“Exceptions make rules Strong; Be the Exception”
This is the idea which drives India ITME Society’s search for talented, stand out leaders, innovators and determined perseverance in their field of work. To mark 4-decade-old successful journey of India ITME Society an award was initiated.
2nd edition of awards are Society’s humble attempt to recognize the exceptional & significant contributions that have influenced positive change in the textile engineering sector of our nation.
India ITME Society Awards 2022 is scheduled to be presented on 10th December 2022 at India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
With India aiming towards becoming a super technology provider to the world and having a vision of developing 100 Indian textile machinery champions, the India ITME Society has been instrumental in textile engineering and technology provider’s rise from scratch.
These awards will set the tone for the start of the biggest textile engineering show which will have the presence of international & national delegates representing ambassadors, council members, various ministries, State ministers, textile & State commissioners and global investors. The renowned textile entrepreneurs and emerging textile investors will all be a part of this event. The winners will be felicitated with cash award, trophy & certificate in the format best suitable to the category. With the wide network of the India ITME Society, the recognition of the awards will not just be limited to the delegate present at the award function but will also be circulated to the wide database & the entire press & ministry associated with the India ITME Society.
This 2nd edition of awards looks to recognize and felicitate awards in the following new categories:
- Category 1 – Award for Overall Best Performer in Engineering Industry presented in 8 Specific categories (Ginning | Spinning | Weaving & weaving preparatory | Processing & Finishing | Garmenting | Printing | Accessories for Textiles | Technical Textiles)
- Category 2 – Award for Best Innovative Technology for Pollution Control
- Category 3 – Women Leadership Award in Textile & Textile Engineering
- Category 4 – Award for Research Excellence
- Category 5 – Textile Maestro
Society strongly believes that education is the foundation platform that has lifted this textile sector to such a glorious stage. So it has also introduced an award category specifically targeting youth, research & innovations. Mr. S Hari Shankar, Chairman, India ITME Society, said: “The society & self strongly believes that the young minds of today are the colourful future of our Textiles, this is why in addition to the dedicated award category for our innovators in 2022 edition, we have always introduced knowledge programs for the learners. Our society over the years is initiating several constructive programs to recognize & empower knowledge to innovative researchers, and technical faculties as well as to act as an active connect between the knowledge hub – technical institutes & the ever-changing industry. I am sure, the success story of innovator recognized in our awards will attract more youths towards R&D in textiles”.
To ensure fair practice and true unbiased nature towards the awards selection, the society has brought on board reputed textile technocrats from different sectors of textile.
Mr. Uday Gill, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Fibers, Indorama Ventures Ltd., stated that: “Encouragement and recognition are essential for people to innovate and grow to their full potential. While there are many prestigious awards, the India ITME Society promotes necessary niche categories and provides proper due diligence to the selection process. I am extremely proud to be on the jury panel and highly impressed by the caliber of nominations.”
Adding to this Mr. Updeep Singh, President & CEO, Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd., stated that “Winning India ITME Awards will be an accelerator for the growth of engineering firms. The Society’s wide network will not only enhance the company’s reputation amongst the fellow industry but among the most prestigious customer industry of the sector. Credits to Society for curating such an enormous opportunity for recognition. The award formations and the precision in the collection of information for the evaluation was perfectly poised”.
Application for the 2nd edition of award was opened in July 2022 with the intend appreciating the best in the industry. No stone was unturned, no shores left untouched by the society in its search to locate the best amongst the best, once all the gems were collected across the nation.
Stellar jury panel evaluated and selected the one’s that shone the brightest among all the stars. Selecting the winners took 2 days long deliberations where each were put through stringent litmus test.
This year Society introduced a Textile Maestro award to honor the legendary industry leaders of our Country & bestow the deserved respect & regard to the role model who inspires all. Jury Member, Mr. R Anand, Partner, Eastern Engineering Company, opinioned: “India ITME has chosen multiple avenues to remain connected with the textile industry eco system in India and overseas. The decision to recognize people in this eco system through a rigorous and independent selection process is a good initiative. India ITME underlines its position as the platform of choice for all engagements with the textile and textile engineering industries.”
Another effort to stimulate, encourage & motivate women’s leadership through recognized firm, encourage & empower women to come forward & make their mark in the highly competitive textiles, apparels, textile engineering & technology segment.
Mr. Gurudas V. Aras, India consultant to the ITA Group, Germany, and APS GmbH & Strategic Business Advisor & Mentor for many textiles & engineering businesses stated and the jury member for both the edition, commented: “I have been fortunate to be a jury member for the India ITME Society awards since its inception in 2019. The award nominations for both editions have simply amazed me. Having worked in our engineering sector for decades, this technology award creation by the Society was a feeling of achievement since it will yield deserving recognition to fellow Indian machinery producers. The domain-specific categories and the keen focus on encouraging women leaders by bringing extremely talented women leader’s nominations is an inspirational work done by the Society. It will be my utmost honor to continue this journey of aiding recognition and mentorship for our industry. I am sure the competition will go tougher and tougher as the success of other will inspire other competitors to further enhance their game.”
Mr. Sanjiv Lathia, Past Chairman of India ITME Society, stated: “India ITME is always presenting opportunities & platforms for the manufacturers and businessmen from the textile industry and the textile engineering industry. ITME Awards is another excellent opportunity for the awardee organization to showcase their innovation and build their reputation across the textile horizon globally taking advantage of ITME global connect. International exhibitors, Government representatives, Business visitors and buyers, foreign delegates, Embassy & Consulates will all be present at the Technology Award Function.”
Dr. Manisha Mathur, Joint Director, SASMIRA, stated: “India ITME Awards motive of felicitating and encouraging innovations, research in every edition is a remarkable feat now be known to all segments of textiles. They are trying to bridge the gap between academic research and industry application. With the introduction of “Research Excellence” capturing students, faculty and institutes is an encouraging work which will truly inspire more and more faculty and students to invest in finding innovative and sustainable practical solutions”.
Mr. Manohar Samuel, Advisor, R&D, Reliance Retail, stated: “An award is a brilliant tool to inspire excellence in a chosen domain, given the visibility and pride that come with it. They truly help organizations in benchmarking their products, processes and services with peers and also in sharpening execution skills through cross learning. Being the leading representative of the Textile Engineering sector, India ITME Society has always encouraged a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship for the sector’s growth. Conceptualizing the awards encompassing a wide spectrum – Technology, Individual and Sustainability is one such wonderful initiative. I enjoyed being amongst the elite jury and believe me, we had a tough time in drawing out winners from outstanding contributions. I wish India ITME, the award winners and all participants the very best in their journey of excellence and nation building.”
Mr. Ketan Sanghvi, Hon. Treasurer, India ITME Society, stated: “India ITME Society’s goal is to promote textile machinery manufacturers in India. With the ITME awards, we are trying to create a gateway for building more visibility and recognition for our fellow technology manufacturers and inspire more investment in India for textile machinery and technology. We would also like to celebrate the increasing participation of women in leadership positions in the textile and textile engineering industries.”
All the nominations were screened for their eligibility by Suvin – the technical coordinator for the event and then the summarized applications were presented to the jury for further scrutiny and selection of the winner. Mr. Avinash Mayekar, Managing Director of Suvin, shared his experience over the last 2 years whereby he and his team has provided the technical know-how and format in these awards. “I have seen India ITME society adding value in each and every activity year by year. It was a great honor to be associated with their vibrant success stories. Of course, ITME award ceremony was also a great honor to be with leaders of industry and dynamic ITME management team. Our first edition was for associations across India and in this edition we decided to give justice to the industry in all segments from research to innovation, from corporate leaders to tribal communities, from woman empowerment to green initiatives. It was real encouraging assignment with heavy weigh jury members and a great association with ITME board members.”