CONSUMER PRODUCTS
A Cormatx Airlay thermo-bonding line, which is capable of producing high loft textiles from wool, flax, hemp, carbon, basalt and textile waste, individually or blended together.
Italian Machines Produce
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t should come as no surprise that Italy offers world-class machine technology for making consumer products such as textiles, ceramics and footwear. BUSI GIOVANNI Srl (Botticino Sera, Italy; www.busigiovanni.com) offers a compelling example. Situated in the province of Brescia, Italy’s industrial capital, BUSI, a member of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (www.acimit.it), is celebrating 60 years as a family-owned firm specializing in single-cylinder sock-knitting machines for the world’s most discriminating producers—from the classic hosiery of Germany’s Falke and Italy’s Bresciani to the medical compression socks of Gibaud of France.
Several factors set BUSI machines apart, starting with unequaled sock quality and versatility, Michèle Castagna, export and marketing manager, said. For example, like other single-cylinder machines, BUSI machines can knit any conceivable embroidery pattern. But they can also produce elegant, true broad-rib socks, which otherwise require double-cylinder machines. And not only can they produce both both terry (up to gauge 22) and classic (200-240-280-320 gauge) knits, they can combine them in the same sock. BUSI machines are also uniquely capable of producing both sandwich and normal terry in the same sock with just a simple program change, whereas competing machines require extensive mechanical
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