Article: Indian manufacturing: a view from the shop floor: a recent visit to Indian metalworking shops reveals a nation poised to elevate its position in global manufacturing.

While India's IT industry typically gets the lion's share of credit for the country's emergence on the world economic stage, manufacturing is playing an increasingly significant role. So far that contribution has gone largely unnoticed by most Americans. But that is likely to change as Indian manufacturers grow increasingly capable and determined to compete on an international basis. We witnessed this confidence first hand earlier this year when visiting Ace Manufacturing Systems, Ltd., India's largest machine tool builder, and two of its customers, a job shop and a tier-two automotive supplier. Each facility represented the ability to compete successfully on an ...

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