CMTI is an autonomous R & D Institute under the administrative control of Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), Govt. of India, having its Registered Office at Bengaluru, Karnataka, focusing its efforts mainly on harnessing know-how in the manufacturing technology sector to practical purposes and assisting technological growth in the country. CMTI has the role of being a Catalyst and a Key Player in manufacturing technology growth in the country. Accordingly, CMTI activities have four-folds. The first is to develop emerging machine and manufacturing process technologies that are new to India if not to the world. The second is to develop specialized and customized machines, process technologies, and automation systems to meet the customers’ requirements. The third activity is focused on providing high-value-added technical services, skilling and reskilling of industry and academic manpower leading to capacity building and productivity enhancement in their business. The fourth important activity is promoting advanced technology intervention, technology licensing, incubation, entrepreneurship, and open inclusive innovation in chosen areas of machines, processes, and allied areas. The focused domains include: Ultra-precision machine tools, Special purpose machines, Sensors, and machine controls, Textile machinery, Smart Manufacturing, and Industry-4.0 enabled technologies, Additive and other special manufacturing processes, Precision Metrology, aircraft LRUs including test rigs development & qualifications, Skilling, and Re-skilling (experienced learning). There are about 60 technologies that are ready for licensing for industrial use and manufacture in multiple. CMTI also hand holds the technology licensee and the start-ups through incubation/consultancy until the commercialization of acquired technology