‘We foresee a healthy dialogue on global trends in the die and mould industry’

Returning after a gap of four years, the 12th Die Mould India International Exhibition will give the OEMs as well as service providers a networking platform to interact with each other. It will also help them discuss about the advancements in the sector, implement the same to increase productivity and revenue. To be held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai from April 27, 2022, the exhibition is the first to bring the industry players under one roof physically after the Covid-19 pandemic.

As media partners of the mega event, CNCTimes (www.cnctimes.com), the gateway to the machine tool industry interacts with the exhibitors and their channel partners who will be showcasing their products at the exhibition.

Mr. Abhay Deshmukh, Director, Shilpin Machine Tools Pvt. Ltd, in a tete-a-tete with Bhalchandra Chorghade, Editor, CNCTimes.com, shares his views on the expo. Below are the excerpts:

Q. Tell us about yourself and your company.

A. We are manufacturers and exporters of CNC Machines and CAD/CAM design services with a background in Design Automation. Incepted in 2013-14, Shilpin Machine Tools is one of the leading solution providers of Plastic Injection Mold from Machining, Engineering to Automation Industries. Since 2017, the company has been in technical partnership with a European Plastic Injection Molding Company named ESOX-PLAST s.r.o., to appreciate the European Mold Making Technique in India.

Q. What is your product line?

A. We will be exhibiting a whole range of services and products offered to the Plastic Injection Molding Industry along with its completely ‘Made in India’ Champion SE-4468-S Micro-milling Machine. Shilipin’s Champion Micro-miller is a pioneering solution for the Engraving, Milling, and Carving operations that offer a high-speed ISO 20 Spindle with 40,000 RPM. The machine comes with bi-directional laser calibration and ball-bar test calibration and an optional Automatic Tool Changer with 16 tools. It has been endowed with the Siemens 828D Controller and ISO20/ER16 Tool Collets and has Digital AC Servo Drive System. 

Q. Are you exhibiting any new technology?

A. We will focus on how the graphite is machined, electrodes are designed, molds are made and how we can make use of IoT and Cloud computing to offer the solutions to the customer. There is a vast scope for machines with a lower footprint owing to lower power consumption. Therefore, we aim to showcase how micro-milling can stand out from VMCs and provide solutions for profitable mold making. This would help those who may not have a job description of the expensive VMCs but they can easily perform the operations on a smaller machine with just one-fourth of the cost. We are also aiming to provide machining and engineering services to Design Automation by showcasing revolutionary product line for the Die & Mold Industry.

Q. What are your expectations from this exhibition?

A. Since the exhibition is making a comeback after four years, the entire industry is curious to know about how technology has evolved during this period. We expect a crowd of genuine buyers full of young talent in the Die & Mold Industry as decision influencers. Also, more than the conversions for our product, we foresee a healthy dialogue on global trends in the Die & Mold Industry and how India stands as per the global benchmark in this sector.

Q. Going forward, how do you see the future of the industry?

A. The credibility which TAGMA bestows to its exhibitors is wonderful as people remember us after the event. After gaining an appreciable exposure in the Mumbai region, we further look forward to having more visibility among customers and we expect our visitors to have sufficient time to see what we offer. We hope the industry bounces back after the pandemic and that medium and small players, who suffered the most in the past two years, recover from the lull so as to be major machine solutions providers.

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