With the aim of upgrading knowledge base and skill levels of personnel of the apparel industry along with ATDC faculty resources, the Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), India’s largest vocational training provider for the apparel sector, has organised a two-day long workshop on ‘Apparel Product-Quality Assurance’. The workshop was conducted recently at ATDC Hub Faridabad.

Technological innovations are revolutionising manufacturing in all industries and apparel manufacturing is no exception: major technical innovations in cloud computing, digital design, collaboration, 3D modeling, data management, production, and digital printing, are enabling apparel makers to achieve significant productivity gains. technology is improving speed and quality while reducing costs, to help get the right products to the right customers, at the right time.

Aniruddha Deshmukh, MD & CEO, Mafatlal, has a rich experience of over 30 years in management and consultancy area. His last stint was as President – Textiles with Raymond Limited, where he worked for more than three decades. Deshmukh at Mafatlal is responsible for driving overall growth of Mafatlal Industries whilst providing strategic and leadership support to internal businesses: textiles, denim, marketing services and new business.

Ahmedabad-based Prashant Group of Companies first ventured into several textile manufacturing business in 1987. The Group has been enjoying the No. 1 position in weaving preparatory. All machines—right from warping machine, direct warper to sectional warper, sizing machine, material handling equipment and all other machineries—are manufactured at its Ahmedabad plant, under joint venture with various US and European companies that include Prashant Gamatex, Prashant West Point Machinery, Prashant Ferber, Prashant Texmach and Prashant Rostoni.

Global textile machinery market is witnessing tremendous growth buoyed by growing demand of textile and apparel market. It is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 14.02 per cent till 2018. It is expected to reach to $207.5 billion in 2015. The major manufacturers of textile machinery are Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France and now China. China is leading in the field of textile exports today because they installed a large set-up for spinning and weaving industry. One of the major trends in the global textile machinery market is the growing number of technological innovations.

Freudenberg introduced a new adhesive technology, matching the requirements of post processed garments and different kinds of outer fabrics. E…E interlinings give the flexibility to change processing treatments without risking quality problems. Fused at 127º C fuseline, E…E interlinings deliver secure bond strength results after washing temperatures up to 95º C (e.g. garment dyeing).

Technological innovations are revolutionising manufacturing in all industries and apparel manufacturing is no exception: major technical innovations in cloud computing, digital design, collaboration, 3D modeling, data management, production, and digital printing, are enabling apparel makers to achieve significant productivity gains. technology is improving speed and quality while reducing costs, to help get the right products to the right customers, at the right time.

KPR Mill, with its state-of-the-art production facilities in Tamil Nadu, produces yarn, knitted fabric, readymade garments and wind power. Now, the mill is set for expansion, with its garment capacity poised to go up by 36 million garments to cope up with the upsurge in market demand. This expansion will make the company one of the largest garment producing corporates in India.

Stäubli is presenting numerous highlights from its extensive range of products for the weaving industry. Represented in the Indian textile market since 1947 and established with a company-owned liaison office in India since 1996, Stäubli has been an important supplier to numerous local weaving mills for decades. Stäubli machines incorporate state-of-the-art technology and stand out by virtue of their impressive service life, simple maintenance, and easy integration.