Manufacturing process

India’s Vision 2030

A.Bharathan
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The vision of the 'Digital India' programme, an initiative of the
Government of India, is to transform India into a digitally empowered
society and knowledge economy. Strengthening the manufacturing
base through innovation-driven clean, green and lean processes with
technological infusion serves as the vision for the manufacturing sector.

Manufacturing and technology development are closely connected in

practice. Nations with deep and strong manufacturing bases host good
technologies too. Substantial technological integration into the Indian
manufacturing sector in the recent years witnessed a steep increase in
the country’s GDP. The GDP from manufacturing sector increased to
5942.29 billion in the first quarter of 2018 and for a large, growing
market like India, with technological assimilation, the sector is expected
to contribute 25% to the GDP by 2025.

Digitization for manufacturing integrates processes – from product

development and purchasing to manufacturing, logistics, and service.
The textile, metal fabrication, chemical, electronics, composites, leather
garment industries have been receiving a great fillip with technological
integration into their system.

Ground-breaking technologies for manufacturing sector include:

  Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)
 Precision Manufacturing
 Lean Manufacturing
 Multi-material construction
 Adaptive Automation
 Micro-nano Manufacturing
 Embedded Flexible Electronics
 Big Data in Bioactive Molecule Discover
 Zero Emission, Noise-free & Odour-free Processes
 Nanophotonics
 Genetic Modulations
 Water-less Processes
 Modularity
 De-materialization etc.

Further, mobile solutions are being used not only to enhance shop floor
productivity and safety but to offer new services and product models.

Forward-looking industries are investing in technologies like IoT,

robotics, cognitive computing, machine learning, sensors, connectivity
devices, software applications for improving productivity, reducing
costs, managing inventory and supply chain and streamlining
operations.

Few challenges which stand in the way of digitising manufacturing

companies in India include lack of digital operational vision, lack of data
analytics skills, lack of strong digital culture and cybersecurity breaches.
Emerging economies like India have the advantage of excelling ahead of
their counterparts in developed economies, given their greenfield
positions. By overcoming these above challenges, India can reach its full
potential and fulfil the objectives of digitization by 2030.