MEDIUM dependency · Multiple platformsIndicative
Aerospace-grade fasteners (fatigue-critical, shear pins, blind fasteners)
Highest-grade aerospace fasteners (shear pins, fatigue-critical fasteners) are imported from Hi-Lok, Cherry, and Alcoa. Indian fastener industry is real but underqualified for fatigue-critical applications. Addressable mid-tier opportunity.
Criticality
MEDIUM
Supply concentration
Oligopolistic
Substitution difficulty
medium
Geopolitical sensitivity
low
Foreign country
USA / EU
Foreign supplier
Hi-Lok (Stanley Engineered Fastening), Cherry Aerospace, Alcoa Fastening Systems
Indian capability
Trishul Industries and others in the Belagavi cluster supply Tier-2 fasteners; highest-grade aerospace fasteners remain imported.
Localization potential
L2 (qualified aerospace-grade fasteners) in 3-5 years
Component: Aerospace fasteners · System: Airframe Structure
Affected platform: Embraer C-390 Millennium
Sources · 1
- Aerospace | Aequs (Aequs Aerospace division page - Belagavi SEZ ecosystem)officialsrc-aequs-aero-cluster