Web Processing develops hot-melt carpet-backing machine

Web Processing (M/C) Ltd. - a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of coating, laminating, flocking and prepregging machinery for the textile, paper and plastic industries, and a Cygnet Tex-Web company - has developed a carpet-backing machine that enables manufacturers to manufacture fully recyclable floor coverings and thereby decrease the volume of commercial and domestic carpet sent to landfills.

The Hot-Melt Carpet-Backing Machine applies a thermoplastic adhesive that replaces traditional difficult-to-recycle carpet-backing materials such as latex, polyvinyl chloride and bitumen. According to the company, carpet backed with the adhesive may be recycled at more than 90 percent of industrial and household recycling plants.

"Our Hot-Melt Carpet-Backing Machine has been developed in close collaboration with carpet manufacturers and adhesive suppliers and is being heralded as a major step forward in the campaign to make the flooring market more ecologically-sustainable by creating products that are completely recyclable," said Roy Conway, technical manager, Web Processing.

"We have invested over a decade of experience in carpet manufacturing to engineer a machine that surpasses previous green credentials for the industry."

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ParAid Textile invests in latest hi-tech machinery

Telford-based ParAid Textile Services, which specialises in the design and assembly of straps, harnesses and other sewn products, has significantly boosted its infrastructure and expanded its workforce, following its investment in the latest hi-tech machinery.

The new Genesis 2300 conveyorised textile cutting machine is manufactured by Blackman & White Ltd and is known for its speed and cut accuracy. One specific feature of the machine is its optical recognition camera which allows it to cut individual pattern graphics precisely and quickly.
The purchase will allow ParAid Textile Services to bring all its fabric cutting and preparation in-house instead of outsourcing. The new machine will also allow the company to offer an additional bespoke cutting service to new and existing customers.

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Indonesia trims budget for textile machinery upgrade

Indonesian Ministry of Industry has announced a reduction in the budget allocated for machine upgradation programme, which ams at enhancing the competitiveness of textile, leather and footwear industries.

Industry Ministry’s Textiles and Miscellaneous Industries Chief, Ramon Bangun, said the Ministry would cut the budget allocation for the programme by 4.6 percent from last year’s Rp 152.5 billion to Rp 145.5 billion this year.

The reduction in budget allocation followed a need for budget efficiency required to balance the delay in fuel price rise.

Mr. Ramon informed that a sum of Rp 34 billion, which is equal to 23.37 percent of the Ministry’s total budget allocation for restoration of aging industrial machinery, has been released to 32 companies by May 2012.

The Ministry originally sanctioned the aid for 100 firms, but so far it has disbursed the amount only to 32 firms, he added.

Mr. Ramon said the Ministry was also assessing another 18 firms for the programme, and added that more than 173 firms were asked to benefit from the programme this year.

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Lakshmi Machine Works net profit dips in FY12

Lakshmi Machine Works Limited (LMW), a leading textile machinery manufacturer in India, has posted net profit of Rs. 1.37 billion during fiscal year 2011-12 ending March 31, showing a 17 percent decline compared to net profit of Rs. 1.66 billion registered during fiscal 2010-11.

However, LMW’s net sales increased by 17 percent year-on-year to Rs. 21.13 billion during last fiscal over its net sales of Rs. 18.04 billion reported during fiscal 2010-11.

The Coimbatore-based company’s exports too grew to Rs. 3.21 billion during last fiscal, as against its exports worth Rs. 2.84 billion during the previous year. Last fiscal’s figures include exports of machinery parts worth Rs. 730 million made by the company to its China-based subsidiary.

For the January-March 2012 quarter, LMW’s net profit declined to Rs. 69.9 million, as against its net profit of Rs. 444 million reported during the same quarter of earlier fiscal.

Similarly, income from operations of the company slipped to Rs. 5.02 billion during the fourth quarter of last fiscal from Rs. 5.35 billion achieved during the last quarter of 2010-11.

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Walmart to sell UK-designed clothing in Chile

Retail giant Walmart is set to begin selling UK designed apparels in its stores in Chile on a trial basis.

The new range of clothing has been designed in the UK by Asda’s George business.

Currently, Walmart stores in many countries offer garments under the George brand, but these are made locally.

Walmart will experiment selling UK designed apparels at its 47 stores in Chile. The new range will be appropriate for the climate in that country, which follows southern hemisphere seasons.

George at Asda said, it is an important experiment and hoped it would be a success for both kidswear and womenswear segments.


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