CREATING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILE

Presented by

UMESH KORE

GAURAV KATRE

WHAT IS TECHNICAL TEXTILE ?

Technical Textile

Industrial Textiles

Hi- Tech Textiles

Invisible Textiles

Engineering Textiles

Performance Textiles

Functional Textiles

OVERVIEW

PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO GLOBAL SCENARIO

OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNICAL TEXTILE INDUSTRY

RegionTechnical Textiles Consumption

(%)

USA 23

Western Europe 22

China 13

Japan 7

Rest of the World 35

WEAKNESS

Nascent stage

Import Intensive

Lack of data regarding status ofdomestic technical textileindustry

Lack of Awareness about:

- Usefulness of the Products

- Big Margins

Risk Perception in Investment

PERTAINING ISSUES

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

No Quality Benchmark

Few projects based on state-of-art technology

Some wants:

- Indigenous Machinery

- Knowledge about the Latest Technology

- Skilled Manpower

- Training and Educational Facilities

- Specifications and Standardization

- Raw Materials

- Specialized Testing and Evaluation Facilities

INITIATIVES BY GOVERNMENT

TECHNOLOGY MISSION ON TECHNICAL TEXTILES

(TMTT)

Scheme for Growth and Development of Technical Textiles(SGDTT)

Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme (TUFS)

Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT):

Mini Mission I

Mini Mission II

Period : Five years (From 2010-11 to 2014-15)

Fund : Rs. 200 crore

WHY DO WE NEED THE COES ?

OBJECTIVE OF CREATION OF CENTERS OF

EXCELLENCE

Basic Objective:

- To provide infrastructuresupport at one place

- For the convenience of themanufacturers of technicaltextiles

ESSENTIAL FACILITIES TO BE CREATED IN THE

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

FACILITIES FOR TESTING AND EVALUATION

Common testing facilities

Compliance with International Standards like:

- ASTM

- British Standards (BS)

- European Standard (EN)

- AATCC

Testing facilities for:

- Fibre

- Yarn

- Fabrics

- Other elements that go into final product

National Accreditation by NationalAccreditation Board for testing andLaboratories (NABL)

DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCE CENTRE WITH I.T. INFRASTRUCTURE

Technical literature

Reference material

Books

Sample bank of various products

Information about:

- Manufacturing

- Production

- Standards

- Testing Procedures

Development of exclusive website on Technical Textile

Video Conferencing facility

INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPES

Back up support to the industry

Pilot scale product development forcomplex products

Technology transfer to industry after:

- Standardization

- Optimization

Enlistment of the services of reputedforeign consultants

TRAINING OF CORE PERSONNEL AND OF PERSONNEL

FROM INDUSTRY

Creating Core Personnel:

- Textile technologists

- Academicians

- Scientists

Training to textile professionals in country

Inviting consultants from abroad

Training must encompass:

- Knowledge

- Technology

- Application

- Shop floor training

KNOWLEDGE SHARING WITH STAKEHOLDERS

Key reason for the low demand:

- Dearth of knowledge

- Lack of acceptance of products

Conducting workshops with the allied industry personnel for:

- Awareness

- Promotion technical textile products

Presentation of audio-visual films during :

- Workshops

- Seminars

SETTING UP OF STANDARDS AT PAR WITH GLOBAL

LEVEL

Technical textiles:

- Functional textiles

- Stringent performance parameters prescribedby the international agencies

In India:

- Standards and specifications are not availablefor most of the Technical textile products

COEs:

- Provide support to the Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) in formulation of standards

INCUBATION CENTER

COEs :

- Developed as an incubationcentre for the products oftheir respective segments

- Provide necessary facilities tothe entrepreneurs forincubation of newideas/technologies

SERVICES PROVIDED BY TBIS

Market survey/marketing assistance

Business planning and training

Organizing management/ technicalassistance

Assistance in obtaining statutoryapprovals

Information dissemination on productideas/technologies

Arranging legal and IPR services

Work space for a limited period

Common facilities:communication, conference, computers

FUNDING PATTERN

FUNDING PATTERN

At Initial stage : 100% funding from government

U. K. model of Faraday Partnership:

By Government - 50% funding

By Industry Segment - 50% funding

Advantage of Faraday Partnership system

- Industry relevant project

- Interaction with industry

- Release of payment against the delivery road map

- More responsive research agency

FUNDING PATTERN

Rs. 25 crore: Overall fund for each of the COE

Rs. 20 crore: Capital for lab equipments

- Pilot Plant

- Prototype Development

- Ancillary Equipment

- Installation / Commissioning

- Accreditation

Rs. 2 crore: Development of training facilities / manual

Rs. 3 crore: Recurring expenditure for 3 years

- Appointment of consultants / scientists / technologists

EXISTING COES IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES

Sr.

No

Name of agencies Area of Centre of

ExcellenceLead Partner

1Bombay Textile Research Association

(BTRA), Mumbai

Ahmadabad Textile Industry's

Research Association (ATIRA),

Ahmadabad

Geotech

2

Synthetic & Art Silk Mills Research

Association

(SASMIRA), Mumbai

- Man-made Textile Research

Association (MANTRA)

- Navsari Agriculture

University , Navsari

- Indian Institute of Technology

(IIT), Delhi

Agrotech

3Northern India Textile Research Association

(NITRA), Ghaziabad

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),

DelhiProtech

4South India Textile Research Association

(SITRA), CoimbatoreAC College of Technology, Chennai Meditech

NEED FOR UP GRADATION OF EXISTING FOUR

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

These centers are not havingfacilities for :

- Development of prototypes

- Incubation centre for productsof their segments

- Provision of recurringexpenditure

Existing COEs will be upgraded in linewith the new COEs.

Extra fund support for setting up newfacilities

FOUR NEW COES

Sr.

No

Name of agencies Area of Centre of

ExcellenceLead Partner

1DKTE Society’s Textile and Engineering

Institute, Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra- Non-Wovens

2PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore,

Tamil Nadu- Indutech

3Ahmadabad Textile Industry’s Research

Association (ATIRA), Ahmadabad, Gujarat.- Composites

4 Wool Research Association (WRA), Thane,

Maharashtra

-Veermata Jijabai

Technological Institute

(VJTI), Mumbai

- Kusumgar Corporates,

Mumbai

Sportech

FUTURE ASPECTS OF COES

TECHNICAL TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN INDIA

CONCLUSION

INDIA :

- Tremendous potential in production of technical textile

- Leadership role in creating the mission which no othercountry had done before

MISSION TO ESTABLISH COEs :

- Important milestone in technical textiles sector

- Rightly put emphasis on :

• Practical know-how

• Knowledge transfer

• Marketing

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE :

- Creating awareness and interest among stakeholders

- Booster for sector’s growth

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