All India Textile Conference was held in Coimbatore organized by TAI on December 15 to 16, 2018. Some 600 delegates representing the entire supply chain of the textile industry participated. Technicians and engineers from the textile industry exhibited a keen interest to learn new developments in the industry.
Facing a threat from the IT sector in attracting highly qualified engineers, a message of optimism was provided to the attendees and the next generation workforce. Improving training, maintaining standard procedures substantiated by documentation and diversification of the textile sector were key points discussed in the two-day event.
An interesting aspect of the conference was a debate on the use of the term technical textiles. One proposal was a simple and new classification of the non-commodity industrial textiles grouped as consumer products; institutional products and government regulated products such as defense textiles.
The conference was held in Coimbatore after 25 years and was meant to boost confidence among textile industry stakeholders. It was organized by the Textile Association of India. TAI, founded in 1939, provides for professional growth of technologists, managers, traders, researchers, teachers, consultants and entrepreneurs. It caters to the needs of all fibers, products and all sectors of the industry. It organizes seminars, conferences, workshops and exhibitions of textiles and allied machines.
