Posts by Wesley Joseph

C-DAC, IIT Madras and Lucas TVS develop 30 kW Wide Band Gap-Based Integrated Drive System for Electric Vehicles

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Lucas TVS have developed a 30 kW Wide Band Gap (WBG)-based Integrated Drive System (IDS) for electric vehicle applications. The system was launched in Chennai on 02 March 2026 under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET) of the Ministry of […]

Sund Birsta India Inaugurates Pune Workshop for Localised Steel Equipment Servicing

Sund Birsta India Private Limited has inaugurated a new workshop facility in Pune to support localised servicing of steel coil handling and binding equipment. The expansion marks the company’s transition from a sales-focused presence established in 2024 to a sales and service-oriented unit aimed at supporting domestic steel producers with engineering, spare parts, and refurbishment […]

The ePlane Company Opens eVTOL Prototyping and Testing Facility at IIT Madras Discovery Campus

The ePlane Company, a Chennai-based deep-tech startup developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has inaugurated a 60,000 sq ft integrated prototyping and testing facility at the IIT Madras Discovery Campus in Thaiyur. The facility is intended to support full-scale aircraft production and certification-ready systems as part of India’s urban air mobility segment. The […]

Chara Technologies Inaugurates Motor Controller Manufacturing Facility in Bengaluru

Chara Technologies Private Limited has inaugurated a new controller manufacturing facility in Peenya, Bengaluru, consolidating its motor and controller production under one roof. The facility, inaugurated on 11 February 2026, has an annual capacity of 25,000 controllers in the 7 kW to 30 kW range and forms part of the company’s plan to scale total […]

Nitta Corporation India Inaugurates New Manufacturing Facility in Pune

Nitta Corporation India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Japan-based Nitta Corporation headquartered in Osaka, has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Haveli Taluka, Pune, Maharashtra. The plant marks the relocation and expansion of its primary industrial operations in India as part of the group’s medium-term “SHIFT2030” strategy. In February 2025, Nitta Corporation Japan announced […]

Wavesight Partners Josh Tech to Manufacture Carrier-Grade Wireless Radios in Bengaluru

Wavesight Limited, a wireless transmission systems developer headquartered in the United Kingdom, has entered into a licensed manufacturing partnership with Josh Tech Services Pvt Ltd to produce its Scorpion series of carrier-grade point-to-point (PtP) and point-to-multipoint (PtMP) radios in India. The production will take place at Josh Tech’s facility in Bengaluru and is intended to […]

Schneider Electric Launches Motivair Liquid Cooling Solutions Factory in Bengaluru

Schneider Electric announced the launch of a Motivair liquid cooling solutions factory in Bengaluru, marking its first production site for the technology in India and its third globally. The facility is intended to support India’s growing data centre sector by localising the manufacture of high-density cooling systems used in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. According to […]