Lohia Starlinger Limited, Kanpur has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in its various divisions to manufacture plastic processing as well as textile machinery. The company also has a well equipped R&D division recognised by the department of science and technology of the Government of India. Its range includes Tape Stretching Line, Cheese Winders and Circular Weaving Machines.
Its Panki Unit manufactures complete range of weaving machines and cheese winders. Its Chaubepur Unit manufactures complete range of tape stretching line of extrusion capacities, viz, 100 kg/hr, 150 kg/hr, 250 kg/hr, 350 kg/hr, 450 kg/hr, 600 kg/hr and 900 kg/hr, etc.
Lohia Starlinger has been in the business of polypropylene extrusion for almost two decades and therefore it was very natural for them to utilise their experience to enter in this new and growing industry.
It is very important in polypropylene filament extrusion that the dormant time of the polymer is the short to avoid wastage in the colour changes, degradation of polymer etc. Keeping these requirement in mind, the 'LOFIL' Polypropylene extrusion line was designed and developed by a team of experienced and skilled Europeans with decades of experienced in this field.
Mr Kamal Kulshreshth of Lohia Starlinger replied to the Questionnaire of The Indian Textile Journal. Excerpts:
ITJ: Please tell us about your company, particularly its performance in the last 2 years.
KK: We have done well in the last 2 years with phenomenal growth, specially in the overseas markets. Today we have installations in more than 50 countries across 5 continents.
ITJ: Has there been any new machinery introduced recently? If so, give some details about its technology and relevance.
KK: Yes, we have introduced a new concept in Spin-Draw-Wind lines for Polypropylene multifilament yarn for medium and high tenacity FDY applications.
It is compact and therefore ideal for consumers of PP FDY to have in-house capacity of producing customised yarn for their unique needs. Yarn being a basic material can be transformed by weaving, knitting or braiding and therefore investing in a yarn spinning line is always a good idea. It is only the marketing of this yarn that could pose a limitation.
ITJ: Please explain with some details your participation at ITMA Munich, with special reference to the showcase you have planned there.
KK: At ITMA we will showcase the Baby LOFIL, a compact spin-draw-wind line for producing polypropylene multifilament FDY. Visitors will be able to see for themselves how within a floor space of around 5 m2 a full fledged FDY yarn spinning line is operational, producing high tenacity yarn of 1000 denier or more.
ITJ: How will you rate your performance in the domestic as well as export markets in the last 5 years. Give some details of the new markets/countries you have opened for your products.
KK: Lohia group has been engaged in machinery building for 3 decades. Some of our product lines for the textile industry were discontinued since they were probably before their time. Today, Lohia group is primarily in the service of plastic woven sack industry.
Some of our products, like the Spin-Draw-Wind lines could be of use, interest to segments in the textile industry. It will only be the second time that we are participating in ITMA. Our last exposition did draw a lot of attention and we are back, already with a new innovation.
ITJ: How do you see the Indian textile industry's progress in the global market and what role will your company be playing in future developments?
KK: Globally, situation is getting tough for conventional textiles that India has excelled in traditionally. The way forward is with higher end products and will have to be the focus if the Indian textile industry has to deliver value over countries that have even lower input costs. With the rising fuel costs, logistics will play a very important role in world trade.
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