DuPont ballistics focus on India
Neelam Mathews Hyderabad April 13, 2012 Dupont's fully-owned subsidiary Dupont India's first integrated ballistics facility at the DuPont Knowledge Center in Hyderabad, is also Asia Pacific’s first. The ballistics testing range, a 600-ton helmet press and stab testing equipment, all housed in a single location, are part of the company’s strategic expansion into India. Locating a facility in India has big advantages to the company including proximity to its customers, tapping a large skill base, economics and a quick turnaround time in developing solutions. The facility has the capability to upgrade and test performance and can conduct tests based on international standards to test arms, ammunition, bulletproof vests and helmets, all of which, India needs on an emergency basis. As India’s market gets ready to adapt hi-technology and leaps into new technology, compromises cannot be made. With threat perceptions changing, the end-users such as the police and military, prov...