DuPont™ Sorona® renewably sourced fiber* for the Indian textile market addresses the four principal segments of dynamic fit denim, permanent flex woven, easy stretch woven, and ultra soft knits. DuPont™ Sorona® continues to develop partners throughout the value chain to bring new offerings and products for a wide variety of end uses to market and organised seminars in New Delhi and Bangalore recently to focus on applications developed by Indian mills/textiles companies.

In the last three decades, Indian textile industry has witnessed drastic changes. With the time of globalisation, the Indian textile industry has to face an open market, the words quality & cost effectiveness has assumed a great importance.

Demand of Compressed air goes beyond what is needed to perform work. As shown in Figure 1.1, demand includes potentially inappropriate uses, leaks and increased demand due to excessive system pressure. To effectively cut costs in a compressed air system, these demands need to Minimised.

A life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted by Novozymes indicates that use of enzymes makes possible savings of up to 70,000 liters of water and 1 ton of CO2 per ton knitted fabric. It also shows a 20 - 25% reduction in processing time.

Ultimo, the individual spindle online productivity and quality monitoring system helps to monitor and analyse exceptions on a real time basis instantaneously. All production and quality parameters can be viewed for various levels viz; machine wise, machine side wise, machine group wise, count wise, supervisor wise including operating personnel.

In the last couple of decades, automation has taken place in all the processes involving textile manufacture, ie, cotton picking, ginning, spinning, weaving, processing and even to much extent in garment making, resulting in enormous gains in productivity and efficiency.

The Italy-based Integrated Color Line (ICL) offers Tin-Pro, which allows to have, in a very simple way, the management and control of any phases in dyeing and finishing. Tin-Pro is the natural evolution of the previous software that ICL developed and installed in many companies during last years obtaining very good results; so for this new one all of the experience that ICL has accumulated in so many years of hard work and development of management software, is the key to its great success.

Parallel flow exhaust system is one of the important energy saving system incorporated in EHWHA – Platinum 653 series Stenter. In case of regular Stenters wherein exhaust duct is installed in each chamber, 60 - 70% supplied precious heat energy is lost to the atmosphere. In our country, energy saving, whether in the form of electrical or thermal, became a burning problem.

Birla Cellulose is the umbrella brand of the Aditya Birla Group’s range of cellulosic fibre. Birla Cellulose is a 100 per cent natural and biodegradable fibre. Its offerings include Birla Viscose, Birla Modal and Lyocell. Textile Research and Development Center (TRADC) matches a varied set of objectives from producing new fibres to providing research facilities and solution to the value chain partners.

TeFoc Accessories, Coimbatore has been appointed as the authorised agent for Yamauchi Rubber Cots and Aprons manufactured in Japan and Malaysia. Yamauchi’s Cots and Aprons are manufactured conforming to the strictest quality norms that are regularly associated with a top notch Japanese manufacturer and the products quality levels are unmatched by any of their competitors.

In the last three decades, Indian Textile Industry has witnessed drastic changes. With the time of globalisation, the Indian Textile Industry has to face an open market, the words quality & cost effectiveness has assumed a great importance. To remain globally cutthroat and prolong the adverse market condition with respect to raw material rates and yarn prices, the cost control at each stage of textile manufacturing and value addition are very much essential.

Knotting operation is carried out when there is no requirement for drawing-in and when the pattern is to be continued at the same loom. This continuity is maintained in the conventional or usual method though a sequence of operations for which the loom remains in idle condition. In other words, the downtime gets increased hampering the productivity.

With its performance features like PreciFX, the new X-Change doffer, a new, easily comprehensible design for reduced handling, energy-optimised cooling concept and increased flexibility in terms of equipment and application range, the Autoconer X5 has already a lot of advantages to be successful in the market.

Contamination has been, and continues to be, a serious problem plaguing the cotton textile and apparel industries worldwide. But not any longer – with the introduction of Securoprop SP FPU by Truetzschler India, Ahmedabad.

One of the most recognised names in the history of the textile industry, Marzoli has been producing textile machinery since 1851, and always been at the forefront of the technological developments worldwide.

Silicones are amazing materials with a unique potential to improve the world we share. Did you know…silicones have revolutionised the textiles industry! Silicones make clothing more stylish, comfortable, and easier to care for.

Today’s market scenario, wherein the uncertainties mar the pricing of the product and also the huge pressure from the customers for better prices of yarn, the survival and getting extra premium is need of the hour. Thus, all spinners need to have some speciality yarn in their portfolio. Such products have higher price realisation – the top priority for a spinner.

The pay-back period of Excello Automatic Cone Winder is always less by 1 year in comparison to other winders; great value for the money being invested.

Though even under ideal circumstances, certain losses in efficiency in ring frames are inevitable, some remedial measures can improve the productivity of ring frames.

The rate of improvement in tensile strength of plied yarn is almost the same for ply and single yarn twist and that increasing singles twist causes plied yarn strength to increase; besides, there is continuous improvement in elongation with increase in plied yarn turns/in regardless of the amount of twist used in singles.

In mills, analytical methods should be validated; all testing operations should be carried out according to the approved methods, and the tests performed should be recorded.

The placement of the contamination removal system at the initial position of the spinning department gives improvement to product quality and performance of the process flow, and modern types of contamination removal systems are efficient to remove all types of foreign contaminations due to the use of advanced electronic devices.

Antimicrobial agents may be inorganic or organic in nature, and due to ban on various chemicals, suspected to be carcinogenic or toxic, used in the textile manufacture, eco-friendliness is primarily considered as the need of the hour, say the authors, who give an overview of some of the contemporary antimicrobial agents used in textiles.

The appearance and handle of cotton knits can be significantly improved by treatment with celluloses, and such treatment leads to the removal of surface hairs from fabric and improve brightness of dyed fabric.

The dyeing of sensitised fabric offers several benefits such as savings in dye cost, steam, water, electricity, labour and importantly on waste water treatment due to reduced load at source.

Despite the many possible reactive groups in dyes capable of covalent bond formation with nucleophilic groups in wool, only a limited number of types of reactive dye have been commercially successful.

Since now-a-days knits are conquering more markets in the fashion world, and that denim is also the in-thing in modern trends, industry can have a better reach in the market by combining denim and knit effect in garments.

Types of stone wash & their effects on the denim fabric

Elastomeric finishes have beneficial properties; they are easy to process, permeable to air, non-adherent to wounds and have excellent sewability, very good softness, desirable stretchability and recovery.

As the world's largest trade fair for children's outfitting, Kind + Jugend 2011 is not only setting the trends; it also reflects the prevailing mood in the sector. In general the developments are quite positive, which is confirmed by the number of exhibitors: About 850 companies will present their latest products in Cologne from 15th to 18th September 2011.

Taiwanese textile and clothing exporters are hoping to take advantage of closer trading links with China now that relations with the mainland are moving slowly towards normalisation, according to Issue No 151 of Textile Outlook International from the global business information company Textiles Intelligence.

Looking for authentic, unusual, one-of-its-kind fabrics for your interiors? - Paris based Sabina Fay Braxton will add this dimension to your interiors! Sabina Fay Braxton, known for her exuberant extrapolations of ancient hand-printed textile techniques, has been creating fabrics for renowned couturiers, interior designers and an array of discriminating private clients for over a decade.

The Global Textile Apparel Supply Chain Conference (CNTAC Conference), held in Keqiao, China, from July 21st - 23rd, 2011, was sponsored by Huntsman Textile Effects. As a proud partner of the CNTAC Conference, Huntsman Textile Effects says that a top line-up of industry experts representing major international mills and brands participated, exchanged and communicated advanced supply chain management requirements and concepts reflecting forward-thinking and trends and the efficiency of China’s textile apparel enterprises.

As part of an ongoing global strategy to promote the benefits of Merino wool to students within the key fashion colleges around the world, AWI has sponsored a collection of Merino garment produced by graduating designers of National Institute of Fashion and Technology (NIFT), Delhi.

Cotton swaddling blanket is the best tool a mother of a newborn can have in her toolkit to comfort an infant. A number of 100% cotton and cotton-rich products are part of daily life of a newborn. A $13.50 four pack receiving blanket, $30 dollar cotton covered comforter, $5 four pair mittens, baby caps and one dollar a pair socks are common items in the shopping list for aspiring and new parents. These items are machine washable and multiuse infant products.

The 22nd Vietnam Saigon Textile & Garment Industry Expo 2012 will be held from 11th - 14th April 2012, at the TBECC, Hochiminh City, Vietnam. This event has been held successfully 21 times in Hochiminh City and Hanoi since the 1990s and has become a key event for the textile & garment industry in Vietnam.

In Summer 2012 extremes will conquer the world of fashion. The motto goes “all or nothing”! While fashion over the past few seasons was often inspired by old values and traditions it now sets off to discover, experience and conquer. Fashion looks to the future and tries to astound us with the unusual, allowing new worlds to evolve. Classics are a thing of the past.

SABIC Innovative Plastics has announced that its versatile, high-performance Ultem polyetherimide (PEI) fiber has found an important new application in high-end work wear and protective clothing. Japan Wool Textile Company, a division of NIKKE Group, is now blending Ultem fiber with wool and other materials to produce yarn, fabrics and garment that offer a unique combination of comfort and protection, including permanent, non-halogenated flame retardancy (FR) and excellent ultraviolet (UV) resistance.

Koelnmesse joined industry representatives in recent months in an intensive analysis of strategic options in relation to the future direction of IMB World of Textile Processing. In its estimation, current economic conditions mean that it is unsustainable.

The economic development potential of nonwoven interlinings has not yet been exhausted by far, say the authors, who advocate that the manufacturers of nonwoven interlinings maintain their ability to comply with the requirements resulting from rapidly changing fashion trends in clothing.

The simulated reality allows the speeding up the design cycle of garment by allowing the garment designer to address quickly to the issues related to draping and apparel fitting.

The Break-Even-Point (BEP) value helps the clothing industry in planning the number of assembly lines required to produce the particular number of units in required time and also helps in maintaining proper style distributions for each assembly line and machines in order to reach the deadlines while earning profits.

The shape and profile of stitch design influences the electrical conductivity of the functional fabric used for the purpose of protective garment.

NSL Textiles Limited has announced that they have signed a strategic partnership with Huntsman for their textile plant conferring them with Preferred Supplier Status. The basis of partnership is the consistent and sustainable supply of high quality textile dyes and chemicals along with technical service support to achieve new benchmarks in areas of sustainability and differentiation.

Seamless designs are one of the success stories of the modern textile industry; they turn mere body parts into eye-catching things of beauty and conjure up something magical out of clothing. The garment, which comes somewhere between tights and stirrup pants, emphasises the slim outline of long legs and conjures up a look of extravagant elegance on the skin.

“Thread Works” an exhibition of Textile Design final year students’ projects, was organised on 24th May 2011 by Pearl Academy of Fashion at The Stainless Gallery. The exhibition offered a glimpse of the myriad of creative talent and student’s individualistic design philosophy.

Telmat, a French firm, has introduced SYMCAD II Master Tailor, a unique innovation in the measurement of the human body. SYMCAD II provides boutiques and chains of clothing stores with an easy to use automated system to measure the client's clothing size and help in providing measurements for tailor-made clothes.

Hohenstein Institute has announced that its Textile Testing Institute has been accredited by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission’s Laboratory Accreditation Review Team to evaluate compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, which went into effect this year.

The iSize interactive body dimension portal by Human Solutions has been distinguished by the Texprocess Innovation Award. The solution won the award thanks to its high degree of innovation.

Issue 13 of Global Apparel Markets has now been published and contains the following reports...

Bonhams of the UK are pleased to announce that the 2011 sale of Picasso Editions featuring prints, ceramics and tapestries by the famed master will take place on Tuesday 27th September in the company’s Knightsbridge auction rooms.

The results of the VEIT Group’s participation in Texprocess, which closed its doors on 27th May 2011, are a huge success for the company from the South German town of Landsberg am Lech. VEIT presented its Veit, Brisay and Kannegiesser brands at the leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials in Frankfurt am Main.

The Bombay Textile research association (BTRA) is a co-operative research association for the Textile industry and deals with the day to day technological needs of the textile industry as also science and technology objectives set at the national level.

LNJ Denim, a unit of Rs 5,000 cr LNJ Bhilwara Group’s, flagship textiles company, RSWM Ltd (NSE: RSWM; BSE: 500350) has recently announced a new range of denims, which were in keeping with the growing demand from its local and international clients.

Weavetex Overseas has adopts Avitera se & Eriopon lt from Hhuntsman Textile Effects paving the way for a cleaner and greener environment.

Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Limited, India’s largest dedicated polyester manufacturer, has announced its audited annual and Q4 results for the financial year ended March 31st, 2011.

Raymond Limited has announced its audited financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31st, 2011. The consolidated yearly sales for Raymond has witnessed a growth of 21% at Rs 3,036 crore and EBITDA of Rs 479 crore which is up by 44% as compared to the corresponding previous year.

Seamless technology shortens the manufacturing process and reduces material wastage, offering greater comfort and better fit to the wearers.

Label manufacturers are continuously thinking of innovative ideas for clothing labels, and novel materials, finishes and other methods of designing are being introduced.

In an environment plagued by reducing profits, shorter deliveries, increased customer awareness and complex styling, the manufacturer needs to understand not only how to run his factory but also what effect the above factors have on his bottomline.

USTER® pioneered evenness testing more than 60-years ago and the USTER® TESTER 5 follows in this tradition in offering an unbeatable range and testing speed to give 21st Century proof that the concept is more important than ever.

Atlas, a global leader in weathering testing instruments and services, has gained Marks & Spencer approval for utilising the Atlas Xenotest® 220/220+ and Ci3000+ Fade-Ometer® to meet C9 (Colour Fastness to Light) and C9A (Colour Fastness to Wet Light) test methods.

The domestic market of agrotextiles is expected to grow from the present approximately Rs 550 crore to Rs 900 crore, and protective screen coverings like shade cloth, thermal screen and insect net are tools to further enhance safety, disease control and productivity of the crop, thus reducing the cost.

Textile or plastic wastes can be used in producing extruded filament tow which is used as a raw material to produce thermally bonded industrial nonwoven fabrics.

New carbon fibre yarn is designed for making ultra-thin fabrics, which are suitable for high-strength and low-weight end-use applications such as personal computer casings as well as golf club and tennis racquet shafts.

The requirements of workwear are rising steadily from year to year. In response, even heavy-duty workwear is now being given modern sun protection with coldblack® thanks to a new version of coldblack® that is suitable for industrial laundering. At Techtextil, Schoeller Technologies and Bezema presented their joint development for the first time.

Under the theme ‘Performance that protects – Protection that performs’ – and at an impressive stand with a striking cubist design – Clariant showcased its latest innovative and sustainable solutions for the technical textiles sector at this year’s Techtextil.

At Techtextil, KARL MAYER was mainly exhibiting alongside its subsidiary, KARL MAYER Malimo, as a leading pioneer in the field of technical textiles. This well-known, global company, which is based in Obertshausen, not only builds efficient, flexible machines for producing functional textiles, it also develops new applications and markets for warp-knitted products.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Mogul, Turkey, to supply major equipment for a new spunlace line. Start-up is scheduled for December 2011. The line will have a width of 3.6 m and will include the advanced hydro-entanglement technology of ANDRITZ Perfojet (Jetlace Essentiel unit, Perfodry 3000 through-air dryer, and filtration system).

ICOMATEX, which participated at the Techtextil 2011 exhibition, presented the latest of its developments and technology in technical textiles.

An extreme performance and environmentally friendly textiles are highly important to Designtex – a Steelcase company with 110 global locations. As the first company in the US contract market Designtex adds Schoeller Technology’s NanoSphere® to its repertoire of textile finishes. Designtex products were featured during Techtextil 2011 at the Schoeller® booth.

A Seminar on Protective Agrotextiles-Advantages & Future prospects, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Managemen (SVPITM) Auditorium, SVPITM, Coimbatore was held on 7th June, 2011 jointly organised at Coimbatore by The Office of Textiles Commissioner and SASMIRA in association with Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU), Coimbatore.

The 7th edition of the international conference, “Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwovens and Technical Textiles” (ATNT 2011) will take place in Coimbatore, India from December 15th to 17th. The ATNT conference originated in 2004 through the efforts of Lubbock-USA based Texas Tech University. The conference has grown in significance over the years and attracts over 200 people from many parts of the world.

The 1st AGM of Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) was held recently in Mumbai. Mr A B Joshi, textile commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, was the Chief Guest on the occasion and he commended ITTA for the splendid work they have been conducting since their inception. He said Centres of Excellence are in place for the Technical Textile Units to benefit and also the Technology Mission on Technical Textiles will be a big time support for the industry, to move forward.

The use of natural fibres, derived from annually renewable resources, as reinforcing fibres in both thermoplastic and thermo set matrix composites provide positive environmental benefits with respect to ultimate disposability and raw material utilisation.

There are many possible seam and stitch combinations that can be used with a range of geotextiles to achieve a required or designed seam strength depending on the condition of the sub grade upon which the geosynthetic is directly placed

Techtextil, the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, recently downed the shutters after 24,500 visitors against the last 2009 event's figure of 23,902 visitors. Over 50% of the visitors to the show came from outside of Germany, the world's leader in technical textiles

NC State University has broadened its possibilities for future requirements. Innovative products require sustainability for the future equipment. Flexibility in fibre and fibre blend handling was a goal for the new web formation technology. Known for its outstanding performance the Trützschler Nonwovens Card EWK 413 was selected.

On an average some 3,000 diapers are being used by a baby per year. “Diapers can serve as indicators for the health of babies and growing up children,” said Ms Pauline Mills, a certified lactation consultant at the University Medical Center, Lubbock, USA.

EDANA, the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, has released its statistics on Nonwovens Production and Deliveries for 2010.

UK-based Technical Absorbents, part of the Bluestar Fibres Company Limited, enjoyed significant interest in its super absorbent fibre technology exhibited at INDEX11 in April.

Amann Group has launched a new high-performance sewing thread called Xtreme-Tech, based on Dyneema®, the Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre from DSM. At Texprocess, Amann received an Innovation Award for this new product – reflecting the company’s commitment to advanced R&D. The development of Xtreme-Tech was prompted by initial demand from Amann’s aerospace customer AmSafe, which is now employing it to develop super strong cargo restraint systems for Freighter Aircrafts.

“When end-users see our brand, they know it represents optimum safety and superb comfort,” says DSM Dyneema President Gerard de Reuver, reflecting his company’s firm commitment to protecting its brand values. “No one can claim to be using Dyneema® material, or use the Dyneema® trademark, without an official, explicit licensing agreement with us”.

BASF presented new products and customer-orientated applications at Techtextil 2011 in Frankfurt, the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens. At the booth B79 in hall 3.0 visitors found information on BASF’s comprehensive service and product range in the field of textile chemicals, binding agents and plastic additives

Demand for filters in China is projected to grow 13.5 per cent annually to 66.2 billion yuan in 2014, supported by rapid growth in motor vehicle and other transportation equipment production and stocks, and government policies that promote energy conservation and emission reductions.

For another edition, INDEX 11 closed its doors with record-breaking results, confirming its title as ‘The world’s leading nonwovens exhibition’, with a diversity of products and services on offer, from all sectors of the market - from machinery and raw materials to converted products.

Whether it is a matter of concertina wall material or coated fabrics for protective suits, technical textiles are extremely versatile. ContiTech AG demonstrated this at TechTextil, the world's largest trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens, held in Frankfurt/Main from May 24th to 26th, 2011.

SwissTex participated at Techtextil 2011 and presented one of the most complete ranges for the filament yarn technologies machinery.

Spandex core cotton spun knitted fabrics are preferable for active sportswear like hockey, rugby and tennis, and Spandex back plaited cotton knitted fabrics are preferable for stretch sportswear for javelin, shot-put and athletic sprint sports activities.

Fabric thickness, bending rigidity, drape coefficient and water repellancy increase, whereas crease recovery angle and air permeability reduce in cotton, polyester and polyester/viscose fabrics on coating with polyurethane polymer and the maximum effect is obtained with 22% polyurethane content.

Albaad one of the world’s largest wet wipes manufacturers and No 1 in Europe for private label market has ordered a state-of-the-art new production line including Thibeau® cards. The line will include two Excelle® cards, which will feature the new “T.T” card design.

Picanol will present its latest weaving solutions for technical fabrics at Techtextil in Frankfurt, from 24th to 26th May 2011, at the Elmatex booth, Hall 3, Booth D05. Certainly for weavers who want to get the most out of technical fabrics, Picanol weaving machines provide the ideal platform for staying ahead.

UK-based Technical Absorbents, part of the Bluestar Fibres Company Limited, exhibited a diverse range of applications for its Super Absorbent Fibre (SAF®) technology at INDEX11 recently.

The North America Nonwovens Industry Outlook 2010 - 2015 has recently been published by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry. This comprehensive report – the result of extensive interviews combined with market and production information provided by suppliers and converters – covers various aspects of nonwovens production and consumption in North America. This report is a unique forecasting/strategic planning tool for companies.

The French machinery manufacturers group, which considers itself as part of the technical textiles industry, will welcome technical textiles and nonwovens producers at TECHTEXTIL (Frankfurt, May 24th - 26th).

Helmets, protective vest inserts and shields incorporating Dyneema® high strength fibre marked the debut of DSM Dyneema at HOSDB, the Home Office Scientific Development Branch exhibition in Farnborough, England recently.

Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (AMS) is a global medical technology company located in Winsford, Plymouth and the Netherlands. The company recently announced the official opening of its new world-class facility in Winsford, Cheshire.

Why re-invent the wheel? The successful textile technologies from Schoeller are licensed and launched in new markets through the subsidiary, Schoeller Technologies AG. Thus, the NanoSphere® technology has found its way into the harness and webbing industry and accompanies forestry workers and window cleaners in their often dangerous working environments.

The current challenges facing the global wipes business, ranging from the instability of raw materials to the environmental “friendliness” of finished products, will be the focus of the upcoming World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference, set for June 14th - 16th, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia.

A Conference on “ Technical Textiles: Technology for Growth” was organised at Hotel Laurn Tower, Ashram Road, Ahmadabad on 30th March 2011 jointly by Man Made Textiles Research Association (MANTRA), Regional office of the Textile Commissioner (ROTXC); Ahmedabad and Indian Technical Textile Association; ITTA.

A Seminar on “Technical Textiles – Clothtech & Mobiltech” was organised at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Bangalore. This seminar was jointly organised by the Office of the Textile Commissioner and Indian Technical Textile Association, Mumbai. Tecnitex Nonwovens Pvt Ltd was the knowledge partner for the seminar.

There is a very huge potential in India to become not only a large market but also a manufacturing hub for manufacturing nonwovens provided there are efforts on part of Government, industry, academic and research organisations to ensure that the future of the Indian nonwoven industry is smooth and fruitful.

In the coming decades, filter fabric filtration will play a very critical role in day to day life, and there is no single type of fabric being used in all the applications, for the usage of the filter fabrics varies according to their end use.

There is life for the Indian textile industry by growing small and medium scale enterprises surrounding the technical textiles sector.

The medical textile industry has diversified with new materials and innovative designs due to evolving polymer technology. Textiles structures in implantation are identified by structure, material composition, and behaviour of fibre surface and degradation.

On June 10, 2010, after three exhibition days at Chemnitz in Germany, the mtex -- International Fair & Symposium on Textiles and Composites in Vehicle Construction -- ended with a complete success for Karl Mayer.

AATCC is co-sponsoring the 2010 NET INC (Nonwovens Engineers & Technologists Innovative Nonwovens Conference) offered by TAPPI and the Nonwovens Institute November 10 - 12 in Raleigh, NC, USA.

PYROVATEX® EXP represents a new generation of environmentally safe flame retardant finishes for 100% polyester from Huntsman Textile Effects.

Space-saving solutions are gaining in importance, and the Industrial Yarn area is no exception.

The technologies behind stretchable nonwovens, key market opportunities and an explanation of market end-uses, highlight the “Stretchable Nonwovens Report,” authored by Smith, Johnson & Associates and recently released by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry.

Paul Ambrose, the triathlon athlete sponsored by Descente and coldblack® is gaining more and more success as is the German SOQ Team in the current season. Blueseventy uses coldblack®, as do Pearl Izumi, Skinfit and Thoni Mara and numerous other cycling, tri, and running brands.

Applications of Nonwovens in Technical Textiles’ is a new book published by Woodhead Publishing in June 2010.

IFAI has announced that three top nonwovens groups: EDANA (European Disposables and Nonwovens Association), CNITA (China Nonwovens and Industrial Textiles Association) and ANFA (Asia Nonwovens Fabrics Association)--have agreed to support for IFAI's exciting new trade event taking place 22-25 March 2011 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Protective suit specialist, TST Sweden has signed a licensing agreement with fibre manufacturer DSM Dyneema that will enable them to use the Dutch company’s distinctive trademark on their multilayer water-jet protective suits made with the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene Dyneema® fibre.

Maccaferri Environmental Solution Pvt Ltd (MESPL) is a pioneer in providing solutions for river training, flood relief, canal lining, apron protection, energy dissipation, soil conservation & erosion control, retaining structures, reinforced earth walls, cross drainage works, rock fall protection, coastal protection, waste containment pond, pond lining, ash pond, pavement restoration & stabilisation, etc.

Super Absorbent Fibre (Oasis SAF®) manufacturer Technical Absorbents Ltd (TAL) is looking forward to attending the 2010 International Conference on Technical Textile and Nonwovens (ICTN). Organised by the Department of Textile Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, ICTN 2010 will be held at the Institute’s campus in Delhi between 11th and 13th November, 2010.

The organisational restructuring of the nonwovens activities within the Trützschler Group has now been realised in the personnel area as well.

Visitors to ITMA 2011 can look forward to knowledge sharing, cross-fertilisation of ideas and more collaborative interactions with some of the world’s leading textile researchers and educators.

To keep all the systems in textile industry in order, it is ideal to have a proper supply chain management, emphasise the authors, who highlight the mode of supply chain, the pros & cons of each system and present the fact as to how the Supply Chain Management has become an integral part of business in textiles.

Since textiles are made from biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials, and some natural fibres, the kind of recycling to be done must be according to what these materials are best to be made into that can help protect the environment in more ways than one.

France is the 6th textile machinery exporter worldwide. Together the 35 manufacturers' annual exports exceed 1 billion Euros (1.4 Billion USD. They and their association, UCMTF, which is part of Cematex, the owner of the ITMA and ITMA ASIA brands, are actively preparing for the ITMA, which is taking place for the first time in the attractive city of Barcelona (September 22nd – 29th).

COMEZ will be present at ITMA 2011 with important innovations and new and renewed machine models from its broad range of machinery for the production of narrow fabrics, highlighting the excellence of its technology.

Founded in Switzerland in 1887, Jakob Müller AG is the world leader in technology for the manufacture of woven and knitted tapes and webbing, woven ropes, woven labels, technical textiles, printed narrow fabrics, dyeing, make-up and winding machinery. The Müller supply programme covers all the needs of the ribbons and narrow fabrics industry from individual yarn processing up to the finished, made-up product.

Luwa Air Engineering AG, Switzerland – a reliable partner to the textile industry for many decades are presenting their services and innovations. The main attractions are the newly developed MultiCell Filter with a number of advanced features and the presentation of Luwa’s new Business Unit “System Koenig” for industrial heat recovery and exhaust air cleaning systems, specially designed to cope with the tough and demanding requirements in the textile industry.

Santex Group will introduce three novelties at ITMA in Barcelona this September. The first is a special drying chamber which acts as an energy saving device, while at the same time increasing productivity of new and existing Santex dryers. This “Energy Saving Chamber” intelligently exploits the heat of the exhaust air to provide an extra production capacity of more than 15%.

Water and energy availability as well as its ever rising prices are a continuously growing concern in the textile industry worldwide. To contribute to economically optimal as well as environmentally sound steaming and conditioning machines and processes Xorella has developed and further improved a range of EnviroTec solutions.

CREALET AG is a, leading manufacturer of electronic warp let-off systems. The successful weaving of technical textiles calls on one hand for know-how and innovation, but often also for a creative warp feeding system. For years already, CREALET has been a strong and reliable partner for customer-specific solutions in this field.

Tatham will exhibit the latest innovations in nonwoven processing technology, including the TS Drive System for nonwoven cards and the new TSX Crosslapper control system incorporating complete ‘profile’ control. In addition the range of TS Weigh systems and Needleloom drives will also be demonstrated.

At ITMA 2011, Barcelona, ISRA VISION presents the world’s most complete product portfolio for optical in-line inspection including intelligent tools for process optimisation, as well as a range of newest innovations for a zero defect nonwovens production along the whole processing chain.

DyStar Colours Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt, the Becatron AG, Müllheim, Switzerland, and the Lilienweiß GmbH, Remshalden, have jointly developed a new online monitoring system for indigo colouration.

AATCC will exhibit at the ITMA 2011, where one can enjoy video demos of AATCC's online courses and webinars. Learn how to search for a topic or a specific article in the Textile Technology Complete database, and see other membership benefits. Read the latest issue of AATCC Review! Of course, AATCC staff members will be on hand to answer questions from members and prospective members.

Samruddhi Engineering manufactures and supplies Steel as well as Aluminium Cops, which is used on Draw Twisting Machine as well as Yarn Splitting Machine, particularly for Nylon Yarn Multi-use, Mult Recycle, Cops are used world wide.

Basant Wire Industries, market leader in Pins and Pinned products in India, offers low cost blowroom and card upgrades to spinning mills. These upgrades have been very well accepted in the market due to their numerous advantages in quality improvement, cost reduction.

Economic gloom and price inflation caused by rising raw-material costs have failed to dull consumers’ concerns about sustainability, according to Philip Chamberlain, director of corporate social responsibility at C&A Europe.

The world cotton balance sheet clearly shows that in recent years, ending stock of cotton is coming down and global demand for cotton is outpacing production, thus putting upward pressure on cotton prices the world over.

Pill identification is a crucial step in evaluating fabric pilling appearance, says the author, who concludes that the recent advancements of anti-pilling fibres and anti-pilling finishes play a vital role in reducing the pilling in fabrics.

During the first quarter of 2011, Italy’s textile machinery sector continued on its positive trend started the previous year. The orders index for the period ranging from January to March reached 164.6 points, marking a 12% growth rate over the previous quarter, and a rise of 42% over the same 2010 quarter period. Orders are on the rise both for the domestic market (with an index of 143.9 points) and foreign markets (176.3 points).

Spain won the Football World Cup just a year back. One more accolade for Spain – in textiles -- is waiting in the wings and the countdown has begun for the biggest event for the textile industry. The talk of the first-time ITMA in Barcelona, Spain has been on everyone's lips from the day it was announced at the last ITMA Munich in 2007.

Swiss textile machinery industry has fared extremely well even during recession. In 2010, its exports to the Asian countries registered nearly 50% rise in sales. Today, Switzerland is the leading manufacturer of textile machinery all over the world, with an estimated global market share of 33%.

SwissTex Winterthur AG is a global manufacturer of textile machinery and a system provider with a profound knowledge of BCF and T&I extrusion processes for the continuous filament market.

The Swiss based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG is the trendsetter that drives the global market of winding technologies/machines. SSM’s competencies lie in the handling of the yarn during winding and yarn processing. SSM the inventor of the electronic yarn traverse system - is proud to continue its tradition by exhibiting breakthrough technologies and attractive solutions.

Stäubli, Techtextil 2011, ALPHA 400 carpet weaving systems, UNIVAL 100 single-end Jacquard machine, MAGMA, DELTA 110 drawing-in machines

The Original since 1887: For over 120-years the Swiss enterprise Jakob Müller AG has been developing innovative technology for the ribbon and narrow fabric industry and is today the global market leader.

AGM Jactex AG was founded in March 1997 as a “MBO” of AGMüller in Neuhausen – Switzerland. AGM Jactex AG has purchased all commercial activities and products of the “textile” division from AGMüller on April 1st, 1997. The complete staff, machinery and know-how has also been taken over.

For more than 40-years Amsler Tex has pioneered major technological developments in the field of effect yarn manufacturing devices. Be it the fibres injection in comber yarn (Bracol), be it multicount/multitwist in ringspin and open-end yarn, be it filament supervision with roving stop motion in core yarn - Amsler has been the innovator.

Uncompromising quality and extensive industry knowledge make Bräcker the market leader in the manufacture and marketing of key components for ring spinning machines. This is evident not only in the wide range of excellent products but also in the distinctive competence of the staff to advise and provide solutions.

Crealet, a Swiss developer of warp let-off and cloth take-up control systems, introduced their innovations to the manufacturers of the industry at the Techtextil Fair.

In 1935, the brothers Hans C and Walter A Bechtler founded Luwa AG in Zurich, Switzerland, manufacturing and installing automated heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems. Only last year, Luwa completed 75-years of service to the industry.

As the global market leader, POLYTEX can now look back on half a century’s experience in all aspects of sampling. The scope of its activities includes the development, design, manufacture and worldwide sale and distribution of sampling machines. As a professional partner for textile manufacturers and sample factories in more than 100 countries, POLYTEX has succeeded in coming up with innovations in the sampling sector year after year.

The Ningbo Yuren group is the new shareholder of Steiger situated in Vionnaz, Valais. With 3,500 employees, Ningbo Yuren based in the province of Zhejiang in China has produced more than 45,000 computerised knitting machines with a turnover of 200 millions USD in 2009.

The first installation of the new third generation of USTER® yarn clearers took place in Korea. 3 x 30 drums USTER® QUANTUM 3 yarn clearers are in operation at Ilshin Spinning in Gwangju City. Ilshin used the USTER® QUANTUM 2 for many years and was always satisfied with the clearing results.

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

The only permanent solution to the problem of Tirupur dyeing units polluting the Noyyal River could be the Marine Discharge Project mooted by the Tirupur Exporters Association, but that too should be done with proper regulations put forth by the Pollutions Control Department.

The German textile machinery industry has overcome its strongest crisis since World War II. In the first two months of 2011 the sector's turnover was 72 per cent higher than in the respective period of 2010. For 2011 the VDMA Textile Machinery Association is forecasting an increase in turnover of 30 per cent compared to 2010.

For more than 50-years the German textile machinery manufacturer THIES Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co KG has produced Yarn Pressure Dryers, during which period they have delivered worldwide more than 2,000 units. Set against a background of rising energy; and labour costs, and further refinement and development of the process, this principle of drying yarn in package form is gaining renewed interest.

The BRÜCKNER group of companies with head office and production in Germany is known as manufacturer of state-of-the-art textile finishing machines. The narrow and personal relationship to the customers allows to identify potentials for development very early and to set up new processes. The range of products stretches from drying lines for textiles and compacting lines to coating and special lines for technical textiles.

Andritz Küsters and Andritz Perfojet will present their complete product range for the textile and nonwovens industry at Shanghaitex 2011. The two companies from Krefeld, Germany, and Montbonnot, France, are well supported by their representative AKM (based in Shanghai and Hong Kong), which emerged from Kuesters Far East and Kuesters Shanghai. All AKM sales and service staffs are very well acquainted with the Andritz products.

Continuing the new concept for finishing open-width knitwear, Indian commission dyer Sri Gayathri Colours has recently installed a Monforts Montex 6500 stenter to undertake heat set treatment and finishing -- to offer reduced wastage and improved quality; in a region which has traditionally worked with tubular knitwear.

Landsberg-based VEIT-Group is taking part in the industry's new forum Texprocess in Frankfurt (24th to 27th May 2011) with its three brands VEIT, Brisay and Kannegiesser. The market leader in ironing technology presents its products to the expert audience on an area of more than 600 m² in Hall 6 Booth B10/B11.

Trützschler Nonwovens optimises the group’s operative structures as of April, 2011. In order to benefit even more from the advantages of the synergies the perfectly complementary products of Erko Trützschler GmbH, Dülmen and Fleissner GmbH, Egelsbach generate, and to comply with the overall organisation, both German companies will be renamed and operate under the name of Trützschler Nonwovens GmbH from now on.

The BRÜCKNER group is world-wide known as producer of advanced bonding and finishing lines for nonwovens, technical and classical textiles. As owner-run machinery producer with more than 60-years of tradition and experience BRÜCKNER stand for reliability, continuity and a personal relationship with the customers.

Techtextil is the most significant global trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens and will attract again a specialist public to Frankfurt from 24th to 26th May 2011. Oerlikon Saurer will welcome its visitors in hall 3, booth A03.

At INDEX 2011, the Munich-based WACKER Group showcased a wide range of water-based polymer binders for coating and modifying high-quality textiles and nonwovens. The focus was on VINNAPAS® and VINNOL® copolymer dispersions based on vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) and ethylene-vinyl chloride (E-VC).

Bestair Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd, Chennai has developed complete air management system solutions for commercial and industrial applications and specialises in application for the textile industry. The Bestair product range offers international standard air washer systems and industrial ventilation and air pressurisation systems.

For over 70-years, Luwa has been the leading supplier of air engineering for textile-processing industrial companies. Years of experience, profound know-how about everything regarding air and a wide knowledge of the manufacturing processes of its customers have led to solutions which are now trusted by over 10,000 companies all over the world.

The Aqua Fog Max Humidifications is an effective alternative to traditional methods of humidification. The Aqua Fog Max Humidifications is an arrangement of special atomizing fog nozzles located along a network of specially designed for pump module which provides extremely high water pressure, the atomizing nozzles convert water into billions of aerosol-sized water particles capable of achieving the highest levels of evaporative efficiency possible.

Today's spinning industries require low power consumable products as well as high level performing equipment (Especially in waste collection systems). UNIAIRR system offers the primary and secondary filter with high efficiency centrifugal fans.

Indo Tex-nology, Coimbatore, which represents the Chinese company, Jiangyin Air-conditioning & Dust-filtering Equipment, offers Honeycomb Dust Filtering System.

SPEEDtec, Coimbatore, offers energy efficient fog humidification system for textiles. The state-of-the-art technology ensures optimum utilisation of precisions resources such as electricity, water, manpower and investment.

Caretex Engineers, Coimbatore offers climate control doors for better working conditions. Climate Control Door Strips are made of clear transparent with round edges on both sides for uninterrupted passage having 200 mm standard width & thickness of 3 mm, 5 mm.

S K Marketing, Coimbatore offers various equipment for industrial humidifications systems. Axial flow fans: These fans are available in a wide range of sizes to suit the needs of the customer. All the rotors are now standardised with 6 bladed adjustable pitch and designed to with stand high static pressure up to 65 mm.

In the manufacturing process of textile yarns and fabrics, the importance of atmosphere controls especially in respect to temperature and humidity can never be overlooked. In fact, moisture regain-the ratio of the moisture to the bone-dry weight of the material expressed as percentage-directly impacts properties like dimension, weight, tensile strength, elastic recovery, electrical resistance, etc.

Spin Air Systems is a company specialising in textile humidification, situated in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It is led by a technocrat of more than 18-years experience, who has in-depth, hand-on, problem solving capability, leads spin Air Systems competently.

Athos Control Systems offers various products for air engineering, which are marketed by Aerovent Techno-Fabs Engineers, Ahmedabad.

Hybrid Air Conditioners (P) Ltd, Chennai offers energy efficient alternatives to air-conditioners for the garment and hosiery industry. The latest environment friendly technology is invented to solve hot weather problem.

Humifogg Systems is a pioneer in the field of power saving ultra fogging nozzles and high pressure pump for the direct humidification system. It also provides modified conventional humidification plant to save energy and improve performance. Its system can be used in all departments in textile industries instead of conventional humidification systems.

Texel Teknologgies, Coimbatore offers Tex-Fog Humidification System, consisting of a 1HP motor with fogg generation systems, copper tubes, nozzles and RH Automatic controller. The Tex-fog runs in single phase (or) three phase supply.

Gem Equipments Ltd offers the widest range of innovative products, which include Compressed Refrigeration Air Dryers, Desiccant Air Dryers, Compact Desiccant Air Dryers, Wall Mounted Refrigeration Air Dryers, Compressed Air Receivers, Compressed Air Filters, Moisture Separators, Automatic Drain Valves, Water Cooled After coolers, FRP/Evaporative Cooling Towers, Dry Cooling Towers, Gem Aqua Savers, Industrial Chillers.

Batliboi, with a history of over a hundreds years, has emerged a leader amongst engineering companies, its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Surat, in India, has a range of sophisticated machines; from conventional to high end CNC, to special purpose machines.

The Cool Breeze Mobile evaporative air cooler is a heavy-duty model unit, which has many practical applications. It is simple to use. It is easy -- plug it into a standard electrical wall outlet and connect to a water supply with a fixed hose connection. If water inlets are not available, the Cool Breeze Mobile can be filled manually.

Bamboo yarn shows better results in case of strength, elongation and hairiness while the bursting strength of cotton fabric is significantly higher than bamboo fabric.

Bearing in mind the availability of fossil raw materials to make synthetic fibres is limited, it can be forecast that reclaimed fibres or fibres recycled to other processes will grow in importance.

Expertise combined with state-of-the-art technologies, system integration and a consistent customer focus is what keeps the big names in the Swiss textile machinery industry ticking.

Stäubli's complete textile machinery range includes cam motions and dobby machines, the electronic Jacquard machines and harnesses, and weaving preparation systems division with automatic warp drawing-in, leasing and tying machines.

Based on 4-years of experience, Rotorcraft has introduced RoCoS 1.2, the new generation of Rotorcraft compact spinning, to the market.

Today, the end-products from Rieter systems -- ring yarn, Com4® compact yarn, ComfoRo® rotor yarn ComforJet® air-jet yarn – are legendary.

ITEMA Weaving is the only company to produce weaving machines with the three leading weft insertion systems, providing the right weaving technology for every application.

The Swiss company Benninger produces machinery and plants, which meet the highest standards for textile finishing. The range of Benninger products is rounded off with tire cord systems and the Benninger drive and control units.

AMSLER Tex AG was founded about 40-years ago. It is a Swiss engineer enterprise, which is highly specialised and the global leader on the development and production of effect yarn systems for all kinds of spinning frames.

AGM Jactex AG, based in Neuhausen, Switzerland is a leading manufacturer of accessories for the weaving industry with a main emphasis on jacquard weaving.

In modern textile machinery, nothing goes without belts. Proud of being the world’s number 1 when it comes to belting, Habasit has been meeting customers’ needs even before they arise. Because sixty years of experience can make one see the future.

Founded in Switzerland in 1887, Jakob Müller AG is the world leader in technology for the manufacture of woven and knitted tapes and webbing, woven labels, technical textiles, woven ropes, printed narrow fabrics, dyeing, make-up and winding machinery.

Air-conditioning requirements of spinning, weaving and man-made fibre factories may be very diverse, optimising productivity and quality while minimizing operating costs are always a prime concern. In addition, employees expect a pleasant working environment.

The Swiss based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG is the trend-setter that drives the global market of winding technologies/machines. SSM’s competencies lie in the handling of the yarn during winding and yarn processing. SSM the inventor of the electronic yarn traverse system - is proud to continue its tradition by launching breakthrough technologies and attractive solutions.

SwissTex has very recently introduced its latest innovations in the world of extrusion spinning for BCF and T&I yarns.

This is yet another landmark year for Uster and its world-leading quality assurance systems. Following on from its dual celebration in 2007 of 60-years of evenness testing and 50-years of Uster Statistics, 2010 is the 50th anniversary of the yarn clearer.

XORELLA® as a member of Fong's Industries Group and its XO-Series energy saving vacuum conditioning and heat setting machines have been well received by customers since its launching. The new XO-Series uses key components with high quality and excellent engineering in both performance and reliability to help the customers to save energy consumption by 15 - 20%.

Neural Networks can be applied for the prediction of yarn properties to produce a fabric for a particular end use, and based on their influence on the performance of the fabric, yarn parameters are chosen.