Is Rajkot MTMA running any campaigns or initiatives for creating awareness of latest technology trends among the machine tools manufacturers in the Rajkot cluster?
We prepare our yearly calendar for seminars and training program for our members and prepare the ground for our members for participation in the regional exhibitions.

Considering the fact that most of your members are SMEs, what is MTMA doing to help them become more competitive?
Yes, majority of our members are SMEs. Problems of SME units are quite different compared to the large units as the SMEs lack infrastructure and technology. We are addressing these problems by the way of organising various seminars on the subjects which are directly related to SMEs.

We are also encouraging them to participate in various exhibitions with their products and also giving them the opportunity to get feedback from the current market.

Exhibitions play a vital role in providing platform to meet existing and potential customers. It gives an opportunity to display products and knowhow with regards to technology trends. Just as we encourage our members to participate in exhibitions, we also organise exhibitions in Rajkot. Our members are also show keen interest in actively participating in these seminars and exhibitions.

We also hope that the overall situation will improve in the coming days.

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