Author: Textile Planet Magazine

Sep172018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Rieter’s New Digital Platform: Digital Spinning Suite

Rieter, the world's leading supplier of short staple fiber spinning systems, will be presented the new Digital Spinning Suite platform with the rotor spinning system at ITMA Asia. With the new Digital Spinning Suite platform, Rieter writes a new chapter in the digitization of spinning mills. The platform makes it possible to operate and control spinning mills with just a few clicks. It visualizes potential improvements for the entire spinning process at a glance. The Digital Spinning Suite offers more flexible and more accurate functionality than any other available solution; it is open to third-party applications. The new platform with the Rieter rotor spinning system will be presented at ITMA Asia; in 2019, this solution will also be available for ring, compact and air spinning system...

Sep142018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Saurer’s New Control Centre “senses”

Industry 4.0, Textile

The textile machinery manufacturer Saurer is presenting its new "senses" control centre at China's largest textile exhibition ITMA Asia. Digital senses for bigger profits "senses" is an innovative control and analysis tool that furnishes textile companies with digital senses: for more profits along the textile value added chain. The innovative Big Data system collects, aggregates and analyses the production, quality and machine data of the entire textile fabrication process across all locations. The valuable data is available to operators on the mill floor as well as mill and company management via an intuitive web interface and standardized ERP interfaces anywhere – even on the move. "There's no life without senses" Michael Nikolic, the responsible product manager in the Saure

Sep142018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Optical Precision with All-Around View: YarnMaster ZENIT+ OffColor

Spinning - Yarn

Loepfe will present a comprehensive portfolio of quality control solutions for the textile industry at ITMA Asia, which will be held in Shanghai from the 15th to 19th October. Loepfe will include the well-known YarnMaster ZENIT+ for winding and the WeftMaster FALCON-i for quality control of high-tech materials. Various innovative solutions in different areas of yarn quality control will be shown to ensure an interesting visit to the Loepfe booth for all visitors. New measuring results of the highly precise YarnMaster ZENIT+ OffColor feature collected in cooperation with a customer will be available. The case study shows impressive results in detection of shade variations in polyester. The Loepfe employees will be pleased to provide more detailed information. YarnMaster ZENIT+ OffColo...

Sep132018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Functional Lab: The Future’s Platform

Fairs

Exhibitor numbers more than double at Intertextile Apparel’s Functional Lab Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition will showcase the industry’s latest functional innovations this September 27 – 29. The numbers show its popularity: at this year’s Autumn Edition, the Functional Lab will have a 92% increase in space and a 111% increase in the number of exhibitors at the product zone. Situated in hall 4.1, alongside the innovative Taiwan Pavilion, this year’s Functional Lab is set to experience more attention than ever. The product zone will feature the INVISTA Pavilion and Hyosung Pavilion, who will exhibit with their client mills to showcase their functional products, in addition to a dedicated events area that will provide an interactive experience for buyers seeking the

Sep122018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Comprehensive Control and Economic Benefits

Fibers, Spinning - Yarn

USTER® ring spinning optimization system now offers much more than end-break detection. USTER® SENTINEL is much more than an end-break detection system. It is a comprehensive solution for ring spinning optimization, with benefits in quality, productivity and efficiency. Data can now be integrated with the Total Testing Center through USTER® TESTER 6, giving spinners an overview of quality through all process steps in the mill, for focused control of production management. Adding USTER® ROVING STOP enhances the economic advantages still further, reducing waste by stopping the roving feed immediately an end-break is detected. USTER® SENTINEL with USTER® ROVING STOP is exhibited for the first time at ITMA Asia + CITME 2018. USTER® SENTINEL’s bobbin build-up report is the key to optimize

Sep122018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Trützschler to Exhibit New Textile Machinery at ITMA Asia

Fibers, Nonwoven, Spinning - Yarn

In Shanghai, all Trützschler divisions will exhibit current and new products on a 600 m² area. The leading textile machinery exhibition will be held from October 15-19, 2018, in Shanghai, China. With about 3,000 employees, Trützschler is one of the world's leading textile machinery manufacturer. The family business with its headquarter in Mönchengladbach, Germany, is divided into the business units Spinning, Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers and Card Clothing. Machines, installations and accessories for spinning preparation, the nonwovens and man-made fiber industry are produced in eight locations worldwide. In addition to four factories in Germany, Trützschler has production sites in China (Shanghai), India (Ahmedabad), USA (Charlotte) and Brasil as well as a development location in Swit

Sep112018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

An Exhibition Full of Future Opportunities

Industry 4.0, Knitting, Sustainability & Recycling

KARL MAYER's theme in ITMA ASIA + CITME: Digitalization and sustainability KARL MAYER will be presenting its latest innovations at ITMA ASIA + CITME, which will be held from 15 to 19 October 2018. This global company is using its latest developments to tackle the changes taking place in the world today. “The mega trends of digitalisation and sustainability are changing the world as we know it. As an innovative global market leader, we see these changes as an opportunity for our customers. At ITMA ASIA+ CITME, we will be showing our visitors how KARL MAYER is implementing these strategic themes, digitalisation and sustainability by delivering integrated solutions offering a wide range of advantages,” says KARL MAYER’s Managing Director, Arno Gärtner. KARL MAYER can be found in the Exh

Sep102018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Stäubli’s Machines at Exintex Trade Fair

Weaving

Stäubli continues to be the address of reliable performance, technical excellence and proven technology. Stäubli, which produces high quality systems for more than a century of superficial weaving industry, will be among the exhibitors when the Exintex trade fair opens its doors in Puebla, Mexico this October. This major business platform for the Latin American textile industry is taking place within a challenging economic environment. 110-111 will have an excellent opportunity to find out how Stäubli’s solutions for workflow automation, automated weaving preparation, shedding for frame and Jacquard weaving, and sock knitting can help them optimize their mill operations and reinforce their market position. SAFIR S40 – automatic drawing in for denim and gray material warps With th

Sep52018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Ahead of Progress with Monforts at ITMA Asia + CITME

Industry 4.0

The potential of Industry 4.0, in combination with the drive to reduce waste and minimise raw materials usage, has led to some significant new developments by Monforts. At this year’s ITMA Asia + CITME, in Hall 6 at booth H6/D05, visitors can learn about the company’s latest Qualitex 800 control system, which along with the Web-UI app, allows the remote visualisation of Monforts technologies via smart phones and tablet devices. “We are already embracing many Industry 4.0 principles in our approach to new machine concepts and the Qualitex 800 has all the intuitive features operators will be familiar with from touchscreen devices,” explains Monforts Vice-President of Sales and Marketing Klaus Heinrichs. “It is making navigation extremely easy for operators, cutting down the time requir

Sep42018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Stylish Apparel Lace Produced on an MLF 60/32

Weaving

Fine lace makes fine clothes KARL MAYER launched a new generation of highly efficient, multibar fall-plate machines at ITMA 2015. The productivity of the first machine in this range, the MLF 46/24, 242", was twice that of its predecessor. This new machine became very well established on the market, and was upgraded the following year in time for the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 exhibition by equipping it with more guide bars. The MLF 60/32 delivers the same efficiency and quality as the low-bar version, but enables a wider range of patterns to be produced. Larger and more opulent motifs and a wide variety of edge borders can be worked. The samples of all-over lace shown here illustrate the exceptional features of the MLF 60/32. The samples were produced in a gauge of E 24 and, despite thei...