Elastane yarns give garments stretch and a perfect fit, but they do present a number of production challenges. During warp preparation in particular, the special physical characteristics of the high-stretch synthetic yarns have to be ...
Tags: Karl Mayer, Warping Range, DSE-EC Machine
Initial indications have been confirmed. As the 2014/15 Autumn/Winter season opens as part of VIEW Premium Selection optimism and a fresh breeze can now once again be felt in the sector. For two days Munich yet again served as the ...
Tags: Munich Fabric, Textile
In the year in which Colombia Moda is celebrating its 25th anniversary, 18 Portuguese companies will be present, travelling to Colombia between 23 and 25 july with high expectations and a strong desire to show the best that is produced in ...
Tags: Textile Makers, Colombian Market
KARL MAYER’s high-speed warp knitting machines have always set the standard in producing plain warp-knitted textiles at high speed. The last benchmark was 4,000 min-1. The current version of the HKS 2-3 E with CFP components has ...
Tags: Karl Mayer, Speed Record
NILIT, a Global leader in manufacturing of nylon 6.6, has announced that it has acquired the Texturing & Covering facility of Scalina in Sao Paulo. "The Latin American Market and especially Brasil are a critical growth region for NILIT," ...
Tags: Covering Facility, Textile
With the advancement of science and increasing competition in the field of thermal wear, several companies have come up with new technologies in thermal insulation for apparels. Thermore, one of the global leaders in the research, ...
Tags: Thermal Insulation, Apparel
The Swiss yarn manufacturer Hermann Bühler AG is the very first company worldwide to receive a certificate for sustainable textile production in line with the certification system “Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) by ...
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A strong presence from overseas and Chinese exhibitors awaits visitors to Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics this October. An estimated 3,500-plus exhibitors from 31 countries and regions will display their latest fabrics and ...
Tags: Apparel, Shanghai Apparel Fabrics
The annual revenue of downstream polypropylene converters in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council will reach a combined total of $1.34 billion in 2016, US based consultancy Frost & Sullivan said Monday. The GCC comprises of the UAE, ...
Tags: Polypropylene Converters, Electronics, Industrial Equipment, Instruments
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has been presented with regimental socks from The Regimental Collection – made by luxury hosiery manufacturer Corgi. The range which was the idea of The Prince includes nine sock designs that are ...
Tags: Textile, Corgi, Regimental Socks
The importance of the textile industry for the growth of fashion and apparel sector was highlighted by Francesc García-Planas, vice president of Texfor, the Confederation of the Spanish Textile Industry, at the first edition of ...
Tags: Fashion Industry, Textile Sector
ndependence Day is more than a time for fireworks and barbeques. It’s also a great opportunity to celebrate everything the grand old USA has to offer. Supima wants to take this time to give credit to a few brands that pride ...
Tags: Supima Cotton, Apparel Brands
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain warp stretch woven nylon/rayon/ spandex fabric, as specified below, is not available in commercial quantities in a ...
Tags: Warp Stretch Fabrics, Textile
Loloi is launching four new rug collections for the Atlanta International Area Rug Market, July 11-14, and the Las Vegas Market, July 29-Aug. 2. In addition, the rug manufacturer will display nine collections that debuted in High Point in ...
Tags: Rug Market, Textile, Rug
Martex Fiber Southern Corp. — a Spartanburg-based manufacturer of recycled industrial textile products — has acquired JBM Fibers Inc. — a Brownsville, Texas-based manufacturer of reprocessed textile waste and fiber ...
Tags: Textile, Fiber, industrial textile