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system, machine tools and accessories for dies and moulds, measuring machines, quality assurance, mould base and standard parts of dies & moulds, toolings, moulding/die casting machines, sheet metal presses and ancillaries, precision machining, rapid prototyping and tooling, surface treatment, texturising, tool steel, and services and automation covering the die and mould industry.
The growing DMI The 11th edition saw 300 exhibitors from 19 countries, presenting a variety of products and services for die & mould and other related businesses. The number of visitors, too, increased two-fold. With a 15% increase in exhibitors than the previous edition and a 45% in this venue, DMI 2018 resulted in a huge success.
The backbone of manufacturing Suresh P Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation of India, addressed the gathering through a video message during the inauguration ceremony. He said, “We are happy to see such an event related to die & mould being organised in Mumbai. TAGMA is doing a great job by encouraging the industry. Design is imperative for manufacturing; it is a critical area and requires expertise. The industry has our support and we hope the new standards will help it and further provide a boost to the economy.” Moving on, Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd and Chief Guest for the inauguration, cited that exhibitions like DMI help people to understand the kind of development that has happened in a particular industry. Adding to that, Raj K Purohit, the Guest of Honour, Cabinet Minister, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, said, “Die & mould, also known as the mother industry, serves as the backbone of manufacturing. The same way, TAGMA has the power to mould its future and an exhibition of this stature will nurture the industry.”
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Bringing like-minded experts together However, the biennial Die & Mould India International Exhibition isn’t all that TAGMA has to its credit. Established in 1990, TAGMA India serves as a forum for the Indian tool-room and die and mould industry, whose activity involves design, sales or manufacture of dies for pressing, stamping, punching and forming; injection and compression moulds; die casting dies; patterns and pattern equipment; jigs and fixtures; standard tooling components; CAD/CAM; rapid prototyping; gauges; precision machining; special machines and related products. Some of their important objectives include promoting training and the diffusion of knowledge relating to standards in the manufacture of tools and gauges to improve the standards or the connected trade therewith or with allied industries and to impart relevant and appropriate training to all those engaged in the manufacture of tools and gauges; promoting and encouraging improvements in tool-room industries for greater efficiency; organising relevant seminars, workshops and exhibitions etc, to impart useful knowledge to the tool and gauge manufacturers; establishing, running and maintaining a library connected with the industry; enhancing the contribution of tool-room industry to the growth and development of the Indian National Economy and encouraging members to be progressive; and publishing a directory of members with details of products manufactured and services offered. Apart from these facilities offered to the industry, they also recently organised the ‘TAGMA CET Partner Meet’ on the side-lines of DMI 2018. Around 40 like-minded industry experts came together to discuss the growth path and further strengthen the Indian tooling industry with the help of this initiative. The meet was structured to bring together compatible industry experts, to give them the opportunity to discuss the route to progress and further strengthen the Indian tooling industry with the help of TAGMA CET. ☐
EM | May 2018