Foundation Stone Laid for the Samooha Aerospace Park, in the Aerospace SEZ at Adibatla

(Excl Ventures News.)

The Chief Minister laid Foundation Stone for the Samuha Aerospace Park, in the Aerospace SEZ at Adibatla on November 4 2013.

The country�s first aerospace SEZ is all set to take wings in Adhibatla on the outskirts of Hyderabad. About 20 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and a few big players have committed an investment to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore.

At least half a dozen companies will begin work on the day, when the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Kiran Kumar Reddy, is expected to kickstart activity at a foundation laying function.

The Aerospace & Precision Engineering SEZ venture can provide direct employment of 10,000 and indirectly to another 18,000 in the next three years, as these manufacturing units, turn fully operational. The projected annual turnover is Rs 2,500 crore and exports to the tune of Rs 400 crore.

The Companies that have taken up land in the Aerospace Park are

MTAR

SEC Industries

Ananth Technologies

Zetatek

Scarlet

SKM Technologies

Motion Dynamics

Gagan Aerospace

Aeroc Space Tech

Hemmair

Apollo Aerospace

DSR Tech

Lokesh Machine Tools

Gowra

Ratna Tools

Castall Tech

Compu Power

Rolon Seal

Revathy Industries etc., said M.M. Sreeram, Executive Director of Samuha Engineering Industries.

Samuha is a consortium of Aerospace Industries, which will anchor the development of the Aerospace Park. MTAR, SEC Industries, Ananth Technologies, Zetatek, Scarlet and SKM Technologies are the main promoters.

At present, the Tatas have made major investments in a couple of ventures in the area, including in the SEZ. In the joint venture with Sikorsky, it is manufacturing helicopter cabins. �The existence of a large number of SMEs with diverse expertise in Hyderabad has drawn the Tatas in a big way. Similarly, several other multinationals are showing keen interest,� Sreeram said.

The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) has allocated 193 acres at Adhibatla. Of this, 100 acres will be for the SEZ for which the Corporation is a co-developer. The 93 acres in the domestic tariff area (DTA) has been allotted to Samuha as a lead developer and to allot land to other member units, explained Jayesh Ranjan, Managing Director of the Corporation.

The Aerospace SEZ will be developed in an integrated manner. Industries will share expertise and strengths in a symbiotic manner to meet big demands, especially that will emerge from the Defence offset policy and other strategic sectors

Thousands of crores of business is expected to flow to Indian industry as the offset makes it mandatory for winners of big Defence contracts to source at least 30 per cent of the value from domestic industry/institutes.

As part of its effort, Samuha will provide a common test facility, training centre and common marketing, HR, and procurement facilities, exhibition and guest facilities, labs said Sreeram. The equity of the shareholder units will be proportion to the land holding, he added.

Sreeram said Samuha is planning to replicate two more SEZs in the State and wanted a special task force to look into the potential of exploiting to opportunities emerging in the strategic sectors for SMEs.

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TATA AEROSPACE AT ADIBATLA

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and US-based helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Thursday said their S-92 type helicopter cabin production unit in Adibatla Hyderabad has become 100% indigenous since October 2013.

The companies said the India operation is not only assembling cabins but also producing the parts needed for the assembly, before shipping the cabins to the US for aircraft completion and delivery.

Sikorsky, among the world�s largest helicopter makers, has a tie-up with Tata Advanced Systems to make S-92 helicopter cabins at a facility in Hyderabad for the global market.

Arvind Jeet Singh Walia, regional executive, India and South Asia, Sikorsky Aircraft, said the Hyderabad facility built the 50th S-92 helicopter cabin in October. �The Tata Advanced System facility now has the capacity to produce up to four cabins a month and is responsible for future design modifications,� Walia said.

In November 2009, Sikorsky and Tata Advanced Systems entered into a joint-venture for production of more than 5,000 aerospace components in India, establishing two factories in Hyderabad. The S-92 helicopter cabins from India are shipped to the US for assembly, and the completed helicopters are delivered to customers globally.

�In a short span, Tata Advanced Systems has delivered on the challenge of indigenous manufacturing and assembly of cabins for S-92 helicopters. TASL�s capabilities across the aerospace value chain and its highly skilled and dedicated workforce have put India on the global map as a preferred destination for OEMs (original equipment manufacturers),� said S. Ramadorai, chairman, Tata Advanced Systems.

Sikorsky has plans to design and manufacture civilian and military helicopters in India for the local and Asia-Pacific market in four years, the first time a foreign aircraft company will use the country�s aerospace know-how to make choppers for the overseas market.

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