Chaudhry also said that this second unit will supplement the first automation factory in terms of adding capacity.
Thursday, November 28, 2013: Schneider Electric, a French-based firm has said that it plans to export equipment to West Asia, Australia, Brazil and other countries from its Chennai plant which it opened yesterday.
Anil Chaudhry, country president and managing director of the company said, “This unit we are opening today is our 32nd factory in India. This is our automation plant after the first unit factory in Noida (Uttar Pradesh)..”
Chaudhry also said that this second unit will supplement the first automation factory in terms of adding capacity and the company would focus more on engineering and design, feeder automation, sub-station automation in the facility, ET reported.
There are about 100 people working at the Chennai facitlity, which is located at Poonamallee. The unit will also serve overseas markets, he said.
Reportedly, the second automation factory would supply digitised control and protection panels. The combined production capacity of the manufacturing unit would help the company serve “growing requirements” of energy infrastructure from India.
