DKTE inaugurates Rieter Test & Training Centre

21 May '15

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DKTE Society’s Textile and Engineering Institute in Ichalkaranji, India inaugurated the Rieter Test & Training Centre, last month.

“The Test & Training Centre has been developed in an exclusive cooperation with DKTE and showcases the latest Rieter J 20 air-jet spinning machine,” Rieter informed in a press release.

Prasanta-Kumar Deka, vice president sales & marketing, Rieter India Private Ltd., inaugurated the centre.

In the Rieter Test & Training Centre, joint research projects on various spinning technologies will be carried out and adapted to the prevailing conditions in the Indian spinning mills.

“Both Rieter and DKTE value this cooperation and will combine their strengths to advance the development of these technologies in India,” Rieter added.

The Centre will serve as a platform for research and for the training of specialists for the Indian spinning mills as well as imparting technical competence to the students in the course of their academic education.

Furthermore, Rieter has created the ‘Rieter Award’ to support textile training and to attract talented youngsters.

This year, the Indian award was handed over to Akshqay Jakhotya, student at the DKTE Institute by Prasanta-Kumar Deka.

According to Rieter, the award aims at creating a global network between students, universities, institutes and Rieter. (AR)

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