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than 80 delegates comprising
industry representatives, aca-
demia and media participated
at the symposium. The event
was conducted in collaboration
with VDMA’s partner compa-
nies – B&R Industrial Automa-
tion Pvt Ltd, Beckhoff Automa-
tion Pvt Ltd, Festo India Pvt Ltd
and ZEISS India and its knowl-
edge partner – BTG Legal.
The event was graced by
the Chief Guest Seenivasan
Balasubramanian, CEO, Interna- Source: VDMA India
tional Aerospace Manufactur-
ing Pvt Ltd (IAMPL); the Guest of
Honor Friedrich Birgelen, AM, highlighted its benefits, and He was joined by his colleague
Deputy Consul General, Ger- shared some of its applications in Pavan Sadarjoshi, Application The Indian
Additive
man Consulate Bangalore; the Aerospace industry. Manager, Beckhoff Automation. Manufactur-
Rajesh Nath, Managing Director, The symposium’s knowledge KS Manoj, Head of Business De- ing market
VDMA India; and other speak- partner BTG Legal released velopment IQS, ZEISS Industri- alone is esti-
ers and dignitaries. a paper about ‘Root cause al Metrology, spoke on ‘Holistic mated to hit
analysis of disputes in engineer- Quality Assurance process in $79 million in
products and
Experts’ take ing contracts and how to avoid Additive manufacturing – from services by
While Nath outlined the impact, them’. It was released by Balasu- Powder to Part Performance’. the end
benefits, and the market analysis bramanian, Birgelen and Nath, Raghavendra Borelli, Branch of 2021 with
of Additive Manufacturing both and presented by Parveen Arora Head – Bangalore, B&R Indus- a CAGR
in India and globally, Birgelen and Prashant Mara, Partners at trial Automation, chose ‘Driving of around
18 percent
spoke on the impact and man- BTG Legal. industrialization with Additive in the past
agement of the COVID-19 pan- The technical session, moderat- Manufacturing Automation’ as 5 years.
demic in Germany and some ed by Manohar S, Regional Head, his point of discussion.
similarities in India. VDMA India, comprised four Ramesh Ramachandar, Senior
In the technical presentation speakers. Rayeshwar Shanbhag, Industry Segment Manager,
‘Adapting Additive Manufactur- Area Sales Manager, Beckhoff Festo, concluded the session
ing in the Aerospace Industry’, Automation, made an interesting with ‘Adding Consistency &
Balasubramanian introduced presentation on ‘PC Based Con- Efficiency to Automation in
the transformative process of trol for Additive Manufacturing’. Additive Manufacturing’.

Source: VDMA India

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