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ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 THE GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
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The 3rd edition of the India Gem & Jewellery Machinery
Expo (IGJME) had the distinction of being Asia’s largest
gem and jewellery technology fair. Focused on technology
and machinery associated with the trade, the show was
organised on 5th to 8th February 2016 at Bombay Exhibition
Centre Mumbai. The expo featured the latest technology
and included the participation of 149 leading suppliers of
machinery from India and countries like Germany, Italy, USA
and China, etc. occupying 182 booths. Exhibitors showcased
cutting-edge jewellery manufacturing technology, including
laser machines, computerised yield planning machines,
advanced bruiting lathes and diamond-impregnated scaives.
For the first time, IGJME introduced Italian Pavilion with 26
exhibitors along with Turkey pavilion which had 10 exhibitors.
IGJME is a strategic initiative of GJEPC planned to help
manufacturers to witness new ideas, discover innovative
technical know-how and learn cutting-edge techniques in
production. The revolutionary technology exhibited at the
show is expected to drastically improve the quality of the
products while minimizing the raw material wastage at the
same time.
IGJME, over the course of 4 days, witnessed delegations
from across India and a host of international destinations
such as UK, Japan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Sri Lanka,
Uzbekistan, Bangladesh & Nepal. Etc. 12500+ domestic
visitors and 560+ international visitors from 37 countries
visited the show.
Seminars at IGJME were conducted on various topics
‘Presentation of Ice – Agenzia’; Synthetic diamonds –
challenge or opportunity’; Understanding the “iDiamond”
Generation; ‘Northrop Grumman: Maximize Performance &
Lifetime, and Protect Your Investment’, etc.
Salient Features
3
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Edition of IGJME 2016:-
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150+ Exhibitors
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250+ Booths
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7000 Sq.mtrs
FEATURING:
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Jewellery Production Machinery & Equipment
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Diamond Production Machinery & Equipment
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Gemstones Machinery
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Casting & Electric Casting Equipment
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Precious Alloy, Refinery Ingredients
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Tools & Equipment
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Allied (Packaging / IT & Software / Education)
INDIA GEM & JEWELLERY MACHINERY EXPO (IGJME)
DESIGN INSPIRATIONS 2016
Trend Jewellery Forecasting
We are from the industry where the tastes of our customers
keep changing every other day. So it’s important we keep
adapting and designing products that our customers will
accept. And most importantly the products have to be in line
with the changing trends. Design Inspirations 2016 held on
9th & 10th February, 2016 at Mumbai was a perfect workshop
where the participants witnessed distinguished domestic
and international personalities presenting their views on
various aspects of this industry including designing, retailing,
branding, IT and technology, fashion and jewellery, etc. The
workshop focused on the future trends of USA, Europe and
India.
Eminent speakers at the event were Paola de Luca, Shimul
Mehta Vyas, Ishu Datwani, Pallavi Foley, Mithun Sacheti,
Gautam Banerjee, Revathi Kant, Farah Khan, Rudrajit Bose.
