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My heart fills with gratitude and pride to be an Indian while writing this piece today. A few months ago, India was mocked by the world for not being able to handle the pandemic and was stated to be in denial of the crisis. Many even predicted catastrophe for India.

Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) is glad to publish the January - February edition of its Modern Manufacturing India (MMI) magazine, many thanks to readers for their continued interest and support.

We are at the beginning of what looks to be a promising year. There is a sense of rejuvenation given an apparent realization that the advancement of India’s industrial economy will happen in the coming quarters. Positive sentiments are in the air with industries reporting encouraging orders and sales which perhaps indicate that the turbulent times have passed.

The acp systems AG's quattroClean snow-jet technology with industrial 4.0 capability provides an economical and reliable dry-cleaning process for the partial and full-surface cleaning of a wide range of parts.

ANCA introduced AIMS (ANCA Integrated Manufacturing System) and AutoMarkX, a new automated Laser tool marking solution to optimize cutting tool production

The metalworking industry, being dependent on other industries, has of late been experiencing bouts of turbulence. However, the one segment that remains unaffected of the economic climate is Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO). A look into companies' MRO needs and how Dormer Pramet's meet them with its wide range of HSS and HSS-E general purpose drills…

In B2B selling situations of machine tools that we encounter in our daily routine, it is supposedly impactful requirements like quality, productivity, flexibility that are being offered through measurable entities of size tolerance, surface finish, cycle time, speeds/feeds etc. This brings in measures and expectations of the product, performance and the known tangibles. What about the not directly measurable outcomes that are inherent and always present? What is actually valuable and what gets valued?

My penchant for traveling has taken me places across the globe. As a voyageur, I have been in love with sunsets that seem different in different landscapes. Watching the sundown is, for me, a spiritual experience that leaves me brooding over thoughts that I discover hidden in the deep recesses of my mind.

Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is happy to bring you the December edition of its Modern Manufacturing India (MMI) magazine. Many thanks for your continued interest and support.

It is encouraging to see that the Manufacturing industry seems to have taken the recent setback in its stride, reinventing and strategizing its businesses and looking to bounce back. Welcome to the post-Covid lockdown scenario!