Author: Textile Planet Magazine

“Going green” a predicted hit at Yarn Expo Autumn

“Going green” a predicted hit at Yarn Expo Autumn

Fairs, Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling
Sustainability is a long-lasting key message for development, with more buyers looking to source environmentally-friendly products that are still competitively-priced. Responsible sources of specialty yarns, fancy yarns and chemical fibres are all on offer at this year’s Autumn Edition of Yarn Expo, held from 15 – 17 October. For this Autumn Edition, Yarn Expo is set to take place concurrently with the biennial ITMA ASIA + CITME. With global attention on the environmental impact of the textile industry, suppliers worldwide are enjoying the benefits of sustainable products. Yarns produced in an environmentally-friendly manner create a domino effect throughout the textile industry. Ultimately, an increasing number of products could be manufactured using leading products with minimised
Stäubli’s Machines at ITMA Asia 2018

Stäubli’s Machines at ITMA Asia 2018

Industry 4.0, Weaving
Stäubli Textile will be presenting its machinery range and latest solutions at two inviting booths at this year’s ITMA Asia. Weavers will learn about innovations in weaving preparation and see high-speed formation solutions for all sorts of woven applications in action. Carpet weavers will see brand new pattern samples that impressively demonstrate Stäubli’s innovative binding technologies. ITMA Asia is an ideal opportunity to find out all about Stäubli’s comprehensive product range, which is perfectly suited to the needs of Asian mills.    Stäubli’s extensive range of products and solutions includes: Shedding solutions for frame weaving (cam motions, dobbies) Electronic Jacquard machines with harnesses, in formats for every woven application Weaving preparation solut
AUTOCONER X6 Flow Into The Future

AUTOCONER X6 Flow Into The Future

Industry 4.0, Spinning - Yarn
The new Autoconer X6 represents a quantum leap in process automation. With its revolutionary Bobbin Cloud material flow system based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, the Autoconer X6 takes a definitive step towards Automation 4.0 in the winding field. This E³-certified machine is distinguished by even lower resource consumption and increased production. With its outstanding winding technology, the Autoconer is and remains the globally recognised benchmark for quality yarn and package production. Automation 4.0 with Bobbin Cloud: revolution in material flow Characteristic features of the Bobbin Cloud include the decentralised processing aggregates and the material flow designed in a round loop. Like during a pit stop in Formula 1, the bobbins and tubes automaticall
Quality Assurance Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Quality Assurance Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Industry 4.0, Printing & Digital Printing
BST Eltromat International’s iPQ-Center offers flexo and gravure printing companies comprehensive ways of controlling and assuring their production quality. The history of the modular solution suite reflects the dynamism with which quality requirements in the packaging industry have developed over the decades. It also documents how BST eltromat is proactively driving this development forward. At the same time, a glance at the history of the iPQ-Center allows conclusions to be drawn for further development in the age of Industry 4.0. “We entered the quality assurance systems market as a manufacturer at a time when web guiding technology was increasingly going electronic,” says BST eltromat’s Head of Product Development for Web Handling Jürgen Bettführ. He is referring to the year 1979, w
Karl Mayer at ITMA ASIA and CITME 2018 with Sustainability Technology

Karl Mayer at ITMA ASIA and CITME 2018 with Sustainability Technology

Fairs, Knitting, Sustainability & Recycling, Textile
At the upcoming ITMA ASIA & CITME to be held from 15. to 19. October 2018 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, Karl Mayer will be present on Stand B 11, H 4, with an innovation show on the mega trends of our time, demonstrating how it is possible to implement such major topics as innovations, digitization and sustainability. As far as digitization is concerned, KARL MAYER underlines its position as the undisputed number one in the market. For the development of new digital solutions with high customer benefit, KARL MAYER recently set up its own company. KARL MAYER’s new, digital brand will be launched at ITMA ASIA + CITME. “Cleaner.Productions” Concerning the topic of sustainability, the company will provide versatile solutions under the motto “Cleaner
 French Technology at ITMA ASIA & CITME 2018

 French Technology at ITMA ASIA & CITME 2018

Fairs, Textile
ITMA ASIA and CITME is an outstanding opportunity for the Asian and particularly the Chinese textile industry to meet the French textile machinery manufacturers. They are the sixth textile machinery exporters worldwide with state of the art, world leaders in such fields as long fibre spinning (wool, acrylic …), yarn twisting and control (including technical yarns), space-dyeing, heat setting for carpet yarns, carpet systems, dyeing and finishing, felts and belts for finishing processes, nonwovens, air conditioning of textile plants and recycling processes of textile materials. Evelyne CHOLET, UCMTF (French Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association) Secretary General states: “when I travel across China I am always astonished by the speed of the changes. For examples, transportation is
Oerlikon and RUAG Deepen Cooperation on 3D-Printed Space Components

Oerlikon and RUAG Deepen Cooperation on 3D-Printed Space Components

Industry 4.0
Oerlikon (SIX: OERL), a leading technology and engineering group, and RUAG Space, a division of the technology Group RUAG, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding today during the Farnborough Airshow to qualify and accelerate series production of 3D printed space components. Oerlikon and RUAG Space are already working together on the qualification of a bracket that would be installed on a payload fairing. A new optimized design made possible through additive manufacturing (3D printing) will reduce costs by 25 percent and decrease weight by more than 50 percent, while doubling the stifness of the bracket. The collaboration on the bracket exemplifies the companies’ strong partnership, which will be deepened further through this initiative. “We are confident, that our materials and addi
The Address of the Latest Technologies : KTM 2018

The Address of the Latest Technologies : KTM 2018

Fairs
International Kahramanmaraş Textile Machinery Fair, which is preparing to open its doors for the fourth time this year, brings the dynamics of the new era of technology to the textile industry with the theme of 'Industry 4.0'. The latest technology and services related to the textile sector will be presented at International Kahramanmaraş Textile Machinery Fair (KTM 2018) in the dates between 27-29 September 2018. The International Kahramanmaraş Textile Machinery Fair (KTM 2018), organized by ECR Fair and prepared to meet textile manufacturers worldwide for the fourth time in Kahramanmaras,  which is the center of textile production, is preparing to be the address of the latest developments in the textile sector this year. Continuous trends towards innovation, IOT (internet of objects
5th International Digital Textile Congress

5th International Digital Textile Congress

Printing & Digital Printing
Following on from the success of the 2016 event (number of attendees: 274), announce the dates for 5th edition of the International Digital Textile Congress 2018, entitled: “ Digital Plugin for the Textile Factory of the Future “ on September 27-28, 2018 in Ghent-Belgium. The congress is a joint initiative of UNITEX and ESMA 25 lectures will focus on following core topic areas: Digital Printing/finishing, Fabrication Principles and Processes Devolopments in digital inks (waterborne, UV...) hardware, software, textile Functional links (electronic, OLED, hydrophobic...) Lab2Fab 3D-Printing Digital Workflows – Applications Designing, Fashion New Business Models, e-commerce... An efficient congress will take place with 25 high-level presentations. Participan
Loepfe Invests ın Its Corporate Headquarters ın Swıtzerland

Loepfe Invests ın Its Corporate Headquarters ın Swıtzerland

Genel
Today the company announced a substantial investment in the extension of its headquarters in Wetzikon, Switzerland. Construction of the new headquarters building, which will add two additional stories on top of the existing production building, started earlier this month. With a total of 2,500 m2 floor space it will have enough room for some 60 offices in combination with modern meeting facilities and a canteen for the employees. The building will accommodate the general management, R&D, the service teams, product management, financial management, and HR. “The new building will open up the opportunity for all departments within Loepfe to further grow, to work together much closer, to enjoy modern offices and labs and to offer customer and supplier trainings in state of the art facil