New Delhi: aerospace is going to be one of the keys Development Vertical for recently listed Tata Technologies. The company is in talks with several air taxi manufacturers abroad for cooperation on the technical front. is also providing solution to Airlines And maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) companies are working to speed up the process of getting grounded planes flying again and using AI to identify fault lines in airframes, respectively.
Alok Palsikar, Tata Tech The EVP and head of aerospace and industrial heavy machinery sales told TOI on Monday: “We are in touch with some of these new age companies abroad in the air taxi sector for a variety of services, especially electrification. “It is a growing industry.”
Tata Tech has three major verticals – automotive, industrial heavy machinery and aerospace. “Our lineage comes from automobile and aerospace is one of the strongest spinoffs for us. We are very excited about the (aero) sector because this is where we see great potential for the future growth of our company,” he said. The company works with airlines, MROs and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including Airbus, GE, Air India Group Airlines and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).
“We also engage with OEMs and their suppliers on various things. We work on aircraft parts and sub-systems that are either designed, or integrated after manufacturing or service. Tata Tech provides the technology for the frame and electrical wiring that hold the aircraft together. Most of the large aerospace companies are running huge backlogs. We help increase the throughput from the current level through technology like robotics, Palsikar said.
The company says that the demand for its passenger aircraft to freighter (P2F) technology is increasing. “The entire aircraft has to be taken apart, reconditioned and then it operates as a cargo aircraft for 10, 15 years. Today we have at least 5-6 P2Fs flying, including the first A320 (to be converted in India). “We had a role to play on the engineering side.”
The company is currently focusing on providing technology to airlines so that their aircraft that were kept in storage during Covid can be brought back in the air quickly. While almost all single-carriers are back in the air, some widebodies are still on the ground. “When a plane arrives at the hangar, there are people who look from bottom to top. But if you use artificial intelligence algorithms you can deal with it quickly. Smart inspection tools reduce the time it takes to physically inspect an aircraft.
Tata Tech is working on inventory management of aircraft parts as the next few years will see many more airports and matching the parts where it is required will be the key to reducing the wait for an aircraft to land.
Alok Palsikar, Tata Tech The EVP and head of aerospace and industrial heavy machinery sales told TOI on Monday: “We are in touch with some of these new age companies abroad in the air taxi sector for a variety of services, especially electrification. “It is a growing industry.”
Tata Tech has three major verticals – automotive, industrial heavy machinery and aerospace. “Our lineage comes from automobile and aerospace is one of the strongest spinoffs for us. We are very excited about the (aero) sector because this is where we see great potential for the future growth of our company,” he said. The company works with airlines, MROs and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including Airbus, GE, Air India Group Airlines and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).
“We also engage with OEMs and their suppliers on various things. We work on aircraft parts and sub-systems that are either designed, or integrated after manufacturing or service. Tata Tech provides the technology for the frame and electrical wiring that hold the aircraft together. Most of the large aerospace companies are running huge backlogs. We help increase the throughput from the current level through technology like robotics, Palsikar said.
The company says that the demand for its passenger aircraft to freighter (P2F) technology is increasing. “The entire aircraft has to be taken apart, reconditioned and then it operates as a cargo aircraft for 10, 15 years. Today we have at least 5-6 P2Fs flying, including the first A320 (to be converted in India). “We had a role to play on the engineering side.”
The company is currently focusing on providing technology to airlines so that their aircraft that were kept in storage during Covid can be brought back in the air quickly. While almost all single-carriers are back in the air, some widebodies are still on the ground. “When a plane arrives at the hangar, there are people who look from bottom to top. But if you use artificial intelligence algorithms you can deal with it quickly. Smart inspection tools reduce the time it takes to physically inspect an aircraft.
Tata Tech is working on inventory management of aircraft parts as the next few years will see many more airports and matching the parts where it is required will be the key to reducing the wait for an aircraft to land.
