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Hosur

Hosur, a seemingly lesser known town is actually one of the major manufacturing hotspots of Tamil Nadu. With over 2,300 small and medium scale factories, Hosur is home to large manufacturing units of Titan, Ashok Leyland, and TVS Motors, with Tata Electronics, Ather, and Ola Electric entering now.

It has emerged as a key industrial hub in Tamil Nadu covering electronics, automobiles & auto components, light-machinery, engineering, specialty chemicals, etc. Located 40 kms east of Bangalore - the startup capital of India, Hosur emerges as the ideal launchpad for Forge to bridge manufacturing industry with technology startups to co-create industrial transformation powered by Digital, AI and Robotics.
Strengthening the competitiveness of MSME sector by achieving manufacturing excellence, through a managed process of industrial open innovation.

Centres of Excellence

Technology and product innovation infrastructure from industrial robotics & automation, machine vision & optoelectronics to industrial design & rapid fabrication, overlays deep technical support in rapid electronics prototyping, advanced computing, and industrial product design.

With the aim of delivering technology powered competitive advantages to factories, innovators are empowered to build and deploy breakthrough solutions in advanced materials, adaptive product design, special purpose machines, and connected manufacturing. 

Located in the heart of the SIPCOT manufacturing SEZ in Hosur, this station will focus on promoting startups that excel in building advanced manufacturing solutions delivering AI-powered predictive maintenance, supply chain and logistics capabilities, to create the factories of the future.
What is a COE
Hosur

Factory AIoT

Hosur

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  • Forge Factory, G Floor, KCT Tech Park,
    #3 Athipalayam Road, Chinnavedampatti,
    Coimbatore 641049
  • +91 94433 54312
  • info@forgeforward.in
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