I think the main difference between we Indians and outsiders are that we need to be more receptive to new technology, we should not fear of trial and errors on experimentation.

India has a huge textile industry for both domestic and export markets. It is the second largest employment earner and is growing at 11 per cent annually. It enjoys an efficient multi-fibre raw material base, skilled labour, manufacturing excellence

FESPA has appointed two new board members – Thomas Struckmeier and Christophe Aussenac. The appointments were approved by the General Assembly of FESPA´s 37 member associations in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Textile Association of India´s (TAI) annual conference with the theme, ´Indian Textiles – The way Forward´, held at the Hotel The Lalit, in Mumbai, was a splendid event with a series of impressive presentations in three sessions.

Gates India has promoted Rajesh Bhandari to the position of Managing Director effective September 1, 2014. In this new role Bhandari will be leading all departments of Hydraulics business

Investment is a necessity for growth, but innovation is indispensable. In the Indian textile industry, this is a late realisation. India is No. 2 in textiles, everyone trumpets, but where are we? India´s share is about four per cent in global textiles and clothing, and China is way ahead with 36 per cent.

As envisioned by Anuj Bhagwati-who joined A.T.E. Group in 1994-the company today has machinery solutions for every textile process – spinning, knitting, weaving, synthetics, technical textiles, non-woven, carpet finishing, garmenting and made-ups.

KCT-TIFAC CORE in Textile Technology & Machinery of Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore Jointly with Department of Fashion Technology organised a workshop on ¨Woven and garment CAD

Excel Traders is one of the leading suppliers of material handling equipment of MORRIS and BRAD brands. The company also provides products from major companies like Slingset, Coolie, Pethe, etc.