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Software development for processes and system, will take place. By 2020 India will be a leading producer of quality castings and forgings and will be a large exporters of these items.
India will be self sufficient in advanced machine tools and boilers of the state of the art technologies. Exports of these items will be on the increase. Employment generation will be on the rise. Action Plan - Capital Goods Industry Issue
| Issue | Action | Recommended Agency |
| International | Indentification of select areas of strength: Automobile parts, casting, forging, CNC machine tools | |
| Competition | Upgradation of processes - CAM, Robotics, Welding, Near netshape manufacturing, Precision Manufacturing, Automation, Tooling | |
| Improve quality, delivery and cost. Environmental aspects (ISO 9000, ISO 14000 implementation) | Government | |
| State of the art technology adoption | I M T M A | |
| In Machine tool industry | I I F | |
| Improvement in design, quality, reliability and reduction in cost | Other professional institution | |
| Improving supplier base for components | DST / DOE / CSIR | |
| Evolving modular designs. | ||
| Design of Flexible manufacturing | IITs / IISc / CARE | |
| Availability of parts and raw materials Technical Institutions | ||
| Consortium marketing and competitive | C M T I | |
| In Foundry Industries | ||
| Control on dimension /surface finish. | ||
| Value addition - Machined castings, forgings. | ||
| Exact specification on metal compositions. | ||
| Mechanisation and automation - with increased scale of production. | ||
| In Forging | ||
| Develop better tooling capabilities - CAD. | ||
| Adoption of cold forging and near net shape technologies. | ||
| Mechanisation and automation with large volume production. |
| Issue | Action recommended | Recommended Agency |
| In Boiler and Pressure Vessels Upgradation of welding systems Automation in welding including robotics DST / DOE / CSIR/ Improvement in radiography, controls, reliability and safety. | Government I M T M A, I I F Other Professional Institutions DST / DOE / CSIR/ IITs / IISc / CARE Technical Institutions CMTI, Insdustries | |
| R&D in Capital Goods | Focus on automotive and consumer durable sectors and meet their requirements | |
| Train R&D Manpower | I M T M A | |
| Focus on finish, painting, design, ergonomics etc. | ||
| More spending on R&D by industry & Associations | IIF, Professional Bodies, Academic Institutions | |
| Plan for future technologies - Alternate fuels for boilers, materials, smart controls etc. | ||
| Assimilation and application of existing technology | ||
| Advanced Mfg. | Improve Precision Manufacturing Capabilities | DST Technology CSIR |
| Do fundamental research in machining including micro machinery | DOE DRDO | |
| Develop advanced automation systems including software. | Space Professional Bodies | |
| Develop Robotics | Academic Institutions | |
| Development of sensors and adaptive control | BIS | |
| Takeup mechatronic development | ||
| Develop measuring and testing equipment for quality and reliability | ||
| Expected increase in the demand of castings and forgings | Resorting to consortium approach. Mechanisation and automatoin | |
| Use of CAD and advanced Q.C. procedures. | ||
| Dimension and finish control. | Professional Bodies | |
| Availability of quality raw material. | ||
| Information integration - MIS CAD/CAM for dies and moulds. Technological upgradation. |
| Issue | Action | recommended Agency |
| New Boiler Technologies | Development of Fluidized bed technologies Once through Boiler design. Improvements of boiler tubes. Improvement of thermal efficiencies. Design for alternate fuels. | Industries, DST |
| Changes in Training Systems in training | Continuous skill enhancement required. establishments Retraining of workforce at all levels in mechatronics in industries New branches and courses in training institutions like IITs, CMTI etc. (Mechatronics, Precision Engg., Micro-machining)Flexible modular courses to be developed for people already working in the industry with Institutions a view to continuous upgradation of their skills. Change the outdated curriculums in ITI’s, Polytechnics, Engineering Colleges etc. together with the facilities. Outside training of personnel (abroad) Fiscal incentives to the industry for training and retraining. Vision for. |
Multiskill training. IITs/ Technical Industries |
