HNS technology for Jindal

*Dr Bhamre at the signing ceremony of Transfer of HNS.*

#Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) and #Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) have signed the Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology of #High Nitrogen Steel (HNS) for armour applications on 1 Mar 2017 in New Delhi.

Applauding the technology transfer, #Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Bhamre pointed that HNS technology is a step forward towards Army’s quest for lighter and high performance armouring material compared to the currently used materials.

The Minister called upon both public as well as private Industries and Ordnance Factories to use HNS material extensively in their products.

The Transfer of Technology from defence R&D to industry is aligned with the ‘Make in India’ policy to foster conducive environment for industry’s potential growth in the strategic sectors, added #Dr. S Christopher, chairman of the #Defence Research & Development Organization, the parent group DMRL, the Hyderabad-based premier research laboratory.

#Abhyuday Jindal, Vice Chairman, JSHL assured that his stainless-steel group aims to be a major strategic defence partner in manufacturing of HNS.

JSHL has state-of-the-art facility at Hisar (Haryana), backed with strong production facilities including the triplex refining route, which is used for production of HNS. fii-news.com