Sonobond offers 10 ultrasonic bonders for textile applications

Sonobond Ultrasonics announced that it now has 10 machines,plus several modules for original equipment manufacturers(OEMs),that provide fast, reliable, and cost-effective ultrasonic bonding of woven and nonwoven textile products. According to Sonobond’s Vice President, Melissa Alleman, “Manufacturers and assemblers can confidently use Sonobond units to bond textiles that are 100% synthetic, as well as blends that have up to 40% natural fibers. Felted filter media are among the nonwoven materials that our machines handle effectively.” The following is an overview of the ultrasonic bonding equipment for oven textiles and nonwovens currently...

Read more »

KARL MAYER’s HKS 4 F terry machine makes a comeback

The Germans are well-known for their cuckoo clocks, garden gnomes and their craftiness in getting the best places on the beach at holiday destinations all over the world. At the crack of dawn, they sneak down to the beach to stake their claim on their little bit of sand – using that indispensable item of beach kit – a large beach towel. This soft, loop-pile fabric can do much more than simply act as a textile demarcation line. We use it to dry off and keep warm, it brightens up the bathroom and beach alike, and pampers our skin. Fleecy terry bathrobes and towels, which are soft and colour-coordinated, also make the spa experience even more...

Read more »

KARL MAYER’s RSE 4-1 to set new speed standards

KARL MAYER’s RSE 4-1 is definitely the fastest four-bar raschel machine in the world, and will soon have even more accolades heaped upon it. It will be launched onto the market in April 2010 as the most reliable machine in its series. It will set new speed standards and operate with precision accuracy - completely independently of the climatic conditions. The speed has been increased by integrating innovative CFRP components into the machine construction, which has been specially adapted to handle these components. This is a technological quantum leap forward, which has already enabled some of the other high-speed warp knitting machines produced...

Read more »

Sawgrass offers Cap Cleaning Kit for Brother GT-541 DTG printer

Sawgrass Technologies Consumer Division, a world leader in consumer product printing solutions, announced the immediate availability of a Cap Cleaning Kit for the Brother GT-541 direct-to-garment printer. The kit is included with the back ink cartridge at no extra cost for NaturaLink B customers. It is recommended by the manufacturer that the Wiper Cleaner be replaced with every black ink cartridge. The Cap Cleaning Kit is individually packaged and contains not only the Wiper Cleaner, but also cleaning solution, swabs and latex gloves to facilitate the replacement of the Wiper Cleaner. NaturaLink B is color-matched with OEM Brother Inks,...

Read more »

2nd Knit+tex Bangladesh 2009 International Expo begins

“2nd Knit+tex Bangladesh 2009 International Expo” organized by CEMS in association with BKMEA has started at Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka. The exhibition was inaugurated by Honb’l chief guest Mr.Mohammad Faruk Khan, Minister for Commerce, Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh. BGMEA President Mr. Anisul Haque were present as special guest. BKMEA President Mr. Fazlul Hoque and President & Group Managing Director of CEMS Global Ms. Meherun N. Islam were also present there. After the successful holding of the 1st edition last year, BKMEA – Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association and...

Read more »

Textiles Committee releases census of textile engineering secto

The Census of Textile Engineering Industry (TEI) Units has been initiated by Textiles Committee mainly to fill up the data gap required for policy decision pertaining to textile machinery industry in India. The absence of data on the machinery sector is an impediment in policy decision-making and its growth plans. The TEI produces virtually the entire range of textile machinery for cotton, blended and manmade fibre textiles. The major share of global production of textile machinery is concentrated in the developed countries like Germany, Switzerland, Italy, USA, Japan and the UK. Competition from high tech machinery of European and South-East...

Read more »

Unique tangalia weaving art receives GI ta

Recently, the Tangaliya Hastkala Association, located in Wadhwan, Gujarat has recieved the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) assisted the association in procuring the GI registration. The products for which the GI registrations were sought are Shawls, Sarees and handkerchiefs.  Tangalia craft has a distinction of its own. It consists of knotting a contrast color thread, along the warp and pushing them together to create the effect of raised dots. This unique art is done using wool, cotton, silk, acrylic and viscose. The tangaliya products are made...

Read more »