From IMTMA Desk

Indian economy is all set to accelerate with services sector resuming operations in full swing and manufacturing activities gaining momentum from August onwards as vaccination drive is picking pace.

Government of India’s recent PLI scheme for automobile and auto components sectors is expected to usher investments worth ₹ 42,500 crores in five years and incremental production of over ₹ 2.3 lakh crores. This will bode well for machine tool industry’s business as machine tool industry is strong when auto industry is strong.

In a related development which could have wider ramifications on manufacturing industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Govt. of India, has launched six Technology Innovation Platforms called TIPs. Read More

 
Event Organized
 
Symposium on Automation & Robotics 2021

IMTMA organized the 5th edition of ‘Symposium on Automation & Robotics’ scheduled on 17 - 18 September 2021 as a virtual event. The Symposium featured presentations on various facets of automation through case studies and technology presentations. This edition of the Symposium witnessed a record participation of 2,500+ delegates from over 190 companies, across a wide cross-section of the manufacturing industry. Read More

 
Upcoming Event
 
National Productivity Summit 2021
IMTMA is organizing the 15th edition of the National Productivity Summit (NPS 2021) as a virtual event on 10 - 11 December 2021. The IMTMA-ACE MICROMATIC Productivity Championship Awards 2021 will be conferred during the summit. Read More
 
 
Upcoming Exhibition
IMTEX and IMTEX Forming 2022
Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) will organize its flagship international machine tool and manufacturing technology exhibition ‘IMTEX & Tooltech’ from January 20 - 26, 2022 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru. ‘IMTEX & Tooltech 2021’ which was rescheduled due to the global pandemic has been merged with ‘IMTEX FORMING & Tooltech 2022’. The combined exhibition ‘IMTEX, IMTEX FORMING,   Tooltech & Digital Manufacturing 2022’ will showcase a wide range of metal cutting and metal forming solutions besides latest technologies and innovations from the machine tool industry for manufacturing industries. While Tooltech will showcase parts, accessories and systems for manufacturing industries, Digital Manufacturing will feature additive manufacturing and evolutionary Industry 4.0 concepts.Read More
 
Media Coverage

MSMEs in machine tools manufacturing impacted due to increase in raw material costs, says IMTMA (Financial Express, 9 August 2021).

Ravi Raghavan Elected President as IMTMA Completes 75 Years (UNI, 21 September 2021).

Ravi Raghavan and Rajendra Rajamane to lead IMTMA for 2021-22 (Machine Maker, 22 September 2021).

 

Ravi Raghavan Elected President as IMTMA Completes 75 Years (IEIA, September 2021).

Ravi Raghavan elected President as IMTMA completes 75 Years (OEM Update, 23 September 2021).

 
Online Training Programmes

Antifriction Bearings - Types, Applications, Selection, Maintenance and Trouble Shooting Aspects (10 - 12 November 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

Essentials of Precision Metrology (11 - 12 November 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

Development of Machining Fixtures - A practical Workshop with project (15 - 19 November 2021, 9.40 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.) Register Now

Implementing SPC, a Game Changer for Cost Reduction (16 - 17 November 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

Surface Roughness Measurement, Validation and Improvement (17 - 18 November 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

Industrial Safety - Shop floor perspective (18 - 19 November 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

Design and Processing Techniques for Plastic Parts (18 - 19 November 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

 

Virtual Classroom Training on ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing in Design through Manufacturing, 2.25 CEUS, 22.5 PDHS (Including Preparatory for GDTP-Technologist Level Examination) (22 - 26 November, 9.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.). Register Now

Certified Champion in Root Cause Analysis (23, 24, 25 and 30 November 2021, 9.10 a.m. - 1.40 p.m.). Register Now

Defects Analysis and Trouble Shooting in Painting Applications (23 - 24 November 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

Enhancing Productivity in Grinding Operations (25 - 26 November 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

Primer Course in Sheet Metal Forming (30 November - 1 December 2021, 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.). Register Now

 
Classroom Training Programmes

Hands on Training on “Machine Tool Design – Special Purpose Machine (SPM)” (IMTMA Technology Centre, Bengaluru, 8 November - 31 December 2021). Register Now

 

Finishing School in Production Engineering (IMTMA Technology Centre, Pune, 8 November - 4 December 2021). Register Now

 
News on Covid Vaccine

Modi at UNGA: PM announces world's first DNA vaccine for Covid-19 from global stage (Hindustan Times, 25 September 2021).

 

India Has Developed First DNA COVID-19 Vaccine, Can Be Given to 12 and Above: PM Modi at UNGA (India.com, 26 September 2021).

 
Industry News

August numbers show economic recovery on track (The Economic Times, 2 September 2021).

Transforming MSMEs through funding and knowledge (Times Now News, September 02, 2021).

Tamil Nadu plans 4 MSME industrial clusters to create 7,000 jobs (The Times of India, 3 September 2021).

Karnataka aims to boost aerospace manufacturing sector: CM Basavaraj Bommai (The New Indian Express, 4 September 2021).

More SMEs look to hire apprentices in second half of 2021 after battling labour crisis amid Covid (Financial Express, September 09, 2021).

 

PLI Scheme | India to become a key player in the automobile sector (Moneycontrol, September 21, 2021).

Economy stabilises as industries open up (The Times of India, September 20, 2021).

Auto sector hiring to pick up pace with EV push; 1L jobs seen in a year (Express Drives, September 20, 2021).

Govt seals Rs 22,000 crore deal with Tata, Airbus for purchase of 56 C-295 military transport aircraft (Economic Times, 24 September 2021).

Tech from Drishti's Bengaluru R&D team aiding firms close a 100-year-old data gap in manufacturing (The Times of India, 26 September 2021).

 
 
 
 
 
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Edited by : Director General, Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association. Email: imtma@imtma.in

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