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CUTTING TOOLS
SHARPER EDGES

AEROSPACE
& DEFENCE
FLYING HIGH

THE INSIDE

STORY

SANDEEP SINHA, MD, CUMMINS INDIA,
ON HOW HE IS BALANCING THE BS VI
DEADLINE, WHILE SETTING THE COMPANY
ON AN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PATH.

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16 THE INSIDE STORY

SANDEEP SINHA, MD, CUMMINS INDIA, ON HOW THE COMPANY IS BALANCING THE BS VI
DEADLINE, WHILE SETTING THE COMPANY ON AN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PATH.

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CUTTING TOOLS: DRILLING & BORING
THE INDIAN CUTTING TOOLS SEGMENT IS SEEING AN ENTIRELY NEW RANGE OF TOOLS WITH BUILT-IN SENSORS
AND OTHER NOVELTIES.

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AEROSPACE & DEFENCE
LANDMARK DEALS MARK INDIA'S AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SECTOR AS MORE OEMS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO
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HEAVY ENGINEERING
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EDITOR'S NOTE

BROADENING HORIZONS

Jayashree Kini Mendes

Mitalee Kurdekar

MARCH CELEBRATES TWO MAIN EVENTS: SAFETY
Week and Women's Day. Both can be related to the
manufacturing sector. Safety is seeing an increasing
focus as no company/plant would like its manpower to
retire hurt. It also tarnishes the image of the company, a
blot that cannot be erased for a long time to come. More
manufacturing companies have gone to great lengths to
increase safety measures at their site. Besides training
employees and insisting that they follow rules to stay
safe, there are intricate algorithms devised to ensure
they are followed. These are not restrained to your usual
safety hats and shoes alone. They are elaborate methods to stay alert for any sudden event that could cause
an unforeseen catastrophe. And rightly so.
The second event, Women's Day, is celebrated the
world over. In the world of manufacturing, women have
stormed the shop floor—hitherto a stronghold of men.
It's not uncommon to find women working shifts and doing the same kind of jobs that men did for many years
(they could, however, be excluded from heavy lifting).
Women holding engineering degrees and diploma holders are increasingly seeking jobs in manufacturing, not
because it's lucrative, but because it offers a sense of
satisfaction that they have entered a domain that, wittingly or unwittingly, kept them away for eons. And believe me, they are proving to be an asset. They are found
to be more diligent, enterprising, and disciplined. I second that.
Both these events should be celebrated with much
fanfare in the manufacturing sector. Safety Week and

Women's Day should be encouraged and companies
that do so should be given a hearty pat on the back.
On our part, we heartily support both these days and
will strive to write more detailed reports on them going
forward.

Jayashree Kini Mendes
Editor


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GROUPE PSA CHOOSES CITROEN BRAND
FOR ITS INDIA LAUNCH

The India project was announced as part of the Push to Pass plan.
French car major Groupe PSA plans to
launch its India foray with the Citroën brand.
The company announced that the first locally

produced vehicle will hit the Indian roads before the end of 2021 after he launch of production of powertrains. Citroën International
sales is set to accelerate with highly localised
mainstream cars from the Indian market.
The India project was announced as part
of the Push to Pass plan and launched at
the beginning of 2017 with the signing of
two joint venture agreements with CK Birla
Group. The Group’s aim is to “be Indian in
India”, to manufacture vehicles and powertrains in the Tamil Nadu and to bring stateof-the-art technology for an eco-friendly new
product range.
“This project means to be fully integrated

in India with a comprehensive eco-system including local production of vehicles and powertrains, distribution of vehicles and services
as well as procurements for the whole Group.
Today’s milestone represents a significant
step to meet customers’ expectation in India
soon”, said Emmanuel Delay, executive VP,
head of India-Pacific Region.
“Announcement of Citroën brand for our
vehicle JV in India, soon after the inauguration of the powertrain JV greenfield facility
at Hosur in late 2018, is a major milestone
for the long term partnership of PSA Groupe
& CK Birla Group. It is an exciting brand for
Indian consumers seeking international ecofriendly products designed for & made in India," said CK Birla, chairman CK Birla Group
of companies.

SHARDA MOTOR, EBERSPAECHER FORM JV TO MAKE
BS-VI COMPLIANT EXHAUST SYSTEMS
Sharda Motor Industries has formed a joint
venture with Germany-based Eberspaecher

Exhaust Technology International to develop,
produce and sell BS-VI compliant exhaust aftertreatment systems for Indian commercial
vehicle manufacturers.
The products from the 50:50 joint venture
(JV) — Eberspaecher Sharda Exhaust Technology — will be utilised in trucks and buses from
2020 onwards.
"For the initial start of production, two new
technology plants will be launched, one in
Pune and the other in northern India. The first
exhaust systems will be manufactured in the
second half of 2019," the filing said.

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The exhaust aftertreatment systems compliant with Bharat Stage - VI will be manufactured
at several locations in future, it said. Sharda
Motor MD Ajay Relan said the partnership is an
important step for the company in implementing high-tech products for a clean mobility.
"With our existing client and supplier base
we bring local expertise into the joint venture
company," he added.
Eberspaecher Exhaust Technology COO
Thomas Waldhier said: "Our customers will
benefit from this partnership because they will
gain local expertise coupled with our global
technology and production know-how for reduced emissions from traffic in India."

LOGOS ACQUIRES TWO

LOGISTICS PARKS IN CHENNAI
LOGOS,m has acquired two
strategic logistics parks in
Chennai from the Casagrand
Group for Rs. 7 billion. This
purchase marks LOGOS’ first
acquisition in India following the
launch of its Indian business.
Mappedu Logistics Park and
Mahindra World City are located
within the established industrial
corridors of Chennai, benefiting
from prominent access to the
government approved Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor and the Chennai Port.
The properties comprise a total
Gross Lettable Area (GLA) of
2.2 million sq-ft, across a combined area of approximately 85
acres of land. Both parks are
fully leased and provide further development opportunities
within the sites.
LOGOS MD, Trent Iliffe, said:
“We’re very pleased to have
completed our first acquisition
in India, bringing on board 2.2
million sq-ft of logistics facilities
to our Asia Pacific portfolio.
“India has one of the fastestgrowing economies in the world
and with a high-growth real
estate sector, this market is an
important part of our Asia Pacific strategy as we continue to

support our tenant customers’
growth across the region. We
look forward to bringing our significant regional experience and
global development and design
standards to India and these
two new properties,” he said.
Mehul Shah, CEO of the LOGOS’ Indian business said: “We
have worked with the Casagrand Group on this strategic
acquisition for LOGOS. Given
Chennai's prominence as a industrial hub, the parks are able
to service the consumption
markets of the greater Chennai
region and the industrial corridors of Southern India.

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said, “The order
is part of the
255
e-buses
to be supplied
to six STUs in
the country, of
which WBTC is
one. We are determined to develop alternate
fuel technologies and create
more energy efficient vehicles
thereby promotReaffirming its commitment towards e-mobility inIndia, Tata Motors announced the supply
of 80 electric buses to the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC). The company has

already supplied 20 Ultra Electric 9/9m AC Ebuses, with remaining 20 9/9m AC E-buses
scheduled to be delivered by March 31, 2019.
The company will also be supplying 40 9/12m
AC E-buses to WBTC in a phased manner.
CM Mamata Banerjee flagged off the buses
with dignitaries from WBTC and Tata Motors.
Rohit Srivastava, product line head, passenger commercial vehicles, Tata Motors,

ing electric vehicles.”
Manufactured at Tata Motors Dharwad
plant, the Ultra Electric buses will have a
traveling range of up to 150km on a single
charge. Intermediate charging terminals
powered with fast charging are mounted at
Howrah and Santragachi. The Li-ion batteries have been placed on the rooftop to prevent breakdown due to waterlogging. The
batteries are liquid cooled to maintain the
temperature within an optimum range and
ensure longer life along with better performance in tropical conditions.

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UNDER 60 SECONDS
Alstom has been awarded a contract
by BMRCL to provide power supply
and traction electrification for the
33-kilometre extension to Bangalore
Metro under Phase II. Worth around
Rs 57 crore, it is Alstom’s largest
third-rail electrification contract in
India. Phase II encompasses extension of Bangalore Metro’s existing
North-South and East-West corridors,
translating to a substantial increase in
the reach of the metro and reduction
of road congestion.
The scope of the contract includes
engineering, supply, installation,
testing and commissioning of 750V
DC third-rail traction electrification,
the construction of 30 33kV/415V
auxiliary substations, 26 33kV/750V
DC traction substations and a 33kV
cable distribution network along the
viaduct. Alstom will work on integrating this new infrastructure with the
existing system on the Phase I lines
including augmentation of SCADA
system. The execution of this project
will be completed in five phases
with the commissioning of the first
6.5-kilometre stretch expected by the

end of 2019.
“Our significance of our relationship with BMRCL, going back to
2009, is underlined by the fact that
Bangalore hosts one of Alstom’s most
significant sites. Alstom’s footprint in
systems and infrastructure is growing
rapidly, and this project will give us an
opportunity to extend our cuttingedge capabilities and solutions to our
customer,” said Alain Spohr, Alstom
MD, India & South Asia.
Ajay Seth, MD of BMRCL, added:
“The new line, once commissioned,
will bring in much needed flexibility in
the network while reducing vehicular
traffic in the city. It will enable Bengalureans to traverse the length and
breadth of the city hassle-free.”
In 2009, Alstom won the contract to
provide the U200 signalling and telecommunications solution for 42 kilometres of track comprising Bangalore
Metro Phase I, completed in 2017.

NEWS KEY HAPPENINGS

TATA MOTORS TO SUPPLY 80 ELECTRIC BUSES TO WEST
BENGAL TRANSPORT CORPORATION

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COVER STORY CUMMINS INDIA

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THE INSIDE

STORY

SANDEEP SINHA, MD, CUMMINS INDIA, ON HOW THE
COMPANY IS BALANCING THE BS VI DEADLINE, WHILE
SETTING THE COMPANY ON AN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PATH.
BY JAYASHREE KINI MENDES


COVER STORY CUMMINS INDIA

FEW
COMPANIES
WOULD
LIKE
TO

pronounce that they would rather be sensed than
seen. But then that would also depend upon the
kind of business they operate in. Luckily for Sandeep Sinha, Managing Director, Cummins India,
the company operates in segments that should
rightly be sensed. For that matter, the man leading
the billion-dollar organisation, has himself been more
sensed than heard.
Sinha likes to work behind the scenes. That’s because currently he has his hands full with deadlines.
With the 2020 ultimatum of transitioning all vehicles
to BS VI approaching, Sinha is working relentlessly
to help customers make the move smoothly. At the
recently held Auto Expo, Cummins had showcased
the all new BS VI emission compliant engines, turbocharger technologies, exhaust after-treatment technologies and solutions and solutions for BS VI compliant engines. Sinha says: “I’m focusing on three
areas within Cummins India, which I shall explain
shortly. The foundation is building deeper customer
relationships what with the market around us changing rapidly. This is prompted by two or three major
trends that we have seen in India, with the major one
being emissions regulations. Cummins has always
been a big proponent of bringing in more stringent
emissions in any part of the world.”
Interestingly, what began as a start-up company
to capitalise on a young technology, the diesel engine, has blossomed over 100 years as the company completed a century of its existence in February. The independent engine maker has grown over
the decades to become a company that produces

1. The Cummins
Megasite Phaltan: Tata
Cummins plant that
manufactures BS IV
compliant engines.

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more than just diesel-powered engines. Its current
line-up of products also includes generator sets,
high-horsepower engines for rail and marine, turbochargers and fuel systems. It has even expanded
into electrified power technology, and is developing
electric and hybrid powertrain systems.

CUMMINS TECHNICAL CENTRE
In February last year, Cummins inaugurated its
state-of-the-art technical centre at the Kothrud
campus in Pune. The Cummins Technical Centre
India is equipped with world-class laboratories,
engine test cells and engineering facilities. The
four-storey building has a seating capacity for
2,500 professional engineering staff. The new office features collaborative workspace that will support diverse work styles, preferences and backgrounds for all employees. It promotes employee
well-being through the use of light, art and design
and productivity through amenities and technology. The office space includes a flexible learning
center to support education, training and team
building. The facility houses 36 engine test cell
slots; two turbocharger rigs; one emissions burner
test rig; eight product line specific labs; and nine
shared services labs. These are the physical assets required to support every global business and
product line the company produces.
The company has invested approx. $1 billion in
India last five years.

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MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS
ENGINE BUSINESS
Plant I (Kothrud): Manufactures high horsepower
engines and heavy duty engines for off-highway
applications.
Phaltan High Horsepower Plant: Makes high hp
engines for off-highway applications.
POWER SYSTEMS BUSINESS
Plant I (Phaltan): Makes gensets for exports.
Plant II (Amboli, Pune): Manufactures gensets for
domestic markets.
Plant III (Chennai): Manufactures cool packs for
low kVA gensets.
CUMMINS GENERATOR TECHNOLOGIES
Plant I (Ahmednagar): Manufactures alternators.
Plant II (Ranjangaon): Manufactures alternators.
CUMMINS TURBO TECHNOLOGIES
Plant I (Dewas): Manufactures turbochargers for
domestic markets.
Plant II (Pithampur): Manufactures turbochargers
for exports.
Plant III (Rudrapur): Manufactures turbochargers
for domestic markets.

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NEW AND RECON PARTS
Plant I (Pithampur): Remanufactures engines and
parts.
Plant II (Phaltan): Remanufactures engines and
parts.
CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS
Plant I (Pirangut): Manufactures aftertreatment
systems.
Phaltan Components Plant: Manufactures aftertreatment systems.
CUMMINS FUEL SYSTEMS INDIA
Phaltan Components Plant: Manufactures midrange fuel injection systems.
TATA CUMMINS
Plant I (Jamshedpur): Manufactures mid-range
engines for on-highway applications.
Plant II & III (Satara): Manufactures mid-range
engines for on-highway applications.
VALVOLINE CUMMINS
Plant (Ambernath, Thane Dist): Manufactures
lubricants.

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MAKING IT LEANER
Around the world, emission norms and environmental sustainability has gained much traction and governments are making it their strong focus. India is not
far behind. Perhaps, India is one of the few countries
in the world to leapfrog to BS VI from BS IV. It was the

deteriorating state of pollution in India that prompted
the government to undertake far-reaching measures.
What gives Sinha a sense of self-assuredness is that

2. Cummins Megasite
manufactures midrange engines for onhighway applications.
3. The Kothrud engine
plant manufactures
high horsepower
engines and heavy duty
engines for off-highway
applications.

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4. The Tata Cummins
Plant which
manufactures BS IV
and BS VI compliant
engines.
5 & 6. About 35% of
Cummins' workforce
comprise women,

across the shop floor
and corporate level.

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despite the noise about electric vehicles, it will be
a really long time before the IC (internal combustion) engine will vanish. He says, “The IC engine will
likely not find a replacement for some years to come.
One can consider different kinds of fuels, but the IC
engine is here to stay. Having said that, customer
needs are changing rapidly and if we work closely
with them, we can actually be more successful than
before. Cummins is a global player and in every mar-

CUMMINS
MANUFACTURES
850,000 ENGINES PA,
WITH THE NEAREST
COMPETITOR FAR
BEHIND AT 250,000300,000.

ket that has invited us for curtailing emissions, has
only helped us get better.”
Sinha is not looking at profitability alone. His consideration stems from the fact that a product like
engines or generators should first look at customer
satisfaction and then market share. “Globally, we
have a huge leverage. Cummins manufactures about
850,000 engines per year, with the nearest competitor far behind at 250,000-300,000. Our focus is not

merely the CVs alone, but also the construction
equipment market where new regulations are coming there too. Soon we will have regulations in power
generation too where we are OEMs,” he adds.
Exactly a year ago, when Sinha took over as head
of the organisation, he took up a few mandates
voluntarily. The second of the three areas according to him, considering the advanced technologies
the company has, is to help some of the OEMs with
components that can help their engines reach the
required emission standards. The third is banking on
future technology. “There’s no question today that
Cummins’ portfolio comprises mainly gas and diesel
engines, but 20 years hence this is not going to be
the case. There will be a major shift to electric engines and the first to change will be buses,” he says.
While much of the expected changes may be par
for the course, Cummins India is aware that connected solutions (which is the third business for the
company) that can sit comfortably on future engines
will be the way forward. Although the company has
emulated this model in other parts of the world, it
would like to bring fit-for-purpose solutions to the
Indian market specifically. Meanwhile, Sinha is also
exploring its fuel cells technology and how it can be
nurtured in the Indian market.

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PEOPLE MATTERS
Investments play a crucial role for companies engaged in technologies. Cummins has left no stone

unturned to first invest in human resources, the
lynchpin on which an organisation can prosper. In
his words, “We are in a unique position, not only
because we are well established, but have worked
to translate that into the Indian requirement. Even
more critical was to create future leaders and that
includes future diverse leaders, inclusive leaders,
and leaders who understand what the future holds
and is expected from them. I spent a lot of time in
fortifying the next generation of leaders by way of
honing their skills, building up on their blind spots,
and that has been a much needed investment.
There’s a need to shift from the hierarchical environment manufacturing companies have followed.

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COVER STORY CUMMINS INDIA
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from the 70-80% of teams working on technologies
for Cummins elsewhere around the world, devoted

to working on Euro 5 and Euro 6 programmes. Some
of the global development work around connected
solutions was also happening in India, and finding
engineers with the right skills was easy.

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7. A bird's eye-view of
the Cummins Megasite,
Phaltan.
8. Cummins
Components Care
Center (CCC).
Considering the
company's advanced
technologies, CCC
helps OEMs with
components that can
help their engines
reach the required
emission standards.

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FUTURE PROGRESS
There is a general consensus that achieving low cost
and high quality is no longer enough to guarantee
success. In the face of fierce, low-cost competition

and an army of high-quality suppliers, companies
are increasingly concentrating on flexibility as a way
to achieve new forms of competitive advantage. In
such a scenario, demand forecasting seems to be
a thing of the past. Sinha adheres to this too. In order to beat volatility, Cummins has built in flexibility in
its manufacturing and supplier capacities, and that
is not an easy task. “Overnight policy changes can
change demand pattern by up to 30% in a month.
It has also helped in managing out various busiSticking to a rigid forecast will make us unable to
nesses fruitfully.”
cater to the needs of customers. Building in flexSinha has been wise in retaining employees mainibility and simultaneous interaction with customers
ly by hiring millennials and offering a collaborative
and suppliers helps us better deliver,” says Sinha.
workspace and flexible hours. It has paid off.
The modular system that Cummins has created ofReinforcing the workforce has egged the company
fers resilience, which the company
to move on to connected solutions
can quickly escalate or reduce as and
for customers, develop its testing
when the need arises.
facilities and improve customer enWith 15 manufacturing plants
gagement levels significantly. Simulis what Cummins has invested in
across the country (see box: Manutaneously, it built up internal capabiliIndia last five years.
ties in a timely manner and mainly in
facturing Plants), the company has
three areas. “One, we built plenty of
bifurcated various products across
manufacturing capacity, which we designate as ‘caplants. The plants are well integrated with each other
pability ahead demand’. The second one was the
and synergies have been created so that the compotechnology centre, which is really helping us now.

nents plant can cater to the needs of the engine or
And third, is the leadership team,” says Sinha.
the genset plant. The megasite at Phaltan has been
Consolidating the team was only a matter of
designed for domestic production and sales and anjudgement. With Cummins’ core focus now being
other part as a special economic zone for exports.
BS VI, all it needed to do was transfer knowledge
With 90% localisation, its engineers at the R&D cen-

$1 billion

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tre and the technical centre are constantly looking
at light-weighting, thermal
management, adopting
new materials, etc.
Digitalisation and Industry 4.0 is the way forward and Cummins is not
lagging. Sinha takes pride
in the fact that Cummins
was one of the earliest companies to have
installed self-correcting
lines at its components
manufacturing plant when
it was a novelty in India.
In recent times, the

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company has invested
Rs 150 crore alone to
manufacture the BS VI engines. Though the move
to BS VI has caught the fascination of the government, Sinha says that few have realised that what
took the rest of the world 10-15 years to achieve,
India will have clinched it in 1,000 days. “The launch
pad for after-treatment is BS IV and we are offering
two technologies in India – SCR (Selective Catalytic
Reduction) and EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation).
However, for BS VI, SCR is the preferred technology,” says Sinha.
Sinha is not resting on his laurels. Ask him about
his dream for Cummins and he says that in the short-

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terms, he would like to see the Group go from a $2.3
billion to a $4 billion company in India. He’s confident to reaching close to that goal. “The other goal
is to grow the company in a sustainable manner. It’s
not about how far we reach, but how we achieve it.
The work environment we offer the team, creating an
inclusive and diverse culture, increasing the women
workforce from the current 35% to a larger percentage, are only some of the things on my list,” he says.
With so much thoughtfulness going on in the
Cummins India world, little wonder, why Sinha is
more sensed than heard.

9. Cummins plant
at Phaltan SEZ
manufactures high

horsepower engines
and gensets for offhighway applications.
10. Cummins Power
Systems which makes
high horsepower
generators.

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CUTTING TOOLS DRILLING & BORING
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SHARPER EDGES

THE INDIAN CUTTING TOOLS SEGMENT IS SEEING AN ENTIRELY NEW RANGE OF
TOOLS WITH BUILT-IN SENSORS AND OTHER NOVELTIES.
BY JAYASHREE KINI MENDES

1. Embedded sensors
will provide continuous
streams of real-time
data without requiring
any stoppages.

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COMPANIES THAT WORK THREE SHIFTS
are bound to use their tools for a long period of time.
That means regular inspection. Most often, tools at
a factory are inspected manually. And this requires
machine down-time, adding to production cost. As
the industry transitions to Industry 4.0, there is an
expectation that such manual condition monitoring
will be replaced with embedded sensors.
In order to enhance the quality and efficiency of
these operations, some companies are developing
cyber physical systems for machine tools alone. Em-

bedded sensors will provide continuous streams of
real-time data without requiring any stoppages.
According to a report, researchers at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research
Centre (AMRC) have developed an intelligent, lowcost tooling insert, embedded with smart sensors.
This will deliver in-process condition monitoring that
reduces machining stoppages. The aim of the project was to improve the efficiency, performance and
quality of production operations, which is vital to improving the productivity of the wider economy.

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