TURBOCAM India Produces One Million Nozzle Rings
Salcete, Goa (INDIA) – TURBOCAM India Private Ltd. (TIPL), a business unit of TURBOCAM International, has achieved a new milestone— it has produced over one million variable geometry nozzle rings. These nozzle rings are highly engineered components that function as a set of guide vanes controlling the flow of exhaust gas through the turbine section of an automotive turbocharger assembly.
“It has been an exciting journey over the last eight years,” said TIPL General Manager Savio Carvalho. “Thank you, everyone at TURBOCAM U.S. who supported us. We could not have achieved this milestone without the world-class support we received from you all.”
TIPL was launched in 1989 to meet demands for turbomachinery products in India and is located on the west coast of India in Goa (one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations). With help from TURBOCAM U.S., TIPL has developed significant expertise in precision machining over the past 25 years, including capabilities such as CNC turning, 5-axis milling, balancing, peening, polishing, NDT, and inspection. TIPL ramped up to full nozzle ring production in 2006 with 14 dedicated machining centers running 16 shifts per week.
By 2008, TIPL had produced over 100,000 nozzle rings, but in 2009 demand dropped and the machines remained idle for three months. To meet the increased demand from TIPL’s many customers, full production started again in 2010 and they plan to add 43,000 ft2 to their production facility by 2016.
In April 2014, TIPL achieved AS9100C certification. The AS9100C is the international management system standard for the aviation, space, and defense industries. The certification provides TIPL with a comprehensive quality system for providing safe and reliable products in a key growth market where there is rising demand.
“Since we founded the company in 1989, TIPL has received challenging assignments, has overcome problems, developed skills, and attracted loyal customers,” commented TURBOCAM International President Marian Noronha. “We are all proud of how the company has grown. Today, we have 17 mills and 6 lathes dedicated to the nozzle ring project.”
About TURBOCAM India
TURBOCAM India Pvt. Ltd. (TIPL) was started in 1989 in Goa, a coastal state on India’s west coast, and best known for its beautiful beaches. TIPL has 27 milling centers, 132 employees, and is ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C certified. TIPL products include steam and gas turbine blades, variable-geometry turbocharger nozzles, and impellers, blisks, and nozzles for aircraft and rocket engines.
About TURBOCAM International
TURBOCAM International is a global engineering solutions company and world leader in the development and manufacture of turbomachinery flowpath components with over 150 multi-axis milling centers at 11 locations in 9 countries producing well over one million parts per year. TURBOCAM specializes in 5-axis milling, ECM, and DMLS of integrally bladed parts up to 1,100mm, such as: blisks machined from solid forging, axial and centrifugal impellers, turbines, compressors, expanders, turbochargers, pumps, stators, diffusers, nozzles, and airfoil blades for industrial, automotive, and aerospace applications.
