Author: Textile Planet Magazine

Picanol Strengthens Its Presence In India

Picanol Strengthens Its Presence In India

Weaving
Picanol demonstrated its latest weaving technology at the third edition of ITMACH India, which took place in Gandhinagar (Gujarat), the most important hub of textile manufacturing in the country. ITMACH India witnessed the Indian premiere of Picanol’s brand new airjet machine, the OmniPlus-i. This machine further builds on the solid base of nearly 40 years of experience in airjet weaving, during which over 100,000 airjet machines have so far been shipped. The OmniPlus-i, which is exhibited in ITMACH India, is a 220 cm machine weaving a denim fabric at the highest industrial speeds. “India is a market that is of crucial importance to Picanol as it is one of the world’s key textile markets. We are therefore very proud to be able to demonstrate our latest airjet machine, the  OmniPlus-
Major Advances with USTER® TESTER 6

Major Advances with USTER® TESTER 6

Spinning - Yarn
Customer feedback drives innovations for twist testing and conductive yarns. It’s the acknowledged global standard in testing, at the heart of the laboratory in every quality-conscious textile mill. And USTER® TESTER 6 – the latest edition of the legendary Uster Technologies instrument – still keeps on improving, with innovative solutions to keep pace with latest industry trends. Two examples illustrate this progress: the facility for measuring conductive yarn through the Frequent Occurrences (FO) feature of USTER® TESTER 6. And the high-speed assessment of twist and twist variation as part of a single yarn testing routine. Access to All The Possibilities for Total Mill Optimization USTER® TESTER 6 hosts USTER® QUALITY EXPERT, the ultimate digital solution for integrated da
Truetzschler Push to The Limits with The Latest Innovation

Truetzschler Push to The Limits with The Latest Innovation

Spinning - Yarn
Latest Truetzschler Innovation, The Portal Bale Opener BO-P, sets new standards in quality and economy. *** The foundation for high yarn quality is established in the blow room. Careful bale opening is a fundamental pillar of this process. Only in this way, a homogenous tuft flow is ensured for optimal downstream processing. The latest Truetzschler innovation in the blowroom offers more quality and economy as well: The Portal Bale Opener BO-P allows significantly more bales to be placed side by side and processes them in parallel using two opening rolls. This results in significantly better blending and higher productions of up to 3,000 kg/h. First Customer Feedback The Indian company Polytex was equipped with the first portal bale opener in India prior to ITMA in Barcelona. W...
Intertextile Apparel Increases Sales

Intertextile Apparel Increases Sales

Fairs
Intertextile Apparel marks 25 years as a trusted platform with 15% more visitors. Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics has grown exponentially in the last quarter of a century. The fair’s 25th anniversary celebrations represented a trading platform that has become highly regarded as the best place to find business in China, as well as an ideal platform to meet global partners. With 89,662 visitors from over 120 countries & regions and a wide range of markets (a 15% increase from 2018, which featured 78,131 from 103 countries and regions) there is always potential to be found at Intertextile. “China remains a huge part of many exhibitors’ global market strategy, of course in part because of the large domestic purchasing power, but also because much of global fashion has business
1st Dornbirn-GFC ASIA’s Dates Announced

1st Dornbirn-GFC ASIA’s Dates Announced

Fibers
1st Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (Dornbirn-Gfc) Asia to be held in 3-4 Mar 2020  in Daegu, South Korea. A close partnership between the Austrian Fibers Institute and KOFOTI as well as DYETEC from Korea enables to arrange the 1st Dornbirn-GFC congress for the Asian market. Around 300 till 400 participants from the whole textile chain will be expected to join this special event. An agreement on this cooperation has been signed by October 21st, 2019 in Porto/Portugal. Cooperation of Strong Partners The Dornbirn-GFC takes place in Dornbirn/Austria every year in September. Over 700 international participants from more than 35 nations utilize the Fiber Innovation Congress in Dornbirn as a networking platform and to be informed on the latest innovations of the global fiber and textil
Young Talents Awarded For A Technologically Strong Sector

Young Talents Awarded For A Technologically Strong Sector

Associations
At the end of November, the chairman of the Walter Reiners-Stiftung (Foundation) of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association, Peter D. Dornier presented awards to six successful young engineers in Dresden. The award ceremony took place as part of the Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference. The focuses of the award-winning works of the young engineers reflect the strengths of German textile machinery construction: the sector is particularly strong where high-quality applications and products are concerned. Janina Elser, TU Chemnitz, Abdelrahman Elbayoumi, ITA Aachen and Hendrik Pötzsch, ITM Dresden, were honoured with creativity awards for the cleverest bachelor or project work. The prizes are endowed with 3,000 euros each. Ms. Elser's bachelor thesis dealt with
Saurer Showcased Autoairo in Asia For The First Time

Saurer Showcased Autoairo in Asia For The First Time

Spinning - Yarn
With Autoairo, spinning mills can produce high-quality yarn more quickly, more cost-efficiently and more flexibly. After having participated in the first CIIE last year, Saurer once again took part in this important event this year, presenting its new air-spinning machine Autoairo, which the company launched at ITMA Barcelona on 20 June 2019. At the 2nd CIIE in November, the Autoairo exhibited in Asia for the first time. Autoairo has set new benchmarks for air spinning. Saurer has combined its most advanced automation solutions with proven technology to create an air-spinning machine with unique properties. The Autoairo features autonomous spinning positions with individual drives and integrated intelligence. Its digital piecing unit is capable of performing up to 24 piecing processe...
USTER® QUALITY EXPERT: Impressive Solutions Throughout The Mill

USTER® QUALITY EXPERT: Impressive Solutions Throughout The Mill

Spinning - Yarn
At Matesa, both shop floor and top floor benefit from comprehensive analysis of USTER® QUALITY EXPERT. Trusted information is crucial when decisions have to be made and solutions found. In the spinning mill, production efficiency and business profitability depend on reliable data measurement and sophisticated analysis. Translating that into practical advice makes life easier for every level of management. That’s why USTER® QUALITY EXPERT has become indispensable at Matesa Textiles in Turkey. With eight yarn factories comprising 120,000 spindles and 10,000 rotors, it’s clear that a spinning company on this scale needs quality data to be handled automatically. Laboratory results and in-line data from winding must be centralized and then analyzed. “USTER® QUALITY EXPERT has become a
Groz-Beckert at Techtextil India

Groz-Beckert at Techtextil India

Knitting, Nonwoven
Groz-Beckert exhibited its products in the Felting and Carding segments at Techtextil India. Took place from 20 to 22 November Techtextil India welcomed an international audience to the biennial trade fair in Mumbai, India. At Techtextil India visitors learned about Groz Beckerts’ product benefits – now and in the future. “dur” In the Felting product sector Groz-Beckert presented its new base material combined with a patented manufacturing process, called “dur”. The higher wear resistance and the improved corrosion resistance already work out for Groz-Beckert customers all around the globe. The company plans to extend the dur version to the complete product range, soon. A man-sized needle Within the traditional nonwovens industry, Groz-Beckert's GEBECON® felting needle pro
ShanghaiTex 2019 Started Today

ShanghaiTex 2019 Started Today

Fairs
The 19th edition of ShanghaiTex 2019 brings together advanced technology and textiles. The 19th International Textile Industry Fair ShanghaiTex 2019 is held at Shanghai New International Expo Center. It is expected to gather more than 1,200 exhibitors to showcase the latest innovations in textile and fashion technology, creating one-stop information and trading platform to lead the future of textile and fashion industries. Under the theme of “Smarter Textile.Better Life” , numerous thematic seminars and a competition, as well as the newly established TexTech Startup Planet will be organized during the fair. New Textech Start-Up Planet In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the number of start-up companies. They help large enterprises achieve a bigger market share an