Textile Industry-We are not aware aboutBy – Mihir Upadhyay

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OBJECTIVE

• To share the knowledge of Technical Textiles, its International Scenario and opportunities of Indian Textile Industry in Technical Textiles

• Challenges of Indian Textiles Industry for Technical Textiles

• Divided into 2 parts– Today : All About Technical Textiles & E-Textiles– Next time :

• How its been made and used in different industries• Growth, challenges and opportunities in India• Different government initiatives / Schemes for Technical Textiles

What is Technical Textiles ?• Technical Textiles are defined as Textile Materials & products

used primarily for their technical performance rather than their aesthetic and / or decorative characteristics.

• Majorly all Technical Textiles are Non Woven Fabrics, but not limited to non woven. (90-95% of TT are non woven)

• There is a quote in Textiles which describes this in best way : “All Non Woven are Technical Textiles but all Technical Textiles are not Non Woven”

• As the name suggests, nonwovens are ‘not woven’ fabrics. It skips intermediate processes of Spinning, Weave Preparation and Weaving.

Fiber Fabricwithout weaving

Technical Textiles Industry • India consumes 20% of the total technical textile production

happening in Asian Market.

• Technical Textiles Market shares 22% in Worldwide Textile Industry• Technical Textiles employs around 19 Lacs of people – 55% of this

needs technically skilled manpower – this will reach to 35 Lacs by 2017-18 – growing @13% each year

• Indian Technical Textile Sector is expected to reach $26 Billion by 2016-17 (15600 Crore)… currently of $14 Billion

• Only Sector which is expected to grow @20% YoY (Source : Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015-16)

Demand for Technical Textiles

Worldwide: Demand for Technical Textiles (96000 Cr)

Contribution of India in TT2013 Asian TT Market 2.6 million tonnes

Asia’s Influence on the Global Technical Textiles Market

Source: IFAI

Asian Technical Textiles Market Share

in Global Technical Textiles Market

In 2011, 45%

In 2018, 61%

(expected)

Asia in Global TT World

What is Technical Textiles Mean ?

22%

78%

But what exactly is Technical Textiles mean ?

Where they are used ?

Types of Technical Textiles

Agro Textiles These fabrics are used for Agricultural uses in soil building, horticulture and Forestry

Building TextilesThese fabrics are used for Construction usages in Homes and Building Materials

Cloth TextilesThese fabrics are used in technical components of Shoes and Clothing Materials

Types of Technical Textiles

Geo TextilesThese fabrics are used in Geo Textiles / road construction / civil engineering

Home TextilesThese fabrics are used for furniture components / household textiles / floor coverings

Industrial TextilesThese fabrics are used in Industries for filteration process / cleaning / industrial usage

Types of Technical Textiles

Medical TextilesThese fabrics are used for all the Medial Equipments and for Hygiene purpose

Automobile TextilesThese fabrics are used for Automobiles, Shipping, Railways & Aerospace

Packing TextilesThese fabrics are used in Industries as Packaging Materials

Future – ‘E-Textiles’

• Textiles is been merging with ELECTRONICS !

• Wearable Computers will be launched, they will contain IC (Integrated Circuit) in fabric to develop fabric keyboards and other wearable computer devices.

• These are called as Interactive Electronic Textiles (IET)… also known as ‘E-Textiles’ !

• Currently, some of the fabrics are already in use by Sportsmen where in they count their Heart Beats, will monitor ECG and will suggest and report about the same !

Future – ‘E-Textiles’

Future – ‘E-Textiles’

• IFAI : Industrial Fabric Association International• www.fibretofabric.com• www.technotex.gov.in• www.textileworld.com• Various Textile Journals• Various Textile Articles• www.google.com• www.fppt.com• Nidhi Parwal for her help !

Sources used

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