Wins Infotek on expansion drive

In a bid to capture the top slot as provider of control system and process automation software products for the semiconductor industry in India in two years' time, Wins Infotek Pvt Ltd has lined up major expansion plans at its facility at Technopark here.

Among its expansion plans is a target of posting a turnover of US $2 million in the next financial year. T K Velayudham, chief executive officer and managing director of Wins Infotek's India operations, said the company had put in place a strategy to record high-profile growth figures so as to meet the turnover target in the coming fiscal.

The company would also go in for a major recruitment drive and employ around 200 employees by end of 2007, he said. Wins Infotek is a joint venture with Wins Ltd of Japan. It started its operations at Technopark eight months ago.

According to Rani Ramesh, general manager, Wins Infotek, "the company has also lined up plans for setting up an additional facility on 10,000 sq ft space at the upcoming Tejaswini complex at Technopark. When the new recruits come in, the new facility would prove to be an added advantage. The company at present operates from the Gayathri complex on the Technopark campus."

This apart, Wins Japan is in the process of commercialising its patented technology product 'Atmospheric Plasma Processing System', which has enabled Wins Infotek to work in advanced areas of semiconductor equipment automation, according to Gautam Shankar, chief technology officer. The company would also unveil its own range of software products for the semiconductor industry soon.

Making use of the joint venture, Wins Japan expects to meet its entire software requirements from India. Wins Infotek holds the unique position of being one among only a few firms in the country working on areas of robotics and equipment control.

Company officials added that Wins Infotek had also lined up plans to kick-start research and development activities in collaboration with leading educational and research institutions.

The Japanese JV firm has interests in design and manufacturing of specialised hi-tech equipment for the semiconductor manufacturing/processing industry. It is backed by the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Mizuho Banking Corporation.