Manufacturing in India: Creating a Smarter Future
Published by the CII Smart Manufacturing Council, this compendium presents eight in-depth case studies from Indian and global companies — including Ace Micromatic Group, B&R India, Bosch India, IBM India, Rockwell Automation India and Siemens India — demonstrating real-world deployments of smart manufacturing technologies and the resulting benefits.
Key Insights
Critical data points from Manufacturing in India: Creating a Smarter Future.
The Make in India campaign targets manufacturing GDP contribution from 16% to 25
Smart factories integrate data from physical, operational and human assets to mo
Smart manufacturing requires seamless integration between shop-floor OT and ente
Eight case studies from Ace Micromatic, B&R India, Bosch India, IBM India, Rockw
CII Smart Manufacturing Council
Key Findings
Major discoveries and conclusions from Manufacturing in India: Creating a Smarter Future.
Growth Acceleration Imperative
The Make in India campaign targets manufacturing GDP contribution from 16% to 25% by 2022, requiring growth from USD 300 billion to USD 1 trillion at over 15% annually.
Smart Factory as Autonomous System
Smart factories integrate data from physical, operational and human assets to move from passive assembly to a self-correcting system using real-time data.
IT/OT Convergence as Critical Enabler
Smart manufacturing requires seamless integration between shop-floor OT and enterprise IT. Cloud-based analytics and interconnected factory networks form the backbone.
Multi-Sector Implementation Evidence
Eight case studies from Ace Micromatic, B&R India, Bosch India, IBM India, Rockwell Automation India, and Siemens India demonstrate deployments across scales.
Executive Summary
A concise overview of the report's scope, methodology and conclusions.
The Make in India campaign set a target to raise manufacturing's contribution to GDP from 16% in 2015–16 to 25% by 2022, requiring the sector to grow from USD 300 billion to USD 1 trillion at more than 15% annually — and roughly USD 2 trillion of capital investment.
Industry 4.0 combines advanced robotics, AI, cloud computing and big data analytics with cyber-physical systems to create fully automated smart factories that use real-time data from connected operations to make decentralised decisions.
Smart manufacturing must be driven from the boardroom and entails a mindset change for the whole organisation; the case studies in this compendium show how Indian companies of all sizes are already pursuing end-to-end integration from shop floor to supply chain.
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Think SMART — Strategy, Manufacturing, Analytics, Revolution, Technology
Revolutions and their reverberations
What is Industry 4.0?
How factories become smart
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What You'll Learn
- How India can reach the USD 1 trillion manufacturing target
- What makes a factory truly smart — beyond automation
- IT/OT convergence as the foundation for Industry 4.0
- Lessons from eight real-world smart manufacturing deployments in India
- Leadership commitment as the critical success factor
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