For over 70 years, Ramsons (India) has been a Pioneer in the Design & Manufacture of “Apparel Production” Equipment, Laundry Equipment (Wet & Dry Process Equipment) Storage Equipment, Leather Manufacturing Equipment, Sterilization & Medical Equipments and so on. As they join our D&J India show, we tried to understand from the CEO Mr Sunder Belani about their latest initiatives and specially those on sustainability . Here is an excerpt from the interview
Ramsons is a very old company Can you share with us the history and the major
milestones achieved in the company
Ramsons started its operations in 1950 and we have been one of the forerunners in Asia for
Sustainable Technology connected to Apparel and Textile Processing and Finishing.
In the 50s we started with an engineering workshop and started making Vacuum Ironing
Boards and Steam Pressing Equipment and Steam Generators in the 70s.
The Apparel Manufacturers then asked us to produce Laundry Equipment which we started
Manufacturing in the 80s which then started moving to Hotels and Hospitals too.
We then came into lot of International Joint Ventures in the 90s and have been
manufacturing proudly in India from over 50 years and exporting to over 40 countries since
our product range consists of over 100 sustainable products like Zero Emission Electrical
Steam Generators, (IBR / TUV approved ) Vacuum Ironing Boards With Low Power,
Automatic Form Finishers to reduce labour and carbon footprint.
We also produce low liquor ratio washing equipment, Washer Extractor with Recyclable
water tanks. We produce Ozone equipment to prevent anti back staining, bleach, reduction
of water, chemical and effluent.
In the Washer extractor, the Washex technology we have nebulizing which reduces effluent
by over 90% and reduces water, chemical and reduction of labour in the washer extractor
system.
We also have now developed acid wash using no chemicals and no water in the process
and we are now producing Low Liquor ratio garment dyeing machines using sprays.
What major product categories do you have as a machinery manufacturer
We manufacture equipment in the apparel chain and textile chain. Fabric is inspected using
Ramsons zero tension fabric inspection equipment with calibrated meters and relaxing
equipment for fabric.
Warehousing systems using RFIDS so that traceability which is the norm of the day is taken
care of.
We have finishing equipment which consists of Electrical, Diesel and Gas Fired Steam
Generators, Vacuum Boards and Bucks of all shapes and sizes.
Material Handling Systems, Automatic Finishing Systems, Fusing Equipment With Less
Power And Less Energy Requirement.
We also have automatic shirt folding equipment. We have needle detecting equipment. We
also manufacture turnkey laundry systems where we design, we install and we demonstrate
modern day sustainable laundry equipment that includes washers, hydro extractors. We
have automatic hydro extraction systems called the Presomatic. We have bag lifting hydro
extractors to reduce labour. Our Vertostar Equipment of washing equipment has jet spray
technology which reduces the liquor ratio to less than 1 : 3 . Our ozone machines ensure anti
back staining and bleaching using negligible or no chemicals and water, acid wash is also
now achievable through ozone technology. We have nebulizers with reduction of over 90%
in a new Washex technology. We have software that measures traceability in the entire
laundry chain. It’s called the ECOSOFT.
Sustainability is the major keyword today. How have you evolved your machines so
that the garment factories can achieve the sustainable goals set by their buyers.
The biggest consumer of energy in a laundry is the drying systems. We have developed auto
drying systems using conveyors both overhead and within closed chambers called the
Dryomatic.
The overhead is the conveyor drive, variable frequency drive. We use natural air, so 90% of
the drying is done through natural air and just for hand feel, is pushed into a tumble dryer.
The tumble dryer, now newly designed we have now a recyclable system to reuse the hot air
emanating for the tumble dryer, thereby reducing the energy by a further 30% in the tumble
dryer system.
In the dry process we have spraying systems with negligible use of PP and auto filling
systems which control the air pressures, we have a dual spray system which reduces the
effluent in a spraying machine, we also have robotic arms for abrasion on denim or any other
garment. These are controlled by PLCs, thereby ensuring accuracy in production and
reduction of skilled labour.
What are your key markets
- South East Asian Countries
- African Continent
- GCC Countries
What are your growth strategies for near future and how do are preparing for the
outcomes of the Tariff war going on
Our entire logo is now changed to Sustainable Thinking. The way thinking forward of our
think of our company and our product portfolio is going to be based on Sustainability
We have always wanted to give back to Mother Earth what we take from her, so we have
like in terms of water, we take clear water, clean water we want to give that back using
technologies which are not harmful at all to our planet.
Our Nebulizers, Low Liquor Ratio Machines (Go Green). Our Ozone equipment which
avoids chemicals and water for bleaches, Anti Back staining, acid washes and so on, our
reduction of energy in our drying systems of fabric and apparel.
Our finishing equipment like Steam Generators we have gone into production of electrical
steam generators. We are incidentally one of the Biggest Manufacturers of Apparel
Equipment (Not Traders) and in our meeting with Mr. Giriraj Singh, Ministry of Textiles he
was enamoured by the progress an Indian make in India manufacturing company has made
internationally in terms of technologies.
Our strategy is also to get into a tie up with Modern Day ZLD water treatment systems
because that’s the end line of our range and we want to cover the whole range of
sustainability.
We want to concentrate on recyclable energies, energy efficient drives and motors. We will
be concentrating on using inert gases into a paddle and fabric dyeing. Using more of ozone
and hydrogen processes to create effects so as to avoid the usage of Water, Chemicals,
Solvents and so on. This is a path we intend taking.
