Investment & Precision Castings Limited (IPCL) , an industrial house in Bhavnagar has manufactured India’s first Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for Indian Air force’s Tejas aircraft .Till now India had to depend on Israel for the radar. But the Bhavnagar based industrial house has brought pride to the state by manufacturing the Radar locally.

Investment & Precision Castings Limited (IPCL) is a brand name in the casting industry. The company is involved in the areas of providing casting for automobile industry, astronomy and defense, general engineering, energy produce, electric switch gears, pump, valves.

The company has locally manufactured two thin-wall castings for the defense ministry of the government of India. These castings will be fitted with the Multi Mode Radar in the light weight combat aircraft ‘Tejas’. It has been tested successfully by the defense ministry, stated IPCL Managing Director Piyush Tamboli.

IPCL is the only company in India to develop the Multi Mode Radar. As far as achievement is concerned, IPCL has been given the prestigious award of Type Approval Certificate by Centre for Military Airworthiness and certification, Chemical Research and Development Organization, Defense Ministry and the Indian Government.

To make the event memorable, a ceremony was held in Nilambaug Hotel in Bhavnagar on 1st July, 2011. The distinctive names present in this function were Noted Scientist Dr. K Tamiltani, Vice chairman and managing director of IPCL Mr. Piyush Tamboli and the type approval certificate was given by noted scientist and program director of Aeronautical Development Shri P.S Subhramaniyam.

IPCL has recently started a company called IPCL vacuum cast limited in Vartej, Bhavnagar for manufacturing Aerospace casting & medical implants and vacuum induction melting.