Setting up of CEFC at ARAI, Pune

Setting up of CEFC at ARAI, Pune

Common Engineering Facility Center named "Digital Twining for Emerging Automotive Applications" is being established by ARAI and Industry Partner. This CEFC aims at enabling “SAMARTH Udyog Bharat 4.0” for benefit of the industry at large, and more specifically MSMEs and Start-ups by creating digital twin for different systems across industries. The small enterprises specifically have a challenge in accessing facilities for development of solutions and limited technology orientation. So, establishment of Digital Twin Centre for Emerging Automotive Systems will help MSMEs and Start-ups in experimenting, experiencing, upskilling and finding solutions using this domain for their needs. The facilities at this CEFC can be utilized across industries for developing technologies, experimentation, design and simulation and validation. Following are the components of Digital Twin Systems • Digitization of data and environment for effective tuning of AI & ML models - Digitization of data for system development & training • HIL Farm - Digitization of systems for controls development & validation • Digitization of the material development and manufacturing process - Material development and characterization without need for physical prototyping The entire facility is being established in Hub and Spoke manner with Hub at Pune, Spoke1 at Bengaluru and Spoke 2 at Guwahati.

Financial Progress
MHI Cost (INR)
33.6 Cr.
Industry Cost (INR)
8.4 Cr.
Project Cost (INR)
42 Cr.
Brief

• Creation of Digital Twin decreases overall development time for systems development. • Validation of Systems can happen even before the prototype is ready. • Front loading digitization in the development cycle for different application areas. • Experience Centres for technology absorption, do-it-yourself, handling and experimenting. These would also support pilot manufacturing up to few market samples. • Connecting Start Ups, MSME’s and Academia by using the brain strength of IIT’s. • Tooling support for design and simulation. • Creation of demonstrations, awareness, experience centres, training, consultancy, hand holding to the different Indian Start-ups and MSMEs for development of emerging technologies. HUB and Spokes are connected digitally to facilitate ease of access to the tools from different locations.