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PRESS RELEASE
Casting a Greener Future in Jalandhar
Highlighting the sustainable production in the country’s foundry and castings sector, the
publishers of Minerals & Metals Review and Foundry Review through its events arm
MMR Events will be organising the 13th annual one-day seminar ‘Casting a Greener Future’ at
Hotel Radisson Blu, Jalandhar, on 18th March, 2017.
Planned on market demand from the northern region, the event would draw together
foundry fraternity and industry folks on a common platform.
It’s an opportunity for foundry fraternity to share the interactive platform.
Over the years we have been organising our foundry seminar in various parts of India like
Pune, Mumbai, Kolhapur, and Coimbatore attended by eminent personalities of the foundry
industry. We take the opportunity to address the foundry issues in the northern belt as well.
The seminar will see highly interactive panel discussions on the burning issues related to
foundry commercials; CSR policies & corporate governance; schemes for promoting
investments in sustainable production; skill development; community development through
MSMEs among others.
The event will be graced by Vinod Kapur, ex-President, World Foundry Organisation, and
Executive Chairman, Gargi Huttenes Albertus, who was recently felicitated with 'Lifetime
Achievement Award’ at the 65th Indian Foundry Congress in Kolkata.
Supported by eminent personalities of the industry like Paneerselvam Ramaswamy, Principal
Director - MSME Technology Development Centre, Ministry of MSME, Agra; Balram Kapoor,
MD, JMP Industries; Viraj Naidu, MD, Disa India, Bangalore; Ajay Sikka, MD, Sharp Chucks and
Machines Pvt Ltd, Batala; Rakesh Goel, MD, Rashtriya Engineering Works and many more.
The seminar, through its technical sessions, will also discuss on the state-of-the-art
technologies and equipment for production of castings.
The objective of the seminar is to promote knowledge and services in foundries & castings
industry; impart expertise on modern methods; provide resourceful content and know-how
on innovative products, materials, equipment & technologies; and offer business networking
opportunities with industry experts.
For any further queries you may approach the event organisers.
RSVP:
Ms Sushma Hedge
Mobile 9769020572 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
About us:
Mineral & Metal Review
Operating since 1948, Minerals & Metals Review (MMR) - publication arm of Braj Binani
Group, under the aegis of Asian Industry – Division of Binani Metals Ltd. strives to address
every sphere of activity in the Ferrous, Non-ferrous metals & Mining industry. From extracting
ore to manufacturing and use of metals, and the role of their intermediate and ancillary
industries, to the present and future demand, supply and price scenarios of metals to the
latest developments in the field of technology and government policies, MMR covers it all.
Foundry Review
Foundry Review a monthly tabloid is India’s b2b platform for technical & commercial
management of foundries, forging, casting and allied industries. It is dedicated to India’s
foundry sector having 5,000 in print circulation and digital version available to over 30
Member Countries of World Foundry Organisation.
It promotes Indian foundry industry on a global platform and connects the domestic industry
to its global counterparts.
In this sense ‘Foundry Review’ serves as the mouthpiece for Indian foundrymen.
MMR Events
A diverse Metals Outlook series of events are organized throughout the year with meticulous
details presenting a platform to professionals to interact and exchange ideas on innovative
projects. Various seminars, conferences, etc. are held across the country in different
disciplines to disseminate information that can propel the growth of the industry.
Metals Outlook, Steel, foundry, construction, recycling, mining and metallurgy are some of
the pivotal areas that feature in MMR's calendar of events
Hotel Radisson Blu, Jalandhar, Punjab 18th March, 2017
9.00 – 9.45 am Registration (45 minutes)
09.45 – 10.00 AM Welcome Address
Bina Verma, CEO & Group Editor, MMR Publications
Inaugural Session 10.00 – 10.20 am
10.20 – 11.40 am
Overview on foundries & castings market
Vinod Kapur, ex-President, World Foundry Organisation &
Executive Chairman, Gargi Group of Industries
Panel Discussion I: CSR in Foundries
Schemes for Promoting Investments in Sustainable
Production
CSR Policies & Corporate governance
Skill Development Initiatives through CSR
Strategic planning and project management
Promoting Innovations
Community development through MSME push
Moderated by: Balraj Seth, foundry consultant
Paneerselvam Ramaswamy, Principal Director - MSME Technology Development Centre, Ministry of MSME, Agra
Viraj Naidu, MD, Disa India, Bangalore Ajay Sikka, MD, Sharp Chucks and Machines Pvt Ltd, Batala Rakesh Goel, MD, Rashtriya Engg Works, Batala Balram Kapoor, MD, JMP Industries Author from L&T Finance*
11.40 – 11.50 am Tea Break
11.50 – 01.00 am
Panel Discussion II : Commercial Angle of Foundries
Pricing, Duty Structure, Freight Policy, Raw material, Pigiron, Ferro Alloys, Melting Scrap
Moderated by: Navneet Khanna, Head – Materials, DCM Engg, Jalandhar
A C Verma, VP & Head Exports, Eicher Engg Components, Gurgaon
Vikas Girdhar, Hinduja Foundries, Chennai
Author from Sonalika Intl Tractors, Hoshiarpur
Author from Kamal Iron*
1.00 – 1.45 PM Lunch Break
*confirmation underway
Technical Session : Equipment
1.45 – 2.00 pm Upgradation trends in Foundries
Satyanarayana VN, VP Foundry Sales, DISA India
2.00 – 2.20 pm Solutions for iron castings
D.S. Sodhi, Jt. Managing Director, Oliver Engineering P.Ltd.
02.20 – 2.40 pm Topic Awaited
Author from Oxford Instruments
Technical Session : Heat Treatment 2.40 – 3.00 pm Energy efficiency in melting technologies
Author from Inductotherm
Technical Session : Foundry Chemicals
3.00 – 3.20 pm Advancements is Resins & Binders
Vinayak Ghotge, GM-Technical, Gargi HA, Pune
Technical Session : New Products
3.20 – 3.40 pm Refractory use and cost optimization
Deepak Rai, National Sales Manager, DFP
Technical Session : Instrumentation
3.40 – 3.50 pm
Reliable temperature measurement in iron casting
M Ravi, National Manager Sales,Amtek Instruments India,
Chennai
Technical Session: New Media
3.50 – 4.00 pm Role of social media
Dr.V.P.Gupta, Foundry and Metallurgy Consultant
4.00 – 4:10 PM Vote of Thanks