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Despite some reduction in the export of Italian textile machinery to the traditional markets of China, India and Turkey, Italian textile machinery industry is optimistic of the rest of the 2015 and 2016 and is also having a positive outlook on the long-term prospects.

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has recognised Thomas W Federle, Ph.D., Research Fellow at Procter & Gamble, with its prestigious 2015 Lifetime Technical Achievement Award. This award is given to individuals with long established technical careers in the nonwovens industry and technical innovation.

On the occasion of Techtextil in Frankfurt the Walter Reiners-Stiftung (foundation) honoured three successful young engineers. The prize-winning papers are best practice examples and range from technologies for the fabrication of fibre composites over a modelling approach of a parachute to the development of textile implants for the treatment of bone fractures.

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has announced Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Scheme (PMKVY) to facilitate the unemployed youth to get trained, certified and placed in various manufacturing sectors and gives financial assistance ranging from Rs 6,000 to Rs 12,000 depending upon the skill level and also Rs 2,500 for the existing employees to undergo recognition of prior learning training and get certificates.

Céline Choussy Bedouet has been chosen as new Chief Marketing Officer of Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials. Bedouet, who was previously Marketing Director for Automotive and Furniture, will now cover all of Lectra´s markets.

The 13th edition of ´INDO inter TEX 2015´, the Indonesia International Textile and Garment Machinery & Accessories Exhibition, organised jointly by PT. Peraga Nusantara Jaya Sakti, Indonesia, received a tremendous response from 452 exhibitors from 24 countries, including 17 Indian exhibitors.

The importance of efficiently loading goods has always been evident. It has only increased with the years. Higher cost of skilled manpower consequently causes the necessity of hiring less qualified personnel. The cost of the goods is made up by the costs of raw materials´ production, storage, loading and shipment to the destination.