Along with application engineering or homologation of an existing product being "Indianised" comes engineering design and process outsourcing contracts. German automotive giant Volkswagen (VW) is all ready to set up a 230 acre, €415 million Chakan manufacturing plant. The establishment of procurement and design engineering center will surely make a lot of head take a notice. There is also a report that by beating India's own Silicon Valley town Bangalore, Pune is emerging as the favorite hosting design center.
The prominent among the numerous dedicated design centers in Pune include
- Emerson Design Engineering Center (EDEC), a part of the $17 billion conglomerate Emerson, -
- tractor major John Deere's global technology center,
-the engineering design center of the $11.1 billion industrial major Eaton Corporation,
- the $1 billion Carraro group, Italian manufacturer of driveline systems for agricultural tractors and other segments in the automotive market,
-or the Spanish auto component manufacturer Groupo Antolin,valued at euro 1. 4 billion.
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