Heat and Control, an engineering and manufacturing company, has commenced construction on a new manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, with a groundbreaking ceremony held on 3rd February 2025. The facility, located in Mahindra World City near the company’s existing manufacturing unit, is expected to be completed by late 2025. The new facility is intended to […]
HENN Connector Group has inaugurated a new assembly plant in Chennai, India, as part of its international expansion strategy. The Austrian company has invested approximately one million euros in the facility, which will begin supplying plastic couplings to automotive manufacturers in the Indo-Pacific market from March 2025. The plant, covering 1,500 square meters, currently employs […]
Sundaram Clayton Limited (SCL) has commenced operations at a new die-casting facility in Thervoy Kandigai, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The company has also introduced a 4,400-ton die-casting machine at its U.S. facility as part of its expansion strategy. These developments were announced alongside its quarterly financial results on January 31, 2025. The Chennai facility will […]
Titan Engineering & Automation Ltd (TEAL), a subsidiary of Titan Company Ltd under the Tata Group, has announced plans to establish a new electronics manufacturing facility in Chennai and expand its existing operations in Hosur, according to a report by The Hindu Business Line. The upcoming plant in Chennai will operate from a leased premise […]
Scandinavian Robot Systems India Pvt Ltd (RSP India), a subsidiary of Sweden-based Robot System Products AB (RSP), has opened its first manufacturing facility in Chennai. The new plant will focus on producing dress packs for industrial robots, including automatic tool changers, swivels, tool parking stands, and cable and hose management solutions. The Chennai facility aims […]
CEAT, an Indian tyre manufacturer, has announced the inclusion of its Chennai plant in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network. The recognition highlights the facility’s adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, following a similar acknowledgment of CEAT’s Halol facility. According to the company’s press release, the Chennai plant achieved several measurable improvements, […]
Chennai-based space technology startup OrbitAID has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Unicorn India Ventures, with additional support from the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (TANSIM). The funding will accelerate the development and in-orbit demonstration of the company’s satellite servicing technology. OrbitAID, founded in 2021 by Sakthikumar R, Nikhil Balasubramanian, and Mano […]
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, has received the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Platinum certification for its Oragadam manufacturing plant near Chennai. The certification, awarded under the IGBC Green Factory Building Version 2 standards, recognizes the facility’s adherence to advanced sustainability practices. This makes the Oragadam plant the first […]
DuPont, in partnership with CHIME Performance Polymers Private Limited, has established a facility for DuPont™ MOLYKOTE® anti-friction coatings in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, a region known for its automotive parts manufacturing sector. The facility aims to support both customer trials and regular production of anti-friction coatings. The new unit is equipped with advanced pre-processing and testing technologies, […]
BEML Limited has been awarded a ₹3,658 crore contract by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) for the design, manufacture, supply, testing, and maintenance of metro rolling stock and depot machinery. The contract includes 210 metro cars configured as 70 three-car trainsets, to be deployed in Unattended Train Operation (UTO) mode, a high level of metro […]
