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there is a congestion at the port , either in Colombo or Chittagong the delay can be of weeks . “ At the end of 2016 the situation at the Chittagong port got so bad that shipments were delayed for over 12 days and in this era of fast fashion that can be killing ,” reasons Jayant . They share that transit by road is also not a solution as crossing the border can get very difficult if there is a strike or public holiday , which unfortunately is very often . What the company is trying to do is reduce time in production , working closely with spinners . “ It is a challenge , but that is the only area where we can have an influence ,” admits Jayant .
At an average , Envision ships 150 container loads of yarn to Bangladesh every month and though issues of lead-time challenge the operations , they prefer not to have a warehouse in the country , “ With demand changing so fast and local industry getting stronger in basic yarn , it is imperative to provide latest yarn and not stock-up , that could result in gross miscalculations and losses ,” reasons Gaurav . What the company has invested in is an office in Gulshan with three local employees – two for marketing and one for technical support to service the industry better . “ The office has been operational for past 13 years and the team from India regularly comes in , meeting customers and understanding their requirements , but it is the local guys who provide the edge ,” says Gaurav .
Going forward the company is looking to expand its presence in fabric also , a division they started about a year ago , and which has great potential for growth . “ We are providing basic knitted fabric , which customers are picking up and finishing / dyeing according to their specific needs ,” shares Jayant . Adds Gaurav on a concluding note : “ The cost of finishing and dyeing is much cheaper in Bangladesh , so there is no point in giving them something that works out to be more expensive ; also it allows them to get latest finishes as per customer requirements .”
Navis TubeTex SCS technology uses less power
Navis TubeTex , the North
Carolina-based supplier of high technology finishing machinery to the global textile industry put spotlight on their all new technology Navis TubeTex Spirality Control System ( SCS ) for controlling spirality in knit fabrics at DTG 2017 .
Comparing Bangladesh manufacturing with India , Gary Morris , Sales Director – Asia Pacific , Navis TubeTex avers , “ There ’ s a reason why Bangladesh has such a strong base in manufacturing . It is because of their abundant experience and availability of cheap labour , which within itself is a success key . Moreover , in Bangladesh the living standards of people are not high . Whereas , India ’ s labour is not as readily available and dedicated . It ’ s also added cost to train and retain workers .”
Marking its presence in India , Bangladesh and Pakistan , the SCS technology utilizes a specially designed correction chamber and sophisticated control parameters . Input such as fabric ’ s spirality percentage , direction of rotation and tubular width is fed into SCS control system , which by using proprietary algorithms imparts the correction to control the degree and direction of the twist based on the parameters . The correction chamber is designed to give correction to the tube with very limited friction to prevent any damage to the finished fabric . A hole detection safety shut-off is included to prevent damage to the fabric or machine .
Company ’ s new technology works on power up to 2kW and enables spirality correction to less than 4 % after processing . Moreover , it works on all tubular knitted fabrics .
However , China dominates the textile market , while Navis TubeTex has
Gary Morris , Sales Director – Asia Pacific , Navis TubeTex
" There ’ s a reason why Bangladesh has such a strong base in manufacturing . It is because of their abundant experience and availability of cheap labour ".
Garry Morris grown on its own . Sharing the same , Gary says , “ We cannot compete with them in prices . Bangladesh is more focused on what their neighbouring countries buy and that ’ s why we were very successful with our TubeTex compact . When manufacturers present their feasibility report to banks , they demand for compressed and compact reports and that ’ s where we help them .”
The company provides after-sales support through five local technicians in place . “ Installing a good machine is not enough , it is after-sales that actually sell a machine ,” concludes Gary .
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