Pune (Voice news service):- India’s manufacturing sector needs to move beyond assembly-led production and build deeper links with global value chains, with AI, automation, robotics and IIoT emerging as key drivers of the next phase of growth, industry leaders said at the CII National Conference on Advanced Manufacturing in Pune.
The conference brought together 150+ leaders from industry, academia and government, with discussions focused on productivity, resilient supply chains, technology adoption and global competitiveness. Mr Rahul Garg, Chairman, CII Special Taskforce on Advanced Manufacturing and Founder & CEO, Moglix, said global buyers are increasingly looking beyond cost to reliability, traceability and resilience.
Industry leaders including Mr Rajnikant Behera, Executive Director, RSB Group; Mr Mukund Vasudevan, President – Industrial Region (India, Southeast Asia & Middle East), SKF Group; Mr Parag Satpute, Managing Director & Group CEO, Greaves Cotton; and Mr Datta Kuvalekar, Director & COO, Forbes Marshall, highlighted the need for measurable returns from technology, stronger industry-academia collaboration and greater focus on R&D.
Mr Deepak Karanjikar, Governing Council Member, MITRA, highlighted Maharashtra’s new Advanced Manufacturing and Frontier Technology Institute in Pune, while Mr Nitin Mittal, Vice Chairman, CII Pune Zonal Council and Founder & Managing Director, Knest Manufacturers, called for accessible technology and stronger support for MSMEs.
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