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The Textile Magazine
August 2012
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long-standing relationship
with its principals, Mr. Bindal
says: “If you look after your
customers well, understand
their needs, provide the right
service support to their op-
erations. Do an honest job for
your principals, the bonding
stays forever”.
“It’s been 30 years of as-
sociation along the ups and
downs of the Indian textile in-
dustry. We have done our best
and will continue to be a part of this
industry. We feel that the textile
industry needs to be modernized to
a great extent and there will be a
very big requirement for equipment
in the future. Imports will continue
especially for weaving machines
and high quality dyeing and finish-
ing machines”, he adds.
Technical textiles
Technical textiles is a segment
which Matex is building exper-
tise on. Mr. Bindal says: “We are
looking for new projects as we
also deal in machines for technical
textiles for geo grid fabric which
we have recently supplied to one of
the customers. We have supplied a
plant for manufacturing flex ban-
ner material. This is a big market
and we expect this to be a growth
market for the future. We also see a
big market for hygiene products to
be manufactured in India. We have
expanded from core textiles to other
related segments as we see a lot of
future growth opportunity in these
segments”.
The company recently executed
a complete project in Himachal
Pradesh for one of its customers.
The project is for high twisted cot-
ton bandages which are both woven
and from narrow looms. There is a
complete bleaching plant for cotton
fibre and there is a downstream pro-
duction for cotton balls, production
of face pads, cotton rolls and other
products for the hygiene industry.
Matex has supplied the entire
technology on a turnkey basis.
Machines for this project have been
sourced from Korea, Taiwan and
Germany.
The success of any company,
be it the manufacturer or agent,
depends purely on the after-sales
service offered. It’s the service
which creates a sense of trust and
confidence in the mind of the
customer. Matex as a company has
been very focused on that. “We
have a team of service engineers
in all major locations across India.
We take complete responsibility
for the after sales service. Our team
is there right from the erection to
commissioning and the after sales
service. This has been one of the
strengths for us to continue in the
business for so many years.
We take care of the require-
ment of all our customers so
that they can just focus on the
business and leave the rest to
us”, Mr. Bindal adds.
The biggest achievement
in the last 30 years has been
the success of Toyota air jet
machines which has helped
the company grow to this
level, and the biggest break-
through for the future from
new technologies is Gaston Sys-
tems as increasingly there will be
a shortage of water and this will be
the technology for the future. The
company endeavor is to introduce
new, efficient, green technologies
and promote new projects which
are not traditionally part of the
textile industry and that which will
help generate better margins for
customers. It always tries to add
products which complement its
existing range.
Mr. Bindal feels that the only
issue which is a matter of concern
is the missing of one generation
in the textile industry. The current
generation of executives who are in
the 30 to 45 age group are mostly in
IT or in other streams of manufac-
turing. Textile was probably not a
preferred industry for professionals
in the last couple of decades and
in the process we are now facing a
huge dearth of technically qualified
manpower. The future availability
of qualified people is a matter of
concern for the textile industry.
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Matex is a renowned name in
the marketing of high end textile
machines. The company has been
in the business of selling textile
machines for more than 30 years
and has obtained an envious
position by sheer grit and the
philosophy of putting customers
first.
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