Weaving
Fighting corona: DORNIER supports its customers in the change of production to face masks and protective clothing
The world is fighting against the spread of the pulmonary disease Covid-19. The fact is that there is a lack of protective clothing and face masks. As these urgently needed items can be produced on machines and lines of Lindauer DORNIER, the company supports its customers in developing textile alternatives.
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Starlinger rounds off portfolio with new circular loom RX 8.1
The RX circular loom series is produced at the Starlinger plant in Taicang/China specifically for the Southeast Asian market. This series is now extended with the RX 8.1, a circular loom that is particularly suited to the production of lightweight fabrics for 1-loop FIBCs, tarpaulins as well as geo- and agrotextiles made of PP, HDPE, and PET. In combination with the RX 6.0, RX 6.1, and RX 8.2, Starlinger Taicang now offers the ideal circular loom for every fabric width.
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Picanol realizes production milestone with 100,000th rapier weaving machine in Ieper
This week, Picanol realized another impressive milestone when its 100,000th rapier weaving machine rolled off the production line at its plant in Ieper, Belgium. Picanol is also celebrating 45 years of manufacturing rapier weaving machines in 2020. Once again, this reaffirms the leading role Picanol plays in the rapier weaving machine segment worldwide.
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Steven – tradition meets precision
The reed is absolutely the accessory with the greatest influence on weave quality. The reed has two essential functions: to guide and align the warp thread in parallel and to uniformly and flatly touch the weft yarn to the woven fabric. In doing so, the reed influences the uniformity of the woven fabric in chain and weft insertion.
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The KARL MAYER success story has now reached China, thanks to the PRODYE indigo dyeing machine. The efficient warp preparation equipment for denim production is already a worldwide commercial success, and spring 2020 will see the commissioning of the first machine in China.
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Itema Group, multinational group part of the Radici world of companies manufacturing advanced weaving solutions including weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services and with majority interests in companies active in complementary businesses, announced that its Board of Directors has named Ugo Ghilardi, effective March 2, 2020, as Chief Executive Officer.
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Picanol will be present at AFRO STITCH & TEX from March 5-8 at the booth of its agent for the region, Nobeltex (Booth B1, Hall 5). This trade fair is dedicated to textile processing technologies and this is the tenth time that the event will be held in Egypt. AFRO STITCH & TEX will feature two complementary trade fairs: the first one relates to garment processing technologies (this runs from February 27 to March 1), while the second trade fair will focus on textile processing technologies, one of which will be weaving (this will run from March 5 to 8).
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The event is organized by the India ITME Society in partnership with the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations.
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Picanol shows brand new OmniPlus-i at ITMACH India
Picanol will demonstrate its latest weaving technology at the third edition of ITMACH India, which will take place in Gandhinagar (Gujarat), the most important hub of textile manufacturing in the country. ITMACH India will see the Indian premiere of Picanol’s brand new airjet machine, the OmniPlus-i.
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USTER® in-process inspection for tightly-spaced production lines
Fabric manufacturers serving critical applications need quality that is both precise and secured. But in the typical nonwovens process line, space is always at a premium, making it tough to fit suitable automated inspection systems which deliver these requirements effectively. The USTER® EVS FABRIQ VISION N inspection technology solves the problem, with customized solutions designed to slot neatly into tightly-spaced production units – at the same time ensuring light conditions allow the best detection results and reliable data for optimal first quality yield.
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Picanol informs about innovations at Techtextil India
Picanol will be present with an infobooth throughout Techtextil India that will be fully staffed. Amongst the representatives will be product specialists and the booth will be located in the Weaving Hall B25.
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Itema S.p.A. announces the agreement for significant stakes in Schoch
Itema, multinational company part of Radici world of companies manufacturing advanced weaving solutions including weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services, announced on September 19th that the company has signed the agreement for the taking over of Schoch group.
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Quality partner for fabric producers
Since 2018, the world-renowned USTER quality systems include fabric inspection – and ITMA 2019 has seen the launch of the first major innovation to be developed since the acquisition of automatic vision inspection company Elbit Visions Systems (EVS).
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