Listed below are the Award-winning Projects and the Teams behind them!
Award Category : Process
First Prize
Project Name : Raise the Bar
Division : Watches
Team :
K Munireddy
P.Saravanan
G Manikandan
Madhankumar G
P Sathish
M Sivakumar
Project Description : This project aims to drastically reduce the cost of movement assembly through automation, indigenisation, outsourcing and redeployment of people. Few components / stations were automated indigenously with the support of this team which were considered to be impossible so far. Also for the first time, a new unique way of oiling for lubrication – non contact type (micro precision) has been developed for eliminating perennial issues with conventional oiler units used so far with contact methods which resulted in more breakdowns.
Second Prize
Project Name : Development Of Micro Rotary Broaching Process
Division : Watches
Team :
Jayakumar A
Vijayaragavan E
Suriyanarayanan S
Kennady V
Muthukumaran
Saravanaraja
Project Description : Created unique technology for micro broaching of external square on Sha Lathe by developing a special tool and breaking the assumptions of rotary broaching by suitable modification of component which has the potential annual savings of Rs. 20 lakhs as an alternate for square milling of temporary hand setting stem.
Third Prize
Project Name : Mr. White
Division : Jewellery
Team :
Mr.Gnanavel
Mr.Kanthanathan
Mr.Rajavadivelan
Mr.Rajasekar
Mr.Kamesh
Mr.Ravikumar
Project Description : Silver recovery from silver chloride through conventional methods (chemical treatment with dextrose powder and sodium hydroxide solution) involves the generation of hazardous substances. To eliminate this hazardous process, many trials were conducted and finally we have innovated on the sodium silicate melting process for silver recovery.
Fourth Prize
Project Name : Eliminating The Biggest Driver Of Customer Dissatisfaction : Dramatic Improvement In Alignment
Division : Eye Plus
Team :
G.Vivekanand
Subrata Bhadra
Raghu A N
Project Description : The global benchmark of production alignment of prescription lenses stands below 93% of overall lens booking from all retail opticians. This particular project is about ensuring timely delivery of lenses to all retail stores and to set a new benchmark of production alignment by more than 97%.
Jury's Special Prize
Project Name : More for Less
Division : Watches
Team :
Pandiarajan S
Kanagaraju B
Ramesh G
Vijayaragavan E
Janagarajan P
Sankar R
Project Description : More for Less means we could achieve 33% productivity improvement with almost nil investment on Indtec winding machines (7no.) during Jan-11. The idea is to reduce the cycle time of winding operation by increasing the winding speed from 16500 rpm to 26000 rpm, by pressing the right button (changing the no. of slots in the sensing disc). The cycle time is reduced from 12.5 to 10.5 s/pc and the operation cost reduced by 45 paise per piece.
Award Category : Design / Product
First Prize
Project Name : Colour Me Fashionable - Iva And The Colour Gems
Division : Tanishq Design Studio
Team :
Tavaselvi
Madhavi
Ishita
Vikas
Shanmuga
Sundaram
Project Description : Increasing gold & diamonds prices, led us to create a pure coloured gemstone collection, called IVA. They offer a big look for less money, plus healthy margins. To distinguish the collection, we clubbed 3 innovations together : We substituted diamonds with brilliant cut topaz, introduced Dandelion cut and innovative dual gemstones, plus a new setting type.
Second Prize
Project Name : Size Zero
Division : Watches
Team :
Suresh.L.Madbhavi
Rajendran.V
Sivasubramanian.S
L.Parthipan
Sadiq Basha
Project Description : The thinnest Ana-Digi wrist watch movement has been developed by R&D. The watch has key features like “Fully Integrated’’ and ART (auto reverse transmission) technology which are totally new and the combination makes product very unique. Also big date and perpetual calendar is displayed through a digital window in the slim watch. This feature is unique to watch industry.
Third Prize
Project Name : Flow Test For Aerospace Lube Nozzles
Division : PED - Bommasandra
Team :
Tamilarasan. S
Madhu Sundar.C.A
Venkata
Subramanian S.
R.Venkatraman
Manickam A
L.Kulathendral
Kumaresan.S
Project Description :
1. Innovative product design of lube nozzle used in aerospace applications.
2. Establishment of test rig facility in house for the first time in Pecsa.
3. Winning the customer confidence by incorporating Titan design in customer drawing for the first time.
Jury's Special Prize
Project Name : Edge 2012
Division : Titan Design Studio
Team :
Vishal Bhatnagar
Mahendra Chauhan
Sanil Dhadwal
Saravanan
Somprabh
Jayakumar
T. Subish
Project Description : When the Titan Edge was launched back in 2002 , it was the first time ever that an Indian watch company pushed the boundaries to design and manufacture indigenously the slimmest watch, thereby gaining an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records. Ten years later, the new generation Edge 2012, is lighter than ever before at 36 grams, by using a skeletal structure encased in titanium- a new age material used in aircraft and spacecraft.New edge is slimmest and lightest watch in the universe.Its form and proportions are very contemporary. The watches have sapphire crested top and bottom, unique construction houses 1.15mm movement between 2 layers of sapphire which reduces overall thickness of watch to 4mm only.
Award Category : Marketing, Retail, Customer Service & CRM
First Prize
Project Name : Remote Eye Testing
Division : Marketing / Retail
Team :
Sujay Suresh Dangi
Ramesh Pillai
Balasaheb Mhaske
Siddhuraju S
Ganesh K P
Naveen
Mousumi Das
Project Description : Remote eye testing is a method of performing a primary eye test by the specialist optometrist at a remote location and the person being tested at another location (Titan Eye+ store) using video conferencing and it technology. It is the first of its kind in the world. a spectacle prescription is obligatory to take a spectacle order and it is not possible without the qualified personnel to generate the prescription. In our current stores, 55 to 60% of business is generated through in-house prescriptions. If the store does not have an optometrist on a given day, there is an obvious loss of business. Secondly, as there is a dearth of qualified eye testing personnel in the country, this becomes an impediment for increasing the number of stores. Remote eye testing helps in optimum utilization of existing optometrists to be able to perform eye tests at multiple stores by being present.
Second Prize
Project Name : Aggressive Retail Expansion Drive In Dubai
Division : IBD
Team :
Sheriyar Unwalla
Dwarakanath
Mopuri
Vijesh Rajan
Ayushman
Chinarewalla
Nivedita Ramesh
Project Description : Titan has opened 6 exclusive points of sale in some of the most sought after malls in Dubai, all in a span of 5 months. This retail presence has helped build the image of brand Titan and attract new target segments, not just in Dubai but also other parts of the world.
Third Prize
Project Name : The Joy Of Gifting A Titan!
Division : Retail - Watches
Team :
Jaikishen Mehta
Molay Ghosh
Binit Kumar Pandey
Project Description : This initiative aims at tapping into the huge potential offered by the gifting industry, and it does so on the back of customer convenience as well as technology. We welcome you to joy of gifting with the Titan Gift Card.
Award Category : Services
First Prize
Project Name : Small Wonder – Break Through In Profile Measurement Technology
Division : Watches
Team :
C.G.Dixit
Veeranan V.A.
Nellaiyappan V
Sambasivan A.S.
Srinivasan B.N.
Ravichandran N.A.
R Suresh
Project Description : This technological innovation describes efforts put in to development of new measurement solution to unsolved quality issue till now, resulted in invention of low cost profile measuring instrument. Our team developed ingeniously converting simple microscope into profile projector which enabled measurement of tiny components in the order of microns (profile) with highest accuracy @ 200x magnification by spending just Rs.1800.
Second Prize
Project Name : Smart Client
Division : Corporate Jewellery IT
Team :
Teena
Prema Kumar
Rajasankar
Soundararajan M N
Project Description : Hands Free: Auto-updates of applications from central server to clients, without user interaction based on settings. This happens over any net connection, whenever new version of application is available in server.
Third Prize
Project Name : Mission 150
Division : IRSG
Team :
Mr.Kumar Prashant
Mr.Rathish
Mr.Pugazhaendhi
Mr. Dinesh
Ms. Chandini
Project Description : Instead of directly starting our work post release of drawings, we had a gate review in place to ensure that all site requirement to start work in captured in the drawings. Eliminated the traditional way of having a single turnkey contractor for whole store, we split the work to 2 major vendors based on their expertise. Tracking of milestones done through detailed track sheets (common across Vendors, Brand, Executive & Corporate team). Major lead time item – marble stone sources were identified & blocked before release of drawings.
Jury's Special Prize
Project Name : Centrifuge & Centralized Oil Distribution
Division : PED - Bommasandra
Team :
R.Kesavan
R.Jaisabareesan
V.Manojkumar
Naveen M.K
Srinidthy Debnath
V.Satheesh
E.Jagadeesan
Project Description : The extracted oil using centrifugal method was then recycled to the machines has become a new innovative approach, and acknowledged by many suppliers. Fume killer is a common technology to minimize the fume. However, our innovative approach to centralize it based on the capacity requirement has shown us great results with enormous savings.
Award Category : Process Automation
First Prize
Project Name : Rapid Hands Fixing (High Speed Cam Operated Hands Fixing)
Division : Watches
Team :
D.Kanicka Mary
A.Claurance
Muralikrishna.R
M.S.Nagarajan
C.Subramaniyam
Pazhanimurugan.A
Project Description : This project is about developing a new method of high speed assembly of hands by developing a pneumatic system for automatic pick up and assembly of hands, maintaining clearance between hands in the order of 100~150 microns. This kind of high speed assembly is unique to watch industry and no one has developed such equipment so far. In this development, adopted a new method using CAM activation to increase the speed of travel for increasing speed of hands fixing unit by using a linear chute. The cycle time has been reduced by 50 % from 5 secs to 2.5 secs for hands fixing.
Second Prize
Project Name :Automation Of Diamond Bagging Machine
Division : Jewellery
Team :
Raja D
Sudhakar
Yeshwant
Prasad
Mariappan
Natarajan
Ravishankar
Project Description : Diamond bagging is the process where the diamonds are grouped on the basis of their size. The diamonds are counted and then bagged, according to product requirements for any given pattern of jewellery. This is a skillful task where the probability of errors creeping in is ever present. Manual bagging leads to inaccuracies in the counting, sorting and bagging of the stones.
Third Prize
Project Name : Kitmarshall Automation
Division : Jewellery
Team :
Dhamodharan P
Leomichael Y D
Marxmani
Padmesh
Vivekviswanathan
Balasubramanian S
Cannane
Thirupuram Jothi S
Meganathan N
Project Description : Craftsmen create jewellery by combining the various intricate components (child items) with finesse. These are obtained through various routes having different lead-times. This project is an ingenious storage and retrieval system that receives the child items, stores them as groups (kits) and releases them when requirement arises. Highlights include conveyor system and six-axis robot.