SME Conference & Awards 2026

24 Feb 2026 CW Team

These are undeniably uncertain times. With global trade increasingly fragmented by geopolitical tensions and shifting supply chains, Indian manufacturing must move from rapid expansion towards a phase of strategic consolidation. Against this backdrop, the Smart Manufacturing & Enterprises (SME) Conference & Awards 2026, organised by Smart Manufacturing & Enterprises (formerly Industrial Product Finder) and ASAPP Info Global Group, convened policymakers, manufacturing leaders, technology providers and financial institutions on February 11, 2026, at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

With the theme ‘Scaling India’s Manufacturing in Volatile Times’, the conference concluded with the presentation of the SME Awards for Fastest Growing Engineering Companies, recognising enterprises that have demonstrated sustained revenue growth and profitability despite global uncertainties...

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Equipment

24 Feb 2026

Kabelschlepp India Installs Robotic VMC in Bengaluru

Kabelschlepp India, part of the Tsubaki Group, has installed a state-of-the-art Vertical Machining Center (VMC) integrated with robotic automation at its Bengaluru facility. The inauguration was held in the presence of Henning Preis, President & CEO, Kabelschlepp Group, Jörg Schulz, Vice President – Production, and Srinivas P. Kamisetty, Managing Director, Kabelschlepp India.The high-precision CNC VMC is designed for advanced milling, drilling, tapping and multi-axis machining. Equipped with a vertical spindle orientation, automatic tool changer and intelligent CNC control system, it en..

Highway Delivery Reset!

Project delays and inefficiencies continue to bedevil the progress of India’s National Highways network. A multi-pronged reform agenda is needed to inject greater transparency and accountability at every stage – from planning and procurement to execution, maintenance and oversight. This article offers key recommendations and reform strategies that government stakeholders – from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to state agencies and oversight bodies – should pursue to put highway development on a better track.Decen..

MSIDC Executes ₹37,000 Crore Road Programme

With Rs 37,000 crore worth of road projects under execution across Maharashtra, Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) is driving one of the state’s largest infrastructure programmes. Dr Brijesh Dixit, Managing Director, discusses the institutional reforms, execution frameworks, financing strategies and technology adoption enabling timely, high-quality delivery, in conversation with PRATAP PADODE, Editor-in-Chief, CW.With over Rs 37,000 crore worth of road projects underway across districts – many under tight timelines – what institutional and executio..