Deputy Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin of Tamil Nadu has recently launched a product of Coimbatore-based Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) in Shanghai, which had established a textile machinery unit in the southern Jiangsu province of China in September 2009. This was the first South Indian venture in China.
LMW supplied its recently engineered ring frame machine, utilized in yarn manufacturing, to its three Chinese clients.
The $12-million manufacturing unit of LMW located adjacent to Shanghai, is just one of the few Indian companies, which have established such units in China and are looking forward to cater to the requirements of the Chinese market.
GARTEXMA 2010, an exhibition to showcase Garment, Textile Machinery & Accessories in association with CISMI (Community of International Sewing Machine Industry, India) & Dara Projects; announces its grand opening at Bombay exhibition centre at Goregaon, Mumbai on October 10, 2010. One of the oldest & biggest show builders `GARTEXMA 2010' will be an exclusive B2B platform to promote company, Product, Machinery & Technology or Institute in Mumbai.
The exhibition will see participation from textile and apparel machine suppliers to showcase latest technology for different processes like stitching, cutting, finishing, drying, testing, embroidery, spinning, knitting, water treatment solutions, etc. Besides, machinery accessory suppliers, consultants and fashion institutes from all over India will also exhibit their products.
While India is retaining its position as an important destination for international retailers and as buyers consider India as an important market there is a growing need towards building capacities in terms of upgraded and modern technology. The industry has realized the need for an industry platform to showcase products and technology for manufacturers in this sector.
Spread over an area of 10,000 square metres, Gartexma 2010 is first of its kind exhibition that has been organized keeping in mind the international standards and benchmarks.
“The focus of the show is to offer a world class business environment to both participants and exhibitors so that new business opportunities are created for relevant sectors associated with this industry,” said Manjeet Singh Bakshi, CEO, Gartexma. The exhibition would see 150 participants from India and several international technology suppliers from regions such as Italy, China, Korea, Japan and Switzerland - to showcase their quality oriented and efficient production systems.
Gujarat which is considered one of the most industrialized states in India has a vibrant textile industry, whose history can be traced, going back by many decades.
Ahmedabad at one time was considered the ‘Manchester of the East. Surat, the second biggest city of the state is one of the biggest textile hubs in India and is also the biggest man-made textiles manufacturing hub in the country.
The textile industry contributes as much as 6 percent to the industrial production of the state and Surat also has to its credit installations of over 40,000 multi-head embroidery machines in the world, in the last three years.
The state also accounts for 12 percent of all textile exports from the country and has a well developed infrastructure for the textile industry, consisting of 18 product clusters, 5 dedicated Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and six industrial parks.
Gujarat accounts for 35 percent of the cotton output and also 60 percent of cotton exports from India. With the world’s third largest denim production capacity and the biggest in India, Ahmedabad has arguably earned the distinction of being called the denim capital of the world.
As the countdown begins for the ‘International Denim Conference’ to be held in the hallowed premises of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad on October 29-30, 2010, about 15 eminent speakers from the global denim and textile sector have confirmed their presence, so far, with more yet to confirm.
Textile Association India, Ahmedabad Unit is all set and geared up to host the conference on the global denim & jeans industry in association with Fibre2Fashion, under the chairmanship of Dr. PR Roy.
The inaugural keynote address on ‘Strategic Issues in Managing Global Denim Business’ is slated to be delivered by Mr Sanjay Lalbhai, Chairman and Managing Director of one of the largest global denim manufacturers – Arvind Ltd., India.
Robin Anson, Managing Editor, Textiles Intelligence, UK, will share insights on ‘India's potential in the International Market for Denims & Jeans vis-a-vis China, Bangladesh, Pakistan & Sri Lanka’.
Mr Shumone Chatterjee, Head Marketing, Levi Strauss (Asia Pacific Region) will deliver his views on ‘Global Brands entry into emerging Indian Market’.
Another well-known face in Branding & Retail - Mr Darshan Mehta, CEO, Reliance Brands will speak on ‘Premium Denims & India - Branding & Retailing’ while Mr Rajiv Dayal – Managing Director of Mafatlal Denim will provide an ‘Overview of Indian Denim Business’. Ms Jenna Caccavo from Cotton Inc, USA will delve on the ‘US Denim & Jeans Industry’.
There will also be a panel discussion on ‘Jeans’ which will be chaired by J Suresh - CEO, Arvind Brands.
Enrique Silla representing Jeanologia from Spain - a consultant for the apparel industry, specialised in product and process research and development, and engineering solutions for garment production will speak about ‘Recent developments in garment treatment for jeans’.
Apart from special weave, knit, dyeing, printing and fabric finishing effects which can be produced during the manufacture of fabrics, normally the main methods of product decoration are printing and embroidery. These techniques can be mixed and matched as much as the designer's flare and inspiration will allow. The wealth of different threads, fabrics for appliqué, trims, dyes and inks further enhance the decoration. Texprocess, the new leading international trade fair for the garment and textile processing industry from 24 to 27 May 2011 in Frankfurt, shows the new machinery for decorating textile products.
In terms of embroidery a wealth of single and multiple head machines are available; each head containing multiple needles, each of which can sew a different colour. Some multiple head machines now have selective head switch-off allowing apparent variable head spacing. Increasingly sophisticated software compliments the machines enabling maximum innovation of design. Attachments can be added enabling automatic attachment of a wide array of fancy yarns, ribbons, cords, chains, sequins, as well as colour and height adjustable chenille stitch loops. Tufted embroidery is also available.
Lasers further enhance the embroidery effect possibilities for cutting embroidery appliqués, holes, emblems and labels. Lasers can also be used for garment decoration in their own right by burning and engraving patterns direct onto the fabric, especially when used with thicker fabrics such as leather, plastic, and denim. Machines for embossing three dimensional designs using metal moulds have also been developed.
Rotary vane compressor manufacturer Mattei, has helped yarn manufacturer Autofil to reduce energy usage in its Nottingham facility by upgrading its compressed air equipment.
Autofil manufacture a range of yarns primarily used for car seating fabrics. Part of this process involves operation of the dye house to colour the fabrics, which runs 24/7. The processes within the dye house require compressed air to be provided at a pressure of seven bar. As compressed air can account for a high proportion of a company’s energy usage, Autofil decided to invest in two new, more energy efficient compressors to help reduce consumption and associated overheads.
Following extensive comparisons of a variety of makes of air compressor, they chose Mattei’s highly energy efficient Maxima75 as this equipment has the capability to provide a similar amount of air from a 75kW motor as other manufacturer’s 90kW models. This reduced input offered significant savings by minimising power consumption, but still delivering the same levels of compressed air.
Mattei’s Maxima range can provide 1m3/min of compressed air from as little as 5.4kW of electricity. This demonstrates the benefit to those looking at improving energy efficiency and reducing costs. Additional benefits to the customer include the very low operational speed of 1000rpm, which helps to extend the life of the compressor.
TheMagicTouch as global pioneers of the digital image transfer process continue with a host of original developments and innovations.
The company have recently extended their global alliance with OKI Printer Group as image transfer partners and have awarded the new range of digital A3 colour printers with their unique “5 Star” compatibility rating for use with their complete range of transfer papers.
Jim Nicol, Managing Director explains “The new A3 OKI printers are simply the best for our unique transfer process; they are quick, outstanding image quality and very affordable with the TMT/Oki A3 model available for less than a thousand pounds. Using the latest toner technology the durability of transfers especially for textiles gives outstanding results on textiles and fabrics including 100% cotton, denim, nylon, polyester and even leather regardless of colour. Plus when not used for transfers they are the perfect plain paper office printer”.
The new TMT/Oki printer models are firmware and printer driver enhanced for compatibility with all transfer papers from TheMagicTouch, and are supported with a standard 3 year warranty.
TheMagicTouch allows those yet to benefit from transfers to do so without the financial risk or capital investment normally associated. Garment decorators should consider TheMagicTouch as an additional sales and marketing tool that assists in creating new business from both existing and prospective customers.
