Unveiling its 10 millionth radial truck tyre here using a robot,
JK Tyre and Industries has said it will combine its several R&D centres
under one roof to set up a world-class research centre here.
“JK Tyres has been
using robotics technology since 2003, and we are using 14 such robots nicknamed
‘Adams’ in our Mysuru plant,” Chairman Raghupati Singhania told IANS in an
interview, pointing to the robot which brought on stage the company’s ten
millionth radial at an event here on Monday.
“Technology is back. Our R&D
centres currently spread over different locations are now going to be
brought under one roof in a world-class research centre here with an investment
of Rs 100 crore ($15 million)
“It will house the most modern and advanced equipment manned by
highly experienced engineers and scientists with deep insight into material
resource, designs, aesthetics and structures, ” he said, adding that the centre
will start with 200 scientists, whose number will double during the next one
year,” Singhania said.
Noting that JK Tyres pioneered radial technology in India, being the first
to produce such tyres for trucks and buses in 1999, he said it is R&D which
helps the company remain ahead as tyre technology is “ever evolving and
developing rapidly”.
“JK Tyre is going greener, not only in manufacturing processes and
plants, but also in products,” he said.
“The green tyres that we produce have low rolling resistance,
which helps in saving fuel. Besides, we are constantly reducing our carbon
footprint by reducing energy and water consumption — two critical resources in
tyre manufacturing,” the chairman said.
“Ours is the first Indian company to have completed the ‘Carbon
Footprint Verification Process’ as set down by the British Standards Institute.
This year, we achieved total energy benchmark levels of 10.9 giga per tonne,
which makes JK among the top five worldwide in the sector,” he added.
Singhania also revealed that all JK Tyres plants have “zero water
discharge” and that they have grown over 5 lakh trees around their various
plant locations.
In this connecttion, Karnataka government representatives at
Monday’s event were so enthusiastic about the progress of the tyre plant here
that PWD Minister H.C. Mahadevappa
said he wants the JK Group as a whole along with its other verticals in cement,
paper, sugar and agri-products to become the largest employer in the state.
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