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Mar192019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Stäubli to Take Part at Techtextil Frankfurt

Technologies For Manufacturing Advanced Textiles The list of potential applications of technical textiles seems almost endless. Engineers and research institutes regularly find new and more demanding areas in which the use of textiles can lead to technical progress, weight reduction, cost savings, or other benefits. In order to capture these advantages, the textiles must meet stringent requirements, resist mechanical forces such as compression or shear, withstand environmental conditions, or meet strict medical hygiene requirements. In addition, the fibres, yarns, and even finished fabrics are often subjected to chemical and mechanical processes during or throughout the entire textile manufacturing process. If the textile surface is a woven fabric, Stäubli plays an important role

Mar152019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Highlights From The Universe of High-Performance Warp Knits

Fairs, Knitting, Nonwoven

KARL MAYER is inviting the sector to an exchange of ideas at Techtextil, 14 - 17 May 2019 in Frankfurt. KARL MAYER is showcasing warp-knitted textiles having an exceptional level of performance in hall 3.0/E 18 at Techtextil 2019 in Frankfurt. On show will be products with integrated electrical conductivity and shaping characteristics from the new TEXTILE MAKERSPACE platform, an extremely efficient textile solution for protecting buildings, and a completely new generation of warp-knitted spacer textiles. KARL MAYER is also inviting people to attend an in-house show, to be held at the same time as the fair, at its headquarters in nearby Obertshausen. This event is easily accessible by bus transfer and will be premiering a new nonwovens machine for the visitors. KARL MAYER is also a tre

Mar72019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

How Novetex Finds Opportunities in China?

Fairs, Spinning - Yarn, Textile

At Yarn Expo Autumn 2018, Novetex invested in their first year of participation, bringing eye-catching booth decorations to the fair. Approaching any market in the textile industry requires hard work and smart strategies, but the China market presents its own unique challenges, as one of the world’s largest consumer markets. Messe Frankfurt spoke with Mr Max Ng, Production Control Director of Novetex, to discuss potential opportunities and challenges for overseas textile companies within China, and the reasons why they identified Yarn Expo as a gateway to the China market. Messe Frankfurt: Mr Ng, thank you for sitting down with us today. To begin, please could you outline your company background? Max Ng: Novetex has been in business for 50 years, starting in Hong Kong with our

Mar12019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon to Present Its Expanded Nonwovens Product Portfolio at The IDEA 2019

Fairs, Nonwoven

Oerlikon presents its complete nonwoven plant portfolio for the production of airlaid, meltblown, spunbonded and hybrid materials at this year’s IDEA in Miami from 25–28 March. The focus of its presentation will be on solutions for hygiene, medical and other disposable nonwovens. Visitors to this year’s IDEA can inform themselves on the wide range of products at Oerlikon’s exhibition stand (no. 1724). Two strong partnerships for disposable nonwovens While two years ago the Nonwoven business unit of the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment focused almost exclusively on solutions for technical applications, the company has now expanded its product portfolio to include solutions for disposable nonwovens by establishing strong partnerships. Oerlikon & Teknoweb Materials – two stron

Feb282019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

More Fancy Yarn Zone Exhibitors at Yarn Expo Spring 2019

Fairs, Spinning - Yarn

Yarn Expo Spring 2019 will see a significant increase in exhibitors at the Fancy Yarn Zone, with 125 exhibitors now set to display their latest fancy yarn collections. Yarn Expo consistently offers new options at each edition, with a wide array of yarn and fibre products, from fancy yarn to high-quality wool yarn, cotton, chemical fibres and many more. Over 460 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions will join the fair, including China, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and newcomer country Egypt. The fair will be held from 12 – 14 March in hall 8.2 at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre (Shanghai), and will be concurrent with four renowned fairs, including Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, to attract the entire tex

Feb142019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Machines, WEBSHOP and More

Fairs, Fibers, Textile

KARL MAYER Technische Textilien will present itself as competent partner of the composite industry at JEC World, 12.-14.03.2019 in Paris. KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH is an important player in the composite sector, so that the participation in the leading trade fair, the JEC World, is a must for the company. At the upcoming exhibition to take place from 12. to 14. March in Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, KARL MAYER Technische Textilien will be showing innovative solutions for producing high-quality reinforcement textiles on its information stand, Hall 5, Q 58: namely the COP MAX 4 as a flexible multi-axial warp knitting machine intended for the manufacture of multilayered, multi-axial structures with angles ranging between maximum +20° and -20° as well as the COP MAX 5

Feb82019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

ITMA 2019 Forums Draw Strong Industry Support

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Nonwovens, and chemical and colourant forums unveil key speakers. The world’s leading textile and garment technology exhibition, ITMA 2019, will be complemented by several key forums when it is held in Barcelona in June, two of which are the ITMA-EDANA Nonwovens Forum and Textile Colourant and Chemical Leaders Forum. Mr Fritz Mayer, President of CEMATEX, said: “As technological developments are happening at breakneck speed, and collaboration is becoming increasingly necessary in a globalised economy, the industry has to stay abreast of the latest developments and trends. Hence, ITMA will be staging several forums to help participants be ahead of the competition curve. “The forums also offer a valuable platform for various associations and professionals to connect and network with

Jan312019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum Returns for Third Edition

Fairs, Nonwoven

China is the world's largest producer and exporter of nonwoven fabrics, as well as having the largest consumer market for products made from nonwovens, making the upcoming biennial China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE – supported by Techtextil) the place to be for industry players from 3 – 5 June. This year’s event will relocate to a different venue, the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing, located conveniently between Hongqiao airport and downtown Shanghai. “The nonwovens market has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the Chinese textile industry over the last decade, and we expect this to continue in the coming years,” Wendy Wen, Senior General Manager of the fair’s co-organiser, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, commented. “The demogra

Jan182019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

DOMOTEX 2019 – A Trade Fair to Connect The Continents

Fairs

"The positive and optimistic outlook on the 2019 business year that was tangible in the trade fair halls proves the success of this year's exhibition", says Dr. Andreas Gruchow, board member of Deutsche Messe AG. The latest edition of DOMOTEX - the world's leading showcase for carpets and floor coverings (January 11 to 14)- has underscored its reputation as the sector's biggest and most important hub for business, innovations and trends. Over 1,400 exhibitors from more than 60 nations came to Hannover to kick off a successful new year of business. With close to 90 percent of all attendees having decision-making authority, the caliber of the show's visitors remained extremely high – a fact confirmed by exhibitors. Due to growing market concentration, DOMOTEX recorded a slight dip in atte

Jan112019 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments

Oerlikon’s Innovative BCF S8 Technology Opens New Market

Fairs, Industry 4.0, Spinning - Yarn

Oerlikon Neumag will be showcasing its innovative new development, the BCF S8, to a wide audience for the very first time at the Domotex for carpets and floor coverings that opens its doors in Hannover, today. The new BCF S8 platform technology offers manufacturers of BCF carpet yarns decisive arguments for responding to constantly rising cost pressures and the trend for greater efficiency and quality in fiercelycompetitive markets. World record: the system achieves never-seen-before spinning speeds and is able to simultaneously spin up to 700 filaments and produce fine titers of up to 2.5 dpf. This superlative performance is guaranteed by numerous individual innovations in the new platform and, for the first time, also in a new human-machine interface (HMI)-based control system, which ...