What is Sportech?
Special clothing and sports equipment to enhance protection, comfort and performance. Sportech comprises of technical textiles used in sports and leisure, which is broadly classified in three categories.
Sportswear – Apparel with performance enhancement characteristics such as moisture management, comfort, elastomeric, soil guard, anti-microbial – sports shirt, athletic wear, sport shoes, exercise wear, sport jerseys, gloves, etc.
Sports Goods – Active sport items for the specific sport like inflatable balls for football, volleyball, Rugby ball, Hockey sticks, Golf club, etc.
Sport accessories – Games paraphernalia like astro-turfs, nets, rings, etc to provide requisite playing conditions.
It is predicted that expenditure on sports will grow with a CAGR of 8.9%, from US$ 1 billion in 2005 to US$ 6 billion in 2025.
Wool Research Association has been designated as Centre of Excellence for Sports Textiles and allied products as lead partner duly supported by consortium partners viz. Veermata Jeejabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai and M/s. Kusumgar Corporates, Mumbai.
The Pilot Plant facility under COE-Sportech is set up in separate building in WRA Thane Campus.It consists of machines related to product & prototype development of Sportech products. Sport textile R&D samples are developed using the incubation facilities in association with manufacturers.
The Pilot Plant facility under COE-Sportech is set up in separate building in WRA Thane Campus.It consists of machines related to product & prototype development of Sportech products. Sport textile R&D samples are developed using the incubation facilities in association with manufacturers.
Technology based Start-up Company promoted by a first time or new entrepreneur desirous of R&D partnership, with the objective of commercializing a novel technological idea, scaling up a lab proven concept & setting up a technology business enterprise may take advantage of I.C.
COE for Sportech
Wool Research Association has been designated as Centre of Excellence for Sports Textiles and allied products as lead partner duly supported by consortium partners viz. Veermata Jeejabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai and M/s. Kusumgar Corporates, Mumbai.
Consortium
- Wool Research Association (WRA), Thane : Lead Partner
- Veermata Jeejabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai :Knowledge Partner
- Kusumgar Corporates, Mumbai : Expertise Partner
Industry Partners
(To support, technically & financially sustainability of COE)
- Raymonds Ltd
- Grentex & Co. Pvt. Ltd
- Banswara Syntex
- Shri Ram Textile Mills
Incubation Centre
Incubation Centre is to promote technology based entrepreneurship and thereby to facilitate practical application of knowledge.
Entrepreneurs, scientists, technologists of WRA or other TRAs, academic institutes having the intent of trying out a novel technological idea for up gradation to a commercial proposition, scaling up a laboratory proven concept and setting up a technology business enterprise will qualify for a incubation project.