The Hindu Business Line : BEL eyes manufacturing contracts

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Bangalore Feb. 3 Bharat Electronics Ltd will highlight its world-class contract manufacturing capabilities at the upcoming Aero India 2007 in a bid to tap overseas contracts and the enormous opportunities from offsets, company representatives said.

For foreign manufacturers seeking Indian partners to meet their offset requirements, BEL's pitch will be its "build to print" and "build to spec" solutions. Its facilities offer electronic and mechanical assembly, vacuum brazing and dip brazing, among others.

For the past 2-3 years, BEL has been manufacturing components and sub-assemblies for a couple of customers in the US and Europe. This stream amounts to about 20 per cent of the exports, which it hopes to sustain as exports continue to grow, a spokesman told Business Line.

For the first time, BEL plans to sell some of its civil products on discount — such as the solar lantern, set-top box for free-to-air channels and memory stick — at its outdoor display area during the February 7-11 air show.

The non-defence range on show will include batteries, Simputer, electronic voting machines, DTH set-top box, ADSL modem, MEMS, microwave tubes and smart card-based access system.

Defence products

Exportable defence products on show will include communication equipment, radars and sonars, thermal imaging products, electronic warfare systems, tank electronics, simulators and avionic systems. The defence PSU manufactures a wide range of military communication systems, radars and sonars, naval systems, telecom and broadcast systems, electronic warfare systems, tank electronics, opto electronics, professional electronic components and solar-powered systems.

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