(Left to Right): Subhasis Mohanty (MD & VP, India & Middle East, Normet), Anil Sood (Executive Director, South West Mining Ltd.), Kishore S (COO, Hindustan Zinc Ltd.), Ed Santamaria (President & CEO, Normet), His Excellency Mikko Kivikoski (Finland to India Ambassador), Annami Toukonitty (SVP, Services BL, Normet) at the lamp lighting ceremony.
Normet Innovation Day 2026, India & Middle East, held at the company’s Centre of Excellence in Jaipur, brought together customers, industry partners, experts and global leaders from the mining, tunnelling and underground construction industries. The event provided a platform to experience new technologies, exchange industry perspectives, and explore opportunities for making underground operations safer, smarter and more sustainable.
Addressing the event, Subhasis Mohanty VP, India and Middle East Sales Area highlighted customer proximity as central to Normet’s approach to innovation. He emphasised the importance of understanding customers’ operations, challenges and evolving requirements and combining that insight with technology and application expertise to create solutions that deliver tangible value.
Ed Santamaria, President & CEO of Normet, shared the company’s broader vision and commitment to the region, highlighting the significance of the Jaipur Centre of Excellence and Normet’s continued focus on customers, people and innovation as the company strengthens its presence in India.
The event was also honoured by the presence of His Excellency Mikko Kivikoski, Ambassador of Finland to India , whose keynote placed innovation and industrial collaboration within the wider context of the growing relationship between Finland and India.
Innovation shaped by industry needs
Throughout the day, technology demonstrations and industry discussions brought together Normet specialists, customers and external experts to exchange views on some of the key opportunities and challenges facing mining and tunnelling.Sessions explored themes including next-generation safety technology, sustainable solutions for mining and tunnelling, and new possibilities for injection technologies, with customer perspectives forming an important part of the conversation.
A major highlight was the unveiling of the Spraymec 4100 and Spraymec 2100, giving customers an opportunity to see the machines and learn more about their key features.
Jaipur Centre of Excellence highlights Normet’s growing capabilities in India
The event provided guests with an opportunity to experience Normet’s Jaipur Centre of Excellence and the capabilities brought together at the facility.Located at Mahindra World City in Jaipur, Rajasthan, the Centre of Excellence was established by Normet as a global technology and production hub. The facility brings together global equipment production, a global service rebuild centre, global R&D, a data analytics hub and technology training for operations and maintenance.
The site includes approximately 150,000 sq.ft. of factory and amenities space and 23,000 sq.ft. of office space. Its factory infrastructure includes assembly lines and stations, painting facilities, remanufacturing stations and a proto shop with advanced testing facilities, while its office facilities include simulator training rooms. The investment is part of the development of India as an important base supporting both domestic and global markets.
During Innovation Day, guests toured the Centre of Excellence, Ground Technologies Pavilion, Normet Academy and Remote Monitoring Centre, providing a closer view of Normet’s infrastructure, technologies and capabilities.
Collaboration at the heart of innovation
Normet Innovation Day 2026 was made possible through the participation and contribution of customers, industry partners, speakers, panellists, experts, guests and Normet colleagues from India and across the global organisation.Normet extends its sincere thanks to all customers, industry partners, speakers, panellists and distinguished guests who joined the event and contributed their expertise, perspectives and experience. Their participation and open dialogue are essential to ensuring that innovation remains connected to the real operational priorities of the mining, tunnelling and underground construction industries.
Together, we are Defining the Future Underground.
