<div><strong>By CH Unnikrishnan</strong></div><div> </div><div>Bangalore-based technology solutions provider Axiscades Engineering Technologies Ltd said on Thursday (24 September) that it has signed a long term strategic contract with global wind turbines major Siemens Wind Power. Exiscades, which currently focuses on aerospace, heavy engineering, automotive and industrial domains, said that with this new contract it will set up a dedicated offshore development centre in order to provide design, design support and other associated engineering services to the Denmark-based equipment manufacturer (OEM). </div><div> </div><div>"Axiscades will provide Siemens with its learnings and established global project management and quality initiatives towards establishing a basic philosophy of error free Engineering drawings," the company said in a statement.</div><div> </div><div>The new offshore development centre will start with 50 engineers and will grow over time as both the companies explore new technical areas of providing offshore value addition. </div><div> </div><div>“It is an important step for Siemens Wind Power to team up with Axiscades well in line with the Siemens strategy to maintain a global footprint of partners in engineering and we are confident that Axiscades is a competent partner, with whom we can develop and grow with and also leverage from their vast experience from working with other global industrial players,” said Steen Kirkegaard Jensen, Head of Mechanical Design at Siemens Wind Power. </div><div> </div><div>“This relation is important to us and shows our commitment to Engineering expertise in core sectors in the world market like Renewable Energy, Aerospace & Heavy Industries," said Axiscades vice-chairman Sudhakar Gande. </div><div> </div><div>"With the wind turbine market eyeing rapid growth over the next few years on the back of policy-driven installations across Europe and North-America, it has become imperative for manufacturers to build a competitive advantage through optimised costs and better technical value proposition,’’ Gande added.</div><div> </div><div>With this 5 year long-term partnership, Axiscades aims to further solidify its position in the energy sector. This is in line with the company’s strategy to diversify into newer industry sectors leveraging the engineering excellence and by building global service offerings.</div>
