Hyderabad: Aerospace and defence player Raghu Vamsi Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre for technical know-how for the Hyderabad-headquartered company’s proposed superalloys manufacturing facility in Telangana.The three-year agreement will bring together the manufacturing capabilities of Raghu Vamsi, including those of its UK subsidiary PT Precision Machined Components Ltd (PT-PMC), and AMRC’s expertise in superalloys, single crystal castings and industrial innovation. PT-PMC is the precision machining arm of Raghu Vamsi that it acquired from UK-based Pressure Technologies Ltd in 2024.The partners will focus on manufacturing processes, digitally enabled practices, supply-chain efficiency, aerospace and defence readiness, and workforce development across operations in the UK and India, Raghu Vamsi said on Thursday.Under the MoU, AMRC will help assess logistics, carbon impact and inventory related to the movement of materials between the UK and India. They will also work towards preparing PT-PMC for relevant aerospace and defence industry accreditations.Talent development will be a key part of the agreement, with the AMRC Training Centre supporting specialised apprenticeships and upskilling.Raghu Vamsi Group managing director Vamsi Vikas Ganesula said the partnership would help build a technology foundation for the company’s Telangana superalloys and R&D project and support the state’s ambition to become a global hub for advanced materials.He said the collaboration would also promote two-way trade, skilled talent and resilient supply chains between the two countries.Rushabh Shah of University of Sheffield AMRC said the agreement positions Raghu Vamsi to benefit from the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and expand in South Yorkshire.
