The Aviation Industry is booming as we speak, be it commercial, business, or defense, the virtue of flight extends India’s capability to outreach and amplify travel, trade, and security like no other. With the inception of the first Indian Airforce in 1932 with the introduction of four Westland Wapiti biplanes to the latest addition of Rafale Fighter Jets. When it comes to commercial aviation the list of Boeings and Airbus upgrades go long back. An aircraft has 10s of thousands of moving parts and if not checked well it can endanger the lives of millions of people boarding it on a daily basis. With such a high level of engineering & ingenuity, it is of utmost importance that an aircraft is serviced more frequently than any other transport. Hence, enter the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) industry which is dedicated to taking care of the aircraft with outstanding workmanship, quality, and an exceptional safety orientation.
There are 133+ MRO organizations in India that relentlessly support the aviation industry and help them fly without worries. The Indian Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) industry was worth USD 800 million in 2011 and is expected to grow to over USD 1.5 billion by 2020 and this gives us a clear picture of the value attached to the same. The constant need for upgraded engineering expertise is of utmost importance.
Air Works Group established in 1951, is India’s biggest and highly diversified independent MRO with the largest pan India network has partnered up with Objectify Technologies to help fuel their aviation MRO support. This includes a variety of complex, new generation compounds and polymers (3D materials) with special characteristics which offer extensive customization in product design including printing and production of parts/ sub-parts and even entire assemblies, which are either difficult, prohibitively expensive or cannot be manufactured by traditional manufacturing processes.
Objectify Technologies is India’s only in-house metal and polymer AM-ESP (Additive Manufacturing Engineering Service Provider) with expertise in aerospace, automotive, tooling, white goods, and medical component building and consulting. With over a dozen machines and a vast component manufacturing portfolio, Objectify has paved the path to becoming a thought leader in Additive Manufacturing. 3D printing in aviation has been witnessing increasing global adoption in recent years, especially in the aviation, aerospace, and defense industries. This helps us identify and address aviation requirements more efficiently.
We are proud to be a part of introducing 3D Printing as an integrated process in MRO and we couldn’t be happier to have been partnered with Airworks for the same. We at Objectify Technologies are ready to take the leap to introduce 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing to aviation and promote Industry 4.0.
“3D printing technology and materials are increasingly gaining relevance across industries given their good strength-to-weight ratio, excellent dimensional accuracy, strength and stiffness, lightness, wear resistance, good thermal performance, and Non-corrosiveness. As a pioneer, Air Works occupies a fundamental place in the Indian aviation ecosystem, and we are proud and privileged to partner with the country’s leading aviation services provider having a domain experience of over 70 years. Our alliance with Air Works will put us in an enviable position to address the challenges of not just aviation but also those of the fast-growing aerospace and defense sectors using our collective synergies.” said Ankit Sahu, Director of Objectify Technologies Private Ltd.