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Technical12 Jan 2015Warp knitting technology manufacturer, Karl Mayer is launching two new machines this spring aimed at the spacer textiles market, particularly shoe fabric manufacture.
Following its announcement that it will be exhibiting at the 12th Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition, Stäubli told WTiN how it is seeing growing business in Bangladesh.
Italian subsidiary of Japanese computerised knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will exhibit at the 76th Pitti Immagine Filati exhibition in Florence, Italy. It will participate in the KnitClub section of the exhibition which is aimed at appealing to the technical and creative interests of visitors and to stimulate advanced integration of the entire production chain.
Jack Wolfskin, European outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear company, will significantly expand its international footprint by taking over its China business operations from current partner Tristate Holdings by the end of March 2015.
News6 Jan 2015New EURATEX (European textile association) president, Serge Piolat has taken office for a two year term. Mr Piolat, succeeding Alberto Paccanelli who headed up EURATEX for the last four years, said: “Alberto Paccanelli achieved impressive results in consolidating the voice of the European textile and apparel companies. To further enhance our industry my intention is to concentrate on a few priority areas, namely genuine industrial policy, free and fair trade, research and innovation support and sustainable production.”
Shima Seiki will exhibit at the Première Vision show in New York in January. On display will be an updated version of its SDS-ONE APEX3 3D design system. At the core of Shima Seiki’s Total Fashion System concept, APEX3 offers comprehensive support of the entire process of knitwear production from planning and design to production and sales promotion, as well as its capability for Virtual Sampling.
A joint project to develop a long-lasting regenerative patch for cardiac repair applications between Osaka Medical College, Fukui Warp Knitting Co Ltd and Teijin Ltd has been selected for support under a Japanese government programme aimed at promoting collaboration between the medical and industrial fields. The programme was launched by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) this year.
News19 Dec 2014Nicholas A Pence will join Colville Inc, domestic provider of innovative knits and apparel as vice president, sales and business development from January 1. In his new role, he will manage current fabric, garment and Coville Brands customers and seek new business opportunities.
ICER Brands, LLC has selected the Simparel Enterprise software solution to replace the ERP (enterprise resource planning) system at its New York headquarters. The new system promises to streamline operations, improve process controls and support future business expansion, according to developer Simparel.
Invista’s CORDURA brand team has appointed Jonathan Long as the newest member of its military marketing team. In his new role, Mr Long will provide key insights into the defence community and using his extensive military background, he will help develop and execute strategies to build the CORDURA brand, accelerate product innovation and expand product awareness in the military, tactical, and law enforcement sectors, according to Invista.
Prior to 2008, the European textile and man-made fibre sectors trended in tandem: their annual indices were similar. When the economic crisis of 2008 arrived, although these two sectors continued to decline, man-made fibres lost a lot of ground compared to textiles, but shortened the gap in 2013 owing to a sharp increase in fibre production in 2013 whilst textile production was quite stagnant. This can be explained by upstream stock reduction and readjustment of production to the prevailing downstream consumer demand.
Massive capacity additions in polyamide raw materials, mainly in China and, based on this, globally falling operating rates combined with slowing demand and high volatility in petrochemical raw materials are the challenges for the European polyamide industry in 2015 and beyond.
In 2015 Germany-based flat knitting machinery manufacturer, Stoll is launching its Capsule Collections, changing the rhythm from twice to four times a year. These new collections will be published quarterly in spring, summer, autumn and winter and each displays a special topic.
News5 Dec 2014ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machine Manufacturers, participated in a recent business mission in Vietnam, promoted by Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organised by the Italian Trade Agency.
