# Jindal Steel awards $1.7M yard automation contract to Kernex Microsystems

Jindal Steel Limited awarded a $1.7 million contract to Kernex Microsystems India Limited for design, supply, installation and commissioning of an advanced yard management and automation system, including a Torpedo & Loco Tracking System.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-05-29
- Where: India
- Value: $1.70M
- Status: announced
- Products: yard management and automation system, Torpedo & Loco Tracking System
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Kernex Microsystems (India)](https://endata.com/companies/81567.md) (supplier)
- [Jindal Steel Limited](https://endata.com/companies/92199.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [steelorbis.com](https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/indias-jsl-awards-17-million-worth-contract-for-installation-of-yard-automation-systems-to-kernex-microsystems-1455909.htm), 2026-05-29: "Jindal Steel Limited management believes that no comparable integrated yard automation and safety solution currently exists in Indian industrial environments at this scale."

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