Man-Made Textiles Research Association

The Man-Made Textile Research Association (MANTRA), Surat is a Textile Research Association registered under the Societies Act of Gujarat. MANTRA is one of the Textile Research Associations catering to multifarious needs of the textile and allied industry at large. The activities of MANTRA are primarily aimed at planned and healthy growth of the decentralised textile industry.

MANTRA has been undertaking the R&D assignments as per the needs of local synthetic textile industry and the stress is, particularly, more on the application and transfer of available research results to the local decentralised textile industry which badly needs such inputs to withstand the global competition round the corner. Looking into the needs of Industry, MANTRA has undertaken research projects on such areas as pollution control (including noise pollution) and on mechanical and wet processing.

MANTRA has a Computer Aided Design Centre and three Powerlooms Service Centres at Dhokla, Sachin and Pandesra. The present activities of these units include training of weavers for quality fabric production, design development on loom, testing and technical service support for loom modernisation activity etc. for local Weavers' Co-operative Societies and weavers in respective areas.

 

Phone no: +91 - 0261 - 2323211, 2337062
Fax: +91 - 0261 - 2322500
Address: Near Textile Market, Telephone Exchange, Ring Road, Surat - 395002, Gujarat
Website: www.mantrasurat.org
Country: India