Knitting & Hosiery
Don’t just stick with what you know - think outside the box
For many years, KARL MAYER has been developing innovative shoe fabrics on its warp knitting machines. A wide variety of textiles, which are setting the trend on the market, can be produced on its high-speed tricot and double-bar raschel machines. The latest developments are aimed at reducing the number of processing steps in the production chain.
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Devan Chemicals joins Consortium addressing the recycling of coated and painted textile and plastic materials
The EU-funded Project, in which Devan Chemicals is a key partner, held a kick off meeting on 20-21 February 2019 at the EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium. The project consortium, led by Belgian R&D centre CENTEXBEL, consists of 17 European partners from across the value chain including design, manufacturing, NGOs, and research and innovation.
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Premiere Vision Paris has been a high-performing edition
By welcoming 53,156 visitors from 127 countries at its latest edition, Premi?re Vision Paris illustrated the strength of its leadership and influence on the global creative fashion industry. It's 70%-international visitorship - still unsurpassed in the sector - is particularly notable for its high quality, demonstrating the show's robustness in the face of strong political and economic uncertainties in world markets.
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Dyeing, Drying, Finishing
Mr Stefan Flöth has been assigned as a further Managing Director of A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG in Mönchengladbach, Germany, as of January 1st 2019.
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In the spotlight for 2019, the new appointments with greenofchange Days, the events that promote sustainable products and processes to transform the chemistry for textile industry.
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TenCate Advanced Composites changes its name to Toray Advanced Composites
Toray Industries, Inc., a Japanese advanced material manufacturer, formally announced that its subsidiary, TenCate Advanced Composites will change its name to Toray Advanced Composites. TenCate Performance Composites, a subsidiary of TenCate Advanced Composites, will subsequently change to Toray PMC.
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Eastman offers innovative recycling technology for polyesters
Eastman (NYSE:EMN), one of the world?s leading specialty materials companies, announced today its intention to pursue the launch of an innovative advanced circular recycling technology that uses polyester waste which cannot be recycled by current mechanical methods, and as a result, often ends up in landfills and waterways.
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö's new HighFlow fabric enables the marine industry to deliver faster and more effective manufacturing
Ahlstrom-Munksjö introduces a new product from its HighFlow platform. HighFlow Marine glass and carbon fiber reinforcement fabrics are ideally positioned for the marine industry. HighFlow fabric delivers excellent resin infusion speed and minimizes air voids in the structure. Making the manufacturing process faster and more effective.
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INDA welcomes seven new members to board of directors
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, announces the election by membership of seven industry leaders to serve on its Board of Directors for a three-year term.
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Next STeP: OEKO-TEX expands sustainable textile production
In addition to their captivating visual appearance, leather products are characterised by their extraordinary longevity, their unique patina and their impression of high quality. Consumers are thus happy to fall back on leather, a natural product - from lambskins for babies to furniture or vehicle fittings to clothing and accessories. However, for consumers it is also increasingly important that these leather articles are tested for harmful substances and that they are produced in a sustainable way.
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Teijin supports recommendations of task force on climate-related financial disclosures
The Teijin Group announced today its support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which has been established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB). In June 2017, TCFD proposed that financial institutions, companies and governments disclose the financial impact of their climate-related risks and opportunities in their financial report.
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On the international stage of JEC World, composite innovation is everywhere! On the planets, on the live demo zones, on the stands, and also on stage... During this second day of the world's largest composites exhibition, the winners of the JEC Innovation Awards were announced.
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The supersoft, stretch, high-end velour fabric produced on KARL MAYER' s HKS-3M is setting the trend in the apparel sector. This cuddlesome textile caresses the skin and body. With its gentle drape, it contours the female form with seductive lines, and its attractive shimmer adds a touch of glamour.
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Techtextil 2019
Techtextil North America 2019 experiences record growth
Techtextil North America took place February 26-28 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh North Carolina. Moving the show from its 2017 location in Chicago back to the Southeast proved popular among the industry, making the 2019 edition the highest attended odd-year show to date.
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The program of the new Techtextil Forum is available
As part of Techtextil (14 to 17 May 2019) the new Techtextil Forum will gather top-class speakers on a large number of topics. The programme is ready.
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Mayer & Cie. wants to make itself less dependent on the textile market
The Albstadt-based circular knitting machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. (MCT) generated sales of around EUR 110 million in 2018. Compared with the previous year, the long-established company reported a slight increase in sales even though 2018 was a year of considerable challenges and the global economic situation remains difficult, clouding the outlook for the year ahead. The company does, however, expect the industry?s leading trade fair ITMA to trigger a textile machinery recovery in early summer.
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Water-based, waterproof and water-vapor permeable
Outdoor clothing is designed to keep joggers and hikers dry when it's raining, but also to allow water vapor from sweat to escape to the outside air. More and more buyers are also looking for outdoor textiles that are sustainable.
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The MULTI-MATIC® is quite fashionable in Portugal
KARL MAYER’s warp sampling machine has been successful in gaining a foothold on the Portuguese market
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More variety, higher quality: leading exhibitors ready to open Yarn Expo Spring tomorrow
Yarn Expo Spring 2019 opens tomorrow, inviting 468 exhibitors from 12 countries & regions, including new exhibitors from Egypt and France, to capture the potential of the yarn and fibre market in China and abroad. The fair will be held from 12 – 14 March along with four concurrent events, including Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, in hall 8.2 of the National Exhibition and Convention Centre (Shanghai). Before the show, Yarn Expo spoke to new exhibitor Cotton Council International (CCI), to see why they are choosing to exhibit at the fair this week.
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