IMTMA has continuously played a leading role in the development of the machine tool industry, which is the backbone for industrial growth of India. This national cause has been the guiding force behind IMTMA and its membership. IMTMA is deeply committed to support its membership to increase competitiveness, enhance efficiency, improve productivity, and ensure growth and prosperity. It does so with the aim to assist the membership to become cost effective, technology driven, and ever responsive to customers’ changing needs. At the same time, IMTMA has supported the user industries with better and more modern technology of machine tools to provide them with competitive manufacturing solutions. IMTMA is today recognized as the sole voice of the Indian machine tool industry – it is the face of the industry to the government, to its members, suppliers and users. Its membership of around 500 constitutes a major part of this strategic sector in the country.