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| Issue date:01/06/2008 |
| ATA Journal for Asia on Textile & Apparel - Jun 2008 Issue |
| Source:Journal for Asia on Textile & Apparel |
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| Over 90 major exhibitors of ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 from around the world are previewed here |
Dyeing and finishing
A group of Monforts stenters will be presented at the exhibition showing a wide range of finishing, relaxation and coating techniques.
The latest Montex 7000 TT introduces for the first time four-meter long chambers / modules compared with the standard three-meter long units, ensuring an even nozzle pressure. A new TwinAir-X circulating air system with a cross-type arranged nozzle system is also introduced. A fully working chamber of the Montex TT will be displayed.
The new Montex 6500 Allround stenter, meanwhile, provides a universal stenter and relaxation system in a single unit. It offers such benefits as reduced investment costs, less space required, and improved flexibility and productivity. It is a multifunctional machine incorporating a relaxation belt in between the stentering chains to provide a single machine for treating woven fabrics, as well as for relaxing open width or tubular knitted fabrics.
The Montex 6500 features a modular system of operating satellites; pneumatically operated lifting doors; integrated exhaust air ducts; the TwinAir system that gives flexibility in the stenters applications; and an integrated heat recovery system.
At the German Pavilion, Andritz Küsters will exhibit calender technology for nonwovens and textiles, as well as the latest developments in wetlaid technology and wet finishing of nonwovens.
It will present two advanced technologies of deflection-controlled rolls: the Swimming Roll S-Roll and the piston-supported HyCon Roll, which are supplied only by Andritz Küsters in the market, according to the company.
Also on display will be the teXcal s-roll system for special applications of technical textiles, such as parachute silk or upmarket outdoor wear, which demand defined remote air permeability.
Additionally, the neXcal twin calendering system provides high flexibility and cost efficiency for the manufacture of nonwovens, while neXkiss is suitable for producing functionalized textiles and nonwovens. More exhibits will be presented, including the neXchem padder and the wetlaid technologies.
Askme Intergroup will showcase its ellipse piece printing machinery, extendable with more pallet stations than a circular piece printing machine, meeting requirements of a streamlined printing process and achieving a higher production capacity.
An ellipse piece printing machine can run as multiple production lines for higher production capacity when using with more pallet stations and printing stations for more colors, according to the company.
Brückner presents solutions for efficient energy saving in finishing processes. In the field of textile finishing, the stenter is energy consuming; Brückner thus offers a range of energy-saving stenters.
Power-Frame is the latest stenter generation providing optimized split-flow process control technology that meets maximum capacity requirements to achieve optimum production results, high production output and minimum energy consumption.
Power-Relax 1, 2 and 3 are three new relaxation dryers offered by Brückner. The company developed a new relaxation dryer concept for tension-less drying, shrinking and relaxation of knitted fabric in tubular and open-width form. The innovative dryer concept ensures an optimum process control, good fabric quality and a clear saving of energy.
More exhibits include the universal compactor Power-Compact Combi that allows the flexible finishing of both, knitted and woven fabric to achieve different effects; Power-Infratherm, an infrared pre-dryer; the new Power-Shrink, a high-capacity generation of sanforizing lines; and latest technologies for the coating and nonwovens sectors offered by Brückner Plant Technologies.
Celebrating the 45th anniversary, Cimi will exhibit the Ecosystem line under the Lavanova range with specific versions for woven fabrics, bi-elastic woolen fabrics, cotton fabrics and technical textiles, as well as the Konfort System, which is a washing line dedicated to knitted fabrics, delicate woven, light and bi-elastic fabrics.
With its own booth inside the ACIMIT and TEXBIMA area, the company will also present the Flexifola rope-scouring, rapid scouring and milling-machines, in addition to the Rotordry cylinder drying-machines.
Color Service will present automatic dosing systems for dyeing, finishing and printing users, laboratories and more at the exhibition.
Tailor-made solutions are offered to achieve continuity and reproducibility in production, to remove error margins, and to boost productivity with improved quality.
Erbatech is a manufacturer of economic finishing equipment for knitwear. Its technology allows finishers of knitwear to produce high fabric quality at massively reduced costs, and to provide savings of 25%-75% in knitwear finishing, according to the company.
It will introduce open-width continuous finishing of cotton knitwear that saves production costs per kilogram of fabric by 25%. It involves the use of a pre-treatment machine, a cold pad batch (CPB) dyeing padder, and a washing-after-dyeing machine. The core piece of the technology, a CPB dyeing padder, will be exhibited at the show.
The company will also present a technology of vacuum suction for knitwear de-hydration that saves 60%-75% heating energy in the stenter and its payback time is less than a year.
Ferraro is a manufacturer in tubular and open-width compactors for knitted fabric, supplying machines for high productivity, high efficiency, high quality and superior performance.
Comptex-RE is an open-width knitting fabric compacting machine, having three times steaming, weft straightener, gluing device, drying device and cutting device, which can ensure the stability of fabric width and continuity of the finishing process.
The fabric after the machine can be controlled to below 2%. The machine has two types of fabric exit: winder and plaiter. Machine widths of 2,500mm, 2,600mm and 2,800mm are available.
Comptex-FV is a tubular knitting fabric compacting machine, featuring an auto-guider for fabric entry, widened width for over feeding, compacting and finishing to ensure the continuity of the running of the machine, and shrinkage below 2%. The machine has two types of fabric exit: winder and precise plaiter. Machine widths of 2,500mm, 2,600mm and 2,800mm are available.
Fong's National Engineering Company Limited will present its latest Jumboflow high-temperature dyeing machines, economical and suitable for processing light to heavy weight fabrics. The multi-saving rinsing system (MSR) equipped shortens the dye cycle and reduces the water consumption.
More exhibits will include an Eco-88D high-temperature dyeing machine for processing light to medium weight fabric made from synthetic fiber, an Allwin high-temperature package dyeing machine, an Allfit-1 small-batch fabric dyeing machine, and a MicroWin mini sample yarn dyeing machine.
Then, a member of Fong's, will highlight its new Then-Airflow Synergy system with functional, economic and ecological advantages. It offers a low liquor ratio on the market: synthetic fibers approximately 1:2, natural fibers 1:3 to 1:4, depending on the article and structure. A maximum of two-thirds savings of water and energy can be achieved.
Goller under Fong's will present an innovative pad steam range for continuous dyeing of knitted fabric. Xorella, an arm of Fong's in Switzerland, will exhibit the new XO-Smart/ XO-Select series vacuum-steam conditioning/setting machines.
For different shearing machines in varying dimensions, Heusch will present an extensive range of shearing knives such as high-capacity shearing cylinders with hollow or solid body, concave or caulked-in spiral blades, ledger blades, and complete shearing units for various purposes.
Hong Kong Ah Choi will showcase a number of high-temperature bobbin yarn dyeing machines.
The AGN series are environmental friendly with an efficient heat exchanger, as well as a main pump is controlled by frequency inverter. This pump allows different loads density and dyeing processes to save operational energy consumption on the start-up and load-reduction dyeing process.
More products will be introduced at the stand, including the ABQ airjet dyeing machine series and AGB I high-temperature high-pressure overflow dyeing machine series.
| Huntsman Textile Effects | E1 B12 |
With a theme of green and sustainability, Huntsman Textile Effects will hold a half-day seminar in the morning of July 28 to present the latest energy saving, smart or innovative technologies offered by Huntsman Textile Effects.
One of the highlights will be the Novacron NC, an innovative non-contrasting concept of reactive dyes that achieve pale to medium earth tone shades, including sand, beige, khaki, olive and gray.
Four Novacron NC dyes will be presented to attain good colorfastness, and even approaching the performance of vat dyes. The new reactive dyes are suitable for apparel such as trousers, career apparel, outerwear and shirting, as well as for home textiles and furnishings.
| Jaeggli-Meccanotessile | E1 D45 |
Jaeggli-Meccanotessile, specializing in the yarn mercerizing technology, will highlight the latest HL-2000X hanks mercerizing machine, which is equipped with a fixed-tanks system to achieve even results with cotton yarns, improved strength, dimensional stability and dyeing affinity.
The system features a high level of sturdiness (9t weight), potency (70t stretching force), capacity (2.5 t/day), efficiency (up to 100% with ALS2000X), reliability (using Schneider Electrics), easy set-up and repetitiveness (process under full control batch after batch), air-conditioning, energy saving (installed power 14 kW only) and environmental friendliness (2 cbm/h water and soda recovery).
The new ALS-2000X robotized system helps improve efficiency in loading/unloading hanks onto a mercerizing machine. The Eco-Block ancillary equipment for caustic lye preparation, and the BB-2000 rebeaming system for the denim sector will also be presented.
Morrison will unveil a new denim preparation system, the HLT 450 Ball Warper and UPB 550 long chain beamer (rebeamer) for indigo rope dyeing, denim finishing and shrinking. It provides good yarn opening performance and quality ball warps.
Also on display is an innovative real-time system, YieldMax, dedicated to optimizing fabric yield in finishing by calculating compressive shrinkage in a production situation. It utilizes an invisible marking/detection technology, calculating three independent shrinkage results every two linear meters that are displayed in percentage, centimeter or inch. It is also a key component of the fully automated SanforTROL real-time shrinkage closed-loop control.
Reggiani, a manufacturer of textile printing machines in Italy, will showcase the closed-bearing rotary printing machine Unica, the flat bed Prima, the stenter frame Terma, and the high speed/productivity ink-jet digital DReAM. The company also supplies sampling tables, Unistar, and the high-efficiency dryers RD.
The company supplies advanced technology simplifying machine operations and keeping high reliability and efficiency, from printing blankets to mechanical components and electrical parts such as motors, cards and drives.
Major markets include Pakistan (mainly for traditional printing machines), Turkey (for fashion apparel and household fabrics), Italy (for fashion apparel), the US and Central Europe (for digital printing machines), besides a large number of machines supplied worldwide, from South America to North Africa and India as well.
Santex Group will showcase a Santashrink Progress, which is assembled in the local production facility near Shanghai, demonstrating the efforts made by the company to maintain high quality standards regardless where the product is manufactured.
The highlights of the company are energy and water savings achieved by its products, including the latest-born relax dryer Santashrink Super Jumbo; the EnAirSave, a new energy-saving device for dryers; and Sperotto Rimar’s Nova water-less scouring range for synthetic fabrics.
The newly restudied air nozzle system in the Santashrink Super Jumbo dryer, combined with the intelligent process management, achieves high evaporation capacities and good residual shrinkage results. This high-speed dryer achieves higher productivity, reduced production costs, and improved quality in shrinkage values and hand feel.
The energy optimized Santashrink Super Jumbo Santex also offers an additional energy saving system. The new EnAirSave system provides thermo efficiencies of more than 74%. Based on a rotating disc equipped with lamellae with a high surface to lead the exhaust air through it, the system creates high turbulence and avoids pressure loss. It allows a high return on the investment period depending on the cost of electricity, gas or thermo oil in each country.
Sclavos will highlight the latest development of Sclavos Athena2 fabric dyeing machine, which incorporates an automation system. The fabric dyeing machine can be accompanied with a PH-TDS unit, a compact system offering repeatability and savings in dyeing.
The continuous washing system, Aquachron2G, meanwhile, provides a non-stop process with low water and energy consumption.
The patented TSF dyeing system offers gentle treatment of the fabric, while the SHR is a specially designed heat recovery system fitted on the Athena2 machine for savings up to 40% of the required energy. It will also display a DSL system that manages dry salt handling in a dye house operation.
Thies will launch three products for the first time in Asia, namely Luft-roto plus SII, ecoMaster and Lab Master.
The Luft-roto plus SII fabric dyeing machine is a new development in ultra short liquor ratio dyeing technology to meet the growing demands for environmentally friendly and cost-effective production with reduced process time and lower total energy consumption.
The ecoMaster fabric dyeing machine is a versatile system in a knit dye house while LabMaster is a one-kilogram laboratory fabric dyeing machine providing a basis for right-first-time dyeing at reduced bulk costs.
| Tungshing Dyeing Machines | E3 B26 |
The "New Age Airflow" from German DyeTec International will be presented. The system offers the following advantages:
Smooth fabric transportation and optimum displacement of fabric to avoid crease formation is ensured by the new nozzle design
New super rinsing system allows efficient and short rinsing processes
Optimized and advanced chemical and solid dosing system shortens processing times and offers even dyeing.
The eco-friendly EFD high-temperature double-rope fabric dyeing machine will be shown, with such benefits as large capacity; high fabric speed and quick circulation; low liquor ratio; and saving on steam, dyestuff and chemical consumption.
Vanwyk is a manufacturer of gravimetrical and volumetric dispensing systems.
The company will display a dispensing system for printing as well as for chemical dosing for dyeing, printing and finishing. The latest software generation program, Camelot, will be demonstrated.
The company was optimistic with the future of automation in Asia, especially in chemical and dyestuff handling, as more Asian producers became aware of the benefits brought by automation, including improved production efficiency, reduced waste and enhanced environmental impact.
Weko Biel will introduce the Sigma rotor damping system with such benefits as precise spraying and low consumption of spraying agents (chemicals); low susceptibility to soiling; high durability of rotors and its bearings to reduce maintenance; and easily removable rotors for cleaning purposes.
It will also promote the new compact unit of modular construction for the fluid supply, which offers such advantages as the use of commercially available components; a satisfactory price/performance ratio; adaptability to various system configurations; and user-friendly operation.
Wuhan Chemtax will display the MA361 loop steamer, which is mainly applied in dye fixation after printing.
With positive response from users, the company has manufactured about 450 sets of loop steamers and the widest one it built has a WB of 3,600mm. They were sold across China, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Wumag Texroll will present cylinders used in sizing machines, nonwoven production ranges as well as in textile and technical fabric finishing ranges. Its cylinders are characterized by particularly low radial run-out and perfect welding workmanship. It also offers a technical product and process consultation in areas of thermodynamics, flow technology and mechanics.
The company's pressure vessels feature such technical data as standard working pressure up to 5 bar = 158C saturated steam temperature (possible pressure range up to 16 bar = 204C saturated steam temperature); and standard diameter 800mm (possible diameter range 500mm-1,200mm).
Xetma Vollenweider will show its products and services in the field of textile surface finishing systems. One of the emphases is the new HighTouch system with improved production performance and quality of the surface effects.
The combination of brushing and emerizing (XEB) in one process creates Soft Touch effects with a high density and a softer feel, and higher production speeds can be attained.
In the area of shearing, Xetma Vollenweider's shearing systems offer greater cutter durability and high shearing precision with its Even Touch technology.
More surface finishing systems, for example, Plush Touch (raising), Level Touch (carpet shearing) and Clean Touch (cloth cleaning), will be shown.
Dyestuffs and chemicals
Clariant will offer in Shanghai a number of chemicals and dyestuffs solutions, including a sulphur system for denim and casual wear and a new product group of fluorocarbons.
For denim and casual wear, the company will showcase sustainable products and production processes, including the sulphur system for garments and fabric treatment.
In the area of fluorocarbons, Clariant will highlight innovative products based on C6 chemistry, including the Nuva N series with good soil release properties. Classified as PFOA (PerFluoroOctanoic Acid)-free below limit of detection, they offer high performance as that delivered by C8 chemistry.
Clariant also provides services for continuous application from pretreatment, through dyeing to finishing to optimize processes in terms of financial outlay, time, energy and water consumption, while retaining quality results for the sectors of work wear, home textiles and fashion.
DyStar will feature newly launched dyes and auxiliaries for users to overcome various challenges in terms of ecological requirements.
With its expertise and experience, the company assists users in selecting the right dyes and processes in dyeing activities, as well as providing advice on how to handle dyes and auxiliaries safely, and how to cut process costs with suitable dyes and pigment preparations.
Following the acquisition of Color Solution International and the integration of Rotta Group and Boehme Group, DyStar provides a full range of dyes, auxiliaries and services for the textiles and leather sectors. It also offers updates on consumer protection and environmental requirements and help users meet these regulatory compliances in different markets.
Knitting and hosiery
Comez will exhibit Comeztronic CT-16B/600, an electronic crochet knitting machine with 16 weft pattern bars. Designed for the production of an extensive range of quality and complex laces, bra-straps and flounces, both elastic and non-elastic, it is available in gauge 15 and 20 needles per inch with a 600 mm working width.
The electronic drive is applied to weft bars, as well as to feeders (weft, warp, elastic yarns) and finished product take-down, allowing the use of different stitch density values (stitches/cm) on a single product, and different values for weft/warp feeding and elasticity.
The machine is also fitted with a new Data Control Controller, which manages machine functions, monitors production data, and allows lengthy pattern repeats.
Also on display is a Comez 609/B12 high-efficiency crochet knitting machine and a Comez 610 ACO/V crochet knitting machine.
Da Kong, based in Taiwan, will present the DK-B318 Golden Series of fully computerized hosiery machines.
The computerized, single-cylinder hosiery machine allows for more variety in color combinations, patterns and sock designs, as well as provides higher productivity. It is applicable for the manufacture of various socks for men, women and kids, including terry sport socks, in addition to hair bands, wrist bands, elbow bands and head bands.
The drumless, computerized-controlled system is driven by a brushless servo-motor. Equipped with UPS, the system maintains the memory of program and knitting action during temporary blackout and continues to finish the remaining tasks when the power restored. It works with one main feed with eight yarn fingers, and six pattern feeds of up to 16 colors.
Exacta is a supplier of linking machines. Exacta will present its range of linking and automatic linking machines.
Exacta Quasar and Tubular is an electronic gauge/stitch changeable linking machine with high productivity. It takes 20-50 seconds to produce one v-neck, 20-40 seconds for a round neck and there is no need for a skillful linking operator.
More highlights of the company are the Exacta Fully Fashioned, a multi stitch/gauge cup seamer to join the body side; Exacta Master Overlock, a cutting-overlocking machine of great precision; and Exacta Stoptronic, a linking machine which by means of the stoptronic device to fasten safely the chain stitch, and to conduct operations formerly made by hand on quality garments.
Fujian Hongqi specializes in the production of flat knitting machines, circular knitting machines, computerized widening knitting machines, full-function computerized flat knitting machines and computerized collar machines.
In an exhibition area of over 700 square meters, Groz-Beckert will be showcasing a broad range of precision parts, systems and services for the fields of knitting, weaving, felting, tufting and sewing.
As a systems supplier for loop forming, Groz-Beckert will highlight a complete knitting head for circular knitting machines, opening up a high degree of standardization. The company will show how innovative needle technologies increase processing safety and economic efficiency. An example is the patented lite speed needle for circular knitting machines with good lubrication behavior.
Felting and structuring needles with improved quality and processing safety will also be highlighted. For long-term cost savings, it offers a new service for water analysis, and a cleaning installation for HyTec jet strips to achieve longer operating times.
More exhibits - including Level Cut Loop (LCL) Loopers for the carpet sector; a Gebeswitch needle holder; and high-performance healds and heald frames from Grob, a member of Groz-Beckert - will be shown.
In the sector of flat knitting machines, H. Stoll connects its machine pool via network and its machine management tools possible, so that users can centrally control machine operations and data storage, reducing downtimes.
In addition, H. Stoll's flat knitting machines offer a modern data transfer technique with its KnitLAN technology and a central storage option with network-based data storage.
Moreover, the registered Stoll-knit report 2 system analyzes productivity, while the new Stoll order management software (OMS) eases the distribution of knitting orders and connects with ERP. The system also offers differentiated evaluations of the database by machines and shifts, by standstill times and machine status as well as switch-off, productivity and pattern statistics.
Jen Haur, based in Taiwan, will highlight the JPF-J86 series of auto color-changing positive feeder for Jacquard and computer-controlled knitting machines. Sensitive and elastic yarn guide adjusts individual tension with yarns without the need of electricity. Multiple bottom wheels help avoid yarn crossing. Small quantity and multiple patterns are provided.
The company will also present products of the alum-bottom positive feeder, vertical tube creel stand and magnifier.
Karl Mayer will introduce a new machine with CFRP technology for the manufacture of warp knits and specials, including a high-speed tricot machine equipped with bars made from carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. The demonstrated machine will show how it runs faster by as much as 25% when using the newly designed bars. It operates within an extended temperature window of +/-2C to +/-5C and is less affected by the ambient temperature.
Also on display will be the Textronic Lace TL 43/1/24, a new multibar-Jacquard Raschel machine for the production of high-quality elastic and inelastic lace articles, which can reach speeds of up to 600 rpm. The number of pattern bars behind the fall plate increases from two to 14 strings on the new model, giving greater scope for creative design. A new Rascheltronic RSJ 5/1 EL Jacquard Raschel machine running up to 1,100 rpm will also be introduced.
In addition, at the in-house exhibition of Karl Mayer (China) Ltd’s new facility in Changzhou scheduled to open on July 26, the machine type HKS 2-3 E in CFRP execution at a high rotational speed, and the upgraded TM 2 machine will be demonstrated.
The textile division of the Kern-Liebers Group, comprising Kern-Liebers, Saxonia and Leistner, will demonstrate their latest development.
Kern-Liebers Knitting Parts will display sinkers and other flat parts for knitting machinery, as well as knitting needles, an area in which the company has recently expanded.
Other members of the Kern-Liebers Group, namely Saxonia Textile Parts and Paul Leistner will also be presented at the exhibition.
Law Sum Kee from Hong Kong will highlight models that link various types of fabrics, such as stretch nylon, Tetoron, elastic rayon, acetate and artificial synthetic fabric.
For a variety of sweaters, collars, sleeves and shoulders, the machines of Law Sum Kee continue to work regardless the fabric length at a high production rate. Collars and shoulders can be set on a fully assembled knitting process in a single, continuous operation. Numerous sets of the linking machines can be run by one motor to save electricity.
Mayer & Cie will unveil the OVJA 2.4 E electronic circular knitting machine with 92 feeders and a diameter of 38 inches. The performance improvement brought by more feeders can benefit particularly by mattress manufacturers. Electronic individual needle selection in the cylinder transfers a pattern to the machine swiftly, allowing users to use extensive patterning variety with optimum productivity due to short machine resetting times.
The D4-3.2 double jersey machine, meanwhile, has 3.2 feeders per inch in gauge E 24 and a 30-inch diameter. The D4-3.2 knits require double jersey structures and interlock, such as double face, punto di Roma and Milano rib, with a high output of 3.2 feeders per inch at speeds of up to 1.4 m/s.
On display will also be the S 4-3.2 R in gauge E 24 with a 30-inch diameter, knitting fashion stripes with up to four colors over 1.6 feeders per inch.
Mentasti, a supplier of fully automatic finishing machines, will present its latest technology in the treatment of knits, before and after stitching.
ST91-E is a new machine for the first pressing, capable of processing knitted panels of fine gauges (up to18-gauge flat knit).
01WS is a compact automatic pressing machine for final pressing with full framing systems to put the garment in the desired size for quality control, that is essential in today’s productions.
For garment washing/drying, latest electronic units for samples/small productions will be displayed, with the same construction and software as in the bigger units.
Hong Kong Nan Sing Machinery Ltd, with a brand name of Wild Horse, specializes in the production of industrial knitting machinery. It will exhibit its latest development in the areas of circular knitting machines, computerized flat knitting machines and automatic glove knitting machines, in addition to such products as hand flat knitting machines and dial linking machines.
Quanzhou Bushuo will present its range of open-width knitting machines, which produce crease-free fabrics to allow for a full use of fabrics in the subsequent manufacture, thereby reducing fabric wastes and thus costs. It has a bobbin diameter of 30-38 inches and a needle pitch ranging from 18G to 32G.
The system is suitable for fast open-width knitting of circular knitted fabrics made of pure cotton and chemical fibers, as well as opening of vertical fabrics, damp fabrics and dry fabrics.
Santoni - in addition with its branch Vignoni - will debut new models for the first time in Asia.
On display will be an SM8-Top2 single jersey electronic jacquard circular machine with eight feeds providing two selection points per feed. The diameters of the system range from 12 to 20 inches. There are 48-75 gauges in feeds. It is suitable for the manufacture of underwear, outwear, sportswear and sanitary garments.
The SM4 Plus3 single jersey electronic circular machine, meanwhile, has four feeds with three needle-by-needle selection points on each feed. It has 10 multi-position yarn fingers on each feeder. The diameters of the system range from 10 to 16 inches. There are 48-75 gauges in feeds. It is suitable for the manufacture of underwear, outwear, sportswear and sanitary garments.
More new machines, including Vignoni's Panda systems and Santoni's CHN 12 systems, will also be introduced.
On a stand area of 325 square meters, the Shima Seiki booth will feature a polarized presentation catering to various types of knitting needs, from the WHOLEGARMENT technology to shaping technologies. For conventional shaping, the SSG- and SIG-series computerized machines will focus on such features as DSCS digital stitch control, RapidReturn R2Carriage and WideGauge capability for supporting a wide range of gauges on a single machine. The WHOLEGARMENT portion will showcase the latest flat knitting technology for handling varying production needs specific to the Chinese market. Regardless of the product category, emphasis will be placed upon high-quality, productivity and cost-performance.
Shima Seiki will also introduce the latest version of its SDS-ONE apparel design workstation, with the latest version of its user-friendly software. Demonstrations on SDS-ONE will be performed regularly during the exhibit, as the centerpiece of a completely integrated production system.
Also on display at the Shima Seiki booth will be an archive of knitwear samples that reflect the latest trends and techniques.
Steiger, a member of ITEMA Group, will premiere a new model, Libra 3.130 to the market. It is the latest technology machine concept for smallest dimensions and greatest versatility with motorized yarn feeders.
Characterized with light but strong appearance, uses of innovative technologies and novel materials, the new system suits for the knitting activity of intarsia and complicated patterns, working with 16 gauge.
Taiwan Giu Chun (TCH) will present the TCH-BD600 electronic crochet knitting machine, with a total operation width of 600mm (24 inchs) and 16 sets electronic driven weft bars; mainly for complex lace, ribbons and decoration items.
Equipped with three sets eccentric weft device for regular ground thread, latex and spandex bar, production is further enhanced with the electronic driven weft bars that allows a more lengthy pattern than that of a mechanical model.
The TCH-BD950 special style lace crochet knitting machine will also be introduced, which manufactures a wide assortment of specal, decorative laces. Automatic lubriction on link chain allows the machine to run quietly and smoothly at high speeds. Additionally, it offers an extensive range of loop design possibilities with a double-picot device.
Terrot will present electronically and mechanically controlled circular knitting machines. The S6F348 single-jersey, six-color striper machine with four cam tracks will be introduced. While knitting large sequences in a single color, the machine will automatically speed up by about a quarter to increase productivity. With the Terrot Speed-up Function, the speed of 27 rpm can be increased to around 32 rpm.
Additionally, the S296-1 open-width, single-jersey and high-production system is equipped with a new, compact open-width frame, offering easy handling by the operator to meet the market needs. The speed factor is 1050 (35 rpm in 30 inches).
The company will also present the UCC572M electronically controlled Jacquard double-jersey machine. Knitted fabrics for mattress are currently produced by 38-inch machines with 60 feeders. With 90 feeders, the new UCC572M can boost productivity by a half to achieve a production output of around 30 kg/h.
Weaving
Benninger will show the new Versomat sectional warping machine, allowing sectional warping of sections down to a minimum of 4mm. This enables the cost-effective warp production with a reduced number of bobbins in the creel. Potential applications range from finest silk or cotton yarn to coarsest woolen yarn.
Following the acquisition of Küsters Textile in Switzerland, Benninger now offers the Küsters DyePad, which flexibility is enhanced with the new S-roller technology. The company also offers process engineering solutions.
CCI Tech Inc will present its sampling solutions with special equipment that not only copes with the process of making fabric samples, but also seeks to deliver innovative fabrics to the markets.
The CCI SL8900s sampling loom, SW550 sampling warper and the new SS565 sizing unit forms a package for making samples of up to maximum 20 inches in width. Samples are finished within hours instead of days. The fully automatic loom is equipped with Windows-based controller for easy operation. Maintenance is also minimized.
The company will introduce a new Lutan v5.0 with a new Super Creel holding up to 16 bobbins. The new system provides automatic color change on rotatory creel, and is able to achieve a longer warping length of maximum 500 meters. When fully loaded, it reaches a maximum speed of 16,000 m/min.
A number of label-weaving machines, including a new Laibao electronically controlled system will be highlighted by Century Way Machinery. Especially developed for label weaving, it includes a loom control, let-off and take-up control, thermo-cutting and thermo-fixing control.
The machine does not need to be equipped with low-speed motor, low-speed clutch, pick finding clutch and auxiliary driving mechanism. The "soft-starting" mode of the main motor reduces 3-5 times of impact current and protect the power supply system more effective and can reduce the abrasion of fly-wheel and bearing of the main clutch up to 20 times.
According to weaving characteristics of the fabric and yarn quality, the electrically controlled system adjusts the loom speed easily to reduce yarn breakage.
It also protects the power supply system more effectively and saves energy more than 10%.
The aluminum ALtop heald frame from Grob Textile, designed for high performance at a desirable price/performance ratio, will be exhibited at the show. Frame staves have good bending strength, and a new concept in corner connection design meets application requirements while maintaining handling advantages for efficient warp preparation.
For delicate fabrics, the company will present a leno heald for riderless heald frames. The new execution utilizes lifting healds made of a single piece of tempered strip steel with 0.2mm thickness. It facilitates an increased working area for leno weaving without welded end loops, and provides for densities of up to seven leno healds per leno heald frame centimeter.
Grosse JAC unveils new machinery and developments in Jacquard technology, including the harnessless Jacquard machine, Unished2.
The newly improved Unished2, executed on the airjet loom in 150cm nominal width, moves the weaving heddle to the upper or lower shed position at a high speed, without hooks, magnets, pulleys and pull down-springs.
Offering such advantages as optimal energy balance, compact dimensions, and minimal mounting heights, the system is suitable for the production of hotel and table linen with four weft colors and a warp density of 30 ends/cm and a weft density of around 28 ends/cm, as well as cotton with Nm 60/2 weft.
The company will also introduce the EJS-4 high-speed Jacquard machine, with 2.688 hooks, equipped with new C22 controller, mounted on Picanol Omniplus 800 4J 250 airjet loom. Electronic fast Jacquard machines will be displayed, including a NameJac2 with 128 hooks and the roller harness for two names. It is made for weaving logos and small patterns, especially in the area of shaft fabrics.
Additionally, the new JAC Artist Win-Design software system, operated on Windows XP, can design such Jacquard fabrics as upholstery fabrics, terry fabrics, silk and cotton.
With the brands of Somet, Vamatex, Sulzer Textil, ITEMA Shanghai, Fimtextile, OMV and Actex, ITEMA Weaving will exhibit the latest results of its research and development efforts within the group. Nine weaving machines representing the various brands will be demonstrated.
The highlight is the new EK808 ITEMA Shanghai rapier weaving machine for heavy denim, which was created within the Euro-Chinese organizations of the company. Being a further development of the K88, the EK808 features improved performance, greater versatility and reliability. It will also show ITEMA Shanghai L88 190 airjet weaving machine for corduroy.
On the show floor, the Sulzer Textil P7300HP with a weaving width of 540cm will be exhibited for applications in the industrial fabric sector. At the Bonas booth, the Sulzer Textil G6500F terry rapier weaving machine will be on display for the first time in Asia.
More technologies will be showcased, including ITEMA Shanghai K88 340 rapier weaving machine for bed sheeting, ITEMA Shanghai L88 190 airjet weaving machine for corduroy, ITEMA Shanghai L88 230 airjet weaving machine for synthetic fabric, Vamatex Silver HS 190 rapier weaving machine for high-end shirting, Vamatex Silver Dynaterry 260 weaving machine for bath-mat, and Somet Mythos Etec 190 airjet weaving machine for cotton apparel.
Knotex, a manufacturer of warp tying machines and semi-automatic drawing-in systems in Germany, will unveil a number of new products.
It will present the first tying machine with a four-in-one unit for various tying methods equipped with a doubles indicator for tying warps both with and without a lease. The prerequisites for detection are high-precision pressure sensors. They measure the thread tension during tying up to 10 times a second.
A new Basic S warp tying machine for weaving machines will be exhibited, processing mono-colored warps of cotton, wool, linen or blends. The machine is pre-set to optimally suit these warp qualities. A full performance of up to 600 knots/min is available.
The company will also introduce a new electronic lease detection system, allowing a warp tying machine to detect automatically whether the warp to by tied-in has a lease or not, thus starting the optimum doubles control program for the application in hand.
| Lindauer Dornier | E1 A32 & E5 A18 |
A total of five weaving machines of the company will be demonstrated at the show. Three weavers for the Asian market will be displayed at Lindauer Dornier's stand, focusing on the application areas of home textiles, technical textiles and garments.
The Dornier PS rapier weaving machine will display its sturdiness and high reed beat-up force for weaving a dense filter fabric utilizing 16 heald frames, whereas the AS air-jet weaving machine processes delicate worsted yarns.
Equipped with Jacquard shedding, the PX rapier weaving machine is tailor made for the Asian upholstery market. The nominal width of 190cm with eight weft colors and a Dornier positive controlled center transfer make it cost-efficient and versatile for the manufacture of home textiles and garments as well.
Another two Dornier machines will be shown at the stands of Stäubli and Van de Wiele.
The finishing machinery division of Lindauer Dornier will be represented in Hall E1 A32, displaying the latest EcoSinge singeing machine for the first time in Asia to achieve an optimum singeing effect for tube diameters from 250mm to 1,000mm without selvedge marks.
Paul Heller, established in 1960, will present quality roller coverings under the brand name, Rolltex. The Rolltex roller coverings are supplied to European textile machine manufacturers as well as Asian users.
Picanol will demonstrate six high-tech weaving machines on its stand.
On display will be a GT-Max 6-R 190 rapier weaving machine for shirting; three airjet weaving machines (an OMNIjet 4-P 190 for denim, an OMNIplus 800 2-P 340 for sheeting and an OMNIplus 800 4-P 190 for lining); an OptiMax 6-R 220 rapier weaver for worsted fabrics; a TERRYplus 800 6-R 260 airjet weaving machine for terry. In addition, an OptiMax 8-J 190 rapier weaving machine with jacquard for upholstery will be shown at the Stäubli booth.
These machines are being presented to the Chinese market for improved energy efficiency and thus reduced costs. For instance, the energy-efficient Sumo main motor, driving the weaving machine directly, has no belt of clutch and brake. Additionally, less heat dissipation is needed to reduce the cost for air conditioning in the weaving mill. A patented water-cooling system is used to remove heat. Savings on energy costs of up to 20% or more are expected, according to Picanol.
| Staubli and Deimo | E5 A13 A23 |
At its booth of E5 A13, Stäubli will premiere three new developments, namely the high-mounted positive cam motion, S1352, particularly for water-jet weavers; the new electronic jacquard machine, LXE 1602, that weaves light fabrics at high speeds; and the specially adapted jacquard machine, CX 180 with 192 hooks, universally adaptable to needle looms for weaving ribbons.
The company will demonstrate four weaving machines at running condition: the new LXE 1602 producing lining, LX 1602 producing automotive seats, LX 1602 producing upholstery, and LX 3202 producing terry cloth.
The weaving preparations systems division of Staubli will show its new Safir automatic drawing-in machine, while a Stäubli member, Schonherr, will show carpet samples from the new Alpha 400 carpet-weaving machine. A new Staubli member, Deimo, will present advanced electronic control solutions for textile machinery at the E5 A23 booth.
In face of the growing market of high-end upholstery fabrics, Van de Wiele will present the Velvet Tronic VTR33 in Italian velvet with 74 warp ends per centimeter (25 pile warp ends and 49 ground warp ends per centimeter and fabric) at the show.
The VTR33 is equipped with a 1728 pile dents reed of for a finished fabric width of 140cm. In each reed dent, two pile warp ends and eight ground warp ends are drawn in. Being a face-to-face weaving machine producing simultaneously two fabrics, the VTR33 offers a high production capacity.
Numerous samples made on the Axminster MAX63 will be displayed. The machine is designed to weave at a high industrial speed of 160rpm and up to 16 color frames without incorporated pile to provide a high return on investment for the growing market in the Far East.
More exhibits will be shown, including the Carpet & Rug Pioneer CRP92, which is a face-to-face carpet weaving machine with an 20% improvement in production efficiency; the Shaggy Rug Pioneer SRP92; and the Universal Shaggy-loop Pioneer USP93.
Yantai S&S Science And Technology Application Engineering Company Ltd specializes in the production of electronic Jacquard machines and other related textile machinery. One of the exhibits of the company is a SEJ1606-5120 electronic Jacquard machine.
Spinning & winding
Atlas Copco will present the energy saving properties of its latest models of oil-free compressors, including an Atlas Copco ZR 160 VSD-FF ER oil-free rotary screw compressor with energy recovery, offering direct energy savings of up to 35%. The new compressor features an integrated IMD dryer hot water energy recuperation and a ready-to-use package for easy and low-cost installation.
An integrated energy recovery system for the new compact range of ZR 55-315 VSD-FF series of water-cooled oil-free rotary screw compressors will be introduced for spinning and weaving applications.
Based in Zhangjiagang city of Jiangsu province, Da Cheng Textile Machinery will showcase its range of spinning equipments.
The FB473 twistless roving frame makes the canned tops into roving of certain fineness. This twistless roving frame is suitable for wool spinning with FB/FBL series. The FB/FBL series of wool slivering gilling machines are used for the wool slivering process, and spinning of wool and other fibers of a low- to high-count.
The company will also introduce the FB(X,Z) 256 series of combing machines. Particularly for wool and hemp fibers, the machine is equipped with specially designed feeding, carding, cleaning, pulling and bobbin forming systems.
New segmented roller guider systems from Erhardt+Leimer will be introduced on the show floor. A new Elsmart SWS 96, SWS 97 and SWS 94 segmented guider systems adopt advanced technology to spread various types of textile webs.
The Elsmart SWS 96 is suitable for wet applications in combination with finishing chemicals, while the Elsmart SWS 97 can be used in closed applications such as in washers, steamers or dwelling chambers. The new Elsmart SWS 94 pedestal version for dry or humid webs uses the same slats (PVC or Mohair) as SWS 95.
The three systems are equipped with a FE 40 digital infrared wide band sensor, an electrical actuator and a digital controller.
More recent product developments will also be highlighted. Elstraight HD is used for precise straightening at high tensions. With its CCD camera technology, it satisfies high demands for technical textiles, denim and carpet applications and suits for applications demanding high web tension with precise weft straightening and high accuracy. Also equipped with CCD camera, the Elcount offers a new compact and reliable contact-free measurement.
Hans Schmidt will exhibit such new products as the electronic, battery-operated tension meter. The ETX series feature with digital display, memory of 4,000 readings, as well as analog output, digital output or readings being downloaded to a personal computer. Versions in differing ranges up to 500 cN are available.
The online tension sensor series, TS-232 and LTS-422 with digital output (RS232 or RS422), monitor tension data and produce data analysis with a personal computer. Up to 32 sensors can be connected.
Also on display will be textile durometers (hardness tester) for yarn bobbins; rubber hardness testers for spinning rolls, textile moisture meters, and yarn speed and length meters.
Galan Textile Machinery will provide a new in-line twisting concept, namely the Up-Twister 2x1. The new system combines the two-for-one concept as well as ring doubling and twisting concept for the production of three-ply cords in a single step. In-line parameters can be adjusted, offering high flexibility and electronical synchronization. It is optimized to produce high-quality yarns without creels.
Also on display will be a new range of PR ring doubling and twisting machines with rings from 100mm to 400mm. It can be used for producing yarns up to 60.000 dtex (or more).
Giudici offers a complete and technologically up-to-date range of machines for chemical fiber processing in the areas of false-twist texturizing, air-texturizing, air-covering, assembling-winding and rewinding.
Giudici will show two innovative false-twist texturizing machines. The TG30 AEM machine is the latest innovation combining development in the air-covering with draw texturing process, with the result of producing new yarns of superior quality. A second heater stabilizes the yarn before intermingling. The machine is equipped with manual change of the elastomeric yarn at bobbin change or in case of yarn breakage. Additional shaft enables good control for constant tension in both yarns of the air-covering process.
According to the company, the TG30 A Godet is the answer to the market requirements, both through the production of metered packages and through the individual automatic doffing system with multiple magazines for tubes supply and full packages, allowing a long autonomy of the machine.
An independent company under Kiener, Lacom will be exhibiting a compact version of hotmelt laminating and coating machine, used for automotive, apparel, shoe material, lingerie and other products.
The machine is easy to operate and flexible in its application. This compact version can be installed quickly at negligible on-site costs. Its supply lines are connected to the oil boiler and the adhesive melting system. The machine has a working width of 1,800 or 2,100 mm and a working speed of 3-40m/min.
Loepfe Brothers will present YarnMaster Zenit for online quality control. With an additional clearer channel for the detection of the optical CV, the machine allows an extended quality monitoring for ring yarns and compact yarns. As polypropylene is detected and cleared, contamination problems created by the cotton bale packing are also overcome.
Another highlight is the MillMaster central and bi-directional online quality management system for all YarnMaster data. Complete monitoring with analysis and evaluation regarding quality and production data is provided.
Lurgi Zimmer, a member of the Air Liquide Group and subsidiary of the Lurgi, will highlight the new BN 100+ spinning system, which reduces heat losses at the spinning beam and connecting piping.
Zimmer Polyester staple fiber technology has been developed for large production lines up to 250 tons/day in a single line and for specialties for value-added products.
The company will also present its latest polyester polymer technologies (PET, PTT, and PBT) and polyamide polymerization technology.
Marzoli will offer its patented products. In the new CM600N combing system, the new nippers achieve a selective combing of fibers and run at a high production speed. The company will also present its roving frame range, both with or without auto-doffer. The FTSDN roving frame features flyers in a dimension of 6 inches by 16 inches, 192 spindles with a total machine length of 24 meters. The new solution allows users to improve HOK (labor spent hour to produce 100kg of yarn) of the spinning mill.
Meanwhile, the MP1N spinning frame, a fully electronic machine up to 1,344 spindles, is characterized by three winding geometry for optimized spinning, and increased bobbin weight.
A producer of yarn splicers and quality control laboratory instruments, Mesdan will display Autodyn-300 automatic universal strength tester, which is suitable for various textile mills in the fields of spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing and texturizing.
Available in two versions, the Autodyn 300 without an Auto Cop Changer automatically executes tensile tests on yarns from one single bobbin, while the Autodyn 300-Plus, equipped with an Auto Cop Changer, executes automatically tensile tests up to 24 bobbins.
China-based Nybelt Corporation, aka Jinan Tianqi Technical Belts Company Ltd, will present tangential belts, spindle tapes and roller coverings applicable to textile machinery.
Tangential belts of Nybelt are designed to meet special needs of textile machinery such as open-end spinner, two-for-one twist and draw-texturing for synthetic filament with a long performance life, high speed and no permanent elongation.
Roller coverings are produced in rolls of length 100m with standard width of 100mm, 50mm and 38mm.
| Oerlikon Textile | W2 C02-D02 W2 B06 |
Occupying a total display area of over 1,500 square meters in the "Circle of Success", Oerlikon Textile will showcase five brands at the exhibition.
Oerlikon Schlafhorst will present its original technological solutions for ring spinning, winding and rotor spinning sectors. The new Autoconer 5 winding machine and Autocoro S 360 rotor spinning machine feature good package and yarn quality and high productivity. Innovative solutions will also be showcased in compact spinning technology with Zinser ring spinning machines and the BD generation of rotor spinning machines.
The i-Qoon double winder for 24-fold spinning of fully drawn yarn (FDY) will be a highlight of Oerlikon Barmag. In the field of nonwovens, Oerlikon Neumag will showcase its solutions to combine the nonwoven processes of airlaid, carding and spunbond within a plant concept. It will also be focusing on technologies in the manufacture of bulk continuous filament (BCF) carpets, e.g. the new single-thread Sytec One generation of machines, and new plant concepts for the manufacture of synthetic staple yarns boosting the daily production output up to 400 tonnes.
For long staple spinning, the new WinPro concept by Oerlikon Saurer saves time, energy and process stages, and focuses on customer requirements and production reliability. Oerlikon Saurer will also exhibit solutions for tyre cord, technical plied yarns and fancy yarns at the exhibition with its Allma product line and more products.
Regarding high-tech components, Oerlikon Textile Components’ established product lines, including Accotex, Enka Tecnica, Heberlein, Temco, Fibervision and Texparts, covers the areas of staple fiber spinning, filament spinning and nonwovens.
Highlights of the Rieter product range include the new K 45 compact spinning machine, the new single-head SB-D 11 drawframe and the new E 66 / E 76 comber. It will also introduce specific energy-saving solutions.
Fancy yarns, spin twist yarns and ring-spun core yarns can be spun on the newly developed G 35 ring spinning and K 45 compact spinning machines which are available in a length of up to 1,632 spindles.
The new single head draw frame SB-D 11 allows delivery speeds of up to 1,100 m/min with good sliver quality, while the RSB-D 40 autoleveller draw frame features increases in output up to 1,100 m/min with improvements in sliver and yarn quality. Additionally, the new SB 20 draw frame runs up to 1,000 m/min and is a double-head draw frame with can sizes of 1,000 mm.
The high-performance E 35 Omegalap combing preparation unit is adapted to the output of the new generation of E 66 / E 76 combers. Yarns, fabrics and final products from COM4 compact yarn, ComfoRo rotor yarn and Rotona rotor core yarn will also be displayed.
RITM will exhibit its air-covering machine, JD 1200 Speedmaster, designed for fine and medium yarn count.
The machine provides such advantages as a high speed of 1,200m/minm, high-level yarn quality, fully independent position, and compactness of the machine. In the field of industrial yarns, a UT 50-733 processing various yarn types will also be shown.
Latest improvements, including new motorized spindles and the Quick Unix operating system, will be displayed.
Additionally, RITM will present a range of textile machinery on the carpet market namely, the CDDT 10, CDDT 20, CDDT 30, M.U.S.T. plant management system, and Wool Touch technology for improved spun yarn effect.
The automated Rosink RS-KWR quad coiler, with a dimension of 24 inches by 48 inches, ensures fast multiple coiling of light bleached cotton comber noils for production of "Q-tips" (cotton swabs / ear buds). Quality web, produced by a Trützschler TC07H carding system, can be accurately divided into four equal sections by the integrated Rosink RAQSU40 quad air web splitter. This new system allows a shorter possible production process.
The company will also unveil a two-in-one cot grinding center, namely SZ1 A Twin + HA, and the Twin double feeding system allows working of up to 500 pairs of top rollers per hour.
SML of Lenzing, Austria, will display a broad range of multifilament spinning lines for the production of polyproylene yarns.
SML's Austrofil high-tenacity (HT) and medium-tenacity (MT) spinning lines feature a compact and modular design, allowing the yarn producer to start with one stretching module (type HT 2 or MT 2) and to expand later to two modules (type HT 4 or MT 4) with up to four stretching sections (type HT 4x2 or MT 4x2), according to market requirements. FDY-HT or FDY-MT yarns are mainly used for textile applications including upholstery fabrics, filters and carpet backings, as well as technical applications such as belts.
Yarns produced on the Austrofil bulk continuous filament (BCF) machine show high crimp contractions, good crimp stability and low shrinkage. Yarns made on the Austrofil pre-oriented yarn (POY) machine, meanwhile, display high uniformity and such special properties as yarn elongation, tenacity and uniform distribution of spin finish.
SSM will debut three new machines and more technological solutions in the segments of air texturing, dye package preparation / rewinding and final make-up for sewing threads.
The new DP5-W Digicone fastflex winding machine is a precision winder with optional doffer for the production of dye packages, for the preparation of packages for weaving, warp knitting and circular knitting; as well as for the rewinding operation with or without thread treatment. Maximum mechanical winding speed tops 2,500m/min.
For air texturing, the newly developed TW2-T is a manual-doffing air texturing machine with friction driven take-up concept. Additionally, SSM and Hacoba are introducing enhanced high-performance sewing thread finish winders, namely TK 2/20 "Thread King 2". The new modular machine offers a semi-automatic winder or with a new Auto-doffer. The TK2/20 is available as cone, as well as king-spool winder.
Suessen will exhibit the new-generation EliTwist CompactSet V5, processing 100% cotton into EliTwist Yarn Ne 100/2 (compact two-ply yarn directly from the ring spinning machine). The system is equipped with a new COREflex core yarn system for ring spinning machines in compact spinning and conventional ring spinning; a new 5star plus lattice apron for short staple compact spinning; an HP-GX 3010 Top Weighting Arm; an EliVario frequency-controlled drive of the EliVAC Suction System and more accessories.
In the field of open-end rotor spinning, the company will also demonstrate such premium parts as ProFiL Navels, trash channel modernization for SE 9 Autocoro rotor spinning machines and Solidring with CR-Coating.
SwissTex will present its HP texturing system, which is based on a low-friction texturing concept to allow higher process speeds, lower-dpf products and higher process stability. A modified yarn path and a better cooling of the yarn after the texturing jet provides improved yarn characteristics. It is available for two-end machines and four-end machines (symTTex M20 or T20, and symTex M40).
HPc texturing jets for polyester BCF yarns will also be exhibited. It is possible to produce polyester yarn at a competitive speed by using this HPc texturing jet. The maximum texturing speed is 4,000 m/min. The HPc jet is available for two-end and four-end machines and for Monocolor and Tricolour machines (symTTex M20 or T20, and symTex M40).
Taining Machine Industrial Co Ltd will showcase an automatic high-speed cross cone winder with cone types of A, H and Y.
This multi-functional system can work as an auto bobbin feeder and doffing system; an individual spindle control, a drum thread-guidance system; a circulating oil system; an electro-magnetic tensioner; and a high-speed operation, five to six times faster than conventional models.
As an individual spindle control, the accuracy of measuring yarn length by computer is within 0.5%. Yarn speed is adjustable from 300 to 1,600 meters/per minute.
On an area of about 500 square meters, Trützschler will feature made-in-China products and machines especially meeting requirements of Chinese customers. Built at Trutzschler Machinery Shanghai in China, the new Trutzschler Card TC 07 and the Card TC 5-3 will be exhibited, while the brand-new C 5-3 debuted to the public for the first time.
In addition, two new draw frame types will be introduced, namely the compact and economical TD 02 draw frame without leveling and the TD 03-600 draw frame for combed ring-spun yarns. With a rate of 500 nips/min, the new TCO1 comber will also be shown for the first time in Asia.
Trutzschler Card Clothing TCC, meanwhile, will present card clothings made of new special alloys with a long service life.
Testing Instruments
Changling will introduce some 20 products, including eight new products. Highlights in the exhibits will include a CT200 yarn evenness tester, a CT800C yarn evenness tester, a DQSS-40 electronic yarn clearer and an XJ128 fast cotton fiber performance tester.
The CT200 offers evenness testing of cotton, wool, silk, hemp and chemical staple pure yarns and blended yarns, while the CT800C provides evenness testing of a variety of chemical filaments.
The DQSS-40 is a digital multi-functional yarn quality monitoring system using ARM control technology, whereas the XJ128 provides testing on length, strength, maturity, gloss, surface impurity and moisture regain for cotton fiber.
James H. Heal will highlight a new, air-cooled, xenon arc light and weather fastness tester, Apollo2 800, which simulates sunlight and replicates temperatures and humidity levels.
Dynawash 825, a garment and printed fabric durability tester, is designed to meet the requirements of retailers' standard garment and fabric durability test specifications. Meanwhile, Gyrowash 815/20 is an officially approved AATCC testing instrument for evaluating the color fastness, staining potential and durability of fabrics under accelerated wash conditions, and conforms to requirements of European retailers.
More exhibits will be shown including TruBurst2 810, a fully pneumatic instrument. Information on Healink Asia, a division of James H. Heal in Hong Kong, will also be provided.
SDL Atlas will demonstrate its Hydrostatic Head Tester, Air Permeability Tester and MMT Liquid Moisture Management System.
The Hydrostatic Head Tester meets EN 20811 and AATCC 127 testing requirements were designed for easy use, providing quick and repeatable testing of the resistance of a fabric to the penetration of water under hydrostatic pressure. The tester can be used effectively with various types of fabrics, including those treated with water-resistant and water-repellent finishes.
The Air Permeability Tester's technology measures the air permeability of textile fabrics, including woven fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, air bag fabrics and blankets. It also measures air flow through slab, bonded, and molded flexible cellular products known as urethane foams. The tester complies with such test standards as ASTM D 737, D3574 and ISO 9237.
More testing solutions will be introduced, including the MMT Liquid Moisture Management System that measures and demonstrates the ability of a fabric to improve apparel comfort.
Uster Technologies will highlight the latest Uster Tester 5 is a centerpiece. The "Think Quality" concept devised by Uster takes an all-round approach to the improvement of quality throughout the textile processes. It also provides instruments and systems geared to the specific needs of Chinese and international users, at appropriate levels of sophistication and cost for each segment of their markets.
The Uster Tester 5 is offered in numerous versions, including the top-of-the-range S800 model, which measures various vital quality parameters, while a fancy yarn module for the Uster Tester 5-S800 opens the way for users to enter the high-fashion denim market, by controlling and monitoring the creation of "random yet consistent" slub effects in these yarns.
More exhibits include Uster HVI 1000 M1000 / Uster HVI 1000 M700 fiber classification and analysis systems, and Uster Quantum 2 yarn clearer.
VeriVide, a supplier of color assessment technology, will be showcasing the DigiEye system. Being a non-contact, digital imaging system that captures and measures color and appearance, it brings previously unmeasurable items such as lace, buttons, marls and irregular samples into the digital communication stream.
The system incorporates the DigiGrade system for the digital assessment of color fastness, offering reliable and repeatable grading.
VeriVide will also be demonstrating the DigiEye Large Area Imaging system, enabling full garments or outfits to be color assessed under controlled and even illumination. The walk-in cabinet can accommodate three hangers of clothing side-by-side or two mannequins. Images can be used for communication of color and appearance of final approved product.
To be demonstrated at the stand of X-rite, the Color i7 benchtop spectrophotometer is a full-featured reference instrument for reliable digital workflow and error-free measurement at a wide range of opacity levels on plastic, coated, and liquid samples. An embedded NetProfiler system combines with self-diagnostic and auto-configure functions to ensure consistent, precise performance.
Additionally, the SpectraLight III color viewing system of the company features innovations designed to increase productivity and reduce costs, while providing accurate simulation of natural daylight.
Software
Amsler Tex, a Swiss company, will introduce its equipment and software development for the manufacture of slub yarn on ringspin or open-end frames and core yarn.
The development of new varieties of slub yarn for fashionable fabrics allows spinners or integrated textile groups to provide not only commoditized yarn, but also innovative and value-added products. Thus, an injection system was developed to allow a fully controlled injection of various roving fibers into a two-ply yarn on the ringspin frame, offering extensive options for the production of fashion fabrics with colored slubs.
Being an IBM Business Partner focused exclusively on textiles, apparel and rolled goods production for nearly two decades, Datatex AG will present a range of ERP solutions. It has over 400 customers worldwide in 38 countries and in 14 languages.
Datatex ERP "Now" solution covers a variety of functionalities of the textile apparel industry: sales and order fulfillment, planning and scheduling, manufacturing, costing, inventory control / warehouse management, purchasing, shipping and invoicing.
The company also offers an ERP solution specifically for the needs of textiles and apparel industry for improved visibility and integration through:
‧ PC-based tools that interface to legacy ERP;
‧ machine scheduling and sequencing;
‧ manufacturing execution system / production reporting / shop floor data collection;
‧ fabric inspection and cut optimization; and
‧ business analytics / intelligence with dashboards, scorecards and reporting.
Others
160 Italian exhibitors will be present at the exhibition, occupying an exhibition area of some 7,200 square meters, and 76 Italian manufacturers will be presenting their products within the Italian Clusters area, organized by ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) and Italian Institute for Foreign Trade.
The three Italian Clusters will be located in the spinning pavilion (W2), weaving pavilion (E6) and finishing machinery pavilion (E1). Overall, Italian Clusters will be occupying an area of around 2,200 square meters.
Thirteen Spanish companies will exhibit at the show, which are looking at specialties with high value, according to Amec Amtex, the Spanish Textile Machinery Association.
Gumatex, a manufacturer of circular knitting machinery with the trademark of Jumberca, will present the new model SMIL-3/4 system designed for basic single knit fabrics and with four-color electronic stripers on 72 production feeds. In the meantime, Jaume Anglada Viñas will showcase its newly upgraded Turbang-TVS, the 7th generation of the company’s tumblers. It includes an innovative system that softens and enhances the volume for various kinds of textiles, particularly pile textiles such as velvet and towels.
An innovative braiding machine (gauge 160) will be presented for the first time to the world by Talleres Ratera, which specializes in the production of braiding machines and its accessories. Novel development in twisters, including those that twist special yarns such as fiber glass yarns, will be shown by Twistechnology.
More Spanish exhibitors include Argelich Maquinaria Textil; Blue Reed; Electro-Jet; Gali Internacional; Gomplast; Icomatex; Masias Maquinaria; Pinter; and Galan Textile Machinery.
Boge Kompressoren, a compressor manufacturer from Germany, will showcase the C series of compact oil-injected screw compressors. The systems of C 4 to C 9, CD 4 to CD 9, CF 9 and CDF 9 are equipped with patented Boge GM-drive-system for optimal belt tension in each phase of operation, while direct-coupled and compact designed screw compressors including CL 3 to CL 7,5 systems and more reduce transmission losses to a minimum without v-belt or gearbox.
Additionally, the SO series of oil-free screw compressors will be presented, with the SO 61-SO 480 versions that are direct-driven and water cooled and the SO 100-SO 200 versions that are belt-driven and air-cooled/water-cooled. They are also reliable, energy saving, fully compatible with building management systems.
| Elbit Vision Systems | E3 D51 |
Elbit Vision Systems (EVS) supplies a comprehensive line of automatic optical inspection (AOI) solutions, covering various textile inspection needs, increasing accuracy, quality and yield while decreasing labor and expenses. Over 400 griege and finished fabric inspection systems have been installed in the world.
EVS will present the latest innovative IQ-TEX 3rd generation system.
It is based on Smart Vision Cameras that automatically detects, memorizes, displays and further grades defects and irregularities in textile and industrial fabrics. The system is based on vast history of few hundreds systems installed worldwide.
| International Oeko-Tex Association | E1 B09 |
Visitors can learn about using tests for harmful substances in accordance with Oeko-Tex Standard 100 as a quality management tool at the stand of the association. Meeting Oeko-Tex criteria for quality assurance can be particularly useful when exporting their products to European consumer markets.
UCMTF
A number of French textile machinery builders will be seen at the exhibition.
NSC fibre to yarn will promote an innovating product range including complete spinning lines of the long fibres process, combing, tow to top, recombing, worsted spinning preparation, semi-worsted units, hard fibre combing and spinning. In the meantime, NSC nonwoven (Asselin-Thibeau), will exhibit for the first time the A.30 needleloom, which is part of the Axcess range of equipment. It will also introduce innovations in cutting and winding machinery.
Superba will present advanced and competitive solutions with a range of machines, including the brand new TVP3, third generation of heat-setting line, together with the unequalled MF4 friezing machine and the B401 truly automatic winder. Steaming and shrinking lines for PAN HB yarns, as well as sophisticated Space-dyeing machines, will also be introduced.
In the area of quality-control sensors for the control of yarn quality, Fil Control will show an enhanced version of MDL-B (electronic length meter) to measure technical fibers on different types of winders produced and installed on the market. The length accuracy is improved to 0.5%-1%.
At the stand of Bekaert Carding Solutions, new and improved products for cotton carding as for nonwoven cards will be exhibited with an emphasis on new designs and finishes to improve quality of the sliver and the web.
Laroche will display a new Flexiloft Airlay with improved weight range, highloft and resiliency capability. The airlay can run various types of fibers and blends of fibers and solid particles, so as to allows the production of smart products from renewable resources and wastes.
More latest machinery from the French Rieter Perfojet, Calemard, Decoup +, Dollfus & Muller and Aesa Air Engineering will also be shown.
Knitting Industry Expanding in Asia
by Staff Reporters
Being a key component of the global textile and apparel supply chain, the knitting sector in Asian countries such as China continues to grow in recent years.
Knitting more efficiently with software
The use of software in conjunction with knitting machines to speed up production is a new highlight in the sector. Recent developments of the knitting machinery head towards high performance, lower energy consumption and control by electronic solutions.
H. Stoll, for instance, offers a Stoll-knit report 2 system to network its CMS machines and other production systems and increase productivity. A user, Jiangsu Jing Meng Knitting with 400 units of CMS machines, reported to considerably reduce the workload of responsible technicians, make more accurate estimation on knitting time and thus production plan, as well as obtain more reliable reports on efficiency of an individual machine and the entire production line.
With Stoll-knit report 2 and ERP system, Jing Meng was able to meet at least 95% of its running efficiency targets, according to Stoll. The knitter was also able to reduce by around half of the overtime work of the employees in production workshop, who previously calculated the knitting time of knitwear with stopwatch manually and adjusted programs in production workshop downloaded from the server to the machines.
As higher levels of product planning and design quality get more important to various markets, Shima Seiki, provides new software-related solutions to knitting producers. With full planning and design capability combined with the advantages of virtual sampling, Shima Seiki’s SDS-ONE design workstation serves as the key to a complete knit production system from yarn design to retail promotion.
Another new development area is seamless technology, with such key developers as Santoni, Shima Seiki and H. Stoll.
Sales of seamless units currently represent a fraction of less than 5% in the whole knitting machinery market, targeting mainly the high-end segment.
According to the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), over 30,500 large circular knitting machines are annually delivered.
Market-wise, China remains as one of the biggest consumers of knitting machinery for the manufacture of garment, industrial textiles and medical textiles.
Knitting machines demanded in China
As knitting industry flourished in China, the country also developed its knitting machinery sector with a substantial export of knitting machinery at about US$437 million last year, representing 28.58% of the total Chinese textile machinery exports in value.
In the meanwhile, Chinese users also imported a considerable quantity of knitting machinery from overseas countries, including Germany and Italy. The popular imports are electronic Jacquard knitting machines, electronically controlled circular knitting machines and high-speed warp knitting machines.
Taiwan's knitted product exports in January-February period of 2008 (US$) [Source: Taiwan Customs office] |
Despite difficulties faced by the Chinese textile sector, industry experts expected the knitting field to continue to grow. Demands might be seen in the areas of accessories for pre-treatment and dyeing equipment of knitted fabrics and garment this year, experts said.
Unit prices of Chinese knitwear exports rise
With reference to the Chinese official statistics, exports of knitted fabrics and apparel amounted to US$61.33 billion with a volume of 20.7 billion units last year. Overall, unit prices of Chinese knitwear exports rose 21.56%, and one of the fast-growing exporting provinces of knitwear was Guangdong. The knitted fabrics and knitwear exports of Guangdong jumped 41.76% in value last year with a 22.83% increase in unit price.
Other promising provinces in knitted fabric and knitwear exports included Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi and other inland areas in the Central and West China. Market-wise, Asia was the largest buying continent of Chinese garments (including knitwear), while the US and Japan were the top two purchasing countries.
In the rest of Asia, knitting industry also expanded in Taiwan region and other areas. Knitted fabrics of Taiwan region increased 5%-6.9% during the January-February period of 2008, while knitted garment faced a downward trend in export.
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