WCA March 2021

India Insight

Strategic tie-up provides IIoT solution for extrusion lines

Supermac Industries, in an exclusive strategic tie-up with Siemens India, now offers a fully managed Siemens Mindsphere IIoT solution to integrate with its extrusion lines. CE-certified Supermac states that it is the first Indian cable extrusion machine manufacturer to roll out its equipment with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) solutions. The first order received is in the process of delivery, said Vivek Kohli, director at Supermac Industries, with the customer excited to receive the first Supermac user-centric IIoT system. With the strategic tie-up with Siemens, Supermac offers a fully managed Siemens Mindsphere IIoT solution that allows users to easily and securely connect and manage data from production lines/assets. The high-end technology will offer customers real-time monitoring of critical line and process parameters and line uptime-downtime analysis, along with OEE monitoring. Customers will be able to access real-time process traceability of critical process parameters to establish machine learning/analytical capabilities.

With a global trend towards auto- matic manufacturing, Supermac is committed to conform to Industry 4.0 standards, and can now offer IIoT as part of its modern extrusion lines. Customers can have access to their equipment and processes at all times and from anywhere in the world. This innovation can provide benefits in process optimisation, quality control, cross-vendor shop- floor integration, energy efficiency, predictive maintenance and data security, among other features. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Supermac Industries is focused on adopting new ways of working and progressing with advanced automation and new technologies for a competitive edge. Breaking the convention of equipment being commissioned only by a supplier’s engineer visit to the customer site and charging the equipment on-site, Supermac has remotely commissioned three sets of equipment online. The first of these – an optical fibre rewinding line – was commissioned in Texas, USA, during a lockdown phase. This was followed by the successful

❍ Vivek Kohli, director at Supermac Industries

❍ Jasvinder Singh,

Supermac Industries managing director

charging of a sheathing line for a customer in India, and a high-speed insulation line in Bangladesh, also during lockdown. The Supermac team was able to upload all drives’ software etc, working remotely. All of the equipment was commissioned with online support by engineers and technical support, concluding with successful start-up. Supermac is actively working on its next project, to offer a “plug and switch” service on equipment at the customer’s site without sending commissioning engineers. This will be possible by performing all online trials at Supermac’s premises before sending the equipment to the customer. Supermac Industries (India) Ltd www.supermacindia.com the country including as far as Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, etc.” The company has maintained its hiring during the pandemic, using virtual as well as offline methods. The hiring process is a mix of remote and on-site visits. Shortlisted candidates go through an internally developed induction programme over three weeks, during which they are exposed to the entire manufacturing process and various units under each product vertical. After the successful completion of the induction process, they are posted to different plant units. Viraj Profiles Ltd www.viraj.com

Major Mumbai recruitment drive Stainless steel long products specialist Viraj Profiles Ltd is looking to recruit close to 1,200 ITI, Diploma and B. Tech graduates in 2021, to deploy them across its various plants located near Mumbai, India. that gap by offering them equal access to the career opportunities. “Our recruitment team is visiting various ITI training institutes across

Neeraj Kochhar, chairman and managing director of Viraj Profiles, said, “The company, through its ongoing campus recruitment process, has already made around 200 offers in the recent hiring season at various ITI institutes of the country, and plans to hire more. “The global pandemic has affected the career of so many young working professionals, and the worst affected have been from the rural areas of our country. Viraj is committed to bridge

❍ Neeraj Kochhar, Viraj chairman and managing director

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