T–Works

{{Short description|Prototyping centre in India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}

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| headquarters = Raidurg, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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T–Works is India's largest prototyping center.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/indias-largest-prototyping-hub-t-works-unveiled-in-hyderabad/articleshow/98376576.cms|title=India's largest prototyping hub, T-Works, unveiled in Hyderabad}} It is an initiative of the Government of Telangana, aimed to create and celebrate a culture of hobbyists, makers, and innovators in India, who explore and experiment without the fear of failure.{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/valuable-asset-for-innovators-indias-largest-prototyping-centre-to-open-in-hyderabad-today-7197775.html|title='Valuable Asset for Innovators': India's Largest Prototyping Centre to Open in Hyderabad Today}} T–Works Phase-1 is a 78,000 sq. ft. building, situated near T-Hub in Raidurg, Hyderabad, Telanagana. It has over 200 industry grade tools worth {{INR}} 115 million. T–Works Phase-2 will expand T-works to 250,000 sq. ft. over a 4.89-acre campus.{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/got-an-idea-to-build-a-product-heres-where-you-can-make-your-prototype-in-india-372134-2023-03-03|title=Got an idea to build a product? Here’s where you can make your prototype in India}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/t-works-to-be-unveiled-today/articleshow/98347869.cms|title=T-Works to be unveiled today in Hyderabad}} To encourage innovators from smaller towns and rural areas, satellite centers of T–Works will also be set up in towns such as Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam, Siddipet, Nizamabad, etc., where IT towers are being set up by the Government of Telangana.

History

On 2 March 2023, Foxconn chairman Young Liu and Telangana industries & IT minister K. T. Rama Rao inaugurated T–Works via an innovative Kabuki drop (dramatic Japanese reveal style).{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/entrepreneurship/story/telangana-govt-launches-prototyping-facility-center-t-works-in-hyderabad-372128-2023-03-03|title=Telangana govt launches prototyping facility center T-Works in Hyderabad}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/foxconn-chief-young-liu-commits-to-make-in-telangana-plans-1-lakh-jobs-in-10-years/articleshow/98376577.cms|title=Foxconn chief Young Liu commits to 'Make in Telangana', plans 1 lakh jobs in 10 years}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/pace-of-telanganas-progress-leaves-foxconn-head-impressed/article66573459.ece|title=Pace of Telangana’s progress leaves Foxconn head impressed}} Foxconn chairman also announced donation of a complete surface mount technology assembly line, which is used for assembling high-end electronics circuit boards, to T–Works.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Facilities

  • Metal Shop
  • Advanced Rapid Prototyping
  • 3D Printing Lab
  • Electronics Lab
  • Testing Lab
  • Wood Shop
  • Ceramic Studio
  • Laser Cutting and Engraving

See also

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