# Schneider Electric opens smart factory in Bengaluru, India

Schneider Electric opened a new smart factory in Bengaluru, India, to manufacture industrial UPS systems and variable speed drives. The facility will employ around 700 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-11-28
- Where: Bengaluru, India
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: 28 Nov 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial UPS systems, variable speed drives
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Schneider Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2048.md)

## Sources

- [energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/schneider-electric-starts-factory-in-bengaluru/72276374), 2019-11-28: "Schneider Electric announces the launch of its factory in Bengaluru for manufacture of industrial uninterruptible power supply(UPS) systems and variable speed drives that regulate the rotation speed of an electric motor."

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