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.

The AuToPros 3rd Intelligent Vehicle Conference 2019, was organized on 15th and 16th of May 2019 at Shenzhen, China.

Satven has participated in this conference as “Associate Sponsor” and had setup a booth. Satven also got a prime time slot for key note address on first day of the conference.

Satven was recognized and awarded with a certificate in the conference, for its Value Added and Cost Effective Automotive Engineering Solutions for the Chinese Auto Industry.

ESI Group which is a Leading Innovator in Virtual Prototyping Software and Services, had organized a user forum ‘ESI User Forum – 2019’ on 9th May 2019 in Pune, India. This event had brought together ESI users from an array of industries to present, deliberate and share some of the advances in the field of Virtual Prototyping.

The theme for this year’s forum was “Smart Virtual Prototyping” with presentations of exciting new developments and trends in CAE World.

Couple of seniors from the Satven CAE team presented a paper on “Test and CAE (SEA based) correlation and performance improvement of a Door Assembly’s Sound Transmission Loss” at the ESI User Forum held in Pune on 9th May 2019.

This seminar was attended by top industry leaders and had several experts in various speaker panels, who tackled a wide range of topics. This workshop helped the team to interact and exchange ideas and clarify on some of the e-Mobility specific differences on the vehicle NVH front.

‘Day Out @ Satven’, a program tailored for the children of Satven associates, was a grand success this year too!

The program was organized on 30th & 31st MAY 2019 at Satven Corporate Office, Hyderabad. Children from grades 7 and above had participated in this 2-day event. As this was a highly diverse batch, the sessions were meticulously curated to engage the participants.

During the 2 day program project Managers, Program Managers and Business Leaders of Satven introduced the participants to the science and engineering of automobiles, production process & general functioning of an organization. Children toured the Satven facility to see the mechanics in action and also got the opportunity to visit the work stations of their parents.

Keeping in mind that our children should also be aware of their responsibility towards the environment we live in and being aware of safety aspects of life both inside our living spaces and in the public, Satven team had taken extra efforts to organize talks for the children, by experts from various organizations like Fire Safety, Road Safety and Green Peace volunteers.
Children were made aware about the Dos & Donts of Fire & Road Safety and the actions we can undertake to take care of our mother earth. Children were quite enthused and asked though provoking questions and were quite pleased with the seniors happily answering them.
For the benefit of the children Satven team had invited Professor Ms. Shradha Padhi from KIIT University, who encouraged the children to dream big and to chalk out their dreams and shared with them the stories of Life & Social skills.
There were several games and quizzes organized during the 2 days to keep the children engrossed and enjoy their camp at Satven.

During the closing ceremony children were given prizes to the winders and certificates to all the children. Our CEO had called and interacted with the children before they all left back to their homes with lots of dreams and happy memories to cherish.

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