Domestic technical textiles Industry Segment-wise consumption of ...

Besides the outer part of tent, fabric is also used as tent lining and ground sheets. The standard lining
for a canvas tent is a “desouti” or cotton lining. This is generally made from 20x20 or 16x16 denier
cotton yarn with 32 threads per inch in the warp and 32 threads per square inch in the weft. Lining of
non-woven synthetic insulation layer of 4mm terrylene weighing 500 GSM is reported to be used by
some manufacturers in western countries.
Groundsheets are either separate from an inner tent or sewn in as an integral part of the tent giving
wind and water proofing. The ground sheets are made of LDPE coated woven polypropylene (175-
200 gsm), PVC coated canvas fabric (500 gsm) or Waxed cotton canvas fabric (440 gsm).
Key machinery manufacturers/suppliers in India
The leading manufacturers of canvas are reported to use rapier looms of Sulzer (Sultex Limited,
Switzerland). Itema Weaving (India) Private Limited, Mumbai is the supplier of the same. Other
domestic manufacturers/suppliers of rapier looms:
Company City
Aalidhra Textile Engineers Ltd. Surat
Alidhra Weavetech Pvt.Ltd. Surat
Amritlakshmi Machine Works Mumbai
Bianco Textile Solutions (I) Pvt.Ltd. Mumbai
Friends Engineering Works Panipat
Himson Textile Engineering Industries Pvt. Ltd., Surat
Lakshmi Automatic Loom Works Limited Coimbatore
Himson Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Surat
Batavia Exporters Bangalore
Lifebond Machines Pvt. Ltd. Surat
Source: Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Association of India
The domestic manufacturers/suppliers of coating lines are:
Coating Machines/coating lines
Company City
A.T.E. Private. Limited Mumbai
Harish Enterprise Pvt. Limited Umbergaon
Kusters Calico Machinery Limited Mumbai
Shreeji Engineering & Marketing Services Ahmedabad
Stovec Industries Limited Ahmedabad
Source: Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Association of India
Quality Control and standards in India / other countries
The quality standards applicable to the tent fabrics are:
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