"Bosch is already a key partner for connected production and is very well positioned in this area," said Dr. Stefan Aßmann, senior vice president - Innovation Cluster Connected Industry, Robert Bosch GmbH. "We have all relevant expertise within Bosch and offer a broad range of Industry 4.0 solutions such as Hardware, Software and Services" he further elaborated. The company also implements Industry 4.0 in its own manufacturing plants and already has more than 100 pilot projects, including Nashik, Bidadi and Jaipur in India. Bosch aims to implement connected production in all its 14 manufacturing locations across the country.

India could use data to gain business advantage: Connected industries complement the vision of Make in India, which aims to increase domestic value addition and technological depth in manufacturing. In order to be competitive with comparable industrialized countries, Industry 4.0 offers India enormous growth prospects.

"Connected manufacturing offers the Indian industrial sector unique opportunities that would allow diverse stakeholders to realize production-related gains. It also facilitates new business models and innovative products - for example with greater integration of functions (embedded systems). This results in increased value addition," said Dr. Andreas Wolf, executive vice president responsible for manufacturing, Bosch Limited.
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