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Sep202022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Unique waxed cotton finishing with new Monforts line

Monforts has installed and commissioned a new Montex finishing range at the Baltic Works of Halley Stevensons in Dundee, Scotland, to further boost the weatherproofing specialist’s highly flexible operations. The range, with a working width of two metres, was built at the Montex assembly plant in Austria and consists of a Montex®Coat coating unit in knife execution for paste and foam coating and a Montex 8500 6F stenter. Unique know-how Founded in 1864, Halley Stevensons has amassed unique technical know-how and manufacturing experience in the art of waxed cotton for weatherproofed fabrics and is able to provide international orders in custom colours and finishes to very low minimum quantities where required. The company exports worldwide and its premium brand customers include Be

Sep132022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Finishing Line for HEATHCOAT FABRICS LIMITED from BRÜCKNER!

Dyeing – Finishing, Technical Textiles

HEATHCOAT FABRICS – the journey continues HEATHCOAT FABRICS partnered again with BRÜCKNER Textile Technologies / Germany and their sales partner ADVANCED DYEING SOLUTIONS to install a state-of-the-art BRÜCKNER finishing line for industrial textiles. HEATHCOAT FABRICS are at the leading edge of textile engineering. They have a proud heritage spanning over two centuries and are a global market-leading technical textile manufacturer with internationally recognised expertise in texturising, weaving and warp knitting as well as dyeing and finishing. HEATHCOAT’s highly specialist products are manufactured for use in the automotive, healthcare, defence, and aerospace industries, to name a few, contributing to some of the most innovative fabric-making projects in the world. BRÜCKNER worked e

Sep92022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

A Unique Inspection Technique for Finding Patterned Fabric Defects

Testing, Textile

Seeing beyond the patterns with Shelton Vision A ground breaking and unique new fabric inspection technique for accurately detecting the most subtle of defects on patterned fabrics during high speed production has been developed by BTMA member Shelton Vision, of Leicester, UK. The patent-pending system has been integrated into the company’s WebSpector platform – already the most powerful plain fabric inspection system on the market – and validated through factory trials on a purpose-built full scale in-house demonstration system with sophisticated fabric transport capabilities. As a result, a first system has already been ordered by a manufacturer of both plain and patterned fabrics, including camouflage, in Colombia. This follows the successful conclusion of a 21-month Innova

Sep82022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

MONFOTRS at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022

Dyeing – Finishing, Textile

Focus on machines for high-performance at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022 Monforts will highlight its technologies for special technical textile applications at this year’s ITMA ASIA + CITME which takes place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, from November 20-24. From its headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany – home also to the Advanced Technology Center which offers customers and potential customers the opportunity to carry out extensive trials in real production conditions – to its Montex factory in St Stephan, Austria, where special machines have been manufactured for more than 35 years, Monforts continues to stake its reputation on a commitment to being always helpful, accurate, fast and reliable. “Diversification is the key in today’s competitive

Sep72022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Uster solution gives nonwovens producers total confidence in demanding applications

Fibers, Nonwoven

Zero-tolerance contamination control Drylaid nonwovens producers operate to the most stringent quality levels – with zero-tolerance standards for defects bigger than 1 mm. In this nonwovens segment, end-product quality depends absolutely on the efficiency of contamination sorting, early in the process. Uster’s exclusive solution ensures best-possible initial inspection and removal of contamination. Nonwovens applications such as medical, hygiene and cosmetics demand two non-negotiable rules: zero-tolerance and reliability. Contamination control is the supreme discipline in producing nonwovens for sensitive applications. The Uster contamination sorter masters this essential job with ease and security. It ensures customer satisfaction and a perfect experience for the final consumer – w

Sep72022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Symposium in Indonesia by Swiss Textile Machinery Association

Associations

Free trade deal boosts export potential! The time is right for Swiss textile machinery companies to grow their export business with Indonesia – one of the world’s top 10 textile producers. A free trade agreement between the two countries came into force in 2021, and market analyses show that there is scope for a significant increase in business in textile and textile machinery sectors. This was the background to a successful symposium in the Indonesian capital Jakarta last month when Swiss Textile Machinery Association members presented their products and innovations to an invited audience of 200 delegates from Indonesian textile companies. The symposium audience was welcomed by Philippe Strub, of the Swiss Embassy in Indonesia; Ignatius Warsito, from the Indonesia Ministry of Ind

Jun22022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

BRÜCKNER at ITM 2022 & TECHTEXTILE FRANKFURT

Dyeing – Finishing, Nonwoven, Technical Textiles

You can find out further solutions in a personal meeting with BRÜCKNER at the ITM in Istanbul from 14 - 18 June in hall 14, booth 1406B or at the TECHXTEXTIL in Frankfurt from 21 - 24 June in hall 12.0, booth B60. BRÜCKNER's answer to the current challenges in the textile industry Who would have thought after the last ITMA 2019 in Barcelona that the world would change so drastically in a very short time, that a virus would force the whole mankind to stay at a distance and that Europe now also has to experience a war. Add to this the global supply chain problem, extreme price increases in many areas and general uncertainty about the future development of the markets. Such times of crisis are challenging, but also reveal opportunities. The German machinery producer BRÜCKNER used exact

Jun22022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

MESDAN at ITM and TECHTEXTIL

Spinning - Yarn, Technical Textiles

MESDAN® S.p.A., the Italy-based leading manufacturer of YARN JOINING SOLUTIONS and LABORATORY TESTING EQUIPMENT will be again in the spotlight at two important forthcoming events: ITM exhibition (14 – 18 June), the most important textile machinery exhibition of Turkey. Mesdan will attend this show for the first time in its new Vandewiele corporate vest. Mesdan will be exhibiting in two locations on its agents booth: Hall 3, stand no. 309A with SARTEKS MAKINA, agent for the spinning sector (for both splicers and laboratory equipment). AUTOFIL, the very new fully automatic tensile strength tester for yarns and fabrics will be on display. Autofil is the spearhead of the Mesdan dynamometer range, which has been recently completely revised with the latest technology availab

May282022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions presenting at the ITM 2022

Fibers, Nonwoven, Technical Textiles

Energy-efficient manmade fiber systems for the Turkish market The ITM in Istanbul, repeatedly postponed due to the pandemic, will now take place at the Tuyap Fair and Congress Center with around 1,000 interna- tional exhibitors between June 14 and 18. The Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions division will be showcasing its solutions and technologies at the Tekstil Servis stand in Hall 3, Stand 313. The focus for the machine and systems builder will be on total solutions – from melt to yarn, fibers through to nonwovens. “Turkey is an extremely active market”, comments Sales Director Oliver Lemke, talking about the current mood in the country. “Our customers are hugely interested in factory projects that comprise everything – from the in-house polycondensation system through to the t

May272022 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

RIETER AT ITM 2022 WITH ITS THREE BIG INNOVATIONS

Spinning - Yarn

Rieter Further Improves Attractiveness of Ring and Compact- Spinning System Autoconer X6 is the key machine for highest efficiency Roving frame F 40 sets industry standard at 90 seconds only for doffing New top and bottom aprons NO-79201 offer greater durability i-Bearing enables 24/7 visibility for fast and smart decisions Berkolizer pro introduces easily adjustable UV treatment as industry-first European roll out of precision winder NEO-YW to launch in Turkey Rieter is presenting the Autoconer X6 at the upcoming ITM 2022 in Istanbul (Turkey), taking place from June 14 to June 18, 2022, which further improves the attractiveness of the company’s ring and compact-spinning offering by completing the system. In addition, Rieter is showing the roving frame F 40 which do