Author: Textile Planet Magazine

Oct112021 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Nonwoven and A.Celli Nonwovens set up technological partnership

Oerlikon Nonwoven and A.Celli Nonwovens on date October 11, 2021 announced the signing of an official agreement that will kick off a strategic collaboration for the production of solutions dedicated to the A.Celli festooning technology. The first step of this precious collaboration is the development of comprehensive solutions dedicated to festooning technology, an ideal process for the management of soft, thick and memory-effect materials. Thanks to this synergy, new machines, which will be part of the A.Celli F-LINE® family of multifunctional lines, will support the already tested A.Celli technology dedicated to spooling, thus completing the range of solutions dedicated to the management of soft materials. Increase and develop the production capacity “Oerlikon Nonwoven has m

Sep242021 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Always one step ahead of the state of the art – WEIDMANN and BRÜCKNER set new standards in stenter technology

Dyeing – Finishing, Industry 4.0, Textile

Mrs Henrike Weidmann, together with her husband Michael Rapp, are the third generation to run the family business. They are positive about the future. Mrs Weidmann says "The Brückner company, like us, has very high quality standards. The direct communication with Sales, Service and Design made it easy for us to implement our many requests for optimization. At Brückner, as always, we found reliability and the best support. Qualities that we, as a family run company have also anchored in our company philosophy. Another criteria in our purchase decision was that the company manufactures in Germany. This increases confidence in the quality and helps to maintain our textile know-how "Made in Germany"." One hundred and seventeen years ago, the WEIDMANN weaving mill was founded in the tranqu

Feb12021 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering commissions its first PBS system

Fibers

Future trend: biodegradable polymers A polybutylene succinate (PBS) polycondensation system was commissioned at Yingkou Kanghui Petrochemical Co. Ltd. in Dalian in the Chinese Liaoning Province at the beginning of January 2021. The PBS system, for which Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering supplied both equipment and engineering, has a daily production capacity of 100 tons. It is used to manufacture high-viscosity chips for biodegradable films. Consequently, Yingkou Kanghui, a subsidiary of the Hengli Group, is catering to rising demand for biodegradable polymer products – demand that is increasing not just in China, but across the globe. Yingkou Kanghui Petrochemical Co., Ltd., founded in 2011, predominantly produces polyester chips and films. By expanding its portfolio to include the

Jan152021 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

No sustainability without innovation – true to this motto, TINTEX and BRÜCKNER strive for new paths together

Dyeing – Finishing, General, Sustainability & Recycling

The Portuguese textile company TINTEX Textiles S.A. and the German textile machinery manufacturer BRÜCKNER Textile Technologies GmbH & Co. KG make a big step into the future together. A completely new developed process technology for coating bi-elastic knitted fabric opens new markets and new possibilities for both sides. „No sustainability without innovation.“ True to this motto, TINTEX is constantly researching for fabric innovations to develop and produce intelligent, functional and high-performance textiles. To round off the concept, a few years ago it was decided to cooperate with the German textile machinery manufacturer BRÜCKNER. Their product range includes machines and complete lines for coating and finishing of textiles, technical textiles, nonwovens and floor coverings

Dec142020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Christian Straubhaar – New Head of Sales at Rieter Machines & Systems

General, Spinning - Yarn, Textile

In course of the succession planning, Christian Straubhaar will take on the position as Senior Vice President Sales at Rieter Machines & Systems in Winterthur on January 1, 2021. Straubhaar will succeed Reto Thom who will retire. Christian Straubhaar holds an Engineering Master’s Degree in Industrial Management from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and is a sales executive with 20 years of extensive experience in the textile industry. Recently, Straubhaar was responsible as Group Sales & Marketing Director at Itema for the world-wide sales of machines and spare parts. Prior, he held various positions in Operations and as Business Unit Head in Itema and other global textile companies. His professional career shows a solid track record in identifying new

Dec22020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Unprecedented yarn quality on open-end machines achieved with Loepfe’s new YarnMaster® EOS

Spinning - Yarn

Loepfe Brothers Ltd. has announced today that their new YarnMaster® EOS is in series production and ready for shipping. Featuring state-of-the-art optoelectronic technology, this is the latest in a range of products designed and launched to support maximum productivity for spinning mills. The new YarnMaster® EOS provides the most reliable yarn clearing results in the open-end spinning process and can be mounted on the widest variety of machines in the market. YarnMaster® EOS features a newly developed optical sensor that offers unrivaled stability and enables accurate yarn clearing tailored to the desired yarn quality. Engineered to last, the new technology is embedded within YarnMaster® EOS’ sleek outer casing that allows for its versatile use on an even wider range of open-end machine

Nov272020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Mayer & Cie. extends top dog status in Turkey: above average market share, further on the increase

Knitting

In pandemic year 2020 circular knitting machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. (MCT) has further improved its leading position in Turkey. So the country continues to be one of the company’s strongest and most consistent sales markets. Even in difficult years, the manufacturer and its longstanding Turkish representative Mayer Mümessillik have achieved positive results. The reasons for this year’s success, as Mayer & Cie. sees it, are the transfer of production to locations close to Europe, Turkey’s state-of-the-art machinery and the increase in demand for comfortable clothing that is suitable as home office wear. Turkish market is a growth market despite corona setback “Compared to 2019, we anticipate a growth in the Turkish market even though the corona situation was a serious set

Nov262020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Modernized AS H 32 and AS H 38 yarn suction devices

Fibers, Spinning - Yarn

Manual lever now even more ergonomic Finer adjustment of the yarn suction force, lower compressed air consumption for the same yarn tension, smooth, ergonomic compressed-air valve – all promises fulfilled by the modernized AS H 32 and AS H 38 yarn suction devices. Also known as hand injectors, these yarn suction devices are standard components of all spinning positions. The AS H 32- and AS H 38-series high-performance hand injectors are superior to those of other manufacturers, above all as a result of their lower compressed air consumption for the same yarn tension. This is made possible due to the higher yarn suction forces, particularly in the case of the AS H 38 series. In addition to this, string-up without ‘ramp-up’ is possible in certain applications. Also new is a smoother,

Nov202020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

First automated fabric inspection system for Circular Knitting Machines

Knitting

Smartex announced the launch of Smartex-V1, an advanced camera vision system that reduces defective production to close to 0% in Circular Knitting Machines, including lycra faults, yarn thickness, holes, needle defects, and more. textile factories to better manage quality & efficiency, reducing waste & time and avoid too late inspection after the rolls being entirely produced. What current clients say:“Smartex innovative technology helps our company every month by increasing production, improving quality and transparency in the supply chain” says Eng. Mario Jorge Silva, CEO at Tintex Textiles S.A. This camera inspection system is able to reduce the production costs of textile manufacturers by detecting and stopping the production machines. The system uses Computer Vision a

Nov192020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Tackling coronavirus with meltblown and spunbond technologies

Fibers, Nonwoven, Technical Textiles

Protective equipment demands high-end nonwoven products Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the worldwide demand for protective masks and apparel has resulted in a record number of new orders in the high double-digit millions of euros at Oerlikon Nonwoven. The meltblown technology from Neumünster is recognized by the market as being one of the technically most efficient methods for producing highly-separating filter media made from plastic fibers. The rising demand for protective masks and other medical protective equipment since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and the associated global ramping up of production capacities has also resulted in an increase in the demand for nonwovens for the production thereof. Initially, this resulted in bottlenecks in the provision