Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) has signed a multi-year contract with Boeing Commercial Airplane to supply titanium forgings for wing components for the Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX. Under the agreement, BFL will begin supplying pre-machined forgings from its facilities in Pune and Baramati to Boeing in the first quarter of 2016. The titanium parts will be heat-treated, shaped in a forging press, and machined by Bharat Forge before being shipped to Boeing Portland for finish achining into components. The components then will be installed in the Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX wings at the Final Assembly plant in Renton, Washington. “We are pleased to welcome Bharat Forge into our supply chain as they have an impressive record of performance across many industries,” said Kent Fisher, vice president and general manager, Supplier Management, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

“This contract will help us deliver cost-effective components to one of Boeing’s latest airplanes - the 737 MAX - and is yet another demonstration of our accelerating engagement with Indian suppliers to scale-up aerospace manufacturing aligned with the Prime Minister’s ‘Make in India’,” said Pratyush Kumar, president, Boeing India.

B N Kalyani, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Forge said, “It is our strategic intent to play a significant role in global aerospace supply chain with forged and machined products and assemblies in future. We have created requisite infrastructure and have secured relevant global quality homologations. We are targeting revenues in excess of $ 100 million per annum from this sector.”

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