CHENNAI: The two-day defence-industry interface organised within the town on Thursday and Friday ended in 18 technology transfers from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to private enterprises. Many MSMEs have been equipped technical knowhow on production quite a lot of defence equipment beneath the "Make in India" programme.
"DRDO alone transferred 18 technologies used by it to manufacture various equipment for the India Army, Navy and Air Force," mentioned defence production secretary Ajay Kumar.
"The DRDO transferred technology for manufacturing 35-metre mountain footbridge to two companies. Similarly, one company received technology for making propellant for low thrust motor and high thrust motor of BrahMos missile," added Kumar.
Technology for making advance bullet-proof vest used to be transferred to three corporations. "Apart from transferring technologies from DRDO to private entrepreneurs, there was exchange of interest (EOI) between Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), DRDO and Goa Shipyard Ltd for manufacture of indigenous ship based on DRDO technologies," he mentioned.
More than 1,000 MSMEs from Chennai, Trichy, Coimbatore, Maharashtra and different places participated. "The companies that participated in the meet from Chennai manufacture aluminium-based products. The MSMEs from Coimbatore mostly deal in manufacturing of machinery. Since this is the first meeting with the MSMEs in TN, we also looked at the products they make to assess whether such products can be used by the DRDO, HAL and other defence companies," mentioned Kumar.
The defence ministry is operating on a listing of kit which can be manufactured through corporations primarily based within the country. Once the listing is in a position - perhaps within a month - a committee will scrutinise it. After that, the non-public corporations serious about production them can be inspired for their involvement, mentioned the secretary. The ministry is confident that the MSMEs from TN can be in a position to offer elements within the coming months. "We will be happy even if 20 to 30 companies that have registered at our kiosk pass all the tests and trials and finally start to supply products," mentioned the secretary.
Santhosh Savant, an entrepreneur from Thane in Maharashtra, mentioned he have been supplying water radiators to bridge layer tanks manufactured through the DRDO. "For the past several years, my company has been supplying water radiators to DRDO. Two firms approached me asking whether I could supply components to suit their requirement. Since they are using Russian parts at present, they wanted me to rework on my product. They have suggested changes in quality of raw material too. I will sit with my team and work towards fulfilling their conditions," he mentioned.
"DRDO alone transferred 18 technologies used by it to manufacture various equipment for the India Army, Navy and Air Force," mentioned defence production secretary Ajay Kumar.
"The DRDO transferred technology for manufacturing 35-metre mountain footbridge to two companies. Similarly, one company received technology for making propellant for low thrust motor and high thrust motor of BrahMos missile," added Kumar.
Technology for making advance bullet-proof vest used to be transferred to three corporations. "Apart from transferring technologies from DRDO to private entrepreneurs, there was exchange of interest (EOI) between Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), DRDO and Goa Shipyard Ltd for manufacture of indigenous ship based on DRDO technologies," he mentioned.
More than 1,000 MSMEs from Chennai, Trichy, Coimbatore, Maharashtra and different places participated. "The companies that participated in the meet from Chennai manufacture aluminium-based products. The MSMEs from Coimbatore mostly deal in manufacturing of machinery. Since this is the first meeting with the MSMEs in TN, we also looked at the products they make to assess whether such products can be used by the DRDO, HAL and other defence companies," mentioned Kumar.
The defence ministry is operating on a listing of kit which can be manufactured through corporations primarily based within the country. Once the listing is in a position - perhaps within a month - a committee will scrutinise it. After that, the non-public corporations serious about production them can be inspired for their involvement, mentioned the secretary. The ministry is confident that the MSMEs from TN can be in a position to offer elements within the coming months. "We will be happy even if 20 to 30 companies that have registered at our kiosk pass all the tests and trials and finally start to supply products," mentioned the secretary.
Santhosh Savant, an entrepreneur from Thane in Maharashtra, mentioned he have been supplying water radiators to bridge layer tanks manufactured through the DRDO. "For the past several years, my company has been supplying water radiators to DRDO. Two firms approached me asking whether I could supply components to suit their requirement. Since they are using Russian parts at present, they wanted me to rework on my product. They have suggested changes in quality of raw material too. I will sit with my team and work towards fulfilling their conditions," he mentioned.
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