Maintenance of continuous power supply from public authorities is not be guaranteed, and the increasing use by industry and commerce of equipment that cannot tolerate a long interruption (or in some cases, no interruption) in the supply or requires a high quality supply has led to the development of alternative sources of power.

Handloom weaving is largely decentralised and the weavers are mainly from the vulnerable and weaker sections of the society, who weave for their household needs and also contribute to the production in the textile sector, feels the author.

Founded in 1905, Mayer & Cie is one of the world´s leading manufacturers of single and double jersey knitting machines. The Germany-based company has a strong reputation for innovation and high quality in the world of circular knitting.

On eve of handing over the 6,00,000th A.B. Carter ring to KTTM, Sandeep Shetty, Director has presented the memento to Masafumi Kunito, Managing Director, accompanied with A. B. Carter BR Nand Kishore, Head-Sales & Marketing, From KTTM: Subramanya Jade, General Manager Textiles & BGD Anandakumar, Manager-Marketing.

Recently, India´s textile industry held an exhibition in the country´s capital, Addis Ababa, to promote a wide range of products. The exhibition, the first of its kind for the Indian textile industry in Ethiopia, was organised by the Synthetic & Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC)

Tata Chemicals has announced some organisational changes effective June 2014. Ashvini Hiran will move into the role of Chief Culture Officer. Hiran has over 30 years of experience behind him in leading Indian and multinational organisations like Tata Group, Hindustan Unilever, AV Birla Group and Gujarat Coop Milk Mktg Federation (GCMMF).

Testing labs and other interested parties can now purchase washing machines programmed specifically to perform the wash cycle described in AATCC Monograph 6, Standardisation of Home Laundry Test Conditions (M6).

In textile manufacturing, as in many other industrial fields, production speed is a decisive factor. But high production speed often means vibration problems due to rotating rolls and other machinery parts.

Year 1959 was a memorable year for Umargam Textile. It saw the genesis of its parent company (Texsspares Machine Works) — a star born on the horizon of textile-based machinery manufacturers. Spanning over four and a half decades, the company has established an identity, carving for itself a niche in the corporate world of manmade fibre, VFY polyester and sewing thread industry because of its excellent machines, backed by exemplary post-sales service.