Smart future textiles, recycled fibres, sustainable alternatives, welding, wearables and functional solutions ruled Techtextil India in Mumbai, held during September 13-15, 2017. The show attracted some 175 exhibitors from 11 countries including national pavilions from Germany and the People Republic of China, and 5,436 visitors from 38 countries.
The fair marked a 34 per cent increase in exhibition space, growing by 11 per cent in terms of exhibitors (2015: 158 exhibitors) and seven per cent visitors (2015: 5,050 visitors) compared to the previous edition.Smart future textiles, recycled fibres, sustainable alternatives, welding, wearables and functional solutions ruled Techtextil India in Mumbai, held during September 13-15, 2017. The show attracted some 175 exhibitors from 11 countries including national pavilions from Germany and the People Republic of China, and 5,436 visitors from 38 countries.#
The sixth edition hosted a series of business and knowledge-oriented features as well as the successful launch of Texprocess in India.
The premiere of the Texprocess pavilion at Techtextil India and the Texprocess Seminar resulted in intense synergy and has created the foundation of what is to become independent co-located platforms for technical textiles and garment machinery in the coming years for India.
Pleased with the fair’s expansion into garment machinery segment and resultant visitor footfall, Martin Legner, head of Technical Textile Product Management, Stoll, Germany, said: “The number of meetings we have had are far beyond my expectations and the quality of people coming in is much better and diverse. We have met many well-established companies as well as spinning companies who are interested in changeovers, received positive response from the medical industry and in the next edition we hope to see more participation from automotive and sports sectors. We are definitely waiting to come back the next time Texprocess takes place in India.”
Director of the renowned Killer Jeans brand (Kewal Kiran Clothing), Dinesh P Jain, who visited the fair said: “Visiting Texprocess has been insightful and gave me a chance to see the new technologies on display by our regular vendors. I am looking at initiating new orders soon with exhibitors.”
Led by industry visionaries, the Techtextil India Symposium hosted 18 sessions covering a wide range of topics from global trends to domestic market focused subjects like protective agrotextiles, aerospace applications, advanced composites, fibre innovations and smart textiles. There were 130 high-profile speakers and delegates from Garware Wall Ropes, Ginni Filaments, Grasim Industries-Birla Cellulose, Reliance, SRF, Strata Geosystems (India), etc who took advantage of the platform to gain insights on new applications and market outlook. Sharing his experience, Manoj John, vice president – Strategic Initiatives, Sutlej Textiles and Industries said: “We were here to see if there are any high-tech technologies that we can invest in and the topic which discusses about Carbon Composites seemed very interesting. We also liked the topic that discussed about coatings and finishing in fabrics. They are good value adds for our business.”
Presenting a new concept for smart wearable textiles at the symposium, Saumil Shah, co-founder and VP - Institution Sales, Broadcast Wearables who was one of the speakers at the last session explained: “We chose Techtextil India to publicise the launch of our wearable LED shirts and the response has been encouraging. Delegates have shown interest in this new concept and we have acquired good leads with whom we can initiate trade in the coming months.” Having met potential partners at the fair even in previous editions, he added: “We were also here last edition and had some very good discussions and are in the advanced stage of closing deals with a few renowned brands whose contacts we acquired from the fair. It works both ways for my business as I not only acquired leads but could also use this platform to source fabrics and raw materials for my product.”
In conjunction with the symposium, the special telecast of Dornbirn MFC was another first and was highly appreciated by sector players for providing access to the plenary lectures that the industry looks forward to every year.
As the official partner sState for Techtextil India 2017, Telangana highlighted its policies, potential and textile park at the fair and concurrent symposium. The positive prospects and leads acquired during the three days is expected to be followed with a MoU to be signed between Telangana and Messe Frankfurt for global outreach and promotion of state policies.
Mihir Parekh, director, Department of Handloom and Textiles, Telangana, said: "The Telangana state is developing Kakatiya Integrated Mega Textile Park in Warangal over an area of 1,200 acres with full complement of high quality trunk infrastructure. Through this partnership with Techtextil India and Messe Frankfurt India, we want to reach out to this niche sector and invite them to explore the immense growth opportunities that Telangana has to offer. We have acquired good leads and look forward to partnering with them to create a roadmap for technical textiles in Telangana."
Standing as the true representation of the industry, Techtextil India also brought together the Centres of Excellence to steer research, ongoing developments and exchange of ideas within the sector.
Dr. UK Gangopadhyay, executive director, SASMIRA said: “Techtextil India has given a platform to the Centre for Excellence units to foster research and development within the sector through networking. Market creation is the biggest challenge since technical textiles are an important element at every walk of life. There has to be national level awareness on seamless movement between government and the industry where Techtextil India can play a major role.”
Held biennially in India, the next edition of Techtextil India including the Texprocess Pavilion will take place during October 10-12, 2019 in Mumbai. (SV)
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