Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) inaugurated three new testing and certification facilities at its Bengaluru campus on 12 February 2026 during a visit by Kamran Rizvi, Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), Government of India. The facilities have been established under the Capital Goods Scheme of MHI and are intended to support advanced manufacturing and precision engineering applications.
The newly inaugurated facilities include the Hydraulic Elements Qualification Testing and Certification Facilities, a Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) Facility, and an Advanced 3D X-Ray Microscope with 300 nanometre spatial resolution.
During the event, CMTI formally transferred “Ball Screw Technology for High Speed Application” to Jyoti CNC Automation Private Limited, Rajkot. The transfer is intended to support domestic precision engineering capabilities in high-speed applications.
Kamran Rizvi, Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India, and Dr Nagahanumaiah, Director, Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), also visited the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Smart Factory on 12 February 2026. The visit focused on reviewing digital factory initiatives and applications related to Industry 4.0 technologies. Discussions were held at the Department of Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, on developments in advanced manufacturing and digital production systems.
CMTI scientists also demonstrated several machines and aggregates developed in recent years, including a semi-automated 3D Automated Optical Inspection machine for printed circuit board inspection. The system is designed for end-of-line inspection of boards up to 100 millimetres by 100 millimetres and can detect defects such as missing components, offset, tilt, tombstone, lifted packages and soldering defects including excessive or insufficient solder.
The 3D X-Ray Microscope with 300 nanometre spatial resolution is designed to support research and development in nanotechnology by enabling high-resolution, non-destructive volumetric analysis of micro- and nano-scale material properties. CMTI had issued a tender in late 2023 for the supply, installation, commissioning and testing of the 3D X-Ray Microscope. The system is intended for applications such as inspection of printed circuit boards, semiconductor devices, micro-electro-mechanical systems and nano-electro-mechanical systems, as well as advanced materials to detect internal defects including porosity and inclusions. The institute also utilises other imaging and material characterisation technologies, including field emission scanning electron microscopy and focused ion beam systems, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, digital fringe projection and laser scanning.
Earlier, in August 2025, CMTI had established a Ball Screw Lead Error Measuring Facility compliant with ISO 3408 standards. The facility can measure ball screws with diameters ranging from 4 millimetres to 125 millimetres and lengths up to 4,000 millimetres, with a system accuracy of (1.3 micrometres + 2.0 × 10⁻⁶ L). It provides measurement capabilities including travel variation over the useful path, travel variation over 300 millimetres, travel variation over one pitch or lead, and quality grade evaluation.
CMTI is engaged in the development of advanced manufacturing technologies and precision metrology solutions for industrial applications.
