Management succession at Uster Technologies Ltd

Richard Furter, Head of Textile Technology and member of the Executive Committee of Uster Technologies Ltd, has expressed his desire to take retirement at the end of 2011. Thomas Nasiou has been appointed as his successor. He is currently working at Uster Technologies in the dual role of Product Manager and as Head of Marketing in China and will assume his new role on June 1, 2011.Richard Furter (67) has expressed his desire to retire after 44 years of service in Uster Technologies Ltd and the former Zellweger Uster AG. CEO Geoffrey Scott commented: “We will be sorry to see Richard leave. He is a deeply respected member of the Uster team, both...

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Textiles Intelligence - UK and Fibre2fashion - India are proud to announce a strategic alliance between their organisations

Robin Anson, Managing Director of Textiles Intelligence in the UK, and Dr PR Roy, Director of Fibre2Fashion in India, are proud to announce a strategic alliance between their organisations. The aim of the alliance is to provide the South Asian textile and apparel industry with research-based information to support their strategic planning. The alliance will take effect from April 2011.Mr Anson and Dr Roy share the view that, with the current shift of the textile and clothing industry to Asia, it was logical for both organisations to join together in order to provide the necessary insight and strategy advice to assist the needs of emerging...

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JUKI exhibits at Texprocess under novel ideas for success

JUKI is happy to announce that we will be running a booth at Texprocess 2011 to be held in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt in Germany for four days from the 24 to 27 of May 2011.Under the exhibition concept "Be the best in CS - New Edge Solution for Your Success” (JUKI's proposal of novel ideas for success), we will be showing a total of 55 models; 43 will be state-of-the-art industrial sewing machines and 12 will be household sewing machines. Among the 55 models, approximately half of them are new.The JUKI booth will occupy 594 m2 in Hall 5-1 of the venue. The booth will consist of six different zones.Outline and major models to be shown in the...

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ITMA 2011 & Eventus provide perfect partnership

International Exhibition of Textile Machinery 2011 (ITMA) from 22 September 2011 to 29 September 2011 at Fira de Gran Via BarcelonaThe ITMA is the world’s largest international textile and garment machinery exhibition. It is owned by CEMATEX and is recognized worldwide as the pinnacle event for the industry. Held every four years since 1951, this year's edition will be held in the Catalonian capital of Barcelona in the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via. It follows the World Textile Summit to be held on 21st September in Palau de Congress, where keynote speaker Kofi Anan will make his address with particular focus on environmental challenges faced by...

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1,000 high quality textile exhibitors gather at ShanghaiTex

Since the inauguration in 1984, ShanghaiTex has developed into one of the most established textile machinery exhibition in China and has been identified as a---- national brand with international and modern management. Stepping into its 15th edition, The International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2011) will be staged again at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai during June 14 – 17, 2011.ShanghaiTex 2011 will gather more than 1,000 high quality textile exhibitors at an exhibition area of over 92,000sqm. Among them, near 400 enterprises come from knitting, dyeing and finishing sectors, accounting for over 50%...

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Picker/machinery movement restrictions lifted over Easter

Cotton Australia has successfully negotiated exemptions from travel restrictions usually applied over the Easter holiday period. These are the details for each state.NSWNSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay has announced an exemption from the 2011 Easter travel restrictions for the NSW cotton industry.Mr Gay said the exemption had been put in place to help the cotton industry manage a bumper season and takes into account the expected high volume of traffic during the Easter holiday period and the need to ensure the safety of all road users.The NSW RTA is providing an exemption allowing oversize vehicles involved in the 2011 cotton harvest and operating...

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ITMA ASIA + CITME – a vibrant platform for textile machinery sector

The third edition of the combined ITMA ASIA + CITME show will be held from 12 to 16 June 2012 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. It will continue to be the unrivalled marketing platform for textile machinery manufacturers tapping into the vibrant China market.The Asian region is forecast to emerge by 2015 as one of the fastest growing markets, spurred on by such initiatives. In China, for example, one of the priorities under the government’s 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015) is to raise the craftsmanship, techniques and equipment to reach the international level for textile and other industry sectors.Besides the development...

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Rieter shareholders agree to split of the Rieter Group

Shareholders at 120th Annual General Meeting of Rieter Holding Ltd approved all proposals by the Board of Directors, also including a split of the Rieter Group by separating the Textile Systems and Automotive Systems divisions into independent listed companies. They furthermore voted Erwin Stoller to the Board of Directors for another 3-year term of office.The 120th Annual General Meeting of Rieter Holding Ltd was attended by 813 shareholders representing 51% of share capital. They approved all Board proposals, the Annual Report with the annual accounts and consolidated financial statements for 2010, formal discharge of the Board of Directors...

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Phoenix to showcase Online Stretch Ear Applicator Unit at INDEX

The triennial event, INDEX 11, will take place at GENEVA PALEXPO in Switzerland from 12 – 15 April 2011. Located in Safra, Lebanon, Phoenix Machinery will present its machinery and retrofit units for adult diapers and baby diapers and feminine sanitary napkins, tissue converting machines, machinery automation, and CNC parts for hygiene converting machinery.Furthermore, at Booth # 4142, Phoenix Machinery will showcase the ‘Online Stretch Ear Applicator Unit’ machine at a speed of 600 diapers per minute. Visitors of the booth will observe the machines performance, as well as view the new low waistband applicator kit, a self standing unit that...

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Tatham’s TSX & ABB to help achieve precise textile control

Tatham Ltd, a specialist textile machinery company, have in response to industry demand developed the technology to provide higher production speeds with improved product weight distribution for crosslapper control. The system can be retrofitted to all makes of crosslappers.Tatham’s latest TSX control system utilises ABB high performance machinery drives and servomotors. Several panel combinations are available depending on the existing crosslapper configuration. The system is linked to the master process control using Profibus, an ABB AC500 PLC provides positioning data to the drives which convert it into control signals to maintain the speed...

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Santex extends textile finishing niche in Asia

With three months ahead, worldwide exhibitors are preparing actively for their participation at ShanghaiTex 2011 which will be held on June 14-17, 2011. China is viewed as one of the fastest economic growth regions in the world. The market has huge domestic demand for textile and clothes. Exhibitors take advantage of Shanghaitex’s geographical location and its long history in China to expand their market shares, pitch new buyers and maintain customer relationship.While the Knitting Machinery and Hosiery Machinery zone is always in the spotlight at ShanghaiTex, Printing Machinery, Dyeing Machinery and Finishing Machinery will be another most...

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‘Imports of textile machinery should be zero-rated’ – Mr Balwani

“We demand a complete roll-back on the 17 percent sales tax imposed on import of textile machinery, equipments and spares”, said, Mr Javed Balwani, Chief Coordinator - Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association and Convener - Council of All Pakistan Textile Association (CAPTA).Mr Balwani was reacting to the imposition of 17 percent sales tax by the Pakistani government on imports of textile machinery, spares and equipment.In a recent notification, the government restricted zero-rating sales tax measure on five export sectors; textile, leather, surgical, sports and carpets to only registered manufacturer-exporters or only exporters.He was of...

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SITM reveals for the 1st time weft insertion machine in 36E

French warp knitting machine engineering company Schinasi International Textile Machines (SITM) claims to have developed the world’s finest weft insertion device for a tricot machine in gauge E36 (36 needles per inch). The company which is based in Chanteloup les Vignes , a half hour train ride from central Paris, is claiming the machine as a ‘world first’, as until now the finest available gauge for weft insertion tricot machines was 32E.A combination of the finest knitting elements fulfills this hope to see a west insertion machine running at 800rpm in 36E on 130".The 36E weft insertion device was developed specifically for an SITM customer...

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LMW to acquire 50% in Rieter-LMW Machinery

Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd announced that M/s. Rieter-LMW Machinery Limited, Coimbatore(RLM) is a Joint Venture Company wherein 50% of the paid up share capital are held by the Company and the remaining 50% is held by M/s. Rieter Machine Works Limited, Switzerland(Rieter).Rieter have offered to sell their holding of 50% shares in the Joint Venture Company RLM to the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company at the Meeting held April 01, 2011 after considering various aspects have decided to accept the offer of Rieter.The value of shares will be determined as on June 30, 2011. Once the process of disinvestment by Rieter is complete, RLM will...

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