Year: 2014

In mechanical engineering, as in all areas of life, there are new technical developments, which supersede the old in the long term. Among these are electric push-rod actuators from Elero Linearantriebstechnik.

Together with its partners and local agents, Suessen exhibited an array of products at Intertex 2014 and Saigontex 2014 exhibitions. Suessen exhibited together with its partners BrScker/Switzerland, Graf/Switzerland

SABAR Twin Auto Cot Grinder is designed to grind simultaneously for R/F, S/F, Draw frame, camber roller without changing grinding wheels. The Machine is equipped with 200 mm (W) grinding wheel for automatic grinding of RtF

Dr Arindam Basu, eminent textile-scientist and Director, Central Silk Technological Research Institute, Central Silk Board, Bangalore has assumed Director General´s Office at Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad on 6 March 2014. He is also in overall charge of NITRA´s academic wing NITRA Technical Campus (NTC). Dr Basu flashed the sparkle of genius in academics and secured first class in both B.Sc. (Text.) and M. Text. from prestigious Universities of Calcutta and Bombay, respectively.

The government of Bangladesh has slashed tax by 0.5 percent at source for readymade garment (RMG) export to make up for loss incurred during last years political turmoil. Tax on other exports has been reduced by 0.2 percent. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) announced the cuts on Wednesday, a day before the first anniversary of Bangladeshs worst industrial disaster that killed over 1,130 people, mostly RMG workers.

The much-awaited Knitwear Technology Mission Project Centre in Tirupur has seen the light of day very soon. The project, aimed at promoting product and fabric diversification and ushering in value addition across the apparel value chain was launched on May 6.

“There is huge potential for technical textiles in India. The players in this space will have to move up the value chain to realise the potential,” observed Sashi Singh, Executive Director, Indian Technical Textile Association and former Joint Textile Commissioner.