50 Manufacturing Companies – Spark Minda

The Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group set up the Spark Minda Technical Centre (SMIT), an R&D facility in Pune equipped with an EMI (electromagnetic interference)/EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) lab. It has received NABL accreditation as per ISO 17025. SMIT is a division of Minda Corporation, the flagship company of Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group.
The SMIT Centre is actively pursuing opportunities in the new-generation technologies like connected, autonomous, electrified mobility solutions, body control and multi-function controllers, smart security and vehicle access solutions. SMIT is also exploring incubation of future technologies like deep learning, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, smart vehicle technologies, prognosis and diagnosis.
The company has also set up a unit for producing automotive lockset sub-assembly parts at women’s cell inside Yerwada Jail premises. The unit, which has been set up in collaboration with Yerwada Central Prison, will initially train 25–30 female inmates for working on a dedicated shop floor starting from raw materials to assembling finished goods. The group’s investment at Yerwada Jail includes setting up entire machinery, raw materials, transportation of goods and other quality systems and procedures. The facility at Yerwada is the fifth such unit by Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group in different prisons of India.