International Textile

Textile and apparel industry news

Indian textiles
Indian Textiles Indian textile tradition is the worlds oldest textile tradition The origin of indian textile can be traced back to the days of indus valley civilisation The fragments of cotton material originating from gujarat found in the egyptian tombs support that discovery There are occasional comments about the textile craft in most of the ancient indian writings as well Indian textile was also exported to various countries since time immemorial The history of vijayanagar empire ad 1504 one of indias celebrated dynasties emphasize that textile was an important trade Indian geography climate social customs availability of the raw material etc defines the art of indian textile Manufactured and exported to various countries indian textile has found a place in the global market In an extensive range variety and the textile products are offered at economic prices The contemporary Indian textile not only reflects the splendid past but also cater to the requirements of the modern times...
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Role of softwares for textile design in fashion industry
CAD softwares are used in coloration designingDatacolor software provides the facility of transfering digital sketches through internetDatacolor using Imagemaster helps from designer to dyerPantone provides software for colour mixingseperationHexachrome is a 6 colour process printing systemPhotoshop are applied widelyScotweave software enables the designer to create new designs immediately the designer can see in the screenCAD provides real stimulation of a weave done in loomsIt helps to produce blankets for a coming seasonAce Technologies Plaid Maker enables the designer to create woven fabric on weaves like PlainHerringboneTwillViable Systems software enables designer to create jacquard fabric designsMonarch Design Systems allows designers to generate colour printsweaves it also has a stored library of different weaves from its database softwareSurfacemagic Weavemaker is versatile in designers knowledge on symmetry it provides information on harnessnumber of colours weave con...
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Role of hrd in textile sector
The advent of technological advancement in industrial setups has altered the working conditions and requirements on the part of employees and employers Also the changes in government policies have also been taken place since the last decade Different work patterns like night shift part time work overtime etc is being experienced The situation is same in textile sector also Nowadays the recruitment of the workforce has become a specialized field The main motive is skill development as technical jobs are becoming more complex and demand more professional skill As at managerial and marketing level skills and knowledge demand have increased in importance So before imparting training with respect to textile or garment industry the training program should be so designed that it covers the skills that will be required in long term and short term basis Many countries of the world have understood the importance of human resource development thus encourages the business organizations to take active...
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Italian textile machinery sector faces challenge
The sixth edition of ACIMIT Osservatorio the survey on the economical and financial trend of Italian manufacturers of textile machinery was presented at the general assembly of ACIMIT the Italian Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers on June 24 in MilanThe world outlook of the global textile machinery industry outlined in the study illustrates a rather poor pace in terms of trade Textile machinery manufacturers from the Far East are the group which have managed to increase their market share most considerably in recent years particularly those based in China In fact in addition to representing by far the main market for the industry China is also the worlds fifth exporter of textile machinery right behind Germany Japan Italy and Switzerland Albeit in the lower bracket of the product range Asian machinery manufacturers have proven highly competitive especially in Asian markets where the demand for technologically advanced machinery is still limitedIn this global...
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Textile lasers
With the passage of time the field of textile and its machinery has enhance a lot in many regions of the world One of the important and most required equipment in textile industry is a textile laser Textile lasers are used for last more than 30 years Many companies are meant for making the textile lasers The textile lasers are very useful for the people who earn from this industryTextile lasers are basically meant to increase output by pouring less input that is getting more profit by inserting les productive amounts In past machinery itself took its complete expense and the output wasnt that satisfactory but from the time the textile lasers are invented it has brought new life to the earners and the industry of course by taking less time in performance and yielding better results as compared to its past The textile lasers are worth than other machine it is all about how to use it and one can train its operator with the skills like combination of embroidery and screen printing heat transfers an...
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Web based erp solution for textile and garment industry
Web based erp applications help organizations to make faster decisions as data integrations are online and live No user can get onhand information on the status of any organizational activity without using a web technology Web technology can provide on hand and live information as the live process goes Web technology has the advantage of accessing and communicating live information on the run from anywhere and at anytime Web based ERP solution allows department people to share information generated between departments effectively and timely Web based solution has single location database and hence every operation that is done in departments are stored in one location making it easier to access and analyze It helps people to do their day to day function from any location and at any time irrespective of being in the office or any where across the world and helps organizations to enable access to their suppliers and customers to know their status by providing user name and password Information shared w...
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The history behind the beauty of french antique textiles
It was during the Roman Empire days that silks were being imported from Eastto Europe Also it was on the 11th and 12th centuries were the religiousconquest of Middle East and the Crusades spurred into France the flow ofEastern goodsThe fledgling French textile companies were responsible in giving sourcesof inspiration to the colors and design of the Eastern yard goods The nextfew centuries saw the French textile industry experienced a spurt of growthfuelled by the demand from the French Royalty The growth was also party dueto the court demands from the King and teh papal based in Avigon FranceIt was on the mid seventeenth century when France was one of the majorimporters that imports foreign produced cloths Though Frances textileindustry had rapidly grown there has been a great competition where ingoods in Italy and in the Far East were popular in producing cloths as wellThen that was the time when King Louis XIV established new laws that weredesigned to lessen foreign yard goods...
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