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THE TEXTILE MAGAZINE
AUGUST 2011
With the overall improvement of the industry, exports are
expected to grow in the coming years.
The welcome spurt in demand from the textile indus-
try during 2004-2007 had encouraged TEI to develop and
expand the machinery manufacturing capacity. This was
particularly so in the spinning machinery sector. Units in
the industry had been striving hard to step up production
and shorten the delivery period. Due to the recessionary
pressure in the following years the delivery periods were
wiped out. At present demand is again looking up, and it
is our earnest endeavour to meet the demand in quantum,
quality and performance coupled with effective after-sales
service.
Current situation
The Government policy of discouraging composite
mills during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and thereby rel-
egating the weaving and processing industry to the decen-
tralized sector was a
de facto
encouragement for low tech-
nology machinery. Further, the earlier reservation policy
of the Government in hosiery and garment industries
resulted in proliferation of small/low tech units, and also
units were encouraged to undertake large-scale second-
hand machinery imports. Even today the preference of a
large section of the textile industry to imported second-
hand/used machinery is affecting the growth of domestic
machinery manufacturing.
A strong textile engineering industry that can grow,
compete and export would be able to provide strong sup-
port to the Indian textile industry, to make it vibrant and
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cant contribution to the phenomenal growth of the textile
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TEI to acquire technological strength in many more sec-
tors, like in spinning, provided they are properly support-
ed by the textile industry and by fair Government policy.
TEI needs full support from the Government so that it
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to supply the latest technology machines to the textile in-
dustry.
With this, India could be a manufacturing hub of textile
machinery, parts, components and accessories and thus
contribute to employment, generation and GDP growth
and be able to meet 70-75 per cent demand of the Indian
textile industry for high tech machinery.
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tainty due to sudden policy shifts on account of suspen-
sion of TUFS and control of cotton and yarn exports. I
do believe a long-term policy environment in these sectors
Mr. P.K. Bhagwati, Chairman, Inspiron Engineering Pvt.
Ltd., receiving the TMMA Segment Export Award 2010-11
for Parts & Accessories Sector
Mr. T. Parabrahman, Managing Director, Kirloskar Toyoda
Textile Machinery Pvt. Ltd., being presented the TMMA Spe-
cial Export Award 2010-11 for Spinning Machinery Sector
Mr. Pratik R. Bachkaniwala, Director, Palod Himson Textile
Machines Pvt. Ltd., receiving TMMA Special Export Award
2010-11 for Small-Scale Machinery Sector
The second TMMA Research & Development Award 2010-
11 for the development of TPRS Twister (twisting plying re-
verse twisting system) being received by Mr. Dharmesh V.
Desai, Meera Industries P. Ltd.
tMMA AGM