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| Issue date:23/08/2010 |
| ATA Journal for Asia on Textile & Apparel - Aug 2010 Issue |
| Source:Journal for Asia on Textile & Apparel |
| by Staff Reporters |
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| Machinery builders from Mainland China and Taiwan have an edge not only in cost but also in technological improvement as shown by their latest machines exhibited at the ITMA Asia+CITME 2010 |
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| Shan Yinfu |
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Spinning
Second half of 2010 to look good: New Heli
In the field of spinning, Hangzhou New Heli Textile Machinery
(杭州新合力) launched an upgraded version, KV2008 compound twisting machine with broken-end stop system following the KV2005. Thread-making companies such as Amann and Huamei have placed orders for this twisting machine, said Shan Yinfu (單銀甫), General Manager.
The company specializes in the research and production of textile machines for twisting yarns of natural, artificial and synthetic continuous filament.
In particular, technical yarns common in international markets such as fishing twines are now produced and used in China. The new KV2008A was designed to suit the latest market changes and thus has attracted attention from local thread-making companies and even those in Taiwan, according to Mr Shan.
The new machine has been recently available, leading to a 30% increase in sales during the first half of this year. Mr Shan estimated the global textile industry to rise from the trough and regain its momentum in the second half of 2010. He believes the Chinese textile industry will continue a growing trend despite the risk of more and more expensive raw materials.
Imported know-how offers greater prowess
Yuan Xianzheng |
Qingdao Yunlong (青島雲龍), formerly Qingdao Jimo No.1 Textile Machinery Factory, exhibited the FA396 high-speed drawing machine, which is for the first time in China equipped with the Uster Quantum Expert, according to Yuan Xianzheng (袁顯政), Chief Engineer of the company.
The Uster Quantum Expert is an online data system to monitor and control the entire cone winding or OE rotor spinning process in a mill with respect to quality and productivity. "Quantum Expert system as an analysis software offers significant advantages in regard to management and statistics, bringing about process improvement of textile companies," he said.
Seven national patents were applied for the technologies used in the FA396. He was optimistic with the market prospect considering that the new machine meets up-to-date market needs such as energy saving, environmental protection and automatic control.
Qingdao Yunlong has currently an annual production capacity of 2,000 cotton spinning machines, sold locally and overseas to Burma, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and etc. Yunlong is one of the four most competitive drawing machine manufacturers in China, Mr Yuan added.
More economic link between China & Taiwan anticipated
Chi Yung-chi |
Taining Machine (泰能機器) from Taiwan displayed its latest patented innovation, namely the TN-25 high-speed winder featuring high quality and good durability.
"Instead of using a single-motor belt-drive structure, this new machine can be adjusted with different yarns and works more stably and quieter. What’s more, there is no need to spray oil during operation, eliminating the risk of affecting the quality of yarns. In addition to ensuring the yarn, the machine is easy to maintain and the downtimes are minimized," said Chi Yung-chi (紀永琪), General Manager of Taining.
The company also presented the TN-35A automatic high speed winder and the TN-01 economic cross cone winder at the fair. In addition, Mr Chi expected more business opportunity to be opened up following the ECFA.
An economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) between China and Taiwan was proposed this year. If the proposed ECFA is signed, China, with its industrial import tariffs averaging 9%, will have to lower its duties to a much greater extent than Taiwan, where the average import tariff is 4%, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs. With the greater beneficial effect of lower import tariffs as a result of the signing of an ECFA, Taiwanese companies operating in China might be able to stabilize their existing market outlets and even further explore China's domestic market, the ministry said.
Knitting and Weaving
Market for advanced flat knitting machinery seen promising
Sun Pingfan |
A number of computerized flat knitting machines including CX1-52C, GE1-60S, GE2-52C and GE3-52C were on display at the booth of Ningbo Yuren (寧波裕人).
Sun Pingfan (孫平范), the company's president, observed positive impact of the global financial crisis. He explained: "In 2009, the sales of Cixing computerized flat knitting machines exceeded RMB1 billion, making the company a largest maker and seller of computerized flat knitting machines in the world. We believed that it was because the crisis had prompted knitwear producers to replace obsolete equipment with more modern and advanced ones so as to improve productivity and reduce costs. On the other hand, knitwear producers seeing an improved export trade in 2009 were confident in the business doing. Therefore, they have appeared more active in purchasing new equipment."
Mr Sun also believed China to remain the world's largest textile market within next few years. There are currently 1.6 million hand knitting machines and over 100,000 computerized flat knitting machines. It takes time to replace hand knitting with computerized flat knitting and business opportunity is supple. He mentioned that the company would continue its development track in the field of knitting machinery, adding that the business in seamless underwear knitting machines and computerized sock knitting machines was also satisfactory.
Flat knitting market attracts new entrant
New flat knitting machine from Pailung Machinery |
This year, Pailung Machinery (佰龍機械) introduced sweater manufacturers a new computerized flat knitting machine that took the company three years to develop.
The company hopes to leverage its rich experience in circular knitting machinery and position its lately unveiled computerized flat knitting machine as a world-class choice over domestic machines and more affordable compared to renowned international brands, according to Edward Chen (陳世明), Deputy Manager of Sales Division, Flat Knitting Department.
High speed is the direction for both future circular and flat knitting machines, he said, due to the consideration of production capacity and price. Pailung Machinery seeks to improve production capacity through technical progress and offer clients a satisfactory price level by controlling costs through management of both sides of the supply chain, he added.
Shao Xuanfu (right) |
Improved knitting technologies tuned to market needs
Apart from technology, knitting machinery builders also attracted their existing and potential buyers with fashionable apparel and fabric samples. More than 100 pieces of styled samples were showed at the booth of Ta Yu Knitting Machinery (大渝針織機械).
The machinery of Ta Yu Knitting Machinery is built with quality parts from Germany and the US (e.g. yarn storage parts, yarn stand device and pressure fuel injection system) as well as frequency converters for motors from Japan. Shao Xuanfu (邵宣富), Sales Manager, said that quality parts along with the research strength form the foundation of quality knitting machinery made by Ta Yu for users in the mid- and high-end segments.
Cheng Wu-ching(right) |
On the other hand, Sanda Machinery (三達機械) displayed the SD-72ER computerized jacquard knitting machine with four-color auto-strippers. The memory of the machine retains data even after the power source is disconnected, avoiding the risk of data loss, according to Cheng Wu-ching (鄭武慶), Vice General Manager of Kunshan Sanda Textile Machinery. In addition, as an upgraded model of Sanda's best-selling towel knitting machine, the SD-1.4TE computerized towel jacquard knitting machine offers a wider variety of weaving patterns of towel fabrics used in babywear, sportswear, thermal underwear, bathwear, industrial fabrics and more.
Wang Laichen (left) |
At the ITMA Asia+CITME 2010, Wellknit Machinery (凹凸精密機械) put on the market its latest computerized double jacquard knitting machine with auto-stripper. The new machine helps users better suit the changing markets by offering six-colour auto-stripper, which can operate independently at the same time. "This is a new technology in China and is 50% more affordable than similar foreign machines," said Wang Laichen (王來成), General Manager of Wellknit Machinery. He predicted that a higher count, small-batch production, wider diversity (of design/patterns/colours) and higher level of computerization are some major trends for tomorrow's circular knitting machinery.
Chinese builders developing "greener" looms
Chen Guozhen |
"Our products are designed to meet the rising expectation of environmental friendliness, and we also pay attention on such areas as cost reduction and energy consumption during a running machine," said Chen Guozhen (陳國真), General Manager of Shunde Fengkai Machinery (順德豐凱) in Guangdong province of China.
The company is one of the largest loom manufacturers in China offering high-speed rapier looms, air-jet looms, jacquard looms and weaving machines for industrial textiles.
Services are one of the highlights of the Shunde Fengkai. The company provides value-added serves even before an order is placed, such as market survey, technical advice, proposals on technical upgrade, plant reconstruction and process design. When the machinery is delivered, technical training, plant reconstruction assistance and etc are offered to help users make the necessary changes at the facility. Lastly, post-sales services include free-of-charge machine adjustment, technical advice and training, spare parts supply and maintenance, Mr Chen concluded.
Machinery maker for chemical fibres is optimistic
Miao Xiaofang |
Jiangsu Hongyuan (江蘇宏源) assists chemical fiber producers to manufacture wider range of products with a smaller batch in an energy saving and environment-friendly manner, Miao Xiaofang
(繆小方), Deputy General Manager told ATA Journal.
The business of Jiangsu Hongyuan remained quite good despite the global financial crisis. The company mainly offers custom machinery that perfectly matches the specific needs of clients, and she believed this is a significant edge of the company in the market. Other attributes included ongoing technological progress, flexibility to meet market needs and good services to clients.
Being the first manufacturer of high-speed stretch yarn machine in China, Jiangsu Hongyuan has been ranked as the first producer of high-speed stretch yarn machines for over 20 consecutive years in the country. It shares more than 40% of the local market and is one of the three major cotton roving machine suppliers in China, according to Ms Miao.
The company has a provincial-level technical center and invests 5% of its annual sales income on R&D manned by 70 staffers to complete exceeding 30 product development and improvement projects each year, she concluded.
Mo Jun |
Finishing, Printing and Others
Great potential seen in finishing sector
Mo Jun (莫軍), General Manager of Haining Textile Machinery(海寧紡織機械), considered that there are a lot more to do for textile finishing machine builders in helping Chinese textile enterprises add value on the fabrics they produce.
For instance, the company demonstrated a high-speed raising machine developed and launched by the company last year. The new machine is equipped with a large diameter roller, with a structure of helical gear transmission. It works quietly and efficiently. A brushing roller can clean the card automatically. Moreover, the fabric tension is controlled by four motors for easy adjustment.
Vincent Tsai |
Looking ahead, the company will continue its efforts in new product research, upgrade of older equipment of users and fabric development.
Two new market introductions were presented by Taiwan Giu Chun (臺灣鋕昌) with a competitive performance-price ratio, the company says.
A new double tricot machine has received good market response after its launch early this year, due to its small investment and quick return, Vincent Tsai (蔡銘榮), business manager said. Another new machine is an automatic crochet machine for lace and strips.
Mr Tsai observed that key clients were present at this year's exhibition, showing a stronger investment sentiment and he was pleased to meet a number of new customers. Machinery innovation and quality, crucial to the user, is taken seriously by Giu Chun, Mr Tsai concluded.
Xu Jiaming (right) and Qiu Liangliang (邱涼涼), Sales Manager |
Jinjiang Jeeone Printing and Dyeing Machine (晉江聚旺印染) exhibited the Da Vinci circular screen printer with substantial improvements in key parts, allowing it to perform more accurately and environmentally friendlier.
Xu Jiaming (許佳銘), General Manager of Jinjiang Jeeone, said: "Our sales increased 50% last year, even more impressive than that before the financial crisis, thanks to our constant technological improvement focusing on energy conservation and environmental protection over these past years."
The company currently sells 20% of its products domestically and exports the rest to such markets as Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa and more. Southeast Asian customers have shown great interest in rotary screen printing machines, he said.
Jenny Lee |
Richpeace Group (富怡集團) in the field of embroidery and quilting is another mainland Chinese company that emphasizes better technology.
"With more than two decades' experience, the company claims to have developed its machinery and more importantly software, offering integrated solutions for the textile and garment sector," said Jenny Lee
(李霞), Sales Manager (Quilting Equipment) of Richpeace Group.
The company exhibited a number of embroidery and quilting machinery. Users can convert patterns into identifiable needle gauges easily with software on the embroidery machine. Meanwhile, the quilting machines with world-class quality are well accepted in the market and half of them were exported, Ms Lee explained.
"Our products are quite expensive in the domestic market due to its premium quality and performance. We see our main competition from Japan, Korea and Germany. We are committed to product improvement and about 15% of our employees are engaged in R&D activities. We also invest heavily on R&D, amounting about 15% of our annual sales income," she said. Although the company registered an annual sales growth of 20% last year, it is relatively cautious for this year's business, she added.
Next 8-10 years are crucial to catch up internationally
Feng Wei |
"As a manufacturing powerhouse, China is better at executing the manufacturing process but weaker in technological innovation. The next eight to 10 years will be a key period of time for China to catch up with technology-laden countries in the world," said Feng Wei (馮偉), Manager, DMA Textile Application Division of Delta GreenTech (中達電通). Currently, China can focus on the improvement of stability and reliability of its textile machinery. As the brain of a machine, the controller plays a significant role, he said.
"We offer solutions of industrial automation and integration for textile manufacturers. With the expertise from the parent company in Taiwan, we are strong in research and development of new products," he said. Various controllers specially designed for textile industry were exhibited by Delta GreenTech, which are custom made with international warranty. These products are recognized for quality and reliability by users including Jingwei Textile Machinery and Zhengzhou Textile Machinery, according to Mr Feng.
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