The textiles technical training institute, established here by Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) and PSG Institutions, has started offering training courses for fitters. SIMA chairman T. Rajkumar has said in a press release that a pilot mill was established for the purpose and Lakshmi Machine Works had donated the entire range of machinery.
The textile industry was facing acute shortage of manpower for mechanical, electrical and electronic maintenance. Several textile machinery, spares and accessories manufacturers and service providers had come forward to share their technical expertise with the participants. The institute would offer short, medium and long-term courses. Initially, it was offering four days’ training for fitters and it covered all machinery, accessories and equipment. Mr. Rajkumar appealed to the textile mills to make use of the facility to train their workers.
