Eighteenth edition of IMTEX exhibition, ‘IMTEX 2017' is being held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) from 26th January 2017 to 1st February 2017. BIEC is also celebrating its first milestone of completing 10 years at IMTEX 2017. The 19th edition of Tooltech will be held concurrently.

IMTEX 2017 will be bigger this time and will be held in 6 halls at BIEC covering a gross area of 66,000 square metres. A newly constructed hall of 17,500 square metres will be inaugurated on the opening day of the exhibition.

Manufacturers, suppliers, researchers and trade associations from 22 countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States) will participate in the 7 days exhibition.

The group participation will be from China, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Taiwan and United States. Overall, over 1000 exhibitors are participating in the exhibition.

Throwing further light on IMTEX 2017, IMTMA President P.G. Jadeja told, "Visiting one IMTEX is equal to visiting many countries for sourcing new technologies. We are optimistic that IMTEX 2017 will not only meet but also exceed customer expectations." He further added, "India has initiated several policies to benefit manufacturing sector. Policy initiatives such as 100 percent FDI in key sectors such as defence, civil aviation, pharmaceuticals, announcement of National Capital Goods Policy, setting up of National Board of Skill Development Certification, etc. have renewed the thrust on manufacturing. IMTMA firmly believes that IMTEX 2017 will help immensely in bridging the technology gaps, creating new capacities and accelerating technology acquisitions and improving skill levels. By harnessing business relationships machine tool industry can look forward to an era of growth."

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