TMMA Elects New Office Bearers, Hosts 65th R&D And Export Awards

At TMMA’s Executive Council Meeting

The Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (TMMA) convened its first Executive Council meeting for 2025–26 on September 19 at the ITME Centre in Mumbai, where it announced new leadership and recognized industry excellence through its prestigious 65th R&D and Export Awards.

At the meeting, Prashant Mangukia (Yamuna Machine Works) was elected as Chairman for FY 2025–26 and 2026–27. Joining him on the leadership panel are Chintan Thumar (Weavetech Engineers Limited) as First Vice Chairman, N. K. Brahmachari (Amritlakshmi Machine Works) as Second Vice Chairman, and Ganesh Shanoy (Tex-Fab Industries Pvt. Ltd.) as Honorary Treasurer. The Executive Council also includes co-opted members, special invitees, and past chairmen.

(L to R) Prashant Mangukia of Yamuna Machine Works, the new incoming chairman of TMMA with the outing chairman M. Sankar of LMW

In his acceptance speech, Mangukia expressed gratitude to outgoing Chairman M. Sankar (Lakshmi Machine Works – LMW) for his “dedicated leadership, vision and commitment to the association during his tenure.”

Insights from the Outgoing Chairman and Chief Guest
In his AGM address, Sankar highlighted the 29% decline in textile machinery production in FY25 to Rs 10,461 crore and a nearly 50% fall in exports, highlighting the challenges faced by the industry due to global uncertainties, high tariffs, and supply chain disruptions. He called for urgent reforms, including faster GST refunds, access to low-cost international export funding, and targeted incentives to counter US tariffs. He stressed that while capacity utilisation slipped to 60%, the domestic industry’s share in meeting demand has improved from 28% to 36%, reflecting resilience and growing self-reliance.

Chief Guest Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Chief Guest Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, lauded India’s unique position as one of the few nations with a complete textile value chain, from raw materials to garments and machinery. He reiterated the government’s vision of expanding the textile sector from US$ 176 billion to US$ 350 billion with US$ 100 billion exports, requiring investment of US$ 100 billion. Kansal stressed the need for the machinery sector to raise its contribution, noting that India currently imports Rs 17,000 crore worth of textile machinery annually.

He urged manufacturers to embrace sustainability, digitization, and circularity by developing energy-efficient, water-efficient, and recycling-supportive machines. Announcing plans for a National Textile Manufacturing Mission, Kansal emphasized collaboration through initiatives like Bharat Tex and assured industry support on policy, finance, and infrastructure. “India’s textile growth story is inseparable from the progress of its machinery manufacturing ecosystem,” he said.

Prashant Mangukia of Yamuna Machine Works, the new chairman of TMMA

65th R&D and Export Awards
During its Annual General Meeting on September 19, TMMA proudly hosted the 65th R&D and Export Awards, celebrating companies that have made significant contributions to the growth and innovation of India’s textile engineering sector.

Key Winners:

• Apex Award: Rieter India Pvt. Ltd., Pune
• Segment Export Awards:
  • Machinery Sector – Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery Pvt. Ltd.
  • Parts & Accessories Sector – Lakshmi Card Clothing Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore & Luwa India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
  • Textile Testing, Monitoring & Controlling Instruments – Premier Evolvics Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore

65th TMMA Export Award Winners

• Special Export Awards:
  • Spinning Machinery – Truetzschler India Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
  • Synthetic Machinery – Aalidhra Textile Engineers Ltd., Surat
  • Processing Machinery – Yamuna Machine Works Ltd., Mumbai
  • Parts & Accessories – The Indian Card Clothing Co. Ltd., Pune
  • Small Scale: Machinery – Colorjet India Ltd., Noida
  • Small Scale: Parts & Accessories – Sieger Spintech Equipments Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore

65th TMMA R&D Award Winners

R&D Recognition:

• The Indian Card Clothing Co. Ltd., Pune, won the R&D Award for developing a non-metallic card wire for jute carding processes.
• Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to Colorjet India Ltd., Rabatex Industries, and Sieger Spintech Equipments Pvt. Ltd.