Displaying a wide range of latest machinery in apparel production and technology solutions, the 14th edition of the Knit -Tech trade fair got off to a colourful start here on Friday.
The four-day knitwear technology fair, organised by Hi-Tech International Trade Fair India Private Limited, had attracted manufacturers of knitting, compacting and dyeing machines, apparel accessories, and technology solutions from as many as 23 countries. More than 200 stalls were set up in the fair arena.
“We are expecting 40,000 visitors over the four days including the 6,000 persons registered online for the entry”, said M. A. Rayappan, chairman of the Knit-Tech Show.
Mr. Rayappan said an attraction this year was equipment developed using indigenous technologies like the ones meant for knitted fabric dyeing were on display apart from the imported appliances.
Earlier on the day, Tadesse Haile, the State Minister (Exports, Investment) in Economic Section at Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Office, inaugurated the event in the presence of Tirupur Exporters Association president Raja M. Shanmugam and representatives of various other textile associations.
