With 2017 bidding goodbye, the concluding IPF edition for this year wraps around topics like Test & Measuring Instruments, Automation & Robotics and Indo-German Business. The December edition touches the Test & Measurement topic explaining how the market is increasingly adopting a software-defined approach towards instrumentation, which allows expeditious upgradation of solutions as per changing network and technology requirements. The second topic of Automation & Robotics covers how industrial robotics provides assistance in completion of sophisticated tasks that demand superior accuracy and precision during their manufacturing processes. The last focus concentrates on Indo-German business ventures and how German engineering technology is powering India’s growth story, making this cooperation move up and ahead on the right track. Apart from these an additional focus on Delhi-NCR circle is also included covering interactions with multple business players in the region. IPF PLUS comprises of interactions with Dow Chemical Company and International Copper Association alongwith multiple updates on latest technological know-how. IPF wishes its readers Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year hoping the MSMESME sector would take comprehensive leap in the coming year.