Foundation laid for aerospace, defence testing lab in Trichy
The lab proposed at 50 crore under the public-private collaboration involves BEML and HAL.
Under the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS), the lab, System Testing and Research in Advanced Material (STREAM), will have infrastructure comprising 40 testing machinery spread over 13,000sqft floor area. The state govt has a built-up space of 3,000sqft at the industrial estate which will be utilised as an office space. Separate facility will be constructed for the common testing centre to accommodate high-end machines to provide quality certification and validation services.
"Construction work for the lab will be completed in nine months," said Angayasamy Subbiah, managing partner, Vaidheswaran Industries, a partner of the proposed lab.
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