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

The 20th edition of IMTEX, a showstopper for manufacturing industry concluded successfully. The show organised by IMTMA was held from 19th to 25th January at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre.

IMTEX 2023 focused on metal-cutting machine tools and manufacturing technologies. The exhibition was held in an area of 77,000 square metres in 5 halls. Concurrent shows Tooltech 2023 and Digital Manufacturing were trendsetters in many ways. IMTEX 2023 was a great platform for the machine tool and manufacturing fraternity to renew relationships, explore collaborations and partnerships, and network with warm handshakes.

Held after four years, exhibitors displayed technologies like smart and intelligent machines, high-precision, high-performance, multi-tasking, hybrid machines and special-purpose machines. Robots, cobots, AGVs, tools, accessories, manufacturing software, 3D Printers, 3D printing solutions, evolving Industry 4.0 hardware, software, customised solutions, 5-axis, digital twin, advancements in tooling and measurement technology, solutions for new products, were also displayed.

“Cutting-edge technologies are vital in addressing the need for quality and precision manufacturing in every industry sector” commented Ravi Raghavan, President, IMTMA. Raghavan added that he was glad to note fresh excitement among exhibitors and visitors to forge relation and enhance business opportunities which will move the manufacturing business forward in the years to come.

“IMTEX 2023 brought together the entire machine tool and manufacturing fraternity on a common platform with the new and innovative products to match today’s requirement of manufacturing industry,” said Jibak Dasgupta, Director General & CEO, IMTMA. Dasgupta added that the exhibition not only proved the resiliency of industries but also their yearning to advance manufacturing to new levels with more self-confidence. IMTEX also coincided with the platinum jubilee of IMTMA. IMTEX 2023 had many other parallel events.

IMTMA held the JAGRUTI-IMTMA Youth Programme with the participation of 25 engineering students from 12 various institutions of the country to create awareness about the latest developments and trends in machine tools and manufacturing industries.

Connect, a forum to meet and hire young engineers was held on 22nd January. Around 125 students and 18 companies participated in the event. The event provided the opportunity for students to find placement in companies. To encourage young engineering talents, IMTEX 2023 organized a competition for young innovators through the i2 Academia

Pavilion. The programme enabled twenty-two institutions from across India to connect with exhibitors and showcase the projects that they have undertaken. The best projects were rewarded with cash prizes and certificates. The team from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, bagged the first prize. The second prize was won by the students from the Indian Institute of Technology –Madras, Chennai and the third prize was awarded to the students from KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi. Two consolation prizes were given to teams from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Udupi and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam. The International Buyer Seller Meet held on 23rd and 24th January had 38 representatives from 17 countries and was an apt platform for Indian machine tool manufacturers to interact with international buyers and enhance their export potential.

IMTMA had constituted two awards to recognize and reward companies. The IMTMA Best Design Award for indigenously designed products in metal cutting and the IMTMA Export Performance Award for making significant achievements in the export of machine tools were conferred during the show. The IMTMA Best Design Award was bagged by Amace Solutions Private Limited, Bharat Fritz Werner Limited and Bestek Engineering Private Limited

Trishul Machine Tools Private Limited and Grind Masters Machines Private Limited were conferred with the IMTMA Export Performance Award.

SATTE 2023, organized by Informa Markets in India, commenced on 9th February at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, with the aim of revitalizing the country’s travel industry business. Spanning over three days from Feb 9th-11th, the event has been conceptualized around the theme ‘Inclusive and Sustainable Tourism’. SATTE provides a platform for connecting and identifying opportunities in a sector that is projected to reach a market volume of $32 billion by 2027.

The grand inauguration of the expo was held in the presence of esteemed dignitaries namely G. K. Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Govt. of India; Louis Steven Obeegadoo, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning, Minister of Tourism, Govt of Mauritius; Dr. Abdulla Mausoom, Minister of Tourism, Maldives; Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Art and Culture, Malaysia,

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With this growth, India has the potential to be the number one tourist destination among all the countries, provided all stakeholders in the tourism industry work along with the government. The government is also promoting domestic tourism by providing a platform for startups as well as big multinational companies and events like SATTE will certainly give a strong push to this industry.”

Mrs. Ni Made Ayu Marthini, Deputy Minister, Dept of Tourism, Govt. of Indonesia; Alhasan Aldabbagh, President – APAC, Saudi Tourism Authority among other dignitaries.

At the inaugural ceremony, Reddy said, “G20 has given us the opportunity to showcase our travel and tourism through multiple events across 56 different countries. Our culture, heritage, food, clothes, thinking, respectability and our “Athiti Devo Bhava” beliefs are what we should put forward for the tourists. We have reached 75% of the tourism we had before Covid-19. I have full belief that we will exceed our foreign tourism levels by December this year and set a record level. Domestic tourism is growing in the same way too which will make tourism a big sector in India.

Addressing the opportunities in the sector, Yogesh Mudras, MD, Informa Markets in India said, “The tourism sector has large potential and holds opportunity to provide 137 million jobs and entrepreneurship prospects. The Government of India has also allocated funds to the tune of Rs 2400 crores in Union Budget 2023 for the development of tourist infrastructure, prioritizing sustainability, aiming for a green economy and net-zero carbon emission by 2070. Promotion of tourism is on a mission mode and SATTE 2023 is anticipated to bring together various tourism stakeholders for the three days and expand tourism in India. The expo will showcase composite tourism products profile of India and global tourism destinations.”

SATTE is aligned to the governmental mission. In this context, we are proud to host Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Travel Mart by the Ministry of Tourism to celebrate the Chairship of India for 2023 to strengthen tourism exchange amongst SCO nations,” he added.

The 15th edition of the world’s largest standalone electrical exhibition is being organized by Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) from 18th February to 22nd February 2023 at India Expo Mart Ltd., Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR, India. IEEMA is the apex association of manufacturers of electrical, industrial electronics and allied equipment in India. Founded in 1948, IEEMA is the first ISO certified industry association with encompassing the complete value chain in power generation, transmission and distribution equipment, including new and renewable energy.

IEEMA members contribute to more than 95% of the power equipment installed in India and represent a turnover of over USD 50 Billion.

ELECRAMA is the flagship showcase of the Indian Electrical & Allied electronics Industry ecosystem and the largest congregation of power sector ecosystem in the geography.

ELECRAMA brings together the complete spectrum of solutions that powers the planet from source to socket and everything in between. Featuring not just equipment & technology, but peerless thought leadership platforms for everything electric – from technical conclaves to industry summits.

As the world is progressing towards energy transition to clean & sustainable energy, propelled by the use of futuristic technologies like EV, Charging Infra, Renewable Energy, Rail electrification, Carbon net Zero is leading to electricity becoming the dominant source of energy. In India, it will translate into 8 times increase in electricity consumption from 1100 KWH to 10,000 KWH resulting in massive upgradation of the electrical infrastructure. Massive Business opportunities are envisaged in cables, LV Switchgear, Solar PV, power electronics, EV ecosystem, electric vehicles, charging infra, components, Battery Storage value chain & Green Hydrogen. Focus areas are Strengthening the Core through Reliability, Quality and Safety of electrical products and equipment; New business opportunities in massive capital investments in Railways, Metro, Airport, Defense, Smart cities, Buildings, EV ecosystem; Strengthening the Supply Chain through Vendor development highlighting importance of Small, Medium and Micro industries; Innovation & Future technologies in Storage, Green Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, AI, IoT; Sustainability through Energy Conservation, Net Zero, Smart Consumption; Right Skilling through Talent Upgradation, Industry Academia interconnect; Opportunities for Start Up ecosystem.

The event, ELECRAMA 2023 will feature 1000+ exhibitors, 350,000+ visitor footfalls including 10,000 foreign visitors, 10000+ buyer seller meetings with foreign buyers, which are likely to generate business enquiries exceeding

USD 8 billion.

ELECRAMA

2023 is a platform showcasing, under one roof, everything that is required for the energy transition from oil to electricity. It’s the biggest stand-alone electrical and allied electronics show in the world. The beauty of ELECRAMA has always been that it keeps getting better. This time, we are focusing on the perspective of new energy and sustainability. Apart from the regular stuff that we do in generation, transmission and distribution, work is also happening in the new energy and sustainability segments. In line with the theme, in the event, a lot of focus has been given to reimagining energy for the sustainable future. Apart from this, we have many concurrent events such as ETechnxt, which focuses on the pertinent challenges of next-generation technologies; and start-up awards for power sector start-ups.