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Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is all set to organize its highly awaited flagship event for the Indian metal forming industry, IMTEX FORMING 2018 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru from January 25-30, 2018. A must-have sneak peek into the mega show before you head for it.

With UK businesses getting increasingly bullish about India and the latter being equally keen to strengthen their trade ties, it gets easier to estimate the immense potential benefits such an engagement entails. A look at the current status of their give and take, particularly in the machine tools sector that points to a bright future.

Professionals in every field must constantly equip themselves with the latest skills to achieve new solutions for process problems. Being adept at 'transformational skills' and 'system thinking' constitutes a lifelong learning strategy for them to survive and succeed in the 21st century economy.

Despite our strong focus on education and training in academic institutions, there still remains an acute dearth of industry-ready workforce equipped with the right kind and amount of skill sets. Along with the Government's schemes to address the issue, the industry also needs to play its part and extend its support to the academia to groom candidates accordingly.

A systematic application of tools and techniques of lean manufacturing coupled with innovation helped this company in achieving manufacturing excellence. An interesting read.

Swedish company Comeco had its newly launched line of rebar benders configured with electric drives with integrated PLC from Nord Drivesystems. This helped the company attain a simpler, more robust, and easier to maintain solution. Along with substantial savings for procured parts, the assembly time also was halved.

Dynamic customer requirements, intricate manufacturing processes, and a sudden upsurge of distributed assets have led to manufacturing transformation. Smart and sustainable manufacturing, as it is called, is basically smartly optimizing resources at the system level to achieve higher productivity and operational efficiency.

An explainer on how Sahajanand Laser Technology Ltd (SLTL), a pioneer in the field of lasers, came up with a cost-effective solution for a Dolphin company to help it achieve quality pipe marking that could last, with the reduction in manpower, production downtime and scrap as other perks.

Preventive Maintenance is a comprehensive, regular, and routine maintenance of machines or equipment that helps reduce the likelihood of their failure, thus saving on downtime and expensive repair costs.

Driven by its commitment to produce best-in-class motorcycles, Bajaj Auto Ltd became the first company in India to implement Universal Robots' cobots for its assembly lines. The results, as expected, were enhanced production capabilities, improved ergonomics and evolved offerings.