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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