Industry 4.0 or "Smart Manufacturing" is fast becoming an inevitable evolutionary step for "future compatibility" for any Manufacturing Facility in India and Abroad.Most of Indian Industry is presently struggling to figure out how to get started into this "Digitalization" drive economically, and how to retrofit it into existing machines.To illustrate, develop confidence and show the way forward, IMTMA has now an I4.0 retrofitted facility comprising of common manufacturing CNC Machine and Automation, where most aspects can be practically demonstrated. The concepts shown here could be readily scaled up by Industry.

To extend the benefits of experience and competency in Industry 4.0; Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is organising a 5 day programme on "Practical approach towards implementing Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing"

This program will be conducted by Mr. Avinash Khare.

Mr. Avinash Khare is presently working as a Consultant Head for IMTMA Pune Technology Centre for last 5 years ; he has been designing, developing content and delivering wide range of Training Courses as a Faculty. He is Electrical Engineer by Qualification and he has worked for over 33 years at Tata Motors Pune in various capacities ranging from R&D in Industrial Electronics, Machine Maintenance, Technology Procurement, Head of Machine Shops, Tool Room Shop Head, Head of Die Design and Champion in Business Excellence. He has taught Instrumentation and Bio Medical Instrumentation at Pune University as part time faculty.