On December 27, the 5th International Conference on Advances in Materials, Mechanics, Mechatronics and Manufacturing (IC4M 2025) was inaugurated online, jointly organized by SRCEM, Banmore, attracting global participation from countries including India, the UK, the USA, Italy, Malaysia, and the West Indies. The inaugural session featured addresses by Dr. Avadesh Sharma, Dr. Premanand Singh Chauhan, Dr. Ravi Kumar Dwivedi, and Dr. T. B. Sridharan, highlighting the significance of the 4M domains. Day 1 saw the presentation of 35 research papers across technical sessions, along with keynote talks by Dr. Gagandeep Singh on AI in STEM publishing and Dr. Arivazhagan Anbalagan on Digital Twins and Generative AI for Net Zero goals, reinforcing SRCEM’s commitment to research excellence and innovation.