Research,  Innovation and  Excellence

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Empowering Innovation: The GREAT Scheme for Technical Textiles
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Transforming Composite Part Manufacturing: Tool/Mold Design services Offered by Ahmedabad Textiles Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA)
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ATIRA – Ahmedabad University collaboration: Launching India's First M.Tech. Program in Composite Material
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MoU With SAC-ISRO
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R & D of Composites for Space Application

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Skill Development Program for Printing Industry
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We invite Innovators, Researchers & Startup for product development at Center of Excellence : Nano Spinning (Electro-spinning for Nano Fiber generation)
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    About Us

    Welcome To ATIRA

    Established in 1947 by the textile mills of Ahmedabad as autonomous non-profit R&D institution the activities of the institution cover all aspects from Fiber to finished fabrics in traditional textiles as well as Technical Textiles in the arena of Geo-textiles, Nano – web technology and Composites. ATIRA is recognized as Research Institution by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

    The Objective in Tune with the National Policies is:

    To help the Indian textile and allied industries, especially ATIRA’s membership organisations to become internationally competitive through:

    • Application oriented scientific studies.
    • Promotion of professional approach and striving for highest standards of excellence in technology, engineering and management.
    • Proactive initiatives to meet challenges and to prepare frontier areas

    To make Indian textile manufacturing competitive and sustainable in all possible ways.

    To Service the textile industry efficiently and to provide innovative and sustainable solutions that enables betterment of industry, economy and society

    What We Are Doing

    Testing laboratories

    Textile testing solutions: NABL accredited laboratories that Spans a wide spectrum, backed up by sophisticated infrastructure and specialist staff, ensuring authenticity, accuracy and confidentiality.

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    Composites

    CoE Composites was created in ATIRA by Ministry of Textiles, GOI under TMTT scheme in 2011. Its mandate is to address these challenges and help industry specially the end user industry to adopt light weight concept in various sectors.

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    Geo-Textiles

    The CoE Geo-textiles with state- of- the- art facilities in testing and serving all the major geo textiles manufacturers in the country besides involved in the development of Geo textiles projects in the north eastern region through a major Government of India project

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    Nano-web

    CoE Nanofibre with the state of the art technology to develop nano web baed technology products is in to development of quality and quantity of nano fibres for production of face mask, nano fibre based fine filters for air filtration as well as liquid filtration

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    Environmental Engineering

    One of the most experienced and lauded activities of ATIRA undertakes Environment Audit of industries as mandated by Hon’ble High court of Gujarat and Gujarat Pollution Control Board .

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    Key Outcomes

    Creation of public goods through the concept of sustainable infrastructure and health products for mass consumption.

    Adopting systemic approach and adopting scientific research in developing innovative processes and products.

    Bridging the skill gap between formal education system and current industry requirements by imparting skills to human resources.

    Investigation into and improvement of materials used in the textile industry for the processes of manufacture with a view to secure greater efficiency, rationalization and reduction of costs.

    Social accountability by working on areas of environment sustainability.

    Key Milestones

    1947

    Formation of ATIRA by Mr. Kasturbhai Lalbhai and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

    1961

    Recognized for research by DSIR

    2001

    Gujarat Pollution control Board Recognized ATIRA as Schedule 1 auditor for Environmental audit

    2006

    Nano web-based technology centre set up

    2011

    Centre for Excellence for Composites formed

    2015

    Geo technical textiles facilitation centre was set up and projects undertaken in North Eastern region

    Accreditations / Regulatory Audits / Licenses / Recognitions / Associations / Empanelment