Industrial electronics crucial for India’s $500-billion manufacturing target: ICEA
The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) on Monday emphasised the need to focus on industrial and infrastructure electronics to achieve the $500 billion electronics manufacturing target by 2030-31.
The future of India’s electronics industry lies not just in manufacturing products, but also in manufacturing items that automate factories, cities and transport networks, the industry body said in a release.
Accordingly, ICEA said industrial electronics should be the centrepiece of India’s electronics development strategy.
ICEA Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo stressed that the industrial electronics sector must be recognised as a national strategic priority.
“It is the brain and nervous system of every advanced manufacturing system. Without leadership in industrial automation, India cannot claim true manufacturing leadership,” he said.
Mohindroo said industrial electronics has immense potential for high-skilled employment, especially in areas such as embedded systems, automation software, robotics and AI-integrated systems.
ICEA said India should invest in talent pipelines, R&D and incentives to grow the sector. It further added that the country should aim to become not just a user of industrial electronics but also a global design and manufacturing hub for it.
Manish Walia, Vice President, Delta Electronics believes that industrial electronics is the technological backbone of modern manufacturing infrastructure, powering smart factories, robotics, intelligent grids, automated systems and future-ready transportation and logistics networks.
ICEA, in close collaboration with the government and key industry stakeholders, is leading efforts to formulate a dedicated policy and strategic roadmap for industrial electronics through its Steering Committee on Industrial Electronics and Infrastructure.
The Steering Committee comprises senior officials from Delta Electronics, Infineon Technologies, Festo, Fanuc, Rockwell Automation India Pvt Ltd, Feedback Advisory and Federation for Economic Development.
