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Vanderlande, a provider of logistics process automation, has opened its India Innovation Centre (IIC) in Pune, a collaboration-led facility. Designed as a space where engineers can co-create, test and innovate end-to-end solutions, the Centre will drive engineering and innovations covering areas such as robotic automation, autonomous systems, AI and digital-physical integration across Vanderlande’s global customer base in warehousing, airports and parcel domains.
Located in Pune and spread across two acres, the India Innovation Centre is designed to bring together global collaboration, research and development and system testing under one environment. It integrates training, testing and end-to-end ownership of Vanderlande systems enabling teams to work more closely on the full engineering lifecycle. The environment empowers current and future employees to work on real-world applications, deepen their technical expertise and contribute directly to the automation journeys of customers worldwide.
Astrid van Druten, Chief Financial Officer, Vanderlande said, “The India Innovation Centre underscores our confidence in India’s expanding role to Vanderlande’s technology journey. For our customers, automation is no longer optional – it is essential. Our Innovation Centres are pivotal in creating smarter, more efficient solutions, guided by our core values like Every Day Better focused on continuous improvement and innovation. As our second-largest technology hub, India will further strengthen our global innovation ecosystem through this new centre.”
Manish Patil, Managing Director, Vanderlande India added, “The inauguration of our new India Innovation Centre marks an important milestone that reflects Vanderlande’s confidence and continued investments in Vanderlande India. The centre embodies our ambition to support innovation, build global capabilities and make a positive impact on Vanderlande’s worldwide operations.”
Perspective
Pune is a major metropolitan area which gives opportunities to an organisation dealing with logistics and aviation transport. Thus, a facility that deals with R&D and innovation in automation, airport and warehousing will find Pune an ideal location. They can aim to capitalise in the segments of E-commerce and offline commerce by expanding this facility.
In the long run, this organisation can benefit from export, import and internal commerce going on in Pune.
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