ATDC, Juki launch country's first technology innovation centre

The Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC) in collaboration with Juki India, launched India’s first Technology Innovation Research Centre at the ATDC-Training of Trainers’ Academy, Gurgaon to demonstrate technologies in apparel manufacturing and undertake applied research. 

The ATDC-JUKI TECH Innovation Centre is an initiative to help the apparel Industry, especially the SMEs, to adopt new technologies for increasing productivity, efficiency and quality for better price realization and better global competitiveness.

Kiran Dhingra, secretary (Textiles) said “The Ministry of Textiles has selected ATDC as a Nodal Agency since October 2010 under its Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) and the pioneering ATDC initiatives of setting up ‘Training of Trainer’s  Academies’ in Gurgaon, Thiruvanthapuram and Chhindwara, bringing out Digital Contents for the benefit of Trainers and Trainees, introduction of ERP system, and the launch of the ATDC-JUKI TECH Innovation Centre at the ATDC-SMART TOT Academy are indeed noteworthy.”
 
Saktivel, chairman of AEPC, said: “The apparel industry is now becoming technology intensive and huge technological advancements are taking place in all its production systems. Coming together of JUKI & ATDC will certainly help in enhancing the skill sets and knowledge base of both ATDC’s faculty resources and apparel industry’s technical personnel on an ongoing basis. Technologically advanced manufacturing units for producing garments using a better trained workforce have now become an essential prerequisite for long-term profitability and sustainability."