Author: Ganesh Mahale
Bengaluru, July 6, 2026: Hical Technologies, a Bengaluru-based precision electromechanical manufacturer serving global aerospace and defence platforms, today announced the groundbreaking of its new 160,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The facility is being developed to expand Hical’s aerospace-qualified precision machining, fabrication and special process capabilities for global original equipment manufacturer programmes. The new facility marks the next phase of Hical’s aerospace and defence manufacturing growth and is expected to strengthen the company’s ability to support complex, high-precision programmes for international customers. It will complement Hical’s existing electromechanical manufacturing capabilities and help address rising demand for reliable,…
Gleason Corporation has appointed Bijal Thakkar as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective July 6, 2026. With Bijal Thakkar’s appointment, Gleason reinforces its commitment to long-term growth while remaining focused on delivering innovative solutions that help customers succeed in an increasingly dynamic global marketplace. John J. Perrotti, Gleason Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Bijal brings deep experience, strong energy, and a proven track record of leadership working for different multi-national manufacturing companies. I am confident she will play an important role in advancing Gleason’s global leadership in gear technology and other key markets.” Bijal commented “I am honored to assume the…
50:50 joint venture to manufacture high-capacity cranes in India with a planned investment of around ₹200 crore in an 11-acre manufacturing facility in Haryana. Company to manufacture Truck Cranes, Crawler Cranes and Rough Terrain Cranes, to be followed by more crane models in subsequent phases. New Delhi, 2 July 2026: Action Construction Equipment Limited, India’s leading construction equipment manufacturer and the world’s largest Pick-and-Carry crane manufacturer, and KATO Works Co., Ltd., Japan’s globally recognised manufacturer of mobile cranes and construction machinery, announced ACE KATO Pvt. Ltd., their 50:50 joint venture company that will manufacture high-capacity cranes in India for domestic and global markets. ACE KATO Pvt. Ltd. has…
Armstrong Industrial in China has further strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Shaoze Wang as Sales Manager – Fluid, based in Shanghai. According to Sabrina Zhang, General Manager of Armstrong Industrial China, Wang brings over 20 years of valuable experience in the industrial sector. Having worked for leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), he has dealt extensively with large Chinese engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors and sub-contractors, cultivating and maintaining strategic key accounts across mainland China. “His in-depth expertise in the sales lifecycle of valves, pumps and related fluid equipment will contribute to our innovative and solutions-driven approach…
Global hot runner technology leader expands its Indian manufacturing base with a 40,000 sq ft plant in Vasai – advancing the Make in India vision through globally engineered systems built locally for the country’s plastics industry. Yudo Hot Runner India Pvt. Ltd. has opened a new 40,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Vasai, near Mumbai, dedicated exclusively to Hot Runner systems. The expansion more than doubles the company’s domestic production capacity from around 180–190 systems per month to nearly 400 marking one of Yudo’s most significant investments in strengthening India’s plastics manufacturing base. The facility embodies a “global technology, local manufacturing” approach –…
Flir, a Teledyne company, is highlighting a new advancement in automated non‑destructive testing (NDT) through a technical collaboration with edevis GmbH, a leader in active thermography. Flir, a Teledyne company, is highlighting a new advancement in automated non‑destructive testing (NDT) through a technical collaboration with edevis GmbH, a leader in active thermography. Together, the companies demonstrate how the Flir A6450 long‑life cooled MWIR camera integrates seamlessly into automated inspection workflows to detect structural anomalies in real time, enabling manufacturers to identify defects that traditional point‑based methods or standard sensors often miss. Across industries such as automotive, energy, and advanced manufacturing,…
When Beckhoff elevated the industrial computer to the status of a central control system four decades ago, a paradigm shift occurred. For 40 years, PC-based control has been putting the power of IT standards and Moore’s Law directly into the hands of machine and system engineers. With the bundling of PLC, motion control, and technologies such as measurement technology, robotics, and vision on a single integrated platform, users today benefit from outstanding performance combined with significant cost and space savings. In the 1980s, industrial production was characterized by the classic, hardware-based PLC. The PLC was considered reliable, but on the…
The next-generation N-Tron NT7000 Series delivers fast startup, rapid network recovery, and hardware-based precision timing—built for modern industrial networks where seconds matter. Industrial networks are advancing. They’re getting faster, more complex, and more dependent on uptime than ever before. To meet these demands, HMS Networks—a manufacturer of innovative technologies that empower industrial organizations to control, connect and visualize their data—is pleased to announce the launch of the N Tron® NT7000 Series, an advanced managed industrial Ethernet switch platform designed for real world industrial environments where failure is not an option. Fast startup and rapid recovery When a production line comes…
Flexibility, power density, and price are three essential requirements of the market for drive components. These were also the focus during the development of the GPT gearhead family from FAULHABER. The gearheads can be flexibly combined with various motors from the standard range, such as motors from the flat BXT brushless family or the brushless DC drives from the microdrive experts. During development, they were specifically designed to work with the DC drives of the GXR/SXR gearhead family. This allows for perfectly matched combinations of encoders, drives and gearheads, which can be combined compactly and with matching diameters without additional…
On a high-speed food and beverage line, small errors rarely stay small across the wider production environment. A slightly underfilled tray. A seal that doesn’t fully bond. A trace of product caught where it shouldn’t be. Individually, they seem minor. But multiplied across thousands of units per hour, they turn into waste, rework, complaints and sometimes recalls. And when that happens, it’s not just the business that feels it. Production teams face pressure. Quality managers answer difficult questions. Consumers lose trust. Many manufacturers still rely heavily on visual inspection to catch these issues. The reality is simple. What you can…