Mr Dave Wilson, Director of International Marketing for National Instruments, USA, was in Bangalore recently on the occasion of NI’s launch of LabVIEW 8 version. He spoke about the international promotion and positioning of the company’s products and services.

Hosiery segment of India's textile industry no doubt has been growing vigorously in recent years but its growth is uneven, says K B Agarwala, President of West Bengal Hosiery Association and Managing Director of Rupa & Co Ltd. He suggests his recipe for its revival.

The Textiles Committee under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles ensures the quality of textiles and textile machinery both for internal consumption and export purposes. Dr Rajiv Aggarwal, Member-Secretary has been busy recently with the ITMA organisers organising roadshows in India with the involvement of the Textiles Committee.

ORBIT has been organising delegation visits to major textile machinery exhibitions, ITMA Asia being one of them. Mr Om Prakash says he has promoted more than 500 trade and technology exhibitions all over the world and as a result of his promotion, he has contributed to the increase of bilateral business in India with many countries.

With the majority of world’s textile manufacturers based in Asia, ITMA Asia serves as an important trading and networking platform between the textile machinery manufacturers and textile manufacturers. The ITJ spoke to Ms Sylvia Phua, Chief Executive Officer, Meeting Planners International Pte Ltd.

A T E Group is a well-known business group in textile industry has been regularly participating in Trade Fairs and international events. Mr Gurudas.V Aras, Senior Vice President, Head- Textile Engineering Group, A T E Marketing Pvt Ltd, spoke to The Indian Textile Journal.

Today, ATE Group is synonymous with all the best technologies needed for the textile industry -- from fibre to garmenting.