From IMTMA Desk

October month was an encouraging one for businesses in India with the festive season. It was heartening to see that India’s manufacturing PMI rose to 55.3 during the month as against 55.1 in previous month, according to research by S&P Global.

Auto sector which had been doing well since early this year had an excellent month with higher sales for passenger vehicles. The Union Government’s thrust on PLIs, good capital spending for infrastructure development and improvements in supply chain are reinvigorating local manufacturing. 

The machine tool industry is already doing well in terms of production and healthy order booking. The industry with significant presence in northern, western and southern regions of India is expected to play a transformational role in this journey by manufacturing high value engineering products. Furthermore, the recent Global Investors Meet in Karnataka, which is a leader in Indian machine tool industry, is likely to boost manufacturing activities.

To harness the potential of manufacturing and drive change in the Indian manufacturing landscape Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) is gearing up to organize its flagship mega event, National Productivity Summit, on 18 and 19 November 2022 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru.

This will be followed by the much awaited IMTEX, Tooltech and Digital Manufacturing from 19 to 25 January 2023 at BIEC, Bengaluru. IMTEX with focus on metal cutting and manufacturing technologies is making a comeback after a gap of 4 years in its physical avatar, which makes it more attractive.

IMTEX currently has over 850 exhibitors from as many as 21 countries and the exhibition is expected to showcase the latest and best for manufacturing industries. We look forward to welcoming you at IMTEX in January 2023.  Click to view the IMTEX 2023 Film.

Association Initiatives

Meeting of IMTMA Regional Council (North)

9 September 2022: Ace Manufacturing Systems Limited, Bengaluru

A meeting of the IMTMA Regional Council (South) was held on 9th September 2022 at Ace Manufacturing Systems Limited (AMSL), Bengaluru. Coinciding with this meeting, a visit to the shopfloors at AMSL and AMACE Solutions was organised. Read More   

Mega Events

National Productivity Summit 2022

18 - 19 November 2022: BIEC, Bengaluru

To champion the cause of productivity in the Indian manufacturing industry, IMTMA is organizing the 16th edition of National Productivity Summit on 18 - 19 November 2022 at BIEC, Bangalore. The event showcases best practices in manufacturing through enriching keynotes, live case study presentations and plant visits. Click to register

International Seminar on Manufacturing Technologies

18 January 2023, BIEC, Bengaluru

Coinciding with IMTEX 2023, IMTMA is organising an ‘International Seminar on Manufacturing Technologies’ on 18 January 2023, a day preceding the IMTEX 2023 exhibition. The objective of this International Seminar is to present latest technological developments in Manufacturing and allied technologies which users can adopt in their production process. The seminar will have concurrent sessions on Machining, Work Holding & Tooling, Additive Manufacturing, Enabling Technologies, Emerging Trends and Automation.

Trade Fairs

IMTEX 2023, Tooltech 2023 & Digital Manufacturing 2023

19 - 25 January 2023: BIEC, Bengaluru

IMTMA will organize IMTEX 2023 at BIEC, Bengaluru from 19 - 25 January 2023. The exhibition has elicited good response with more than 850 exhibitors from 21 countries: Australia | Austria | China | Czech Republic | France | Germany | India | Israel | Italy | Japan | Korea | Malaysia | Poland | Singapore | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | United Kingdom |United States of America, covering a gross area of around 70,000 square metres in 5 halls. Log on to www.imtex.in to remain connected with the developments.  

Activities of Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)

FI India & HI and Propak 2022

ProPak India, a leading international processing and packaging trade event in India was a perfect platform for market trends, investments and industry networking through product exchange, conferences, seminars and technical workshops offering sustainable solutions for country’s enterprises. Organized by Informa Markets in India the show ran at BIEC from 21 to 23 September 2022. Read More

Fi India & Hi, held concurrent to ProPak India was a unique event dedicated solely to food ingredients in India. The show offered attendees’ opportunities to source the latest and most innovative ingredients discovered in India, grow their business and nurture business relationships. Read More

Google Cloud Next

Google Cloud Next kicked off on 11 October 2022 with a 24 hour “follow the sun” global digital broadcast featuring live keynotes from 5 locations across the globe – New York, Sunnyvale, Tokyo, Munich and Bengaluru. Google organized its flagship event in BIEC on October 12 - 13, 2022 for technology enthusiasts to hear from people shaping the future of computing and learn from Google Cloud leaders and community influencers about ways they are solving the biggest challenges facing organizations today. Read More

ACETECH 2022

ACETECH presented by Economic Times and Asian Business Exhibitions & Conferences Limited was held at BIEC from 14 - 16 October 2022. ACETECH is India’s largest annual exhibition on architecture, construction, engineering, building materials and allied sectors. ACETECH 2022 in BIEC was a perfect platform for designers, architects, developers, product manufacturers and service companies. Read More

Technology & Training

IMTMA continues its endeavour to create a pool of skilled workforce for machine tool and manufacturing industries through its various online and classroom training programmes. Access our training calendar and register for the programmes:

Classroom Training Programmes

·         Specialized Course in Machinery Design and Production Engineering - (An Exclusive Hands on Workshop)| 5 December 2022 - 14 January 2023 | IMTMA Technology Centre, Pune | Register

·         Defects Analysis and Trouble Shooting in Paint and Powder Coating Applications | 15 - 16 December 2022 | IMTMA Technology Centre, Bengaluru | Register

·         Servicing, Maintenance and Trouble Shooting of CNC Machine Tools – Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Aspects | 19 - 24 December 2022 | IMTMA Technology Centre, Bengaluru | Register

·         Advanced Programming for CNC Machining Centres | 19 - 22 December 2022 | IMTMA Technology Centre, Pune | Register

·         Selection & Maintenance of Sheet Forming Presses | 20 - 21 December 2022 | IMTMA Technology Centre, Pune | Register

·         Hands-on Training Program in Robot Programming & Operation | 27 - 29 December 2022 | IMTMA Technology Centre, Bengaluru | Register

Online Training Programmes

·         Good Earthing Practices | 2 December 2022 | 13.40 – 17.00 | Register

·         Cost of Quality - How to Reduce Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) | 6 - 7 December 2022 | 13.40 - 17.00 | Register

·         Data Analytics in Manufacturing | 8 - 9 December 2022 | 13.10 - 17.30 | Register

·         Effective Sales and Marketing of Machine Tools and Accessories - Module 1 | 12 December 2022 | 9.40 - 13.00 | Register

·         Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis | 12 - 14 December 2022 | 13.10 - 17.30 | Register

·         Effective Sales and Marketing of Machine Tools and Accessories | 12 - 17 December 2022 | 09.40 - 13.00 | Register

·         Effective Sales and Marketing of Machine Tools and Accessories - Module 2 | 13 December 2022 | 09.00 - 13.00 | Register

·         Effective Sales and Marketing of Machine Tools and Accessories - Module 3 | 14 December 2022 | 09.40 - 13.00 | Register

·         How to bring in energy efficiency at Plant level? | 14 - 15 December 2022 | 13.40 - 17.00 | Register

·         Effective Sales and Marketing of Machine Tools and Accessories - Module 4 | 15 December 2022 | 9.40 - 13.00 | Register

·         Effective Sales and Marketing of Machine Tools and Accessories - Module 5 | 16 December 2022 | 09.40 - 13.00 | Register

·         Effective Sales and Marketing of Machine Tools and Accessories - Module 6 | 17 December 2022 | 09.40 - 13.00 | Register

·         Scientific Injection Molding - Principles, Tools and Techniques | 20 - 21 December 2022 | 09.10 - 12.40 | Register

·         Heat Treatment - Metallurgy and Processes | 21 - 22 December 2022 | 13.40 - 17.00 | Register

·         A3 Problem Solving Technique | 21 - 22 December 2022 | 13.40 - 17.00 | Register

Industry News

Economy

·         India in stable economic situation, growth momentum is good, says Chief Economic Advisor | The Print | 7 November 2022 | Link

·         India can spearhead G20 on digital economy | The Tribune | 10 November 2022 | Link

Aerospace & Defence

·         Increased collaboration between academia and industry will build a strong R&D ecosystem for Indian aerospace and defence | The Times of India | 7 November 2022 | Link

·         New Tamil Nadu policy seeks Rs 75,000 cr investments in aerospace, defence | Business Standard | 8 November 2022 | Link

Railways

·         Vande Bharat coaches to be manufactured in Rae Bareli from next year: Vaishnaw | Livemint | 5 November 2022 | Link

·         Indian Railways going on with innovation drive | The New Indian Express | 6 November 2022 | Link

Power / Renewable Energy

·         Renewable Equipment Manufacturing Zone To Come Up In MP; Centre To Support With Rs 400 Crore | Swarajya | 9 November 2022 | Link

·         A sustainable semiconductor mission for India | Observer Research Foundation | 9 November 2022 | Link