The Hindu Business Line : Machine tools expo in Chennai from June 19

The Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturer’s Association (AIEMA) will host a five-day auto components and machine tool exhibition from June 19 at the Chennai Trade Centre.

ACMEE 2008, the eighth edition of this biennial event will see 420 participants, including 40 from countries such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Germany. This includes Indian machine tool makers such as Bharat Fritz Werner, ACE, Batliboi, Micromatics and Electronica and foreign manufacturers such as Hurco, Caterpillar, Mitsuba Sical and Greaves Cotton.

General engineering machines such as CNC lathes, milling and bending machines will feature prominently at the exhibition. Additionally, latest technology such as robotic tools to carry out ‘pick and place’ operations and hydraulics-based machines will also be showcased.

Space constraints

For the first time since its inception, the event will not feature electrical, electronic and computer-based products owing to space constraints, Mr Dilip Kumbhat, Chairman, ACMEE 2008, said at a meeting with journalists of the Hindu Group. The association does not plan to include these products in future events and would focus purely on machine tools.

Mr D. Ravi, Convenor, ACMEE 2008, said, “Machine tool prices are crashing. A modern CNC lathe today costs about Rs 50 lakh (compared to a couple of crores of rupees a few years ago).”

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