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EVENT SNAPSHOT

SHAPING THE FUTURE
OF MANUFACTURING

The VDMA Robotics + Automation Association of German Mechanical
Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) recently organized ‘Robotomation
– Symposium for Robotic Automation trends in Manufacturing’ at The Taj City
Centre, Gurgaon, that focused on the global robotics and automation trends
available for the manufacturing industry. Highlights...

Source: VDMA India

SOVAN TUDU I t has become imperative with automation driving signifi- tion Boom’, Patrick Schwarz-
Sub-Editor for organizations to find cant changes in the workplaces. kopf, Managing Director,
Magic Wand Media Inc ways to bridge the skill Against this backdrop, the Sym- VDMA Robotics + Automation
Sovan.tudu@ gap to stay ahead of the curve, posium focused on the world- & Member - Executive Board,
magicwandmedia.in which can be achieved by either wide robotics and automation International Federation of
recruiting the right people with trends for the Manufacturing Robotics, focused on India’s
the right skills, or by helping sector. Despite the prevailing cir- progress in harnessing the ben-
their existing employees stay rel- cumstances around the pandem- efits of robotics and automa-
evant by upskilling them. The ic, around 200 delegates from tion technologies for its Man-
gradual integration of robotics the Automotive, Tyre & Wheel ufacturing sector. The country
and automation in the work- Making, Machine Tool, Food & has witnessed dynamic growth
place has begun, transforming Beverage and Water industries of industrial robotics – CAGR
the nature of roles and functions attended the event. (compound annual growth rate)
in its wake. Hence, employers re- of over 15 percent p.a. between
alize the need for the construc- ‘Make in India’ focus 2014 and 2019 in installations.
tion of a system that can support In his keynote address on ‘The Dr Joerg Polster, Minister &
human and robotic interaction Global Robotics and Automa- Head - Economic Cooperation,

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