INDIAN TEXTILE ACCESSORIES & MACHINERYMANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATIONI (I T A M M A)

ITAMMA organized Seminar on “Road map for manufacturing machines and
components for technical textiles – with b2b interactions – an initiative of
ITAMMA Technology Cell ” and enrolled good number of new members during

“Texfair 2024” from 21-24 th June 24 at Coimbatore

Mr Bhavesh Patel in his felicitation speech said that “The market for Indian textiles and
apparel is projected to grow to reach US$ 350 billion by 2030 and exports expected to reach
US$ 100 billion. In 2022-23, the production of fibre in India stood at 2.15 million tones,
yarn stood at 5,185 million kgs, whereby Natural fibres being backbone of the Indian textile
industry, expected to grow from US$ 138 billion to US$ 195 billion by 2025.

Considering the above huge potential for Indian Textile Industry which is a good sign, thus
increasing the demand for relevant textile machines and components whereby such
exhibition is a good platform, connecting Supply and User Industry to understand their
problems and demands for future business growth.”

14th edition of SIMA Texfair 2024 had an overwhelming response, with 240 Exhibitors and
over 60,000 visitors and understood that the business recorded was around Rs.1000 crores.

ITAMMA, being closely associated with SIMA, supporting its each Texfair series since
decades was offered a stall no. D 112-A to execute our services and activities to the
visitors.

Considering ease of doing business, environment during Texfair’24, we interacted with
more than 75 exhibitors and invited them to be our member. (Photo-1)

N D Mhatre, Director General (Tech) attending ITAMMA Stall No. D-112 A

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA delivered his felicitation speech and joined Lamp
lighting and Souvenir release celebrations during inaugural ceremony of Texfair 24. Mr
Ganapathi Rajkumar, Member of Parliament was the Chief Guest, who was offered
Memento by Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA during his visit to ITAMMA Stall
(Photos 2- 11)

Dignitaries on the dais during inaugural function of SIMA-Texfair 24

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA delivering Felicitation speech

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA delivering Felicitation speech

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA delivering Felicitation speech

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA was offered a shawl by Office Bearer of ITMAA

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA, joined the release of Souvenir of Texfair 24

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA was offered a Memento by Dty. Chairman, SIMA

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA, joined the lamp lighting ceremony of Texfair 24

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA, joined the ribbon cutting of Texfair 24

Mr Bhavesh Patel, President, ITAMMA welcomed the Chief Guest, of the inauguration ceremony, Shri Ganapathi Rajkumar, Member of Parliament, at ITAMMA Stall with a Memento

ITAMMA organized a Seminar on ” Road map for manufacturing machines and
components for technical textiles … an initiative of ITAMMA Technology cell ” on
22nd June’24 @ O by Tamara which was attended by 78 participants
Mr Bhavesh Patel in his welcome speech said that “ Today, Technical textiles is considered
as the sunrise industry whereby India is the 5th largest market in the world, as the
Exports for 247 technical textile items stood at Rs. 5,946 crore (US$ 715.48 million)
between April-June (2023-24); and so Govt. of India
has also extended its support through various dynamic
schemes.

Accordingly we has taken initiatives by forming a Technology Cell of Industry Experts & Textile Research
Institutes and Associations to help our member companies to transform into Technical Textile field. A
Seminar on “Road map for manufacturing machines and components for technical textiles – with b2b
interactions – an initiative of ITAMMA Technology Cell ”was organized inviting the stalwart as guest speaker MrSudarsan Rajagopalan, A Textile Engineer (B.Text Engr) from MS University, Baroda (1991), Post
Graduation in Management studies (MBA) from Bharathiar University (1998) and a drop out of PhD
(2014) with a specialization on Strategic Management. in the field of medical textiles for his technical presentations on the subject.

Mr Sudarsan Rajagopalan, presented as below:

They say that the sale is made in the first seconds of any conversation. To the topic “Road
for manufacturing machines and components for Technical Textiles” the direct answer on its
potency was a “Definite Yes”.

The evening was only to discuss beyond the known and rhetoric about Technical Textiles.
The meeting was intended to build confidence, motivation and clarity while taking a step
forward. He tried to look beyond the known and rhetoric stratification viz. Autotex, Meditex,
Agritex etc. He forecasted the concept of high-value and high-volume and the criticality
associated with it. He also conservatively computed the quantum of its value while orienting
the thinking to that abundance.

Sudarsan Rajagopalan presentation was a slice of his experiments in Technical Textiles. He
tried to keep his presentation deliberately away from what was available on the internet. He
has been an advocate of Technical Textiles for decades. His oration only scoped that the
potential was immense. However, one has to set his own plate from the buffet service.
Traditionally, the supplies of textile machines, the investors of those machines, the producer
of yarn or fabric, the finishing, garment or Made-up converters or even the retailers; all are
hail from the same “Textile” Industry. However, in Technical Textiles the customers will be

from a totally different industry. Their language, their terminology, would have to be
adopted. One has to self-equip with the knowledge, alternatively heir personnel or team up
with competent resources and communicate with the end user to understand their needs.

A JV with companies within the Indian union states could be a new order of collaboration. International association beyond just advance countries can be a new dimension to look at while sourcing elements or technology. Getting out of the cosy space can make exponential earning. The liability one’s produce does not end at the gate of the manufacturer but will have to be extended to the domain of its usage. Communicating with the ultimate customeris a new talent to be acquired. Channel partners and the team has to be secured with good MOU and NCNDA (non-circumventing, non-disclosures) agreements. Patents make countries powerful. Textile needs to patent its own innovations when it is relatively easy now. We must inspire ourselves from our own Vaccine Story as we are challenged to fly where eagles dare.

Technical Textiles is a performance-oriented execution and it will have some Empirical
Values (EV) to be attained with dexterity. Benchmarking quality, compliance to standards
and patenting has to be a collateral objective while making a sustainable business model.
Textiles has accrued great & deep vocabulary over eons and it has to draft a sensible
sentence for the customer (across the domain) in a simple act of Transduction.(Like DC to
AC current conversion, translating the Textile Terminology to the domain of usage and vice
versa).

The speaker pronounced that “Testing may be Expensive but No-Testing is even more
Expensive in Technical Textiles”.

Rolled goods need converter. Converters spread the products, get market access and
provides for the last mile reach of the services. More rolled goods investment will arrive with
more converters and market access. The converter and a trader has to be a parallel path.
They should not be confused. Converters are capable of customizing to the customers’
needs; which may not be possible by the roll goods manufacture at all times with the
volume or customization specifics. Converters` can involve into MASS-CUSTOMISATION.
The synergy of convertor, rolled goods manufacturer, customer, research agencies, and
government could be a big-bang theory.

Entrepreneurs provide the opportunity to reduce cost, introduce innovation and provide
value. He seeks a good sustainable investment. Technical Textiles offers the objective
strategically. For tactically benefits his access to technology, knowledge and machines
should be a simple possibility. His present machines or tools are sometimes cross-industry
supply borrowed from leather or traditional garments (Sewing machine); which are just
make shift. He desires more innovations by the machine & equipment suppliers that suites
his needs. If Gaganyan is to put the man in space, who is making the composite fabric and

stitching the space suite? The speaker suggested that ITAMMA needs to synergise the
opportunity with the machine manufacturers to create SPVs and look up the NTTM (National
Technical Textile Mission) scheme to develop local machines and tools/ equipment for
opportunities that opens with Technical Textiles as a whole. It would take the supplies to
the domestic and the world too.

The Technical Textiles uses synthetic in excess. The

synthetics are hydrocarbons and a source of energy. Textiles industry has many systems for reuse or recycle of its wastage coming out of the production process. However, textiles disposed after usage has challenged environments. Flexible textiles are an enigma to the recycling operator and most of them land in sea beds. Machines to segregate shred and process are not-well accomplished in the disposal process. Besides the mechanical shredding and processing, the elementary configuration of the product has to be understood as they can become a rogue during the thermodynamic disposal cycle. It would mean either avoid those elements that pollute or take care of them in the process of disposal so that they avert a pollution. These Waste to energy needs a proper machine for flexible textile machine. The speaker also explained the pollution process and also highlighted that disposal cycle also needs machines for processing flexible textile.

About 4 ITAMMA Members registered for b2b sessions and interacted across the table with
the guest speaker for the road –map for exploring Technology and Business opportunities
for them in Technical Textiles either starting a new Start-up OR modifying their present
business set-up for the manufacturing of
Technical Textiles

Taking forward the above initiatives under ‘ITAMMA Technology Cell’ we will be forming “Member-Group for Technical Textile Project” under different fields/applications of Technical Textiles. Accordingly inviting related Industry Experts of that field for rendering guidance /consultancy/handling turnkey projects for the members of these groups.