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2025-02-13

Superior precision and flexibility across the converting industry: SAHM presents the new 460XE series at ICE 2025

SAHM, the world's leading manufacturer of precision winding machines, will present its latest innovation at ICE 2025 in Munich: the SAHM 460XE Series, a state-of-the-art precision parallel winding machine with a traversing spindle. This new series is specially designed to meet the demanding requirements that come with handling sensitive materials and tapes. Combining exceptional reliability, efficiency, and versatility, the SAHM 460XE Series sets a new industry standard in winding technology.

With its unmatched versatility, the SAHM 460XE Series can accommodate a wide variety of bobbin types – including cylindrical, cops, diabolo, pancake, step winding, delta stepwinding, flange tubes, and cross-winding configurations. This adaptability makes the 460XE Series ideal for diverse applications such as foamed tapes for sealing and insulation, towpreg and prepreg tapes used in composite manufacturing, and pitch-based carbon fiber designed for high-tech applications.

It is built for fast and efficient product changes and features a user-friendly interface that enables precise and intuitive operation. Their low-maintenance design ensures reliable and highly predictable machine availability.

Experience the future of winding technology with SAHM at ICE 2025

Join SAHM at ICE 2025 in Munich, Germany, from March 11-13, 2025, at Hall 6, Booth 670, to experience firsthand the transformative capabilities of the SAHM 460XE Series. Discover how this revolutionary winding solution can deliver unparalleled precision and flexibility to your production processes.

For more information, visit sahmwinder.com or meet the SAHM team at the booth during ICE 2025.

SAHM Winding Solutions and Vandewiele Automation present integrated automation solution for winding processes

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Temco launches a new DTY all-in-one solution

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

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Texprocess 2026: Automation, digitalisation and AI redefine textile processing

Making investment decisions in textile processing has become significantly more demanding. Increasing energy costs, a shortage of skilled labour and ongoing geopolitical uncertainties are compelling companies to focus on technologies that deliver clear gains in efficiency and process reliability. This applies equally to apparel manufacturing and to the processing of technical textiles and high-performance materials. As a result, modernisation initiatives are assessed more carefully – even as the need to upgrade production systems continues to intensify.

VDMA members at Techtextil: Smart technologies for technical textiles

At Techtextil 2026 in Frankfurt, the members of VDMA Textile Machinery underline their key role as global technology leaders for technical textiles and textile processing. With a strong presence of more than 50 members they will highlight how engineering excellence, innovation strength and sustainability expertise from Germany and Europe are shaping the future of the textile industry. Seven companies will be present at the VDMA group stand in the centre of hall 12.0.

Techtextil 2026: Between innovation pressure & market reality

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Between geopolitical pressure and industrial resilience

In this interview, Dr. Janpeter Horn (VDMA) discusses the current challenges facing textile machinery manufacturers, shaped by geopolitical tensions, regulatory developments and subdued investment. He also outlines why innovation strength, integrated solutions and strategic positioning remain key to global competitiveness.