First Announcement &

Call for Articles

National Conference on

Smart Manufacturing &

Industry 4.0

Central Manufacturing Technology Institute

(An autonomous R&D institute under Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Govt. of

India)

About CMTI

Theme

“To Promote, Foster and enhance development and deployment activities on I4.0 and Smart Manufacturing in

India”

Call for Papers

Papers are invited in the above mentioned area for both oral presentation and poster session

Smart Factories and Industry 4.0

Smart Machines, Smart toolings

Smart Sensors & IOTs

Sensor networks, Wireless connectivity

Intelligent automation and control, Advanced

Robotics

CAD/CAM, generative technologies, Additive

Manufacturing

Intelligent Machining, Digital Manufacturing

Smart Materials for smart devices/machines

AI & Machine learning

Cyber security & challenges in smart factories

Augmented reality/wearable, Digital Twins

Cloud computing and Big Data analytics

Case studies on Smart machining system,Smart

factories and I4.0 for MSME’s

Scope

About Smart Manufacturing Conference

Industry 4.0 is the fourth revolution in the manufacturing sector and is also considered as a new paradigm which is

a collection of cutting-edge technologies that support effective and accurate engineering decision-making in real

time that delivers results. This National Conference on Smart manufacturing organized by Central Manufacturing

Technology Institute focuses on major key technologies and building blocks related to Smart Manufacturing and

Industry 4.0 with forecasting future trends. The conference also focuses on the strategy & challenges for MSME’s in

implementation of I4.0. This conference has invited technical talks by industrialists and researchers working in this

field and provides an inspiring platform for exchange of research advances. The conference also aims to promote

R & D collaboration amongst academics, research institutions and industries. The conference will be held at CMTI,

Bangalore, India on April 25 & 26, 2019.

CMTI is an autonomous R&D organisation under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises,

Government of India. CMTI has a very rich history and was established in 1962 with a joint collaboration of

government of India along with VUOSO, an institute in the then, Czechoslovakia. It was established as the Central

Machine Tool Institute and in the early 90’s it was rechristened to Central Manufacturing Technology Institute. CMTI

has been unique in developing & injecting many technologies in manufacturing sector-first of its kind in the country.

From Machine tools to aerospace to textile industries, CMTI caters to all industries. Today, Digital Design & Product

Lifecycle Management, Precision engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Sensor Technology, Nano

Manufacturing Technology, Development of Ultra precision machine tools, Textile machinery and Smart

manufacturing are the current thrust areas in CMTI.

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Important Date

Full Manuscript submission: 18.3.19

Notice of full manuscript acceptance: 25.3.19

Final Manuscript submission: 08.4.19

First Date of registration for conference: 11.2.19

Last Date of registration for conference: 10.4.19

Registration:

Registration can be made by filling up the registration form available at CMTI official website and sending the same to the organizing secretary. Payment may be made in the form of DD/Pay Order, payable to CMTI at Bangalore

or through net banking. DD/ Pay order may kindly be posted to

Prakash Vinod,

Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Tumkur Road, Bangalore-560022

E-mail: smartmanufacturing.cmti@gmail.com, prakashv.cmti@nic.in

Registration Fee:

Students: Rs. 1500/-

R&D/ Academia: Rs. 4000/-

Industries: Rs. 6000/-

Conference Date: 25.4.19 – 26.4.19

Venue: CMTI, Tumkur Road, Bangalore-22

Prospective authors are required to submit full paper not

exceeding six A4 size pages including text, figures,

tables, references and their affiliation and address for

communication. Papers presented at conference, will

undergo stringent peer review process. All accepted

papers would be published in the conference

proceeding. Authors are advised to limit the manuscript

to 6 pages for normal contributed papers and 8 pages

for invited papers. These must be camera ready, well

prepared manuscript. Registration to the conference is

compulsory for presentation in conference and for

publication in conference proceedings.

Paper Manuscript and Submission

Publications in Journals

Select papers will be published in Scholarly Journals

Bank Details:

Account Name: CMTI–Conference & Seminar

Account Number: 30936043211, IFSC Code: SBIN0003297,

State Bank of India, Yeshwanthpur Branch

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Submission of Abstracts

Contribution to the conference will be selected on the basis of abstracts submitted. Abstracts must clearly indicate

new and significant advances, results achieved and their importance. They must describe original previously

unpublished work. Submitted abstracts should be 400-500 words in length.

The Abstract & Paper can be sent to the following email: smartmanufacturing.cmti@gmail.com

About Bangalore

Located 949 m above sea level,

Bangalore enjoys a salubrious

climate throughout the year. The

city boasts of spacious gardens,

parks, tree-lined avenues, a

profusion of flowering trees, lakes

and parks, earing it the sobriquet

of “Garden City”. Bangalore is a

city of contrasts, going by several

other aliases: India’s silicon valley,

shopper’s paradise, Garden city,

Air-conditioned city and Gourmet’s

Delight. The city Plays host to

several international IT companies

and public sector enterprises.

Some of the tourist attractions of

the city are Vidhana Soudha,

Lalbagh garden, HAL Heritage

centre and Aerospace Museum,

Venkatappa Art Gallery, Boating in

Sankey Lake and ISKCON

Temple.

Accommodation &Travel Information

Conference registration office would provide guidance to book accommodation and give travel

information

Organizing Committee

Chief Patron: Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member NITI Aayog & President CMTI GC

Patron: Dr. Asha Ram Sihag, Secretary-DHI, MoHI&PE Govt. of India

Chairman: Dr. Nagahanumaiah , Director, CMTI

Co-Chairman: Shri. S Satish Kumar, Joint Director, CMTI

Organizing secretary : Shri. Prakash Vinod, HOD(NMTC), CMTI

Address for Correspondence Prakash Vinod

Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Tumkur Road, Bangalore-560022

Ph: 080-22188243/23371516, Fax: 080 23370428 Mob: +91-(0) 94498 42680

E-mail: smartmanufacturing.cmti@gmail.com, prakashv.cmti@nic.in

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