August 02, 2008 (Germany)
Madeira keeps developing, providing also for the year 2008 new and amazing ideas!.
Looking back to the developments of the last years it is obvious that, beside the high quality, the excellent service and the global and fast availability, Madeira offers also interesting ideas and new products, enlarging constantly the range.
The Burmilana shade card has been considerably enlarged, including wonderful mélange, mouliné and astro colours. In addition to this, Madeira introduced the thickest metallic thread Supertwist no.12 (same thickness as Burmilana).
Super soft and with metallic look X.tra is the complement/ alternative to the real metallic threads.
More highlights can be added to the embroideries using another thick viscose thread: Classic 12.
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July 23, 2008 (USA)
Janome America Inc, a leading manufacturer of home sewing machines, announced the production of their 50 millionth sewing machine. A crowning achievement in the sewing machine industry, Janome’s 50 millionth machine represents a rich history of company pride and a world-renowned reputation for excellence.
“We are very pleased to announce the production of the 50 millionth sewing machine,” said Jiro Hagiwara, president and CEO of Janome America Inc. “This is a huge milestone for Janome with a continuing promise to take pride in every machine manufactured and ensuring that the highest precision quality is incorporated into Janome sewing and quilting products.”
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July 22, 2008 (China)
The Tissue World Asia 2008 conference and exhibition looks as though it will once again be a very successful gathering of tissue makers and converters from around Asia and, in fact, from throughout the world.
To be held in Shanghai on 19-21 November 2008 at the INTEX Shanghai, a crowd of between 3,000 to 4,000 participants is expected.
At the most recent event in 2006, a total of 3,382 visitors from an impressive 68 countries were on hand to meet the exhibitors, attend the technical conference and discuss the state of the dynamic and rapidly growing Asian tissue markets.
For tissue makers or companies considering entering the tissue business, Tissue World Asia 2008 offers a great opportunity to meet all the leading suppliers to the tissue industry who will be on hand to present their latest equipment, machinery, chemicals, services and solutions for the Asian market.
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July 22, 2008 (Germany)
After the remarkable ITMA 2007 held in Munich, which exceeded all expectations, the textile industry is looking forward eagerly to the ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 textile machinery trade show taking place in Shanghai at the end of July 2008.
Lindauer DORNIER GmbH will participate with two attractive stands representing the company’s product groups “weaving” and “finishing” machinery. In total five DORNIER weaving machines can be seen at the show. Three machines, which are all highly relevant to the Asian market, will be displayed on the DORNIER stand A18 in hall E5, focussing on the application areas home textiles, technical textiles and garments.
A DORNIER rapier weaving machine type PS will demonstrate its outstanding sturdiness and high reed beat-up force essential for weaving an extremely dense filter fabric utilizing 16 heald frames.
State of the art, high quality suiting fabric production will be performed on a DORNIER air-jet weaving machine type AS processing extremely delicate worsted yarn at an insertion rate of 1.500 meters per minute.
The second rapier weaving machine type PX on the DORNIER stand has Jacquard shedding and is tailor made for the Asian upholstery market. The commonly used nominal width of 190 cm and 8 weft colours in combination with the unsurpassed high flexibility of DORNIER´s positive controlled center transfer make it a highly cost-efficient and versatile machine for the production of home textiles and garments.
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July 22, 2008 (USA)
After asking passionate sewers, quilters and embroiderers around the world how they would design their ideal machine, Bernina of America introduces the ultimate sewing and embroidery system – the BERNINA 830 – at the Bernina University conference in Kansas City, Mo.
Consumers will take part in a gala celebration to mark the historic event with celebrity guest speakers and a fashion show. The event will showcase the BERNINA 830 design, technology and innovative features that will leave all current machines behind in a time warp.
The BERNINA 830 offers more than 70 exclusive features and 15 patented features. Designed by Switzerland’s leading engineers to outperform any other home sewing machine, the 830 offers the most space, the fastest speeds and the ergonomics to create projects you’ve only imagined. An exclusive jumbo bobbin allows sewers to spend more time sewing and less time changing thread.
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July 19, 2008 (UK)
MaxExtractor and MaxResistor, from Richard Hough Ltd, set new performance standards in the tough environment of modern textile wet process plants.
The increasing use of harsh or aggressive chemicals and resins in textile wet processing presents new challenges for manufacturers and their equipment suppliers and has now led to the development of a revolutionary new range of high efficiency covers for squeezing rollers.
The MaxExtractor and MaxResistor roll covers, from Richard Hough Ltd (RHL), of Bolton, UK, are made from high-tech new compounds, specially developed to stand up to attack in the demanding environments of modern finishing plants. They also give optimum squeezing performance and increased roller life, leading to enhanced productivity.
The MaxExtractor range, for high-expression final squeezing or padding, is 30% more efficient than conventional rubber rolls.
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July 17, 2008 (Korea)
MBI Technology Co Ltd, a global manufacturer of intarsia sweater knitting machines, announced that they have developed a new intarsia knitting machine for intarsia sweaters with the maximum 42 color change in single course. The new intarsia knitting machine is named MBI-S1342 and will be available in domestic and international markets.
Using the world’s first circular type and circular knitting machine structure for mass-production of knits, MBI-S1342 can coordinate on knitting body and rib border, continuous knitting, and small quantity batch production of any desired designs through computer design programs.
MBI-S1342 has a diameter of 25.1 inch, standard 13 gauges with variable gauges from 12 to 14, and 42 feeders for intarsia and 2 feeders for rib border. The feeders for intarsia and rib border in MBI-S1342 provide a variety of intarsia designs and produce any size of knits in a short lead time.
Since MBI-S1342 uses circular type, its needle cylinders rotate reciprocally back and forth, which provides an excellent expression of any detailed patterns such as vertical stripes, curves, and thin lines. Read Full News
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