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Dec182019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

1st Dornbirn-GFC ASIA’s Dates Announced

1st Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (Dornbirn-Gfc) Asia to be held in 3-4 Mar 2020 in Daegu, South Korea. A close partnership between the Austrian Fibers Institute and KOFOTI as well as DYETEC from Korea enables to arrange the 1st Dornbirn-GFC congress for the Asian market. Around 300 till 400 participants from the whole textile chain will be expected to join this special event. An agreement on this cooperation has been signed by October 21st, 2019 in Porto/Portugal. Cooperation of Strong Partners The Dornbirn-GFC takes place in Dornbirn/Austria every year in September. Over 700 international participants from more than 35 nations utilize the Fiber Innovation Congress in Dornbirn as a networking platform and to be informed on the latest innovations of the global fiber and textil

Dec102019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Young Talents Awarded For A Technologically Strong Sector

Associations

At the end of November, the chairman of the Walter Reiners-Stiftung (Foundation) of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association, Peter D. Dornier presented awards to six successful young engineers in Dresden. The award ceremony took place as part of the Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference. The focuses of the award-winning works of the young engineers reflect the strengths of German textile machinery construction: the sector is particularly strong where high-quality applications and products are concerned. Janina Elser, TU Chemnitz, Abdelrahman Elbayoumi, ITA Aachen and Hendrik Pötzsch, ITM Dresden, were honoured with creativity awards for the cleverest bachelor or project work. The prizes are endowed with 3,000 euros each. Ms. Elser's bachelor thesis dealt with

Dec42019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Saurer Showcased Autoairo in Asia For The First Time

Spinning - Yarn

With Autoairo, spinning mills can produce high-quality yarn more quickly, more cost-efficiently and more flexibly. After having participated in the first CIIE last year, Saurer once again took part in this important event this year, presenting its new air-spinning machine Autoairo, which the company launched at ITMA Barcelona on 20 June 2019. At the 2nd CIIE in November, the Autoairo exhibited in Asia for the first time. Autoairo has set new benchmarks for air spinning. Saurer has combined its most advanced automation solutions with proven technology to create an air-spinning machine with unique properties. The Autoairo features autonomous spinning positions with individual drives and integrated intelligence. Its digital piecing unit is capable of performing up to 24 piecing processe...

Nov292019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

USTER® QUALITY EXPERT: Impressive Solutions Throughout The Mill

Spinning - Yarn

At Matesa, both shop floor and top floor benefit from comprehensive analysis of USTER® QUALITY EXPERT. Trusted information is crucial when decisions have to be made and solutions found. In the spinning mill, production efficiency and business profitability depend on reliable data measurement and sophisticated analysis. Translating that into practical advice makes life easier for every level of management. That’s why USTER® QUALITY EXPERT has become indispensable at Matesa Textiles in Turkey. With eight yarn factories comprising 120,000 spindles and 10,000 rotors, it’s clear that a spinning company on this scale needs quality data to be handled automatically. Laboratory results and in-line data from winding must be centralized and then analyzed. “USTER® QUALITY EXPERT has become a

Nov272019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Groz-Beckert at Techtextil India

Knitting, Nonwoven

Groz-Beckert exhibited its products in the Felting and Carding segments at Techtextil India. Took place from 20 to 22 November Techtextil India welcomed an international audience to the biennial trade fair in Mumbai, India. At Techtextil India visitors learned about Groz Beckerts’ product benefits – now and in the future. “dur” In the Felting product sector Groz-Beckert presented its new base material combined with a patented manufacturing process, called “dur”. The higher wear resistance and the improved corrosion resistance already work out for Groz-Beckert customers all around the globe. The company plans to extend the dur version to the complete product range, soon. A man-sized needle Within the traditional nonwovens industry, Groz-Beckert's GEBECON® felting needle pro

Nov252019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

ShanghaiTex 2019 Started Today

Fairs

The 19th edition of ShanghaiTex 2019 brings together advanced technology and textiles. The 19th International Textile Industry Fair ShanghaiTex 2019 is held at Shanghai New International Expo Center. It is expected to gather more than 1,200 exhibitors to showcase the latest innovations in textile and fashion technology, creating one-stop information and trading platform to lead the future of textile and fashion industries. Under the theme of “Smarter Textile.Better Life” , numerous thematic seminars and a competition, as well as the newly established TexTech Startup Planet will be organized during the fair. New Textech Start-Up Planet In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the number of start-up companies. They help large enterprises achieve a bigger market share an

Nov202019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

KARL MAYER at Techtextil INDIA

Technical Textiles

KARL MAYER with integrated presentation at Techtextil INDIA with expansion to include composites. KARL MAYER participated with its Business Units Warp Knitting, Warp Preparation and Technical Textiles in the seventh Techtextil INDIA trade in the Bombay Exhibition Centre from 20 to 22 November 2019 . The innovative world market leader will be there with a 20 m² stand in the German Pavilion. At this year's trade fair, there will now also be an area for composite materials with the World of Composites. KARL MAYER Technical Textiles hopes that this expansion will have a positive effect on the visitor response. “Composites are an important area in India. Until now, there has been no specific trade fair for this sector,” says Hagen Lotzmann, the Sales Manager for the KARL MAYER Technische

Nov192019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

ITMA Evaluations from UCMTF

Associations

The Association of French Textile Machinery Manufacturers (UCMTF) President Bruno Ameline, “ITMA Barcelona was an extremely efficient place to finalize orders and initiate new ones.” The Association of French Textile Machinery Manufacturers made a statement about ITMA 2019 held last June. The statement emphasized that the trends were more pronounced after ITMA. “The French Textile Machinery is your technology partner for hardware, software and services” tells Bruno Ameline, UCMTF President, to textile industrialists. About ITMA, he adds “Barcelona was an extremely efficient place to finalize orders and initiate new ones. ITMA in Barcelona was a good edition, and without the macro uncertainties concerning the global economic growth and the US - China negotiations on tariffs and trade, i

Nov182019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Futureproofing The Nonwovens Network

Nonwoven

Now in its 23rd year, the Nonwovens Network has pulled together an extremely strong programme for its 2019 annual seminar. Nonwovens Network will be held at the John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK, on December 5th. Keynote speakers at the event, entitled Futureproofing the nonwovens industry, will be Mark Cotton, managing director of the John Cotton Group, and Seán Kerrigan, director of communications and media relations for EDANA, the Brussels-based European disposables and nonwovens association. Seán Kerrigan’s presentation will focus on two key issues which have been occupying a lot of EDANA’s time over the past year – its Wipes Outreach programme and the upcoming EU single-use plastics directive. Expansions John Cotton is one of the UK’s most successful

Nov132019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Great Participation to Dornbirn-GFC From Turkey

Fibers, Sustainability & Recycling

58th Dornbirn-GFC – over 100 international speakers from industry and research presented their latest innovations and trends of the global fiber- and textile industry. Exciting and controversial debates among fiber producers, brands and representatives of the European Textile Association at the CEO-Panel in the field of climate and environmental politics and its responsibilities. At the 1st Dornbirn-GFC STARTUP DAYS more than 20 international startup entrepreneurs presented their textile innovations. From the perspective of the fiber industry top plenary lectures led by Robert van de Kerkhof/CCO Lenzing AG and Uday Gill/CEO Indorama Ventures focused on sustainability. How can software industry support sustainable industry? – This question was outlined by impressing examples from Rob