Bevel Gears India (BGI) inaugurated a 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility near Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on September 8, dedicated exclusively to aerospace and defence gearing.
The Bengaluru-based high-precision bevel gear specialist said the facility is part of its growth strategy as it targets ₹500 crore in revenue by 2029.
“This is our first plant built from the ground up for aerospace,” said Mushtaq Jamal, Director, Engineering and Business Development, Bevel Gears India. “The facility has been designed around the requirements of flight-critical gearing, with dedicated manufacturing, inspection and quality infrastructure to support demanding tolerances, process control and complete traceability.”
According to the company, the facility will manufacture spiral and straight bevel gears, zerol and angular bevels, beveloids, hypoid and high-ratio hypoid gears, curvic couplings and precision parallel-axis gearing.
BGI said these capabilities will support aero-engine, helicopter, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), actuation and aerospace gearbox programmes from development through serial production.
The facility is located within Bengaluru’s aerospace corridor, which the company said places BGI close to aircraft and aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies and tier-1 suppliers.
The plant houses Gleason and Klingelnberg Computer Numerical Control (CNC) bevel and hypoid gear grinding lines. BGI said these include India’s first Gleason 275G CNC hypoid grinder with a special straight bevel grinding option and India’s first Klingelnberg Oerlikon G80 CNC hypoid grinder.
The facility also has DMG 5-axis machining centres and a climate-controlled metrology room equipped with ZEISS coordinate measuring machines and Gleason gear inspection systems. The company said industry-standard Gleason software supports gear design and tooth-contact analysis, reinforced by SolidWorks.
“India’s aerospace sector is growing rapidly, with global engine and airframe makers expanding their supplier base in the country. Demand is also increasing for the complex, flight-critical gearing we have specialised in for five decades,” said Sulaiman Jamal, Managing Director, Jamal Group. “This plant allows us to take programmes from prototype and development quantities through to serial production across multiple platforms. We also offer reverse engineering services for legacy and obsolete parts, enabling customers to maintain their equipment.”
BGI said the facility operates under AS9100D-certified aerospace quality systems and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification. Heat treatment capabilities and National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) accreditation for special processes are planned as the next phase.
Founded in 1976, BGI is part of the Jamal Group and serves aerospace, space, motorsport, mining, steel and industrial customers across international markets, according to the company. BGI also said its products have supported India's space programme, including gears aboard Pragyan, the lunar rover used in the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
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