indian navy-itta clothing & footwear seminar cum exhibition report

FIRST INDIAN NAVY- ITTA SEMINAR CUM EXHIBITION

Report on the

FIRST INDIAN NAVY – ITTA CLOTHING &

FOOTWEAR SEMINAR CUM EXHIBITION

7th & 8th January, 2016

at Mulla Auditorium, Navy Nagar, Colaba

Mumbai.

Submitted to

Dr. Kavita Gupta, ISA Textile Commissioner

Office of the Textile Commissioner Ministry of Textiles

Submitted by

Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA)


FIRST INDIAN NAVY- ITTA CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR SEMINAR

CUM EXHIBITION held on 7th and 8th Jan 2016 in Mumbai.

The Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) in association with Indian Navy, supported by the

Office of the Textile Commissioner- Ministry of Textile organized a two day Clothing and Footwear

Seminar cum Exhibition at Mulla Auditorium at Navy Nagar, Colaba Defence Station, Mumbai.

First Indian Navy- ITTA Seminar Cum Exhibition on Clothing and Footwear was attended by more

than 300 delegates from both the Indian Navy and the Technical Textiles Industry.

SEMINAR

Session I – INAUGURAL SESSION

The two day seminar was inaugurated by Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, Flag Officer Commanding-in-

Chief Western Naval Command. He said that India is known world over for its textile industry and

pointing out on the procedural difficulties faced by the services and vendors, he emphasized that

the procurement procedures are being reviewed by the government. He added that this Seminar is

yet another effort by the Indian Navy towards achieving improvement in quality of clothing and

footwear. He also requested the participants to use this opportunity to understand each other’s

requirements and come out with the solutions.


Dr. Kavita Gupta (IAS), Textile Commissioner, addressed

the delegates highlighting the importance of different

segments of the Technical Textile and its growth rate in

India. She also spoke in details about the initiatives taken

by government on the promotion and growth of technical

textiles. He appreciated the efforts take by ITTA to bring

together Indian Navy and the Indian Technical Textile

Industry along with the regular segments of the Textile

Industry, through the seminar and exhibition to

understand and improve the quality and supply of the products used by Indian Navy.

In his keynote address , Mr. Gautam Singhania, CMD,

Raymonds group representing the textile industry, he

apprised the audience about the developments in textile

industry which can be of great use to the armed forces and

also talked on the huge scope of using technical textiles in

Indian Navy, like fire retardant, antimicrobial, water proof,

etc products.

Vice Admiral Jaywant Kode, Controller of Logistics, Ministry of Defence (Navy) spoke in his opening

address, that this seminar has been organized to have dialogue and better interaction between the

Indian Navy and the Technical Textile Industry.

Mr. Pramod Khosla, Chairman, ITTA, welcomed the

delegates and narrated the ITTA’s contributions during

the last couple of years to the growth of various segments

of Indian Technical Textile Industry and the objective of

this seminar.


Session II – “NAVAL PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, BUDGETING & ASPIRATIONS OF

INDIAN NAVY AND ITTA”

The Second technical session was chaired by RAdm Satish Bajaj, VSM, ACOL. The following

presentation were made during this session.

REQUIREMENTS & ASPIRATIONS OF INDIAN NAVY

Capt. Arvind Vadhera, VSM

Capt. Arvind Vadhera presented the current status and future needs of the Indian navy. He

highlighted that Indian navy is 5th largest navy in world and invented 409 distinct items which

includes Protective Clothing, Safety Footwear, Technical Textile and Extreme winter clothing items

with an annual budget of around Rs. 100 crores. He talked about the different types of naval

uniforms and footwear, major annual requirements and expectations of the Indian navy from the

Industry like Innovation with high quality products at competitive prices, Vendor managed

inventory (VMI) solutions for uniforms, Field participation for better inputs, etc.

PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES OF INDIAN NAVY

Cmde. GS Negi

He briefed about the objective of public procurement means to procure goods and services in a

transparent manner, through a competitive process, to obtain the best value for money. He

explained the basis of procurement, the procurement process in the Indian Navy, Tendering,


Payment terms, Vendor management, etc. He also highlighted the expectations from industry are

adequate response from reputed manufacturers, proactive support in enhancing quality of

products, direct dealing, enhance rate agreements and transparent pricing policy.

ORGANIZATION, CAPABILITIES AND ASPIRATIONS OF ITTA AND INDUSTRY

Dr. K. S. Sundraraman, Vice Chairman, ITTA & ED, Shiva Texyarn Ltd

He emphasized about the ITTA which have more than 300 members

and the members span entire spectrum from Raw materials to

finished goods, centers of excellence, consultants, research

organizations. ITTA works with textile Ministry on Industry surveys

and Policy reports on Technical Textile Industry in India, Works on

areas like Streamlining of HSN codes and Participates/Co-ordinates

with most Premier exhibition organizers around the world and also

took an early lead in working with the Indian Defence forces by

conducting a Major interactive event with the Indian Army in Feb

2015. He highlighted the importance of 12 segments of technical textiles, fibers used in technical

textiles and some areas of expertise of ITTA members such as Geotextiles, Filter fabrics, including

respiratory filters/masks, Carbon fiber fabrics, Activated Carbon Fabrics, FR and work wear fabrics

and Garments, Tyre cord, industrial belts, PU , Acrylic and PVC coated fabrics, Insulation tapes and

sealants, etc. He also talked about the Potential Applications for the Navy FR protective wear, Low

weight, durable Tarpaulins and covers, Filteration systems for Ships and Submarines, Ropes, Hoists

and other Load bearing textiles, Wound dressings, personal Sensor based monitoring of vitals, Fire

Proofing, NBC protection, Inflatables, Footwear, Gloves and other PPE, Surveillance Balloons, etc

Session III – “FUNCTIONAL & REGULAR CLOTHING REQUIREMENT OF INDIAN NAVY”

The third session was chaired by RAdm Sunil Anand, NM CSO P& A, HQWNC and four papers were

presented.


INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS TO ENHANCE CLOTHING OPTIONS FOR THE INDIAN

NAVY

Dr. Vijay Ramakrishnan, HOD & Mr. Sushil Hada-TRADC, Grasim Inds., Gujarat

He highlighted about the Birla Cellulose which is the umbrella brand and flagship of the Aditya Birla

Group and also a trusted raw material partner of global textile and non-woven value Chain.Textile

Research and Application Development Centre (TRADC)is a partner of innovation with an

investment of US$ 15 million which is driven by a strong research team of more than 20 scientists.

TRADC deals with all sectors of textile industry such as Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Processing,

Finishing, Garmenting, Testing and Designing. TRADC had made Super white PV for Navy Uniforms,

NYEX blends for Defense Uniforms and Polyester/Viscose Spundyed for regular Uniforms. He

explained about their products viz., Viscose- 1st generation Cellulose fibre, Modal- 2nd generation

Cellulose fibre with a high wet modulus, Excel- 3rd Generation Birla Cellulose fibre and Spunshades

with their unique attributes, features and different properties and also about the Eco-friendly fiber.

Spunshades is the colored fibre of Birla Cellulose. It has a global share of 48%, pigments are used

instead of Dyes and available in 150 shades with 38 standard shades. He talked on Clothing for

Armed forces- Army, Navy and Air Force and Paramilitary forces- Coast Guard Organization,

Defense Security Force, Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, etc.

The differences between estimated outdoor exposure life times for civilian office workers and

peacetime soldiers are 3%, 8% and 20%, respectively. That’s why combat clothing is adequate for

military use instead of civilian clothing.He also highlighted the some organizations which had

already adopted the products made by TRADC such as Indo Tibetan Border Police, NCC, Sarva

Shiksha Abhiyan, Karnataka and Municipal Corporation Of Greater Mumbai.


WHAT TECHNICAL TEXTILE INDUSTRY CAN OFFER TO INDIAN NAVY?

Mr. Mahesh Kudav, MD, Venus Safety & Health, Mumbai

He emphasized on the different products which can be offered to Indian Navy by the Indian

Technical Textile Industry. He presented the product wise list of

ITTA members which showed that almost all kinds of technical

textile products are manufactured in India, some may in

developmental stage. The products are Harness, Aerostat

Balloons, Tents,Nylon Life Jackets, Sail Cloths, Sleeping Bags,

Bulletproof Jacket, Rucksacks, Rain wears, Disruptive clothing,

Ammunition pouches, Overall for flying, Super absorbents for oil

spills, FR Suits, High visibility clothing, Uniforms, Woolen jersey,

Disposable garments, Ropes, Nets, Cap and Badges, Blanket and

Bed sheets, Towels and Pillows, Track suits and Inner wear and Nanotechnology. Aerostat

Balloonsare used in armed forces as surveillance equipment. These are made from multifilament

Nylon in the denier range of 32 to 200 deniersand their manufacturers are Kusumagar corporates

and Entremonde Polycoaters Ltd. Nylon Life Jackets are produced from nylon and coated PU foam

and it can be used as an personal flotation device and manufacturers Mahavira tents (India) Pvt Ltd

and Water care technology. Bulletproof Jackets are manufactured from high performance fibres like

Kevlar, Nomex etc. and their manufacturers are MKU private limited and Trade safe Engineers Pvt

Ltd. Super absorbents for oil spills are used to absorb both oil & water at a same time and produced

from Polypropylene microfiber superabsorbent fibres. It absorbs 30 times its weight oil or water.

Manufacturers are Venus health & safety Pvt Ltd, Unique safety services, Swift Techno Plast Pvt Ltd.

Disposable garments are Extremely versatile, Highly sustainable, Very affordable and High quality

protection and great level of comfort. Manufacturers are Venus Safety and Health Pvt Ltd and Atlas

Protective Products. Nanofabrics are textiles engineered with small particles that give ordinary

materials advantageous properties such as super hydrophobicity, moisture elimination, increased

elasticity and strength, and bacterial resistance. It can be introduced into synthetic polymers and

fibres can be spun from resulting nano composite material and fabric can be coated or laminated

with Nano solutions. However, it showed that our Industry is well equipped to cater to the needs of

the Indian Navy.


PROTECTING THE PROTECTORS – ADVANCES IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES

Mr. Atanu Acharya & Mr. Arindam Dasgupta Life Protection Solutions, DuPont, South Asia

They had explained about the salient features of Protective Textiles available in India and abroad

and used by the Navy of various countries. Atanu Acharya explained about the fibers used in

Protective textiles such as Kevlar® & Tensylon® used in Ballistic body armour, helmets and vehicle

for Ballistic & Stab Protection, Nomex® used in Industrial workwears, Fire fighters and Defense

personnel rely on Thermal Protection, Kevlar® used in Gloves for Cut & Heat Protection and

Tyvek® & Tychem® used in Chemical Protective Clothing. He talked about the evolution of

Kevlar® from Introduction of Kevlar® in 1965till 1.000.000 vests made with Kevlar®XPTM

worldwide. Ballistic products are soft body armours like Handgun-Bullet Resistant Vests, Fragment

Resistant Vests, Stab (Knife/Spike) Resistant Vest and hard armours like Helmets, Plates & Shields,

Vehicular Armours. And basic requirements of armour is Stopping the bullet with no perforation

and Back face deformation ≤ 25 - 44 mm (Vary from country to country). The impact energy of stab

is 24 – 65 J and BULLET is 1480 J. There are different technology required for protectioin against

ballistic, Spike and Knifeare KEVLAR® CORRECTIONAL™ andDUPONT MTPTECHNOLOGY. Ballistic

materials offered from DuPont are KEVLAR® 310F, KEVLAR® 640G, KEVLAR® 363G, KEVLAR®

802G, KEVLAR® XP S102, A S 450X, Tensylon®30A.

Arindam Dasgupta said that in U.S., 7,000 Clothing-Related Workplace Injuries takes place Each

Year Due To Fire. These clothing are made from Nylon, Polypropylene, Polyester, Acetate, Cotton

and Wool. He also said that to protect from these injuries their is a product called DuPont™

Nomex®

which provide an inert barrier between the wearer and the fire, Flame resistant properties

are permanent, etc. DuPont PPE suit products family are Tyvek®1422A,Tychem® C, Tychem® F,

Tychem® BR/TKand Tychem®Reflector.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL CLOTHING & GARMENTS FOR INDIAN NAVY

Mr. Basant Lohia, MD, Tarasafe International Pvt. Ltd.,

Ahmedabad

He presented a hole range of fire retardant and other multi-

functional Protective Textiles produced by the Tarasafe International

and other manufacturers. He explained about the products made in

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India viz. FR overalls like RAKSHAK- AF is an inherently Flame retardant fabric offering exceptional

& permanent protection against flame and heat and made from blend of 93% M-Aramid, 05% P-

Aramid and 02% AST by special weaving and finishing technology. Antimicrobial technologies

effectively combat odour, minimizing the frequency of laundering textile & thus prolonging a

product’s life. It keeps us free from harmful bacteria, odour free, etc. Advanced HI-VIS Clothing

named TS Multirisk Jacket 02 CVC300G-NG-E and TS Multirisk Trousers 02 CVC300G-NG-E made

from 79% cotton, 20% polyester and 1% antistatic and fabric weight is 300 gsm and Advanced HI-

VIS Foul Weather Clothing named SFC 123 Taramod URIM-CNL2Parka made from modacrylic, FR

viscose, M-aramid and fabric weight is 380 gsm. He also emphasized about the Electrical Arc Flash

Protective Clothing called Konfor VA180-V Coverall which had FR viscose, Aramid blend and

inherently FR and its fabric weight is 180 gsm. High Tech Clothing are provide with light weight

Nano camera installed in the helmet, smart phone contains a GPS and a body wearable antennas

reduces the load that soldiers carry and can transmit and receive a high level of battlefield

information.

Session IV- “Footwear requirement of Indian Navy”

The fourth session was chaired by Dr. Anup Rakshit, Executive

Director, ITTA and three papers were presented.

SCOPE OF IMPROVEMENT IN REGULARFOOTWEAR FOR INDIAN

NAVY

Mr. Shammi Bansal, Managing Director, Liberty Shoes Ltd.

He highlighted the range of regular footwear product used by Indian Navy and the possibilities of

further development by using better raw material and different technologies. He narrated the

technologies pioneered by liberty,the P.U. (polyurethane) Technology in India in footwear industry

in 1982 and developed new material TPE (Thermo Plastic Elastomer) in 1985 for high quality

formal footwear. This material has better properties than PVC or TPR conventionally used for

formal footwear. It has also introduced EVA (ETHYL VINYL ACETATE) in 1997 direct injection

moulding. The EVA technology uses, very light material and the footwear is made with direct

injection system. He also explained about the Micro Fiber Synthetic Leather, a great solution for

pollution free world and it is as good as Leather. There are variety of Foot beds available like EVA

Moulded Footbed with Suede Socks, PU Moulded Footbed with mesh/fabric socks, Latex Moulded


Footbed with optional socks, etc. He also narrated their products range includes Formal shoes, P.T

shoes, Black safety shoes and Gum boots.

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR SAFETY FOOTWEAR USED BY INDIAN NAVYAND

OTHER COUNTRIES

Mr. SK Neogi, Technical Director, Mayur Leather products Ltd., Jaipur

He spoke on risk factors like oil, water, fire, slip, electrical resistance, resistance to welding sparks,

protection against falling objects which are to be considered for production of the safety footwear.

He explained about the types of footwear used in the Indian Navy such as uniform shoes, jungle

boot textile, ankle boot leather, sports shoes. Some speciality shoes are welding boot, firefighting

boot, etc. There are different sole types like Thermoplastic rubber, PVC, PVC Blend, Polyurethane

(PU), Thermoplastic PU (TPU), Vulcanised rubber, etc and the upper materials of shoes are of

leather, textile, synthetic, threads and metal parts. He added that a range of textile components like

Micro-fibre fabric, technical textiles, etc.

MODERNIZATION OF ACCOUTREMENTS- "BADGES AND INSIGNIA "

Prof. Shakti Sagar Katre

She highlighted the importance of Badges and insignia on the uniforms of Indian Navy and the work

done by NIFT on solving certain quality issues of these products. Nowadays the present

composition of existing badges has more zinc in it and therefore, finishing is not appropriate and

for improving Clarity and strength: Brass (Copper +zinc) Copper minimum 85% +15% Zinc. The

present badges are manufactured by casting process and by Using high pressure stamping will

improve quality and better result. She also explained that only golden finish is used on badges. And

for Finishing: Plating the Copper, Golden, Nickel, etc. are used. Fastening Systems means

Attachment such as Pin & Safety Catch, Wallet Clip, Clutch Back and Screw Back. At present the

names badges are made of Metal Badges with resin coating and Plastic (ABS) which can be

electroplated. And also said about the Shoulder board, clutch back, pin, ribbon rack bar, buttons,

etc.


The seminar ended with summing up the proceedings by RAdm

Sunil Anand, Indian Navy.

Mr. Nirav Mehta, Director, ITTA, extend a vote of thanks to all those

who have contributed in one way or the other to make the Seminar

cum Exhibition a success. He also acknowledge the contributions to

all those who have presented their presentations in seminar and

exhibited in the exhibition.

EXHIBITION

Exhibition was inaugurated by Vice Admiral Jaywant Kode, Controller of Logistics, Ministry of

Defence (Navy). Exhibition is to create the awareness on the requirements of the Indian

Navy for regular and functional clothing and footwear and their innovation for product

upgradation which would eventually lead to opportunities.


The exhibition showcased the entire technical textile and Footwear products developed by

various manufacturers showing the possible improvements of the different products used

by the Indian Navy. There were 22 exhibitors who display their products. Some of the

prominent exhibitors are- Raymond, Arvind, Welspun, Shiva Texyarn, Venus safety, RSWM,

ACCENT Inds., Euro safety footwear, Liberty, Mayur Leather, Bata, etc. In addition, Indian

Navy displayed their entire range of products currently used by them


Exhibitors Products:

COMPANY NAME PRODUCT’S DISPLAY

RSWM Different Yarns and Fabrics Products

Sai Synergy Safety and protective workwear

Mayur Leather Products Limited Safety shoes, Sports shoes and casual shoes, Jungle boots, Gum

boots

Euro Safety Footwear Pvt Ltd Safety shoes & casual shoes and safety gloves

BTRA Conductive Fabrics, Plasma processed fabrics, Multi-functional

cotton fabrics, Rubber & PVC coated fabric

Accent Industries Ltd. FR clothing, Safety shoes, safety gloves, helmets, spectacles

Bata India Limited Safety shoes and sports shoes

Arvind Ltd Camouflage fabrics for Flame Retardant clothing, FR coverall,

Comfortable wear.

VRS Polymers Safety shoes, casual and sports shoes for men & women

Charanpaaduka Industries Pvt. Ltd. Safety shoes and sports shoes and different sole types

XO Footwear Safety shoes

Kudu Knit Process Private Limited Sports wear and woollen jersey

Liberty Shoes Ltd Gum boots, safety shoes, sports shoes

Venus Safety & Health Pvt Ltd Respiratory product- mask , helmet , ear plugs

Raymond Suitings and shirtings, Blanket, shawl, disposable Garments,

sweaters, rain suit

Welspun Home textiles products

Shiva Texyarn FR clothing and bags

Karam Industries Fall protection equipment- harness, helmet, ropes, spectacles

Ashoka International Safety shoes and gum boots

Shamsons Industries Sports shoes and casual shoes, chappals

GNM Footwear Gum boots and casual shoes

Lawreshwar Polymers Ltd Safety and casual shoes, sports shoes, chappals

Indian Navy Caps, helmets, safety shoes, gum boots, sports shoes, badges,

shoulder board, blankets, sleeping bags


Vendor Registration Stall of Indian Navy

Vendor registration stall was facilitated for the exhibitors to fill the form for the vendor

registration which will give them the opportunity to put the tender for Indian Navy.

For further details contact: TEL: 011-23010279, Email Id- [email protected].

Interaction Session of Indian Navy with Exhibitors:

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