and Regensburg plant. Aerospace, Defence & Railways Committee ACMA Members Visit to Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala & International Tractor Ltd., Hoshiarpur Punjab: January 28, 2011 With the focus on infrastructure development, the Govt. of India has planned huge expansion of Indian Railways offering an investment opportunity of 68,000 crores, in total, a part of which will be for the expansion of rolling stock manufacturing. This offers a huge opportunity for ACMA members to orient its business to meet this new demand, in a comparatively risk free environment. In order to commence an organised initiative in this area, ACMA- Aerospace, Defence & Railways Committee organised a visit to and interaction with senior representative of Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, Punjab, on January 28, 2011. The objective of this visit is to understand the business potential and component supply opportunities to Indian Railways. Established in 1986, RCF is a coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways. RCF has already carved a niche in the industrial scenario of the country at large and Indian Railways, in particular. It has manufactured around 16000 passenger coaches of 51 different types including Self December 2010 - January 2011 29 Auto News Mr. Srivats Ram then made a presentation on Auto Component Industry in India: Growing Capabilities & Strengths. The presentation was followed by a plant tour to Continentals automotive electronics production centre. 3. Visit to Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg The delegates were taken for a guided plant tour of the Volkswagen plant and Autostadt. The mission members then had an opportunity of meeting Dr. Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, Member of Board of Management & Head -Global Purchasing, Volkswagen AG who welcomed the mission on behalf of VW group. Mr. Srivats Ram profiled the Indian auto component industry through the ACMA Presentation. Dr. Garcia cited that Volkswagen aspires to produce 1,60,000 cars in India by 2011 and be the largest car manufacturer by 2018. Dr. Garcia also opined that Volkswagen will continue to localize to obtain full cost advantage of India. Dr. Garcia while summarizing his expectations from India mentioned that while Indian suppliers are good in castings and forgings and they lack in the area of safety, electronics, plastics, injection moulding, interior parts etc. Dr. Garcia opined that Indian suppliers should also be more conscious towards quality, labour, productivity and tooling. Dr. Garcia also highlighted the lack of professionalism in project management. During the course of the discussion President briefed on the following areas where Volkswagen could work together with ACMA: Train the trainer programme for ACT (ACMA Centre for Technology) Counsellors to facilitate upgradation of quality and productivity at Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels as well as to address specifics related to programme on Project Management. Automotive Cluster at Saxony: We would like to know more on the programme content/curriculum and how some of the initiatives could be integrated into ACT cluster programmes. Supplier networking between Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels with regard to partnership / technology between Indian and German companies with support of Volkswagen. Following the above interaction, meetings were held with senior members of global purchasing team from Interiors, Electronics, Exterior and Metal and Powertrain group respectively. The members also had an opportunity of making their corporate presentation with specific groups. 4. Visit to BMW, Munich BMW made a presentation on Sourcing from India for the BMW Group and briefed about the BMW Supply chain - Challenges and Solutions. The above presentation was followed by a presentation by Mr. Srivats Ram, President, ACMA. After a brief discussion with the purchasing team, the mission members were taken to BMW Plant 1.1. / Dostlerstrae for a visit. The delegates also had an opportunity of interacting with Dr. Herbert Diess, Purchasing & Supplier network / Member Board of Management and Members of BMW Purchasing Department over lunch. Other senior members from BMW also joined the luncheon meeting. 5. Visit to Sona BLW Przisionsschmiede The mission members then called on Dr. Surinder Kapur, Chairman, Sona Group. Dr. Kapur gave an overview of BLW and on the components being manufactured in the above plant and the technology being used. The delegates were then taken for plant tour after which Dr. Kapur gave a presentation on Sona Group. Dr. Kapur then shared his experiences and insights into the challenges of acquiring an international manufacturing facility and managing the same. 6. Interaction with Consul General Mr. Anup Kumar Mudga The delegation called on Mr. Anup Mudgal, Consul General, Consulate General of India in Munich. Mr. Mudgal briefed the delegates on the outstanding relationship the two countries enjoyed and informed that next year would be the German year in India in commemoration of 60 years of Indo-German diplomatic relation and 2012 would be Indian year in Germany with the theme People to People. Mr. Mudgal encouraged ACMA to organise an active participation in both the events. 7. Visit to Fraunhofer Institutes The delegates were welcomed at Fraunhofer Headquarters by Dr. Dirk Meints Polter, Advisor to President who then addressed the mission members on the opportunities for cooperation between ACMA and the Fraunhofer Institutes. Mr. Srivats Ram made a detailed presentation on ACMA and the suggested way forward for technical cooperation between ACMA and the Fraunhofer Institutes. Ms. Anandi Iyer then profiled the capabilities of the Fraunhofer Institutes in the automotive space. The delegates were then taken to Fraunhofer ESK - Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Systems ESK. Fraunhofer ESK (which is a part of a chain of 59 Research Institutes in Germany) undertakes applied re- search focused on information and communication systems that are simultaneously secure, powerful, intelligent and simple to use. Researchers at this institute are experts in a wide range of information December 2010 - January 2011 30 Auto News and communication technology fields, from transmission technologies and protocols and system to intelligent applications. After the visit, a workshop session on Resource Efficient Production was conducted which was followed by another workshop session on Modes of Collaboration between Fraunhofer & ACMA. Ms. Anandi Iyer then briefed on the plan to present the capabilities of Fraunhofer to the regional centres of ACMA in January 2011 coinciding with the IMTEX 2011 and Tooltech 2011 scheduled to be held in Bangalore from 20 to 26 January 2011. 8. Visit to Daimler AG, Wrth Mr. Joerg Reiting, welcomed the delegation at the Daimler Truck plant in Wrth which was followed by an AV presentation on evolution of Daimler and visit to the truck plant. After the visit to the truck plant, the delegates interacted with the team at Daimler over lunch after which the mission travelled to Mannhiem for a visit to Daimler bus plant. The delegates were then shown a presentation on Daimler plant followed by ACMA Presentation by Mr. Srivats Ram. One-to-one business meetings were also arranged with Daimler purchasing team. 9. Meeting with Mr. Hans Remsing, Deutsche Bank The delegates had an interaction with Mr. Hans Remsing, Director-Head of Industry Expert Team Automotive & Engineering from Deutsche Bank who gave a presentation on M&A in the Automotive-Industry. would remain on high strength steel in keeping with future emission norms. High strength steel reduces the overall weight of a vehicle with an increased fuel efficiency, thereby helping reduce CO2 emissions. Tata Steels joint venture with Nippon Steel is expected to boost the cold rolled coil production from the present 1.6 mt to 2.2 mt for the Jamshedpur plant. Tata Steel has also developed Mn 440 tensile strength steel in cold rolled and galvanized category for structural members of cars. Another new product, the interstitial free high strength exposed panels will help reduce weight of body in white by around 6-10%. Speaking on the delegations visit to Tata Steel that was the first interaction of the year, Mr Srivats Ram, President ACMA, addressed on the growth potentials of the automotive sector with challenges common to both the sectors. The component industry, he said, was keen to understand Tata Steels plans specifically catering to small members requirements. President ACMA, complimented Tata Steel for being the first Indian Steel company with the prestigious Deming award to its credit- an acclaim very few steel mills in the world had achieved. The ACMA delegation was also taken for a tour of the plant. Members visited the pickling line & tandem cold mill, 100% hydrogen batch annealing line and also the automotive galvanizing line of Tata Steel which is the only one in India . The members Executive Committee ACMA also interacted with Mr H M Nerurkar, Mg Director, Tata Steel on 11th January, 2011. Raw Material Committee Visit to and Interaction with Tata Steel Jamshedpur: January 10, 2011 Coinciding with the Executive Committee meeting in Jamshedpur, ACMA also had an interaction of the EC and members, Raw Material Committee with Tata Steel, Jamshedpur . Welcoming members to Tata Steel, Mr T Narendran, Vice President (Flats), gave an overview on the Tata Steel production facilities and its expansion plans. With a capacity of around 27 million tons globally, Tata Steel, said Mr Narendran, was one of the top 10 global steel companies in the world. The company also was the single largest supplier of flat products to the automotive sector . The interactions he said, would enable members ACMA understand the Tata Steel production plans specifically for automotive steel requirements. Tata Steels Jamshedpur plant currently produces around four million tons (MT) of flat products and is expected to increase to approx 6.5 MT in an years time. Talking on the overall domestic steel scenario, Vice President , Tata Steel felt that while the entire demand of hot rolled steel was being met by domestic mills, supply of cold rolled steel could be a constraint for most high end grades even though at lower levels, at least till FY 14/15 . To specifically cater to the automotive requirements, focus of Tata Steel December 2010 - January 2011 31 Auto News Small & Medium Enterprises Committee Seminar on procedure for obtaining financial assistance from SIDBI & MSME for SMEs New Delhi: December 13, 2010 ACMA-SME Committee organised a SME Seminar on Procedure for obtaining financial assistance from SIDBI & MSME for SMEs. Mr. Sunil Arora, Chairman - SME Committee & Joint Managing Director, Abilities India Pistons & Rings Ltd., welcomed the speakers, viz. Mr. Dharmendra Prakash, Jt. Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, Mr. Ramesh Dharmaji, General Manager, SIDBI Mumbai & Ms. Anubha Prasad, Asst. General Manager, Northern Zonal Office, SIDBI. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Arora said that the Vision 2020 Report of ACMA had given a special thrust to the SMEs as the report revealed that the Indian auto component industry had a potential of turning out to be a USD 113 billion industry by 2020 from the existing level of USD 26 billion - an extremely challenging task. He further stated that the challenge called for a significant upgradation of the SMEs. The Seminar was focused on the procedure for obtaining the financial assistance under the following schemes : Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) Scheme of SIDBI. The Scheme aims at facilitating Technology Upgradation by providing upfront Capital Subsidy to SSI units through which the SIDBI provides Rs. 15 lacs to each SSI unit. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro & Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) set up jointly by MSME Ministry & SIDBI. Credit facilities covered under this scheme are : Term Loans and Working Capital Facility up to Rs.100 lakh per borrowing unit, extended without any collateral security or third party guarantee. Risk capital is provided on the backing of cash flows from the business rather than asset cover/ collaterals. Risk capital can be availed for multiple requirements including bridging gap in promoters contribution, margin money on working capital, non-asset creating investments viz marketing, brand building, creating distribution network, technical know-how, software purchase, investment in energy efficiency and quality improvement products, R&D, investments in training and manpower cost, etc. The Corpus of this fund is `. 2000 Crores. Bar Code by MSME : Financial assistance is provided by the Ministry of MSME to those companies who implement the GS1 Bar Code which is a global standard in bar coding. Mr. Dharmendra Prakash also emphasised on the other schemes that were available with the MSME Ministry to support the SME companies, viz., the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP) under which the Ministry provides financial support to SME on the following schemes : Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme. Design Clinic Scheme. Promotion of ICT in Manufacturing sector. Setting up Mini-Tool Rooms on PPP Mode. Technology & Quality Management support for SMEs. Entrepreneurial & Management development of SMEs through Incubators. Encourage Quality Management Standards and Quality Technology Tools (QMS/QTT). Building Awareness on Intellectual Property Rights. Marketing Assistance & Technology Upgradation Activities. Marketing Support / Assistance to SMEs (Bar Coding). December 2010 - January 2011 32 Auto News M R embers' oom NEW MEMBERS IN ACMA FOLD ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Ecocat (India) Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. 4, 20th Milestone, Mathura Road Faridabad-121006 (Haryana) Products Manufactured : Catalytic converters Quality Certification : ISO/TS 16949:2002 by DNV Hindustan Glass Works Ltd. Hindustan Glass Works Ltd. G.T. Road, Bamrauli, Allahabad - 211012 Products Manufactured : Laminated safety, toughened safety insulated glass, bullet resistant glass Quality Certification : ISO 9001:2000 by SQC New Swan Autocomp Pvt. Ltd. C-214, Phase-VIII, Focal Point, Ludhiana Products Manufactured : Fine blanking sheet metal components like Exhaust, engine and transmission parts Quality Certification : ISO/TS 16949:2009 by Vincotte Track Components Ltd. Plot No. 21, Sector 7 IMT Manesar, Gurgaon - 122050 Products Manufactured : Sheet metal & tubular assemblies of exhaust Quality Certification : ISO 9001:2008 by DNV India Kostal NTTF Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. Shed No. T12/13, First East Cross Road Gandhinagar, Vellore - 632006, Tamilnadu Products Manufactured : Automobi l e el ectri cal , assembl y combination switches and HVAC control panels Makro Cast Pvt. Ltd. R.S. No. 613/2 AB, S.P. Road, Kolavennu Post, Kankipadu Mandal, Andhra Pradesh Products Manufactured : Slack adjuster, manifolds, housings, polymer end fitting Quality Certification : ISO 9001:2008 by TUV India SSI Goa Auto Accessories Ltd. Plot No. 2, Honda Industrial Estate Honda, Sattari, Goa - 403530 Products Manufactured : Shackle/spring pins, gear box shafts, pressing items, assembly brake shoes, & sub-assemblies for bus body Quality Certification : ISO 9001:2000 by TUV India ISO/TS 16949:2002 by TUV Nord SSI Anand Automotive Ltd. 1, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016 Product / Services : Advisory/ consultancy services in the area of Finance, Human Resources, Business Development, etc. Harman International India Pvt. Ltd. #301, 3B Campus, 3rd Floor, RMZ Ecospace, Suryapur Ring Road, Bangalore - 560103 Product / Services : Development of Infotainment Systems to the automobiles TVS Infotech Ltd. 82, Santhome High Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai - 600028 Product / Services : End to end ERP solutions, custom built add on solution for automotive, template based SAP solutions for automotive Quality Certification : ISO 9001:2008 by BSI
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture A&B Wing, 5th Floor, MCCIA Trade Tower, ICC Complex, S.B. Road Pune - 411016 Legal Status : Section 25 Company Services : MCCIA is a key partner in the economic development of Maharashtra State. The Chamber, for the past seventy five years, has been working closely with many prestigious organisations to promote Pune and Maharashtra as an attractive destination for setting up industries and investments, a major global source of quality products and services and as a premier marketing centre. Takata India Pvt. Ltd. Unit No.506, Spazedge 5th Floor, Tower B, Spaze Building Sector-47, Gurgaon-Sohna Road Gurgaon 122002 Endurance Technologies Ltd. E 94, MIDC, Waluj Aurangabad 431136 Birla AccuCast Limited S-2, Vedant Commercial Complex, 2nd Floor, Pokhran Road no. 1, Vartak Nagar, Thane 400606 AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP CHANGE IN DETAILS CHANGE IN CONTACT DETAILS December 2010 - January 2011 33 Auto News Amararaja Batteries Ltd. 5th Floor, Astra Towers, 12P, Kondapur, Hitech City Hyderabad 500038 D. D. Industries Ltd. DD House, F-1/9, Okhla Industrial Area Phase-I, New Delhi 110020 The name of Oswal Electricals has been changed to Oswal Castings Pvt. Ltd. CHANGE IN COMPANY NAME The name of Sree Lakshmi Industrial Forge & Engineers Ltd. has been changed to Kems Forgings Ltd. Mr. Nandkumar Shinde, Manager Quality Assurance / MR, Involute Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Biswajit Choudhury, Vice President (After Market), Endurance Technologies Ltd. Mr. M. S. Arora, SBU Head, Birla AccuCast Limited Mr. Saayon Chakrabarti, Head (OEM), Amararaja Batteries Ltd. Mr. Karan Gambhir, Managing Director, D. D. Industries Ltd. CHANGE IN NAME OF ADDRESSEE Rockman Industries, Haridwar plant has recorded "Foundry of the Year 2010" (GDC/LPDC) award. The award was given by Aluminium Caster's Association of India on 4th December,2010 in Chennai. Mr Arvind K. Gupta CO's alongwith Mr Satish Varanasi, AVP & Plant Head and Mr. Manmeet , Head of LPDC, seen in the picture, have received the award on behalf of Rockman Industries. N K Minda Group joins hands with Kosei Aluminum JV to manufacture Alloy Wheels and Precision Aluminium Die Casting Parts for Major OEMs N K MINDA Group, the USD 380 mn technology leader in Auto Components Industry, and Kosei Aluminum Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Alloy Wheels in Japan, today announced the formation of 40:60 equity Joint Venture (JV). The signing ceremony on December 6, 2010 was held in Kosei's head office in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The new JV was signed off by the CMD of Minda Industries Limited., Mr. Nirmal K Minda and the President and CEO of KOSEI, Mr. Shunkichi Kamiya. MEMBERS' FEAT EM V E I E H N C T A IP Rings Ltd. has been awarded the PLATINUM AWARD in Auto Ancillary sector and also CONSISTENCY AWARD by FROST & SULLIVAN under the ET India Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2010. Obituary We are grieved to inform the sudden demise of Mr KK Gupta, Chairman of Kavia Engineering Private Ltd on 20 December 2010. Mr KK Gupta, was a very active person in the industry and in ACMA as well. He has played a key role in ACMA and supported its activities. His contribution to the industry has immensely benefitted the entire community. May his soul rest in peace. We pray to Almighty to give his family the courage to overcome this grief. Ashok Iron Group received 3 Best Performance Awards at the Supplier Conference held during the current year 2010-11 from the following customers : TAFE: Best Supplier Award for Overall Performance Atlas Copco : Best New Product Development Performance Award KOEL : Best Supplier Award for Speed-Response to New products December 2010 - January 2011 34 Auto News ACMA-YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS' FORUM (YBLF) A generational transition is quietly taking place concurrently, in the substantially family-owned and family-managed auto component industry in India. For the young, second-generation entrepreneurs, the high growth opportunity is adrenalin. The challenges are daunting, but there is strong determination to win. It is this group of Just do it generation that constitutes the YBLF. ACMA's response to the unprecedented change in the competitive scenario, the growth opportunity and a generational change in the industry, was the creation of the forum in 2003 for Young Business Leaders where they could interact, exchange ideas, meet with Thought Leaders, visit industrial units, make friends and live a life, as they prepare to takeover the management of their units. It has been some time since ACMA-YBLF began, an initiative that is now widely recognised in the Industry. In this time, the Forum has had many Quality Sessions, both National & International. YBLF Membership is over 150 across India. The members share and learn together, to develop the business confidence and acquire the leadership skills required to face the emerging challenges in our industry. The companies represent are existing members of ACMA and this is one eligibility criteria for being an ACMA-YBLF member. What started as an idea to network, in our auto component industry, is rapidly turning into a unique movement, where we are witnessing the development of potential leadership, through an organised structure: the Young Business Leader Forum (YBLF). In this exciting journey, YBLF gives the most important opportunity - to form bonds of friendship, which can be cherished for a lifetime. Please send-in your details at acma@acma.in We invite you to please join us! YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS' FORUM YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS' FORUM Leadership & Learning are indispensible to each other J.F. Kennedy Are You Accessing ACMA Website? Your one point Quick & Easy Information centre on Indian Auto Industry www.acmainfo.com www.acmainfo.com has been designed and developed for the use by ACMA members, keeping in mind the needs of the members in terms of information, quick and effective communication between the members and the Secretariat and also between the members themselves. The objective of the website is to achieve a streamlined 2-way, fast, communication between ACMA, its members and between the members themselves, to provide value added services to the membership. Members please do use the Website extensively and check the Circulars, Monthly Flash Reports, ACMA Library of Reports & Documents and International enquiries pages, ACMA Newsletters, Message Forum, at least once a day to keep yourself abreast of whats happening in the industry. You may also like to use the search document option in the members page of the website to search for documents and reports. Incase you have not registered (open to ACMA members only) yet please register yourself for accessing the ACMA website www.acmainfo.com. We shall grant you access as soon as we receive your registration. For any clarification, please contact Mr Niladri Mallick, Director or Mr Vikram Saigal, Executive Officer.