Down time in Beam gating and starting the loom is major and permanent loss to the company especially in rapier weaving.  It is very essential to plan the work and make available all the ingredients to Knotter. Enclosing article work done by students in  leading textile Industry 

Dear Pramod,

Please write to the MD - Mr. Manivannan of LS Mills - Theni - Tamilnadu (details can be obtained from websites) and Mr. T. Surendran - MD of Thangavelu Group of mills - Salem - Tamilnadu and seek their funding support in doing a research on a problem, that they face in their mills.

They will be interested and they will respond. You can refer my name too. I was working with both the textile mills long time ago and they are innovative leaders adn will support this noble cause.

Me too a textile professional + mechanical engineer and should in case need any assistance in this worthy initiative of yours, please feel free to write.

Best Regards.

Sekar Gopal.

Dear Sir

Thanks for the information  I shall write to them . I am so happy to know about you . Can you identify few problems on the Textile Industry production floor which Textile and Mechnaical Engineers encounter. Make a list this will help me to prepare the practical ability development in students . Preventive maintainence schedule. Technological upgradation to be adopted in Existing machines  etc

Good luck 

Dear Pramod.,

Thanks for your prompt reply and is encouraging. Please find the some of the topics of interest in textile industry, which need further research by students for their awareness and for knowledge contribution to the industry.

1. Spinning - How do we achieve consistent quality of yarn, when the cotton crop / fiber quality varies from season to season.

2. Spinning - What are the factors, which affect the quality of cotton yarn from mixing to winding.

3. Productivity - There is a good improvement in the productivity areas of textile industry overall in the last few decades, is there comparable improvement made in the quality areas as well ?..If yes, please list the developments and it's contribution.

4. Automation - A lot of automation concepts and innovative machinery have come into market in the textile industry. Is there any studies conducted on the CBA (Cost Benefit Analysis) of these new concepts and machinery to justify their presence and it's contribution to the textile industry.

5. Maintenance - Most of the textile mills today still uses manually prepared preventive maintenance schedules and or custom made software to do preventive maintenance. Why preventive maintenance software are not successful in textile industry or what is the success rate of preventive maintenance software in textile industry and how effective are these software?.

6. Plant utilization % (PU%) is a prime indicator of the textile industries operational efficiency as of date. Is this a myth. Developed countries do not view this as prime indicator anymore. Value addition is taking the driving seat. How do Indian textile industry treat value addition in their operations ?.,

7. Is ISO 9001 Quality Management System helpful in achieving the objectives of the textile industries in India ?..

8. Technical Textiles - What are the technical textile fibers currently being produced in India and what are not, when compared to developing countries and why ?.

9. What are the reasons for the failure of TQM / TPM practices in textile industries and why ?.

10. How successful are six sigma and lean concepts in textile industry and what need to be done to make these tools successful ?.

Hope the above 10 areas, will be of help to your students in textile domain together with you to explore and to bring in some useful insights and knowledge contribution to the existing body of knowledge.

Guess this will help and should you need further assistance, please feel free to revert.

Best Regards.

Sekar Gopal.