Announcing the collaboration of Godrej Aerospace with UK tech startup 'Intellegens' to address industrial net-zero challenges
Godrej & Boyce, the flagship
company of the Godrej Group, has announced that its business Godrej Aerospace
has partnered with Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital
technology, for innovating methods and processes for industrial net zero
initiatives.
As a part of the ‘FutureScope Build
UK-India’ programme, the focus is to foster collaboration between UK tech
startups that are developing net-zero solutions for the industry with leading
Indian corporations, to transform the future of net-zero manufacturing and
supply chains. On account of the ‘Net Zero Strategy’ by the UK government that
focuses on clean energy for a sustainable future, and India’s renewed
commitment to meet Global Net-Zero targets, this international partnership is
expected to reshape the future of the industry, by helping large companies in
reducing waste, emissions, and minimizing environmental impact.
The Digital Catapult FutureScope Build UK-India programme revolves around two major industrial net-zero challenges of Material Resource Optimization and Zero Waste Manufacturing. Godrej Aerospace will offer industrial insights and domain expertise to these focus areas, working closely with the UK tech start-up Intellegens to co-create a series of demonstrators to be showcased in March 2022.
Commenting on the collaboration, SM Vaidya, Executive Vice President
& Business Head, Godrej Aerospace said, “Godrej & Boyce has always
encouraged the collaboration with SMEs to nurture the manufacturing ecosystem
and assist start-ups in their growth and development. We are grateful to
Digital Catapult and the UK government for fostering a fruitful partnership
between the two countries that will not only address the industrial net-zero
challenges but also encourage innovation and development in the manufacturing
and technology industries. With this association, we hope to help India achieve
its net-zero target and offer our prowess to the ‘Build UK-India’ initiative.”
Intellegens CEO, Ben Pellegrini, commented, “Our Alchemite™ machine learning
software has demonstrated value in optimising product and process properties
and saving experimental time and cost. We're very pleased to be working with
Godrej Aerospace to focus not only on these aspects but also on minimising
environmental impacts to meet critical industrial net-zero challenges."
Geraldina Iraheta, Chief Commercial Officer at Digital Catapult said, "Tearing down
the barriers to reaching net-zero is a global effort that requires
collaboration across borders, sectors and organisations of all sizes. We're
really excited to bring Godrej Aerospace onto our Futurescope Build UK-India programme,
which will fuse the expertise of corporations with the innovative minds of SMEs
to minimise environmental impact in the industry. "I look forward to
witnessing the results of this unique international collaboration.”
With case study projects from
organisations including NASA, GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce, Intellegens’
artificial Intelligence toolset, Alchemite™, helps scientists and engineers to
optimise products and processes while reducing the amount of experimentation
time by up to 90%, getting products to market faster and at a lower cost.
Starting off by designing a novel alloy for aero engines, Intellegens have gone
onto drug discovery, batteries, chemicals, formulated products, and optimising
manufacturing processes.
About Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd
Godrej & Boyce ('G&B'), a Godrej Group Company, was founded in 1897 and has contributed to India's journey of self-reliance through manufacturing. G&B patented the world's first springless lock and since then, has diversified into 14 businesses across various sectors from Security, Furniture, Aerospace to Infrastructure and Defence. Godrej is one of India’s most trusted brands serving over 1.1bn customers worldwide daily.
