April 19, 2008 (USA)
The fifth edition of Techtextil North America (TTNA), the international trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens, took place April 1-3 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.
The show hosted 310 exhibitors representing 21 countries, while the total verified registration reached 3,711 from 39 countries. The show welcomed nine international pavilions from Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy (two pavilions – fabrics/nonwovens and machinery), Portugal, Taiwan and Turkey.
“Our exhibitors and attendees alike commented repeatedly on the point that Techtextil North America provides them a unique opportunity to connect and get business done, all in one place, over three days’ time,” said David Audrain, president of Messe Frankfurt USA.
“This level of value results from bringing together a variety of industry segments, products and services from across the globe.”
Techtextil North America 2008 attracted an eclectic group of researchers, manufacturers and product specifiers and provided them with an internationally recognized Symposium program and industry-leading exhibitors, spanning more square feet of exhibition space than ever before.
Techtextil North America continues to exceed attendee expectations. Simply put, “The key is seeing what’s new, and we are,” said Rieter Corporation’s Tim Hockney.
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Monday, 21 April 2008
160 Italian exhibitors to be on hand at ITMA ASIA + CITME
April 19, 2008 (China)
With just a few months to go before the next ITMA ASIA + CITME, to be held in Shanghai from July 27 to July 31, 2008, it appears Italy’s textile machinery manufacturers will be among the most numerous and well represented, testifying the Country’s leadership position among textile technology suppliers.
160 Italian exhibitors will be on hand at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008, occupying an overall exhibition area of some 7200 sq. meters; 76 Italian manufacturers will be presenting their products within the Italian Clusters area, organized by ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) and Italian Institute for Foreign Trade.
The three Italian Clusters will be located in the spinning pavilion (W2), weaving pavilion (E6) and finishing machinery pavilion (E1). Overall, Italian Clusters will be occupying an area of around 2200 sq. mts.
ACIMIT’s president, Paolo Banfi, declares himself optimistic with respect to the Chinese trade exhibit. “ITMA ASIA + CITME is a merger of two very successful trade fairs, ITMA ASIA and CITME, both well established by now with the Asian public. China, of course, is the world’s largest market for textile machinery: Chinese imports in 2007 exceeded 9 billion US$. This is yet another plus for the success of ITMA ASIA + CITME.”
The number of Italian exhibitors and the surface area they will occupy are by far greater than for the ITMA ASIA 2005 edition. “The response of our manufacturers to the change in location could not be more positive” continues Banfi.
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With just a few months to go before the next ITMA ASIA + CITME, to be held in Shanghai from July 27 to July 31, 2008, it appears Italy’s textile machinery manufacturers will be among the most numerous and well represented, testifying the Country’s leadership position among textile technology suppliers.
160 Italian exhibitors will be on hand at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008, occupying an overall exhibition area of some 7200 sq. meters; 76 Italian manufacturers will be presenting their products within the Italian Clusters area, organized by ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) and Italian Institute for Foreign Trade.
The three Italian Clusters will be located in the spinning pavilion (W2), weaving pavilion (E6) and finishing machinery pavilion (E1). Overall, Italian Clusters will be occupying an area of around 2200 sq. mts.
ACIMIT’s president, Paolo Banfi, declares himself optimistic with respect to the Chinese trade exhibit. “ITMA ASIA + CITME is a merger of two very successful trade fairs, ITMA ASIA and CITME, both well established by now with the Asian public. China, of course, is the world’s largest market for textile machinery: Chinese imports in 2007 exceeded 9 billion US$. This is yet another plus for the success of ITMA ASIA + CITME.”
The number of Italian exhibitors and the surface area they will occupy are by far greater than for the ITMA ASIA 2005 edition. “The response of our manufacturers to the change in location could not be more positive” continues Banfi.
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Friday, 18 April 2008
USTER® TESTER 5 by Uster - Product Focus
The importance of quality control in yarn manufacturing is magnified when the end-use is a high-cost product such as the currently-popular denim jeans with slub yarns. For these latest-fashion garments, the yarns must appear irregular, yet retain precise and consistent control over quality - which means fewer complaints and ultimately more profit.
USTER® - the world-leading supplier of total quality solutions from fiber to fabric - has tackled this requirement with the launch of a novel system which analyses slub yarn quality. The new USTER® Fancy Yarn Profile for the renowned USTER® TESTER 5 uses a unique measuring method which makes it easier than ever before to obtain all the quality-relevant information for slub yarns, while maintaining the high standards of precision and reliability for which the USTER® TESTER family is acknowledged.
Brilliant testing - superior analysis
For years the USTER® TESTER has been synonymous with quality management in staple yarns, rovings and slivers. The new USTER® TESTER 5-S800 measures the most important quality parameters - such as evenness and yarn imperfections - with high precision at an unbelievable testing speed of 800 m/min. Doubling the previously-attainable test speed to 800 m/min also allows the sample throughput to be almost doubled as well. The customer can use this additional test capacity either to test all spinning positions more quickly, or to test the same number of samples with a longer test length, giving statistically more significant results. Even at this tremendous speed, the S800 enables reproducible measurements at all time.
FM Sensor - classification of foreign fibers
Foreign fibers are now one of the major problems in spinning mills. Here the USTER® TESTER 5-S800 writes a new chapter in measuring technology. The system detects and classifies foreign fibers in the same operation as all the other quality parameters. If cops contaminated with foreign fibers are tested in the laboratory, any foreign matter problem will show up within only few kilometers of yarn. With the FM Sensor, the USTER® TESTER 5-S800 offers the most comprehensive quality control there has ever been.
Unique sensor technology - gives the advantages
Factors such as hairiness, diameter variation, shape and density - as well as soiling caused by trash and dust - influence the quality of yarns in woven and knitted fabrics. In most cases, a single measurement technology alone is not sufficient to judge yarn quality. Only by combining a number of different sensor technologies can the full quality picture be assessed. Using both capacitive and optical sensors, the USTER® TESTER 5-S800 measures all the necessary criteria and offers an optimal analysis of both yarn quality and the spinning process. Yarn manufacturers and yarn finishers profit from the unique USTER® TESTER measurements, which are recognized as an international quality criterion.
Texworld Worldwide Textile 'Rendez-vous' fair from Sept 22
April 18, 2008 (France)
Texworld Worldwide Textile "Rendez-vous" exhibition is scheduled to be held on 22 – 25 September 2008 at Paris Le Bourget.
Visitor target group:
Manufacturers of clothing, Fabric Manufacturers, Private Label, Textile Retailers and Wholesalers, Garment Retailers and Wholesalers, Mail-order, Large scale retailing, Chain store, Department Store, Trading Companies, Agents, Designers, Buying Offices, Sales Representatives.
Product groups:
Texworld Fabrics: Silk, Silky aspects, Wool, Cotton, Shirting, Knitted, Prints, Denim, Linen, Functional Fabrics, Embroidery / Lace, Accessories, Yarns, Fibers, Full Package. Texworld Clothing: Ladieswear, Menswear, Children and Infants’ wear, Sport and Casual Wear, Swimwear and Lingerie, Textile Fashion Accessories, Garment made from functional and eco fabrics. Design – Style – Trends, Trade Publisher, Textile Machinery, Logistics and supply chain management.
Texworld Clothing reflects the most dynamic Ready-to-Wear in the world, complementing Texworld Fabrics, the world meeting-place for Fabrics: 1 show, almost 950 exhibitors, 2 complementary themes, 4 days.
Messe Frankfurt GmbH
Texworld Worldwide Textile "Rendez-vous" exhibition is scheduled to be held on 22 – 25 September 2008 at Paris Le Bourget.Visitor target group:
Manufacturers of clothing, Fabric Manufacturers, Private Label, Textile Retailers and Wholesalers, Garment Retailers and Wholesalers, Mail-order, Large scale retailing, Chain store, Department Store, Trading Companies, Agents, Designers, Buying Offices, Sales Representatives.
Product groups:
Texworld Fabrics: Silk, Silky aspects, Wool, Cotton, Shirting, Knitted, Prints, Denim, Linen, Functional Fabrics, Embroidery / Lace, Accessories, Yarns, Fibers, Full Package. Texworld Clothing: Ladieswear, Menswear, Children and Infants’ wear, Sport and Casual Wear, Swimwear and Lingerie, Textile Fashion Accessories, Garment made from functional and eco fabrics. Design – Style – Trends, Trade Publisher, Textile Machinery, Logistics and supply chain management.
Texworld Clothing reflects the most dynamic Ready-to-Wear in the world, complementing Texworld Fabrics, the world meeting-place for Fabrics: 1 show, almost 950 exhibitors, 2 complementary themes, 4 days.
Messe Frankfurt GmbH
interpack to celebrate its 50th anniversary
April 17, 2008 (Germany)
From 24 to 30 April 2008, the international packaging industry will get together in Düsseldorf at the biggest interpack event ever staged – that much is already certain from the current level of registrations. Exhibitors and visitors will benefit from the additional floor space in the new Hall 8b. Spread across 19 halls, interpack will fill the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Center to capacity.
Launched in 1958, interpack will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a fair of superlatives. A new record in terms of participations is also expected – based on current assessments, the figures promise to top the highly successful interpack 2005 performance.
“The interpack 2008 concept responds to the needs of a market which is at present developing very positively. This is evident not only in the increased size of traditional exhibitors’ stands but also in the large number of companies that will be making their first appearance at interpack,” commented Wilhelm Niedergöker, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf.
On the industry’s pulse
Over interpack’s seven-day run, visitors will not only have the full encyclopaedia of the latest processes and packaging trends in such segments as foods and beverages, confectionery and baked goods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, non-food consumer goods as well as industrial goods laid out before them, but also have opportunities to forge new contacts in the sector.
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From 24 to 30 April 2008, the international packaging industry will get together in Düsseldorf at the biggest interpack event ever staged – that much is already certain from the current level of registrations. Exhibitors and visitors will benefit from the additional floor space in the new Hall 8b. Spread across 19 halls, interpack will fill the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Center to capacity.Launched in 1958, interpack will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a fair of superlatives. A new record in terms of participations is also expected – based on current assessments, the figures promise to top the highly successful interpack 2005 performance.
“The interpack 2008 concept responds to the needs of a market which is at present developing very positively. This is evident not only in the increased size of traditional exhibitors’ stands but also in the large number of companies that will be making their first appearance at interpack,” commented Wilhelm Niedergöker, Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf.
On the industry’s pulse
Over interpack’s seven-day run, visitors will not only have the full encyclopaedia of the latest processes and packaging trends in such segments as foods and beverages, confectionery and baked goods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, non-food consumer goods as well as industrial goods laid out before them, but also have opportunities to forge new contacts in the sector.
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GFT 2008 presents a golden opportunity for garment sector
April 17, 2008 (Thailand)
On 3 April 2008, GFT 2008 proudly presented Garment and Textile Industries Focus in Bangkok with the topic “Golden Opportunities for Thai Garment and Textile Industries under JTEPA” by Dr. Wilawan Mungkalatanakul , Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership (JTEP) Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Vilaivan Tapwongsri, Director, Bureau of Trade Preference, Ministry of Commerce and Mr. Chen Namchaisiri, Vice Chairman, The Thai Synthetic Fiber Manufacturers' Association.
Over 271 entrepreneurs and executives in garment and textile industries, members of association and organizations related to garment and textile industries and interested persons crowded the venue.
Besides the seminar, delegates could take a sneak preview of machinery and technologies presented by 25 exhibitors listed in GFT 2008.
The presentation files are downloadable here:
For the full-fledge seminars with more hot issues, the Garment and Textile Executive Forum featured in GFT 2008 from 3 to 6 July 2008 at BITEC, Bangkok will be another resource you cannot afford to miss!
GFT 2008
On 3 April 2008, GFT 2008 proudly presented Garment and Textile Industries Focus in Bangkok with the topic “Golden Opportunities for Thai Garment and Textile Industries under JTEPA” by Dr. Wilawan Mungkalatanakul , Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership (JTEP) Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Vilaivan Tapwongsri, Director, Bureau of Trade Preference, Ministry of Commerce and Mr. Chen Namchaisiri, Vice Chairman, The Thai Synthetic Fiber Manufacturers' Association.Over 271 entrepreneurs and executives in garment and textile industries, members of association and organizations related to garment and textile industries and interested persons crowded the venue.
Besides the seminar, delegates could take a sneak preview of machinery and technologies presented by 25 exhibitors listed in GFT 2008.
The presentation files are downloadable here:
For the full-fledge seminars with more hot issues, the Garment and Textile Executive Forum featured in GFT 2008 from 3 to 6 July 2008 at BITEC, Bangkok will be another resource you cannot afford to miss!
GFT 2008
Indian powerloom sector with special focus on powerloom cluster
By : Fibre2fashion.com
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Overview of the Indian Power Loom Sector:
India manufactures 5% of cloth through organized sector, 20% through Handloom sector, 15% through knitting sector and 60% of Indian cloth is produced through decentralized power loom sector.
The decentralized powerloom sector is the lifeline of Indian Textile Industry. India is having approximately 19.42 lakhs of powerlooms weaving almost 19,000 million meters of fabric, and provides employment to more than 7 million workers. The industry now produces wide range of fabrics ranging from grey, printed fabric, dyed fabric, cotton fabric, various mix of cotton, synthetic, and other fibres. The country exports Rs. 44,000 million worth of goods to countries like U.S.A., France, Germany, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Italy etc.
Although the growth of power loom industry was slow initially; it has started gearing up now. Number of shuttle less looms has augmented to almost 50,000 and from this about 35,000 looms are working in the decentralized sector.
Most of the Power loom units are concentrated in semi urban, or rural area. Among all; Maharashtra has highest number of powerlooms amounting to approximately 8 lakhs of powerloom, Tamilnadu is second with 5 lakh units, and Gujarat ranks third with 4to4.5 lakh worth of power looms.
A modern loom at a powerloom factory
Powerloom sector of Bhiwandi:
Bhiwandi, known for its powerlooms is situated at about 30 kilometers away from Mumbai in Maharashtra state. Bhiwandi is a key textile center of western India.
Bhiwandi has approximately 6 lakhs powerlooms, which is 33% of countrys total powerlooms. Turnover of this segment is projected to be around Rs. 10,000 Crore annually. With approximately 1.6 lakh customers this industry is spread across 700 sq. km of area. Bhiwandis powerlooms support family of about 15 lakh workers; most of them being migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Nearly 40 % of the national production from the powerloom sector is contributed by this township.
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