Azad Engineering has inaugurated a new 7,600-square-metre lean manufacturing facility at its Centre of Excellence & Innovation Center in Tunikibollaram, Hyderabad. The facility has been established to support capacity commitments for GE Vernova’s Steam Power Services business unit.
According to the company, the facility currently employs over 180 direct skilled professionals. Additional hiring is underway, with plans to expand the workforce by a few hundred more. The plant is equipped with technology for manufacturing high-precision components and is designed around lean principles to improve productivity. It is integrated with Azad’s Centre for Excellence and Innovation.
The inauguration was attended by representatives from GE Vernova, including Rodolfo Torres (Lean Leader), Ankur Chandak (Sourcing Leader), Martin Schäfer (Global Commodity Leader), Akhona Monwabisi Qabaka (Supplier Quality Leader), Carly Lorence (Global Planning Lean Leader), and Rakesh Chopdar, Chairman and CEO of Azad Engineering.
“This new facility is a part of our broader strategy to create exclusive manufacturing facilities to meet the needs of key global OEM partners at our Centre of Excellence & Innovation Centre,” said Rakesh Chopdar.
Azad Engineering began working with GE Vernova’s Steam Power Services business unit in 2013. The company stated that the partnership has grown from initial operations involving a few machines into a larger manufacturing setup.
Azad Engineering is a precision manufacturing company based in India. It specializes in producing critical components for original equipment manufacturers in the energy, aerospace, defence, and other industrial sectors.