Incorporated in 1974, Lakshmi Ring Travellers (Coimbatore) Limited (LRT) is a market leader globally in ring travellers and catering to the requirements of more than 4,500 spinning mills in over 40 countries. While speaking during an exclusive interaction with the ITJ, JM Balaji, Head – Marketing, LRT, says, “Being the global market leader in this business, LRT has been consistently growing in the global market year on year. Main reason for LRT’s success is the product performance, quick deliveries and excellent after sales service.”

As one of the world’s leading weaving machine manufacturers, Picanol has always had a very close relationship with the Chinese textile industry. This relationship is not a matter of chance or coincidental developments: on the contrary, it is the result of long-term, strategic planning by the Picanol management.

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.