KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LIMITED
Established 1888 A Kirloskar Group Company
Established 1888 A Kirloskar Group Company
Patents Held
on R&D (In FY 2022-23)
FY 2021-22
No. of Research Papers published (one at International forum)
Innovation is the key element enhancing our intellectual capital and nurturing long-term growth and differentiation in the market.
We understand the importance of continuous innovation and invest substantial resources in research and development (R&D). Our efforts on R&D are aimed not only at expanding our product range, but also upgrading our products to reduce emissions and manufacturing most reliable energy-efficient and lowest life-cycle cost products.
Brand value and reputation are our valuable intangible assets that contribute to our intellectual capital. We take utmost care in ensuring that our brand value and reputation is not compromised. Being the oldest and pioneering company in the sector, our contribution is well-recognised by external stakeholders.
We address protection and management of intellectual capital by outlining our strategies for mitigating risks such as intellectual property infringement, data breaches, and information security threats. We also highlight any significant legal or regulatory developments related to intellectual property rights that may impact our business.
Our intellectual property portfolio includes our patents, trademarks and copyrights. These proprietary assets provide legal protection and exclusivity, enabling us to safeguard our innovations and maintain a competitive edge.
Our employees’ skills, knowledge and expertise are the crucial components of our intellectual capital. We focus on talent acquisition, development programs and employee engagement initiatives to nurture and retain our highly skilled workforce. In FY 2022-23, several training sessions were conducted on technical skills, industry knowledge, leadership qualities and other relevant competencies, to help them contribute to our strategic objectives.
As part of the Total Productivity and Quality Management (TPQM) project for restoring machine’s original condition, improving processes and OEE in manufacturing plants, we adopted the Karakuri approach. This approach is targeted at developing innovative solutions that automate repetitive tasks, enhance productivity, and optimise workflow.
Our focus continues to be on capturing, organising and leveraging internal expertise and knowledge accumulated on developing engineering and manufacturing process expertise. Our knowledge management initiatives enable us to harness the collective intelligence of our workforce.
KirloSmartTM is an IoT technology solution where pumps can be monitored remotely as it enables real-time data collection and analysis. It also offers predictive maintenance, remote diagnostics and performance optimisation, leading to reduced downtime and cost savings. We take pride in being India’s first pump manufacturer to deploy this solution over 50+ customer sites succesfully.
Augmented Reality experiences
Our approach towards digital solutions is to combine cutting-edge technologies such as IoT, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data analytics to streamline processes, enhance customer experiences, and optimise decision-making, automate repetitive and manual tasks across various departments, thus increasing operational efficiency and employee productivity and reducing the risk of errors.
We embarked our Augmented Reality (AR) journey by defining its purpose for us and our customers. We have planned technical and creative elements of AR application, which involves employee training. So far, we have developed 50+ AR experiences, which involved creating the AR content for service and manufacturing processes. As a next step, we aim to extend our AR solution to potential customers.
We are the pioneers in manufacturing reliable and next-gen pumping solutions to support disaster management initiatives of private institutions and public health departments. To give an example, our teams from KBL (India), KBTL (Thailand) and SPP Pumps (UK) visited the Mae Sai Cave in Thailand to provide their technical expertise on dewatering activities and submitted a report on efficient water management and dewatering. Moving ahead, our aim is to develop highly energy-efficient and innovative products for industrial, agriculture and domestic applications.
In partnership with Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL), we set up a PICO turbine, the micro hydropower generator, at a water treatment plant in Ashwani Khad at Himachal Pradesh. PICO is a compact and sophisticated version of ‘Pump as Turbine’ (PAT) capable of generating up to 5 kW power by using flowing water from any source, with the potential to electrify remote locations and villages. It can also be used in hilly areas and process industries as small hydropower generation plants. The hydropower generator at the water treatment plant will harness the potential energy of a flowing stream of water by generating 3 kW of clean and green power, which will be a source of SJPNL’s campus lighting and will also reduce dependence on traditional sources of energy.
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