Electrical and Electronics Industry in Karnataka

BPL GROUP

BPL Towers
13, Kasturba Road
Bangalore – 560 001
Tel: 080-2221-4990 to 95
Fax: 080-2221-4997
Managing Director: Mr.Ajit Nambiar

In 1961, T.P.Gopalan Nambiar, then a non-resident Indian in England, nursed a vision to pioneer the manufacture of superior quality electronic products in the country.

With nearly 30 years experience, it is a leader in the electronics industry, concentrating on 8 product areas: Computers, Components, Communication, Instrumentation(Industrial, Medical and Measurement), Office Automation, Home Appliances and Refrigeration, Consumer Electronics, etc.

With a country wide network of branches, sales offices, services centres, sales turnover is expected to reach Rs. 3000 crores by 1997-’98. Exports include TVs, Medical equipment etc.

BPL is already into manufacture of A/C’s, large screen size TVs, cellular Phones, Notebook PCs etc. BPL has received wide product acceptance and is nationally and internationally recognised.

BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD (BEL)
(A Govt. Of India Enterprise)

Regd.Office: ‘Trade Centre’
116/2, Race Course Road,
Bangalore – 560 001.
Tel: +91-80 2226 7322
Fax: +91-80 2225 8410
Email: Info@bel-india.com

Factory:
Bangalore, Ghaziabad, Panchkula, Kotdwarg, Machillipatnam, Taloja, Pune, Hyderabad, Madras.
Secretary: K.S.Nagesh
Auditors M/s B.K.Ramadhyani and Co.
M/s Krishnan and Srinivasan.
Objects and Activities: Manufacture of electronic components and equipments.

BIRLA 3M LTD

Regd.Office: 48-51, Electronic City,
Hosur Road,
Bangalore-561 229.

KRONE COMMUNICATION LTD.

Regd.Office:
10C, II Phase,
Peenya Industrial Area,
Bangalore – 560 058
Tel: +91-80-2839 6101
Fax: +91-80-2839 2212 /839 1661

Established in 1989, KRONE Communications Ltd., is a joint venture of Krone GmbH and KEONICS. We are committed to provide you the best connectivity solutions through our strong presence in four significant locations in India.

TATA ELXSI LTD.

Regd.Office :
123, Richmond Road
Bangalore-560 025
Phone: +91-80-25305153, 25563915
Fax: +91-80-25513589

Manufacturers of Multi processor based computer systems and components.

INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS LTD. Incorporated: 1958

Regd.Office:
140, Hosur Road,
Bangalore – 560034.
Phone: 2566575, 2566525 Telex: 0845-2261 IIL IN
Mg.Dir. C.B.Ayapa
Secretary: K.Ravindran
Auditors: M/s M.S.Krishnaswamy and Co.
Objects and Activities: Manufacture of dashboard instruments, tachograph, flexible drive shaft cables, bow den control cables and motive switches, dial assemblies, garage equipments, flow meter, ticket issuing machine and top speed governor

KARNATAKA STATE ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD

29/1, Race Course Road,
Tel: +91-80-2225 7201
Fax: +91-80-2220 0165

KEONICS is an agency for the promotion and development of electronic industries in the state. Functions are

Establish specialized infrastructure facilities like electronic cities, functional estates and areas for development of electronic industries.
Set up units for manufacture of electronic and telecommunication equipment directly or through joint ventures.
Provide market assistance to small scale electronic industries.
Establish and run training-cum-production centres in rural and semi-urban areas.

KIRLOSKAR ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD.

Regd. Office. Industrial Suburb, Rajajinagar,
Bangalore – 561 229
Chairman and Mg. Dir. V.R.Kirloskar
Secretary: S.Rao
Auditors: M/s Ramdhyam and Co.

Objects and Activities: Kirloskar Electric began in 1946 with the production of AC motors. Today, Kirloskar is a leader, manufacturing electrical and power products including high power AC Induction Motors, Generators, Machines, Transformers, AC Control Equipment, Industrial Electronics, Factory Automation Systems and Turnkey Electrical Projects.

The Projects and Systems Group at Bangalore offers complete electrical systems on a turnkey basis for core industries like cement sugar, steel, mining, traction, etc and projects utilising non-conventional energy sources.

Kirloskar has marketing offices and a wide network of dealers all over India, Exporting to UK, USA, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia etc.

Kirloskar has overseas offices in Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and Kenya and some joint ventures too.

4000 employees including highly qualified technical staff and engineers and a modern well-equipped R and D Division maintain innovation and quality.

Yokogawa Limited

Regd. Office: 40/4, Lavelle Road,
Bellary – 560 001
Tel: +91-80-2227 1513
Objects and Activities: The company produces Process Control Instrumentation Systems, Indicating, recording controlling type instruments.

Wipro to acquire Unza Holdings for USD 246 mn
Wipro Limited today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100 per cent shareholding in Unza Holdings Limited (Unza), a Singapore based FMCG company, for an all cash consideration of USD 246 million.

Unza had recorded a revenue of Rs 683.3 crore with double digit operating margin for fiscal year ending April 30, 2007. This transaction had catapulted the combined entity into strong force across Asian markets, Wipro said in a release here, adding that the transaction was expected to be closed by the end of this month.
Microqual Techno raises USD 10 million
Microqual Techno, a R.F Systems and Solutions Company, today announced the closure of a US dollar 10 million private equity funding round from NEA-IndoUS Ventures, JAFCO Asia and BTS India Fund.

Microqual, designs, manufactures and sells components and solutions for wireless applications (GSM, CDMA, WiMAx, etc).
Kaveri telecom acquires Canadian firm
Kaveri Telecom Products, a Bangalore based leader in Antenna and Radio Frequency Products has acquired a Canadian firm DCI Digital Communications to meet the growing demand for filters and other telecom products.

For the Rs 50 crore Company expecting to double its turnover to this year, the acquisition was the second as it had earlier acquired another Canadian firm Til-Tek, a specialised Antenna firm. Together the two companies would enable Kaveri Telecom to penetrate North American and European markets, Col T S Gururaj(Retd) General Manager of the company told newsmen here today.
V V R Sastry is CMD, Bharat Electronics Limited
Mr V V R Sastry (57) has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of premier Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited(BEL), with effect from February 1, He succeeds Mr Y Gopala Rao, who retired on superannuation on January 31, 2007.
Flextronics invests $10 m in inSilica