The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management (SVPITM) and the department of handlooms and textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu, are set to conduct workshops on industrial and packing textiles. In the first phase of training activity, sectorial programme - II on industrial / packaging textiles will be held from May 3 to 6, 2018.

The workshops include three phases. In the first phase training on various sectors in technical textiles, product development, manufacturing process, and market will be held. The second and third phase comprises of planning and execution business plan on technical textiles sector respectively.

In sectorial programme - II, participants will undergo on their respective sector training including industrial visit. This sectorial programme includes sessions on industrial / packaging – products, manufacturing process, technology, machines, standards, market demand, and marketing strategy.

A field visit has been arranged for the participants to manufacturing and application site to understand the practical aspects. Participants will also be provided with questionnaire to conduct a survey at various industries / industrial / packaging textile product dealers / end users. In the last day, sessions on new product development, brain storming session, SWOT analysis, discussion on intellectual property rights and new business start-ups has been planned.

The resource persons include various manufacturing industries research associations, centre of excellences, higher learning institutions, etc. These technical textiles workshops will be a platform to provide technical support, knowhow and the entire necessary infrastructure at one place. It will provide an opportunity for the conventional textile entrepreneurs to extend their business in technical textiles field with the existing facility. (GK)