PLSIND showcased its smart factory solutions at Productronica India 2024

By Staff Report September 11, 2024 6:23 pm IST

Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND) showcased a fully functional mini production line, featuring products like NPM-G Series SMT machines, modular placement machines, inspection solutions, and microelectronics and semiconductor solutions. 

Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions India (PSFSIN), a division company of a leading diversified technology company, Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND), showcased its advanced smart factory solutions and products at Productronica India 2024. Panasonic showcased a fully functional mini production line at its booth, featuring products like NPM-G Series SMT machines, modular placement machines, inspection solutions, MES Solutions PanaCIM, microelectronics and semiconductor solutions, and other productivity and OEE improvement solutions. Designed for Indian OEMs, these state-of-the-art machines, including the NPM-GH modular mounter and the NPM-GP/L screen printer, represent a major advancement toward “autonomous factory” operations, heralding a new era of efficiency and precision in the assembly of advanced printed circuit boards (PCBs).

These smart factory solutions were launched in the presence of Manish Sharma, Chairman, Panasonic Life Solutions India (PLSIND); Tadashi Chiba, MD & CEO, PLSIND; Osamu Shimada, Deputy Managing Director, Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions India (PSFSIN); and Vishal Dahiya, Associate Director, Factory Automation System, Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions India (PSFSIN), amongst other delegates. 

Osamu Shimada, Deputy Managing Director, Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions India (PSFSIN), PLSIND, said, “India’s manufacturing industry is on a growth trajectory, driven by technological advancements, a conducive business environment, and favourable government policies such as Make-in-India and the Performance-Linked Incentives (PLI) initiative, to name a few. Adoption of smart factory solutions will act as a catalyst in this journey. Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions have been customised to suit the varied needs of Indian manufacturers and thus help them enhance the production efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs. Moreover, these solutions will help empower local manufacturers, create highly skilled jobs, and drive economic development, thus positioning India as a global leader in manufacturing excellence.”

Vishal Dahiya, Associate Director, Factory Automation System, Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions India (PSFSIN), PLSIND, said, “Smart Factory Solutions has a pivotal role to play in shaping the manufacturing story for India. At Panasonic, we are trying to leverage this underlying opportunity to empower our customers with advanced smart factory solutions enabled with technologies such as IIoT, AI, and automation, to name a few. For instance, NPM-GH and NPM-GP/L SMT machines are setting a new benchmark in automation excellence. The NPM-GH features an innovative placement head and component recognition camera and sets new industry benchmarks for precision and components per hour (CPH). The NPM-G series, with its automation features and APC-5M process control, brings autonomous factories within reach. These innovations are designed to seamlessly integrate with manufacturing processes, driving efficiency, quality, and production capacity to unprecedented levels. Through such advanced solutions, we are looking at contributing to the broader growth story of India.”

Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions India showcased its Industry 4.0 solutions covering the complete process of electronic circuit assembly applicable to diverse industries including automotive electronics, smart phones, information & communication technologies, home appliances, energy meters, and power electronics at the Productronica India.