In order to familiarize Indian enterprises with the latest developments in Taiwanese textile machinery, a webinar was held on 29 April, which was organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), MOEA, Taiwan, (R.O.C.) and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).

Taiwan’s textile machinery industry enjoys a sterling global reputation because of its ability to deliver outstanding products, the event organisers said. With its emphasis on high quality and reliable service, the industry excels at providing flexible technologies and textile-integrated systems, it added.

“Taiwan is the sixth largest textile exporter globally. Taiwan accounts for 70% of the world’s output of functional fabrics. The export value of Taiwan’s textile machinery was more than US $450 million in 2020,” organisers said.

Representatives from four leading Taiwanese textile machinery companies - Logic Art Automation, Pailung Machinery Mill, Acme Machinery Industry, and Hsing Cheng Machinery - presented their latest solutions and technologies.  The participants said the textile industry has always brought opportunities in India and they emphasized the possible association between Indian and Taiwan companies. The event attracted over 275 viewers.

The webinar explained various smart manufacturing solutions for textile industry which will lead to the advancement in manufacturing capabilities and cross-industry collaboration. Also, the speakers explained the issues and solutions in areas such as knitting, weaving, spinning, dyeing and finishing and others.

The following speakers from Taiwan addressed the webinar on the relevant topics:

-Mr. Fred Liang - Logic Art Automation - Dye-House Total Solution

-Mr. Mason Chao - Pailung Machinery Mill Co. Ltd - Need of Smart Knitting

-Mr. C.L. Chang, ACME Machinery Industry Co. Ltd - New Generation Eco-Friendly Intelligent Conveyer Drive Dyeing Machine

-Mr. Alfie Lin - Hsing Cheng Machinery Ind. Co. Ltd. - Continuous Washing Range in Rope Form

“Taiwan’s textile industry becomes the most preferred partner for major international brands nowadays,” the organisers went on to say. “The exchange of ideas and sharing of best practices in this webinar created new avenues for collaboration between the textile companies of Indian and Taiwan.”

TAITRA website