Rieter India, Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery, LMW and other companies receive recognition for export performance and indigenous textile machinery innovations.
The Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (India) [TMMA(I)] has announced the winners of its Export Excellence and Research & Development (R&D) Awards for 2025–26. The awards recognise member companies for export performance, product development, indigenous technology and innovation across the textile machinery industry.
The Export Excellence Awards cover major machinery segments, parts and accessories, textile testing instruments and special categories. The R&D Awards recognise new products and technological developments aimed at improving textile manufacturing processes.
TMMA(I) Export Excellence Awards 2025–26
The association’s Export Awards Scheme includes the Apex Export Award, segment awards for major industry sectors and special export awards across different categories.
According to the association’s announcement, 19 nominations were received from 13 member companies across three categories and 10 subcategories, making 13 award categories in total. The statement also notes that 10 winners were declared, although it later states that the Awards Committee selected 11 winners. This discrepancy requires confirmation from the association.
Apex Export Award
Winner: Rieter India Pvt. Ltd., Pune
Rieter India received the Apex Export Award for its export performance during 2025–26.
The company reported an overall turnover of ₹1,138 crore, including total weighted exports of ₹311 crore through direct and indirect exports.
Award recipient: Abhijeet Puranik, Director – Machine Sales.
Segment Export Awards
1. Textile Machinery Sector
Winner: Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery Private Limited, Bengaluru
The company recorded an overall turnover of ₹302 crore in 2025–26. Its total weighted exports, including direct and indirect exports, amounted to ₹218 crore.
Award recipient: A. Ragotham, Head – Marketing.
2. Parts and Accessories Sector
Winner: Lakshmi Card Clothing Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
The company reported an overall turnover of ₹163 crore, including weighted exports of ₹24 crore during the year.
Award recipient: N. Jagadeesan, GM – Exports Marketing.
3. Textile Testing, Monitoring and Controlling Instruments Sector
Winner: Premier Evolvics Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
Premier Evolvics recorded an overall turnover of ₹75 crore in 2025–26. Its total weighted exports stood at ₹22 crore.
Award recipient: Sanjay Gandhi, Vice President – Sales.
Special Export Awards
The Special Export Awards recognise export performance across specific machinery segments and company categories.
1. Spinning Machinery Sector
Winner: Truetzschler India Private Limited, Ahmedabad
The company reported an overall turnover of ₹374 crore, with total weighted exports of ₹34 crore during 2025–26.
Award recipient: Sandeep Sharma, GM – Sales.
2. Synthetic Machinery Sector
Winner: Bhagat Textile Engineers, Surat
The company recorded an overall turnover of ₹77 crore, including total weighted exports of ₹24 crore.
Award recipients: Harshil Lalitbhai Bhagat, Director; Harikesh Gupta, General Manager – Marketing; and Hiral Bhavsar, Manager – Sales.
3. Processing Machinery Sector
Winner: Colorjet India Ltd., Noida
Colorjet India reported an overall turnover of ₹59 crore and total weighted exports of ₹19 crore during the year.
The association’s announcement states that no representative was available to receive the award.
4. Parts and Accessories Sector
Winner: Sieger Spintech Equipments Private Limited, Coimbatore
The supplied award statement lists total weighted exports of ₹163 crore against an overall turnover of ₹28 crore. These figures require verification before publication.
Award recipient: P. Bojaraj, Vice President.
5. Small-Scale Sector – Machinery
Winner: Menzel Engineering India Private Limited, Palghar
The company reported an overall turnover of ₹105 crore, including total weighted exports of ₹20 crore in 2025–26.
Award recipients: Harish Mehta, Managing Director; Kinnar Desai, Vice President – Sales; and Milind Mehta.
6. Small-Scale Sector – Parts and Accessories
Winner: Inspiron Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
The company recorded an overall turnover of ₹29 crore, with total weighted exports of ₹5 crore during the year.
Award recipient: Radhikaben Bhagwati, Director.
TMMA(I) Research and Development Awards
The R&D Awards recognise indigenous product development and technological advancement in the textile machinery industry.
For 2025–26, nine member companies submitted nominations for 14 Product-R&D Awards. The jury considered two nominations eligible for the Innovation Award. Four other nominations received Certificates of Appreciation for their R&D efforts.
Innovation Award Winners
1. LMW Limited, Coimbatore
Innovation: LRJ90 SX SXL Ring Frame (2,400 spindles with 65 mm gauge)
LMW Limited received recognition for its ring frame featuring 2,400 spindles and a 65 mm gauge. According to the award submission, the configuration is a first-to-market development.
Award recipient: V. Prakash, Senior Manager – R&D.
2. The Indian Card Clothing Co. Ltd., Pune
Innovation: Stainless Steel Card Clothing for Medical Textiles and Synthetic Fibre Processing
The company was recognised for developing stainless-steel card clothing for specialised applications, including medical textiles and synthetic fibre processing.
The stainless-steel wire design aims to support contamination-free processing, an important requirement for medical textiles. The company also highlighted improved fibre transfer through the use of stainless-steel wires, particularly in the doffing zone of cards.
Award recipients: Mehul Trivedi, Director; Lakshmikant Rathi, President; and Ashok Kumar Pal, Vice President – Product Development and Technical Support.
Certificates of Appreciation for R&D
In addition to the Innovation Awards, the association recognised four nominations with Certificates of Appreciation for product development and R&D contributions during 2025–26.
1. Lakshmi Card Clothing Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore
Development: ALFA COMB & ALFA TOP COMB
The products are manufactured using an 18-stage progressive stamping process, followed by hardening and fine polishing to achieve precision and sharp teeth. Their replaceable strips are designed to make replacement more cost-effective.
The stated benefits include:
- No separate pre-treatment or post-treatment equipment required.
- Reduced production time, labour requirements and operational footprint.
- Improved fabric handle.
- Suitability for sustainable, high-quality textile production.
Award recipient: N. Jagadeesan, GM – Exports Marketing.
2. Ramsons Garment Finishing Equipments Private Limited, Bengaluru
Development: GO GREEN MACHINE (NANO SPRAY)
The Go Green Machine uses advanced chemical atomisation, or nano-spray technology, to apply garment-finishing treatments with reduced water and chemical consumption.
According to the award submission, the system offers the following benefits:
- Up to 50% reduction in water consumption.
- More than 60% reduction in chemical usage.
- Zero wastewater discharge.
- No effluent treatment cost.
- No extractor required.
- Integration with existing washing machines.
- Environment-friendly operation.
Award recipients: Ram Mohan, CEO, and Sunil Poddar, Sales Manager.
3. Sieger Spintech Equipments Private Limited
Development: PALLET THROUGH AMR CONE TRANSPORT SYSTEM
The system uses an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to transport pallets along dynamically changing paths when obstacles are encountered.
This differs from the fixed routes used by rail-guided vehicles (RGVs), as described in the award submission. The development focuses on improving flexibility in material movement within automated production environments.
Award recipient: P. Bojaraj, Vice President.
4. Sieger Spintech Equipments Private Limited
Development: FLYING CONE TIP IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
The system uses image scanning to identify cone-tip differences and prevent paper cone coding mix-ups before pallet formation.
According to the submission, image-processing scanners are used before pallet formation and in the gantry robot during subsequent automated material transport and pallet formation. The system identifies mismatches through differences in cone tips.
Award recipient: P. Bojaraj, Vice President.
Recognising Export Performance and Indigenous Technology
TMMA(I)’s Export Excellence and R&D Awards highlight developments across India’s textile machinery manufacturing ecosystem, from export performance and component manufacturing to specialised machinery, automation and garment-finishing technology.
The 2025–26 awards recognise companies working across spinning, synthetic machinery, processing equipment, textile testing instruments, parts and accessories, and indigenous product development. The R&D recognitions also highlight developments in contamination-sensitive fibre processing, resource-efficient garment finishing and automated material handling.
Through these awards, the association acknowledges member companies’ contributions to export activity, research and technological development within the Indian textile machinery industry.