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ARCI Signs Agreement with Raghu Vamsi to Drive Additive Manufacturing Industrialization

2025-12-26

The International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bridge the gap from lab to industrial application in additive manufacturing and surface engineering through a government-owned, enterprise-operated model. The collaboration focuses on aerospace, defense, and energy sectors, with emphasis on developing 3D-printed metal components, high-performance alloys, laser surface treatment, and precision machining. The partners will conduct joint R&D, perform technology validation, and create intellectual property, leveraging ARCI's world-class research facilities and Raghu Vamsi's industrial manufacturing capabilities to accelerate innovation from lab to factory. The goal is to build a scalable indigenous technology ecosystem, reduce India's dependence on imported high-performance engineering components, enhance global competitiveness, and flexibly expand into emerging technology areas as strategic needs evolve.

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ARCI与Raghu Vamsi签约推动增材制造产业化

印度国际粉末冶金与新材料研究中心（ARCI）与拉古·瓦姆西机床公司签署谅解备忘录，旨在通过政府拥有、企业运营模式，弥合增材制造与表面工程领域从实验室到工业应用的鸿沟。合作聚焦航空航天、国防和能源领域，重点开发3D打印金属部件、高性能合金、激光表面处理及精密加工技术。双方将联合研发、进行技术验证并创建知识产权，利用ARCI的世界级科研设施与拉古·瓦姆西的工业制造能力，加速创新成果从实验室走向工厂。此举旨在打造本土技术可扩展生态系统，减少印度对进口高性能工程部件的依赖，提升全球竞争力，并可根据战略领域需求灵活扩展至新兴技术领域。

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