IMTMA holds Symposium on Automation & Robotics aimed at competitive manufacturing
Published on : Tuesday 10-10-2023
The 6th edition was held successfully with participation from 200+ industry professionals across manufacturing automation.

Pune, October 2023: Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) organised the “Symposium on Automation & Robotics 2023” on 5th and 6th October 2023 at Hotel TipTop International, Pune.
The 6th edition of the Symposium featured interesting panel discussions and presentations by industry leaders from various industries on automation and robotics. Over 200 delegates from over 80 companies across 15 cities participated in the Symposium.
The symposium was inaugurated by Mr Sunil Mehta, President, Automation Industry Association, Mr G Sundararaman, Co-CEO, Wipro PARI Pvt Ltd and Dr Sadashib Padhee, Director, Samarth Udyog Technology Forum, and Mr Rajendra Rajamane, President, IMTMA.
The topics of discussions and presentations covered artificial intelligence, automation, laser welding, sensors for Industry 4.0, robotics, machine learning for manufacturing, digital manufacturing, cobots, use of digital imaging, etc. The session highlighted the new developments on human centric Automation
Speaking about the symposium, Mr Rajamane said that it was an eye-opener for the manufacturing industries to adopt automation and robotics in their everyday operations to improve efficiency and enhance the quality of products.
He emphasised that robots can be used to automate complex workspaces and mass produce critical products in extreme conditions of manufacturing. As the price of robots is coming down, more industries are adopting them.
IMTMA has been supporting industries in developing indigenous industrial robots through the world-class Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre set up at IIT-Madras in Chennai.