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Germany-based AMANN Group has been one of the global leaders in the field of high-quality sewing and embroidery threads. The company’s think-tank deals with textile innovations: hybrid threads for composites, sensor yarns,etc.

Switzerland-based Textest AG has been providing quality control instruments since 1969. Reto Vogt, owner of Textest AG, who was recently in India for the Techtextil India exhibition, spoke at length with ITJ Senior Sub Editor Karthik Muthuveeran, about the Indian market for its products and its future plans.

For Stefano Gallucci, CEO of Santex Rimar Group, India holds a lot of strategic significance. He was visibly present at last year’s India-ITME in Mumbai and came back recently to Techtextil India to witness the progress of technical textiles in the Indian sub-continent.

Quite recently, Mahlo GmbH + Co KG celebrated its 72nd birthday. The development of the first automatic weft straightener put the company in the position of a global market leader and today, Mahlo employs over 200 people and operates in more than 100 countries. Mahlo is still a family-owned business that emphasises quality,etc.

Founded in March 2016, Fabriclore is a Jaipur-based organisation, with a penchant for telling vivid stories through their collaboration with indigenous designers. A brainchild of three friends ? Sandeep, Anupam and Vijay, Fabriclore sets out for a tough task to constantly inspire creative people to achieve stand-out boho and fusion designs in both, clothing and home furnishing.

The only way for exporters to stay competitive is by improving productivity, differentiating product offerings and hedging exposures efficiently, opines Abhishek Goenka.

In India, currently, digital printing has a 25 per cent growth rate and is expected to continue growing at a steady pace. “There is a growing demand for printed clothing and we have seen an increase in the use of digital textile printers”, says Vasudevan, DGM – Commercial and Industrial Products, Epson India Pvt Ltd, while speaking to the ITJ.