Advanced Materials: Establishing India as a Global Leader in Defence and Aerospace

Since the advent of ‘Make in India’, advanced materials have taken charge to deliver the best of indigenous innovation for the aerospace and defence sector. Here’s a look at some of the rising stars from the last decade. In the past, defence and aerospace applications could rely on materials excelling in a single property like… Continue reading Advanced Materials: Establishing India as a Global Leader in Defence and Aerospace

Materials Science helping soldiers tread lightly and aerial vehicles safely lift off

Light weighting has emerged as the No.1 priority in defence and aerospace for applications across the board – from lighter aero structures to comfortable bulletproof vests. Materials science has helped address this challenge. Advanced materials such as ceramic- and graphene-based nano-composites are not only leading for being high-performance but also uncompromising when it comes to… Continue reading Materials Science helping soldiers tread lightly and aerial vehicles safely lift off

Heralding the Future of Vehicle Armour with Advanced Ceramics

India has included a steadily expanding number of defence platforms, components and sub-systems as part of the Positive Indigenisation Lists. While the larger goal is to address self-sufficiency and greater export potential in this area, a big plus is also that indigenously developed platforms require home-grown innovations to function at their full potential. Take the… Continue reading Heralding the Future of Vehicle Armour with Advanced Ceramics

CUMI receives ToT from DMRL to manufacture add-on composite armour for ‘Made-in-India’ WhAP & other armoured vehicles

Dr. Santanu Mandal, Head of R&D, Industrial Ceramics Division, CUMI, Subbu Venkatachalam, Head of Marketing, CUMI, and Ramasundaram R, Head of Sales and Marketing, Industrial Ceramics Division, CUMI during the award of the Transfer of Technology (ToT) from DMRL

National Engineers’ Day 2024: Meet The Engineers Who Make Materials Matter

An engineer is a person who applies the skills and knowledge of basic science for the good of society. – Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, India’s most celebrated, visionary engineer, lived up to his remark and lofty idealism. He is credited with many infrastructural milestones that have built our society today such as the… Continue reading National Engineers’ Day 2024: Meet The Engineers Who Make Materials Matter

Ceramic Armour: Shaping Mobility & Protection in Bulletproof Jacket Applications

A whitepaper on advanced ceramics for personal protection For centuries now, soldiers and security personnel have relied on body armour to keep themselves safe in dangerous situations. Armour protection systems have been evolving in response to modern threat levels. In this paper, we briefly examine the challenges associated with existing body armour materials and how… Continue reading Ceramic Armour: Shaping Mobility & Protection in Bulletproof Jacket Applications