L&T opens LTEPS unit in Coimbatore

Larsen & Toubro said on April 24 that it has entered B2B industrial electronics, starting manufacturing at its Coimbatore campus in Tamil Nadu. (bseindia.com) The new business vertical is called L&T Electronic Products & Systems, or LTEPS. L&T said the unit is headquartered in Bengaluru, with manufacturing based in Coimbatore. (nseindia.com) L&T said it has commissioned two manufacturing lines to start, and that the facility will offer electronics manufacturing services to both Indian and global clients. (nseindia.com) The company said LTEPS will make industrial electronic products and systems across power electronics, mobility, industrial robotics and automation, communication platforms, and electronics systems design and manufacturing. (bseindia.com) (economictimes.indiatimes.com) Power electronics covers hardware such as inverters, drives and converters that control and transform electricity for machines, factories and transport systems. Mobility systems in this context include electronics used in electric-vehicle platforms and related industrial applications. (theweek.in) L&T said the new vertical builds on its existing capabilities in strategic electronics and will use a mix of in-house research and development, technology partnerships and advanced manufacturing. (business-standard.com) (bseindia.com) Reports citing the company said L&T has earmarked a 40-acre zone within the Coimbatore campus for a wider industrial-electronics buildout covering research, product development, contract manufacturing, sourcing, testing and validation. (electricalmirror.net) (theweek.in) The Coimbatore launch adds a new manufacturing line of business to a group better known for engineering, construction, heavy industry and defense-linked strategic electronics. The company did not disclose investment size, revenue targets or customer names in its April 24 filing. (larsentoubro.com) (bseindia.com) For Coimbatore, the announcement puts one of Tamil Nadu’s established industrial hubs into L&T’s electronics manufacturing expansion. For L&T, it opens with two lines and a broader plan to scale from contract manufacturing into design-led industrial electronics. (nseindia.com) (electricalmirror.net)