Milestones
- Aequs India certified with “GREAT PLACE TO WORK®” for the year 2020-21
- Successfully completed first Cross-continental Collaboration project under “Aequs’ Global Transition Model”
- Awarded with the first “Casing Industrialization Award” from Safran (SHE)
- Received ‘Airbus D2P 2020 Award’ as CHALLENGER in the Champions category
2019
- Received Collins Aerospace Best Supplier Award 2019 (India Region)
- Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) fully operational for machining of both Hard & Soft Metal parts
- Conferred Airbus Supplier Quality Improvement Program (SQIP) - Best Improvers Award 2019
- Aero Structure Assemblies (AAI) awarded contract from SAAB to manufacture A321 (NEO) Over Wing Exit Door (OWD) assemblies
2018
- Introduced Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)
- Established Aequs Consumer facility at the SEZ
- Received ‘Airbus Detailed Parts Partner (D2P) Award’
- Received ‘Airbus Supply Chain & Quality Improvement Plan (SQIP) Award’
- Received Aequs SEZ ranked internationally by fDi’s ‘Top 10 Global Free Zones’
2017
- First contract awarded by Boeing
- Safran approved heat treatment process at SQuAD Forging
- SQuAD Forging approved by Safran
- Received ‘Airbus Detailed Parts Partner (D2P) Award’
2016
- Acquired SiRA Groupe, France
- Awarded with largest contract of 1 lakh titanium machined parts for Airbus
- Established country’s only Aerospace FTWZ and Material Processing Centre with Apollo and All Metal Services Ltd. (AMS) respectively
- Received ‘Airbus Innovation Award’
- Received ‘Airbus Detailed Parts Partner (D2P) Award’
2015
- Acquired Texas-based T&K Machine, renamed as “Aequs Aero Machine”
- Established the largest aerospace machining facility in India
- Received FKCCI – Best Exporter Award in Gold category
- Started new automotive manufacturing facility at Aequs SEZ
2014
- Installed 10000 ton press at SQuAD Forging
- First delivery from AAI for Airbus 380
- QuEST Global Manufacturing rebranded as “Aequs”
2013
- First delivery from SQuAD Forging
- Restructured the business into autonomous business units and companies
2012
- Delivered first AeroSystems assembly
- Aerostructures Assemblies India(AAI) set up as a JV with Saab
- Houston facility started
2011
- SQuAD Forging set up as a JV with Setforge and Aubert & Duval SAS (ERAMET Group) of France.
2010
- Belgavi facility started
- Honeywell and Airbus added as customers
- Entered oil & gas vertical with long term agreement with Baker Hughes
2009
- QuEST Global SEZ started
- API began operations with approvals from Airbus and Boeing
- UTAS added as customer
2008
- Eaton Aerospace added as customer
2007
- Aerospace Processing India(API) set up as a JV with Magellan Aerospace
- Delivered first parts to SABCA for Airbus 380
2006
- QuEST Global Manufacturing started as part of QuEST Global
- Bangalore facility started
- Jacobs Vehicle added as customer
- Agreement with Magellan to support manufacture of Boeing 787 landing gear components
1997
- Aravind Melligeri co-founded QuEST Global to provide engineering services