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News Release from: Quality Enginering & Software Technologies
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 08 February 2007
Indian processing facility caters to
aerospace
Quest has formed a 50:50 joint ownership company with Magellan Aerospace to launch India's first independent processing facility to cater to the needs of aerospace manufacturing industry.
Quest has formed a 50:50 joint ownership company with Magellan Aerospace to launch India's first independent processing facility to cater to the needs of aerospace manufacturing industry The launch of this processing facility positions Quest and Magellan as early adopters in aerospace supply chain development in India
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Aug 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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This facility will initially focus on processes for aluminium, titanium, and stainless steel components for aero-structure and aero-engine components.
The new facility, scheduled to open in early 2008, will be 10,000 square feet in size and has a scaleable layout to accommodate future growth.
Magellan is working closely with its key customers to meet their needs in the Indian market.
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A few months ago Quest launched its manufacturing facility, Quest Machining and Manufacturing, and announced that its first manufacturing customer was Magellan Aerospace.
Quest had bagged contracts from Magellan to manufacture landing gear parts for the Boeing 747, 777 and 787 programs.
"Along with Magellan, we are working closely with major aerospace OEMs to ensure that the facility meets the short and long-term needs of the industry".
"This unique facility will address a critical need of the aerospace manufacturing industry in India by providing a solution for manufactured components to be processed within the country", said Aravind Melligeri, President and CEO, Quest Machining and Manufacturing.
"Apart from enabling vendors to move up the value chain to do assemblies, this will also facilitate an increase in exports going out of India to the aerospace sector".
Magellan will support this processing facility with technical support for most special process and NDT inspection Nadcap approvals required for aero-structure and aero-engine components that it has within its divisions.
"This is a key step in offering our customers a global solution" said Jim Butyniec, President, Magellan Aerospace.
"We are pleased with our decision to partner with Quest to set up the processing facility and view it as a natural extension of our existing relationship".
"Quest is a dynamic and innovative company that knows the Indian and international markets and has the manufacturing capabilities and capacities required to support aerospace market needs".
"We are extremely excited and honoured to grow our relationship with Magellan Aerospace from a customer to an equal partner".
"Magellan brings a very high level of expertise to this relationship and we are looking forward to a successful partnership", said Aravind Melligeri, President and CEO, Quest Machining and Manufacturing.
"The setting up of this processing facility as result of this company will mark another milestone in Quest's endeavour to fulfill our vision to be an end-to-end product development solutions provider to our customers", he added.
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