Henkel Opens Bengaluru Innovation Hub to Support Next Generation Electronics Manufacturing and Local Development

Henkel has launched its new customer application center in Bengaluru, reinforcing its commitment to India’s rapidly expanding electronics manufacturing sector.

(IN BRIEF) Henkel has opened a new customer application center in Bengaluru to support India’s expanding electronics manufacturing industry, providing a collaborative environment for co-developing and validating advanced materials and processes. The facility addresses a critical gap in local testing infrastructure by enabling manufacturers to conduct development work domestically, reducing costs and accelerating time to market. Covering key sectors such as 5G, AI, EV systems, and industrial automation, the center offers capabilities including thermal testing, dispensing technologies, and electrical characterization. Designed to replicate real production conditions, it allows for more efficient prototyping and validation. The initiative supports India’s Make in India and PLI programs while strengthening Henkel’s position as a partner in driving innovation and growth in the country’s electronics sector.

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 24-Mar-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel has expanded its presence in India’s growing electronics manufacturing sector with the launch of a new customer application center in Bengaluru, designed as a collaborative hub for innovation and advanced material development. The facility aims to bring together Henkel’s technical expertise and customer engineering teams to co-create, test, and validate solutions for next-generation electronics production.

Positioned in one of India’s key technology hubs, the new center addresses a longstanding challenge within the country’s electronics value chain—the lack of locally available, high-end testing and validation infrastructure. By enabling manufacturers to conduct critical development processes domestically, the facility reduces reliance on overseas resources, shortens development timelines, and lowers associated costs.

S. Sunil Kumar, Country President for Henkel in India, emphasized the strategic importance of the initiative, noting that India’s electronics ecosystem is entering a new phase of growth. He highlighted the increasing demand for localized collaboration, where manufacturers can move more efficiently from concept development to production by working closely with a partner capable of providing both materials and application expertise.

The Bengaluru facility spans 5,000 square feet, with nearly half dedicated to laboratory and testing functions. It has been designed to replicate real-world manufacturing environments, allowing customers to evaluate materials and processes under production-like conditions before scaling up. This approach enables more accurate validation, improved reliability, and faster commercialization of new technologies.

The application center focuses on five key sectors experiencing rapid growth: telecommunications and 5G infrastructure, data centers and AI computing, power electronics and electric vehicle systems, industrial automation, and medical electronics. It offers a wide range of capabilities, including thermal management testing, precision dispensing, electrical characterization, and rapid curing processes, supporting the entire development cycle from prototyping to production readiness.

A defining feature of the center is its collaborative model, where Henkel specialists work directly alongside customer teams to develop tailored solutions based on specific product designs and manufacturing requirements. This hands-on approach distinguishes the facility from traditional testing laboratories and supports more efficient innovation.

The center also contributes to India’s broader industrial strategy, aligning with initiatives such as Make in India and Production-Linked Incentive programs. By bringing advanced engineering, process optimization, and validation capabilities onshore, the facility enables manufacturers to accelerate development cycles and strengthen domestic production capabilities.

With this new addition, Henkel continues to build out its innovation ecosystem in India, reinforcing its role as a key partner in supporting the country’s ambitions to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing.

About Henkel

With its brands, innovations and technologies, Henkel holds leading market positions worldwide in the industrial and consumer businesses. The business unit Adhesive Technologies is the global leader in the market for adhesives, sealants and coatings. With Consumer Brands, the company holds leading positions especially in laundry & home care and hair in many markets and categories around the world. The company’s three strongest brands are Loctite, Persil and Schwarzkopf. In fiscal 2025, Henkel reported sales of about 20.5 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of around 3.0 billion euros. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. Sustainability has a long tradition at Henkel, and the company has a clear sustainability strategy with specific targets. Henkel was founded in 1876 and today employs a diverse team of about 47,000 people worldwide – united by a strong corporate culture, shared values and a common purpose: “Pioneers at heart for the good of generations.” More information at www.henkel.com

About Henkel India

Henkel in India has two legal entities, namely, Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Henkel) and Henkel Anand India Private Limited (a joint venture company of Henkel and Anand Group). The adhesive technologies business operates primarily in the business-to-business realm in the country, while in the consumer brands business, Henkel is present in the “hair” category. Headquartered in Navi Mumbai, the adhesive technologies business has a footprint comprising four manufacturing sites, two innovation centers, a customer experience center, a flexible packaging academy and three application centers serving the footwear, consumer electronics and electronics industries, respectively. Its hair business has five Schwarzkopf Professional academies across the country. Further enhancing Henkel’s innovation ecosystem is its Global Technology Center, designed to help implement innovations quickly and build future-oriented digital competencies at the company. Henkel employs over 1,300 employees across these sites. More information at www.henkel.in. 

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