Bosch, a leading supplier of
technology and services, is boosting its beyond mobility business with smart
solutions based on growing infrastructure and consumer demand. “Our business is
in a process of profound transformation from a hardware focus to models that
focus more on services and data. We have the capability to develop greenfield
technology that can power industries in a new-age manner,” says Soumitra
Bhattacharya, Managing Director, Bosch Limited and President, Bosch Group,
India.
Over the last few years,
beyond mobility solutions have gained 35 percent and have contributed greatly
to the Bosch Group’s turnover. Bosch’s initiatives in India are leading it into
new verticals with digital solutions in the core. Be it connected industry,
energy efficiency, smart home or other areas, Bosch is continuously growing due
to successful collaboration of its cross-divisional teams, engineering heritage
and strong presence on the Indian market. The company integrates local talents
into the development of solutions for the country’s market. “The key to success
will be partnership with local players to drive connectivity forward and a
localized strategy to meet consumer demand,” adds Soumitra Bhattacharya.
Digital power tools that offer convenience and affordability to improve
lives
Bosch is providing affordable
and localised solutions for the Indian market to improve working conditions,
performance and businesses of tradesmen, contractors, carpenters, artisans and
other industrial and institutional customers. Innovative cordless technology,
connected power tools and connected work sites ultimately benefit end
customers. With other new business models, such as rental power tools and
digital services for customer support, channel partners and sales force, the
company is boosting construction industry’s growth and employment.
Smart security solutions for smart cities and connected transportation
Bosch is transforming the face
of the nation’s security systems by providing connected solutions. The
country’s population of more than 1.3 billion people is constantly on the move,
metro stations and airports are crowded and require smart security solutions
with big data analysis to increase people’s safety. Bosch’s security solutions,
such as intelligent cameras, public address systems and other technologies, are
helping cities solve the urban transportation and safety issue by providing
seamless digital platforms.
Personalised home appliances and digital services for all segments
Bosch is becoming a Hardware
Plus company and is reiterating its commitment to India by offering
personalized home appliances and digital services to suit the requirements of
every Indian household. Bosch Home Appliances will invest 100 million Euros
over the next 3 to 4 years into personalized solutions, brand building,
strengthening its technology center, and setting up a robust refrigerator
factory to bring its best-in-class German technology to India. With localised
offerings in the household appliances area, Bosch is transforming itself into a
Hardware Plus company.
Customised energy solutions to provide energy efficiency and
sustainability
Through its seven years of
successfully enabling customers to achieve their sustainability goals and
reducing energy costs, Bosch Energy and Building Solutions (BEBS) is offering
services for commercial and industrial facilities, with the objective of
decreasing their energy consumption. The company also offers value added
solutions for easy monitoring and controlling of energy consumption. Bosch Energy
and Building Solutions (BEBS) is thus becoming the energy partner of choice as
enterprises are increasingly switching to more energy efficient methods of
operating their facilities.
Turning Bosch facilities into smart factories of the future
A key component of Bosch’s
beyond mobility offerings is Industry 4.0 technologies. Bosch is building smart
factories with the focus on automation, digitalization, AI and IoT that are
boosting productivity, quality and safety. Bosch leverages a unique
dual-strategy of being a leading user and provider of Industry 4.0 solutions on
the market and is thus well placed to build an ecosystem of business and
technology partners to create affordable digital solutions for SMEs and
customers.
Embracing a future fueled by robotics and automation to transform how
we work and live
Bosch is gaining increased
relevance by implementing robotics and automation solutions that augment its
smart manufacturing and connected industry solutions in the country. This is
being achieved by developing solutions that include collaborative robots, IoT
and machine learning. With its goal to make the “Factory of the future” a
reality, Bosch India is partnering with OEMs across industries, and also
implementing robotics and automation solutions across its manufacturing
facilities, to deploy modern solutions that are improving productivity and
safety.
Innovation hub for the world by adopting new-age technologies across
industries
At the heart of all these
changes lies innovation, and Bosch is turning itself into an innovation hub for
the world by developing solutions based on AI, Blockchain, sensors and other
futuristic technologies to build sustainable ecosystems across industries for
the future. Bangalore is one of the global innovation centers for AI solutions
and transformations are being driven through Bosch’s “3S” strategy – where it
uses sensors, software and services. Bosch’s innovation accelerates this growth
with robust distribution networks, India-specific innovations, consumer
centricity, and lastly, by entering new market segments.
Enterprise digital transformation partner thanks to Lead User-Lead
Provider strategy
Bosch is accelerating the
digital transformation of enterprises and developing solutions that are
designed for the usability and affordability needs of Indian customers. Its
digital consultative arm is using the 3S’s – sensors, software and services –
to enhance existing products and processes a all industry domains. As the
company operates under its unique Lead User-Lead Provider strategy, Bosch
perfects digital solutions by first running them at its own plants and
facilities, and then partners with customers to enhance their products and
processes with the help of digital technology and new-age solutions.
By collaborating and leveraging
synergies within and outside Bosch, combined with capabilities in integrating
hardware and software, the company is well on its way on a transformative
journey to become a leading service provider in the age of digitalization and
automation.
Source: Bosch
India