Voltas Ltd. of the Tata Group has its wide presence in each part of the value chain in the textile industry, right from spinning to garmenting, for more than six decades. It offers the latest technology machines from globally reputed manufacturers like LMW, LRT, LCC, Terrot, Brueckner, Thies, Benninger, Reggiani, Rifa, Shima Seiki, etc., in each part of the value chain.
Voltas has branch offices in 16 locations in the country including the one in Tirupur. It has an exclusive sales/service team in Tirupur and has a stock centre to cater to the needs of the customers on the accessories portfolio. It is also in the verge of setting up an experience centre in Tirupur exclusively showcasing the products of Shima Seiki, Japan.
Tirupur, which is known as a major knit wear hub contributing to 90% of the total cotton knitwear exports from India, has been instrumental in spurring up Voltas TMD’s focus on offering the products in the post-spinning segment. It is from here that its partnership with leading global players started taking shape, and Tirupur became popular as the “Textile Valley for Knits”.
Voltas TMD is a leading partner for leading textiles houses in Tirupur for over three decades serving all the leading suppliers of the equipments.
LMW spinning machines
Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW), the leading spinning machinery manufacturer, has played a major role in making the Indian spinning industry highly competitive by supplying technology products at competitive prices and by supporting the customers through timely supply of parts and components.
LMW’s LR9SX is the most flexible and technologically advanced ring frame in the market. Similarly, LMW was the first to launch Comber LK69, the fastest comber in the market. LC636 launched by it is the real 1.5 mts wide card, as it has been designed keeping the current and future needs of the customers on productivity, quality, user friendliness, etc.
When garment manufacturers in Tirupur focus on vertical integration, LMW has always been their first choice for spinning.
Terrot circular knitting machines
Voltas offers circular knitting machines from Terrot GmbH, Germany, a 150 years old firm which has the capability to offer the entire range of circular knitting machines – single jersey, double jersey and machines meant for technical applications. The company has supplied knitting machines to almost all the major houses in Tirupur.
Shima Seiki flat knitting systems
Also supplied is the computerized flat knitting machine from Shima Seiki, Japan. Flat knitting technology is relatively new for the Indian textile industry. Shima Seiki has taken flat knitting to the next level. It is identified more as a machine for creating high fashion garments.
Shima Seiki offers various models in the flat knitting itself, which enables the customers to make panels with endless possibilities of design. In addition, it is the first to offer the whole garment making machinery for the industry.
Thies dyeing machines
Further, the company offers the soft flow dyeing machines from Thies, Germany, the global leader in the field. The knitted garment manufacturers in the major clusters like Tirupur, Ludhiana, Kolkata, etc., who want to produce high quality fabrics with less cost always make Thies as their first choice.
Voltas has a very good installed base of Thies machinery in each and every knitting cluster. The USP of this machine is the dyeing quality, consistency, repeatability, low liquor consumption, and high level of user friendliness. Thies has a good market share in yarn and fiber dyeing machines. Thies has a different range of machines for different type of fabrics. And also provides complete automation for dyes, chemicals and solid dispensing.
In 2013-14 when Tirupur took the initiative of modernizing all the dye houses to address the issues related to effluent, Thies was the first choice of almost all the customers as the dyeing process could be done in Thies machine with very low liquor ratio. Thies machines are working in almost every dye-house in Tirupur.
Brueckner finishing machines
Voltas TMD offers finishing machines from Brueckner, Germany. It has supplied Brueckner machines in the knitted, woven and technical textile segments. When it comes to finishing in knits or woven, Brueckner is the most preferred supplier due to the high quality, higher productivity with less utility cost and reliable performance. There are a lot of Brueckner machines installed in Tirupur, Kolkata and Ludhiana, which are the clusters for knitted fabrics. The company has also made huge inroads in the woven segment. Almost every major player in the woven segment has the equipment from Brueckner.
Benninger continuous processing machines
The company also offers the continuous processing machines from Benninger, Switzerland, the world leader in continuous processing. Each and every leading player in the woven segment is doing continuous processing mainly with the Benninger machines. Benninger is patronized by all leading customers due to latest technology and high performance of our machines.
The trend of continuous processing has started in the Tirupur cluster, and with the Benninger range of products, the company has plans to create many installations by meeting the needs of all the Tirupur customers.
EFI Reggiani digital printing machine
Voltas TMD supplies rotary, flat bed and digital printing machines from EFI Reggiani, Italy, which has more than 70+ years of innovation, research and technological excellence in printing. The biggest advantage of the digital printing machine is the speed in which you can convert a design into a product which reaches market directly. In the inkjet printing space, EFI Reggiani is the global leader, which offer digital printing machine in both narrow width and wider width. We have machines which can print with reactive inks and disperse inks and the latest offering is with pigments. Our Principals has recently launched the “Single Pass Machine”.
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