The ninth Die & Mould International Exhibition in Mumbai from April 17th to 20th 2014 will be inaugurated by Honorable Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India, an accomplished scientist, author and profound thinker on 17th April 2014 , which is organized by India's only tooling association Tool and Gauge Manufacturers Association - India (TAGMA-India).

Mr P N Surendranath, Executive Director of TAGMA commented that; the presence of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam will boost up the Indian tooling industry; I hope his knowledge and views will help the industry learn and develop better technology and vision. He further added that the tooling industry will reach Rs 21,000 crore by 2015.

The series of Die & Mould exhibition is "A Trend Setter" organised by TAGMA since 1998; which has build growing global awareness and reputation as the only trade fair in India for the Die & Mould Industry and very large by international standards of various Die Mould Exhibitions held globally.

Mr Bhaskar Kanchan of TAGMA India said that the previous edition of Die & Mould Exhibition held in Mumbai was highly successful with a steady growth, of over 23% in number of exhibitor, 20% in visitors and 17% in exhibition area, highlight being two Country Pavilions from China and Germany, the event also attracted exhibitors, delegations and visitors from over 25 countries worldwide.

The 9th Die Mould India exhibition spread over 20,000 sq.m will provide all businesses related to the tooling industry an ideal and prestigious opportunity to display and market their products and services. In today's fast growing die mould sector this is a "must participate exhibition" necessary for improving branding and growing sales on an interactive platform in centrally cooled halls, with all supportive infrastructure, in the proximity of Mumbai airport and having the best worldwide connectivity by air, road, rail and sea.

TAGMA has also organized cluster pavilion at Die & Mould India 2014 for SSI/MSME with key benefits.