CMAI?s Apparel Index for October-December 2015 (Q3) shows the industry has maintained moderate growth with an overall index value of 4.64 points. Giant and large brands have continued their growth trajectory; however, the pace has slowed down compared to previous quarters. But they stayed ahead of small and mid brands.

A naJet mPower i-series printers are the fastest and most durable single-platen garment printers on the market. They produce the highest quality images on many types of garments. Combined with AnaJet?s proprietary RIP software, the mPower is an easy-to-use and easy-to-maintain industrial garment printer.

T he Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) honoured Meena Bindra, Chairperson, BIBA with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Rahul Mehta, President, CMAI and Shantilal L Shah, Founder Member & Past President, CMAI, presented the award to Bindra at Apex Awards 2015 Night held on October 28, 2015 at NCPA, Mumbai.

FASHION SNOOPS, international forecasting platform specialising in design, technology, consumer and fashion trends, has launched in India. FASHION SNOOPS has been servicing leading brands, designers, retailers, design-consultants and engineers for over 15 years now.

Jeanologia will attend the most-expected sporting event of the year in the US: the Super Bowl 50. Jeanologia will go together with Levi Strauss, which hosts Jeanologia?s NANO technology. Teams? supporters attending the NFL Experience of the National Football League will customise clothing with the logo of their favourite team.

For the first time, Human Solutions Group presented its sizing and fitting expertise at the Curvy Fashion Fair, which was held between January 19-21, 2016 in Berlin. Human Solutions will showcase specific solutions for manufacturers of ?Plus Sizes? ? and the latest VITUSbodyscan colour scanner.

Based in The Netherlands, Hollanders Printing Systems B.V. develops, designs and manufactures digital textile printers and machinery for disperse fixation and washing that have been designed to achieve the highest possible uptime, combined with the lowest possible purchase and operational costs against the best ecological footprint.

The nanofibre market is expected to grow as the nanofibre production system is forecast to show improvement during the forecast period 2016-2020 with vendors striving to achieve economy of scale and reduce the break-even point.

The Karnataka Government is angling for global investments in the textile sector, especially for specialised industries such as hospitals, sports and infrastructure. Karnataka is home to 70 large and medium textile companies and more than 50,000 small units operate under the micro, small and medium (MSME) categories.