SSM showed eight new product launches for the first time in India at the ITME in Mumbai from 3rd – 8th December 2016. The SSM X-Series generated a large interest. SSM was overwhelmed by the number of visitors.

KARL MAYER received positive feedback following its participation in the INDIA ITME trade fair, held from 3 to 8 December 2016 in Mumbai. “Interest from the visitors exceeded our expectations, especially against the background of the recently introduced policy of demonetisation,” explained Oliver Mathews.

In this edition of our ‘Country Focus’ series we have good reason to be taking a look at India. The India ITME machinery exhibtion will start in a few days. Furthermore India is one of the most important textiles producer of the world and has ambitios goals to strenghten its position and grow in key textile markets. Let’ s start.

Preparation is in full swing for Mega textile Engineering Event - India ITME-2016 in Mumbai. Most modern cranes & machineries are working 24 x 7 at NESCO Grounds to set up nearly 1000 numbers of live demonstration of machineries shipped from 38 countries. This Goliath event shall be visited by 91 Counties from 3rd – 8th Dec.2016.

The German company iNTERSPARE Textilmaschinen will present the Artos and Krantz product lines (Babcock Textilmaschinen) of its machinery portfolio at two important trade fairs in India. At India ITME in December discussions on existing requests will take centre stage. And at the February KNIT-TECH in Tirupur iNTERSPARE will be giving a special presentation at their 72m2 booth addressing finishing companies active in the field of sophisticated knitted products. The presentation will focus on the technical advances of its machinery and latest developments.

In August this year, the Indian company Jubilee successfully put an iNTERSPARE Krantz Syncro shrink-dryer into operation. The company hopes its new acquisition will boost its growth thanks to the outstanding quality produced by the Syncro in woven and knitted products. After being presented at the ITMA trade fair, the Syncro quickly won admirers by virtue of its special features.

Nahar Fabrics No 2 division will increase its fabric output by one-third following the installation of two new Monforts units. Fabrics No 2 division of Nahar Industrial Enterprises will be able to increase its fabrics output from 1.5 million metres per month to 2.2 million metres with the installation of a Monforts Montex stenter and a Thermex continuous dyeing range.

With a market share of over 90 %, the Autocoro plays a major role in the growth and value added in the Indian textile industry. Developed by Schlafhorst, this innovation has revolutionised rotor spinning mills in India and set entirely new standards in productivity and efficiency thanks to the individual spinning position drive.

The India International Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITME) takes place in Mumbai, India from December 3 to 8, 2016. For the 10th time, the trade fair will be presenting international trends in the textile industry. Groz-Beckert will be among the exhibitors as well, with products and solutions in the areas of Knitting, Weaving, Felting, Carding and Sewing at booth A23 in hall 6.

Lindauer DORNIER GmbH will present innovative machine concepts for the production of highly sophisticated fabrics at the ITME in Mumbai. Under DORNIER’s sustainability motto “The Green Machine”, the family company, which manufactures the machines exclusively in Germany, will present the latest technical solutions which allow producing the most modern technical textiles, sophisticated decorative fabrics and clothing with refined quality for the premium segment with very high economic efficiency.

During India ITME, Itema will exhibit 5 weaving machines in its booth and one rapier machine with Jacquard application in Stäubli booth. Moreover, the Company will highlight the strong advantages of its original spare parts in a dedicated corner, which will be of great interest for many weavers who have installed both the latest Itema machines and the previous Sulzer, Somet and Vamatex models.

Ring spinning mills in India prefer the latest generation of TURBO rings especially for Compact and Siro yarns. Leading German ring and traveller manufacturer R+F introduced this further milestone in high speed spinning during ITMA in Milan. Already more than 2.5 Mio units of the newest TURBO rings are running successfully in the markets.

ColorJet India Ltd, the biggest Indian manufacturer of digital inkjet printing machines, after massive installations in the Indian market, now looks forward to embark on 100 plus installation of digital textile printing machines by 2017. Incorporated with efficient Indian engineering and spearheaded technology, ColorJet aims to be the leader in digital textile printing technology.

Novibra, the leading company in spindle technology and the biggest exporter of spindles worldwide, will present several innovative solutions for spinning mills at ITME in Mumbai.

The company Graf, located in Rapperswil near Zurich, is the leading manufacturer of clothings for flat cards, roller cards and combs for combing machines. As a complete system provider, Graf offers a comprehensive package from the product and technical advice through to service and service equipment. Graf will introduce several innovative solutions at ITME in Mumbai.

Bräcker the specialist for key components in ring spinning machines will present a variety of new products at ITME 2016 in Mumbai. The company will demonstrate the ability, to generate additional customer value, by utilising its expertise in ring spinning.

Rieter exhibits a wide range of innovations at ITME 2016 in Mumbai (India). As the world leader in compact technology, Rieter shows the K 42 compact spinning machine and the G 32 ring spinning machine with EliTe®. The learning system Rieter "UPtime" Solutions, which supports the preventive maintenance of plants, represents a further step towards the digitization of spinning mills. In addition, Rieter is exhibiting the new single head draw frames generation RSB-D 50 and the R 36 semi-automatic rotor spinning machine.

At ITME Mumbai, Suessen will exhibit various new components for ring and rotor spinning machines. All innovations are aiming for optimal yarn quality and high productivity, while costs are reduced at the same time.

At the ITME India 2016 in Mumbai, TEXTECHNO Herbert Stein GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) will introduce latest testing instruments for filament yarns, spun yarns and fibres.

The India International Textile Machinery Exhibition Society (India ITME Society) holds every 4 years ITME exhibition, a global platform for exhibitors to showcase their products and disseminate information on innovative technologies. Thus, the Indian ITME exhibition becomes a catalyst for progress and growth of the textile engineering industry, textile professionals, textile technologists, and consumers.

INDIA ITME 2016, which will take place from 3 to 8 December 2016 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BEC), is the largest exhibition of its kind in India. This year, it is expected to attract over 125,000 textile visitors. Picanol will take this opportunity to present all of its latest high-tech weaving machines and underline its prominent position in the Indian market by displaying four high-tech weaving machines at its booth.

Saurer Group’s E3 (triple added value) – philosophy of innovation and sustainability was devel- oped with a clear customer focus. Highest productivity, maximum raw material utilisation and excellent yarn characteristics are key success factors for today’s textile producers.