Mr. Mahesh Kaikini is a competent professional with more than 3 decades of multifaceted experience in engineering, project management, new model development, plant operations, and corporate quality management in the automobile industry. He is currently working as Chief Quality Officer, Hero MotoCorp Limited.
Hero MotoCorp being an Industry Leader has always been evolving by bringing technological advances in the domain of Automotive Manufacturing. From Industry 4.0 to building Smart Factory, we envisage the future governed by emerging technologies. The extensive use of Artificial Intelligence in amalgamation with machine tool technology has made the concept of Smart machines look pragmatic. A shift from conventional manufacturing to the use of Additive Manufacturing is yet another step towards the evolution of the Manufacturing sector. We believe continuous digitization of the entire value chain along with emerging technologies will unfold a new era in Automotive Manufacturing.
Manufacturers have realized the significance of IIoT and hence almost every organization is now adopting IIoT technology. The technology helps manufacturers to tremendously increase their efficiency and productivity. Due to high efficiency, manufacturers are increasingly adopting IIoT in the production process and hence there is a rise in demand for IIoT technology.
Industries and manufacturers across the globe comprehend the importance of digitalization. The fact that digitalization helps in creating business values and opportunities, is one of the prime reasons for the manufacturers and organizations adopting IIoT technologies. With these changes in the business environment, and manufacturers adopting new technology and trends, there is an immense pressure on the machine tool industry to provide the desired output. Adhering to the current trends, the machine tool industry must tune itself to embrace advanced technologies and high precision machine tools through further investments in R&D and innovations. The machine tool industry will have to match the requirements of the manufacturing industry.
The three trends affecting the global machine tool industry are process automation, additive manufacturing and the rise of electric vehicles. Process automation enables A grade quality products with better precision in a shorter period of time. Automation of the processes will create user friendly machines. Secondly, Additive manufacturing provides light-weight, cost-effective and quick solutions for concept validation, which is highly profitable for the organizations. Although electric vehicles are the talk of every discussion these days, there is still a longer period of time for complete transition. Apart from that experts believe there are still numerous segments wherein the machine tool industry will play a vital role in the electric vehicle industry.
The Robotic-assisted machine tools is another popular trend that sees inroads in the manufacturing industry. The robotic assisted machine tools add high precision in the machine tools and have proven immensely beneficial for the manufacturing sector.
With the introduction of automation in the tool manufacturing industry, the organizations are focusing on implementing automation in the design and manufacturing process, which will help in reducing the manual errors,and eventually taming down the cost.
About Hero MotoCorp:
Hero MotoCorp is the dominant market leader in India – the world's largest two-wheeler market – with over 50% share in the domestic motorcycle market. With over 100 million satisfied customers across the globe, it continues to champion socio-economic progress and empowerment through its range of products and services.
Hero MotoCorp’s manufacturing facilities are based on the core principle of sustainable development, as the Company remains committed to maintaining the highest ecological standards. It has eight globally benchmarked manufacturing facilities, including six in India and one each in Colombia and Bangladesh.
Hero MotoCorp currently has an annual combined production capacity of around 9 million units of two-wheelers. Its plants use world class equipment and processes and have become a benchmark in leanness and productivity
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