Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Yiwu H&G to feature best in knitting & braiding machinery



China (Yiwu) International Exhibition on Hosiery, Knitting, Dyeing & Finishing Machinery (also named as “Yiwu H&G”) is the first UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) approved hosiery, knitting and braiding machinery exhibition in China. It has long been recognized as the ideal platform for showcasing the world's best hosiery cum seamless underwear machineries, parts and accessories.

Yiwu H&G 2009, to be staged from 18-20 November at Yiwu International Expo Centre, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, PR China, will come to its 10th anniversary this year.Undoubtedly, Yiwu H&G 2009 will draw much attention from the industry, and create breakthroughs in terms of content and product zoning in 2009 edition to ensure a fabulous fair for visitors from around the world.

Since its inception in 2000, Yiwu H&G holds annually in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, PR China. Developing along with the textile industry, Yiwu H&G is now regarded as the most professional and international exhibition of its kind in China. In the last fair, there were 130 exhibitors from 9 countries / regions including Bangladesh, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Italy, Japan, Korea, PR China, Switzerland and Taiwan Province, exhibition area reached 9,000sqm. Yiwu H&G is listed as the must-attend fair and ideal souring platform for many enterprises, in particularly for those from knitting industry.

As the renowned knitting machinery exhibition in China, Yiwu H&G exhibits a wide collection of knitting machineries, parts and accessories, including the knitting & hosiery machines, seamless underwear machines, crochet knitting machine, dyeing & finishing equipment, knitting yarns and related fibres. Apart from the knitting section, garment machinery is another highlight which include braiding machines, zipper making machines, label printing machines, sewing machines and related equipments. With explicit theme zones, Yiwu H&G serves as the one-stop sourcing platform to bridge the upper and lower stream of knitting industry. Stepping into its 10th anniversary this year, the organizers of Yiwu H&G will host related concurrent activities and invite international experts to join the event.


Tuesday, September 15, 2009

ChromaBlast-R/Ricoh GX7000 for producing customized wearables



Condé Systems is now offering the ChromaBlast-R Professional Cotton Decorating System for the Ricoh GX7000 ink jet printer - a very fast, low cost, and reliable desktop system for producing customized wearables with extreme color, an incredibly soft image feel, and unmatched washability.

With a print speed of forty-five seconds per tabloid print, low image costs, and reliable gel-based ink output on 8.5"x11" or 11"x17" ChromaBlast Transfer Media, the ChromaBlast-R/Ricoh GX7000 system is a terrific alternative to direct-to-garment printing or screen printing. "We thoroughly tested this solution," stated David Gross, President of Condé Systems. "We believe the quality of the Sawgrass ChromaBlast product and the realibility of the Ricoh GX-7000 printers will create a consistent, profit-generating system for digital decorators." The features of the powerful ChromaBlast-R Driver enable users to easily optimize color output for photographs, vector graphics or spot colors. Users are no longer limited to OEM driver capabilities or a single ICC profile.

The introduction of ChromaBlast-R Cotton Decorating System for the Ricoh GX7000 printer comes on the heels of the incredible success of the Ricoh GX7000 as a sublimation printer. Introduced in November 2008, the GX7000 was the first non-Epson desktop ink jet sublimation transfer printer supported by Condé Systems. This dramatically fast desktop printer (CMYK cartridges) can print an 8.5"x11" page in 25 seconds (compared to 1:51 for an Epson 1400, 1:48 for an Epson 4800, and 1:45 for an Epson 4880) and an 11"x17" page in 44 seconds (compared to 3:10 for an Epson 1400, 2:55 for an Epson 4800, and 2:48 for an Epson 4880). For maximum user convenience and productivity, the GX7000 provides up to three paper sources - a standard 250-sheet paper tray (up to 11"x17"), an optional 250-sheet paper feed unit (up to 11"x17"), and an optional 100-sheet Multi-Bypass Tray (up to 13"x19"). Visit www.conde.com for additional information and pricing.

With an emphasis on dye sublimation technology and the sublimation printing process, Condé Systems has become the recognized leader in the personalized products market by offering everything needed to get into the photo gift business including transfer systems, production software, blank imprintables, transfer paper and supplies, instructional videos, and workshops

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn aims to double production



Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn, a textile major based at Kanpur intends to expand its existing verticals. The company, aims to double the production of its denim, terry-towel, bed-linen and cotton products in coming 12 months and has allocated Rs. 27 billion for this expansion.

This project expansion will assist the textile major to achieve a turnover of Rs. 14 billion, by June 2010, against Rs 9.37 million at present. The required funds will be raised through a combination of equity capital, internal accruals, FI funding and a public offering (FPO).

Under this expansion plan, the company will earmark Rs. 3.78 billion for terry-towels to raise its capacity from 3,000 tons to 15,000 tons per year. It will also establish a 12 MW co-generation agro-based power plant for 100 per cent captive consumption and will invest Rs. 0.75 billion for it.

In addition to this, it will invest Rs 1.6 billion in fabric manufacturing, Rs 1 billion in black-out curtains, while and Rs 3.5-4 billion in backward integration of its existing facilities. The company aims to have strategic alliances with domestic as well as foreign buyers to expand its dealer network.

Revenue of the company has been increasing at a CAGR of 46 percent since last four years. It aims to lead the market in all its operating verticals and to expand the business in most of the foreign countries, while domestic market is its initial target. For this, it will expand its retail outlets in India by June 2010.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Textiles Minister announces new initiatives for textiles sector



The Ministry of Textiles has taken several initiatives within a short time frame to substantially redeem the commitments made in the ‘Agenda for 100 Days’, to strengthen textiles industry, provide funds for modernization and Technology Up gradation and operationalize Textiles Parks. Several initiatives were also taken for skill development and welfare of persons engaged in Handicrafts, Handlooms, Power looms and Sericulture sectors.

Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran, Union Textiles Minister said this, while outlining details of the initiatives taken during 100 days.hiru. Maran said that these initiatives are just the beginning, we have a huge task cut-out before us to maximize the productivity and welfare of stakeholders and tackle the issue affecting the holistic growth and development of textiles industry and employment generation.

The Textiles Minister said that to provide professional education covering the entire spectrum of textiles an Indian School of Textiles will be set up by upgrading the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Institute of Textile Management (SVPITM), Coimbatore. The school will engage itself in research and consultancy to impart learning, create and disseminate knowledge about textiles in addition to focus upon technology support systems on entire textile chain. It would also undertake comprehensive consultancy services for the industry.

For compliance of Environmental and Social regulatory requirements, the Government will help the Textiles industry to build capacities for environment and social compliance with a view to capture overseas markets and meet global environmental standards like Oeko-Tech, Blue sign, EU Flower and Eco-Level, said Thiru. Maran. As the Government recognizes that innovation is the key to survival in the globalized world, upgradation in technology, machinery, products and processes is necessary for the industry to fully exploit the opportunities available globally. To achieve these objectives, Thiru Maran said that the Ministry will promote Research & Development in Textiles Sector including Handlooms and Handicrafts to provide a ‘Common Technology Platform’ on commercial basis for promotion of new technologies towards value addition and product diversification.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Brahmaputra Cracker to invest Rs 8.96 bn in new projects



Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) will spend Rs. 896 crore on project activities during FY 2009-10. This was shared by Mr. B. C. Tripathi, Chairman BCPL and Chairman and Managing Director, GAIL (India) Ltd. while addressing the shareholders of the Company during its second Annual General Meeting here.Orders for critical equipment are being progressively placed from end August 2009 to January 2010.

Shri Tripathi also said that the financial closure for the project would be achieved by next month. The Job of Lead arranger for financial closure has already been awarded. GAIL will make an equity contribution to the extent of Rs. 188 crore. Along with the capital subsidy of around Rs. 316 crore; OIDB loan of Rs. 267 crore and current balance of around Rs. 124 crore, this would be sufficient for the requirements.

Over Dimension Consignment is a major issue in taking the project forward. Logistical arrangements for the project are difficult in the northeast region. This is particularly true of heavy engineering equipment as well as requirement of qualified and skilled manpower to implement the project. At present the manpower for the project is being met through drawing from the parent company GAIL (India) Ltd. Reviews of the project implementation are being taken in a regular manner at the highest level in the Company i.e. by Chairman BCPL and these constraints are being dealt with effectively to expedite the project. Shri B.C.Tripathi, Chairman, BCPL took stock of the current status of the project activities and advised the officials to keep a close monitoring and review of the critical project areas.

BCPL has so far made a total financial commitment of around Rs. 1720 crore for the project. Final Basic design and Engineering packages for all units have been received and accordingly material requisition and ordering of equipment are in progress. The Company has placed orders of over Rs.990 crore and tendering for other items to the tune of Rs.1400 crore is in process. Site delivery will progressively start from May 2010 and is likely to be completed by September, 2011. Similarly, orders for critical works are being placed progressively from November 2009 to May 2010.

The Company has achieved several significant milestones including completion of barbed wire fencing, topographical and geotechnical surveys, pipeline and hydrological route survey, infrastructure for construction power and construction of site office. Various site activities such as administrative block building, site grading, plant building and non-plant building works, product warehouse, piling works and boundary wall for

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Technology investments help fibre sector prune costs


The man-made fibre sector in Indonesia has received a boost, with three major manufacturers having invested US $7.1 million on new plant and machinery which will help them cut costs.

The three fibre manufacturers are PT Teijin Indonesia Fiber Corp., PT Indonesia Toray Synthetic and PT Sulindafin. The new machinery will run on cheap gas instead of costly electricity and help them make competitive.

Giving out details, the Secretary General of the Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Producers Association (APSYFI) said that, the new machines are capable of slashing between 5 and 10 percent of the current energy costs incurred by the companies. These three companies had purchased the new machineries under the technology up-gradation programme initiated by the government, which entitles them to claim a subsidy of 10 percent on total investment.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Remove clause in FTP on capital goods imports - CITI



In a report presented to the Ministry of Commerce, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has requested it not to exclude exporting textile units which had availed funds under the Technology Up-gradation Fund scheme (TUFs) from taking benefit of importing capital goods at zero duty rates.

In the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) announced by the Commerce Ministry, it had permitted exporters from a few identified, including textiles, to import capital goods under the EPCG scheme at zero rate of duty, but barred those who had availed funds under the TUF scheme.

The report put forth the argument that many of the small and medium size textile units, which had taken advantage of the TUF scheme and are facing the brunt of the economic crisis, would not be able to take advantage if they wished to import capital goods, to modernise their plants.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Textile accessory exports to touch Rs 200 billion – ITAMMA



The sixty years old Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturers' Association (ITAMMA) has set its sights on making India a global hub for manufacturing of textile accessories, considering that US and Europe based companies are shifting their operations to cost competitive countries.

ITAMMA aims to increase turnover from this textile sub-segment from the current Rs 65 billion to Rs 200 billion by the end of the next decade. It is also in the process of transforming itself, from a government liaison body to putting efforts in tying up for technology up-gradation and conducting market research for members.

The trade body also is projecting a increase in exports from Rs 6.5 billion to Rs 10 billion in the next five years, since most of its exporting members have already started focusing on new regions and existing buyer countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Far-east countries.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Oerlikon textile division has positive outlook – VP (Mktg)



The Oerlikon Group is one of the most innovative and research-intensive industrial groups in the world. Six of the company's business units are active in machine and plant engineering: textile machines, thin-film coating, production plants for thin-film silicon solar modules, vacuum systems, drive systems and "Advanced Technology".

The leading technology solutions the Oerlikon Group provides and enable its customers to achieve decisive advantages with end users - both industrial and commercial customers as well as private end consumers. 60 percent of all twines used in industrially manufactured rugs are produced on textile machines from Oerlikon.

This type of cutting-edge technology is no accident. Oerlikon invests around CHF 250 million every year in R&D and has nearly 1,500 highly-qualified developers and scientists around the world working on the innovations of tomorrow. In 2008, more than 16,000 employees at 158 sites in 37 countries generated sales of CHF 4.8 billion.

The business units of Oerlikon Textile are the market leaders in virtually every technology area. With their innovations, they are continuously setting new standards for the global textile production.

They provide comprehensive overall solutions in the sector of textile machinery and plant manufacture: From the plant design for the production of man-made and nonwoven fibres up to facilities for ring spinning, rotor spinning, winding, twisting or embroidery, they cover the entire value added chain in the textile sector.

To get a better idea of the research activities and any new technology innovation in the making and also to understand its focus markets of the future, once the recessionary trends roll back, we spoke exclusively to Mr André Wissenberg, Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications of the Oerlikon Group.

Mr Wissenberg said, “We will spend 100 million Swiss francs (CHF) for the whole Oerlikon group in 2009, 40 million CHF of which will be invested in Oerlikon Textile innovations. ITMA ASIA will be held next year in Shanghai and we will be there with some revolutionary innovations as in the past”.

“As you may be aware, in the last two years, we launched the POY-Spinning system WINGS of Oerlikon Barmag, winding machine Autoconer 5 with Prezi FX of Oerlikon Schlafhorst and the BCY-Yarn machine Sytec One of Oerlikon Neumag and these products had an excellent market introduction under strong economical circumstances, he added by saying.

“But, I am not in a position to speak about our future innovations in detail, as, if I would, it would create a surprise for the market and textile industry in particular”, he concluded by saying.

Friday, September 4, 2009

BRÜCKNER presents latest technology at Techtextil India



The family-run company with domicile and production site in Germany extends with the latest technology its worldwide leading position as supplier of systems and lines for textile finishing and for the finishing of technical textiles. In the last years, BRÜCKNER invested specifically in the continuously growing market of technical textiles. The impressive results will be presented on Techtextil India 2009.(10-12 October, 2009) Our team is glad to welcome you in the German Pavilion on booth no. D16.

BRÜCKNER produces with innovative technical know-how finishing and coating lines meeting the highest demands of finishers of technical woven and knitted textiles. Satisfy yourself of our comprehensive product range.

Consolidation and impregnation lines for the non-wovens
industry among other things for geo and filter non-wovens, voluminous non-wovens, sarking membranes, flame protection clothing, fabric for book covers, diapers/nappies, wet wipes and coffee filters.

Textile coating lines for direct and indirect coating with PVC, PU, acrylate and silicone and for the finishing of canvas, parachute silk, sailcloth, sun shades, labour protection, blackout, airbag, sports clothing and artificial leather.

Coating lines and dryers for textile floor coverings for example for all kinds of carpets, carpet squares, needle felt, non-slip underlays for carpets, artificial lawn and carpet back coating lines for backs made of non-wovens, jute and foam etc.

Finishing line for glass fabric / glass fibre mesh for the production of construction reinforcements, grinding disks, reinforcements for printed circuit boards and glass paper walls;

Special Purpose Machinery such as stainless steel stenters (clean-room technology) or special lines for the production of fabric for transport belts, 3D textiles, abrasive cloth or filter cloths in the high temperature field of more than 300 °C.

OPTI-COAT - innovative coating technology stands out
The market of functional textiles for sports and outdoor has grown considerably in the last years. Woven fabric can be directly coated without problems due to their high dimensional stability, therefore functional textiles became widely accepted in the field of woven fabrics. Knitted fabric, however, is very elastic and direct coating is therefore only possible with many difficulties.

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Dürkopp to present at CISMA with ‘automation’



The manufacturer of sewing technology located in Bielefeld will present itself together with its majority shareholder SGSB in hall W2, booth no. A02 on an area of 360 m². The CISMA will be held in Shanghai from September 22nd to 24th, 2009.

For Dürkopp Adler the CISMA is the one of the most important trade fairs in the Asian region. On an area of 360 m² Dürkopp Adler will show 47 machines for the segments Garment and Industrial. The Dürkopp Adler booth provides an own section for every central segment like Garments (machines for the production of trousers, men’s jackets and shirts) and Industrial (machines for the production of car and home upholstery).

Segment Garment with the focus on automation - The “Garment“ segment on the booth is characterized by the leading theme “automation”. With the new range of standard machines, sewing automats and sewing units Dürkopp Adler meets the requirements of our customers to the highest degree. During the three exhibition days Dürkopp Adler presents among others novelties for pocket sewing, eyelet button-holing and sleeve setting as well as the newly developed special chainstitch machines class 175, 176 and 179 which are setting new standards for the processing of difficult-to-feed materials for outerwear.

The M-Type at the top of the product range for medium-heavy duty sewing applications - For the production of home and car upholstery, technical textiles and shoes Dürkopp Adler focuses on the presentation of further new models of the very successful M-Type series. Among others the new free arm machine class 669 of this series will be shown. Owing to its design and its technical features this machine allows to realize innovative processing possibilities for technical textiles, leather goods, leather clothing and fancies. Another highlight is the new class “567 M-Type”, which offers outstanding sewing parameters at an affordable price level.


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BRÜCKNER presents different line concepts for non-iron finishing



For six decades BRÜCKNER is worldwide well-known as supplier of modular and well-tuned lines for the finishing of woven and knitted fabric. The family-run company with domicile and production site in Germany guarantees to its customers the highest possible quality standard and is strictly oriented at the customers' needs. With the example of Messrs. Tianjin Tiange Textile Co. Ltd. in China, BRÜCKNER presents different line concepts for non-iron finishing.

Since 2000 Tianjin Tiange Textile Co. Ltd. is a private company, emanating from the former Tianjin Fuqiang Spinning and Weaving Factory, which had been founded in 1968. Tianjin Tiange Textile specialized mainly on first-class yarn-dyed garments, mainly shirt and blouse fabric. Their trading partners are located in more than 50 countries and regions all over the world and the products will be supplied to Japan, Korea, China and the USA as well as to known European shirt producers in the range of Premium products.

Due to the continuous commitment to produce high-quality yarn-dyed garments, Tianjin Tiange Textile has been certified according to ISO 9001 for quality management and quality assurance, received the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 label and the ISO 14001 certificate for environment management.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

We still maintain high quality standards – Coatema



Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH stands for high quality coating and laminating plants and provides the best technical and cost-effective production solutions for the coating and laminating of roll-to-roll and sheet-to-sheet substrates.

From product development to commissioning, it offers coating lines and laminating lines as lab plants or production plants, for discontinuous and continuous processes, for all sizes from DIN A4 to working widths of 5.400 mm.

It products have wide applications in areas as diverse as textiles, paper, foil, nanotechnologies, film, solar cells, fuel cells, batteries, medical applications, glass single aggregates or turn-key production plants

In an exclusive interview with Fibre2fashion, a spokesperson, Ms Doris Eschenbruecher at Coatema, spoke about their evolution, new technologies at Coatema and on the emerging sub–sector of technical textiles.

We began by asking her, the evolution of Coatema in the last few years, to which she said, “Coatema is happy to see, that the world-wide demand for high-quality production equipment is rising strongly”.

She added by saying, “While the market developed during the 90´s on a cost driven approach, people have learned, that quality more than makes up for the difference in initial investment”.

“We at Coatema are proud, that we have not changed our production rules and are still able to offer highest quality since more than 35 years”, she concluded by saying.

Next we asked her to reveal details about new technologies displayed at Techtextil 2009, to which she replied by saying, “Most important technologies are the flexible and modular layout of our laboratory and pilot plants, like our click & coat systems”.


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