Abbreviation | IMTMA |
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Formation | 1946 |
Type | Non-governmental |
Headquarters | Bangalore, India |
Area served
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India |
Services | Policy Advocacy Imparting Training for Machine Tool and Manufacturing Industries Business Development Conferences and Trade Fairs |
Members
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484 |
Employees
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89 |
Website | www |
Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is the apex industry body for the machine tool sector in India. Comprising large-, medium- and small-scale units, the membership of IMTMA includes manufacturers in the entire range of metal working machine tools, accessories and other ancillary equipment for machine tools, cutting tools and tooling systems along with trading companies.
, chairman and managing director of Jyoti CNC Automation Limited is the president, and P. Ramadas, managing director of Ace Manufacturing Systems Limited is its vice president. V. Anbu is the secretary, director general and chief executive officer.
IMTMA supports the machine tool industry of India in increasing its competitiveness, technology, productivity and quality for overall advancement and growth. The association has actively supported initiatives for advancement of metalworking manufacturing industry in India.
The machine tool industry vision is to develop technologies for future and raise production level to reduce import dependence, counter technology denials, provide sustained manufacturing competitiveness and strengthen national security.
The mission is to enhance the domestic market share to 60% in 5 years and become one of the top 10 machine tool producing nations of the world and raise exports to a significant level of at least 20%.
The membership of IMTMA is open to any Indian company including large, medium and small scale units engaged in metalworking machine tools, machine tool consumables, accessories and other ancillary equipment for machine tool industry. IMTMA membership helps companies in gaining expertise in machine tool industry for business and market development, catalyze technology development and open new opportunities for R&D, gain benefits of government policy measures and schemes for development, etc.
IMTMA conducts regular interactions with the Department of Heavy Industry, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, Department of Commerce, etc. The association vouches member concerns to the government for formulating policies supporting the machine tool industry. IMTMA provides policy inputs to various government agencies on specific issues referred to it from time to time.