QITMF 2009 – a great success

With the strong support from exhibitors and buyers, The 10th China (Qingdao) International Fair on Textile Machinery, Dyes, Auxiliaries and Textile Chemicals (QITMF 2009) closed with success on September 17, 2009 at Qingdao International Convention Center, Shandong Province, PR China. Recognition by industry players has reinforced the fair's professionalism and internationalism as the premier platform for business and technology exchange.

Leaders from textile associations and honorable guests showed their support and attended the show on the first day, including Mr. Xu Guangning, General Secretary of Shandong Province Textile Industry Association and Ms. Zheng Mingmei, General Secretary of Qingdao Textile & Garment Association, etc. They had given their appreciation and recognition to QITMF 2009.

112 exhibitors from Japan, PR China and Taiwan Province, etc, have participated in QITMF 2009 and occupied 5,000sqm exhibition area. Under the economic downturn, the 3-day show still recorded 4,000 visitor flow of buyers and professionals from the industry attending. Among them, some were repeated visitors, and some come with concrete purchasing requirements. As advised by Nan Sing Machinery Limited and Jakob Mueller Machinery (China) Co. Ltd, they are able to confirm deals onsite. According to onsite visitor survey, most visitors are from industry of yarn, knitting, underwear, glove knitting, hosiery, dyeing and finishing, printing and garment, etc, quality of visitors is highly recognized.

QITMF 2009 has successfully acted as the bridge between exhibitors and visitors for business and information exchange. Most exhibitors expressed that they are satisfied with visitors' quality, many visitors were serious buyers, onsite orders were confirmed and enquiries were received. Representatives from renowned local enterprises, including Luthai Textile, Yantai Spandex, Shandong Demain Group, Shandong Dashing Cashmere Products, etc, have visited the exhibition. According to onsite survey, over 80% visitors satisfied with the overall show performance. It was agreed that QITMF is the most professional textile machinery fair in Northern China providing the professional platform for business and information exchange.

The 10th China (Qingdao) International Fair on Textile Machinery, Dyes, Auxiliaries and Textile Chemicals is jointly organized by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shandong Sub-council, Shandong Province Textile Industry Association, China Chamber of International Commerce Shandong Chamber of Commerce, Shandong Province Textile & Garment Association, Qingdao Textile & Garment Association, Qingdao Haiming International Exhibition Co. Ltd and Hong Kong Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, and co-organized by Qingdao Haiming International Exhibition Co. Ltd and Beijing Yazhan Exhibition Services Ltd. 

 

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AAMA-Tex: Textile & garment machinery fair concludes

‘AAMA-Tex Vietnam 2009’, an international apparel, garment machinery and accessories exhibition had been organized recently at the HCM City International Exhibition and Convention Centre in Tan Binh District.

Around 60 exhibitors from 14 different countries including Japan, the US, China, Germany, Italy, Thailand, the UK and Vietnam took part in the exhibition displaying the latest technologies, machinery, equipments and accessories used in garments and textiles production.

AAMA-Tex is an opportunity for the visitors to evaluate innovative solutions to perk up cost efficiency, product quality and delivery commitments, said Project Director of AAMA-Tex Vietnam, Mr. Cheah Wai Hong.

Textile and garment industry of the country remains one of the most important sectors for local exports even during the ongoing economic slowdown, said Mr. Cheah.

Adopting latest technologies and manufacturing solutions should be the points of focus of industry people in order to offer a competitive stand to the sector and to develop the value chain as well, he stated.
 
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KARL MAYER MALIMO to exhibit at Asia Wind Power

KARL MAYER MALIMO Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH has made quite a name for itself as a first-class supplier to the wind power industry worldwide. As such, this company, which is a subsidiary of the traditional German manufacturer, KARL MAYER, will be exhibiting at the Asia Wind Power 2009 exhibition from 12 to 13 November in Shanghai.

KARL MAYER MALIMO builds extremely successful machines for producing a wide range of textile structures, develops textiles with a broad spectrum of characteristics, and is opening up new areas of application for these textiles.The products manufactured on the multiaxial machine are no longer new, but they are highly sophisticated technically and have become firmly established on the market. They can be produced from high-performance fibres, such as carbon, glass and aramid, and there is an extremely high demand for multiaxial constructions bonded by thermosetting or thermoplastic agents in the light engineering sector.

Manufacturers of rotor blades in particular have been profiting from using these reinforcing textiles, which are extremely reliable and economical to produce. In order to meet the growing demand, KARL MAYER has recently optimised its machine technology by developing the Malitronic MULTIAXIAL machine.The main emphasis in developing this new, high-tech machine was to further increase efficiency and improve the accuracy of all the operating sequences, the user friendliness and the flexibility.

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Silver Bullet can make things like electronic clothing

With the development of a new silver ink, Xerox scientists have paved the way for commercialization and low-cost manufacturing of printable electronics. Printable electronics offers manufacturers a very low-cost way to add "intelligence" or computing power to a wide range of surfaces such as plastic or fabric. This development will aid the commercialization of new applications such as "smart" pill boxes that track how much medication a patient has taken or display screens that roll up to fit into a briefcase.

"For years, there's been a global race to find a low-cost way to manufacture plastic circuits," said Paul Smith, laboratory manager, Xerox Research Centre of Canada. "We've found the silver bullet that could make things like electronic clothing and inexpensive games a reality today. This breakthrough means the industry now has the capability to print electronics on a wider range of materials and at a lower cost."

Until now, bringing low-cost electronics to the masses has been hindered by the logistics and costs associated with silicon chip manufacturing; the breakthrough low-temperature silver ink overcomes the cost hurdle, printing reliably on a wide range of surfaces such as plastic or fabric. As part of its commercialization initiatives, Xerox plans to aggressively seek interested manufacturers and developers by providing sample materials to allow them to test and evaluate potential applications.

Integrated circuits are made up of three components - a semiconductor, a conductor and a dielectric element - and currently are manufactured in costly silicon chip fabricating factories. By creating a breakthrough silver ink to print the conductor, Xerox has developed all three of the materials necessary for printing plastic circuits.

Using Xerox's new technology, circuits can be printed just like a continuous feed document without the extensive clean room facilities required in current chip manufacturing. In addition, scientists have improved their previously developed semiconductor ink, increasing its reliability by formulating the ink so that the molecules precisely align themselves in the best configuration to conduct electricity.

The printed electronics materials, developed at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada, enable product manufacturers to put electronic circuits on plastics, film, and textiles. Printable circuits could be used in a broad range of products, including low-cost radio frequency identification tags, light and flexible e-readers and signage, sensors, solar cells and novelty applications including wearable electronics.

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'We offer excellent quality-price solutions' - Picanol

The Belgium based, Picanol NV develops, produces and markets high-tech weaving machines. Picanol weaving machines are a synthesis of technological know-how and experience built up over more than half a century. Today, about 2,600 weaving mills around the world use Picanol machinery, totaling to around 110,000 weaving machines.

Picanol recently presented its latest weaving solutions for technical textile fabrics at Techtextil in Mumbai, from 10-12 October 2009. In 1999 Picanol re-entered the specialty markets with a tire cord airjet weaving machine. This development came after a 10-year period of redefining Picanol's strategy based on two new technologies: airjet and fast rapier.

In an established market dominated by a small number of players, a new entrant has to formulate its own strategy. Picanol decided to use its proven strengths to be successful in the demanding field of technical textiles. Techtextil Mumbai proved to be a good opportunity for weavers to discover what Picanol has to offer specifically for this niche market.

Fibre2fashion spoke exclusively to Erwin Devloo, Marketing Communications Manager, Picanol NV, to share their experiences about Techtextil, who said, “Picanol participated for the second time in Techtextil. Our overall experience is very good when it comes to facilities and efficiencies.”

“The facilities are according to international standards and the price is also OK. We had a good mix of competitors, fellow OEM's customers and prospective customers having stalls at the exhibition. There cannot be a comparison with Techtextil in Frankfurt, but this Mumbai edition compares well with other initiatives in Shanghai or Atlanta”.

Commenting on the visitation and interest shown by industry towards the show, he said, “The major response came from India and some Turkish, Pakistan and Bangladesh visitors as well and the best day was Sunday, with a more than normal attendance and organising this event during the week-end is definitely to stay.”

Picanol, with 70 years of experience, is well established in traditional textiles market. How was the response from buyers from the emerging field technical textile products, was our next question, to which he replied by saying, “Picanol re-entered in to the business of Technical Textiles in 1999, after being absent for 20 years.”

“The main reason for this move was because of overwhelming demand from existing customers who are entering themselves into this field of application and also due to the fact that, our existing and prospective customers did not find the same excellent quality-price solutions they where used to with Picanol, when working with the existing suppliers in this emerging sector”.

To conclude the interview, we asked him about the current trends in technical textile machinery, to which he said, “When it comes to India, the following segments in woven technical textiles are gaining importance; Sunscreens, outdoor furniture, coated fabrics, geotextiles, packaging , tyre-reinforcement ( Tyrecord ) and conveyorbelts.”

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