From IMTMA Desk

Dear Members,

IMTMA began the Year 2023 on a positive note with its flagship IMTEX, Tooltech & Digital Manufacturing concluding successfully and creating a new benchmark. ‘A Comprehensive Report on Indian Metalworking Machine Tool Industry 2023’, highlighting the current demand trends in the machine tool industry and a coffee table book titled ‘The Navigator’ tracing IMTMA’s 75 years journey was released during the exhibition. IMTEX while charting a path for technology development and business opportunities, also sets the stage for young talents to explore manufacturing, as a career option. This acts as a harbinger for developing an ecosystem for startups in manufacturing.

With the recent announcements made in the budget on ‘Green Growth’, India is embarking on a net-zero carbon emission journey. The various initiatives proposed in renewable energy, automotive, infrastructure, railways, etc. would provide the machine tool industry to think of new avenues and explore them in the long run.

Also, estimates from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation show that India’s industrial production increased by 4.3% year-on-year in December 2022. The country’s manufacturing PMI recorded 55.4, according to S&P Global India, indicating that the manufacturing industry’s health remained robust. India may face some momentary hurdles due to external factors. It is advisable to step forward with some vigilance.

Association Initiatives

Data & Research Reports

IMTMA publishes a series of reports analysing the demand trends in the machine tool industry:

Comprehensive Report on Indian Metal Cutting Machine Tool Industry 2022 | Comprehensive Report on Indian Metal Forming Machine Tool Industry 2022 | Gardner Intelligence Machine Tool Survey 2021 Insights | Business Feasibility Study for Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers in Thailand 2022 | Market Research Reports on Machine Tool Export Markets | Indian Machine Tool Industry Consumption Statistics

Ten Year Indian Machine Tool Industry Data (FY 2012-13 to FY 2021-22) | Machine Tools User Industry Updates | Machine Tools User Sector Project Investment List | Guide Book on Export packing of Machine Tools - January 2016 | Compendium of i2 Academia Pavilion R&D Projects. All these reports can be accessed on this page here.

Mega Events

International Seminar on Manufacturing Technologies

18 January 2022: BIEC, Bengaluru

Coinciding with IMTEX 2023, IMTMA organized an ‘International Seminar on Manufacturing Technologies’ on 18 January 2023 at BIEC. Dr. Nandini Chakraborty, Associate Director, Manufacturing Technology Centre, UK delivered the keynote address. There was an overwhelming response from about 350 delegates participating from 132 companies. More Information

Trade Fairs

IMTEX, Tooltech & Digital Manufacturing 2023 - A Showstopper for Manufacturing

19 - 25 January 2023: BIEC, Bengaluru

Snapshot

991 Exhibitors

96,000 + Visitors

23 Countries

5 Country Pavilions

For more information on the show, access our press release here.

Activities of Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)

India Energy Week 2023

It was a historic occasion for BIEC as Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated India Energy Week. The event was a significant one with India occupying G-20 Presidency. The prime minister underlined the role of the energy sector in setting a direction for the 21^st century. Access the press release and the India Energy Week site for more information.

STONA 2023

The 15^th international granite and stone fair STONA 2023 organized by the Federation of Indian Granite and Stone Industry (FIGSI) from 15^th to 18^th February 2023 at BIEC, Bengaluru ran successfully. It was inaugurated by Shri Halappa Basappa Achar, the Minister of Mines and Geology. Ishwinder Singh, president, FIGSI and other dignitaries shared the dais with the minister. More Information

Other events in progress at BIEC:

HBLF, architectural and interior products exhibition | IIJS Tritiya 2023, a new show for the south Indian market by GJEPC which had organized the IIJS Premiere in BIEC earlier.

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. In the month of August, we are bringing a series of exciting training programmes. Access our training calendar and register for the programmes:

Forthcoming Training Programmes

Online Training Programmes

· Engineering Materials and their selection - Key to Successful Design | 2 - 3 March 2023 | 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. | Register Now

· Limits, Fits and Tolerances - Practical Approach | 9 March 2023 | 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. | Register Now

· Quick changeover techniques in Manufacturing through SMED principles | 9 - 10 March 2023 | 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. | Register Now

· Reliability Engineering - Concept, Calculations, Techniques and Tools | 13 - 17 March 2023 | 9.40 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. | Register Now

· Certified Specialist in Root Cause Analysis | 13 - 16 March 2023 | 1.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. | Register Now

· Operational excellence through QCD improvement | 14 - 16 March 2023 | 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. | Register Now

· Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Hydraulics and Pneumatics Systems | 15 - 17 March 2023 | IMTMA, Bengaluru | Register Now

· Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) - ISO Standards | 20 - 21 March 2023 | 1.40 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. | Register Now

· Surface Roughness Measurement, Validation and Improvement | 21 March 2023 | 1.10 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. | Register Now

Classroom Training Programmes

· Finishing School in Production Engineering - Making Engineers Industry Ready | 13 March - 27 April 2023 | IMTMA, Bengaluru | Register Now

· Hands-on Training in Dimensional Metrology | 13 - 15 March 2023 | IMTMA, Bengaluru | Register Now

· Finishing School in Production Engineering - Making Engineers Industry Ready | 13 March - 26 April 2023 | IMTMA, Pune | Register Now

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