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IMTMA’S DESK

IMTMA CELEBRATES DIAMOND JUBILEE

It is a matter of immense pride for IMTMA to have completed 75 glorious years

in its endeavor to keep the machine tool manufacturers of the country close-knit.
Shared are a few glimpses from its journey that was embarked upon with the sole

aim of ensuring growth and progress of the industry…

Source: IMTMA

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15 AGM of IMTMA, December 9, 1961

ndian Machine Tool II had just ended. The political machine tools held a meeting in
I Manufacturers’ Associa- map of the world was redrawn the Imperial Hotel, New Delhi,
tion (IMTMA), one of
with new super powers emerg-
when the question of forming
India’s oldest industry associa- ing while the British were on the Indian Machine Tool Man-
tions, is celebrating its 75th their last leg of their rule in India, ufacturers’ Association was dis-
Anniversary in 2021. IMTMA’s which was soon to begin its new cussed and finalized. The late Sir
75 years’ commemoration is journey as a sovereign nation. Dhunjishaw Cooper of Cooper
spanning throughout 2021 as the It’s not an irony of chance that
Association highlights key mo- as India was set to embark its IMTEX 1972
ments in its history. While very journey as a democratic country,
few companies in any industry a group of machine tool man-
have withstood the test of time ufacturers in the then British
to celebrate 75 years, IMTMA is India came together to form an
looking back with some degree association which in due course
of satisfaction as one of the asso- would become the apex body
ciations to claim this distinction. and single point of contact for
the entire machine tool industry
The origin of India and also bring the coun-
The year 1946 was a watershed try’s manufacturing ecosystem
moment, not only in the history under one roof.
of the world but also for the In- On September 20, 1946, six Source: IMTMA
Source: IMTMA dian sub-continent. World War prominent manufacturers of

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