Optiemus to begin producing 1.5 lakh laptops a yr, doubles manufacturing capability for wearables and hearables

Electronics manufacturing providers agency Optiemus Electronics is aiming manufacturing of as much as 1.5 lakh laptop computer models a yr and to double manufacturing capability for wearables and hearables this yr — a transfer that may deliver down costs of merchandise in these classes.

The corporate is seeking to make investments Rs 150 crore on ramping up manufacturing capability in addition to rent as much as 2,000 folks in 2022, Optiemus Electronics Restricted (OEL) Managing Director A Gururaj advised PTI.

“We are able to manufacture roughly about 1lakh to 1.5 lakh laptops per yr. Buyer is saying that I need extra. We’re in dialogue with them (OEMs). We’re at a couple of lakh and a half like laptops per yr (by way of capability). We are going to begin someplace at that stage to start with within the subsequent two to 3 months,” he mentioned.

With out commenting on the precise influence on costs of merchandise, Gururaj mentioned that native manufacturing has contributed to the good thing about the top buyer.

“The identical ought to occur within the laptop computer section as properly,” he mentioned.

He, nevertheless, mentioned that influence on costs will depend on a number of elements like economic system of scale within the product section, wholesome provide chain and so forth.

OEL is amongst digital manufacturing providers (EMS) that has certified for manufacturing linked incentive (PLI) scheme.

He mentioned that OEL is bullish on progress in wearables and listening to system enterprise throughout the current calendar yr.

“The wearables market grew about 119 per cent on a year-on-year foundation, as of June 2021. We had an output of about 1.1 crore models out of India, in that final one yr, and robust shipments from homegrown manufacturers. The homegrown manufacturers on this section, not like say a cell phone, are rising massive time. Watches are fuelling progress. All these are studies from the IDC,” Gururaj mentioned.

The Ministry of Electronics and IT has proposed the Finance Ministry to offer an incentive of round Rs 22,000 crore within the subsequent monetary yr as PLI for wearables and improve the incentives for IT {hardware}.

Gururaj mentioned that OEL has began focussing on the wearable section even with out PLI being in place for a similar.

The corporate already makes units for Noise.

“Whereas we’re ramping up capability for Noise, we may even be working with extra manufacturers and OEMs to double-triple this enterprise within the coming yr. The hearables and wearables area is the homegrown manufacturers are doing very properly, you realize, and I feel their market share is substantial,” Gururaj mentioned.

The corporate at current has capability to fabricate 3 lakh wearables and hearable units at current which it plans to greater than double to 7 lakh models per thirty days by March, he mentioned.