From left, Pratik R. Bachkaniwala, Chairman, TMMA, M.S. Dadu, Chairman, ColorJet Group, Ms. Roop Rashi Mahapatra, (IA&AS), Textile Commissioner of India, T. Rajkumar, Chairman, Sri Mahasakthi Mills Ltd., Kerala, Smarth Bansal, General Manager, ColorJet Group, and M. Sankar, President, Textile Machinery Division, Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd., Coimbatore
ColorJet Group, the Leader of Digital textile Printing Machine manufacturer in India, has bagged the Special Export Award in Processing Machinery category for 2021-22 in a ceremony at 62nd Annual General Meeting of Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (India) concluded in Mumbai on September 30, 2022.
The ceremony was graced by the presence of Textile Commissioner, Mumbai, Ministry of Textile, Government of India, Mrs. Roop Rashi Mahapatra as Chief Guest, and T. Rajkumar, Chairman, CITI, (Sri Mahasakthi Mills Ltd.)., as Guest of Honour.
There are interesting facts which was highlighted during the event is about textile machinery industry size where ColorJet contributed, The total domestic demand for textile machinery during 2021-22, rose to Rs. 18,290 crores of which supplies from the domestic machinery industry amounted to Rs. 7,410 crores. In addition, Export of Indian TEI stood at Rs. 4,291 crores in 2021-22 from Rs. 2,721 crores in 2020-21.
Mrs. Roop Rashi Mahapatra and T. Rajkumar handed over the award to M.S. Dadu, Chairman, and Smarth Bansal, GM – Product, ColorJet India Ltd.
While Interacting with Mr. Dadu, Mrs. Roop Rashi Mahapatra admired the sustainable steps on how ColorJet digital inkjet printers contributes to sustainable development process which fits into changing business environment and meeting the ever changing needs of the Textile Business. She further added that the huge reduction in water and power consumption can be achieved by using digital textile printing technology method and ColorJet can lead the Path.
M.S. Dadu, Chairman, ColorJet Group, said: “ColorJet India is feeling honoured and delighted to have this recognition and with this Award, The ColorJet Group reinforces our technological innovation in product prowess that offers sustainable solution to the textile printing industry and going further we as a group committed to offer and show the path of sustainability to the industry.
He thanked Mrs. Roop Rashi Mahapatra and Rajkumar for appreciating ColorJet’s Sustainable Textile Printing Technology and encouraging the industry to manufacture high-end machines for the entire textile value chain.
At the event big names from textile industry were present and received the awards in different categories are as follows:
- LMW Textile Machinery Division, Coimbatore.
- Rieter India Pvt. Ltd., Pune.
- ColorJet India Ltd.
- Saurer Group Textile Solution Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara.
- Yamuna Machine Works Ltd., Mumbai.
- Kusters Calico Machinery Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara.
- Inspiron Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad.
- Lakshmi Card Clothing Mfg. Co. Ltd., Coimbatore.
- Premier Evolvics Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore.
- The Indian Card Clothing Co. Ltd., Pune.
- Bhagwat Textile Engineers, Surat.
Jury consisting of the Executive Council of TMMA and experts nominated by them had decided the Award.
