Top Industrial Automation Companies in Mumbai (2026) and Where AI Fits In
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Mumbai and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including Thane, Navi Mumbai and Bhiwandi, are home to some of India's most important industrial automation companies. Whether you run a pharma plant, a food processing line, a cement unit or a warehouse, the right automation partner decides how reliable, safe and efficient your operations will be.
This guide lists leading industrial automation companies in Mumbai, explains what each one specialises in, and shows where AI now fits on top of PLCs, SCADA and robots to turn plant data into better decisions.
Industrial automation in India: the numbers
- India installed almost 10,500 industrial robots in 2025, up 15% on the year before, making it the sixth-largest market in the world (IFR World Robotics, as reported by The Robot Report).
- Indian manufacturers spent an estimated USD 5.5–6.5 billion on Industry 4.0 in FY21, nearly half of their technology spend (NASSCOM and Capgemini).
- Estimates of India's industrial control and factory automation market vary by scope; MarketsandMarkets puts it at USD 24.9 billion in 2025, growing to USD 32.5 billion by 2030 (MarketsandMarkets).
Types of industrial automation companies
Type | What they provide |
|---|---|
Global automation OEMs | PLCs, drives, instrumentation, sensors and control software |
System integrators | Design, programming, installation and commissioning of PLC, SCADA and DCS systems |
Intralogistics and robotics specialists | Warehouse automation, AS/RS, conveyors and robotic systems |
Industrial IoT and AI companies | Software that connects plant data and turns it into predictions and decisions |
Top industrial automation companies in Mumbai
1. Siemens Limited
Location: registered office in Worli, Mumbai; factory at Kalwa, Thane · siemens.co.in
- Offering: automation, electrification and digitalisation, including TIA Portal automation, manufacturing execution systems and product lifecycle software.
- Why it stands out: in 2017 Siemens turned its Kalwa switchgear plant into a digitalised factory that produces more than 180 product variants, one every nine seconds.
2. Endress+Hauser India
Location: head office in Vikhroli East, Mumbai · in.endress.com
- Offering: process automation instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, temperature and analysis, the Netilion IIoT platform, and project and commissioning services.
- Industries: food and beverage, water, oil and gas, life sciences, chemicals, power and mining.
- Why it stands out: in India since 1994, with manufacturing in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration labs.
3. Fuji Electric India
Location: Mumbai · india.fujielectric.com
- Offering: drives, servo systems, PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, process automation and UPS systems.
- Industries: oil and gas, cement, steel, power, water, ports and cranes, data centres and metros.
- Why it stands out: covers both motion control and power backup.
4. SICK India
Location: Borivali East, Mumbai · sick.com
- Offering: industrial sensors, safety systems, LiDAR, encoders and machine vision.
- Why it stands out: its sensors and vision systems are the data layer that AI-based inspection is built on.
5. Godrej Körber Supply Chain
Location: Mumbai Metropolitan Region · koerber.com
- Offering: warehouse automation and intralogistics, including AS/RS, shuttles, conveyors, autonomous robotics and warehouse software.
- Industries: manufacturing, logistics, pharma, retail, e-commerce, FMCG and cold chain.
- Note: wholly owned by Körber since January 2026.
6. Pinnacle Industrial Controls
Location: Andheri East, Mumbai; factory in Bhiwandi · pinnacle-controls.com
- Offering: PLC, HMI and SCADA programming, control system design, installation, commissioning, retrofits and annual maintenance.
- Why it stands out: a local integrator since 1998, with experience in pharma compliance such as 21 CFR Part 11.
7. DPM Instruments
Location: Mahape, Navi Mumbai · dpminstrument.com
- Offering: turnkey PLC and SCADA integration, batch process automation, control system validation, calibration and control panel manufacturing.
- Industries: chemical, pharma, sugar, food and beverage, biotech, water, automobile and power.
- Why it stands out: founded in 1992, with in-house product development.
8. Faclon Labs
Location: Andheri East, Mumbai · faclon.com
- Offering: industrial IoT and AI, including OEE monitoring, condition monitoring, energy management and IT-OT integration.
- Industries: metals, cement, plastics, chemicals, pharma, FMCG and textiles.
Where AI fits on top of industrial automation
PLCs, SCADA, drives and robots run the process. Along the way they generate a huge amount of data: sensor readings, alarms, vibration, temperatures, images and batch records. Most plants use only a fraction of it. AI is the software layer that turns that data into decisions, without replacing the control system.
- Predictive maintenance: signals from existing sensors predict failures before they happen. Deloitte's conservative estimate is 10–20% more equipment uptime and 5–10% lower maintenance costs (Deloitte).
- Vision quality inspection: cameras on the line combined with computer vision catch defects, dimensional errors and labelling mistakes more consistently than manual checks.
- Demand forecasting and production planning: ERP and MES history helps set batch sizes, schedules and raw material buffers.
- Process and energy optimisation: historian data is used to recommend better setpoints and reduce energy per unit.
How 0101 Labs works with your automation partner
0101 Labs is an AI company in Andheri East, Mumbai. We do not program PLCs or wire panels. Your system integrator does that. We build the AI layer on top: predictive maintenance, vision inspection, demand forecasting and production planning, connected to the data your plant already produces. Our manufacturing Industry Expert starts with one measurable problem, such as unplanned downtime or scrap rate, and agrees the success measure before anything is built.
How to choose an industrial automation company
- Platform fit. Check which PLC and DCS platforms they are certified on and whether that matches your installed base.
- Industry and compliance experience. Ask for similar projects and, in regulated industries, experience with standards such as 21 CFR Part 11. Visit a reference site if you can.
- Ownership and support. Confirm who owns the source code and documentation at handover, and what maintenance and response times they offer in the Mumbai region.
- Data access. Make sure the system can share data securely (for example through OPC UA, MQTT or a historian) so you can add analytics and AI later, and ask how they handle OT cybersecurity.
- Clear scope and ROI. Understand what the price includes, such as hardware, engineering, testing, commissioning and training, and how results will be measured after go-live.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an industrial automation company do?+
It designs, installs and maintains the systems that run a plant, such as PLCs, SCADA and DCS, drives, instrumentation, robots and conveyors, so processes run reliably with less manual intervention.
Which PLC platforms should my automation partner support?+
Choose a partner certified on the platforms you already run, such as Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider, Mitsubishi or ABB, so new work fits your installed base and spares.
Who should own the PLC and SCADA source code?+
You should. Agree in the contract that source code and documentation are handed over at the end of the project.
How does AI work with industrial automation?+
AI is a software layer on top of your existing control systems. It uses plant data for predictive maintenance, vision quality inspection, production planning and energy optimisation, without replacing the PLCs or SCADA.
How do we prepare our plant for AI?+
Make sure your systems can share data securely, for example through OPC UA, MQTT or a historian, and start with one measurable problem such as unplanned downtime or scrap rate.
