25 - 30 January 2018, BIEC, Bengaluru

SOUTHEAST ASIA’s
Biggest Metal Forming Exhibition

Organiser Venue

Indian Machine Tool

Manufacturers’ Association

www.imtex.in
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Enquiries Booked orders
36,000 Orders worth Generated showed an increase Enquiries increased
Visitors ` 539 Cr ` 4819 Cr of 18.2% by 12%

sqm

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33,000 288 Indian,
Sq. Mts. of 3 Exhibition 216 Foreign Visitors from 3 group
Exhibition Space Halls companies 23 countries participations
The Show
Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association
(IMTMA) flagship exhibition on metal forming
‘IMTEX FORMING 2018 & Tooltech 2018’ was
held at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre
(BIEC) from 25th - 30th January 2018.
The exhibition attracted 36,000 business visitors
over a span of six days. Orders worth Rs.539 Cr
and enquiries worth Rs.4819 Cr were generated.
Compared to IMTEX FORMING 2016 the booked
orders increased by 18.2 per cent and enquiries
generated increased by 12 per cent.
Spread across 3 halls in a gross area of 33,000
square metres, IMTEX FORMING 2018 &
Tooltech 2018 showcased advanced technologies
such as Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things.
The exhibition witnessed participation from 504
companies. The participation came from 23
countries including India. Three countries China,
Taiwan and Germany had group pavilions.
Inauguration
The exhibition was inaugurated on 25th January 2018 by
Shri R.V. Deshpande, Hon'ble Minister for Large & Medium
Industries & Infrastructure Development, Govt. of Karnataka.

Other dignitaries included Mr. A. S. Kiran Kumar, Former

Chairman, ISRO and Mr. Nirmal K. Minda, President -
Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India
(ACMA). Mr. Jamshyd N. Godrej, Chairman - Exhibitions,
IMTMA, Mr. P. Ramadas, President, IMTMA, Mr. Indradev
Babu, Vice President, IMTMA and Mr. V. Anbu, Director
General & CEO, IMTMA also presided over the inauguration.

The dignitaries released some publications The IMTMA - Premier Outstanding Entrepreneur Award in
for the industry memory of Vinod Doshi was awarded to Mr. Indradev Babu,
Founder & Managing Director, UCAM and Vice President, IMTMA
 Highlights

Organizer Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association

Dates 25 - 30 January 2018
Venue Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bangalore,
Karnataka, India
Total Number of Exhibitors 504

Machines on Display 500+

Participating Countries 23 Countries:
Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland,
Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United
Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and United States of America
Country Group Pavilions China, Taiwan and Germany
International Associations Ÿ AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology, USA
Ÿ JFMA - Japan Forming Machinery Association, Japan
Ÿ JMTBA - Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association, Japan
Ÿ MTA - Manufacturing Technologies Association, UK
Ÿ TAMI - Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry, Taiwan
Ÿ UCIMU - UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, Italy
Ÿ VDW - German Machine Tool Builders’ Association, Germany

Trade Delegations Public Sector Undertakings: 19

National Associations: 3
Private Companies: 126
International Buyer Seller Meet 21 delegates from 7 countries

i2 Academia Pavilion 44 institutions

Connect More than 2000 students from over 50 institutions

Jagruti 32 students from 16 engineering colleges

Enquiry & Business generated during IMTEX FORMING

Trend showing from 2014 onwards Overall Satisfaction Score

Customer Satisfaction Index Based on the various factors

that exhibitors & Visitors have experienced during the exhibition
Data in Rs. Crores
6000 10
9
5000 4819
4304 8 7.58 7.48
4187
4000 7
6
3000
5
2000
4
1000 3
405 456 539
2
0
2014 2016 2018 1
Business Orders Business Enquiries
0
Exhibitors Visitors
Business orders increased by 18.2% and enquires increased
Scale: 1 – 10 (1 - Poor & 10 – Excellent)
by 12% during IMTEX FORMING 2018 Vis-a- Vis IMTEX FORMING 2016
Exhibitor & Visitor Analysis
Representing Various Industries at IMTEX FORMING 2018 Data in percentage

40

35 33.70

30

25
21.53

20

15

10.40
10

5.22
5 3.11 3.71 3.34
2.12 2.47 2.95 2.25 1.88 2.79
2.05 1.45
0.56 0.57
0

2018

Exhibitor & Visitor Analysis

Visitors Profile - Designation Wise Data in percentage
20.00
18.51
18.00 17.45

16.00
14.28 14.83
14.00 12.74
12.00

10.00

8.00
6.90
5.02 6.01
6.00
4.26
4.00

2.00

0.00
Chairman / Chief Sr. Vice Dy. Director / Engineer / Executive / Technician / Advisor / Proprietor /
Managing Technical President / Assistant Assistant Assistant Machine Consultant / Owner /
Director / Officer / Vice Director / Dy. Engineer / Executive / Operator / Contractor Partner
CEO / Chief President / General Jr. Engineer Manager / Trainee /
Executive General Sr. Director / Manager / Dy. Manager Programmer
Director / Manager / Director / Sr. Assistant / Jr. Manager
Country Chief General General
Head Engineer / Manager / Manager
Head of the General
Department / Manager
Plant
Incharge
The exhibition attracted a large number of business visitors A glimpse of the exhibition in one of the three halls

An inside view of Hall 4 which was used for the first time at IMTEX FORMING 2018

Parallel Events

International Seminar on Forming Technology International Buyer-Seller Meet

Companies : 130 Countries : 11 Countries : 7 - Argentina, China, Japan, Oman, Sri Lanka,
Faculty Presentations : 19 Participants : 350 United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom
Delegates : 21
 i2 Academia Pavilion
Institutions : 44 Cities : 20 (Aurangabad, Bangalore, Belagavi, Chennai, Chittoor, Coimbatore,
Presented R&D Projects : 161 Erode, Hosur, Hubli, Jabalpur, Kollam, Powai, Pune, Ramanagara,
Rupnagar, Selam, Thanjavur, Tiruvallur, Udupi and Tumkur)

Connect
Presenting : 4 (AceMicromatic Group, Hind Hydraulics, Student Participation : 2000+
Companies Sahajanand Laser Technology Limited and Yuken)

Jagruti
Participated Students : 32
Participated Engineering colleges : 16
Expressions
Make in India should happen in India, and exhibitions such as IMTEX FORMING help Indian companies to grow.

Shri R.V. Deshpande,

Hon’ble Minister for Large & Medium Scale Industries
and Infrastructure Development, Govt. of Karnataka

I congratulate IMTMA not only for organizing this exhibition for the machine tool industry, but also for
the contribution of the machine tool industry to the growth and development of the engineering industry of the nation.

Nirmal K. Minda,
President, ACMA

I have attended many trade fairs in the world including those in Hannover, Taiwan and so on. This is my
first visit to IMTEX, and the experience has been beyond expectations. I will be regular to the show henceforth.

S. Mohammed Ashraf,
Managing Director, SEG Tools, Oman

With the whole world marching towards Industry 4.0, we were curious to witness and experience its adoption…
in metal forming industry…IMTEX FORMING 2018 provided an apt platform.

Vivek Nanivadekar,
Executive Director, Fibro India Precision Products Pvt. Ltd.

The Indian market is favourable due to the various initiatives by the Indian Government. It is encouraging that
IMTEX FORMING 2018 is happening at a very crucial period of this positive shift in Indian economy.

Anil Bhardwaj,
Managing Director, Yamazaki Mazak India Pvt. Ltd.

The face-to-face meetings with our potential Indian customers at IMTEX FORMING 2018 enabled
us to better understand local requirements and create awareness that we provide engineering expertise to many
manufacturing industries.

Andreas Hellriegel,
Vice President (Business Development),
ARKU Maschinenbau GmbH

There is nothing better than seeing the products live and understanding their advantages.
With the current thirst for new, efficient and cost-effective technologies, IMTEX FORMING 2018 served
as the best arena to bring it all under one roof.

Harish Chandraprakasam,
Managing Director,
Malles Automated and Robotics Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Impressions
IMTMA Initiatives

International Seminar on

IMTMA Technology Centre IMTMA - Institute

Innovation
PRODUCTIVITY INSTITUTE Collaboration
 23 - 28 January 2020, BIEC, Bengaluru
About IMTMA
IMTMA is the apex body and single point of contact for machine tool
industry in India. IMTMA plays a crucial role in the growth and
development of metalworking industry in the country.
IMTMA’s initiatives range from policy advocacy, export promotion,
trade fairs, mega events, training, seminars, technology missions,
publications, etc.
IMTMA formed in 1946 has a membership of over 450 members
and represents 90% of the organized machine tool and allied
equipment manufacturers in the country.

Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association

www.imtma.in

Head Office
Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)
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T: +91 80 6624 6600 F: +91 80 6624 6661 E: info@imtex.in

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