Karl Mayer's new Expert-System for optimum use of the Multi-Matic®, GOM, etc.

First of all, before deciding to buy a calender machine, the buyer should know what type of machine will be suitable for the fabric he is intending to process with the help of calender.

With the launch of the E 80 Comber, Rieter is again shifting the boundaries of what is possible in combing. New superlatives in performance are being achieved in terms of quality, output and economy.

Interface products in automation play the same role that is played by infrastructure in development of a nation.

Selective compressed air usage, yarn saving and long-term engineering are three important aspects, which will go a long way in making weaving industry highly profitable.

With the widest application range, the R9500 is the backbone of Itema. It is simple to operate & maintain producing unsurpassed quality providing the highest added value of Itema products.

Laxmi offers CM-R Flexible Rapier Weaving Machine, which is easy to operate.

STELLA India offers best of new and used imported weaving looms and processing machinery.

Amritlakshmi has been a pioneer in the weaving preparatory field manufacturing high-speed direct warping machines.

Fully automatic JAYTEX AFM 2 Model Warp Leasing-In-Machine’s selector carriage is now with new features, advancing movement of the same is in co-ordination with the density of the warps.

Weavetech’s ACE+ Plus Rapier Looms with cam gearbox is the new development for high-value added & high GSM fabrics like furnishing, upholstery & jacquard fabrics.

Harsiddh group offers a range of services and a product and is a prominent name, especially, when it comes to manufacturing of Weaver and Warping Beams and material handling equipment.

The quality characteristics such as single yarn strength, yarn elongation and rupture per kilometre of yarn are directly proportional to the ratio of polyester with viscose in the blend in airjet spinning

Bi-Fab Handloom meets all such parameters like increase in production and quality and does not tamper with the USP but rather adds more to it

The properties such as low breaking extensibility, stiffness, messiness and long staple fibre differentiate the manufacturing of jute yarn from cotton system.

In an industry where lots, bales, pieces, rolls, raw materials, finished products, colours, sizes are everyday elements, keeping a warehouse under control, both financially and logistically, are just as important as it is difficult, underscoring the importance of ERP in spinning mills.

Given the economic realities and the dominance of man-made fibres over natural fibres today, direct spinning can be a viable option for increased profitability and efforts have to be made to develop appropriate direct spinning technologies.

In cotton/spandex single jersey fabrics, bursting strength, fabric weight, crease recovery and pilling resistance rating can be improved significantly by increasing the Lycra ratio, but air permeability and dimensional stability of the fabrics decrease.

To ensure that fabric is well prepared for dyeing and further processing, all size must be removed adequately and uniformly.

Proper documentation of rework and its details in each department for better identification and control and proper operator training in sewing and finishing departments to reduce the probability of rework/rejection are important.

The seam pucker defect and seam stiffness of the 100% bamboo and 100% modal knitted fabrics show the highest and lowest values respectively than 100% cotton and 50/50% cotton/modal fabrics.

SGS India recently announced the launch of SGS Carbon Footprint Marks in India.

Spring summer is here and it has got along, new colours, trends and styles. Last year the kids fashion industry saw several interesting trends like, Modern shapes, bright cheerful colours, sustainable materials, denims in the form of jeans, jackets, dresses and shirts, etc.

A new order platform for children's fashion "THE LITTLE GALLERY" will be launched by the Igedo Company at the 'BOTSCHAFT' venue on Cecilienallee from 7th to 9th July 2013.

Making its debut in the Bangladesh market, Grafica Flextronica, manufacturer of screen printing and allied machinery, has received overwhelming response at the Garment Tech exhibition held recently in Dhaka.

Welspun India Ltd (WIL) was ranked 1st in the Top 15 Supplier Giants (USA) by Home Textiles Today in a recently concluded survey.

INVISTA showcased denim innovations at the second edition of its much anticipated 'LYCRA® RENDEZVOUS' event and also debutted its global denim concept collection for Spring/Summer 2014.

INVISTA, teams up with ARVIND to build new roads into the high potential global denim market.

INVISTA has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and main focus is on sustainability in the clothing and footwear industries.

The Human Solutions Group and its Turkish partner Asta have been working together for several years now in different areas, in a close and mutually trusting business relationship.

Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a subsidiary of Arvind Ltd, has announced an agreement to market and sell basic and intimate apparel in India under the Hanes and Wonderbra brands.

Time to Market' is passe, now it's 'Speed to Customer' that matters, said Mr Robert McKee, Global Fashion Industry Strategy Director, Infor, as his opening remarks during a presentation at a Seminar on in POWER for Fashion held at Taj Lands End in Mumbai recently.

Carbon fibres, which find numerous kinds of applications, have low specific gravity, exquisite mechanical properties and attractive performances features.

Fibre-reinforced composites often aim to improve the strength to weight and stiffness to weight ratios and these properties reduce the weight of the components produced by the fibres, underscore the rising interest and potential in fibre-reinforced composites.

The average weight of textile materials in a mid-size car will grow by 35% between now and 2020, according to Textiles Intelligence.

At IDEA'13 in Miami, USA, international technology Group ANDRITZ - uniting three leading suppliers to the nonwovens industry under one roof - will present its extended product portfolio.

Teijin Limited announced that it has begun operating a pilot plant for the fully integrated production of carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) components from carbon fibre on the premises of its Matsuyama Factory in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

The 2nd edition of Technotex - 2013 - India's premier show on Technical Textiles, organised by Ministry of Textiles and the Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industries of India (FICCI), saw participation from over 100 companies across the globe.

A total of 15 of the most innovative and successful new products in the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industries over the past three years have been nominated as finalists for the prestigious IDEA13 Achievement Awards.

A new book titled Introduction to Nonwovens Technology by two of the leading authorities in the field, Mr Subhash Batra and Dr Behnam Pourdeyhimi has recently been launched.

Goyal Knitfab Pvt Ltd, Surat has announced the successful development of 3D spacer for various applications.

While solar technology is yet to gain precedence across the globe, a few Japanese researchers have created solar-cell fabric that can harness the energy while on the go.

INDA has announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement with the China Nonwoven and Industrial Textile Association (CNITA).

Clariant's Textile Chemicals Business Unit showcased its innovative products, processes and effects at Technotex 2013 in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, recently.

Tatham, UK has a long history with medical textile processing. Its specialist understanding of medical fibre processing enables it to provide machinery that is designed for the application. This approach ensures a quality dressing is produced and high value fibres are not wasted.

Rhodia, a member of the Solvay Group, is pushing the envelope in cosmetotextiles with new applications for polyamide textile yarn Emana, a Brazilian innovation that was one of the company's highlights at this year's Colombiatex of the Americas, Latin America's leading product and technology exhibition in the sector.

At the Tire Technology Expo in Cologne Saurer Allma Product Line focused on the successful energy-saving Allma tire cord cabling machine CC4, the new energy-saving retrofit package for the Allma CC3 and the ultimately flexible two-for-one twisting machine, the Allma CC3-Combi.

Technical Absorbents (TAL) has been officially recognised for innovation by two leading industry organisations

Rhodia, a member of the Solvay group, is to increase polyamide 6.6 yarn production for textile and industrial applications by 20%.

The 4 companies Bräcker, Graf, Novibra and Suessen joined their sales forces, uniting the world's leading brands for the supply of technology components to the textile industry, forming the only global provider of components for all spinning technologies.

Karl Mayer will be showcasing its products on stand E01 in hall W1. Its warp knitting machine highlights include the new TM 4 EL and MJ 42/1 B, a completely revamped HKS 2-SE, and an RD 7/2-12 EL, which will all be shown on an area of 744 m2.

Terrot as one of the world brand leader is among the exhibitors at ShanghaiTex 2013. Together with its partner Terrot Hongkong Ltd, it will be at the booth W1, G40 where it will exhibit the machine model SCC572.

At ShanghaiTex 2013, Rosink to present its cot grinding competence in Hall E1.

The top-notched Italian manufacturers will participate in ShanghaiTex 2013 in different product sectors and there is no reason for you to get left behind.

Techtextil, the International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens in Frankfurt am Main from 11th to 13th June 2013 and organised by Messe Frankfurt.

From 11th to 13th June 2013, international technology Group ANDRITZ will present its state-of-the-art technologies for the nonwovens and technical textiles sectors at Techtextil in Frankfurt.

At this year's Techtextil trade fair, Oerlikon Textile and its Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag brands will be showcasing solutions for the efficient production of innovative yarns for very special applications. To this end, the company will however also be premiering new nonwoven production processes: in the future, Oerlikon Neumag will be offering systems for the manufacture of bitumen and underlay roofing membranes and with geotextiles as a total solution (Hall 3, Stand A03).

Stäubli will present a selection of technical fabrics that have been produced on various textile machines in conjunction with Stäubli products such as dobbies, Jacquard machines, warp drawing-in or tying equipment, and of course Schönherr weaving systems.

Since more than 160-years Xetma Vollenweider as a company with long-standing traditions is developing and manufacturing finishing systems for textiles with German quality and Swiss precision.

Partners to design new products, be efficient and reduce the environmental footprint, the French machinery manufacturers will exhibit at TECHTEXTIL.

Jakob Müller AG will be presenting three innovative machines at Stand No J06, Hall No 3.0 at this year’s TECHTEXTIL.

KARL MAYER will be presenting two new innovations on Stand E 18 in Hall 3.0.

TANATEX Chemicals will present several innovative solutions to the world of Technical Textiles in Hall 3.0 Stand F80.

Clariant, invites the technical textile sector to discover “effects that perform, chemistry that cares” at Techtextil 2013.

The Techtextil will feature around 40 Italian textile machinery manufacturers. Thirteen of these companies will be exhibiting their know-how at Meeting Point Italia, an exhibition space set up by the ICE – the Italian Trade Promotion Agency, and ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (Hall 3.0, Stand B08).

ShanghaiTex 2013 is ready to set the stage to present the improvements in productivity, energy saving and use of new materials of the textile industry. The exhibition will further bring more new initiatives for its 16th presentation in Shanghai New International Expo Centre, PR China, 10th - 13th June 2013.

Thematic priorities of this year’s ShanghaiTex are among others the increase of productivity and energy saving. In hall W1, booth B20, one can explore on 500m2 how Groz-Beckert contributes to these topics.

At ShanghaiTex, Savio will display its most important products both in the winding and the twisting segment: automatic winder model POLAR/I DLS “Link type” and the SIRIUS Two-for-One twister.

The benefits of the bamboo knitted fabrics are myriad and generally, the water vapour permeability and air permeability tend to increase with the increase of the loop length of the bamboo knitted fabrics.

With microencapsulation method, fragrance lasts for more number of washes since microencapsulation makes the finished particles more securely attached to the internal structure of the fibre and thus releasing with the much slower rate.

Surface International has introduced a Super Blaster Machine, used for sand/shot blasting of automobile components like aluminium diecasting, precision machined components, castings, forgings, heat-treated components etc.

Mesdan are now able to achieve knot-free joining at widely differing stages of textile processing employing a wide range of splicers, distinguished by the trademarks "JOINTAIR" and "AQUASPLICER".

Optibelt Alpha offers the best drive solutions. The powerful Optibelt ALPHA Power timing belts are the result of consistent further developments.

ROTACENT encompasses the full range of segment roller and pendular roller centring systems, along with the respective peripherical equipment.

The New OASIS (Open Air Smoke Imaging System) from Argus Fire Control sets new standards in open-area smoke detection for cotton storage warehouses, ginning and spinning facilities and similar application.

Raj Industries claims to be the first and only company manufacturing MAGIC Floor Slit (Floor Grating) for humidification plant return air duct, which is marketed by Machinetex (India) Ltd.

Technoweb Textile Engineering Pvt Ltd, Mumbai offers Tecno Gill Bars & Press-in Strips.

Pioneer, Coimbatore offers Nep Sorter, which is an indigenously designed import substitute instrument.

Kusters Calico offers S-Roll Mangle - Swimming Roll & Finishing Mangle.

Design engineer has a wide choice of drives belts to select from. Over the recent years Nylon core flat transmission belt has emerged as one of the most versatile and commonly used of all.

TANATEX Chemicals will be presenting several innovative coating solutions at the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Germany this March 2013.

BASF will increase its annual global capacity for manufacturing the chemical intermediate 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) by more than 20 per cent to more than 50,000 tons per annum by 2014.

Coral Softwares offers CORALerp, an enterprise solution for Indian business. CORALerp addresses all issues of Indian enterprises, from Finance & Accounts, Sales, Procurement & Inventory, and Manufacturing.

Controller and Instrumentation Group (CIG) of Katlax Enterprises have introduced a new range of Differential pressure transmitter, X'Bee Wireless.