Industry

Ketan Sanghvi Elected Chairman Of India ITME Society

Textile Insights September 27, 2023

India ITME Society has elected Ketan Sanghvi as its Chairman for 2023–2027 at its Annual General Meeting (AGM). “Ketan Sanghvi is the Director of Ahmedabad based Laxmi Shuttleless Looms, which is one of India’s leading manufacturers of shuttleless looms,” India ITME Society said in a press

Machinery

BTMA Member Gives New Lease Of Live To Old Textile Machineries

Textile Insights September 20, 2023

Member companies of the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) are making a very critical contribution to a more sustainable textile industry, by giving existing machines a much-extended life. According to BTMA, there are an estimated 90,000 jet dyeing machines in operations worldwide and between 60-70 percent are outdated and Adaptive Control Solutions is working to

Machinery

Setex & Navis TubeTex Team Up To Integrate Solutions

Textile Insights September 4, 2023

Setex and Navis TubeTex have joined hands to improve textile dyeing and finishing by integrating their respective solutions. Navis TubeTex has been appointed as the new Setex agent for Canada, Honduras and the United States. Through this partnership, Navis TubeTex will offer textile manufacturers comprehensive and integrated solutions to enhance efficiency, streamline

Machinery

Swiss Company Crealet Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Textile Insights August 24, 2023

Crealet a supplier of electronic warp feeding systems for both wide and narrow fabric weaving is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Crealet was formed through a management-buy-out from Willy Grob AG and a growing need for warp let-off controls with specific customised solutions was identified by Walter Wirz and Leo Kuster, at that time employed as […]

Event

ITME Africa & Middle East 2023 Kicks-Off From Nov 30

Textile Insights August 16, 2023

India ITME Society will organise the ‘ITME Africa & Middle East 2023’ exhibition in Nairobi, Kenya from November 30 to December 2, 2023, in which exhibitors from 18 countries will converge. The exhibition will see participation from textile machinery manufacturers from India, Turkey, Taiwan, Italy, Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Austria, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Germany, Rwanda,

Machinery

Italian Textile Machinery Orders Drop 30% In Q2

Textile Insights July 27, 2023

During the second quarter of 2023, orders for Italian textile machinery dropped significantly by 30 percent compared to the same quarter of 2022. “This drop is the result of a reduction in the collection of new orders recorded by manufacturers both domestic and foreign markets,” the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) said. The […]

Machinery

Long-Staple Spindles 2022 Shipments Record Terrific Growth

Textile Insights June 26, 2023

Deliveries of new textile machinery in 2022 declined in most segments, except in the spinning segment. However, global shipments of new long-staple spindles recorded terrific growth at 195 percent, open-end rotors rose 85 percent, while short-staple spindles grew slower at 27 per cent, all from a year ago period. Global deliveries of draw-texturing spindles declined […]

Machinery

Shima Seiki To Show Next Generation Knitting Line-Up At ITMA

Textile Insights June 1, 2023

At ITMA 2023 in Milan, Japanese Flatbed Knitting Technology manufacturer Shima Seiki will be exhibiting nine latest models of machines at its 600 sq. metre stall located in Hall 4, Stand D209. The technologies on display will include the Next-Generation line-up, ranging from Wholegarment knitting machines and computerised flat knitting machines to glove knitting machines.