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INTERACTION POST EXCON 2019

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Schwing Stetter India, one of the country’s leading concreting equipment manufacturer aims to
position itself as one of the most prominent infrastructure equipment partner in the country and an
active participant across all Government projects to be announced. In an exclusive interview to
CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, V G SAKTHI KUMAR, MD, SCHWING STETTER INDIA PVT LTD speaks about
the products launch, opportunities during the downtime, induction of technology and more.

Tell us about the products launched at EXCON 2019 and how was The results of our IoT products have been fantastic. We provide our
the participation at the expo? own cloud service. The customers are making use of that cloud
We unveiled 22 new products here at EXCON. We showcased to store the required information which helps them to manage
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions of Schwing IoT In, Schwing IoT Ready, their own project site. It has picked up very good and we have
Schwing IoT abled, Schwing dashboard for batching plants, Schwing considerable enquires for the same. The technology and the
Stetter India gateway device, hitech weighing system, Schwing component selection are done in house as we have a batching
smartrack and Stetter concrete transit mixer with mobile app. We plant control system and it helps us in this aspect.
have also witnessed that some of the products have performed In contrast, most of the other manufacturers carry out fabrication
better in 2019 with comparison to the sales of 2018.
and assembly but the technology is mostly managed via a third
Schwing Stetter India was extremely delighted to be a part of party service provider. Our systems can help the user manage the
EXCON 2019. We have been an exhibitor since 2000. We believe productivity, project and the machine. It can also inform about
our participation in such a reputable platform will do much to the raw material inventory and will reduce the downtime. So far,
bolster our standing as one of India’s leading concreting and the construction equipment industry is the only sector that has the
construction equipment manufacturers to be reckoned with. The lowest automation upgradation.
response to our display was overwhelming and that is a matter of
great satisfaction for us as a company. How do you look at the year 2020 in terms of more products?
The stable political scenario in any state or country gives positive
What prompts you to make the most of the downtime that the signs to the industry, local and global markets. Such situations are a
market has been hit with? hope that more projects can be rolled out. Hence, in a way, state
This is not the first time that Schwing Stetter has positively exploited like Karnataka which now has a stable government is a positive
the downtime of the market. We did the same last year when sign. We are expecting the pending works to start soon. However
we launched 14 products and have also increased our offices in the states like Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, the policies
from 7 to 21. This is the way we respond to a slowdown. With the of the Government have sent mixed signals in the international
lower land prices and there is scope for bringing in development community. The decision of stalling projects that are funded by
in the products. That is an advantage which we look forward to. international organisations and foreign governments give a wrong
Slowdowns once in a while is not bad. It is during such times, the sign. This shows that things in India are uncertain and there is
inefficiency that is affecting can be laid off. It is about the way we no clarity. Such projects need strong protection. If this does not
look at it and make the most of the slowdown.
happen, then foreign investors will start having second thoughts
Technical up gradation and the fuel emission norms are round before they invest in India. I hope that as a country we should be
the corner. Your comments. commited towards development and the next year will be the
We have already launched IoT based products back in 2017. At one that will reduce the gap of infrastructure development in the
that time, the market was only in talks about these technologies. country and the flow of projects will continue.

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