BWI: Honeywell Automation Partners with Equinox to Expand Training Services for Process Industry

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Honeywell
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 03:54 PM IST (10:24 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Banking & financial services, Business services, Chemicals, Financial Analyst, Information technology; Technology
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Honeywell Automation Partners with Equinox to Expand Training Services for Process Industry
To Increase Competency of the Indian Process Industry by Strengthening Skills of Process Engineers

Pune, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, February 02, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL) today announced its partnership with Equinox Software and Services Pvt. Limited, an Indian organization with expertise in providing specialized training services in Information Technology, Process Engineering Design and Plant Operations software space.

HAIL will partner with Equinox to increase the competency of Indian process engineers and chemical engineering students by providing specialized training programs, easy access to the best simulation technology, world-class training material and experienced trainers.

Vimal Kapur, Managing Director, HAIL said, "People skill development is a key requirement to fuel economic growth of India. This partnership adds to our several existing commitments & offerings in this area and we look forward to receiving the support of the Indian Process Industry to make this a great success."

A compelling driver for continuous investments in employee training is the rapidly shrinking "half-life" of knowledge. In a twist on Moore's Law, which holds that the capacity of a computer chip doubles every 18 months, experts believe the knowledge required by employees to perform their jobs will increase at a corresponding rate. This implies a need for staff training every 18 months or so.

Pure training however, though critical in the overall learning scheme, often falls short of meeting its objective by being more theoretical than practical. The Honeywell-Equinox Training Programs will bridge this gap by providing a hands-on learning experience through its staff of industry consultants who bring real world examples of concepts and applications to the classroom.

Speaking on the occasion Alok Pandit, Director, Equinox Software & Services Pvt. Ltd. Said, "Equinox is very excited with this development. We view this partnership as a strategic development not only for the two companies but also for the Indian process industry as this will certainly have far reaching impact in increasing the competitive edge of the Indian process industry in the years to come".

The training programs will cover a range of general and industry specific topics, such as, steady-state and dynamic modeling, phase thermodynamics, diagnostics and convergence and modeling best practices. Already scheduled are comprehensive programs for Refinery, Fertilizer and Petrochemical industries. For more information visit www.equinoxweb.co.in.

Honeywell International (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 global diversified technology and manufacturing leader. Each of the company's four businesses - Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Transportation Systems, and Specialty Materials - has operations in India. Honeywell has set up state-of-the-art manufacturing and engineering operations for its automation, turbocharger and refining businesses and operates its global centers of excellence for research, product development and innovation in India. Honeywell directly employs more than 10,000 people based in Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon, Madurai and several other cities. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.

Equinox Software and Services is a private limited company founded by a group of professionals, having more than 100 years of global experience in IT enabled chemical process consulting and training. Equinox is headquartered in Pune, India. For more information on Equinox, please visit www.equinoxweb.co.in.


CONTACT DETAILS
Indira Das, Honeywell India, +91 (124) 6715011, indira.das@honeywell.com

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