Groz-Beckert receives environmental honours at ShanghaiTex 2011

Nowadays, textile manufacturers are interested to know and purchase energy-saving and environmental-friendly products. At textile machinery exhibitions in 2010, Groz-Beckert's litespeed needle became one of the focused products after it received a prestigious award in Germany in last April (2010).Groz-Beckert is one of the key exhibitors of ShanghaiTex 2011 which will be held during Jun 14 –17, 2011 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, PR China. It is expected that Groz-Beckert's award-winning product and its latest innovations hit the market right and will become one of the focuses in Shanghaitex 2011.Groz-Beckert describes that the...

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CIRCOT & Fibre2fashion to host Business Development Programme on Cotton Technology

When Government research institution joins hand with private sector to start playing the role of incubator of entrepreneurial projects, then businesses are definitely bound to go places, benefiting all.Zonal Technology Management and Business Planning & Development unit at Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), Mumbai in association with Fiber2fashion is jointly organizing one day Business Development Programme for “ Cotton Technologies” on January 7, 2011 at Ahmedabad.Announcing this, Dr P R Roy, Director, Fibre2fashion.com said, “In India, CIRCOT today is a premier cotton research organization. Their pioneering research...

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Filtration 2010 brings the world of filtration to Philadelphia

The world of filtration came to Philadelphia earlier this month as crowded aisles and standing-room-only conference sessions combined to make the Filtration 2010 International Conference and Exposition the largest and most important filtration industry event in the world.With the business of filtration continuing to play a vital role in the personal and business applications around the globe, Filtration 2010 drew 1400 attendees to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Penn., November 30-December 2.Living up to its reputation as the largest filtration industry event in the world, Filtration 2010 featured 129 total exhibitors. A...

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Brother International launches new series of embroidery machines

Brother International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd intends to sell 100 units of each of its two new series of embroidery machines, PR-650 and PR-1000, and the embroidery software, PE-Design Next, each year.Yoshiaki Otsuka, Director of the company, while speaking to the press at the launch of the machines, said that they are very much sure that the Malaysian market would positively welcome the two new series of machines.Both the series of machines, he said, are so designed that it can arrange text, alter the size of designs, rotate patterns in one-degree increments and can also merge designs and insert letters. Over and above this, the size of these new machines have also been compressed which makes it a perfect choice for the home-based entrepreneurs who don’t have much space for production work, he...

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EURATEX and CEMATEX announce R & D agreement

EURATEX – the European Apparel and Textile Confederation and CEMATEX – the European Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Brussels. The agreement foresees a stronger collaboration of the two European industry bodies in fields such as research, technological development and innovations as well as the promotion of a positive forward-looking image of both industries with European policy makers as well as the general public.In the presence of representatives of the two sectors, the respective presidents of the two organisations, Dr. Peter Pfneisl, EURATEX and Mr. Steve Combes, CEMATEX highlighted...

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Rieter’s Changzhou plant to meet demands of further development

On December 9th, Rieter will host a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction of the second plant at Changzhou. This opens a new chapter of Rieter’s activities in China. More than 100 distinguished guests from local authorities, association leaders and customers will be invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.Rieter will establish a new plant in Changzhou some four kilometers close to the existing one. The new plant construction aims to support the growing demand for textile machinery and provide Rieter Textile Systems with in-depth technology for Chinese customers, covering all major products: from blowroom to cards, drawframes...

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Upgrading of equipment at ATIRA will be taken care of – Jt Sec, MoT

The government plans to peg the non-plan expenditure grants, if not increase it and will be pegged at 2004-05 levels rather than reduce them by 10 percent per annum, which will help keep up the basic maintenance of machinery and equipments at institutions like ATIRA, informed Mr V Srinivas, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of TextilesMr Srinivas spoke exclusively to fibre2fashion on the sidelines of the road show on extension of ‘Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks’ (SITPs) organised by the Union Ministry of Textiles in Ahmedabad on Friday.Mr Srinivas was replying to a query posed by fibre2fashion on modernizing equipments and machinery at Ahmedabad...

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China keen on investing in Indonesian textile industry

Maoxin Ye, the Vice President of China Hi-tech Group Corporations, is excited regarding the setting up of a machine spare parts producing unit for textile industry in Indonesia. He said that, the company does not have any problem in transferring technology to the new plant, and is also capable of financing the project.Unlike China which has 100 million mills, Indonesia just has eight mills. Therefore, China is interested in playing a significant part in Indonesia’s textile machine restructuring program.Though, Maoxin did not disclose the quantum of investment, he was optimistic that the government will help the company with its plan, like by offering tax concessions and import duty subsidies. He further said that, the company expects the government to treat it like an Indonesian firm.If China...

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500 attendees at French textile machinery conferences in Syria and Turkey

Christian Guinet, Commercial Manager (Textile division) of Stäubli France had just been elected President of the French Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Promotion Commission when the two conferences organized by UCMTF in Syria and Turkey took place on October 19 and 21, 2010.Together with Evelyne Cholet, the Secretary General, he headed the French delegation. After the events he stated “we organized these conferences because we recognize the importance of direct communication between our customers and the top management of our companies. We consider our customers as our partners and want to personally understand their needs. It...

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YIWU H&G 2010 opens today

A showcase of the world’s best hosiery-cum-seamless-underwear machinery, parts and accessories The 11th China (Yiwu) International Exhibition on Hosiery, Knitting, Dyeing & Finishing Machinery (“YIWU H&G 2010”) opens today (Nov 24-26, 2010) at Yiwu International Expo Centre. The 4th China (Yiwu) International Exhibition on Narrow Fabric, Braiding Machienry & Garment Machinery is held concurrently.The 3-day exhibition has attracted 130 quality exhibitors from 9 countries and regions including China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey which bring their latest and advanced machineries, equipments and technologies to the exhibition, innovating a grand gathering for knitting industry.The organizers have invited many leading officers and representatives...

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Coatema wins JEC Composites Innovation Award

Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH was awarded the JEC Composites Innovation Award for 2010 for Impregnating, Laminating and Calendering with maximum flexibility and process versatility in the patented Coatema Click&Coat machinery concept.The prestigious prize was presented by Prof. Klaus Drechsler, of the University of Stuttgart, to Andrea Glawe, Deputy Sales Director of Coatema, during the annual JEC Composites 2010 event in Singapore.When asked about the differences between the Click & Coat concept and conventional technologies Frau Glawe said, "The innovation in this concept is our modular approach designed for flexibility and future...

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Research project on 3D fibrin textiles for biomedical sector

The use of textiles in the medical sector has been expanding continuously for a number of years now, a high technology field of application whose economic viability is undisputed. Research in this area is currently extremely active, with countless ideas for innovative textiles designed to respond to the needs of the medical/hospital sector.One interesting project in course, dubbed "PANAGENESI," aims to optimize the implanting of human pancreatic islands through the use of fibrin scaffold. This project is financed by the Region of Lombardy and is being developed by five different entities bringing together their respective know-how and multi-sector...

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Recovery for textile machinery slows, but doesn’t stop

Over the third quarter of 2010, orders for Italy’s textile machinery manufacturers slowed their course somewhat, following the steady recovery under way during the year’s first two quarters.According to economic trend surveys conducted by ACIMIT (the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers), orders of textile machinery for both the domestic and foreign markets appear to have dropped off compared to the previous quarter (-17% and –2% respectively). The total value generated is 152.7, a 4% decrease with respect to the second quarter, but remains nonetheless higher than values recorded in 2009.The race to attain order placements...

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Igmatex provides platform for 45 plus participants

Igmatex fair, one of the leading trade exhibitions and event organizers in India hosted the 6th Technology show at Kanpur from 23-25 oct. 2010 at Brijendra Swaroop Park. Igmatex Fair provided a platform for 45 plus participants such as Piyush machineries, IIGM, Juki, Mehala Machines, Indian Sewing machine Co., Inside, Somaya machines, Usha International Ltd, NISI, rattan Glitters, Excel Overseas, JC Enterprises, Swati Overseas, Needle & Eliments, Arun Electronics, JV Plastics, Ramsons, Fonaco, Sunstar, Jap Stretch, Genious Traders, Quality Traders, Pack prints, Super Lab, R K Threads etc, in the presence of Media partners like, Apparel Online,...

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Release of Cyclone L 1000 Forcespinning System

FibeRio Technology Corporation – The Force For Nanofibers - is announcing the launch of the first ever nanofiber production equipment utilizing Forcespinning Technology at the Filtration 2010 and Materials Research Society conference in Philadelphia and Boston, respectively, from November 30 - December 2. The Cyclone L 1000 series produces nanofibers with average diameters of 500nm and below and it features solution and melt spinning capabilities. It is the best opportunity to participate in the nanofiber revolution.Forcespinning is an award winning technology that utilizes centrifugal force to spin nanofibers, nanowires, and nanorods. In 2010,...

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First ever International Denim Conference ends on successful note

The first ever two-day ‘International Denim Conference’ opened on October 29, to a rousing reception, from the more than 500 plus delegates, who included the who’'s who of the Denim & Jeans industry, present on the occasion, at the hallowed campus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A), AhmedabadThe conference had been organized by fibre2fashion, the leading global B2B portal for the textile, apparel and fashion industry in conjunction with the Ahmedabad chapter of the Textile Association of India (TAI), which is the foremost textile professional body in India & the largest in the world.Dr PR Roy, Director of fibre2fashion and...

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World’s largest exhibition of textile machinery goes to Italy in 2015

Italy will host the 17th edition of ITMA, the world’s largest exhibition of textile machinery. It will be held at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan, from 12 to 19 November 2015.Fiera Milano won the international bid organised by CEMATEX, the owner of the ITMA show, after beating three other short-listed bidders from an original list of 12.This high profile exhibition is returning to Milan after 20 years, and the news will be welcomed not only by the city itself but also by the region’s large textile machinery industry.“The award of ITMA 2015 to Fiera Milano is the clearest sign that by working together we can achieve a very competitive bid," stated Sandro Salmoiraghi, President of ACIMIT, the association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers."I thank Fiera Milano for all...

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‘International Denim Conference’ off to a deafening start

The first ever ‘International Denim Conference’ opened today to a rousing reception at the hallowed campus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad, also called as the ‘Denim Capital of India, from the more than 350 plus delegates, who include, industry leaders and stakeholders from the textile industry, present on the occasion.The conference has been organised by Fibre2fashion, the leading global B2B website for the textile, apparel and fashion industry in conjunction with the Ahmedabad chapter of the Textile Association of India (TAI), which is the foremost textile professional body in India & the largest in the world....

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Launch of Entrepreneur Pro PR-1000 with 3D technology

Brother International Corporation is raising the bar on industry trends and technological advancement once again, this time by introducing the first 10-needle home embroidery machine in 3D.As the first company in the niche sewing and embroidery industry to incorporate 3D video into their product launch, Brother continues to impress their customers with excitement and innovation. Although 3D technology is taking over movies, television and even video games, there are few companies who have used it to promote their products.The Entrepreneur Pro PR-1000 is an impressive, sixth generation machine. It is the result of more than 100 years of Brother...

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Demand for new Picanol weaving at high level in Q3

During the third quarter of 2010, the Picanol Group recorded a consolidated turnover of 96.51 million euros. This represented an increase of 63% compared to the consolidated turnover of 59.34 million euros realized in the third quarter of 2009.Following on from the first half of this year, demand for new Picanol weaving machines also continued at a high level in the third quarter of 2010. Amongst other things, this is a consequence of continued strong demand in Asia (mainly China) and the effect of the favorable euro exchange rate. Furthermore, sales of spare parts and weaving accessories also profited from the positive market situation in the...

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Nishat Mills to install Monforts Energy Towers

Pakistan’s fully vertical integrated textile producer, Nishat Mills, has ordered six Energy Towers from Monforts to ensure significant energy savings.To combat ever increasing energy costs, Pakistan’s vertically integrated fabric producer, Nishat Mills has ordered six Energy Towers from A. Monforts Textilmaschinen.The towers will be installed on three existing Monforts, Montex stenters at Nishat’s Lahore finishing facility.Fresh air passed through the towers heat recovery system is heated by the exhaust air of the stenter, before re-entering the stenters chambers.With the Monforts heat recovery system capitalising on the high temperatures of...

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Machinery makers seek end of sops on second-hand imports

A demand to end fiscal sops on imported technology, particularly from China, has been made by the domestic machinery manufactures to the government in order to curb the unrestrained import of second hand textile machinery.An expert cited that such an import of second-hand and low-priced Chinese looms is the biggest hurdle in country’s textile growth. A pre-budget memorandum submitted recently to the government by Textile Machinery Manufacturers' Association (TMMA) says that according to the planning commission, no subsidy should be offered to import any second-hand machinery.In this regard, the association has recommended the Textiles Minister,...

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Navis TubeTex to improve global HQ & manufacturing facility

Navis Tubetex, the leading global manufacturer of textile finishing machinery, has announced that a 15 year lease extension has been signed for its manufacturing and headquarters facility in Lexington, NC. Additionally, Navis Tubetex has announced that it will be performing major renovations to the facility.In a statement, President and Chief Executive Officer Will Motchar noted “We are pleased to announce the long term commitment that we are making to North Carolina and Lexington in particular. We will continue to house our Global Headquarters and manufacturing operations at this facility”. Work will soon begin on completely renovating the...

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YIWU H&G – ‘must-go’ knitting exhibition

Knitting industry has not only become the significant element of China’s textile industry, but also has been developing in fast pace recently. The competitiveness index of China’s knitted garments and accessories has been experienced a wavy upward trend since 2005. In Jan – May 2010, it climbed to 97.23%, which was 1.85% higher than woven garments and accessories.Official statistics showed that China’s knitting industry has contributed RMB156.245 billion to the Gross Industrial Output Value in Jan – May 2010, witnessing an increase of 22.21% and a growth rate at 14.56% respectively as compared to the statistics of last year. Meanwhile, total...

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VTG 2010 to kick off on October 27

10th Vietnam Int’l Textile and Garments Industry Exhibition (VTG 2010) will return to Ho Chi Minh City from Oct. 27-30, 2010 at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) with a stronger and larger scale show for consecutive 10 years. VTG 2010 is expected to attract more than 16,000 domestic and overseas visitors. The exhibition will host about 230 exhibiting companies which will cover approx. 9,000 sqm of the SECC exhibition ground.A Fashion show with more sponsors will be held at this year’s exhibition as a catalyst for more business deals and exposure for the exhibitors’ brand names. Fashion brands like CK, Diesel and Levi’s will present...

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Gartexma 2010 expo begins in Mumbai

Mumbai hosts the three-day Garment and Textile Machinery and Accessories (Gartexma) 2010 expo, which started on 10th October. The expo will display the country’s garment and textile machinery and accessories.The expo is a business to business (B2B) platform for the promotion of products, companies as well as technology and has been organized in collaboration with Community of International Sewing Machine Industry, India (CISMI) and Dara Projects.According to Manjeet Singh Bakshi – the chief executive officer of Gartexma 2010, over 100 processing units and 30,000 apparel units have emerged in and around the city during the past several years....

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LMW delivers new ringframe model to Chinese clients

Deputy Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin of Tamil Nadu has recently launched a product of Coimbatore-based Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) in Shanghai, which had established a textile machinery unit in the southern Jiangsu province of China in September 2009. This was the first South Indian venture in China.LMW supplied its recently engineered ring frame machine, utilized in yarn manufacturing, to its three Chinese clients.The $12-million manufacturing unit of LMW located adjacent to Shanghai, is just one of the few Indian companies, which have established such units in China and are looking forward to cater to the requirements of the Chinese market. Original...

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Gartexma to make a remarkable debut on 10\10\10

GARTEXMA 2010, an exhibition to showcase Garment, Textile Machinery & Accessories in association with CISMI (Community of International Sewing Machine Industry, India) & Dara Projects; announces its grand opening at Bombay exhibition centre at Goregaon, Mumbai on October 10, 2010. One of the oldest & biggest show builders `GARTEXMA 2010' will be an exclusive B2B platform to promote company, Product, Machinery & Technology or Institute in Mumbai.The exhibition will see participation from textile and apparel machine suppliers to showcase latest technology for different processes like stitching, cutting, finishing, drying, testing,...

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Gujarat - Home to the most vibrant textile hub

Gujarat which is considered one of the most industrialized states in India has a vibrant textile industry, whose history can be traced, going back by many decades.Ahmedabad at one time was considered the ‘Manchester of the East. Surat, the second biggest city of the state is one of the biggest textile hubs in India and is also the biggest man-made textiles manufacturing hub in the country.The textile industry contributes as much as 6 percent to the industrial production of the state and Surat also has to its credit installations of over 40,000 multi-head embroidery machines in the world, in the last three years.The state also accounts for 12...

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Galaxy of speakers lined up for 'Global Denim Conference'

As the countdown begins for the ‘International Denim Conference’ to be held in the hallowed premises of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad on October 29-30, 2010, about 15 eminent speakers from the global denim and textile sector have confirmed their presence, so far, with more yet to confirm.Textile Association India, Ahmedabad Unit is all set and geared up to host the conference on the global denim & jeans industry in association with Fibre2Fashion, under the chairmanship of Dr. PR Roy.The inaugural keynote address on ‘Strategic Issues in Managing Global Denim Business’ is slated to be delivered by Mr Sanjay Lalbhai, Chairman...

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Texprocess shows trends in decorating textile products

Apart from special weave, knit, dyeing, printing and fabric finishing effects which can be produced during the manufacture of fabrics, normally the main methods of product decoration are printing and embroidery. These techniques can be mixed and matched as much as the designer's flare and inspiration will allow. The wealth of different threads, fabrics for appliqué, trims, dyes and inks further enhance the decoration. Texprocess, the new leading international trade fair for the garment and textile processing industry from 24 to 27 May 2011 in Frankfurt, shows the new machinery for decorating textile products.In terms of embroidery a wealth of...

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Mattei helps Autofil in its drive towards energy efficiency

Rotary vane compressor manufacturer Mattei, has helped yarn manufacturer Autofil to reduce energy usage in its Nottingham facility by upgrading its compressed air equipment.Autofil manufacture a range of yarns primarily used for car seating fabrics. Part of this process involves operation of the dye house to colour the fabrics, which runs 24/7. The processes within the dye house require compressed air to be provided at a pressure of seven bar. As compressed air can account for a high proportion of a company’s energy usage, Autofil decided to invest in two new, more energy efficient compressors to help reduce consumption and associated overheads.Following...

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New TMT/Oki A3 Colour Printers – more than just OK!

TheMagicTouch as global pioneers of the digital image transfer process continue with a host of original developments and innovations.The company have recently extended their global alliance with OKI Printer Group as image transfer partners and have awarded the new range of digital A3 colour printers with their unique “5 Star” compatibility rating for use with their complete range of transfer papers.Jim Nicol, Managing Director explains “The new A3 OKI printers are simply the best for our unique transfer process; they are quick, outstanding image quality and very affordable with the TMT/Oki A3 model available for less than a thousand pounds....

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Board of Abhishek Ind OKs expansion projects

Abhishek Industries Ltd has informed that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company was held on September 25, 2010. The Board of the company has approved following projects & matters in its meeting held on September 25.1. The Strategy Committee of the Board in its meeting held on September 25, 2010 has approved the following expansion projects:i) Yarn Expansion Project for setting up 275904 spindles & 2040 Rotors including other balancing equipment at a total capital outlay of Rs. 1117 crores as appraised by SBI Capital Markets Ltd.ii) Expansion cum Modernization Project in Terry Towel Division by installing 14 new Air Jet Dobby...

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Demo of next generation of Kornit DTG printers at SGIA

Kornit Digital, a leading-edge company that develops, manufactures and markets high-speed industrial digital inkjet printers, superior pigmented ink and unique chemistry solutions for the textile decorating industry, will demonstrate the next generation of the Kornit Direct-On-Garment printers at the 2010 SGIA expo in Las Vegas, featuring unprecedented printing speeds with the new Kornit Avalanche 951 Digital printer for high-volume production businesses.Kornit Avalanche 951 is a dual-pallet industrial digital inkjet printer for the high-volume production of light & dark garments. With an extremely innovative and robust industrial platform,...

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