The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. was set up over
250 years ago by the Wadia family. It was primarily into
ship-building activities. It designed and built more than 355
ships for the British Navy. It was on one such ship that the
American National Anthem was composed. With the advent of
industrialization in the 19th century, trade grew and with it,
opportunities in new areas of business also grew. By 1879,
Bombay Dyeing was only next to New Orleans, as the world's
largest cotton port. This was the time when Nowrosjee Wadia set
his sights on India's mushrooming textile industry. The company
had a modest beginning in a humble red brick shed, where cotton
yarn spun in India was dip dyed in three colours – turkey red,
green and orange – and laid out in the sun to dry. In the next
115 years, the company became India's largest producer of
textiles-Bombay Dyeing took the path of growth and
diversification.
Bombay Dyeing has two main streams of business. Textile is a
dominant activity for which the company has advanced facilities.
Each of Bombay Dyeing's five manufacturing facilities is of
International standards. Weaving facilities include technology
from world leaders such as Sulzer. Bombay Dyeing has 519 Sulzer
Projectile Machines in widths of 130", 142", 153" and 169". In
addition, the company has 123 Sulzer Airjet Machines in widths
of 110"(with tucked in selvedge) and 75" (with fringe selvedge).
The Ruti Automatic Looms ranging in widths of 40" to 110"
totaling 1,260 are gradually being phased out and substituted by
the latest in weaving technology.
The Spinning and Winding facilities are equipped with
Schlafhorst Autocore Rotors, Auto Corner Winding Spindles and
Schweiter CA - 11 Spindles with an installed capacity of 135,336
Ring Spindles. Today the daily production at Bombay Dyeing is
more than 300,000 meters of fabric. Facilities are available to
produce bleached fabric upto 120",dyed and printed fabric upto
98" and grey fabric upto 124". |
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