Corning and Optiemus Infracom inaugurate cover

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This cover-glass finishing plant will manufacture millions of top-tier components for mobile devices. The facility not only promises to generate numerous local jobs but also showcases India's commitment to advanced manufacturing excellence.
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Materials science major Corning Incorporated on Friday officially inaugurated the Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies (BIG Tech) facility. The Corning Gorilla Glass finishing facility with Optiemus Infracom will deliver high-quality cover-glass components for the mobile consumer electronics industry.
Located at SIPCOT Pillaipakkam Industrial Park in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, the facility will have a capacity of 30 million pieces of cover glass in its first phase of production.
“This facility will allow more consumers in the region to experience the durability and innovation that have made Gorilla Glass a trusted name worldwide,” Andrew Beck, vice president and general manager of Corning Gorilla Glass said in a statement. “We are proud to deepen our collaboration with Optiemus Infracom and contribute to India’s expanding supply chain ecosystem for consumer electronics.”
Corning’s renowned Gorilla Glass cover material has been designed into more than eight billion devices by over 45 major brands. In addition to advancing technological capabilities, the facility will create new employment opportunities and support skills development for the more than 500 people the plant will employ.
“Manufacturing finished cover-glass components domestically is a significant evolution for the industry in India. This milestone underlines our commitment to meet the growing demand for high-quality, advanced mobile cover glass,” Ashok Gupta, Executive Chairman, Optiemus Infracom said.
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin said the inauguration marked another milestone in Tamil Nadu’s journey as India’s advanced manufacturing hub. “This investment in high-precision cover glass finishing for mobile consumer electronics will create high-quality jobs, deepen local supply chains, and showcase that world-class innovation can be designed and made in Tamil Nadu for India and the world,” he said.
The state's industries minister TRB Rajaa said Tamil Nadu's rise in advanced electronics and component manufacturing was clear from projects like this by BIG Tech.
"When a global leader such as Corning brings high-precision cover-glass manufacturing to our State, it shows that Tamil Nadu is now trusted with some of the most sophisticated processes in the global consumer electronics industry," he said.
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