‘Plant of the future’ at Pune by Vitesco Technologies to meet manufacturing demands

By OEM Update Editorial August 8, 2022 4:29 pm

The plant is climate-neutral in operation, vigorously pursues automation, digitisation, and Industry 4.0 and contains more than 17.580 m2 of manufacturing space.

The company will concentrate its efforts at this ‘plant of the future’ at Talegaon, Pune facility on the growing demand for highly efficient, low-emission technologies for internal combustion engines, as well as electrified and all-electric drive systems. The first series of productions will be for the two-wheeler market, followed by various Powertrain Solutions products such as engine management systems, sensors, and actuators, as well as exhaust management components for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The company will concentrate its efforts at this facility on the growing demand for highly efficient, low-emission technologies for internal combustion engines and electrified and all-electric drive systems.

Klaus Hau, Member of the Executive Board, Vitesco Technologies, said, “India is central to our global growth strategy. The country’s automotive industry is undergoing the most significant transformation in history. The objective is to achieve a twin technological transformation: from fossil fuels to renewable energy and from analogue to digital technology. We embrace this transformation and have already begun to design our strategic course. Also, with the new facility, we can better respond to market demands and developments in the future”. 

Anurag Garg, Managing Director & Country Head of Vitesco Technologies India Private Limited, said, “Our mission is to develop highly efficient, low-emission technologies for internal combustion engines and electrification technologies for all types of vehicles in India. For this, we build a futuristic plant, one that is intelligent, sustainable, and predictive. With these key characteristics, we were able to construct this plant of the future in Pune. Several creative projects have been completed at this facility. This digitisation, automation, and sustainability projects across our manufacturing network have helped us shape the Plant of the Future”. I am delighted to say that the facility in Pune is operating at a carbon-neutral level and has fully established itself as a driver of sustainability”.

The future plant vision of Vitesco Technologies aims to address technological, geopolitical, sociological, and climatic change concerns that affect the automobile industry and society. The company intends to actively drive the country’s manufacturing and supply chain management transformation. With over 25 cobots and robots installed on the production lines and shop floor, the facility is also vigorously pursuing automation, digitisation, and Industry 4.0.