The Association’s 65th Annual General Meeting marked a significant occasion with the presentation of the Export Excellence and Research & Development Awards for 2024-25. These awards honored leading companies in the textile machinery industry for their exceptional export performance and innovative advancements in technology. The ceremony highlighted the sector’s resilience, global reach, and continuous drive towards innovation.
Citation of Export Excellence and R&D Awards 2024-25
The Association’s Export Awards Scheme covers the following categories of Awards: –
- Apex Export Award
- Segment Export Awards for each of the major sectors of the Textile Machinery Industry i.e.
- Textile Machinery Sector
- Parts and Accessories Sector
- Textile Testing, Monitoring & Controlling Instruments Sector
- Special Export Awards: Category-wise
The Association also presents Research and Development Awards for indigenous development of new technology/processes under different categories in the field of Textile Machinery Industry.
- EXPORT EXCELLENCE AWARDS:
The Association received 35 nominations from 18-member companies for 3 categories and 11 sub-categories (total 13) of Export Excellence Awards, out of which 9 winners and 2 joint winners were declared. The Awards Committee of the Association evaluated these nominations and selected 11 of them as winners.
- Apex Export Award:
The Apex Award Winner is: Rieter India Pvt. Ltd., Pune
During the year their overall turnover was Rs. 970 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 239 crores.
Recipients of the Award are: – Mr. Pankaj Dangra, Head of Marketing Services of the Company.
- Segment Export Awards:
- Machinery Sector: –
Winner of the Award is: Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery Private Limited, Bangalore
In 2024-25 their overall turnover was Rs. 564 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 188 crores.
Recipients of the Award is: Mr. BGD Anandakumar, GM and Mr. Anil Shinde, Area Manager Sales of the Company.
- For Parts & Accessories Sector:
Joint Winner of the Award is: Lakshmi Card Clothing Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
In the year gone by, they had an overall turnover of Rs. 178 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 34 crores.
The recipient of the Award is: Mr. B. Anirudth, Whole Time Director of the Company.
Joint Winner of the Award is: Luwa India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
In the year gone by, they had an overall turnover of Rs. 167 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 34 crores.
The recipient of the Award is: Mr. P. K. Singh, Managing Director of the Company.
- For Textile Testing, Monitoring & Controlling Instruments Sector:
Winner of the Award is: Premier Evolvics Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
During the year they had an overall turnover of Rs. 61 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 32 crores.
Recipient of the Award is: Mr. Sanjay Gandhi – Vice President -Sales of the company
- Special Export Awards: –
- Spinning Machinery Sector: –
Winner of the Award is: Truetzschler India Private Limited, Ahmedabad
During the year their overall turnover was Rs. 707 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 127 crores.
Recipient of the Award is: Mr. Sandeep Sharma, GM Sales, of the Company.
- Synthetic Machinery Sector: –
Winner of the Award is: Aalidhra Textile Engineers Limited, Surat
During the year their overall turnover was Rs. 68 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 43 crores.
Recipient of the Award is: Mr. Chandrakant Gondalia, Director of the Company.
- Processing Machinery Sector: –
Winner of the Award is: Yamuna Machine Works Ltd., Mumbai
In the year their overall turnover was Rs. 155 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 50 crores.
The Recipient of the Award is Mr. Prashant Mangukia, Managing Director, Mrs. Mangukia, and Mr. G.V. Aras of the Company.
- Parts and Accessories Sector: –
Winner of the Award is: The Indian Card Clothing Co. Ltd., Pune
During the year their total weighted exports (direct + indirect) were 32 crores of the total turnover of Rs. 61 crores.
The recipient of the Award is: Mr. Laxmikant Rathi, President-Sales of the Company.
- Small Scale Sector: Machinery-
Winner of the Award is: Colorjet India Ltd., Noida
In 2024-25 their overall turnover was Rs. 97 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 43 crores.
Recipient of the Award is: Mr. Aditya Dadu, Director of the Company.
- Small Scale Sector: Parts & Accessories –
Winner of the Award is: Sieger Spintech Equipments Private Limited, Coimbatore
During the year they had an overall turnover of Rs. 147 crores out of which their total weighted export (direct + indirect) was Rs. 30 crores.
Recipient of the Award is: Mr Viswanathan, DGM R&D of the Company.
- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AWARDS:
This year 8-member companies sent nominations for 10 Product-R&D Awards. The Jury considered 1 nomination eligible for the ‘Innovation Award’ whereas 3 nominations were given ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for their R&D efforts during the year 2024-25.
The Award winners are:
- The Indian Card Clothing Co. Ltd., Pune for their innovation of “NON METALIC CARD WIRE FOR JUTE CARDING PROCESS”
USP: For improving working efficiency, productivity and quality output in Jute carding machine, new design metallic card clothing developed to replace pinned staves on the card. …
Recipient of the Award is Mr. Ashok Kumar Pal – VP (Product development & Technical support) of the Company.
- A Certificate of Appreciation is awarded to Color Jet India Limited, Noida for their development of “EARTH NEXT– A Direct-to-Fabric Sustainable Digital Printing Machine with Inline Additives System.”
USP: The EARTH Next -Sustainable Digital Textile Printer features an advanced Inline Additives System that brings pre and Post treatment directly into the printing process. This eliminates the need for separate pre and post treatment equipment and manual handling—Saving Energy, water, time, Chemical, labor, and floor space. By applying pre-treatment chemicals precisely during printing, it ensures consistent coating, enhanced color vibrancy, sharper detail, and improved fabric durability. Ideal for streamlined, sustainable, and high-quality textile production.
Key Benefits:
- No separate pre-and post-treatment equipment required
- Reduced production time, labor, and operational footprint
- Improved fabric handle.
- Ideal for sustainable, and high-quality textile production.
Recipient of the Award is: Mr. Aditya Dadu, Director of the Company
- A Certificate of Appreciation is awarded to Rabatex Industries, Ahmedabad for their development of “MONO MOTHER YARN SPLIT SECTIONAL WARPING MACHINE”
USP: Mono Mother Yarn Split Sectional Warping Machine is a specialized warping system designed to handle multi-strand synthetic yarn packages such as mother yarns which are later split into mono yarn (240 denier mother yarn is split in 12 strands of 20 Denier mono filament yarn). The machine warps each yarn onto the large warping drum in sections, precisely controlling head weight and width as per weaving requirements. After warping, the yarns are
collectively unwound onto a weaving beam for use on looms.
Recipient of the Award is: Mr. Keyur Panchal, Director of the Company
- A Certificate of Appreciation is awarded to Sieger Spintech Equipments Private Limited for their development of “Automated Inline Package Inspection System” for rotor and yarn winding machines
Recipient of the Award is: Mr. Viswanathan, DGM R&D of the company