Weiss GmbH Inaugurates New Campus in Pune
Published on : Monday 06-04-2020
The Chakan location brings together under one roof several important facilities like the Engineering Knowledge Centre and Weiss Solution Factory, among other.
Weiss Automation Solutions India Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of the Weiss GmbH, Germany and the world’s leading manufacturer of modern and efficient industrial rotary and linear movements in automation inaugurated its New Campus at Chakan last month. This new facility houses under one roof, Weiss APAC regional HQ, India Sales Office, The Engineering Knowledge Centre, Weiss Solution Factory, and the company’s Global Sourcing & Global Technical Development Centre. The New Campus was inaugurated by Dr Juergen Morhard, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mumbai and Rajesh Nath, Managing Director – VDMA India in presence of industry leaders, key customers and business partners. Among those present were Rakesh Makhija, Independent Director & Non Executive (Part time) Chairman – Axis Bank; and Harsha Kadam, Managing Director & CEO, Schaeffler India Limited.
“As a part of the growth plan and strategy for Asia Pacific and India Market, Weiss Group has been beefing up its operations and resources in the region. The first step in that direction, we are adding customer – facing and technical resources, competence and infrastructure. The New Campus in Chakan Industrial Area in Pune is a big step in this direction,” said Uwe Weiss, Group CEO, Weiss GmbH. Mr Weiss could not travel to Pune in view of the current situation and addressed the gathering via video link.
Weiss has a direct presence in India since late 2017 when it started Sales & Service operations, and now wants to be recognised as the most preferred automation solutions partner in the country. This will also reinforce the Weiss Group commitment to the customers in India, and the new campus will be able to sustain and grow the trust that Weiss products and solutions have been known for – quality and reliability that comes with over 50 years of German engineering knowledge and automation technology. Besides this, the solution factory will house the India Logistic Centre & Warehouse, Service Centre, and customised and value-added product
assembly, etc. Besides Pune, the company has recently added regional sales offices in Delhi NCR, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru to be close to and serve the customers in the region better.
“I sincerely feel that in coming years, our global knowledge of the automation industry and understanding of customers’ needs across automotive and general industry applications, which combine five different offerings from the Weiss technology portfolio, will be valued and beneficial to our customers here in India too,” said Sanjeebit Choudhury, CEO – India & Vice President – Asia Pacific. “Indian customers are evolving rapidly, and so are their needs, and we are delighted to take this challenge of delivering exciting new products, automation solutions, and services in order to live up to these expectations,” he added.
Weiss also announced the launching of its flagship CR heavy-duty Indexing Rings in India, which are best suited for Automotive BIW segment. This new heavy-duty CR series promises high performance, high precision and high flexibility. It comes with optimised housing for exceptional robustness and stiffness. It also comes with the smallest footprint in this category in the market that delivers excellent precision and dynamics with a high degree of reusability. Using the WEISS Application Software (WAS) control system, the ring is completely freely programmable. Weiss has invested over Rs 30 million in infrastructure for setting up this new campus in Chakan, Pune and additionally another Rs 50 million in putting up the Engineering Knowledge Centre equipped with the latest state-of-the-art live demo units for customer training and engineering consultancy services.
Weiss is a high-quality manufacturer of the cam, servo, and linear motor-driven automation products and components. Weiss products are known to be clocked and controlled, precise and reliable, focused on Industrial IoT-enabled manufacturing ecosystem and digitalisation, addressing industry-specific solutions. The company specialises in the highest quality craftsmanship and offers an industry-leading four-year warranty. Whether the requirement is to rotate 50 tonnes or pick-and-place a 0.5 kg part very accurately, Weiss has the solution. The company also offers many other additional handling and positioning devices for industrial automation needs.
Weiss offers a unique range of sizes and drive technologies: electromechanically driven, servo- drive and directly driven solutions. Combined with the engineering expertise, this allows the company to produce complete customer-specific subsystems with standardised start-up software and application support. The main users of Weiss products in India are System Integrators, Line/Machine Builders and In-house tool rooms/machine centres of OEM/Tier 1, 2, etc., and the focus segments comprise automotive, electronics, special purpose machines (SPMs), life science, pharma and medical, and packaging, among others.
Weiss GmbH based in Buchen, Germany is one of the world’s leading suppliers of modern and efficient industrial rotary and linear movements in automation. Founded in 1967, Weiss is the world leader in rotary indexing tables for assembly, welding, packaging, medical devices, and many other industries. Weiss Group is serving its customers worldwide through more than 550 employees, across 17 countries with its own subsidiaries having over 125 million Euro sales worldwide. Weiss Automation Solutions India Pvt Ltd is the fully owned Indian subsidiary of the Weiss GmbH.