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May282018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Starlinger Acquires Barmag Spinnzwirn from Oerlikon

The Austrian Starlinger Group takes over the business unit Barmag Spinnzwirn based in Chemnitz (Germany) from Oerlikon. The integration of the related technologies for spinning lines for the production of tapes, monofilaments, yarns, and twisted yarns as well as texturing machines into the existing product portfolio holds significant potential for synergy effects in service, engineering, and sales. The business unit known as Barmag Spinnzwirn is a part of the Oerlikon segment Manmade Fibers that specializes in turnkey extrusion plants for the production of tapes and monofilaments such as artificial grass, baler twine, carpet backing, or geotextiles as well as in high speed winders and precision winding machines for textile and technical yarns and twisted yarns as well as texturing machi...

May252018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Benninger Increases Demand for Automation Solutions

Genel, Textile

1.000 automation solution of Benninger Automation has been installed at Getzner Textil AG The traditional textile company Getzner Textil AG in Bludenz, Austria is known world-wide for its high-quality fabrics for a wide variety of applications. In the sustainable production of textiles, Getzner has for many years relied on the innovative process and system solutions of the Benninger Group with its headquarter in Uzwil, Switzerland. As part of the current project of the two longstanding partner companies, the Ben-ninger-Pad-Dry Hotflue was equipped with the 1,000 automation solution from Benninger Automation GmbH, Zell, Germany. This milestone was taken by Beat Meienberger, CEO of Benninger AG, as an oppor-tunity to thank Getzner for the long-standing, good business relationship an...

May252018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Reggiani has Exhibited the Newly Released Textile Printing Machine in ITM

Industry 4.0, Printing & Digital Printing

Twelve-colour Reggiani printer and Mezzera product for greener denim production make their debuts in EFI exhibit of advanced textile technologies Textile companies can take full advantage of expanded print opportunities with the groundbreaking new EFI™ Reggiani COLORS digital printer which Electronics For Imaging, Inc. EFI’s exhibit, also highlights important advances in traditional manufacturing, with new EFI Mezzera technology for more environmentally sustainable dyeing on denim garments. The EFI Ecosystem of technologies leverages EFI Reggiani’s 70 years as a leader in textile industry innovation with digital and conventional processes. EFI Reggiani products, along with some of the industry’s most advanced software innovations, simplify the transition from conventional to digital p

May242018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Santex Rimar Group SMIT GS980 Weaving Loom First Displayed at ITM

Weaving

Santex Rimar Group has launched many complementary products at ITM Istanbul, including the new model SMIT GS980 of the GS900 series. SANTEX RIMAR GROUP is one of the leading players in the world market of machine manufacturers for weaving, textile finishing, nonwovens, technical textiles and green technologies for water treatment and drying processes. The company, together with Has Group, presented SMIT GS980, the leading weaving machine with the fastest free flight lane system that was recently introduced to the market through this fair. Visitors had the opportunity to see the SMIT GS980 for the first time during the fair. New SMIT GS980 is the fastest free flight rapier machine of the market and has improved in terms of versatility, performance, production quality, efficiency an...

May242018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Leofpe’s New Thermal Fabric Cutting Machine

Weaving

One of the world‘s most applied fabric cutter systems is the WeftMaster TC-1S is increases quality and reduces lot change times. Hot wire cutters are the standard tools in weaving processes, when it comes to cutting of woven synthetic fabrics. A hot wire cutter in combination with a matching control unit, melts the fabric and produces a precise cut or a perfect selvedge. The method prevents the cut edges from fraying. Controlling the temperature of the cutting wire is crucial, it must be heated to reach the correct melting point to separate the fabric precisely without burning it. Loepfe now offers the new digital thermal cutting control unit WeftMaster CUT-iT to ensure constant high-quality selvedges. The digital control unit has various innovative features, which ensure top qua

May232018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

ACIMIT Announced Orders at the Beginning of 2018

Genel, Textile

The order index for textile machinery elaborated by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, for the period from January to March 2018 dropped 12% compared to the same period for 2017. The value of the index came in at 104.8 points. This decline mainly affected orders for the domestic market. Indeed, in Italy the index came in at an absolute value of 94.1 points, that is, 22% less than the first quarter for 2017. In foreign markets, the drop was more contained (-9%) and the absolute value of the index registered 107.2 points. ACIMIT President Alessandro Zucchi does not appear to be too worried by these results for the first three months of the year: “In Italy, we had a rebound effect following the heavy investments made during 2017. The first three mont

May222018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Just in Time Reaction and Action: Digitized Environmental Solutions for Your Success

Industry 4.0

Hans Wroblowski, Area Sales Director and Head of Product Management for Denim at Monforts, proposes some positive measures for keeping a step ahead in textile manufacturing with Industry 4.0. Hans Wroblowski described the company's evolution in textile engineering and machine manufacturing since the foundation of A.Monforts in 1884, as follows: Monforts was founded in the year 1884 and our evolution in textile engineering and machine building has progressed from mechanical, steam and water-powered technologies to the first mass production lines, electronic drives and highly modular machines such as our stenters. The move towards the current state of the art has involved firstly data transfer and storage via internet/intranet, along with teleservice solutions, followed by full automat...

May222018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Marzoli: Successful Participation at ITM 2018

Dyeing – Finishing, Fairs

Between April 14th and April 17th the international textile community gathered at Tuyap Convention Center in Istanbul for ITM 2018. Marzoli, the European manufacturer of the full line of machines for spinning of short staple fibers, attended the event and during the 4 days of the show recorded an outstanding number of visitors from the domestic and the international market. “The number of visits at this edition of the show has been incredible. The importance of the show, the constant commitment of Marzoli towards each one of its clients and potential customers, the great work of our partners in promoting our presence at the show and the machines exhibited at our stand have underpinned this success”, Francesco Gozio, from Marzoli’s marketing department states. Marzoli during the show

May222018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Global Textile Industry Gathering at Yarn Expo

Dyeing – Finishing, Fairs, Spinning - Yarn

The 27 – 29 September event is expected to attract over 500 exhibitors to Shanghai’s National Exhibition and Convention Center. Yarn Expo is a leading sourcing platform to both exhibitors and visitors. Suppliers from Asian and European countries showcase their latest collection of natural and blended yarns including cotton, wool, flax / regenerated flax, and man-made fibres and yarns, as well as specialty products including elastic, fancy and blended yarns. The show is also an ideal opportunity for overseas buyers to gain access to some of the leading domestic suppliers in the industry. With both spring and autumn editions in Shanghai, the show provides an excellent opportunity for overseas suppliers to build stronger relationships in the region and increase their presence in the mar

May212018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

SSM Launched Its Biggest Show at ITM Fair in Istanbul

Spinning - Yarn

In the first four month SSM (Schärer Schweiter Mettler) AG attended eight exhibitions around the world. In Colombia, Bangladesh, Japan, Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Turkey and Pakistan SSM could convince the interested visitors about their solutions for yarn processing and winding. The exhibitions in Colombia, Bangladesh, Russia, Indonesia and Pakistan took place on joint booths of the SSM representatives. During the shows, SSM met many existing, and also potential new customers that showed interest in their products. Thanks to the great effort and support of the SSM agents the exhibitions have been a great success. For Japan Yarn Fair and Saigontex, SSM had their own booth with the kind support of their local representatives. There, the main focus was given to the high range of possi