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Related Keywords: ITME, technical fest, Technical Textiles, textile industry of India, Textile Manufacturing Department, textile market, textile science, trends in Technical Textiles, Vastra, Vastra’17, VJTI

The Department of Textile Manufacturing has announced its technical fest Vastra’17 at the premises of Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Matunga, Mumbai on April 8, 2017. VJTI is one of the premier engineering institutes in India with a legacy spanning 128 years.

The technofest Vastra has a history of being a confluence of visionary alumni students and corporate leaders from the field of textile science. This year, Vastra will be opening new avenues for interaction among textile enthusiasts from all across the country. The theme for the year is technical textiles.

Related Keywords: domestic textile machinery industry, Government initiatives, grow in next five years, incentives for manufacturing sector, India International Textile Machinery Exhibitions Society, innovative technologies, ITME, Make in India, textile engineering, Textile machinery manufacturing section

The textile machinery manufacturing section is one of the important segments of the industry in India. With the government initiatives like 'Make in India' and incentives for manufacturing sector, the domestic textile machinery industry is likely to touch Rs 32,000-35,000 crore in the next five years from the present Rs 22,000 crore, according to India International Textile Machinery Exhibitions Society Chairman Sanjiv Lathia.

Related Keywords: and chemical and dyes segments, business-to-business exhibition, Carpet machinery, digital printing, event for textile and textile engineering industry, focus on clean and green technology, India International Textile Machinery Exhibition, ITME, spinning, testing and measuring equipment, waste water recycling and technology, weaving

The tenth edition of India International Textile Machinery Exhibition (India ITME 2016), a six day event for the textile and textile engineering industry in India to be held in Mumbai in December, will focus on clean and green technology. Unlike previous editions of the exhibitions, where spinning was the main attraction, this year, participants are occupying two halls to display machinery related to the weaving sector.