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Make in India

“Quality is something that we are gradually getting better and better at. And if you look at the kind of talent that we have here, and the cost-effectiveness and competitiveness, I do not think anybody can beat India,” stated Neetu Kishore, Vaaan Infra.

“Most of what is typically used in our projects on the highways or smart city solutions is manufactured in-house, so that our dependency is less on supplies outside India while simultaneously promoting Make in India.”

Make in India was a key point of discussion at the Expo. The idea is a compelling one for the mobility sector and many exhibitors expressed their keen interest in pursuing this agenda.

“We are following the ‘Make-in-India’ vision and it is a perfect manufacturing roadmap for the future. Make-in-India 2.0 is a collective success for all the stakeholders. India is fast developing into one of the top manufacturing hubs across the world. The video security products manufactured at out facility at Vasai are customized for Indian environment and conditions and specific local requirements, added Ashish Dhakan, Prama HikVision.

Siddharth from Bosch spoke about how his company had initiated it plans for Make in India early – how the global giant had pioneered the localisation of manufacturing various components and how this experience had given them rich insights into working with suppliers in India. Furthermore, the new global venture of L.OS is entirely based out of India.

Bosch is not the only global organisation to recognise the potential of Make in India. M A Johar, President – Strategic Business Division, CP PLUS, discussed how in 2023, the company tied up with an American company to design chips, which would be packaged in India. With this joint venture they have been able to inaugurate one of the largest factories in the world to produce security cameras. Currently, the factory has the capacity to produce three million cameras per month, and this would be extended to six million in the coming months. CP Plus has launched a new series which is fully indigenized – Design, R&D, production. . Johar spoke about how in India, more than innovation, we require customization.

Akash Sinha, CEO, Tecsidel, spoke about how the company was the first to have a Master System Integrator in India, a system that defined integrating different system integrators. Tecsidel has a range of products from LED equipment to boom barriers to toll lane controllers. All of these are manufactured in-house, showcasing their strength of Make in India. 99.5% accuracy of Tecsidel’s gantry system was live-streamed to Minister Nitin Gadkari. However, he had reservations around the shift from ANPR-RFID to GNSS, where he believed that the existing implemented solutions could be refined further before a complete change.

Nowhere was the focus on Make in India more evident than at Samriddhi Automations Pvt. Ltd (Sparsh CCTV). Speaking about the indigenization of their offerings, Kamal Pandey, Vice President – Projects, said, “We are going to the worldwide market and supplying our products. We do indigenous design and development with all verticals – defence, smart cities, safe cities, ITMS, police, home solution. We have a range of products with PTZ and thermal camera, along with AI analytics for TMS and security solutions.” Sparsh is also working on face-recognition systems, ANPR system, e-challan integrated with VAHAN data, and video surveillance for emergency calling boxes.

Rasmeet Kohli also spoke on how India has to ramp up its production volumes to utilise its talent and the burgeoning market. He believes that India requires another 20-30 years of focussed development to fulfil its potential and produce the kind of volumes that China is currently capable of.

The launches included, Industrial GradeNetwork Switch by Aarya ITES, new app by services, Radar Speed Sign by Photonplay, Home sleep apnea tools by Resmed and Metal Beam Crash Barrier by DKY.