AMS India Conference 2011

Stream 1 - Powertrain (1) – engines and transmissions

- Developing India’s global supply chain for advanced drivelines
- Process integration and new technologies in powertrain applications
- Meeting global quality standards

• Renault Nissan Tech and Business Centre India - Senthilkumar Rathinam, General Manager, Power Train Process
  
• Kennametal - Steven Gray, Global Technical Programme Manager, Fine Machining
• Sandvik Coromant - Sharad Kulkarni, Deputy General Manager

Stream 2 - Paintshop

- Modular paintshop concepts for high production variety
- Advanced materials in primer, basecoat and powder coating
- Balancing automation and manual processes

• Dürr Systems  - Pavel Svejda, Key Account Manager – Application Technology
• Dürr Systems - Samar Bijoy Paul, General Manager – Sales (National Market) Dürr India
• Eisenmann - Bodo Mayer, Senior  Manager Sales - Automotive
• Taikisha-Geico - Junzo Sappa, Manager of Planning, Automation Office, Paint Finishing Division

Stream 1 - Heavyweight manufacturing solutions

- Truck and bus making – incorporating hybrid powertrains
- Body construction techniques
- Meeting new emissions legislations for commercial vehicles

• Ashok Leyland - C R Ravi, General Manager, Project Planning
• Caterpillar India - Santharam Raghavan, Process and Quality Manager
  
• Tenneco India - Digambar Parkhi, Head of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Emission Control Business Unit (panel member)
  

Stream 2 - Electric and light vehicles – two- and three-wheelers

·   India's electric car future
·   Powertrain and new emissions legislation
·   Exports – meeting global quality standards

• Mahindra Reva - Umesh Krishnappa, Head of Car Program, Quality and Validation
• TVS Motor - Devarajan Subramanian, Senior Vice-President, Production Engineering
• Royal Enfield - R R Prabhakar, Consultant, Paintshop

Stream 1 - Production development – OEM and supplier strategies

- Design for production – new vehicle programmes
- Materials, vehicle and component testing systems
- Benchmarking quality across the supply chain

• Tata Motor - Nitin Rajurkar, General Manager, New Projects (panel member)
  
• Delphi TVS Diesel Systems - Sivaraman Margabandu, General Manager, Projects
• PTC - Venkatesh Agaram, Director, Automotive and Industrial Strategy
• Tenneco India - Digambar Parkhi, Head of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Emission Control Business Unit (panel member)

Stream 2 - Production control and IT

- Measurement - cubing for quality
- Sensors and controls - not just safety-critical
- Plant-wide optimisation through intelligent networks

• Tata Motors - Ajay Purohit, Technical Chief,
  Craftsmanship Tools & Rapid Proto
• SIEMENS  - Rafaello Lepratti, Head of Vertical Sub Segment Automotive Overseas
• Omni-ID - Andre Cote, Vice-President, Worldwide Business Development
• SICK Sensor Intelligence - André Hack,Strategic Industry Manager

Stream 1 - Stamping – tool and die

- Tools & Dies for Processing of Advanced High Strength Sheet Steels
- Press lines – new systems and energy saving
- Used presses and equipment

• Uddeholm - Nader Asnafi, Vice-President, Research & Development
• AIDA - Klaus Rothenhagen, Vice-President of International Sales
• SSAB - Per-Ake Bustad, Area Technical Manager - Automotive

Stream 2 -  Welding automation and material handling

- Welding automation - an application case study
- the Sonalika Group - a case study in manufacturing
- Robots and conveyors – new applications discussed

• Mahindra & Mahindra - Selvam Ganesan, Manager, Central Manufacturing Engineering
• International Cars and Motors - Sanjeev Puri, Chief Manager, Press Shop
• KUKA Robotics India - Raj Singh Rathee, Managing Director

Stream 3 - Environment – plant and process

- Recycling and re-use
- Landfill-free plant – dream or achievable?
- Energy saving in existing plant and greenfield projects

• Castrol  - Akash Anand, Global Product Manager
• Schneider Electric - Pradeep Kumar, Associate General Manager, Automotive Solutions
  
• Ritter XL Solar -  Markus Hachmoeller, Solar Thermal Systems Manager

Stream 1 - Body-in-white

- Welding – automation technologies
- Increasing flexibility through handling and fixture design
- Laser-based welding solutions

• ABB - Nigel Platt, Global Application Manager, welding and cutting
• KUKA Systems India - Amit Bhingurde, CEO & Director
• KUKA Systems India - Klaus Konsek, Head of Sales and Engineering
  
• Trumpf - Ruediger Brockmann, Head of Industry Management Automotive

Stream 2 -  Paintshop (2)

- Facility design and construction
- Environmental considerations
- Automation and system control

• General Motors  - Satyendra Kumar Garg, Director – Production
• Siemens - Ulrich Schrickel, Key Account Manager
• Kremlin Rexson Sames - Gilbert Lotito, Automotive

Stream 3 - Powertrain (2)

- Manufacturing to meet tomorrow's emissions standards
- Global programmes, local solutions
- Transmissions and drivelines

• Fiat India  - Gurpratap Boparai, Head of Powertrain Division
• ZF Hero Motors - Saurabh Mohan Saxena, General Manager, Strategic Corporate Business Development
• Tornos - Willi Nef, Head of Sales
 

• Magna Steyr India  - Anil George, General Manager
• BMW Plant Chennai  - Markus Venitz, General Manager, Quality

Senior executives discuss existing plants and vehicle programmes and present their companies manufacturing and sourcing strategies

• Hyundai Motor India - Rajkumar Balusamy, Coordinator, Manufacturing Engineering – 'Cost effective CKD line production technique'
• Honda Siel Cars India - Rajeev Wasan, Senior Vice-President Manufacturing
• Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers - Vijay Dhongde, CEO

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