Coimbatore-based Kumaraguru College of Technology has inked a deal with the Indian Textile Accessories and Machinery Manufacturers’ Association, Mumbai, for setting up a common facility centre for the textile engineering industry at KCT campus. The project has been initiated under the Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
A testing and quality control facility for engineering, a design corner for product design and development, developing manpower capabilities, establishing a knowledge corner, data centre and library, and developing technology/ products for indigenization, will be set up under the MoU.