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Whirlpool Global Technology & Engineering Center (GTEC) celebrated its first anniversary of its new state-of-the-art facility in Pune, India

March 22, 2023 TeluguSuperNews Leave a comment

Telugu Super News,National, March 22,2023: Whirlpool Corporation, a leading global kitchen and laundry company, celebrated its first anniversary of its Global Technology & Engineering Center (GTEC) new office in Pune, India. GTEC is Whirlpool Corp. ‘s the only Integrated tech Center outside the U.S. with a dedicated team of 850+ engineers working on different technology and solutions under one roof.

Whirlpool Corp.’s new GTEC office in Pune provides an inspiring work environment that fosters agility and collaboration as part of the company’s “Winning Workplace” guidelines. GTEC includes a cafe, personal and flex workspaces, recreation and collaboration areas, focus seats and seating pods, a lab collaboration area, wet lab, Competitive Analysis workspace, innovation garage, Virtual Reality lab, among other state of the art infrastructure.

A rich culture of innovation is evident from a distinguished contribution to intellectual property; a significant number of Whirlpool Corp. IP was generated by GTEC in 2022. The center has consistently been a leading contributor to the company’s Global Innovation Challenges and Hackathons. The facility’s lab infrastructure has also contributed heavily to deliver Whirlpool Corp.’s strategic imperatives. The engineers at GTEC have also leveraged the site to the maximum extent, resulting in multiple co-location benefits for the team’s leading IoT development, AI/ML, design validation projects, and simulated manufacturing.

As a model engineering center for Whirlpool Corp.’s global IT function, the team has delivered mobile apps with a consumer rating of 4.5 out of 5, matured cloud development capability, and established a 24/7 cloud operations team. GTEC has also created foundational steps as the company’s DevOps COE.

Radhakrishnan Kodakkal, Vice President & Head of Global Technology & Engineering Center, Whirlpool, expressed his excitement on the milestone, “We are proud of the contributions that our team has made in the past year towards Whirlpool’s strategic imperatives. Our focus on collaboration, culture of innovation, and an inspiring work environment has helped us generate significant value for the corporation.”

In constant pursuit of improving life at home, Whirlpool’s GTEC employees are committed to the company’s mission of earning trust and creating demand for its brands in a digital world. The center contributes to the innovation and technology solutions of all products across the globe. With the first anniversary of the new GTEC office in Pune, Whirlpool Corporation reinforces its commitment to innovation, collaboration, and inspiring work culture that drives value creation for its consumers globally.

Titan announces the launch of Titan Smart Labs – “Engineering meets Evolution.”

August 10, 2022 TeluguSuperNews Leave a comment

Titan announces the launch of Titan Smart Labs – A dedicated engineering center to create innovative and diversified products to meet evolving consumer demands. It aims to breathe life into ground-breaking ideas by harnessing cutting-edge technologies and bolstering its design, development, and testing capabilities. Titan Smart Labs was inaugurated by Sri. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Telangana Government, along with Mr. C. K. Venkataraman, Managing Director, Titan, Ms. Suparna Mitra, CEO – Watches & Wearable’s, Titan, Mr. Ravi Kuppuraj COO, Watches & Wearables, Titan and Mr. Raj Neravati Head of Product and Technology, Watches & Wearables, Titan in the presence of employees of Titan Smart Labs and Business Leaders from Tech and startup companies in Hyderabad.

Being a leader in the Smart segment, Titan aims to lead the innovation path for new-age India. Titan’s multi-year vision is to expand its world-class engineering capabilities and develop innovative next-generation products powered by in-house designs and backed by more than three decades of consumer service experience.

Young India is already a buzzing marketplace with a growing consumer base of youngsters, tech enthusiasts, and early adopters. The post-pandemic world has fueled this growth further in the consumption of Wearables & Hearables. Thanks to work-from-home, growing health consciousness among people, and several other factors. Wearables offer an initial excitement followed by limited usage due to rhetoric experience unless the consumer has specific goals to achieve. Titan Smart Labs aspires to gamify, introduce behavioral patterns and bring a rewarding experience to its consumers.

Titan Smart Labs will be established in Hyderabad and headed by Mr.Raj Neravati, who brings more than two decades of diversified industry experience. Prior to Titan, Raj founded a startup, Hug Innovations, which Titan acquired at the beginning of 2020.

Speaking on this occasion, Ms. Suparna Mitra, CEO of Titan Watches & Wearables, said “Titan is stepping up rapidly with an ambitious vision to become the definitive leader in the smart wearable and hearable industry. We intend to deliver products beyond lifestyle and make a meaningful impact on consumers”

Adding to it, Mr. Raj Neravati, Head of Product and Technology, Watches & Wearables, Titan said, “Titan Smart Labs will aim to drive technological advances powered by in-house experts in Hardware, PCB Design, Algorithms, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. This office is set up in the utmost non-traditional working space format with sleeping pods, a basketball court, an ideation room, and a casual cafeteria to bring freshness and vibe to the working place. People should feel like coming to the office and working here. There is a lot of excitement within the team, and this new establishment will help us attract the best talent.”