Author: Textile Planet Magazine

Oct72020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

KTM 2020 – HAS PROVEN ITS SUSTAINABILITY AT TURKEY AND EUROPE

One of the most important centers of the textile sector in Turkey, Kahramanmaras, hosted KTM Fair for the sixth time. Since 2014, it has become one of the most important meeting platform for the textile sector as a whole Kahramanmaras International Textile Machinery Exhibition (KTM), it continues to introduce new textile technologies to the textile industrialists and representatives in Turkey. The organizer of KTM fairs, ECR Fuarcılık General Manager Ümit Vural said, "We would like to thank our participants who showed interest in the International Textile Machinery Fair KTM2020, in which we organized on September 24-26, by taking all necessary health and safety measures during the Covidien-19 period, at the time of struggle as the whole world experiencing. International KTM fairs have n

Oct12020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Automating the wiping process can reduce the yarn break rate by up to 30%

Fibers, Spinning - Yarn, Weaving

Retrofitting a wiping robot to spinning systems is well worthwhile. This is confirmed by the experiences of those customers who have already installed the wiping robot. Oerlikon Barmag wiping robots have been cleaning spin packs at filament yarn manufacturing facilities in China and India for several months now, increasing efficiency considerably. Regular wiping of the spin packs is important for process stability and yarn quality. These can be positively influenced using wiping robots, because – as confirmed by data acquisition and analysis at the respective manufacturing facilities – the yarn break rate can be reduced by up to 30% by automating the wiping process. And the yarn break rate has a direct impact on the key production figures; to this end, a considerable reduction tr

Oct12020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Hugues Schellenberg new UCMTF President

Associations

The French Textile Equipment manufacturers’ Association, well known as UCMTF, as elected a new President following the retirement of Bruno Ameline who has chaired the association since 2004. Hugues Schellenberg who has been on the board for 10 years, has been unanimously elected to succeed him. He is the CEO of Dollfus-Muller of Heimsbrunn in the French province of Alsace. An engineer, Schellenberg got an MBA from Montpellier University in Southern France. As President of UCMTF, Schellenberg will represent the French association on the board of Cematex, the owner of ITMAs. After his election, Schellenberg initiated a standing ovation to thank Bruno Ameline for his outstanding job during his 4 terms of tenure (16 years). He stated “it is a great honor but a stressing responsibility

Aug212020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

VDMA Continues Technology Webtalks

Associations

Energy efficiency in textile dyeing and finishing will be the topic of VDMA’s next edition of Textile Machinery Webtalks on 27 August 2020. Efficient energy management is of increasing importance in textile dyeing and finishing. Innovative machine designs with minimal water and energy consumption as well as the recovery and use of the heat energy produced in the processes represent valuable potential savings for any modern company. The presenters at a glance: Ludger Sommer, Thies, will show how to manage heat energy in wetprocessing. Benjamin Schnabel, Brückner Textilmaschinen is going to demonstrate how to make one of the most energy consuming processes in textile manufacturing more sustainable, eco-friendly and cost effective. Fabian Buckenmayer, PLEVA Sensors and Contr

Aug192020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Virtual Communication Platforms As Alternatives to Real Trade Fairs?

Fairs, Nonwoven

The coronavirus crisis is demanding new approaches for servicing the global market. The coronavirus pandemic is also presenting the global textile machine industry with new communication challenges. Leading technology and continental trade fairs such as the ITMA Asia, the ITM, the INDEX and the ITME, along with important sector events such as the Global Fiber Congress (GFC) in Dornbirn, will not be taking place as normal in 2020 and have had to be postponed until next year. However, what alternatives are now available for intensively maintaining networks and continuing to communicate with partners and customers – and for attractively presenting new products and services in the process? New virtual communication platforms could possibly be a solution here and could ultimately also be con

Aug172020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Rieter Wins Patent Dispute in China

Genel

The company takes consistent action against companies that infringe Rieter patents or designs and copy products or machines. Rieter protects its innovations and products with patents and registered designs. The company takes consistent action against patent and design infringements. In mid-July 2020, in a legal dispute, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court of the People’s Republic of China ruled in favor of Rieter Ingolstadt GmbH (Germany). Rieter machines stand for outstanding quality, high operational safety, excellent performance and user-friendliness as well as unique design. In order to benefit from these characteristics, competitors copy the successful Rieter machine concepts and even adopt the coveted Rieter design. Rieter protects its innovations by means of patents an

Aug122020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

ECLIPSE Keeps Growing Successfully With BRÜCKNER

Spinning - Yarn

BRÜCKNER’s design team, in conjunction with Eclipse, developed a line concept that ensures maximum flexibility with very low cleaning requirements when changing from one product to another. ECLIPSE, part of the Hunter Douglas group of companies in the UK and the largest window blind com-pany in the world, has over 45 years of experience of delivering high quality service and products to the window blind industry. Primarily supplying to the UK, ECLIPSE is proud that more than 60 % of their fabric manufacturing is completely made in the UK. ECLIPSE has built up a large portfolio of products that include blackouts, reflective coatings, flame retardant fabric, soft foam systems and high defini-tion weaves. In order to maintain their high level of quality, ECLIPSE has decided to invest in

Aug42020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

UTT Prepares For The Future – Together with MENZEL and BRÜCKNER

Technical Textiles

The three German companies show a joint success based on the slogan "Quality Made in Germany". UTT/ Krumbach/ Germany, a subsidiary of the Thai chemical group Indorama Ventures (IVL), is a re-nowned manufacturer of technical fabrics and has recently installed a state-of-the-art textile finishing line for airbag fabrics. The original weaving mill was founded at its current location in Krumbach in 1850. Over the years the focus of manufacturing has shifted from the initial production of parachute fabrics to that of technical textiles, especially airbag fabrics. This is a multi-stage, precisely coordinat-ed complex process, ranging from warp production to laser cutting. UTT's own high standards demand the highest quality, finished with state-of-the-art technology. In order to develop it...

Jul292020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Non-Stop Innovation in Quality Management

Spinning - Yarn

Why the tenth birthday of the USTER® QUANTUM 3 yarn clearer is worth celebrating? Ten years ago, it seemed like a ground-breaking innovation in yarn clearing technology. But that was only the start, and USTER’s ambitions for its world-leading QUANTUM 3 series have never stopped growing. Spinners have been presented with a whole series of impressive developments – each one a big step in expanding the possibilities, from quality control at winding to ‘smart’ clearing, contamination control, mill optimization and even preventing faults from occurring at source. “USTER® QUANTUM 3 featuring Smart Clearing Technology” was the headline in 2010 when USTER launched its third generation of yarn clearers. “It was an exciting time for me, introducing the first yarn clearer with automatic clearin

Jul242020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

New Location and Production Facilities for SSM

Spinning - Yarn

Thanks to the relocation into their newly built pro-duction facilities, SSM will strengthen their position as the world’s leading supplier of precision winding and yarn processing machines. SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler is delighted to announce the relocation of their Swiss fac-tory plant from Horgen to Wädenswil. Thanks to the relocation into their newly built pro-duction facilities, SSM will strengthen their position as the world’s leading supplier of precision winding and yarn processing machines. Fulfilling SSM mission to offer their customers an exceptional service experience, SSM is moving their factory to a brand-new building equipped with a top modern assembly line, product devel-opment and new showroom that stands as a technology center for product presentations and customer