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ers, manufacturers, sourcing
          agents, investors, and research-
          ers, among others, will be at the
          show to connect with end users
          and offer products and solutions
          to various user sectors.

          IMTEX is crucial                                                                       Source: Magic Wand Media
          The Machine Tool industry plays
          a pivotal role in the growth of
          the Capital Goods  sector, which
          contributes to the economic   -  850+ exhibitors from       -  International Buyer-Seller
          growth of a country. IMTEX      21 countries, including       Meet: To promote exports of
          brings national and international   India, are to exhibit     machine tools and facilitate
          companies on a unified platform   -  Occupying around 77,000   market linkages for machine
          for  business-to-business  delib-  sq mt of exhibition space   tool exports from India to
          erations and closer interaction   in 5 halls                  other countries, IMTMA       As against
          between vendors and customers   -  Group participation from   is organizing an interna-    other exhi-
          and facilitates networking among   China, Germany, Korea,     tional buyer-seller meet     bitions or-
                                                                                                     ganized by
          all stakeholders. The turnout of   Spain, Taiwan, and USA     during IMTEX 2023. The       specialized
          a large number of visitors to the   -  International Seminar on   Buyer-Seller meet provides   event firms,
          show proves that IMTEX is an    Manufacturing Technologies    a platform for B2B meetings   IMTEX is
          important show that one cannot   on January 18, 2023, one day   between international and   organized
          miss, according to Ravi Ragha-  prior to IMTEX 2023. The      national players to explore   by an
          van, President, IMTMA.          objective of this Internation-  the different market needs   industry
          As against other exhibitions    al Seminar is to present the   and opportunities.          association
          organized by specialized event   latest technological develop-  -  Jagruti is a special initiative in   in a pur-
          firms, IMTEX is organized by an   ments in manufacturing and   which students will be given   pose-built
          industry association in a pur-  allied technologies that users   a guided tour of the entire   venue.
          pose-built venue. IMTMA holds   can adopt in their production   IMTEX, including a visit to the   IMTMA
                                                                                                     holds this
          this exhibition not only for the   processes. The seminar will   IMTMA Technology Centre   exhibition
          benefit of its member companies   have concurrent sessions    in BIEC. Students from select   not only
          but for the entire manufactur-  on Machining, Work Holding    engineering institutions will   for the
          ing community in India, says Ji-  & Tooling, Additive Manufac-  be a part of the 15  JAGRUTI -    benefit of
                                                                                      th
          bak Dasgupta, Director General   turing, Enabling Technolo-   IMTMA Youth Programme,       its member
          & CEO, IMTMA and BIEC.          gies, Emerging Trends,        scheduled for January        companies
          The exhibition is a confluence   and Automation.              21 & 22, 2023.               but for the
          of minds that are visionary, fo-  -  i2 Academia Pavilion:                                 entire man-
          cused, and innovative, which    Fruitful collaboration      The best is on its way         ufacturing
          helps business entities remain   between industry and       Sentiments  are  highly  optimis-  community
          relevant in the changing times   academia, when put to good   tic in the post-pandemic period,   in India.
          and stay ahead of the technolo-  use, can nurture technology   and exhibitors are excited to
          gy curve. For many of the small   development, resulting in   leverage the buoyant ambiance
          and medium-scale enterprises,   industries enhancing their   at IMTEX 2023 to showcase
          IMTEX is the best avenue to find   capacities to manufacture   their products and explain their
          prospective buyers as they may   high-tech products, bring   services in person to potential
          have limited funds  for market-  product diversification, and   buyers once again, which will
          ing, adds Dasgupta.             help localize imports. At i2   positively impact their business.
                                          Academia Pavilion, premier   Certainly, more collaborations,
          IMTEX 2023, Tooltech 2023       institutions, including IITs,   investments, and trade are
          & Digital Manufacturing         will be presenting their    needed despite the prevailing
          2023—A Sneak Peek               R&D to industries. Close to   geopolitical challenges. We are
          -  Held as an in-person event   35 institutions have applied,   confident that IMTEX will pro-
            after a span of four years.   and the shortlisting of col-  vide a platform for industries to
            The last exhibition was held   leges that can participate is   explore business avenues during
            in 2019.                      in progress.                the show.




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