Lenovo rolls out PCs with made-in-India motherboards, turns into eligible for govt tenders – Know-how Information

Lenovo, India’s second largest PC producer, on Friday launched PMA-compliant (Centre’s preferential market entry coverage) PCs with its made-in-India motherboard. This marks a big milestone in strengthening and increasing Lenovo’s manufacturing footprint in India, mentioned Saurabh Agrawal, chief working officer, Lenovo India.

Lenovo will now qualify for the Class 1 PMA bracket, with over 50% of parts being fulfilled by native manufacturing for a choose vary of merchandise, he instructed media individuals.

He mentioned that there was a particular want by way of localisation for with the ability to contemplate of Class 1 PMA participant and the corporate has achieved it. “Right this moment’s launch will assist us enter the federal government area for the availability of our PCs. This implies the corporate will have the ability to make a stronger pitch for presidency tenders,” he mentioned.

This announcement comes shut on the heels of the revealing of Lenovo’s shared assist centre in Bengaluru in August this 12 months, with a deliberate funding to advance native R&D and job creation in India.

Agrawal mentioned, “Right this moment marks a big stride in our focus in direction of contributing to India’s ongoing mission to change into self-reliant and a worldwide manufacturing hub. The introduction of the PMA-compliant PC reinforces our efforts to Make in India and be a accomplice within the authorities’s endeavour to foster and promote technological excellence within the nation.”

He added that being part of the 27 companies included within the PLI 2.0 for IT {hardware} scheme has given Lenovo further impetus to extend PC manufacturing functionality.

The Pondicherry plant has an annual capability to fabricate 1.4 million items, with the utilisation being almost half at current. The ability manufactures almost 4,500 items in a day per shift, with three shifts working at current. It manufactures 15 kinds of fashions, together with the newest V15 and Thinkbook15.

On the present market situations, Agrawal mentioned that after a lull within the final couple of years, there are indicators of restoration with 3-4 % progress, as per IDC. When requested if the corporate has any growth plans, Agrawal mentioned, “We’re constantly engaged on that. The PLI is one step in that route, and we’re totally dedicated to that.”

He added that the corporate will finally have a look at exporting PCs from the nation. “India is a crucial participant in Lenovo’s international manufacturing and provide chain technique,” he mentioned.

Reagarding the PLI scheme participation, he mentioned: “The federal government has simply introduced it. We’re working wih companions and we are going to share extra concerning the timelines later. There aren’t any targets as such for us however the authorities is clearly pushing for extra manufacturing and we are going to work together with the expectations of the federal government.”