Telangana Government has introduced a new prototyping facility in Hyderabad to initiate product innovation. The government launched T-Works in the presence of manufacturing giant Fox Conn’s Chairman Young Liu. The innovation and research facility will provide prototyping platform to several Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), innovators, start-ups, students and other young entrepreneurs.
While the soft launch of the facility happened about eight months ago, the actual launch happened on 2nd march 2023, in Hyderabad.
T Works, India’s largest prototyping centre aims to handhold entrepreneurs as they make the journey from an idea to a product.
Foxconn, which is one of Apple’s primary suppliers in India, will also be investing in India, and in the process it will create 1 lakh jobs. The iPhone maker will be investing in an electronics manufacturing facility in the state of Telangana. Telangana’s IT minister KT Rama Rao confirmed that the investment by Foxconn will create about 1,00,000 jobs in the state.
The centre will help to design and build a prototype using state-of-the-art equipment, design tools, and mentoring across fields.
Telangana’s information technology, electronics and communications (ITE & C) minister K Taraka Rama Rao said: “T Works is a unique initiative by the Telangana government. The prototyping centre with its cutting edge facilities and equipment will accelerate India’s journey to become a leader in product innovation.”
Further, the expert staff present there can mentor the ideators to arrive at a physical manifestation of their ideas. They can guide you on what is the best way to create a prototype out of your idea,” he said.
The spaces currently available in the facility include laser cutting and engraving, testing lab (environmental, vibration, metrology), electronics lab, 3D printing, metal and wood shops, garage space, ceramics studio, library, and a retail store.
“T Works is for non-IT products and services. It is into manufacturing physical products. For example, they have advanced 3D printing with the help of which you can manufacture your prototype within a very short time.
Student innovator Vadla Pranavi, who is the co-founder of Porcini Parcels, said T Works is the perfect platform for innovators to dream without fear. “T Works is the right place for all the innovators to reach for the further development of their products. They listen to the problem statement and the idea of the prototype and help us in the designing of it or the fine-tuning of it,” she said. “It basically helps in modifying the prototype with creative designs.”
This type of facility will chart out path for manufacturing industries to thrive in India with rapid reseasrch and innovation.
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