HHV About Us

The Group

Hind High Vacuum (HHV) is India’s premier thin film and vacuum technology company, with over 55 years of expertise in the design and manufacture of high vacuum equipment for research and industrial applications. HHV’s products are integral to multiple sectors that include Aerospace, Automotive and Defense. HHV is a global developer and manufacturer of laboratory and industrial-scale vacuum coating systems for optical, decorative and functional coatings, astronomical telescope mirror coaters, thin film coatings, optics and special purpose vacuum equipment for complex metallurgical applications. HHV has multiple manufacturing centres located in and around Bengaluru, India. HHV is a leading exporter for coating equipment with branches in the United Kingdom and distributors worldwide. HHV is an ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 45001: 2018, EMS 14001: 2015, and OHSAS 18001: 2007 certified company.

HHV Ltd, United Kingdom

HHV Ltd is part of HHV, India's premier thin film and vacuum technology companies. HHV Ltd is based in the UK and is the international sales and support organization of HHV. HHV Ltd holds an exclusive license from Edwards to manufacture and supply the well-known Scan Coat Six , Auto306, Auto500, TF600 and forensic deposition systems (ID750 and ID500) manufactured in HHV's purpose-built modern ISO-accredited facilities at Dabaspet, Bangalore.

HHV Crystals, India

HHV Crystals is India’s premier watch crystal manufacturing company with over 25 years of expertise in manufacturing intricate and complex watch crystals at global quality standards. HHV Crystals is a subsidiary of HHV. HHV Crystals has established a state-of-the-art machinery and operations unit at Bangalore, India that ensures repeatability for mass production. HHV Crystals manufactures plain, metallized, and printed watch crystals of any size and profile as per customer requirements.

ASM-HHV Engineering, India

ASM-HHV Engineering is a joint venture between ASM Technologies and the HHV Group. With over 60 years of experience in design, engineering and manufacturing, ASM and HHV have partnered and established India’s first semiconductor focused equipment manufacturing facility. ASM and HHV have expertise in designing and manufacturing semiconductor tools, sub-systems, systems components and providing field support.

1965

Hind High Vacuum founded as a Small-Scale Industry in Bangalore, India.

1967

Developed India’s first indigenous 12” laboratory vacuum coating unit in association with the Indian Institute of Science.

1968

Developed and manufactured India's first high vacuum rotary pump.

1970

Developed an indigenous space simulation chamber to test leaks in pallets and allied components for rocket thrusters.

1977

Moved to a 4.5 acre Peenya plant in Bangalore, India.

1991

Established the thin films division and began producing optical filters.

1996

India’s largest vacuum heat treatment and brazing furnace with a hot zone of size 1.8 meters in diameter and 2 meters in height and can achieve vacuum of 10(-6) mbar.

2002

Built and supplied the largest vertical coating system for 2.2m diameter telescope mirror coatings at an elevation of 14800 ft. above sea level at Hanley, Ladakh.

2005

Developed a robot- controlled sputter coating system for conductive and transparent coating on aircraft canopy and windshield with process technology.

2007

Established the 6.5 acre Dabaspet plant in Bangalore, India which includes international contract manufacturing operations for Edwards' range of thin film deposition equipment and diffusion pumps.

2008

Installed the Horton spheres at Trivandrum, India. The spheres are 16.13 meter in diameter (equivalent to the height of a five storied building), with a vacuum system of cycle speed of 1, 20,000 m3/hour. It is coupled with a hypersonic wind tunnel.

2009

( i )Established HHV Pumps as a joint venture company to manufacture Rotary pumps, Roots pumps, Combination pumps, Piston pumps and Vacuum Pumping systems.

2009

( ii )HHV's international activity commences with the export of thin-film deposition equipment, acquired the Edwards' thin films lineage and established HHV Ltd in United Kingdom.

2010

Developed a complete turnkey line for the production of amorphous silicon solar panels with a capacity of 10MW per annum.

2011

Developed a twin door metallization system for the automobile industry.

2011

Developed and installed a large sputter coater for 3.7m diameter telescope mirror coating.

2011

Commissioned a robotized TIG welding system with man entry and external robot teaching facility for welding aircraft engine components in high purity inert gas environments.

2012

Developed a rotary vacuum brazing furnace for the brazing of diverging and converging exhaust nozzles used in the first and second stage launch vehicles. The furnace is 3.65 meters in diameter and 3.5 meters in length and can achieve vacuum of 10 mbar.

2013

Developed a large size ground-based integrated test facility to measure the thrust of high power (8.0 kW) ion-propulsion engines

2017

Received Space Qualifications for Metallization for HMC substrates

2017

Launched India’s first commercial ALD reactor

2017

Designed and manufactured the TF1400, a thin film deposition system with a 1400 mm chamber for mass production

2017

Established the Thin films and Optics facility to fabricate high precision optical components in the visible and infrared spectrum

2018

Awarded the National R&D award by the President of India for establishing the production of thin film metallized substrates

2018

Began the ATS 500, a fully automated thin film coating system, production line

2020

Received Space Qualifications for Lithography of HMC substrates.

S. V Narasaiah was the founder and Chairman of Hind High Vacuum Co. Pvt. Ltd (HHV). The HHV Group was established in 1965 to develop Indian self reliance in high vacuum technology. Narasaiah is considered to be the pioneer of vacuum technology in India. Born on September 28th, 1924 in Taduvai in the Guntur District, SV Narasaiah was a student leader in the Communist Party and a protégé of the great P Sundarayya. He moved to Chellapalli town for his early education and attended Guntur AC College.
In 1964, he moved to Bangalore to look for avenues to further his passion for vacuum technology and optics. With the help of his mentors, Prof. Satish Dhawan and Dr. H.N. Nanjundaiah, at the Indian Institute of Science he established HHV group in 1965. Under his stewardship, HHV has – in the last five decades –grown to be a global, award-winning technology pioneer, employing nearly a thousand people. HHV has developed and designed India’s first vacuum pump, vacuum furnace, space simulation system, and thin film vacuum coating system to name a few. In 2018, HHV received the National R&D award for innovation and production development.
SVN as he was fondly called, was the director of the small-scale industries association in Karnataka and was the founding member of the Indian Vacuum Society, where he worked tirelessly for the growth of small-scale technology companies in India. He was active member of the American Society of Metals and was recognized for his services by the India chapter in 2019.

Nagarjun Sakhamuri

Managing Director

Nagarjun Sakhamuri has been a Managing Director at Hind High Vacuum Company Pvt. Ltd. and its affiliated companies, since 1986. Nagarjun holds a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University, USA.

Prasanth Sakhamuri

Managing Director

Prasanth Sakhamuri has been a Managing Director at Hind High Vacuum Company Pvt. Ltd. and its affiliated companies, since 1986. Prasanth holds a Masters in Business Administration from the IRMA, Anand, Gujarat, India.

Leela Amaraneni

Director

Leela Amaraneni has been a Director at Hind High Vacuum Company Pvt. Ltd. and its affiliated companies, since 1986. Leela holds a Bachelors in Architecture from University of Visveswariah College of Engineering, India.

Our Mission

To contribute to the welfare of the society by providing products and solutions of excellence based on vacuum technology

Our Vision

To be a world-classvacuum technology company

Our Values

● Complete customer satisfaction● Constant technology innovation● Investing in people through training and development● Motivating people through involvement and empowerment● Creating an environment that champions respect and kindness