SITRA opens laboratory at SISPA building

A dedicated laboratory was opened by the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) recently at the South India Spinners’ Association (SISPA) building.

As per The Hindu, the laboratory will have fiber testing equipment that will benefit the SISPA members. SITRA will offer a special package of charges for the tests offered to SISPA members. There are plans to get ISO 17025:2017 accreditation for the laboratory. Further, members of SISPA, who are mostly in the MSME sector, can use SITRA’s expertise to find solution to technical issues. It is also planned to work together to ensure that SITRA’s expertise in the field of training personnel at all levels are used for the benefit of SISPA member mills.

SITRA offers consultations to textile units on a variety of subjects, including modernization, cost reduction, techno-economic viability, diagnostic studies, energy conservation, work assignments and productivity improvement. A Centre of Excellence for Medical Textiles (CoE-Meditech) is also established at SITRA.