New Delhi: Nationwide Automotive Take a look at Tracks (NATRAX), beneath NAB (Ministry of Heavy Industries, GoI) organised first of its sort convention on “World Presence of Indian Take a look at Companies – Method Ahead” on Saturday, April 27, 2024, NATRAX, Pithampur, close to Indore, MP.
The automotive management convention introduced diverse stakeholders on a single platform and so they mentioned and deliberated on the way in which ahead to rework Indian automotive check businesses to be world hub for testing, certification and co-development. The Convention was held in affiliation with SIAM, ACMA and ATMA with The Coverage Occasions Chamber of Commerce because the Organizing Accomplice and ET Auto because the media accomplice.
The Convention was graced by Dr. Hanif Qureshi, Extra Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha, Senior Advisor, Niti Aayog, Senior Management from all three Necessary Automotive our bodies – SIAM, ACMA and ATMA, Administrators of 6 Take a look at Companies beneath three completely different ministries (ARAI, ICAT, GARC, CIRT, IRMRI and NATRAX), Senior Leaders from Industries, Academia, and Know-how Corporations.
With over 150 delegates, there was an intense deliberation on how Indian Take a look at Companies can evolve as world gamers utilizing the mantra of intense collaboration throughout the whole worth chain. The audio system from VECV, Hero MotoCorp, ATS, TUV, JK Tyres, ZF, Apollo Tyres, Bosch, Ansys, Greaves Electrical Mobility together with Senior Delegates from SIAM, ACMA and ATMA and Premium institutes like IIT Indore and Hyderabad all mentioned in unison that collaboration shouldn’t be a alternative however a necessity for India to understand its dream to turn out to be totally developed by 2047.
The Chief Visitor of the convention, Dr. Hanif Qureshi, highlighted how main insurance policies led by Ministry of Heavy Industries are shaping up Electrification and Localization in Indian Automotive Ecosystem, however extra importantly all of that’s taking place in shut session with a number of stake holders. He added that India is on its method to emerge as prime World hub of automotive. The export pushed energy of tyre trade can also be encouraging, particularly for developed economies of US and European Union. Dr. Qureshi added that Take a look at Companies also needs to give attention to R&D and Co-development in partnership with trade and academia. He careworn on the event of ADAS and digital testing competencies in check businesses. He appreciated the commendable work finished by all the foremost check businesses like ARAI, ICAT, and GARC, and congratulated NATRAX for placing up exceptional progress in final one 12 months. He additional careworn that the convention theme to extend the worldwide footprint of Indian Auto check businesses and strengthen them as world gamers marks a pivotal second within the automotive panorama.The visitor of Honor, Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha, Advisor, Infrastructure Connectivity & Electrical Mobility, NITI Aayog, careworn that the time is ripe for check businesses to aspire to turn out to be world gamers, with supportive authorities insurance policies, collaborative thoughts set, know-how readiness, expertise availability, startup ecosystem and maturity of academia. He additional said that each goal ought to be saved greater to the extent that it has an air of unbelievability than solely frontiers can be pushed additional and India can emerge as actual chief within the automotive R&D and know-how area.
Dr. Manish Jaiswal, Director Natrax careworn on the necessity of Industries via SIAM, ACMA and ATMA to come back collectively and create co-working and R&D areas in check businesses like NATRAX, which may turn out to be hub for R&D and Co-development. He highlighted NATRAX has began its path of transformation and is able to be a part of fingers with different check businesses, industries, and academia to push for consortium kind framework, which is able to enable check businesses to emerge as world gamers and serve the bigger wants of Indian Industries, and understand the dream of Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat.
Rajnesh Singh, Director (Auto), Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), Authorities of India, assured the trade leaders that authorities is delicate in the direction of their issues and is prepared for help, wherever wanted. Nevertheless, he added the impetus is on Trade to work with Take a look at Companies and Academia in true collaborative mode.
Vinod Aggarwal, President-SIAM & MD & CEO, VECV Ltd, profusely thanked MHI and check businesses for his or her stellar contribution within the progress of Automotive Trade via world class testing and certification infrastructure. He added that with unprecedented progress of Automotive Trade throughout varied automobile segments, there’s a steady must calibrate the capability of check businesses in order that localization and R&D is promoted and SIAM is keen to work with MHI to increase check businesses world footprint.
Guruprasad Mudlapur, Government Committee Member, ACMA & MD, Bosch India, careworn the necessity of check Companies world accreditation, which is able to enable element trade to get their certification and homologation wants addressed regionally for the export market. This can enable time and value financial savings and fast product releases. He highlighted the upcoming strategic collaboration of Bosch with NATRAX, which is able to enable Bosch to shift their testing in India.
Ravin T Kurian, Chairman, Indian Tyre Technical Advisory Committee (ITTAC, ATMA), talked in regards to the want of Indian Tyre testing infrastructure improve as Tyre Industries in India collectively perform important testing abroad which ends up in value and time escalation. He additionally careworn on the necessity of adapting rules for India particular circumstances which could be labored in partnership with Take a look at Companies.
The Convention additionally noticed inauguration of distinctive Reduce and Chip Take a look at Observe (7 levels gradient) for Tyre Testing by Dr. Hanif Qureshi at NATRAX, which was created in collaboration with Apollo Tyres. This observe is a small step within the route of Aatma-Nirbhar Bharat, the place tyre corporations can do native testing to handle export market, the place stringent standards’s should be met for Atmosphere safety and to satisfy EV necessities.
There was additionally Excessive-Stage MoU Trade in presence of Dr. Hanif Qureshi (AS, MHI) between NATRAX and IRMRI, NATRAX and TÜV Rheinland, and NATRAX and SAEINDIA. The same partnership between NATRAX and IIT Indore is within the pipeline. All this exhibits NATRAX dedication to work with wider-stakeholders to deliver a Paradigm Shift within the Automotive Ecosystem.
