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Apr172019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

French Machinery@ITMA 2019

Associations, Dyeing – Finishing, Fairs, Fibers, Knitting, Nonwoven, Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling, Weaving

French Textile Machinery Manufacturers will offer hardware, software and most wanted services at ITMA 2019. Evelyne CHOLET, the Secretary General of their association, states that “the French textile machinery manufacturers are technology partners for their customers. Together they cooperate on long term basis often from a specially designed machine to many after sales services”. The objective of these services is to let the customers get the best return from their investments. They include, for examples, remote assistance through internet, spare parts availability and upgrading. “In fact, she adds, often, even before the investment decision is made, the machinery manufacturers’ R&D teams work directly with the customers to design specialty machines”. French textile machinery

Apr152019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Groz-Beckert Demonstrates Its Innovative Strength at Techtextil and Texprocess Fair

Knitting, Weaving

Research, development, production, planning and consulting – experts from all sectors will come together at the Techtextil and Texprocess Fair, from 14 to 17 May 2019. With a special focus on the trend theme "Urban Living – City of the Future", the two leading trade fairs for technical textiles and nonwovens present a glimpse into the future of the industry. Also present at the Fair: Groz-Beckert – the world's leading supplier of industrial machine needles will exhibit its comprehensive product and service portfolio in the Knitting, Weaving, Felting, Carding and Sewing product areas in Hall 3.0, Booth F03. In the area of Knitting, Groz-Beckert is exhibiting its portfolio for the product areas of circular knit, legwear, knitwear and flat knitwear. The focus is on system solutions – p

Apr122019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

CREALET With New Corporate Design at The ITMA 2019

Fairs, Weaving

Preparations for the world's most important Textile Machine Fair are currently in full swing. From 20 to 26 June, CREALET will be presenting innovative technologies for the electronic warp feed for narrow and wide weaving machines at the ITMA 2019 in Barcelona. The trade fair focus on INNOVATING THE WORLD OF TEXTILES precisely reflects CREALET's core business. The ITMA is thus the ideal platform for CREALET to demonstrate the entire portfolio, to exchange ideas with experts and customers and to get in contact with young talents. The two independent companies CREALET AG and Rüti Textil GmbH seize the opportunity of a joint trade fair participation. Both are experts in the weaving process with the use of the latest Technologies in the field of industry 4.0. Crealet AG is specialized

Mar262019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Picanol at Techtextil Frankfurt

Weaving

Reliability, performance, flexibility and all this operating in the most sustainable way. Technical Textiles has since long been one of the pillars in the product strategy of Picanol. Due to its leading market position in the fields of rapier and airjet weaving, Picanol produces durable and high performing machine platforms with state of the art technology, which have been tested by thousands of customers. Picanol’s continued investment in Research and Development resulted in an a continuously increasing array of solutions for the most diverse applications in technical textiles. This unique combination of reliable product platforms in rapier and airjet weaving technology on one hand, and dedicated solutions for technical fabric on the other, Pichanol offer technical customers the best

Mar222019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Don’t Just Stick With What You Know – Think Outside The Box

Weaving

KARL MAYER’s textile innovations for the shoe sector For many years, KARL MAYER has been developing innovative shoe fabrics on its warp knitting machines. A wide variety of textiles, which are setting the trend on the market, can be produced on its high-speed tricot and double-bar raschel machines. The latest developments are aimed at reducing the number of processing steps in the production chain. Uppers manufactured from a single piece are nothing new. In the sports shoe sector in particular, textile designs, which reproduce the butterfly contours of the entire upper shoe area, are creating quite a stir. KARL MAYER has gone one step further with integrated production. This company uses its double-bar raschel technology to also incorporate the insole directly into the textile pr

Mar192019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Stäubli to Take Part at Techtextil Frankfurt

Fairs, Fibers, Spinning - Yarn, Weaving

Technologies For Manufacturing Advanced Textiles The list of potential applications of technical textiles seems almost endless. Engineers and research institutes regularly find new and more demanding areas in which the use of textiles can lead to technical progress, weight reduction, cost savings, or other benefits. In order to capture these advantages, the textiles must meet stringent requirements, resist mechanical forces such as compression or shear, withstand environmental conditions, or meet strict medical hygiene requirements. In addition, the fibres, yarns, and even finished fabrics are often subjected to chemical and mechanical processes during or throughout the entire textile manufacturing process. If the textile surface is a woven fabric, Stäubli plays an important role

Mar142019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Austrian Quality Manufactured in China

Weaving

Starlinger built 10,000 circular looms in China. The Chinese branch of the Austrian Starlinger Group has been producing circular looms for plastic fabrics since 2006. In autumn 2018, Starlinger Taicang reached a milestone with the 10,000th circular loom. Starlinger Plastics Machinery Taicang currently has a workforce of around 75 employees at the 9,400 m² plant in the Chinese province Jiangsu near Shanghai. The factory is a local branch of the Austrian Starlinger Group, which early on recognized the potential of the Chinese market and the importance of a global presence. Already in 2006 – one year after its foundation – Starlinger Taicang took up production of circular looms; today, these looms are in use in large parts of the world. With more and more machines being manufacture

Mar132019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Seductive Velour For The Skin

Knitting, Weaving

Ultra-soft stretch velour produced on an HKS-3M brings a touch of cosiness to apparel. The supersoft, stretch, high-end velour fabric on this page is setting the trend in the apparel sector. This cuddlesome textile caresses the skin and body. With its gentle drape, it contours the female form with seductive lines, and its attractive shimmer adds a touch of glamour. It can be used to produce eyecatching evening wear, which emphasising the body, as well as comfortable lounge wear for relaxing on the sofa. The ultra-comfortable pieces range from silky pyjamas, through tracksuits, to bathrobes and under garments, and have also been acceptable attire for the street since 2017. This casual look is in high demand from both men and women alike, especially during the cold months of the year.

Feb252019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Itema to Exhibit Most Comprehensive Weaving Solutions at Techtextile America

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Itema exhibits at Techtextil North America 2019 – February 26th – 28th showcasing the most comprehensive weaving solutions on the market to weave technical fabrics. Itema, the leading manufacturer of best-in-class weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services, is exhibiting at Techtextil North America (Stand 1335) from February 26th – 28th at the Raleigh Convention Center, North Carolina. Itema America, Inc., with headquarters in Spartanburg, SC, is the result of the successful merger in the early 2000 of two renowned weaving machines manufacturers, Sulzer (founded in 1834 in Switzerland that opened the US subsidiary in 1964) and Somet (founded in 1967 in Italy that opened the affiliate - Somet of America - in 1982). During its long-standing presence in the US market, Item

Feb132019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Complete E-control for Istanbul Boyahanesi

Dyeing – Finishing, Weaving

Through investment in new Monforts technology, Istanbul Boyahanesi is planning to increase its capacity for the commission dyeing and finishing of woven goods to a monthly 2.5 million square metres during 2019. The company is surely also the only dyehouse in Turkey to date with its own proprietary software for virtual control of all operations via smartphone or TV from the boardroom. The special app-based programme has been developed by co-founder and director Kemal Taşkin, who has a background in software engineering, and it provides real-time information on all machine parameters and operator activity. “I’am now developing it further and in the near-future it will also be able to provide financial forecasting for us right down to individual batch level,” he says. This develop