Pune: Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, successfully hosted Innovation Day in Pune, reaffirming its commitment to advancing open, software-defined automation across India’s industrial landscape.
Themed “Rethinking Industrial Automation: Embracing Open, Flexible, and Sustainable Solutions for the Data-Driven Future”, the event brought together 190+ customers, OEMs, and technology partners to explore how modular and vendor-agnostic systems can drive resilient, agile, and future-ready operations.
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At the Innovation Day in Pune event, Schneider Electric, in collaboration with AVEVA, unveiled its latest industrial automation innovations designed to improve productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.
Innovation Day in Pune: Insightful Sessions
The day featured insightful sessions, a high-impact panel discussion, and live demonstrations of how software-defined automation platforms like EcoStruxure Automation Expert are helping businesses reduce complexity, enhance interoperability, and accelerate digital transformation.
Arvind Kakru, Vice President – Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric India, stated, “Open Automation is not merely a technology upgrade – it’s a fundamental mindset shift. With EcoStruxure Automation Expert, we’re helping industries build vendor-neutral, modular systems that enable seamless integration and operational excellence.”
Rajat Abbi, Vice President – Marketing, Greater India, added, “Innovation Day is part of our national movement to democratize industrial automation. We’re enabling enterprises to embrace openness and flexibility while fostering a collaborative ecosystem that supports long-term digital growth and sustainability.”
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Panelist Amit Deshpande, Sr. General Manager Engineering, Aquatech Systems Asia Pvt. Ltd., emphasized the impact of open automation on real-world operations: “By moving away from rigid, vendor-locked systems, we’ve improved uptime, optimized resources, and advanced our sustainability metrics.”
Schneider Electric’s Innovation Day in Pune underscores the company’s strong focus on empowering India’s manufacturing and industrial hubs. With legacy systems increasingly unable to meet modern demands, the transition to software-defined, interoperable automation is becoming essential for businesses to stay competitive and future-ready.
