#Spinning

2025-04-24

Solutions for the yarns of tomorrow at IGATEX Pakistan 2025

Saurer will be exhibiting at IGATEX Pakistan 2025, taking place from 24-26 April in Karachi. As a global leader in spinning technology, Saurer will present innovative solutions "from bale to yarn" to support the evolving needs of Pakistan's dynamic textile industry.

Autocoro 11 automatic rotor-spinning machine © 2025 Saurer

Live demonstrations

Visitors will be able to see the Autocoro 11, Saurer's fully automated rotor-spinning machine, in action. It offers 10% more energy savings than the previous generation and, thanks to Synchropiecing60, can efficiently process even the shortest recycled fibres. Belcoro is the brand name for Autocoro's high quality yarns. Also on show is the Autoairo, Saurer's high-speed air-spinning machine that produces Belairo yarns with extremely low hairiness, ideal for towels, polo shirts, and knitwear.

Comprehensive spinning solutions

Saurer offers a complete range for spinning preparation and final spinning, including the Autocard SC7, the Zinser 51 ring/compact spinning machine, and the efficient BD 8 semi-automatic rotor-spinning machine – now enhanced with the energy saving Twinsuction system.

Saurer Twisting Solutions – setting new industry standards

Saurer Twisting Solutions provides intelligent, cost-effective machines for diverse applications such as tire cord, carpet, staple fibre, glass filament and industrial yarns. With decades of experience, Saurer's Two-for-One twisting machines for staple fibre yarns lead in terms of yarn quality, flexibility, energy efficiency and space-saving design. Built for durability and easy maintenance, they help spinning mills to produce twists productively and efficiently.

Small components for a big impact

Texparts will present high-performance components, such as drafting arms and Eshape spindles, which improve yarn quality and can deliver energy savings of up to 6%.

Sun – Service Unlimited

Saurer supports customers with lifetime service, upgrades, and retrofits such as the Autocoro rX Fibre beard support for recycling.

Visit Saurer

Meet the experts at booth A3-01 to A3-12 in hall 3 and Texparts/Machpart at booth A4-30 in hall 4. Saurer looks forward to seeing you.

Saurer at ITM 2026: Answering markets needs for flexibility

The textile industry is facing unprecedented challenges: geopolitical tensions, natural disasters and pandemics and are changing market conditions overnight. Today, flexibility is no longer an option, but a survival strategy. At the ITM 2026 in Istanbul, Saurer will be demonstrating how modern machine technology delivers flexibility – from bale to yarn – in hall 7 at booth 709 A.

Saurer Technologies Twisting Solutions at ICFE 2026

Saurer Technologies Twisting Solutions, a global leader in textile machinery innovation, will be present at the International Carpet and Flooring Expo ICFE 2026. Join us January 6–9 at the Istanbul Expo Center, Türkiye, as industry leaders, manufacturers, and innovators gather to explore the latest breakthroughs in carpet and flooring technology. Let’s meet at the new established global Center of the Carpet Sector in hall 3, booth 300!

Saurer’s leading technology for the yarns of tomorrow at ITMA Asia 2025

Saurer, is looking forward to presenting the latest innovation highlights at the ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 in Singapore on booth C 301 in hall 3. The spinning, twisting, and automation solutions are underlining the commitment to driving efficiency, sustain-ability, and digitalisation in the textile industry, paving the way for the yarns of tomorrow.

GenuTrace client advisory: Is your cotton supply chain UFLPA ready?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released updated operational guidance (CBP Publication No. 5560-0526) expanding its forced labor enforcement framework. The guidance supersedes the original 2022 UFLPA Operational Guidance and now covers all forced labor enforcement authorities — UFLPA, CAATSA, and WROs/Findings — in a single unified document. For cotton importers, the enforcement posture has not softened. It has become more structured, more documented, and more demanding. Learn more about UFLPA.

"We will become a recycling powerhouse"

The textile industry is now in its fourth consecutive year of crisis, while automation, artificial intelligence and recycling are reshaping the rules of the game. In this interview, Rieter CEO Thomas Oetterli discusses the first signs of a market recovery, reflects on his first three years at the helm of the company, explains the integration of Barmag, outlines Rieter’s vision of the fully automated spinning mill and highlights the strategic importance of recycling. In doing so, he explains why the new Rieter Group aims to play a leading role in transforming the textile value chain into a circular economy.

Barmag and Hitech Automation enter into partnership for an auto-doff system for texturing machines

Barmag (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. and Hitech Automation Solutions PVT LTD. of Surat, India, have agreed to an exclusive partnership to jointly market Hitech’s Doffmatic automation solution for Barmag’s proven manual eFK texturing machines. In many texturing facilities, manual doffing processes remain heavily operator-dependent – resulting in issues such as increased scrap, inconsistent quality, and limited productivity.

Uster’s new Recycling Opening Index guides spinners to the perfect blend

Uster AFIS 6 now offers the key data for better decisions when blending recycled fibers. Process control is decisive in determining the quality and economic outcome. The new R Recycling Module of AFIS 6 introduces the Recycling Opening Index (ROI), so spinners can optimize their circularity credentials. It was officially launched at ITM 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

STOLL: Agreement signed for the divestiture of selected assets

In early 2025, KARL MAYER announced its strategic decision to focus on its core business areas of WARP KNITTING, WARP PREPARATION, and TECHNICAL TEXTILES. As part of this move, the flat knitting machine business under the STOLL brand was discontinued and the production site in Reutlingen was closed in October 2025.

TERNAfil wins first place at PitchMiUp Night 2026 in Minden

The RWTH spin-off TERNAfil has developed MAXCarbon, a new high-performance hybrid fibre that combines the mechanical performance of carbon with the temperature and corrosion resistance of ceramic materials. For this development, TERNAfil was awarded first prize at the PitchMiUp Night in Minden on 21 May 2026.