Overview
ABOUT ‘THE MACHINIST SUPER SHOPFLOOR AWARDS’
The Machinist Super Shopfloor Awards are organised by Worldwide Media (WWM), a fully owned subsidiary of The Times of India Group (BCCL).
The Machinist Super Shopfloor Awards is India’s first and only red-carpet ceremony for the country’s discrete manufacturing industry. Started in 2015, the platform has created a benchmark through its credibility, industry acceptance and popularity over the last Seven years. The 8th edition was celebrated on June 17, 2022, in Bangalore.
The process
Nominations are invited from shopfloors (and not companies). It is an open and fair platform that truly brings out the best of Indian manufacturing. Eight different categories address the key measurable parameters for a manufacturing plant’s performance.

OVERVIEW
There are two segments to create a level playing field - Large Enterprises (Annual company turnover Rs.1000 crore and above) & SMEs (Annual company turnover less than Rs.1000 crore). Although MNC companies sometimes get treated as SMEs due to their India turnover being less than Rs.1000 crore, they are treated separately from homegrown SMEs to be fair to the latter.
Sending entries is simple and the nomination form is self-explanatory. Nomination FAQs are also provided to help plants create their nominations. The shortlisted nominations are assessed by an eminent panel of jury members, who are top management industry experts with substantial experience. The winning companies are selected based on their thorough evaluation.
The winners are felicitated at a Grand Awards ceremony and take home the coveted ‘Machie’ trophy. The Machie trophy has now become so popular that many now refer to the awards platform as the ‘Machie Awards’.
The categories include:
- - Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)
- - Manufacturing Excellence
- - Digital Manufacturing
- - Innovation (Product / Process)
- - Quality
- - Human Resources (HR)
- - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- - Supply Chain
Editorial Choice Categories:
- - Outstanding Contribution to Manufacturing Industry Award
- - CEO of the Year Award (Male)
- - CEO of the Year Award (Female)
- - NextGen of the Year Award
- - Sustainable Manufacturer of The Year Award
- - Business Leader of The Year Award
- - Lifetime Achievement of The Year Award
- - HR Person of the year
- - Innovator of the Year Award
- - Best Organisation for Women
- - Best Women in the Manufacturing
- - Shopfloor of the Year Award
- - Best CIO of the year
AGENDA
June 22nd 2023

• Mahesh Babu, Group CEO, Switch Mobility
• TK Ramesh, MD, Ace Designers Pvt Ltd
• Harish Chavan, CEO - Swaraj Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
• Dr. Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director, Elgi Equipments Ltd
• Preeti Bajaj, CEO & MD, Luminous Power Technologies
• Gursaurabh Singh, Founder, Dhruv Vidyut
Moderator: Abhijeet Sinha, Programme Director, Ease of Doing Business
• Sh Bhupendrabhai Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Gujarat
• Mr Deepak Lamba, President - Times Strategic Solutions Ltd and CEO - Worldwide Media
• Ms Sunita Quadros, Chief Business Officer, ET Edge, Times Strategic Solutions Ltd
Speakers

Chief Guest
Shri Bhupendra Patel
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Gujarat

guest of honour
Shri Balvantsinh Rajput
Hon'ble Minister of Industries, Micro, Small and Medium Industries, Cottage, Khadi and Rural Industries, Civil Aviation, Labour and Employment
Government of Gujarat

TK Ramesh
MD, Ace Designers Pvt Ltd

Dr. Jairam Varadaraj
Managing Director, Elgi Equipments Ltd.

Mahesh Babu
Group CEO, Switch Mobility
Mr. Babu has over 25 years of experience in mobility and joined Switch from Mahindra Electric where he was Managing Director and CEO. Under his leadership, Mahindra Electric launched six new electric vehicles including 3-wheeler, 4-wheeler and commercial vehicles. He holds two joint patents and has won the Mahindra Group Innovation Award twice. He has actively contributed to various EV committees of both central and state governments, CII (The Confederation of Indian Industry) and FICCI. Prior to joining Switch, Mr. Babu served as Chairman of the Electric Mobility Group at SIAM, the APEX Automotive Association of India and, before joining Mahindra, he worked at Ashok Leyland. Mr. Babu has featured in LinkedIn power profiles for 2018 in India and has received the India’s Greatest CEO award for 2017-18 from Asia One. He is a Fulbright Scholar and has completed his Leadership in Management from Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, and holds a postgraduate degree in Engineering from BITS, Pilani. He is also an Alumni of IMD, Switzerland and Yale, USA as part of the Executive leadership program

Preeti Bajaj
CEO & MD, Luminous Power Technologies
Preeti Bajaj is the newly appointed CEO & MD at Luminous Power Technologies and is responsible for all company operations. Founded in 1988, Luminous has over the last 33 years, grown into one of India’s most trusted brands in the power back-up, and residential solar space.
With experience of nearly two decades in the Australian and global business environments, she holds expertise in developing and executing strategies to set the pace for sustainable growth across a range of enterprises (multinationals, ASX listed corporates and startups). Over the years, Preeti has built a career at the intersection of technology and transformation.
In her last stint, Preeti headed the Adecco Group as the Australia & New Zealand CEO and MD for Modis Australia. She was the startup CEO of Clipsal Solar (a venture by Schneider Electric), with the sole mission of using renewable technologies to enable customers to achieve purposeful living. With nearly two decades of experience, Preeti has worked for various firms, including Brookfield Multiplex, Metcash (Top 100 ASX), Intuit Real Estate Solutions, Vision Software, and Schneider Electric, in business development, general management, operations, strategy, and transformation. Driven to stay relevant in a fast-changing world, Preeti has forged a path in commercial leadership through tenacity, raw drive, and a highly strategic mindset that is comfortable and confident in defining future business vision.
In 2011, Preeti won the AFR's Young Executive of the Year award. Never afraid to push a boundary, Preeti has also championed many firsts during her career as a young and successful professional. She was also awarded the Scholarship for the Authentic Leadership Program at Harvard by Chief Executive Women in 2017.
Preeti completed her MBA from Swinburne University and her Master’s in Applied Finance from Macquarie University, Australia. She is passionate about diversity and actively supports emerging leaders through her contribution as an advisory member of Chief Executive Women.

Harish Chavan
CEO - Swaraj Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Gursaurabh Singh
Founder, Dhruv Vidyut

Abhijeet Sinha
National Program Director EODB & Country Director ASSAR
Jury Members

Hemant Watve
CEO and MD
Wilo Mather and Platt Pumps Private Limited

Dr. Dhananjay Kumar
Emeritus Professor
College of Engineering Pune

Vikas Kadlag
Managing Director
Robertshaw India

Ramendra Kumar Sharma
Independent Director

Bireshwar Mitra
Former Executive Director
Sharda Motor Industries Ltd.

S K Sinha
Group Chief Executive Officer
Bony Polymers Group

Rajeev Mittal
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Endurance Technologies Ltd.

Abhijit Janugade
Head - Production & Maintenance
Draexlmaier Manufacturing India

Prof. Madhu Ranjan
Emeritus Professor
College of Engineering Pune

Rahul Kamat
Editor-B2B Division
Worldwide Media (The Times Of India Group)

Meghna Niraj Puthawala
SVP & Head Human Resources
WWM and ET Edge
Gallery

Satyakam Arya, MD & CEO, Diamler- CEO of the Year

Omega Seiki Mobility- Innovation-SME

Tata Motors Ltd,CVBU Pune-Innovation-Large

Supreme Treon Pvt Ltd,Sanand Plant-Manufacturing Excellence-SME

Aurobindo Pharma Limited-Manufacturing Excellence-Large

Kranti Industries Limited-Digital Manufacturing-SME

Hyundai Motor India Limited,Chennai-Digital Manufacturing-Large

FM PBW Bearings Pvt. Ltd-Quality-SME

Alstom Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd-Quality-Large

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, Meghalaya Coil.-EHS-SME

Bajaj Auto Ltd.-EHS-Large

Supreme Nonwoven Industries Pvt Ltd Bawal-HR-SME

Alstom Transport India Limited, Sricity-HR-Large

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd-CSR-Large

Cummins Technologies India Private Limited,Dewas-SCM-Large

Supreme Treon Pvt Ltd,Sanand Plant-SCM-SME
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Shakti Pumps (India) Limited-Super Shopfloor of the year

Alstom- Sustainable Manufacturer of the year

Ankit Mehta,ideaForge-Next Gen Leader of the year

Murugesh Nirani- Outstanding Contribution to the manufacturing industry

R Madhavan,HAL- Business leader of the year
















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Contact Us
For Nominations
Shruti Nair shruti.nair@wwm.co.in M: +91 9769621841For Sponsorship
Ranjan Haldar (West and North) ranjan.haldar@wwm.co.in M: +91 9167267474Mahadev (South) mahadev.b@wwm.co.in M: +91 9448483475