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Honeywell helps organizations solve the world’ s most complex challenges in critical areas including automation, aviation and energy. As a trusted partner, the company provides actionable solutions and innovation through its Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments that help make the world smarter, safer as well as more secure and sustainable.
Manufacturing Today is joined by Anant Maheshwari who is President and CEO of Honeywell’ s Global Regions, with broad responsibilities for leading Honeywell’ s business across a diverse set of geographies that include Asia, India, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
“ Honeywell is a diversified industrial software major,” he begins,“ with broadly-speaking, two main areas of business: aerospace and automation. We’ re currently going through a spin-off process, which will result in the aerospace business standing as a separate company and the three main business segments for building automation, industrial automation and process technology remaining as the core company going forward. Geographically, we are very diversified. While we are headquartered in the United States, we have very strong global operations. The UK has been a strong operation for us for a very long time and my role is to bring this entire portfolio together.” Anant explores Honeywell’ s role in economic growth and investment within the UK through technology, manufacturing, and industry.“ The UK’ s industrial strategy is clearly in a phase of transformation and revival,” Anant shares,“ with a strong focus on growth, capital investment, and building new capabilities for the economy. Out of eight priority areas identified in the UK Industrial Strategy, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, defense, digital technologies, and life sciences align very closely with Honeywell’ s portfolio. We see these as real growth drivers, and automation is essential to ensuring their competitiveness and future readiness. That’ s exactly where Honeywell plays a role, enabling these sectors to thrive and prepare for what’ s next.“ Sustainability is also at the heart of this transition. Take the example of BP, which, as well as using our automation systems, uses our technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel around the world: a clear intersection of energy transition, automation, and
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