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Guide to Indian Machine Tools

Regional Machine Tool Expo

Pune Machine Tool Expo 2016 Concludes on 'Positive Note'

The four-day Pune Machine Tool Expo, 2016 - Western India's B2B exhibition organized by IMTMA at Auto Cluster in Pune from 29 September to 2 October 2016 concluded on a high note. With more than 100 exhibitors, the machine tool exhibition attracted 7,400 visitors and 62 trade delegations from various industries such as auto component, automobiles, capital goods, defence, aerospace and railways. The event attracted impressive number of delegates and visitors from the Tier II and Tier III cities such as Aurangabad, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Satara, Ahmednagar, besides the neighbouring state of Gujarat.

For pictures see here. For media coverage see here.

Forthcoming Events

National Productivity Summit 2016

To showcase competitiveness in the Indian manufacturing industry, IMTMA is organizing the National productivity Summit (10th in the series) from 24 to 26 November 2016 at Bangalore. Be a part of this event to witness best practices in manufacturing through live case study presentations, plant visits, keynote sessions, Special interest sessions and Idea Exchange sessions.

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

IMTEX 2017 and Tooltech 2017 will be held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Bangalore from 26 January 2017 to 1 February 2017.

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.

Skill Development

Finishing School in Production Engineering: Enhancing Productivity in Machining (4 Weeks Course)

7 November - 3 December 2016, Pune

IMTMA is organizing a course at IMTMA Technology Centre, Pune to enhance skill sets of supervisors from manufacturing industries. The course is practical oriented with Hands on practice in production CNC machines, CAD/CAM, Metrology equipment, etc.

Hands-on training in Industrial Automation

7 - 19 November 2016, Bengaluru

IMTMA is organizing an exclusive 2 weeks Hands-on training in Industrial Automation, focusing on applications of various elements used in Industrial Automation. The key aspect would be practical with hands-on exercises and adequate theory sessions.

BFW Sponsors BMV 60+ CNC VMC at the IMTMA Technology Centre

Modern Automotive Needs & Latest Trends in Forging Technology

Call for Nominations

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

24-26 November, 2016, BIEC

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

Finishing School in Production Engineering: Enhancing Productivity in Machining (4 Weeks Course)

28 November - 24 December 2016, Bengaluru

IMTMA is organizing a course at IMTMA Technology Centre, Bengaluru to enhance skill sets of engineers and supervisors from manufacturing industries. Engineers from TVS Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto Corp, Sansera Engineering, Wabco India, Leo fasteners, Kar Mobiles, etc., have undergone this course and achieved Productivity and Quality improvement in their projects by implementing key learnings.

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IMTMA @ International Event

IMTS 2016

The 31st edition of IMTS - the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS 2016) was the third largest IMTS in history. The six day show recorded a footfall of 1, 15,612 registered visitors representing over a 100 countries. IMTS covered 1,370,256 net square feet of exhibit space and hosted 2407 exhibiting companies. IMTS 2018 will be held at McCormick Place from 10 - 15 September 2018.

The show created a buzz for the numerous technologies that were showcased in additive manufacturing, robotics automation and an increasing digital thread.

10^th Anniversary of KabelSchlepp in India & Opening of New Unit at Bengaluru

KabelSchlepp India, Bengaluru, has completed 10 years of operations. Keeping in mind the future prospects in the Telescopic cover business, the management decided to form a separate unit and hence the new unit is opened on the occasion of 10^th anniversary.

Modular Tooling - What Is It?

Modular tooling is tools assembled from a set of common building blocks. You can quickly assemble tools for different applications, of different lengths. This reduces the cost of tooling, and the lead time to make special-purpose tool holders.

The blog post was written by Dasarathi GV, Director-Applications, Cadem Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Meeting Local Demand for Automation with Indigenous Robots

MTAB Engineers has developed and launched SR4 Series of high performance SCARA Robots. The SR4 Series guarantees high accuracy and reliability with minimum operational and maintenance cost. The robot is designed for compact installation while maximizing reach and can be adapted to many automation systems, simple or complex.

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Solutions for Multi Component Moulding

This year FANUC introduced the latest concept in Multi component moulding with our cutting edge 3 Component moulding machine (2nd Injection Unit on Vertical plane, 3rd Injection Unit on Non Operator side). This classic combination of Additional horizontal and vertical arrangement of the injection units fulfils the majority of requirements with regard to Multi-component Injection moulding.

The post was authored by Manish Sharma, National Head of Plastics at FANUC India

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New Modular Holding and Clamping Technology by Spectra Tools

India International Innovation Fair (IIIF) awarded Spectra Tools a silver medal in recognition of Creativity and Innovation during the recently held IIIF event at BIEC in Bengaluru on 9 - 11 September 2016. As part of new product design: Spectra developed unique rigid Modular Holding System that has been International patent approved (PCT) and pending Indian patent and designed various special cutting tools by using this modular holding system and clamping technology that improved the performance by multiple folds.

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LVD Adds New Smart Drawing Importer Modul to CADMAN @ Software Suite

LVD has added a new module to its CADMAN @ Suite of programming and shop management software. CADMAN-SDI (Smart Drawing Importer) simplifies 2D and 3D CAD file import and calculation of cost drivers so that users can quickly and accurately create job estimates.

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LVD Adds New 40-Ton Electric Press Brake to Product Line

LVD has expanded its Dyna-Press Series of compact, high-speed electric press brakes with the addition of the Dyna-Press 40/15 Plus, a new 40-ton model that offers a working length of 1530mm featuring a precision four-axis back gauge and LVD's exclusive TOUCH-B touch screen CNC control.