Alten Group, the €1.2 billion European leader in Engineering and Technology consulting, announced during the Aero India 2013 that it has partnered with the Maini Group, one of India’s premier design and manufacturing entities, to offer specialized system engineering and design-to-manufacturing services to global Aerospace and Defence (A&D) equipment manufacturers.
As part of this partnership, Alten and Maini will combine their expertise in design, manufacturing and technical support to offer complete design-to-manufacturing and customer support services to Aerospace and Defence equipment manufacturers.
Customers will benefit from Atlen’s specialized system design and engineering expertise, and Maini’s experience in precision manufacturing, engineering and the robust supply chain eco-system.
Gerald Attia, Deputy CEO and Deputy Managing Director, Alten Group, “This partnership will bring in the engineering excellence into India that Atlen Group is known for globally. This partnership also reinforces Alten’s commitment to expand and strengthen its presence in India. We are looking forward to work with our new partner.”
Mr Gautam Maini, Executive Director, Maini group said that synergizing the strengths of both Alten & Maini will benefit the customers of both the companies and serve as a one stop solution.
Founded in 1988, the Alten Group has grown to be a major supplier of Engineering and Technology consulting services in Aerospace, Transportation, Energy and Telecom segments with over 15,950 employees across 14 locations globally. The Alten Group established its presence in India through its design center in Bangalore in 2010, and has grown its employee base in India to over 850 engineers today.
Alten offers specialized engineering design and technical support services to major players in A&D segment on aerostructures, avionics (mechatronics, real time systems), installation and new product industrialization. Alten customers include Airbus, EADS Astrium, Eurocopter, Safran, Thales Avionics and Dassault.
Founded in 1973, the Maini group has established itself as one of India’s premier design and manufacturing entities with over 1500 employees spread over 14 locations. The Maini group specializes in high-precision engineering components & Assemblies for aerospace, electric vehicles, material handling, and warehousing and logistics solutions.
The Aerospace arm of the Group, Maini Global Aerospace (MGA), in the last seven years has established itself as a Tier-1 and Tier 2 aerospace contractor in component and sub- assemblies, engine components, structural components and ground support equipment, with a remarkable customer base that includes Airbus, Agusta Westland, Avio, BAE Systems, Boeing, Eaton Aerospace, Goodrich, GE Aviation, HAL, Magellan Aerospace, Marshall Aerospace, MTU, Parker Aerospace, Safran Group, Snecma amongst others.
MGA is also one of the few selected Indian Offset Partners (IOP) with global aerospace majors and has already commenced supplies against offset programmes.
About Alten Group:
As a European Leader in Technology Consulting and Engineering (TCE), ALTEN carries out design and research projects for Technical and IT divisions of major clients in industry, telecom and services. ALTEN's stock is listed in ‘Compartment B’ of the Euronext Paris market (ISIN FR0000071946); it is part of the SBF 120, the IT CAC 50 index, MIDCAP 100, and is eligible for the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD).
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About The Maini Group:
The Maini Group was founded in 1973 by Dr S.K. Maini, who began with a single company and devoted team of ten. Under his stewardship, this has grown to a multi-unit Group of six companies with over 1500 employees spread over 14 locations. The Maini Group is one of India’s premier design and manufacturing entities. While our manufacturing base is in India, our warehousing and marketing networks extend across more than 25 countries with well over 50% of our turnover exported to over 200 loyal international customers. This Group is characterized by its commitment to complete customer care, sustained research, design and development, the achieving of global quality benchmarks and certifications.
Apart from Aerospace, Maini group also has plans to diversify into defense land systems. The recent acquisition and launch of Tomcar All-terrain vehicle at Defence Expo - 2012 held at Delhi in March 2012 has generated interest in the Indian Defense and Para Military organizations. The award winning eco- friendly airfield support vehicles manufactured by another group company, Maini Materials Movement Pvt. Ltd. (MMM), are now in use with the various defense establishments and airline operators across India.
With a high focus on leveraging its diverse strength in design, manufacture, innovation, integration, international joint ventures, strategic alliances, and technology absorption, The Maini group aims to propel itself as a strong aerospace and defense entity in the country.
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