Bangalore, March 15, 2013:
International Aerospace Manufacturing Limited’s (IAMPL) production facility set up at a cost of Rs 135 crore was formally inaugurated here today.
The unit, to have an employee strength of about 100, incorporates the latest Rolls-Royce manufacturing techniques for making 130 different compressor parts.
Incorporated in July 2010, IAMPL is a 50:50 joint venture company (JVC) of HAL and Rolls-Royce (the UK). The JVC is will have about 225 vendors initially.
The facility, inaugurated by Managing Director, HAL (Bangalore Complex) K Naresh Babu, will include latest machine tools, computerised maintenance management systems, metal spray booths and non-destructive testing lines, it was stated.
“The production facility incorporates the latest Rolls-Royce manufacturing techniques and will create job opportunities for highly skilled technicians and engineers in India”, said Babu. The facility will begin manufacturing production components later this year.
HAL Chairman R K Tyagi pointed out that HAL and Rolls-Royce have been strategic partners for long. “This is a step towards indigenous production activities in the crucial aero-sector. The state-of-the-art facility in Bangalore will produce components for the technologically advanced Trent family of civil aero engines, as well as for a number of marine and energy gas turbines”, he said.
HAL started producing the Orpheus engine under license followed by maintenance of the Gnome engine and the 501 K industrial gas turbine. HAL is the production agency of Rolls-Royce’s Adour 804/811 engine for the Jaguar aircraft of IAF since 1981. HAL is now manufacturing the Adour MK 871 for the new Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers.
