Date: September 9, 2026

Press Release Summary

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched the TCS Industrial Autonomy & Engineering Lab – Lights-Out Factory at its Sahyadri Park campus in Pune. This represents India's first lights-out factory lab, designed to demonstrate how manufacturing assembly lines can use AI, digital twins, robotics, and factory systems to operate and optimize functions with minimal human intervention.

The facility features a fully robotic battery pack assembly line and will help manufacturers prototype, validate, and scale AI-first production systems. It addresses the challenge of translating Industry 4.0, AI, and robotics concepts into practical operating models by providing customers with a controlled setting to explore industrial scenarios and reduce deployment risk.

Key Capabilities and Technologies

The Pune lab demonstrates several interconnected capabilities:

  • Autonomous Factory Concepts: AI-enabled production optimization, predictive maintenance, quality inspection, and resilient operations
  • Digital Twin and Simulation Environments: Virtual models and test environments to validate factory scenarios before real-world deployment
  • Vision AI, Robotics, and Industrial Automation: Machine perception, adaptive workflows, and human-machine collaboration use cases
  • Sensor-to-Cloud Industrial Intelligence: Connecting shop-floor signals with edge and cloud platforms for real-time, context-aware decision-making
  • Software-Defined Engineering: Continuous evolution of industrial systems through software, data, and AI-driven automation

Strategic Context

This facility is the latest addition to TCS' Industrial Autonomy & Engineering innovation footprint, following the launch of the TCS Industrial Autonomy & Engineering Lab Powered by NVIDIA in Bengaluru earlier in 2026. The lab supports industry use cases including predictive maintenance, automated quality inspection, real-time process optimization, human-machine collaboration, and autonomous factory operations.

Executive Commentary

Joakim Landholm, SVP Commercial & Operations Development, SKF stated: "Reducing friction has always been central to industrial progress, and the next wave of manufacturing will depend on smarter, more energy-efficient, and more reliable operations. We see TCS Industrial Autonomy & Engineering Lab – Lights-Out Factory as an important step in helping industry translate advanced automation and industrial AI into measurable operational value."

Sreenivasa Chakravarti, Global Head & Vice President of Industrial Autonomy and Engineering, TCS stated: "At TCS, we are reimagining manufacturing environments and building factories for the future. With our state-of-the-art TCS Industrial Autonomy & Engineering Lab – Lights-Out Factory, we are advancing TCS' vision of engineering AI-first production systems. The lab provides a tangible demonstration of how the Human + AI model can help enterprises progress from digitally enabled operations to increasingly autonomous production systems."

Company Background

TCS generated consolidated revenues of over US$30 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. The company operates across 56 countries with 194 service delivery centers worldwide and aims to become the world's largest AI-powered technology services company.

Media Contacts

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