Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre (AMTDC) presented four new machines at the Delhi Machine Tool Expo 2025, held from 9 to 12 May. The machines—Diamond Wire Saw, Opto-Polishing Machine, Vibro-Polisher, and Plano Milling Machine—were developed under Phase II of the Capital Goods Scheme.
Vijay Mittal, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Heavy Industries, inaugurated the machines at the AMTDC stall. He appreciated AMTDC for developing niche technologies intended to serve as import substitutes and for promoting domestic manufacturing. According to the Ministry, the technologies developed by AMTDC are intended to serve as import substitutes.
The Capital Goods Scheme, initiated by the Ministry of Heavy Industries, aims to enhance the competitiveness of the Indian capital goods sector through industry-academia collaboration. Phase I, launched in November 2014 with a total outlay of INR 9.9596 billion, supported 33 projects and led to the development of 30 indigenous technologies in areas such as machine tools, additive manufacturing, textile machinery, welding robots, alloy design, earthmoving machinery, and sensor technologies.
Phase II of the scheme was notified on 25 January 2022, with a financial outlay of INR 12.07 billion, comprising INR 9.75 billion in budgetary support and INR 2.32 billion in industry contributions. This phase focuses on six components: identification of technologies through innovation portals, establishment and augmentation of Centres of Excellence, promotion of skilling in the capital goods sector, setting up and enhancement of Common Engineering Facility Centres, augmentation of testing and certification centres, and establishment of industry accelerators for technology development.
AMTDC operates as a Centre of Excellence on Machine Tools and Production Technology. It is supported by the Department of Heavy Industry in collaboration with Indian machine tool manufacturers and is located in the IIT Madras Research Park. The centre focuses on developing advanced technologies in the capital goods manufacturing sector in partnership with industry.