The Department of Textile Engineering, VJTI received a grant of Rs. 950 Lakh for the upgradation of laboratory facilities at the department. Upgradation of spinning, weaving, fibre development, textile chemistry, and textile testing laboratory had been carried out during the year. The following equipments have been procured and installed at the department:
| Sr. No. | Equipment | Purpose |
| Fibre Development Lab | ||
| 1 | Nanospin | Nano Fibre Spinning and Nanospray coating of polymers |
| 2 | Automatic MFI Tester | Melt Flow Index measurement |
| 3 | Twin Screw Extruder with 3D Printer | Polymer compounding and printing |
| 4 | Digital Rheometer | Polymer viscosity and shear behavior studies |
| Yarn Spinning Lab | ||
| 5 | Trytex Miniature Ring Spinning System | Demonstration and Experimentation on Ring Spinning |
| Weaving Lab | ||
| 6 | Narrow Fabric Weaving | Narrow Fabric Development |
| 7 | Sample Weaving and Warping Setup | Sample Weaving and Shuttleless loom for demonstration |
| Testing Lab | ||
| 8 | Air Permeability Tester | Testing of Technical Textiles |
| 9 | Bursting Strength Tester | Testing of Technical Textiles |
| 10 | Porometer | Testing of Technical Textiles |
| 11 | Waterhead Tester | Testing of Technical Textiles |
| Coating Lab | ||
| 12 | Laboratory Coating Machine | Coated Fabric development |
| Textile Chemistry Lab | ||
| 13 | Spray Dryer | Advanced Finishing Materials development |
| 14 | Homogenizer | Advanced Finishing Materials development |
| 15 | Garment Dyeing Machine | Garment Dyeing |
| 16 | UV Vis Spectrophotometer | Testing of Technical Textiles |