Vestas has exported 101 wind turbine blades from Tuticorin’s VOC Port to the United States, exceeding the previous record of 75 blades shipped in March 2025. The consignment was transported on the vessel MV BBC Santiago. Each blade is 59.18 metres long. Maersk handled the logistics, with M/s Marcons Ship Management Pvt. Ltd. serving as […]
Modine, a manufacturer of thermal management products, has opened a 100,000 square foot facility in Chennai, India, to manufacture Airedale by Modine data centre cooling equipment for the Asia-Pacific region. The new site will produce equipment including the AireWall ONE fan wall and is intended to support rising demand from data centre operators in the […]
TAKRAF India has completed the refurbishment of a bucket-wheel excavator (BWE 1422) for NLC India Limited (NLCIL), marking the third of four orders awarded to the company in July 2024. The equipment was successfully recommissioned on 18 July 2025 following a 12-month overhaul. The BWE 1422, originally commissioned in 1992 for overburden removal at NLCIL’s […]
Aptiv PLC, a producer of electric mobility solutions, has opened a new Software, Advanced Safety & User Experience (AS&UX) Technical Centre in Chennai, India. The facility spans more than 34,000 square feet and is designed to support up to 500 engineers by 2026. It includes laboratories and testing infrastructure focused on artificial intelligence (AI), machine […]
Hikoki Power Tools India plans to invest INR 7 billion to establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Mahindra World City, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. The project is projected to create approximately 1,302 direct and indirect jobs. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 14 August 2025 in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, […]
Thaai Casting Limited is establishing a new manufacturing facility in the Chennai industrial region dedicated to gear shaping and high-precision machining. The project involves an investment of INR 1 billion, with commercial operations scheduled to begin in January 2026. Machinery for the facility has already been procured from Austria. The 3-acre site in Sriperumbudur will […]
Saint-Gobain, a manufacturer of industrial materials, has begun construction of its seventh float glass line and fifth mineral wool insulation line at its manufacturing site in Oragadam, near Chennai. The expansion adds a float glass capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day and a mineral wool insulation capacity of 50,000 tonnes. According to the company, the […]
Speciale Invest, a venture capital firm, has closed its third fund at INR 6 billion, surpassing an initial target of INR 5 billion. The firm plans to make 18–20 investments over the next four years in areas that include space, advanced manufacturing, energy, health, and artificial intelligence. The firm said Fund III will focus on […]
Stellantis India & Asia Pacific (Stellantis IAP) has inaugurated a new Vehicle Processing Centre (VPC) within its Tiruvallur plant, aimed at improving operational efficiency and customer service. The After Sales (AFS) team took over VPC operations in 2023 and has maintained zero compliance gaps while expanding fitment capabilities across all Citroën models. The facility is […]
AgniKul Cosmos, a Chennai-based aerospace start-up, has developed a roughly one-metre-long rocket engine produced as a single piece using additive manufacturing. The company has been granted a United States patent for the engine’s design and manufacturing method. The component was printed from an Inconel superalloy and manufactured in a single operation without welds, joints or fasteners, […]
