Schwing Stetter India, a leading manufacturer and supplier of construction equipment, has recently inaugurated its new manufacturing facility in Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu. With this new expansion, the total number of manufacturing facilities of Schwing Stetter in India increases to five. The company will utilise its fifth plant in driving an aggressive export strategy in India.
Spread over 52 acres, the recently inaugurated plant will serve as a global manufacturing hub for Schwing’s concrete boom pumps, stationary pumps, self-loading mixers, shotcrete pumps, excavators, wheel loaders and motor graders. At present, Schwing Stetter has four factories located in Sriperumbadur, Tamil Nadu.
The new facility mainly places emphasis on ensuring digitalisation of all equipment and production process with extensive usage of telematics, IoT and robotic machine learning. The new facility will also include a NABL Certified Quality Testing Lab and a custom-bonded warehouse facility.
Speaking at the inauguration, V G Sakthikumar, Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India, said, “This new facility marks the start of our journey towards industry4.o. The smart facility is inclusive of all initiatives that make it a sustainable manufacturing unit:.
"The newly inaugurated unit will export to international markets across Africa to ASEAN and serve the internal needs of Schwing’s subsidiaries across the globe. After having entered the export market of Bauma, Munich and Eastern Europe, we now expect to enter Brazil, USA and GCC market with this new global manufacturing hub, added Mr. Sakthikumar”
Bringing Youth & Women to Shopfloor
Schwing Stetter India will also set up a modernised training centre at its new facility, which will provide skilling to youth across nearby districts. As part of the initiative towards equality and empowerment of women, the new facility will also employ woman workforce on the shop floor. This facility is created with all the amenities required by the women workforce.
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