Tata Electronics building Hi-tech machines to make iPhone casing
Tata Electronics is now working to internally develop «very sophisticated» and complex high-precision machines used to produce the casing of these iPhone, sources told ET.
The company has tied up with two Indian manufacturers to develop capabilities for it and plans to also export these complex machines in the future. So far, the Tatas imported these from China.
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«The Tata Group is testing these machines in a staged manner at their Hosur facility,» a person aware of the developments told ET. «Part of the objective is to grow more of its local capability because the company is not just looking to build enclosures, it wants to develop the ecosystem in the country. These machines are just one of the many inputs that go into making a component or an enclosure that the company is looking at to reduce its exclusive dependence on certain parts.»
Experts ET spoke to said this could be a huge boost to the Indian manufacturing story as well.
«Everybody wants casings,» Ajai Chowdhry, co-founder of HCL, told ET. «If Tata
