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Oct202020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

The TC19i: A new benchmark for man-made fiber processing

Man-made fibers are durable, versatile and cost-effective. That’s why they have become indispensable in yarn production over the past decade and now account for more than 40 percent of staple fiber consumption. Truetzschler has supported this trend by developing highly specialized machines for man-made fibers that meet constantly rising expectations for quality and efficiency – and the TC 19i is now winning over customers worldwide. The intelligent card TC 19i for man-made fibers was launched in 2019 and is now the international benchmark for man-made fiber processing. The results from major textile markets across Asia, Europe and the Middle East speak for themselves: customers were able to increase productivity by between 20 and 100 percent, while also improving quality (IPI) by betwee

Oct162020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Mesdan Cotton Stickiness Testing Method Recognition

Fibers, Spinning - Yarn, Testing

If “sticky cotton” is not detected in time and properly handled, it can generate excessive maintenance costs in spinning, affect the production and compromise yarn quality. There are several testing techniques for determining cotton stickiness: chemical, mechanical and thermo-mechanical methods. In the latest findings of the ITMF International Committee on Cotton Testing Methods, in cooperation with CIRAD, Fiber Institute Bremen and ICA Bremen, one important conclusion has been outlined: due to its highest correlation with processing behaviour and yarn quality, only thermo-mechanical methods are recommended (in both production and trade). In fact, the high variation in stickiness within a sample, as well as within a bale and within a lot, makes the thermo-mechanical method suit

Oct142020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Control costs today, ready for future profits…

Fibers, Spinning - Yarn

USTER’s newest launch allows spinners to react flexibly to shiftingbusiness conditions Uster Technologies launches a new standalone version of USTER® QUALITY EXPERT which leverages the value of USTER® instruments to significant profitability gains. Connecting to USTER®QUALITY EXPERT enables flexible and fact-based responses to the changing business environment. With the newstandalone version, a relatively small investment means cotton spinners can optimize costs in tougher times– and maximize profits when markets recover. USTER is opening the door to advanced quality and process optimization– making its unique Quality Management Platform available to a much wider range of yarn manufacturers. Until now, USTER® QUALITY EXPERT has been exclusively hosted within USTER®TESTER 6. The new U

Oct72020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

KTM 2020 – HAS PROVEN ITS SUSTAINABILITY AT TURKEY AND EUROPE

Associations

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

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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