NewsletterSetting the Standards in Measurement Technology

Dear Sysconians,

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that our Company is bringing out a newsletter covering various topics

highlighting achievements and activities of employees and the company during the month. Throughout all the years

and in everything we do, we have focused most of all on the development of human capacity. The company newsletter

is yet another step in that direction. The idea of bringing out this monthly newsletter is to provide a platform to all

Sysconians to learn about our company, its members and its activities. This newsletter is our reflection and cannot be

complete without the participation of each Sysconian.

ISSUE 1 VOLUME 1

Message from Chairman

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S V Veerabhadra RaoChairman

We are proud to introduce a new scheme – STAR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, the winner of which is

the most deserving Srinivasa S J, assistant engineer, Systems. Further, several such employee-welfare schemes

will be introduced as and when they are approved by the Board. Our attempt is to highlight and recognize the

key asset of our organization – YOU. I strongly believe that it is the quality of employee's human resource in

the company that really matters in the progress of the company. I am also happy and proud to note that each

Sysconian is contributing towards the progress of the Company and the same shall continue in a more organized

manner. So join me as we applaud the achievements, learn and celebrate together the spirit of Syscon.

CONTENTS Chairman’s Message

Star employee

Suggestions/feedback

Innovation @ Syscon

Industry News

Product News

Health tip

Syscon Quiz

Cartoon

One minute ideas

Life is Coffee

Contest

Birthday wishes

New joinees

Celebrations

Know your department

Company announcements

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Suggestions and feedback

Friends, your feedback is important to us to make this news letter a hit. Do feel free to write in to us at newsletter@sysconinstruments.com We welcome contributions of articles, cartoons, quotes, news etc from each of you.

SRINIVASA S.J.,

ASSISTANT ENGINEER, SYSTEMS

SPECIAL MENTION

We also applaud Harish B Shenoy, Anthony Patrick, technician, and Dinesh H.V., senior technician from theManufacturing Department, who volunteered to donate blood for the surgery of Srinivasa S J's brother, while he wasaway on official tour to Delhi. The unselfish act of Mr. Shenoy, Mr. Patrick and Mr. Dinesh sets an example of helping fellow Sysconians in the time of crisis.

Away from home in Gurgaon for over a month, Srinivas S J was commi--tted to his mission installing and commissioning machines at one of ourcustomer's factory. His commitment was so true that even the news of his brother being hospitalized or a heart bypass in Bangalore did not deter him from finishing his job.

Harish Shenoy, chief manager Resources, called up Srinivasa th

in Gurgaon, on 11 June to pass on a message from his wife regarding his brother who had to undergo a surgery in Bangalore, the next day. When asked whether he would like to return to Bangalore immediately, Srinivasa spontaneouslyinformed that the testing of the machine is in progress. He said that he would return to Bangalore only after the completion of the task at hand.

Syscon Star Employee (June, 08')

Motivational QuoteGood leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes

a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens, people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.

This 42 years old Sysconian, who we all recognize on the shop loor with his trademark lean frame and spirited smile, decided to stay back in Gurgaon and complete the testing of the machine, instead of rushing back to Bangalore to be with his brother.

thHe returned to Bangalore on 16 June, four days after the surgery of his brother.

Srinivasa's impeccable dedication to work beyond the call of duty has humbled all of us at Syscon Instruments. We are proud to announce Srinvasa S J as the STAR EMPLOYEE OF SYSCON for the month of June 2008.

?Q1 What does the name SYSCON stand for?

a) Systematic Control b) System Control c) Systemised Conclave

Q2. Syscon was formed in 1976, but when did the Electronic City Factory become operational?

a) 1990 b) 1978 c) 1994

Q3. Syscon Services Pvt Ltd is applying for which accreditation this year?

a) NABL b) ISO c) ISI

Syscon Pathshaala

Please mail your Correct answers to newsletter@sysconinstruments.com th

or drop in the answers to HR Dept. before 30 July. Five lucky winnerswill be chosen for surprise gifts.

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HEALTH TIP

Easy Desktop Stretches you can do while sitting on your chair.

* Sit on the chair with feet planted firmly on te ground

* Keep your body erect, inhale and twist to the right with one arm around the back of the

chair and other on the arm rest. Hold to a count of 5, come back to the starting position as

you exhale.

* Repeat on the other side. Do 3 to 4 repetitions.

Daimler joint venture opens India plant

INDUSTRY NEWS :

July 8 - The joint venture by German auto maker Daimler with India's Hero Group will set up a truckmanufacturing facility at Oragadam in Kanchipuram district. Starting 2010, the plant is expected to roll out 70,000 trucks in the initial phase. The total investment in the plant is expected to be 700 million euros.

Bombardier to begin India ops by end 2008July 7 - Bombardier Transportation, a global majorin railway transport, will start its manufacturing activity in India at Savli, Gujarat by the end of thisyear. Manufacture of bogies will start by the fourthquarter of 2008, and metro cars by early next yearfor Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

Siemens to make metro, traincoaches in IndiaJuly 3 - Engineering and electrical goods maker Siemens is entering a new business segment in India by setting up a facility to manufacture coachesfor trains and metros in India. The manufacturing plant will come up in Aurangabad, Maharashtra andwill be functional by mid-2009.

L&T bags Rs 10.47 billion Indian Railways order July 8 - Engineering and construction firm Larsen and Toubro is to set up a steel wheel manufacturing plant in Bihar. the plant, with a capacity to manufa--cture 100,000 wheels annually, will be set up at Saran in Chhapra district in two years. The turnkeyproject will have no foreign collaboration.

Ford to invest $500 mn in India by 2010June 24 - Ford India Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of global auto maker Ford Motors Co., will set up a small car production facility and an engine manufacturing unitnear Chennai by 2010. The initial annual production capacity is planned for 250,000 units, with the first engines coming off assembly by 2010. It will man--ufacture both petrol and diesel engines here.

PRODUCT NEWS HYDROGEN LEAK DETECTOR

Syscon is introducing Hydrogen Leak Testing System for the first time in the country. H2 leak testers are very sensitive and can measure leak rates as low as 5X 10-7 mbarL/sec. This is several orders better thanair/nirtogen leak test systems. Leak detection using hydrogen method is becoming more common in industry.

Such a precision leak tester calls for very high accuracies in the jig and couplers. We are proud to announce that Syscon has attained this capability and the first Leak Tester is being supplied to one of the prestigious Multinational Automotive part makers.

A funny look atManagement Meetings

New concept of blockage measurement

Innovation @ Syscon @

For India's leading casting manufacturer, Syscon has engineered a differential pressure measurem--ent method for performing blockage testing andleak testing for a front cover of engine block. Thechallenge was to improve upon an earlier suppliedmachine that was unable to detect the 30% bloc--kage in the component. A completely new design concept was visualized byShivanand Aithal and Kasturi Rangan. Instead of going for the conventional method of air flow

measurement for blockage detection, they incorporated differential air pressure measurement enabled by Fukuda instruments. As a result, the Gurgaon based casting manufacturer was able to detect 30% blockage in these components which it supplied to a Canada based automotive firm. This reduced the compo--nents rejection rate from 50% to 10%. Syscon's testing system enabled the customer to set a benchmark of quality for the components that it was making. In the course, it effected a change in the manufacturing process at its factory unit in Gurgaon.

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Let's Wish “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” to

K.V.Vinod, Manager - Business Development, 16 July B.Kemparamiah, Assistant Marketing, 16 JulySrinivasa S.J., Assistant Engineer, 18 JulyDinesh H.V., Senior Technician18 JulyGangadhar B.C., Senior Technician20 JulyG.C Manjunatha, Asst. Manager Cust. Support, 21 JulyJayasheela Shetty, Senior Technician, 22 JulyRajeshwari G.C, Asst. Engineer Electronics, 30 July

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MINUTE IDEAS1

Beginning from next newsletter, we would like to publish employee related celebrations like marriage of the employee, housewarming, newborns, awards / rewards received by the employees children, etc. So please do mail to so that it can be carried in the newsletter and your colleagues can join your celebration.

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Celebrations

ndC. Manjunatha has joined our Company on 2 June 2008 as Senior Technical Assistant in Designs Division. He was earlier working in Omega Engineers & Manufacturers as Technician and in Instrol Devises as Machinist. He has an experience of 6 years in Machine operations, Assemby, Inspection and Draughtsman. He has done his ITI from Government ITI, Hosur Road, Bangalore. He has also good knowledge of Autocad.

A Warm Welcome to New Sysconians

ndMr. B. Narendran joined our Company on 2 June 2008 as Technician Maintenance. He will be handling the electrical maintenance in our factory. He has an experience of 6 years as Electricianin various organizations. He was earlier working as Electrician in Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd., Om Shakthi Electricals and in Appllo Power Systems Pvt. Ltd.

ndMalovika Rao joined our Company on 2 June 2008 as Member Business Development. She has been a journalist for lasteight years and has worked in DD News channel (National), Electronics For You magazine, Voice & Data magazine and Mint Wall Street Journal newspaper. She will be involved in business growth and organization strategy.

thMs. Yellamma joined our Company on 18 June 2008 as Assistant Housekeeping. She will take care of the cleanliness of the floors in our factory.

Life is Coffee

A group of IIM alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turnedinto complaints about stress in work and life.Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a largepot of coffee and an assortment of cups porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cupswere taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.

While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups.”

Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Some times, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it. Don't let the cups drive you... Enjoy the coffee instead.

Name Your NewsletterThis is YOUR newsletter so suggest an appropriate name for it. Entries are welcome throughe-mails to newsletter@sysconinstruments.com or directly drop in the entries to HRD. The selected winner will be given a surprise gift and will be announced in the next newsletter

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Know Your HR & Commercials Department

We are proud of all our employees and believe in leadership through people. The competence and enthusiasm of our people will drive us to build a strong organization. It shall be our endeavor to build our human capital and leverage it tocompetitive advantage. All human resource initiatives will be geared towards internalizing our value system.

Human Resource Philosophy

Harish Shenoy, Chief Resource ManagerSysconian since March 2008 Harish has the answers to your HR related issues, besides purchase and accounting. He plans HR activities (recruitment, employee workshops, employeewelfare schemes), and other resources. He plans tointroduce Suggestion scheme and HR policy for your company and doesn't mind staying overnight at work to complete his job. He enjoys cycling, trekking and gardening.

M. Uma Shankar, Manager, PurchaseSysconian since March 1989Uma Shankar likes to strictly adhere to the 3 principles - Quality, on-time delivery and competitive price. He plays an unenviable but critical role of procuring raw materialsfor each department. He says he can handle any tough

vendor and doesn't like to sit idle. He is deeply religious.

Srinivasa Rao, Asst. Exec. - StoresSysconian since August 1997

Almost every electronic component in a Syscon-made equipment has been handed out by Srinivasa. He knows every nook and corner of the store having spent a decade in the Stores. Don't go by his soft nature, this 51 year old can beat you at wrestling. He is a Kabaddi champion and is a star weight lifter.

R. T. Durai Sreenivasan, Asst Exec, Data entry operatorSysconian since January 2007

Sreenivasan is multi-skilled with knowledge of Tally 9.1, Photoshop, Computer Hardware, typing, and electrical wiring work. He currently prepares stock statements and monthly reports for his department. He is learning AutoCad

at home to some day become a skilled draughtsman. He likes visiting temples.

Mani Elavazaghan, Asst. Exec – Sub StoresSysconian since April 2007Closely interacting with the machinists and engineers on the shop Floor, Mani is sharp in fulfilling the requirements for raw materials. He finds it easy to interact with people at Syscon and enjoys his work. He wishes his work was more noticed and appreciated.

Shanthi Pinto, Manager, HR & Commercial Sysconian since July 2001Almost every new joinee at Syscon has interacted

with Shanthi for she helps in sourcing and recruiting

new candidates. She manages employee welfare, store

Uma Devi, Sr. Executive, StoresSysconian since July 1983

Uma Devi is easily a walking 'Google Search' for electronic components. She can recall every item code, specs and location of the component in a matterof seconds. Even at the age of 48, Uma Devi doesn't lack enthusiasm. She is Syscon's very own in-house Medical Assistant. She enjoys basket weaving and helping neighbours.

activities and purchase department. She has just been blessed by a second son. (Congratulations!)

Gayathri N., Asst. Exec to Chairman and Stores Asst.Sysconian since May 2006

When a Syscon employee is hospitalized or needs to open a bank account, Gayathri will come to their rescue by resolvinginsurance claims and opening employee savings accounts. She places orders for all Import items. She aims to be an HR Executive soon. Her hobby is collecting Lord Ganesha's photos.

P.H. Geethamma, Asst. Exec., PurchaseSysconian since March 1997Geetha is a multi-tasker who started off in production, was a receptionist and today handles purchase. She further wants to be an HR manager someday. Geetha is eager to continually learn. She is athletic and plays Kho-Kho, carom board and badminton.

ReceptionistSysconian since November 2007Reema Rolen D'Silva,

One will not fail to notice every morning the beautiful flower arrangement and the “Thought For the Day” at the reception on, all thanks to Reema. She attends to customers and visitors, receives mails and packagesand attends calls. Reema enjoys dancing, singing and cooking.

The Travel / Tour Policy has been revised and approved by the Board. The revised Travel / Tour

stPolicy has come into effect from 1 July 2008.Travel Policy:

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Organisation structure: Your Company is undergoing several changes in the organisational structure and proc--esses to align its people and systems to its vision and to meet the challenges. Such has been the spirit and the drive behind these initiatives that people centricity has become the lifeline of the organisation. A new integrated organizational structure has emerged; with realigned roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships. A workshop

thto explain and discuss the new organisation structure was held on 20 June 2008 for all the Departmental Heads.

Biometric based Time & Attendance System: The Biometric based Time & Attendance System has been inst--alled. The employees have started utilizing registering their attendance. Shortly we will be getting the IdentityCard printed on the proximity cards.