Declining Export Trend In Taiwan Textile Machinery

The Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) revealed statistics according to which, machinery exports of Taiwan amounted to US $8.557 billion in the first half of this year, up 12.4 percent than in the same period last year. The category of machine tools ranked first in terms of largest export items, with export value reaching US $1.921 billion, up 20.8 percent over the previous year. Special purpose machinery stood at the second place earning $679.93 million, up by 20.2 percent. Textile machineries fetched $273.667 million, down by 16.4 percent while the category of sewing machines brought revenues amounting to $188.952 million, up...

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Textile Machinery Sees 51% Drop In Import Orders

In less than ten month the German textile machinery industry has experienced a downturn in incoming orders hardly conceivable quite recently. In the period from January to July 2008 altogether 42 percent less orders have been registered than in the same period 2007.For spinning machinery the drop even totalled 51 percent. Due to this bad order situation, several companies already had to take drastic measures such as staff reductions and short-time work. "Business with textile machinery always has undergone cyclical fluctuations, but what happens actually is the strongest slump since World War II," states Fritz P. Mayer, Chairman of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association and Managing Partner of Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, Obertshausen.There is no sign at all that the sector will...

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No Short Term Arrangement To Boost Crop Size - Dr Neil Forrester

Australian entomologist Dr Neil Forrester recently visited Karachi Cotton Association on Tuesday the October 14, who was scheduled to brief his opinion on cotton situation in Pakistan to the major stack holders in this trade. He also paid a visit to All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA).During the meet, Dr Forrester declined any short term arrangement for enhancing the crop size in the country and discussed in detail about bad impacts of the bureaucratic behavior in country's top machinery and less commitment with country's larger interests.The entomologist observed that multinational companies are not contributing their part to increase...

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Ozone Cracking In Drafting Aprons

Introduction Ozone Ozone (O3) is a triatomic molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic O2. Ground-level ozone is an air pollutant with harmful effects on the respiratory systems of animals. Ozone in the upper atmosphere filters potentially damaging ultraviolet light from reaching the Earth's surface. It is present in low concentrations throughout the Earth's atmosphere. It has many industrial and consumer applications. Ozone, the first allotrope of a chemical element to be recognized by science, was proposed as a distinct chemical compound by Christian Friedrich Schnbein...

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USTER Brings ‘Think Quality’ Concept At ITME India

The 8th India International Textile Machinery Exhibition (INDIA ITME 2008) is to be held from 15th to 22nd November 2008 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), India. The exhibition will give an opportunity to the participants and business visitors to access the new technology and developments in textile production and operations.The ”Think Quality” concept devised by USTER, takes an all-round approach to the improvement of quality throughout the textile process sequence, from fiber to end-product, combining leading-edge equipment with USTER’s unrivalled expertise, to meet the most stringent needs of customers all along the chain.USTER Booth at ITME: Hall 3 / Booth B104Signposting “The Way to Think Quality” are five core elements:Continue Reading.......

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High Raw Material Prices To Hit Uster’s Sales

Unexpected Deterioration in Economic Situation - 2008 revenue expected to be around CHF 150 million, Strong EBITA margins of 22% - 24%Uster Technologies Ltd, the leading high technology instrument manufacturer of products for quality measurement & certification for the textile industry, announced an update on its 2008 outlook.At the half year, declines in consumer spending, strong currencies (China and India), high raw material prices and over-supply of yarn were having an impact on Uster Technologies’ client base, which were reflected in significantly reduced investments in production machinery.Nevertheless,investments in testing systems...

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Staple Fibre Sizing Range By Prashant Group

Technical Specifications Beam Creel Maximum No. of Beams Section Beam Flange Diameter Brake Layout 30 800 mm/1000 mm/1250 mm Band Brake/Shoe Brake Stationary/Magazine in the Module of 4 Size Box No. of Boxes Sizing system up to 4 Single dip - Single nip or Double dip - Double nip Dryer No. of Cylinders Layout up to 24 drying Cylinders. Predryer in the multiples of 4 to 6, and final Dryer having 4/6 or 8 cylinders. Many Options in Vertical/Horizontal configuration available. Beam Winder Working width Beam flange diameter...

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Cairo To Host French-Egyptian Seminar On Textile Machinery

French-Egyptian Seminar on Textile Machinery will be held at Nile Hilton, Cairo, on October 22, 2008.It was announced that the seminar is organized by UCMTF, the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers' association, in collaboration with Ubifrance, the French agency for international business development, and the Economic Department of the Embassy of France in Egypt.ECTI (Egyptian Chamber of Textile Industries), IMC (Industrial Modernisation Center) and CAFE (French-Egyptian Chamber of commerce) have also supported this event.Many French and Egyptian companies related to textile machinery business are expected to be present at the inauguration. Mr Rashid Mohamed Rashid, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, and Mr Jean Felix-Paganon, Ambassador of France, are expected to do the honours.Around...

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French Egyptian Seminar On Textile Machinery Manufacturers

Mr Rashid Mohamed Rashid, minister of Trade and Industry, and Mr Jean Felix-Paganon, Ambassador of France, will start a French Egyptian seminar on textile machinery This is to be started in presence of numerous French and Egyptian companies as well as experts and businessmen dealing with textile and related machinery.Hassan Behnam, Head of Ubifrance regional press office, announced that the seminar is organized by UCMTF, the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers' association, in collaboration with Ubifrance, the French agency for international business development, and the Economic Department of the Embassy of France in Egypt, with the support of ECTI (Egyptian Chamber of Textile Industries), IMC and the CAFÉ.The most top ten important French companies will attend the seminar to present...

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'Indian Textile Machinery Market Down Temporarily' - Rieter India

TEI industry of India is feeling heat of slow down in textile field. Demand for textile machinery has come down as most of textile companies are either abandoning expansion plans or closing down their units. Textile industry apart from other ailing factors like instability in currency, rising raw material prices is also affected by USA market slowdown as India exports approximately 35% of its textiles output to USA.According to data provided by council China is also experiencing reverse trend in investment of fixed assets. All these factors are resulting in reduced exports of textile machinery. According to some industry experts, growth of Indian...

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Textile Machinery Leaders To Participate In INDIA-ITME Show

French textile machinery manufacturers will welcome their customers and potential customers at next INDIA-ITME (November 15-22), the major textile event in 2008 in India. “They are not just participating in this show but have a long term approach of this strategic market” says Evelyne Cholet, the Secretary General of their association, UCMTF.In 2007, for example, with the support of the Indian Textile Associations like the Textile Association of India (TAI) and the Federation of All India Textile Manufacturers Associations (FAITMA), UCMTF organized two very successful seminars in New Delhi (Hyatt Regency) and Mumbai (The Leela) during which six workshops analyzed the market trends, the business opportunities and offered technical solutions for enhancing the competitiveness of the Indian...

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