Dyeing, Drying, Finishing
25 years of iNTERSPARE
The German iNTERSPARE, manufacturer of textile finishing machines, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The company was founded in Germany on 04.03.1994 by Carsten Kalek and Dirk Polchow, and over the past quarter of a century it has grown from a two-man startup to a medium-sized family business that operates worldwide.
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Candidates for the 2019 ICAC research associate program must apply by 15 May
Candidates who want to participate in ICAC’s 10-day 2019 Research Associate Program (RAP), which is scheduled to begin on 23 September 2019, must submit their applications by 15 May 2019. Interested parties should contact the delegate representing their country or coordinating agency to apply.
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AMANN@Texprocess 2019 – experience the future of threads
Soon it is time again and Texprocess in Frankfurt will open its doors for the international expert audience. As in past years, AMANN is going to be present with its own booth and will give an insight into the future of threads.
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Software
As the need for on-demand manufacturing increases across an ever-widening array of substrates, producers in the sign & graphic and packaging industries need a system that offers speed and versatility to meet every request that comes in. In order to remain competitive, companies must offer more material options and quicker turnaround times without diminishing the quality of their product.
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Toray Industries, Inc. (Toray) announced that it has successfully developed a sterilized type of clothing for use in cleanrooms called LIVMOA®CL, the latest iteration of its LIVMOA® series of disposable protective wear, with cooperation from the Research & Development Center for Cell Therapy at the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI).
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Durst opens new headquarters and Customer Experience Center
Durst has opened a futuristic new headquarters and Customer Experience Center in Brixen, northern Italy, that represents a watershed in its transformation into a highly integrated process service provider.
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Nonwovens / Technical Textiles
Global nonwovens association leaders meet at IDEA®
Leaders from the global nonwoven associations held a joint strategy meeting at the IDEA® 2019 Conference, in Miami Beach, Florida March 26, to advance coordination on two key issues common to all: free and fair trade in nonwovens, and the growing concern about Plastics in the Environment and the need for coordinating messaging on the issue.
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The materials that the future is made of ...
At home, at work, on the street, in the sky, on the water, even in space, technical textiles and nonwovens are swinging towards ever higher performances in amazing applications. Versatile and light, but sometimes stronger than metal, these materials of the future gain their superpowers from the interaction of precisely coordinated textile systems. At Techtextil in Frankfurt am Main in Hall 3, B06, Oerlikon will be showing chemical fiber applications made of polyester, polypropylene and Co. and what they can do in these fields.
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Itema celebrates the first Denim Day
Itema held the first Itema Denim Day on the 12th of April, a full day dedicated to deepen trends and challenges throughout the denim sector, with a special focus on how to meet sustainable perspectives by presenting and introducing new business models and innovations.
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Itema Group exhibits at Techtextil and announces the new Itema Technical Textiles Division – Itematech
Itema, the leading Italian manufacturer of best-in-class weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services, will exhibit at Techtextil in Frankfurt (Hall 3.0, D05) and announces an important contribution for the sector. In fact, Itema will seize the opportunity of the worldwide technical textiles flagship event to launch Itematech, the new company exclusively dedicated to producing weaving machines for the benefit of technical fabrics weavers.
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ISKO seizes yet another chance to further expand its vision of a responsible and sustainable landscape in the industry, as its latest achievement involves joining forces with Textile Exchange: a global non-profit organization that focuses on minimizing the impacts of the textile industry on the world’s water, soil, air and people.
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Kornit Digital, (NASDAQ: KRNT), a global market leader in digital textile printing innovation, has announced the introduction of the new Kornit Presto, the only industrial single-step solution for direct-to-fabric printing. The Kornit Presto solution eliminates the need for pre and post treatment of fabric and allows for high-quality printing on an extraordinarily broad variety of fabric types and applications. The Kornit Presto does not consume water in the printing process, making it the most environmentally friendly solution available for direct-to-fabric textile printing today.
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Techtextil 2019
DORNIER will present latest solutions inspired by “The Green Machine” sustainability approach
When the conversation turns to sustainability, many are of the opinion that business should lead from the front; machine builder DORNIER has applied this guiding principle rigorously for more than 65 years. At the upcoming Techtextil exhibition, the family-owned company will present comprehensive solutions in sustainable technologies for the manufacture of clothing, home textiles and technical fabrics.
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EFI announces definitive agreement to be acquired
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer focused digital printing innovation, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group, LLC (“Siris”) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion. Siris is a leading private equity firm focused on investing and driving value creation in technology companies that provide mission-critical solutions and are facing technology transitions.
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World’s leading textile enterprises gather in ZhejiangTex 2019
The worldwide textile industry is in the stage of transition. To further expedite the digital transformation of manufacturing, the 20th ZheJiang International Trade Fair For Textile and Garment Industry (ZhejiangTex 2019) will be grandly held on 16-18 May 2019 at Yiwu International Expo Centre in Zhejiang.
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Texprocess Forum: expertise for the textile-processing industry and trade
Digitalisation and sustainability are the dominant subjects at Texprocess Forum. Accordingly, Messe Frankfurt is bringing part of its Fashionsustain conference from Berlin to Frankfurt for the first time. The Texprocess Forum programme has now been published.
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Positive outlook despite ongoing risks – Cotton consumption at record high
The cotton industry is facing continued uncertainty as a result of the unsolved trade row between the USA and China. Global economic growth is slowing down, while at the same time, demand for cotton is losing momentum.
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Groz-Beckert demonstrates its innovative strength at Techtextil and Texprocess Fair
Albstadt/Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Research, development, production, planning and consulting – experts from all sectors will come together at the Techtextil and Texprocess Fair, Frankfurt Trade Fair Center from 14 to 17 May 2019. With a special focus on the trend theme "Urban Living – City of the Future", the two leading trade fairs for technical textiles and nonwovens present a glimpse into the future of the industry.
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