The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has set up an Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) that will cater to the entire rocket engine production under one roof for Indian Space Research Organisation.
The unit has been set up at a cost of Rs 208 crore. President of India Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the state-of-the-art ICMF.
The unit has been set up over an area of 4,500 sq mtr housing over 70 hi-tech equipment and testing facilities for manufacturing cryogenic (CE20) and semi-cryogenic (SE2000) engines of Indian rockets.
In 2013, an MoU was signed with ISRO for establishing the facility for manufacturing cryogenic engine modules at HAL, Aerospace Division, and it was subsequently amended in 2016 for setting up of ICMF.
The commissioning of all the critical equipment for the manufacturing and assembly requirement has been completed. Moreover, the pre-production activities which involve preparation of the process and quality plans, and drawings, has also commenced.
The company will start realising the modules by March 2023. The facility (ICMF) will cater to the entire Rocket Engine Manufacturing under one roof for ISRO.