Mitsubishi Electric India has opened its new manufacturing facility for advanced factory automation systems in Talegaon Industrial area, Maharashtra, India. The facility is spread across 40,000 sqmt with an initial built-up of 15,400 sqmt, backed by a greenfield investment of Rs 220 crore. This investment Mitsubishi Electric says reinforces its commitment to strengthen its business in India and address the growing demand for advanced automation and smart manufacturing solutions across the globe.

Mitsubishi Electric India’s Factory Automation & Industrial Division has established its presence in the country since over a decade and is contributing to varied industrial and commercial sectors including automotive, food & beverages, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and has been increasingly catering to upcoming diverse sectors like data centres, e-commerce and many more.

Additionally, the company has built up a contemporary solution experience zone for customers that showcases the latest innovations, including demonstrations of “e-F@ctory” that is, a comprehensive solution which leverages latest digital technology such as big data, IIoT, Edge Computing, Advanced Robotics and offers a technological ecosystem which helps end-user to achieve digital transformation in their manufacturing environment, building management solutions, collaborative robot demonstrations, robust motion, drive and control solutions, process automation solutions, along with an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solution equipped with Mitsubishi Electric India Factory Automation products.

The Building Management System not only helps to track and optimise energy usage but makes it a cost-efficient building facility.

The facility was inaugurated at an event which saw participation from Hisahiro Nishimoto, Group Vice-President, Industry and Mobility Area (IMBA), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan; Kazuhiko Tamura, MD, Mitsubishi Electric India, and Tomohiro Yoshida, Director and Factory Automation Division Head, Mitsubishi Electric India.

Hisahiro Nishimoto said, “Going forward, we will continue to contribute by solving social challenges, such as decarbonisation and labour shortages, with the aim of realising a sustainable society and by providing production sites with energy-saving equipment and solutions that utilise automation technology and to establish Mitsubishi Electric as a Circular Digital Engineering company.”

Kazuhiko Tamura said, “Mitsubishi Electric group foresees larger expansion of all its businesses in India to support government’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliance) and Make-in-Indiainitiatives so that we can lead the nation with innovation and technological advancement.”

Tomohiro Yoshida said, “This new facility supports local production, aiming to enhance company’s global strength and supply chain management so that our customers can unlock their manufacturing and quality prowess to lead the nation as a manufacturing-hub for the world.”