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May252018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Benninger Increases Demand for Automation Solutions

1.000 automation solution of Benninger Automation has been installed at Getzner Textil AG The traditional textile company Getzner Textil AG in Bludenz, Austria is known world-wide for its high-quality fabrics for a wide variety of applications. In the sustainable production of textiles, Getzner has for many years relied on the innovative process and system solutions of the Benninger Group with its headquarter in Uzwil, Switzerland. As part of the current project of the two longstanding partner companies, the Ben-ninger-Pad-Dry Hotflue was equipped with the 1,000 automation solution from Benninger Automation GmbH, Zell, Germany. This milestone was taken by Beat Meienberger, CEO of Benninger AG, as an oppor-tunity to thank Getzner for the long-standing, good business relationship an...

ACIMIT Announced Orders at the Beginning of 2018

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The order index for textile machinery elaborated by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, for the period from January to March 2018 dropped 12% compared to the same period for 2017. The value of the index came in at 104.8 points. This decline mainly affected orders for the domestic market. Indeed, in Italy the index came in at an absolute value of 94.1 points, that is, 22% less than the first quarter for 2017. In foreign markets, the drop was more contained (-9%) and the absolute value of the index registered 107.2 points. ACIMIT President Alessandro Zucchi does not appear to be too worried by these results for the first three months of the year: “In Italy, we had a rebound effect following the heavy investments made during 2017. The first three mont

French Touch With Textiles

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The French Textile Machinery Manufacturers are the sixth textile machinery exporter worldwide. They have a total annual consolidated turnover of 1 billion Euros. They are the sixth textile machinery exporter worldwide. They are particularly strong in 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. We thank Evelyne Cholet, their association Secretary General, for the interview. What kind of approach-method does UCMTF (French Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association) members work through in terms of quality and technologic