Apparel manufacturing in Kolkata is gathering pace, confirms Sanjay Mehta, Joint MD of Kolkata-based Sunny Sales. Dissonantly enough, the surge has barely reflected in the sales of new machines. “The share of SLNS to the total number of machines in the factory is 70%. Keeping this in mind, significant growth was expected but it has been taken over by imported second-hand sewing machines,” Mehta shares. Dismissing that sewing quality is affected by second-hand machines, he elaborates that machines are usually discarded by the factories before their actual shelf life, suggesting at an upcoming business opportunity in the region. The balance 30% specialized machines however are being purchased first hand.
Apparel manufacturing in Kolkata is gathering pace, and the surge has barely reflected in the sales of new machines.
The Sunny Sales booth at the show featured a line-up of multi needle chainstitch specialized machines from BAIHUI which included BH-4412P – a 12-needle, 24-thread cylinder-bed double chainstitch sewing machine with multiple gauge options of 1/8″, 3/16″ and 1/4″. The machine, as a standard equipped with 4 loopers, can be customized on request. The machine can be operated at a maximum RPM of 4500. Another specialized machine which attracted attention at the fair was BH-8842-1 – a pocket facing attaching machine. The machine from the series are flatbed, high-speed, high performance double stitch sewers which produce durable seams with three needles and one interlock needle. BH-1412P series of 12 needles flatbed double chainstitch sewing machine and BH-1417P series of 17 needles flatbed double chainstitch sewing machine were other exhibits at the Sunny Sales booth. Equipped with UOX11314 needles, and needle gauge options of 1/8″, 3/16″ and 1/4″, the stitches of length between 7-17 mm can be furnished, while the presser foot can be lifted up by 10 mm. The BH-1417P model has exactly similar specifications with only difference of needle gauge options of 1/8” and 3/16″ only.
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