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Tardy ProgressThere are only two ways of strengthening a manufacturing base:

One is develop a strong, self-reliant technological ground and the

other is to join hands with those who have such a base and absorb

the technological prowess. Indian textile machinery industry has

failed to some extent on these two counts.

India’s domestic textile machinery and

engineering sector staged a commendable

comeback two years ago, boosted by

new project investments under the

TUF Scheme and special textile policies

of textile-leading states such as Gujarat,

Maharashtra and Rajasthan. It achieved

a growth rate of 20 per cent over the

last fiscal, touching a turnover of

Rs 67.8 billion. However, for in FY 2014-15,

the production value of mainstream

textile machinery, accessories, spares

and consumables improved only by 3 per cent to a turnover level

of Rs 69.6 billion.

There have been sporadic examples of excellence. LMW is one,

which has launched new machines year after year, and has been

cornering a good share of the export market. It has acquired

a reputation comparable to companies like Rieter, on its own.

But today, almost 63 per cent, or two thirds, of all textile machinery

demand is met via imports even though the overall production

capacity of the domestic textile machinery sector is around

Rs 110 billion. The capacity utilisation has stagnated at 60 per cent.

Overall demand for textile machinery by the Indian textile industry

is increasing at a CAGR of 12-15 per cent over the past years. What we

need is a healthy dose of R&D, particularly in the weaving and

processing segments. Or beneficial joint ventures with foreign

technology with an eye on reducing total dependence. Anything

short of this will not be of any use in the medium or long term for

the industry.

The Indian Textile Journal June 2016 Vol. CXXVI No. 9

S JosephEditor & Associate Publisher

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SPECIALITY YARNS

From Trickle to Tide... ............................................................ 38 Many specialised yarns are gaining importance in recent times over conventional yarns, states an ITJ exclusive story.

Technical textile to the fore ................................................ 83Indian market for technical textiles is projected to be Rs 92,499 crore in 2015-16, growing at a CAGR of around 11.8 per cent.

HIGHLIGHTS: TT

TRAILBLAZER

Contents

Lonati Group: A ‘seamless’ transition ............................ 87

machines for men’s and children’s socks in Rezzato in 1946.

Italian machinery export to India up 14%: Carabelli ......................................................................................... 60

Tech advances in screen printing, sublimation ........ 55Dye sublimation printing continues to evolve and enhance its perfor-mances, providing users with high quality printed products and DTG printing keeps higher speed capability enabled through new generation printheads, highlights an exclusive ITJ Report.

ITALY FOCUS

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SPECIAL FEATURE: SPINNING

“Digital printing would be able to offer shorter lead time” ...................................................................................... 90Hayato Kobayashi, Sales Division Textile Sales Group, Inkjet Business Unit, Konica Minolta, speaks on the growth in digital printing space.

SPIDERweb: The way to an economic spinning mill ................................................................................ 91Indonesia’s spinners to meet the perfect match for quality ..................................................................................... 93A.T.E.-Savio organise Customer Days across India ....98Compressed air savings in textile mills ........................ 99

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Linen: The rage is on! ......................................30 -

ing the Indian market thanks to a spurt in consumers’ interest in linen products. Samuel Joseph reveals some emerging trends in the linen scenario.

COVER STORY

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