HAL establishes facility for manufacturing of cryogenic engine modules

29 Sep 2022 , 01:34 AM

The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate HALs state-of-the-art Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility ICMF in Bengaluru on 27 September 2022 The facility will cater to the entire Rocket Engine Manufacturing under one roof for ISRO The facility will boost self-reliance in manufacturing of Hi-thrust Rocket engines The facility is set up over an area of 4500 sqmts housing over 70 hi-tech equipment and testing facilities for manufacturing Cryogenic CE20 and Semi-cryogenic SE2000 Engines of Indian Space Launch Vehicles In 2013 an MOU was signed with ISRO for establishing the facility for manufacturing of Cryogenic Engine modules at HAL Aerospace Division The MOU for the Cryogenic Engine facility was subsequently amended in the year 2016 for setting up of Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility ICMF with an investment of Rs 208 crore The commissioning of all the critical equipment for the manufacturing and assembly requirement is completed The pre-production activities which involve preparation of the process plans drawings quality plan etc has also commenced HAL will start realising the modules by March 2023 HAL Aerospace Division manufactures liquid propellant tanks and launch vehicle structures of PSLV GSLV MK-II GSLV Mk-III and also stage integration for GSLV Mk-II The Aerospace Division entering into manufacture of Cryogenic Engines is a major step in technology upgradation cum modernization