Giving wide sectoral publicity to the products
Giving wide sectoral publicity to the products of member-manufacturers by way of advertisements etc. at the industry level in overseas textile magazines/newspapers thus projecting both the industry’s and the national image
.
Participating in International Fairs and Exhibitions
Participating in International Fairs and Exhibitions relating to textile machinery, parts and accessories.
Set up the India-ITME Society
It was at the TMMA level that the proposal to set up the India-ITME Society was mooted and subsequently implemented with the exclusive purpose of organising International Textile Machinery Exhibitions every four years in India in line with those being organised by CEMATEX in Europe and ATME in America. The Society has already organised five Exhibitions in Mumbai from 1980 to 2004 and the 8th in the series will be held in Mumbai from December 2008.
Sponsoring delegations/study teams/sales teams
Sponsoring delegations/study teams/sales teams to different countries for studying the market potential for Indian textile machinery, parts and accessories.
Our manufacturing facilities
The Association had been inviting various delegations to visit India to show them our manufacturing facilities: delegations from Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, Tanzania, Uganda, Indonesia, Poland, South Korea, GDR, Bulgaria, Russia, Italy, Vietnam, Mexico etc. had visited India.
Associated with the World Bank Teams
TMMA had also been actively associated with the World Bank Teams which visited India to carry out detailed survey of the Textile and Textile Machinery Industries.
Awards Scheme
In order to encourage exporters, the Association instituted in 1969 an Export Awards Scheme under which awards were given every year for excellence in export performance in different sectors of the industry.
Setting up of a complete turnkey spinning project
One of the creditable achievements of the Association on export front was setting up of a complete turnkey spinning project in Ubango, Tanzania through a consortium of machinery manufacturers under the Association’s umbrella.
Encourages import substitution
In the field of Research and Development, the Association encourages import substitution, sends technical oriented delegations to important international exhibitions and conferences abroad with a view to studying latest technological developments in textile machinery and promoting transfer of latest technology to India.
Textile Research Associations for the country
The Association has been closely associated itself in the R&D efforts of various
Textile Research Associations for the country and contributed substantially to strengthen
their infrastructure in Research and Development of textile machinery.
Low cost technology machines
TMMA has submitted reports to the Government on low cost technology machines for
the handloom sector.
Awards Scheme to encourage development
of indigenous technology
The Association has instituted a Technical and R&D Awards Scheme to encourage development
of indigenous technology.
Train Engineering Graduates
It has set up G.K.Devarajulu Chair at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
to train Engineering Graduates leading to Post-Graduation in Textile Engineering.
Implementation of Rs.500 million (about US$ 12 million) project proposal for Textile
Machinery R&D Centre is taken on hand.
Modernisation of the Textile Industry
was made and submitted to the Government.
On the recommendation of the Development Council for Textile Machinery Industry
a High Power Committee consisting of representatives of the Textile Machinery Industry,
Textile Mill Industry, Office of the Textile Commissioner etc. was set up and an
assessment for the long term demand for the modernisation of the Textile Industry
was made and submitted to the Government.
The Association is one of the sponsors
The Association is one of the sponsors of the Federation of Indian Textile Engineering
Industry.
Submitted to the Government necessary inputs
The Association has submitted to the Government necessary inputs on the indigenous
availability of textile machinery, parts and accessories enabling it to frame suitable
trade policy for Textile and Textile Machinery Industries.
Encouraging
members to upgrade technology
In the liberalised economic and trade regime, the Association has been encouraging
its members to upgrade their technology in keeping with the developments taking
place elsewhere in the world, induces them to acquire ISO 14000 accreditation, inhouse
development, participation in the Technological Seminars and Conferences etc. to
be competitive both in the domestic and international markets.
Promoting
export of textile machinery
TMMA is one of the segments in preparing the long term Action Plan for promoting
export of textile machinery.
Boosting the demand for the indigenous
textile machinery & accessories.
The TMMA (I) has played a significant role in the formulation of the Textile Policy
by the Government of India with a view to boosting the demand for the indigenous
textile machinery & accessories.
Realm of liberalisation of economy and trade
In the realm of liberalisation of economy and trade, the Association has been the
guiding source to its members to compete in the domestic as well as international
markets by upgrading their technologies, adhering to the delivery schedules and
providing effective sales-after-service.