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Richard Hough is exhibiting the latest version of its Roberto roll, for nonwovens squeezing, incorporating two notable innovations in Hall E7 at Stand E12 at ITMA Asia + CITME.
From wind turbines to automotive applications, multiaxial knitting technology is widely used to manufacture base fabrics for laminates and composite parts.
Lectra hosted a roundtable event in London, bringing together fashion brands, retailers and universities to discuss the complexities of organisational change and to reveal the strategies needed to successfully manage change.
Binsfeld Engineering will be exhibiting the new Binsfeld RT406-1C, a single CANbus transmitter designed for the 6-zone S5 Neumag machines, at ITMA Asia + CITME 2014 in Shanghai (June 16-20).
Oerlikon is celebrating its 50th year of partnership with the Chinese textile industry, having supplied China with man-made fibre spinning plants for half a century. More than 70% of man-made fibres are now manufactured in Asia making it a very important market for the company.
Klüber Lubrication is to exhibit its line of pioneering nonylphenol ethorxylates (NPE)-free needle oils and multi-purpose perfluorinated polyether (PFPE) lubricant at Techtextil North America. Representatives from Klüber Lubrication will be available at Stand 1913 to discuss the products and share expertise in this area.
Insight2 May 2014Since the beginning of April when the Chinese government announced a lower starting auction price, the pace of sales from China’s reserve increased and the Type 328 China Cotton Index (a daily index of prices for domestic cotton offered to mills in China) fell from this season’s nine-month average of 144 cents/lb to about 129 cents/lb by the end of April.
Solvay has obtained a European patent protecting the use of its emana smart fibre, from the European Patent Office (EPO). Emana is a far infrared (FIR) yarn, polyamide 6.6-based. When in contact with the skin it is said to interact with the body and improve blood micro-circulation.
