The 12th edition of NASSCOM Design & Engineering e-Summit – 2020 with the theme of ‘Re-Designing Global ER&D for the New World Order’ was conducted on 23rd & 24th SEP 2020.

The virtual summit was a unique confluence of global leaders & seasoned experts from high-end technology players, key innovators, manufacturing sector/OEMs, service providers, policy makers & eminent futurists, who came together under this mega event to dialogue and exchange ideas to create an engineering-led digital future.

In all 4,500+ attendees, 900+ unique companies, 40+ speakers, from all across the globe, the 12th edition of Design and Engineering e-summit was a grand success. Intriguing formats, insightful keynotes, disruptor bytes, spread across 4 key pillars along with interactive virtual formats, video networking, virtual partner sections, etc. sessions made it a truly remarkable summit.

Satven was a Silver Sponsor at this virtual event and had the opportunity to virtually interact with prospects and delegates on what Satven can offer to the automotive engineering world.

The journey of Satven had started in the year 2000, with a few enthusiastic and visionary people who had the sole goal in delivering engineering excellence for the automotive world.

Now in the year 2020 Satven stands with a good foot print in all major global locations with an army of 1900 associates, creating intelligent mechanical systems together with its customers.

The 20 years celebrations of Satven took off on 31st JAN 2020 at Satven Headquarters in Hyderabad and all across its offices worldwide.

On the occasion of this auspicious event, CEO Mr Rao S Vadlamudi had addressed all the associates who joined over video links from all the locations of Satven – Chennai, Detroit, Germany, Japan, China and Mexico and cakes were cut by all the teams.

The CEO spoke on the journey Satven team has gone through and thanked everyone for their valuable contribution.

AUTO EXPO 2020 THE BIGGEST AUTO EXTRAVAGANZA!

Auto Expo 2020 was billed as one of the world’s premier auto shows. A signature event, that witnessed the best minds coming together on a single platform to showcases all that was best in the automotive world, in terms of products, technologies, concepts and trends.

The 2020 Auto Expo ‘The Motor Show’, was held at Greater Noida, close to New Delhi. The Motor Show was organised jointly by ACMA, CII and SIAM between 6th ~ 12th FEB 2020 in Greater Noida.

This year the show had seen several new companies from across the world, displaying their vehicles in large numbers.

As expected there was dazzling display of all varieties of vehicles like Cars, MUVs/SUVs, Two Wheelers, Three Wheelers, Special Vehicles, Concept Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles (Trucks & Buses), Vintage Cars, Super Cars and Bikes, and automotive accessories and aftermarket products apart from the bold and beautiful concept vehicles.

The auto show had showcased a complex maze of technologies and solutions related to safety, emissions and sustainability. It brought forth the importance of the increasing interdependence of the industry and the environment, for the complex evolutionary cycle of the automobile industry.

Future Mobility Experience zone had come up with the virtual reality experience of driving connected and autonomous electric vehicles on various roads to give a picture of future mobility.

This year Satven too, had setup a stall to showcase the engineering capabilities to the customers, prospects, delegates and the general public.

SAEINDIA in association with IEEE IAS (USA), had organized the 3rd edition of ITEC (International Transportation Electrification Conference) from 17th – 19th December 2019, at Sheraton Grand, Bangalore.

The theme of ITEC INDIA 2019 – “e-Mobility Solutions for Community” is in tune with the latest trends and future challenges being faced by the Electric Vehicle community.

The conference consisted of several parallel sessions, workshops, paper presentations and symposium relating to electrification of transportation, Electric and Hybrid vehicles and Plug-in-Hybrid systems among various others areas of advanced mobility. More than 400 delegates from industry, academia, and government departments had participated in the three day event. The delegates had a chance to deliberate on the latest trends and technologies and the some of the challenges faced while developing and implementing the solutions including commercial aspects.

More than 20 papers both from India and abroad were presented during the conference.

ITEC India 2019 Expo had more than 20 exhibition booths showcasing products and technologies by automotive and allied manufacturers and service providers from several countries, especially in the area of EV technology.

Satven had setup a stall to display the Design & Engineering capabilities and to interact with the delegates during the event.

NuGen Mobility Summit – 2019

ICAT (International Centre for Automotive Technology) had organized NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 from 27th to 29th November, 2019 in Manesar, Haryana.

This event had helped bring together the industry, research and academic experts to share, discuss and showcase new proposals, learning, experiences technologies & innovation.

Several interesting presentations, discussions, and technology demonstrations, technology theaters, lab demonstrations and track events and touch & feel technology demonstrations were held & an exposition showcasing the current and upcoming smart and green technologies and solutions was organized highlight the challenges faced by the engineering industry in India and internationally.

The event was witnessed by over 4,000 delegates / visitors from across 15 different countries. During the 3 day conference, more than 90+ technical papers were presented, 30+ Key note addresses were delivered apart from 6 plenary sessions that were presided by eminent personalities from the auto industry. 100+ Exhibitors participated & there were more than 80 track events which included demonstration of all next generation mobility, such as Electric Vehicle, Hydrogen Powered Vehicle, Hybrid Vehicle, Autonomous Vehicle etc.

Satven had setup a stall at the event which had attracted several delegates from the industry.

SETC (Small Engine Technology Conference) 2019

SETC (Small Engine Technology Conference) 2019 conference was held, during 19th to 21st November 2019, in Hiroshima, Japan.

The theme of the conference was: Small Powertrains – Innovating for their Future Role.

The product categories in focus at this conference were related to personal mobility vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and their propulsion systems like motors and engines.

Multiple Technological areas including New Energy Sources, Components and Materials were in focus at this conference. Plenary sessions, paper & poster presentations and symposium were attended by large number of delegates from industries and academia.

Contrary to the dominant belief that IC engine will soon be replaced by other forms of propulsion systems, SETC had come out with the possibility of a good future for conventional engines / vehicles. And that there is deep research underway to project IC engine technologies that are competitive to EV in terms of emissions.

Other argument that was put forth in the conference was that the emissions from EV, considering the complete cycle, consisting of battery manufacturing, energy generation and application in vehicle, are same or higher compared to IC engines.

Satven had setup a stall at the symposium which attracted many delegates who were keen to know more about the solutions Satven has to offer to the auto industry.

Satven team consisting of Mr Srivasulu Nampally and Mr Raghunath Sakray attended the SETC conference.

The 5th edition of the Conference on Automotive Design & Engineering organized by the Technology Division of CII was held on 4th OCT 2019, at Hotel Feathers, Chennai.

The theme of the conference was “Technological Developments and Trends in Automotive Design & Engineering”.

The key objectives of the conference were to:

Serve as a knowledge platform to discuss on the key design and engineering trends in automotive sector

Discuss modern technologies and tools that support in design and innovation

Understand innovative models and systems that catalyze growth in the automotive sector

Gain the attention of the key stakeholders for a design rich environment that ensures sustainability and profitability

Facilitate knowledge flow by working with international organizations through bi-lateral / multilateral cooperation mechanism

Address critical shortage of talent for supporting the explosive growth in automotive.

Eminent speakers from the auto industry spoke on the occasion upon the above topics and interacted with the audience. More than 250 delegates had participated in the event coming from various industries, academia and some of them from the relevant government departments.

Prominent among them were:

Mr Deepak Chopra, Group CEO, ANAND Group

Mr Velusamy R, Sr. VP &Head – Automotive Product Development, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

Mr Krishnan Sundararajan, Managing Director, Renault Nissan Technology Business Centre India Private Ltd

Dr Prakash Krishnaswamy, President & CEO, Xitadel CAE Technologies India (P) Ltd.

Mr Gajanan Gandhe, Country Head, Dana India

Mr Thalavai Venkatesan, Head – Sales & Key Account, Continental Automotive

Mr Sathiyaseelan G, Head – Styling, Ashok Leyland Limited

Mr Prabhakar R Marur, Sr. Director, LAM Research

Mr Sandeep Singh, General Manager – India, A2Mac1 India (P) Ltd.

Mr Sivakumar S, Head – Industrial Design, Royal Enfield

Mr Biranchi Mohapatra, Managing Director, Plastic Omnium – India amongst others.

The conference covered the following areas in the technical discussions:

Electric Vehicle Powertrain Development

Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation Solutions

Panel Discussion on Design & Engineering – Emerging Business Opportunities

Advanced Materials & Composites

Lightweight Design for Future Mobility Concepts.

An Exposition was held on the sidelines of the conference and Satven had setup a stall to display the engineering capabilities and to interact with the delegates during the event.

The 11th edition of NASSCOM Design & Engineering Summit – 2019 with the theme Future of Engineering: Designing an Intelligent Eco-system, was held at Hotel Leela Palace Bangalore, on 26th & 27th SEP 2019.

Dr Kota Harinarayana, Architect, Designer and Project Director of India’s finest indigenous fighter aircraft – LCA Tejas, had graced the occasion and gave the keynote speech during the inaugural session of the summit.

The aim of the event was to showcase a holistic view of thought leaders, practitioners, analysts and academia sharing some of the innovative technologies, industry trends and some use cases on:

how the advent of future technologies is redefining the engineering landscape

how to design and engineer products, mobility, plants to be more efficient, sustainable and smart using digital means

how the policies, skilling, empowering women can enable the ecosystem to grab the opportunities of fourth industrial revolution.

With 600+ attendees, 180 unique companies, 50+ speakers, and 20+ ER&D start-ups participating, the 11th edition of Design and Engineering summit was a grand event.

It was an opportunity to the engineering community to come together and exchange knowledge and learn from the gurus and question the ideas and benefit from the interactions.

The Satven delegation of senior management team was led by our respected CEO Mr. Rao S. Vadlamudi.

QualiSys Consultancy Services Ltd. hosted the first China-based Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA®) on June 4-5, 2019, at the Sheraton Hotel, Tianjin, China.

The China Forum included Keynote Speeches, Networking Opportunities, Case Studies, and a visit to the QualiSys Benchmark Innovation Center.

A Senior Program Manager from Satven participated in the DFMA conference and presented a paper about Benchmarking, Design to Cost and VAVE approach and Satven’s capabilities.

This Conference was attended by 200+ participants from automotive & other industries.

The 15th edition of India Altair Technology Conference (ATC) was held in Bengaluru on 11 & 12 June 2019.

The theme of the 2019 India ATC was Innovation Intelligence. The conference had offered the delegates an opportunity to interact and witness the latest technologies in the field of simulation technology made available under Altair HyperWorks software.

This conference was attended by top industry leaders and had several experts in various speaker panels, who tackled a wide range of topics. This conference helped us in better understanding of Automotive industry trends in EMAG.

Two Satven associates presented following papers at Altair Technology Conference:

Simulation study on Passive Entry Passive Start (PEPS) Systems using FEKO

Study of magnetic field and induced Emf on Sensor placed between rotating magnets using FLUX.