Apparel Online India Magazine September 1st Issue 2018 | Page 38

FAIR REVIEW
Gartex 2018 Review
Visitors from small cities throng the show…
Technology and denim excite
T
he 3 rd edition of Gartex exhibition
held in New Delhi, attracted many
visitors from across the country,
particularly from small towns and
emerging manufacturing centres
like Indore, Panipat, Ludhiana,
Saharanpur, Surat, Jaipur, Kolkata,
Kerala, Ahmedabad, besides many
big and small players, both from the
export and domestic segments of the
Delhi-NCR region. The event, with an
interesting combination of technology
and denim fabric, had something for
everyone who visited the fair. The
positive vibes generated from the
visitors and participants alike is proof
that the garment industry is far from
dead and though strategic shifts may
be happening, the industry is very
much alive and kicking. It was pointed
out by many of the exhibitors that the
slow phase in business has helped
companies to focus on R&D. So the
industry is seeing many innovations,
whether in fabric or technology.
Among the technology on display,
printing was the obvious focus and
that too digital printing in particular.
Companies showcasing digital
printing machines garnered much
attention, however most of them
were sublimation printers. Only two
companies namely Tanya Enterprises,
exhibiting its model TE-1600,
and Colorjet exhibiting its model
Vastrajet, showcased direct-to-fabric
printing machines. Kornit displayed
its Avalanche HD digital printing
machine that uses pigment-based ink
and hence can be used on any type of
fabric from natural fibres to polyester.
Entry level sublimation printers were
another major attraction for visitors
who attended the three-day long
event. Ahmedabad-based Mehta CAD
CAM Systems and Gurgaon-based
FIT Technology were the ones that
launched their sublimation printers
for the first time at the event.
Swiss company Mouvent launched its
digital printing machine for the first
time in India. Mouvent’s agenda is to
print in one pass with different shades
and with a print quality of 2,000
DPIM. Vinod Krishnamurthy, CEO,
VK Consulting who is representing
the brand in India, shared that
the main agenda as of today is to
understand the needs of the customers
and move into the market accordingly.
In fact for customer’s ease, they
have set up proper separate demo
centres. Cheran Machines displayed
its digital with screen printer in Delhi
for the first time. The machine is an
amalgamation of screen printing as
well as digital printing. “The purpose
of this synergy is to save the ink
The Coats Team at Gartex led by Dr. Rajesh Lakhanpal (Extreme left), Commercial Director, Coats
cost as well as labour expenses. In
addition, it is a high-speed printer and
can print 350 pcs/hr,” said Sudheer. V.
Nair, CEO, Cheran Machines.
Amarjit Singh, Director, Indigo Apparel,
Delhi
Sandeep Gupta, Head of Business
Development Asia Pacific, Solunaris,
Ahmedabad
Ankur Nahar, Owner,
LS Enterprises, Ujjain, MP
Even in the embroidery segment, the
crowd-puller was the Unix booth,
as Sanjay Jha, Director, Unix
Stitch Machines, who is known
for his embroidery machines in the
industry, has now entered into digital
printing as well, seeing its great
demand in the market. Murari Lal
Parasurampuria of Baba Textile
Machinery shared his belief that the
market for embroidery will remain
slow for the next four to five years
and the main reason for this is the
change happening in fashion as
people prefer more of knitted and
weaving designs than the traditional
embroidery designs. “At this point of
time instead of giving new technology
to the customers, they should be
given options in different attachments
like beads, pearls etc,” reasoned
Parasurampuria.
Deepak Chaudhary from Aura
Technologies agreed that there
is a slight slowdown in the export
market, and according to him, this is
the right time to bring in innovative
and cutting-edge technologies to the
market to cope up with the plunge.
Mohit Hora (Centre), Director, Goldstar Garment Accessories Pvt. Ltd. with his team
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