Author: Textile Planet Magazine

Nov122020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Barmag pumps – the material is what makes the difference

Robust pumps for sophisticated special fibers At first glance, rowing boats, the Airbus 380, safety equipment and stadium roofing have very little on common. They receive their specific properties as a result of the use of special fibers, among other things: aramid fibers and carbon fibers are processed into special yarns that are frequently deployed as compound materials. These fibers are growing in demand as the world seeks to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels; new solutions are required to reduce weight and replace heavy metallic parts. Aramid fibers are produced in a highly-chemical process that is extremely aggressive; the acrylic precursor used to manufacture carbon fibers is a different process, but again no less difficult. In these sophisticated processes, the gear metering p...

Nov112020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Mayer & Cie. celebrates schnapps number: Circular knitting machine 77,777 on its way to customer

Knitting

Mayer & Cie. celebrates schnapps number: Circular knitting machine 77,777 on its way to customer A Relanit 3.2 HS is packed for shipping to Toraman Tekstil in Istanbul. The Mayer & Cie. top seller is loaded onto pallets, lashed and secured, and packed in gleaming silver-coloured foil. Nothing out of the ordinary – except for the sheet of white paper marked 77777 revealing what is special about this consignment. The Relanit 3.2 HS is the 77,777th circular knitting machine that Mayer & Cie. has manufactured in over 80 years of circular knitting machine production. More infrequent than an eclipse of the Moon Circular knitting machines with a serial number consisting of five identical digits are not something that the Albstadt-based manufacturer ships to customers regularl

Nov112020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

USTER® fabric inspection system also reduce waste and improve yield

Testing, Textile

Automated solutions for quality satisfaction Fabric inspection solutions cover the value chain from weaving to finishing.The ingenious design of USTER®Q-BAR 2 and USTER®EVS FABRIQ VISIONfits every production line – delivering the right quality, while reducing waste and optimizing fabric yield. USTER’s Think Quality approach now takes in automatic fabric inspection, bringing much-needed precision and security to demanding technical textiles applications– and to all weaving mills where quality matters. Quality standards everywhere are increasing all the time: in sectors such as the automotive industry, zero-defect levels are already mandatory. Applications such as airbags, headliners, upholstery and tire cords require flawlessquality, continuously. But there are also many other textile

Nov102020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Calvi Achieves Efficient, Eco-Conscious Production on Demand with Kornit Digital

Printing & Digital Printing, Sustainability & Recycling, Textile

"We are sustainable; we don’t have to create more water waste or use more resources.” Kornit Digital (Nasdaq: KRNT), a worldwide market leader in digital textile printing technology, announced Vizela, Portugal-based Calvi has implemented the Kornit Avalanche HD6 system for efficient, retail-quality digital decoration on demand. Founded in 1977, Calvi is a textile manufacturing company that works with national and international partners to deliver sportswear and casual apparel for men, women, and children. Now occupying a 6,600-square-meter facility and employing a team of more than 120 qualified professionals, they are committed to the evolution of textiles with regard to three fundamental values: quality, availability, and efficiency. In addition to their own e-commerce operation, C

Nov92020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

VDMA textile machinery webtalk on 12th November 2020, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (CET)

Associations, Dyeing – Finishing, Textile

"Sustainable denim production: latest finishing technologies” Sign up HERE and be part of this important Event. No participation fee. Volker Kunzmann, Area Sales Director, FONG’S EUROPE will present highly efficient and innovative wet finishing solutions for denim by combining modular systems adapted to the product and customer’s and local specifications. Title of the presentation: “Denim Finishing combined solutions” www.fongs.eu Hans-Gerhard Wroblowski, Area Sales Director SEA, Head of Productmanagement – Denim Sales, A. Monforts Textilmaschinen will speak about advanced denim finishing technologies with a focus on ecological and economical energy consumption. Furthermore, a new yarn dyeing process will be presented. Title of the presentation: “Customized Solutions for Den

Oct302020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Trützschler sheds light on the recycling jungle

Fibers, Spinning - Yarn, Sustainability & Recycling

We shed light on the recycling jungle Upcycling, downcycling, recycling and better use of raw materials are only a few terms for different sustainability efforts in the textile industry. The subject is complex and can have many different characteristics. On the one hand there is the raw material PET bottles, i.e. former one-way water bottles, from which fleece fabrics or even carpets can be made in the second life cycle. Yesterday’s fashion items, i.e. used textiles, can also become a sought-after raw material and play a role in yarn production. A further recycling option belongs to the area of optimised raw material utilisation: Thanks to advanced machine technologies, high-quality yarns are nowadays produced from production waste or even from noils. Outdated trousers become a to

Oct292020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon Manmade Fibers goes digital “Less waste with the Smart Factory”

Fibers, Spinning - Yarn

Less waste with the Smart Factory A typical manmade fiber system produces well over 600 tons of yarn a day. This equals in around 700 winders in filament yarn production or 3 systems in staple fiber production. These figures show just how important smooth production processes are. If an error creeps into the process at any point, the daily waste increases dramatically. It is obvious that all yarn manufacturers want to prevent this happening to ensure their production facilities operate efficiently. Here, digitalization provides invaluable support. A Smart Factory that networks all steps within the production chain – including all auxiliary processes – identifies and reports quality deviations at an early stage. Yarn manufacturers can quickly intervene in the production process and hence

Oct292020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Cinte Techtextil China’s first annual edition to be held from 13 – 15 June 2021

Fairs

Beginning from 2021, Cinte Techtextil China will be held annually rather than biennially. Following on from a successful 14th edition in September this year, Asia’s leading event for the entire technical textiles and nonwovens industry will run from 13 – 15 June 2021 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. This will be the first instance that Cinte Techtextil will take place at this fairground. The recently completed 2020 edition attracted 409 exhibitors and 15,326 visits at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Explaining the rationale behind the change to an annual fair, Ms Wendy Wen, Senior General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd explained: “We have been in discussions with our exhibitors, buyers and other stakeholders for some time now about th

Oct262020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Rieter Investor Update 2020

Spinning - Yarn

The market recovery, which Rieter reported in June 2020, has continued. This is reflected in capacity utilization at spinning mills worldwide, which Rieter monitors. In April 2020, the proportion of producing spinning mills was around 40% while at the end of September 2020 this was around 90%. Against this backdrop, the Rieter Group increased order intake in the third quarter of 2020 to CHF 174.4 million (2nd quarter 2020: CHF 45.7 million). In the first nine months of 2020, the Rieter Group achieved a cumulative order intake of CHF 425.1 million (2019: CHF 524.5 million). Compared to the previous year period, this represents a decline of 19%. Order Intake by Business Group CHF million January – September 2020 January – September 2019 Change Change in local

Oct222020 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

First class wipes with Phantom technology

Nonwoven, Technical Textiles

An exclusive license from Procter & Gamble offers the best for nonwovens Success is built by connecting the right peo-ple with the right product. In a global marketplace, this means collaboration is just as important as competition. Companies need to focus on their strengths, while finding practical ways to innovate and expand upon their capabilities. In order to do so, working together often makes the most sense. This is what motivated Procter & Gam-ble and Oerlikon Nonwoven – Teknoweb Materials to agree on an exclusive license agreement to market and sell the Phantom platform worldwide. The patented process for hybrid nonwovens combines the best of both airlaid and spunmelt technolo-gies to deliver new, flexible ways of creating wet and dry wipes. Phantom technology of