Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ (IIT Madras) Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Center (AMTDC), a Centre of Excellence, is partnering with Fifth Generation Technologies in India to develop smart manufacturing solutions for small and medium manufacturers.The collaboration will focus on conducting advanced research and development of smart manufacturing technologies for Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMM). The AMTDC, a Centre of Excellence on Machine Tools and Production Technology at IIT Madras, will be working with Fifth Generation Technologies India (P) Ltd., which is the Indian operation of the Canadian-headquartered 5G Group of Companies. They specialise in Smart Manufacturing solutions for small, medium and large-scale manufacturers. The key outcome envisaged from this partnership is the development of AI and Machine Learning-based techniques which could help lower operational costs and improve efficiencies.