Elecon bags order for gearboxes

Elecon Engineering Co Ltd, Gujarat, has bagged a contract for supplying the main propulsion gearboxes for India 's first indigenous aircraft carrier.

This is the company's second endeavour in sophisticated marine gears technology after delivery of gearboxes for Navy's new stealth warships under construction at Mazagon Docks Ltd.

The marine gearboxes for the aircraft carrier would be one of the largest and most complex to be installed on the ships and would need precision manufacturing technology to achieve stringent quality and reliability standards laid down for marine applications.

The company has entered into a technical collaboration with Renk AG. Renk AG is acknowledged for its wide experience in design, manufacture and testing of high-quality special gears for marine propulsion.