Machine Tool Stand Builder for IMTEX in Bengaluru

IMTEX 2027 runs 21–27 January 2027 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru, organised by IMTMA. Expect around 1,200 exhibitors and roughly 1,50,000 trade visitors across the seven days, with Tooltech co-located.

No. IMTEX alternates on a biennial cycle: metal cutting in odd years, IMTEX FORMING in even years. So 2027 is metal cutting, 2028 is forming, and the next metal cutting edition after 2027 is 2029. That two-year gap matters when you decide whether to build a reusable structure or a one-off.

From about ₹1.8 lakh to around ₹22 lakh depending on size and engineering. A modular 18 m² sits in the ₹2.6–4.4 lakh range. A 24 m² custom stand with one reinforced machine position is typically ₹4.5–7 lakh. A 48 m² with two machine positions runs ₹9–14 lakh. Premium and double-decker builds from 80 m² start around ₹12 lakh. All figures are all-inclusive of design, fabrication, graphics, freight, install and dismantle.

Three things. The floor space rental, which is between you and IMTMA. Power, water, compressed air and rigging orders placed with the venue and its appointed contractors. And specialty add-ons — AV beyond the listed package, furniture beyond the standard set, catering, and staffing during the show. GST applies as per prevailing rates.

Yes, and it is the normal case here. What we need first is the crated weight, the operating weight, the footprint and the foot positions. Point loads matter more than total mass: a machine putting its weight through four small pads can punch through a platform that would carry the same load spread flat. Where the load is high we build the machine position directly onto the hall floor and step the platform around it.

By designing for it rather than improvising. Depending on the operation that means a chip tray with real capacity, bunding or drip containment under the machine, and a removable panel so the unit can be cleared between runs without dismantling the stand. On a seven-day show this matters more than on a three-day one.

Yes. Power at BIEC is sanctioned through the appointed electrical contractor against a declared load, and we file it on the day a contract is signed. We declare the machine’s real draw under load rather than a nameplate figure, because a supply ordered short cannot be corrected on the morning of day one.

Yes, as a matter of course. Every material is fire-retardant treated with certification, and the fire NOC is filed before move-in rather than produced when someone asks. Where the build goes two-storey we also file a structural stability certificate from a licensed engineer.

No. Bengaluru is domestic for us — we build in Mumbai and drive roughly 985 km south, so there is no customs file and no border on the stand itself. Machinery you import from outside India is a separate matter and stays with you or your freight forwarder.

Hall and stand allocation is set by IMTMA. We design to your confirmed stand number rather than to a previous edition, and we check the hall’s floor load limit against your machine before the platform is specified.

A modular 9–18 m² stand goes up in one shift. A 24–48 m² custom stand with a machine position takes one to two days plus commissioning time for the equipment. Premium builds use the full window. Every stand is pre-assembled and inspected at our Mumbai workshop first, so what happens at BIEC is assembly rather than problem-solving.

Late in build-up, and that is fine — but it has to be sequenced. The floor and machine position go in first, the machine lands and is levelled, then the walls close around it. If the structure is finished before delivery we are taking an elevation apart to get the unit in. We agree the goods-gate slot with BIEC at design stage and keep one elevation demountable.

Yes, two things. Staffing needs proper rotation — the team that works days one to three will not be sharp on day six. And the build specification has to survive a week of traffic, so flooring, edges and demonstration areas are specified more robustly than they would be for a three-day fair.

Worth planning for. Tooltech is co-located and a substantial share of visitors cross between the two floors, so your aisle carries capital machine buyers and tooling and consumables buyers at once. They want different things — one to watch the machine cut and then sit down, the other to inspect an insert and talk price and availability. We design a path for both rather than only the capital conversation.

For a show in late January, early December is comfortable. But the services orders bind earlier than the design does, and the machine data binds earlier still — we need weights, footprints and real power draw well before the design is final, because they decide what the design can be.

Yes, if it is built on a system frame. We store the structure at our Mumbai facility and refresh the graphics. Note the next metal cutting edition is 2029, so that is a two-year storage commitment unless you also exhibit at IMTEX FORMING in 2028 — worth deciding at the outset rather than after the show.

Usually, for the structure. What cannot be rushed is the venue services order — power and utilities have fixed deadlines and no builder can move them. That is the single reason to start an IMTEX stand earlier than you would an ordinary show.

Yes, and we encourage it where machinery is involved. Our workshop is in Mumbai. You see the stand assembled, check the machine position and service points against your unit’s real dimensions, and meet the crew who will be at BIEC.

Vector files for logos and certification marks, and high-resolution raster images at roughly 150 dpi at final print size. For technical drawings and process schematics, send the source file rather than an export — they reproduce badly when scaled up from a screen-resolution image.

On 18 m², two to three per shift. On 24 m² with a running machine, three to four — someone has to stay with the equipment while another works the aisle. At 48 m² and above, five or more. And because IMTEX runs seven days, plan rotation rather than the same team throughout.

Yes — across the BIEC circuit through the year. Same crew, same route from Mumbai. If you exhibit at more than one Bengaluru show in a year we plan them together, which usually means one structure and two graphics sets rather than two builds.

Send your stand size, hall position if you have it, and the machine list including weights, footprint, foot positions and real power draw. You get a 3D design and a full itemised quote back, at no charge.