Author: Textile Planet Magazine

Feb12019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

New Shoe Fabric Patterns and More

KARL MAYER is extending the design portfolio of tricot machines with The COP 5 M-EL. KARL MAYER presented its five-bar tricot machine, the COP 5 M-EL, to the wider public at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018 in Asia for the first time. The former COP 5 version has been combined with KARL MAYER’s EL pattern drive in this model to create a tricot machine capable of producing an extensive range of patterns. Its performance was demonstrated at the in-house show held at KARL MAYER (CHINA) at the same time as the fair and was a complete success. The visitors were particularly impressed by the possibilities it offered to produce shoe fabrics. A coarse machine gauge was developed at KARL MAYER to produce a multifaceted collection for this particular end-use. The articles in this collection for use in t

Jan312019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum Returns for Third Edition

Fairs, Nonwoven

China is the world's largest producer and exporter of nonwoven fabrics, as well as having the largest consumer market for products made from nonwovens, making the upcoming biennial China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE – supported by Techtextil) the place to be for industry players from 3 – 5 June. This year’s event will relocate to a different venue, the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing, located conveniently between Hongqiao airport and downtown Shanghai. “The nonwovens market has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the Chinese textile industry over the last decade, and we expect this to continue in the coming years,” Wendy Wen, Senior General Manager of the fair’s co-organiser, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, commented. “The demogra

Jan302019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

PİCANOL to Participate in TECHTEXTIL 2019

Weaving

Techtextil 2019 will take place from February 26 - 28, 2019, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Picanol will be present with an information booth (Booth 1636). The history of Picanol is clearly intertwined with that of the American textile industry. Picanol set up its own organization - Picanol of America – on February 1, 1966. Since then, America has always proven to be a market of great strategic importance as Picanol has installed tens of thousands of weaving machines at American weaving mills. Over the years, the technical fabrics segment has become a very dominant area, which makes Techtextil an important fair for Picanol. Picanol will not only promote its rapier and airjet weaving machines at Techtextil 2019, but also the extensive range of services and support that it provides to

Jan292019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Textile-Circuit From KARL MAYER

Knitting

KARL MAYER established warp knitting technology produces highly innovative E-textiles. Textiles can be used for heating, cooling and lighting. They can measure the heart rate, as well as monitor soil erosion on slopes, and can even be launched into space for use as space reflectors – as long as they are electrically conductive. The electrical conductivity of warp-knitted textiles is the subject of extensive development work at KARL MAYER. In this project, entitled “textile-circuit”, multibar raschel machines are used with and without a jacquard facility to incorporate conductive yarns directly into the textile during manufacture. The first results are now available and show what can be achieved, including the use of textiles for remote control. The original control tool and its produ

Jan282019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Manmade Fibers Segment Becomes ADAMOS Network Partner

Industry 4.0

The Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment has been a member of ADAMOS, an alliance of machine and systems construction sector companies, since the beginning of 2019. With this move, the company is ramping up its digital strategy, creating the right framework for implementing its concrete Industrie 4.0 solutions. Membership in the ADAMOS partner network is a further step on the company’s journey to becoming a digital solutions provider: ADAMOS was established as a strategic alliance for the future issues of ‘Industrie 4.0’ and ‘Industrial Internet of Things’ (IIoT) for market leaders in the machine and systems construction sector. The bundled know-how from machine construction, production and information technology is designed to help the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment develop digital solut

Jan242019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Heat-Recovery and Exhaust Air Pollution Control at Getzner AG

Sustainability & Recycling, Textile

The exhaust air treatment on the new stenters of Getzner AG is carried out by a multi-stage BRÜCKNER ECO-HEAT and ECO-AIR system. Textile industry, probably the strongest industry branch in the last two centuries, has lost its superiority in Vorarlberg, Australia. However, it is still prominently represented: one of the 20 largest in-dustrial companies in Vorarlberg belongs to the textile industry – Getzner AG in Bludenz. Founded 200 years ago, Getzner AG is today the leading company for the production of African damask fabrics and one of the leading manufacturers of shirt fashion fabrics. In the new production halls at Getzner AG's main plant in Bludenz, fabrics are woven and finished for ready-made garments. The fab-rics are finished in special processes mainly on new BRÜCKNER sten

Jan232019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Sensient® Continuing a Revolution in Sublimation Transfer Printing

Printing & Digital Printing

Sensient® launches latest ElvaJet® Opal Ink continuing a revolution in sublimation transfer printing. Sensient Imaging Technologies, a subsidiary of Sensient Technologies Corporation, announced the launch of a new range of high performance digital dye sublimation inks for low-viscosity Epson® printheads, ElvaJet® Opal SB inks. Following the extensive success of ElvaJet® Opal SC inks for mid- viscosity printheads, ElvaJet® Opal SB ink addresses the needs of low viscosity printheads, and allows customers of wide format printers to benefit from the revolutionary technology. ElvaJet® Opal SB ink fulfils the need for a plug and print solution in this market. ElvaJet Opal SB ink is also certified for Eco Passport for OEKO-TEX®, epitomising Sensient’s commitment to sustainability and responsib

Jan222019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Porcher Sport at ISPO 2019 With New Ultra-Light Avalanche Airbag

Nonwoven, Textile

Porcher Sport elevate safety with new ultra-light avalanche airbag fabric. Porcher Sport, the Sports and Leisure division of Porcher Industries, is elevating levels of safety for skiers and snow boarders with a new ultra-lightweight avalanche airbag fabric that will be launched at ISPO 2019. Considered the lightest fabric on the market with a super low weight of just 132g/m2, Porcher Sport’s new performance fabric is proven to reduce the weight of avalanche bags by more than 12%. Treated with an in-house formulated PU coating that is designed to resist the harshest of conditions, the material also boasts an extreme tear resistance, more than 50% higher than other airbag fabrics. Easily repackable and compact, the fabric ensures the airbag can also be used for multiple deployments.

Jan182019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

DOMOTEX 2019 – A Trade Fair to Connect The Continents

Fairs

"The positive and optimistic outlook on the 2019 business year that was tangible in the trade fair halls proves the success of this year's exhibition", says Dr. Andreas Gruchow, board member of Deutsche Messe AG. The latest edition of DOMOTEX - the world's leading showcase for carpets and floor coverings (January 11 to 14)- has underscored its reputation as the sector's biggest and most important hub for business, innovations and trends. Over 1,400 exhibitors from more than 60 nations came to Hannover to kick off a successful new year of business. With close to 90 percent of all attendees having decision-making authority, the caliber of the show's visitors remained extremely high – a fact confirmed by exhibitors. Due to growing market concentration, DOMOTEX recorded a slight dip in atte

Jan182019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

The TM WEFT is Launched Successfully in China

Knitting

A well attended in-house event was held in Changzhou from15.-18.01.2019 to launch KARL MAYER’s new warp knitting machine with weft insertion. KARL MAYER has developed a new warp knitting machine with weft insertion, the TM WEFT, and successfully launched this new machine at an in-house show held at its Chinese subsidiary in Changzhou. Representatives from more than ten companies came every day between 15 and 18 January 2019 to attend the machine presentation, and these included knitters and weavers, as well as finishers interested in moving into textile production. The guests travelled from all over China, mainly from Jiangsu and Zheijiang, as well as from Shandong and Hebei. They were all impressed by the cost:benefit ratio of the machines on show. Two models of the TM WEFT, 247", E 24