Tag: Swiss Textile Machinery

Mar312020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Cematex Elects Permanent Secretary General

Cornelia Buchwalder, Secretary General of the Swiss Textile Machinery Association, has been appointed as the permanent Secretary General to Cematex. A new Secretary General has been chosen by Cematex, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers. Cornelia Buchwalder has served on an interim basis since June 2019, following the retirement of Maria Avery, and was elected to the permanent position by the Cematex Board on March 12. Buchwalder has a wide knowledge of the global textile equipment sector, having managed the Swiss Textile Machinery Association since 2013 and been closely involved in organising participation at the major global trade shows and various international events. Her experience takes in the ITMA exhibitions in Europe at Milan (2015) and Barcelona (2019)...

Mar92020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Swiss Innovation for A Sustainable Finishing Industry

Dyeing – Finishing

How Swiss Textile Machinery members can minimize the environmental footprint of the finishing industry? Since antiquity, humans have been exploiting color to enhance both our personal appearance and the world we live in. Dyed and printed textiles are a prime example, with a huge global coloration industry developing over the centuries. However, the massive consumption of water and energy required by many finishing processes, as well as the toxicity of some chemicals, has increasingly caused grave concern to environmentalists and the wider public. Conversely, responding to these worries has been the catalyst for innovation among eco-responsible companies in the Swiss Textile Machinery Association. Green-tech denim dyeing Washing processes, solvents and dyes in manufacturing account...

Jan132020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Swiss Quality in Yarn Production

Spinning - Yarn

Swiss Textile Machinery members are leading the success in yarn production sector by continuing to provide the innovative technologies needed by the factories. Yarn producers know that when the going gets tough – as it frequently does – they can depend on the proven quality of machines, key components and services from Switzerland. For both high-volume segments and niches, Swiss Textile Machinery members have the innovative strength and the market focus to drive business success for spinners and synthetic fibre producers worldwide. Switzerland has historic roots in the yarn spinning business, stretching back more than 200 years. Its thriving mills were among the earliest to embrace industrialization, at the start of the 19th Century – initially importing equipment from Britain, but s