Prashant Group’s Director Ms. Amoli Shah sheds light on the company’s phenomenal success as well as its plans for future growth in the global textile sphere while also revealing the products that will be on display at ITME 2022
Armed with almost 50 years of experience in the weaving preparation machinery business, Prashant Group has reached the forefront of the textile machinery segment in India. Importance being placed on factors such as customer-centricity and innovation has taken the company to unprecedented heights. Since 1975, Prashant Group has built a name for itself by constantly adding to its diverse range of products, made possible with the help of their superlative in-house research and development wing. Constant innovation, leading to dynamic changes being made to their product portfolio, has come to define them as a company with exciting new additions to their product line.
These include polyester and filament sizing machines, nitro sealing technology-based indigo dyeing machines and customised fabric inspection machine, to name a few. Additionally, their flagship product, the sectional warping machine, is the subject of demand from both international and domestic clientele and is presently being manufactured at the rate of 20 machines per month. In fact, as Amoli Shah informs, the group currently exports to over 50 countries around the globe. The market has indeed been very favourable once the pandemic resolved itself, paving the way for more innovation on the part of their research and development department.
For instance, three of their newly developed robotic sectional warping machines that demonstrate a 50% increase in productivity, were purchased by GM Fabrics, one of the largest groups in the Indian textile weaving segment. The market for weaving preparation machinery is huge and a staggering number of companies serve as competitors to Prashant Group, due to which one asks the question: What are the factors that distinguish them from their rivals in the eyes of their clientele? Amoli Shah believes that the level of commitment that the company shows to both the product they manufacture and to their customers is what keeps them firmly ahead of the curve.
Better than the Peers
With most of the components for their line of products being manufactured in-house, they have an edge over competition by way of impeccable quality and faster deliveries. Quality and innovation are traits valued above all else by the company who at their current position possess the capability to develop the latest and highest level of technology due to their ultra-modern and well-equipped infrastructure as well as highly talented manpower. These resources are utilised to ensure that the products developed are not only of optimal quality but are versatile enough to meet diverse market requirements.
Moreover, Prashant Group has spent years cultivating and developing a network of trained service personnel, who have been stationed in different parts of country and also across the globe where the demand for their products is high, thereby ensuring prompt and efficient after-sales service, should the need arise. Versatility has now become an industry requirement for any textile machinery manufacturer that wishes to remain in sync with the constantly fluctuating needs of the market. Moreover, what with the increase in the prices of cotton over the last six months, players in the industry are inclined to shift to other yarns like viscose and rayon.
When the market is so dynamic and unpredictable, the company that can manufacture machinery which can process a variety of yarns will be the company that prospers. It is for this reason that Prashant Group has invested time and effort into developing a new line of specialised warping machines for technical yarns. These machines are perfectly compatible for cotton, linen, silk, polyester and several technical textiles. Their sizing machine also has several variations that cater to varied yarns such as spun, viscose and polyester. Moreover, the material handling equipment that they manufacture, such as specialised trolleys, beam stackers and fabric inspection machines, are designed to meet with any specific requirement of weavers.
Presence at ITME
December 2022 will see the revival of the India International Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITME), 2022 after a six-year long gap. Suffice to say, Prashant Group can hardly wait to showcase the kinds of improvements they have made to their machinery line-up over this period. Their flagship product, the sectional warping machine is certain to be displayed, alongside their newly developed direct warping machine and their line of material handling equipment which includes the motorised trolley and fabric inspection machine. All the machines which will be exhibited have been manufactured following Industry 4.0 standards. “One may describe Prashant Group as a company that places unparalleled focus on reliability, dedication, customer-centrism and innovation,” Amoli Shah says.
In addition, they have also developed different tensioners for specialised applications, all of which will be displayed as well. When asked what the future has in store for Prashant Group, Amoli Shah states that her ambition for the company is to become the most preferred preparatory machinery manufacturer in the world. This she aims to achieve in a steady, strategic way. At present, Prashant Group boasts of a strong product portfolio of over 100 different kinds of products for the weaving preparatory segment. They plan to continue growing by making use of the engineering competence available in abundance in India and by making sure that their specialists have been provided with the right tools, platform and direction to further their innovative spirit.
This effective talent utilisation, they believe, can put their company at par with European textile machinery manufacturers. On the other hand, they have also ensured that their company growth will get expedited by enhancing their manufacturing capacity. Their long-term plan for development is grounded in stable, steady growth and ensuring that their standards of quality are not only maintained but improve with every passing financial year. With all these cards in play, one can comfortably say that Prashant Group will become a major force in the global textile sphere, by the time the decade is up. “Our vision has always been to provide to our customers, world-class technology at reasonable prices. We strive to serve our customers world over with sustainable, high tech solutions to increase their productivity and profitability.,” says Amoli Shah.