IPCA OFERS MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES IN IPCA
- Special membership fee structure for Micro, small & medium scale industries Rs 2000/- per annum, as allied members for a period of 5 years, with a provision to make them permanent members at the end of 5th Year
- The one time subscription towards the building fund can be collected in 5 installments from such companies who want to become members.
- The above decision as approved by the AGM 2009 comes into force with immediate effect.
IPCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE YEAR 2009-2010
NEW MEMBERS ENROLLED IN IPCA:
M/S. RANE RAO RESHMA LABORATORIES, MUMBAI
M/S DMS TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD, MYSORE
M/S LAXMI REMOTE (INDIA) PVT. LTD, NOIDA
M/S KAYNES TECHNOLOGY (INDIA) PVT. LTD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
M/s. ATOTECH INDIA, ONE OF OUR MEMBER-COMPANIES HAS SET UP A TECHNICAL CENTER IN BANGALORE DEDICATED TO SERVICING THE INDIAN METAL FINISHING & ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY
Mr F. Cornélis, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of Total & President of Chemicals, Atotech has inaugurated the Technical Center on 15th December, 2009.
Contact for details & Service: Mr. Ramesh Thakur of M/s Atotech India at email: ramesh.thakur@atotech.com;rthakur@atotechindia.com
Mobile: +91-9810446194
REPORT ON THE ZONAL MEMBERS MEET
OF IPCA HELD IN BANGALORE
AT KORAMANGALA CLUB ON 8TH DECEMBER 2009
‘IPCA Zonal members Meet’ on invitation was held on the 8th December 2009 in Bangalore at 6.30 pm at the Koramangala Club to discuss in general the PCB market scenario and other aspects pertaining to the activities of IPCA. This meeting was mainly intended to share the views from among the members. The meeting was chaired by our President, Mr. Anil Kumar
Representatives from 18 companies attended the meeting. The informal discussion proceeded as follows.
Mr.P.S.Sudhakar, our Vice-President, IPCA formally welcomed the members and in his welcome address on the PCB Scenario opined that the automotive sector is doing quite good and vis-à-vis the PCB industry also has performed fairly well compared to the last year. The automotive sector in India has become the number one exporter compared with that of China. We look forward to a beneficial union budget in the months to come for boosting the performance of the industry still better in the years ahead.
Mr.William Gilman, the expert trainer from IPC, USA for our recently held Designers’ training course, present with us as an invitee, added that although the volumes are small the Aerospace requirements for complex boards are on the increase and for our information MIL approval is no longer required and the IPC spec requirements will suffice. He further pointed out that HDI board requirements are growing and the order of the day is HDI’s with QFPs & BGA’s of 0.5 to 0.65mm pitch.
Our President, Mr. Anil Kumar in his Presidential address, observed that although Product engineering is doing well in USA, the required manufacturing facility is not adequately growing. Some members opined that the duty concessions now available are applicable only to end users and it should be made applicable to traders also. Capacity expansion in PCB manufacture is not happening in the required pace. He observed the reasons attributable to this drawback are equipment obsoleteness, pollution problems, water and power shortages, quick turnaround time etc. He mentioned that China also is facing similar problems of waste water treatment & other environment connected issues; but it is enjoying 40% incentive from the government in support of the industry which is not still the case in our country. Because of the similar environmental problems faced by the industries, China has stopped issuing fresh licenses to the new ventures as observed by Mr. Milind Patel, CMD of Ibiden India. He further added that unless these problems are resolved and proper water supply, power and environment control are ensured companies face difficulties for investments in India for expansion or new ventures.
The President remarked that we must bring in a high power delegation from countries like Japan which is specifically keen on expanding manufacturing facilities in India by putting up new plants for manufacture. IPCA should be part of such a high power delegation, similar to the one ‘24 member delegation’ that visited Karnataka to discuss automotive industries’ growth in these regions. Government of Karnataka is willing to spare 1000 acres of land for this specific industries’ development in Karnataka. Similar delegations are to be organized in consultation with JPCA for open discussion to explore the possibilities of putting up new infrastructures for PCB manufacturing.
Mr.Anil Kumar suggested, that to facilitate the delegation to go through and understand the problems that are generally faced by industries in India, IPCA should have an ‘Information cell’ created to look in to the various aspects of bringing in FDI in to the country. Such a cell formed should have adequate information on what all required for bringing in new ventures of PCB making in to this country, listing out all the details, pertaining to the present status on various issues like, government incentive, water, power requirements, problems related to environmental issues and pollution, waste water treatment etc. Requirements such as evaporation plants to handle effectively waste water treatment aspects to realize zero discharge from industrial plants should also be included.
He also informed that there is a huge infra structure being planned at Tumkur in line with SEZ, where there can be a separate zone for Chemical industry, as suggested by Mr. P.S.Sudhakar with waste water treatment facility .
Mr. P.S.Sudhakar observed that the raw material suppliers can think of establishing their warehouses near the manufacturing setups so that the manufacturing companies can work on JIT concept of inventory. This would not only help bringing down the procurement lead time but also reduce the cost of inventory carrying.
Mr. Paresh Vasani, CMD of M/s CSIL informed that there are no stringent rules on the pollution norms in Gujarat and there is no shortage of Power. He also informed that there is very likely that Japanese companies are very much interested in Gujarat and very soon there can be some announcements made in this regard by the government. Companies like Unimicron, Ibiden very much want their presence in India. He has also endorsed the views expressed by Mr. P.S.Sudhakar on establishing warehouses for the industry. The efforts to bring in more FDI by IPCA, as opined by him, requires to be addressed while forming the information cell as proposed by our President.
Mr. Vasnai observed that IPCA has to provide better services to its members apart from the Training courses. On the issue of UL approval raised by Mr. Vasani, Mr P.S.Sudhakar informed that he is discussing with the President of UL India and also suggested that after the internal meeting of the core group formed in IPCA to address this issue, the problems faced by PCB companies will be placed before UL for the redressal of the grievances especially with regard to the recently revised fees-structure, based on which the recent quotes have been received by a few of the core group members.
President thanked all the members for their active participation in sharing their views to promote the prospects of the PCB industry in India. He also informed that periodically similar meetings will be held in all the zones to understand and share the views of our members, enabling us to collectively place the views/opinions before the Executive committee for suitable action for implementation.
R.Chellappa,
Secretary General
PCB Supply Chain Feels Effect of Increasing Copper Price Data source:pcb007 2009-12-07
Copper foil and copper-clad laminates (CCL) makers' profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 will be eroded since the average copper price per ton has topped US $7000, compared to US $6100 to US $6700 in November, according to industry sources. PCB makers are also concerned about the raise in material costs despite expectations of revenue growth in 2010.
AUTOMOTIVE R&D TRENDS 2015
Tamil Nadu Technology Development and Promotion Center (TNTDPC) organized the 2nd edition of Automotive R&D trends 2015’ on 23 October in Chennai. The annual conference deliberates on future technologies and evolving trends in technology usage and adoption in the Automotive Industry, sharing new technologies under development and research experiences.
The recession and its effects have created an ever increasing demand for innovation in the automotive industry. According to a Bloomberg study, the R & D spends of auto majors have not been affected by the downturn and remain at roughly 4% of sales. This shows that the industry is moving in the right direction. The current state of the environment and increasing awareness on climate change and pollution require huge investment in technology research to provide a definitive way forward.
The conference found universal acceptance that Green Technologies will be the technologies of tomorrow. The event also presented a broad perspective of advancement in electronics, hybrids and techniques to manage congestion in cities. It was also a place for companies to take pride in their inventions.
The Indian Automotive Industry has the potential to grow by 20 million in the next 25 years, but the challenge lies in overcoming existing bottlenecks such as lack of proper skill sets, dependence, high CO2 emissions etc. said Dr.Arun Jaura,Conference Chairman, and Vice President –Technology & Head,Eaton India Engineering Center, Eaton Corporation. “Through collaborative R&D and cost effective engineering we have to produce sustainable quality products for mass markets that provide connectivity, safely and fuel efficient driving experience,” he said.
Dr.V.Sumantran, Executive Vice Chairman, Hinduja Automotive Ltd said technology is needed to reduce energy usage, create smaller, lighter vehicles, route guidance technologies, next gen diesel engine development, thermodynamic developments and many more enabling opportunities. “Technology must meet the affordability challenge, usability challenge and satisfy the desirability challenge.”
Prof.M.S.Ananth, Director, IIT, Madras, said that research parks are need of the hour to facilitate new innovations in the automotive industry. He said the Tamil Nadu government has allotted 11.5 acres for a research park in Chennai, and is sanctioning a loans of Rs.100 crores for this, He urged the Indian universities to focus more in the automotive industry in their curriculum and include industry inputs in their course material.
The conference sessions were built around the four pillars of
- Driving Technology
- Driving Safe
- Driving Green
- Driving Connected
(Courtesy: CII Communique, Vol. 18, Nov. 11 November 2009)
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