In The Current Downtrend In Spinning, Accessories And Spares Find A Better Market

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In The Current Downtrend In Spinning, Accessories And Spares Find A Better Market

Components and parts of textile machinery are as important as the machines themselves. Romesh Deshpande Director, Technoweb Marketing Pvt Ltd spoke to Textile Excellence about the company’s prospects in the components business.

What's new from Technoweb?

We have combined our stall with one of our German principals called Staedtler. As far as our own products are concerned, we cater to gilboxes for worsted machines. We manufacture faller bars, pin strips as well as different types of brushes for spinning machines. We are also making bobbin holders for bobbin transport systems.

Nowadays, there are transport systems to supply roving frame bobbins to the ring frame area. We manufacture bobbin holders for that purpose. Another principal whom we represent is Electrojet from Spain. Electrojet has a product range of roving frames, bobbin transport systems & travelling cleaners. So, when we supply bobbin transport systems of Electrojet, we also offer to supply some spares which we manufacture.

Which countries do you export?

We export our products to South America, Europe and some Asian countries, besides the USA as well as China. From our turnover, more than 50% of our products are exported.

Have you received any business enquiries?

We have received a certain number of new enquiries about our products. We don't use exhibitions to sign orders or get quotations immediately. It is a way of catching up with our existing customers. However, there is always a new segment of future potential customers. So, participating in exhibitions like this is a way of registering our presence to show the industry that we are active as well showcase our products.

Which are the new technologies that you have showcased?

We have displayed disposable faller bars. Earlier we had faller bars which had to be fitted with pin strips. Now, we have displayed pinned faller bars, which are disposable after they are used. There are some customers who would like to use disposable faller bars. In pin strips, we are now catering to a wider make of machines.

What do you think is the state of the Indian spinning industry?

The Indian spinning industry is resigned to the fact that it may not get government support like the TUF scheme. There was some overcapacity, but China had reduced cotton yarn production and they began sourcing it from India. So, we saw some expansion during the last few years. A lot of small spinning units in India were surviving on that business. However, after China began making yarn again (locally and in Vietnam) suddenly the volumes have dropped and that affected these small spinning units in India.

How are you trying to ensure that you are not affected by this state of affairs?

We have a mix of capital goods and spare parts. In times like this, we concentrate our efforts on selling spare parts because when the industry is not doing well, people will not install new machines. Machines which have already been installed will still require spare parts.