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in both the public and the private sector. For over two months recent additions to our product basket include all-new control
the manufacturing sector was largely shut. This did affect us as cabinet power supply module - Pro2 with 96% efficiency to offer
orders began to dry up. higher energy savings and reduced carbon footprints.
The start of 2021 saw the market recovering. The second WAGO customizable IoT Box includes fieldbus independent
wave created doubts once again. But this time the industry was automation systems that enable organizations with legacy
better prepared. Learnings from the recent past helped us to operational infrastructure to take a step towards digitizing
continue business critical functions without compromising safety. ‘brownfield’ systems, connecting machine data to the cloud and
In fact, at WAGO India, we posted our best sales ever in 2021! gain all the benefits of Industry 4.0.
The momentum is continuing in 2022 with healthy sales trend With our experience in automation, we know that in many
and upbeat forecast so far. cases, transferring large and complex data from machines
India has traditionally been a price sensitive market. Often it directly to a cloud is resource-intensive and not feasible due to
creates challenges for companies that do not wish to compromise the low latency often prevalent in industrial applications. WAGO
on quality for price competitiveness. We do believe India has a understood this challenge and introduced Edge devices. The
market segment for every price bracket. We are happy that our Edge Controller and Edge Computer are the right solutions for
customers prefer higher quality product over other economical specific requirements relating to memory, computing power
alternatives. and project design in existing automation system. Instead of
enormous data volumes being sent to the cloud, a portion of
Being Future-ready the processing takes place at the network’s edge. This edge
We consider the ever-evolving technology and faster adaptation processing allows smooth application operations that require low
as an opportunity rather than a challenge. It inspires us to latency.
innovate to retain our market leadership. Since beginning, WAGO
has been empowering its customers with ground-breaking ideas
and innovations ranging from screwless connection technology,
lever actuation in connectors and fieldbus independent
automation controllers which have now become an industry
standard.
With the global infrastructure and resources, the company will
continue to set higher benchmarks for itself with each success
and constantly strive to remain future-ready.
Investment in Research and Development is imperative for
any progressive organization. The gap between India and global
quality standards is thinning sharply. However, there is still
some ground to cover. Our government is also driving multiple Culture of Inclusivity
initiatives to enable MSMEs to adopt cutting-edge technology. WAGO continues to be vigilant in ensuring the best work
This will enable them to compete with global players when it environment for all its employees by promoting the culture
comes to quality. of inclusivity and equal opportunities to sustain and grow.
WAGO has adopted a single quality standard across all its In addition to this, we have been conducting general health
manufacturing facilities. This enables each WAGO product unit check-ups at regular intervals for their physical wellbeing and
to maintain conformity to global standards. This is the reason our recreational activities so that they remain fatigue-free and enjoy
customers trust our products for unconditional performance and their work.
reliability. They are assured of safe, efficient operation of their We understand that as an organization, we have responsibility
systems every time. towards society at large and not just our own employees. WAGO
India firmly believes that good education is a foundation for a

Empowering Customers better future. Thus, we conduct regular training and development
Everything we do at WAGO is built around our core philosophy of workshops for our employees as well as for educational
‘empowering our customers’. This guiding principle of customer institutions like ITIs, engineering colleges to shape future-skilled
centricity has always inspired us to make usage of WAGO workforce through providing students with an exposure to a
products simpler, faster, safer and sustainable. Some of the practical working environment.

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