Automation machines for intimate wear, including technologies from China, would be on display for the first time at Galleria Intima, fourth edition of which will be held from August 26, 2015, in New Delhi.
Machines on show will include bra cup moulding machines from Yili, China; Hitco Electricals from India; bonding machines from Hanfor and Siny, both from China; cutting room solutions from Morgan Tecnica from Italy; sewing machines from Juki, Japan and more.
“Galleria Intima intends to highlight the enormous potential of the Indian intimate wear industry, while focusing on their strengths,” a press release informed.
The show will also try to see how these strengths can be leveraged in order to maximise the scope of India in the international market, turning it into one of the major exporters from the category.
“The central aim of the event is to expose Indian manufacturers to world-class machinery so that the Indian industry can be well equipped to manufacture products of top quality,” it added.
Mehala Machines is a four-decade-old company providing all-round solutions to the intimate apparel industry since its inception. They have a vast range of products varying from automatic CAD/CAM cutting machines, embroidery machines, sewing machines, inkjet digital printing machines, hanger systems, finishing equipment, factory ventilation, etc.
It caters to some of the leading brands including Siruba, Taiwan; Macpi, Italy; Jam, Germany; Danis, Turkey; Damei, China; IntelloCut from India and many more.
Mehala Machines is Asia’s first and the world’s second company to produce CDR motors.
Morgan Tecnica is an Italian cutting room solutions company with over 75 years of experience in this industry and provides complete cutting room solutions.
The products range from high speed inkjet plotters, automatic loaders, automatic spreading machines, automatic labeling system, auto cutting system, specialised lingerie spreading system, specialised lingerie cutting system, etc.
Chief engineer of Morgan Tecnica, Francesco Ruffoli said, “The Indian intimate wear industry offers a lot of scope of development and improvement.”
“It is a budding industry with a promising future and through Galleria Intima, I have been able to witness its stupendous growth throughout the years,” he added.
“Visiting Galleria Intima each year has been a pleasure as it truly is the centre of innovation and collaboration with a lot of ideas buzzing in every corner,” Ruffoli noted.
New Source Automation Technology, based in China has 30 years of experience in manufacturing sewing machines and was the first one to research and manufacture seamless bonding machines in the country under the SINY brand in 2006.
Their machines have a network of distribution in some of the major countries of the world including Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Brazil, Columbia, Malaysia etc.
Dhiraj Vohra, senior vice president of Intimate Apparel Association of India said, “The Indian intimate apparel industry is fast expanding its production capacity to meet growing domestic demands as well as huge export opportunities.”
“This calls for technological up-gradation of Indian factories and so special efforts have been taken in this year's edition of Galleria Intima to bring the best machinery companies from around the world to exhibit and demonstrate their products at the show,” he too added.
He further added, “The event would serve as a platform for local producers to network and collaborate with the machinery manufacturers in order to produce top quality products and present opportunities for knowledge sharing and free flow of ideas and exchange of valuable information.”
Galleria Intima 4.0 will also conduct workshops to educate those related with the industry on how to derive optimum use from these machines to get maximum results.
The venue of the show was shifted from Goa to New Delhi as the national capital provides increased connectivity with its well-developed and efficient system of land and air transport.
Galleria Intima is organised every year by the Intimate Apparel Association of India (IAAI) and the organiser of the show is a non-profit organisation whose chief aim is to bring success to the Indian intimate clothing industry.
The event started out small in the year 2012, concentrating on just providing raw material vendors a venue to meet with prospective buyers.
It expanded gradually over the years, bringing OEMs, international brands, as well as private label manufacturers and packaging firms under its umbrella.
This year's edition of the show will have on everything on display, ranging from fibres to laces as well as machinery and packaging.
A large number of visitors would be in attendance this year including participants from brand owners, manufacturers of intimate wear, designers, export houses, large format retailers, online retailers, buying houses etc.
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, minister of state for textiles - independent charge will kick off the show with the opening address, while joint secretary in the textiles ministry SunainaTomar too will be attending the show.
Intimate Apparel Association of India (IAAI) was founded to look after the interests and the development of the Indian intimate apparel sector.
Established in May 2010, the aim of this body is to promote and develop the Indian intimate wear sector and transform the sector as well as the country into a global production hub.
To make their vision a reality, the august body utilises a mixture of innovation and effective marketing strategies for bringing about a long-term and sustainable growth.
