Businesses Challenging the Tides by acquiring more of Shared Spaces

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Businesses Challenging the Tides by acquiring more of Shared Spaces

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Asia-Pacific (APAC) market, #CBRE report, #concept of shared office spaces, #Flipspaces, #MyBranch, #Qdesq

Shared office spaces have become quite popular in India in the last 5 years. Its massive growth has disrupted the conventional work environment and helped India to get on a modern track.

Steady economic development and burgeoning startup community in India is driving the flexible workspace industry. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) market, India has the 2nd largest flexible workspace market, second only to China. CBRE report has found out that in the last 4 years, US$3 billion has been infused in the shared office space market, making it one of the fastest growing emerging markets.

The concept of shared office spaces is catching up in metros and now in tier II and tier III cities in India.

There are multiple ways in which this pandemic has changed the way we work. One of the major transformations would be, with more people working remotely companies will plan to open regional hubs or provide access to co-working/shared office spaces wherever their workers are concentrated rather than have the majority of their workforce at one central office.

Few of the popular startups who are helping businesses to smoothly open their new offices or provide shared spaces are listed below.

1.    MyBranch:  Searching for the right office space can cause a lot of stress. In a bid to resolve this conundrum, The company helps you to have local sales and virtual office space in your preferred location in 25+ cities across India. This envisages to provie you Instant Business Presence and Expansion across PAN India with Best-in-Class Offerings – Sales Office Spaces, Managed Services, Virtual Office And Meeting, Conference, Training Rooms. The company incepted in the year 2016 as a business unit within the prestigious Narayan Bhargava Group that has been serving the BFSI sector for over 20 years.

2.   Qdesq: A coworking aggregator Qdesq, founded in November 2015, is a premier destination that offers a tech-enabled platform for the workforce to search and book flexible workspaces. Offering an easy, effective, and brokerage free solution, the company serves as a true marketplace to make an informed choice for workspace seekers. Whether it is co-working spaces, shared workspaces, managed workplaces, virtual offices, or individual offices, Qdesq offers them all.

3.   Flipspaces: Founded in July 2015, Flipspaces is a tech-enabled venture in interior design, products, and projects for commercial spaces. Flipspaces follows a differentiated approach through its tech-suite which creates efficiency and enhances the customer experience in every step of their interior design and build journey. Flipspaces was co-founded by IIT alumni, Kunal Sharma and Ankur Mucchal, both serial entrepreneurs with a history of build, scale, and exit.

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Mukul Madhav Foundation supports Prajwala to fight Human Trafficking

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #‘zero tolerance’, ##JamTheTrafficking, #Founder at Schbang, #Harshil Karia, #Human trafficking, #MMF & Schbang, #Mukul Madhav Foundation, #Prajwala

Pune, 04th August 2020:  Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery that affects every demographic worldwide. Sex trafficking is one of the ugliest truths of our society. A truth that often comes dressed in layers of entertainment, glamour and ignorance. But this grave human right’s violation needs to be spoken about for what it is. Not just because it’s the right thing to do but because there are millions of individuals who woke up this morning, only to breathe life into this truth.

The campaign built by Mukul Madhav Foundation is bold and in your face, calling out sex trafficking for what it is. Mukul Madhav Foundation has taken this bold unconventional route to hit people hard, raise awareness and drive a change in their mindset.  We often tend to ignore the ugly truth and hence the campaign attempts to bring it to the forefront. 

Sunitha Krishnan, Founder, Prajwala says, “For far too long we have tolerated this crime either by our apathy or our silence. Over the years this scourge has destroyed millions of lives worldwide. We cannot hide it under the carpet anymore.

We need to confront it head-on and in that course perhaps challenge our own attitudes and perceptions. Prajwala joins hands with MMF & Schbang For Good to kickstart a campaign that will force us to look within…a campaign to collect our strength and a campaign to proclaim ‘zero tolerance’ to this modern-day form of slavery”.

Through this campaign designed by Schbang For Good, Harshil Karia, Founder at Schbang says “we want to raise awareness about how plagued our society is with this issue and how many innocent lives we sacrifice to flesh trade every single year.” The campaign seeks to get people to support the initiative and turn awareness to action.

Every donation helps prevent, protect, rescue, rehabilitate & reintegrate the victims of sex trafficking in India Help us shape a world where we systematically break free from the shackles of sex trafficking so we no longer lose innocents to the dehumanizing flesh trade

Help us #JamTheTrafficking  Here is the link for Donation

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Rotary Club of Secunderabad Sunrise to distribute Medical Equipment and Medicine, Medical Kits worth Rs 11lakh to 2000 elders living in 40 Homes for the aged to help fight the COVID-19

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #‘COVID Care For The Elders’, #Director Community Services, #Medical Equipment and Medicines, #NV Hanmantha Reddy of Rotary District 3150, #Praveen Jain, #President of the club Vijay Rathi long with the District Governor, #Rotary Club of Secunderabad

Hyderabad, August 04, 2020…Rotary Club of Secunderabad Sunrise embarks on a novel and need of the hour project, ‘COVID Care For The Elders’ as gratitude and concern for the elderly.

As part of this project, the club will be distributing Medical Equipment and Medicines to help Home for the Aged fight against the COVID -19 battle.

The distribution kits include Oxygen Concentrators, Oximeters, BP Machines, Nebulizers, contactless sanitizer dispensers and assorted medicines among others.

A total number of beneficiaries will be 2000 inmates of 40 Homes located at various places in Hyderabad & Secunderabad.

Some of these beneficiaries include Home for the Aged, Musheerabad; Mother Theresa Old Age Ashram, Musheerabad; RK Mother Theresa OAH, Karkhana; Sai Vinay Old Age Home, Banjara Hills; Happy Old Age Home Organisation, Tirmulgherry; Jain Sevashram, Karwan; Krishna Sada, Shamirpet; Integrated Welfare Society, Suchitra Junction; PP Reddy Old Age Home, Saroornagar; Fatima Old Age Home, Falaknuma; Kinnera Welfare Society, Mehdipatnam; Anurag Human Service, Mehdipatnam; Sri Laxmi Narasimha Oldage Home, AS Rao Nagar; Bharatha Mata Social Service Society, Bod Uppal; Karunaradham Home, Medpally; Sri Karthikeya Oldage Home, LB Nagar; Sree Ushodaya Sevashramam, Dundigal; Annapurna Old Age Home, Medipally; Aram Ghar, Shivrampally; Shiridi Sai Old Age Homes, Miyapur; Mother & Father Old Age Home, Karmanghat; Old Age Welfare Centre, Miyapur; Durga Bai Deshmukh, Hydershakot; Mata Pitrula Samastha, Ibhrahimpatnam; Habeeb Old Age Home, Bhadurpura.

The cost of the project is Ra 11 lakh.

President of the club Vijay Rathi long with the District Governor, NV Hanmantha Reddy of Rotary District 3150 along with volunteers and members of the club will be flagging off distribution of Medical equipment and Medicine to the Home for the Aged in a brief function to be held here in the city at Evolution Contemporary Arts, next to Lalitha Jewellery, Somajiguda Main Road on 5th August 2020 in the morning.

Rotary Club of Secunderabad Sunrise which falls under Rotary District 3150, taken up this project. It is taken up under the banner of Rotary Sunrise Service Trust a leading service-oriented club. It has taken up many services in the past.

We have taken up this project now, in the middle of a Pandemic, to express our gratitude and concern for the elderly

A rigorous enquiry was conducted before identifying the beneficiary Homes and ascertained the needs before raising the funds required for the purpose shared Vijay Rathi.

Director Community Services, Praveen Jain informs that this year number of activities will be conducted by Rotary Club of Secunderabad Sunrise which will include health care, sanitation and education.

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Corticosteroid use in COVID 19 illness: A word of Caution

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #“DEXAMETHASONE, #COVID illness, #Life saving drug, #serious side effects

“DEXAMETHASONE, a lifesaving drug for the severely ill COVID cases” has been the news all over media and social media recently. There no doubt that it is great news that a low-cost medicine can help moderate to serious cases of COVID. But Dexamethasone or any Corticosteroid has no proven role what-so-ever in mild, asymptomatic or doubtful COVID cases or in the prevention of COVID illness as on today.

DEXAMETHASONE belongs to a group of medication called Corticosteroids (which are Hormones) and is commonly used for various medical ailments such as asthma, allergies, skin problems, certain arthritis and many other inflammatory conditions. They are also used to treat corticosteroid deficiency and in some cases of sepsis. 

It is important to remember that whilst corticosteroids can be lifesaving and can aid in the treatment of many ailments when used by qualified doctors, they can cause very serious side effects and have to be used strictly under medical supervision only.

Corticosteroids have been abused by quacks over the decades and this is a well-known fact. Side effects of Dexamethasone and other Corticosteroids such are Prednisolone and Methylprednisolone are weight gain, water retention, easy bruising, elevated blood glucose, delayed healing of wounds and increased risk of various infections, high blood pressure, thinning of bones and fractures, muscle weakness, glaucoma, cataracts, stomach ulcers, mood swings and psychosis, steroid dependence, and sometimes even death if abruptly stopped after prolonged unsupervised usage. 

Hence, it is important to refrain from self-medication with Dexamethasone or any corticosteroid!

Dr Ravi Sankar Erukulapati

Senior Endocrinologist, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills.

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IIIT Hyderabad to conduct a week certificate program in Online Pedagogy for the benefit of college faculty to equip them to structure courses to be delivered online

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #7-day online course from 17 – 23 August, #basic models for online pedagogy, #certification course for college faculty on online pedagogy, #IIITH, #Priced at 5000

4th August 2020, Hyderabad: The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) is planning to conduct a certification course for college faculty on online pedagogy.

In the education sector online has become mainline.

As educational institutions across the country embrace online teaching, the approaches, pedagogy models, techniques, tips and tricks are still elusive.

This course offered by IIITH faculty is an attempt to address these challenges based on experiences in the last few months, enriched by insights from the various IT in education initiatives at IIITH.  

Commenting on the course, Prof P J Narayanan, Director, IIITH said, “When the lockdown was announced in March, without losing any time we switched to online and completed the semester in time, with 100 courses conducted by 80 faculty.  All their experiences were distilled into an internal course for our faculty that ran in July. We are happy to see the same now being offered to faculty in other colleges. I am sure this will be very beneficial to the community.”

The 7-day online course from 17 – 23 August, priced at Rs. 5,000 will cover basic models for online pedagogy and will include approaches for preparing and delivering engaging online lectures, tools and skills required for recording lecture videos and creating interactive content on popular Learning Management systems, tips for facilitating collaboration and discussions among students. One of the most important aspects of online teaching is evaluation and grading, for which various options will be presented. It will also cover the best practices for organizing tutorials and lab sessions.

More details at /outreach.iiit.ac.in/education/online-pedagogy

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9Stacks conducts the Biggest Poker Promotion “Godzilla” worth INR 1 Cr in July 2020

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #9Stacks, #a 30 days long Leaderboard promotion, #CEO & Co-Founder, #Godzilla contest from 1st July till 31st July 2020, #Sudhir Kamath

9Stacks, India’s fastest growing poker platform conducted a 30 days long Leaderboard promotion as Godzilla contest from 1st July till 31st July 2020. The players won the leaderboard prizes just by playing  50/100 and 100/200 stakes (Holdem and Omaha).

The players got a chance to win from Multiple rewards from cash leaderboard along with daily and weekly rewards. Players won from Mega Leaderboard and Mini Leaderboard.  The individual winner of Mega Leaderboard won 6 Lacs while the winners of Four Mini Leaderboards won 2 Lacs each.

Sudhir Kamath, CEO & Co-Founder, 9Stacks says, “This has been the first time when we conducted the giveaways of such a large amount in a single month, and probably the highest in the overall gaming industry. The promotion was a big hit and has seen overwhelming response amongst the players. July promotion increased the engagement levels on the platform and we plan to bring similar promotions in the future as well. Our aim is to ensure that the players enjoy their time while they are on the platform and winning huge amounts of money is like an added bonus.”

9Stacks is an online poker platform where users can learn and play the game online and also earn money. It currently offers its online poker gaming services in 24 Indian states. Apart from poker, it also offers fantasy league and quiz contests under the brand name Faboom. With creativity and innovative technologies, 9Stacks leverages many positive trends in the gaming industry and consistently focuses on delivering engaging and entertaining opportunities for its audience over the long-term.

The platform currently has more than 3.25L users across India and has witnessed a 350% increase in user-base in 2019. The platform currently offers Texas and Omaha variants of poker that engage both experienced players and learners.

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Children with special needs getting left behind during COVID 19

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Children with special needs, #Dr. Garima Vegivada

Ten-year-old Madhav (name changed), attends school but is non-verbal. He used to spend his days learning from a special education teacher, interacting with peers and working with speech, physical and occupational therapists. The 10-year-old’s moods worsened and his distractions only grew by the days after his school shut in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. This behaviour of his perturbed the family and they were worried to no end. Though Madhav eventually calmed down after a few weeks, the family was at wit’s end to make sense of his erratic behaviour. A lot of kids with disabilities find comfort in routine when that routine gets disrupted, their anxiety goes up and tend to behave differently.

The pandemic disrupted the lives of children across the board, but it caused immense stress for those with disabilities, especially the hearing and speech impaired and children with Autism and other sensory processing disorders. Parents and child experts alike are definitely worried about their emotional state in these intense times, compounding the concern is the impact of lack of in-person instruction on children with special needs in the long run. These Special Children have unique needs and deserve greater personal attention, continuous engagement and more consistent care. Extraordinary situations like the current one leading to the closure of schools and non-emergency therapies, result in loss of skills the special kids assiduously acquired over a period of time. Lack of daily therapies in such children actually leads to overall backsliding. Since these kids need full-time care and they not going back to their routine at the earliest impacts the family’s social and financial fortunes, with several being working parents busy with their daily routines while struggling to make ends meet.

However, telerehabilitation widely practised abroad can retrieve the situation and provide the much-needed solace to such children and their parents. It’s not been popular in our country due to lack of or poor tele-connectivity, but with COVID 19, we along with the world have seamlessly moved online and telerehabilitation becomes a real possibility. This enables not just the children in cities but even those in the remotest part to access and benefit from the therapies.

Tele-practice is backed by over 40 years of research, officially approved by ASHA (American Speech and Language Association) in 2005, and more than 27 studies and articles show it is as effective as in-person therapy. It may not be suitable for every child or adult, but the majority of the special needs persons can benefit. Tele-practice, also known as “online speech therapy” involves video conferencing, interactive activities, assessments, progress tracking. Keeping child’s interest in mind, systematic plans are discussed with parents before the session and children are encouraged to perform activities using toys and household items which are easily available at home and more, through a private and secure virtual classroom. The patient gets the therapy right at his home from a certified therapist over the Internet.

Eight-year-old Viren, who was a regular for one to one session at a therapy clinic, had an abrupt disruption due to lockdown. As he started showing severe behavioural changes, his parents explored options, to their delight they hit upon the online speech therapy. By then a handful of trained Hearing and speech therapists adept at tele-practice started offering the highly skilful service. Initially, his parents were apprehensive about the quality and the child’s attention span for it. But therapist specially trained for online therapy made his sessions so interesting and engaging that the child hasn’t missed even a single session since then. Because the therapy is being rendered in the precincts of their home, the entire family got involved and the child has shown enormous improvement. The parents too are immensely relieved, as they are spared of regular long commutes to the clinic involving time and effort. This need of the hour treatment option, however, needs greater awareness for more and more children and parents in distress and those in the remote areas with no access to such therapies, to benefit.

Dr. Garima Vegivada

Clinical Director- Speech-Language Pathology,

Hear ‘N’ Say Clinic, Secunderabad. 

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Precautions Pregnant Women Need to Take In Unlock Phase, By Dr Pratima Thamke, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Motherhood Hospital, Kharghar

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, #COVID-19, #Dr Pratima Thamke, #Kharghar, #Motherhood Hospital, #Precautions Pregnant Women Need to Take In Unlock Phase

Are you pregnant? Then, don’t worry! We brief you about the precautions you need to take + how to opt for a safer delivery.

In the challenging times of COVID-19, pregnant women need to be extra cautious during the unlock phase. This is so because the immune system’s efficacy dips during pregnancy, which places pregnant women at a higher risk of contracting many transmissible illnesses, whether food-borne or respiratory. 

The Novel Coronavirus spreads through respiratory droplets sent into the air when a person who has COVID-19 coughs or sneezes. It may also spread when someone touches a surface infected by a person who has the virus. One reason to worry about COVID-19 during pregnancy is that women are prone to become severely ill with flu. This is because pregnancy suppresses the immune system. 

Here we list out a few measures that pregnant women will have to followCOVID-19 

∙         Avoid going out unless it is very essential. In case you are likely to be out for some time, carry your own water bottle and snacks.

∙           Ensure that you wear a mask and encourage others also to do the same. Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth without cleaning your hands. Cover your mouth while coughing and sneezing.  See to it that you do not come in contact with people who are sick.

∙         Avoid using public transport. It’s best to use your own vehicles. 

∙         Though, there are few relaxations you must avoid handshakes and hugs. Use hand sanitizer if you touch someone or something like side rails, lift buttons, work desks, poles, and other’s mobile.

∙         Avoid using public washrooms in case you happen to venture out of the house.

∙         Follow social distancing in lifts. If stairs have been used, use sanitizer immediately after touching side rails. 

∙         Always stay in a ventilated place with good air circulation. Ensure doors and windows are kept open. 

∙         Build a strong immune system by including fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet. Avoid processed, junk, and oily food.

∙         Once you are back home, wash your hands and change your clothes to fresh ones. Do not stay out for a long time.

∙          Avoid calling visitors at home- if unavoidable, follow strict hand hygiene.  Do not touch any items brought from outside before they are thoroughly cleaned. 

∙         Seek medical care if you live in highly-affected or at-risk areas and have fever, cough or difficulty breathing.

∙         Mothers should wear a mask when feeding their baby; wash hands before and after touching the baby, and routinely clean and disinfect surfaces. Continue to hold the newborn and perform skin-to-skin care.

∙         Ask the doctor about the safe birth plan in place to reduce anxiety and to ensure they get to the place on time. Continue medical support, including routine immunizations, after the baby is born.

∙         Do things that make you happy and put your mind at ease. Take all the precautions mentioned above and do not stress too much if your due date is nearing, as hospitals have a system in place for safe deliveries and to ensure minimal risk of exposure for newborns.

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Samarpit Kanwatia’s association with Jeevanrang Foundation for a Webinar on Astrology

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #National Astro -Vastu Excellence award, #Remove term: Jeevanrang is a foundation established in 2007-08 Jeevanrang is a foundation established in 2007-08, #Remove term: Parth Govilkar and host Rajesh Gohar ecstatic Parth Govilkar and host Rajesh Gohar ecstatic, #Remove term: Samarpit Kanwatia Samarpit Kanwatia

Samarpit Kanwatia, Mumbai based renowned celebrity astrologer gave a 45 minutes power-packed session on Astrology-Fact VS Myth. The live session was held on Facebook and YouTube channel, simultaneously. It went live in five countries- India, New York, London, Dubai, and Australia. The session was attended by many Astro enthusiasts and was a huge success. The live session was conducted on the social media platform of Jeevanrang foundation and its subsidiary youtube channel-Life Recharge. 

Jeevanrang is a foundation established in 2007-08, taking inspiration from Police inspector Shri Sanjay Govilkar – A recipient of the “President Police Medal for Gallantry” award. He is also an excellent writer and author worth his might. Jeevanrang foundation and Life Recharge has provided answers to many of the life-changing questions through interviews or seminars with various dignitaries from different fields and have succeeded in making people’s lives more informative and easy.

Interacting on such a powerful platform, organized by Parth Govilkar and host Rajesh Gohar ecstatic Samarpit Kanwatia said, “I am overwhelmed with the response I have got from the viewers. It feels very nice when you touch the hearts of people and make a difference in their lives. I am happy to see such a strong inclination among people towards astrology. We now have an audience who understands and can decipher between what are the various myths and are eager to know the fact. Today’s generation is curious, ready to adapt and accept the fact. This session’s success has encouraged me to come up with more such sessions. I will be happy to share my knowledge and make them understand how astrology works”.

Samarpit Kanwatia got into the field of astrology more than a decade and a half back and has numerous clients, pan India, and in different parts of the world. He can be best described as a new age astrologer. He breaks all conventional formats and procedures of astrology to bring to you this subject and its core, the way it is.

Adding further he said, “Astrology is a science and like any specialization, it has its grammar, though the application of the same differs from astrologer to astrologer. An Astrologer in his best of capability will only wish good for you but they “cannot change destiny” They can enhance your good and minimize your bad. Rest depends on your “karma”. Never expect miracles from astrologers. Take their say as guidelines only”.

A recipient of the National Astro -Vastu Excellence award, Samarpit Kanwatia, has been bestowed with numerous awards for his remarkable work in the field of astrology. His clientele list includes many influential Media personalities, Business houses, Corporates, Lawyers, Doctors, Royals, and various other people from different walks of life.

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Taiwan’s Textile Machinery Moves Forward with the Help of Smart Technologies

Aug 4, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #ACME MACHINERY, #AM-ICD Intelligent Conveyor High-Pressure Constant Speed Dyeing Machine, #PaiLung Online Monitoring System (POMS), #Taiwan Textile Research Institute

The rapid spread of Covid-19 is causing the world to go into recession in the first half-year. According to Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.’sDepartment of Statistics and the prediction of the Taiwan Textile Research Institute, the gross output value of Taiwan’s textile industry is seeing a decline of 19.4% compared to the same season last year. The epidemic is having a great impact on Taiwan’s textile industry. As new COVID-19 infections remain rare within Taiwan and other countries are lifting lockdowns, demand for textile products is predicted to rebound. It is expected to drive demand for textile machinery.

With the industry recovery and the driving force of industry 4.0, Taiwan’s textile industry aims to innovate, intellectualize and automatize in order to achieve low-volume manufacturing and customized production. The high standard of quality and bespoke services makes Taiwan’s textile industry competitive in the global market. Originality is the key point in Taiwan’s future development and Taiwan’s textile industry acts as a key player by leading business trends with its innovation, patent layouts and strategies. 

Taiwan’s textile industry is also becoming more intelligent in response to pre-existing industry trends through improving garment quality and meeting customers’ needs with the use of modern technologies. Discussions and debate about upstream materials, digital equipment, production lines and clients, as well as the effective use of IoT, big data, cloud computing, and AI smart management, permeate the industry. Offering remote customer services using digital technologies and bespoke customization of designs, in addition to differentiating products from competitors for clients’ individual needs within limited timeframes are top priorities.

Many Taiwanese textile enterprises are introducing Smart Textile Solutions and products. For instance, PaiLung Online Monitoring System (POMS) developed by PaiLung, one of the top 3 circular knitting machine manufacturers in the world, is an integrated management platform for knitting mills. It’s able to communicate with PaiLung knitting machines from different areas via TCP-IP architecture based on a 32-bit ARM controller. Through WLAN, managers are able to access all information and control the system anytime and anywhere via their handheld devices.

Another example is dyeing machine expert, ACME MACHINERY, who have developed their AM-ICD Intelligent Conveyor High-Pressure Constant Speed Dyeing Machine. This revolutionary innovation breaks the traditional mould by replacing the water conveyor system with the mechanical force of conveyor belts and using intelligent management to reduces labour costs. This machine also achieves water-saving rates of up to 65%, owns patents in more than 100 countries and saves energy to benefit the green economy.

Covid-19 has presented many challenges for economies and industries all over the globe and, in response, Taiwan’s textile industry enterprises from upstream to downstream are working together for the industrial transformation that is now occurring. Small companies brand themselves with the integration of software and hardware, big companies utilize production moulds combined with the use of cloud technology and automation to improve efficiency, and as we move forward the strong foundation of modern industry 4.0 is providing greater value to our enterprises. The future is here now!