Textile

Nov72018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

ITMA ASIA + CITME Enjoys Another Successful Presentation

Strong attendance affirms combined show’s industry-leading position in the region. ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018, the region’s leading textile machinery exhibition, ended successfully after five days of exciting product demonstrations and business networking. The sixth combined exhibition welcomed visitorship of over 100,000 from 116 countries and regions, with an increase of 10 per cent from domestic visitors compared to the 2016 show. About 20 per cent of the visitors came from outside of China. Of the overseas participants, Indian visitors top the list, reflecting the strong growth of its textile industry. Following closely were trade visitors from Japan, China Taiwan, Korea and Bangladesh. Mr Fritz P. Mayer, President of CEMATEX, said: “Response to the combined show has been very

Oct122018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

VDMA and Walter Reiners Foundation Awards Five Young Engineers with a Total of 17,500 EURO

Textile

Peter D. Dornier, member of the Executive Board of the VDMA Textile Machinery Federation and Chairman of the Walter Reiners Foundation for the Promotion of Young Engineers, honours five young talents. Numerous entrepreneurs and managers from the German textile machinery industry took part in the award ceremony at the Digital Capability Center (DCC) in Aachen, Germany. The prizewinner in the dissertation category, Dr.- Ing. Benjamin Weise, comes from the Institute of Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University (ITA). He has dealt with a complex production process for the manufacture of modified multifilament yarns, which offers new perspectives for the development and manufacture of textile charge carriers. M.Sc. Susanne Fischer, winner of the Master's thesis category, has systema...

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

Aug312018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

TEXHUB İstanbul, With Its New Event Date, Will Take Place in 2019

Fairs, Textile

It was decided TEXHUB Istanbul Fabric, Accessory, Yarn, Fiber and Pattern Fair to take place on 16-18 November 2019 in order to increase its contribution to the textile sector to the highest level. TEXHUB Istanbul Fabric,Accessory, Yarn, Fiber and Pattern Fair,which was first planned to take place on 7-9 November 2018, is postponed to 16-18 November 2019 so that its contribution to the textile sector is on the highest level. TEXHUB Istanbul, which is organized by Duty Group,a company that is known for its exhibition activities, and Tengda Exhibition Co. Ltd., one of China’s leading organization companies, is postponed after the requests of Turkish and Chinese participant companies due to the dollar exchange rate all over the world. It was decided TEXHUB Istanbul, which is a fair tha

Aug292018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Fashion Industry is Ready to Take Responsibility

Textile

Hosted for the 11th time by Turkey Clothing Manufacturers' Association, The Istanbul Fashion Conference will take place on 3-4 October with the participation of a large number of brands. With the "Responsible Fashion" concept, the pulse of the fashion industry will be kept. The Istanbul Fashion Conference, which has been held since 2008, will bring together the important names of the sector-leading brands in Istanbul, which will be organized in Çırağan Palace. Participants, who will meet under the concept of "Responsible Fashion" will closely follow the trends of fashion. The TGSD will address the importance of sustainability to future generations, while also emphasizing the responsibility that should be taken by them. The changes in Turkey, the past,present and the future, the tran

Aug272018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Groz-Beckert with Sewing Division at Konfeksiyon Makinesi in Turkey

Fairs, Textile

Konfeksiyon Makinesi will host the most important regional trade fair for sewing and clothing in Istanbul, Turkey, from 20 to 23 September 2018. Groz-Beckert will be exhibiting its Sewing product range once again this year at the "Tüyap" exhibition center. The focus at Booth 618, in Hall 6 will be on the INH Quality Management and the Sewing Online Customer Portal. Groz-Beckert is the world’s leading provider of industrial machine needles, precision parts and fine tools as well as systems and services for the production and joining of textile fabrics. The products and services support the fields of knitting, weaving, felting, tufting, carding and sewing. The family-owned company, founded in 1852, employed more than 8,800 people and generated a turnover of around €740 Mio. in 2017. Groz-

Jul312018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

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

Jul302018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

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

Jul132018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Mahlo GmbH will Display Straightening Technology and More at Febratex 2018

Fairs, Textile

Worldwide important manufacturer of knitwear, one of the leading producer and consumer of denim and self-sufficient in cotton production: Brazil’s textile industry can barely be beaten in its diversity. For the various demands, the different sectors have, Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG has the suitable systems. These will be presented by the German machine builder at Febratex in Blumenau from 21 to 24 August. At booth 39 – Setor 1 the experienced Mahlo trade show team answers every question on straightening technology and process control. “The main goal of every textile producer is straight goods. No matter what kind of product you make”, says Miguel Lessel, Area Sales Manager at Mahlo. After all, this is a sign for quality and a requirement of customers. Mahlo proves to be a strong partner for te