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Sigma Advanced Systems starts aerospace production at Sri City
Sigma Advanced Systems has started making airplane parts at a new factory in Sri City.
The factory was built and started operating in only eight months.
Its first parts were sent to the company’s UK team for checking.
The factory can currently work for 100,000 machine-hours each year.
It may eventually grow to nearly 300,000 machine-hours annually.
Sigma wants to move more of its airplane-parts production to India.
The company expects about 70% of the process to happen in India after expansion.
It also plans to train workers in special aerospace manufacturing skills.
Sigma Advanced Systems has begun producing aerospace components at its Sri City facility in Andhra Pradesh.
The facility moved from construction to active production in eight months, and its first component batch was sent to the company’s UK operations for verification.
The 75,000-square-foot facility currently supports 100,000 machining hours annually and is designed to reach nearly 300,000 hours.
Sigma plans to shift about 70% of its aerospace manufacturing process to India after the planned expansion is completed.
The facility has completed initial source-change approval stages with Rolls-Royce Aerospace and plans to provide on-campus skills training.
- Who
- Sigma Advanced Systems, led by CEO and Executive Director Sunil Kalidindi.
- What
- The company has begun aerospace component production and sent its first batch for final verification.
- Where
- Sri City, near Tirupati, India.
- When
- Production began after the facility moved from construction to operation in eight months; the rest of the campus is expected to become operational over the next 12 months.
- Why
- To expand advanced aerospace manufacturing in India, replicate the company’s UK capabilities, and move more of its manufacturing value chain to the country.
Key facts
- Facility size
- 75,000 square feet, within a planned 500,000-square-foot campus
- Current capacity
- 100,000 machining hours annually
- Planned capacity
- Nearly 300,000 machining hours annually
- Expected India share
- About 70% of the manufacturing process after expansion
- First production batch
- Sent to Sigma’s UK operations for final verification
- Approval process
- Initial source-change approval stages completed with Rolls-Royce Aerospace
- Expansion timeline
- Remaining campus expected to become operational within 12 months
Sources
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