INTEC 2017 : A Window of Opportunities

Knowledge sharing

Due to the vast transformation in the business ecosystem, MSMEs are facing various challenges. To seek solutions to the same, the front runners and decision makers of the Coimbatore-based small manufacturing companies gathered at the Global Manufacturing Cluster Vision 2030 (GMCV 2030). The conference was organized by CODISSIA in association with Texas Ventures, a global research and consulting firm.

Opinion matters!

This year’s edition of INTEC aimed at drawing serious visitors and was successful in doing so. To encourage this move, the companies had to pre-register their employees and decision makers for the fair. The exhibitors appreciated the organizers who could bring in the niche crowd that meant pure business.

S Thirumoorthi, Associate VP, BCS Marketing, CRI Pumps, said, “This is the third time we are exhibiting at INTEC and are happy with the visitors and the business leads that we have so far generated. The way the event is organized and handled, it is quite satisfactory.”

“We participate in INTEC expecting enquiries that we can later convert into business. This year has been particularly fruitful with quality people from Coimbatore as well as from nearby areas like Tirupur, Salem, Trichur, and Kerala etc,” added V Kumarvel, Senior  Manager (Sales), Hindustan Hydraulics Pvt Ltd.

A visitor from Salem, an electrical engineer from Ashok Granites Ltd, N Jaganathan, said, “The show has lived up to its reputation of being well-organized. I get to see and gather information on emerging fields. This year, there is a stress on automation and robotics.”

Innovations on display

Participating in trade fairs is the easiest way to gain access to a highly-targeted group of people, generate sales leads and receive instant feedback. Hence, they serve as an ideal showcase for products and services. INTEC 2017 helped introduce several innovations including Beckhoff’s embedded PC with many-core processing power and ultra-compact industrial PC ideal for applications with space and cost restraints; P+F’s safety switches and controls and explosion protection for mobile devices used in hazardous industries; Gedee Weiler’s Quattro Turn CNC Vertical Lathe and TRIAX 300 CNC lathe suited for mass production of large components up to 100 mm diameter using up to 8 tools.

There were others that were launched at the event itself including BR 45/22 cleaning machine ideal for highly small and blocked areas from Karcher Cleaning Systems; services for rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and on-demand manufacturing, Visuali by Redington3D; a comprehensive software solution for design engineering simulations, ANSYS AIM from Solid Trust Technologies; Autodesk Product Design Collection, a collection of software that performs 2D designs, 3D designs, factory designs, electrical designs etc. for complete design and as engineering tools from USAM CadSoft India Pvt Ltd.

A vision soon to be realized

Through the fair, efforts are underway to turn Coimbatore into a global manufacturing hub for an array of industries including automobiles, aerospace, agriculture, defence, railways, power, capital goods, consumer goods, space technologies. With the success, it’s been garnering with each passing edition, this, however, doesn’t seem to be too distant a reality. Mark your calendars for the next of its kind, which is scheduled to be held on June 06-10, 2019.