i. Coimbatore is the second largest industrialised region in Tamilnadu after Chennai and is an important industrial hub with more than a lakh registered units constituting to significant percentage of the factories in the state.

ii. The region has many Small, Medium and Large-scale industries. These industries are renowned for quality manufacturing capabilities. The Motor-Pump segment enjoys a huge market share and is well supported by ancillary industries of this region. Automotive components are produced at demanding Quality, Cost and Time Delivery. These industries cater to the global automotive supply chain significantly. Coimbatore is world famous for Textile Machinery too. India's largest export of Jewellery happens from Coimbatore.

iii. The industries of Coimbatore have the capability on the following areas:

● Foundries – Precision Castings, Sand Castings, Investment Castings and Non- Ferrous Gravity and Sand Castings

● Aluminium Die Cast Components ● Gears and Gear Boxes ● Rubber ● Heat Treatment

● Hot / Cold Forge Items ● Hydraulics – Power Packs and Cylinders ● Material Testing Facility

● Pneumatics – Valves and Cylinders ● Compressor Manufacturing ● Electrical & Electronics

● Sheet Metal Forming ● Heavy and Light Fabrication ● Tool Room ● Plastic Injection Molding ● Rapid Proto Typing ● Special Coating and Painting ● Packaging ● Designing

● Software

iv. Coimbatore is known for being a quality conscious manufacturing city with technically superior products which it a favourable sourcing destination of large business houses. Given rapid pace of expansion in engineering sector, the units are hard pressed for large and quality supply of raw materials, inputs, services and software support.

A need has been felt to organise a trade fair for Resources for mutual benefit of sources and buying fraternity. One to one interaction may help sources to estimate quantity, warehousing, dealerships, logistics, additional requirements.