Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) organized an International Machine Tool Exhibition-2023 (IMTEX-2023) at Bangalore International Exhibition Center (BIEC), from 19th to 25th January 2023. As part of the IMTEX Exhibition, IMTMA organized the "i2 Industry-Academia Pavilion" to promote Industry-Academia collaboration and provide an opportunity to showcase the research capabilities in manufacturing and automation. IMTMA shortlisted 22 institutions from all over the country to present their research work at IMTEX-2023 in the form of a poster.

NMAMIT Nitte team led by Dr. Muralidhara, Prof. & Head, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence presented a poster entitled "Design and development of a low-cost 4-axis CNC machine for artwork machining" at the i2 Academia Pavilion. The posters presented by the institutions were initially evaluated by three industry experts and 10 best projects were shortlisted. The shortlisted institutions were thereafter asked to present their research projects orally to the jury members and delegates. Three jury members selected five best projects after the oral presentation.

NMAMIT Nitte won the fourth place.