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autotechreview 11December 2013 Volume 2 | Issue 12
RSB TRANSMISSION | WINS DEMING PRIZE
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | EXPANDS DLP TECHNOLOGY TO ENTER NEW SECTORS
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP | ANNOUNCES FURTHER INVESTMENTS IN INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY
RSB Transmissions Ltd’s automotive division has
won the prestigious Deming Prize awarded by the
Union of Japanese Scientists & Engineers (JUSE)
for Total Quality Management (TQM). RK Behera,
Chairman, RSB Group received the award from
Masahiro Sakane, Vice Chairman, Deming Prize
Committee, JUSE in Tokyo recently. RSB is the only
Indian company to win this award in 2013.
The Deming Prize is an annual award given by
JUSE to organisations for successfully implement-
ing TQM practices. Accepting the award, Behera
said that implementation of TQM at RSB Trans-
missions has resulted in significant improve-
ments in all performance indicators. At RSB, he
said, TQM is thoroughly institutionalised, and em-
bedded into the gene of every employee.
In a few years from now, the company will vie
for the highest Deming Award – The Deming Grand
Prize. “RSB has no finish line when it comes to
quality, and it will continue to enhance its quality,
technology and management practices,” said SK
Behera, Vice Chairman & Managing Director.
RSB is a leading global manufacturer of pro-
peller shaft systems & components, an array of
axles, fully finished gears, shafts, hubs & sleeves.
It also produces transmission components like
differential cases, yokes and carriers for medium
and heavy commercial vehicles, passenger cars,
tractors and light commercial vehicles.
Texas Instruments (TI) recently announced the
expansion of its DLP technology to new sectors
such as industrial, automotive and medical. This
technology is based on an optical semiconductor
called the DLP chip. A series of development
toolkits grant direct access to the DLP chip for
new innovation possibilities and light steering
applications beyond traditional projection, the
company said.
DLP is the most flexible display technology
and possibly the most flexible semiconductor in
the world, said Kent Novak, Senior Vice President
& General Manager, DLP Products, TI. He added
that DLP has potential to enable new applications
in industrial, automotive and medical sectors.
“In India, DLP currently powers nearly 99 % of
the 7,000 digital cinema screens across the
country. DLP is also poised to deliver instant, big
screen experiences to mobile phones. It currently
holds approximately 60 % marketshare in front
projectors that are widely deployed in classrooms
and office conference rooms,” Novak said. He
added that TI sees potential for new application
areas in the Indian market.
TI’s solutions for the future of in-car info-
tainment with augmented reality (AR) head-up
display (HUD), digital dashboards and centre
console systems are enabled by DLP technology,
marking its entry into the automotive industry.
They bring a notable move towards higher reso-
lution and brightness, expanded field of view,
tactile feedback, distraction-reduced functional-
ity and interior design flexibility, which break
design barriers of existing technologies, said a
release issued by the company.
The speed and accuracy of DLP technology,
combined with infra-red cameras and other TI
components, allow consoles and dashboard dis-
plays multipoint, touch screen interactivity and
scalability to any size and shape. DLP continues
to experience notable growth and adoption in
India across its more traditional application
such as projection for cinemas, office and class-
room settings.
In what Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the
Board of Management of Volkswagen Group be-
lieves will give the group extra power on its way to
the top, the Supervisory Board of the company ap-
proved fresh investments to the tune of € 84.2 bn
in its automotive division over the coming five years
between 2014 and 2018.
Over two-thirds of the total announced invest-
ment will continue to flow into increasingly efficient
vehicles, drives and technologies, as well as envi-
ronmentally friendly production, a statement issued
by the company said. This is significant consider-
ing the uncertain economic environment that exists
across markets, but Winterkorn believes this will
significantly boost the Group’s competitiveness and
safeguard its future.
Of the committed investment, € 63.4 bn will go
into investments in property, plant and equipment
in the automotive division, of which almost 60 %
will be made in Germany. Average annual invest-
ments in property, plant and equipment will be
around € 0.5 bn less than in the planning approved
in 2012 for the period from 2013 to 2015. Among
other things, this is due to the postponement of
construction projects and capacity optimisation. In-
vestments in products and technologies, nonethe-
less, remain unaffected by the decline.
The committed investments do not include VW’s
joint ventures in China, as they aren’t consolidated.
The Chinese JVs will invest a total of € 18.2 bn in
new production facilities and products in the period
from 2014 to 2018, and these investments will be
financed from their own funds.
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