#Spinning

2015-07-01

Rieter – Solutions in automation and innovations at Shanghaitex

A delegation of the China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC) visits the Rieter booth. LTR: Mr. Yang JiChao (Vice President of CNTAC), Mr. Wei Huang (Marketing Manager Intelligence, Rieter China Textile Instruments Co.), Mr. Simone Rancan (Managing Director Rieter China), Mr. Reto Thom (Head Sales Rieter Machines & Systems) (c) 2015 Rieter

From 15 to 18 June the 17th international textile industry exhibition ShanghaiTex 2015 was held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre. Over 1 000 local and international exhibitors participated in the exhibition. Already on the first day, it attracted thousands of visitors from all over the world. Rieter delighted its customers with solutions in automation and innovations.

In Hall E1 Rieter presented the 4 end spinning technologies, as well as the 4 Rieter Com4® yarns and their application in fabrics and end products. Furthermore the new RSB-D 24 double-head autoleveller draw frame was shown. This innovative machine achieves a high productivity of 2 x 1 100 m/min and features independent machine sides as well as autolevelling functions. Each head therefore produces exactly the same quality and productivity already known from the RSB-D 45 single-head draw frame.

High Ranking Visitors On the Rieter booth Mr. Reto Thom (Head Sales Rieter Machines & Systems) welcomed the VIP delegation of the China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC), led by the Vice President Mr. Yang JiChao. Rieter’s long-standing commitment to sustainability was highly commended by the VIP guests.

Pic: The well-visited Rieter booth

Rieter Award China Ceremony This year's winner of the Rieter Award China 2014, Mr. Xia Liangjun from Wuhan Textile University, was presented with the Award by Mr. Reto Thom and Mr. Michael Danielsson (Head Sales Rieter China). In September, Mr. Xia Liangjun will participate in the Rieter Award Week in Switzerland. Together with winners from the other countries, he will be invited to visit the Rieter headquarters in Winterthur and view the production facilities.

Pic: Xia Liangjun from the Wuhan Textile University is presented with the Rieter Award China 2014

Rieter advances strategic repositioning amid market volatility

Rieter successfully completed the acquisition of Barmag on February 2, 2026, and reached an important milestone in the company’s repositioning. Barmag will be integrated into the Rieter Group as the “Man-Made Fiber” Division. With this strategically transformative acquisition, Rieter is expanding its core business beyond the short-staple fiber business in a targeted way. This positions Rieter as the global market leader along the entire value chain for natural and man-made fibers. In addition, as a complete systems supplier, Rieter is further strengthening its technological leadership in the areas of automation and digitization.

Rieter responds to higher raw material prices

Global political and economic developments have been leading to rising raw material and energy costs for some time. The textile machinery industry is also affected by this trend. Rieter machines and components consist to a large extent of steel, copper, aluminum and electronics. These materials in particular have seen higher demand and higher prices in recent months.

Rieter adjusts group structure in preparation for Barmag integration

The planned acquisition of the “Barmag” Division of OC Oerlikon will create the leading system provider worldwide for natural and man-made fibers. Rieter is confident it will receive all regulatory approvals to complete the acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2025. The Rieter Group is therefore adjusting its Group structure as of January 1, 2026, to take this acquisition into account and to be able to provide an even more agile response to market challenges.

Temco launches a new DTY all-in-one solution

Temco introduces the DTY All-in-One Solution – a fully harmonized set of components engineered to give customers a highly stable, low maintenance and reproducible process environment. The solution reduces interruptions, extends component lifetimes and supports consistent yarn quality across all machine positions. All-in-One Solution – a fully harmonized set of components engineered to provide maintenance and reproducible process environment.

DIENES at Techtextil 2026: Flexible pilot lines for bio-based fiber development

The growing relevance of bio-based materials in technical textiles is accompanied by increasing demands for reproducibility, high-quality data, and scalable process routes. Especially when working with cellulose and its derivatives, chitosan, lignin-based approaches, or bio-based PAN as a carbon-fiber precursor, R&D teams face variable feedstock quality, tighter process windows, and the need for reliable comparability across trials. This calls for flexible, data-driven experimental setups that can be reconfigured efficiently when recipes, solvents, and raw-material batches change.

RETECH showcases high-precision godets for high-performance fiber processing at Techtextil 2026

RETECH designs and manufactures godets and draw frames for heated, ambient and cooled processes, enabling precise heat treatment and consistently high yarn quality for a wide range of polymers and applications, with process temperatures of up to 400 °C for high-performance fibers. The company’s key competence lies in exact and stable temperature and speed control, individually adapted to the specific material and process requirements.

AI, Start-ups, Research: Techtextil and Texprocess bring together players in the textile industry

From start-ups to universities and research institutes: at Techtextil and Texprocess, the world’s leading innovation trade fairs in Frankfurt am Main, exhibitors present future-oriented concepts for the global textile industry. With the international Campus & Research area, a strong participation from start-ups and the latest AI applications for textile processing, both trade fairs showcase current developments in the textile industry. By bringing together innovation, research and application, they enable new partnerships across the textile value chain.

IVGT joint stand brings innovation and networking to Techtextil 2026

At Techtextil 2026 and the parallel Texprocess 2026, key transformation topics such as artificial intelligence, digitalisation, sustainability, recycling and the circular economy will be reflected across the show. Against this backdrop, the IVGT, together with 16 member companies, will present its joint stand in Hall 12.1 (Stand D62) as a platform for exchange and networking.

New study shows low environmental impact by Cotton made in Africa Organic Cotton from Tanzania

Today, the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is announcing the results of a comprehensive life-cycle analysis (LCA) for cotton produced in Tanzania under the Cotton made in Africa Organic (CmiA Organic) standard. The study emphasises the small ecological footprint of CmiA Organic verified cotton. This can largely be traced back to the absence of synthetic pesticides, artificial fertilisers, and artificial irrigation. Consequently, CmiA Organic cotton can help the textile industry meet regulatory requirements as well as science-based targets. The results also show that the consequences of climate change threaten the livelihoods of these cotton farmers, even though the type of agriculture they practise barely contributes to climate change.