We are, undoubtedly, living in the golden age of technological advancement. From the internet to electric vehicles, new developments have been witnessed in various industries and the world of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones is no exception.

Over the last few years, e-commerce or e-markets have been giving tremendous competition to stores, shopping centers etc. The latest innovation which is going to be a game changer for the Ecommerce industry is the deployment of drones for delivery.

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The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown have put the limelight back on India’s excessive dependence on China, affecting the supply chain to a large extent. This drawback has come as a major blow to several industries, including Construction Equipment. To reduce this supply chain reliance and survive, it is imperative to become self-sufficient. Mission ‘Atmanirbhar’ launched by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during the course of the pandemic, which was reiterated further by the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, through various schemes lays ample focus on the theme.

India is a large market with significant demand for products. Over the past few years, we have seen interest from across the globe in purchasing goods. These include products like Construction Equipment, Automobiles, electronic goods, pharmaceutical products, consumer products and home furnishing. There is a significant opportunity for India to become a part of the global supply chain. This would require more and more business-friendly policies and reforms, world-class infrastructure and availability of resources.

The manufacturing supply chain operates on a foundation built by land, natural resources, and fixed assets all of which have a high gestation period, entail high fixed costs and involve making decisions for the long run. This pandemic calls for a reset to the future of manufacturing and the B2B supply chain.

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With the increasing use of autonomous machinery in our day-to-day lives, the influence of drone technology across verticals is extraordinary. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are turning out to be game changers in multiple sectors with special emphasis on defense, entertainment, agriculture, and ecommerce sectors. Their applications are known for real-time monitoring, wireless coverage provision, remote sensing, delivery of goods, photography, precision in agriculture and surveillance.

DEP’s product engineering team set out to develop an application specific unmanned aerial system (UAS). DEP’s approach consisted of designing the airframe, deterrence method, radio control & autopilot, camera, power, ground control, drive train, and pre-flight systems. For the airframe, Garuda incorporates the conventional twin propeller airplane layout rather than flying wing type, which was initially proposed. DEP also provides a comprehensive list of pre-flight system checks and failure management tips.

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Gears and motors are a fairly well-established technology, and recently, there has been renewed interest in gear-motors, following a trend in integrated systems in general. More specifically, rising energy costs are driving the demand for improved process efficiencies. This presents an opening for gear-motors that can be used in a variety of applications and represents a tremendous opportunity for global energy savings.

The gear-motor industry is expanding in developing countries, owing to rising industrialization and infrastructural development activities. Increasing wind power installations and the low cost and compact nature of the equipment are major factors driving the global gear-motor market. The gear, motor, and transmission segments that are moving towards mobility will stay stable for the foreseeable future.

Karthik Shankaran, our CIO points out that, “This will impact the associated industries as well, for instance, the tooling required for the connecting rods and piston. The volume of such tooling required will go down”.

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医療製品に対する発展的な状況を受け、新型コロナウイルスへの対応としてDEPは医療業界に対するサポートを強化しました。最新リリースMeshWorks 2020では、製品開発期間を短縮し、生産性を向上させ、さらにコスト削減し最終的には企業に利益をもたらす新しいテクノロジーを取り製品開発を再定義しました。

MeshWorks最新版では、強化されたFEM/CFDプリ・ポスト処理機能や、カスタマイズ可能な自動化プロセスや既存モジュールの強化、使い勝手を向上したグラフィカル・インタフェースなどが追加されました。Meshworks 2020は、生物医学業界において広く展開されており、脊髄、骨盤、歯科などの幅広いインプラントに使用されております。医療業界のお客様と密に業務を推進させていただく中で、業界に特化した特別なメッシュ作成ツールや、モーフィングツール、最適化テクノロジーなどの開発が可能となり、製品開発プロセスに有益な情報を得ることができました。

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DEPは、当社エンジニアリングチームとの協議の結果、医療業界を支援する目的で個人保護製品ならびに、その他医療機器の製品開発を行うため、サプライチェーンへ参入することを決定しました。

医療業界への直接的な貢献のため、当社エンジニアリングチームは、医療業界を支援しCOVID-19に打ち勝つための製品開発を行いました。

医療現場の急速なニーズに応えるため、当社の医療用保護製品は、医療従事者を対象とした治療に適した高品質な製品でタイムリーに入手可能です。

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DEP's paper on temperature and velocity profiles of cooling plates used to cool down the large prismatic Graphite/LiFePO4 battery are presented using both laboratory testing and modeling techniques.

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