Indian sportswear manufacturer, Banga Knitwear, is investing in CAD (Computer-Aided Design) technology for its cutting room. The eight year-old, Ludhiana-based garment manufacturer, has a small in-house setup to produce 20,000 pieces a month.
Maninder Singh, CEO of Banga Knitwear told Apparel Resources, “We are into high fashion garment manufacturing and finalise almost 5-7 designs every week. Therefore, deploying CAD system in the cutting room will help us a lot in saving fabric and time as well. This will ultimately make us cost-effective.”
It is good to see that emerging garment manufacturers in Ludhiana are also adopting the latest technology and that too in their cutting section. The city is home to some of the top Indian apparel manufacturers as well as textile giants like Vardhman Group, Trident Group, SEL Group, etc. Additionally, there are thousands of small and medium-level apparel suppliers as well the ones working in a totally unorganised manner. This is where Banga Knitwear is setting an example for others on how investing in technology can make an organisation cost-effective.
Banga Knitwear has experience in indirect exports (to countries like Dubai, Canada, US and Australia) as well. The garment manufacturer is further planning to participate at international sourcing events to grow in direct exports. The company’s strength lies in producing high fashion garments with unique concepts. This has made it successful despite high competition in Ludhiana.
With latest CAD technology in place, Banga Knitwear expects 20 per cent growth this year.
