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May 2013 Vol 2 Issue 1
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A SEAM OFSUCCESS: THE INDIANGARMENTINDUSTRY
� Textile mills welcome annual supplement to FTP� Event watch: GTE, InDIGO, India Carpet Expo, Home Expo India� Special report on hospitality textiles in IndiaIN
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cover story and interviews///
May 2013 // Vol 2 Issue 1
Please provide a brief of your
organization.
VI.BE.MAC, the leading company in the
industrial sewing machine area, was born
in 1980 as a Singer support center but
since the very beginning, started to pro-
duce machines and accessories under its
own brand.
The company founder, Carlo
Guerreschi, chose for his machines a cer-
tain part of the market, i.e. the denim
jeans market, sensing the potential of this
sector that in the 70’s was under develop-
ment and has boomed today.
The aim of VI.BE.MAC was and still is
precisely this: to create individual pieces
for satisfaction of textile producers'
needs, from the smallest to a bigger com-
pany. Today the aim has been achieved
thanks to production of complex sewing
machines based on the actual technologi-
cal platforms: original, diverse and user-
friendly. During these 30 years, even with
the client needs changed, the company
maintains its values: quality, know-how
and fast and effective service.
VI.BE.MAC's headquarter is in Verona
(Italy), where 45 people are working and
follow the entire production line of the
automatic units by projecting their
design, developing and realising them.
Since when are you doing business in
India? What share/percentage of your
total business is composed of Indian
market?
We are operating in India from last 33
years. After being present and successful
in India for almost 3 decades, we believe
that India was and still continues to be
one of the key markets for us. Talking
about the share of our business in India
with respect to the total business, India
consists of 20 per cent of that share.
How do you take care of sales & service
aspect in India?
We have our Indian office located in
Bangalore which takes care of the pre-
sales as well as the after-sales aspect of our
offerings in association with Turel. We
offer Installation Training, Operational
Training and Onsite Support for our
machines to our customers under the
proper guidance of our team of experts.
Full support is provided by the compa-
ny's team of Customer Services personnel
whose primary function is to provide a
comprehensive advisory service. With a
large market share, we do believe in walk-
ing hand in hand with our customers
once we supply and install the equip-
ments. Further support is provided in the
form of continued technology transfer
through regular updates on equipment
and processing methods, and the compa-
ny is always available to provide assis-
tance, guidance and advice. Our After
Sales Support department with a compe-
tent team of technicians, installers and
spare parts specialists are available to
answer customers’ questions and service
their needs.
What factors/features set you apart from
rest of the companies in market?
We are privileged to be the market lead-
ers and are way ahead of the competition.
The reason is the holistic solution provid-
ed to the customers in terms of not only
the latest technology & innovation, but
also the support provided to them follow-
ing the sales.
What changes have you seen in
the Indian market in past decade? How
has the low cost competitors
affected/impacted India?
As I mentioned earlier as well, India has
always been a great market for us. Over
the period of time, there have been
numerous welcoming changes in the
country’s lifestyle, acceptance to technol-
ogy, number of consumers etc. The pres-
ent generation is well-receptive towards
the latest innovations in the technology
like the people of no other nation. Having
a whopping figure of 1.5 billion con-
sumers and a large portion of them keen
towards latest fashion, the apparel indus-
try in India will remain a very strong part
of the nation’s economy.
Are there any recent technological
developments by your company? May we
request you to share details about the
same?
We have recently launched two new
machines:
• VIBEMAC 4650 EV9: we're really proud
and glad to announce the new born
VIBEMAC 4650 EV9, the next generation
of Automatic Loop Setter.
Better than its predecessor under each
and every aspect. More efficient, touch
screen panel is now even more user-
friendly (the easiest-to-use ever made),
loader system is completely new, new
clamps, new presser foot, and new loop
aligner system, new electronic and new
software fully in-house developed by
Vi.Be.Mac.
Some important aspects of the EV9 are
MR ENRICO GUERESSCHI, Sales Director, VI.BE.MAC SpA
TECHNOLOGY: SIMPLIFYING OPERATIONSThe success of Indian garment industry is largely attributed to the automation providers of the industry. We also spoke to few of the
leading technology providers, i.e. VI.BE.MAC (lock stitch specialists), Yamato Sewing Machine Ltd. (chain stitch specialists), and
Tukatech (Software Specialist) to know about their perspective towards readymade garment sector in India.
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as follows:
Electronics Features
• New 7" Coloured Super fast touch
screen panel;
• New CPU assures a much better soft-
ware management, a better seam quality,
easier adjustments and patterns, more
precision, more customizable and more
fashion options;
• Updates through USB or Internet
(remote control);
• Preview of new patterns visible on the
screen;
• Error History Reporting;
• Possibility to work without the touch
Screen Panel in case of breakdown;
• Auto-diagnostic system to avoid errors;
• Control KEY to allow the machine
manager ONLY to change the unit
parameters (operator will not be able to
sabote/change anything);
Mechanical Improvements
• New 400W motors for the X & Y move-
ments;
• Vibrations reduction by fixing the
Mitsubishi motor directly to the sewing
head;
• Better weights distribution by allocating
motors left and right side;
• New presser foot with extra
pressure and less flexure, besides lower
barycenter;
• Counter-weight device to counterbal-
ance the presser foot thrust and keep it
always the right position - Less usury of
X&Y carriage;
• New thread wiper to facilitate the needle
threading;
• New LOOP ALIGNER SYSTEM to
avoid the loop mis-positioning on the
fabric, especially for the folded tails
(now always aligned);
• Side Seam Serging Machine V800AS:
Equipped with a super fast Yamato
sewing head exclusively designed for
ViBeMac and fully made in Japan, the
V800AS is a 2 needles, 4 threads over-
lock unit that runs at 6300 rpm
(Maximum speed 7000 rpm).
Developed with the latest technical
solutions, this unit guarantees super
high sewing performances, flexibility
and an incredible stitching quality,
besides long lasting life of its parts and
components.
How do you see the opportunities for
your company in Indian market in com-
ing period of time?
We simply look forward to keep on lead-
ing the market in the same way we have
been doing for last three decades and
hence, keep on growing.
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denims///
Second edition of InDIGO, the flagship denim B2B expo of Asia concluded successfully
Denim Club India created history
yet another time by successfully
organizing the second edition of
the flagship denim B2B event -
InDIGO - on 19th and 20th April,
2013, which included a unique
first-ever set-up of a live display of
a state-of-the-art denim jeans pro-
duction line during the event.
The event was inaugurated by H.
E. Burak Akcapar,Ambassador of
Turkey to India, on the morning of
19th April, 2013, in the august
presence of Shri S. N. Modani, MD,
Sangam Denim, Dr. Darlie Koshy,
DG, IAM and ATDC, Mr.
Harinder Lamba, CEO, MUST
Garments, Bahrain, Mr. Ratnadeep
Lal, Founder, IIFT, and Mr.
Prashant Agarwal, JMD, Wazir
Consultants.
The exclusive denim B2B expo
was visited by representatives of
around 300 companies, including
business owners and senior deci-
sion makers. Mr. Vijay Mathur, the
Acting Secretary General, Apparel
Export Promotion Council, made a
special visit to InDIGO and went
around the exhibition. He lauded
the initiative by Denim Club India
and was of the view that the AEPC
Members Exporters could benefit
substantially by visiting the subse-
quent editions of InDIGO.
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The jeans manufacturing production line put on display together by &
was the limelight of the show at InDIGo’13. It was for the first time in the World that any Distributor /
Machine manufacturer had put an actual production line on display manufacturing garments.
‘As in every exhibition we showcase our products with a sample stitch done on a ‘CUT PIECE’ along with the
actual production video, we wanted to ensure that the visitors get a hands-on understanding of our products’,
said the officials from the company.
Earlier just looking at the videos customers would say:
• ‘Eh….. you know this is not possible in India’
• ‘You know we can never replicate this is India’
• ‘The Indian worker mind-set is different’
• ‘The video is made faster’
So we got together to prove the customer that all the videos are 100% original and it really made an impact.In
two days we produced 750 Jeans, using 27 machines and 20 workers (including helpers and line manager) and
this was from cutting to finishing (without washing but with tagging and packing).
ABOUT THE COMPANIES
was founded in 1954 in a small workshop in Mumbai as a servicing and mainte-
nance company. A futuristic vision resulted in Turel Group being Pioneers for
bringing automation to the Garment Manufacturing Industry. Even Today, Turel Group maintains this edge of
offering, End to End solutions, from the Drawing Board stage to Handing over the project with complete after
sales service and customer satisfaction.
founded in 1980 by Mr. Carlo Guerreschi – Pioneers in Automation for Jeans
Manufacturing. Even today ViBeMac continue to be the leaders adding newer innovations
to meet the challenging demands of designers.
Turel Group have been the very first overseas agent for ViBeMac. Turel Group – ViBeMac both being Like
Minded with focus on Automation have a great Synergy and cover each other with their strengths. Automation
with flexibility and at affordable price has been the key for their success.
‘Jeans Technology Simplified’ByTurel & ViBeMacat InDIGo’13
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