Nagpur, August 21, 2016. 5000th Advanced Composite Floor Beam (ACFB) of Boeing for its 787-9 & 787-10 Dreamliner airplanes was despatched recently.
TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (TAL), TATA Enterprise, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors, is the company which mekes these floor beams. TAL’s success is a testimony of a collaborative industrial relationship, wherein Boeing has developed and enabled world-class technology and global best practices in India. Today, TAL is the only non-US facility to supply the ACFB to Boeing for its 787-9 Dreamliner & will supply this component to the new soon-to-be-built 787-10 Dreamliner. The ACFB are shipped to Boeing partners in Italy, Japan and the United States.
Commenting on the occasion, Rajesh Khatri, ED & CEO, TAL, said, “The successful delivery of the 5000th ACFB to Boeing is a testimony to TAL’s impeccable quality and delivery performance. We are the only supplier outside US to supply Advance Composite Floor Beams to Boeing for its 787-9 & 787-10 Dreamliner airplanes and this is a testament to the Make in India programme. We are proud of being the torch-bearer of Boeing’s manufacturing footprint in India and aspire to be their most preferred partner.”
Boeing India President, Pratyush Kumar called it a major milestone not just for Boeing and TAL but also for India. “This is not just any part,” said Kumar “It represents a highly advanced form of composite manufacturing that enhances India’s stature in the global supply-chain network of Boeing. This is an excellent example of India bringing value to Boeing, and Boeing bringing cutting-edge technology to India – a truly win-win partnership.”
TAL has plans to invest in order to achieve desired growth. In fact, in the true Swadeshi spirit, it is planning to set up a lab-scale facility to further develop competencies in new technologies of composite manufacturing and aerospace assembly, which will be then grown at a rapid pace to fuel its next phase of growth.
