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Control Panel and Switchgear Manufacturers’ Association

COSMA, The Control Panel and Switchgear Manufacturers’ Association was founded in 1988 by a group of four manufacturers of CONTROL PANELS. Satish Kazi, Asim Majumdar, N.M.Shah and Kamlakar Phadke were the four founders of COSMA.

Starting off as an informal group that met sometimes over tea, they institutionalized their friends ship and over the years now COSMA has over 300 members doing business all across the country.

All manufacturers of switchgear and control panels are eligible to members of COSMA. Additionally COSMA admits life members from amongst leaders from the trading and manufacturing fraternity who are engaged in producing or selling commodities that go into making of control panels as raw materials and consumables.

The most important reason for the existence of COSMA is to create a healthy fraternity of manufacturers who share knowledge about technical and management aspects of the business to improve their own products and services for the customer.

The Federation of Corrugated Box Manufacturers (FCBM) of India is the apex body of India’s corrugated packaging industry with a membership of over 2300 corrugated box manufacturers. Established in 1972, the Federation comprises of twelve Regional Associations, each representing a geographical area of the country.

Over the years, FCBM has significantly expanded its scope and its broad aims include:

Activities of FCBM

Act as a spokesperson of the industry and effectively represent issues to concerned authorities
Works for the betterment and growth of the industry by exploring new markets for the corrugated boxes
Creates awareness on the advantages of corrugated boxes as a means of packaging
Encourages and initiates Research & Development in corrugated packaging and related areas to continuously upgrade the technology and skills required to grow and compete
Organises Conferences, Seminars, and Training programs through Member Regional Associations and Participates and Supports Industry exhibition in India and abroad
Assists in setting up Testing laboratories, equipped with sophisticated equipments, at regional centres.
Publishes a Quarterly Magazine “ The Corrugator” and has published books on practical Standards, Test Methods and Technical Booklets

Established on 1st June, 1990, Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association of India (TEMA) is recognized by the Government of India as the National Apex body to represent telecom Technology Providers, Global and Indian, Private and Government owned companies.

Being the official mouthpiece of Indian telecom manufacturing industry, TEMA plays the critical role of advising the government and influencing decisions relating to Indian telecom industry. TEMA also enjoys the privilege of proposing names of technical experts from the industry to various telecom committees of the Government of India and major national industry associations.

Exclusive services offered to TEMA members include, interaction with Government, Policy makers, interaction with various National Confederations of Industries, overseas Delegations, Exhibition Organizers, Market Development Assistance Authorities, Tender Information, Excise and Customs Departments, Telecom Engineering Center for product specifications etc. Our members are exporting a variety of Telecom Equipments to South America, Middle-East, Africa, SAARC, CIS and South East Asian Countries.

CMAI is the only integrated professional registered Association in India for ICT, Education, Cyber security, Communications, Multimedia, manufacturing industries and Infrastructure Sector having more than 48,500 stake holders as its members. It is an apex premier body with more than 54 International and Domestic MOU partners and representatives all over the world. In Education field CMAI is known for cyber security, Vocational Courses, National and State Level Education Summit and Awards etc. CMAI has so far trained more than 10,000 delegates in Cyber security and CMAI interacts with more than 1, 00,000 Educational Institutes. CMAI is also for NTA ICT World Communication Awards, Global ICT Forum, training and formation of Cyber Security-Ethical Hacking and safe web development.

ELCINA was established in 1967 as the first industry association supporting electronics hardware, when India’s Electronics industry was still in its infancy. Since then, ELCINA has established itself as an interactive forum for electronics and IT manufacturers. ELCINA actively interacts with the government and advises it on policy and business environment issues. It networks with technical institutions and business support organisations in India and abroad to enable business expansion and information dissemination on technical developments. With greater liberalisation, ELCINA’s focus has shifted to professional and value-added services to the Electronics Community. While ELCINA’s focus was originally on promotion of manufacturing components - the building blocks of the industry, ELCINA, now renamed as ELCINA Electronic Industries Association of India, has widened its horizons and broadened its activities to include the development of entire Electronics and IT Hardware.

CPMA is the apex forum representing the Indian Petrochemical Industry, Established in 1993, the Association offers its members a podium to collectively present their ideas, voice their concerns and offer suggestions on relevant issues. It provides a linkage between the industry, the Government and society. It interacts with policy makers and industry associations to develop and maintain harmonious and conducive business conditions.

The Association, registered under the Indian Societies Act, is widely recognized as one of the national apex bodies of the Indian Petrochemical Industry by all Ministries and Departments of Government of India, apex Chambers of Commerce and Industry and other related Associations in India and abroad. CPMA is affiliated to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The Association is also a Steering Committee Member of the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) and had successfully hosted the annual APIC 2010 conference on May 13-14, 2010 in Mumbai.