subject: Aerospace Manufacturing Trends In India [print this page] The civil and the commercial aviation sector in India have been increasing at a rapid pace. Going by the latest statistics it has recorded an annual growth of 41 percent in passenger traffic over the past couple of years. Furthermore, it has been contributing significantly to the expansion of the global commercial and civil aviation sector. This massive growth has put a pressure on the aerospace parts, products and other aero infrastructure manufacturing. Therefore, as a result the emphasis is now on modernizing the airports, aircraft bodies and other navigation systems for better air traffic management. There will also be an increased focus on radars and facilities for maintenance repair and overhaul of aircraft and subsystems.
Hence there is a great potential and scope for the creation and collaboration of joint ventures in the aerospace product and parts manufacturing sector in India for setting up Maintenance Repair Overhaul facilities for military and civil aircraft, overhaul and maintenance for aero engines and avionics production, its accessories and components. Leading global aviation brands have been already planning to venture into the Indian subcontinent and is keen on outsourcing defense and aerospace products, because India is quickly emerging as a center of aerospace design and engineering activities.
Aerospace Manufacturing Services
Eminent brand names specializing in aerospace engineering consultancy services have been aiming to expand their support base in the Indian aerospace sector by offering ready to fit aerospace precision machined parts. The aviation units are equipped with state-of-the-art machinery for manufacturing precision machined aero engines and aero parts to adhere to industry quality standards. The machining technology utilized by these companies includes the following:
Furthermore, the inspection facility consists of the following components:-
* Fully equipped inspection center
* Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM), Leica microscope and Millipore testing for Dirt and chip level content (Clean room)
* Other essential inspection instruments / gauges
Leading aerospace manufacturing service providers today are equipped with activities such as tooling design and development, process planning, value analysis and engineering, assembly process planning, assembly tooling design and development, CNC program coding, reverse engineering and many more. In addition to that, these enterprises have also taken up joint ventures with other global giants to expand their capacity into the vertical of sheet metal manufacturing and other special processing areas.
