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Inkjet printing conference held

Single-pass digital printing of textiles – the latest trend in super-fast printing technology – came under the spotlight at the WTiN Digital Textile Conference at ITMA.

WeavingTechnical Textiles

Exhibitors happy with large attendance at ITMA

Weaving machinery giant Picanol reported an “enormous attendance” on the opening days of the show, with a particularly strong representation from Turkey.

Digital printers covering the full creative process

Digital printing pioneer Epson is exhibiting alongside FOR.TEX, a leader in dye and thickener production, and textile printing engineer firm F.lli Robustelli, to present solutions covering the creative design phase through to final fabric printing.

Insight

16 Nov 2015

Wool Market Report - 23rd November 2015

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

VMI’s latest machine wraps up cotton pad production

The latest complete solution for cotton pad production and packing, allowing for different sized pads and varying numbers of pads per bag, has been launched by VMI in collaboration with Trützschler at ITMA.

Vietnam uses TPP deal to boost backwards linkages

Vietnam is using the newly agreed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to improve its ability to source clothing industry inputs from its new trade partners signing the agreement.

ApparelTrade

FibresYarnsResearch & Development

World Textile Summit addresses sustainable manufacturing

The World Textile Summit 2015, hosted by award winning journalist Nadine Dereza and organised by ITMA, MP Expositions and World Textile Information Network (WTiN) took place yesterday, exploring business responses to the international drive for sustainable manufacturing.

FibresNaturalTechnical Textiles

Saurer invests in energy and cost-saving strategies

Saurer Group is discussing its recent developments in spinning, twisting, embroidery, components and customer care at ITMA.

EffectsTechnical Textiles

Felix Schoeller’s new sublimation paper

Felix Schoeller, a division of German specialty-paper company Felix Schoeller Group, is exhibiting in Hall 3, Booth E105 at ITMA.

KnittingManufacturing Technology

Advances in flat knitting machinery

ITMA Daily News interviews Irfan Yolcular, general manager, Nit Orme

Full clearance at British Wool sale

The eighth British Wool sale of the 2015/16 season offered 2,027,605 kg.

Lift in South African wool market continues amid strong competition

The South African wool market increased by 1.2% this week and the Cape Wools Merino Indicator gained 1.51 points to close at a value of R131.27 (clean).

Demand from China strengthens New Zealand wool market

This week's North Island offering of 5,400 bales received strong support with 99% selling.

Australian wool market recovers as EMI climbs 1.4%

The Australian wool market recovered this week following last week’s downturn, as supply issues continue to be a major factor in the market.

CarpetsManufacturing Technology

Upgrading the shearing process

ITMA Daily News interviews Thomas H Schäfer, MD, Heusch.

Rumi focuses on R&D for 2016

Electronics technician Giambattista Gadaldi said the company was coming out of its shell again after a tough recessionary period, and now employs 40 people.

Konica Minolta debuts new high-speed printer

Konica Minolta has unveiled its “game-changing” inkjet textile single-pass printer, NASSENGER SP-1, at ITMA 2015.

DyeingTechnical Textiles

Insight15 Nov 2015

Video: ITMA 2015 Day 4 Highlights

Day 4 of ITMA 2015 saw more sales of printing and finishing technology, the announcement of Santex's acquisition of SMIT, and the WTiN Digital Textile Conference.

FibresFabricsEvents

India’s plan to match European quality

Indian textile manufacturing will be on a par with Europe in terms of quality in 10 years’ time, according to the Indian Textiles Accessories & Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ITAMMA).

Magnetic pull secures ITMA Innovation Award

A Masters project realising the long-held idea of using a magnetic force in weft weaving was awarded the ITMA Research & Innovation Excellence Award for 2015, acknowledging outstanding achievements in textile postgraduate research.

EFI Reggiani focuses on Made in Italy

Italian textile digital printing technology manufacturer EFI Reggiani will focus on home-grown products over the coming year.

YarnsDyeingTechnical Textiles

Roaches keen to expand into Myanmar

Roaches International is looking forward to further expanding its overseas portfolio at ITMA 2015.

Insight15 Nov 2015

Trend-setting innovations from Oerlikon

Oerlikon aims to “set new trends” with its latest innovations in manmade fibre spinning systems, on display at ITMA in Hall 4 at Stand A105.

FibresNonwovensTechnical Textiles