Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery Pvt. Ltd. has appointed Mr. Toshihiko Shimizu as Managing Director, effective November 2016. He succeeds Mr. Masafumi Kunito who has been associated with the company’s Indian operations for a very long time.
Mr. Shimizu has been associated with the Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), Japan, for more than 30 years. He has vast experience in Quality and Production Management Systems and strategic business planning. His taking over at a very crucial time when Toyota has made the Indian plant a hub for manufacture of spinning machines for both the domestic and global markets.
Mr. Shimizu was present at the India-ITME show in Mumbai and actively interacted with all the customers and suppliers. He said: “Overall it was a good show. We had a good number of visitors and some decent enquiries. Customers especially appreciated the new technology of the MOSAIC YARN attachment on RX-300 that was displayed for the first time in India, We had also received few inputs from customers that would be useful for us in planning our further steps.”
KTTM jointly participated in the event along with its parent company, Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), Japan, and the other group company Toyota Material Handling Div. (TMHIN). The company had on display its Ring frame with MOSAIC YARN attachment. Ring frame with compact attachment with gear draft, air jet loom JA4S-210ES which was suited for Stretch Denim application, air jet loom JA4S-340ES for Bed Sheets application and from the material handling division the company displayed forklift with bale clamp attachment and battery operated pallet truck.
Talking about the Mosaic yarn attachment, Mr. Shimizu observed: “We had displayed MOSAIC YARN attachment on our RX-300 ring frame for the first time in India. The biggest USP of the MOSAIC YARN system is the ability to control the switching of the yarn color and thickness as per the requirement of pattern. This gives our customers the satisfaction of creating a one of a kind product that differentiate itself from their competitors. KTTM can provide this solution as OE fitment for both global and domestic market, ensuring perfection in terms of quality and reliability”.
The Toyota stall attracted a lot of customers and is hopeful of bagging firm orders. Currently the spinning segment is going through mixed trends where in certain set of customers are in lot of strain, due to non-availability of the cotton in the early part of the year and now it is cash crunch. However it is a temporary phase. Now Government is taking necessary steps to ensure the cotton availability. Ongoing investments in weaving and garment sectors will have a positive impact on back end process such as spinning and we expect to have a good 2017-18 for spinning sector”, added Mr. Shimizu.