JFWTC - GE India's Research & Development in Oil & Gas
GE is committed to leadership in the "next generation" of technology. The company is well positioned to drive growth for the future with technical excellence in each business by developing a global technical capability, increasing new product growth and investing in global research.
The John F. Welch Technology Centre in Bangalore, India, is a multi–disciplinary research and development center that expands GE's research and development capabilities, accelerating the company's delivery of advanced technology to its global customers. The Centre collaborates with GE's three other R&D facilities that form the GE Global Research team (the Research Center in Schenectady, NY; Munich, Germany; and Shanghai, China and, soon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) to conduct research, development and engineering activities for all of GE's diverse businesses worldwide.
Drawing on the company’s unique multi–disciplinary skills – from mechanical and electrical engineering to polymer science and chemical engineering – the Centre incorporates the latest technology and e–engineering tools to facilitate real–time global interaction with GE's businesses, technology centers, customers and suppliers.
More than 1600 patents have been filed on behalf of and at the directions of GE and its affiliates and they have been granted over 400 patents so far.
GE has 300 engineers in India dedicated to developing new technologies immediately applicable to the oil and gas sector. These technologists are involved from concept to design in developing the latest in drilling and production systems, turbo machinery, and advanced technologies for high end computational analysis and materials testing.
Technology for remote and challenging areas
The company's research and development efforts in the Indian context are especially relevant to the oil and gas sector. GE’s research is aimed at helping developers explore, produce and transport resources, many of which are either in remote or environmentally sensitive areas.
GE’s Indian research and development facilities have played an integral part in developing the host of specialized technology necessary for GE's integrated oil and gas modules. These modules combine a series of technologies, including advanced turbines, pumps, compressors, controls and auxiliaries, in an integrated package that can be tailored for a specific site and minimizes both site disturbance and the need for onsite construction.
The Pune Manufacturing Facility
GE India is also focused on manufacturing technologically advanced products for the growing local market. In 2013, GE will begin making a series of products specially designed to support the local oil and gas industry at the new Pune manufacturing facility. GE will use Pune to meet customer demand for products in electricity generation, power transmission and distribution, exploration and production. Customers will have access to a range of environmentally responsible energy solutions like GE's biogas power generation technologies that will be manufactured at Pune.
