IMTEX 2019 : Heralding a New Era in Manufacturing

IMTEX completing its half a century is a big enough reason for the machine tool players from far and closer home to attend the trade fair that has always exceeded expectations. The upcoming edition will not only be historic, with a plethora of displays and knowledge disseminating seminars, all under one roof, it also promises to be grander than ever.

Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) will organize its twin show – the 19th edition of IMTEX (IMTEX 2019) and 21st edition of Tooltech (Tooltech 2019) from January 24 – 30, 2019 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bangalore.

IMTEX is crossing a significant milestone of completing 50 years. It is one of the oldest exhibitions in the country and is still evolving. The entire machine tool manufacturers fraternity along with visitors from user industries and academia will congregate at BIEC to make it bigger and better.

IMTEX & Tooltech 2019 is slated to drive machine tool and manufacturing sector to newer heights, expand market opportunities and reach new customers. Recognized as the largest exhibition of metal cutting machine tools and manufacturing solutions in South and South-East Asia, the show has gained reputation as a premier manufacturing technology exhibition in the world.

Key Highlights

Around 80,000 sq mt of Exhibition Space
6 Exhibition Halls
Over 1,000 Exhibitors
7 Country-group participation: China, Germany, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, UK and USA
23 overseas countries participation: Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America
Seminars on 'Additive Manufacturing' and 'Industry 4.0'

IMTEX like never before

With every new edition, the exhibition has grown from strength to strength. As IMTMA, the organizer of IMTEX, celebrates 50 years of IMTEX, many new features have been added to the show to make it all the more grander.

Sharing his views on 50 years celebration of IMTEX, Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman, Exhibitions-IMTMA, said that the response has been significantly impressive as could be gauged from the enthusiasm shown by the exhibitors and user industries. The exhibition is being held in six halls covering an exhibition space of 80,000 sq mt. BIEC has expanded its infrastructure by constructing one more hall (Hall 5) in its premises. IMTEX will be the first major exhibition to be held in this new hall. The addition of a new hall to BIEC infrastructure will enable IMTMA to tap new shows and attract them to the venue.

Speaking about the progress of the Indian machine tool industry, P Ramadas, President, IMTMA, said that the market size of Indian machine tool industry for FY 2018-19 is estimated to be over US$ 2 billion and domestic production accounts for about half of the total consumption. Machine tool production for FY 2017-2018 was around US$1 billion. There was a growth of around 26 percent in production and 27 percent in consumption in FY 2017-18.

Eco Design Award

IMTMA has constituted an Eco Design Award to encourage exhibitors to use eco-friendly materials in construction of their booths. The best stall at the exhibition will be awarded with Eco Design Award. Several categories have been formed under this award and exhibitors are encouraged to participate and contribute towards ‘minimum carbon footprints’.

Seminars on the current trends

Throwing light on the progress of the Indian machine tool industry, V Anbu, Director General & CEO, IMTMA, said that IMTEX will have two new seminars — on ‘Factory of Future: Industry 4.0’ on January 25, 2019 and another on Additive Manufacturing on January 26 and 28, 2019. These technologies will also be showcased in the special pavilions during IMTEX. Visitors can see and experience all facets of implementation of Industry 4.0.

The pavilion on Additive Manufacturing will familiarize the manufacturing fraternity with the techno-commercial advantages of additive manufacturing. The pavilion will have zones focusing on various aspects such as innovations in product development, engineering and manufacturing, and products developed through additive manufacturing.

International visitors from around 65 countries are expected to visit IMTEX 2019 & Tooltech 2019.

IMTEX 2019 & Tooltech 2019 has acquired immense popularity on social media as well as electronic media as could be gauged from the 90,000 followers on Facebook, 1,700 followers on LinkedIn, and a large number of registered visitors using the online Expo Platform for registration