ANCA CNC Machines will participate in IMTEX 2027, South and Southeast Asia’s largest machine tool exhibition, scheduled to take place from 21 to 27 January 2027 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). The company will exhibit at Booth C116.
Under the theme ‘A Partner for High Quality and Profitability’, ANCA will demonstrate its complete manufacturing process, from blank preparation to finished tools, supported by intelligent software and ANCA India’s local application, service and training team.
Three machines will be demonstrated live at the exhibition. The MX7 ULTRA will highlight flexible precision grinding for volume production of aerospace, defence and insert tools. The FX5 ULTRA, designed for high-volume micro-tool production, will be demonstrated with InsertsPRO. The CPX Linear will demonstrate high-volume cylindrical grinding of tool blanks through a live blank preparation process.
ANCA will also feature a digital experience zone highlighting its software and productivity solutions. These will include ToolRoom RN35 for designing, simulating and grinding complex tools; InsertsPRO for indexable and special inserts; and AIMS Connect for job management and connectivity between machines and systems.
The company will also present its Performance+ productivity programme, which targets a minimum 10% reduction in cycle time for a toolmaker’s top three tool types.
Precision for India’s 3C revolution
A key focus at IMTEX 2027 is the 3C sector: computers, communications and consumer electronics. Government programmes such as Make in India and the PLI scheme, and investment from global electronics makers, are growing India’s domestic manufacturing. That growth needs micro drills, end mills and slot cutters used to machine camera holes, charger slots, SIM trays and device frames.
ANCA has supplied this market in China since 2003, where it holds a 35–40% share of the 3C tool grinding market and has more than 3,100 machines installed. Around 1,000 of those machines are at more than 100 customers in Shenzhen.
“India is experiencing an unprecedented surge in electronics manufacturing. Our goal is to be the go-to partner for electronics manufacturers,” said Jake Farragher, General Manager, ANCA CNC Machines Asia.
“Indian toolmakers are being asked for tighter tolerances, smaller tools and higher volumes than ever before, and they need a partner who is here when it matters,” said Raghavendra Koneri, Country Manager, ANCA Machine Tools India. “Our team in Bengaluru supports customers from the first tool design through to full production, with local applications engineering, service and training. At IMTEX we want visitors to bring us their toughest tool and see how we can help them make it faster, more precisely and more profitably.”
Ready for India’s aerospace take-off
Aerospace is a second growth story for Indian toolmakers. Indian airlines have about 1,500 aircraft on order. Airbus plans to raise its sourcing from India to US$2 billion a year by 2030, and Boeing works with more than 325 Indian suppliers. More aircraft structures, engine parts and MRO work are now made or serviced in India.
Aerospace parts are made from tough materials such as titanium, nickel-based superalloys and carbon-fibre composites. Machining them needs drills, end mills, reamers and countersinks with exact geometry, tight runout and consistent quality across every batch.
At IMTEX, ANCA will show how its grinding chain supports these demands:
- CPX Linear prepares precise, consistent carbide blanks, the foundation of every high-performance aerospace tool.
- MX7 ULTRA grinds production drills and end mills with the accuracy and surface finish that hard-to-machine alloys and composites require.
- ToolRoom RN35 lets toolmakers design and simulate complex aerospace geometries before grinding, which cuts trial and error on expensive materials.
- AIMS Connect links jobs, machines and measurement, giving the traceability and repeatability aerospace customers expect.
ANCA grinders already make cutting tools for toolmakers who supply leading airframe and engine manufacturers worldwide. Through ANCA India in Bengaluru, Indian toolmakers get that experience locally, with applications engineering, service and training.
“Aerospace is opening a new chapter for Indian toolmakers. The materials are among the hardest to machine, and the quality standards are among the strictest. We want to help our customers win that work by making world-class aerospace tools here in India,” said Raghavendra Koneri, Country Manager, ANCA Machine Tools India.