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Essential for mechanical power transmission throughout the powertrain of an equipment, geared drives play an important role in the overall efficiency of the equipment. Though the market for geared drives has evolved in developed regions such as Australia, SE Asia, Europe and USA, Indian market is at a nascent stage in adapting the concept of geared drives. Here the customers are now slowly understanding the concept of geared drives. In fact this is a blessing in disguise for the future growth of the market for geared drives in India. Infrastructure development is gaining momentum again after a lull in the past couple of years. There is a requirement for faster execution of projects for which efficient and productive machines are needed. Application of geared drives can bring in the required efficiency and productivity of machines in a big way which will ultimately help in achieving the target of project execution in infrastructure development. As per industry analysts, the Indian construction equipment market is heading for a buoyant growth during 2016-2020. This is the time for equipment OEMs to focus on introducing products of better quality and productivity.

While the infrastructure spending is increasing, the Indian market is evolving and maturing. This is an opportunity for the drive manufacturers as major players are focusing on designing and developing new solutions to suit the emerging requirements of OEM customers. Our Special Focus on Geared Drives explores the developments in the Indian infrastructure equipment market and the opportunities for geared drives. OTR tyres is another market in India on the growth path with a lot is happening in mining and construction segemnts. BKT, with an ambition to become a major player in the global OTR tyre market, has set up its state-of-the-art facility at Bhuj in Gujarat. A report on the facility based on the plant visit, provides more details. Noise is a major health hazard in construction sites. Our article on Safety explains the noise pollution in concrete pumps and means to minimise it.

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