The Indian instrumentation industry has progressed in leaps and bounds in the recent past, largely due to the increased demand for instruments and related equipment in various industrial segments within the country. Some of these segments include electronic (both hardware and software), chemicals, precision engineering, defence and security, research and pharmaceuticals, just to name a few. The instrumentation industry is however, very technology-intensive and has to constantly keep in sync with the latest technological innovations recorded around the world. The market for analytical instruments is huge in India, with the government and the educational sectors being two of the largest consumers. Such analytical instruments are also widely utilised by the pharmaceutical and research-based industrial sectors. The country has been facing a lot of security concerns of late which, in turn, has prompted increased government investment into laboratory instrumentation, for the purpose of explosive detection, among others. The food and beverage sector has also witnessed an increase in demand for instrumentation, as it faces a challenge to maintain internationally acceptable hygiene standards. Hide this