THAMES SIDE SENSORS INDIA
Rakesh Valeja
Director
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January-2019
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Editor’s Note
Environmental
Sensors
Uncommoning
the Common Wall
With each passing day, the world is witnessing a major
influx of sensor technologies. Thanks to the discovery
of ‘Environmental’sensors which are empowering the
civilization like never before! From portable real-time devices to in-
situ monitoring, these sensors are playing a vital role in dismantling
the risks associated to the surroundings. This interesting take on
technology is proving to be a significant trend in the history of
High-Tech sensors. Today, the tech advancements are creating
miniature sensors – Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-enabled, which are
carrying out daily routines at ease and successfully increasing the
amount and precision of environmental data through
crowdsourcing.
Acknowledging the importance of data coming from the
government’s environmental sensors at their monitoring stations,
the scientist are assessing the perfect picture of where, when and
why pollution is happening. This helps in taking crucial steps and
ensures to pass on a Clean and Healthy earth to the Gen Z. As such,
technology and environmental sensors are going hand-in-hand and
building a win-win situation for the mankind.
Currently, the environmental sensors – optical, electronic, acoustic
wave, chemical, and new-age sensing materials based sensors are
performing eco-friendly operations and safeguarding the
surrounding to its core. These sensors are also dodging the perils
related to sensitivity, selectivity, and limit of detection in the longer
run. A platform is being developed on which people can rely on.
From smartphone embedded sensors to the wearable ones, the
successive waves of personalized environmental sensors are
surpassing the traditional barriers and changing the way data is
gathered, analyzed and consumed. In the near future, the humans
would be walking around with one or more sensors, enabling the
researchers, scientists and industry experts to gauge the real-time
data on temperature, NO , particulate levels in the air, and even2
detect toxic chemical leaks.
This is surely a way towards attaining a pollution-free world!!
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ith noteworthy tech advancements happening
Wacross the world, there are some
professionals who are making a prominent
contribution in creating a better earth for the existing as
well as the next-gen. They are playing a pivotal role in
sensing the changes and crafting out solutions for the
betterment of the society. Their practical framework of
understanding the consistencies of the sensor world is
unfolding remarkable innovations for the mankind. With
experience and strong technical expertise, the sensor
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solution providers are successfully planning and
designing a wide range of services boosting the business
world.
While 2017 was an enthusiastic year for the High-Tech
sensor sector, 2018 is a year which has taken it beyond
the success horizons. Recognizing the companies which
are revolutionizing the world of sensors and keeping
innovation on their radar by staying up-to-speed with the
developments, we have come up with this special edition
of “The 10 High Tech Sensor Solution Providers.”
This issue has featured a handful of ‘pros’ offering a
diversified and engaging blend of creativity and
distinctiveness. This edition of ours will help you to
walk through a list of companies embracing multi-
disciplinary approach and covering a range of relevant
issues in its sector.
In the Cover of the issue, we have featured Thames Side
Sensors, which is bringing Quality services and
outshining its competitors by redefining the sensor
landscape. The company is amongst the leading Global
Designer of Load Cells & Weighing system components.
Apart from such an insightful cover story, we have also
enlisted Burkert Contromatic, one of the world’s leading
manufacturers offering customers with optimum
solutions, Efficient Toroidal Coil Corporation is
delivering quality and durable products to the clients,
Emerson Electric Co is a business platform delivering
Automation Solutions and Commercial & Residential
Solutions which customers can count on, Hi-Tech
Transducers & Devices takes care of all departmental
functions and after-sales services to safeguard
customer’s interest, Ideas Manufacturing is a company
incorporated for developing and manufacturing high
quality, innovative products that are practical and easy to
use, Infra Control Systems is a leading Quality
Automation and Validation Company, Meggitt is
delivering solutions for the most challenging
environments – where teamwork and collaboration
matters, Perceptron develops, produces and sells a
comprehensive range of automated industrial metrology
products and solutions to manufacturing organizations,
and Robo India is a manufacturer and online retailer that
sells the electronics components and boards to make
electronics projects possible.
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exclusive Interview with Prabhakar A, the CEO of
Eoxys Systems.
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masterly crafted by our in-house editors which include
Biometric Technology Solutions Aiding the World to be
Secure from Say Hello to Biometrics and Utilizing
Sensors to Develop Smart Cities from Editor’s Voice.
The article How enterprises can unlock newer
capabilities and augment growth potential through
digital transformation by an industry expert would take
you on a journey showcasing the advantages of
deploying cloud infrastructures at enterprises.
Looking at the emerging opportunities and the growing
possibilities, this issue of ours will introduce you to a
whole new world of novelty.
So enjoy the exciting read!
CoverStory
Rakesh Valeja
Director
THAMES SIDE
SENSORS INDIAMade to Measure
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Modern life lead to the use of sensors as a core
component in almost all electronic devices and
machines. Sensors are becoming gradually
important in terms of operational area beginning with
mining of raw material to process, creating the final product,
and sale or export of the same. Thus, application of different
types of sensors facilitates numerous advantages and sensor
usage. It is a sector that is rapidly growing with the
expansion in sensor technology.
Established in 2011-12, Thames Side Sensors India Pvt.
Ltd. has eventually raised the standards since it had entered
into high-tech sensor solutions. The company manufactures
weighing sensors, popularly known as Load Cells based on
Strain Gauge technology. Strain-gauge based load cells are
used for various applications and constitute high accuracy.
From a small industrial unit to a large process plant, these
sensors are used in almost every sphere.
Thames Side Sensors India provides Weight Sensors, also
known as Load Transducers or Load Cells beside its
Assemblies, Junction Box or Summation Box. Along with
these, the company offers its Weight Indicators and
controllers as components to System Integrators and OEMs
who incorporate it in their machineries before supplying it
to Process Industries.
The Parent Company
Thames Side Sensors India Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidiary of
Thames Side Sensors Ltd. established in 1970, which is
amongst the world leaders in Industrial and Process
Weighing load cell technology. Headquartered in the UK
and having offices, sales partners and customers spread
across seventy countries and into every type of process
industry, the company has truly accomplished a global
presence. It has a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
based at Barcelona, Spain with an additional factory in
Morocco.
Over forty years of experience to the world’s process
industries in sectors as varied as offshore, cement, food,
pharmaceuticals, minerals, metals, plastics and others, has
given Thames Side Sensors Ltd., extensive application
knowledge that allows it to become the expert adviser to the
customers on the correct selection and application of the
products.
The Hardship Story
Overcoming the challenges is what best describes Thames
Side Sensors India! Since stepping its foot on India’s shore,
the company had to deal with a number of challenges. The
Indian economy went into a recession around the time the
company was about to frame its cornerstones. It went
through the labor pain of all the new startups. The company
had no customer in India and the initial business was a
struggle. Even on marketing and sales front, there were
multiple challenges as the brand was unknown and there
were a number of reputed manufacturers already available.
Adding to the trouble, there were ultra-low-priced Chinese
products obtainable in the market.
In 2013, there was a massive upheaval in the currency. The
US Dollar and the Euro rates were at an all-time high,
increasing overall cost of products, making it almost
unviable for the customers. However, through persistent
rd
efforts, the company managed to break even in the 3 year
and turned profitable thereafter.
The initiation is never easy especially when one launches a
new business in a different country. The start of Thames
Side Sensors India was humble enough and dealt with its
fair share of struggles. Many a times, the company never
saw hurdles coming its way, and tripped over them. But
every time it tripped, the company learnt to get up and walk
an extra mile to achieve its goals.
Most of the competitor brands were already doing well in
India, making the start even more difficult for Thames Side
Sensors India to make a sales pitch to OEMs. However, the
company quickly realized not all competitors had the entire
product range and with that it handled the competition and
offered them products which complimented the
competitor’s product range. This strategy worked for
Thames Side Sensors India in establishing a niche in the
sector. The principle of doing business with OEMs and
system integrators was considered as a weakness, however
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Noteworthy Achievements
“We are the first choice of over 350 OEMs and System
Integrators involved in making machineries for Process
Weighing applications”
Started just seven years ago, Thames Side Sensors India is
one of the largest suppliers of high-quality load cells and
weighing accessories in India. The company has unique
products for corrosive, hazardous and high temperature
applications. Most of its products are approved for Legal
for Trade application by International Organization of Legal
Metrology.
Over the years, the company has been recognized amongst
the frontrunners in India whose load cells model was
approved by Legal Metrology Department, Government of
India. Today, the company has a PAN India presence, with
carefully selected OEM partners and system Integrators at
strategic locations, who can provide pre-sales support and
post sales technical assistance from a location near to its
customers.
The Management
Mr. Josep Sabate and Mr. Steven Brown, are the two
foreign directors residing at Barcelona and UK respectively.
Mr. Brown has invested all his experience and time during
the formative years shuttling extensively between UK and
India.
The Indian operations are led by Mr. Rakesh Valeja, who
has over 2 decades’ experience in Industrial Weighing and
Process Automations. He has been acknowledged by the
management and his peers in making Thames Side Sensors
as a prominent, recognized and well-respected brand in
India.
Rakesh is a motivating team leader with exceptional
leadership skills. He is committed to energise, engage and
inspire others. Building long term relationships with
customers as well as with the team, is part of his
personality. He is passionate about work, believes in
customer delight and is willing to go an extra mile. He is
always on the lookout for new opportunities to grow the
company. He amazes customers with his quick response
time and this attribute has been adopted by the rest of the
team as well, gaining customer goodwill and loyalty.
Recognizing Customer’s Needs at its Best
During the formation of the company, team Thames did
several researches to understand what was needed by its
prospective customers. Most of them mentioned that they
need high quality products in competitive prices with short
term delivery. Guided by these expectations, the company
diligently worked towards meeting its customers’ needs and
succeeded to a great extent. Today, Thames Side Sensors is
amongst the top international load cell manufacturing
companies, who provide products to its customers on
shortest possible delivery time.
Why Choose Thames?
“We treat our clients as our most valuable asset and always
stay focused on what matters most to our clients,” asserts
Rakesh.
In today’s complex and ever-changing world, reliability and
quality are key requirements of an industrial equipment
supplier. The company provides excellent product quality,
fast and reliable deliveries, competitive prices and
exceptional services to its valued customers. “We never lose
sight of how our product can make their processes
accurate, reliable and safe,” he added further.
Customer delight has been critical for the continued success
and the company objectives are centred around this. In
addition, the company as well as the core team is aware of
the ‘cost of ownership’ in times of economic instability. Its
confidence in its manufacturing processes, quality and
reliability allows it to offer up to five years warranty against
manufacturing defects on most of its products. Apart from
this, unmatched customer service and 24x7 responses
makes Thames Side Sensors India the most trusted partner
in industrial weighing technology, where the customer is
assured of technically superior, quality products at a
competitive price, delivered on time.
Guiding the Young Minds
It is a niche yet competitive zone with many international,
domestic and low-cost players crowding the market-space.
Acknowledging this scenario, the company advices the
beginners to be innovative, provide exceptional customer
support and work transparently with customers to gain their
trust to become first amongst equals.
Future Goals
Thames Side Sensors India continuously thrives to serve the
clients with quality products and continued support. The
company is affirmative and devoted to being one amongst
the leading brands in the Industry. For its continuous
exceptional growth, it would continue to come up with
innovative and technologically advanced weighing sensors
and associated electronics. The company is on a mission to
make Indian operation as a business hub for SAARC
nations and Middle East region.
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Prabhakar A
CEO
Eoxys Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
January 2019|18
evouring integrated range of skills and expertise of
Dworking closely with B2B clients, understanding
and analyzing their requirements to build their IoT
products using its product designs for their end consumers
is Eoxys Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Prabhakar A is the
CEO of the company. The company focuses on Product
Engineering (electronic HW, embedded SW and ID) of IoT
devices, sensors, controllers and servers. To get more
insights about Eoxys’ prominent services and uniqueness,
we bring you an exclusive interview with Prabhakar.
1. Kindly brief us about the company. Enlighten us
with the foundation story and the brief details of the
company’s initial days.
It’s a great story to start with Eoxys initial exciting
experience, Eoxys started as an interactive gaming
development company that supports extensively to
NOKIA, Eoxys games have been downloaded more
than million times and been awarded couple of time as
the best business partner by NOKIA.
With growth of Internet of Things (IoT), Eoxys
diversified as a fast-growing IoT product engineering
company combined with Cloud Mobility Applications
and Big Data Solutions development expertise.
Eoxys diversified its offering into IoT with the vision of
building indigenous expertise on Cloud Software
engineering and Electronic Product engineering. As
part of Cloud SW engineering, Eoxys built latest micro-
services & serverless computing Cloud SW architecture
along with associated libraries & components and
successfully served and earned many customers. As
part of Product engineering, Eoxys built HW designs
for wearables, IoT sensors and gateways and
successfully became R&D product engineering partner
for many product customers.
2. Brief us about the Founder/CEO of the company.
What kind of ethics, principles and manner of
working does he/she observes while running the
business?
Our Founder/CEO, Prabhakar A is a successful, action
orientated and experienced Entrepreneur. Has strong
record of achievement of building IoT products and
architecting complex Cloud SW solutions on niche
technology domains in multiple industry verticals.
He brings competitive advantage for organization by
adopting matured and up to date development
frameworks, technologies and processes. Have strong
decision-making and execution skills to deliver the
results in line with global business conditions and
expectations.
Taking personal interest to take care of employee’s
wellbeing as facilitate 3 times food at office, most of
our engineers are bachelors and coming from various
part of India and finding a difficulty to get good food at
all the times.
Equal opportunity to employees, Eoxys has 30%
female employees on its role at any point in time.
Eoxys management ensures that the equal opportunity
policy is always in force.
Learning is a never-ending process, Eoxys encourages
its employees to learn and practice the new skills and
state of the art technology which are always needed to
facilitate high quality deliverables to its esteemed
customers. Eoxys has built the Center of Excellence in
all its Line of Business units to facilitate employees
learns new emerging technologies.
PROFICIENTLY DEVELOPING IOT SOLUTIONS
EOXYS SYSTEMS
Interview with Insights Success
January 2019| 19
3. Share with us the importance of Sensor Solutions
in today’s world.
In this emerging world of competitiveness, business
improvements and operational excellence are the norms
of the day. These norms can very well be achieved if
and only if the critical parameters are measured
accurately and instantly. World has seen the need for
this timely and accurate measures from the field for
analytics, decision making and verification of the
progress. Sensors have proved their success in an
isolated way. These sensors when networked and the
IoT systems are deployed, the society is going to see
exponential growth rate and perfectly projected yields
from the field. These product outcomes can be in any
sectors. To name a few Industrial, Agricultural and
Healthcare could be sited as prominent gainers of
networked sensors.
4. Please tell us about the services that makes the
brand unique in the mid of rigorous competition.
Eoxys has proven design experience in the product
engineering of Custom Designed Products roll out and
successfully meets customer’s time to market
paradigm. Eoxys brings more than two decades of
design experienced experts in the area of HW design,
embedded SW and Industrial Design for the product
realization.
Eoxys has successfully architected and implemented
Cloud applications of customers using latest micro-
services & serverless computing Cloud SW
architecture.
Eoxys has proved time and again with its E2E product
development from Concept to roll out involving HW,
SW and Cloud applications. Each of these products is
custom designed as per the customer’s tough design
guidelines and tight time to market timeline.
5. Tell us about the business policies, the agendas you
follow.
Eoxys takes of its employees well and our employees
takes care of customers well in turn. Always meet
customers’ expectations on meeting milestone
deliverables and ensure accountability of team through
professional project management tools. Eoxys offers
best class work environment and follows standard
admin and HR policies.
6. Brief us about the future of the company or the goal
it has set to mark its uniqueness in future. Please
share with us about the current industry scenario
from your perspective.
Eoxys wants to be among Top-5 Cloud Software
engineering and Electronic Product engineering
companies globally. As part of Cloud SW engineering,
Eoxys would build re-usable software IPs and
components to server many customers. As part of
Product engineering, Eoxys would build many IoT
reference designs and successfully become R&D
product engineering partner for many product
customers.
7. Advise for the budding entrepreneurs who are
trying to embark in the same field.
Constantly work on understanding new and Next Gen
technologies to spot on brilliant ideas. Follow an idea
on the merit of value that being to people and business
viability. Acquire relevant skills & experiences required
and finally get ready to take on risks to follow
entrepreneurial journey passionately until reach your
goal. As part of your journey, learn well to overcome
challenges and treat failures as stepping stones.
8. The accomplishments and acknowledgements of the
company.
• Eoxys owns design of BLE based Sensor Watch with 9
sensors. Successfully working with Australia and IIT-
Madras for building Medical wearable & IoT solutions
based on this design.
• Eoxys owns BLE, Zigbee, Wi-Fi and Z-wave based
HW design & SW stack for any IoT sensors design.
• Eoxys owns gateway HW & SW design with Quadcore
ARM cortex A9 @ 1GHz, 4GB RAM and 16GB flash
for building any custom automation gateways of
customers.
• Eoxys is working with a NASDAQ listed USA
customer as their Cloud SW engineering partner for
architecting and building their Next gen fin-tech Cloud
Mobility solutions.
• Eoxys is working with a UK based E-commerce
customer and successfully architected there Cloud SW
platform using latest micro-services and serveless
computing architecture.
January 2019|20
Turning Ideas into Products
Ideas Manufacturing
The need for broad-based
economic growth and effective
public services has risen to
new heights as we stand on the edge of
this decade. The advent of digital
technologies and the countless
advances in the energy and genomics
segment has fuelled the Indian
economy to take big strides forward.
Disruptive technologies are the key
catalysts that are forcing our lifestyles
to change at a fanatic pace. One such
tech-enabled area is the evolution of
high-end sensor technologies that are
the backbone to every tech-enabled
device or system in the new-age.
Sensing technologies have witnessed a
remarkable growth in the last two
decades. Varieties of sensor-driven
products have arrived, and are already
part of our daily life and practices due
to the strides in sensor tech due to
disruptive technologies like MEMS
sensors technologies. There is ample
scope for the sensor-based systems to
expand with the onset of IoT
technologies and Industry 4.0
initiatives being heralded globally. A
variety of opportunities also are
presented by Make In India, Swachh
Bharath, Digital India initiatives,
though the challenge here is to come
out with highly price competitive
products which are also highly reliable
and operate in a different kind of
environment than the comfort zone of a
lab.
The Inception Saga
One such platform that has pioneered
to build and develop innovative and
high technology products for the
Indian market is Ideas Manufacturing
Mysore Pvt Ltd and its associated
R&D lab Ideas Unlimited. While
Ideas Unlimited, Mysuru was incepted
in 2009, Ideas Manufacturing Mysore
Pvt Ltd was formed in 2012 to
complement the lab as a dedicated
manufacturing setup to manufacture
the products designed in the lab. The
lab is where innovative ideas and
technologies are developed and tested;
the factory then transforms it into
products that are immensely useful and
popular, both in the national and
international market.
Over the years, Ideas Manufacturing
has successfully acquired the expertize
and acumen in manufacturing
numerous technologies that are
catering to a plethora of industry
segments and domains. By exploring
multiple domains like mobile Robotics,
Bionics, Internet of Things, Wireless
communication, and high-end
technology, the company has integrated
with clients dealing in healthcare,
defense, IoT, and wearable electronic
technologies to name a few.
Expert Leadership
As the Founder and CEO, Nagendra
Ramakrishana Setty is a persona with
multi-faceted excellence. As a
seasoned technocrat, he has redefined
the concept of high-tech sensor
products and has played a substantial
role in putting Ideas Manufacturing on
the world map. Having a diverse
experience in the fields of
entrepreneurship, robotics, and
technical architect, Nagendra is an
Instrumentation Engineer who has
amassed skill and business wisdom in
multiple domains. Being an
inventor – designing and
manufacturing robots in his early
career, he has been instrumental in
developing software from embedded
devices to desktop, GUI, middleware,
and enterprise-class servers. Believing
in continuous innovation and
improvement, the leader has managed
to attract the eyeballs of the business
fraternity by his skills in taking ideas
to concepts and prototype and
eventually transforming them into a
viable product. Alongside, he also
holds a Private Pilot License under the
single-engine land category acquired
from Morristown, NJ.
Astounding Services - Bringing the
Change
By designing the unique business
model of being a complete ‘solution-
provider’ Ideas Manufacturing has
managed to remain agile and nimble as
a company over the years.
Conceptualizing and designing high-
end technology products has been the
forte of the company. The company
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caters to the high demand from the Indian market as it
succeds in delivering products that are rich in quality and
innovative in nature. While competitors and other players in
this domain are still dependent on the imports of foreign
products, by the unique amalgamation of design and
manufacturing, Ideas Manufacturing stands miles ahead in
the league.
Along with energy-saving sensors that have evolved into a
robust product, the company has developed medical devices
for a university which is now patenting it and undertaking
clinical trials which is useful in a Neonatal ICU. It
manufactures defense-related technologies and deploys
them apart from developing complex IoT frameworks that
include highly capable sensor-based IoT products and
platforms that are much more capable than the classic IoT
sensors in the market. It has associated with robotics
companies for catering to their support needs to their robots
in the Indian market. Additionally, the company is working
on the advanced stages to design perfect wearable
electronic systems.
Enlightening the Tenderfoots
The road ahead for the new entrants is full of possibilities
and accepting new challenges. Acquiring new skills,
adapting and learning the latest technologies to stand with
time and accepting failures along with learning lessons
from the failure are some of the attributes that should be
followed by young professionals.
Future Journey
The ambitious team at Ideas Manufacturing holds a very
optimistic view for the future. Till date, the company has
delivered products related to the Railways electronic
systems, Consumer products for global markets, sensor-
based energy saving and security products, medical
equipment’s, IoT, Defense, and Wearable Electronic
systems. Aiming to cross the horizons, it continues to
explore untouched domains and work in new areas. It looks
forward to new avenues and foresees further scope in the
coming decade in Robotics, Bionics, Medical systems in the
coming years - all of which are sensor-intensive systems.
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Nagendra Ramakrishana Setty
Founder and CEO
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INFRA CONTROL
SYSTEMS
With each passing day,
automation is taking pace
and exploring the market to
its core – where in a device like Mobile
is performing multiple operations
through different Apps and sensors. In
this IoT and AI based world, accurate
and reliable sensor are the need of hour
as more and more things are getting
automated. This is where Infra
Control Systems (ICS) steps in with
an aim to empower the companies to
reap the real-time benefits and roll out
best-in-class quality products for the
betterment of the society.
ICS is a leading automation company
engaged in manufacturing of latest
Technology Humidity-Temp-Pressure
Monitoring and control system with
Japanese technology sensors, Data
Loggers and PC-based SCADA
Systems. Established in 1996, the
company has been catering majorly to
Pharmaceutical-Chemical Sector,
Major Process-Power Plants and
Research organizations. Additionally,
the company is also a leading
Calibration and Software Validation
Service provider company.
With more than two decades of
industrial experience, ICS has
successfully harnessed various giant
Indian ventures as well as companies
in China, France, Iceland, Ireland,
USA, Middle East, Singapore, many
other countries of Europe, etc.
Meet the ‘Director’
Kalpeshkumar R. Vaghela is the
CEO of Infra Control Systems. He is a
seasoned entrepreneur with more than
three decades of experience as an
Automation Expert, Humidity and
Software Validation Specialist, Expert
Trainer for CSV-Data Integrity-
GAMP5-21 CFR part 11 Compliance-
ICH Q9, and Risk assessment –
Proactive CSV Approach. Since last
two decades, Kalpesh has been helping
Indian and International Pharma
Companies achieve compliance by
training and motivating professionals
for QbD and Right-First-Time
Approach. He has supported client for
many USFDA, MHRA, ANVISA,
MCC, TGA and Customer Audits as a
CSV consultant.
His twelve years of experience in high
level CSV Validation in India and
overseas has made Kalpesh a Subject
Matter Expert in CSV, Data Integrity
Audit for Life Science – Medical
Device and Clinical Research Industry.
He is also conducting Governance-
Risk and Compliance Seminar for IT
Giants like Wipro, HCL Technologies,
MphesiS, Complinace Training, etc.
Wherever Kalpesh has worked and
trained, he has unanimously been
recognized as a brilliant course director
and guide. Under his aegis, ICS has
been prominently crafting out services
which can help customers in avoiding
and reducing 483 – Warning letter and
Data Integrity Issues.
Kalpesh has worked as a consultant
with most big pharma companies as a
CSV Consultant and Trainer. He has
close to a decade of international
experience of working with companies
located in USA, Canada, Europe,
South America, Norway, Africa,
Middle East, China, Japan and Far
East. He conducts training and
consulting in many parts of the world
which include USA, Europe, China,
and Middle East (Oman - Saudi Arabia
and Iran). He has also conducted
training at Companies like Sun
Pharma, Cipla, Glenmark, Fresenius
Kabi, Alembic, Biocon Group
companies, Emerson Process
Management and many more.
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We reduce your
stress and strain and
increase your
production
and profitability
‘‘‘More about ICS
“Systems are made so rugged that we just supply the
Instrument and forget about it,” says Kalpesh.
Infra Control Systems is a leading proprietorship company
which has established trustworthy relationships with India’s
top-notch companies in more than twenty different
segments. Considered as a Humidity specialist in its initial
days, ICS currently has a curated menu of products
comprising Humidity-Temperature -Pressure and other
measuring Instruments for Power Plant and HVAC
Industries. It also made dedicated instruments for Defence,
Aviation Industries like Data Loggers, Weather Station, Air
flow meters, etc. The company operates with a vision to
provide reliable instruments which give trouble free life to
the customers in the longer run.
Currently ICS is focusing on Manufacturing of Specialized
Instrumentation product and also provide services of
Software Validation. With a philosophy that ‘Customer is
the king,’ the company is committed to provide its
customers with niche products at a reasonable cost.
Acknowledging that a quality product with reliable support
is the key to create history, ICS has started Training
sessions on how to make good quality automated systems
and how to test it out – ensure that systems meet all user
requirement specifications and intended purpose. The
training is based on USFDA guideline on Computer Systems
Validation, CFR part11 Compliance, Risk Assessment and
How to control Data Integrity related issues. QSIT principle
– Quality System Inspection Testing helps a lot in
developing good designs and SDLC (Software Development
Life Cycle) Control.
A Note for the Beginners
In a vast country like India, customers want easy-to-use
instruments which could perform operations with sheer
determination. ICS advices the young to focus on solutions
which make life simple and easy. Keeping in mind that
continuous improvement is part of the life and it applies to
instrumentation as well, it also advices them to test the
instrument well before putting in the market and
consistently work towards upgrading.
‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘
Kalpeshkumar R. Vaghela
CEO
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Biometric
TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTIONS
AIDING THE
WORLD
TO BE
SECURE
ike every form of technologies
Lthat are known to the humans, the
innovation of the biometric
technology is a boost to the secured world.
Currently, these technologies and their
applications are providing a means for
unique recognition of the humans based on
their physical or behavioral characteristics.
They also provide with the advanced
degrees of security than other technologies
which are engaged alone. Over the past
decade, the open market for biometrics
solutions has broadened ominously and
today, it includes the involvement of the
public and private sector applications
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worldwide. Besides, the biometric technologies are
predominantly used in the law enforcement applications,
and they are still a vibrant component of these important
applications.
Advancement in Security through Logical Access
Control
The entire security systems are being enhanced with this
emergence of the biometric technology. Logical Access
Control is an application that refers to gain access to a
computer system which may be in the business workspace
or via a secured remote connection from a distant locality.
This application has changed the basic use of traditional
username and password. It also provides the organizations
and its personnel to emplace long and complex passwords.
This also includes the modalities based on recognition
mainly the Fingerprint and the Iris. Secured identity and
swift logging can be attained within seconds with this
application. These applications are easy to handle and can
be connected to the workspace of an organization via a
USB connection, or the sensor can be fixed into the
computer or wireless device itself.
Mitigating Security Weaknesses through Physical Access
Entry
The invention of the Biometric technology has introduced
its application on Physical Access Entry. It refers to giving
an employer access of a corporation or a business access to
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January 2019| 27
ecure infrastructure, or even
sa secure workspace from
within. It has introduced the
world with the innovation of the
Smart Cards that are used to
mitigate the weaknesses regarding
security. Hand Geometry
Recognition and Vein Pattern
Recognition are used in association
with the client-server model to an
electromagnetic lock strike. The
Physical Access Entry has a greater
capacity to hold template storage.
Such type of technological
emergence can serve the large
applications much better. It allows
the efficient processing and
verification of the data storing it to
a central server.
Managing the Time and
Attendance
Organizations and businesses,
serving at any level have to keep a
track on their employees depending
upon the hours they have
functioned. However, using manual
based approaches provide a
gigantic organizational annoyance.
This is where the use of Biometric
technology can play a vital role in
Time and Attendance based
applications. This technology offers
centralized control and
administrative operations from
within one setting, and the
respective tasks associated with the
treating, the workforce can be fully
automated. Also, the electronic
recording of the entire clock in and
clock out times of every employee
is obtained. This resolves the issues
of the definite swing in the work.
The Biometric technology has
eliminated the security threat
modeled by the Buddy Punching.
Recognitions based on the finger,
hand geometry, vein pattern are
being used in a time and attendance
application.
Upgrading Law Implementation
The only way to strictly identify the dubious is by taking
their fingerprint and circulating that image through a
gigantic catalog. This approach is being satisfied by the
emergence of the Biometric technology including the
Automated Fingerprint Identification System, or also known
as AFIS. To confirm the identity of any suspects or wanted
criminals, the law enforcement organizations across all
stages of the Federal Government are using this technology.
This leads to transfer results of the criminal pursuits to the
requesting law enforcement organizations in less than 24
hours. Dormant fingerprint images can be collected from a
crime sight that can even be stored into the upgraded AFIS
process called the Integrated Automated Fingerprint
Identification System or the IAFIS databases that also
support the remote connectivity via a secured Wi-Fi
connection.
Techniques Enhancing the Surveillance
An established baseline is needed to determine any
abnormal behavior from a particular person or a large group
of people. This base is created by the Biometric technology
by introducing certain techniques that are positively
identifying any known criminal activity. These techniques
include the Overt and Covert type of surveillance, where
the businesses and organizations can know that they are
being observed. These surveillance techniques are used to
prevent the public settings with the deployment of facial
recognition. The Biometric technology enables finding an
individual whose identity can be confirmed, but his/her
locality is unknown through a micro or macro level
surveillance. The innovation of Biometric technology has
integrated the facial recognition technology with the CCTV
camera upgrading the level of surveillance and security
practices.
The future of Biometric technology will lead the world
towards using non-contactless modalities. Further, there
will be development in the common models and metrics for
identity management, critical standards, and interoperability
of electronic traits. The global biometrics market will surely
grow at a rapid pace with the need for improved security
and to mitigate the emerging instances of security breaches,
identify burglary and information hacking.
-Rahul Niraj
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Rama Krishna Kuppa is
the Founder and CEO of
ONGO Framework – a
B2B IT and digital
solutions provider for
start-ups and SMEs. He
is instrumental in
managing all aspects of
the business; however,
his major focus lies in
building the company
roadmap that includes
initiating alliances and
partnerships and
helming the technology
end of the business.
Rama plays a vital role in
enhancing the scope and
versatility of the
platform. His mission for
the near future is to
simplify digitization and
mobility for enterprises
and facilitate last-mile
connectivity between
businesses and
customers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rama Krishna Kuppa
Founder & CEO
ONGO Framework
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How Enterprises can unlock newer
capabilities and augment growth
potential through digital transformation
Enterprises across the board, and of various sizes, are
increasingly realizing the value that digital
transformation brings to the business. Processes
and workflows in most small and medium enterprises are
still largely paper-based and non-digitized. Transforming
these processes with the help of technology is, therefore,
imperative to augment efficiency and productivity within
enterprises, before one even considers digitizing customer-
facing processes. A lack of efficiency in intra-organizational
processes makes digitized interactions with customers much
less effective, as the flow of information is hampered due to
paper-based processes governing decision-making.
Ensuring productivity is critical to achieving business goals
within the expected timelines, given the fact that offline
processes and communication channels present too many
barriers to workflows. One solution to overcome this issue
is to streamline processes, most importantly those that
involve how enterprise data is collected, shared, and stored.
This is the first step towards digital transformation, given
how critical data is to businesses in a modern digital
economy and business landscape.
Advantages of deploying cloud infrastructures for
enterprises
Digitizing documents and all enterprise data and then
automating the process of storing new data created in the
organization can bring a huge difference to workflows. This
is where the right enterprise application platform-as-a-
service (A-PaaS) product can make a world of difference.
Such platforms can streamline the flow of data based on the
processes they originate from, and then store it in a manner
such that departments and teams can easily access them and
apply them to subsequent processes.
A cloud-based enterprise application offers a simple
solution to digitize documents and workflows by scanning
and assigning those tags or barcodes to simplify their
classification based on departments and processes. At the
same time, it also automatically names and stores the
documents at the right location, as well as notifies the
concerned people about the document or data being
recorded on the platform.
Such streamlining eliminates repetition or duplication of
efforts, enabling organizations to carry out tasks which
would otherwise take as long as a whole day, are completed
in a fraction of a time. More importantly, then, this frees up
a significant amount of time for the concerned employee.
As a result, they can channel their efforts to more tasks that
add value to the organization.
By deploying cloud-based, automated enterprise platforms,
business leaders can focus on boosting efficiency,
standardizing operations digitally, and establishing seamless
workflows. Platforms that employ broad data mining,
analytics, and self-learning systems also enable enterprises
to design their products and services in a way that they
seamlessly align to business needs, manage administrative
and routine tasks efficiently, and offer customers unique
personalized experiences. Furthermore, businesses also
stand to enhance their competitiveness in a dynamic
enterprise landscape by adopting a more structured
approach to developing strategy, marketing, and customer
service by standardizing and automating business processes
in an end-to-end manner.
Paper-based processes reduce productivity and efficiency,
not to mention add to the operating costs. An end-to-end
enterprise platform, then, is the perfect solution for
businesses looking to transform digitally. That’s because it
automates not only the continuous digitizing of documents,
but also extracts data, records its, and analyzes it to
optimize workflows across the enterprise. Thus, as more
and more organizations strive to go paperless, cloud and
artificial intelligence will be among the most important
tools in the modern enterprise, as their applications span the
entire value-chain.
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UTILIZING
SENSORS
TO
DEVELOP
Smart Cities
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With rapid urbanization and an ever-growing
population, the cities are handling a lot today. A
high concentration of population is slowly
increasing pressure on the available resources like land and
water which now need to be managed in a more efficient
way. Making cities “smarter” or developing a “Smart City”
is being touted as the solution to the impending problem.
A Smart City is defined as an urban area which uses
different types of sensors to collect data and supply
information used to manage the assets and resources
efficiently. A Smart city uses technology to improve its
existing infrastructure and add new service in order to
support the growing population. It is developed to provide a
safe, secure, environmental and efficient urban center with
advanced infrastructures such as sensors, electronic devices,
and networks to stimulate sustainable economic growth and
a high quality of life.
Sensing the Issues
The first step in the developmental concept of smart cities is
an . A sensor is a device thatIntegrated Sensor Systems
detects and responds to Physical parameters like light, heat,
motion, moisture, or pressure and converts them into an
electronic signal, which can be interpreted by humans or
can be stored in an autonomous system for reading or
further processing. An Integrated sensor system is
composed of multiple complementary sensors which are
internally as well as externally connected via wireless
network to a central unit that receives and processes data
creating a wireless sensor network. This multi-layer
networking is essential to satisfy the complex needs of
cities and demands for information necessary for smart
management.
Sensors are a crucial component of the whole system and
the concept of a smart city. A smart city is capable of
creating an efficient services delivery platform for public
and the municipal by installing sensors in the city. It also
creates a platform that allows the sharing of information
and gives it for proper use to the public, city managers,
businesses and professionals.
Classification and Types of Sensors
There are several ways in which sensors can be classified.
In the first classification of the sensors, they are divided into
Active and Passive on the basis of presence or absence of
an external power signal. Another classification is based on
the means of detection used in the sensor like Electric,
Biological, Chemical, Radioactive etc. Yet another
classification is based on conversion phenomenon i.e. the
input and the output like etc.Photoelectric, Thermoelectric,
The final classification of the sensors is Analog and Digital
Sensors on the basis of the output of data being continuous
or discrete and digital.
There are several types of sensors that can be put to use in
the smart city initiative based on their input. These are
Temperature Sensor, Proximity Sensor, IR Sensor (Infrared
Sensor) Pressure Sensor, Light Sensor, Smoke, Gas, and
Alcohol Sensor, Touch Sensor, Color Sensor, Humidity
Sensor, Tilt Sensor, Flow and Level Sensor and more.
Putting Sensors to Use
The sensors can be used for achieving the goal of optimal
use of resources. They can be used to control, detect issues,
make adjustments and manage the usage as per need. Here’s
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how sensors can help address various challenges in
developing a smart city.
Water Management is very essential and it is estimated that
a major amount of this precious liquid is often wasted due
to leakages. Sensors fitted in pipes can detect these leakages
in time. They can also be used to manage the irrigation
system in the city and public parks.
Energy Management can be redefined using smart meters.
They can give real-time energy consumption details to
customers and alert the authorities about any snags or
disrupted supplies and help to mend them in no time.
Infrastructure Management can help maintain lights,
streets, public phone booths, public toilets and other basic
things. Street lighting can be better managed with sensors
which can help them turn off automatically in daylight,
trigger an alarm when they are at fault or there is a theft,
and be dimmed when areas have low activity etc.
Waste Management can be easier with sensors notifying the
authorities when they are full and need to be emptied or
they are damaged etc.
Transport Management is essential to avoid chaos or roads.
Sensors can be used to manage parking lots, routes that are
facing heavy traffic, clearing traffic for ambulances etc.
Pollution Management can be facilitated with sensors
monitoring the air quality and sound level of the city and
alarm the citizens and authority when the optimum levels
fail.
Healthcare Management can utilize sensors and help the
city hospitals to track accidents, breakouts, a spread of
diseases, hygiene conditions in various areas.
Law and Order Management can put to use these sensors
and video surveillance in order to check the city’s crime
rate. Sensors can trigger an alarm in the police department
in case of theft, sighting of wanted criminal and other cases.
The concept of Smart City has many layers to it with each
layer carrying out its specific task and interacting with the
others to achieve the common goal. Sensors form a very
basic and eminent layer which helps in taking efficient
decisions and managing the complete city. The whole task
of analyzing the requirement and the exact solution should
be handled with proper planning and without disrupting the
current growth of cities. Implementation of the smart city
concept will need collaboration among the scientists,
professionals, government, municipal workers, and people
in general who understand the issues ailing the cities
currently.
-Sneha Sinha
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A Procient Enterprise Metrology Partner
Perceptron
With each passing day, the
manufacturing world is
becoming more and more
automated. The industry players;
existing as well as emerging corporates
are embracing every opportunity to
create a platform which can cater to the
needs of demand and supply.
Established in 1981, Perceptron is an
innovator in the manufacturing world,
which excels in being an enterprise
metrology partner. Headquartered in
Plymouth, Michigan, USA, the
company has subsidiary operations in
Brazil, China, the Czech Republic,
France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan,
Slovakia, Spain and the UK. Its sensor
technology is essential to the future of
automation on the plant floor. From
robot guidance solutions unloading
pallets, to final assembly fit and finish
quality checks, Perceptron technology
provides reliable information to reduce
scrap, minimize rework and improve
quality.
Since its establishment, Perceptron is
on a mission to be the global leader in
supplying advanced metrology
technology by helping its customers to
identify and solve their measurement
and quality problems. The company
offers an extensive portfolio of
dimensional gauging and inspection
products along with robotic guidance,
gap & flush measurement, and 3D laser
scanning solutions. Acknowledging the
ravishing experience of more than
three decades, companies rely on
Perceptron’s metrology solutions to
assist in managing their complex
manufacturing processes to improve
quality, shorten product launch times
and reduce costs.
Over the years, the company has
successfully created a niche in its
sector and added various feathers to its
hat. Its sheer dedication and unified
efforts has helped it to attain ISO
9001:2015 Certified Locations
including Perceptron, Inc. – Plymouth,
Michigan, Perceptron GmbH –
Munich, Germany, and Coord3 Italy
Srl – Turin, Italy.
The Inception Story
Perceptron (NASDAQ:PRCP) was
founded by the graduates of Kettering
University. Working closely with the
automotive industry, they analyzed and
comprehended the damaging effects of
process variation on complex product
assembly operations and concluded “a
process which cannot be measured can
never be effectively controlled or
optimized.”
Through revolutionary machine vision
and pioneering engineering efforts,
they have created a unique and
innovative measurement solution that
not only allowed fast and efficient
containment of quality problems, but
also provided the ability to pro-actively
seek-out and reduce process variation.
The result was groundbreaking – the
first viable, in-process, 100%-
dimensional measurement solution
capable of being deployed in the
harshest of manufacturing
environments.
Leader Holding the Reins
Dave Watza is the President and
CEO of Perceptron. He has completed
his Bachelor of Business
Administration from the University of
Michigan. Prior to joining the
company, Dave served as the Vice
President – Corporate Development at
TriMas Corporation, successfully
stirring responsibilities related to
acquisitions, divestitures, and treasury
operations. He possesses more than
two decades of experience in
engineered products and
manufacturing businesses with
responsibilities in accounting, finance,
and information technology. At
Perceptron, the team philosophy starts
with Dave and transferred throughout
the entire company.
Distinctiveness at its Best!
The in-line process quality control is
what best describes Perceptron. Its
solutions are robust and made for the
plant floor. These solutions involve
software and hardware components
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The vehicle you
drive was probably
measured by
Perceptron
‘‘‘that meet industry standards and supported with a global
infrastructure to ensure successful installations. The
company takes a holistic approach to measurement
applications and works with the customer to define a
solution.
Perceptron’s latest sensor technology, Helix , takesevo
scanning to the next level, improving performance through
faster measuring and increased overall system robustness.
Inside the IP67 rated housing, Helix utilizes a green laserevo
to measure the multitude of materials used in today’s
manufacturing, such as chrome, aluminum, sheet metal, and
painted surfaces. Its best-in-class scan acquisition provides
accurate feature extraction along with the pristine scan
quality required for form analysis. It also uses a single
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) cable which reduces the number
of auxiliary components required and is designed for fast
and accurate measurement on the plant floor.
At Perceptron, the software that analyzes and reports on the
measurement scan data is constantly improving to reduce
cycle time and improve measurement accuracy and
repeatability. Historical data is available to monitor process
improvements and troubleshoot issues as they arise. The
company follows an agile development process and is
extremely helpful in keeping all employees dedicated and
fully-utilized. Also, the company believes that participation
from the global team is critical for design requirements,
product reviews, and to make sure all customers have a
voice regardless of location.
Futuristic Vision
Perceptron’s mission is to be the global leader in supplying
advanced metrology technology by helping customers to
identify and solve their measurement and quality problems.
The company aims to offer value to its customers from the
system on the first part manufactured. It will continue to
work on ease-of-use and workflows to simplify setup,
recovery to make the operator’s job easier and help guide
their quality improvements.
‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘
Dave Watza
President & CEO
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THE
Exploring Electronics to its Core!
Robo India
S
ensors industry is safeguarding
the world by rolling-out
exceptional products and
services. With the advent of cutting-
edge technologies, this industry is
offering a personalized experience to
the end-user along with prominent
analysis and process efficiency. It is
empowering mankind by embracing
every opportunity and delivering
experiences like never before. Thanks
to the tech-enabled advancements
which are driving the organizations to
go beyond the traditional horizons. The
existing and emerging market players
are crafting-out newer innovations and
discovering novel platforms to solve
the complex business problems.
Focusing on value, these players are
playing a vital role in generating
profitable outcomes and supporting the
Indian economy.
Established in 2010, Robo India
Robotics Private Limited is amongst
the leading manufacturers and online
sellers of Electronics and Robotics
products in India. The company is
playing a pivotal role in dismantling
the conventional processes and
contributing majorly in transforming
the online market through its website
and E-commerce giant Amazon.in. In a
digital age where most of the online
sellers are reselling the products, the
company has set a benchmark by
manufacturing products in India from
electronics development board to
sensors and robotics kits. Robo India
offers its plethora of services and
products through its online portal
–roboindia.com/store.
Catering innovative sensor solutions
and a one-stop shop for the all the
electronics requirements is what best
describes Robo India. It is a
manufacturer and online retailer which
is striving hard in helping customers
understand electronics in a simple way
through its product tutorials and
resources. Apart from in-house product
manufacturing, the company also
offers resources free for users on its
exclusive tutorials portal -
roboindia.com/tutorials.
The Changing Face
In today’s tech-enabled world, the
market as well as the life of human
beings is revolving around AI. Sensors
play a vital role in holding the reins of
this scenario, without sensors it doesn’t
seem possible! Currently, the electronic
devices have various sensors
embedded in it, be a it smart phone,
microwave, washing machine, air
conditioner etc. These sensor solutions
are on their way to transform the
automobile industry too. This industry
has scope and scale both for sensor
solution providers as well as the end-
users.
More about Robo India
To create awareness about electronics
in a better way, the company offers free
workshop and classes in schools and
colleges in India. Being a strong
believer of open-source technology,
Robo India keeps its products simple
and open-source, enabling customers
to Hack, Share and Make One
accordingly. With expertise in
embedded systems, physical
computing, robotics, automation, home
and industrial solutions related to
automation, the company prominently
delivers services across India.
Recently, Robo India has been honored
with the ‘Best Online Seller’ in STEM
INDIAAwards 2018 organized by
Department of Science and
Technology, Govt. of India and All
India Council for Robotics and
Automation.
Meet the Dynamic ‘Duo’
Kunwar Imran and Sultan Kathat
are the Co-founders and Directors of
Robo India Robotics Pvt. Ltd. They
established the company by
bootstrapping with an aim to
transfigure the sensor solution
providers segment. Both have
completed their graduation from same
government engineering college with
different domains. Sultan comes from
Mechanical domain while Kunwar is
from IT domain.
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Making your
electronics
projects successful
is our forte
‘‘‘
What’s so Unique?
“We at Robo India focus on the exact requirements of the
client rather than pushing what we have with us. That
policy of doing business makes us customer-friendly,”assert
the co-founders.
Team Robo India not only aims to sell products but also
provides the necessary resources for better understanding
of those products. It comprises about six hundred sensors in
its all-inclusive product menu. The company provides
tutorials specifically designed to quench the needs of a
buyer. These tutorials help learning new concepts in the
field of robotics and automation. Also, all the products and
accessories used in the tutorials are available on the
company’s online store.
The company aims to provide robotics and automation
products with full online resources and tutorials. It also has
a YouTube channel showcasing video tutorials for its
curated set of products.
Edifying the Tyros
Robo India believes that the sensor solution provider
segment would unlock newer opportunities for young
minds. It advices the beginners to explore this industry to
its core – innovation is the key to withstand the
complexities of the market and reach the top of the
pyramid.
Future Footsteps
Over the years, Robo India has successfully disrupted the
education and sensor solutions space. Acknowledging that
education is much required for any industry and business to
grow, it is creating a work-force for the sensor industry by
providing educational products. It is taking prominent steps
to contribute in the upliftment of Smart homes and
Connected homes. With the same vision, the company
would focus on both education and sensors solution
provider industry in the upcoming future.
‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘
Sultan Kathat
Co-founder and Director
Kunwar Imran
Co-founder and Director
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    THAMES SIDE SENSORSINDIA Rakesh Valeja Director www.insightssuccess.in Made to Measure HIGH TECH SENSORSOLUTION PROVIDERS 10 THE January-2019 VOL 1 ISSUE 2
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    Rahul Niraj Rahul Niraj Editor’sNote Environmental Sensors Uncommoning the Common Wall With each passing day, the world is witnessing a major influx of sensor technologies. Thanks to the discovery of ‘Environmental’sensors which are empowering the civilization like never before! From portable real-time devices to in- situ monitoring, these sensors are playing a vital role in dismantling the risks associated to the surroundings. This interesting take on technology is proving to be a significant trend in the history of High-Tech sensors. Today, the tech advancements are creating miniature sensors – Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-enabled, which are carrying out daily routines at ease and successfully increasing the amount and precision of environmental data through crowdsourcing. Acknowledging the importance of data coming from the government’s environmental sensors at their monitoring stations, the scientist are assessing the perfect picture of where, when and why pollution is happening. This helps in taking crucial steps and ensures to pass on a Clean and Healthy earth to the Gen Z. As such, technology and environmental sensors are going hand-in-hand and building a win-win situation for the mankind. Currently, the environmental sensors – optical, electronic, acoustic wave, chemical, and new-age sensing materials based sensors are performing eco-friendly operations and safeguarding the surrounding to its core. These sensors are also dodging the perils related to sensitivity, selectivity, and limit of detection in the longer run. A platform is being developed on which people can rely on. From smartphone embedded sensors to the wearable ones, the successive waves of personalized environmental sensors are surpassing the traditional barriers and changing the way data is gathered, analyzed and consumed. In the near future, the humans would be walking around with one or more sensors, enabling the researchers, scientists and industry experts to gauge the real-time data on temperature, NO , particulate levels in the air, and even2 detect toxic chemical leaks. This is surely a way towards attaining a pollution-free world!!
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    SME-SMO Executives Swati,Manoj Circulation Manager Tanaji Digital Marketing Manager Prashant, Rahul Technical Specialist Amar, Pratiksha Business Development Manager Akansha Garewal Co-designer Savita Pandav Marketing Manager Dhruv Apte Art & Picture Editor Rahul Kavnekar Art & Design Head Amol Kamble Associate Designer Poonam, Shweta Copyright © 2019 Insights Success Media and Technology Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. The content and images used in this magazine should not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission from Insights Success Media and Technology Pvt. Ltd. Reprint rights remain solely with Insights Success. Printed and Published by Insights Success Media and Technology Pvt. Ltd. Corporate Ofces: Insights Success Media Tech LLC 555 Metro Place North, Suite 100, Dublin, OH 43017, United States Phone - (614)-602-1754 Email: info@insightssuccess.com For Subscription: www.insightssuccess.com Insights Success Media and Technology Pvt. Ltd. th Off. No. 513 & 510, 5 Flr., Rainbow Plaza, Shivar Chowk, Pimple Saudagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411017 Phone - India: +91 7410079881/ 82/ 83/ 84/ 85 Email: info@insightssuccess.in For Subscription: www.insightssuccess.in sales@insightssuccess.com January, 2019 Follow us on : www.facebook.com/insightssuccess/ollow us on : www https://twitter.com/insightssuccess Cover Price : RS. 150/- Editor-in-Chief Pooja M. Bansal Managing Editor Shweta Priyadarshini Executive Editor Rahul Niraj Contributor Sneha Sinha We are also available on : RNI NUMBER: MAHENG/2018/75953 Sales Executives Ashwini, Sonica Technical Head Swapnil Patil
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    Eoxys Systems Proficiently Developing IoTSolutions 18 How enterprises can unlock newer capabilities and augment growth potential through digital transformation EXPERT’S INSIGHT 30 Interview Thames Side Sensors India 10 CoverStory Made to Measure
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    Ideas Manufacturing Turning Ideas Into products Perceptron Aproficient Enterprise Metrology Partner ROBO INDIA Exploring Electronics to its Core! Infra Control Systems An Adroit Quality Automation and Validation Partner 24 22 36 38 SAY HELLO TO BIOMETRICS Biometric Technology Solutions Aiding the World to be Secure EDITOR’S VOICE Utilizing Sensors to Develop Smart Cities ARTICLES 26 32
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    ith noteworthy techadvancements happening Wacross the world, there are some professionals who are making a prominent contribution in creating a better earth for the existing as well as the next-gen. They are playing a pivotal role in sensing the changes and crafting out solutions for the betterment of the society. Their practical framework of understanding the consistencies of the sensor world is unfolding remarkable innovations for the mankind. With experience and strong technical expertise, the sensor MEET THE DISRUPTORS OF THE SENSOR WORLD 10HIGH TECH SENSORSOLUTION PROVIDERS THE
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    solution providers aresuccessfully planning and designing a wide range of services boosting the business world. While 2017 was an enthusiastic year for the High-Tech sensor sector, 2018 is a year which has taken it beyond the success horizons. Recognizing the companies which are revolutionizing the world of sensors and keeping innovation on their radar by staying up-to-speed with the developments, we have come up with this special edition of “The 10 High Tech Sensor Solution Providers.” This issue has featured a handful of ‘pros’ offering a diversified and engaging blend of creativity and distinctiveness. This edition of ours will help you to walk through a list of companies embracing multi- disciplinary approach and covering a range of relevant issues in its sector. In the Cover of the issue, we have featured Thames Side Sensors, which is bringing Quality services and outshining its competitors by redefining the sensor landscape. The company is amongst the leading Global Designer of Load Cells & Weighing system components. Apart from such an insightful cover story, we have also enlisted Burkert Contromatic, one of the world’s leading manufacturers offering customers with optimum solutions, Efficient Toroidal Coil Corporation is delivering quality and durable products to the clients, Emerson Electric Co is a business platform delivering Automation Solutions and Commercial & Residential Solutions which customers can count on, Hi-Tech Transducers & Devices takes care of all departmental functions and after-sales services to safeguard customer’s interest, Ideas Manufacturing is a company incorporated for developing and manufacturing high quality, innovative products that are practical and easy to use, Infra Control Systems is a leading Quality Automation and Validation Company, Meggitt is delivering solutions for the most challenging environments – where teamwork and collaboration matters, Perceptron develops, produces and sells a comprehensive range of automated industrial metrology products and solutions to manufacturing organizations, and Robo India is a manufacturer and online retailer that sells the electronics components and boards to make electronics projects possible. While flipping the pages, take a note not to miss out an exclusive Interview with Prabhakar A, the CEO of Eoxys Systems. Turning some more pages will help you find out articles masterly crafted by our in-house editors which include Biometric Technology Solutions Aiding the World to be Secure from Say Hello to Biometrics and Utilizing Sensors to Develop Smart Cities from Editor’s Voice. The article How enterprises can unlock newer capabilities and augment growth potential through digital transformation by an industry expert would take you on a journey showcasing the advantages of deploying cloud infrastructures at enterprises. Looking at the emerging opportunities and the growing possibilities, this issue of ours will introduce you to a whole new world of novelty. So enjoy the exciting read!
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    THAMES SIDE SENSORS INDIAMadeto Measure WorldLeadersinLoadCellsand PatentedWeighingAssembliesforSilo, VesselandProcessWeighing 10HIGH TECH SENSORSOLUTION PROVIDERS THE
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    Modern life leadto the use of sensors as a core component in almost all electronic devices and machines. Sensors are becoming gradually important in terms of operational area beginning with mining of raw material to process, creating the final product, and sale or export of the same. Thus, application of different types of sensors facilitates numerous advantages and sensor usage. It is a sector that is rapidly growing with the expansion in sensor technology. Established in 2011-12, Thames Side Sensors India Pvt. Ltd. has eventually raised the standards since it had entered into high-tech sensor solutions. The company manufactures weighing sensors, popularly known as Load Cells based on Strain Gauge technology. Strain-gauge based load cells are used for various applications and constitute high accuracy. From a small industrial unit to a large process plant, these sensors are used in almost every sphere. Thames Side Sensors India provides Weight Sensors, also known as Load Transducers or Load Cells beside its Assemblies, Junction Box or Summation Box. Along with these, the company offers its Weight Indicators and controllers as components to System Integrators and OEMs who incorporate it in their machineries before supplying it to Process Industries. The Parent Company Thames Side Sensors India Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidiary of Thames Side Sensors Ltd. established in 1970, which is amongst the world leaders in Industrial and Process Weighing load cell technology. Headquartered in the UK and having offices, sales partners and customers spread across seventy countries and into every type of process industry, the company has truly accomplished a global presence. It has a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility based at Barcelona, Spain with an additional factory in Morocco. Over forty years of experience to the world’s process industries in sectors as varied as offshore, cement, food, pharmaceuticals, minerals, metals, plastics and others, has given Thames Side Sensors Ltd., extensive application knowledge that allows it to become the expert adviser to the customers on the correct selection and application of the products. The Hardship Story Overcoming the challenges is what best describes Thames Side Sensors India! Since stepping its foot on India’s shore, the company had to deal with a number of challenges. The Indian economy went into a recession around the time the company was about to frame its cornerstones. It went through the labor pain of all the new startups. The company had no customer in India and the initial business was a struggle. Even on marketing and sales front, there were multiple challenges as the brand was unknown and there were a number of reputed manufacturers already available. Adding to the trouble, there were ultra-low-priced Chinese products obtainable in the market. In 2013, there was a massive upheaval in the currency. The US Dollar and the Euro rates were at an all-time high, increasing overall cost of products, making it almost unviable for the customers. However, through persistent rd efforts, the company managed to break even in the 3 year and turned profitable thereafter. The initiation is never easy especially when one launches a new business in a different country. The start of Thames Side Sensors India was humble enough and dealt with its fair share of struggles. Many a times, the company never saw hurdles coming its way, and tripped over them. But every time it tripped, the company learnt to get up and walk an extra mile to achieve its goals. Most of the competitor brands were already doing well in India, making the start even more difficult for Thames Side Sensors India to make a sales pitch to OEMs. However, the company quickly realized not all competitors had the entire product range and with that it handled the competition and offered them products which complimented the competitor’s product range. This strategy worked for Thames Side Sensors India in establishing a niche in the sector. The principle of doing business with OEMs and system integrators was considered as a weakness, however Weofferexcellentpre- sales,installation, commissioningand after-salessupport thruourPartnersforour entireproductrange
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    it gradually becamethe company’s strength in gaining more clients. Noteworthy Achievements “We are the first choice of over 350 OEMs and System Integrators involved in making machineries for Process Weighing applications” Started just seven years ago, Thames Side Sensors India is one of the largest suppliers of high-quality load cells and weighing accessories in India. The company has unique products for corrosive, hazardous and high temperature applications. Most of its products are approved for Legal for Trade application by International Organization of Legal Metrology. Over the years, the company has been recognized amongst the frontrunners in India whose load cells model was approved by Legal Metrology Department, Government of India. Today, the company has a PAN India presence, with carefully selected OEM partners and system Integrators at strategic locations, who can provide pre-sales support and post sales technical assistance from a location near to its customers. The Management Mr. Josep Sabate and Mr. Steven Brown, are the two foreign directors residing at Barcelona and UK respectively. Mr. Brown has invested all his experience and time during the formative years shuttling extensively between UK and India. The Indian operations are led by Mr. Rakesh Valeja, who has over 2 decades’ experience in Industrial Weighing and Process Automations. He has been acknowledged by the management and his peers in making Thames Side Sensors as a prominent, recognized and well-respected brand in India. Rakesh is a motivating team leader with exceptional leadership skills. He is committed to energise, engage and inspire others. Building long term relationships with customers as well as with the team, is part of his personality. He is passionate about work, believes in customer delight and is willing to go an extra mile. He is always on the lookout for new opportunities to grow the company. He amazes customers with his quick response time and this attribute has been adopted by the rest of the team as well, gaining customer goodwill and loyalty. Recognizing Customer’s Needs at its Best During the formation of the company, team Thames did several researches to understand what was needed by its prospective customers. Most of them mentioned that they need high quality products in competitive prices with short term delivery. Guided by these expectations, the company diligently worked towards meeting its customers’ needs and succeeded to a great extent. Today, Thames Side Sensors is amongst the top international load cell manufacturing companies, who provide products to its customers on shortest possible delivery time. Why Choose Thames? “We treat our clients as our most valuable asset and always stay focused on what matters most to our clients,” asserts Rakesh. In today’s complex and ever-changing world, reliability and quality are key requirements of an industrial equipment supplier. The company provides excellent product quality, fast and reliable deliveries, competitive prices and exceptional services to its valued customers. “We never lose sight of how our product can make their processes accurate, reliable and safe,” he added further. Customer delight has been critical for the continued success and the company objectives are centred around this. In addition, the company as well as the core team is aware of the ‘cost of ownership’ in times of economic instability. Its confidence in its manufacturing processes, quality and reliability allows it to offer up to five years warranty against manufacturing defects on most of its products. Apart from this, unmatched customer service and 24x7 responses makes Thames Side Sensors India the most trusted partner in industrial weighing technology, where the customer is assured of technically superior, quality products at a competitive price, delivered on time. Guiding the Young Minds It is a niche yet competitive zone with many international, domestic and low-cost players crowding the market-space. Acknowledging this scenario, the company advices the beginners to be innovative, provide exceptional customer support and work transparently with customers to gain their trust to become first amongst equals. Future Goals Thames Side Sensors India continuously thrives to serve the clients with quality products and continued support. The company is affirmative and devoted to being one amongst the leading brands in the Industry. For its continuous exceptional growth, it would continue to come up with innovative and technologically advanced weighing sensors and associated electronics. The company is on a mission to make Indian operation as a business hub for SAARC nations and Middle East region.
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    Prabhakar A CEO Eoxys SystemsIndia Pvt. Ltd. January 2019|18
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    evouring integrated rangeof skills and expertise of Dworking closely with B2B clients, understanding and analyzing their requirements to build their IoT products using its product designs for their end consumers is Eoxys Systems India Pvt. Ltd. Prabhakar A is the CEO of the company. The company focuses on Product Engineering (electronic HW, embedded SW and ID) of IoT devices, sensors, controllers and servers. To get more insights about Eoxys’ prominent services and uniqueness, we bring you an exclusive interview with Prabhakar. 1. Kindly brief us about the company. Enlighten us with the foundation story and the brief details of the company’s initial days. It’s a great story to start with Eoxys initial exciting experience, Eoxys started as an interactive gaming development company that supports extensively to NOKIA, Eoxys games have been downloaded more than million times and been awarded couple of time as the best business partner by NOKIA. With growth of Internet of Things (IoT), Eoxys diversified as a fast-growing IoT product engineering company combined with Cloud Mobility Applications and Big Data Solutions development expertise. Eoxys diversified its offering into IoT with the vision of building indigenous expertise on Cloud Software engineering and Electronic Product engineering. As part of Cloud SW engineering, Eoxys built latest micro- services & serverless computing Cloud SW architecture along with associated libraries & components and successfully served and earned many customers. As part of Product engineering, Eoxys built HW designs for wearables, IoT sensors and gateways and successfully became R&D product engineering partner for many product customers. 2. Brief us about the Founder/CEO of the company. What kind of ethics, principles and manner of working does he/she observes while running the business? Our Founder/CEO, Prabhakar A is a successful, action orientated and experienced Entrepreneur. Has strong record of achievement of building IoT products and architecting complex Cloud SW solutions on niche technology domains in multiple industry verticals. He brings competitive advantage for organization by adopting matured and up to date development frameworks, technologies and processes. Have strong decision-making and execution skills to deliver the results in line with global business conditions and expectations. Taking personal interest to take care of employee’s wellbeing as facilitate 3 times food at office, most of our engineers are bachelors and coming from various part of India and finding a difficulty to get good food at all the times. Equal opportunity to employees, Eoxys has 30% female employees on its role at any point in time. Eoxys management ensures that the equal opportunity policy is always in force. Learning is a never-ending process, Eoxys encourages its employees to learn and practice the new skills and state of the art technology which are always needed to facilitate high quality deliverables to its esteemed customers. Eoxys has built the Center of Excellence in all its Line of Business units to facilitate employees learns new emerging technologies. PROFICIENTLY DEVELOPING IOT SOLUTIONS EOXYS SYSTEMS Interview with Insights Success January 2019| 19
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    3. Share withus the importance of Sensor Solutions in today’s world. In this emerging world of competitiveness, business improvements and operational excellence are the norms of the day. These norms can very well be achieved if and only if the critical parameters are measured accurately and instantly. World has seen the need for this timely and accurate measures from the field for analytics, decision making and verification of the progress. Sensors have proved their success in an isolated way. These sensors when networked and the IoT systems are deployed, the society is going to see exponential growth rate and perfectly projected yields from the field. These product outcomes can be in any sectors. To name a few Industrial, Agricultural and Healthcare could be sited as prominent gainers of networked sensors. 4. Please tell us about the services that makes the brand unique in the mid of rigorous competition. Eoxys has proven design experience in the product engineering of Custom Designed Products roll out and successfully meets customer’s time to market paradigm. Eoxys brings more than two decades of design experienced experts in the area of HW design, embedded SW and Industrial Design for the product realization. Eoxys has successfully architected and implemented Cloud applications of customers using latest micro- services & serverless computing Cloud SW architecture. Eoxys has proved time and again with its E2E product development from Concept to roll out involving HW, SW and Cloud applications. Each of these products is custom designed as per the customer’s tough design guidelines and tight time to market timeline. 5. Tell us about the business policies, the agendas you follow. Eoxys takes of its employees well and our employees takes care of customers well in turn. Always meet customers’ expectations on meeting milestone deliverables and ensure accountability of team through professional project management tools. Eoxys offers best class work environment and follows standard admin and HR policies. 6. Brief us about the future of the company or the goal it has set to mark its uniqueness in future. Please share with us about the current industry scenario from your perspective. Eoxys wants to be among Top-5 Cloud Software engineering and Electronic Product engineering companies globally. As part of Cloud SW engineering, Eoxys would build re-usable software IPs and components to server many customers. As part of Product engineering, Eoxys would build many IoT reference designs and successfully become R&D product engineering partner for many product customers. 7. Advise for the budding entrepreneurs who are trying to embark in the same field. Constantly work on understanding new and Next Gen technologies to spot on brilliant ideas. Follow an idea on the merit of value that being to people and business viability. Acquire relevant skills & experiences required and finally get ready to take on risks to follow entrepreneurial journey passionately until reach your goal. As part of your journey, learn well to overcome challenges and treat failures as stepping stones. 8. The accomplishments and acknowledgements of the company. • Eoxys owns design of BLE based Sensor Watch with 9 sensors. Successfully working with Australia and IIT- Madras for building Medical wearable & IoT solutions based on this design. • Eoxys owns BLE, Zigbee, Wi-Fi and Z-wave based HW design & SW stack for any IoT sensors design. • Eoxys owns gateway HW & SW design with Quadcore ARM cortex A9 @ 1GHz, 4GB RAM and 16GB flash for building any custom automation gateways of customers. • Eoxys is working with a NASDAQ listed USA customer as their Cloud SW engineering partner for architecting and building their Next gen fin-tech Cloud Mobility solutions. • Eoxys is working with a UK based E-commerce customer and successfully architected there Cloud SW platform using latest micro-services and serveless computing architecture. January 2019|20
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    Turning Ideas intoProducts Ideas Manufacturing The need for broad-based economic growth and effective public services has risen to new heights as we stand on the edge of this decade. The advent of digital technologies and the countless advances in the energy and genomics segment has fuelled the Indian economy to take big strides forward. Disruptive technologies are the key catalysts that are forcing our lifestyles to change at a fanatic pace. One such tech-enabled area is the evolution of high-end sensor technologies that are the backbone to every tech-enabled device or system in the new-age. Sensing technologies have witnessed a remarkable growth in the last two decades. Varieties of sensor-driven products have arrived, and are already part of our daily life and practices due to the strides in sensor tech due to disruptive technologies like MEMS sensors technologies. There is ample scope for the sensor-based systems to expand with the onset of IoT technologies and Industry 4.0 initiatives being heralded globally. A variety of opportunities also are presented by Make In India, Swachh Bharath, Digital India initiatives, though the challenge here is to come out with highly price competitive products which are also highly reliable and operate in a different kind of environment than the comfort zone of a lab. The Inception Saga One such platform that has pioneered to build and develop innovative and high technology products for the Indian market is Ideas Manufacturing Mysore Pvt Ltd and its associated R&D lab Ideas Unlimited. While Ideas Unlimited, Mysuru was incepted in 2009, Ideas Manufacturing Mysore Pvt Ltd was formed in 2012 to complement the lab as a dedicated manufacturing setup to manufacture the products designed in the lab. The lab is where innovative ideas and technologies are developed and tested; the factory then transforms it into products that are immensely useful and popular, both in the national and international market. Over the years, Ideas Manufacturing has successfully acquired the expertize and acumen in manufacturing numerous technologies that are catering to a plethora of industry segments and domains. By exploring multiple domains like mobile Robotics, Bionics, Internet of Things, Wireless communication, and high-end technology, the company has integrated with clients dealing in healthcare, defense, IoT, and wearable electronic technologies to name a few. Expert Leadership As the Founder and CEO, Nagendra Ramakrishana Setty is a persona with multi-faceted excellence. As a seasoned technocrat, he has redefined the concept of high-tech sensor products and has played a substantial role in putting Ideas Manufacturing on the world map. Having a diverse experience in the fields of entrepreneurship, robotics, and technical architect, Nagendra is an Instrumentation Engineer who has amassed skill and business wisdom in multiple domains. Being an inventor – designing and manufacturing robots in his early career, he has been instrumental in developing software from embedded devices to desktop, GUI, middleware, and enterprise-class servers. Believing in continuous innovation and improvement, the leader has managed to attract the eyeballs of the business fraternity by his skills in taking ideas to concepts and prototype and eventually transforming them into a viable product. Alongside, he also holds a Private Pilot License under the single-engine land category acquired from Morristown, NJ. Astounding Services - Bringing the Change By designing the unique business model of being a complete ‘solution- provider’ Ideas Manufacturing has managed to remain agile and nimble as a company over the years. Conceptualizing and designing high- end technology products has been the forte of the company. The company January 2019|22
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    Securing your compound business andhome with utmost excellence ‘‘‘ caters to the high demand from the Indian market as it succeds in delivering products that are rich in quality and innovative in nature. While competitors and other players in this domain are still dependent on the imports of foreign products, by the unique amalgamation of design and manufacturing, Ideas Manufacturing stands miles ahead in the league. Along with energy-saving sensors that have evolved into a robust product, the company has developed medical devices for a university which is now patenting it and undertaking clinical trials which is useful in a Neonatal ICU. It manufactures defense-related technologies and deploys them apart from developing complex IoT frameworks that include highly capable sensor-based IoT products and platforms that are much more capable than the classic IoT sensors in the market. It has associated with robotics companies for catering to their support needs to their robots in the Indian market. Additionally, the company is working on the advanced stages to design perfect wearable electronic systems. Enlightening the Tenderfoots The road ahead for the new entrants is full of possibilities and accepting new challenges. Acquiring new skills, adapting and learning the latest technologies to stand with time and accepting failures along with learning lessons from the failure are some of the attributes that should be followed by young professionals. Future Journey The ambitious team at Ideas Manufacturing holds a very optimistic view for the future. Till date, the company has delivered products related to the Railways electronic systems, Consumer products for global markets, sensor- based energy saving and security products, medical equipment’s, IoT, Defense, and Wearable Electronic systems. Aiming to cross the horizons, it continues to explore untouched domains and work in new areas. It looks forward to new avenues and foresees further scope in the coming decade in Robotics, Bionics, Medical systems in the coming years - all of which are sensor-intensive systems. ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ Nagendra Ramakrishana Setty Founder and CEO January 2019| 23 10HIGH TECH SENSORSOLUTION PROVIDERS THE
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    An Adroit QualityAutomation and Validation Partner INFRA CONTROL SYSTEMS With each passing day, automation is taking pace and exploring the market to its core – where in a device like Mobile is performing multiple operations through different Apps and sensors. In this IoT and AI based world, accurate and reliable sensor are the need of hour as more and more things are getting automated. This is where Infra Control Systems (ICS) steps in with an aim to empower the companies to reap the real-time benefits and roll out best-in-class quality products for the betterment of the society. ICS is a leading automation company engaged in manufacturing of latest Technology Humidity-Temp-Pressure Monitoring and control system with Japanese technology sensors, Data Loggers and PC-based SCADA Systems. Established in 1996, the company has been catering majorly to Pharmaceutical-Chemical Sector, Major Process-Power Plants and Research organizations. Additionally, the company is also a leading Calibration and Software Validation Service provider company. With more than two decades of industrial experience, ICS has successfully harnessed various giant Indian ventures as well as companies in China, France, Iceland, Ireland, USA, Middle East, Singapore, many other countries of Europe, etc. Meet the ‘Director’ Kalpeshkumar R. Vaghela is the CEO of Infra Control Systems. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience as an Automation Expert, Humidity and Software Validation Specialist, Expert Trainer for CSV-Data Integrity- GAMP5-21 CFR part 11 Compliance- ICH Q9, and Risk assessment – Proactive CSV Approach. Since last two decades, Kalpesh has been helping Indian and International Pharma Companies achieve compliance by training and motivating professionals for QbD and Right-First-Time Approach. He has supported client for many USFDA, MHRA, ANVISA, MCC, TGA and Customer Audits as a CSV consultant. His twelve years of experience in high level CSV Validation in India and overseas has made Kalpesh a Subject Matter Expert in CSV, Data Integrity Audit for Life Science – Medical Device and Clinical Research Industry. He is also conducting Governance- Risk and Compliance Seminar for IT Giants like Wipro, HCL Technologies, MphesiS, Complinace Training, etc. Wherever Kalpesh has worked and trained, he has unanimously been recognized as a brilliant course director and guide. Under his aegis, ICS has been prominently crafting out services which can help customers in avoiding and reducing 483 – Warning letter and Data Integrity Issues. Kalpesh has worked as a consultant with most big pharma companies as a CSV Consultant and Trainer. He has close to a decade of international experience of working with companies located in USA, Canada, Europe, South America, Norway, Africa, Middle East, China, Japan and Far East. He conducts training and consulting in many parts of the world which include USA, Europe, China, and Middle East (Oman - Saudi Arabia and Iran). He has also conducted training at Companies like Sun Pharma, Cipla, Glenmark, Fresenius Kabi, Alembic, Biocon Group companies, Emerson Process Management and many more. January 2019|24
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    We reduce your stressand strain and increase your production and profitability ‘‘‘More about ICS “Systems are made so rugged that we just supply the Instrument and forget about it,” says Kalpesh. Infra Control Systems is a leading proprietorship company which has established trustworthy relationships with India’s top-notch companies in more than twenty different segments. Considered as a Humidity specialist in its initial days, ICS currently has a curated menu of products comprising Humidity-Temperature -Pressure and other measuring Instruments for Power Plant and HVAC Industries. It also made dedicated instruments for Defence, Aviation Industries like Data Loggers, Weather Station, Air flow meters, etc. The company operates with a vision to provide reliable instruments which give trouble free life to the customers in the longer run. Currently ICS is focusing on Manufacturing of Specialized Instrumentation product and also provide services of Software Validation. With a philosophy that ‘Customer is the king,’ the company is committed to provide its customers with niche products at a reasonable cost. Acknowledging that a quality product with reliable support is the key to create history, ICS has started Training sessions on how to make good quality automated systems and how to test it out – ensure that systems meet all user requirement specifications and intended purpose. The training is based on USFDA guideline on Computer Systems Validation, CFR part11 Compliance, Risk Assessment and How to control Data Integrity related issues. QSIT principle – Quality System Inspection Testing helps a lot in developing good designs and SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) Control. A Note for the Beginners In a vast country like India, customers want easy-to-use instruments which could perform operations with sheer determination. ICS advices the young to focus on solutions which make life simple and easy. Keeping in mind that continuous improvement is part of the life and it applies to instrumentation as well, it also advices them to test the instrument well before putting in the market and consistently work towards upgrading. ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ Kalpeshkumar R. Vaghela CEO 10HIGH TECH SENSORSOLUTION PROVIDERS THE January 2019| 25
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    Biometric TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AIDING THE WORLD TO BE SECURE ikeevery form of technologies Lthat are known to the humans, the innovation of the biometric technology is a boost to the secured world. Currently, these technologies and their applications are providing a means for unique recognition of the humans based on their physical or behavioral characteristics. They also provide with the advanced degrees of security than other technologies which are engaged alone. Over the past decade, the open market for biometrics solutions has broadened ominously and today, it includes the involvement of the public and private sector applications January 2019|26
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    worldwide. Besides, thebiometric technologies are predominantly used in the law enforcement applications, and they are still a vibrant component of these important applications. Advancement in Security through Logical Access Control The entire security systems are being enhanced with this emergence of the biometric technology. Logical Access Control is an application that refers to gain access to a computer system which may be in the business workspace or via a secured remote connection from a distant locality. This application has changed the basic use of traditional username and password. It also provides the organizations and its personnel to emplace long and complex passwords. This also includes the modalities based on recognition mainly the Fingerprint and the Iris. Secured identity and swift logging can be attained within seconds with this application. These applications are easy to handle and can be connected to the workspace of an organization via a USB connection, or the sensor can be fixed into the computer or wireless device itself. Mitigating Security Weaknesses through Physical Access Entry The invention of the Biometric technology has introduced its application on Physical Access Entry. It refers to giving an employer access of a corporation or a business access to Say Hello to Biometrics January 2019| 27
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    ecure infrastructure, oreven sa secure workspace from within. It has introduced the world with the innovation of the Smart Cards that are used to mitigate the weaknesses regarding security. Hand Geometry Recognition and Vein Pattern Recognition are used in association with the client-server model to an electromagnetic lock strike. The Physical Access Entry has a greater capacity to hold template storage. Such type of technological emergence can serve the large applications much better. It allows the efficient processing and verification of the data storing it to a central server. Managing the Time and Attendance Organizations and businesses, serving at any level have to keep a track on their employees depending upon the hours they have functioned. However, using manual based approaches provide a gigantic organizational annoyance. This is where the use of Biometric technology can play a vital role in Time and Attendance based applications. This technology offers centralized control and administrative operations from within one setting, and the respective tasks associated with the treating, the workforce can be fully automated. Also, the electronic recording of the entire clock in and clock out times of every employee is obtained. This resolves the issues of the definite swing in the work. The Biometric technology has eliminated the security threat modeled by the Buddy Punching. Recognitions based on the finger, hand geometry, vein pattern are being used in a time and attendance application. Upgrading Law Implementation The only way to strictly identify the dubious is by taking their fingerprint and circulating that image through a gigantic catalog. This approach is being satisfied by the emergence of the Biometric technology including the Automated Fingerprint Identification System, or also known as AFIS. To confirm the identity of any suspects or wanted criminals, the law enforcement organizations across all stages of the Federal Government are using this technology. This leads to transfer results of the criminal pursuits to the requesting law enforcement organizations in less than 24 hours. Dormant fingerprint images can be collected from a crime sight that can even be stored into the upgraded AFIS process called the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System or the IAFIS databases that also support the remote connectivity via a secured Wi-Fi connection. Techniques Enhancing the Surveillance An established baseline is needed to determine any abnormal behavior from a particular person or a large group of people. This base is created by the Biometric technology by introducing certain techniques that are positively identifying any known criminal activity. These techniques include the Overt and Covert type of surveillance, where the businesses and organizations can know that they are being observed. These surveillance techniques are used to prevent the public settings with the deployment of facial recognition. The Biometric technology enables finding an individual whose identity can be confirmed, but his/her locality is unknown through a micro or macro level surveillance. The innovation of Biometric technology has integrated the facial recognition technology with the CCTV camera upgrading the level of surveillance and security practices. The future of Biometric technology will lead the world towards using non-contactless modalities. Further, there will be development in the common models and metrics for identity management, critical standards, and interoperability of electronic traits. The global biometrics market will surely grow at a rapid pace with the need for improved security and to mitigate the emerging instances of security breaches, identify burglary and information hacking. -Rahul Niraj January 2019|28
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    Rama Krishna Kuppais the Founder and CEO of ONGO Framework – a B2B IT and digital solutions provider for start-ups and SMEs. He is instrumental in managing all aspects of the business; however, his major focus lies in building the company roadmap that includes initiating alliances and partnerships and helming the technology end of the business. Rama plays a vital role in enhancing the scope and versatility of the platform. His mission for the near future is to simplify digitization and mobility for enterprises and facilitate last-mile connectivity between businesses and customers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rama Krishna Kuppa Founder & CEO ONGO Framework January 2019|30
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    How Enterprises canunlock newer capabilities and augment growth potential through digital transformation Enterprises across the board, and of various sizes, are increasingly realizing the value that digital transformation brings to the business. Processes and workflows in most small and medium enterprises are still largely paper-based and non-digitized. Transforming these processes with the help of technology is, therefore, imperative to augment efficiency and productivity within enterprises, before one even considers digitizing customer- facing processes. A lack of efficiency in intra-organizational processes makes digitized interactions with customers much less effective, as the flow of information is hampered due to paper-based processes governing decision-making. Ensuring productivity is critical to achieving business goals within the expected timelines, given the fact that offline processes and communication channels present too many barriers to workflows. One solution to overcome this issue is to streamline processes, most importantly those that involve how enterprise data is collected, shared, and stored. This is the first step towards digital transformation, given how critical data is to businesses in a modern digital economy and business landscape. Advantages of deploying cloud infrastructures for enterprises Digitizing documents and all enterprise data and then automating the process of storing new data created in the organization can bring a huge difference to workflows. This is where the right enterprise application platform-as-a- service (A-PaaS) product can make a world of difference. Such platforms can streamline the flow of data based on the processes they originate from, and then store it in a manner such that departments and teams can easily access them and apply them to subsequent processes. A cloud-based enterprise application offers a simple solution to digitize documents and workflows by scanning and assigning those tags or barcodes to simplify their classification based on departments and processes. At the same time, it also automatically names and stores the documents at the right location, as well as notifies the concerned people about the document or data being recorded on the platform. Such streamlining eliminates repetition or duplication of efforts, enabling organizations to carry out tasks which would otherwise take as long as a whole day, are completed in a fraction of a time. More importantly, then, this frees up a significant amount of time for the concerned employee. As a result, they can channel their efforts to more tasks that add value to the organization. By deploying cloud-based, automated enterprise platforms, business leaders can focus on boosting efficiency, standardizing operations digitally, and establishing seamless workflows. Platforms that employ broad data mining, analytics, and self-learning systems also enable enterprises to design their products and services in a way that they seamlessly align to business needs, manage administrative and routine tasks efficiently, and offer customers unique personalized experiences. Furthermore, businesses also stand to enhance their competitiveness in a dynamic enterprise landscape by adopting a more structured approach to developing strategy, marketing, and customer service by standardizing and automating business processes in an end-to-end manner. Paper-based processes reduce productivity and efficiency, not to mention add to the operating costs. An end-to-end enterprise platform, then, is the perfect solution for businesses looking to transform digitally. That’s because it automates not only the continuous digitizing of documents, but also extracts data, records its, and analyzes it to optimize workflows across the enterprise. Thus, as more and more organizations strive to go paperless, cloud and artificial intelligence will be among the most important tools in the modern enterprise, as their applications span the entire value-chain. Expert’s Insight January 2019| 31
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    With rapid urbanizationand an ever-growing population, the cities are handling a lot today. A high concentration of population is slowly increasing pressure on the available resources like land and water which now need to be managed in a more efficient way. Making cities “smarter” or developing a “Smart City” is being touted as the solution to the impending problem. A Smart City is defined as an urban area which uses different types of sensors to collect data and supply information used to manage the assets and resources efficiently. A Smart city uses technology to improve its existing infrastructure and add new service in order to support the growing population. It is developed to provide a safe, secure, environmental and efficient urban center with advanced infrastructures such as sensors, electronic devices, and networks to stimulate sustainable economic growth and a high quality of life. Sensing the Issues The first step in the developmental concept of smart cities is an . A sensor is a device thatIntegrated Sensor Systems detects and responds to Physical parameters like light, heat, motion, moisture, or pressure and converts them into an electronic signal, which can be interpreted by humans or can be stored in an autonomous system for reading or further processing. An Integrated sensor system is composed of multiple complementary sensors which are internally as well as externally connected via wireless network to a central unit that receives and processes data creating a wireless sensor network. This multi-layer networking is essential to satisfy the complex needs of cities and demands for information necessary for smart management. Sensors are a crucial component of the whole system and the concept of a smart city. A smart city is capable of creating an efficient services delivery platform for public and the municipal by installing sensors in the city. It also creates a platform that allows the sharing of information and gives it for proper use to the public, city managers, businesses and professionals. Classification and Types of Sensors There are several ways in which sensors can be classified. In the first classification of the sensors, they are divided into Active and Passive on the basis of presence or absence of an external power signal. Another classification is based on the means of detection used in the sensor like Electric, Biological, Chemical, Radioactive etc. Yet another classification is based on conversion phenomenon i.e. the input and the output like etc.Photoelectric, Thermoelectric, The final classification of the sensors is Analog and Digital Sensors on the basis of the output of data being continuous or discrete and digital. There are several types of sensors that can be put to use in the smart city initiative based on their input. These are Temperature Sensor, Proximity Sensor, IR Sensor (Infrared Sensor) Pressure Sensor, Light Sensor, Smoke, Gas, and Alcohol Sensor, Touch Sensor, Color Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Tilt Sensor, Flow and Level Sensor and more. Putting Sensors to Use The sensors can be used for achieving the goal of optimal use of resources. They can be used to control, detect issues, make adjustments and manage the usage as per need. Here’s Editor’s Voice January 2019| 33
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    how sensors canhelp address various challenges in developing a smart city. Water Management is very essential and it is estimated that a major amount of this precious liquid is often wasted due to leakages. Sensors fitted in pipes can detect these leakages in time. They can also be used to manage the irrigation system in the city and public parks. Energy Management can be redefined using smart meters. They can give real-time energy consumption details to customers and alert the authorities about any snags or disrupted supplies and help to mend them in no time. Infrastructure Management can help maintain lights, streets, public phone booths, public toilets and other basic things. Street lighting can be better managed with sensors which can help them turn off automatically in daylight, trigger an alarm when they are at fault or there is a theft, and be dimmed when areas have low activity etc. Waste Management can be easier with sensors notifying the authorities when they are full and need to be emptied or they are damaged etc. Transport Management is essential to avoid chaos or roads. Sensors can be used to manage parking lots, routes that are facing heavy traffic, clearing traffic for ambulances etc. Pollution Management can be facilitated with sensors monitoring the air quality and sound level of the city and alarm the citizens and authority when the optimum levels fail. Healthcare Management can utilize sensors and help the city hospitals to track accidents, breakouts, a spread of diseases, hygiene conditions in various areas. Law and Order Management can put to use these sensors and video surveillance in order to check the city’s crime rate. Sensors can trigger an alarm in the police department in case of theft, sighting of wanted criminal and other cases. The concept of Smart City has many layers to it with each layer carrying out its specific task and interacting with the others to achieve the common goal. Sensors form a very basic and eminent layer which helps in taking efficient decisions and managing the complete city. The whole task of analyzing the requirement and the exact solution should be handled with proper planning and without disrupting the current growth of cities. Implementation of the smart city concept will need collaboration among the scientists, professionals, government, municipal workers, and people in general who understand the issues ailing the cities currently. -Sneha Sinha January 2019|34
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    A Procient EnterpriseMetrology Partner Perceptron With each passing day, the manufacturing world is becoming more and more automated. The industry players; existing as well as emerging corporates are embracing every opportunity to create a platform which can cater to the needs of demand and supply. Established in 1981, Perceptron is an innovator in the manufacturing world, which excels in being an enterprise metrology partner. Headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan, USA, the company has subsidiary operations in Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, Spain and the UK. Its sensor technology is essential to the future of automation on the plant floor. From robot guidance solutions unloading pallets, to final assembly fit and finish quality checks, Perceptron technology provides reliable information to reduce scrap, minimize rework and improve quality. Since its establishment, Perceptron is on a mission to be the global leader in supplying advanced metrology technology by helping its customers to identify and solve their measurement and quality problems. The company offers an extensive portfolio of dimensional gauging and inspection products along with robotic guidance, gap & flush measurement, and 3D laser scanning solutions. Acknowledging the ravishing experience of more than three decades, companies rely on Perceptron’s metrology solutions to assist in managing their complex manufacturing processes to improve quality, shorten product launch times and reduce costs. Over the years, the company has successfully created a niche in its sector and added various feathers to its hat. Its sheer dedication and unified efforts has helped it to attain ISO 9001:2015 Certified Locations including Perceptron, Inc. – Plymouth, Michigan, Perceptron GmbH – Munich, Germany, and Coord3 Italy Srl – Turin, Italy. The Inception Story Perceptron (NASDAQ:PRCP) was founded by the graduates of Kettering University. Working closely with the automotive industry, they analyzed and comprehended the damaging effects of process variation on complex product assembly operations and concluded “a process which cannot be measured can never be effectively controlled or optimized.” Through revolutionary machine vision and pioneering engineering efforts, they have created a unique and innovative measurement solution that not only allowed fast and efficient containment of quality problems, but also provided the ability to pro-actively seek-out and reduce process variation. The result was groundbreaking – the first viable, in-process, 100%- dimensional measurement solution capable of being deployed in the harshest of manufacturing environments. Leader Holding the Reins Dave Watza is the President and CEO of Perceptron. He has completed his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the company, Dave served as the Vice President – Corporate Development at TriMas Corporation, successfully stirring responsibilities related to acquisitions, divestitures, and treasury operations. He possesses more than two decades of experience in engineered products and manufacturing businesses with responsibilities in accounting, finance, and information technology. At Perceptron, the team philosophy starts with Dave and transferred throughout the entire company. Distinctiveness at its Best! The in-line process quality control is what best describes Perceptron. Its solutions are robust and made for the plant floor. These solutions involve software and hardware components January 2019|36
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    The vehicle you drivewas probably measured by Perceptron ‘‘‘that meet industry standards and supported with a global infrastructure to ensure successful installations. The company takes a holistic approach to measurement applications and works with the customer to define a solution. Perceptron’s latest sensor technology, Helix , takesevo scanning to the next level, improving performance through faster measuring and increased overall system robustness. Inside the IP67 rated housing, Helix utilizes a green laserevo to measure the multitude of materials used in today’s manufacturing, such as chrome, aluminum, sheet metal, and painted surfaces. Its best-in-class scan acquisition provides accurate feature extraction along with the pristine scan quality required for form analysis. It also uses a single Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) cable which reduces the number of auxiliary components required and is designed for fast and accurate measurement on the plant floor. At Perceptron, the software that analyzes and reports on the measurement scan data is constantly improving to reduce cycle time and improve measurement accuracy and repeatability. Historical data is available to monitor process improvements and troubleshoot issues as they arise. The company follows an agile development process and is extremely helpful in keeping all employees dedicated and fully-utilized. Also, the company believes that participation from the global team is critical for design requirements, product reviews, and to make sure all customers have a voice regardless of location. Futuristic Vision Perceptron’s mission is to be the global leader in supplying advanced metrology technology by helping customers to identify and solve their measurement and quality problems. The company aims to offer value to its customers from the system on the first part manufactured. It will continue to work on ease-of-use and workflows to simplify setup, recovery to make the operator’s job easier and help guide their quality improvements. ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ Dave Watza President & CEO January 2019| 37 10HIGH TECH SENSORSOLUTION PROVIDERS THE
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    Exploring Electronics toits Core! Robo India S ensors industry is safeguarding the world by rolling-out exceptional products and services. With the advent of cutting- edge technologies, this industry is offering a personalized experience to the end-user along with prominent analysis and process efficiency. It is empowering mankind by embracing every opportunity and delivering experiences like never before. Thanks to the tech-enabled advancements which are driving the organizations to go beyond the traditional horizons. The existing and emerging market players are crafting-out newer innovations and discovering novel platforms to solve the complex business problems. Focusing on value, these players are playing a vital role in generating profitable outcomes and supporting the Indian economy. Established in 2010, Robo India Robotics Private Limited is amongst the leading manufacturers and online sellers of Electronics and Robotics products in India. The company is playing a pivotal role in dismantling the conventional processes and contributing majorly in transforming the online market through its website and E-commerce giant Amazon.in. In a digital age where most of the online sellers are reselling the products, the company has set a benchmark by manufacturing products in India from electronics development board to sensors and robotics kits. Robo India offers its plethora of services and products through its online portal –roboindia.com/store. Catering innovative sensor solutions and a one-stop shop for the all the electronics requirements is what best describes Robo India. It is a manufacturer and online retailer which is striving hard in helping customers understand electronics in a simple way through its product tutorials and resources. Apart from in-house product manufacturing, the company also offers resources free for users on its exclusive tutorials portal - roboindia.com/tutorials. The Changing Face In today’s tech-enabled world, the market as well as the life of human beings is revolving around AI. Sensors play a vital role in holding the reins of this scenario, without sensors it doesn’t seem possible! Currently, the electronic devices have various sensors embedded in it, be a it smart phone, microwave, washing machine, air conditioner etc. These sensor solutions are on their way to transform the automobile industry too. This industry has scope and scale both for sensor solution providers as well as the end- users. More about Robo India To create awareness about electronics in a better way, the company offers free workshop and classes in schools and colleges in India. Being a strong believer of open-source technology, Robo India keeps its products simple and open-source, enabling customers to Hack, Share and Make One accordingly. With expertise in embedded systems, physical computing, robotics, automation, home and industrial solutions related to automation, the company prominently delivers services across India. Recently, Robo India has been honored with the ‘Best Online Seller’ in STEM INDIAAwards 2018 organized by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and All India Council for Robotics and Automation. Meet the Dynamic ‘Duo’ Kunwar Imran and Sultan Kathat are the Co-founders and Directors of Robo India Robotics Pvt. Ltd. They established the company by bootstrapping with an aim to transfigure the sensor solution providers segment. Both have completed their graduation from same government engineering college with different domains. Sultan comes from Mechanical domain while Kunwar is from IT domain. January 2019|38
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    Making your electronics projects successful isour forte ‘‘‘ What’s so Unique? “We at Robo India focus on the exact requirements of the client rather than pushing what we have with us. That policy of doing business makes us customer-friendly,”assert the co-founders. Team Robo India not only aims to sell products but also provides the necessary resources for better understanding of those products. It comprises about six hundred sensors in its all-inclusive product menu. The company provides tutorials specifically designed to quench the needs of a buyer. These tutorials help learning new concepts in the field of robotics and automation. Also, all the products and accessories used in the tutorials are available on the company’s online store. The company aims to provide robotics and automation products with full online resources and tutorials. It also has a YouTube channel showcasing video tutorials for its curated set of products. Edifying the Tyros Robo India believes that the sensor solution provider segment would unlock newer opportunities for young minds. It advices the beginners to explore this industry to its core – innovation is the key to withstand the complexities of the market and reach the top of the pyramid. Future Footsteps Over the years, Robo India has successfully disrupted the education and sensor solutions space. Acknowledging that education is much required for any industry and business to grow, it is creating a work-force for the sensor industry by providing educational products. It is taking prominent steps to contribute in the upliftment of Smart homes and Connected homes. With the same vision, the company would focus on both education and sensors solution provider industry in the upcoming future. ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ Sultan Kathat Co-founder and Director Kunwar Imran Co-founder and Director January 2019| 39 10HIGH TECH SENSORSOLUTION PROVIDERS THE
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