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May/June 2017

Digital solutions for future processes Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment focusses on Industrie 4.0

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Successful edition of INDEX 2017; Technical textiles again in focus in Frankfurt; Expansion in the cotton area resulting production growth Bringing together the key players from every dimension of the innovative world of textile, INDEX is the largest global meeting place for the non-woven market. The 2017th edition of the exhibition took place at Palexpo, in the city of Geneva, Switzerland from 4th to 7th of April 2017. A sum of about 12,758 visitors made their way through the doors of exhibition center. Overall a big success, the event brought number of opportunities to the non-woven textile market of Pakistan as well. Techtextil a leading international trade fair for technical textile and non-woven that presents a wide range of potential uses of textile technologies with a motto of connecting future, is coming again. The event is planned to be held on 9th to 12th of May 2017 at Fairground, Frankfurt am Main in parallel with Texprocess the leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials. The number of exhibitors and visitors have increased over the years for the event. Textile and clothing exports rose 6.2 per cent year-on-year to $1.064 billion in March, mainly driven by

value-added products such as garments, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. The increase in export proceeds was also evident in rupee terms. The data for the month shows that exports of value-added products grew during the month, both in terms of value and quantity. High cotton prices have prevailed in 2016/17, which are expected to encourage farmers to expand the area under cotton by 5% to 30.8 million hectares in 2017/18. Production in China is expected to rise by 1% to 4.8 million tons, the first increase in five seasons. While in USA production could grow by 8% to 4 million tons. Production in Brazil is projected to reach 1.4 million tons while Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production is forecast to rise by 4% to 1 million tons. World cotton mill use is expected to surpass world production for the third consecutive season in 2017/18. World consumption is projected to increase by 2% to 24.6 million tons. Mill use in Pakistan may grow by 1% to 2.3 million tons due to new incentives for textile exports offered by the government.

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Textile and clothing exports on the rise

Textile and clothing exports rose 6.2 per cent year-on-year to $1.064 billion in March, mainly driven by value-added products such as garments, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. The increase in export proceeds was also evident in rupee terms. The data for the month shows that exports of value-added products grew during the month, both in terms of value and quantity. Product-wise details show that exports of readymade garments rose 19.5pc while that of knitwear grew 5.4pc in March. Exports of bedwear edged up by 5.4pc while those of towels 15.8pc during the month. In primary commodities, exports of cotton yarn witnessed a year-on-year increase of 5pc while those of cotton cloth and yarn (other than cottonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) dropped 5.5pc and 26.9pc, respectively.

Exports of made-up articles, excluding towels, increased 16pc, and that of tents, canvas and tarpaulin grew 71.8pc. Proceeds from art, silk and synthetic textile increased by 2.7pc while those from raw cotton dropped 2.9pc year-on-year. One reason why textile exports are in decline is that

the preferential access to the European Union under the GSP+ scheme hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t helped boost proceeds due to slump in demand. In the nine months through March, the value of exported textile and clothing products fell 0.89pc year-on-year to $9.278bn. Overall export proceeds in July-March were down 3pc to $15.118bn. Last year, the government announced a textile policy involving 4pc rebate on the exports of readymade garments on a 10pc incremental increase over the preceding year, 2pc on home textiles and 1pc on fabric. However, no support was announced on raw material or yarn exports. Under this policy, the government paid out Rs2.5bn to exporters in the preceding fiscal year. This shows the policy worked to some extent and promoted exports of value-added textile products. From Jan 15 onwards, the government has not only increased the rebate to 7pc for readymade garments, but it has also allowed cash support of 4pc on yarn and grey cloth under a Rs180bn package announced by the prime minister.

Global e-textiles market to approach US$ 5 billion by 2027 Major advancements in the last five years have led to the double-digit growth rate of the e-textile market with a number of about 100 million USD in yearly wholesale revenue. Both the electronic and apparel giants are assessing the sector and are building strategies while the analysts are predicting growth in the coming years. According to a report published by Research and Markets, a prominent investment have been made that had enabled the mainstream commercial products and lead to the market approaching 5billlion USD by the end of 2027. Though been more than 90% of our lives we are in contact with textile but now it has started to become intelligent and this new functionality is based on the integration of textile and electronics. In their purest form according to the definition, e-textiles based on the integration of inherently electrically or electronically active fibres have begun to see integration into early products. However, with many associated challenges around reliability, performance and comfort, there has been a strong push towards other solutions that can achieve better properties including wash ability, stretch ability and

new functionalities. The reports has covered an entire e-textiles value chain, including materials like metals, polymers, fibres, yarns, textiles products like knitted, woven, embroidered, non-woven and emerging materials and components like sensors, connectors and the interface to traditional electronics, etc. that are used in this date. At the same time it is presenting a roadmap for the future specifying more than 30 different academic and initial prototype products in areas like new conductive fibres, stretchable electronics, energy harvesting, energy storage, logic and memory. The published report also describes the full value chain, looking from the material and component options, to the manufacturing challenges, through to the applications, markets and key end users. Trends by market sector are crucial, as the addressable markets are both large and diverse. The report characterizes key market sectors including Sports & Fitness, Medical & Healthcare, Wellness, Home & Lifestyle, Industrial, commercial, military, Fashion, including automotive etc.

2.5% growth in European nonwovens production in 2016 EDANA is a leading global association that is successfully serving the nonwovens and related industries since many years. On the opening day of INDEX 17, the largest meeting place for the nonwovens supply chain and their customers, it has disclosed its preliminary 2016 annual statistics. The event provides a comprehensive insight to the non-woven industry across Europe showing the latest figures that explain momentum as well as durability of the industry. According to EDANA, the overall production of nonwovens in Europe grew by 2.5% in volume in 2016 to reach 2,378,700 tons despite an uncertain economic climate. According to Jacques Prigneaux, EDANA’s Market Analysis and Economic Affairs Director “Germany, Italy and Spain all witnessed growth, with Spain’s particularly impressive at 5%, while recent star performer Turkey remained stable, more than compensating for the minor decline recorded in some other European markets.” Variety of trends was observed between different production processes on the non-woven. The production of fibre-based materials drylaid and short-fibre airlaid technologies, for example, recorded an increase of 2.2% and 2.9%

respectively, while wetlaid remained relatively stable. Spunmelt nonwovens recorded a growth rate of 3.3%, reaching a production total of 1 million tons for the very first time. The highest growth rate was observed in material produced via the air-through bonding process, with a 13.1% increase. Although the primary main end-use for nonwovens continues to be the hygiene market, with a 30.7% share of deliveries (by weight), significant growth areas for nonwovens were recorded in other sectors; agriculture and garments (both recording double digit growth), air filtration (+3.2%), construction (+4.5%) and food and beverage (+4.2%). Countering this, a minor decline of -1% was recorded in the automotive industry. Medical and personal care wipes sectors both remained stable with a very slight fall of 0.4%. “For more than 40 years the yearly statistics reports of EDANA has helped the member companies to have an unparalleled insight to the industry and the credit goes to the exhaustive research and direct input from producers,” said was so by Pierre Wiertz, General Manager of EDANA.

Gap & Athleta set goals to boost usage of sustainable fiber

Bold steps are announced to be made in the next five years to boost the concept of sustainability on the apparel based fiber. Gap commits to get 100% of cotton from more sustainable sources than ever while on the other hand Atheleta commits to have about 80% of the materials to be made of sustainable fiber. The commitments were made on Earth day. The core aim of this commitment was to boost production while keeping the planet safer and healthier for the coming generations. These commitments are the latest advancements in Gap Inc.’s journey to integrate more sustainable product innovation and fabric technology across its portfolio. Gap’s Chief Product Officer Wendi Goldman said that “We believe in actively protecting the planet we all share.” He further added to his discussion that “With our new sustainable cotton goal, we have the opportunity to make a big impact on the global cotton community, and bring to light what’s so incredibly important to the future of garment manufacturing, what matters to us as a brand, and what matters to our customers.” Partnering with Better Cotton Initiatives was another decision made by Gap to achieve its new cotton goal. At the same time, Gap’s new commitment will include the use of other sustainable cotton such as organic, recycled and American-grown. Basically this cotton goal of Gap is part of the brand’s Gap

for Good platform for more sustainable fashion, which also includes saving water and reducing energy consumption, as well as educating and empowering women through Gap Inc.’s signature life skills and education program, P.A.C.E. At the same time, Athleta’s sustainable fiber goal is one of four goals the brand shared. According to Nancy Green, president and CEO of Athleta “For Athleta and our community, the Earth is our playground, and we believe it’s vitally important to protect it for the next generation.” Further added was that “With the use of more recycled and sustainable fibers, we’re working to lessen our impact on the environment and preserve the Earth’s precious natural resources. Using our business for good is central to the mission of Athleta.” Athleta is already working on the sustainability and conversion of materials to recycles organic and synthetic cotton. The brand will meet its new 2020 goal through a focus on partnering with fiber and manufacturing suppliers on innovative solutions. This expanded sustainability commitment of Athleta’s expanded also includes setting goals to use more efficient fabric dyeing and finishing techniques to save water; to help empower the women who make its clothes; and also reduce waste at the brand’s stores and HQ operations.

ICAC announced winner of the ICAC Cotton Researcher of the Year for 2017

Dr. David Matthias Stelly, Professor in the Department of Soil & Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Agri-Life Research is announced as the winner of the ICAC Cotton Researcher of the Year for 2017. Dr. David M. Stelly is a Professor in the Department of Soil & Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. He is world known cotton breeder and geneticist who started his research career in 1970s. Dr. Stelly has more than 30

years of professional experience and leadership in plant breeding of cotton. His expertise includes germplasm introgression, reproductive biology and cytology, cytogenetics, genetic and genomics. His scientific endeavors entail a broad spectrum of wild species germplasm, introgression methods, chromosome substitution, genetic analysis, genotyping, genome and trait mapping, marker assisted selection, reproductive cytology and genetics etc.

Registration opens for 76th plenary meeting of ICAC According to the sources the registrations for the 76th Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee is now open on the web www.icac.org. The meeting will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 23 to 27th of October 2017. Being the 6th largest cotton producer and 5th largest exporter, Uzbekistan has created a modern complex of production, processing and marketing since independence in 1991. According to the officials the agenda of the meeting this time will include a scheduled discussion on topics like inter-fiber completion, technology transfer, quality assessment, cotton yields, logistics and contract compliance. The participants in the plenary meeting will have an opportunity to experience the rich heritage of Central Asia and the Great Silk Road, and technical tours showcasing the cotton technology and history of Uzbekistan will be offered.

Towel export in March reached $ 70.354mn Towel export of Pakistan grew by 15.78% in the month of March, in comparison to the exports of the corresponding month of last year. According to the data given by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, almost 15,325 metric ton of towel that worthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of about 70.354 million USD is exported in the month of March as compared to the exports of 13,551 metric tons of worth 50.76 million USD of the same month in previous year. During the first three quarters of the ongoing fiscal year the export of towel from the country has fallen by 3.18% and recorded at 132,723 metric ton. Towels, worth of 578.24 million USD were exported

during the time period from July-march, 2016-17 as compared to the exports of 597.1 million of the corresponding period of the previous year. But in the last 9 months exports of the bed-wear increased by 5.11% and about 263,814 metric tons of bed-wear worth 1.585 billion USD were exported as compared to the exports of 244,295 metric ton of worth 1.508 billion USD in the last year. Month on month basis, the exports of bed-wear grew by 5.43% and was recorded at 29,259 metric ton of worth 180 million USD against the exports of 28,995 metric tons worth of 171.182 million USD of the same month of last year.

Digitalisation & Industry 4.0 discussion at Texprocess Texprocess Forum will be held for the 4th time at the Texprocess trade fair in Frankfurt am Main from 9-12 May 2017. Science and industry expert will be sharing their latest textile processing trends and knowledge at this international conference. The sharing of data will be done in 40 rounds of lectures and panel discussion in these four days of event. Industry 4.0 and digitalization are the main themes of the forum along with sustainability and quality management. In this regards efforts from different industry experts would be brought into light including; SPESA, Lectra, Human Solutions, Hohenstein Institute and Gerber Technology, TÜV Süd, Takko Holding and Datacolor and Bayern Innovativ. The fair will also have a separate lecture block where the focus will be placed on the use of digital textile printing for functionalization and finishing of technical textile with Mimaki, Zimmer Maschinenbau and Coldenhove. According to the sources a session with the title Technology enabling digitization of the apparel industry will be held by Dave Gardner, Managing Director, Spesa, Philippe Ribera, Lectra (France), and Mike Fralix, Textile Clothing and Technology Corporation. Andre Wissenberg, Vice President, Oerlikon, Ger Brink, Professor Smart Functional Materials, Saxion University, and Fernando Pimentel, President, ABIT, will present Accounts of companies implementing industry 4.0. At the same time new business in the fashion industry enabled by industry 4.0 technologies will be presented by Rosanne van der Meer, Founder, The girl and the Machine, and Lutz Walter, R&D Manager, Euratex. Texprocess is free of cost for the visitors of Techtextil and Texprocess and is scheduled to be held in hall number 6.0. According to the organizers the lecture program has been compiled by DTB – Dialogue Textile Apparel, the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the World Textile Information Network. The Texprocess lecture program in the digital printing section will be supplemented by the European Digital Textile Conference, which WTiN is holding for the first time at the fair on 10 May 2017.

Innovation award received by Soorty Denim Munich Fabric Start- an event that took place in March this year, the Soorty Denim Active got the awards of Hightex innovation for its new Denim Active concept. According to the manufacturers of the idea the new concept blurs the borders between the sport and casual wear and combines the two lifestyles. Denim for athleisure, made with Coolmax Eco Made technology, helps to keep the wearer cool

and dry by moving in a damp condition, keeping the moisture out of the body and allowing it to evaporate more quickly. The Coolmax Eco Made fibre is made from 97% recycled resources such as plastic bottles, providing lesser material for the land fill by end of its age. On the other hand the Lycra fibre can provide 360 degree of stretch and is a light weight fabric combining with comfort and softness making it perfect to be used in gym, cycling, shopping and more, the company reports.

MEPs demand respect for labor rights in Sri Lanka Workers must have the rights to bargain and organize, said was in a report fact finding of mission to Sri Lanka in addition to the Members of the European Parliament. The suggestion was made with the focus on the fact these rights are substantial if one need to grant the country with preferential trading conditions by the European Union. MEP Lola Sánchez Caldentey said in a statement that, “We are willing to give preferences to Sri Lanka, but only if we are sure that the benefit also goes to the workers.” The mission took places between 10 and 12th of april 2017 and the participants were invited by the IndustriALL Sri Lanka Council to assess the country’s progress in human and labour rights compliance in relation to the re-application by the Government of Sri Lanka for the EU’s Generalized System of Preferences Plus status (GSP+). As a result of more than 10 meeting sin Sir Lanka, Sánchez Caldentey said that: “If the European Union consumers knew the abusive conditions under which the women make the cloth that they buy, they would be ashamed.” At the same time the MEP Anne-Marie Mineur added: “The government must ensure that these workers can organize themselves through trade unions, because otherwise they will

keep on being exploited.” The delegation, that included representatives from trade union 3F of Denmark, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITWF) and Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), had a meeting with the workers and trade union leaders who have been subject to harassment, illegal dismissal, sexual harassment and labor rights violations in the Free Trade Zones of Sri Lanka. On meeting the subjects, the delegates showed their serious concerns about the use of manpower agencies for co-working arrangements, which have undermined freedom of association and collective bargaining in Sri Lanka. Another concern showed was about the interference of the judiciary on the labor disputes. IndustriALL’s assistant general secretary, Jenny Holdcroft, in response to this fact finding mission said that “It is good that EU Parliamentarians have been to Sri Lanka to see for themselves the conditions for workers. We hope that this will encourage the EU to put proper protections in place to ensure that the benefits of trade are passed on to Sri Lankan workers. Full respect for the rights to freedom of association and to bargain collectively is essential.”

Indonesia’s textile export reached $2B In the first two months of 2017, the Indonesia’s textile and textile product (TTP) export have touched United States (US) $2 billion. The number is 3% more than what it was in the last year. According to the Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto, "The TTP industry, which is also an export-oriented labor-intensive sector, can be a social safety net because it employs a lot of workforce, up to now, and estimated at three million workers." The minster also noted that the TTP industry’s investment value in 2016 reached IDR7.54 trillion, with a significant foreign exchange gain from the export value of $11.87 billion, as well as employing as much as 17.03% of the total workforce in the manufacturing industry. According to Airlangga, during the last three years the national textile industry has experienced a contraction in growth, and one of the major driving sources for it is new investments and expansions of the factories with an aim to increase the production capacity. "For that, we express our appreciation to Sritex for increasing its investment by IDR2.6 trillion to bolster production capacity in spinning mills and finishing, which will absorb the new workforce of 3,500 workers," he explained. This act is considered as a healthy measure with a positive impact on the tax revenue of the state and will also help to meet the domestic needs of raw material.

Facilitation approved for foreign investors in 7 SEZs The board of investments has given an official statement that the seven Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is approved by the government for facilitating and attracting the investors through one window operation. Sindh and Punjab will have three each while one will be in Khyber Paktunkwa. The more appreciated or prioritized SEZs would also be established in KPK, Sindh, Punjab, Northern Area, Balochistan and Federally Administrated Tribal Areas. The nine prioritized industrial zone proposed for the high tech industry that is mean to boost the export and employment opportunities to the nationals. In order to increase the direct investments in Pakistan, the Pakistani government will be holding road shows in Italy, China, United Kingdom, United States and Singapore in addition to all major economies of the world. With the new work plan, the BIO will hold road shows in collaboration to the chamber of commerce and industries and APTMA, to focus on the steel and textile industry.

Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment focusses on Industrie 4.0

Digital solutions for future processes The Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment technology is all about cost-efficient and high-quality manmade fiber production. With innovative Industrie 4.0 solutions, the company is setting new standards with regards to customer benefits. “With the Plant Operation Center (POC), for example, manufacturers can maintain a holistic overview of manmade fiber system production – from the polycondensation, the spinning system all the way through to texturing and the downstream further processes”, said André Wissenberg, Head of Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs. With this, processes can be optimized, production optimally planned and the product quality improved. To this end, the concept is already supporting the rising need for greater flexibility in production processes. The digital future is now! Global competition within the manmade fiber industry and the changing expectations of consumers with regards to fashion detailing are today increasingly presenting yarn manufacturers with challenges. “Special production runs, such as spun-dyed products and special yarn cross-sections, must be flexibly, quickly and efficiently manufactured in small batches. Here, the production of

standard products must not suffer. Optimum planning of product switch-overs must ensure there is no risk of waste, quality errors or over and under-production”, explained Markus Reichwein, Business Development of Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment. Modular system maintains workflow overview Here, the modular structure of the POC system guarantees customer success. With its more than 20 modules – for example, for quality control, maintenance and production planning and recipe management – the workflow management system can be optimally tailored to customer requirements. More than 250 successfully implemented POC-equipped installations worldwide speak for themselves.

be directly integrated, but so can – with the corresponding link – the data from the downstream processes such as texturing, for example. Equally, the POC is able to monitor auxiliary systems such as air-conditioning, compressed air provision and the entire polycondensation system (CP)”, said Reichwein. In detail: POC modules Here, the modular structure permits yarn manufacturers to adapt their ‘own’ Plant Operation Center precisely to their requirements. As a total concept, the POC assumes a major share of the functions provided by a manufacturing execution system (MES), including the link to superordinate ERP systems and to corresponding interfaces for automation systems, such as package handling and storage in the spinning system. To this end, the control of automation systems within the spinning process is part of the concept. Each individual module provides concrete potential production cost savings.

The digital monitoring of as many areas as possible within a production process ensures optimum product quality and performance control and can therefore also help achieve optimum cost efficiency for customers.

1. Production planning Production orders are optimally prepared and integrated into the production process, hence ensuring transparent production. With this, the overand under-producing are avoided – even in the case of small batches. 2. Recipe management Machine settings optimized to the respective product are stored in the recipe management system and transferred to the production system error-free when switching products. As a result, the product quality is guaranteed even in the event of frequent product switch-overs. 3. Quality control The integration of data measured in the laboratory

Digitalized production can improve efficiency and quality and make a considerable contribution towards competitive production even in the case of flexible, small batches

“The primary focus is on the traceability of all process data in real time and the potential direct reaction to deviations in machine efficiency or product quality. Here, not only can data from the inhouse laboratory

Total Quality Management (TQM) – solution 'filament'

“With the Plant Operation Center (POC), for example, manufacturers can maintain a holistic overview of manmade fiber system production – from the polycondensation, the spinning system all the way through to texturing and the downstream further processes” André Wissenberg, Head of Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

helps ensure high product quality. In addition to 100-percent traceability for each individual product unit (package) throughout the entire manufacturing process, a so-called cyber-physical system also provides fast identification of, and reaction to, potential quality deviations. When integrating further processing procedures such as texturing, functions like the creel management system can be used to very efficiently optimize product quality. Picture-3 4. Efficiency monitoring The statistics module continually monitors the production efficiency of individual products or entire machines and plants. In this way, production process

malfunctions that can result is lower yields or high waste rates, for example, are identified early on and can be alleviated quickly. 5. Alarms and maintenance planning As a result of managing the alarms and the maintenance planning tailored to the production process, the POC system supports the customer in minimizing downtimes and unplanned interruptions and hence also production waste. At the same time, personnel deployment and system utilization are optimized. Malfunctions in the plant are transparently displayed using monitors or mobile devices, allowing for swift alleviation and for optimum planning of necessary maintenance during the production process according to specialist staff availability. In

parallel, shift planning is supported in keeping with actual staff requirements. 6. Performance monitoring For fast real-time monitoring of production plant efficiency, the data can be displayed according to key performance indicators on the customer network and also on mobile devices. As a result, the management is able to check on the system at any time – even outside the plant. However, if unplanned machine downtimes or process problems nevertheless occur, Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment Customer Services experts can use the remote support function to log into the system directly and provide the system operator with swift support.

With its augmented reality solutions Oerlikon prepares its customers for the future of manmade fiber production. Oerlikon’s HoloLens solutions making it easier to optimize the operating of a Pre-Oriented-Yarn (POY) take up system

“Special production runs, such as spun-dyed products and special yarn cross-sections, must be flexibly, quickly and efficiently manufactured in small batches. Here, the production of standard products must not suffer. Optimum planning of product switch-overs must ensure there is no risk of waste, quality errors or over and under-production” Markus Reichwein, Business Development of Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment

can be achieved even in the case of older systems”, Reichwein added. Oerlikon combines two worlds within their engineering approach

Upgrading existing systems using a POC “A POC system is not only a process monitoring option for new systems. Connecting existing manmade fiber systems to a POC system is usually unproblematic. For this reason, increases in quality and efficiency and hence also in competitiveness

Comprehensive support using the myOerlikon.com customer portal “However, digitalization does not end with the production system itself. And – with its myoerlikon.com Web platform, we supply a cutting-edge solution for maintenance, spare parts provision and customer support”, said Wissenberg. Here, the platform should not be viewed as a simple Web shop, but more as a customer-oriented global

information and support platform. To this end, the complete documentation – including all operating instructions, plans and parts lists for the Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag machines installed at the customer sites, spare parts product selection from 3D catalogs and drawings, along with product images in the article overview – is among the most important features. “All customers have the possibility of tracking all quotation, order and transport route documents online and are therefore always up-to-date with regards to the order status. Furthermore, training videos, instructions and product presentations can be provided. Practically as a bonus, customers can of course also purchase original tested Oerlikon spare parts whose function and process performance are monitored using our systems”, he said. Entering the future of Industrie 4.0 with Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment already now provides future-oriented Industrie 4.0 solutions and showed these at last year’s trade fairs, the ITMA Asia in Shanghai and the India ITME in Mumbai. Linked to future-oriented service and automation solutions, Oerlikon prepares its customers for the future of manmade fiber production. And it goes without saying that the end results are always improved yarn quality and production efficiency.

What does the POC do? • Transparency throughout the entire production process and also for corresponding expansion measures over several plants throughout the world. • Reliable real-time data analysis. • Fast identification of error sources. • Supports fast decision-making and the speedy implementation of the necessary process adjustments. • Optimum utilization of existing personnel and reduced downtimes. • Avoidance of incorrect process settings.

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The new high-speed card for spunlacing lines

The new master roll winder for spunlacing and thermobonding lines

Trützschler‘s machinery for technical textiles and yarns

At Techtextil the making of nonwovens and industrial yarns will be at the center of attention. Trützschler Nonwovens’ proven and new nonwoven machines help to set up streamlined, energy-efficient production processes: • Fiber preparation: partly newly developed and partly proven T-BLEND components answer a broad range of requirements. • Web forming with T-WEB cards and crosslappers: latest addition here is the new high-speed card. It is a specialist for highly productive spunlacing lines with speeds above 300 m/min. • In the T-BOND section everything is about efficient web bonding – from the AquaJet to needling machines, from thermobonders to components for chemical bonding processes. • The proven and continuously improved Omega, Streamliner and multi-drum dryers are labelled under the name T-DRY. • Last but not least the T-WIND winder, unwinder and slitter-rewinder program: the brand new master roll winder brings benefits to spunlacing and thermobonding lines destined for the production of master rolls for converting processes. Trützschler Man-Made Fibers is presenting a new industrial yarn spinning process. The new development is about spinning polypropylene (PP) yarn varieties with exceptionally high tenacities from standard grade polymer.

Strong engagement at Texprocess and Techtextil

Mimaki Tx300P-1800

Mimaki will take part in an integrated apparel production chain, and deliver key presentation The parallel Texprocess and Techtextil 2017 events provide Mimaki the advantage to demonstrate our textile inkjet print technologies and educate a wide audience on the value that Mimaki brings to the fast-growing textile markets. Both events offer valuable, integrated components to connect with a variety of businesses involved with textile and apparel production at an international level.â&#x20AC;? Uwe Niklas, General Manager Marketing & Sales of Mimaki Deutschland GmbH. Mimaki, with its powerful presence at Texprocess and the parallel show Techtextil 2017 will highlight Mimakiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wide-format digital textile printers and innovate ink and dye sublimation technologies in two separate exhibition halls. Key presentations will be given by Mimaki Deutschland GmbH representatives in the Texprocess Forum and the inaugural European Digital Textile Conference. On the way to Industry 4.0 During the Texprocess trade fair, the Digital Textile Micro Factory will present a live demonstration of an integrated production chain for apparel in hall 6.0, stand B57. In collaboration with the German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research in Denkendorf and a number of well-known companies in the textile sector, the micro-factory will demonstrate the entire networked production of clothing items â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from the design stage to digital printing, automatic cutting out and fabrication. The Digital Textile Micro Factory will focus mainly on sport apparel.

Mimaki will show its TS300P-1800 with sublimation inks and the Tx300P-1800 printer with pigment inks during the large-format inkjet printing step of the micro-factory, involving sublimation printing on polyester and pigment printing on cotton and mixed fibres. Both developed for the textile print industry, the revolutionary TS300P-1800 wide format, high-speed dye sublimation textile printer delivers cost-effective printing while maintaining high quality and productivity and is designed to print onto the thinnest of transfer paper. The Tx300P-1800 direct textile inkjet printer delivers high-quality printing on a wide range of textiles and is ideally suited for applications such as fashion, furnishing, soft signage and exhibitions. At Techtextil, Mimaki will also demonstrate its Tx300P-1800 with sublimation ink in hall 3 stand D05, together with its authorised dealer Multi-Plot Europe GmbH

WEAVING TECHNICAL? DO IT ITEMA!

Itema is registering an upward trend in inquiries for advanced weaving machines from weavers of technical fabrics, as well as in requirements to weave increasingly innovative styles and yarns from customers. The Swiss-Italian technology major with over 180 years of combined expertise from the merger of three historic brands, such as Sulzer, Somet and Vamatex, expects that this trend will continue for the foreseeable future and is catering more to this particular and very demanding segment of the textiles market worldwide. Technical textiles already play an important role in our everyday lives and are set to proliferate even more in the near future. The reasons for this quick and continuing ascent are many-fold. As increasingly sophisticated consumers, we are constantly looking for enhanced functionality, better performance and improved durability from our work, sport and leisure apparel, as well as from our home furnishings. Local, national and transnational governments, as well as corporates are adopting tougher regulations and instituting new stringent standards for health, safety and environmental compliance in both developed and developing countries. Climate change and increasingly-frequent extreme climate events add a sense of urgency for

the need to identify, implement and bring to scale quickly mitigation and adaptation technologies and applications. Technical textiles are going to take even more center stage and become ever-more ubiquitous in architecture and green buildings, automotives, smarter cities, intelligent and energy efficient devices, furnishing and athletic, workwear and fashion apparel. And we have yet to understand the full scale of the immense potential to be harnessed from the uber-connectivity of the all-enthralling phenomen of the so-called Internet of Things. As a partner and weaving machinery supplier to textile manufacturers worldwide, Itema strongly believes in the endless opportunities and the growth potential of technical applications, and has therefore dedicated its twin R&D departments to develop the necessary technology to anticipate weaversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; requirements. The textile machinery maker already derives a growing portion of the overall turnover from sales of weaving machines specialized in technical textiles applications. Asia, Europe and North America and just among some of the strategically important

areas where the adoption of Itemaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technology for technical textiles is on the rise. A significant number of weaving machines by Itema are used for technical textiles, like geotextile, coating, filter fabrics to list just a few applications. Itema is uniquely positioned to offer technical textile manufacturers the top three technologies for weft insertion: Rapier, Airjet and Projectile, in what is the most comprehensive portfolio on the market today for technical applications. Itema is the unique partner in the market providing dedicated best-in-class technological advancements and the strongest textile expertise. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consider the matter and discover together which are the strongest advantages of the Itema weaving machines for the growing technical textile applications markets worldwide. Projectile Weaving Machine P7300HP V8 For the projectile machine, the legendary and unique P7300HP, technical fabrics are its specialty due to the unparalleled versatility and reliability of its weft insertion system. The unmatchable uniqueness of the positive weft transfer consists in the single insertion driven by the projectile, which catches the weft and carries it directly with no exchanges, providing unparalleled efficiency.

Projectile Weaving Machine P7300HP V8

The P7300HP V8 continues to harness great interest from projectile weaving aficionados and represents an unbeaten and unbeatable benchmark for those looking to weave the very widest fabrics (over 6 meters) and high-specialty materials, such as agrotextile, geotextile and carpet backing fabrics. Still today, when it comes to weave tape yarns, the Itema projectile weaving machine provides the highest performance compared to all the other technologies in the market. Rapier Weaving Machine R9500 The R9500 loom is by far the most successful rapier loom in the recent history. The continuous roll-out of customized special versions tailored for technical applications, including OPW Airbag, Fiberglass,

Rapier Weaving Machine R9500

Bolting Cloth, among others, the wide weaving width up to 540 cm, as well as dedicated devices for each application make the R9500 by Itema the perfect machine for the manufacture of the full range of technical textiles, including ones with the finest monofilament yarn, multifilament yarn with high tenacity, and multiple pick insertion fabrics. Thanks to extensive in-house trials, led by the most experienced and skilled Itema technicians in cooperation with one of the European leading weavers of fiberglass, allowed the Company to develop an advanced, high-performance version of R9500 to weave this demanding fabric. Used in many electronic and industrial applications, fiberglass needs to be woven on a sensitive and, at the same time, sturdy weaving machine. The rapier R9500 designed to weave fiberglass features a brand-new Light Weight Back-Rest Roller ensuring high reactivity, able to compensate the lack of elasticity characteristic of this specific yarn. Furthermore, specific to weave fiberglass is the Rotary Fabric Bar, designed for open construction patterns to avoid fabric distortion. Flexibility and versatility are guaranteed by the rapier weft transfer system FPA - Free Positive Approach with no guiding elements in the shed, which merges reliability with the possibility to weave the most demanding and delicate yarns. Flexibility is further increased due to the Motorized Weft Cutter, which allows to adjust the cutting time weft by weft, thus leading also to a minimized weft waste. Moreover, the innovative ELD - Electronic Leno Device, unique in the industry, provides a complete leno binding at fabric sides. The mentioned weaving features perfectly meet the requirements of other high performances fabrics: aramid and nomex, widely used in aerospace and military applications. Further optimized to weave aramid, the Itema R9500 can be also equipped with special surface weft feeders and electronic brake.

In the wide world of technical textiles, a special mention goes to automotive and mattress ticking fabrics, which demand for production is particularly growing. The Itema R9500, thanks to the FPA weft transfer coupled with the Motorized Weft Cutter, guarantees unparalleled machine performances and superior fabric quality. Airjet Weaving Machine A9500 The airjet A9500 inspires the curiosity and sparks the interest from real technology buffs, especially in sophisticated and demanding markets, and has already amassed important references, especially in medical applications and automotive fabrics.

successful is again the longer dwell of the cam sley drive and, a brand-new innovation featured on A9500, the double tandem nozzles which allow to weave even the most coarse yarns at high speed. Parachute fabrics is another main application for airjet technology, and the Itema A9500 exceeds weaver’s expectations with its elastic whip roller, a dedicated device for warp tension compensation. The double pick insertion ensures to weaving ripstop and, furthermore, the Polito nozzle guarantees high speed weft insertion and ensures unparalleled productivity. There is a strong, undeniable momentum around technical textiles destined for growth, and it will become an increasingly important segment predicted to reach around USD 315B by 2020 (source: Gherzi). Textile manufacturers are on the verge of a big change of the technical textiles world. Only the bravest and the most forward-thinking will know how to fully embrace the full spectrum of opportunities and turn them into competitive advantages.

Airjet Weaving Machine A9500

Looking at specific technical applications which are growing exponentially in north-eastern Countries, the Itema airjet A9500 provides undeniable benefits, matching unparalleled performances and the highest productivity with superior textile efficiency. When it comes to weave very high density fabrics, such as the decatizing satin fabric, dedicated devices ensure best-in-class results. The reinforced whip roller eliminates friction allowing an improved warp tension control and reducing warp stops, whilst the left and right waste selvedge assures the correct tension of the weft leading to an excellent fabric quality. Moreover, the longer dwell of the cam sley drive allows a longer weft insertion time, leading to a more efficient weft filling insertion. The Itema patented ELD - Electronic Leno Device, is the ideal solution for leno binding on high speed machines guaranteeing a perfect leno binding whilst significantly reducing operational costs thanks to its innovative design. Itema is registering an increasing demand in airjet technology to weave fabrics for the automotive industry. Customers who chose the Itema A9500 to weave these type fabrics, reported that in this particular field what makes the Itema airjet extremely

ITEMA is excited to be a big and growing part of this dynamic and promising market, with the right technology for all the below applications and many more in the development pipeline: • Agrotextiles and geotextiles • Medical • Furnishing • Civil engineering and Building • Industry • Transports • Apparel and footwear • Sport and leisure time • Automotive incl. Airbag • Mattresses • Carpet Backing (primary and secondary) • Protective Wear • Conveyor Belt • Filter Cloth • Parachute • Coating • Fiberglass • Polypropylene • Glass fabrics • PP-Bags and big bags • Sails cloth / Canvas • Awnings Discover more about our weaving technology tailored to weave technical fabrics and meet our textile experts at Techtextil, Frankfurt, May 9-12, Hall 3 - D05.

Connecting the future

BRÜCKNER ECO-COAT minimum application coating unit for technical textiles

Technical textiles finished on BRÜCKNER machines stand for a sustainable improvement of the production and a particularly efficient use of the resources. Connecting the future – this is the motto of this year’s TECHTEXTIL taking place from May 9 to 12 in Frankfurt am Main. The German systems supplier and technology market leader BRÜCKNER shows a wide range of application examples for Technical Textiles which can be finished on the tailor-made and resource-saving BRÜCKNER machines. A great number of special machines for very specific purposes show the competence of the creative BRÜCKNER team. The Southwest of Germany is a center for Technical Textiles which amount to about 50 % of the textile production. The family-owned company BRÜCKNER, managed in the second generation by the owner Regina Brückner together with her husband Axel Pieper, is just in the right place in Leonberg in Swabia and Tittmoning in Bavaria. The proximity to textile research institutes such as e.g. the ITV in Denkendorf allows many joint projects and developments which are used in the special machines made by BRÜCKNER. Manifold product examples on the booth invite to discussions with the BRÜCKNER experts. Models of a SUPRA-FLOW BX double belt oven for nonwovens and of the innovative ETRO bow-shaped dryer which is particularly suitable for the coating with PVC or adhesives show only two of the machines offered by BRÜCKNER for the finishing of nonwovens and foils.

new products, efficient machinery and intelligent solutions

In addition BRÜCKNER offers very different application systems for the coating of technical textiles and one of them is the ECO-COAT minimum application unit. In the Technology Center in Leonberg the customers can develop their own innovations on different machines. Also padders, drying, heat-setting and curing ovens with maximum production capacity and lowest possible energy consumptions and the highest precision in the temperature distribution and air circulation are part of BRÜCKNER’s product range. Various cutting and winding machines to give a shape to Technical Textiles of any kind round the product portfolio. Here are only some examples for the final applications processed the BRÜCKNER finishing lines: Woven glass fabric for circuit boards, carbon textile for textile-reinforced concrete, linings for walls and roofs in the field of automotive and aerospace, airbags, high-tech filters for the medical industry, hygiene articles, geo nonwovens for bank reinforcement. BRÜCKNER has for any purpose a solution and a competent team who will attend with great pleasure to the special requirements of the customer. Armed for the future, solid and oriented towards the future - the textile machinery company and market leader BRÜCKNER looks with great confidence into the future. Hall 3.0 Stand F29- BRÜCKNER is looking forward to meeting you!

Innovative weaving technology for future applications Machinery and innovative textile samples on exhibit Stäubli will showcase two machines that fit especially well in the production process of technical textiles and inform about. Furthermore, a selection of technical fabrics including spacers and multilayers with variable thickness that have been produced in conjunction with Stäubli products such as TF weaving systems, dobbies, Jacquard machines, warp drawing-in, or tying equipment. MAGMA T12 warp tying machine

UNIVAL 100

Magma T12 warp tying machine For technical yarn ties monofilaments, coarse multi-filaments, PP ribbons, bast fibres, coarse staple fibres, and many other fibre types. It has been developed for universal application ranging from coarse technical yarns to medium yarn-count range. Its rigid design includes an optical double-end detection system. MAGMA is demonstrated at the booth tying monofilament, diameter 0.40mm, density 7 threads/cm, 4 canister, 140 threads each. UNIVAL 100 This single-end control Jacquard machine offers more benefits for sophisticated technical textiles such as automotive and aeronautic textiles, technical textiles in the sports, industrial, medical sectors, and new fabric constructions, even with glass fibre, carbon, and Kevlar.

Stäubli has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-speed textile machinery since more than a century. After decades of experience as a supplier of shedding solutions for weaving machines, weaving preparation systems, and carpet weaving systems in the traditional textile industry, Stäubli continued its efforts in research and development to extend its product range. For several years already the company is in a position to offer textile machinery dedicated to the production of technical textiles. Weavers who count on Stäubli high-performance machinery benefit from features like high reliability and flexibility will be able to take the lead on the market of technical textiles with innovative and creative products for countless applications.

Information will be provided about new TF weaving system providing individual system configuration and maximum flexibility. This system offers virtually unlimited weaving possibilities, whether for flat, spacer, or complex multi-layer fabrics and 3D fabrics. Featuring latest shedding machines in combination with the double-rapier weft insertion system and a special slaying motion this system allows high-volume production of up to very thick and/or dense fabrics and efficient processing of a wide variety of technical and highly sensitive yarns. This weaving system is available featuring various machinery combinations and set-ups for weaving any application and desired technical fabric. With its Schönherr carpet systems branch, Stäubli will inform visitors about the ALPHA 500 LEANTEC weaving system allowing the production of superior high-quality synthetic grass and greige material for printing.

Excellence in Terry Towel Finishing

Biancalani AIRO 24 TRIPLEX

Biancalani, who this year celebrates its sixtieth anniversary of the foundation, with its big experience in the production of textile finishing machinery, has recently provided to Trident Ltd India, one of the world's largest terry fabrics manufacturers, two terry towel finishing lines composed by five AIRO 24 continuous tumble dryers, in Tandem and Triplex configuration. This interesting success comes after a substantial supply of seventeen machines AIRO 24, in various configurations, to another Indian giant of the production of quality terry fabric and home textiles, Welspun India Ltd. AIRO 24, a high-efficiency continuous open-width tumble dryer, develops the original Biancalani AIRO concept: an extremely fast airflow is tamed and efficiently directed to dry and accelerate the fabric, shooting it against a special grid made of stainless steel bars. The particular design of the air path and the impact grid allows to achieve the best terry fabric ever view until now: about 300 AIRO 24 continuous tumble dryers (and more than 1200 AIRO batch machines) are working worldwide. Many manufacturers of terry towel in Turkey, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Russia, Japan, Central America, USA, China, India and Pakistan are rewarding their customers with the exclusive Biancalani AIRO 24 finishing look and touch. The local agent for Pakistan is the following very much esteemed agency: MUSTEX CORPORATION V-6, P.E.C.H.S. Block- 6 Karachi â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pakistan ph +92 21 34540226 +92 321 2421131 info@mustexcorporation.com www.mustexcorporation.com

Pushing technical weaving forward Impossible? Not anymore. "Why change?" "It's not possible." "We've always done it this way."

That's why Picanol say: "Let's grow together!" Impossible, you say? Not anymore.

That's how ideas are killed off before they are even born. That's how people are discouraged from trying new things. That's what stops markets from evolving and innovating.

Impossible? Not anymore. This is the Picanol motto as it bring our machines, service and solutions to the technical weaving market. Picanol believe that if you want to achieve the impossible, you first have to imagine the impossible.

The market for technical weaving machines is like that. Where we hear things like “For our customers, speed is of lesser importance.” Or “Only very bespoke technical solutions can meet the hyper-specialist needs of our customers.” Or even “Our customers are specialized, they don't need flexible machines. Picanol Technical, don’t believe this. Picanol don't believe that anybody, no matter how specialized, wants to be locked into a niche market. Picanol believe that everybody can grow through flexibility. Picanol believe that in every market, faster is better. That’s why Picanol is going to make the impossible possible. High tech with high speed. Impossible? Not anymore. High spec with flexibility and modularity. Impossible? Not anymore. World-class technology with world-class customer service, worldwide. Impossible? Not anymore. Meeting the highest technical standards, yet very competitively priced compared to the market equivalent. Impossible? Not anymore. You get the idea: Picanol aim to grow in the technical market. But above all, Picanol want you to grow, through versatility, speed, good service, and reliability.

In many markets, real breakthroughs do not come from the traditional players. This is because they believe in the old approach: “We’ve always done it this way.” Picanol take a fresh look and come up with alternative solutions. Picanol have an open mind. Picanol have a strong foothold in technical weaving, but Picanol come from the mainstream weaving background. And Picanol is convinced that technical weaving and mainstream weaving can learn a lot from each other. This may sound like heresy, but Picanol believe it to be true. Of course, mainstream weaving has always benefitted from developments in the technical markets, just like mainstream cars use technologies derived from Formula One. But the mainstream market’s attention to aspects like speed, costs and customer service is relevant to the technical market too. Or at least, it should be, and hasn’t been enough in the past, Picanol feel. Anyway, Picanol's selling volume in the mainstream market allows them to invest in world-class manufacturing and in technological advances that are also relevant for the technical market. Here is Picanol’s view of the technical weaving market, in 6 principles. Principle #1 - Technical quality is number one priority. Let’s start with the main principle, which Picanol do not challenge. In the technical weaving market, everything starts and ends with the quality of the final

fabric. Does or doesn't it meet the very strict quality requirements of the technical markets for which it is designed? For Picanol too, this is the starting point and the ultimate criterion for all their machines and services. Picanol do not question this goal. Picanol do question the way to achieve it. Principle #2 - Nobody wants to be stuck in a fading niche market. There are thousands of different kinds of technical fabrics, and nobody can weave them all. So working in the technical market, almost by definition, means working in a niche market, and there is nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, it can be quite profitable. But nowadays, technological progress is getting faster and faster. Since technical weaving is at the forefront of this, markets are changing much more quickly. And the last thing you want is to be stuck in a fading niche when the market changes and you are unable to follow. This is where our mainstream versatility proves its value. Principle #3 - Versatility through modularity. Technical fabrics have to meet very specific requirements. In order to create machines that can weave them, it seems completely logical to start from those requirements and build a machine around them. That way you can guarantee perfect delivery of a perfect fabric. However, this comes with a price. Literally, of course, but also in terms of market flexibility.

machines without compromising on quality. This is something Picanol is now proud to bring to the technical market. Principle #5 - Technical should not mean unaffordable. Gone are the days that just being in the technical market allowed you to ask unreasonable prices. You cannot charge your customers anything you want, so neither should your suppliers. Again, Picanol background in the mainstream weaving market has taught them how to handle price competitiveness. Picanol is not afraid of it. And again, Picanol system of modularity allows to offer a technically equivalent solution at a very competitive price, compared to a traditional made-to-measure solution. Principle #6 - Customer service excellence to match the technical quality. Many premium markets offer premium service, compared to their mainstream counterparts. This seems, strangely, not to be the case in the technical weaving market, where weavers do not enjoy the speed and quality of service that have become standard in the mainstream weaving market. Picanol has grown up in the mainstream markets, and so Picanol is used to providing excellent customer service as a basic necessity for competitiveness. Simply said, they try harder.

Picanol’s way to achieve this versatility is to start from a common base and then create specific modules to meet specific technical requirements. Modularity allows Picanol machines to quickly adapt to changing requirements. This means that not only is your original investment lower, but you also benefit from it longer.

Also, Picanol system of modularity allows to have more technical people able to handle your machine, and a better spare parts service level in all the important weaving markets than any competitor. This way, Picanol can react quickly and decisively to any problem you might encounter, and you’ll be up and running again much faster.

Principle #4 - Speed is everybody’s business. Who can honestly say speed is not important to their business? Is there any market left in the world that has not seen dramatic increases in speed of operation, along with expectations of fast delivery? Why should the technical weaving market be any different?

Let’s grow together Picanol believe in win-win situations. Especially in the technical market, delivering the very specific solution for your very specific problem requires working together. And this cannot be achieved unless both parties can win.

Traditionally, the focus on technical output quality has sidelined the importance of speed of weaving. But why should you have to choose? Picanol has always been known for the speed of its

Picanol is convinced the whole technical market can grow through versatility, good service and speed. And so can you. It all starts with a mindset that is open for alternative solutions. Picanol is ready for growth. Do you want to grow with Picanol?

presenting comprehensive product portfolio at Techtextil Groz-Beckert will be at the Techtextil presenting its comprehensive product portfolio and service offering in the areas of Knitting, Weaving, Felting, Carding and Sewing in hall 3.0 at booth F03.

PosiLenoÂŽ leno system

Knitting Warp

In Knitting, Groz-Beckert is presenting its product portfolio for the technologies circular knitting, warp knitting and flat knitting, as well as customer-specific solutions. With system solutions from a single source, the company is responding to more stringent requirements for wear, load capacity of key components and the workability of different materials. Increased market penetration in warp knitting and the processing of materials such as metal and glass-fiber in flat-knitting mills call for custom-tailored solutions. The Weaving department is presenting its comprehensive range of products for weaving preparation and weaving accessories at the

Techtextil. A highlight of the portfolio is the PosiLenoÂŽ leno system, which boosts efficiency by up to 100 percent. Moreover, an acrylic weaving machine mock-up, the WeavingLoom, will provide insight into the operation of heald frames, healds, warp stop motions and drop wires. The jacquard heald is also demonstrated using the WeavingLoom. Made of mono wire, this product facilitates not only high densities but also a particularly gentle workmanship. In combination with the innovative thread eye, which is glued into the mono wire instead of welded, Groz-Beckert provides for uniform fabric quality and high machine efficiency. The Weaving product portfolio is complemented by a comprehensive and worldwide service offering distinguished by expert knowledge and intensive application advice. Scores of affiliated companies in all major textile centers and a far-reaching network of representatives warrant our all-round technical service. With its product area Felting the company puts its contribution to the nonwovens industry on display. The service life and rust resistance of felting and

Groz-Beckert® dur

structuring needles have been, and are, important issues in nonwoven manufacturing. Now, Groz-Beckert is presenting its latest innovation: Groz-Beckert® dur. The patented manufacturing process of the needles in combination with a new base material improves resistance to corrosion with up to 30 percent longer service life. Moreover, the staple fiber needle punch line inaugurated in March in the Technology and Development Center at company headquarters in Albstadt is going to be presented. As a development partner, with this facility Groz-Beckert is expanding its service offering in the field of application advice.

SiroLock®

significantly more pronounced than in conventional worker and doffer wires. Compared to EvoStep® card clothing, which aims to reduce raw material consumption, the focus of SiroLock® card clothing is on boosting performance of the roller card via high delivery rates and nonwoven weights.

For Spunlance customers, Groz-Beckert is presenting another new product with its HyTec® jet strips. As well as improved handling properties, the innovative jet strips also feature significantly higher hardness, which has a positive effect on all mechanical properties such as scratch resistance, bending strength and service life.

Sewing INH

EvoStep®

The Carding department's focus at the Techtextil 2017 is on improved performance and on raw material savings and is presenting the high-performance worker and doffer wires SiroLock® and EvoStep®. EvoStep® card clothing features a unique slanted step undercut on the tooth front. In this area the working angle is

Presenting the Quality Management INH (Ideal Needle Handling) at this year’s Techtextil, the area of Sewing is waving the banner of process optimization. The patented process provides support in the handling of sewing machine needles during the entire sewing operation and has recently also been offering a digital solution to document needle breakage: the Smart INH. The documentation system consists of two pieces of software, a mobile app and a browser, thereby facilitating the digital saving and storage of data sets as potential evidence. The Mobile Lab will be another Sewing highlight. It allows material samples to be examined and analyzed directly at the Groz-Beckert booth.

Fast and accurate: quality assured for filament yarns Fast and accurate: quality assured for filament yarns

USTER® TESTER 6-C800

The amazing diversity of technical textiles applications is matched by the wide variety of quality characteristics needed in the raw material used – so filament yarn producers know they must work to the most stringent specifications and standards. Quality failings, especially in the critical parameter of yarn evenness, can be expensive, but the USTER® TESTER 6-C800 provides fast, accurate testing to the tightest tolerances, protecting filament producers against customer complaints and claims. Raw materials for technical textiles cover a wide range of end-uses and performance requirements. Viscose fibers, for instance, are found in lightweight blouses as well as in wire cording and high-speed car tires. Polyester, common in low-price clothing, is also transformed in special high-tech versions, for sophisticated sportswear and outdoor clothing. Countless other examples of technical applications for filament yarns span sectors such as medical, industrial, transport, engineering and protective clothing. Despite this variety of products, there is one fundamental requirement which is common to all: the absolute need for yarn evenness, measured to close tolerances, to ensure that the functional and aesthetic properties of the finished article achieve the high quality standards that customers demand. Reliable test results Efficient testing routines and the right testing equipment are the key to avoiding customer dissatisfaction, quality claims and the loss of future business for filament producers.

Evenness testing has to combine reliability, accuracy and speed. The USTER® TESTER 6-C800 is specially designed for filament yarn testing, to meet these criteria perfectly. At its heart is the new Capacitive Sensor, providing more accurate and reliable test results than ever before. Typically, filament yarns show a CVm value around 1, so that even small deviations in evenness are likely to cause noticeable defects in the fabric. The increasing complexity of applications and performance standards – with fabrics needing to protect against water, wind, cold, heat, and even bullets – means that evenness is an absolute requirement. For this vital parameter, spinners have for decades been depending on the USTER CVm value, now recognized as the defining global standard for evenness. The USTER® TESTER 6-C800 combines reliability with top speed operation. All models operate at the test speed of 800 m/min. Running on the automatic setting, the high sample throughput rate gives even better detection of quality exceptions. The result is lower labor costs and improved control of quality for the business. See it at Techtextil The latest USTER® TESTER for filament yarn will be presented at Techtextil 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany, the leading global showcase for technical textiles. The USTER display (Hall 6.1, booth B65) will present the production optimization and quality assurance benefits to show visitors.

Baldwin brings “Sprayvolution” to Techtextil The company’s Spray Applicator offers a paradigm shift in sustainable textile finishing Baldwin Technology will be showcasing its state-of-the-art Spray Applicator at the Techtextil Frankfurt (hall 3.0, booth G82). This revolutionary product enables a sustainable textile and nonwoven finishing process, with less energy consumption, a reduction in water waste and chemicals, and a substantial savings of time and money. These benefits reflect the “Sprayvolution” concept of this product. Launched in 2015, the Spray Applicator currently is installed at major textile finishing facilities worldwide, with proven positive and “Sprayvolutionary” results, such as: • Reduced water and chemistry usage, up to 50 percent • Reduced total changeover time, up to 85 percent • Reduced chemistry waste, up to 99 percent The Spray Applicator’s individual nozzle control and automatic volume adjustment ensure precise and uniform finishing in various process conditions and production capacities. Because the exact amount of chemistry is applied in relation to cloth width, g/m2 and textile characteristics, no unnecessary energy or chemistry is wasted. Plus, changeover times are significantly reduced, thanks to fully automatic flushing. Compared to traditional application methods, with changeovers of 15-30 minutes, Baldwin’s Spray Applicator executes the same chemistry change in less than 5 minutes. Furthermore, the Spray Applicator can manage a wide range of low-viscosity chemistries, singleand dual-sided applications and various textile characteristics, as well as wet-on-wet applications, which are performed without any contamination from other chemistry sources. The Spray Applicator’s mist containment cover encapsulates and prevents aerosols from escaping, ensuring a healthy working environment.

Debut for ‘texCOAT’ coating range at Techtextil A. Monforts Textilmaschinen’s, Techtextil Division, will represent the company at Techtextil’17 on a joint 100m² booth together with Fong`s Europe GmbH in Hall 3.0 F01.

widths of up to 240 cm. The Multi-functional version with two position manual adjustment is designed for magnetic knife coating with a working width of up to 240 cm and screen printing.

Monforts will demonstrate its full range of new coating units for the first time at Techtextil’17 incorporating Knife over roller/air system; magnetic roller system; and printing head systems. The Monforts coating range ‘texCOAT’ is now available worldwide and follows the recent acquisition of renown manufacturer Timatec; who was previously active mainly in the central European markets.

The Universal version features motorised adjustment with three positions for foam coating, roller knife coating and magnetic knife coating; for working widths above 240 cm. The fourth, Multi-functional version, with three position motorised adjustment has been designed for direct fabric feed coating applications using printing templates and operating modes with roller knife and magnetic knife.

New applications and interesting references of the coating units will be presented as well including membrane- and Filter- applications.

Monforts can also provide Ex-proof ranges for solvent-based coatings and for high temperature processes up to 320°C such as, for example, PTFE sintering.

Single sourced solutions ranging from single sided applications of finishing agents such as, for example, outdoor clothing and functionalization of textiles in the home textiles sector, through to sophisticated lightweight construction using innovative textile-based coated materials in the automotive and aerospace industries are now available. The various coating modules can be used with or without a magnet system. For working widths above 240 cm use of a magnetic doctor blade is recommended. The coating systems are available in four versions – basic, multi-functional, universal and multi-functional. The basic version, for example, offers manual adjustment in two positions for air knife and roller knife coating and printing without magnet for working

The Monforts range of coating solutions also includes the recently introduced Montex Allround. Designed for constantly changing technical textile coating process applications, the systems coating modules can be quickly and easily changed by a specially designed undercarriage from the side of the unit; allowing it to be adapted for different applications. All Monforts coating systems feature simple and user friendly PLC techniques with on-screen visualisation for all operating modes. Recipe management for different coating processes are integrated in to the proven Qualitex control system of the Montex stenter. Monforts Technologists will also be at the show to offer expert coating advice.

USDA Biobased certification extended to Lenzing Viscose® and Lenzing Modal®

Robert van de Kerkhof – CCO, Stefan Doboczky – CEO, Thomas Obendrauf – CFO (LtoR)

Lenzing Viscose® and Lenzing Modal® fibers including all their product families were awarded the Biobased Product Label granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The prestigious certification is further proof that all standard types of fibers produced by Lenzing are fully derived from the natural and renewable raw material wood. The company’s Lyocell fiber TENCEL® has already been certified as 100 percent biobased content since 2011. Lenzing FR® has now also been certified as 99 percent biobased. The residual amount is for material used to make the fiber fire-resistant. Natural cycle Even more, Lenzing fibers are not only derived 100 percent from nature, but they are also returned to nature at the end of their life cycle. Standard Lenzing fibers are demonstrably 100 percent biodegradable

and even compostable. Lenzing proves this with a series of certificates (http://www.lenzing.com/en/responsibility/ecological-r esponsibility/eco-labelsawards.html). Accordingly, Lenzing is in tune with the growing trend towards ecology and sustainability. Global customers in the textile and nonwovens industry are increasingly turning to raw materials which do not unnecessarily harm the environment when they are produced or disposed of. BioPreferred program The certification of biobased products is part of the BioPreferred program implemented by the USDA. It is designed to motivate government institutions and companies to purchase biobased products or those which largely consist of biological materials.

take center stage at Techtextil Around 70 Italian machinery manufacturers are slated to take part in the upcoming edition of Techtextil Frankfurt, the world’s largest industry event for technical textiles; a number that has grown over the years, and a testament to the interest Italy’s textile machinery sector places in the technical and innovative textiles market. In recent years, the technical and innovative textiles industry has seen a great deal of development in many markets, and especially in Europe, where over 30% of revenue in the textile industry derives from the production of textiles for technical and innovative applications. Demand for such products has consequently also driven a demand for ad hoc machinery specifically designed for this sector. The offering promoted by Italy’s textile machinery industry is thus expanding to the new demands of customers operating in this specific sector. ACIMIT estimates that more than 100 of its member companies are now working in this sector. A testament to the dynamism that characterizes the Italian textile machinery industry in the technical textiles sector comes from the sheer number of Italian manufacturers who will be exhibiting in Frankfurt at the upcoming Techtextil (9-12 May 2017). Indeed, around 70 Italian textile machinery companies will be present in Germany. Of these, 25 companies will be exhibiting in the exhibition area organized by the Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT (Hall 3.0, Booth B08-B10). These companies are all ACIMIT associated members: 4M Plants, Beschi, Bianco, Bombi, Bonino, Canalair, Carù, Cogne, Cubotex, Dell’orco & Villani, Etv, Fadis, Mesdan, Monti-Mac, Noseda, Pmt Ribbons, Ratti, Rollmac, Sariel, Saspe, Sicam, Textape, Toscana Spazzole, Unitech, Zappa. However, the Italian companies present in Germany represent only a part, albeit significant, of manufacturers in Italy producing machinery for technical textiles and nonwovens.

Archroma offers coating, repellency & release, fire protection & color solutions at Techtextil

Archroma will be displaying its broad portfolio of solutions for textile mills and nonwoven manufacturers at Techtextil. Featured highlights at the show will include: • Color, with high-performance Printofix® TF pigment preparations; • Fire protection, with Archroma's non-halogenated Pekoflam® range; • Repellency & release, from PFOA-free* C6 chemistry Nuva® N to its Smartrepel® Hydro range that is not based on fluorine; and • Coating package solutions, combining Appretan®, Lurapret® and Texapret® polymers together with Archroma's color and finishing specialties. “These products reflect Archroma’s commitment to delivering responsible products and solutions, and underscore our key principle as a company that we

continuously challenge the status quo in the deep belief that we can make our industry sustainable,” stated Miquel Vila, Head of Technical Service, Brand & Performance Textile Specialties, EMEA. At the booth, Archroma will highlight in particular the following solutions and innovations: Color Archroma will be displaying its Printofix TF high-performance pigment preparations for outdoor applications. These are mainly suited for synthetic fabrics that are specifically developed for sunshades, camping tents, umbrellas and industrial applications where other dyes cannot meet the very high requirements of light and weather fastness. Printofix TF pigment preparations are easy to handle and allow the creation of colors that can resist light, weather, ozone or heat.

Fire Protection Archroma made a commitment back in 2011 to use only non-halogenated technologies for its global range of Pekoflam products. This range is ideally suited to help customers face todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ecological challenges and fulfill ever stricter safety regulations, regardless of the application. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s non-halogenated portfolio includes select products that are assessed for compliance to labels such as GOTS or OEKO-TEX(1) Standard 100 and that are in line with todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global requirements for industrial and consumer safety. Repellency & Release Archroma's innovative next-generation fluorochemical alternative is PFOA-free* C6 Nuva N supporting the switch away from long-chain fluorotelomer products that may contain PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid). These products provide long-lasting and excellent repellency and release effects, are easy to handle and non-sensitive regarding compatibility with other finishing chemicals. They allow covering the full spectrum of repellency and release needs in technical textile applications. Smartrepel Hydro, meanwhile, is Archromaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nature-friendlier protection that keeps cotton, polyester and polyamide textiles dry. The unique technology offers exceptional, durable water repellency and is not based on fluorine. Smartrepel Hydro produces a soft hand feel and outstanding breathability â&#x20AC;&#x201C; perfect for any weatherproof garment. Coating Package Solutions Polymer-based coating technology can be used to apply functional additives on the surface of fabrics. Archroma's portfolio of water-based, solvent-free polymers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Appretan, Lurapret and Texapret â&#x20AC;&#x201C; allow handle and surface adaptations, from soft to hard, elastic to rigid, hydrophilic to hydrophobic, heat sealable to highly durable, impermeable to breathable, with low or no formaldehyde content. They also can be combined with finishing specialties, such as Pekoflam fire retardants, Nuva N and Smartrepel release and repellence solutions, and Sanitized(2) antimicrobial products. These products allow for more sustainable, tailor-made coating solutions for applications such as technical textiles, automotive, nonwoven, personal protective equipment and sportswear. With its diverse selection of advanced, sustainable and customizable solutions, Archroma is ideally positioned as the system supplier of choice for textile mills and nonwoven manufacturers.

BTMA organise another British pavilion at Techtextil 2017 BTMA are organizing a British Pavilion at the Techtextil 2017 exhibition to be held in Frankfurt from 9th to 12th May 2017 – Hall 3.0 H43 15 member companies will exhibit in the Pavilion:• Adaptive Controls Ltd – PC based advanced automation solutions. • Advanced Dyeing Solutions / Roaches International Ltd – laboratory dyeing and testing equipment. • Amba Projex Ltd – Coating and laminating machinery for traditional and technical textiles and composites. • Dent Instrumentation Ltd – Contactless yarn sensors. • Fibrescan Ltd – Marrow fabric inspection machinery. • LJ Specialities – Dyestuffs, chemicals and functional textile finishes. • Manchester Metropolitan University – Technical partners for fashion fabrics, garment sizing development and construction, textile technology training. • Meech International Ltd – Static control and web cleaning systems. • Richard Hough Ltd – Calendering and squeezing roller manufacturers. • Sam Weller & Sons Ltd – Decatising / Blower

wrapper manufacturer. • SDC Enterprises Ltd – Testing equipment consumables. • Shelton Machines Ltd – Automated textile inspection machinery • Tatham Ltd – Advanced opening technology for medical, non-woven and wool processing. • The Textile Institute – Institute for global textile professionals, advancement of knowledge and setting professional standards • Verivide Ltd – Colour assessment equipment. Exhibitors in the pavilion will be showcasing their latest technological innovations and demonstrating the machinery’s functionality. Several other UK member companies will be exhibiting on their own stands or with their agents: Ascotex Ltd – Components and accessories for textile machinery Cobble Van de Wiele Ltd – Tufting machinery. Fibre Extrusion Technology Ltd – Extrusion equipment for yarns and fibres. James H. Heal & Co. Ltd. – Textile testing laboratory equipment. MCL Global Ltd – Publisher of high quality magazines, newsletters, guidebooks and on-line news portals for the textile sector.

Building for the future with KARL MAYER Textile-reinforced concrete - the theme of KARL MAYER’s presentation at TECHTEXTIL, to be held in Frankfurt from 9.-12.5.2017, stand 3.0/E 18 KARL MAYER manufactures textile machines for producing the products that are used in many cutting-edge applications. These products can be seen at the Frankfurt site on stand 3.0 / E 18. Here, the visitors can expect an impressive display focusing on textile-reinforced concrete and functional clothing for the sports and athleisure sectors. Strong solutions for composite materials

Reinforcing grid made from carbon for use in textile-reinforced concrete

Textile-reinforced concrete with a reinforcement made from a warp-knitted grid construction

Textile reinforcing materials offer better ecological and economic alternatives to steel reinforcements when building with concrete. Since textiles do not

rust, only a thin covering material is required. This saves on resources, reduces environmental pollution and also enables thin-walled, filigree designs to be produced. KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH (Technical Textiles) can offer the RS MSUS-G weft-insertion warp knitting machine for producing the textiles that are used as an innovative way of reinforcing concrete. This high-speed raschel machine with weft insertion in line with the stitch courses can produce heavy carbon-fibre grids, which are used by members of TUDALIT e.V. This association is responsible for the TUDALIT® trademark-protected brand for maintaining quality standards in the production and use of textile-reinforced concrete. Allgemeine bauaufsichtliche Zulassung (General Building Regulations Approval) has already been applied for to cover certain concrete components containing weft-inserted, warp-knitted textiles. The textiles produced on the machines manufactured by KARL MAYER Technische Textilien can be used to reinforce the composite materials used in concrete construction, as well as plastic composites. Here, ready-consolidated, fibre-thermoplastic, semi-finished products, so-called organic sheets, have become more important in recent years. According to Jochen Schmidt, the Managing Director of KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH, the concept of fibre spreading is also starting to be a hot topic. Before they are joined to the plastic matrix, the fibre tapes are spread using KARL MAYER’s UD 500 and UD 700 fibre spreading machines. These two machines

have already made a name for themselves among composites’ manufacturers for use in the preliminary stages in the production of multiaxial textiles. High-performance, warp-knitted textiles maximise performance and comfort in the sports and athleisure sectors.

Functional sample produced on a jacquard raschel machine

Innovative sports- and athleisure-wear provides comfort, enhances performance, looks stylish and offers a performance profile that is backed up by intelligently designed textiles. Stylish, functional stretch and non-stretch textiles are a speciality of KARL MAYER’s warp knitting machines. The company’s high-speed tricot machines, jacquard raschel machines and double-bar raschel machines can produce a variety of structured and openwork designs from a single source, and also work functional zones that can be integrated into a garment, such as a jersey. Zones are created, which provide a defined compression, breathability, warmth retention and freedom of movement. This is based on body mapping principles and the zones are located in exactly the right places. KARL MAYER’s double-bar raschel machines in particular are also setting functional trends when producing seamless items that are making quite a fashion statement. With its impressive stand design and carefully selected exhibits, KARL MAYER is looking forward to a successful show. “Alongside JEC World, Techtextil is the most important trade fair for us,” explained Jochen Schmidt. “We meet many of our customers there, who are frequently exhibitors themselves, and we are also expecting to have some interesting conversations with people who are visiting us the first time.”

DyStar® to showcase technical textiles solutions at Techtextil 2017 DyStar® Group is a solution provider, offering customers globally a complete range of colorants, auxiliaries and services with the broadest product range on the market, covering almost all fibers and quality specifications. DyStar will be presenting its latest product innovations and new technologies at Techtextil – Leading International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens held in Frankfurt on May 09-12, 2017 – Hall 6.1 – Booth C40. Visitors can expect to learn more about the following DyStar Solutions: Work Wear – The right substrate, high-quality dyes and suitable auxiliaries for functional finishing effects are the key solutions; Automotive – Complete package for the automotive textile chain; Sun Protection – High-performance solutions for sun protective articles; Military Textiles – High-performance dyes and auxiliaries for military textiles; Medical Textiles – Broad range of auxiliaries, dyes and finishing products as well as expertise in processing of Medical Textiles; Active Wear Solutions – Unrivalled range of problem-solving dyes, auxiliaries and finishing products for modern high-performance outdoor & sportswear;

Cadira® – is a new module in DyStar’s Resource Efficiency program and its concepts considerably reduce water, waste and energy consumption. Recently, DyStar launched Dianix® Red XF2 and Dianix Turquoise XF2, new additional dyes to the high-fastness Dianix XF2 Range. Fully committed to sustainability, DyStar is the ideal partner for managing environmental issues for the entire textile supply chain, offering high performance products and meeting the needs of their focus industry sectors. DyStar will also present its web-based tool – eliot®, which provides ecological and technical information as well as tools for the optimization of the dyeing processes, to give all the necessary support to the visitors in the stand. DyStar has completed the acquisition of 3 specialty chemical units of Emerald Performance Materials LLC, a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals for consumer and industrial markets, including technical textiles. The acquisition strengthens DyStar’ s position as a specialty chemical manufacturer in the USA as well as builds a diversified product portfolio to launch on its global platform.

SAURER. Allma TechnoCorder TC2 with even more flexibility production, material and yarn count

Allma is delighted to welcome customers and visitors to its stand D02 in hall 3.0 and inform them about the latest developments in twisting technology for industrial yarns. On the two-for-one twisting machine TechnoCorder TC2 for industrial yarns for example up to 9-ply yarn constructions can now be processed. The innovative FlexiPly device allows for the production of innovative hybrid yarns. As a leading company in twisting and cabling of industrial yarns and tire cord, Allma sets benchmarks in terms of flexibility, productivity and quality. High-quality premium yarns with even more flexibility The TechnoCorder TC2 is characterised in particular by its unique flexibility in production, material and yarn counts of industrial yarns. Self-sufficient spindle drives allow for such production flexibility that individual items can be processed on each separate spindle. With the innovative FlexiPly software you can economically produce the hybrid yarn constructions expected by the market on the TechnoCorder TC2. Through the use of different materials such as polyamide and aramid and different twists, yarns with new characteristics are created for technical textiles, tires and mechanical rubber goods (MRG). A novelty is the extension of the FlexiPly device. The new software allows for multiple constructions of up to 9-ply. The possibility of equipping the machine for

processing PE-/PP tapes and monofilaments provides the customers with additional material flexibility. The two spindle gauges 670 and 830 mm enormously widen the yarn count range from 235 to 33,000 dtex, enabling both very fine and very coarse yarns to be processed in high quality on the TechnoCorder TC2. Maximum productivity and top quality The delivery speed of 400 m/min is world class in twisting industrial yarns. The TechnoCorder TC2 guarantees excellent yarn quality and allows for twist packages with high density and perfect appearance thanks to the process monitoring, optimum yarn path geometry as well as gentle and low-tension thread guidance. To increase productivity even further, the High Speed Package (HSP) was developed, which increases the un- winding speed to 150 m/min (cross-wound package) and 180 m/min (flanged bobbin) when using a campanello. Energy-optimised drives and the slim yarn balloon enhance the machine's energy balance. The innovative spindle concept and ergonomic arrangement of the main elements ensure the particularly high operating convenience. With the new developments, Allma offers an innovative and economical production machine for bespoke customer solutions that are tailored to the highly dynamic market of technical textiles.

Tekboy Tekstil takes first step into high-volume digital textile production with SPGPrints’ JAVELIN® printer SPGPrints announces that Tekboy Tekstil, of Istanbul, Turkey, has installed a JAVELIN® digital printer to supplement production capacity, and meet increased demand for shorter-runs, rapid turnarounds and on-demand sample production. Established in 1981, Tekboy is one of the country’s leading suppliers and has dyeing and printing facilities in Istanbul and Lüleburgaz, where the JAVELIN has been installed. The JAVELIN printer is Tekboy’s first high-volume digital machine investment, complementing a large number of conventional printing lines that have met the company’s output requirements until now. The JAVELIN printer uses Archer® technology which enables the firing of variable drops (2pL-10pL) to the substrate. The 4mm distance from print head to substrate eliminates head damage and is ideal for printing the knitted fabrics produced by Tekboy. The precision of JAVELIN’s ink delivery system provides the repeatable and consistent quality that will enable Tekboy to meet the demand for frequently changing designs with lead-times often measured in weeks. JAVELIN’s six-colour (CMYK, Blue and Orange) system can reliably and repeatedly reproduce a wider gamut than any currently available eight-colour system and achieve fine tonal gradations, thanks to the variable dot sizes. Tekboy’s JAVELIN is using reactive inks, developed and manufactured by SPGPrints. “We had been looking at digital textile printers when we saw the JAVELIN demonstrated live at ITM, in

June,” said Süha Artun, factory manager at Tekboy. “The JAVELIN’s outstanding quality and productivity were important factors in our investment decision. It is the fastest printer we have seen to achieve a resolution of 1200 x 1200dpi, and we were very impressed with the results when it produced challenging designs such as geometrics and blotches at relatively high speeds. But other important factors put the SPGPrints offering in a league if its own.” “SPGPrints develops and manufactures its own inks, including those specially for the JAVELIN. This means we would be dealing with one company for the printer, its service and inks. This one-stop-shop offering from SPGPrints is a huge plus for us.” “We were impressed by the two-and-a-half-year warranty on the print heads1 that reduces risk and accelerates the return on investment. The combination of high-performance technology and guidance has enabled us to start offering high value solutions to our customers from the moment of installation.” Thanks to SPGPrints’ recent investment in an expanded JAVELIN production plant at its Austrian facility, Tekboy has benefited from a fast installation schedule. Tom Janssen, area sales manager - Digital Textiles at SPGPrints, said: “It is very exciting to see an important company like Tekboy take its first step into high-volume digital printing with the JAVELIN printer. We look forward to supporting the company at every step to ensure they exploit the full scope of opportunities this technology brings. ”

Young engineers present high-tech solutions With 62 exhibiting VDMA member companies, German Technology will be strongly represented at Techtextil Frankfurt. The VDMA uses the trade fair for technical textiles once again as an opportunity to honour successful young engineers. At the trade fair, five students will be awarded prizes of the Walter Reiners-Stiftung (Foundation) in the categories dissertation, master and seminar paper for their outstanding and creative achievements. With their works, which deal with lightweight construction applications among other things, the young ladies and gentlemen demonstrate that textile machinery is a real high-tech industry with a future. The award ceremony of the Walter Reiners-Stiftung (Foundation) will take place on 11 May, from 5 to 6 pm at the VDMA booth (3.0/D25). Trade fair visitors and exhibitors are very welcome to participate. The VDMA booth is also the first contact point for visitors who would like to get an overview of the exhibiting VDMA member companies. For example, the list of exhibitors VDMA members @ Techtextil 2017 as well as Buyer’s Guide Textile Machinery are available at the information booth.

ArioPrint-16® the second unit to Pakistan Arioli has recently announced the sale of the second ArioPrint-16® digital textile printer to his customer in Pakistan. The customer has proven the quality of the Digital Printer built from Arioli that has already printed 150.000 linear meters of Cotton with Reactive Dyes in these first months since installed. Fully satisfied Customer is also announcing a project to invest with Arioli for several more machines that will cover their needed production for a long-term relationship. Arioli's advantages of the ArioPrint-16® over competitors gives customers a fully 2.0 meters printing width, processing woven and knits with flexible resolutions, the structured Digital Printer loaded with 16 Kyocera printing Heads and the Dryer with two sections in one pass avoids any marking of prints on smaller dryers and can run up to high speeds printing from 300x300dpi at 1000sqm/h to the maximum resolution of 1200x1200dpi with modality MULTIPASS® where ArioPrint-16® gives customer the best bi-directional printing process today on the market. During the next Fespa Digital (8-12 May 2017 in Hamburg, Germany) Arioli Group with MHM will present the new IQ-Digital, following their success from the last SGIA when shown as preview.

Travel in comfort with the cotton, the world trusts Cotton Council International (CCI), in collaboration with 16 COTTON USA licensees, showcased quality U.S. cotton home textiles and hotel collections at the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles trade show. The COTTON USA booth, themed “COTTON USA: Travel in Comfort with the Cotton the World Trusts,” had four distinct areas designed to simulate a cozy hotel: a reception area, a lobby sitting area, coffee shop and guest room, all outfitted with COTTON USA licensees’ textile products. Imagine, a COTTON USA home furnishing licensee, not only displayed its curtain and home furnishing fabrics, but also provided furniture with U.S. cotton-rich bedding products provided by Pac-Fung International Ltd. The hotel room area also featured U.S. cotton hotel bedding and home textile products from Jiangsu Sidefu, Natural Home, Hua Fang and Loftex. “With the rapid rise of China’s economy and tourism in the past decade, the hospitality industry in China and Asia has experienced meteoric growth,” explained Karin Malmstrom, CCI director of China

and Northeast Asia. “The hospitality players worldwide are tailoring their offerings to provide hotel guests with familiar comforts by outfitting guest rooms with textile product, such as bedding, curtains, towels, bathrobes, etc., made of natural fibers. Due to the continued strong demand for cotton-rich fabrics in this segment and to capture this market, COTTON USA is introducing our hotel collection to potential partners and licensees in the hospitality industry.” Hotel partners can benefit by specifying and highlighting their use of U.S. cotton-rich products and their guests can enjoy the safe and comfortable feeling of COTTON USA when staying at a hotel. CCI’s unique promotions and licensing programs cover the whole U.S. cotton textile supply chain, ranging from cotton fiber to retailers’ shelves. CCI links customers of home textile products with renowned global COTTON USA-licensed suppliers and brands to establish long-term partnerships for effective procurement throughout the cotton supply chain.

SHIMA SEIKI to display newest offering in digital

The printing head on SIP160F3 can be raised and lowered up to 50mm. For jeans, this means that printing can be performed beautifully across pockets by compensating for the extra thickness in fabric

Designs can be printed across the entire T-shirt for great impact and high perceived value

White pigment ink is used on the initial pass to allow vibrant colors to be printed even on dark tones.

Leading computerized knitting machine manufacturer SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, together with its European subsidiary SHIMA SEIKI EUROPE, LTD., will participate in the FESPA 2017. SIP-160F3 is SHIMA SEIKI’s latest flatbed inkjet printing machine, capable of beautiful full color printing on a variety of fabrics. Reactive dyes, acid dyes and pigment inks can be used to support different types of print applications. White color is now available with pigment ink, allowing printing on fabrics of dark tones. The printing head can be raised or lowered according to thickness of the product, allowing printing on fabrics with 3-dimensional textures, or even directly on finished products. Multidrop inkjet technology, ink circulation and degassing system, and ink thermoregulation provide efficient and stable printing. Also on display is the latest version of SHIMA SEIKI’s SDS-ONE APEX3 3D design system, whose color management system provides accurate simulations of the printed piece for checking before printing on SIP-160F3. APEX3 is also at the core of the company’s “Total Fashion System” concept that supports all aspects throughout the apparel supply chain, by integrating production from product planning and design to production and even sales promotion. Especially effective is its capability to improve on the planning process with Virtual Sampling. Photo-realistic simulation capability allows Virtual Sampling to minimize the costly timeand resource-consuming sample-making process while enhancing presentation quality. At the retail stage, these Virtual Samples allow shoppers to make a selection without having actual samples on hand, which is especially effective in supporting new trends in retail such as e-commerce. Furthermore by taking advantage of on-demand print capability of SIP-160F3, customized production of printed products becomes a reality.

Durst Rhotex 325

Durst with a “Plus” at FESPA Digital 2017 Drust Fespa presence addresses two core topics. The company will be presenting its commercially successful Rho P10 250 HS Plus and Rho 512R Plus printing systems under the slogan of investment security and reliability; they offer a “plus” in productivity and economy with new features and enhancements. The products are complemented by new service options, including extended warranty periods and new virtual support and analytics functions. Innovation and sustainability are the keywords applied to the new Rhotex 325 and Rho WT 250 printing systems that are being showcased. Thanks to Durst Water Technology and economically friendly applications, they open up new market opportunities outside of the UV production portfolio. Innovation & Sustainability Rhotex 325: Soft Signange Printer - Durst Rhotex 325A new industrial printing system with a print width of 3.2 m for the area of soft signage. It allows environmentally friendly textile applications based on Durst Water Technology and delivers productivity of up to 390 m2/hour through either direct-to-textile printing or printing on transfer paper. The Rhotex 325 can be equipped with jumbo rolls to handle large print jobs and for unattended production, and also offers remote control and analytics functions to ensure continuous uptime. Rho WT 250: Durst Water Technology Printer - Durst Rho WT 250A new flatbed printing system featuring an uncompromising development of Durst’s Water Technology for environmentally friendly applications on paper media, corrugated boards, and plastics such as acrylic, polycarbonate, and polypropylene. It provides offset printing quality in look and feel and is

economically viable from a batch size of 1. Investment Security & Reliability Rho P10 250 HS Plus: Durst Rho P10 250 HS PrinterA further development of the successful P10 series with 40% greater productivity. It offers an ink-saver function, saving up to 15% of ink as well as an advanced application for hapt printing and roll-to-roll double-sided printing. Rho 512R Plus: 5 Meter Roll Printer - Durst Rho 512R PlusA further development of the successful 5-meter extra-wide printing system with a new Fine Art printing mode at 1,200 dpi. Productivity is assured universally, even with light and process colors, and its robust design enables unattended 24/7 production. The Rho 512R Plus offers a new V-cut system and requires only minimal maintenance, guaranteeing continuous uptime. Moreover, new additional colors allow even finer color transitions and the faithful production of corporate brand standards. Durst Analytics: A new software solution as a future element of the Durst OS. A preventive service option to guarantee user uptime by monitoring important machine parameters and taking proactive service measures. Extended Service Options: Durst is extending its warranty period for new installations in the LFP segment up to 36 months in combination with newly designed service agreements. Besides machine availability – or uptime – Durst is also addressing “total cost of ownership” as a relevant factor for investment security and commercial success.

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In Last Chapter, regarding the Spinning and Weaving, we have mainly emphasized the arrangement of ceiling height and lighting system. Finishing mills are bit more complex, more energy hungry and more environmentally challenged manufacturing setups. A normal Finishing Unit (exhaust or continuous) mainly uses the following natural resources with non-natural resource i.e. Chemicals. • Power • Steam • Water (Raw) • Water (Soft) • Compressed Air Consumption of power used on machines is not being discussed, it varies for every machine design. Somehow, many power consumption saving ideas are available in below discussion. Building of Finishing Mills

causing failures/down times. Moreover, it is wiser to have separate building based on heat zones, rather than having one common building, allowing heats in different area to mix and trap. Finishing Mills are more prone to expansions owing to business dynamics. Investors pushing more production in same area normally challenge esthetic design of initial planning. So a unit based, production expansion is pleaded to keep WIP flooding levels into normal and workable esthetics. Steam/Water Savings Exhaust and Continuous are two main Finishing setups around. Continuous Finishing Setup can be further sub-categorized in Woven and Denim Finishing Setups. Any finishing setup is comprised of series of chemical treatment with either Wetting or Drying of fabric. Fabric is being wet and then Dried atleast 2 ~ 5 times, depending on the processes. All the operative cost is utilized in Wetting/Drying of cost. Any Wetting/Washing Treatment cost about 0.5 ~1.0 kg of Steam/kg of fabric and 0.9 ~1 kg of steam for drying. (approximately 0.3 Ton to 0.6Ton for washing of 12 Oz fabric in 1000meter, similarly about 0.75 Tons on drying of same). Water Recycling Water recycling by identifying the different streams of water and re-using to main reserviour or other machines is an approach that don’t need any more introduction. Depending on processes, upto 20 ~ 25% of water can be re-used without any treatment.

Contrary to lower height of buildings discussed for spinning and weaving sectors, finishing mills are designed with high ceiling level in order to have more relaxed environment for workers. Underground fresh air ducts can be opened in the finishing floors to freshen up the air and maintain oxygen levels. Exhaust fans should be able to release heat/steam from top of roof. Powerless exhaust fans are exemplary for not only saving electricity but also efficient head throw out. Exhaust fans fitted on the side walls are normally not effective. Heat trap zone are major reason for employees ailment and low efficiency in summers. Heat trap zones also effect electronics of the machines

Turning Point Saving one passage of Wetting or Drying will cut the expense of finishing by millions. There had been two approaches in cutting the cost of finishing i.e. saving a wetting pass or saving a drying pass. In latest, practices of European textile units, textile experts used to take advantage of semi-dry fabric (almost half drying) or no-drying in certain processes i.e. no drying after bleaching process and wet fabric feeding to mercerizing process or semi drying after washing process leading to stenter finishing etc. Later on, with further, development in continuous Squeezing techniques, there had been rolls like RHL

69 Roberto etc. which could squeeze more water out of the fabric before drying, almost cutting 40% drying cost. In case of exhaust fabrics, vacuum drying is saving same drying cost.

Somehow, we will here discuss, more futuristic approach for the textile sectors which are producing their own electricity with use of gas engines. Any gas engine is able to convert less than 43% of gas consumed into electrical energy. Same percentage of

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efficiency is dissipated into heat by different means. There is availability of 80C jacket water from 1MW gas engine at flow of 15 ~ 20 M3/hour. There is capacity of steam availability from WHR boiler at exhaust of Gas Engine, equal to 600 ~ 900kg. Further the hot flue from WHR boiler is still available at 180C which is normally released into air. Infact, this exhaust air is available for quick and cost free drying of fabric, if injected into Thermosole, Stenter, Hot flue chambers. Combining all above sources, the steam requirement remains limited to Dyeing/Printing Steamers only.

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Washing Efficiency Water consumptions of the fabric depends on two main factors, FIRST pollution of fabric when fed to washing machine i.e. mercerized fabric, Scoured Fabric or Dyed Fabric etc, SECOND Washing Efficiency of the washing compartment. Pollution of fabric can be reduced with vacuum slots wherever applicable in the process. Washing efficiency

has number of innovative ways to reduce quantity of wash boxes required to achieve certain washing levels. Horizontal wash box vs vertical wash box, single threading vs double threading are now common proposal. Washing efficiency is based on following main factors. Temperature of Water Shower on Fabric Use of pre-hot water in showers can save a lot (especially when pre-hot water from gas engine jacket is available). Temperature of all hot sprays can be managed in central reservoir which is eventually more efficient than normal water spray and then consequent washer heat (direct or in-direct water heating). Machines based on hot spray washing will be cheaper as one common heat exchanger can serve purpose, consequently, individual heat exchangers are not required saving a lot in machine manufacturing cost. Number of squeezes on fabric to meet fresh waters Intermittent squeezing can increase the washing efficiency by 20%. Although, machine manufactures add extra cost for intermittent squeezers, somehow, there is saving of one wash box over every five wash boxes. Another innovation is suction slots inside the wash box, which vigorously increase the exchange to liquor inside the fabric and prove more efficient. Highly efficient wash boxes will reduce the use of water and hence will reduce usage of chemicals based on recipe. End Note Savings in the finishing units are various. Certain innovations are there for supporting futuristic way of thinking. We to begin a new processing, new methods, new techniques. Being competitive and being energy efficient is never ending race. We need to take caution that we should not be left out in race.

Mian Rashid Mahmood B.Sc. Textile (Processing) MBA (Marketing) Project Manager (US Denim for 9 and 1/2 years) Previous Sapphire Finishing Mills Previous Rupafab Previous Nishat Dyeing & Finishing

Reports

On-demand apparel manufacturing and Amazon

Digital technologies and advanced manufacturing are transforming production, driving a new industrial revolution known as Industry 4.0. On-demand manufacturing, sometimes called cloud manufacturing, is a new business model that makes it possible for vendors to provide support for production, all the way from the initial concept through final product delivery to the customer. This is achieved using a cloud-based software platform that makes it easy for developers to get instant quotes, manage projects, and track inventory from

any browser, anytime. The advantages include improved efficiency, greater revenue, and lower costs. On-demand manufacturing represents an evolution in procurement and supply chain management thought, bringing together the best of previous concepts, such as just-in-time manufacturing, which focuses on streamlining operations, and lean manufacturing principles, which seeks to drive waste from processes. With product life cycles getting

73 shorter and industry trends driving mass customization of products, on-demand manufacturing makes even more sense in today’s supply chain strategy. An on-demand manufacturing system is designed to quickly produce clothing — and other products — only after a customer order is placed. On-demand manufacturing responds to customers’ increasing demands for tailored products and faster deliveries Amazon, the e-commerce giant, has earned a patent for an on-demand manufacturing system that would create apparel – and potentially other products, too – after an order has been placed. The patent was filed on December 16, 2015 and awarded on April 18, 2017. The patent describes a hi-tech system which would quickly produce clothing — and potentially other products such as footwear and accessories — only after an order is placed. The company already has a tremendous apparel selection and has also started selling at least eight of its own clothing brands, representing everything from kids’ clothes to women’s dresses to dress shirts for men. The system includes a textile printer, textile cutter and a computing device. According to the patent, the computerized system could capture orders from anywhere on the planet and then swiftly develop the most efficient plan for producing and providing the clothing. Factors that could go into determining the most efficient means of fulfilment could include geographic location, fabric type, assembly process and more. The abstract of the patent reads “Aspects of on demand apparel manufacturing are described. A system of on demand apparel manufacturing includes a textile printer, textile cutter, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to perform a process including aggregating orders for products, organizing the orders according to a productivity factor, and arranging panels for products in the orders into an aggregated textile panel template. Arranging the panels can include aligning the panels among each other to reduce scrap in a textile sheet or orienting the panels with a thread, weave, nap, or knit pattern in the textile sheet, for example. The process can further include instructing the textile printer to print a plurality of panels for the products on the textile sheet based on the aggregated textile panel template, and instructing the textile cutter to cut the

plurality of panels out from the textile sheet.” Some of the key extracts form the 29-page patent are enlisted below. • “Apparel manufacturing industry relies upon various resources, processes, and equipment to produce finished garments, accessories, footwear, etc.”, with the process to manufacture a garment generally including “garment design, fabric production and/or printing, and panel cutting and sewing”. • “Many aspects of apparel manufacturing processes are relatively time-consuming and require the co-ordination of many different geographically dislocated suppliers, vendors, manufacturers, and retailers” • “By aggregating orders from various geographic locations and co-ordinating apparel assembly processes on a large scale, the embodiments provide new ways to increase efficiency in apparel manufacturing.” • “Using the panels cut out from the textile sheets, the computing environment generates instructions for the assembly of the textile products defined in the orders and coordinates an efficient assembly process for the products” • “According to aspects of the embodiments, the computing environment generates and provides assembly instructions to a textile assembly production line. Based on the assembly instructions, the textile assembly production line directs the panels to various sewing stations, for example, for assembly.” • “Once various textile products are printed, cut, and assembled according to the orders, they can be processed through a quality check, photographed for placement in an electronic commerce system, shipped to customers, and/or stored in a materials handling facility for order fulfilment.” • “Applied to the manufacture of a wide array of

which means they can adjust their inventory to match trends as they happen, and it keeps them from having to produce a large amount of stock in advance that then risks not selling and being discounted.

products, including clothing or fabric products, accessories (e.g., scarfs, gloves, hats, bags, belts, etc.), footwear, bedding, curtains, towels, etc., in a wide variety of materials, including but not limited to paper, plastic, leather, rubber, and other materials”. • “Once various textile products are printed, cut and assembled according to the orders, they can be processed through a quality check, photographed for placement in an electronic commerce system, shipped to customers and/or stored in a materials handling facility for order fulfillment” • “By aggregating orders from various geographic locations and coordinating apparel assembly processes on a large scale, the embodiments provide new ways to increase efficiency in apparel manufacturing.” If Amazon is able to get on-demand manufacturing up and running, it could be a powerful weapon in its bid to become an apparel powerhouse. Goldman Sachs charted the correlation between supply-chain lead times and like-for-like (LFL) sales growth, and the results show just how much speed matters. It allows brands to respond to the market quickly,

Further information For access to full-version of the patent, please visit http://patft.uspto.gov/ and search for US Patent 9,623,578. QR code Scan the QR code to directly access the full version of the patent.

INDEX 2017 Review

Bringing together key players from every dimension of the innovative world of nonwovens, INDEX is the largest global meeting place for the nonwovens market, its suppliers and customers. The 2017 edition of this event took place at Palexpo, in the vibrant international city of Geneva (Switzerland) from 4th – 7th April. A total of 12,758 visitors made their way through the doors of the exhibition centre (a rise of over 2% on the 2014 edition), to see the 666 exhibitors (an increase of over 13% INDEX 2014) from 41 countries in nearly 24,000 m2 of stand space. Those in attendance could engage with a larger portion of the industry than ever before and avail of a wide variety of presentations, demonstrations and tutorials. Additionally, the sector seminars on transportation, medical and geotextile nonwoven products were popular throughout the exhibition, with several editions offering standing room only. “Our industry has evolved to a great extent” said Pierre Wiertz, general manager of EDANA, “nonwovens and related materials are increasingly used in the automotive, filtration and construction sectors for example, illustrating how the sector offers innovative solutions for a wide range of purposes.

76 This evolution was also reflected in the makeup of the visitors to this year’s show, with a wider range than ever before. The products and services they saw throughout the exhibition provide a snapshot of how our industry is developing – and it is a privilege to witness this first-hand and know that the success of our sector is in safe hands. EDANA’s INDEX™17 Awards EDANA’s INDEX™17 Awards are the highest accolade for excellence in our industry and highlight the creativity and innovation demonstrated by businesses of all sizes and from all parts of the nonwovens supply chain. Winners for each category, together with summary comments from the judging panel were: • Nonwoven roll goods: Berry Plastics - Nuvisoft™ - This proprietary melt spun technology combines a unique filament profile geometry with a soft bond pattern for enhanced softness. Nuvisoft™ allows for enhanced coverage at lighter weights, lower air permeability, denser winding and facilitates improved printing. • Finished or composite products made from, or incorporating, nonwovens: Glatfelter - Dreamweaver Gold™ 20 microns - A nonwoven separator for ultra-safe lithium ion batteries, Dreamweaver Gold provides outstanding safety and cycle life with low electrical impedance and high porosity in a uniform stable sheet. • Raw materials or components (e.g. fibre, binder, polymer, tape) of special relevance to the nonwovens industry and related converted products: Magic – Spongel

- A super absorbent polymer (SAP) made entirely from renewable resources, Spongel offers the highest level of absorption and retention of liquids available for bio-based materials. Mainly a cellulose-based material, it is suitable for both food packaging and hygiene applications. • Innovation in machinery of special relevance to the nonwovens industry: GDM - Rear Wing Zero Waste - An upgrade for the baby diaper manufacturing line, the new kit saves on raw material usage and reduces size change time to zero. The all-new design includes linear motion technology for side shifting without replacing the mechanical cam and the possibility to automatically correct the rear wing position. • Sustainable product: Hassan Group – Self Sufficient Relief Tents - The result of a social responsibility project aimed at providing eco-friendly nonwoven tent fabrics to improve living conditions in refugee camps. The fabrics provide comfort through improved heat and sound insulation, increased flame retardancy and enhanced breathability and anti-bacterial properties. • Sustainable process or management practice: Suominen Corporation - Blind Hiring Recruitment Process - A pioneering recruitment process which increases diversity in the workforce and ensures equal opportunities for applicants of all genders, ethnicities and ages. The initiative offers a proven method to prevent prejudice and nepotism in the recruitment process. The winners were presented with their specially commissioned bronze sculpture and a diploma at the awards ceremony, which was attended by industry

77 media, exhibitors and visitors to the show. Exhibitors from Pakistan The share of natural fibres and epically cotton is insignificant in the world of nonwovens. There were three exhibitors from Pakistan, all related to cotton fibre. The exhibitors from Pakistan were • Ihsan Sons • S. Fazalilahi & Sons • Saif Textile Mills Limited Ihsan sons is an export oriented group and is a leading manufacturer and exporter of Cotton Waste, Surgical Bleached Absorbent Cotton, Yarns, & Nonwoven Fabrics. In 2005, Ihsan sons installed a European Spunlace (hydroentanglement) line to produce 100% cotton nonwovens. The remaining two exhibitors do not manufacture any nonwoven fabric and supply bleached cotton for different applications. S. Fazalilahi & Sons is a long established name and Saif Textiles is a new entrant in the market. The exhibitor profile, as of INDEX’s exhibitor list, is given below. Ihsan Sons IHSAN Sons - Flagship Company of the group IHSAN PAKISTAN are leading manufacturers and exporters of Bleached Absorbent Cotton, Bleached Yarns & 100% Cotton Spunlace Nonwoven Fabrics, Wipes and Cloths for all purpose use with inhouse fiber cleaning and processing facilities. Our products comply with European, British and US Pharmacopeias and meet all international health standards set by WSP, EDANA and ISO. IHSAN Sons also offers Bleached Organic Cotton as well as Spunlace made from Organic Cotton as we are audited by IMO for GOTS certification From Fibers to Nonwovens WE do it All S. Fazalilahi & Sons S.Fazalilahi and Sons (Pvt) Ltd manufactures bleached absorbent and non-absorbent cotton according to major worldwide pharmacopoeia standards. We are an ISO 9001:2008 certified company accredited with BSCI. Our cotton is used for Healthcare and cosmetic applications such as cotton swabs, makeup removing pads, ear buds and for various other non-woven products. With the same bleached cotton we also manufacture medical cotton rolls in various sizes. Our bleached cotton can be used in the water jet process or the carding process to make non-woven sheets. Saif Textile Mills Limited The Saif Group’s(SG) headquartered in Islamabad,

Pakistan.SG operates in a diverse range of business areas i.e Oil and Gas Exploration,Power Generation,Real Estate Development ,Telecommunications ,Textiles,Software Development,Waste Management. SG have been in the business of manufacturing yarn for over 35 years. Saif Textile mills Processing their waste according to the Pharmacopoeias standards with desired fiber’s physical & Performance properties. We can offer 100% Guarantee foreign contamination free fiber further we can offer/process with customized properties based on customer desire. Dr. Muhammad Tausif (nonwovens expert from Pakistan and advisor TEXtalks) attended the event and commented that the aforementioned companies are not the only nonwoven businesses in Pakistan. There are a number of other producers which mainly employ polyester (PET) and polypropylene (PP) fibres/polymers to produce spunbond, needlepunched and chemically bonded nonwoven fabrics. He further added that such events are the right platform, for textile entrepreneurs interested in the growing field of nonwovens, to understand the nonwovens industry as suppliers, producers, converters and machinery manufacturers are gathered under a single roof. The next edition of the INDEX will take place March 31 – April 03, 2020 at Palexpo, Geneva

Techtextil & Texprocess 2017 A Preview Techtextil is the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens showing the full range of potential uses of textile technologies. Under the motto ‘Connecting the Future’, international exhibitors will present their textile innovations to trade visitors, from 9 to 12 May, 2017. Techtextil is held in parallel with Texprocess the leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials. The number of exhibitors and visitors have increased over the years. Key Facts Dates: Location: Organizer: Opening hours: 09-11 May: 12 May:

May 09-12, 2017 Fairground, Frankfurt am Main Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH 0900 hours to 1800 hours 0900 hours to 1700 hours

Product Groups and Applications Areas The Techtextil product groups represent the entire spectrum of technical textiles and nonwovens. The product groups include: • Research, development, planning, consulting • Technology, processes, accessories • Fibres and yarns • Woven fabrics, laid webs, braidings, knitted fabrics • Nonwovens • Coated textiles • Composites • Bondtec • Functional Apparel Textiles • Associations • Publishers The variety of products and services offered by Techtextil exhibitors is expressed by twelve areas of application. As a useful orientation aid, pictographs at the stands show visitors for what areas of application the displayed products can be used Agrotech: Under this sign visitors will find the latest

79 ments in the manufacture of furniture, upholstery, floor coverings and carpets.

ideas and products for agriculture, forestry, horticulture and landscape gardening Indutech: Indutech contains solutions and products for mechanical engineering and for the chemical and electrical industries.

Buildtech: Buildtech includes all important innovations in membrane construction, lightweight and solid structures, earthworks, hydraulic engineering and road construction Medtech: Medtech contains the complete range of innovations in the manufacture, processing and application of medical and hygiene products.

Clothtech: It includes the latest developments in shoe and clothing manufacture. Mobitech: Under this sign visitors will find the latest developments in ship and aircraft construction, as well as in all aspects of automobile, railway and space travel. Geotech: Geotech is home to new concepts and products in road construction, civil engineering, dam and waste site construction.

Oekotech: Oekotech stands for new ideas and interesting concepts in environmental protection, waste disposal and recycling. Hometech: Hometech presents innovative develop-

trade fair for technical and nonwovens. trade fairtextiles for technical textiles andThe nonwovens. The conceptual partner of Texprocess is the VDMA Textile conceptual partner of Texprocess is the VDMA Textile Care, Fabric and Leather International International Care, FabricTechnologies. and Leather Technologies. suppliers of machines, accessories and services for suppliers of machines, accessories and services for textile processing will come together with textile processing will come processers together with processers of textile materials frommaterials all over the world at the world at of textile from all over Texprocess. InTexprocess. Frankfurt, the sector will present In Frankfurt, the sector will present future-orientedfuture-oriented innovations forinnovations the international for the international garment-manufacturing and textile processing garment-manufacturing and textile processing Packtech: It includes all significant in significant the sectors. Picture-12 Packtech:innovations It includes all sectors. packaging, covering and transportation of the widest innovations in the packaging, covering and possible arraytransportation of goods. Events of the widest possible array ofKey goods. Key Events A brief summary of the key events at Techtextil A brief summary of the key events2017 at Techtextil 2017 is given belowis given below

Digital Textile Digital Micro Factory Textile Micro Factory On the way to On Industry 4.0,toaIndustry ‘Digital Textile Micro Textile Micro the way 4.0, a ‘Digital Factory’ will present a live demonstration of an Factory’ will present a live demonstration of an integrated production chain for apparel in hall 6.0, at in hall 6.0, at integrated production chain for apparel the Texprocess. various stages, the stages, the thePresenting Texprocess. Presenting various microfactory demonstrates the entire networked microfactory demonstrates the entire networked Protech: UnderPicture-13 this sign visitors find the production of items of clothing – from the design Protech:will Under thislatest sign visitors will find production of items of clothing – from the design developmentsthe in personal and property protection. stage to digital printing, automatic cutting out andcutting out and latest developments in personal and property stage to digital printing, automatic fabrication. Stages in the digital protection. fabrication. Stagestextile in themicro digitalfactory textile micro factory include: CAD /include: Design,CAD Printing, Cutting, Assembling, / Design, Printing, Cutting, Assembling and Labelling.and Labelling.

European Digital Textile Digital Conference European Textile Conference The World Information Network WTiNNetwork organises the organises the The World Information WTiN European Digital Textile Conference in collaboration European Digital Textile Conference in collaboration with Texprocess and Techtextil,and for Techtextil, the first time. with Texprocess for the first time. Focus topics of the conference will be the latest Focus topics of the conference will be the latest Sporttech: Sporttech includes new products product developments, and the advantages using Picture-14 Sporttech: Sporttechand includes new product developments, and theofadvantages of using ideas from theproducts world of and sportideas and leisure. digital printing technology for functionalization and from the world of sport and digital printing technology for functionalization and decoration of technical fabrics. The European Digital leisure. decoration of technical fabrics. The European Digital Textile Conference by WTiN will take place at Hall Textile Conference by WTiN will take place at Hall 4.0 4.0, Saal Europa onEuropa 10 Mayon2017 from2017 10:00from am 10:00 to Saal 10 May am to 5:00 5:00 pm. pm.

Innovation Award 2017 Award 2017 Innovation Techtextil Innovation Award honorsAward outstanding Techtextil Innovation honorsideas outstanding ideas and future-oriented developments in the field of in the field of and future-oriented developments technical textiles, nonwovens and functionaland apparel technical textiles, nonwovens functional apparel textiles. The competition is open to exhibitors textiles. The competition is openofto exhibitors of Techtextil, as well as all other companies, Techtextil, as well as all otherinstitutes, companies, institutes, universities and individuals. An international universities and individuals. Anexpert international expert Texprocess Texprocess jury will assessjury thewill projects. assessAll theaward-winning projects. All award-winning Texprocess is Texprocess the international fair for the projects will beprojects presented international is thetrade international trade fair for the will to bethe presented to thetrade international trade international garment-manufacturing and textile fair visitors and the media as they will be onthey show international garment-manufacturing and textile fair visitors and the media as willatbe on show at processing industry. Under the motto “Technology a special exhibition in Hall 6.1 throughout Techtextil. processing industry. Under the motto “Technology a special exhibition in Hall 6.1 throughout Techtextil. crossing”, international present the latest The official award willceremony be held during crossing”,exhibitors international exhibitors present the latest The ceremony official award will be the held during the fair. machines, plants, processes and services for the fair. machines, plants, processes and services for the processing of processing textile and flexible materials to trade of textile and flexible materials to trade Living in Space visitors. Texprocess is held every two years visitors. Texprocess is held every two years Living in SpaceIn cooperation with the European Space Agency concurrently with Techtextil,with the Techtextil, leading international In cooperation(ESA) with the Space Agency Centre (DLR), concurrently the leading international andEuropean the German Aerospace

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Whats New

Seamless denim quilted jacket The new totally-reversible seamless denim quilted jacket produced on the Santoni machine aims to provide greater comfort due to its dedicated areas of increased fit and well-being as determined by the use of embedded indigo Tencel fibre and elastomers to give higher elasticity and flexibility.

new totally-reversible seamless denim quilted jacket produced on the Santoni machine aims to provide greater comfort due to its dedicated areas of increased fit and well-being as determined by the use of embedded indigo Tencel fibre and elastomers to give higher elasticity and flexibility.

The multi-layered seamless knitted panel consists of three layers of different yarns with a reverse use. The resulting quilting effect is obtained directly on the machine by specific stitches that hold the two layers of fabric, together this produces a thickness in the fabric, so creating a quilting effect which increases the profile of the relief when compared to the rest of the fabric, giving a unique change in its texture. The

Digital Textile Micro Factory at Texprocess The first stage in the micro factory is the CAD/Design area. With the help of computer-aided design (CAD) and the Vidya 3D-simulation software, creative designs are put into effect in a virtual reality and/or adapted. The data that emerge from this are immediately merged with data for subsequent processes, such as the digital printing of the textile, the cutting out and sewing. Texprocess partner for the Design area is Assyst, a company in the Human Solutions Group. The next stage (printing) demonstrates large-format inkjet printing, involving sublimation printing on polyester and pigment printing on cotton and mixed fibres. Manufacturing tasks can be flexibly combined here with various printing parameters so as to produce a print with reproducible colours.

Texprocess partners in the software and hardware business Ergosoft and Mimaki, as well as Coldenhove and Monti Antonio are the ones ensuring optimum printing results at this station. After this comes the cutting area. At this juncture in the production process, the individual orders need first to be identified without anyone touching them. Identification is made possible by automatically loading the appropriate data files for the cutting-out process. A feeder system at the cutter ensures that the material is transported as smoothly as possible and without distortion. Camera systems recognise the cutting points, as a result of which the path the cutter is to take is optimised and a top-quality cut can be achieved. Texprocess partner in this area is ZĂźnd.

Fraunhofer Institute introduces new FIDYST nonwoven software With the tool FIDYST, it has been possible for the first time to simulate the movement of fibres in turbulent air currents, according to researchers. In the production of nonwoven materials, the fibres or threads are each stretched with the aid of air and deposited onto a conveyor belt. Depending on the speed and temperature of the air stream, a nonwoven product with the desired structure, density and strength results is achieved. One widely used application is random web, in which the individual fibres display a diverse orientation, thereby forming a random web which is simultaneously voluminous and firm. How precisely the fibres move in the airflow and in which orientation they land on the conveyor belt is computed by the simulation software FIDYST. After simulating the airflow, the user only has to enter the material properties of the fibres in the software. The software then simulates the dynamic behaviour of thousands of fibres. Even fibre mixtures can be simulated with the software. The result can be visualised in a 3D representation.

Machine with aim of ending textile waste Tasha Lewis, assistant professor of fibre science and apparel design in the College of Human Ecology. The Fiberizer v.2, its official name, was built from the original proof-of-concept project Fiberizer v.1, which was funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency and Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. To fund the v.2, Lewis secured a Walmart Foundation US Manufacturing Innovation Fund grant. A multidisciplinary Cornell design and research team has developed a unique fabric-shredding machine in hopes of a zero-waste solution for the textile industry. “The Fiberizer project aims to put textiles, destined for the landfill, to better use as materials to create new textiles and other products, reducing the consumption of natural resources and diverting unwanted clothing away from becoming waste,” said

“The grant’s call for proposals also requested applicants to name industry partners that we could work with on research,” she said. “We reached out to Eileen Fisher’s Green Eileen [recycled clothing line], who we have discussed potential projects with in the past.” The Irvington, New York-based apparel company is known for embracing simplicity and sustainability.

Whats New

New digital cutters by Zünd Zünd has always put great emphasis on producing cutting and software solutions that are completely modular. Zünd's user interface and workflow suite, Zünd Cut Center ZCC, is compatible with all commonly used RIPs. To make the cutting process as simple and efficient as possible, a camera-based registration system, in combination with ZCC, takes care of matching cut to print. Ensuring accurate registration even with highly stretchy fabrics, the system can be made to capture parts of the print instead of using traditional registration marks, the

manufacturer explains. Zünd digital cutting systems are highly modular. At Texprocess a Zünd S3 system illustrates how this modularity benefits the user. The modular design permits tailoring the cutting system to specific applications and cutting requirements, both in terms of tooling and material handling. This is said to allow the user to adapt the system anytime to the exact requirements dictated by customer demand and the jobs at hand.

Plastic fabric that cools the skin Stanford University researchers, with the aid of the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer at UC San Diego, have engineered a low-cost plastic material that could become the basis for clothing that cools the wearer, reducing the need for energy-consuming air conditioning. The new material is said to work by allowing the body to discharge heat in two ways that would make the wearer feel nearly 4°F cooler than if they wore cotton clothing. The material cools by letting perspiration evaporate through the material, something ordinary fabrics already do. But the Stanford material provides a second cooling mechanism: allowing heat that the body emits as

infrared radiation to pass through the plastic textile. All objects, including our bodies, throw off heat in the form of infrared radiation. Blankets warm us by trapping infrared heat emissions close to the body. This thermal radiation escaping from our bodies is what makes us visible in the dark through night-vision goggles. “Forty to 60% of our body heat is dissipated as infrared radiation when we are sitting in an office,” said Shanhui Fan, co-author of the study and a professor of electrical engineering who specialises in photonics. “But until now there has been little or no research on designing the thermal radiation characteristics of textiles.”

Stoll’s new flat knitting technologies

The new cluster concept for TT sport, TT med, TT home, and TT mobility will be unveiled, along with the new CMS 330 HP W flat knitting machine for TT sport, which is suitable for the manufacture of shoe uppers, orthopaedic supports, and textile accessories with complex shapes. The compact model also boasts a high production speed, exceptional value for money, and options for

inlay techniques, intarsia patterns, and plating effects, the company reports. According to the manufacturer, the CMS 330 HP W fits in with Stoll’s innovative portfolio of flat knitting machines. “No other manufacturing process for textiles combines complex structures, functionality, and aesthetics quite like Stoll’s flat knitting technology,” the company explains.

Cygnet Texkimp to launch robotic 3D winding machine Cygnet Texkimp, a UK based, family-run advanced engineering and manufacturing business, will be launching a high-speed, 3D winding machine capable of making curved composite parts at the JEC World trade fair thatwill take place in Paris, next week. The 3D Winder is a robot-mounted rotary winding machine capable of creating complex parts with a non-linear axis and with varying cross-sections. At Cygnet Texkimp’s UK headquarters in Northwich, Cheshire, the company says it is able to produce parts measuring up to 10 metres in length and with a profile of up to 500mm across.

A&E launches Repreve recycled core spun sewing thread American & Efird (A&E), a leading textiles manufacturer, has announced the official product launch of its recycled core spun industrial sewing thread, Perma Core using Repreve. Unifi, the maker of Repreve, turns plastic bottles into 100% recycled polyester fibre, which is then made into products sold by leading consumer brands and retailers. Perma Core using Repreve combines a recycled continuous filament polyester core and A&E’s polyester staple wrap to produce a high quality, eco-friendly industrial sewing thread. According to the manufacturer, commitment to sustainability is an important and ongoing goal of A&E. A&E’s 10 Threads of Sustainability platform aims to balance social responsibility and environmental impact with business growth objectives.

Suominen introduces FIBRELLA Ultrasoft for gentle baby wipes Suominen, a market leader in nonwovens for wipes, has announced the launch of FIBRELLA Ultrasoft, a new nonwoven material for baby wipes that is said to deliver unmatched softness for consumers and easy convertibility. According to the manufacturer, FIBRELLA Ultrasoft takes advantage of the widest range of fibres, from cotton to viscose to polyester, and Suominen’s uniquely modified production process, creating the softest nonwoven substrate in the market. For

wipes converters, FIBRELLA Ultrasoft is said to offer easy, standard spunlace-like convertibility, but is beyond conventional spunlace nonwovens in its softness, the company reports. Baby wipes made of gentle FIBRELLA Ultrasoft material aim to help ensure parents are giving the very best they can for their child, according to Jon Arendt, Product Manager at Suominen. “FIBRELLA Ultrasoft delivers piece of mind, one consumer at a time,” he said.

Isbjörn of Sweden introduces 3-layer construction garments for children Premium outdoor children’s clothing and accessories manufacturer Isbjörn of Sweden has announced it will be the first company to introduce a 3-layer construction in outdoor garments for juniors. The technical three-layer construction comprises a high-performance membrane, which is bonded to the hard-wearing outer material, and a comfortable inner lining. This construction aims to limit movement between the three layers, which means

less wear and tear and even greater durability, the company explains. Made from bluesign approved fabric, the high-performance waterproof membrane has a water pillar of 15,000mm and ventilation capability of 15,000 gr/m2/24hrs. The outer material has a water-repellent finish (DWR), achieved with BIONIC-FINISH ECO, a hydrophobic treatment, which does not release flouro-organic compounds into the atmosphere.

Audi A8 to feature carbon fibre

Audi has announced that the new A8 will feature a carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) rear bulkhead and parcel shelf. Scheduled for introduction later this year, the body shell of the car will incorporate a mix of four different materials â&#x20AC;&#x201C; steel, aluminium, magnesium and CFRP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for the first time. A high-strength combination of hot-formed steel components make up the occupant cell, which comprises the lower section of the front bulkhead, the side sills, the B-pillars and the front section of the roof line. Aluminium components account for 58% of the new A8 body, the largest share in the mix of materials, and there is a magnesium strut brace.

FESPA 2017 Largest exhibition for wide format, digital, screen and textile print technology May 08-12, 2017 Venue: Hamburg Messe, Hamburg, Germany

Techtextil 2017 International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens May 09-12, 2017 Venue: Messe Frankfurt, Germany

GTex Global Expo Lahore An international Textile Machinery Brand Expo August 11-13, 2017 Venue: Expo Center, Lahore.

DPS World 2017 Pakistan’s premium Digital Printing & Signage exhibition October 20-22, 2017 Venue: Expo Center Lahore, Pakistan. Shanghaitex 2017 The 18th International Exhibition on Textile Industry November 27-30, 2017 Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China.

DOMOTEX 2018 The leading flooring trade exhibition January 12-15, 2018 Venue: Hannover, Germany

GTex Global Expo Karachi An international Textile Machinery Brand Expo January 26-28, 2018 Venue: Expo Center Karachi, Pakistan

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR The leading flooring trade exhibition March 20-22, 2018 Venue: New International Expo Centre Pudong, Shanghai, China

ITMA 2018 International Textile Machinery exhibition April 14-17, 2018 Venue: TÜYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul – Turkey

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018 An International Garment, Textile Machinery & Accessories exhibition October 26-30, 2018 Venue: National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC) Shanghai, China.

ITMA 2019 The world's largest international textile machinery exhibition June 20-26, 2019 Venue: Barcelona, Spain.

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