Rieter Award Week 2011 – a resounding success
At the end of September 2011, Rieter conferred the coveted Rieter Award for the 22nd time on students and young professionals in the field of textile engineering. Seven prospective textile professionals were presented with the Award and again this year, the winners were invited to visit the Company’s headquarters in Switzerland.
Special this year was that following the visit to Switzerland, the journey continued on to Barcelona (Spain) for the Textile Machinery Exhibition ITMA 2011. The Award ceremony was then held in Barcelona.
In close cooperation with universities and professors worldwide, the Rieter Award Jury sought and found the Award winners for this year. The seven prizewinners 2011 are: Mr. Md Almirany from Bangladesh, Ms. Qin Wang from China, Mr. Avinash Kesaraju from India, Mr. Kashif Nadeem from Pakistan, Ms. Nazan Erdumli from Turkey, Ms. Nguyen Bao Quyen Le from Vietnam and Mr. Pavel Murychau from Belarus. Regrettably, Mr. Md Almirany from Bangladesh was not granted a visa and could therefore not participate in the Rieter Award week 2011.
Highlight was the visit to the ITMA 2011
The varied program for the Award week gave the winners an insight into Rieter’s products and production. In addition, personal contacts could be established in the Sales and Management. The tightly packed program included sightseeing in Switzerland and also in Barcelona.
At the traditional Rieter Agents Day prior to the ITMA, presentation of the Award by the Business Unit CEO Peter Gnägi was carried out. Of course, the following two days with the visit to the ITMA were a highlight for the young textile professionals.
The Rieter Award encourages young professionals
Since 1989, the Rieter Award has been bestowed annually on students and young professionals. With this attractive prize, Rieter encourages skilled youngsters and thereby supports the universities and institutes in their efforts to win excellent students for a vocational training in the field of textiles.
Selection of the Rieter Award winners was carried out globally. Students and young professionals who have excelled themselves by well-founded work and great commitment in the field of textile engineering were selected.
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ITMA – a great success for Shima Seiki
Despite having fewer exhibitors and a fewer number of visitors than the previous show in Münich four years ago, the 2011 edition of the International Exhibition of Textile Machinery (ITMA 2011) in Barcelona ended with results that far exceeded expectations for Shima Seiki.
Considering the current global economy and the fact that an overwhelming majority of textile production is located in China, the venue location of Barcelona, Spain did not offer consolation for concerns initially raised regarding cost-effectiveness of exhibiting at ITMA.
Despite these seemingly unfavorable conditions, Shima Seiki, having strong interests remaining in Europe including Spain and other markets outside of East Asia, elected to exhibit, not to cater to any specific market, but to pay homage to the traditions of ITMA as a showcase for new technology.
With “Solutions for Diversity” as its exhibit theme, Shima Seiki presented a range of products that reflected the dichotomy of the flat knitting machine market. Anticipating the ITMA visitor profile to include both high-volume export-oriented factories as well as manufacturers catering to local consumer markets, Shima exhibited a balanced cross-section of its entire lineup in both shaping and WHOLEGARMENT applications….Read More…!!
“Global Competitive milieu demands innovation” – Intex Consulting
Companies across poles are investing huge in bringing out new products more customized, at the same time cost effective.
A glimpse on world market, converged at ITMA ground in Barcelona-Spain, can help to acquiesce with the similar remark that ITMA exhibitor Mr. Rohit Pandit, speaking with Fibre2fashion, makes as he quotes, “The market pulse is positive as one can sense a need and willingness to invest in technology and to better their systems to attain higher efficiencies, higher growth & cost savings.”
Mr. Rohit Pandit is the Director of Indian subsidiary of Intex Consulting GmbH – a consulting and Software Company, headquartered in Wuppertal/Germany.
Rohit further expresses his support to the Innovation theme selected for ITMA-2011. He acknowledges- “The ITMA theme of Innovation was apt as the global competitive situation demands textile companies to keep looking at investing in new products, machinery, markets and systems.”
For his company, he describes that exhibiting at ITMA online (a precursor initiative to ITMA-2011 by Fibre2fashion) was good decision as it helped his company to spread good awareness about its participation at ITMA-2011 in Spain. “We’ve got good exposure before meeting visitors one to one at exhibition place,” avers he.
Mr. Pandit shares that his company got a lot of promising prospects not only from India but also from other parts of the world. As a closing note, the director analyses- “The industry response was positive with a higher turnout compared to previously held ITMA-2007; in terms of the number of visitors and prospects.”…Read More…
