Amazing, how time flies… and before we know the year has gone by… when we look back, we invariably try to recall all the good things that happened in the year that has just ended. And to be honest, I think all of us would like to forget the passing year with a hope that the coming New Year 2013 would be a great year…
The hope is based not only on wishful thinking, but on some positive indicators… Firstly, of course is that the situation cannot get worse than what it is at present. Secondly, the US retailers have shown good results in the third quarter hinting at a pickup in shopper sentiments and even though the EU is hit by recession, many of the big European retailers and brands have shown growth.
The industry is at an all time low but not all is lost, exports to non-traditional markets has increased 4% since April and the FTA with Europe is just around the corner. It is heartening to see that many exporters are going ahead with growth plans and there is undercurrent of confidence that 2013 should be a better year… the future is always with the optimist!
In the year 2012, StitchWorld focussed on many new sewn products categories different from mainstream apparels such as footballs. Not that we ignored the potential apparel categories, like the exhaustive cover story on bra manufacturing in our June issue. All around the year we visited many factories and bought to you the best practices followed in companies like Madura, Vardhaman, SKNL. We even went on to analyze and explore the best practices in the manufacturing facilities of designers and haute couture manufacturers and presented them in our articles with suggestions for technical improvement from our experts.
In this last issue of the year we carry forward the tradition with a detailed run down on best manufacturing practices by Bangalore based Radhamani Exports, which is doing multiple styles in varying quantities at one time with great success. A review on flexible manufacturing attempts to highlight sewing automates for factories looking at multi-product, multi-process solutions. In an in-depth interview with Anil Anand, MD, HCA, whose company goes back more than 100 years, SW traces the history and evolution of the technology suppliers in India.
I would personally like to thank all our StitchWorld supporters on behalf of the team and take the opportunity to assure them that the dedication with which we served them last year will continue unabated… our commitment to bring to you new opportunities is undying…
The hope is based not only on wishful thinking, but on some positive indicators… Firstly, of course is that the situation cannot get worse than what it is at present. Secondly, the US retailers have shown good results in the third quarter hinting at a pickup in shopper sentiments and even though the EU is hit by recession, many of the big European retailers and brands have shown growth.
The industry is at an all time low but not all is lost, exports to non-traditional markets has increased 4% since April and the FTA with Europe is just around the corner. It is heartening to see that many exporters are going ahead with growth plans and there is undercurrent of confidence that 2013 should be a better year… the future is always with the optimist!
In the year 2012, StitchWorld focussed on many new sewn products categories different from mainstream apparels such as footballs. Not that we ignored the potential apparel categories, like the exhaustive cover story on bra manufacturing in our June issue. All around the year we visited many factories and bought to you the best practices followed in companies like Madura, Vardhaman, SKNL. We even went on to analyze and explore the best practices in the manufacturing facilities of designers and haute couture manufacturers and presented them in our articles with suggestions for technical improvement from our experts.
In this last issue of the year we carry forward the tradition with a detailed run down on best manufacturing practices by Bangalore based Radhamani Exports, which is doing multiple styles in varying quantities at one time with great success. A review on flexible manufacturing attempts to highlight sewing automates for factories looking at multi-product, multi-process solutions. In an in-depth interview with Anil Anand, MD, HCA, whose company goes back more than 100 years, SW traces the history and evolution of the technology suppliers in India.
I would personally like to thank all our StitchWorld supporters on behalf of the team and take the opportunity to assure them that the dedication with which we served them last year will continue unabated… our commitment to bring to you new opportunities is undying…
