ASC sensor solutions now available across India

A strong partner with shared vision

“Our partner Prashanth Joshi from PTek, is deeply networked in this booming market,” says Renate Bay, Managing Director of ASC Sensors. Joshi has been involved with the sensor industry for decades. Based on his long-standing experience, he is an excellent advisor for customers and stakeholders alike, across a wide range of industries and applications.

Joshi recently visited ASC’s headquarters at Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany. “Not only did we discuss ASC’s latest sensor innovation, but current developments on the Indian market,” Bay recalls. “Our shared vision is to jointly support the recent agreements between the European Union and India to strengthen international technology partnerships, which are becoming increasingly important for the economic development of both regions.”

Gigantic investment in India’s mobility

By 2031, India’s infrastructure market is expected to grow by around one third. Rail transportation alone will reach a volume of over $55 billion by 2033. High-speed networks are being extended, new freight corridors built and the metro systems of over 20 major cities are undergoing massive expansion.

One futuristic program already in initial testing phase, for example, is India’s first full-scale hyperloop project. Connecting the cities of Mumbai and Pune – just under 100 miles apart – currently takes over three hours by railway. In the future, around 25 million passengers annually will be covering that distance in just 25 minutes, at speeds up to 675 mph (approx. 1,085 km/h). A cargo system is expected to be operative by 2027/28, with passenger transport to follow in due course.

“The use of magnetic levitation technology to speed up the transport of people and cargo is expected to transform our country’s mobility challenges,” states Prashanth Joshi. By significantly reducing friction within vacuum-sealed tubes, hyperloop systems promise unmatched speed and efficiency. India’s rapid strides in this technology reflect a leap toward sustainable travel citizens can afford. With this, the most-populated country in the world is on track to bringing cities and people closer than ever before.

Precision sensors for safe, efficient hyperloop

“For Indian public and private customers and partnerships engaged in developing progressive transport systems, ASC’s expertise in this field is of material value,” Joshi reckons. As for contact-less hyperloop to work, ultra-precision sensor monitoring and smart data integration are essential to ensuring the safe and seamless flow, control, navigation, lane switches and other maneuvers as well as overall passenger comfort. Through a recent hyperloop research pilot at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, ASC Sensors gathered critical insights to operationalizing a functional hyperloop system using its high-performance inertial accelerometers, gyroscopes and the ASC IMU 8.

“Actually, Prashanth found us,” reveals Bay. While searching for high-quality sensors for these special applications, he contacted ASC about a year ago to explore potential collaboration. “Since then, he has proven to be a highly competent partner, who already won us several orders.”

Strong customer benefit

For ASC Sensors, India is an important focus. “We want to help propel the capacity, safety and productivity of rail and hyperloop transport,” says Bay. “However, of course, our portfolio of robust, stable inertial sensors holds significant potential in other areas, too, such as the automotive industry.”

„We look forward to expanding the collaboration with Prashanth and PTek in order to supply more customers in India with inertial sensors of proverbial German precision and reliability,” states Bay.

„Our flexible sensor solutions can be tailored to customer needs. Due to our typically short development, manufacturing and global delivery timelines, we are an ideal partner to help advance the progress of infrastructure projects, in India and around the world.”