Posts by Wesley Joseph

BHEL Supplies Key Hardware for NASA-ISRO NISAR Mission

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has supplied key hardware components for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, a collaborative Earth observation mission between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The company’s Electronics Systems Division in Bengaluru manufactured three space-grade solar panels and a lithium-ion battery for […]

LAT Aerospace to Develop Indigenous Gas Turbine Engine in Bengaluru

LAT Aerospace, founded by Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal and former Zomato COO Surobhi Das, has launched the development of an indigenous gas turbine engine in India. The company has set up a research and development facility in Bengaluru and is currently recruiting engineers with experience in turbine, rotor, and control system design. The project aims […]

Virtuoso Compressors Begins Commercial Production at Nashik Facility

Virtuoso Optoelectronics Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Virtuoso Compressors Private Limited, has commenced commercial production of reciprocatory compressors at a new facility in Nashik, Maharashtra. The plant has an annual production capacity of 2.8 million units, covering both fixed and variable speed models ranging from 3 cc to 15 cc. The project […]

MNRE Tightens Wind Turbine Norms, Mandates Local Sourcing

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended the procedure for listing wind turbines and their components in India. As part of the revision, the existing Revised List of Models and Manufacturers (RLMM) has been renamed the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for wind turbines. The updated procedure makes it mandatory […]

ZF Begins Local Production of Electric Park Brake System for EV Platform in India

ZF Group, a manufacturer of automotive components, has commenced local production of its Electric Park Brake (EPB) system in India. The system is being supplied to a domestic passenger vehicle manufacturer for use in a newly launched electric vehicle platform. Several thousand units are expected to be delivered over the coming years. This is the […]

Jeh Aerospace Inaugurates Resilience Centre to Streamline Production

Jeh Aerospace has inaugurated the Jeh Centre for Aerospace Resilience (JCAR), a new facility aimed at improving efficiency and reducing production timelines in aerospace manufacturing. According to the company, the facility enables New Part Introduction (NPI) timelines to be reduced from three months to three weeks. Located in Hyderabad, the centre integrates operations technology, robotics, […]

Calderys Commissions New Production Lines at Odisha CAPES Facility

Calderys, a manufacturer of refractory products and solutions, commissioned the first production line at its CAPES facility in Odisha, India, dedicated to acidic monolithic refractories, with sales already underway. The company also announced the addition of a new tap-hole clay production line on an additional five acres, expanding the facility’s overall manufacturing capacity. The CAPES facility—Calderys […]

BSM Launches Methanol Bunkering Simulator at Maritime Training Centre in Kochi

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), a provider of global ship management services, has introduced a methanol bunkering simulator at its Maritime Training Centre in Kochi, India, in collaboration with Wärtsilä. The simulator is designed to train seafarers in the handling of methanol as a marine fuel, with an ammonia bunkering simulation module scheduled for launch in early […]

Renuka Equipments Commissions Scrap Bucket Transfer Car at Tata Steel Meramandali

Renuka Equipments Pvt. Ltd. has designed, a manufacturer of industrial machinery, manufactured, and commissioned a 100-tonne capacity battery-operated Scrap Bucket Transfer Car (SBTC) for Tata Steel Ltd. at its Meramandali facility in Odisha. Powered by lithium-ion batteries, the unit is intended to offer an energy-efficient alternative to traditional scrap transport systems. The SBTC is equipped with […]