Energetica India Magazine -October 2020

Naresh Kumar General Manager, Amphenol PCD “To boost EVs’ demand in India, the government should focus on both fiscal and non-fiscal impediments.” Shed some light on Amphenol in brief and its product of- ferings for the Indian market. N aresh K umar : Amphenol is one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world. The company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fibre op - tic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon cable, and interconnect systems. Amphenol Corporation was founded in Chicago, USA in 1932 and employs over 80,000 worldwide with product develop- ment and manufacturing operations on six continents. The pri- mary end markets for the company’s products are communi- cations and information processing markets, including cellular telephone & data communication and information processing systems; aerospace & military electronics; automotive, electric vehicle, rail & other transportation and industrial applications. Our operations are located in more than 135 locations in 80 countries around the world. In India, Amphenol PCD is providing HV (high voltage)/ LV (low voltage) connector and value-add solutions like HV/LV cable Tocomplement our existingbusiness and to further expandour product lines and technological ca- pabilities, Amphenol has comeupwithAmphenol PCD, Chennai and their stateof artmanufactur- ing&assembly lineshavebeensetupatMaramalai Nagar,Chennai tofulfil therequirementofelec - trical connectors to be used in Electric Vehicle, Rail mass transit, Data centre and Energy storage, says Naresh Kumar, General Manager, Amphenol PCD, in an exclusive conversation with Manu Tayal , Associate Editor, Energetica India. Kumar discussed extensively about Amphenol’s business expansion under Make in India, it’s product offerings, accomplished targets, FAME-II scheme etc. 14 energetica INDIA- October_2020 INTERVIEW