Manufacturing industry is at its most exciting times with digital revolution. Industry has come a long way from 1st revolution of mechanization, 2nd revolution of Electrification, 3rd Revolution of Automation and Digitalization as the 4th Industrial revolution.

Many problems of the manufacturing industry which were not being solved very easily are being solved with the help of digital concepts. An important pre-requisite to achieve best results of digitalization is fairly good maturity levels of automation. When the degree of automation is better in the manufacturing process, better results can be achieved out of digitalization. Hence industrial automation and subsequently digitalization is gaining importance across industry sectors in the current situation. From simple Poke Yoke to fool proofing to complex Industry 4.0 system which is capable to self-decide and self-configure is possible by Digital Revolution.

This has increased the need of skilled man power, knowledge base, collective intelligence in the areas of industrial automation and digitalization. Keeping this is view, Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is organizing a 2-day interactive programme on "Introduction to Digital Factory"

Programme will be beneficial for Automation Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Engineers in Design, R&D and NPD activities, Digital officers.

Programme is relevant to industry viz., Any Process Industry, Auto OEMs, Auto ancillaries, Pump Manufacturers, Aerospace ancillaries, Defence & Railway Establishment, General Engineering and Engineering Service providers.

Faculties from educational institutes can also participate in the programme. Students who are interested in Industrial Automation can participate to get a hands-on feel.

This Program will be conducted by Dr. Prathima Holla.

Dr. Prathima Holla, Dr. Prathima Holla is a rare blend of Industry and academics. Graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NMAMIT Nitte. Masters in Industrial Electronics from SJCE Mysore. She is MTech Gold Medallist from VTU. She worked in Industry majors like L& T Emsys, Intel, Microview Software Technologies for more than 14 years. She also spent about 8 years in academic institutions, teaching Electronics and Electrical subjects. She completed her Doctorate from VTU in 2021 with her research subjects around Industry 4.0. She has architected an Internet gateway to monitor machine shop activities which involves M2M communication, Data Analytics, Close looping of many manufacturing challenges using digital capabilities. Her research papers are published in international journals like Taylor and Francis, Springer etc. Passionate about teaching, skilling and knowledge transfer. At present she is heading automation division in Distinct Productivity Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore.