Schneider Electric, the global automation specialist and a specialist in energy efficiency, is set to increase its industrial automation footprint in India. Catering to increased demand across various sectors, the company expects to launch 365 products and solutions this year, many of them focusing on increasing the value they provide to their process automation customers. Schneider Electric expects to grow its position in the Indian automation market in the wake of strong demand due to various Government initiatives such as Make in India and Smart City Mission which have automation at their very core.
Mr Rajat Kishore, MD and VP, Process Automation, Schneider Electric Systems India Pvt Ltd said, “Acquiring Invensys and its portfolio of process automation, control and safety systems, as well as a fleet of measurement and instrumentation offerings, significantly strengthened our leading position in the industrial automation market. Today, we offer a full portfolio of connected process automation products, control and safety platforms and a suite of software, analytics and apps that enable safer, more reliable, more efficient operations. We have smart products used for measuring, activating, and device-level monitoring and control; machine and process automation systems, services and solutions that provide monitoring, control and safety management; software applications that deliver more functionality to meet the needs of the specific operation, plant or enterprise; a suite of enterprise level services and applications that help customers realize true business value; and cloud offerings and industry-leading cyber security across the stack. No other company can bring that to bear for their customers.”