After having teamed up with Engineering & Agencies to sell its machines for over half a century in India , Picanol has decided to go at it alone. The reason: Picanol finds the market big enough to have its own base – from an average of selling 300 weaving machines a decade ago it has reached about 800 machines per year as of now.

Fertichem Cotspin, an Indian yarn producer has opened a new ring spinning facility close to Chandigarh with the installation and commissioning of seven Trützschler cards and blow room for denim production.

Lakshmi Ring Travellers (Coimbatore) Limited (LRT) has formed a joint venture with Caipo Automazione Industriale SRL for manufacturing slub and core yarn manufacturing systems in Coimbatore, India.

The US headquarters for textile testing equipment giant SDL Atlas has completed its relocation to a spacious office and warehouse complex in northwest Rock Hill near the airport.

Rieter Spun Yarn Systems celebrated its 700^th RSB drawframe delivered to Thailand. This event was held in the Hyatt Erawan hotel on July 10, 2007, in Bangkok. The 700th RSB drawframe was delivered to Nanyang Textile Group, a leading spinning and knitting company in Thailand.

Lectra World 2007 continues its world tour following the success of its various events held in France, China, Tunisia, Northern Europe and Thailand.

TUF Times, Tough Decision

Barring a hike in the Technology Upgradation Fund, the Budget 2008-09 has by and large ignored the textile industry. At a time, when the textile industry's exports have suffered with a fall of 22% in one year, FM has disappointed with his omissions on issues such as rationalisation of import duties on fibres.

Textile Accessories & Auxiliaries - A Special Feature

Italian Textile Machinery 
- A Special Focus

R&D focus boosts Italian machinery export