Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine Magazine April 2018 | Page 33

TECH REVIEW
H A S HIM A
RECEIVES WELCOMING RESPONSE FOR ITS AUTOMATIC CUTTING
SOLUTIONS IN BANGLADESH
I
t was in 2008 when Hashima, a
Japan-based company famous
for its needle detectors and
fusing machines, had successfully
acquired over KM, having an
experience and expertise of
100 years in manufacturing
cutting machines. Leveraging
the expertise of the brand and
expanding its reach in cutting
room, Hashima decided to make its
entry in the cutting room as well.
Adding the KM’s brand logo with
Hashima’s logo, the company has
recently debuted its automatic
spreading and cutting machines
in the market. Overwhelmed
with the response as a recent
entrant, Masaya Osumi, Director,
Hashima Singapore Pte Ltd.
shared, “We introduced automatic
cutting machines in Bangladesh
only last year, but we are getting a
good response from the market. We
introduced automatic spreading
machines a bit earlier, that is,
about three and a half years ago.”
The company has installed more
than 60 spreading machines till
now in the country and is getting
repeat orders.
In the current wave of
manufacturing in China, where
even European and American
brands have turned towards China
to reap benefits of cheap labour,
Hashima boasts of complete
machine manufacturing held in
Japan. “As our manufacturing
is in Japan, manufacturers in
Bangladesh know and trust our
quality,” averred Sabbir Ahmed,
Country Manager, Hashima.
Another highlight that makes
Hashima KM auto cutter different
from other brands is its knife edge
auto-measurement sensors which
catch the exact knife width after
every sharpening and assist in
precision cutting. Furthermore, the
company is not charging anything
on the AMC and the following
upgrades in future.
In automatic spreading machines,
Hashima offers different models
for different fabrics such as woven,
Masaya Osumi (third from left), Director, with Sabbir Ahmed (fourth from left), Country Manager, Hashima Singapore with their team
HASHIMA IS IN THE
DEVELOPMENT
PHASE OF A
SOFTWARE THAT
CAN CONNECT
ALL THE MACHINES
AND CAN PROVIDE
REAL-TIME
MONITORING
DATA. THE
SOFTWARE WILL BE
DEVELOPED BY THE
MID OF THIS YEAR.
knit and heavy-duty fabrics. “All
the models are equipped with
servo motors to facilitate smooth
driving and accurate spreading
as well as cut down on the power
consumption,” explains Masaya.
The LCD panel with the machine
enables easy setting for tension
control roller adjustment with
percentage change. Standard
Group, Babylon Group, AKH
Group, QA Group Aman Graphics,
Four H Group and Smart jeans
are some of the renowned names
using Hashima spreaders.
Known for its quality, after-sales
support is another strong pillar
of Hashima in Bangladesh.
The company follows a three-
dimensional approach in
providing after-sales services
to its customers. The technical
team of their agents takes care of
the clients, and on the other side
is the company’s own technical
team at its representative
office. “Every month, Japanese
technical team also visits the
factories here and resolves the
issues they are facing,” informed
Sabbir.
The company also stations
people from its technical team
at their factories once the
machine is installed for 2-3
months. Once it is assured that
factory operators can handle the
machines, the technical person
then comes back. Seminars
and training sessions are also
carried out from time to time,
educating the operators and
manufacturers.
Utilising 2018 to steer the
technology and usefulness of its
automatic cutting room solutions
in Bangladesh, Hashima will
also focus on X-ray machines
which are capable of enhancing
value in leather and footwear
companies in the country.
Although a late entrant in
cutting solutions, the company
is very much active towards the
future developments. Hashima
is in the development phase of
a software that can connect all
the machines and can provide
real-time monitoring data. The
software will be developed by
the mid of this year.
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