IITS to be held on Internet as of January 2011

Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) in association with BusinessGlobal.com is organising India International Textile Show (IITS 2011), a unique online international trade show showcasing outstanding companies from the entire Indian textile and clothing value chain.

Exhibitors in 5 halls will be showcasing their products and services to international and local customers.


The halls are earmarked for:
Yarn
Fabric
Garment
Home Furnishing
Textile Machinery

Accessories and input suppliers can also exhibit their products in each of the halls.

This virtual exhibition will start on 15th January 2011 and last up to 31st December 2011. Exhibitors may start to decorate their stalls and showcase their products in preview period of exhibition.

Preview for Exhibitors : 1st December 2010 to 14th January 2011
Exhibition Period : 15th January 2011 to 31st December 2011

The show is an opportunity for exhibitors and visitors alike to enjoy a wide-angle view of the worldwide clothing & textile market, to discuss new projects and joint ventures, and to explore new import and export opportunities. The virtual pavilions enable exhibitors to showcase new products and services, and to provide information to thousands of potential business partners worldwide, including clients, distributors, exporters, importers, manufacturers and suppliers.

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Home fashions firm Natco installs high-speed loom

Natco Home Fashions, a domestic manufacturer in the US is installing a seventh loom in its advanced facility in Sanford, Maine. It is a "Carpet and Rug Pioneer" face-to-face loom of high speed. The loom is latest in weaving technology and it is manufactured by Belgium-based manufacturer Van De Wiele, informed the company.

This new loom provides improved flexibility by using complex weave structures and a variety of yarn qualities, and is more efficient than previous generation looms by 30 to 40 percent. As well as, it has the capacity to manufacture additional 160,000 5'x8' rugs per year, informed Mr. Michael Litner, President of the company.

The company is undergoing expansion, under which it recently installed a fourth finishing line and upgraded software on every existing computer-driven loom. Currently, the factory is operational at its full capacity, and weaving is being conducted in three shifts. The factory also operated on weekends.

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FDY learns to fly, too

The Remscheid, Germany, mechanical-engineering company Oerlikon Barmag introduced its latest development for FDY production at this year’s ITMA Asia, from 22-26 June. The market-revolutionising POY concept, WINGS – a crowd puller at ITMA 2007 in Munich – is also transferable to the FDY process.

“We’re still at the testing and trial stage in regard to the operation window. However, there’s one thing I can report: the system works", informs Oerlikon Barmag Managing Director Stefan Kroß of the development success so long awaited by the experts.

"WINGS FDY was the logical next step after we set such a brisk pace with the POY concept", notes Stefan Kroß. "This is something the market has been waiting for. In the FDY process, particularly from an energy standpoint, there is an even greater potential for savings than in the POY process. We are noticing an immense leap in demand for “green technologies” among our customers. Energy efficiency, low wastage rates and environmentally friendly technologies are becoming more and more important." In the FDY process, energy costs account for around 45 to 50% of conversion costs.

The new FDY machine bursts open the boundaries of conventional FDY spinning systems in terms of optimised production processes, waste ratios and energy consumption. Reduced conversion costs, ergonomic workflows, simplified maintenance, considerably shorter commissioning and the high yarn quality the industry has come to expect from Oerlikon Barmag spinning systems are convincing arguments for the new concept.

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WINGS now also for polyamide POY

WINGS, the Oerlikon Barmag winding Machine, System with integrated drawing zone, can now also be used for polyamide spinning plants.

Initially, WINGS was launched exclusively for deployment in manufacturing polyester. Now that the novel concept has replaced virtually all conventional system configurations, the Textile Machine can today also be used for polyamide processes with an operation window of between 20 and 150 den final.

WINGS integrates godets and tangle unit into the winder. In addition to increasing productivity and efficiency, this plug & play machine unit, which premiered at the ITMA 2007 in Munich, guarantees POY producers constantly excellent and even yarn quality.

And less space requirements and savings potentials with regards to operating staff make a valuable contribution towards increasing efficiency. The optimized yarn path ensures even gentler yarn treatment and hence first-class yarn quality.

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Textile machinery parts & carding machine price up

The official Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities' (Base: 1993-94 = 100) for the month of July, 2010 rose by 1.0 percent to 262.5 (Provisional) from 259.8 (Provisional) for the previous month.

Inflation
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 9.97% (Provisional) for the month of July, 2010 (over July, 2009) as compared to 10.55 % (Provisional) for the previous month and -0.54% during the corresponding month of the previous year. Build up inflation in the financial year so far was 3.59% compared to a build up of 4.60% in the corresponding period of the previous year.

The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group rose by 0.8 percent to 288.7 (Provisional) from 286.4 (Provisional) for the previous month due to higher prices of raw rubber (7%), castor seed (5%), raw silk and fodder (4% each), groundnut seed (3%), raw jute, copra and sunflower (2% each) and rape & mustard seed, gingelly seed and tobacco (1% each). However, the prices of niger seed (3%), raw cotton (2%) and linseed (1%) declined.

The index for 'Textiles' group declined by 0.4 percent to 163.6 (Provisional) from 164.2 (Provisional) for the previous month due to lower prices of hessian cloth (14%), hessian & sacking bags (3%), other cotton yarn (2%) and polyester staple fibre and nylon filament yarn (1% each). However, the prices of texturised yarn (3%), synthetic yarn (2%) and cotton yarn-cones and cotton yarn-hanks (1% each) moved up.

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Country will become Clothier to the World with TUFS, NITMA

The Ministry of Textiles had introduced the Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) in 1999 to initiate investments in the beleagured textile industry. TUFS was to last till 2007, but the government had extended the scheme till 2012, end of the 11th Five year plan.

From 29th June’10, the government suddenly discontinued this scheme and banks have been told to not clear any further investments under this scheme. “The sudden suspension of the TUF Scheme has come as a shock to the entire Textile industry and all further investments in the Textile Industry has come to a halt”, said Shri Ashish Bagrodia, President, (NITMA).

“Even the funds allocated in the budget 2010-11 have not been completely released to the industry and the industry has received funds only till December 2009”, Shri Ashish Bagrodia added.

The TUF scheme since its inception in 1999 has been one of the most successful schemes of the Government of India which has brought in an investment of Rs.2,07,350 Crores in the Textile sector and has created huge employment for the unskilled and unemployed of our country through the entire textile value chain from Ginning to Garmenting. The Indian textile industry is the largest employer in the country after agriculture.

These investments have also helped the Indian farmers with the local industry consuming 250 lakh bales of cotton out of the 295 lakh bales produced in the country during 2009-10 season who otherwise would have been at the mercy of the traders/exporters. Cotton consumption in our country has increased from 160 lakh bales in 1999. Today, our country is the world’s second largest producer of cotton with largest acreage in the world under cotton cultivation.

The country is expected to produce a record crop of 320-325 lakh bales in the coming season 2010-11. If further investments in this sector remain suspended due to suspension of TUFS, then the cotton farmers of our country will have no other option but to remain at the mercy of the traders. Our country’s precious raw material will have to be exported to our competing countries.

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K B Corp installs Size Storage Vessel at Gimatex

As a leading manufacturer of Size Preparation Machinery & having installed hundreds of sizing equipments since 1967, the name, K B Corporation stands for complete solution in Size Preparation for the Sizing department.
K B Corporation is proud to announce the successful installation of KBC make Size Storage Vessel at Gimatex Industries Ltd, Wani, Hinganghat, Maharashtra (India) in month of August 2010.
The Size Pressure Cooker consists of:
-Size Storage Vessel consists of insulated stainless steel shell suitably lagged with glass wool and covered with stainless steel sheet.
-It is provided with a stainless steel agitator run by Motor and Reduction Gear for stirring.
-Indirect heating stainless steel coil is provided to maintain Viscosity of the size.
Features of the Size Pressure Cooker:
-Viscosity and evenness of the Size is maintained for a long period.
-It increases the efficiency of Sizing.
-It saves labour, time and steam.
-Serves the purpose of preparatory stand and storage vessel.
-Available in different capacities as per requirement.

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Source it! specially for contract manufacturers

Manufacturing facilities and business-promotion schemes from all over the world are invited to register for Source-it!, the sourcing platform at Texprocess. Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt, explains, “Thanks to Source-it!, contract manufacturers benefit twice over from Texprocess.

As exhibitors in the Source-it! area, they can present their services to decision makers from international fashion brands who will attend Texprocess at all events. As visitors, the fair gives them an outstanding opportunity to find out about the latest machines for their factories”. Texprocess, Leading International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials, will be held parallel to Techtextil in Frankfurt am Main from 24 to 27 May 2011.

Taking part in Source-it! gives contract manufacturers the opportunity to present their facilities or regions and show how their company is equipped and the services offered. This also includes logistics, infrastructure and certificates that substantiate the company’s standards of quality and commitment to sustainability. Continuing, Braun says, “We attach great importance to the quality of the new sourcing platform and, therefore, expect exhibitors to comply with the relevant international production standards.”

Source-it! is aimed at contract manufacturers from all over the world no matter whether they work in accordance with specifications supplied by garment manufacturers, offer their own prêt-à-porter or licence products or have supplementary supply-chain services in their portfolio.

The new platform is also aimed at business-promotion schemes, which present their country or region and its significance for textile processing. As Elgar Straub, General Manager of VDMA Garment and Leather Technology, explains, “Texprocess offer the ideal setting for a sourcing platform because both international garment labels and production facilities will be there to find out about the latest machines and equipment. Source-it! is a really international forum where contract manufacturers from all over the world – from Asia via East Europe and the Maghreb to Latin and South America – can show what they are capable of.”

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Striking growth at Rieter Textile Systems

As a leading supplier to the textile machinery and automotive markets, Rieter successfully exploited the improved market environment in the first half of 2010 to generate organic growth. Compared with the same period of the previous year, Rieter’s order intake increased by 92% to 1'615.3 million CHF (840.0 million CHF in 2009) and sales grew by 34% to 1'201.3 million CHF (899.8 million CHF in 2009).

The Rieter Group and both divisions returned to profit at the operating level. The Rieter Group achieved an operating result before interest and taxes (EBIT) of 14.6 million CHF in the first six months. Rieter will reach the announced turnaround and expects to reaffirm the positive half-year operating result for the 2010 financial year as a whole. Furthermore, Rieter already aspires to a positive net result for the current year.

Rieter’s markets revived significantly again in the first half of 2010, thus continuing the trend recorded in the second half of 2009. As a leading supplier to the textile and automotive industries, Rieter exploited this market recovery, which was especially pronounced in the textile machinery sector, to generate growth in all regions.

The ongoing restructuring programs, which will for the most part be completed at the end of 2010, continued to be implemented in the first six months. They have made a significant contribution to the improvement in results. At the same time Rieter pressed on with important projects for the further expansion of capacity in both divisions in Asia and the development of market-specific products manufactured locally.

In the context of restructuring measures and the strategy of focusing on the core business, the sale of the nonwovens activities announced in the fourth quarter of 2009 and the disposal of automotive design and engineering firm Idea Institute were completed on March 9 and June 30, 2010, respectively.

Orders received at the Rieter Group rose by 92% to 1'615.3 million CHF (840.0 million CHF in 2009). This was mainly attributable to striking growth at Textile Systems, where orders increased four-fold, and orders were also 35% higher at Automotive Systems. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations the increase for the group as a whole amounted to 94%. There covery in the markets, which gained momentum in the course of the period under review, affected all regions.

Group sales rose by 34% to 1'201.3 million CHF (899.8 million CHF in 2009). Expressed in local currencies, the increase amounted to 35%. This growth was equally attributable to the improved trend of business at both Textile Systems and Automotive Systems.

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VDMA sets up Composite Technology Network

The VDMA has put in place a new network for machinery manufacturers engaged in the development and production of technologies for the manufacture and quality control of composite materials. Initially, firms from four different VDMA associations have come together to form the VDMA Composite Technology Forum, in order to create a platform for exchanges among themselves, with users and with research establishments.

Jochen Zaun, managing director of Georg Sahm GmbH & Co.KG, Eschwege, was elected honorary spokesman of the VDMA Composite Technology Forum at the inaugural meeting.

Composites: Keys to producing and saving energy
Lightweight construction is a central challenge as regards design engineering, and composites are the key materials for fuel-saving transport equipment as well as for sustainable sources of energy.

The tremendous weight savings made by using fibre-reinforced materials in modern aircraft, for example, make a substantial contribution to reducing kerosene consumption. Lightweight composite materials used in modern wind turbine rotor blades, which are capable of withstanding high mechanical stress, lie behind the success of this renewable source of energy. The automotive industry, too, is looking to make ever increasing use of composite materials.

Challenges: Manual work involved, cycle times, component quality
The technology chain for composites begins with the manufacture of reinforcing fibres from glass, carbon and other materials. The textile reinforcing structures are then embedded in a plastic or concrete matrix to create semi-finished and finished products. All this, and the processing of composites, including materials testing and component quality, needs to be increasingly automated.

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Embroidery and DTG Extravaganza by SWF East

Whether you are starting a business or want to improve your existing business, the Embroidery and Direct To Garment Extravaganza 2010 hosted by SWF East is a two-day education and workshop conference devoted to apparel decorating. This 2-day event October 22 - 23 at the Marriott Hotel in Lincolnshire, IL is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of in-depth education from top industry suppliers; learn about the latest in apparel decorating equipment and technology.

Demonstrations on machines and techniques will be shown providing an opportunity to have all questions answered about embroidery machines, digitizing software, hooping, applique, screen printing process, direct-to-garment digital printing and rhinestoning.

There are many free educational seminars as part of the event as well. Some of the free seminars include “The Business of Apparel Decorating”, “Frequently Asked Questions about Embroidery”, “DTG A To Z”, “How to Get Your Business Found on the Web” and “How to Sell to Sports Teams”. There are also three formal advanced classes available “Advanced DTG Machine Maintenance”, Advanced SWF Machine Maintenance” and “How to Profit from Rhinestones”, each for a small additional fee.

Attendees can walk the floor on a come-and-go basis to see hands-on demonstrations conducted in the exhibitor’s area. Participating suppliers include SWF East, Topsail Sportswear, Ideal Image, Sierra Software, DTG Digital, Stahls and Dakota Collectibles among others. Included in the admission price all attendees receive a buffet deli style lunch each day. This is the perfect opportunity to network with peers in your area.

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Govt announces workshed scheme for setting up modern looms

The Government has formulated a Group Workshed Scheme, which has been duly amended and extended for the period from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012 and has been approved by Ministry of Textiles during the meeting of Standing Finance Committee held on May 30, 2010 under the Chairpersonship of Secretary (Textiles). The Integrated Scheme for Powerloom Sector Development has also been extended for the year 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, without any change.

The "Scheme for Group Workshed" for Powerloom sector is formulated by suitably modifying the existing Group Workshed Scheme for decentralized powerloom sector to organise powerloom units in a cluster and to provide improved working condition in terms of more space, work environment, improve the work efficiency to enhance their competitiveness in the global market.

The prime objective of the scheme is to facilitate the establishment of Worksheds for modern looms in an existing or new cluster, which will provide required scale of economy for business operations. The Worksheds under the schemes includes the space required for setting up of modern machine looms, weaving preparatory & sectional warping machines and other functional requirement which interalia will be on the following scale.
Area for the modern looms:
1) Automatic loom : 200 sq. feet
2) Shuttleless loom : 400 sq. feet
3) Wider width Shuttleless loom : 600 sq. feet

Not more than 40% of the loomage will be considered for weaving preparatory like sizing machine, sectional warping machine, etc. and area for common facilities like testing lab, sample display room, office, worker's amenities etc. The beneficiary will be eligible for infrastructure benefits like, internal road to the extent of 10% of eligible expenditure provided the total number of sheds is 4 (four) and above and at least one of the sheds is proposed to house, weaving preparatory equipments i.e. sizing, warping etc. with or without powerlooms.

For infrastructure benefits, the beneficiary will not be eligible for any infrastructure benefits under any other scheme of Ministry of Textiles viz SITP.

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AAMA-TEX 2010 returns for its 8th edition

With the global economy on its road to recovery and buyers’ investment appetite returning, there has never been a better time for machinery manufacturers companies to showcase their products and demonstrate thought-leadership to their clients.

In the hub of Southeast Asia and close proximity to the Indian sub-continent, Singapore is the undisputed business destination and strategic hotspot where the buyers meet sellers. The Asia Apparel and Textile Machinery Exhibition (AAMA-TEX) is back for its eighth edition as the apparel and textile machinery focused platform that congregates the major industry stakeholders in the region.

23-26 November, 2010,
Sands Expo and Convention Center,
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

Organised by the Sewing Machine Traders Association, Singapore (SMTAS) and the Textile & Fashion Federation, the established series of AAMA-TEX exhibitions dedicated to the garment and textile industry, will be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

The event will showcase a more extensive range of textile machinery compared to previous editions, complementing its all-encompassing apparel machinery selection. The comprehensive exhibit profile includes machinery, systems, equipment, accessories and services used in the manufacturing of garments and textiles, with an emphasis on technologically efficient and environmentally sustainable exhibits.

Mr Benny Pua, Chairman of the AAMA-TEX 2010 Organising Committee, said, ““The market is on a steady curve of recovery, and the key industry players are eager to be as aggressive, if not more; to push their products to potential and existing clients. Having gone through a slow and sluggish 2009, machinery manufacturers are doubling up their sales efforts to make up for lost time. We are very pleased to put together AAMA-TEX 2010, which is held at an opportune period, to provide this platform to both leading textile machinery manufacturers and buyers to assess the latest technological development, which is the most critical driver to sustainability in a highly competitive market ”

With an extensive visitor promotion campaign, AAMA-TEX 2010 is targeting to attract some 5,000 visitors and global buyers. These include garment and textile manufacturers, distributors, importers, traders, consultants, designers as well and fabric and textile specifiers. The key visitor markets are ASEAN and South Asia textile and garment regions.

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Workshop on Apparel Decorating Business

Pantograms Manufacturing Co., Inc. presents a one day “Apparel Decorating Business” workshop to everyone who is interested in started an apparel decorating business or those who are already in the business looking to expand their business. The workshop and open house will be held at Pantograms Corporate Office in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 9 am to 2 pm.

Pantograms will be presenting a business seminar on selling apparel and marketing your business at 9:15 am and then again at 10:30 am. Participants will learn the business side of apparel decorating including how to start your business, how to maintain high profits with minimal inventory cost, marketing your business, starting a home-base business and how to network to gain new business.

Four showrooms will be open for you to see hands-on demonstrations of the MEISTERGRAM PRO1500, PRO 1502 and PRO 1504 models and the EXPERT series 9100 embroidery system. Learn about latest technology in white ink printing on dark shirts with the DTG digital garment printers – The Viper and HM1-C models.

Be dazzled with the hottest trend in apparel decorating using rhinestones either by themselves or combined with embroidery or digital garment printing. Pantograms will explain how to use the CAMS Automatic Rhinestone machines to tap into this lucrative market. EMBSupplies.com will have apparel decorating accessories and supplies available for purchase.

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