T-Works

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T-Works
Formation3 March 2023;9 months ago (3 March 2023)
Type Public–private partnership
Legal statusActive
Purpose Prototyping centre
Headquarters Raidurg, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Region served
Telangana
Key people
Anand Raj (CEO)
Website T-Works Website

T-Works is India's largest prototyping centre. [1] T-Works is an initiative of the Government of Telangana that is aimed to create and celebrate a culture of hobbyists, makers, and innovators in India; who explore and experiment without the fear of failure. [2] T-Works Phase-1 is 78,000 sqft building, situated near T-Hub in Raidurg, Hyderabad, Telanagana. T-Works has over 200 industry grade tools worth 11.5 crore. T-Works Phase-2 will be further expanded to 2.5 lakh sqft over a 4.89-acre campus. [3] [4] To encourage innovators from smaller towns and rural areas, satellite centres of T-Works will also be set up in towns such as Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam, Siddipet, Nizamabad, where IT towers are being set up by the Government of Telangana.

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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). [5] [6] [7] 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 ]

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