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AUTO INDUSTRY NEWS :

Lucas TVS to invest in a Giga factory to manufacture SemiSolidTM
cells in India - Pg 1
Toyota to allocate $13.5 bn to develop EV battery technology and
supply by 2030 - Pg 2
India might be the next possible stop for Hyundai's luxury brand
Genesis - Pg 3

TRAINING PROGRAMS CONDUCTED ( August 2021 ) :

Kanban in Supply Chain - Pg 4

Business Analytics Certification Program - Pg 4

Certified Productivity Improvement Specialist - Pg 5

Lean Learning Training Program - Pg 6

“ Harnessing the Power of Big Data " - Pg 7

Certified Reliability Engineering - Pg 7

CNC Training Program - Pg 8

Group Leader Development Program - Pg 8

Fire Safety Training Program - Pg 9

Basic life support (BLS) Training Session - Pg 10

CNC (Lathe) Training Program (Certificate Awarding Function) - Pg 11

Auto News

Automotive electrical components manufacturer Lucas TVS and 24M Technologies, a developer of
next generation lithium-ion battery technologies on Tuesday announced the signing of a license and
services agreement to construct one of the first Giga factories in India using 24M’s disruptive
SemiSolidTM platform technology.

Lucas TVS will be the first to introduce SemiSolidTM lithium-ion batteries produced in India and
specifically designed for the Indian market.

The first plant with world class safety standards will be set up in Thervoy Kandigai, Gummudipundi
near Chennai and Lucas TVS expects to build other plants throughout India to support the growing
energy storage, electric mobility and lead acid battery replacement markets.

“Lucas TVS believes in investing in the next-generation technologies, which is why we chose to
partner with 24M,” T.K. Balaji, Chairman and Managing Director, Lucas TVS said. “We are confident
that their innovative SemiSolidTM platform technology will enable us to provide our customers
affordable e-mobility, lead acid battery replacement and storage solutions with improved quality and
best-in-class safety.”

The Chennai plant is expected to begin commercial production in second half of 2023. Based on the
aggressive targets set by the government in the renewable energy and Electric Mobility space, Lucas
TVS plans to grow the capacity of the plant to a globally competitive scale of 10 GWh in two stages,
the company said in a statement.

24M’s SemiSolidTM platform has significant benefits as compared to conventional manufacturing

processes. The process, protected by more than 80 issued and 100 pending patents, offers a
significantly simpler process flow reducing capital costs substantially. The SemiSolidTM technology
enables the production of a thicker electrode, increasing energy density and reducing materials
costs.

“Our innovative SemiSolidTM technology and ongoing R&D investments will support Lucas TVS’s
ambition to become a leader in the energy storage space for mobility, lead acid battery replacement,
storage and grid scale markets in India," Naoki Ota, Chief Executive Officer of 24M said.

The SemiSolidTM platform offers innovative solutions to the fast-growing storage and electric
mobility markets and the emerging lead acid battery replacement markets and is already seeing
large capacities being planned globally in Japan, ASEAN, Europe, East Asia and the US.

Lucas TVS plans to build products using different chemistries, in Pouch and Prismatic cell formats,
with high energy density. The products will meet customer needs in e-mobility, stationary energy
storage, including grid-scale markets, and lead acid battery replacement. Lucas TVS will also be
offering complete battery solutions to those customers who need them.

Ref: www.economictimes.com

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Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it expects to spend more than $13.5 billion by 2030 to
develop batteries and its battery supply system - a bid to lead in the key automotive technology
over the next decade.

The world's largest automaker by volume, which pioneered hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles with
the popular Prius, is now moving rapidly to deliver its first all-electric line-up next year.
Considered a leader in developing batteries for electric vehicles, Toyota said it aims to slash the
cost of its batteries by 30% or more by working on the materials used and the way the cells are
structured.

"Then, for the vehicle, we aim to improve power consumption, which is an indicator of the
amount of electricity used per kilometer, by 30%, starting with the Toyota bZ4X," Chief
Technology Officer Masahiko Maeda told a briefing, referring to an upcoming compact SUV
model.

The company is also the front runner to mass produce solid-state batteries - a potential game
changer for automakers because they are more energy dense, charge faster and are less prone
to catching fire. If developed successfully, they could replace liquid lithium-ion batteries.

While it was still struggling with the short service life of these cells, Maeda said there was no
change in Toyota's target to begin manufacturing solid-state batteries by the mid 2020s.

"We are still searching for the best materials to use," he said.

Efforts to mass produce solid-state batteries have stumbled as they are expensive to fabricate
and are prone to crack when they expand and contract during use. Toyota also plans to use
solid-state batteries in hybrid electric vehicles such as the Prius, it said.

Ref: www.economictimes.com

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Hyundai's luxury brand Genesis could likely be preparing to enter the Indian roadways
and put their products in the market including electric offerings. This entry could
compete head on with the German trio of Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi alongside
Jaguar-Land Rover and Lexus.

The debut may happen via a fully built import route although the company might
consider assembling the cars to evade huge import duty.

Apart from the native market South-Korea, luxury brand Genesis which was launched in
2015, is also available in the US.

Recently, Genesis entered the high volume market of China and now is pioneering in the
European market. India could very possibly be on their radar as their next stop.

Feasibility studies have already begun, Hyundai India MD and CEO S S Kim told TOI. He
added that it's still too early to talk about definitive plans and launch dates.

He stated that luxury car market in India is dominated by German makers and Hyundai
is understanding the reasons for their strong holding and how new brands can make
their debut.

Despite coming from a mainstream car brand Hyundai, Kim added, Genesis has been
able to create strong holding niche in luxury cars markets such as US and South Korea.

Philosophy and core values are different for both Hyundai and Genesis, he said. Hyundai
is not the first carmaker with a separate luxury extension. Toyota manufactures luxury
cars under its Lexus leg and similarly Nissan sells Infiniti.

Ref: www.economictimes.com

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The Kanban methodology establishes a protocol for the stock replenishment. It's a system for
communicating both production and materials replenishment orders, used in production models that
respond directly to demand. Kanban is one way to schedule lean manufacturing processes. Right from
when an order is placed to the time when delivery is complete. Kanban takes over the entire system.
At any point in time, there is as much stock as sold, the suppliers are notified about the same so that
they can stock up the inventory once again. The sole purpose of having such a system is to prevent
wastage.
Date: 06-08-2021 & 27-08-2021

TIME: 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM

FACULTY: MR.SHESHACHAL K KULKARNI ( ACMA )

CONTENTS:

Kanban and its introduction

Uses of Kanban

Kanban in Supply Chain Management

E- Kanban
Ref: www.acma.in
Future Supply Chain ( E - Palette )

This is an analytics foundation course. By undertaking this course, the participants will get an exposure
to analytics techniques to solve a variety of business problems. This course will also prepare the
participants for subsequent learning's in domain specific areas such as marketing analytics, supply
chain and operations analytics, and data visualization.

This would further enable the participants to develop quantitative skills and enable them to identify
business problems, ask business questions and formulate analytics models to provide solutions.

Date: 24,26 & 31-08-21

TIME: 06:30 PM TO 08:30 PM

FACULTY: TVS-TS

CONTENTS:

Introduction to Business Analytics

Perspectives on Business Analytics

Introduction to Predictive Modeling

Foundations of Analytics

Types of Analytics Modeling

Business Statistics

Data to Model: Interactive Session

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 Date: 18-08-2021 to 20-08-2021
Time: 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
Faculty: CII

Resources like Man, Material, Machine, Money, Space, Time are not unlimited and overall, they are costly
in most organizations. Hence getting maximum from the limited or minimum resources is the priority of
all organizations irrespective of type or products or service, size, location. Productivity is the indicator to
know how well you are becoming more and more efficient by getting more output from the limited
resources or the inputs at our disposal. That is the key to both survival and growth.

Productivity impacts almost all operational performance requirements like Capacity utilization, Cost of
Goods sold, Lead Time, on time, Inventory Turns etc. Business benefits like Increased profitability, ROCA,
Market share and Cash flow will be the outcome of higher productivity.

Productivity indicates how good your processes are in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. Hence, it is
the responsibility of ‘certified Productivity Improvement specialists’ in every organization to identify
opportunities of Productivity improvement in the entire Supply chain and apply right tools and best
practices to achieve the same. It is also a timely decision by visionary leaders of organizations to develop
as many ‘Certified Productivity Improvement specialists’’ as possible who are equipped with necessary
knowledge and skill sets to contribute to getting maximum from minimum and significantly improves
productivity.
Ref: www.cii.in

Contents:
Waste Reduction (Muda, Muri, Mura) Concept of Process
Definition and measurement of
Loss Cost Matrix Optimization with Critical
Productivity OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) Process Parameters
Constraint Management Employee Engagement
Purpose and benefits of SMED – Set up reduction Toyota A3 Improvement
Standard Work, Line Balancing Project Management process.
Productivity improvement
Kanban Pull Calculation of Financial
Productivity Improvement Understanding and reducing Process Benefits from various
Variation Productivity Improvement
strategies Problem solving tools Tools
Mistake Proofing (Poka-yoke) Understanding P & L
Productivity Lead and Lag
Preventive and Autonomous statement, effect of higher
indicators Maintenance productivity.
Time and Work study, Motion analysis, Some ‘Personal productivity’
Productivity and Cost Spaghetti Diagram improvement ideas.
Effective Workplace Organization And-On and response to abnormalities
Competency Mapping, Skill Matrix,
Job Safety Analysis Multi-skill

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The Inaugural ceremony of Lean Learning Program took place on
12th September 2021 by Mr. K R Kumar and Mr. G Udaya Kumar in
continuation to the efficiency enhancement program.

The Lean Learning Program is extensively designed and led by

Mr. K R Kumar.

Today, as we are going through the sustainable phase it is important Mr. K R Kumar
to know on how to get the right things done with the effective - Faculty
utilization of resources that we have in order to attain the effective
productivity and growth.

The Session began with the Introduction of Lean Practices, followed

by the brief history of Lean and its evolution over the period of time
at the workplace.

The importance of Lean in modern-day work-life was majorly

highlighted and how it would play a vital role in developing the
Mr. G Udaya Kumar
continuous improvement process for efficient productivity
- Plant Head HR
enhancement.
( Inaugural Address )

Date: 12,16,17 and 19-08-2021

Time: 03:30 PM TO 05:30 PM

Faculty: Mr. K R Kumar

Contents:

What is Lean in Manufacturing?

Understanding the Concept of Lean

Application of Lean in Shop floor and Daily life

Why do we need Lean now?

Evolution of Lean

Lean Relationship

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 Date: 07 , 14 , 21 & 28 - 07 - 12 & 04-09-21

Time: 09:00 AM TO 01:00 PM

Faculty: CII

Modules Covered:

Introduction to big data & PySpark Installation

Distributed Computing

Hadoop and Map Reduce

Apache Spark

A Case study using Spark

Big Data is the term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and unstructured, that inundates
a business on a day-to-day basis. But it is not the amount of data that is important. It is what organizations do
with the data that matters. Big data can be analyzed for insights that lead to better decisions and strategic
business moves.

The spread of the COVID-19 global pandemic has generated an exponentially mounting and extraordinary
volume of data that can be harnessed to improve our understanding of big data management to better
anticipate and respond to such unforeseen ‘black swan’ events and risks. For instance, firms are using big data
analytics to manage and mitigate uncertainties and bottlenecks in supply chains.

This certificate course outlines on how big data can be harnessed by businesses to study emerging challenges
and engage them for better decision making. It is designed based on the job requirements of a Big Data Analyst
and will have an equal balance of theory and practical knowledge. It aims to get delegates started on using Big
Data Platforms, Program Elementary Applications on Apache Spark and usage of Big Data Frameworks.
Ref: www.cii.in

Date: 30-08-2021 & 31-08-2021

Time: 09:30 AM TO 01:30 PM
Faculty: MIQ

To deliver world class products, high reliability and durability is an important element of Quality, The Certified
Reliability engineering program aims to build competency in world class Reliability Engineering to enable
organizations deliver superior products. The program has been developed after benchmarking with American
Society of Quality’s ( ASQ’s) Reliability. The main objective of the program was to Enhance knowledge, and skills
in advanced reliability engineering for improving reliability of existing and new products

Program Content :
Following topics will be covered comprehensively based on ASQ CRE syllabus
and Indian environment
Faculty: MIQ
Reliability fundamentals
Risk Management
Statistics and Probability for Reliability
Reliability Planning, testing and modelling
Life Cycle Reliability
Warranty cost reduction

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Date: August 2021

Time: 03:30 PM TO 05:30 PM

Faculty: Mr. Ezhilarasan

Contents:

Machine Settings

i. Work Offset (Tool & Wear)

Mr. Ezhilarasan
CNC Classroom Session
ii. Tool Length offset - Indrad Plant

Work Holding Devices

Tool Settings & Setting

Change over

Job Settings

Machine Maintenance

Simulation Software
CNC Practical Session
Practical Trainings

Date: 7 , 14 , 21 & 28-08-2021

Time: 08:30 AM to 05:00 PM

Mr. VR Srinivasan Mr.T.S.Sriram Mr.Sundararaman Mr.Natarajan Mr. E.Kambaram

Industrial Safety Project management TPM VSM LCA

GLDP Training Session

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Date: 3,6,10 & 19-08-2021

Time: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Faculty: Mr.Dinesh and Mr.Harikrishnan - ( EHS Department )

Contents

The fire triangle and how a fire starts

Precautions to take to prevent a fire

Safety checks needed to prevent the occurrence of fire

The system in the organization for employees to report any risk that can cause a fire

Types of fires

How to put out a fire?

How does a fire extinguisher work?

How to use a fire extinguisher?

Mr. Hari Krishnan Mr. Dinesh Kumar
Classification of Fire Extinguishers - EHSMS - EHSMS

What is the procedure to follow in case of a fire?

What are the emergency procedures employees should follow to evacuate the building in

case of a fire?

Readiness of fire extinguisher in nearby location.

No oil leakage and spillage

Check the collets for effective clamping

Use appropriate PPE’S of good condition(Heat Resistant gloves)

Free tilting of safety vent

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In the month of August, the Medical Team along with HR Team had organized a training session on

Basic Life Support by TACT Academy for Clinical Training for educating all our medical center staffs

about the importance and method of handling any emergency situations during the work that

requires medical care and First aid support. The session covered about the basic life support ( BLS)

techniques that could be used to save the lives of an individual who could witness or meet any

abnormalities or accidents. The practical trainings that were conducted during the session were highly

beneficial to all our medical staffs.

Practical BLS Session

Date: 19-08-2021 & 24-08-2021

Time: 08:30 AM TO 01:30 PM

Faculty: TACT Academy for Clinical Training

Topics Covered:

Rescuer Adult BLS Breaths With an Advanced Airway

Adult Chains of Survival Child BLS

Scene Safety, Assessment, and Adult Compressions Pediatric Chains of Survival

Pocket Mask Infant BLS

CPR Steps Relief of Choking

AED and Bag-Mask Device Skills Practice

Special Considerations Conclusion

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In the month of August, We had Organized and Conducted CNC Certification Training Program

for our trainees and supervisors. After the Successful Completion of CNC Training Program, all

the participants were awarded a certificate from our Plant Head - Mr. Vishnu Vardhana Rao.N

The awarding ceremony was held on 21st August 2021 at 3:30 PM.

Editor: Aadithya Sidharth S

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