ABB India signed a MoU with NITTTR to establish a first of its kind SCoE for teachers, students and industry engineers to develop a deeper understanding of the underlying multi-physics and design principles for the manufacturing of various best in class electro-mechanical equipment in India. The electro-mechanical equipment industry is a critical element in the success of the proposed exponential growth in the Indian power sector and needs to reach a quality level among the best in class to become a manufacturing hub of global repute.

The transformation of the power generation, transmission and distribution sector as well as of manufacturing industries increases the demand for competitive and high quality products, both to satisfy the domestic demand and to increase India's export. Optimal and robust design of electro-mechanical equipment in the current context is guided by the recent advances in high performance computing machines, parallel processing and simulation tools. Digitalization is starting to pervade human activities, be this leisure or business, still manufacturing of any equipment must be based on reliable design to handle the basic natural phenomena, namely thermal, mechanical and electromagnetics.

"In a bid to partner India's vision of becoming a manufacturing hub, the SCoE is our endeavor to build a robust eco-system of next level training and support technologies to further the design, development and manufacturing of critical electro-mechanical equipment in the country," said Giandomenico Testi, CTO, ABB India. "Such a center will provide an exposure, currently scarce, in the areas of modeling, simulations and design with expert guidance to engineers, scientists, researchers and faculties across industry oriented topics. The center will be a key step in providing a differentiating technology platform and focus on quality in the midst of increasing price pressure and competition in the sector," he added.

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