Invest more in defence sector, industries urged

Coimbatore | Sunday | 18th February, 2018

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To supply to the defence sector, they might have to go back to processes adopted between industry 2.0 and industry 3.0 as the volume of the orders will be less initially. V.

Sundaram, president of Codissia, said that industries here were heading towards Internet of Things and automation through industry 4.0. Speaking at an interaction session between the Navy and Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA), Mr.

Doss said Coimbatore will be along one of the two corridors planned in the country for defence production. | Photo Credit: S.

SIVA SARAVANANmore-inIndustries in Coimbatore have the potential to become suppliers to the defence sector either directly or through the Public Sector Undertakings, large-scale industries, and or the ordnance factories, Rear Admiral V.

Mohan Doss, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air Material), said here on Saturday. There are nine PSUs, 39 ordnance factories, 52 research and development organisations to which the industries can supply..