Hindustan Aeronautics Sets Up Rs 208-Crore Rocket Engine Manufacturing Hub
NDTV
The commissioning of all the critical equipment for the manufacturing and assembly requirement has been completed, HAL said.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has set up a Rs 208-crore Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) in Bengaluru that would cater to the entire rocket engine production under one roof for the Indian Space Research Organisation.
President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the state-of-the-art ICMF, set up over an area of 4,500 square metres housing over 70 hi-tech equipment and testing facilities for manufacturing cryogenic (CE20) and semi-cryogenic (SE2000) engines of Indian rockets, on Tuesday.
In 2013, an MOU was signed with ISRO for establishing the facility for manufacturing cryogenic engine modules at HAL, Aerospace Division, and it was subsequently amended in 2016 for the setting up of ICMF with an investment of Rs 208 crore.
The commissioning of all the critical equipment for the manufacturing and assembly requirement has been completed, Bengaluru-headquartered HAL said on Monday, adding that the pre-production activities which involve preparation of the process and quality plans, and drawings, have also commenced.
