Infosys, Rolls-Royce launch Aerospace engg and digital innovation centre

Hyderabad Infosys, a global leader in digital services and consulting, and Rolls-Royce, leading industrial technology company, have inaugurated their joint Aerospace Engineering and Digital Innovation Centre in Bengaluru. The centre has been set up to provide high-end R&D services integrated with advanced digital capabilities to Rolls-Royce's engineering and group business services from India.

Infosys and Rolls-Royce's collaboration has been reinforced through strategic deals, aimed at yielding mutual benefits to both organisations in the next seven years.

"Our strategic partnership with Infosys presents an exciting opportunity for both companies to leverage combined strengths in engineering and digital innovation to accelerate growth in the civil aerospace market. With the aerospace sector poised for revival and growth, this joint innovation centre will strengthen Rolls-Royce's global engineering ecosystem and position us well for the future," Kishore Jayaraman, President – India and South Asia, Rolls-Royce, said.

"We are delighted to extend our collaboration with Rolls-Royce and work towards digitally transforming engineering and business process management shared services in India. We will aim to be a catalyst for Rolls-Royce to deliver efficiency, effectiveness and experience while driving continuous change towards creating a value ecosystem that is sustainable. This engagement is testament to the longstanding collaboration between Infosys and Rolls-Royce, which is poised to set new benchmarks in the aerospace, defence, and manufacturing sectors," Jasmeet Singh, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing, Infosys, said.

As part of this collaboration, Infosys and Rolls-Royce will combine their aerospace, engineering and digital services capabilities to explore opportunities for driving digital and engineering innovation and associated cost optimisation strategies. By expanding the local talent pool in the country, the two companies will also deliver manufacturing engineering services for the global civil aerospace ecosystem.