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Blue Star launches screw-chiller range of Air conditioners
ANGALORE: Blue Star Limited (BSL) has announced the launch of a new range of energy efficient screw chillers used in central air-conditioning of large spaces. Manufactured at its ISO 9001 certified factory in Thane in both air-cooled and water cooled versions.
A range of eleven models of air-cooled screw chillers varying from 75 to 366 TR and ten models of water cooled screw chillers varying from 104 to 370 TR. The air cooled screw chillers are designed to operate under high ambient conditions and also have anticorrosive fins keeping in mind their usage in coastal climatic conditions where chances of corrosion are high, stated an official release.
BSL screw chillers incorporate compressors from Precise Machinery Co Ltd, Taiwan. Hanbell reportedly one of the largest manufacturers of such compressors, widely used in chillers in Europe.
Due to a lower number of moving parts, screw chillers are considered reliable and rugged. BSL have provided their new range with stepless capacity control to help in reducing power bills under part loads, making it ideal for varying load applications for customers such as multiplexes, malls, offices, hospitals and hotels. Microprocessor controls help in accurate operation and protection as well as remote monitoring.
Since these chillers are now being manufactured by BSL in India, customers will now not need to import these products and will have convenience of faster delivery times, says the official release.
Speaking to the Press at a conference in Bangalore, VC & MD of BSL Suneel M Advani said “Airconditioning comprises a major chunk of the power bills of most organizations. Even a small saving of power can have a major impact on the profitability of an enterprise. We have over six decades of experience in providing expert cooling solutions and recognize that being leaders we owe it to our customers to provide energy efficient cooling. We have been pioneers in introducing energy efficient technologies in the country and our efforts have been well received by our customers. The launch of the energy efficient screw chillers is another initiative in this area. We remain committed to maximize energy savings for our customers”
“For these products which will be used in central air-conditioning systems (more than 20 Tons or T, could be 100’s or even 1000’s of Tons), we are focusing on commercial, industrial an institutional users. We are the biggest in the country in this segment as well as in packaged air-conditioning (5T to 20T),” reveald Advani during a discussion with Indiantelevision.com
BSL Corporate Communications manager Girish Hingorani told this website, “Our annual ad-spends on brand building are around Rs.150 million. Generally Rs.85-90 million of this is spent on television and print media. Another Rs.30 million to Rs. 40 million is spent on events, exhibitions, seminars, etc. We also have some spends on customer relationship builds.” Interface handles the creative and media business for BSL.
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Tessolve lands a semiconductor veteran to drive its next big push
Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, who started his career at ISRO and has spent 35 years building chips and companies, joins the Bengaluru-based firm as president and chief operating officer
BENGALURU: Tessolve has never been shy about its ambitions. The Bengaluru-based engineering services firm already counts 18 of the world’s top 20 semiconductor companies among its clients, employs more than 3,500 engineers across 12 countries, and last year pocketed a $150m investment from TPG. Now it has hired the executive it believes can turn those assets into something bigger. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, a 35-year semiconductor veteran who once built satellite payloads for ISRO and has since scaled engineering organisations across three continents, joins as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.
THE MAN AND THE MANDATE
The appointment is, by any measure, a serious hire. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu comes to Tessolve after senior leadership stints at HCL Technologies, Altran and Wipro, where he managed large profit-and-loss portfolios and oversaw cross-regional teams. Over the course of his career, he has been instrumental in bringing more than 1,000 new products to market across the high-tech, energy and manufacturing verticals. Before the private sector claimed him, he began his working life as a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation, contributing to research and development in charge-coupled device technology and satellite payloads, a foundation that shaped everything that followed.
In his new role, he will lead Tessolve’s global growth strategy: expanding its engineering capabilities, deepening customer relationships and accelerating innovation across semiconductor and high-performance computing domains. The brief is broad, but the context is specific. Tessolve operates in the $550 billion global semiconductor market, and its recent moves, the acquisition of Germany’s Dream Chip Technologies and the TPG funding round, have sharpened both its reach and its expectations.
Srini Chinamilli, co-founder and chief executive of Tessolve, is characteristically direct about why Ravi Kumar Chirugudu was the choice:
“As we scale our global semiconductor and system engineering capabilities, Ravi’s appointment marks an important step forward. As global semiconductor demand continues to accelerate across industries, it is creating significant opportunities across the semiconductor lifecycle, from design, packaging, validation and systems integration. Ravi’s deep knowledge and leadership in this ecosystem brings the right mix of industry expertise, customer connect and execution capability, which will play a key role in strengthening our position as a trusted global engineering partner and reinforcing our market leadership.”
THE NEW ARRIVAL SPEAKS
Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, for his part, frames the move in terms of timing and culture, two factors that veteran executives tend to weigh as heavily as title or compensation:
“I am happy to join Tessolve at a time when the industry is rapidly evolving towards more complex, AI-driven systems. What stands out to me is its strong people-first culture and its commitment to bringing value to its customers. The strength of its global team, combined with its deep expertise in semiconductor innovation and next-generation product engineering, creates a solid foundation to build differentiated, scalable solutions. I look forward to working closely with the team to drive strategic growth and strengthen its role in shaping the global semiconductor ecosystem.”
The reference to AI-driven systems is not incidental. The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a structural reshaping, driven by the insatiable compute demands of artificial intelligence. For engineering services firms like Tessolve, which offers end-to-end capabilities from silicon design to packaged parts and invests in high-performance computing, high-speed interfaces, photonics and 5G, the moment is both an opportunity and a test. The company says it is well positioned to capture the next wave of industry growth. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu is now the person who has to prove it.
He came in from outer space, literally, and spent three decades learning how the semiconductor industry works from the inside out. Now Tessolve is betting that accumulated knowledge can help it cross the next frontier. In the $550 billion global chip market, the gap between ambition and execution is measured in engineering hours and leadership quality. Tessolve has just gone shopping for both.
