Excerpts from "The Chanakya Dialogues" YouTube interview of Mr. Kalyani:
Nickel superalloy based forged blades in various stages of production. Just out of the forge (left end) to finished product (right end):
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Kalyani-Bharat Forge is setting up a turbofan component forging & manufacturing facility in Baramati, Maharashtra:
1. Many global OEMs have approached BF for making compressor components for presumably high bypass turbofan engines. These OEMs are currently dependent on China & would like to diversify away.
2. BF is already making compressor blades & vanes for the RR's high bypass engines in their current facility (screenshot above). Presumably for the RR Trent 7000.
3. BF already makes small turbojets & turbofans. They want to make larger low bypass turbofans for fighters eventually. They can currently make compressor blades & vanes for such military engines with their current production technology. It is the hot section that they will have trouble with. Even in the hot section BF is making slow but steady progress
BF is also making forged parts for landing gears Airbus planes. They will make completely finished landing gears for all Airbus planes. They are currently a sub-contractor to Liebherr which supplies to Airbus. They are also approaching Boeing for landing gears.