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Affine in association with IITM-AMTDC is taking a big leap to explore new avenues of research in the manufacturing sector to innovate solutions and engineering processes to build a future-ready shop floor environment.

CHENNAI, 25th November 2021: Affine, a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Engineering solutions provider headquartered in Bangalore, announced that it has collaborated with Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre (AMTDC), a Centre of Excellence on Machine Tools and Production Technology set up by IIT Madras to research and test technology developments.

AMTDC in association with Affine will research and test technology development for specific use cases. This will help enhance Affine’s research & development efforts towards industry 4.0 and the manufacturing sector.

Accelerating Digital Transformation is a crucial step for a sustainable and resilient future of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. Digital Transformation has now become the key driver to creating the path of efficiency and viability. Disruptive technologies will play a vital role in fast-tracking the digital revolution. Technologies like AI, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality and IIoT have become game-changers in steering economic development. To forge universal automation and digitalization is the mantra for global economic recovery, advanced manufacturing, and process industries.

“As an emerging leader in the AI-focused innovation, it would be unfair to say that India is lagging in technology adoption. We have leap-frogged our way into the next technological era, simultaneously accelerating digital adoption. We excel in R&D work on some of the most innovative products and solutions for customers worldwide, focusing on engineering and manufacturing as skills. This opportunity to collaborate with IITM-AMTDC opens up horizons for us while we continue contributing to the growth of the industry,” said Rajesh Narayan, Vice President – India Business, Affine, about the partnership with IITM-AMTDC.

Affine has always been at the forefront of IIoT solutions and capabilities to help manufacturing companies solve their business problems offering quality management solutions, predictive maintenance, production optimization, and supply chain optimization.

ABOUT AFFINE

Affine is a leading professional service & solutions firm, enabling global enterprises to affect their transformation & innovation, leveraging the unique Trifecta of AI, Data-Engineering & Cloud. With a globally distributed team of 500 + analytics professionals, Affine covers end-to-end capabilities spanning modern data engineering to core AI and scalable cloud deployment across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Affine combines the hyper-convergence of AI, Data-Engineering & Cloud, with its deep industry knowledge, particularly in Manufacturing, Gaming, CPG, and Technology segments. Affine demonstrates thought leadership in all relevant knowledge vectors by investing heavily in research through its highly acknowledged Centers-of-Excellence and solid academic relationships with reputed institutions like UC Berkeley and premier IITs in India. For more information, visit affine.ai.

ABOUT AMTDC

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre (AMTDC) is a Centre of Excellence on Machine Tools and Production Technology supported by the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), Government of India in collaboration with Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers under the scheme “Enhancement of Competitiveness in Indian Capital Goods Sector”. AMTDC is one of its kind in India, bringing the concept of Industry-Academia collaboration into reality. It is set up in IIT Madras Research Park, a nodal infrastructure for academia-industry interaction under one roof, to offer solutions for developing advanced technologies in capital goods manufacturing sector with the collaboration of industrial partners.