Marking Another Episode of Stellar Success

With 242 exhibitors from 10 countries, the event played host to 11,279 visitors from various industries such as auto component, automobiles, capital goods, defence, aerospace and railways. Around nine foreign countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the USA, China, Taiwan and Australia participated in the exhibition and around 93 trade delegations from High Commissioner of Nigeria, COFMOW (Railways), Ordnance Factory Board, Maruti Udyog, Honda Cars and BHEL visited the expo.

Distinguished industry stalwarts graced the inauguration ceremony with their presence.
PG Jadeja, President, IMTMA; V Anbu, Director General & CEO, IMTMA; P Ramadas, Vice President, IMTMA; and Rattan Kapur, President, Automotive Compo-nent Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) addressed issues the industry currently encounters.

Participants’ perspective

Zavenir Daubert, through its participation in the event, aimed to connect with the key players of machine tool industries and the SMEs spread across North India from the nearby states of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. “We believe that our products will contribute to the improvement of quality and productivity in Indian production market,” stated Shuhei Matsui, General Manager – CNC Systems, MEI. “In line with our customer-centric mantra, we look forward to meeting our existing customers and acquiring new customers at DMTX to strengthen and expand our network,” said Himanshu P Shaparia, Vice President–Sales, Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd. Gravotech Engineering Pvt Ltd unveiled its modified Technifor range of permanent marking machines for the Indian users, which can be carried along to mark even big components. “It took us time to understand how this market works. But today we have a place here and we are quite optimistic about it,” said the company’s Managing Director Ludovic Navarro.

Special focus

In today’s complex manufacturing process, accuracy and precision play an important role to define the quality of finished products, which require high level of detailing and low tolerance. Hence, DMTX 2017, to help industry players keep pace with the changing times, integrated two shows with a special focus on metrology and welding: METROLOGY EXPO for testing instrument, metrology and equipment; and WELDEXPO for welding, cutting and joining.

Visitors learning about the latest products at exhibitor booths at DMTX 2017.

Trends in metrology

The Indian automotive sector, predominantly, has been the growth accelerator for the metrology segment. “Over the last few years, quality consciousness has greatly increased among customers, which is a major factor behind our rapid expansion,” stated Anup Verma, Managing Director, Hexagon Metrology India Pvt Ltd. Advitiya Goel, Assistant Manager, Sales & Marketing, APM Technologies, said, “In Indian market, the demand for metrological products is increasing exponentially. Earlier the Indian customers were interested in tactile measurement, now they are shifting towards 3D digital measurement technology.”

Strong visitor participation

The event attracted impressive number of delegates and visitors from the Tier II and Tier III cities such as Jagadhri, Sangrur, Rudrapur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Manesar, Faridabad, Panipat besides visitors from the neighboring states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and others.

A visitor from Delhi, SK Bansal, Director, Gayatri Technology, wanted to explore hydraulic presses at the expo and was happy with the wide array of products exhibited by Indian manufacturers. “It is a brilliant attempt by IMTMA to organize one such event in North where we can see and select products befitting our need,” he remarked. Anil Kumar Saxena from Shriram Pistons & Rings Ltd, who hailed from Ghaziabad keen to learn more on metallurgical techniques, noted, “I am quite satisfied with the expo and hope it comes back with more information next year.” “This is a grand show displaying several types of technologies and their applications,” said OP Nangia of Stead Electronics (India) Pvt Ltd.

Taiwan ties

Encouraged by the positive business environment of the country and its demand for high-level machine tools, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) along with eight Taiwanese machine tool manufacturers participated for the second time in the Delhi Machine Tool Expo.

At the press conference held by TAITRA, Hung Yang, Director of Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA Economic division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India highlighted the benefits both countries can reap through their symbiosis, “As the backbone of manufacturing, the machine tools industry has the potential to play a catalyzing role in the Indian manufacturing industry. We hope that India can benefit from Taiwan’s formidable expertise in manufacturing and Taiwan can help augment the indigenous capacity and fill the gap in India for manufacturing solutions.”

At the event, Tongtai Machine & Tool Company Ltd debuted its first machine collaboration with Lokesh Machines - EZ-5 Drilling & Tapping Center, an advanced model suitable for automotive industry.

The event attracted impressive number of delegates and visitors from Tier II and Tier III cities of North India.

It’s Pune next

Expressing his views over the success of the event, Anbu said, “The second edition of the Delhi Machine Tool Expo, the fourth in the series, was a success. The exhibitors were also happy that the show managed to attract visitors from smaller manufacturing hubs from Northern region. This further gives impetus to our idea that the regional machines tools are the way forward to address the requirements of the Original Equipment Manufacturers, as well as component manufacturers in the Tier II and
Tier III cities.”

With the same aim and enthusiasm, the next Regional Machine Tool Exhibition will be the second edition of Pune Machine Tool Expo, which will be held from September 27-30, 2018, before its comeback to Delhi in 2019.