Bosch India News | December 2014
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Flashback 2014 –
the highlights of the year gone by
It was a year filled with many firsts:
Auto Expo, the first visit of Volkmar
the new Eye Care solution designed
the first visit by German President
Denner as the chairman of the Bosch
specifically to address the local
Joachim Gauck to the Bosch Bangalore
board of management (G1) to India.
needs. Let’s take a lowdown of the
Plant and the Bosch Vocational
It was a year that also witnessed the
past twelve months and some of its
Center, the first Bosch Tech Expo to
launch of two new businesses: Bosch
key happenings.
run concurrently with the bi-annual
Energy and Building Solutions and
Positive response from
diversified Indian market. Radical
the skill development initiatives on
distinguished visitors
innovations powered by local R&D
an international level. He was also
and offerings based on ‘local ideas’
taken around the workshop and
2014 saw a number of distinguished
are the way forward. Citing examples
the Mechatronics Lab of Vocational
visitors, including the chairman of
of products developed on these lines,
Center where he openly interacted
the Bosch board of management
Tyroller expressed his confidence in
with the apprentices and learned
and the German President, visiting
Bosch India.
about their experiences with the
Bosch India. In February - Peter
German model of vocational training.
Tyroller (G14), member of the board
On February 7, German Federal
The Federal President acknowledged
of management, Robert Bosch
President Joachim Gauck visited
the importance of vocational training
GmbH, responsible for Asia Pacific
the Bosch Vocational Center (BVC)
and elaborated on how Bosch had
- conducted his first Town Hall
in Bangalore. He was accompanied
surpassed its business needs and
Meeting with the Bosch associates
by representatives from politics,
demonstrated responsibility towards
in Bangalore. He stressed on the
business and the media. Gauck
Indian society, standing out as a role
fact that Bosch India will have to be
acknowledged Bosch India’s
model for other organizations.
ready with ‘glocal’ offerings for the
continuous endeavor of keeping
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The unique Bosch Tech Expo
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Bosch technological exposition
and its Clean and Economical, Safe
Bosch India adopted a new approach
and Comfortable mobility solution
to showcase and discuss its latest
offerings. Visitors to the Bosch
technological offerings to the Indian
Tech Expo included top honchos
and international OEMs during the
from OEMs such as M&M, Renault
2014 Auto Expo in a new format
Nissan, Ashok Leyland, Tata
at a private venue near the OEM
Motors and Hyundai. Cost-effective
show. This approach was taken to
yet sophisticated automotive
give customers easy access to the
technologies, developed specifically
for the local market from gasoline,
diesel and various automotive
divisions were on display. Robert
Bosch Engineering and Business
solutions (RBEI), ZFLS and ETAS – the
subsidiaries of Bosch also exhibited
their latest technological offerings at
the Tech Expo.
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R&D in India gets a boost
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academic research community
transform our everyday lives and
and work with some of the best
open up new business opportunities.
In February, Bosch further
technical talent pool in India. The
Keeping this vision in mind, the
reinforced its commitment to India
research focus of RTC will be in
RTC is focusing on technologies for
by inaugurating a Research and
the area of Internet of Things and
smart networking of devices and
Technology Center (RTC) at Robert
Services (IoTS), System & Software
systems with enhanced reasoning
Bosch Engineering and Business
Engineering for engineering methods,
and assistance capabilities. These
Solutions (RBEI), Bangalore.
data and cutting-edge technology
technologies also specifically aim to
Present only in four other
areas of computer vision and image
address India-centric challenges, as
international Bosch locations, this
processing. With IoTS becoming an
the company believes that the country
prestigious high-end innovation
integral part of our lives, entirely
can achieve a strategic edge by
center aims to engage with the finest
new services will emerge that will
becoming an early adopter of IoTS.
New business line to focus on energy generation and efficiency
In February, the new business line,
East and Asia region. At the launch of
Bosch Energy and Building Solutions
the new business,
(BEBS), was launched. Primarily a
Dr. Steffen Berns,
service based line, this new business
managing director
unit will focus on energy generation
of Bosch Limited
and efficiency. With the inclusion of
said, “With
this new business unit, Bosch is now
this portfolio
a turnkey solution provider for solar
expansion, we
photovoltaic power plants apart from
consolidate our
being a supplier of heating solutions.
position in the
Headquartered in Bangalore, it is the
Energy business as
first office located in Asia Pacific and
a ‘full-line solution
is also responsible for the Middle-
provider,’ offering
products, solutions and services.”
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Minister in New Delhi. The event was
and local talent of engineers. The
attended and addressed by eminent
country, he said, needs to address the
The new central government,
leaders from across international and
system of industrial clearance and
which came to power this summer,
Indian industries – including Bosch,
continued momentum for reforms.
immediately got down to business,
represented by Franz Hauber (RBIN/
launching a number of initiatives with
EM, DS/MG-IN).
an aim to revive the economy. Make
The Make in India campaign is
aimed at making India a prominent
in India campaign, one of the most
In his speech, Hauber stressed on
manufacturing hub through inflow
important of these, was launched on
India’s strengths, which include
of new technology and capital while
September 25 by the Indian Prime
positive sentiment, huge potential
facilitating creation of new jobs.
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Non-automotive businesses in the
30 local and national media houses
Technology, Power Tools, Packaging,
spotlight
- comprising print, electronic and
Energy and Building Technology,
digital - attended the event.
Engineering and Business Solutions,
and Home Appliances – made short
In August, in continuation with its
efforts to increase focus on the non-
In the key note address, Dr. Steffen
presentations about their key
automotive businesses in India and
Berns explained the mega themes
business offerings and some of the
growing them, Bosch India held its
and challenges that Bosch in India is
critical issues that their business
first ever non-automotive Media Tech
aiming to tackle through its innovative
divisions are trying to solve in the
Day to highlight the non-automotive
offerings. Berns also reinforced
Indian context.
business offerings and the important
that Bosch is making concentrated
role they play in people’s lives.
effort to further strengthen the non-
A special 30 minutes feature
‘Experience technologies invented
automotive businesses in India and
presentation on the event was also
for life – beyond mobility solutions’
is addressing needs of the country
broadcast on ET Now, India’s leading
was the theme of this Media Tech
with a “local for local” approach.
business channel.
Day event held at the Bangalore
The regional Presidents of various
plant. Representatives from around
non-automotive divisions - Security
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An Eye Care solution that addresses
demand for comprehensive eye
He presented case studies that
India-specific challenges
care of the middle- and lower-
showed the pressing problem of
income demographic and offers high
vision impairment and blindness in
The non-automotive Media Tech
functionality, ease of use, and a cost
the country and spoke about how
Day event was also a witness to a
effective system to doctors.
the fundus camera – which weighs
about 440 g – could be easily handled
milestone for Bosch in India – the
launch of its new Eye Care solution
Harsha Ramesh Angeri (RBEI/BUD
and taken door to door in the rural
that is designed to meet the shortage
RBIN/ BUD), (right in the picture
districts of India. “This solution,
of eye-care specialists and the
above) head of the New Business
best exemplified the spirit of Bosch’s
high demand for vision screening
Teams (NBT), gave a detailed
corporate slogan, ‘Invented for Life’,”
in the country. This eye screening
presentation on the benefits and
added Angeri.
and detection system meets the
functionalities of the device.