Industry 4.0

Dec192018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Turkish Textile Machinery in Global Market

Temsad,which holds the title of being a combiner and developer in Turkey’s textile machinery industry, is known to become an indispensable path in this industry with its activities. Textile Machinery and Accessories Manufacturers Association President Adil Nalbant, answered the questions related to Turkey's textile machinery sector through our magazine. Can you give us some information about Textile Machinery and Accessories Industrialists Association? The members of our association are textile mechanics, suppliers of textile machinery spare parts and textile chemists. Founded in 1998, our association has 190 members as of 2018. Textile Machinery and Accessories Industrialists Association (TEMSAD), established 20 years ago to serve the Turkish textile machinery sector, and has been

Oct222018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Designs the Future with Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0

The Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment is already successfully digitalizing its ‘From Melt to Yarn, Fibers and Nonwovens’ process chain. Creating the digital yarn factory Reliably and efficiently manufacturing superlative quality – that is the wish of every yarn, fiber and nonwovens manufacturer. However, optimally adjusting manufacturing with constantly-changing products is a huge challenge: because even small deviations can have a massive impact on the quality of the end product. To better monitor and control production across all systems against this background, globally technologically- leading machine and systems constructor Oerlikon has expanded its Manmade Fibers segment portfolio to include new digital products and services. By integrating the know-how of the recently- acquir

Oct172018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Original Technology Makes The Difference

Dyeing – Finishing, Fairs, Industry 4.0, Nonwoven, Spinning - Yarn

Shanghai, Frankfurt, 15th October 2018 – ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018, Asia’s foremost trade fair dedicated to textile machinery, is once again marked by a significant presence of German companies both in their number and in the quality of their technology. Visitors to the fair will have an opportunity to appreciate the high level of technology being proposed by more than 100 exhibitors from Germany, including more than 80 VDMA member companies. They cover nearly all different machinery chapters with a focus on spinning, nonwoven, weaving, knitting, warp knitting and finishing. The overall exhibition space occupied by German machinery manufacturers is more than 7,000 square meters, confirming Germany’s leading position among exhibiting foreign countries. The German exhibitors increased their

Oct82018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Accelerating The Use of Thermoplastics in Composites with VandeWiele

Industry 4.0, Textile

VandeWiele was a key technology partner in the €7.8 million 3D Lighttrans project that led to the introduction of complex and cost-effective new 3D textile reinforcements for thermoplastic composites. The global market for thermoplastic composites is expected to grow to an estimated $16.4 billion by 2021 according to industry analyst Lucintel. This is in response to the growing demand for lightweight and environmentally-friendly materials, particularly from the aerospace and automotive industries. European research projects such as 3D-Lighttrans, involving 18 partners from across Europe, are playing a crucial role in implementing this transformation by overcoming the processing difficulties and inherently high costs associated with the production of thermoplastic composites in the pa

Sep142018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Saurer’s New Control Centre “senses”

Industry 4.0, Textile

The textile machinery manufacturer Saurer is presenting its new "senses" control centre at China's largest textile exhibition ITMA Asia. Digital senses for bigger profits "senses" is an innovative control and analysis tool that furnishes textile companies with digital senses: for more profits along the textile value added chain. The innovative Big Data system collects, aggregates and analyses the production, quality and machine data of the entire textile fabrication process across all locations. The valuable data is available to operators on the mill floor as well as mill and company management via an intuitive web interface and standardized ERP interfaces anywhere – even on the move. "There's no life without senses" Michael Nikolic, the responsible product manager in the Saure

Sep112018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

An Exhibition Full of Future Opportunities

Industry 4.0, Knitting, Sustainability & Recycling

KARL MAYER's theme in ITMA ASIA + CITME: Digitalization and sustainability KARL MAYER will be presenting its latest innovations at ITMA ASIA + CITME, which will be held from 15 to 19 October 2018. This global company is using its latest developments to tackle the changes taking place in the world today. “The mega trends of digitalisation and sustainability are changing the world as we know it. As an innovative global market leader, we see these changes as an opportunity for our customers. At ITMA ASIA+ CITME, we will be showing our visitors how KARL MAYER is implementing these strategic themes, digitalisation and sustainability by delivering integrated solutions offering a wide range of advantages,” says KARL MAYER’s Managing Director, Arno Gärtner. KARL MAYER can be found in the Exh

Sep52018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Ahead of Progress with Monforts at ITMA Asia + CITME

Industry 4.0

The potential of Industry 4.0, in combination with the drive to reduce waste and minimise raw materials usage, has led to some significant new developments by Monforts. At this year’s ITMA Asia + CITME, in Hall 6 at booth H6/D05, visitors can learn about the company’s latest Qualitex 800 control system, which along with the Web-UI app, allows the remote visualisation of Monforts technologies via smart phones and tablet devices. “We are already embracing many Industry 4.0 principles in our approach to new machine concepts and the Qualitex 800 has all the intuitive features operators will be familiar with from touchscreen devices,” explains Monforts Vice-President of Sales and Marketing Klaus Heinrichs. “It is making navigation extremely easy for operators, cutting down the time requir

Aug62018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

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

Aug32018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

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

Aug12018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

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