The technical centre is a small support to "Make in India" initiative where, the local assembly and repair will decrease downtime thus supporting manufacturers to have responsive and robust production.

Mitsubishi Electric Group Companies in India have been manufacturing in India since 1998 and the CNC Technical Centre in Peenya is the newest manufacturing facility apart from manufacturing of Transportation Systems, Automotive Equipment and Factory Automation products from Bidadi near Bengaluru, Gurgaon and Pune respectively.

As per a public announcement by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation last year, they have started Commissioning of manufacturing facility for Elevators in Vemagal, Kolar District which is planned to start operation in FY2016.

Makoto Kitai, Managing Director of MEI, said: "By setting up this CNC Technical Centre in India, we have demonstrated our commitment to invest, foster innovation, enhance skill development, and support the ‘Make in India' initiative. CNC Machines are the future of our industries which uses precisely programmed commands aimed at accuracy and productivity. This CNC technical centre will enable expansion of manufacturing capacity and reduced delivery time."

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