Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils carbody of Vande Bharat’s sleeper trainset
Railway Minister also commissioned the India Validation Centre at Applied Materials India
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday unveiled the carbody structure of Vande Bharat’s sleeper trainset that is being manufactured by BEML.
The first Vande Bharat sleeper will be launched in the next five to six months. It will come equipped with advanced features such as special roofing, enhanced air conditioning, virus control mechanisms, reduced jerks, noise and vibrations.
BEML operates under the Ministry of Defence and specialises in manufacturing products for a diverse range of sectors, including defence, aerospace, mining, construction, rail, and metro systems. Additionally, it has secured orders to produce 10 trainsets comprising 160 coaches each for the Vande Bharat Sleeper project.
The Minister has also commissioned the India Validation Centre (IVC) at Applied Materials India. The Centre marks the next step in the company’s journey of enabling the semiconductor ecosystem in India.
NEW CAPABILITIES
Built with the highest safety standards, the IVC enables early pilots, talent and capability development for the upcoming India Collaborative Engineering Centre including validation, process engineering, lab management and collaboration with academia and suppliers. The IVC adds new capabilities to enable endtoend design, characterisation and qualification of semiconductor equipment. “The India Validation Centre is a testament to the dedication and effectiveness of our approach to build India’s resiliency in chip manufacturing and Applied Materials has been a trusted partner in enabling the Indian semiconductor dream,” Vaishnaw added.
“We believe this is India’s time to shine, and Applied Materials’ India Validation Centre is one of the many milestones in our innovation journey,” said Prabu Raja, President of the Semiconductor Products Group at Applied Materials.
Ashwini Vaishnaw also launched India's fastest and indigenouslydesigned IP/MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) router on Saturday in Bengaluru.
MPLS is a routing technique in telecommunications networks that directs data from one node to the next, based on labels rather than network addresses. Speaking at the launch event, Vaishnaw expressed immense pride in the development and launch of this secure core router, boasting a capacity of 2.4 Terabits per second.