Completing 15 years with nearly 20,000 installations across the globe , Coimbatore-based Lakshmi Infotech is known for its online monitoring system for the textile industry , successfully using Wi-Fi technology ( safer from data protection point of view ). Having prestigious clients like Arvind Ltd ., Ashima Ltd ., Bombay Rayon Fashion Limited and many more , the company is constantly working on its offerings as well as expanding its market reach . It has plans to further expand into countries like Vietnam and China . Nandhini Pillai , Marketing Head shared with Apparel Online the company ’ s hot selling product , specialisation and her observations about markets .
In today ’ s competitive environment , for any company to survive in the textile industry , it is important to keep upgrading the technology and monitoring performance . Lakshmi Infotech ’ s Wi-Fi enabled monitoring system that covers complete supply chain ( except garmenting ) from weaving to spinning and knitting is a useful tool in supporting companies to be more competitive . “ We are the pioneers in implementing online monitoring system using Wi-Fi technology that allows one to do business from anywhere . Recently we have developed an Android application for customers through which they will come to know about the entire happenings of the mill even if they are out of the factory . We have developed our system in such a way that all types of customers can afford to pay . In fact , we are differentiated from our competitors in terms of product reliability , price , and channel distribution ; and 24 by 7 customer support is a huge factor in our customer upscale graph . Our ultimate goal is to help our customers to reach their maximum potential ,” said Nandhini . She further added that most of their clients have witnessed the increase in productivity by adopting their monitoring system .
The company has a highly motivated team who works with a proactive
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approach towards customer ’ s requirements . From an autogeneration of reports via email , SMS to automatic employee allocation and planning , ERP interface , the graphical dashboard for important parameters and identification of the reasons for machine stoppage in real time , are some of the features of the company ’ s monitoring system .
This strong technical know-how and customer support has helped the company to get clients across India be it textile giants like Arvind Ltd . or a well-known vertical integrated apparel export house , the SCM Garments . Outside India , Lakshmi Infotech has clients like Akij Group , Unilliance Limited ( both from Bangladesh ), to mention few . “ Our market reach is well penetrated across the industry . From corporates to MSME ’ s , we have many promising clients in all sectors of textiles like spinning , weaving , knitting and fabric inspection ,” explained Nandhini .
Growing awareness as well as the need of automation is also helping the company to increase its reach . Nandhini points out that since automation allows companies to efficiently control operations over the internet ; obviously everyone is interested to invest . These days ’ medium level players are equally showing interest in automation because through automation they can improve production , can do quality improvement , provide safer working conditions and much more . Higher productivity at a lower cost is another big reason for the growing investments in such solutions .
Geared up for further growth in the coming years Nandhini recalls her journey : “ Despite limitations , through our constant efforts and customer-centric approach we have earned a unique name in the market . Our bigtime achievement is our satisfied clientele , who have remained with us all through our journey .”
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“ We are planning to expand the horizon outside India into countries like Vietnam , China which we have been eyeing since a long time . We always desire to carve out a spot in this competitive landscape and to win the mindshare in the marketplace . We hope to improve our process and take the shortest path to our destination .”
– Nandhini Pillai , Marketing Head , Lakshmi Infotech
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“ Rather than only offering a ready package , we do have expertise in developing an app in a customised way as per the need of the companies , and we ourselves analyse the company ’ s need for the same . AMC and upgradation till two years are without any charges . Being user-friendly , the app of the company is being easily used by shopfloor staff also . Along with our software , the hardware is equally reliable , as we use branded components .”
– Joshua Vinoth , Technical Engineer , Lakshmi Infotech
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