National Productivity Summit 2024

“Showcasing Excellence in Manufacturing”

IMTMA - ACE MICROMATIC Productivity Championship Awards presented

3 - 4 December 2024, Pune

Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) successfully organized the 18th edition of the National Productivity Summit (NPS 2024) in Pune. Around 260 delegates from over 100 companies participated in the summit. Plant visits to Bajaj Auto, Gabriel India, Forbes Marshall, Aakar Foundry, Tata AutoComp Systems, and Mahle Anand Thermal Systems were organized before the summit.

The two-day summit was inaugurated by Mr. Ashwin Shastri, Chief Transformation Officer, Tata AutoComp Systems, and Mr. Avinash Chintawar, Managing Director, Bosch Chassis Systems. Mr. Rajendra S. Rajamane, President, IMTMA, Mr. Mohini Kelkar, Vice President, IMTMA, and Mr. Guru Prasath K.R., Executive Director, IMTMA, shared the dais. Mr. T.K. Ramesh, Managing Director, ACE Designers Limited delivered a special address.

Addressing the august gathering, Mr. Ashwin Shastri spoke about the need to change ‘excellence of manufacturing in India’ to world-class manufacturing in India’. All over the world, the solution provider is winning. Therefore, companies should learn to become a solution provider. The one who gives you a solution is the one you go to. On an optimistic note he added that whatever we measure, we can improve. The measurement mindset should come into our thinking and we should measure every aspect of our business. He further added that what has changed around us, is the power of digitalization. This is what is required in India as the future is already here.

Eminent industry expert, Mr. Avinash Chintawar remarked that no source is unlimited, it is where the word resource has come from. He said that we can sustain manufacturing if we only use material that is renewable, resourceable, and recyclable. Companies that can make productivity and environmental impact proactive elements and not counteractive elements are companies that have distinguished themselves between good and great.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajendra S Rajamane said that IMTMA instituted the AceMicromatic Productivity Championship Awards in 2006 to showcase the best productivity improvements in the manufacturing industry. Over the years, NPS has played a key role in bringing forth some of the groundbreaking productivity improvements.

Ms. Mohini Kelkar saw the summit as a great opportunity for the manufacturing industry to come together and share best practices.

IMTMA - ACE MICROMATIC Productivity Championship Awards 2024 were conferred during the Summit. NPS 2024 featured some thought-provoking keynote addresses by manufacturing industry leaders and live case study presentations on productivity advancements from leading companies.

Lucas TVS Limited, Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery, Ashok Leyland, Hero MotoCorp, Tractors and Farm Equipment, Inder Enterprises, Tata Electronics, Synergy Engineers and Powder Coaters, and SEG Automotive India were among the companies that contested for IMTMA - ACE Micromatic Productivity Championship Awards 2024.

In the automotive category, Ashok Leyland, Pantnagar, won the first prize. Hero Motocorp, Haridwar, won the second prize, and Lucas TVS Limited, Padi, won the third prize. Ashok Leyland, Hosur was conferred the Jury Commendation Award, and SEG Automotive India got the certificate of merit.

In the non-automotive category, Tata Electronics won first prize, and Tractors and Farm Equipment won the second prize. Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery got the certificate of merit. In the SME category, Synergy Engineers and Powder Coaters, Satara and Inder Enterprises, Ghaziabad, were conferred the SME Productivity Championship Award.

Overall, the summit brought out why companies should embrace an integrated approach to increase manufacturing productivity, and how to prepare their people, processes, and technology as part of the journey towards productivity excellence.

For information about the summit please get in touch with Abhishek, at abhishek@imtma.in