Excon has evolved into a premier platform
for Infrastructure Development India. What
is the added advantage offered by Excon
2017 to its exhibitors and visitors?
Excon is the biggest exhibition for our industry not only
in India, but in South Asia. Over the years, it has evolved
as an ideal platform to exhibit products and services that
have the potential to drive growth in the future.
Excon 2017 is bigger than its previous editions.
The display area has increased; 2,50,000Sq.mts of
exhibition display area, a 12% increase as compared
to the year 2015.We expect over 40,000 visitors this
year which is a 15% increase from Excon 2015.Over
900 exhibitors, including 275+ exhibitors from other
countries participating in this editiona 16% increase
from the previous edition of 2015.
Some of the new features include a Virtual Exhibition
wherein a company can showcase their products, new
technologies post event which will be available for a
period of 60 days. Excon has been and continues to
be the pre-eminent construction equipment exhibition
for us and this year’s theme of “Smart Technologies
fueling Next Gen Infra” syncs extremely well with Excon
being a key enabler in bringing world class products
and technologies to India ultimatelyto help build India’s
infrastructure.
Please elaborate on the theme of this year’s
Excon? Do you see ‘Digital’ coming to the
fore and how?
Digital has come into the fore. We, as an industry, are
also going through a digital revolution and we are fully
embracing the new digital experiences by integrating
Big Data and Internet of Things in our operations.
The big disrupter here is now digital technology and how
it is changing our lives. Internet of things and big data
have begun to affect our lives in more ways than one
can imagine and it is not just an urban phenomena but
equally affects the lives of people working in rural and
semi urban parts of India.
Telematics will play a significant role in how machines
to machine communication is done and how it ultimately
leads to site and fleet efficiency. Excon, I mentioned
earlier is a platform where all manufacturers like to
showcase their latest technologies, this includes digital
technology.
What are the major challenges before the
Construction Equipment Industry today?
Speedy Implementation of Infrastructure
Projects is a necessity today. How is Excon
2017 poised to aid this?
The first and foremost challenge that we are facing
Your comments on the importance of being as an industry is limited demand drivers. Presently,
‘zero-defect’ for progress and also ‘Zero- the only sector that has been generating demand for
construction and earthmoving equipment is Roads
effect’ for environmental sustenance.
Zero Defect and Zero Effect are both important pillars
of the Make in India programme as they are essential
in positioning India as a global manufacturing hub.
Zero Defect translated to world class quality products
whereas Zero Effect is about minimising discharge and
pollution.
The announcement of Make in India and Zero Defect
Zero Effect speaks about the Government wanting
to change the course of economy by focusing on
manufacturing as an engine to sustained growth.
Sustainable growth needs to be fostered to ensure that
negative effect on the environment does not take place.
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Also, as the demand for our eq