A recent survey by NASSCOM and IESA estimates that within the next ten years, the Indian aerospace and military industry potential will be worth over $70 billion. The sector is anticipated to continue to expand as the requirement to update the gear grows.
The Indian government has chosen the aerospace and defense industries as the hot spots for its Make in India initiative, or Atmanirbhar Bharat program, and is pursuing initiatives to encourage the development of domestic manufacturing and value-added facilities. This has a big impact on the Indian aerospace and defense (A&D) business, which is expected to grow to be worth between $70 and $80 billion by 2030. What will also benefit India is the increasing worldwide worry over having a competitive alternative to China, or what is known as the 'China+1 strategy'. Given this shift in spending priorities for international capital, India is now a compelling option for global OEMs and their suppliers to favorably evaluate as a location for a key position in the distribution chain for defense and aerospace components.
Vee J Pee Aluminium Foundry (Vee J Pee), established in 1983, is among the leading foundry units that can make gravity die-casting (GDC) and no bake sand casting in India with AS9100 certification and NADCAP for heat treatment. The firm was started as an Aluminium Sand casting foundry to manufacture compressor components, and has today grown into a full fledged completely finished mechanical components manufacturer with end to end process and testing facilities.
Setting New Benchmarks
Together with a team of over 20 professionals, bringing a combined experience of over 300 years across multiple industries including automobile, defence, aerospace, oil and gas with extensive exposure to military standards and procedures to meet the needs and expectations of the clients, Vee J Pee has attained a significant position in the market.
This integrative system of design and precision manufacturing forms a crucial turning point in enhancing the firm’s capabilities to win customers’ trust with the production of more complicated product lines.
Among the various offerings of the firm, there are some unique services and products that Vee J Pee has to offer. Currently, Vee J Pee are devoted to developing components for fighter jet munitions kits. They are conversant with both the front kit and the tail (rear) kit in addition to delivering a full turnkey solution, including casting, machining, painting, and subassembly, under one roof.
“We have achieved less than five ppm rejection rates for the supplies made by Global customers. This is a culmination of our transformation efforts in last two years”, further adds Sudarshan.
Sudarshan is the primary concern at all stages of production and manufacturing, and transparency with suppliers and customers—particularly regarding all quality parameters is believed to be key to firm’s success. Over 30 percent of the total staff being quality specialists manifests Vee J Pee’s dedication to producing high-quality products, as their motto 'Mould to perfection' states. “Quality, Cost, and Delivery, or QCD, is the trifecta for assuring customer satisfaction. While our quality team is focused on attaining zero defects, we have worked to build a synergistic approach with procurement and production teams”, speaks Sudharshan.
A one-stop-shop, Vee J Pee offers flexibility and faster turnaround times than any of its competitors. But this is not all that sets this firm apart. The focus on quality management and assurance, attainment of certifications for the same including the AS9100, IATF, ISO, NADCAP in Heat treatment, are all factors which make Vee J Pee the go to choice. These features, coupled with investments in manpower, machines and processes to manufacture precision engineering products at international quality standards, are some of the things that make them stand out.
They also provide complete solutions in Radiography, FPI Process, assembly & sub-assemblies which makes them unique compared to other players in this segment. In addition, Vee J Pee’s technological competence, which comes from decades of experience blending with young, brilliant professionals of the highest caliber, makes them more proactive, agile and distinct in their ability to satisfy the dynamics of client demands and expectations. The firm is dedicated to investing in foundry technologies that will enable the production of high-quality, low-cost components and subassemblies, thereby enabling them to provide even better services.
Future Roadmap
Starting out as a modest as-cast supplier forty years ago, Vee J Pee has had many ups and downs on the way to become a $15 million turnover firm that specializes in the production of highly critical, intricate parts. In addition to serving 16+ nations worldwide, VJP has advanced significantly in performing critical sector components for the defense, aerospace, locomotives, oil and gas, explosion prevention, and other industries.
Bala Krishnan, Plant Head
“Our vision is to be one of the major players globally and have SOB of more than 50 percent across all customers in the munition kit market to begin with. We also intend to add Aerospace components into our success story". finally adds Sudarshan. Vee J Pee is also actively considering to obtain an airworthiness certificate from the Center for Military Airworthiness & Certification, for which they have a defined strategy for converting at least 75 percent of total sales from the defense and aerospace sectors by the year 2025.
Customers demand supply security of precisely made, high-quality parts and subassemblies through vendors that have the required infrastructure, the capacity to manage a tough mix of low-volume and high-volume supply schedules, and the capability to adopt quickly and accurately, all the latest technological advances.
Customers look for the best possible price range and are seeking an all-inclusive service. Vee J Pee, through its tremendous accomplishments, has witnessed a large rise in supply share from aerospace defense customers. The firm is further gearing up to surpass customer expectations, as well as the standard that it has already set for itself.
In addition to serving 16+ nations worldwide, VJP has advanced significantly in performing critical sector components for the defense, aerospace, locomotives, oil & gas, explosion prevention, & other industries
“We have NAS 410 certified resources in FPI & RT. The senior management has a cumulative 50+ years of experience in Casting and precision manufacturing field. We have built a well combined crew where cross-functional ideas are always encouraged and implemented in order to be the best amongst the industry”, states Sudarshan Manivel, Managing Director.
A dedicated mold designing team equipped with the best-in class casting and precision machining capabilities have collaborated to provide considerable value to Vee J Pee’s clients, as demonstrated by a few of their recent accomplishments, including the 36-month transition from having a small portion of tier-II Supply to a majority shareof tier-I Supply of Sub-Assemblies in the same program of an international defense giant.
They are one of only a few foundry operations in India with AS9100 accreditation and NADCAP for thermal treatment that can produce gravity die-casting (GDC) and no bake sand casting. They have been approved as an offset partner by the Indian government.
