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Jul312018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Karl Mayer at ITMA ASIA and CITME 2018 with Sustainability Technology

Fairs, Knitting, Sustainability & Recycling, Textile

At the upcoming ITMA ASIA & CITME to be held from 15. to 19. October 2018 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, Karl Mayer will be present on Stand B 11, H 4, with an innovation show on the mega trends of our time, demonstrating how it is possible to implement such major topics as innovations, digitization and sustainability. As far as digitization is concerned, KARL MAYER underlines its position as the undisputed number one in the market. For the development of new digital solutions with high customer benefit, KARL MAYER recently set up its own company. KARL MAYER’s new, digital brand will be launched at ITMA ASIA + CITME. “Cleaner.Productions” Concerning the topic of sustainability, the company will provide versatile solutions under the motto “Cleaner

Jul302018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

French Technology at ITMA ASIA & CITME 2018

Fairs, Textile

ITMA ASIA and CITME is an outstanding opportunity for the Asian and particularly the Chinese textile industry to meet the French textile machinery manufacturers. They are the sixth textile machinery exporters worldwide with state of the art, world leaders in such fields as long fibre spinning (wool, acrylic …), yarn twisting and control (including technical yarns), space-dyeing, heat setting for carpet yarns, carpet systems, dyeing and finishing, felts and belts for finishing processes, nonwovens, air conditioning of textile plants and recycling processes of textile materials. Evelyne CHOLET, UCMTF (French Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association) Secretary General states: “when I travel across China I am always astonished by the speed of the changes. For examples, transportation is

Jul232018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon and RUAG Deepen Cooperation on 3D-Printed Space Components

Industry 4.0

Oerlikon (SIX: OERL), a leading technology and engineering group, and RUAG Space, a division of the technology Group RUAG, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding today during the Farnborough Airshow to qualify and accelerate series production of 3D printed space components. Oerlikon and RUAG Space are already working together on the qualification of a bracket that would be installed on a payload fairing. A new optimized design made possible through additive manufacturing (3D printing) will reduce costs by 25 percent and decrease weight by more than 50 percent, while doubling the stifness of the bracket. The collaboration on the bracket exemplifies the companies’ strong partnership, which will be deepened further through this initiative. “We are confident, that our materials and addi

Jul202018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

The Address of the Latest Technologies : KTM 2018

Fairs

International Kahramanmaraş Textile Machinery Fair, which is preparing to open its doors for the fourth time this year, brings the dynamics of the new era of technology to the textile industry with the theme of 'Industry 4.0'. The latest technology and services related to the textile sector will be presented at International Kahramanmaraş Textile Machinery Fair (KTM 2018) in the dates between 27-29 September 2018. The International Kahramanmaraş Textile Machinery Fair (KTM 2018), organized by ECR Fair and prepared to meet textile manufacturers worldwide for the fourth time in Kahramanmaras, which is the center of textile production, is preparing to be the address of the latest developments in the textile sector this year. Continuous trends towards innovation, IOT (internet of objects

Jul192018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

5th International Digital Textile Congress

Printing & Digital Printing

Following on from the success of the 2016 event (number of attendees: 274), announce the dates for 5th edition of the International Digital Textile Congress 2018, entitled: “ Digital Plugin for the Textile Factory of the Future “ on September 27-28, 2018 in Ghent-Belgium. The congress is a joint initiative of UNITEX and ESMA 25 lectures will focus on following core topic areas: Digital Printing/finishing, Fabrication Principles and Processes Devolopments in digital inks (waterborne, UV...) hardware, software, textile Functional links (electronic, OLED, hydrophobic...) Lab2Fab 3D-Printing Digital Workflows – Applications Designing, Fashion New Business Models, e-commerce... An efficient congress will take place with 25 high-level presentations. Participan

Jul182018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Loepfe Invests ın Its Corporate Headquarters ın Swıtzerland

Genel

Today the company announced a substantial investment in the extension of its headquarters in Wetzikon, Switzerland. Construction of the new headquarters building, which will add two additional stories on top of the existing production building, started earlier this month. With a total of 2,500 m2 floor space it will have enough room for some 60 offices in combination with modern meeting facilities and a canteen for the employees. The building will accommodate the general management, R&D, the service teams, product management, financial management, and HR. “The new building will open up the opportunity for all departments within Loepfe to further grow, to work together much closer, to enjoy modern offices and labs and to offer customer and supplier trainings in state of the art facil

Jul162018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Monforts Continues to Develop Denim

Dyeing – Finishing

As the number one supplier of finishing ranges to the denim industry globally, the benefits of the latest Monforts Eco Line are already being enjoyed by several of the sector’s leading manufacturers in both Asia and South America. Denim manufacturing consumes huge amounts of energy and resources at virtually all stages of production, but especially during shrink finishing, and on conventional ranges, large volumes of water, steam, chemicals and thermal energy are required. A significant portion of these resources, however, can be wasted without precise feeding, monitoring and control. This is an issue that Monforts engineers have successfully addressed with the Eco Line for denim, based on two key technology advances – the Eco Applicator for minimum application of the selected mo

Jul132018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Mahlo GmbH will Display Straightening Technology and More at Febratex 2018

Fairs, Textile

Worldwide important manufacturer of knitwear, one of the leading producer and consumer of denim and self-sufficient in cotton production: Brazil’s textile industry can barely be beaten in its diversity. For the various demands, the different sectors have, Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG has the suitable systems. These will be presented by the German machine builder at Febratex in Blumenau from 21 to 24 August. At booth 39 – Setor 1 the experienced Mahlo trade show team answers every question on straightening technology and process control. “The main goal of every textile producer is straight goods. No matter what kind of product you make”, says Miguel Lessel, Area Sales Manager at Mahlo. After all, this is a sign for quality and a requirement of customers. Mahlo proves to be a strong partner for te

Jul122018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Intertextile Fair has Become the Fashion of the Participants

Fairs

Growth in the fair and growth in the market: exhibitor and buyer increases at Intertextile Pavilion Shenzhen, which concluded last Saturday, reflected the strength of the Southern China fashion sector. The fair welcomed a record 971 exhibitors from 12 countries & regions (2017: 721), and 17,664* trade buyers from 35 countries & regions (2017: 15,608). Accommodating these extra exhibitors, the fair occupied one more hall this edition, and covered 37,500 sqm (2017: 30,000). Shenzhen is fast establishing itself as China’s fashion capital – with some 1,000 fashion brands, 2,000 garment companies and 30,000 fashion designers based in the city – and this year’s strong growth confirms Intertextile Pavilion Shenzhen as the industry’s platform of choice for suppliers to connect with lead

Jul112018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

BRÜCKNER Realized the Opening of the New Production Facility

Industry 4.0, Textile

On Saturday, 23 June 2018 the new production facility of BRÜCKNER, the world market leader in dry finishing machines for textiles and technical textiles, was officially opened in Tittmoning, Bavaria. Representatives from politics, the church, banks and industry were present when Regina Brückner inaugurated the new, gen-erously dimensioned production plant together with Dr. Peter Ramsauer, former Minister of Transport and approx. 800 other guests. "Our old factory simply became too small. Increased incoming orders and ever-increasing demands on machine sizes and delivery dates were the reason for planning a new plant in 2014. We were not able to start construction until November 2016, as many hurdles in the approval process and with regard to nature conservation had to be overcome in