Siemens Drive Technology (DT)
Division for the first time
participated in Gears, Motors &
Controls Expo 2011, held recently in
Mumbai. Siemens showcased
products particularly focusing on the
end-to-end solution portfolio which
covers entire train spectrum-from
source to shaft.
Jyotindra Verma, Vice President,
Drive Technologies Division, Siemens,
said "We had a factory established in
2005 which makes the gear boxes for
wind industry, last year we started
assembling process for large gear boxes
which is supplied to cement power
industries and various other
industries and this year we have
started assembling center for geared
motors. Geared motors are very
simply mechanical equipment or
motors that are electro mechanical
which would give the input of
electronic power to produce
mechanical power. We use to import
these gear boxes but now we are
assembling the gear boxes here."
The gamut of products ranges from
gear boxes to converters. Siemens
Drive Technologies division is looking
forward not to cater to standard
products but also offers products
accustomed to specific applications,
systems and the solutions thereof.
"We have gears, we also have motors
and controllers too, so Gears, Motors
& Controls Expo fully supports the
basket that we have either as product
independent or as combined system,
because in most of the industries all
there are used in combination. Hence
all business needs can be met only
through one manufacturer saving
time and cost," observed Verma.
"The product basket is capable of
fulfilling all requirements from
minute to large projects; from
general to specialized ones. All
business requirements can be net
under one roof. With a strong
technological base and German
engineered products, all needs can be
served—from source to shaft. The
current practice of various
industries are that they buy the gear
box , motors and controls separately.
What we are trying to push in the
market and let people of the various
industries know that we have the all
three—gears, motors and controls—
in one basket, and in short, a single
window optimization of all these
three elements."
On market demand, Verma observed
"The market usage for combined
motors and gear boxes is high. As far as
Siemens goes, we have four factories in
Mumbai and one in Kolkata. We also
have a factory in Hyderabad. With 21
factories and 35 sales offices we have
our presence all over India, simply to
meet the demand."