LONDON, USA: The global Nanotechnology market will burgeon as leading corporations, firms, research entities, government agencies and venture capitalists jump on the abundant commercial opportunities already germinating in a recovering economy.
Frost & Sullivan anticipates that renewed, if not reinforced, interest in the broad Nanotechnology landscape will go hand in hand with the gradual economic upswing, spearheaded by breakthrough developments in nanomaterials, nanocoatings, and nanodevices.
Fuelled by the constant stream of major players entering the market and by frequent technological breakthroughs, the global Nanotechnology market has been abuzz with activity. Thanks to substantial advances in nanotech-enabled products, the markets for nanomaterials including nanotubes and nanocomposites will flourish in the coming decade.
However, because the application needs of the various industries such as electronics, aerospace, transportation and automotive are so diverse, the metrology tools necessary for R&D will have to be improved in order to realise the true potential and benefits of nanotechnology.
The Second Nanotechnology International Forum RusnanoTech '09 taking place in Moscow on 6-8 October 2009 will offer fertile ground for exchanges between business and science.
"Given that the Rusnano Forum is a 'sui generis' event in the CEE & CIS regions, it presents a unique opportunity to observe first hand the developments and trends of the future. Anyone with vested interests in the Nanotechnology world will find the conference extremely useful", remarks Ankit A. Shukla, Industry Manager, Technical Insights -- Frost & Sullivan.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
MIT and Stylus Automotive chose ThinkDesign for VDS Vision 100 car
BANGALORE, INDIA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a private research university located at Cambridge, Massachusetts, US and Stylus Automotive Pvt. Ltd, a design services company founded by India’s first woman automotive designer, have chosen think3’s ThinkDesign as the best CAD package for the VDS (Vehicle Design Summit) project to design the eco friendly car, VDS Vision 100, which is set to thrive the streets of India.
The aim of the Vehicle Design Summit is to serve as a launch-pad for a global consortium drawing from academia, industry and the public/private sector to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time. The VDS team at MIT -- co-ordinated by VDS project founder Director, Ms. Anna Jaffe -- got in touch with Stylus Automotive to start a collaboration for the design of a hybrid vehicle, an eco friendly car for the Indian market: VDS Vision 100.
Stylus Automotive had been approached by MIT VDS team to work on the styling and conceptual design of the vehicle. For the MIT VDS project, Stylus Automotive had chosen ThinkDesign as the only tool to complete the given task with great results and at a faster speed. Stylus Automotive and MIT appreciated think3’s ThinkDesign as the CAD software can cover the entire product definition cycle and achieve the desired results in less time, at low cost, allowing rapid modification and iterations.
The result of this project, the VDS Vision 100 is designed to thrive in the busy streets of India. Its entry is both a car and much more importantly, a strategy to deal with congestion and enable development in a way that will lead to more vibrant, safe and enjoyable urban centers.
"I’m very glad about this collaboration between MIT, think3 and Stylus Automotive” states Ms. Anna Jaffe. “think3 will allow VDS to rapidly and dynamically evolve the design of the VDS Vision to develop the best possible vehicle without going beyond deadlines”.
Ms. Sanghamitra Datta, Stylus Automotive Pvt. Ltd. Founder, says: "We at Stylus Automotive were looking to create a unique yet economical design development process, which complimented our brand of global design services for our clients.
"We narrowed down to ThinkDesign after trying out other softwares, as it is an 'art to part' software, and is applicable in three stages, from Styling concept 3D models and quick variations to engineering, support to creation of tooling design, also significantly reduces their development time and cuts out a lot of back and forth and recreation of data time, while leaving enough flexibility for creative design and engineering solutions.”
She further adds: "The best part of this experience was the flexibility and enthusiasm of the think3 team, in creating an opportunity for the Stylus Automotive team to use ThinkDesign. We hope to have a long lasting relationship with think3, which will be studded by awesome transportation design products, styled, engineered & tooled in this most creative of software."
"The choice of ThinkDesign made by MIT VDS and Stylus Automotive for the project of an eco friendly car for Indian roads is a big honor and a strategic win for think3," states Silvano Joly, Vice President worldwide Marketing at think3.
"With respect to the market offering, our main differentiators ‘Total Process Coverage, Multi-Data Representations, Multiple Approach Modeling’ supported by TD PLM (the Task Driven PLM extended platform) have really made the difference and will determine a competitive advantage for MIT and Stylus in this challenging initiative."
The aim of the Vehicle Design Summit is to serve as a launch-pad for a global consortium drawing from academia, industry and the public/private sector to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time. The VDS team at MIT -- co-ordinated by VDS project founder Director, Ms. Anna Jaffe -- got in touch with Stylus Automotive to start a collaboration for the design of a hybrid vehicle, an eco friendly car for the Indian market: VDS Vision 100.
Stylus Automotive had been approached by MIT VDS team to work on the styling and conceptual design of the vehicle. For the MIT VDS project, Stylus Automotive had chosen ThinkDesign as the only tool to complete the given task with great results and at a faster speed. Stylus Automotive and MIT appreciated think3’s ThinkDesign as the CAD software can cover the entire product definition cycle and achieve the desired results in less time, at low cost, allowing rapid modification and iterations.
The result of this project, the VDS Vision 100 is designed to thrive in the busy streets of India. Its entry is both a car and much more importantly, a strategy to deal with congestion and enable development in a way that will lead to more vibrant, safe and enjoyable urban centers.
"I’m very glad about this collaboration between MIT, think3 and Stylus Automotive” states Ms. Anna Jaffe. “think3 will allow VDS to rapidly and dynamically evolve the design of the VDS Vision to develop the best possible vehicle without going beyond deadlines”.
Ms. Sanghamitra Datta, Stylus Automotive Pvt. Ltd. Founder, says: "We at Stylus Automotive were looking to create a unique yet economical design development process, which complimented our brand of global design services for our clients.
"We narrowed down to ThinkDesign after trying out other softwares, as it is an 'art to part' software, and is applicable in three stages, from Styling concept 3D models and quick variations to engineering, support to creation of tooling design, also significantly reduces their development time and cuts out a lot of back and forth and recreation of data time, while leaving enough flexibility for creative design and engineering solutions.”
She further adds: "The best part of this experience was the flexibility and enthusiasm of the think3 team, in creating an opportunity for the Stylus Automotive team to use ThinkDesign. We hope to have a long lasting relationship with think3, which will be studded by awesome transportation design products, styled, engineered & tooled in this most creative of software."
"The choice of ThinkDesign made by MIT VDS and Stylus Automotive for the project of an eco friendly car for Indian roads is a big honor and a strategic win for think3," states Silvano Joly, Vice President worldwide Marketing at think3.
"With respect to the market offering, our main differentiators ‘Total Process Coverage, Multi-Data Representations, Multiple Approach Modeling’ supported by TD PLM (the Task Driven PLM extended platform) have really made the difference and will determine a competitive advantage for MIT and Stylus in this challenging initiative."
Friday, July 31, 2009
Auto head units need to look to PCs for inspiration amid car downturn
EL SEGUNDO, USA: With the automotive industry in the dumps, shipments of auto head units are on the wane as well, an event that should compel OEMs to attract buyers by borrowing a page from the PC industry, according to iSuppli Corp.
Global OEM shipments of auto head units are expected to decline to 48.4 million units in 2009, down 25.1 percent from 64.6 percent in 2008. Shipments won’t recover to the recent peak level of 68.3 million units in 2007 until 2014, when they will reach 69.8 million, as presented in the figure.
iSuppli: Global OEM Head Unit Shipment Forecast (Thounsands of Units)
Source: iSuppli, July 2009
The automotive head unit serves as the user interface for cars’ infotainment systems, traditionally providing control of simple functions like CD players but increasingly acting as the front end to a rising number of more advanced features such as navigation systems, Bluetooth cell phone connections, hard disk drives and iPod interfaces.
With the functionality of head units evolving, so must the automakers’ approach to designing them, iSuppli believes.
“Automotive infotainment system and head unit designers could learn much from the development of the PC,” said Richard Robinson, principal analyst, automotive electronics, for iSuppli.
“Early PCs offered a very limited range of default technologies on the motherboard, with additional features like networking, graphics-processing, storage-interface and audio support all handled by ‘plug-in’ solutions, which added to their Bills of Materials (BOMs) and often were difficult to set up.
“As a result of the commoditization all of these applications, it is now practically impossible to sell a PC without a very high baseline of standard technology. With this paradigm shift, typical users now see product differentiation at the software rather than the hardware level, with the PC environment becoming a generic platform, or host, for an extremely diverse range of software applications.”
This high-level of built-in functionality has allowed PCs to move beyond simply running business productivity applications and enabled the support of a wide variety of new entertainment and communications applications based on consumer demand.
“Part of the success of the PC platform is that it is a very customer-focused piece of hardware,” Robinson said. “In fact, with today’s PCs, most users are not concerned with the hardware, but rather with applications.”
Beyond hardware
iSuppli believes automotive manufacturers in their next-generation head unit designs need to rapidly adopt strategies that migrate away from hardware differentiation and move toward a software download/upgrade environment.
It is essential that the burden of mass firmware updates, such as Bluetooth profile updates or new application installs, be passed onto the consumer.
Enabling vehicle-owner downloads via a Web portal will be vital in the more dynamic environment created by consumer devices being bought into the vehicle. This approach would ensure that flexibility is “designed in” for the typical 10-year ownership cycle of a vehicle.
Universal head units
The increasing functionality available on inexpensive devices such as Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs) and Personal Media Players (PMPs) is leading consumers to expect equivalent capabilities from their embedded head units at little or no additional cost.
Because of this, automakers must provide head units that carry sufficient functionality to support the downloading of software on all levels of cars, even low-cost entry-level vehicles.
“The typical buyer of a entry-level vehicle is likely to be younger and more tech-savvy, and will have higher expectations in terms of system requirements than other consumers,” Robinson said.
“Vehicle manufacturers can take advantage of this evolving competitive situation by supporting a critical baseline of head-unit audio, visual and interface features on all models. These high volumes will lead to lower per-unit-costs for head units and increased customer satisfaction.”
Synching with Sync
Ford’s Sync solution has shown that a full-featured hardware baseline and software-driven approach able to span all types of models can succeed, and is heralding a paradigm shift in the design of head units.
“Sync is a reasonably priced, standards-based platform that offers embedded Bluetooth and USB with voice activation for connecting phones and compressed music players,” Robinson said. “Critically, it was targeted at the mass market from the start rather than following the traditional path of starting in a higher-level-specification vehicle and then trickling down to more affordable cars.”
Going forward, iSuppli believes that the new default baselines for audio will include support for analog and digital radio, multichannel speaker support, as well as voice control for accessing flash-based media (iPod/MP3 players). LCD/OLED displays and low-cost navigation are default requirements, with Mobile TV and back-up camera support as strong optional requirements.
Global OEM shipments of auto head units are expected to decline to 48.4 million units in 2009, down 25.1 percent from 64.6 percent in 2008. Shipments won’t recover to the recent peak level of 68.3 million units in 2007 until 2014, when they will reach 69.8 million, as presented in the figure.
iSuppli: Global OEM Head Unit Shipment Forecast (Thounsands of Units)
Source: iSuppli, July 2009 The automotive head unit serves as the user interface for cars’ infotainment systems, traditionally providing control of simple functions like CD players but increasingly acting as the front end to a rising number of more advanced features such as navigation systems, Bluetooth cell phone connections, hard disk drives and iPod interfaces.
With the functionality of head units evolving, so must the automakers’ approach to designing them, iSuppli believes.
“Automotive infotainment system and head unit designers could learn much from the development of the PC,” said Richard Robinson, principal analyst, automotive electronics, for iSuppli.
“Early PCs offered a very limited range of default technologies on the motherboard, with additional features like networking, graphics-processing, storage-interface and audio support all handled by ‘plug-in’ solutions, which added to their Bills of Materials (BOMs) and often were difficult to set up.
“As a result of the commoditization all of these applications, it is now practically impossible to sell a PC without a very high baseline of standard technology. With this paradigm shift, typical users now see product differentiation at the software rather than the hardware level, with the PC environment becoming a generic platform, or host, for an extremely diverse range of software applications.”
This high-level of built-in functionality has allowed PCs to move beyond simply running business productivity applications and enabled the support of a wide variety of new entertainment and communications applications based on consumer demand.
“Part of the success of the PC platform is that it is a very customer-focused piece of hardware,” Robinson said. “In fact, with today’s PCs, most users are not concerned with the hardware, but rather with applications.”
Beyond hardware
iSuppli believes automotive manufacturers in their next-generation head unit designs need to rapidly adopt strategies that migrate away from hardware differentiation and move toward a software download/upgrade environment.
It is essential that the burden of mass firmware updates, such as Bluetooth profile updates or new application installs, be passed onto the consumer.
Enabling vehicle-owner downloads via a Web portal will be vital in the more dynamic environment created by consumer devices being bought into the vehicle. This approach would ensure that flexibility is “designed in” for the typical 10-year ownership cycle of a vehicle.
Universal head units
The increasing functionality available on inexpensive devices such as Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs) and Personal Media Players (PMPs) is leading consumers to expect equivalent capabilities from their embedded head units at little or no additional cost.
Because of this, automakers must provide head units that carry sufficient functionality to support the downloading of software on all levels of cars, even low-cost entry-level vehicles.
“The typical buyer of a entry-level vehicle is likely to be younger and more tech-savvy, and will have higher expectations in terms of system requirements than other consumers,” Robinson said.
“Vehicle manufacturers can take advantage of this evolving competitive situation by supporting a critical baseline of head-unit audio, visual and interface features on all models. These high volumes will lead to lower per-unit-costs for head units and increased customer satisfaction.”
Synching with Sync
Ford’s Sync solution has shown that a full-featured hardware baseline and software-driven approach able to span all types of models can succeed, and is heralding a paradigm shift in the design of head units.
“Sync is a reasonably priced, standards-based platform that offers embedded Bluetooth and USB with voice activation for connecting phones and compressed music players,” Robinson said. “Critically, it was targeted at the mass market from the start rather than following the traditional path of starting in a higher-level-specification vehicle and then trickling down to more affordable cars.”
Going forward, iSuppli believes that the new default baselines for audio will include support for analog and digital radio, multichannel speaker support, as well as voice control for accessing flash-based media (iPod/MP3 players). LCD/OLED displays and low-cost navigation are default requirements, with Mobile TV and back-up camera support as strong optional requirements.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Vehicle scrappage to spur double-dip downturn for automotive?
EL SEGUNDO, USA: While government-sponsored scrappage programs may be mitigating the worst impacts of the automotive downturn in the short term, they may cause another sales downturn further in the future, causing a potential double-dip downturn for the global car market, according to iSuppli Corp.
Although iSuppli is forecasting global auto production will decline to 52 million units in 2009, down 25 percent from 2008, some commentators are talking about the green shoots of recovery appearing in the market, due to vehicle scrappage and incentive programs that are now being rolled out in many countries.
Such programs, sometimes referred to as “cash-for-clunkers,” offer discounts on the purchase of new vehicles to replace cars 10 years in age or older.
“These scrappage programs, however, could have a negative impact,” said Richard Robinson, principal analyst for automotive electronics at iSuppli, “They will simply bring forward—and some would say, distort—the natural buying cycle, creating a double dip. ”
Robinson continued: “Scrappage programs also are having a disproportionately negative effect on Tier-1 automotive infotainment system suppliers, as many countries have built-in green incentives with the maximum benefits given to those consumers who purchase lower-emission and, hence, lighter and cheaper vehicles.
"On the whole, these vehicles tend to be bought from the mid- and entry-level classes, which typically sport fewer added features. The result is fewer sales of feature-rich vehicles that offer a smaller number of the media, navigation and infotainment features provided by the top auto electronics suppliers.”
Navigating out of trouble
Nevertheless, as the car market stages a recovery starting in 2010, there will be a number of significant market opportunities for Tier-1 infotainment electronics and semiconductors suppliers. These opportunities include the growth of low-cost navigation systems that displace Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs), as well as the increasing demand for connectivity that will expand the supply chain to other segments of the electronics market.
This new supply chain will move the car well beyond the static environment of hardware and into the sphere of services, which will extend the sales possibilities for vehicle manufacturers and their service providers.
PND suppliers TomTom and Garmin, entering the automotive Tier-1 battle, are taking very different approaches as they look to extend their reach beyond the PND platform.
The figure presents iSuppli’s navigation shipment forecast for the OEM and aftermarket.
iSuppli: Global Forecast for Navigation Shipments by Platform (Thousands of Units)
Source: iSuppli, July 2009
Although iSuppli is forecasting global auto production will decline to 52 million units in 2009, down 25 percent from 2008, some commentators are talking about the green shoots of recovery appearing in the market, due to vehicle scrappage and incentive programs that are now being rolled out in many countries.
Such programs, sometimes referred to as “cash-for-clunkers,” offer discounts on the purchase of new vehicles to replace cars 10 years in age or older.
“These scrappage programs, however, could have a negative impact,” said Richard Robinson, principal analyst for automotive electronics at iSuppli, “They will simply bring forward—and some would say, distort—the natural buying cycle, creating a double dip. ”
Robinson continued: “Scrappage programs also are having a disproportionately negative effect on Tier-1 automotive infotainment system suppliers, as many countries have built-in green incentives with the maximum benefits given to those consumers who purchase lower-emission and, hence, lighter and cheaper vehicles.
"On the whole, these vehicles tend to be bought from the mid- and entry-level classes, which typically sport fewer added features. The result is fewer sales of feature-rich vehicles that offer a smaller number of the media, navigation and infotainment features provided by the top auto electronics suppliers.”
Navigating out of trouble
Nevertheless, as the car market stages a recovery starting in 2010, there will be a number of significant market opportunities for Tier-1 infotainment electronics and semiconductors suppliers. These opportunities include the growth of low-cost navigation systems that displace Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs), as well as the increasing demand for connectivity that will expand the supply chain to other segments of the electronics market.
This new supply chain will move the car well beyond the static environment of hardware and into the sphere of services, which will extend the sales possibilities for vehicle manufacturers and their service providers.
PND suppliers TomTom and Garmin, entering the automotive Tier-1 battle, are taking very different approaches as they look to extend their reach beyond the PND platform.
The figure presents iSuppli’s navigation shipment forecast for the OEM and aftermarket.
iSuppli: Global Forecast for Navigation Shipments by Platform (Thousands of Units)
Source: iSuppli, July 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
CarWale.com revamps web offerings
BANGALORE, INDIA: Providing further impetus to its growing popularity, CarWale.com, India's largest car portal launched the revamped version of its website. The newly designed and fully-overhauled CarWale.com now provides new and improved navigation solutions to car consumers.
CarWale.com currently boasts over 16 lakh unique visitors each month – mostly new car buyers. The website features new car prices across 300 Indian cities and has more than 15000 used cars up for sale at any moment of time.
“Our strong online presence has provided us with a competitive edge as it connects us directly to our existing as well as potential customers,” said Tufail Khan, Marketing Head, CarWale.com.
“Now, at the click of a mouse our customers can avail of valuable information in the form of research, reviews and car specifications so as to help them make a grounded decision.”
The online leader in automotive solutions has increased its web offerings to include web 2.0 user interface, community discussions and several interactive features as well. Moreover, there is a dedicated section on Road Tests, hot comparisons, upcoming cars and more.
“We strive to better our services to our customers and look to continue to modify our offerings based on customer trends,” added Khan.
Customers will soon also be able to check out reviews and features of cars being launched in near future including the Toyota Fortuner, Fiat Bravo and Hyundai Santa Fe in CarWale’s upcoming cars section.
CarWale.com currently boasts over 16 lakh unique visitors each month – mostly new car buyers. The website features new car prices across 300 Indian cities and has more than 15000 used cars up for sale at any moment of time.
“Our strong online presence has provided us with a competitive edge as it connects us directly to our existing as well as potential customers,” said Tufail Khan, Marketing Head, CarWale.com.
“Now, at the click of a mouse our customers can avail of valuable information in the form of research, reviews and car specifications so as to help them make a grounded decision.”
The online leader in automotive solutions has increased its web offerings to include web 2.0 user interface, community discussions and several interactive features as well. Moreover, there is a dedicated section on Road Tests, hot comparisons, upcoming cars and more.
“We strive to better our services to our customers and look to continue to modify our offerings based on customer trends,” added Khan.
Customers will soon also be able to check out reviews and features of cars being launched in near future including the Toyota Fortuner, Fiat Bravo and Hyundai Santa Fe in CarWale’s upcoming cars section.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wireless connectivity to be main focus for vehicle manufacturers by 2012
STAMFORD, USA: By 2012, the majority of vehicle manufacturers will concentrate product development efforts for mature markets on enabling wireless data connectivity in more than half of their next-generation cars, according to Gartner Inc.
“The automotive industry must explore new ways to generate consumer interest, product differentiation and revenue opportunities,” said Thilo Koslowski, research vice president at Gartner.
“Web-based applications and services specifically designed to enhance the driving and ownership experience, in particular, represent a significant chance to accomplish this. During the past two years, consumer awareness and interest for such technologies and applications has grown significantly in mature automotive markets, such as the United States and Western Europe. The goal is to provide dynamic content that is contextual and relevant to the driver and the passengers. It’s not about replicating consumers’ home computer Internet experience”
The continued rise of connected consumer devices, such as smartphones and mobile Internet devices (MIDs), will increase consumer expectations for always-on data availability throughout their work and home, and when being mobile — including when driving.
The automotive industry's ability to differentiate mass-market vehicles based on performance and handling will be limited from this point on, because of environmental and economic concerns, as well as the rise of electric vehicles and other alternative powertrain offerings.
Gartner anticipates that by 2016, consumers will consider in-vehicle connectivity as important as traditional automobile features (for example, safety and fuel efficiency). This means that automotive companies must offer such functionality in two vehicle generations (one generation is traditionally four years) from today, to meet future demand.
Automotive companies will increasingly build in-house expertise to offer connectivity solutions on a growing number of cars and will work with other external partners to offer holistic offerings that address consumers' broader transportation needs.
“Suppliers, content and service providers, as well as automotive-focused technology vendors will evolve and take on broader roles to address automakers' needs for offering such connectivity, integration and content solutions,” Koslowski said.
“The growing need for connectivity solutions in the automobile will also have a significant impact on the automotive aftermarket and will provide opportunities for those companies that can offer cost-effective retrofit solutions for vehicle owners that want to upgrade their existing cars.”
“The automotive industry must explore new ways to generate consumer interest, product differentiation and revenue opportunities,” said Thilo Koslowski, research vice president at Gartner.
“Web-based applications and services specifically designed to enhance the driving and ownership experience, in particular, represent a significant chance to accomplish this. During the past two years, consumer awareness and interest for such technologies and applications has grown significantly in mature automotive markets, such as the United States and Western Europe. The goal is to provide dynamic content that is contextual and relevant to the driver and the passengers. It’s not about replicating consumers’ home computer Internet experience”
The continued rise of connected consumer devices, such as smartphones and mobile Internet devices (MIDs), will increase consumer expectations for always-on data availability throughout their work and home, and when being mobile — including when driving.
The automotive industry's ability to differentiate mass-market vehicles based on performance and handling will be limited from this point on, because of environmental and economic concerns, as well as the rise of electric vehicles and other alternative powertrain offerings.
Gartner anticipates that by 2016, consumers will consider in-vehicle connectivity as important as traditional automobile features (for example, safety and fuel efficiency). This means that automotive companies must offer such functionality in two vehicle generations (one generation is traditionally four years) from today, to meet future demand.
Automotive companies will increasingly build in-house expertise to offer connectivity solutions on a growing number of cars and will work with other external partners to offer holistic offerings that address consumers' broader transportation needs.
“Suppliers, content and service providers, as well as automotive-focused technology vendors will evolve and take on broader roles to address automakers' needs for offering such connectivity, integration and content solutions,” Koslowski said.
“The growing need for connectivity solutions in the automobile will also have a significant impact on the automotive aftermarket and will provide opportunities for those companies that can offer cost-effective retrofit solutions for vehicle owners that want to upgrade their existing cars.”
Monday, May 11, 2009
Wipro launches Tarang integrated product qualification and certification facility
BANGALORE, INDIA: Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) announced the launch of ‘Tarang’, a product qualification and compliance certification facility, in Bangalore, last week. Former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam inaugurated the facility in the presence of Azim H. Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd.
Tarang is equipped with world class capabilities for product design centers & manufacturing organizations across the globe. Symbolizing yet another milestone in Wipro’s innovation journey, Tarang will enhance product quality; reduce time to market besides providing cost benefits. The investment in this facility is expected to be around $8.5 million.
Commenting on the launch of Tarang, Girish Paranjpe, Joint CEO & Member of the Board, Wipro Ltd, said: "Wipro’s agenda to make Innovation more purposeful and customer centric just got stronger with the launch of Tarang. We are confident that this world class facility will further enhance our ability to provide fully integrated product development solutions for our customers."
Tarang will provide a one stop for solution offering consultancy, pre-compliance testing and certification services for various geographies in the areas of EMI/EMC, mechanical, thermal, acoustic, safety and reliability. The facility is equipped to test electronic products in the aerospace, automotive, computing, consumer electronics, industrial automation, medical electronics and telecommunication industries.
"With over 25 years of system design experience behind it, this facility is in line with our R&D strategy and is reinforcing our leadership. End to end product testing and consulting under one roof will enable customers to resolve complex cross-functional issues thereby achieving faster rollout of their products in the global market," said V.R.Venkatesh, Senior Vice President, Product Engineering Services, Wipro Technologies.
Tarang has been accredited in accordance with ISO 17025/IEC 17025:2005 standards and is the only FCC listed facility in India with capability to test up to 40 GHz. With cutting edge facilities and highly skilled team to analyze and correct product compliance related issues, Wipro will help its clients meet various standards such as IEC, CE, UL, FCC, CSA and others which are accepted globally.
Key capabilities include:
• 10m premium EMC Chamber With dual antenna masts and accurate NSA of +/- 3dB
• Hemi anechoic chamber with 16dBA ambient for high precision and low noise acoustic test
• Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) chamber with a ramp rate of 60deg C per minute
• State of the art Shock machine with up to 600g acceleration
• Range of thermal chambers from 32 cubic ft to 888 cu.ft
• Dedicated ESD controlled debug lab
‘Tarang’: Trademark registration is under process.
Tarang is equipped with world class capabilities for product design centers & manufacturing organizations across the globe. Symbolizing yet another milestone in Wipro’s innovation journey, Tarang will enhance product quality; reduce time to market besides providing cost benefits. The investment in this facility is expected to be around $8.5 million.
Commenting on the launch of Tarang, Girish Paranjpe, Joint CEO & Member of the Board, Wipro Ltd, said: "Wipro’s agenda to make Innovation more purposeful and customer centric just got stronger with the launch of Tarang. We are confident that this world class facility will further enhance our ability to provide fully integrated product development solutions for our customers."
Tarang will provide a one stop for solution offering consultancy, pre-compliance testing and certification services for various geographies in the areas of EMI/EMC, mechanical, thermal, acoustic, safety and reliability. The facility is equipped to test electronic products in the aerospace, automotive, computing, consumer electronics, industrial automation, medical electronics and telecommunication industries.
"With over 25 years of system design experience behind it, this facility is in line with our R&D strategy and is reinforcing our leadership. End to end product testing and consulting under one roof will enable customers to resolve complex cross-functional issues thereby achieving faster rollout of their products in the global market," said V.R.Venkatesh, Senior Vice President, Product Engineering Services, Wipro Technologies.
Tarang has been accredited in accordance with ISO 17025/IEC 17025:2005 standards and is the only FCC listed facility in India with capability to test up to 40 GHz. With cutting edge facilities and highly skilled team to analyze and correct product compliance related issues, Wipro will help its clients meet various standards such as IEC, CE, UL, FCC, CSA and others which are accepted globally.
Key capabilities include:
• 10m premium EMC Chamber With dual antenna masts and accurate NSA of +/- 3dB
• Hemi anechoic chamber with 16dBA ambient for high precision and low noise acoustic test
• Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) chamber with a ramp rate of 60deg C per minute
• State of the art Shock machine with up to 600g acceleration
• Range of thermal chambers from 32 cubic ft to 888 cu.ft
• Dedicated ESD controlled debug lab
‘Tarang’: Trademark registration is under process.
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