Engineering Excellence in Textile Printing: Insights from Mr. Nihal Wijesinghe

In the fast-paced world of textile manufacturing, delivering consistent, high-quality prints while maintaining cost efficiency is no small feat. At the heart of this challenge is expertise — a deep understanding of materials, processes, and innovative solutions that can turn complex production demands into reliable results. For decades, Mr. Nihal Wijesinghe has been at the forefront of this field, combining technical mastery with practical innovation to help manufacturers achieve excellence in textile printing.

Mr. Nihal’s expertise spans a wide array of printing and embellishment technologies, including silicone, plastisol, pigment, discharge, sublimation, flock, motif heat transfer, and specialty applications. His profound understanding of raw material behavior, curing parameters, adhesion performance, and color consistency allows him to guide manufacturers toward stable, repeatable, and high-quality outcomes — even in large-scale production environments.

Over the years, Mr. Nihal has collaborated with globally recognized brands such as Nike, Adidas, Calvin Klein, Levi’s, Victoria’s Secret, and Under Armour. These partnerships have honed his ability to meet strict international compliance standards while delivering innovative solutions that improve efficiency and quality. His approach covers every stage of production — from raw material sourcing and inventory planning to workflow optimization, quality control, and production coordination.

A strong advocate of lean manufacturing and data-driven decision-making, Mr. Nihal has consistently helped manufacturers increase productivity, reduce waste, and minimize work-in-progress, all while maintaining the highest quality standards. By integrating innovative materials with carefully optimized processes, he ensures prints are durable, color-accurate, and reliable, even under the most demanding production conditions.

Through his work with NSP Trading, Mr. Nihal extends his expertise to help companies implement technically advanced, scalable, and compliant solutions. By combining high-quality materials with process engineering knowledge, he enables manufacturers to achieve consistent, high-performance results that set them apart in a competitive global market.

Experience:

❖ Sales Manager – Yushin Sciences Company Vietnam. – July 2020-Up to now
❖ Manager – Supply Chain – Hi Fashion Vina | April 2015 – June-2020

HI Fashion, a JV between Hirdaramani Group and Vietnam’s Fashion Garments Limited, is a state-of-the-art printing and embellishment plant based in Vietnam.

● Leading a team of 60 Team Members from Fabric Stores, Raw Material, Pressing, Curing, Research and Development, Purchasing and Dispatch unite.
● Manage Victoria’s Secret, Nike, Adidas, Levi’s, Haddad, Under Armour American Eagle and Calvin Klein among many other global brands in fulfilling their garment embellishment and Product Development.
● Successfully reduce Raw Material cost under 14% of the revenue of the styles wise, plants’ total capacity of 12.6 million pieces a year and budget of US $ 3.6 million per annually.
● Maintain reordering level of Raw Material with global supply change to reduce the work in progress [WIP] at the plant.
● Achieved quarter KPI of New Product Innovation use New Raw Material with competitive prices and technique [Silicone, Rubber, Pigment, Plastisol, Discharge, Heat Transfer [Flock, Motif, Sublimation

❖ Embellishment Executive – Fashion Garment |March 2014- April 2015
● Overlooked Printing and Embroidery plants more than 15 outside.
● Responsible for Development, Production and Quality Process.

❖ Operation & Purchasing
● Executive – H&T CO., LTD. & Screenline Vietnam PVT LTD | August 2007-March 2013

 

With decades of experience and a commitment to innovation, Mr. Nihal Wijesinghe continues to set the standard for excellence in textile printing.
   

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