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 Nordson India Pvt Ltd
Suprotik Das, MD
Suprotik Das, MD

Suprotik Das, MD

Headquartered in Bengaluru, Nordson India is responsible for managing Nordson’s ADS, EFD, ICS and PPS business interests in the seven countries of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.

Today, Nordson India’s team members are spread across 11 cities in India—Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune and Rudrapur. In addition, it is also represented in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Karachi (Pakistan).

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Services offered

With 70 direct employees, Nordson India carries out engineering, marketing, manufacturing and customer support activities required by Nordson’s customers in South Asia. Nordson India also designs and develops next-generation products and technologies for use in Nordson’s markets worldwide, including hardware and software solutions.

Nordson India’s Engineering Resources & Technology Centre in Bengaluru houses laboratories with a comprehensive range of test equipment and the capability to simulate production processes in a controlled environment. These labs are used to develop solutions for customers and even for training—of customers as well as Nordson’s own personnel. In addition, the Centre designs and develops new products that are uniquely suited for the Indian market and other developing economies.

The most recent development is a powder booth made of composite materials. This is similar to the Apogee material used in the US, but is a good deal less expensive. These booths have given Nordson India a big competitive advantage in the country.

Products offered

Nordson India has also developed innovative automation systems to add value to Nordson’s products. Such systems have been successfully delivered for applications like labelling stock, surgical tape, tamper-evident cartons, solar thermal panels, water filters, energy meters and many others. While many of these have been installed in India, Nordson’s subsidiaries and distributors in other emerging countries have also purchased Nordson India systems from time to time. As a result, Nordson India equipment can today be found in countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.

In 2000, Nordson India created its Embedded Systems Group, to develop software and hardware solutions for its global ICS business. Today, this group has grown to 14 people who develop new hardware and software products, test them and even develop low cost sources. Currently, this activity is done for the ICS and ADS business groups. Many of the products developed by this group are already being offered in global markets: the Prodigy manual gun controller, the Vantage automatic controller, the Vantage manual gun controller, iTrax PRx Controller, Encore XT Controller, and many others.

Strengths

The majority of Nordson’s employees in India are qualified engineers or managers, and most of them are trained extensively at Nordson’s international facilities. This combination of infrastructure, skills and training, at locations that are close to customers in the territory, has resulted in Nordson’s ability to offer world-class capabilities to customers in South Asia. This aspect is seen as one of the key factors behind Nordson’s success in the region.

Contact details: 143A, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bengaluru 560 099, India Ph: 91 80 4021 3600, www.nordson.co.in 

 Accurex Solutions Pvt Ltd
K N Rammohan, CMD
K N Rammohan, CMD

K N Rammohan, CMD

Accurex Solutions Pvt Ltd started in a small way back in 1987, and has since come a long way in fulfilling its promise as an electronics assembly house. Its growth is based on continuous sustainable expansion, consistent after sales service support, and a commitment to be partners in the progress of its customers.

The Accurex group has completed 27 years in the industry, for which all credit is due to its dynamic leader and visionary CMD, K N Rammohan, who has been associated with the Indian electronics industry for more than 30 years. His vast capabilities have enabled him to build an unbeatable sales and service team.

Accurex today has emerged as a group of companies to reckon with, which is not only sensitive to its responsibilities to its clients but also to society.

The company has its head office in Bengaluru, also known as the Silicon Valley of India. Its branches are headed by independent decision makers in Mysore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur and New Delhi. Accurex also has an overseas office in Singapore.

Services offered

The Accurex group covers PCB assembly equipment, components, embedded solutions, customised ATE, test solutions, etc. Accurex also sells and offers after sales support in some of the SAARC countries.

The family of Accurex employees is always ready to delight its customers through hard work and good support. Accurex is committed to providing after sales support and service to more than 500 clients in the areas of aerospace, defence electronics, medical electronics, consumer electronics, EMS, etc.

Accurex boasts of a dedicated, highly result oriented and well experienced marketing team, which is always on the move in order to support its customers. The company has highly qualified service engineers who attend to customer service calls 24×7.

The Accurex group offers solutions right from the conceptualisation of an electronics company, to getting on to the drawing board for a building plan, process flow and product flow charts, construction, flooring, procurement of machines and tools for assembly, testing and packing, sourcing of components and sub-assemblies, building customised testing solutions and simulation of display. Between the various firms in the group, virtually every requirement of the electronics industry is covered.

Tie-ups

Accurex has been working with some principals and OEMs since a very long time. These include Mydata, Reprints, JT Electric, Mirtec, Nordson Dage, Top-A, Pace Inc, Xuron, Armeka, Treston/Sovella, SMT Germany, Glenbrook, Ex-More, Aquesous Technologies and CC Hydrasonic.

Corporate social responsibility

The KNM Education Trust was founded by the Accurex directors as part of its corporate social responsibility. Some of the directors of Accurex give lectures on entrepreneurship and SMT technologies in various institutions, thus sharing their knowledge with the younger generation.

Contact details: No. 782, 1st Cross, 3rd Main, 5th Phase, BEML Layout, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru 560098, Ph: 080-28611871, [email protected], www.accurexsolutions.com

BORG Energy India Pvt Ltd

Dr Boaz Augustin Jr, CMD
Dr Boaz Augustin Jr, CMD

Dr Boaz Augustin Jr, CMD

Incorporated in 2013, BORG Energy India Pvt Ltd is a subsidiary of BORG Inc, Texas, USA. It has rich experience in alternative energy and smart grid technology, having successfully completed various projects across North America, Europe, Africa, China and South East Asia. BORG Inc has an installed capacity of more than 4500 MW providing solar energy solutions to its customers.

The company has earned revenue of over Rs 1 billion in the Indian subcontinent and has established more than 30 franchise outlets across the country; it plans to add another 190 outlets over the next four months. BORG Energy India has also appointed more than 90 distributors and 1000 dealers across India. Its projected revenue for this financial year is Rs 4 billion.

Products offered

BORG offers its Astra Plus Home Series micro solar power plants to household customers to harness solar power. The unique smart grid technology ensures uninterrupted power supply for a sustainable future. BORG’s other domestic products include the Farm Master Series and Commercial Series.

These smart grid solar systems are very easy to install and operate. They demonstrate an improved conversion efficiency and higher durability. Moreover, their alternating current coupling technology protects the life of the system and battery, ensuring flexible energy management.

BORG Inc has also launched off-grid PCUs designed for domestic and medium-sized industrial operations in India to replace utility power during emergency shutdowns.

Customer service

Power Play is what the exclusive BORG showrooms are branded as. They feature an attractive display of BORG’s domestic products, enabling customers to get a hands-on experience of the products. BORG Care Centres offer the best in-house service network to address the queries of its customers. All BORG products are internationally certified and have an innovative approach to renewable energy generation. as they combine the power of distributed solar energy solutions with smart grid technology.

BORG is committed to serve the energy industry and create unique products for the utility market. Its products ensure uninterrupted power supply, the highest efficiency and maximum savings, and they are the first of their kind in India.

BORG is also planning to set up an R&D facility in 2016 that will focus on nano technology in solar panels. This team will work on several technologies to enhance the recovery of energy, in the white light, ultra-violet and infrared portions of the spectrum.

Contact details: No: 15–16, 6th floor [Opp Trinity Church], Vayudooth Chambers, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore–560 001, Ph: 080–4947 6600, [email protected], www.borgenergy.com 

Sulakshana Circuits Ltd

Durga Rao, MD
Durga Rao, MD

Durga Rao, MD

Established in 1988, Sulakshana Circuits manufactures double-sided and multilayer PCBs of high quality and in medium to high volumes. Headquartered in Hyderabad, its plant is spread over 5 acres, where high-quality imported materials, modern manufacturing processes, experienced managers, skilled personnel and imported capital equipment combine to produce the highest quality boards at competitive costs.

With four different bare board testing machines (BBT), the company can cost-effectively test all boards before shipment.

Sulakshana Circuits grew 22 per cent in FY 2012-13 and is looking to double its pace of growth in 2014-15 with more new equipment. It was recognised as a ‘zero defect supplier’ by BEL for FY 2011-12.

Automotive, instrumentation and controls, railways, telecommunications, medical, aerospace, defence, consumer and contract electronics

Contact details: Plot No. 36 & 37, Anrich Indl. Estate I.D.A. Bollaram, Hyderabad – 500 032, Telangana Ph: 040-3242 0340, [email protected], www.sclpcb.com 

Avni Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd

G Gururaja, founder director
G Gururaja, founder director

G Gururaja, founder director

Started in 2009 by G Gururaja, Avni Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd is now one of the leading LED manufacturers in India. It is an ISO: 9001-2008 certified company with a major facility in Bengaluru and a satellite plant in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Avni is focused on manufacturing LED lights, fixtures and drivers. Its customer service, backed by strong in-house R&D, has made it one of the top manufacturers of LED lights in India. It has a highly qualified and skilled technical team.

Avni’s LED lights are designed for residential, commercial, outdoor and other infrastructure lighting applications. Its products are affordable and compliant to stringent standards. Avni offers intelligent solutions that use renewable energy such as wind and solar.

Its credentials are backed by certification from NABL accredited labs like CPRI, ETDC-Bengaluru and ERTL-Kolkata. For professional light simulations, Avni uses specialised software such as Relux or DIALux.

G Gururaja, the founder and director of Avni, is also the vice president of LEDMA (LED Manufacturers Association) and a panel member of BEE, working towards standardisation in LED lights in India.

Strengths

  • Outstanding application engineering support with the capability of offering customised solutions to clients

  • High volume manufacturing capabilities

  • Affordable products of the highest quality

  • A passion for continuous innovation to drive the adoption of energy saving technologies

Key achievements

  • It is ranked No 3 among Indian LED product manufacturers, having crossed Rs 500 million in turnover within 4 years

  • Winner of ET Now’s ‘Leader of Tomorrow-2013’ award

  • Avni has supplied more than 20,000 LED streetlight installations to over 20 municipal corporations across India

  • It is a technology partner of TERI and is one of the preferred vendors for its LABL campaign

  • Preferred partner for leading LED and IC manufacturers for LED technology development

  • Has supplied more than 200,000 solar lanterns to rural areas; sold over 100,000 downlights

Contact details: 39/5, 8th Cross, Govardhan Garden, Opp Delhi Public School, JC Industrial Area, Near Kanakapura Road Metro, Bengaluru 560062, 080-26860337, [email protected], www.avnienergy.com

 Nura LED
Jahir Hussain, MD
Jahir Hussain, MD

Jahir Hussain, MD

Founded in 2008, Nura LED is a major provider of LED lighting solutions. Leveraging the group’s five decades of experience, Nura has successfully become a leading provider of LED lighting solutions for an entire range of applications.

Nura’s constant focus on LEDs has motivated its team to develop green lighting solutions that reduce operating costs and improve productivity.

As the leading innovator in the LED lighting industry, Nura has a proven track record of helping companies realise the potential business benefits of LED lighting solutions. Nura has also played a pioneering role in the areas of quality of service and light output by combining the most advanced digital control, thermal management and lighting fixture designs with international quality standards and performance.

Nura provides the most versatile, best-in-class and cost-effective LED lighting solutions for various applications.

Contact details: No. 432, Nanjundapuram Road, Sri Raam Plaza, 1st Floor, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore – 641045, [email protected], Ph: 9600738595

Bosch Security Systems

Sudhir Tiku, head–South Asia
Sudhir Tiku, head–South Asia

Sudhir Tiku, head–South Asia

Bosch Security Systems is committed to securing people and premises, wherever lives and property are at risk. Its customers choose it for the innovativeness and efficiency of its products, and for the Bosch reliability and high quality of workmanship. The company also offers a wide variety of products, all backed by a worldwide presence.

Products offered

Video surveillance systems: The innovative video surveillance solutions from Bosch are a perfect fit for a vast array of applications: from multi-site, multi-user configurations for large commercial and governmental applications, to a lighter range for small businesses. Bosch provides comprehensive solutions to capture, analyse, compress, transmit, view, store, search, export and integrate videos and images.

Access control systems: Bosch provides first-class access control software that integrates the leading-edge security technologies with innovative networking capabilities, offering customers full featured security solutions serving applications of any size. Further, Bosch can also provide building integration systems (BIS). With BIS, efficient building management is made simpler – combining different building management functions on one platform, and providing simple responses to difficult problems.

Fire alarm and evacuation systems: Bosch has more than 80 years of experience in developing fire alarm systems, and now has a product portfolio to suit most applications. To ensure optimal protection, an efficient evacuation system is also necessary. Bosch offers a range of highly robust EVAC (Emergency Voice Alarm Communication) systems for sites of all sizes, including Praesideo – the world’s first fully digital public address and emergency sound system.

Public address and conference systems: With over 50 years of experience in the public address and emergency sound field, Bosch is able to offer innovative product solutions for any public address and voice evacuation requirement. These products offer excellent value for money, extensive yet highly user-friendly functionality, and stylish, contemporary design.

From intimate informal meetings, to major multi-lingual conferences, Bosch Conference Systems facilitate effective interaction and communication in a way that suits everyone.

Pro-sound and critical communications systems: Bosch Communications Systems also owns two pro-sound brands—Electro-Voice (EV) and DYNACORD, as well as two critical communications systems brands, TELEX and RTS. EV and DYNACORD are universally recognised as innovators in the professional audio industry. Focused on critical communications systems, TELEX and RTS have the longest history and most complete product portfolio in this field.

Bosch Security Systems in India has offered state-of-the-art safety, security and communication solutions to various prominent projects like metro rail projects, surveillance solutions to numerous airports, city/market surveillance and traffic management solutions in major metros, refineries, industrial complexes, residential apartments, etc.

Contact details: P B No – 3000, Hosur Road, Adugodi, Bangalore – 560 030, India, Ph: 080-67528143, [email protected], www.boschsecurity.co.in

 Uniq Power Solutions
R Srinivasan, proprietor
R Srinivasan, proprietor

R Srinivasan, proprietor

Established in 2010, Uniq Power Solutions is an importer of reputed sealed maintenance-free, tubular, Ni-Cd, Ni-Mh and lithium cells and packs in South India. It offers a comprehensive range of batteries for diverse applications. Its capabilities enable it to cater to the various needs of the UPS system, security, telecom, medical equipment, solar power system, elevator and emergency light segments. Other devices that its imported batteries cater to are emergency lights, weighing scales, attendance registers, instruments, vending machines, etc.

Contact details: 240, 8th Main Road, Byrasandra Extn, 1st Block (E), Jayanagar, Bengaluru, 560011; Ph: 080 – 26645806/9845135538; [email protected]

 HK Wentworth (India) Pvt Ltd (Electrolube)
Padmanabha Shakthivelu, Electrolube Sales Manager – India
Padmanabha Shakthivelu, Electrolube Sales Manager – India

Padmanabha Shakthivelu, Electrolube Sales Manager – India

Electrolube’s roots can be traced back to 1941, when Henry Kingsbury formed Kingsbury Components to manufacture volume controls. It was then that he formulated a special oil, which enhanced the electrical performance and lifetime of the contact surface, in addition to reducing friction of moving parts. This breakthrough was the catalyst for a whole range of contact lubricants, forming the basis of the company now known as Electrolube.

Products offered

As a global specialist in formulated chemical products for the electronics industry, Electrolube offers a vast array of products including thermal management materials, conformal coatings, encapsulation resins, electronic cleaning solutions and general maintenance products.

Its wide product range enables it to supply to leading manufacturers of electronic and industrial devices, offering the ‘complete solution’ at all levels of production. With a strong emphasis on both research and collaboration, Electrolube is constantly developing environment friendly solutions for its customers, both old and new.

With a presence in 55 countries and expanding, its ethos in innovation and service remains strong. The firm’s vision is: “To strive to exceed our customers’ expectations with innovative new products and the highest possible levels of customer service.” All its product ranges are manufactured at its factories in the UK and China to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSA 18001 certification.

Customer service

Since it is present in over 55 countries, its disciplined network of subsidiaries and distributors can offer all its customers genuine security of scale. This robust supply chain means that when the unexpected happens, Electolube is still capable of delivering a truly bespoke service anywhere in the world.

Its unrivalled, very personal customer service also extends to every corner of the world. Customers can rely on its fully trained staff to be knowledgeable and up to speed with the latest technological developments. Having a named single point of contact helps ensure it solves problems before they become issues.

Sectors it caters to

  • Automotive

  • Military

  • Aerospace

  • Transport

  • Marine

  • Telecommunications

  • Medical

  • Consumer electronics

  • Industrial electronics

  • Traction

  • Utilities

  • Education

  • Service, repair and maintenance

Contact details: Private office 110, DBS House, #26, Cunningham Road, Bengaluru 560052, Ph: 080-40407110, [email protected], www.electrolube.com

 Progressive Technologies
T Pramod Kumar, CEO
T Pramod Kumar, CEO

T Pramod Kumar, CEO

Progressive Technologies manufactures LED lighting for all types of requirements. Its products include home lighting equipment for remote areas with no power or insufficient power for day to day requirements. To offer complete solutions under one roof, the company has started solar panel (module) manufacturing. It also undertakes EPC contracting of solar power projects, roof-top solar power installations for the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors, and has now entered the field of MW scale solar power plant erection and commissioning.

The company is ISO 9000 certified, CRISIL and SMERA rated, and NSIC registered. Its products are manufactured in a clean and air-conditioned environment, and go through stringent test procedures to ensure consistent good quality.

Progressive Technologies is a proprietary company managed by T Pramod Kumar, who is qualified in electrical and electronics engineering and has 33 years’ experience in the design, development and manufacture of power conservation equipment.

Contact details: MIG-9, NFC Main Road, HB Colony Meerpet, Moulai-Ali, Hyderabad 500051, Andhra Pradesh, Ph: 09395524039

 Everlight Electronics Co Ltd
Giri Prasad G V, country manager
Giri Prasad G V, country manager

Giri Prasad G V, country manager

Everlight Electronics Co Ltd was founded in 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan. Playing a critical role in the formation of the global LED industry, the company has rapidly grown to become a leading supplier due to its dedication to certification, R&D, production, quality, marketing and global customer service.

Today, Everlight is a global company with over 5,600 employees, and has its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Everlight sales offices are located around the world (in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Germany, Sweden and USA) to provide immediate service and prompt delivery to its customers. The company’s manufacturing facilities are located in China (Suzhou, Guangdong) and Taiwan (Tu-Cheng, Yuan-Li).

Everlight Electronics’ excellent performance proves that it can overcome hurdles. In addition to having a diverse product portfolio consisting of high power LEDs, lamps, SMD LEDs, lighting modules, digital displays, optocouplers and infrared components, Everlight Elecronics’ ability to integrate both downstream and upstream development enables it to lead the market.

Everlight is one of the few global optoelectronics suppliers to have complete control over its production facilities. This in-house capability enables Everlight to have full manufacturing and quality control, ensuring a quick reaction to market shifts, with short lead time responses.

Everlight’s centralised R&D teams are continually improving and developing products to meet market demands. As a ‘complete service opto-components provider’, the company understands—and delivers—what today’s designers need, including comprehensive engineering specs, safety compliance and electrical specs, as well as RoHS-compliant packages.

With its advantages in manufacturing and cost control, Everlight will continue enhancing its competitiveness by diversifying its product portfolio and securing its intellectual properties through patent procurement. To meet the rising demands of the global optoelectronics market, Everlight will continue to strengthen its R&D base in order to achieve major technological advancements in its next generation LED products–to improve functionality and reliability in tomorrow’s applications.

Contact details: Suite No 3, 2nd Floor, Alpha Block, Sigma Soft Tech Park, Varthur Kodi, Whitefield Main Road, Bengaluru 523860, [email protected], www.everlight.com

Nichani Electronics

Deepak Nichani, MD
Deepak Nichani, MD

Deepak Nichani, MD

Established in 1993, Nichani Electronics has specialised in electronic components distribution across the south Indian states. It has a great team that selects quality components, and manages administration and logistics, enabling the firm to strike the right balance between quality, price and service.

The company’s strength lies in passive components, especially capacitors – electrolytic, screw terminal, metallised polypropylene, ceramic and tantalum. It also specialises in electronic hardware like instrument-cooling fans, terminal blocks; rocker, toggle and micro switches; fuse holders and fuses.

It is focused on supplying 105 degree 5,000-10,000 hr aluminium electrolytic capacitors for LED driver and power supply applications. It offers top quality and high reliability capacitors.

The company’s aim is to satisfy its customers on all counts. It has a customer service team that is quick and responsive to enquiries and proactive when it comes to requirements. The firm believes that action taken based on innovation leads to excellence–by pursuing excellence, success will definitely follow.

Contact details: Ph: 044-28544226/ 42131889/ 28586450, [email protected], www.igbt.in 

Elektronika Sales Pvt Ltd

Sunil Hasija, MD
Sunil Hasija, MD

Sunil Hasija, MD

Established in 1979, Elektronika Sales Pvt Ltd is one of the largest electronic components distributors in India. The company caters to OEMs across India in the automotive, energy meter, power, lighting and industrial segments.

Elektronika has its sales offices across India and caters to over 1200 customers. It supports the industry through its skilled and qualified sales and marketing team, and field application engineers. In addition to this, it provides technical solutions support through its design house, which specialises in power, embedded and RF/Bluetooth modules.

Services offered

  • Active, passive and electro-mechanical components under one roof

  • Specialises in kitting and consolidation

  • VMI programme for key OEMs

  • Design services for RF, embedded and power modules

  • Technical support with reference designs

  • INR/USD billing

Major milestones

Elektronika Sales is the proud recipient of various awards from suppliers and customers.

  • VISHAY – Best Distributor Award 2012

  • NXP – Silver Award Winner 2011

  • VISHAY – Best Distributor Award 2011 and 2012

  • VARROC – Best Supplier Award 2011

  • KAYNES / VINYAS – Best Supplier Award

Solutions from Elektronika’s design house

  • RF module based on NXP Zigbee for an energy meter (TUV certified)

  • A Bluetooth module based on a Toshiba chip

  • LED driver solution from 5W~140 W based on a power integration chip

  • Solutions for battery chargers, RO adaptors, CCTV cameras, modems, set-top boxes and power supplies

Vision

Elektronika’s vision is to be the leading technology and solutions provider. Its road map is to be a Rs 5000 million company in the next five years. Elektronika Sales is planning to create a footprint in the global market by acquiring a network of components distributors overseas.

Contact details: 16, Narasingapuram Street, Mount Road, Chennai 600002, Ph: 044-28587165/7765, [email protected], www.electronikasales.com

Pacific Electronics Pvt Ltd

P V Raghava Rao, MD
P V Raghava Rao, MD

P V Raghava Rao, MD

Pacific Electronics Pvt Ltd was established in 1978 by the late P Hanumantha Rao, one of the top most technocrats in India and recipient of the Udyog Patra award in 1987. After his demise, his wife, the late Annapurna, took on the responsibility of the company. At present, P V Raghava Rao is the MD of the firm.

Known for manufacturing the best electronic test and measuring equipment in south India, Pacific Electronics is also the only company that manufactures CROs in India. Its other products include the Aquila lab trainer kits. With 34 years’ experience, Pacific Electronics is launching a new product, Power Saver PPS-216, which saves electricity. This is connected between the AC and a ceiling fan, which are operated alternatively and automatically, reducing the electricity consumption. This product consumes maximum power of just 1mV. Its output is controlled through a contactor of rating 32 amperes, while time control is done through a microcontroller.

Pacific is also introducing a new mini lab (six-in-one), which consists of a CRO, power supply, function generator, voltmeter, ammeter and frequency meter.

Contact details: Plot No 22, Ravi Co Op Society, Opposite SBI Trimulgherry Branch, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad 500015, Ph: 040-27791139/9848058904, [email protected], www.pacificelectronics.in

LWI Electronics Inc
Dinesh Singh Samyal, CEO
Dinesh Singh Samyal, CEO

Dinesh Singh Samyal, CEO

LWI Electronics Inc is an ISO 9001:2008 certified organisation that has grown to become the preferred independent distributor of choice for numerous customers. Since 1999, LWI has built a reputation for itself as a highly reliable provider of semiconductors and allied services. The company is committed to customer satisfaction, which is reflected in its business activities, like interacting and negotiating with manufacturers, maintaining inventory or providing prompt customer service.

The adoption of an innovative and practical approach to independent distribution enables LWI to deliver quality consistently. The company was recently ranked as one of the world’s Top 50 independent stocking distributers by ISCP, Canada. It has acquired ERAI certification, USA, and ESC membership, India.

Inventory of line items

With a growing middle-class of nearly 400 million people, India’s electronic equipment consumption, which was estimated at around US$ 210 billion in 2013, is expected to reach US$ 380 billion by 2015. Hence, LWI stocks a vast inventory of line items, which makes it the No 1 stocking distributor in India. Today, LWI stocks over 150,000 line items of new and obsolete semiconductor components.

Products offered

LWI provides total semiconductor, networking and connectivity solutions for industry and the defence segment. It distributes military and industrial grade parts and products like integrated circuits, capacitors, resistors, discrete devices, linear logic, digital signal processors, DRAM, SRAM, cache memory, connectors, LAN products, and much more. It expects to double its line items by 2015.

State-of-the-art facility

With over a dozen franchisees all over the globe, LWI has got a state-of-the-art 24 x 7 updated stock search facility with in-house component test labs that enable it to improve on quality. It also has a testing facility for obsolete parts.

LWI has invested in the latest technical equipment and quality manpower that deliver results, year after year. Its experienced technical team is well versed in providing turnkey solutions in electronics to its customers.

Contact details: 62, 14th Cross, 1st Main, I Block, R T Nagar, Bengaluru 560032, Ph: 080-23530578, [email protected], www.livewireinfo.com

Amptronics Systems Pvt Ltd

Mitesh Patel, CEO
Mitesh Patel, CEO

Mitesh Patel, CEO

Established in 2009, Amptronics Systems Pvt Ltd (ASPL) is a fast growing, leading solutions provider catering to the oil and gas, water recycling, power generation and heavy equipment industries. ASPL’s solutions take distributed asset monitoring and assessment to a new level of accuracy and timeliness, with a track record of transforming data into useful information that helps customers improve operational excellence.

The company’s strength lies in its R&D team, which is constantly working on providing innovative products and solutions. ASPL is a design house providing concept-to-end solutions in the product design and production space.

ASPL has earned the reputation of providing high-performing products by controlling all aspects of the development process including design, manufacturing and testing. Quality assurance has always been the watchword of its manufacturing process.

The company aims to be the leader in designing, manufacturing and providing global data communication products, services and solutions that expand the connected world.

The sectors it caters to are: energy, automotive, transportation and fleet management, industrial and infrastructure, networking, sales and payment, security, field service, healthcare and consumer.

Contact details: No. 6-3-905/B2, Jaffer Ali Bagh, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, Ph: 040-40077096/23320240, [email protected], www.amptronics.com

Digital Circuits Pvt Ltd

Subhash Goyal, director
Subhash Goyal, director

Subhash Goyal, director

Digital Circuits Pvt Ltd (DCPL), a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is headquartered in Bengaluru. DCPL has been an electronics hardware technology partner to the automobile, telecom, consumer electronics, medical electronics, instrumentation and electronic metering industries for about three decades.

Compliance to standards

It is a UL DQS, ISO/TS 16949:2009 and ISO 9001:2008 certified company with a clear focus on quality, cost and customer delight. It also follows WCM practices like 5S, Kaizen, Poka Yoke, and JIT manufacturing.

State-of-the-art infrastructure

Its facility includes state-of-the-art infrastructure for SMD, pick and place, chip shooters, automatic solder paste printers, reflow ovens, wave soldering, AOI, BGA/micro BGA work stations and ICTs. DCPL’s capabilities and core strengths include SMT, through-hole and mixed technology, plastic injection moulding, sheet metal fabrication, wiring harness, box build, and testing, including environmental tests.

Hence, it offers all electronics manufacturing solutions under one roof, starting from the design of the product.

Manufacturing facilities

It has manufacturing units in Bengaluru, Baddi (Himachal), Rudrapur (Uttaranchal), Pune, Mysore, Delhi (Manesar) and Chennai, which reach out to more than 100 customers spread all over India. DCPL exports to countries like USA, Europe and Israel.

Contact details: No. 60, Doddakala Sandra, Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru 560062; Ph: 91-80-22560995, 9845026472; [email protected]

RECOM Asia Pte Ltd
Karsten Bier, CEO
Karsten Bier, CEO

Karsten Bier, CEO

RECOM, a leading supplier of converters in the power range of 0.25 W to 60 W, offers a portfolio of 22,000 DC/DC converters, AC/DC converters, switching regulators and LED drivers. These converters are available from the world’s leading distributors. The high performance products are engineered in Europe and offer high isolation, high ambient temperatures and high efficiency combined with a low cost of ownership.

At RECOM, we have a very simple quality objective: Zero defects,” says Karsten Bier, CEO of the RECOM Group. “We make no compromises and use the best parts available in the market,” he continues.

All prototypes are HALT tested in the company’s environmental laboratory prior to release. Once a product is in the market, samples are re-tested on a regular basis to ensure ‘Total Quality’. Some of the products have a tested ‘design lifetime’ of >70,000 hours, which is why the company can easily offer a product warranty of up to 5 years.

The company has made significant investments in new products during the past months and is set to grow faster than the industry average.

The company’s growth is driven by its well-established practice of using certified converter modules rather than discrete solutions. “Time to market is what counts for most of our customers,” says Bier, “even if the BOM is a little higher.”

Contact details: 60 Kaki Bukit Place, 05-01 Eunos Techpark, Singapore 415979; Ph: +65 6276-8795; Fax: +65 6273-1477; [email protected]; www.recomasia.com

Southern Batteries Pvt Ltd

R Sreenivasan, MD
R Sreenivasan, MD

R Sreenivasan, MD

Inspired by the vision of its founder and driven by the resolve to bridge the demand-supply gap, Southern Batteries Pvt Ltd was founded in 1980. Within a short span of time, the company made its mark as a quality player in the secondary power storage industry. Today, it is one of India’s leading manufacturers of tubular batteries.

Southern Batteries has state-of-the-art manufacturing units and the entire process is done in-house, right from the plates to final assembled batteries and charging. Its Hi-Power brand of batteries is suitable for various applications like lead acid tubular batteries, valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries, flat plate batteries, traction batteries and automotive batteries.

Hi-Power products are approved and certified by the Indian Railways. They are sourced by all major solar players in India for solar photovoltaic applications. Hi-Power is also used by almost all UPS system and inverter manufacturers, state electricity boards, the Nuclear Power Corporation, banks, government organisations and educational institutions.

Southern Batteries has forayed into the retail market and is marketing its products through a national network of branches and channel partners. To ensure total customer satisfaction, the company has an exclusive 24/7 customer service division managed by well-trained personnel.

As a firm with a keen sense of corporate responsibility, it actively participates in solar power projects and works closely with manufacturers of electric vehicles. Southern Batteries seeks to reinforce its leadership by expanding its horizons with a focus on innovation, quality and sustainability.

Southern Batteries is certified for ISO-9001:2008, ISO-14001:2004 and BS-OHSAS-18001:2007.

Contact details: No. 328, Bommasandra Jigani Link Road, Anekal Taluk, Bengaluru 562106, Ph: 080-22010000 to 22010099, [email protected], www.southernbatteries.com

Mouser Electronics
Mark Burr-Lonnon, vice president, APAC business
Mark Burr-Lonnon, vice president, APAC business

Mark Burr-Lonnon, vice president, APAC business

Mouser Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, is one of the industry’s fastest growing global catalogue and online semiconductor and electronic components distributors. It has its headquarters in the US, and its Asia main branch is located in Hong Kong. Dedicated to supplying design engineers and buyers with leading edge technologies backed by unsurpassed customer service, Mouser is redefining customer focused distribution. The company works in close partnership with all its suppliers to provide the fastest access to the industry’s latest components, giving design engineers a crucial technological edge and the speed-to-market advantage. Having the latest technology to develop cost efficient prototypes limits costly re-designs, manufacturing delays or even the termination of a project.

Mouser.com searches nearly 8.9 million products to locate over 3 million part numbers, shipped from its state-of-the-art 45,700 sq m (492,000 sq ft) warehouse. It offers its services in 17 languages and accepts payment in 17 international currencies. Mouser.com clearly identifies parts that are not recommended for new design (NRND) and features helpful tools like the ‘BOM tool’ and ‘Mouser search accelerator’. Its broad-based line card consists of millions of advanced components across the board with each vertical completely covered. In addition to its online version, Mouser’s catalogue is printed twice a year, removing any obsolete parts. Customers are always confident of designing with the most advanced electronics available.

The company excels in providing service and support to customers worldwide. It operates out of multiple locations around the globe. Mouser takes orders without the requirement for a minimum quantity, offers rapid delivery, live chat in 7 languages, technical and product support from knowledgeable teams, and more.

Contact details: Ph: +91 80 41148091/92; [email protected]

Static Systems Pvt Ltd

G Chandra Shekhar, director
G Chandra Shekhar, director

G Chandra Shekhar, director

Static Systems Pvt Ltd is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company that was established in 2002 to provide ‘total solutions for the electronics industry.’ It imports ESD safe products, soldering equipment, tools and machinery required in PCB assembly.

Services

Static Systems helps electronics companies to set up ESD protected areas by providing an ESD flooring, supplying conductive furniture, etc. It also offers ESD consumables like ESD aprons, ESD shoes, ESD bins, ESD covers, etc. All the ESD products conform to ANSI /ESD-EOS-S-20.20-1999 standards.

Foreign tie-ups

Werk Sitz, Germany: Specialises in ergonomic swivel ESD work chairs, which take care of users’ health and increase performance.

MicroCare, USA: This firm is considered a leader in precision cleaning electronics for the manufacturing process, rework or repair.

Xuron Corp, USA: This is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ergonomic electronics-grade hand tools for the electronics, aerospace, plastic moulding, hobby, craft and jewelry industries. Xuron sets the standard for precision, tool durability and ease of use.

Musashi Engineering Inc, Japan: For manual dispensers, robotic dispensers and soldering robots, Musashi guarantees high performance, high quality, cost reduction, high productivity and compact sizes.

OZU Corporation, Singapore: Bemcot wipers and related products serve cleanroom applications through a unique synergy of characteristics intrinsic to the products’ composition, structure and purity.

Scienscope, USA: This is the leading NDT (non-destructive testing) supplier of microscopes, industrial metrology systems, video measurement systems and high resolution cabinet X-ray systems.

Contact details: Sri Krupa, No. 925/3, I Floor, 3rd Main, 3rd Cross, 2nd Stage, ‘D’ Block, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru 560010, Ph: 080-41285756/23133597, 9880203636, [email protected], www.staticsystem.com

Temco Electricals & Electronic Industries

Sreejesh M P, CEO
Sreejesh M P, CEO

Sreejesh M P, CEO

Temco Electricals & Electronic Industries is an ISO 9001-2008 certified company that specialises in solar power solutions and LED lighting. Its vision is to be recognised as the premium solutions provider in the solar power and LED lighting space.

Cost effective solutions

Temco specialises in solving energy related problems by offering cost effective and reliable power solutions. Its in-house R&D team ensures that its products have the latest and the most reliable technologies implemented so as to achieve complete customer satisfaction.

All its systems come with an inbuilt isolation transformer, which makes them extremely rugged to face critical environmental conditions. Temco is one of the few solar off-grid inverter manufacturers to be accredited by IEC-61683 for efficiency tests and IEC-60068 for environmental tests.

Product range

It manufactures solar PCUs, MPPT charge controllers, PWM charge controllers, solar hybrid UPS systems, DSP sine wave UPS systems, solar LED street lights, LED bulbs, LED tube lights, etc.

Contact details: No. 72, 1st Floor, Mottappa Compound, RMV 2nd Stage, Devinagar, Sanjay Nagar P.O., Bengaluru 560094, Ph: 07795552777/080-32010525, [email protected], www.temco.co.in

Sakthi Accumulators Pvt Ltd (formerly Sakthi Electronics)

R Kandasamy, MD
R Kandasamy, MD

R Kandasamy, MD

Established in 1992, Sakthi Electronics is committed to consistently manufacture and supply products of outstanding quality and reliability along with efficient service support, to the utmost satisfaction of its customers. It works towards continuous improvement in every functional area.

Focus on quality

The company has earned the full commitment and participation of all its employees, which encourages innovation and total quality. Its mission is ‘total customer satisfaction’. Its products are manufactured with strict quality control in all the processes of manufacture, in the components used, and in employing modern engineering and manufacturing practices. Manufactured products are based on state-of–the-art technologies developed at its in-house R&D centre, while also incorporating technology and knowhow from external resources.

Product range

  • Tubular batteries

  • Automotive batteries

  • Traction batteries

  • Batteries for solar applications

  • Stationary tubular cells

  • Aircraft starting batteries

  • Sealed maintenance-free batteries

  • Lead acid batteries

Compliance to standards

  • Its tubular batteries are made to conform to IS:1651-1991 and IS:13369-1992 standards.

  • Its tubular batteries for solar applications are made to conform to MNES specs, and are tested by ERC and TVM.

  • Its automotive batteries are made to conform to IS:7372-1995 and IS:6304-1992 standards.

  • Its traction batteries are made to conform to IS: 5154-1980 standards.

Future plans

Sakthi is looking forward to expand its market share for tubular batteries, particularly in the solar and automotive battery segments. It also plans to establish a separate R&D department to develop various types of batteries. The company will be taking up the development and supply of batteries (type MT and WT) to the defence sector.

The company recently changed its name to Sakthi Accumulators Pvt Ltd.

Contact details: 231, 1st Main, 3rd Cross, KSRTC Layout, J P Nagar, 2nd Phase, Bengaluru 560078, Ph: 080-26588251, [email protected], www.sakthipower.com

Buljin Elmec Pvt Ltd

V Murali, MD
V Murali, MD

V Murali, MD

Buljin Elmec Pvt Ltd was incorporated in 1986 to manufacture PCBs. It later diversified into flexible PCBs to cater to the needs of the Indian auto sector. In 2008, it began manufacturing metal core PCBs (MC PCBs) for LED light applications. It currently provides MC PCBs to both the Indian and international markets. Quality and on-time delivery are the firm’s guiding principles.

Services offered

  • PCB design

  • V-grooving

  • Tool punching

  • Reflow oven for soldering SMD LEDs

Products offered

It also supplies the full range of LED lights and fixtures for LED bulbs (1-12 W), downlights, tube lights, street lights, flood lights, high bay lights, para-square ceiling lights, etc.

Contact details: 2/10, Krishna Industrial Estate, Mettukuppam, Vanagaram, Chennai 600095, Tamil Nadu, Ph: 044-24764774/24764657, Mobile No: 9841698491/ 9176659966 / 9841698490, [email protected], [email protected], www.buljinledlights.com

Omniscient Associates

Mahadev Prasad, senior product manage
Mahadev Prasad, senior product manage

Mahadev Prasad, senior product manage

Omniscient Associates is a leading Indian distribution company with a product portfolio covering speciality tapes, adhesives and epoxies, interconnect solutions, ESD products, electronics grade coatings and chemicals.

Omniscient’s product portfolio holds the leading position in a variety of segments like electronics, electrical and industrial. It caters to markets including general industrial, aerospace, railways, defence and space, automation, telecom and EMS manufacturers.

The company operates as a dynamic and proactive organisation, responding instantly to market demands. As a result, it is able to supply the highest quality components at the best possible price. This is combined with an outstanding level of customer service.

Customer service

Omniscient Associates has always endeavoured to offer its customers the very best value for money. Its product range, quality and price are the key factors that ensure customer satisfaction. Omniscient’s customers expect and receive unbeatable value and appreciate the company’s commitment. Its engineers support customers by providing the design tips that help them create products with ease, using Omniscient products.

Employees: An asset

Omniscient Associates has consistently achieved excellent results in a highly competitive market place. The company appreciates its people for their dedication and initiative in delivering a first class level of customer service. Their enthusiasm has been an inspiration, forming the bedrock on which Omniscient has grown.

Contact details: Anvin House, #782, 3rd Main, 1st Cross, 5th Phase, BEML Layout, Rajarajeshwarinagar, Bengaluru 560098 Ph. 080-28611874, [email protected]

Kwality Photonics Pvt Ltd

Vijay Kumar Gupta, CEO and MD
Vijay Kumar Gupta, CEO and MD

Vijay Kumar Gupta, CEO and MD

Kwality Photonics Pvt Ltd is India’s largest producer of LEDs, LED displays and opto electronic products. Kwality is the first company to have successfully established LED production in India and commands the highest share of the domestic market.

The company was established in 1966 under the guidance of its CEO, Vijay Kumar Gupta, who is a noted scientist engineer and expert in LEDs, having been associated with LED manufacturing technology for over 30 years.

Currently employing more than 250 workers, the company started off with the manufacture of lamps and lamp components. Production of LED displays began in 1987 after successful indigenous R&D.

Kwality is a technology and quality leader due to its ability to deliver state-of-art products. It is ISO 9001: 2008 certified and consistently achieves near 100 per cent yields, which has enabled the firm to offer over 600 types of LEDs, LED displays and LEDs for lighting at the most competitive prices, ensuring the best value for money for its customers.

Products offered

The optoelectronic product range includes LEDs, LED displays, LED lamps, IREDs (infrared emitters), photo transistors, photo detectors, flasher LEDs, hi-voltage LEDs, low battery indicator LEDs, hi-flux LEDs, LED clusters and filament lamp retrofits.

The Kwality Photonics PolyWa LED series delivers the highest lumen efficiencies in the globe. PolyWa 3 W 280 Lm, 1 W 130 Lm, half-watt 5630 65 Lm, 2835 W 24 Lm, and 3528 W 8 Lm LEDs and COB LEDs, come with single bin uniformity in brightness and colour value, all at globally unbeatable prices.

The PolyWa 5630 LEDs are ideal for retrofit applications, aimed at substituting 60 W bulbs and 36 W CFLs. These power LEDs have a copper slug placed right under the LED chip to provide the shortest path for the heat to dissipate, and have the lowest thermal resistance in their class as they are manually solderable. The 8 Lm PLCC3528 LEDs are the firm’s latest tube light offerings and come with aggressive pricing.

Kwality Photonics has recently launched uniLED, India’s first and only LED automotive fitment bulb designed to be used in every type of OEM automotive light across all categories of vehicles (2,3 & 4 wheeler) and across all models (past and present) within the automotive industry. Lasting upto 50,000 hours, these bulbs are the only LED bulbs that have optimised light beam focusing properties to meet the requirements of long lasting standard indicator and tail light fitments. The series offers features such as rapid brightening, energy efficiency, being environment friendly, and water and heat resistance.

Contact details: 29, Electronics Complex, Kushaiguda, Hyderabad 500062, Ph: 040-27123555/ 09391017046/09000081171, [email protected], www.kwalityindia.com

CIPSA TEC India Pvt Ltd

Alok Garg, MD
Alok Garg, MD

Alok Garg, MD

CIPSA TEC India Pvt Ltd is one of the largest PCB manufacturers in India. It is a joint venture between CIPSA, Spain; TECNOMEC, Italy and its Indian promoters. These two partners have remained pillars of strength in the company’s growth, particularly in technology and process improvements.

CIPSA TEC’s current manufacturing facility is a fairly new plant that was set up by Siemens in Germany. In 2008, this plant was relocated to India near Bengaluru (Tumkur).

Currently, the plant’s capacity is 16,000 sq m and it is spread across an area of 36,000 sq m. This year, the company plans to expand its manufacturing capacity up to 20,000 sq m. Today, CIPSA exports 20 per cent of its production to Europe.

The company manufactures PCBs ranging from DS up to 8 layers (ROHS as well as non-ROHS) and also metal clad PCBs. It supports prototype development (delivering within 4-7 days), quick turn-around production (8-10 days) as well as production within normal lead times of 3-4 weeks.It can deliver quantities ranging from 1-1 million PCBs.

The company’s core strength lies in its excellent quality and consistent delivery at competitive prices. It is open to work with customers on R&D and PCB related issues and better penalisation, which results in improved productivity.

The company has an excellent communications system which ensures faster quotations, order acknowledgements, pending order status (weekly) reports, despatch updating, etc. Its QMS conforms to ISO:9001:2008 and TS-16949 (TUV certified) standards; and its products conform to UL (USA and Canada) and the Indian government’s standards for telecommunications and defence..

It always aims to build long-term relationships, and the result is that it has customers with whom it has been associated for more than 10 years. It caters to most of the segments including telecom, energy, power, energy meters (single and three phase), UPS systems, inverters, automotive (clusters), ECUs, thermo controls, sensors, lighting, audio, security, industrial and medical—both EMS and for OEMs.

The company is aiming at a growth rate of more than 20 per cent this year.

Contact details: Plot Nos 7 and 8, Hirehalli Industrial Area, Tumkur 572168, Ajaish Sehgal, senior manager-marketing, Ph: 09940018012/ 09790810512, [email protected], www.cipsatec.com

Electronics Bazaar, South Asia’s No.1 Electronics B2B magazine

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