SCALEXUSS: A Fillip to India’s Defence Sector

By BWA Envoy
May 25, 2022
3 Minutes Read

India’s self-reliance in the Defence sector is one of the main agendas under the country’s Atmanirbhar Bharat program. In a remarkable move, a whopping amount of Rs. 5.25 lakh crores have been allocated to the Defence Sector in the Union Budget 2022-23. Private industries, academia, and startups get a 25% share of India’s Research and Development (R&D) budget.

In 2020, Ashok P with Ananth Prakash established Scalexuss Aero Solutions (www.scalexuss.com) in Bengaluru. They envision Scalexuss to become one of Asia’s leading industrial component manufacturing companies, in terms of turnover and customer base. It is a complete manufacturing solution firm for the Aerospace and Defence sectors.

While proprietor Ashok has expertise in Engineering and Production, Ananth has in constructing infrastructure projects. Ashok has also received training from Pratt & Whitney, Aerospace Engine Manufacturers for Laboratory Control and Source (LCS) in Poland.

An AS9100 Rev D certified company, Scalexuss offers both machining and surface treatment-built services. Their services have a high-performance rate, low maintenance cost and are corrosion- resistant, durable, and are perfect in design. They provide customized leading-edge Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining Solutions. These are precision machining, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), chemical processing, and painting.

Scalexuss strives for efficiency in operational methods with lower cycle times and less waste. They have 2D and 3D modelling software and high-end testing machines. These include salt spray chamber, humidity chamber, hydrogen embrittlement, X-Ray fluorescence (XRF) thickness and allow composition, the potential of Hydrogen (pH), conductivity, and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Meter, cross hatcher tester, adhesion, coating weight, and glossiness of paints. The firm manufactures parts for commercial engines, structural fuselage, seating, and components for lighting and cargo systems.

They have a comprehensive range of special purpose machines, including durable CNC Special Purpose Machines (SPMs), Rotary Indexing SPM, Way Type SPM, Drilling Machines, and the likes in par with the current industrial standards.

Scalexuss will have a unit for manufacturing precision machined components and a surface treatment facility for the Aerospace and Defence industry in Bengaluru Aerospace Special Economic Zone (SEZ).