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Exhibitors who attended the show felt that there is a demand base for metal forming machines in India. The interactions have been fruitful and the exhibitors were keen to take the established relationships to the next level. Overall the exhibition recorded business orders worth about Rs450 crore and generated potential business enquiries to the tune of about Rs4300 crore.
Parallel events organized during IMTEX FORMING also had good turnouts. The International Seminar on Forming Technology organized a day prior to IMTEX FORMING had around 250 delegates participating in concurrent sessions on Design & Software, Equipment and Tools, and Process.
For the first time 40 academic institutions participated in the i2 Academia Pavilion. Twelve institutions including IITs made presentations to the industry as part of the IMTMA Industry Institution Collaboration (IIIC) intiative. The best research presentations were awarded prizes.
Around 300 students participated for ‘CONNECT' - an awareness programme for imparting knowledge on the machine tool industry for young engineers. Students from both mechanical and electrical engineering streams availed of this opportunity to gain more knowledge on machine tool and manufacturing sector and to pursue their career in these industries. By interacting with industry experts they were able to understand how machine tool industry helps in industry growth.
Close to 40 students participated in the "JAGRUTI" - a programme to familiarize engineering students with the machine tool industry and the technological happenings in this industry segment. IMTMA organizes JAGRUTI with the help of UDAAN members.
To conclude, IMTEX FORMING 2016 & Tooltech 2016 was a grand success. The strong presence of business visitors and policymakers from India and overseas made it a truly pan global event and pave way for further growth of the Indian manufacturing industry. IMTEX FORMING will return in the year 2018 after a gap in 2017 when IMTEX (Metal Cutting) will take the centre stage.
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