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June 30, 2008 (Netherlands)In January 2008 TenCate acquired 75% of the shares of Xennia Technology Ltd near Cambridge (UK).The main reason for this acquisition is primarily to accelerate the opportunity to use inkjet technology to produce technical textiles.Inkjet technology has the potential to replace existing finishing and coating technologies and create new materials for the technical textiles sector.Within the Digitex R&D project, which is subsidized by the EU Commission, TenCate, Xennia, Xaar and other companies and institutes have worked together in order to use inkjet technology to create breakthrough innovations in technical textiles for the European sector.A number of important inkjet developments carried out by Xennia in recent years have also generated valuable applications...
Monday, June 30, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Textile machinery sector faces competition through innovation
June 27, 2008 (Italy)The sixth edition of ACIMIT Osservatorio, the survey on the economical and financial trend of Italian manufacturers of textile machinery, was presented at the general assembly of ACIMIT, the Italian Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers on June 24 in Milan.The world outlook of the global textile machinery industry, outlined in the study, illustrates a rather poor pace in terms of trade. Textile machinery manufacturers from the Far East are the group which have managed to increase their market share most considerably in recent years, particularly those based in China.In fact, in addition to representing by far the main market for the industry, China is also the world’s fifth exporter of textile machinery, right behind Germany, Japan, Italy and Switzerland. Albeit...
New orders for textiles & its products up by 5.6% in euro area
June 27, 2008 (Luxembourg)In April 2008 compared with March 2008, the euro area (EA15) industrial new orders index rose by 2.5%. In March the index fell by 1.2%. In the EU27 new orders grew by 3.6% in April 2008 after declining by 1.0% in March. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment industrial new orders increased by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU27.In April 2008 compared with April 2007, industrial new orders increased by 11.7% in the euro area and by 14.2% in the EU27. Total industry excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment grew by 11.8% in the euro area and by 12.4% in the EU27.These estimates are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities.In April 2008 compared with March 2008, new orders for textiles & textile products...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Dilo to focus on new Hyperlacing technology at ITMA+CITME
June 26, 2008 (Germany)At the forthcoming joint exhibition of ITMA Asia and CITME in Shanghai the DiloGroup will exhibit mechanical components and textile samples from the Dilo Textile Research Centres to provide information about complete line installations comprising machines for bale opening and blending from DiloTemafa, carding or aerodynamic web forming from DiloSpinnbau, crosslapping and needling from DiloMachines.This first combined exhibition, "ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008" will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai from 27 to 31 July 2008.In addition to needling other bonding technologies such as water entangling, thermo and chemical bonding are available from DiloSystems in close co-operation with well-known leading partners. Therefore, the full range of web...
SUESSEN to present the new EliTe CompactSet V5 at ITMA
June 26, 2008 (Germany)Here again is a real milestone in the long history of SUESSEN’s successful contributions to the world of spinning technology:In 1998, just ten years ago, SUESSEN delivered the first EliTe Compact Spinning Systems to the Austrian customerLinz Textil.Thanks to him, and thanks to all of the many other customers, SUESSEN is now the leader in compact spinning technology with more than 2,800,000 EliTe and EliTwist Spinning Positions running in the world.Other milestones in the history of EliTe Compact Spinning:· 09/2005 – 1,000,000th EliTe Compact Spindle· 04/2006 – 1,500,000th EliTe Compact Spindle· 03/2007 – 2,000,000th EliTe Compact· 09/2007 – 1,000,000th EliTe Compact Spindle into the Indian marketAll these milestones give good reason to be celebrated and memorized...
Sewing & Embroidery Machinery Online Expo ‘08
June 26, 2008 (Global)The Sewing & Embroidery Machinery Online Expo ’08 (SEM) promises to be the first time ever, online exhibition on such a big-scale industry-specific platform – www.fibre2fashion.com. Here are some good updates for the beneficiaries about the current status of the event as measured by the response from visitors and enthusiasm of exhibitors. Well, visitors who can be identified as the potential machinery buyers have long-since begun to raise their specific inquiries.“We are curiously awaiting the launch of the event and it to be online thereafter”, they’ve expressed to fibre2fashion’s project executives who have been constantly busy handling the massive flow of buying enquiries. The flow is still on, and looking at the current tempo, there are negligible chances of...
TEXMAC, tailor-made forum for textile machinery market
June 25, 2008 (India)The exhibitors were very satisfied, many well qualified trade visitors attended, the atmosphere and the organisation were perfect.The premiere of the International Textile Machinery Exhibition, TEXMAC India, was a hit with the audience and now, boosted by this success, it is entering a second round, from 15 to 18 April 2009 in New Delhi, India.It is supported by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) and the key international manufacturers´ associations. TEXMAC INDIA in 2009 is the only fair on the Indian continent in their programme.Taking place at the same time as the fair, as at the premiere, is the ATEXCON Asian Textile Conference. This ensures that the decision-makers from all leading companies in India and the neighbouring countries will be attending...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Mayer to exhibit OVJA electronic circular knitting machines at ITMA + CITME
June 24, 2008 (Germany)The world’s leading manufacturer of circular knitting machines will be represented in Shanghai from July 27 – 31, 2008 on its own trade fair stand with a surface area of over 250 sq. mtr.The exhibits:OVJA 2.4 E – the standard in electronic Jacquard production – now even more productive with 92 feeders.The OVJA machine series is among the world’s most successful electronic circular knitting machines, due largely to its exceptionally high output and flexibility, as well as the use of proven Mayer & Cie. full electronics. This machine’s many benefits have been recognized increasingly over recent years by the mattress industry, making this machine series a unique success story in this specialist market segment.At the ITMA Asia + CITME 2008, Mayer & Cie will exhibit...
Inkcups offers pad printer for tagless label printing
June 24, 2008 (USA)Inkcups Now Corporation has recently introduced ICN-B100 sealed cup pad printer machine, a single color compact tabletop printer manufactured for demanding heavy duty performance. The B100 has a robust pad compression capability of 120 lbs at 80 PSI. An illuminated plate system provides visibility to the work area; the variable inking and print frequency controls allow the operator to regulate print opacity.This tabletop pad printer machine handles items as tall as 4.25 inches in height, including the part fixture. In addition to promotional products, medical and electronic devices, it is perfectly suited for printing apparel tags that today are rapidly replacing thermal transfer labels in the apparel manufacturing industry. This pad printer machine can be easily set up...
Monday, June 23, 2008
Monforts reassurance for Indian yarn spinner Vardhman
June 23, 2008 (India)India’s Vardhman Group has recently erected a new processing plant at Budhni in Madhya Pradesh, as part of an ambitious expansion plan encompassing every aspect of its textile manufacturing.By the middle of 2008, this will give the group a spinning capacity of over 800,000 spindles, approaching 900 weaving machines and the ability to dye and finish around 85-90 million metres of fabric annually.India’s largest yarn processor, Vardhman is headquartered in Ludhiana in the north of the country, and has annual sales of over US$500 million.Its new plant at Budhni is comprehensively equipped with machinery from Germany’s Monforts, supplied through local representative ATE and including two Thermex continuous dyeing ranges with Econtrol, two Montex stenters and Monfortex sanforizing...
Stäubli launches new heavy payload robot
June 23, 2008 (France)Stäubli Robotics manufacturer of innovative and technologically advanced industrial and cleanroom robots, announces the introduction of a new heavy payload robot; the RX200. The RX200 and RX200L are the next generation of standard and long reach high-performance material handling robots featuring impressive speed, rigidity and load capacities ranging from 100kg to 130kg and a maximum reach of 2194mm to 2594mm.These new robots have six degrees of freedom, a fully enclosed structure for easy cleaning, and impressive 12.5 m/sec high speed motion. The robots are suitable for a wide variety of industrial and cleanroom applications including material handling, palletizing, pick and place, and machine loading/unloading.All robots come equipped with Stäubli Robotics' proven...
Friday, June 20, 2008
Fritz Mayer appointed as new chairman of VDMA
June 20, 2008 (Germany)Fritz P. Mayer, Managing Partner of Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, has been elected Chairman of the Textile Machinery Association within VDMA on June 6 in Berlin. Prior to this, the member companies of the Textile Machinery Association had elected their new board of directors for the period until 2011 during their general meeting.Mayer succeeds to the office Johann Philipp Dilo, who has led the Association since 2005. The new board of directors appointed as Vice-Chairmen Heinrich Trützschler, Managing Partner of Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG and Karlheinz Liebrandt, Co-owner of Liba Maschinenfabrik GmbH.By electing Mayer as Chairman during the constitutive meeting, the board adopted the proposal made by the leaving chairman Philipp Dilo. Long years of experience...
Exporters let down by budget 2008-09 - BTMA
June 18, 2008 (Bangladesh)The 14.58 billion budget for fiscal 2008-09 received mixed reaction from the industrial sector and those coming from the textile industry were not any different.When Fibre2fashion approached Mr Towfique Hassan, Secretary General from Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), he candidly stated that the budget is investment and industry friendly but not really export-friendly.Mr Hassan asserted, “Reduction of duty on import of capital machinery under indemnity bond and introduction of 1 percent import duty will reduce hassles, but it is bound to increase project costs since textile industry is very much capital intensive. This will in turn affect the competitiveness of domestic exports.”Besides reduction in duty to 3 percent will have little impact in the overall...
DESIGNER DIAMOND, touch screen machine for sewing enthusiast
June 17, 2008 (USA)SVP Worldwide, owner of HUSQVARNA VIKING brand sewing machines—the leading global sewing machine manufacturer, announced the worldwide introduction of its new top of the line HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER DIAMOND sewing and embroidery machine.Now, sewers have the capability to create, view and customize embroidery designs in stunning detail on the largest and brightest, interactive VGA touch screen available in the sewing industry. At the touch of a fingertip or stylus, the DESIGNER DIAMOND machine will automatically embroider the sewer's creation on the largest sewing and embroidery surface available.“HUSQVARNA VIKING sewing machines give sewers high-end convenience to enhance their joy of creative sewing,” said Don Fletcher, CEO of SVP Worldwide. “Sewing ideas that may have...
Monday, June 16, 2008
Textile Asia 2009 - ideal platform for establishment of new alliances, JVs
June 16, 2008 (Pakistan)The International Textile Asia 2009 Exhibition, one of the most promising and enduring Exhibition to be held for the 5th successive year at the Karachi Expo Centre from 05 - 08 April 2009 is the official event of the Federal Ministry of Textile Industry.The event is being organized at the most opportune time when the government is looking forward to modernize and upgrade the textile sector of the country for better quality products and enhanced productivity.The exhibition aims to focus on the immense potential of textile and garment machinery, accessories, raw material supplies, chemicals and allied services under one roof.Cotton is the cash crop of Pakistan. The quality of cotton and cotton related products of Pakistan are unmatched in the international markets. The...
Ahlstrom's Brignoud installs ProDyn needling line of NSC
June 16, 2008 (France)NSC Nonwoven has made use of all its know-how to design, deliver, install and start up on time an ultra modern ProDyn needling line for Ahlstrom at its new plant based in Brignoud.This ProDyn line is equiped with all the latest innovations in Laroche opening-blending technology, with the new Thibeau Excelle card, associated with a Dynamic Asselin crosslapper&drafter which feeds a set of many Asselin A50R needlelooms.The complete line is managed and piloted by an Asselin-Thibeau Supervision system.Ahlstrom reinforces its leadership in industrial nonwovens applications and finds new opportunities thanks to the new ProDyn line.The management of Ahlstrom has confirmed its great satisfaction for its partnership with NSC Nonwoven for this first needling line, for the Group,...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
International Textile Marketplace dazzles shoppers
June 11, 2008 (USA)Handwoven silks from Laos….original Shibori designs…Taisho and Showa period kimonos and obis from Japanese collector Yoku Tanaka…vintage Japanese textiles and garments…scarves and shawls from India and Thailand…Guatemalan textiles…antique ethnic textiles and costumes from the Marion Hamilton Gallery…wearable art from Santa Fe Weaving Gallery…fiber handbags… Hawaiian ribbon and yarn lei…hand-dyed textiles…Chunghie Lee’s limited editions…handwoven silks and brocades with Renaissance techniques…rare and hard-to-find textile art books...all this and much more to discover and to give you a head start on your holiday gift buying this fall.The extraordinary and unusual International Textile Marketplace will be in Honolulu September 25 and 26, 2008 for the first time ever. Located...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Budget receives mixed reaction from textile sector & exporters
June 10, 2008 (Bangladesh)The budget for 2008-09 released yesterday received mixed reactions from the recipient industries. Mr Mirza Azizul Islam, Finance and Planning Adviser proposed a further reduction in the present concessionary rate of duty on import of capital machinery and spare parts from 5 to 3 percent.Mr Mirza also proposed a reduction of import duty on basic raw materials from 10 to 7 percent and an additional 3 percent decrease on intermediate raw materials bringing it from 15 to 12 percent. Besides, the Finance Minister also provided for bonded warehouse facilities to all 100 percent export oriented industries along with an allocation of Tk1,050 crore as export subsidy.However, the duty on finished products which was considerably high at 25 percent remained unchanged for the...
RE-Invest Caspian Intl expo commences in a grand way
June 10, 2008 (Azerbaijan)The capital city of Azerbaijan is holding RE-Invest Caspian International Exhibition from today that is expected to attract a huge global attention. This kind of expo is held for the first time in Baku, and is organized jointly by GTZ (German Technical Assistance) and Corporate Solution from Germany.The aim behind holding this two-day event is to help the regional traders build direct contact with specialized sellers of used machinery. Around 100 German nearly 50 local enterprises are participating in the trade fair.All the companies are showcasing their equipments related to textile and ready to wear cloth production.RE-Invest Caspian is supported by Azerbaijan Republic Ministry of Economic Development, Azerbaijan Export & Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO)...
Monday, June 9, 2008
Global textile & light industry gathers at InterLegProm - 2008
June 09, 2008 (Tajikistan)InterLegProm-2008, an international exhibition for the light industry commenced on June 7 and will conclude tomorrow at Dushanbe. The expo is jointly organized by Government of Tajikistan, Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Ministry of Energy and Industries and the Republican Committee of Trade Unions for Employees of Textile and Light Industry.This is for the third consecutive year that the nation is holding this global fair where more than 25 companies from nations like Russia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Iran, and Kazakhstan are showcasing their products. A wide range of items from sectors like textile, garments, shoes and carpets are generating lot of interest among interested buyers.A roundtable conference is also organized along with exhibition for discussing diverse...
TV Textilveredlung to be staged in Stuttgart in Feb 2010
June 09, 2008 (Germany)An extensive exhibitor survey has now confirmed the indications that were apparent when TV, International Trade Fair for Textile Finishing and Promotion, was last held in Stuttgart: the majority of exhibitors and the exhibitor advisory panel are in favour of a change in the day sequence.The Sunday, which no longer attracts so many visitors, will therefore be dispensed with at the next event, which means that the trade fair will commence one day earlier than in the past. TV Textilveredlung & Promotion will therefore next be staged in Stuttgart from Thursday, 4 to Saturday, 6 February 2010.The opening time on the last day will be extended by one hour so that proprietors of smaller companies will also have an opportunity to visit the trade fair without having to close...
Beaulieu to halt production at Wickham spinning plant
June 07, 2008 (Canada)Beaulieu Canada announced to its employees that it will be suspending production at its spinning plant in Wickham (located in Centre-du-Québec).The company's decision will be effective as of July 26, 2008 and will affect the plant's eight management staff, the 69 unionized employees currently working at the plant and the 110 unionized employees who have been on the recall list for two years or less.Beaulieu Canada's Wickham plant produces yarn used mainly to manufacture carpets for the new housing construction market in Canada.The company's decision was necessary due to overcapacity at its Wickham plant. Since 2005, orders for spun yarns had reduced significantly.This reduction combined with a stronger Canadian dollar and having to sustain higher wages has led to uncompetitive...
Friday, June 6, 2008
ITMA ASIA + CITME to welcome large numbers of visitors
June 06, 2008 (China)Visitors and exhibitors planning to attend the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 exhibition are being urged to apply for their visa without delay.Most foreign nationals will need a visa to enter China for the show, which is being held in Shanghai from July 27 to 31.Show officials are warning that the Olympic Games, in Beijing from August 8 to 24, is already causing a backlog of visa applications in Chinese embassies around the world – so it will take longer than usual to process and validate requests.With 100,000 visitors expected at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 – including a large proportion of both exhibitors and visitors from outside China – the need for visa applications to be submitted urgently is strongly recommended by the organisers.ITMA ASIA + CITME is jointly owned by the European...
Texcare draws 15,500 trade visitors
June 06, 2008 (Germany)Texcare International closed its doors after setting a new record on 4 June 2008. Altogether, 15,500 trade visitors from 80 countries made their way to Frankfurt am Main to see the wide range of products and services being shown by the 257 exhibitors – an increase of 17 percent compared to the last event in 2004 (13,330 visitors). Over one in two of all visitors came from outside Germany, which boosted the level of internationality from 46 to 52 percent.The top five foreign visitor nations were Italy, Belgium, France, The Netherlands and Great Britain. Particularly large increases in visitor numbers were registered from East European countries, such as Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic, as well as from the USA."Texcare International has further expanded its undisputed...
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Al Borj Machinery promotes Mr Shafaat Ali as COO
June 03, 2008 (UAE)Board of Directors of Al Borj Machinery LLC, announce the promotion of Mr. Shafaat Ali Khan as the Chief Operating Officer, Al-Borj including operations for Kenya, Jordan and India.Shafaat Ali Khan has been working with Al Borj since 1989; he has a very rich experience in the field of marketing and has all the ability to lead this company in achieving its goals for the next decades.His priority will be to strengthen his team, inspire confidence of our principals, strengthen relations with the government and financial organizations and foremost to take care of our very valuable customers.Al Borj established in 1987 is the largest machinery supplier in the region. We provides state of the art machinery for technical textile, home textile, garments, uniforms, upholstery and...
GE introduces hand held chemical substance detector
June 02, 2008 (USA)GE Security Inc, a business of GE Enterprise Solutions announced its Homeland Protection business has introduced StreetLab Mobile, its next generation, point-and-shoot handheld unknown substance identification system. The Raman Spectroscopy-based device’s chemical substance identification capability is expected to be complemented soon by the addition of biological substance identification capability. The biological identification upgrade is expected to make StreetLab Mobile the first combined chem-bio detector.StreetLab Mobile is a portable, user-friendly handheld device that will be able to reliably identify a broad range...
TEA E-Readiness Centre encourages manufacturing competitiveness
June 02, 2008 (India)In a Press release issued Shri. A. Sakthivel, President, TEA informed that TEA E-Readiness Centre set up under aegis of Project Vikas (All India Government Initiative to promote the usage of ICT in Small and Medium businesses to help for increasing productivity and performance) by Tirupur Exporters’ Association to enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of all business units like Garment units, knitting, processing, printing and all other suppliers of yarns, trims, accessories and other machineries is being launched on Friday, the 6th June 2008 at 6.00 p.m. in India Knit Fair (IKF) Complex, Tirupur.Shri. Pongalur N. Palaniswamy, Hon’ble Minister for Rural Industries and Animal Husbandry, Government of Tamilnadu will inaugurate the TEA E Readiness Centre.Shri. M. Sahoo,...
Textile industry require apt IT solutions for overall growth
June 02, 2008 (India)Spirit of Gujarat in true sense is Vibrant. The region has its own strength. Nothing seems to perturb the growth of this state, be it the earthquake, riots, flood, or the price rise all over.Gujarat has emerged as the leading industrialized state of India against all odds. Formerly known as Manchester of India for its textile industry, it houses a number of big names in the sector, to name a few are Reliance, Arvind, Chiripal, Kiri Dyes. Some multinational corporations, large private sector companies, strong public sector enterprises and a large number of medium and small scale units also have their strong bases here.While sharing a mere five percent of Indian population, Gujarat contributes 21 percent in exports and 13 percent in the country’s industrial production.Inspite...
