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INOX India Secures First Orbital Welding Order for Tata Electronics' Dholera Chip Facility
- •INOX India (INOXCVA) has bagged its inaugural orbital welding contract for Tata Electronics' semiconductor plant in Dholera, marking its entry into specialized infrastructure for India's chipmaking sector.
- •The contract involves ultra-high-purity piping within the semiconductor manufacturing facility, with one Tata Electronics project alone requiring nearly 400 kilometers of piping.
- •INOX India is addressing the skilled workforce shortage by training welders, with plans to deploy 10 initially and train 30-40 more monthly, aiming to provide comprehensive piping services.
- •The company previously secured over Rs 30 crore in equipment orders for the Dholera project and has supplied equipment to other major semiconductor facilities globally, including Micron and TSMC.
- •INOX Air Products, the parent company's gas business, is establishing a specialty-gas plant near the Dholera facility to supply high-purity gases, potentially via pipelines.
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INOX India secured its first orbital welding contract to handle ultra-high-purity piping work for Tata Electronics' semiconductor facility in Dholera. The project requires approximately 400 kilometres of pipeline to connect various manufacturing tools under strictly controlled conditions.
To overcome the constraint of skilled labor availability in India, INOX India has trained its first batch of welders, initially deploying 10 workers. The company plans to train an additional 30 to 40 welders every month to support the complex piping and installation requirements.
Beyond welding, INOX India secured equipment orders worth over Rs 30 crore from the Dholera project for tanks, storage, and transport items. Additionally, its parent company, INOX Air Products, is establishing a specialty-gas plant near the Dholera facility to supply high-purity gases via pipelines.
