ITAMMA has opened Export Cell Centres in Ahmedabad, Mumbai Coimbatore and Northern India and because of regular interactions among units which are engaged in exports of textile machinery components and their teamwork has been developed and created global network.

In its quest to further improve the exports of components and accessories, ITAMMA has embarked upon in organising delegations visit to various countries. ITAMMA has taken delegations to Bangladesh, Vietnam & Thailand and Pakistan. ITAMMA is also creating ITAMMA Pavilions in various exhibitions in India and abroad. ITAMMA created a Pavilion in FTextech 2002E and FTextech 2005E held in Ludhiana in November, 2002 and November, 2005 respectively; in FITGME 2006E in Coimbatore in March, 2006 and in FBandung Intertex 2006E held in Bandung, Indonesia in June, 2006. Catalogue Shows were also held in F ITM 2006E in Istanbul, Turkey in June-July, 2006; in FTex Spares 2006E in Coimbatore in July, 2006 and also in Bhilwara in January, 2007.

ITAMMA is also planning to organise a Buyer-Seller Meet in South East Asian countries and has also taken initiative for technology upgradation through cluster development in order to bring its small and medium enterprises under one roof.

Furthermore, we are confident that India will be seen as a top outsourcing destination for textile machinery parts and accessories by leading textile machinery manufacturers and textile industry all over the globe in the near future which can be attributed mainly to the engineering capabilities of Indian manufacturers.

With the existing installed capacity and the initiatives taken by ITAMMA, the textile engineering industry in general and manufacturers of parts and accessories in particular will be able to meet fully the growing domestic and international demand for parts and accessories in the years to come.

About the Author:

The author is the President of Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturers' Association (ITAMMA).