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ITTA, MoD Joint Exhibition Cum Seminar Will Discuss Defence Techtex Needs

• By  Textile Excellence
• February 06, 2015

The Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA), alongwith the Ministry of Defence is organizing a joint exhibition cum seminar, with the underlying theme `Make In India’. The two day event will be held from February 26-27, 2015, in New Delhi. This is the first time that the Indian technical textiles industry has been provided an effective platform to interact with the country’s largest consumer of conventional and specialized technical textiles.

The event will have various users from the army, navy, air force, para military forces interacting with ITTA members and presenting the requirements of defence forces, defence procurement procedurs, etc, while indigenous manufacturers will get an opportunity to showcase products and capabilities to create a new era of manufacturing and sourcing of these products from India.

More than 120 delegates from the following user organizations are expected to attend the event:

1. Head of Army Procurement Agency alongwith related departments

2. Ordnance Factory Board representatives

3. Defence Research & Development Organisation

4. Director General of Quality Assurance

5. Air Force and Navy Procurement Agencies

6. Paramilitary and Central Police Forces Procurement Agencies

7. National Disaster Response Force

All technical textile products presently consumed by the defence forces and future products being researched will be on display. Display in exhibiton will include items from Ordnance Factory Board, Defence Research & Development Organisation and Ordnance Services. Approximately 12 to 18 stall have been earmarked for display by the defence.

A two-day seminar is organized with five technical sessions on the following broad areas:

1. Defence procurement procedures and budgeting

2. Requirements of Defence Forces

3. DRDO initiatives and latest trends

4. Capabilities, Inventory, Product Improvement and Budgeting of Ordnance Factories

5. Quality Assurance, Testing Facilities and Parameters.

Major areas of interest for the army for technical textiles procurement

 Clothing:

1. Extreme cold weather clothing - Multilayered and wind proof, poly filled cold weather socks

2. Shoe Insoles

3. Gloves

4. Sleeping bags for -40 Deg c--Bag in Bag concept

5. Rucksacks

6. Blankets and under sheets

7. Shoes

8. Electrically Heated gloves

9. Coated Nylon and Polyester fabrics

10. Tri layer breathable membrane sandwich Fabric

11. Bonded Fleece

Protective Clothing:

1. NBC protective ensemble

2. Fire protection clothing

3. Insect repellent clothing

4. Life jackets

5. Respirators and masks

6. Casualty evacuation bag

7. Ballistic protection

Load Carrying fabric:

1. Ropes and Harness

2. Webbing

3. Parachute Fabric in Nylon 66

4. Rucksacks

Collective Protection:

1. Multi spectral camo nets

2. Regular Camo nets

3. Tarpaulins

4. Tent Fabric and Tents

5. NBC tents

Geotextiles:

1. Border Roads Organization for quick patchworks and road laying as well as temporary bunkers

Medical:

1. Electronic remote monitoring of vital parameters- wearable unit

2. Wound care and dressing

3. Evacuation kits

4. Decontamination kits 

5. Quick Setup field hospitals

6. Decontamination wipes

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