Proceedings Report on

“62nd Indian Foundry Congress

and IFEX 2014 Exhibition”

Date:7th – 9

thFebruary, 2014 Venue: Mahatma Mandir,

Gandhinagar

Organized by Supported by

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About the Conference India is the 3rd largest producer of cast component with production of 9 million tons

per annum and the industry has a huge untapped demand which needs to be

captured in the coming years. With increasing importance of foundry in

manufacturing sector, the 10th International Exhibition on Foundry Technology,

Equipment and materials held simultaneously with Conference on India Foundry

Congress in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The conference witnessed a platform for Cast

India Expo, Cast Source Meet to Panel Discussions, Case Studies, Success Stories,

NRI Foundry Forum, CEO meet, BRICS Foundry Forum, Technical Presentations from

the Foundry Industry.The Exhibition witnessed a wide participation from foundrymen,

companies and academiafrom domestic as well as international level, who showcased

latest trends in foundry technology. The full programme of Three day conference is

enclosed at Annexure I.

The event had observed huge participation from more than 1300 delegations, 500

engineering students and more than 290 exhibitors across the world. Participation

from 14 countries namely USA, UK, Germany, France, Austria, Denmark, Brazil,

Russian Federation, Ukrane, Sweden, China, Pakistan, South Africa and Nigeria. The

details of the exhibition is provided in the annexture.

Inaugural Ceremony The 62nd Indian Foundry Congress was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Shri.

Saurabhbhai Patel; Hon’ble Minister, Energy and Petrochemicals, Government of

Gujarat along with various other eminent leaders, industrialists, academicians and

government officials.

• List of Dignitaries

Name Organization Designation

Shri. Saurabhbhai Patel Government of Gujarat Hon’ble Minister, Energy & Petrochemicals

Smt. Reena Bhagwati Indian Institute of Foundrymen (IIF)

President

Shri. Kamal Dayani Government of Gujarat Industries Commissioner

Shri. Subodh Panchal Kastwel Foundries Managing Director

Shri. Amish Panchal Indian Institute of Foundrymen (IIF)

Hon’ble Secretary

Shri. Jagat Shah Inductotherm(India)Pvt Ltd Managing Director

Shri. VikasGarg Indian Institute of Foundrymen (IIF)

Vice President

Shri. Anil Vaswani Indian Institute of Foundrymen

(IIF) Hon’ble Treasurer

Shri. Anant Ram IIF-Western Region Chairman

Shri. B. Dutta IIF-Head Office, Kolkata Executive Director

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Shri. Subodh Panchal welcomed all the dignataries and addressed the attendies that

the event is aimedto provide a focused platform for all the stakeholders of foundry

industry to discuss, share & network the latest technology in the foundry industry. It

was indicatedthat the event aims to explore new opportunitiesin the industry.

Smt. Reena Bhagwati indicated that foundry industry is growing faster than ever due

to recent growth in manufacturing sector and in next 10 years foundry industry needs

to grow atleast three times to satisfy domestic need. She said that such an

overwhelming participation in these turbulent times shows the bright future of the

foundry industry.

Hon’ble Minister Shri. Saurabhbhai Patel welcomed all the dignataries and

participants for attending the event and gave special adress about the industrial

openness in Gujarat and visions for Manufacturing as well as Foundry sector.

• Release of Handbook on Metal Terminology Hon’ble Minister released a handbook on Metal Terminology along with a USB

containing details of technical sessions and technical papers presented during the

foundry congresses, showing the support to green foundry technology. Industries

Commissioner, Shri. Kamal Dayani, IAS, released a CD on aluminium casting

prepared by the Centre of Excellence (CoE).

• Presentation of National Awards & List of Award Winners Awards were presented by key dignitaries present on stage to the best industries and

best foundrymen nominated under various catagories for their excellent performance.

Name Organization

Foundry of the Year India Pistons Ltd.

Green Foundry of theYear L&T Foundry Business Unit

Foundryman of the Year Tata Motors Ltd., Pune

Young Foundryman of the Year Indo Shell Cast (p) Ltd., Coimbatore

Casting of the Year Abhishek Alloys Pvt. Ltd.

Export Excellence Award (Large Scale) Anugraha Valve Castings Ltd.

Export Excellence Award (Medium Scale Steel Category)

Steel Cast Ltd., Bhavnagar

Export Excellence Award (Medium Scale Cast Iron Category)

Carnation Industries Ltd., Kolkata

Export Excellence Award (Small Scale) Amex Alloys Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore

Jayswal Neco Quality Award India Pistons Ltd.

Award for Applied Research & Innovative Technology

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd., Kolkata

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Shri. Amish Panchal thakned the Chief Guest, all the dignataries, exhibitors,

delegates, participants across the world for making this such big success. He thanked

Government of Gujarat for their cooperation and extendig their support for this event.

He also thanked all the speakers for sharing their knowledge for the benefit of the

industry. He said that exhibitions, panel discussions and other technical sessions will

help to face the current lean situation in a bettet way.

Exhibition: The three day exhibition in spread in 16000 square meters and 5 different Halls of

Mahatma Mandir has more than 290 domestic and international participants. The list

of Participants is enclosed at Annexure II.

Government of Gujarat/iNDEXTb Stall: Government of Gujarat was allotted 100 square meters of space in the Exhibition area

to promote Gujarat as investor friendly destination, Steel and Engineering Sector of

Gujarat and Vibrant Gujarat Summit. A large number of industrialists visited

Government of Gujarat/iNDEXTb stall to discuss various aspects on infrastructure

facilities in Gujarat, investment opportunities in foundry as well as other sectors,

Governance and Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

Way Forward For the growth of foundry industry the following issues needs to be addressed

collectively by Government & private players

• First is value creation for IIF members and its stake holders. This can be achieved

by organising workshops and seminars on energy efficiency, cost management and

operational efficiency

• Setting up of development council which will work as a ‘think tank’ for policy

intervention tosupprt the manufacturing sector

• Foundry related courses should be introduced and internships should be provided in foundry sectors to encourage students to enter in the fourishing foundry industry

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Annexure - I

Programme at a Glance

6th

Feb., 2014 7th

Feb., 2014 8th

Feb., 2014 9th

Feb., 2014

09:00-10:00 Transfer Transfer Transfer

09:00-14:00 Registration Registration

10:00-18:00 BRICS Works Visit IFEX + Cast India Expo IFEX + Cast India Expo IFEX + Cast India Expo

10:00-10:30 Tea

Courtesy : Madhya

Pradesh Transformers

Ltd., Bhopal

10:30-11:00 Exhibition Inauguration Tea

Courtesy : Eirich India

Tea

Courtesy : 62nd

IFC

11:00-11:30 Students’ Forum-2

Forace Hall-4

Tech. Session-3A

Forace Hall-1

Know Global Trends

Tech. Session-3B

Forace Hall-2

Panel Disc. -

Instrumentation

Tech. Session-3C

Forace Hall-3

Alu. Casting Tech.

Tech. Session-6A

Forace Hall-1

Prod. Processes

Tech. Session-6B

Forace Hall-2

TechMart + Energy

Tech. Session-6C

Forace Hall-3

Investment Casting

11:30-13:00 Cast Source Meet-1

Forace Hall-5

Tech. Session-1A

Forace Hall-1

Cluster Development

Students’ Forum-1

Forace Hall-2

13:00-14:00 NOB Meeting

Forace Hall-3

Registration

(14:00-17:00)

Lunch

Courtesy :

AIA Engg. Ltd.

Lunch

Courtesy : Minex

Metallurgical Co. Ltd.

Lunch

Courtesy : iNDEXTb

14:00-15:30 Cast Source Meet-2

Forace Hall-5

Tech. Session-2A BRICS

Forum

Forace Hall-1

Tech. Session-2B

Forace Hall-2

Steel Casting Tech.

Cast Source Meet-4

Forace Hall-5

Tech. Session-4A

Forace Hall-1

Green Foundry

Tech. Session-4B

Forace Hall-2

Melting Tech.

Tech. Session-4C

Forace Hall-3

Alu. Casting Tech.

Tech. Session-7A

Forace Hall-1

Metallurgy & Quality

Tech. Session-7B

Forace Hall-2

Engg. Colleges

Presentations

15:30-16:00 Tea

Courtesy :

Snam Alloys Pvt. Ltd.

Tea

Courtesy :

Oswal Minerals Ltd.

Valedictory

Forace Hall-4

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16:00-16:30 Past Presidents’

Meeting

Forace Hall-3

Cast Source Meet-3

Forace Hall - 5

Cast Source Meet-5

Forace Hall-5

Tech. Session-5A

Forace Hall-1

Panel Disc.

Modernisation

Tech. Session-5B

Forace Hall-2

Management + Webinar

Tech. Session-5C

Forace Hall-3

Alu. Casting Tech.

Valedictory

Forace Hall-4

16:30-17:00 High Tea

Courtesy : 62nd

IFC

17:00-18:30 NC Meeting

Forace Hall-3

Congress Inauguration

Forace Hall-4

Transfer

18:30-19:30 Transfer Transfer

19:30-20:30 Dinner for NC & BRICS Entertainment Prog.

Courtesy : MTC Group

Infocity Club

Entertainment Prog.

Courtesy : MTC Group

Infocity Club

20:30-22:00 Transfer Dinner

Courtesy :

Bhagwati Spherocast

DISA India Ltd.

Infocity Club

Dinner

Courtesy :

Ashapura International

Kunkel Wagner

Infocity Club

22:00 Transfer Transfer

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Annexure - II

List of Exhibitors IFEX 2014 & Cast India 2014

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