Technology

Baisheng And Rieter Take Air-Jet Spinning To The Next Level

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

With its new Rieter air-jet spinning system featuring J 70 technology, Baisheng, based in China, is setting a new benchmark in productivity, efficiency and yarn quality. The advanced system combines high delivery speeds with stable performance, reduced space requirements and long-term cost

Special Report

Resource vs Resourcefulness: A Lesson That Transformed Our Mill

Textile Insights November 9, 2025

“So, you believe you can produce these super fine counts only if I simply hand you the latest machine?” The Chairman’s words weren’t loud, but they landed like a thunderclap. His gaze—piercing over the rim of his spectacles—locked onto mine with unsettling precision. Whether it was sarcasm or scepticism, I couldn’t tell. But I felt […]

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Goma Suri – What Is It and Why We Should Avoid It?

Textile Insights November 9, 2024

“They are Goma suri!” whispered my Japanese friend into my ear, making a curious motion with his hands, like rotating his closed hand on the palm of the other hand. “What?” I couldn’t quite grasp what he meant. Though I knew some Japanese, it was just enough to get by in casual conversations. He mentioned […]

Cotton

Are You Selling Water At The Price Of Cotton?

July 10, 2024

We have heard that new ideas come to us out of the blue as if from the sky. But sometimes, ideas literally come to us through “high-level” meetings that we attend unwittingly up in the sky while we travel by plane! It’s not unusual to bump into a person from the same industrial field at […]