March, 2016

In a thought-provoking write-up, the latest issue of StitchWorld questions the positioning of a technologist in an apparel manufacturing set up… The article critically analyses the role of a technologist and how most of the roles have now been outsourced to agencies/technology providers who have expanded their role from mere providers of technology to full-service providers with special divisions working to support the companies through the process of selection and maintenance of the technology. In an interesting dialogue with StitchWorld, Virender Goyal, MD of Hong Kong-based APLOS, discusses why third-party advice from consultants is losing its sheen and how his firm APLOS is helping its clients optimize their bottomlines and toplines. The StitchWorld analyses of technologies on display at ITMA, continues. In this issue the focus is on digital printing. The value addition technique has emerged as one of the most sought-after and also the fastest evolving trends in terms of R&D. From just a few players a decade ago, the segment had around 35 players at this edition with many predicting two halls by the next show, four years on at Barcelona. Though digital printing is already a well-established technology, in other areas of application it is relevantly new to the textile segment, but growing very fast. The readers can also discover a bird’s eye view of two extremely different companies Shree Bharat International Limited – a Delhi-NCR based US $ 30.3 million manufacturing house catering to high volume orders of knitwear; and Theme India – another Delhi-NCR based half a million USD enterprise manufacturing high-end T-shirts for boutique buyers in order quantities as small as 500 pieces.