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Pakistan cotton values soften

Cotton prices slid this week in Pakistan as the delivery of imported cotton prompted traders to sell. The improvement of the domestic cotton supply also dragged quotations down.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

SPGPrints sells laser engraver at ITMA

SPGPrints sold its first bestLEN 7412 laser engraver to Nuova Fotoincisione Ripamonti, of Merone (Como), Italy, in a deal signed on the SPGPrints ITMA stand, E103 in Hall 18 on the opening day of the show.

Tonello eliminates pumice in stone washing

Tonello has co-operated with Levi Strauss & Co in the development of NoStone, a new denim-washing system designed to overcome the economic, mechanical and environmental limitations of the stone-washing process.

News13 Nov 2015

Kothari upgrades colour management software

Kothari Info-Tech P is launching and upgraded version of its RIP and colour management software Kothari Print Pro.

EffectsManufacturing Technology

Cotton futures rebound

New York cotton futures rebounded this week after the benchmark contract hit a three-and-a-half week low last Friday.

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FibresNaturalTechnical Textiles

ITMA 2015 breaks exhibitor record

ITMA 2015 has “broken all records” by attracting the largest number of exhibitors since the show’s launch in 1951, according to owner CEMATEX.

Higher resolution solution

SPGPrints is launching the 245 mesh NovaScreen at ITMA.

Kothari launches fashion disperse inks

Kothari Info-Tech (KITL) has launched its Charu fashion series range of high energy disperse inks for direct printing of polyester fabrics.

YarnsManufacturing Technology

Muratec launches Plus coner series

Muratec is launching the Plus series, which has evolved from its current models of QPRO and FPRO.

YarnsManufacturing Technology

Loepfe launches MillMaster TOP data management system

Loepfe is launching MillMaster TOP, an online data management system which monitors and analyses the quality data from Loepfe yarn clearers.

SyntheticsApparelProtective

New helmet goes to the TeXtreme

A new carbon fiber helmet that manages to be both lightweight and strong has been launched by Bell Helmets.

Digital PrintingCompanies & Finance

Gandy expands into Polish, Czech markets

Gandy Digital is to market its products in Poland and the Czech Republic, after appointing 4Printers as its distributor in both countries.

NonwovensTechnical Textiles

Rockline smashes sustainability targets

Rockline Industries, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of coffee filters and wet wipes, has exceeded its 2015 targets for sustainability.

Texworld Istanbul hears how Turkish manufacturers must innovate to thrive

A major textile fair in Istanbul has heard how the Turkish integrated textile and clothing sector is innovating and seeking niches to maintain sales to export markets that are increasingly hard to crack.

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Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Super-fast printing machines face off at ITMA

Digital printing is currently the star performer of the textile industry, experiencing growth rates that would be the envy even of the ‘coolest’ corner of consumer electronics.

FinishingCoatingTechnical Textiles

Monforts acquires Timatec coating specialist

German textile finishing machinery company, A Monforts Textilmaschinen has announced at ITMA that it has recently acquired the ‘know-how’ of Timatec, an Austrian coating specialist and begun manufacturing coating machines at its high-tech Austrian factory Montex Ges.m.b.H.

News12 Nov 2015

Video: WTiN iPhone & Android App

Take a look at the new WTiN app available on iPhone and Android

Video: ITMA 2015 Day 1 Highlights

Today's ITMA saw innovation in single pass digital textile printing and one company sell 228 machines...

FabricsEvents

EffectsTechnical Textiles

Resource Productivity Calculator launched

Swiss company Bluesign Technologies is exhibiting the Resource Productivity Calculator at ITMA 2015.

Review12 Nov 2015

In with the ITMA crowd

It’s official – ITMA 2015 has been the busiest since its inaugural event in 1951, with nearly 1,700 exhibitors taking part.

Events

NaturalResearch & Development

Saving the Muga silkworm

A rare and valuable silk could take a step back from extinction, thanks to research being carried out at the University of Leicester, UK.

DyeingDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

ACIMIT relishing big presence at ITMA 2015

Visitors to ITMA 2015 will have the opportunity to sample the technology and sustainable innovation offered by 454 Italian machinery manufacturers.

Events

News12 Nov 2015

Inkpresso creates new options for digital printing

A new ink supply system for digital printers is being showcased at this year’s ITMA event.