S And T Engineers Private Limited

• 22nd – 25th July, 2022
• 10:00am – 6:00pm

• Stall-B110 (Hall 4)
• Date:16th-21st June-2022
• Time-10.00 am to 6.00 pm
• Venue: Bangalore International Exhibition center

• Stall: B14(Hall B)
• Date: 2 – 6 June, 2022
• Time: 10am-5pm
• Venue: CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore-641014

• Date: 27th-30th April, 2022
• Time: 10am-6pm
• Venue: Bombay Exhibition Center, Goregaon, Mumbai, India

• As we welcome New Year 2022 with a return to “normality” with much positive indication while new wave of COVID-19 fading away, S&T Group co-sponsored TAGMA Chapter Meeting at Various Locations of India including Delhi NCR, Chennai, Mumbai and Coimbatore.
• Here is a glimpse of the event, the most delightful moments to network with TAGMA members and the die mould industry

• A glimpse of S&T Group Silver Jubilee Celebrations at our office premises. 19th August 2021, we celebrated all our great times. Such a beautiful and historic moment is an honor to all of us. It has been an exquisite journey for the past 25 years.
• More than a corporate anniversary or silver jubilee celebrations, it’s an anniversary of a family that only grew strong defying the odds. All these years, we’ve worked hard to build a great company. Above all, we built great connections with our employees, business associates, as well as customers who have proven to be our greatest asset.
• We will continue to stay true to our business ethics and values and mesmerize the world with our products and services.
• We look forward to a new era in making futuristic technology affordable to every Indian customer and to the global market.
• Thank you for being a part of our incredible journey…

• YCM and S&T Engineers (P) Ltd recently announced the agreement for the creation of a Joint Venture company in India.
• Through this partnership, the two companies expect to produce and deliver CNC Vertical Machining Centers and associated services in India. The Joint Venture intends to focus on both the companies’ strengths and reach out to get more market share in the Indian Machine Tool Industry.
• Under the agreement, YCM and S&T Engineers will share financial and technological resources with the intent to leverage the best of both companies and provide best-in-class services.
• Commenting on the association D Shanmugasundaram, MD, S&T Group says, “We are delighted to partner with YCM, one of the largest CNC machine makers in the world. I believe, it is a perfect match for the Indian market as YCM is known for making affordable high-end machines and our strength lies in our wider reach in the Indian market, skilled sales, and services engineers, and know-how about the Indian market.”
• YCM, a significant player in Global Machine Tool Market, has committed to provide its unique expertise and technologies as a contribution to the JV’s activities. S&T Engineers will contribute with its customer base, service experience, and application expertise using its wide network and reputation within the Indian machine tool sector. “Looking at the growth in Indian manufacturing industry, we are very much confident about the Indian machine tool market. Together with S&T Engineers, we can become a major player in India with our excellent technology backed by S&T’s strong sales & application support,” commented Rick, Chairman, YCM. The complementary portfolio of technologies offered by the Joint Venture will provide the End Users with a new and reliable global partner for the supply, installation, and maintenance of their CNC Vertical Machining Centers, backed up by years of expertise and recognised technologies throughout the country

• In today’s global economic situation, there are 3 major impacts that may reshape the Indian die mould industry. The first impact is the instability of globalisation that was initiated as result of the US-China trade war and Brexit. Nationalism has overtaken globalisation and has left multinational corporation squandering for new manufacturing base. India, Southeast Asia and South America becomes an obvious choice for relocation of manufacturing base in the automotive, electronics and durable goods. Thus, the demand for die mould will drastically increase in the next 5 years in these growing areas. Due to the impact of US-China Trade war, Chinese die mould maker will look at these markets for future growth and compete with local die mould makers. This will force the local die mould makers to upgrade competitiveness in die mould from equipment and process technology as well as management.
• The 2nd impact is the uncertainty of automotive development. As India evolves into world’s economic power, automotive industry is one of the driving forces for India’s growth. But the uncertainty of the future development of automotive technology leaves tool makers uncertain of their strategy for growth. There is a growing dispute whether EV (Electrical Vehicle) is the future, pending on advancement on battery technology. There is also increased development of hydrogen fuel cells. In any case, the future development in automotive will certainly reshape the automotive industry into a more consumeroriented market strategy that focuses on customisation to various consumer segments. This translates to higher demand for mould with shorter life cycle. The challenge will be to provide moulds and dies at shorter lead time with lower cost.
• The 3rd impact will be digitisation. There is a driving force towards digitisation from IoT, Big Data and CPS. Currently, Indian die moulds are still mostly produced through traditional processes. Europe, US, Japan and China are rapidly digitising their factory and optimising their process to produce die moulds at faster rate and lower cost. For India to compete, there must be a jump from traditional ways directly into digitisation and rely on data analysis for process improvements.
• YCM recognises the need for tooling suppliers to improve competitiveness through process improvements and technology. Thus, YCM focuses developments in three key areas. First of all, Smart machines will be the first step to directly enhance productivity and efficiency. Through YCM’s domain knowledge in die mould machining, smart functions are embedded in the software for YCM machines to allow machines to rough machine faster while providing improved profile accuracy during finishing process. YCM also provides value-added nalysis of machining process to optimise the machining parameters to achieve faster machining with better surface finish and tool life.
• Secondly, smart factory management will be necessary to monitor all the machines utilisation and performance. YCM has introduced the i-Direct Smart Manufacturing System to allow factory managers to achieve visibility and transparency of the factory. i-Direct offers real time status
• of the shop floor and providing day to day reporting that allows factory managers to recognise the bottlenecks of their manufacturing process. This allows factory managers to continuously improve and optimise their shop floor to eliminate the seven common wastes that occur in factories.
• After optimising the shop floor, the third development focus is smart automation. Today, all factories face the challenge of finding insufficient skilled labour. Thus, more and more shop owners are investing in automation to replace the labors. The challenge in automation is the initial large investment necessary that does not necessarily guarantee reduction in cost and labour.

This technical seminar released three new technologies to improve production efficiency:

1. EDM new APC wafers increase the discharge efficiency of graphite to steel by 30% and shorten processing time.
2. Wire cutting machine introduces a new generation
   of system software to enhance the precision of small
   corners and shape control, which can achieve precision
   stamping die manufacturing.
3. The introduction of a new generation of discharge wafers can prevent wire breakage in multi-angle or complex workpieces, and can be processed at higher processing speeds, increasing machining speed by 10%.
4. The E-Link system provides complete machine information for the IOT to assist the customer in analysing to improve the utilisation rate.

• The event that took place on 22nd August in Vasai and 23rdAug ust in Powai, aimed at updating the mould makers with the latest updates in CNC machining and EDM technologies. Representatives from Yeong Chin Machinery Industries (YCM)- Taiwanese CNC major and EXCETEK- leader in EDM solutions, informed the attendees about the current trends and technology updates in CNC and EDM technologies.
• DK Sharma, President, TAGMA was the chief guest at the Vasai event while the Powai event was Chaired by DM Sheregar, Chairman, Devu Tools Pvt Ltd.
• In his opening speech, D Shanmugasundaram, MD, S&T Group, said “There has been lots of development happening in the machine tool technologies and mould manufacturing. We are here to update you with the latest developments in the industry. We have experts from YCM and EXCETEK who will discuss with you all the new developments in the CNC and EDM solutions also will inform you how you can enhance your productivity and efficiency.