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Guide to Indian Machine Tools

National Productivity Summit

10^th Edition of National Productivity Summit Concludes Successfully

The 10th Edition of IMTMA's National Productivity Summit concluded successfully in Bengaluru on 26 November 2016. At the IMTMA-ACE MICROMATIC Championship Awards, Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts won the first prize. Mahindra and Mahindra won the second prize. VE Commercial Vehicles won the third prize. Certificates of Merit were given to: Brakes India, Super Auto Forge, and TTK Prestige. Vox Populi Award was given to Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts.

Forthcoming Events

7^th International Seminar on Machining Technologies

With a view to highlight the evolving trends in the machining technologies, IMTMA is organizing the seventh "International Seminar on Machining Technologies" on 25 January 2017, in conjunction with IMTEX 2017 exhibition, in Bangalore.

IMTEX 2017 & Tooltech 2017

Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is organizing the 18th edition of IMTEX 2017 and 19th edition of concurrent Tooltech 2017 from 26 January 2017 to 1 February 2017 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Bengaluru. For IMTMA this is a watershed moment as it marks the 10th year of existence of BIEC. IMTMA is building a new hall of around 17,500 sq.mts. which will be an add-on to the existing infrastructure. The exhibition will feature over 1000 exhibitors. The group participation this time around is from 7 countries: China, Germany, Spain, Italy, USA, Taiwan and Czech Republic.

i2 Academia Pavilion @ IMTEX 2017

i2 Academia Pavilion is an opportunity for Indian academic/R&D institutions to showcase their capabilities and R&D activities related to machine tools/manufacturing engineering fields at IMTEX 2017.

Institutions wanting to present their research findings to the industry at IMTEX 2017 can write to Mr. Sreedhara (sreedhara@imtma.in).

Delhi Machine Tool Expo 2017

IMTMA will organize the second edition of the Delhi Machine Tool Expo at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from 10 to 13 August 2017.

The expo will address the manufacturing requirements of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of various industry sectors in Tier II and Tier III cities of North India.

Market Research Reports

Global Forecast for Machine Tools - OXFORD ECONOMICS (Sept 2016)

Current partners in the project are the AMT, CECIMO (on behalf of its member associations), AMTIL, IMTMA and TMBA.

The report has been published by Oxford Economics and is available for IMTMA members only.

Skill Development

Machine Tool Design - RAPID (6 Weeks Course)

27 February 2017 - 8 April 2017, Bengaluru

IMTMA is conducting a course on the design fundamentals of machine tools. A complete design of CNC Turning center will be carried out from concept to finish.

Defects Analysis of Paint & Powder Coating Applications

Machine Tool Design - ELECTRICAL

Call for Nominations

IMTMA - Premier Outstanding Entrepreneur Award for 2017
IMTMA - BFW Lifetime Contribution Award for 2017

2^nd Symposium on Smart Manufacturing
18-20 February, 2017
BIEC

Machine Tool Design - Electrical (4 Weeks Course)

6 February - 4 March 2017, Bengaluru

IMTMA is organizing a course which is structured for electrical & electronics engineers on design aspects of CNC Machine tools. A complete design of CNC machine will be carried out. Electrical circuit design, control panel design, introduction to PLC programing & ladder diagram, selection of electrical switch gears will be prominently discussed.

Hands-on Training Programme on Industrial Automation & Controls

9 - 21 January 2017, Bengaluru

IMTMA is organizing an exclusive 2 weeks course focusing on applications of various elements used in Industrial Automation viz. Hydraulic & Pneumatic elements, PLC circuits, VFD and Servo Drives, HMI, Sensors, etc.

JIMTOF 2016

The 28th Japan International Machine Tool Fair organized by the Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association was held in Tokyo International Exhibition Centre, Tokyo from 17 to 22 November 2016.

IMTMA participated in this exhibition to gain more insights into global best practices. Apart large size companies, many Japanese machine tool companies show cased their new innovations to meet the future technology demand.