Orders for Italian textile machinery sector up in Q4

Orders for Italian textile machinery manufacturers were on the rise again during the last quarter of 2011 after two quarters of fall down. The results were gathered by the quarterly survey conducted by The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT).

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Toyota Industries takes majority stake in Uster

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Aussie firm installs wool coring machine at Katanning

Westcoast Wools has recently installed a four-tube Jetco automatic wool coring machine, the first and only WA wool testing site outside the Perth metropolitan area.

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Ho Chi Minh Uni student Le Nguyen receives Rieter Award

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T-shirt Magic invests in high technology equipment

The Australian direct to garment printing market is predicted to continue its exceptional growth in 2012 according to comments from Greg Stone, Director GJS Machinery.

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Five Thread Overlock Thread Breakage Detector

Overlock, also known as “serging” or “serger stitch”, can be formed with one to four threads, one or two needles, and one or two loopers. Overlock sewing machines are usually equipped with knives that trim or create the edge immediately in front of the stitch formation. Household and industrial overlock machines are commonly used for garment seams in knit or stretchy fabrics, for garment seams where the fabric is light enough that the seam does not need to be pressed open, and for protecting edges against raveling. Machines using two to four threads are most common, and frequently one machine can be configured for several varieties of overlock stitch. Overlock machines with five or more threads usually make both a chainstitch with one needle and one looper, and an overlock stitch with the remaining needles and loopers. This combination is known as a “safety stitch”. Household overlock machines are widely used.

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Texprocess Americas to address most pressing issues

2012 Texprocess Americas Symposium developed by leading industry experts to address the most pressing issues. The latest in product development, technology, and international trade updates for the sewn products industry will be presented by industry experts and leaders.

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Textile industrial cloud production equipment launched

Shoou Shyng Machinery Co Ltd launched a new series of textile industrial cloud production equipment and each equipment contains a huge information system.

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New KARL MAYER ML series upgrades the production of lace

On the one hand, standard lace is one of the essential ingredients in the successful repertoires of lingerie and clothing manufacturers. On the other hand, these delicate fabrics are among those textiles that are subject to the rapidly changing trends of the fashion world, which make increasingly stringent demands of the production technology. Above all, the demand is for the efficient production of even short runs, short changeover times and flexible patterning possibilities – and all this must be achieved for the lowest possible purchasing price.

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Solar machine to revolutionize Indian silk reeling

The traditional tiring technique of reeling silk, under which first cocoons are soaked in a pot and then yarn is spun manually, is likely to come to an end with the launch of the Solar Multi Muga Reeling cum Spinning Machine.

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