Author: Textile Planet Magazine

Oct222018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Designs the Future with Industry 4.0

The Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment is already successfully digitalizing its ‘From Melt to Yarn, Fibers and Nonwovens’ process chain. Creating the digital yarn factory Reliably and efficiently manufacturing superlative quality – that is the wish of every yarn, fiber and nonwovens manufacturer. However, optimally adjusting manufacturing with constantly-changing products is a huge challenge: because even small deviations can have a massive impact on the quality of the end product. To better monitor and control production across all systems against this background, globally technologically- leading machine and systems constructor Oerlikon has expanded its Manmade Fibers segment portfolio to include new digital products and services. By integrating the know-how of the recently- acquir

Oct192018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Groz-Beckert’s litespeed® plus: Increased Energy Savings in The Circular Knitting Field

Knitting

The litespeed® needles were specially designed by Groz-Beckert for use in (high-performance) circular knitting machines. The litespeed® plus is a further development of the proven litespeed® technology. It reduces energy consumption and the machine temperature even further – by up to 20 or 17 percent, for a noticeable reduction in costs. The needle geometry makes the difference In the dimensions relevant for loop formation, the litespeed® plus needle corresponds exactly to a conventional needle for circular knitting machines. The difference lies in the optimized shaft geometry: Thanks to a partial reduction of the needle shaft thickness on both sides, the needle can be inserted irrespective of the machine direction. The weight and the friction of the needle in the needle trick is als

Oct182018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Switzerland: The Cradle of Innovation

Associations

With Swiss textile machinery companies, the ‘inventor gene’ leads to added value for customers Over the centuries, the sheer innovative spirit of the Swiss has been demonstrated many times through inventions spanning various fields of human experience. Their impact on the global textile industry has been among the most notable, with continuous and significant developments. Swiss textile machinery companies have been at the core of this naturally-evolving tradition of inventiveness. Today, the producers of machines and components and service providers in Swiss Textlile Machinery sustain that heritage by a commitment to ongoing innovation that will influence the textile industry worldwide in future. Nowadays, hardly anyone remembers how we managed before the mouse made computer interac

Oct172018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Denim Goes Greener Through The Whole Chain

Weaving

Prosperity Textile acting as a pioneer and choosing the first sustainable innovation in the weaving industry: the brand-new iSAVER™ by Itema Guangzhou, China and Colzate, Italy – A new important partnership marks the path of Itema towards a greener future for the whole denim production chain. Prosperity Textile, one of the main denim producers worldwide, has chosen for its new facility one of the most interesting and sustainable-oriented Itema technologies, iSAVER™ equipped on the Itema R95002denim. Prosperity Textiles is, in fact, one of the early adopters of this new technology chosen for the new plant that the world-famous indigo fabrics producer will open in Vietnam, and that will be exclusively equipped with the latest Itema weaving machine. Itema demonstrating once again its gr

Oct172018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Original Technology Makes The Difference

Dyeing – Finishing, Fairs, Industry 4.0, Nonwoven, Spinning - Yarn

Shanghai, Frankfurt, 15th October 2018 – ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018, Asia’s foremost trade fair dedicated to textile machinery, is once again marked by a significant presence of German companies both in their number and in the quality of their technology. Visitors to the fair will have an opportunity to appreciate the high level of technology being proposed by more than 100 exhibitors from Germany, including more than 80 VDMA member companies. They cover nearly all different machinery chapters with a focus on spinning, nonwoven, weaving, knitting, warp knitting and finishing. The overall exhibition space occupied by German machinery manufacturers is more than 7,000 square meters, confirming Germany’s leading position among exhibiting foreign countries. The German exhibitors increased their

Oct152018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

First at The Finishing Line for 150 Years

Dyeing – Finishing

Swiss fabric innovator Schoeller Textil has taken the finishing of two-layer laminates for protective clothing and outdoor and active sportswear to a new level of production efficiency with the installation of a Monforts Eco Applicator unit. The innovations over the decades from this company – which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year – are too numerous to mention. They include the introduction of the first elastic ski apparel at the start of the 1960s, the integration of Kevlar into motorcycle jackets in the early 1980s and the first temperature regulating fabrics over twenty years ago. From its base in the beautiful village of Sevelen, at the foot of a scenic stretch of the Swiss Alps close to the border with Austria, Schoeller has been responsible for a succession of aw

Oct152018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Sixth ITMA ASIA + CITME Focuses on Taking The Industry Forward

Fairs

Exhibition opens in Shanghai with extensive showcase of latest technology. 15 October 2018 – The sixth ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018 exhibition opens today in Shanghai with industry players set to focus on technology’s impact on taking China’s textile industry forward into the future. The combined show grosses 180,000 square metres of exhibition space and has attracted a total of 1,733 exhibitors from 28 countries and economies to showcase a wide array of latest technology solutions that will help textile makers to become more competitive. Mr Fritz P. Mayer, president of CEMATEX, said: “Each ITMA ASIA + CITME edition features an interesting presentation of the latest technologies by European exhibitors. On show this year will be a wide range of solutions for automation and sustainable p

Oct122018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

VDMA and Walter Reiners Foundation Awards Five Young Engineers with a Total of 17,500 EURO

Textile

Peter D. Dornier, member of the Executive Board of the VDMA Textile Machinery Federation and Chairman of the Walter Reiners Foundation for the Promotion of Young Engineers, honours five young talents. Numerous entrepreneurs and managers from the German textile machinery industry took part in the award ceremony at the Digital Capability Center (DCC) in Aachen, Germany. The prizewinner in the dissertation category, Dr.- Ing. Benjamin Weise, comes from the Institute of Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University (ITA). He has dealt with a complex production process for the manufacture of modified multifilament yarns, which offers new perspectives for the development and manufacture of textile charge carriers. M.Sc. Susanne Fischer, winner of the Master's thesis category, has systema...

Oct112018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

European Textile Machinery Roadshow in Mexico

Fairs

The European Textile Machinery Roadshow for clothing, carpets and technical (automotive) textile manufacturers will take place in Mexico this year. MEXICO City: Tuesday November 20, 2018 PUEBLA: Wednesday November 21, 2018 Europe is the undisputed world leader for textile machinery. Before the flagship ITMA 2019, four Machinery Manufacturers Associations, AMEC of Spain, SYMATEX of Belgium, BTMA of Great Britain and UCMTF of France, have taken the initiative to organize a roadshow in Mexico. More than 18 manufacturers have joined. On the Mexican side, the initiative has also received a strong support from CANAINTEX and CITEX. Then, a two day program has been set up. The European textile machinery manufacturers will welcome the Mexican textile and carpet manufacturers and presen...

Oct102018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Mahlo: Smart Solutions for Textile Finishing

Fairs, Weaving

Mahlo will be presenting its latest developments in the field of straightening and controlling with the product web running. Asia's most important textile machinery trade fair ITMA Asia, opens its doors from 15 October to 19 October, the world market leader in automatic straightening and process control, Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG, will of course be there. This is why the German machine manufacturer will be presenting its latest developments in the field of straightening and controlling with the product web running at booth H6 D13. The focus will always be on the current, predominant topics in the industry: Networking and sustainability. The automatic straightening technology is Mahlo's flagship in the textile sector; the principle of detecting and automatically correcting distortions in th...