USTER Brings ‘Think Quality’ Concept At ITME India

The 8th India International Textile Machinery Exhibition (INDIA ITME 2008) is to be held from 15th to 22nd November 2008 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), India. The exhibition will give an opportunity to the participants and business visitors to access the new technology and developments in textile production and operations.

The ”Think Quality” concept devised by USTER, takes an all-round approach to the improvement of quality throughout the textile process sequence, from fiber to end-product, combining leading-edge equipment with USTER’s unrivalled expertise, to meet the most stringent needs of customers all along the chain.

USTER Booth at ITME: Hall 3 / Booth B104

Signposting “The Way to Think Quality” are five core elements:

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High Raw Material Prices To Hit Uster’s Sales

Unexpected Deterioration in Economic Situation - 2008 revenue expected to be around CHF 150 million, Strong EBITA margins of 22% - 24%

Uster Technologies Ltd, the leading high technology instrument manufacturer of products for quality measurement & certification for the textile industry, announced an update on its 2008 outlook.

At the half year, declines in consumer spending, strong currencies (China and India), high raw material prices and over-supply of yarn were having an impact on Uster Technologies’ client base, which were reflected in significantly reduced investments in production machinery.

Nevertheless,investments in testing systems were still at good levels. However, the recent deterioration of the world’s finance and banking sector has had major impacts on economies worldwide, which was not foreseen at the half year.

This results in a negative impact on Uster’s customers’ investment plans and along with restricted ability to obtain credit, has led to a further decline in demand for machinery as well as testing systems. As a consequence, for the full year 2008, Uster Technologies expects revenues to be around CHF 150 million (compared to CHF 187 million in the previous year).

In spite of the demanding economic situation, the Company’s flexible business model & low cost base allows Uster Technologies to keep its strong EBITA margin in the range of 22% – 24%. The net result is expected still to increase significantly compared to the previous year.

This improvement is mainly due to a lower cost level, lack of one-time items and a decrease in interest expense following the refinancing after last year’s IPO.

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Staple Fibre Sizing Range By Prashant Group

Technical Specifications

Beam Creel	Maximum No. of Beams Section Beam Flange Diameter Brake Layout	30 800 mm/1000 mm/1250 mm Band Brake/Shoe Brake Stationary/Magazine in the Module of 4
Size Box	No. of Boxes Sizing system	up to 4 Single dip - Single nip or Double dip - Double nip
Dryer	No. of Cylinders Layout	up to 24 drying Cylinders. Predryer in the multiples of 4 to 6, and final Dryer having 4/6 or 8 cylinders. Many Options in Vertical/Horizontal configuration available.
Beam Winder	Working width Beam flange diameter Max. Yarn Speed Carriage Tension Doffing	1800 mm to 4000 mm up to 1250 mm 150 Meters per minute Both side motorised Auto Control Automatic Hydraulic Beam Doffing

Beam Creel:

• Structural steel construction.
• Large steel floor brackets for rigidity.
• Guide rollers for separation of warp sheet and for yarn placement.
• Predetermine tension value is maintained from full to empty beam.
• Pneumatic shoe brake for uniform beam tension control.

Size Box:

• PLC Based controls for size box.
• Separate motors & drives for size rolls.
• Size rolls, S.S. claded on steel tubes having thick walls to prevent undue deflection
• Positive drive for minimum yarn stretch at the entry to the vat.
• Linear speed of the size applicator roll is precisely regulated through inverter drive to follow the linear speed of the machine and control elongation at minimum value.
• Indirect and direct heating to prevent undue dilution of size.
• External size circulation system with filtering is provided to remove the size lumps.

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Cairo To Host French-Egyptian Seminar On Textile Machinery

French-Egyptian Seminar on Textile Machinery will be held at Nile Hilton, Cairo, on October 22, 2008.

It was announced that the seminar is organized by UCMTF, the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers' association, in collaboration with Ubifrance, the French agency for international business development, and the Economic Department of the Embassy of France in Egypt.

ECTI (Egyptian Chamber of Textile Industries), IMC (Industrial Modernisation Center) and CAFE (French-Egyptian Chamber of commerce) have also supported this event.

Many French and Egyptian companies related to textile machinery business are expected to be present at the inauguration. Mr Rashid Mohamed Rashid, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, and Mr Jean Felix-Paganon, Ambassador of France, are expected to do the honours.

Around ten important French companies are likely to attend the seminar to present their products and share technological know-how. Firms will offer equipments, services for maintenance, output optimization and modernization of the existing equipments.


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French Egyptian Seminar On Textile Machinery Manufacturers

Mr Rashid Mohamed Rashid, minister of Trade and Industry, and Mr Jean Felix-Paganon, Ambassador of France, will start a French Egyptian seminar on textile machinery

This is to be started in presence of numerous French and Egyptian companies as well as experts and businessmen dealing with textile and related machinery.

Hassan Behnam, Head of Ubifrance regional press office, announced that the seminar is organized by UCMTF, the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers' association, in collaboration with Ubifrance, the French agency for international business development, and the Economic Department of the Embassy of France in Egypt, with the support of ECTI (Egyptian Chamber of Textile Industries), IMC and the CAFÉ.

The most top ten important French companies will attend the seminar to present their products and know-how and their renovated and modernized technical expertise in the textile industrial domain, offering equipments, maintenance services, output optimization and modernization of the existing equipments.

As part of french textile machinery manufacturers that have established a firm foothold on the international markets, the 10 french companies will also analyze the recent market trends, give suggestions and propose technical solutions to their egyptian counterparts in order to enhance the competitiveness of the Egyptian textile industry in sectors such as cotton and natural fibres, recycling, carpet yarn processing, technical and nonwoven textiles, dyeing and finishing and air conditioning equipments for textile factories.

According to Behnam, the added value of the seminar lies in the fact that France is the third largest exporter of textile machinery in the European Union and the fifth in the world. Having dominant positions in their specialties, the 10 French companies that will participate at the event on October 22nd aim at presenting themselves as true partners of the Egyptian textile industry, thus contributing to its development and provide answers to the needs and requirements of this important industrial sector in Egypt that looks forward to take up the challenges of globalization on domestic as well as international markets.

Source: Ameinfo & yarnsandfibers.com

'Indian Textile Machinery Market Down Temporarily' - Rieter India

TEI industry of India is feeling heat of slow down in textile field. Demand for textile machinery has come down as most of textile companies are either abandoning expansion plans or closing down their units. Textile industry apart from other ailing factors like instability in currency, rising raw material prices is also affected by USA market slowdown as India exports approximately 35% of its textiles output to USA.

According to data provided by council China is also experiencing reverse trend in investment of fixed assets. All these factors are resulting in reduced exports of textile machinery. According to some industry experts, growth of Indian textile machinery industry drop from 26% to only 7%.

Fibre2fashion had dialogue with Mr. Michael Enderle, Chairman - Rieter India and Head of Business Group India, and asked for his insights on current situation of textile Machinery industry

Fibre2fashion: How Indian Textile Machinery Market is performing in recent times?

Mr. Enderle: The textile machinery market in India is facing a temporary downturn which was caused by currency situation, drastic increase in raw material inputs and slower demand from US and European markets. Our customers also faced infrastructure deficiencies like power shortages and lack of availability of skilled manpower to run their units in an optimal manner.

Globally too, Rieter Group faces the effects of the cyclical downturn in the textile machinery markets. Rieter Group considers India as one of its key markets and serves its customers through Rieter India to reaffirm its commitment to the Indian market. Rieter is able to maintain its strong market position by virtue of its strong brand, good products, global presence and a committed workforce.

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Textile Machinery Leaders To Participate In INDIA-ITME Show

French textile machinery manufacturers will welcome their customers and potential customers at next INDIA-ITME (November 15-22), the major textile event in 2008 in India. “They are not just participating in this show but have a long term approach of this strategic market” says Evelyne Cholet, the Secretary General of their association, UCMTF.

In 2007, for example, with the support of the Indian Textile Associations like the Textile Association of India (TAI) and the Federation of All India Textile Manufacturers Associations (FAITMA), UCMTF organized two very successful seminars in New Delhi (Hyatt Regency) and Mumbai (The Leela) during which six workshops analyzed the market trends, the business opportunities and offered technical solutions for enhancing the competitiveness of the Indian textile industry.

Evelyne Cholet adds “at INDIA ITME 2008 the Indian textile producers will have one more opportunity to discover the state of the art French offer, it is a major one as France is the 5th exporter of textile machinery worldwide with total exports of more than US$ 1 billion”.

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