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54th AGM of TMMAI
Textile Machinery Manufacturers' Association (India)
The 54th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Textile Machinery Manufacturers' Association (India) was
held on 27th August, at Hotel Trident in Mumbai. Padma Bhushan Dr. T. Ramasami, Former, Secretary,
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, was the Chief Guest. Mr. Yogesh Kusumgar,
President & CEO, Kusumgar Corporates, Mumbai, attended as the Guest of Honour.
We are reproducing below some highlights of the textile engineering industry (TEI) extracted from the
speech of Mr. Prakash Bhagwati, Chairman, TMMA (I) at the AGM where he presented the Annual Report
for the year 2013-14 along with the audited statement of accounts of the Association.
Last two year witnessed lowest GDP Growth rate in this decade, it was 4.5% for the year 2012-13 and
4.7% for the year 2013-14. Inflation has remained during this period stubbornly high at a dangerous level
of 9.49% on an average basis. Policy basic rate of Interest therefore was raised to 8% by RBI to tame
inflation. This high cost of capital has seriously effected investment in capital goods. Textile industry is
badly hit as demand on account of high inflation has not grown at all. We, however, have witnessed in
recent past growing of green shoots and we have started believing in the election promise of our Prime
Minister that Good Days are here to Come.
If we look at status of textile engineering industry (TEI) we are collectively having a
production capacity of approx. 9000 Crores of Rupees between 1400+ units spread all
over India. Capacity utilization is approx. between 55 to 60%.
Chairman TMMA(I) Mr. Prakash K. Bhagwati delivering his welcome
address. To his right are: Mr. S. Chakraborty - Secretary General,
Chief Guest Dr. T. Ramasami-Former Secretary-Government of India-
Department of Science & Technology, Guest of Honour Mr. Yogesh
Kusumgar-President & CEO-Kusumgar Corporates, Mr. J. Anand- First
Vice-Chairman and Mr. Pratik R. Bachkaniwala- Hon. Treasurer ,TMMAI.
The total requirement/demand from our
customer industry is 14,000 crores.
The area of concern is that more than
55 to 60% of the requirement is met
through imports. Out of huge imports
of textile machinery aggregating to
approx. 9000 crores more than 20%
of the same is in form of used ma-
chines. As textile industry is very frag-
mented and major part of the same
being in unorganized sector, new in-
vestment in equipment does not give
a competitive edge against global play-
ers like China, Pakistan & Bangladesh.
India has huge potential to become
as large player as China in textiles.
India ranks amongst the 1st three
countries as far as cotton production
is concerned. Trained manpower is in
abundance and has the benefit of
home market where consumption is
steadily growing on account of increasing income. If we have to attain this status we need to focus all our
energy on Innovation and Excellence
Our 80% + members are SME units & because of resources constraint would not be able to undertake
R & D efforts on sustained basis, neither they will be able to invest into dedicated facility for quality
assurance & training .
At association we have been playing facilitator role & with financial support in form of grants, we together
with our members have got involved in various projects which will bring in desired sustainability to our
efforts to attain world class quality standards. I must compliment DHI who have continuously encouraged
us in realising our goals of creating a stable infrastructure necessary for acquiring excellence in TEI.
For promoting innovation and Research & Development following projects have been undertaken :
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Development of High Tech Shuttleless
Loom in India
TMMA has proposed for development
of high speed high tech shuttleless ra-
pier loom of international standard
through a consortium of 5 manufac-
turers of shuttleless loom in the coun-
try with technical guidance and sup-
port from Central Manufacturing Tech-
nology Institute (CMTI), Bangalore.
A tripartite agreement would be signed
in presence of DHI officials with CMTI
Bangalore and the loom Development
Consortium.
The total project cost had been esti-
mated at Rs.20 cr. Under PPP mode,
government will fund 90% of the cost.
Common Facility Centre for industry
members for imparting excellence to
their products
For material testing, seeking third party
quality checks, technical & manage-
ment training facility it will prove very
beneficial to Surat based SME units.
TMMA in association with Surat Engi-
neering Vikas Association (SEVA),
Surat and Uka Tarsadia University,
Bardoli, Surat has proposed to set up
a Common Facility Centre at the UTU
Campus, Bardoli, Surat.
A tripartite MoU was signed between
TMMA, SEVA & UTU on 16-7-13. A
concept note prepared by IL&FS was
submitted to DHI. A financial assis-
tance of 80% of the project DPR cost
is needed from MoT for this.
Skill Upgradation Initiative by TMMA :
Capital Goods Sector Skill Council
Skill development & its continuous up-
gradation are very vital in maintaining
precision for perfection of the products
of our members.
Availability of skilled manpower is
growing into a difficult problem; this
needs to be addressed before large
Mr. Prakash K. Bhagwati welcomes Chief Guest Dr. T.
Ramasami, Former Secretary, Dept of Science & Tech, GoI.
First Vice-Chairman TMMA(I) Mr. J. Anand welcomes Guest
of Honour Mr. Yogesh Kusumgar-President & CEO-Kusumgar
Corporates.
A view of the audience
scale investment is being made in Industry.
FICCI in collaboration with the Department of Heavy Industry and other stakeholders under the aegis
of National Skill Development Council (NSDC) formed Capital Goods Skill Council (CGSC) and regis-
tered under the Societys Registration Act on 19th June, 2013.
The objective of the CGSC was to create a robust and vibrant eco-system for quality education and
skill development in the Capital Goods Sector in the country including development of Occupational
Standards, Accreditation of training partners, and Assessment of workforce and creating a labour
market Information System (LMIS) etc.
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TMMA is one of the founder members
and represents the sub-sector interest
as a member of the Governing Coun-
cil and had contributed a part payment
of Rs.2,00,000/- to CGSC.
CGSC is now engaged in the work of
finalizing the draft Occupational Stan-
dards for all types of trades/grades of
workmen required by the CGSC vis--
vis Textile Engineering Industry.
Project in this regard will be launched
soon at Ahmedabad in one of the ex-
isting ITIs.
Conference/Seminar/Workshop
TMMA in Association with the Textile
Export Excellence Awards :
The Association received fourteen nominations for Export Excellence Awards. These nominations were
evaluated by the Awards Committee of the Association and selected the following winners.
Guest of Honour Mr. Yogesh Kusumgar-President & CEO-
Kusumgar Corporates addresses the gathering.
Association (India) Ahmedabad Unit and Diagonal Consulting (India) organized an International Con-
ference Challenges facing Indian Cotton on 9th & 10th April, 2013 at Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad. It was an interesting Conference which generated a lot of curiosity and enthusiasm
among ginners, spinners, traders, academicians, students and the Government representatives who
had participated in the Conference. The Seminar envisaged installation of 4 million spindles in Gujarat
State during the 12th Five Year Plan.
TMMA and Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Ahmedabad along with the domestic shuttleless
loom manufacturers, their clients and non-banking financial institutions jointly organized a Seminar/
Workshop on TUFS Hire Purchase/Lease Financing Scheme for Power looms Weavers on 29th
November, 2013 at Surat. The event was well received by the industry and the senior Government
officials. Seminar was a great success.
Global Textile Technology & Engineering Show 2015 (GTTES 2015)
The India ITME Society is organising GTTES 2015 focusing on textile equipment and accessories from
20th - 22nd January, 2015 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai. The objective of GTTES
2015 was not only to showcase technology/ machinery but also to address the needs of quality, allied
services, especially for small medium enterprises.
Quarterly Newsletter
TMMA has been circulating the quarterly e-Zine Newsletter to all concerned through its online Content
Management System. Members were requested to contribute technical articles on textile machinery and
equipment for the ensuing issues.
Action Plan of TMMA
TMMA has been striving hard to increase its activities in keeping with the aims and objectives of the
Association. Some of the activities during 2013-14 were : EC meetings held coupled with lectures/work-
shops at different locations; factory visits; meetings with foreign delegations; visits to foreign countries.
Export Promotion and R&D Awards
TMMAI gives away Export Promotion and R&D Awards at the Annual Meeting of the Association. This
year 9 Awards for Export Promotion and 2 Awards for Research and Development were announced for
the year 2013-14. The Research and Development Awards are given for indigenous development of new
technology/processes under different categories in the field of Textile Machinery Industry.
The winners received their Awards from the Chief Guest Dr. Ramasami. The details of the Awards given
are as follows :
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Apex Export Award : Lakshmi Ma-
chine Works Ltd., Coimbatore
During the year 2013-14 Lakshmi Machine
Works Ltd. exported Textile Spinning Ma-
chinery and Parts to the tune of Rs.437
Crores which formed 23% of the total turn-
over. The countries to which they have
exported to are Turkey, Indonesia, China,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Viet-
nam, Nepal, Kenya, Iran, Thailand,
Uzbeki stan, Tanzani a etc. Mr. C.
Arunachalam, General Manager - Exports
received the Award on behalf of the Com-
pany.
Segment Export Awards :
Machinery Sector : Rieter India Pvt.
Ltd., Pune
During the year 2013-14 Rieter India Pvt.
Ltd. exported Textile Spinning Machinery
to the tune of Rs.185 Crores which formed
26% of the total turnover. The countries
to which they had exported to are Swit-
zerland, China, Germany, Indonesia, Viet-
nam and Czech Republic. Mr. Ananda
Nair, Vice-President-Parts & Service, re-
ceived the Award.
Parts & Accessories Sector : InspirOn
Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
During the year 2013-14, InspirOn Engi-
neering Pvt. Ltd. exported Textile Machin-
ery Parts and Accessories to the tune of
Rs.24 Crores which formed 43% of the
total turnover. The countries to which they
have exported to are Italy, Germany,
Spain, Indonesia, Taiwan and Turkey etc.
Mr. Prakash K. Bhagwati, Chairman of the
Company, received the Award.
Textile Testing, Monitoring & Control-
ling Instruments Sector : Premier
Evolvics Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
During the year 2013-14, Premier Evolvics
Pvt. Ltd. exported Textile Testing, Moni-
toring & Controlling Instruments to the
tune of Rs.34 Crores which formed 43%
of the total turnover. The countries to
which they had exported to are China,
Turkey, Brazil, Vietnam, Bangladesh etc.
Mr. Sanjay S. Gandhi, Deputy General
Manager - Sales, received the Award.
Mr. C. Arunachalam, General Manager-Exports of Lakshmi
Machine Works Ltd., Coimbatore receiving TMMA Apex Ex-
port Award 2013-14 from Chief Guest Dr. T. Ramasami
Mr. Ananda Nair, Vice-President-Parts & Service of Rieter
India Pvt. Ltd., Pune receiving TMMA Segment Export Award
2013-14 for Machinery Sector from Dr. T. Ramasami
Mr. Prakash K. Bhagwati - Chairman of Inspiron Engineering
Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad receiving TMMA Segment Export Award
2013-14 for Parts & Accessories Sector from Dr. T. Ramasami
Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep
getting better, no matter how young or old you are.
- Alan Alda (American Actor)
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Special Export Awards :
Spinning Machinery Sector :
Truetzschler India Pvt. Ltd.,
Ahmedabad
During the year 2013-14, Truetzschler In-
dia Pvt. Ltd. have exported Spinning Ma-
chinery to the tune of Rs.89 Crores which
formed 18% of the total turnover. The
countries to which they have exported to
are Germany, Brazi l , Iran, Chi na,
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan etc. Mr.
Ashish Sharma Vice-President Sales &
Marketing, received the Award.
Weaving Machinery Sector : Peass In-
dustrial Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Navsari
During the year 2013-14, Peass Industrial
Engineers Pvt. Ltd. exported Weaving
Machinery to the tune of Rs.33 Crores
which formed 43% of the total turnover.
They had exported their products to vari-
ous Countries. Major export destinations
are China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey,
Vietnam, Iran, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Thailand and African Countries. Mr. P.V.K.
Nambiar, General Manager, received the
Award.
Processing Machinery Sector : Kusters
Calico Machinery Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara
During the year 2013-14, Kusters Calico
Machinery Pvt. Ltd. exported Textile Pro-
cessing Machinery to the tune of Rs.47
Crores which formed 78% of the total turn-
over. The countries to which they had
exported to are Turkey, Turkmenistan,
U.S.A., Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia
etc. Mr. Venkat Reddy, Managing Direc-
tor and Mr. Dipak N. Shah, Director of
the Company, received the Award.
Parts and Accessories Sector : Lakshmi
Card Clothing Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd.,
Coimbatore
During the year 2013-14, Lakshmi Card
Clothing Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd. exported their
Card Clothing and Card Room Accesso-
ries worth Rs.21 Crores which formed 19%
of the total turnover. The regions to which
they had exported their products are Far
East, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe,
South America & CIS. Mr. R. Jagadeesan,
Vice-President-Corporate Administration
of the Company, received the Award.
Mr. Sanjay S. Gandhi, Deputy General Manager Sales of Pre-
mier Evolvics Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore receiving TMMA Seg-
ment Export Award 2013-14 for Textile Testing, Monitoring &
Controlling Instruments Sector from Dr. T. Ramasami
Mr. Ashish Sharma, Vice-President Sales & Marketing of
Truetzschler India Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad receiving TMMA Spe-
cial Export Award 2013-14 for Spinning Machinery Sector from
Dr. T. Ramasami
Mr. P.V.K. Nambiar, General Manager of Peass Industrial En-
gineers Pvt. Ltd., Navsari receiving TMMA Special Export Award
2013-14 for Weaving Machinery Sector from Dr. T. Ramasami
"To be a champion you have to believe in yourself when no one else will."
- Sugar Ray Robinson (Late American Boxer)
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Small Scale Sector Textile Machin-
ery : Palod Himson Machines Pvt. Ltd.,
Surat
During the year 2013-14, Palod Himson
Machines Pvt. Ltd. exported Textile Ma-
chinery worth Rs.3 Crores which formed
51% of the total turnover. The country
which they had exported to is Iran. Mr.
Pratik R. Bachkaniwala, Director of the
Company, received the Award.
Research & Development Awards :
Three nominations were received for R&D
Awards. The Jury selected two nomina-
tions eligible for the Award for the year
2013-14. The details of the Winners' inno-
vations are as follows :
First R&D Award Winner : Lakshmi
Machine Works Ltd., Coimbatore for
their development of Ring Frame LR
J9
Mr. Venkat Reddy, Managing Director and Mr. Dipak N. Shah,
Director of Kusters Calico Machinery Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara re-
ceiving TMMA Special Export Award 2013-14 for Processing
Machinery Sector from Chief Guest Dr. T. Ramasami
Mr. R. Jagadeesan - Vice President- Corporate Administra-
tion of Lakshmi Card Clothing Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
receiving TMMA Special Export Award 2013-14 for Parts &
Accessories Sector from Dr. T. Ramasami
Mr. Pratik R. Bachkaniwala, Director of Palod Himson Ma-
chines Pvt. Ltd., Surat receiving TMMA Special Export Award
2013-14 for Small Scale Sector Textile Machinery
The newly developed Ring Frame LR
J9 has various unique features such as
Hi-tech unique suction compacting sys-
tem with easy handling, AC Servo drives
for 4th roller to have central adjustment of
compact tension and duo compact nozzle
with unique suction arrangement compact-
ing. In the compact spinning process the
fibres are compacted by the suction sys-
tem and are kept under very low tension
draft to orient the fibres. Compacted fibres
are carried forward in a controlled/
channelized manner by the perforated
apron/suction slot till the nip of the fourth
roller which results in reduction yarn hairi-
ness by 30%; yarn strength increases by
10-15% and end breakages are reduced
as compared to conventional yarn. This
process improves performance in down-
stream process like warping, sizing &
weaving. Effective and uniform suction is
maintained in every spindle by means of
specially designed variable suction boots
and inverter driven fan. The product has a user friendly 4/4
drafting system with lesser parts. The other benefits of this
product are waste reduction, value addition, labour and better
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space utilization thereby adding value to
the customer. The product is Patented in
India and abroad.
LMW has accreditation under ISO 9001
& 14001 Standards with OHSAS 18001
certification.
Mr. S. Raja Sekaran, Senior Manager -
Research & Development of the Com-
pany, received the Award.
Second R&D Award Winner : Premier
Evolvics Pvt. Ltd. Coimbatore for the
development Ultimo
Ultimo Individual Spindle Monitoring
system for Ring Spinning Machine has
the unique features of wireless commu-
nication technology employed for data
transfer from Ring Spinning Frame to the
Server of the Computer. The Individual
spindle with multicolored LED lamps will
easily distinguish and indicate Yarn Break,
Rogue, Slip and Idle spindles. The Blue
section lamps identifies End Breaks less
than a second and Green LED lamps will
identifies the Rogue and Slip Spindles. The
Ultimo has Energy Monitoring System
which gives comprehensive details of
energy and the Draft Monitoring System
helps to highlight draft deviations. Indi-
vidual Machine display units located at
the head stock provides the number of
End Breaks, Rogue, Idle Slip Spindle, End
Mending time and Efficiency for quick
decision by the operators to decide the
Mr. S. Raja Sekaran, Senior Manager-Research & Develop-
ment of Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd., Coimbatore receiving
TMMA First Research & Development Award 2013-14 for their
development of Ring Frame LR J9
Mr. Sanjay S. Gandhi, Deputy GM Sales of Premier Evolvics
Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore receiving TMMA
Second Research & Development Award
2013-14 for their development of UL-
TIMO from Chief Guest Dr. T. Ramasami
machine side that needs immediate at-
tention. The Instant alerts are displayed
in large TV also through SMS/Emails.
The other benefits of this product are
waste reduction, Power Saving and
Labour Friendly thereby adding value to
the customer.
Mr. Sanjay S. Gandhi, Deputy GM Sales
of the Company, received the Award.
Mr. J. Anand, First Vice-Chairman TMMA
presented a Memento to Chief Guest Dr.
T. Ramasami whereas Mr. Rajnikant S.
Bachkaniwala - Past Chairman TMMA
presented a Memento to Guest of Honour
Mr. Yogesh Kusumgar. This was followed
by Chief Guest Dr. T. Ramasami's address.
Mr. J. Anand - First Vice-Chairman of the
Association proposes a Vote of Thanks.
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