USA-based Varex Imaging opens 2nd manufacturing unit at AMTZ Vizag
In a significant boost to India’s medical imaging capabilities, Varex Imaging Manufacturing India Private Limited—a subsidiary of Varex Imaging Corporation (USA)— started its second advanced manufacturing facility at Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ). The formal groundbreaking ceremony graced by Dr. Jitendra Sharma, MD and Founder-CEO of AMTZ; Andrew Hartman, Global Senior Vice President – Detectors, Varex Imaging Corporation and Vivek Phalle, Senior MD and Country Head, Varex Imaging India.
The second facility follows the successful operations of Varex’s first unit at AMTZ, which currently manufactures advanced Flat Panel Detectors (FPDs)—a vital component in digital X-ray imaging systems. These detectors play a key role in modern diagnostics across radiography, fluoroscopy and interventional imaging, and their local production is helping India reduce its reliance on imported diagnostic components.
The expansion aligns with the Indian government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) vision. Dr. Jitendra Sharma hailed the development as “a strategic move that not only elevates India’s manufacturing capabilities in medical imaging but also validates AMTZ’s role as a global MedTech innovation hub.”
With the launch of its second facility at AMTZ, Varex is set to expand its imaging technology capabilities by establishing two advanced manufacturing lines—India’s first manufacturing facility for Cesium Iodide (CsI) coating, used to enhance digital X-ray image quality while reducing radiation exposure, and another for medical-grade glass tubes essential to X-ray and CT imaging systems. These technologies, being localized for the first time in India, will bring the full imaging hardware value chain—from detector fabrication to X-ray tube assembly—under one roof. This pioneering move will not only boost Varex’s manufacturing strength but also support Indian OEMs, component suppliers, and diagnostic innovators across the country.
“The second facility is also expected to position India as a competitive exporter of imaging technologies, particularly to emerging markets and low- and middle-income countries,” AMTZ said in a statement.
