Friday 16 February 2018

Schaeffler India’s ‘Open Inspiration India’ program - 3 Teams from Tamil Nadu make it to the final round

Chennai, 14 February: Leading industrial and automotive supplier, Schaeffler India announced the ‘Open Inspiration India’ program, a platform for design thinkers, inventors and researchers to showcase their innovative ideas and products focusedon developing sustainable solutions for a better tomorrow. Over 114teams from multiple colleges across India participated in Round 1 of the Program. The shortlisted 14 teams will compete in the final round to be held in front of an eminent jury at the Schaeffler India office in Pune on 15th and 16th February 2018. 

Students from leading institutes like BITS Pilani, Maharashtra Institute of Technology Pune, SRM Institute of Science & Tech Chennai, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology Delhi, Birla Institute of Technology Patna, MITCOE Pune, VIT Pune, Vellore Institute of Technology and others have been shortlisted to showcase their ideas at this platform. With focus on ‘Inter-Urban mobility', 'Eco-friendly drives', 'Energy Chain', ' Production Technologies', 'Digitalisation and IoT', the projects submitted include an automated 2-wheeler, a Vertical Axis Water Turbine, a modified wheel hub for tractor and off-road vehicles, a simple-to-manufacture Hot Air Engine amongst others. 

Dr Alfred Rivinus, CTO Europe - Schaeffler,who is part of the jury for the final round, elaborated, “We are excited to introduce this program in India and have received a very encouraging response from the student community. Mutual inspiration and thinking outside the box are the focal topics at the Schaeffler “Open Inspiration” Program. Innovations are a crucial prerequisite for safeguarding our future. The aim is to boost ideas that can help make tomorrow’s world a little safer, smarter and efficient. We are excited to connect with the attendees and participants and have our team learn and get inspired by them.” 

Speaking about the event, Mr Dharmesh Arora, CEO – Schaeffler Indiasaid, “Innovation is one of the core foundation of Schaeffler and Open Inspiration is a global platform that celebrates ideas and inspirations. This is our first edition in India and we are excited to see the response we have received and more importantly, the inspiring ideas and efforts put in by the students. I congratulate all the participants and look forward to the event to see the ideas in action.” 

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