As a step towards realising the vision of the ‘Make in India’ initiative and creating a world-class aerospace manufacturing ecosystem in India, the National Centre for Aerospace Innovation and Research (NCAIR) along with DMG Mori India has launched its Advanced Machining Excellence Cell (AMEC) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.
Greg Hyslop, vice-president and general manager of Boeing Research and Technology, USA, inaugurated the cell on Saturday, in the presence of HK Mittal, Advisor, Ministry of Science & Technology, Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India; Prof. Devang Khakhar, Director, IIT Bombay, and other dignitaries from NCAIR partner industries.
Speaking on the occasion, Hyslop said: “Innovation and technology are at the heart of what we do and that is what differentiates us. When Boeing conceptualized the NCAIR consortium it was with the objective of supporting world-class research and development in aerospace, and practically applying this research towards the development of aerospace manufacturing capability in India”.
“As technology advances at ever-accelerating speeds, collaboration and strengthening partnerships globally will be a key to our success and we look forward to working together with the Indian industry to address the challenges in aerospace manufacturing, in the years to come,” Hyslop said.
The NCAIR was established at IIT Bombay in 2010 as a joint collaboration between IIT Bombay, Department of Science and Technology (DST) - Government of India, and The Boeing Company. NCAIR works as a consortium between aerospace industries and IIT Bombay. The Centre currently has eight partners, of which IIT Bombay, DST, The Boeing Company, Hindustan Aeronautics limited (HAl), and National Aerospace laboratories (NAl) are the founding partners; DMG Mori, Delcam, and Sandvik are the industry partners.