Gowra Aerospace Technologies: Navigating Challenges & Driving End-To-End Solutions In India's Aerospace Industry

K G Subramony

Vice President

K G Subramony

Vice President

The aerospace and defense industry of India is confronted by severe challenges, such as bureaucratic approach to supply chain management in domestic defence and research laboratories, foreign laws such as ITAR, and an open global market that is saturated by established OEMs and tiered suppliers.

Furthermore, the expensive costs of raw materials, long certification procedures, and access to modern technology further add to the complex nature of the environment facing the private players seeking entry into the Indian defence and aerospace industry. Such issues require new solutions to remain competitive and sustainable.

Gowra Aerospace Technologies Pvt Ltd (GATPL) resolves these challenges through their own in-house capabilities, such as heat treatment, special processes, eliminating unreliable outsourcing dependency, and guaranteeing quality and on-time delivery to fulfil the requirements of the OEMs and Tier-1. The company was established back in 2015 as part of the Gowra Group, based in Hyderabad, and has carved a niche for itself in today’s competitive aerospace manufacturing field that focuses on aerospace tooling design, fabrication, and end-to-end solutions.

End-to-End Solutions Deliverability

Spearheaded by Vice President K G Subramony, GATPL serves as a vibrant player providing an all-inclusive range of services that is evidenced through design, manufacturing, and assembly.

The company offers precision-driven and innovation-based services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Tier-1 suppliers, and new entrepreneurs, taking advantage of India as a cost-competitive country with a skilled workforce.

The company’s range of offerings comes with premier design and engineering services, which are driven by modern Computer-Aided Design (CAD) technologies such as CATIA V5, Unigraphics NX, and SolidWorks. These can support complex tool designing, which in specific cases, can go up to 10X in complexity in comparison with final airborne components which it intends to produce, and manufacturing, which the company considers a core skill.

In addition to the aerospace industry, the company applies precision machining, jigs, fixtures, and structural support tools to the locomotive industry to serve diesel and electric trains. Moreover, ERP solutions such as Oursys, which have been built in an integrated system, offer traceability, scalability, and smooth flow of operations from order to invoicing.

"GATPL was established with a vision to be the preferred supplier of tooling, including design, manufacture, and providing as well as components and mechanical assemblies of Airframes for Indian and Global aerospace needs," says K G Subramony, Since 2016, it has been certified to the newest version of the AS9100D and has been audited by large companies and employers such as Airbus in order to ensure on reliability, on-time delivery, and cost-effectiveness.

Expanding Horizons in Aerospace Manufacturing

Gowra Aerospace Technologies is set to grow substantially within the Indian aerospace industry in the upcoming years. Leveraging more than a decade of experience in aerospace manufacturing, the company is embracing the fact of becoming an end-to-end solutions provider when focused on tooling and manufacturing of components and their assemblies to suppliers.

The company has expansion plans that involve commissioning a new greenfield in Adhibatla SEZ. It will also have in-house special processes such as chemical conversion, anodizing, non-destructive testing, and a NADCAP-certified paint shop. This will de-risk the supply chain, improve quality control and scale.

Going forward, GATPL's plan is to roll out turnkey assembly packages to Indian civil aerospace and to enter international markets. The company plans to make India a global destination for manufacturing defense and civil aerospace by servicing export customers and fitting in global supplier ecosystems. With an eye on innovations, the company will exploit the chance in MRO, regional connectivity under UDAN, and programs such as the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). This roadmap fosters the sheer enthusiasm of the company in aerospace due to financial capacity and professional workforce, making it sustain growth and client fulfillment.