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The VDMA (German Engineering Federation) and the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) are joining forces to promote the use and dissemination of OPC UA standards throughout the mechanical engineering sector under the umati label.

It has been announced that Lamiera 2021 is to be held from March 17 – 20, 2021 at fieramilano Rho. The event is recognized as one of the most qualified international exhibitions dedicated to machine tools and cutting technologies, sheet metal forming and processing, as well as to automation, robotics and connectivity solutions for the industry.

In its efforts to join the fight against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, HP Inc. is lending its support through 3D printing. The company has partnered with Redington 3D in India to produce 1,20,000 ventilator parts for AgVa Healthcare. Twelve categories of parts have been 3D printed to manufacture 10,000 ventilators.

With the strategy to curb imports and boost domestic companies, the government has restricted imports of tyres including radial and tubeless, utilized for cars, buses, lorries, motorcycles, station wagons, racing cars, scooters, multi-cellular polyurethane tubeless tyres, and bicycles. Imports of tyres were worth approx. `19,880 crore in 2019-20, as against approx. `25,218 crore in 2018-19.

Indian Railways has started transporting a wide variety of vehicles including Kia Seltos SUVs and tractors from one part of the country to another in the 'Unlock 1' phase.

Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) has rescheduled the flagship exhibition 'IMTEX 2021 & Tooltech 2021', by six months from January 21 - 27 to June 17 – 23, 2021, at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), due to the ongoing pandemic.

Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has sought urgent intervention from the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Commerce and Industry to relieve the Aluminium industry from the burden of high taxes and duties and bolster global competitiveness for the domestic Aluminium industry.

MSV-India Inc., has come up with a revolutionary medically proven, UVT Conveyor, a UV disinfection lamps that emit UV-C rays that are capable of killing 99.99% of germs including coronavirus strains, viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens, present on the surfaces of regular items as well as in the air inside the disinfection chamber.

Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders' Association (TMBA) – the organizers of the Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS) have made TMTS 2020 a virtual exhibition.

Edelweiss SME Lending marked the International MSME Day by hosting a webinar comprising a panel of industry experts discussing the topic –'MSMEs: New Heroes in the New Normal!'