VT Group Garment maker invests in automation system 

VT Group will invest Bt10 million in an automation system to support its garment business.

The firm expects to generate Bt1.8 billion in revenue by the end of the year.
Chalumpon Lotharukpong, managing director of VT Group, said the group will acquire an automation system to monitor and manage the garment production line in real-time to support its garment manufacturing facility in Bangkok 
The new system would improve productivity and quality of outerwear, casual wear and sportswear products ranging from jackets, functional clothes, ski wear to jogging suits, shorts, and vests. 
The firm exports 98 per cent of its products to the US, Europe and Japan with the balance distributed via original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the domestic market. 
The group now has three manufacturing facilities located in Bangkok, Maha Sarakham province and Yangon, Myanmar. It has the capacity to produce 182,000 pieces of garment products per month. It will futher invest in its factory in Myanmar to meet the rising demand of the local market. 
We want to become a world class designer and manufacturer of sportswear and outerwear in the global market,” said Chalumpon.
He said the garment industry has been growing slowly and the firm will offer high-quality products to the global market in anticipation of an increase of 5 -7 per cent in its annual revenue to Bt1.8 billion by the end of this year.