Knitwear
Leading computerized knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki of Wakayama, Japan has announced it will exhibit at ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey, which takes place from 29th May to 1st June.
European textile and clothing companies are looking further afield for growth, according to a new report from the global business information company Textiles Intelligence called World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends: the EU.
According to the latest International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics (ITMSS) published this week by the ITMF (International Textile Manufacturers Federation) shipments of new textile machinery fell in 2012 in most segments compared with 2011, although a new record was set for shipments of large diameter circular knitting machines.
Just days after launching its new online Looking for Wool sourcing guide, an online directory which will enable businesses to source wool and wool-rich products for both the apparel and interiors sector, The Woolmark Company has released five new introductory training manuals to assist in educating the retail and trade sectors about the benefits of Australian Merino wool.
IAF President Mr. Harry van Dalfsen has announced that IAF will launch an action plan on global responsibility. Speaking in the opening session of the Fashion Retail Summit in Mumbai celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), Mr. Van Dalfsen emphasized that the IAF is a truly global association representing both buyers and manufacturers and small and large companies.
Companies involved in the wool production pipeline are being invited to promote their wool-rich products in a new, free-of-charge initiative created by The Woolmark Company. The Looking for Wool sourcing guide is an online directory which will enable businesses to source wool and wool-rich products for both the apparel and interiors sector.
The International Textile Manufacturers Association’s (ITMF) State of Trade Report Q4/2012 reports that although there was a drop in global yarn output in Q4/2012, estimates for Q/2013 and Q2/2013 for global yarn and fabric production are positive.
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Indorama Industries, a subsidiary of Indorama Corporation, is to double production of spandex yarn to meet the growing demand for the product in India, The Times of India reports. The company is to expand its Inviya spandex yarn production from 5000 tonnes per year to 10,000 tonnes by the end of 2014.
This video was made by Robert Newton a TV documentary producer whose family were in textiles in North Carolina for generations. Newton got the idea for the documentary after he found himself constantly correcting people who said that the textiles industry in NC state was dead. It’s a full blown TV documentary which lasts 30 minutes but its well worth watching.
The Source it procurement platform at Texprocess 2013 in Frankfurt am Main from 10 to 13 June offers a comprehensive overview of the world’s most important sourcing regions. For the first time this year, the focus of Source it is on national presentations with selected manufacturing companies and among the countries and regions represented will be Egypt, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, South America and Vietnam.
As part of its efforts to further concentrate on its core business of manufacturing fibres, Lenzing AG has agreed to sell 85% of its shareholding in plastics business (Lenzing Plastics GmbH) to an Austrian bidding consortium led by Invest AG, the investment company of the Raiffeisen Banking Group Upper Austria based in Linz.
Researchers in Minsk, Belarus say they have developed a unique technology which enables them to make knitting yarn from the bast fibre flax. The technology is said to allow the manufacture of flax based yarns which are nearly half the thickness of yarns currently being used by knitwear manufacturers in Belarus and other CIS states. The technology is patented in these territories.
If the turnout at last month’s Private Show at Shima Seiki Italia is anything to go by, then the Italian knitwear industry is in fine shape and looking to invest in the very latest knitting technology to help it maintain its competitive advantage over other global knitwear manufacturing centres.
It’s nearly been a year since I graduated, I remember the stress and the sleepless night watching Six Feet Under but also the excitement I was going through this time last year.
Janet Prescott reports
Filo in Milan showed a strong design direction for 2014/15, reflecting the desire of the trade to move ahead to more positive economic circumstances. There was little optimism about the present climate, beset in the week of Filo by serious problems in Cyprus, but rather a wry acknowledgement among the exhibitors and buyers that business was still being done , with some spinners servicing the very top end stating that business was better than satisfactory.
The 21st edition of Spinexpo, the international fair for fibres, yarns and knitwear held in Shanghai’s World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center from 12-14 March, exhibited an unprecedented level of energy, sophistication, and satisfaction on the part of the visitors as well as the exhibitors, according to organisers.
As we all know, crafts have seen a huge revival in the past few years. Old, forgotten and dying skills are being taught again and many people have started making and selling their work. Websites like Etsy, where small designers or hobbyists can set up an online shop and display their creations have become very popular.
I have found it really challenging in the past few months to sit down and work on something new: as I have been freelancing for a few companies the time I spend designing is usually devoted to work.
The Dornbirn-Man-Made Fibers Congress (MFC), the leading conference for the man-made fibres industry, will take place for the 52nd time in Dornbirn, Austria from 11-13 September 2013, where over 100 papers will address key industry issues under the banner - ‘Communicating the Future of Man-Made Fibers’.
Scotland's oldest continually operating knitwear mill is to close, with the loss of more than 30 jobs after liquidators KPMG say the have attempted to find a buyer but no interest was expressed.
Caerlee Mills Ltd, the company which runs Scotland’s oldest continually operating knitwear mill has gone into provisional liquidation after a drop in orders has left the company in financial difficulty.
Lenzing has succeeded in achieving the second best business result in its history in the 2012 financial year in spite of difficult market conditions in its core fibre business. The Austrian company’s Annual Report published today says that this can be attributed to new record fibre sales volumes and good performance of its specialty Tencel fibre. Readers can download the full Lenzing Group Annual Report 2012 at the foot of this article.
I discovered Rebel Yuths almost by accident as I was browsing online. Nigerian born Damier Johnson, the creative mind behind the label, moved to Italy when he was 18 with his family. I searched the Internet for as much information about the label as I could, and eventually I managed to track down Damier himself on facebook, who agreed to answer a few question for me.
At the 21st edition of Spinexpo Shanghai, a new Knitwear Pavilion is bringing together the best and the brightest of Asia’s new generation of knitwear producers. These young entrepreneurs defy old stereotypes with the latest equipment, dedication to design, and willingness to engage in an open exchange with their partner customers from traditional as well as new markets. It’s a new way of doing business, bringing fresh ideas to stimulate customer thinking, and resulting in differentiated product that reflects the trends yet is tailored to the needs of the customer.
The Merino Company (TMC), a Melbourne based specialist in the manufacture and global sales of merino and merino products, has acquired New Zealand’s Nuyarn spinning facility, in order to strengthen its fabric and garment offerings to the outdoor, fashion, performance socks and seamless markets.
It’s that time of the year when fashion week is over and I usually spend a couple of hours looking at the collections online. Since I am writing this blog, I thought it would be a good idea to write a report on my favourite catwalk shows but I really struggled to find anything that caught my attention! I thought this season there was an overload of monochrome dresses (usually black or white) in simple silhouettes.
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After a hectic three days at Pitti I spent a weekend loaded with lots of great food and good Chianti with my friends in Tuscany. The following Monday I embarked on a little Italian adventure travelling through some cities in the north of Italy. Amongst other jobs, I am currently freelancing for knit-1 and I help them with their sales in Italy.
The days when eco-fashion used to be dull and boring are long gone: former art director at Hugo Boss Bruno Pieters claims it is especially essential for a luxury brand to be very particular about the provenance of their materials and the conditions of their workers.
Leading Japanese computerised flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will be showcasing its latest high technology design system at next month’s Preview in Daegu in Korea. On show will be the latest version of the SDS-ONE APEX3 3D which will be demonstrating its comprehensive support of the entire process of knitwear production from planning and production to sales promotion.
ACIMIT, the Association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, will be exhibiting at the upcoming Myanmar Fabric & Garment Industry Show, which takes place in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) from 15-18 March. The organisation says its attendance at the show is justified by positive developments in the local textile and garment sector.
Mauritius Headquartered clothing group Ciel Textiles posted a fractional dip in first half pre-tax profits last week, as a jump in profits from woven items offset a sharp fall in knitted goods profits.
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I have been living in London since 1998 and in all this time, I have seen countless exhibitions on various subjects: London is after all an incredibly vibrant city where anything you want is pretty much round the corner.
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing my first radio interview with American station Break Thru radio (www.breakthruradio.com). DJ Marie contacted me to be part of her programme “Sew and Tell”, a mix of eclectic music and interviews with emerging designers. So if you want to hear me talk about my work whilst you listen to some really funky music, visit this webpage: http://www.breakthruradio.com/#/post/?dj=djmarie&post=3347&blog=87&autoplay=1.
Already catering to German, English and Chinese speakers, the historic Reutlingen, Germany based company Stoll is now launching its website, www.stoll.com , in Russian.
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on the image to view Shima’s collections for January & February 2013
Janet Prescott reports from Paris
Gathering optimism evident since the first fabric and yarn shows was also present at Premiere Vision where there was an increase in exhibitors and where a colourful approach to design reinforced the mood of buyers looking for the new and attractive for SS 2014.
Christian Winjants, a 35-year-old knitwear designer based in Antwerp, Belgium, has been announced as the winner of the 2013 International Woolmark Prize, during the final award event held at the ME Hotel in London this weekend.
Lenzing is constructing a EUR 130 million jumbo Tencel production line at its plant in Lenzing, which will go into operation in 2014. The new plant will have a 64,000 tonnes per annum capacity.
Orders of Italian textile machinery are on the rise for both domestic and foreign markets, causing ACIMIT President Sandro Salmoiraghi to comment: “What’s needed now is to boost investments in capital goods and work together in foreign markets.”
Austrian wool yarn spinner Schoeller, in partnership with Australia’s The Merino Company (TMC), has developed a completely new technology called Enciel, which offers a range of brilliant wool colours and a white merino yarn with up to 160% better white standard.
CRAiLAR Technologies has announced it has retained MZ Group as its investor relations advisor in Canada and the U.S. MZ Group will assist CRAiLAR with communicating its corporate, financial and investor-related developments to shareholders and investors, as well as expanding its shareholder base, particularly in the United States and Canada.
At last week’s ISPO exhibition in Munich, Santoni showed, among other garment samples, a prototype of a seamless Track-Jacket knitted on its Mec-Mor CMP open width garment length knitting machine.
The Board of Directors of the International Apparel Federation (IAF) has announced a change of location for the upcoming 29th IAF World Fashion Convention. The convention will now be held in Shanghai, China, from 22 – 25 September 2013 and not in Nanjing as originally planned.
Carlo Volpi reports from Florence
The 72nd edition of Pitti Filati took place as usual at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence last week. Foreign buyers once again led the show, with very good turnouts from Hong Kong (+75%), Turkey (+30%)United States (+33%), Spain (+22%) and Great Britain. With a total of 3,700 buyers, the International buyer turnout stayed the same as the previous winter edition last year even though the number of actual buyers was inferior (there were about 4,000 last winter).
Last week I travelled to my beloved Tuscany to attend the latest edition of Pitti Filati. Before I enrolled at the Royal College to do my MA I had been quite eager to find a job that would allow me to travel between London and Florence so I was quite happy to be going there on business for the first time!
According to the latest The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) State of Trade Report, output of global yarn production rose in Q3/2012 in comparison to the previous quarter due to higher output in Asia South and America, while production in Europe and North America was down.
Welsh luxury hosiery and knitwear manufacturer Corgi Hosiery will be exhibiting a new limited edition range at a four-day Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace in July to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation.
Leading Japanese computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki has launched a fantastic new video of a fashion show, which the company put on for customers during its three day 50th Anniversary Celebration event held at its hometown in November 2012 in Japan - and it really is worth watching, both for the content and for the camera work.
Montreal based ITM World Group, a specialist international dealer in used knitting machines, is offering for sale, a complete knitwear manufacturing facility in Guatemala, Central America. The machinery and equipment is located at the Guatemala factory of Koam Knitting S.A., a Los Angeles, California headquartered company which closed recently due to lack of orders from its customers.
The Textile Institute has announced details of its latest intensive training short courses for the textiles industry. The Institute is a leading provider of short courses for the industry, drawing on over 100 years of textiles knowledge.
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Leading manufacturer of textile dyes and chemicals, Huntsman Textile Effects opened a new specialty synthesis unit yesterday, further strengthening its manufacturing capability and presence in the Asian textiles market by upgrading its existing reactive dyes facility at Mahachai.
Scottish Borders knitwear manufacturer Peter Scott is on the road to recovery after being placed in administration just three years ago.
It was show time at the Royal College of Art in London last week and as usual the very talented students of the School of Material showcased their creations during the "work in progress" show.
Leading fibres and yarn show Expofil, part of the Première Vision Pluriel collection of shows, has announced a 17% increase in the number of participants for its forthcoming edition as compared to the February 2012 show.
I have always had a thing for landscape photography, whether some people brand it as cheesy, I really really like it.
So last week was that time of the year when I wish I was more popular and got some invitations for some fashion shows: London fashion week, menswear. I personally have always found menswear much more exciting than womenswear, it is an area that still has a great scope for innovation and experimentation.
WeConnectFashion (WCF) has been connecting fashion brands, retailers and service providers with each other and with marketplace intelligence since 1998, and now the brand has announced the launch of its innovative online Trend Shop.
Illustrator Damien Weighill has created a large-scale artwork that has been knitted into a two-metre length of fabric to promote the Adidas Primeknit running shoe, launched at the London 2012 Olympics, which is knitted on a flat knitting machine. (See - Adidas unveils adizero Primeknit running shoe and adizero Primeknit: How it’s made for background.)
Huntsman Textile Effects and DyTech Taiwan have announced “a collaboration that is set to drive sustainable excellence and world-class standards of high quality dyes and specialty chemicals for the Taiwan textile industry”.
The International OEKO-TEX Association has reported it is currently working on an optimised, independent certification system for environmentally friendly and socially responsible companies which will replace the current OEKO-TEX Standard 1000, launching this summer.
Lycra brand owner Invista has announced that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), a group representing more than 60 leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, suppliers, nonprofits and nongovernmental organisations working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products around the world.
I recently came across the work of Liu Fang whilst browsing online. I actually remember seeing some of her catwalk pieces when her collection was showcased in Paris last September but it is her sculptural knitwear that really caught my eye. Fang showed during Paris fashion week, a dream for most designers, as part of "China in Paris". Now on its fifth edition, this initiative aims to promote Chinese designers.
Leading top quality British fine gauge knitwear producer John Smedley Ltd has received the Royal Warrant of Appointment from Her Majesty The Queen as a ‘Manufacturer of Fine Knitwear’. The Derbyshire, England based knitwear manufacturer has been making knitwear for over 200 years in Lea Mills and enjoys a unique position in the world of knitwear for its extra fine merino wool and Sea Island cotton men’s and women’s knitwear.
CRAiLAR Technologies Inc., which produces and markets CRAiLAR, a natural fibre made from flax and other bast fibres, has signed a fiber supply agreement with Japan-based Kowa Company.
Leading German flat knitting machine builder Stoll is commencing series production of its brand new CMS ADF-3 flat knitting technology in this, the company’s 140th year. The latest Stoll ADF flat knitting technology was first shown in prototype form at last year’s ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition in Shanghai and will go on sale this summer.
Well Link Consultants, organizers of SPINEXPO Shanghai and SPINEXPO New York have announced the dates of their 2013 shows.
I love Kapital! This great Japanese brand is not only famous for its wonderful denim creations, but also for its work ethics, and its secrecy!
For Spring/Summer 2014, Italian knitwear yarn spinner Cariaggi takes up the theme of lightness again and besides its classics, presents new ultra-light yarns that enrich the collection with their extraordinary light hand and silky appearance.
The Workwear & Corporate Clothing Show is the only UK event dedicated entirely to the manufacture and supply of professional clothing, from cutting edge corporate wear to durable workwear and life-saving PPE (personal protective equipment).
Vietnam has set out an objective to become one of the top five textile and clothing manufacturing and exporting nations by 2020 while simultaneously fostering social improvements and environmental wellbeing, according to a new report - Prospects for the Textile and Clothing Industry in Vietnam - by the global business information company Textiles Intelligence.
Leading computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. of Wakayama, Japan celebrated its 50th Anniversary on February 4th, 2012 and in November, the company held a gala celebration with over 1400 customers and 1300 employees over a 3-day period.
Leading computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. of Wakayama, Japan celebrated its 50th Anniversary on February 4th, 2012 and in November, the company held a gala celebration with over 1400 customers and 1300 employees over a 3-day period.
Clariant has signed an agreement to sell its Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties and Emulsions businesses to SK Capital. The total consideration of the sale amounts to approximately CHF 502 million, out of which approximately 460 million in cash, equivalent to 6.3 times the estimated full year 2012 recurring EBITDA of those businesses. The divestment has been approved by the Boards of both companies. Subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2013.
Flat knitting machine builder Stoll will exhibit at Knitwear Solutions, the ‘show within a show’, for flat knits launched by Premiere Vision in September this year. The show takes place at the Parc d'Expositions, Paris Nord, Villepinte from 12-14 February 2013.
Leading computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. is to exhibit at the Première Vision show in New York in January 2013. On display will be the latest version of the Japanese company’s SDS-ONE APEX3 3D design system.
Leading computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki of Wakayama, Japan will be exhibiting at the upcoming 10th Dhaka International Textile & Garment Machinery Exhibition (DTG 2013) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in cooperation with its partner Pacific Associates Ltd.
We were inspired by the work of a number of the knitwear design graduates who took part in Texprint 2012, when it was showcased at Premiere Vision in Paris this September – so much so that we asked prize winner Carlo Volpi to blog for us here on Knitting Industry – Carlo Volpi’s Knit Blog.
Doing Texprint has been the highlight of my career so far, I think gaining recognition from the industry is the best pay back to many hours of hard work!
DyStar is planning to transfer textile chemical production from its plant in Hangzhou to a multi-purpose manufacturing site in Nanjing.
I've been working some crazy hours lately, I have a few projects on the go...I have been doing my usual job at Morley College in London teaching hand knitting and in addition to that, I have been working at Bucks New College in High Wycombe as a visiting machine knitting tutor. I think the Textiles course there, especially the knitted textiles, always produces some of the most exciting work in the country so I'm very glad to be teaching there!
Leading flat knitting machine builder Stoll has launched its latest knitwear collection entitled ‘Stoll Trend Collection Autumn/Winter 2013/2014’. The following text explains where Stoll’s designers got their INSPIRATION from and the collection can be viewed below.
Knitwear companies in the Scottish Borders aim to save thousands of pounds through a new website called Yarn Exchange, a scheme initiated by knitwear manufacturers in the Borders town of Galashiels and Hawick. The Yarn Exchange is a specially developed database-driven website that aims to enable textiles businesses in the region and beyond to buy and sell excess yarns.
In the past decade, hand knitting has had an incredible revival and many young people have taken up this old craft again. Thanks to new technologies and books, many skills have been preserved for the new generations and today knitting has a strong presence not only in craft and fashion, but art as well.
Leading seamless circular knitting machine builder Santoni has reported strong sales of its machines into the sportswear sector especially for the production of merino wool based seamless garments. Sportswear manufacturers are mainly interested in the Italian company’s SM8 TR1 machine for single jersey garments with mesh effects – particularly in 24 gauge for zonal knitting or body mapping in natural fibres such as merino wool.
Leading yarns and knitwear exhibition Spinexpo is launching a brand new Knitwear Pavilion at its March 2013 Shanghai edition which will incorporate knitwear trends for SS 2014 and colour of the season by WGSN.
I really hate the summer in London, every year everyone hopes that we will finally get some sunshine and some decent weather but obviously that hardly ever happens...I really do like seasonal changes and I love how suddenly the air becomes pungent and loaded with new smells in autumn.
Amongst the 600+ cutting edge knitwear samples displayed at the Big Whale arena in Wakayama, Japan, at last month’s Shima Seiki 50th Anniversary Celebration, was the Spring 2013 collection of a new US based up and coming knitwear brand called Kotoba.
Efforts to manufacture sustainably have buoyed Sri Lanka’s textile and apparel exports in recent months, according to a new Textiles Intelligence report - Trade and trade policy: the EU clothing import market and its ten largest supplying countries.
Leading German flat knitting machine builder Stoll is giving new life to an ancient method of embellishing fabrics with the introduction of its Stoll-devoré knit© technique for flat knitting.
SHIMA SEIKI - Knit Sample Collection, September, October & November 2012
26th November 2012 0 commentSHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Lenzing is repositioning its Lenzing Modal brand to reflect the new Modal production technology it now employs. The Austrian company says the slogan Makes the World a Softer Place will now be changed to ‘CO2 Neutral Softness by Edelweiss Technology’.
Hello everybody and welcome to my new blog on knittingindustry.com! Let me introduce myself, my name is Carlo Volpi and I am a recent Textiles graduate from the Royal College of Art, I specialise in knit, of course! I hope you enjoy reading this blog: every week I’ll post anything I find inspiring, other emerging or established designer’s work, new yarns, exciting stitches and much more!
25 German textile machinery manufacturers presented their latest solutions at two VDMA conferences this month in Istanbul and Gaziantep in Turkey. Almost 600 participants from the Turkish textiles industry used the opportunity to learn how German technology can help the sector to cope with the tough competition from Asia and several German companies were able to close deals with Turkish customers during the events.
Australia’s woolgrowers have voted to maintain the 2% levy on sales of Australian wool to fund research, development and marketing of the natural fibre.
A three-pronged initiative by Textured Jersey, Sri Lanka’s largest manufacturer of circular knitted fabric, to showcase the potential of locally-produced knitted fabrics to the global fashion industry will be one of the highlights of the 2012 Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF).
Iconic Italian knitwear brand Missoni is to launch a lower priced diffusion line of its famous zig-zag patterned knitwear. The news was announced after the company’s collaboration last year with US fashion chain Target, which was an instant sell out.
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has published its ‘State of Trade Report’ for Q2, 2012 which shows that global yarn output for the quarter was up and estimates for global yarn and fabric output in Q3/2012 are positive - the outlook for Q4/2012 is unchanged/positive. The following is the main body of the report – the full report with detailed statistics can be downloaded at the foot of this article.
Luxury goods brand Chanel is taking its annual Metiers d'Art collection to Scotland next month were its lavish fashion show will be showcased in the ruins of Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian, the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.
Almost 1500 guests assembled in Wakayama, the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan, for the Shima Seiki 50th Anniversary Celebration last week.
Approximately 750 guests and Shima Seiki representatives gathered at the company’s headquarters and at the city’s Big Whale arena on each of the 8th and 9th November to celebrate the historic occasion. In addition, almost 1350 employees celebrated their company’s 50th on Saturday 10th November at the same venue.
High technology flat knitting machine builder Shima Seiki launched two new machines at its 50th Anniversary celebrations here in Wakayama yesterday where around 1500 guests gathered to celebrate the occasion.
Austrian wool spinner Schoeller, has won this year’s Vorarlberg Innovation Award for its sustainable production. The spinning and dyeing company was honoured for its novel chlorine-free EXP 3.0 wool finishing.
The majority shareholders in Lacoste SA, the French apparel company known for its circular knitted piquet polo shirts and accessories decorated with a crocodile logo are selling to Swiss investors.
Malaysian textile and clothing exports are set to double to an annual value of US$7.5 billion by 2020 after advancing strongly in 2011, according to a new report from the global business information company Textiles Intelligence.
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A UK based company has launched a new website which matches buyers and sellers of surplus yarns. Cheshire based Yarn Harvester has launched the new site to promote its growing global business.
Lenzing successfully conducted a test run of its fifth production line at its Indonesian subsidiary PT South Pacific Viscose in October. With an additional nominal capacity of 80,000 tons of viscose fibres per annum, the annual total capacity of SPV will increase to 320,000 tons once Line 5 has been fully launched.
We are a fast growing impendent company looking to recruit a fully experienced programmer for our design and knitting department based in Thurmaston, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of the UK.
The successful applicant will be a team player and be conversant with Mach 2S, SWG-V Machines.
French linen spinner Safilin is currently experiencing strong demand for its range of linen yarns for knitwear and knitted fabrics. Speaking to Knitting Industry at the 1st CELC (European Confederation of Linen and Hemp) International Congress in Brussels a few weeks ago, said that yarns for knits now constituted 20% of turnover whereas five years ago all of the company’s yarns went into woven textiles.
European Flax, a new initiative by the European Confederation of Linen and Hemp (CELC) aimed at boosting the image of European linen in Japan, supporting it in India and creating it in China, a country which is expected to rank second in the world’s luxury market by 2017, was launched in October.
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), which produces and markets CRAiLAR Flax Fiber, was recently granted $263,500 in incentives from Florence County, South Carolina to be used for its manufacturing and production in the region. Flax, grown as a winter crop in Florence and surrounding counties, will be processed at a new NAT facility there from 28 December 2012.
Janet Prescott reports from Milan
Filo is always a business show, people get straight to the point.
The latest edition, 10-11th October, in Milan, showed an increase in exhibitors, and business appeared brisk. This was despite lower production figures and higher imports registered in Italy for the sector during 2012.
Innovative fashion knitwear brand 019 Sweater Shop has launched a new online store to complement its popular Sheffield and Leicester retail outlets, giving the company not just a national, but a global presence and enabling its rapidly growing band of customers to browse and shop 24 hours a day, online.
Three Taiwanese industry organizations signed letters of intent with Japanese partners on Friday to pave the way for cooperation on technology, marketing and capital.
According to events organiser UBM Asia, the Cashmere World show which has relocated from Beijing to Hong Kong, has had a successful debut in Hong Kong. The fair is said to have benefited from the presence of important international buying offices in Hong Kong enjoyed synergies with the co-located Fashion Access (25 – 27 September 2012) show. Close to 2000 buyers from 50 countries were on hand to view the fibres, yarns and finished cashmere products on offer.
Chanel, the luxury goods brand, has bought Barrie Knitwear a cashmere knitwear manufacturer based in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick, following the collapse of its owner Dawson International. Barrie has produced cashmere knitwear for Chanel for the past 25 years.
Focusing on the topic of “consumption,” over 135 delegates from brands, retailers, government organizations, NGOs and academia joined in the 6th annual conference of the RITE Group (Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment).
Nilit announced yesterday that it will be introducing its Nilit Breeze cooling yarn to Asian markets at the forthcoming Intertextile Shanghai 2012 tradeshow. Nilit Breeze, the Israeli company’s most recent innovation, is said to be a revolutionary nylon 6.6 fibre that has been proven to cool wearers by almost one degree Celsius in comparison to fabrics knitted with standard fibres.
Designers Jonathan Saunders, Mark Fast and Richard Nicoll have collaborated with The Woolmark Company to showcase elegant light weight Cool Wool fabrics in their Spring Summer 2013 collections during the recent London fashion Week.
Huntsman Textile Effects and the Netherlands’ DyeCoo Textile Systems are joining forces to develop and grow DyeCoo’s Supercritical CO2 textile processing technology with the aim of creating more sustainable products which will benefit the industry as a whole.
Now in its third year, The Campaign for Wool, of which HRH Prince of Wales is a patron, is being celebrated on an unprecedented global scale with more countries than ever before creating their own programme of activity to celebrate ‘Wool Week’ around the world – and knitting will play an important role.
Shima Seiki President Dr Masahiro Shima has been inducted into the American Textile Hall of Fame, in recognition of his significant contribution to and support given to the industry.
A top end Scottish knitwear mill which manufactures for the likes of Channel is said to be very close to being rescued.
This article was written by Debra Cobb for our sister site Innovation in Textiles which has a technical textiles focus. However, the ‘fashion fabrics get technical’ message was so powerful and knits featured so heavily, that we thought we would publish it here too...
The 20th session of Spinexpo is said to have ended in a positive climate of global satisfaction just before an enormous storm which turned the exhibition hall into multiple waterfalls. “We can only thank the Gods for planning this storm right after the closing time, escaping from a real flood during the show,” organisers exclaimed at the close of the show.
Brescia and its surrounding area has always been one of the most important manufacturing centres for hosiery and sock manufacturing machinery as well as home to many internationally renowned producers of socks and hosiery.
Fabrics for Autumn/Winter 2013/14 contrasted opulent surfaces and handles with compact density and functional technicity at the September 2012 edition of Première Vision Pluriel in Paris.
Visitor traffic was strong over the first two days of the fair, according to Phillipe Pasquet, CEO and editor-in-chief of Première Vision, calling the opening day “historic, ahead of expectations.” Exhibitors were also pleased with attendance at the fair; Bel Maille’s Stéphane Ziegler commented, “Traffic has been very good with our current customers. We were very happy to see several new customers, including more Americans.”
Masters of Linen, the promotional platform of the European Confederation of Linen and Hemp (CELC) will be showcasing a brand new range of linen knits at this week’s Première Vision which is taking place in Paris from Wednesday.
According to a recent set of reports by the business information company Textiles Intelligence, world clothing export growth in 2012 is predicted to be even slower in volume terms than the already modest 5% growth rate seen in 2011.
A knitwear manufacturer based in the Shetland Isles off the North West coast of Scotland is investing in new knitting machinery and increasing its workforce to keep pace with rising demand for its traditional knitwear.
The UK government announced yesterday over £2 million worth of support for a new skills programme led by a consortium of employers and the Textile Centre of Excellence in Huddersfield that will improve the skills of people already working and develop the next generation of skilled talent for these industries. The partnership includes manufacturers from textiles, technical textiles, apparel and textile services sectors, trade associations and Creative Skillset.
Santoni has launched a great new video based on its seamless warp knitting technology in the run up to the FIMAST and Santoni Open House exhibitions which take place in Brescia later this month.
Making beautiful knitwear is something that requires plenty of technical know-how but above all else – it requires passion. This is especially the case with seamless knitwear. Viola Stils, a small company based in Jekabpils, east of the Lativian capital Riga, is a company that possesses both in abundance.
Cariaggi Fine Yarns Collection, a prestigious Italian spinner specialized in cashmere, vicuña and superfine wools is strengthening its presence in China yesterday, inaugurating a new sales office in Shanghai. The branch aims to follow Chinese and other Asian market customers more closely and as per the company’s heritage, will continue to maintain its production in Italy.
The Woolmark Company will showcase a selection of Merino wool innovations, trends and industry services at Spin Expo in Shanghai this September.
Some of the highlight product developments on show include:
Leading flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki will exhibit at the Première Vision (PV) show in Paris this autumn. The Japanese company will participate in a new category for flat knitted fabrics called ‘Knitwear Solutions.’
Cashmere World is the annual business platform for the international cashmere trade. This year, it marks its move from Beijing to Hong Kong with an interesting seminar series that provides a professional forum to discuss the latest developments in the global cashmere industry.
Cashmere manufacturer Dawson International, which owns the Barrie Knitwear manufacturing operation, has gone into administration. The company employs 180 people in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick.
Cashmere World organisers say the show is primed for a big and successful Hong Kong debut with many of the world’s most important cashmere producers and luxury brands invested in the exhibition.
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According to a BBC report this afternoon, shares in Dawson International, the cashmere knitwear manufacturing company based in Hawick, Scotland, have been suspended while directors decide whether or not the business is to be placed in administration.
Although China's textiles industry is experiencing challenges under the 12th Five Year Plan, the industry’s transformation and upgrading is ongoing and according to the organiser of the ‘Yiwu’ exhibitions, Adsale Exhibition Services, it is still showing healthy development.
The Santoni Group and parent company Lonati are busy planning ‘Open House’ exhibitions which will be held at the same time in September at the Santoni and Lonati headquarter sites in Brescia in northern Italy.
In a sensational move just one day before the Olympic opening ceremonies, adidas has revealed the adizero Primeknit, its first one-piece upper performance running shoe featuring what it calls “a new seamless engineering technology.”
Images released tonight show a running shoe with an upper very similar to Nike’s Flyknit flat knitted which goes on general release today.
According to a new series of Textiles Intelligence reports, textile and clothing markets are likely to remain subdued in 2012, given the considerable uncertainty in the global economy, and the fact that the debt crisis in the Eurozone continues to hit business and consumer confidence.
Leading Italian knitting machine builder will be showcasing its latest technologies at Febratex 2012, one of the most important textiles exhibitions in South America next month.
German flat knitting machine manufacturer Stoll has reported a successful ITMA ASIA + CITME 2012 which took place in Shanghai in June. The Reutlingen based company says that its newly designed 755 square metre booth was a hit with trade show visitors and was the most popular exhibit at the event, with up to 1200 visitors per day.
Dawson International has warned it may have to appoint administrators if talks over its pension funds with trustees and regulators fail, after it had failed in a bid to put its pension plans into a protection fund.
The fourth edition of SPINEXPO New York, organized and produced by Well Link Consultants, returns to the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City today 16 July and runs until Wednesday 18 July.
The work of 24 carefully selected textile design graduates was shown at Texprint London last week where knits featured heavily.
Texprint’s chairman, Barbara Kennington presented all 24 designers to sponsors, press, key decision-makers and leading creatives in the fashion and interiors markets at Texprint London — a gallery-style display focusing on key pieces by each new talent — on July 12 and 13 at Chelsea College of Art & Design, Pimlico, London. The designers’ full collections were available to view on request.
Christian Winjants, a 34-year-old knitwear designer based in Antwerp, Belgium, has been announced as the winner of the International Woolmark Prize European Award which was re-launched this year to help promote outstanding design talent from around the world, and through its design innovations inspire and educate consumers on the natural beauty of Merino wool.
Clarion Events North America (Clarion) announced yesterday the launch of ExpoProducción, a new trade fair primarily for the apparel and sewn products manufacturing industry in Mexico and Central America.
The 71st edition of Pitti Immagine Filati, which took place at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence from 4-6 July 2012 attracted 4600 visitors and for the first time in the history of the event the number of foreign buyers (2340) exceeded the number of Italian visitors (2260) which decreased by approximately 18%.
When leading European fabrics show Première Vision (PV) announced in February that it was launching Knitwear Solutions, a platform for flat bed knitted fabrics – most of us were surprised but mainly in agreement that there was the need for such a ‘show within a show’.
The first commercial MicroModal Edelweiss products went on show at this weekend’s Interfilière in Paris when Swiss spinner Hermann Bühler AG showed a range of yarns made from Lenzing’s new eco fibre. Collaborating partner company Arula Textile Solution from Austria also showed a range of circular knitted fabrics which were made from the same yarns.
Visitors to ITMA ASIA + CITME 2012 are said to have greatly appreciated the commitment of the German textile machinery industry on the issue of sustainability. On occasion of the region’s leading textile machinery exhibition from 12th to 16th June in Shanghai, the VDMA Textile Machinery Association presented its sustainability initiative Blue Competence for the first time in the Asian market.
According to media reports, UK headquartered Quantum Clothing Group Ltd has been acquired by Japanese trading company Itochu. Quantum, which was created as a management buyout from Coats Viyella in 2000, employs around 5000 people worldwide and has factories producing hosiery and intimate apparel in Sri Lanka, India and Cambodia.
A textile company has agreed a deal which will help to safeguard 200 jobs at a Scottish Borders mill. Bolton UK based Ruia Group has acquired a stake in Scottish Borders knitwear manufacturer Hawick Knitwear.
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2012, Asia’s leading textile machinery exhibition, which was held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from 12 to 16 June 2012, ended on a high note for the organisers with record numbers of visitors and exhibitors.
Hyosung will use next weekend’s Paris Mode City & Interfilière to celebrate 20 years of its creora spandex/elastane and to unveil its Creora 2014 Swim Trends with highclo elastane.
Leading German flat knitting machine builder Stoll has launched an exciting prototype flat knitting machine with direct yarn feed and motorised yarn feeders. The Reutlingen based company’s CMS 530 HP-ADF was unveiled at last week’s ITMA ASIA + CITME 2012 in Shanghai where it created a lot of interest and Stoll’s Director of R&D Michael Sedlag talked to Knitting Industry about the company’s latest high-tech flat knitting machine.
The 2013 edition of ShanghaiTex aims to pioneer the transformation and upgrading of the Chinese textiles industry by bringing a full array of textile products, machinery and technology from China and all over the world under one roof.
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The Teijin Group announced today that its three polyester fibre and textile subsidiaries, Teijin Fibers Limited, Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Limited and Thai Namsiri Intertex Co., Ltd., will participate in the Bangkok International Fashion Fair & Bangkok International Leather Fair 2011 (BIFF & BIL 2012).
Ten renowned U.S. mills have chosen to exhibit at Texworld USA, an important platform for apparel fabrics in North America, being held in New York in July. The mills represent the complete supply chain from spinner to knitter to full package garments, and are part of the Lenzing pavilion.
ITMA, the world’s most established textile and garment machinery exhibition, will put the spotlight on innovations that promote sustainability for its 17th presentation in Milan, Italy, in 2015. A trendsetting showcase of exciting innovations since 1951, the theme chosen for the 2015 edition is ‘Master the Art of Sustainable Innovation’.
The Advanced Textiles Research Group of the School of Art and Design is looking for highly motivated individual with sound knowledge on modern computerised flat-bed knitting technologies.
Stylesight, a leading global content and technology solution for professionals in the style, fashion and design sectors, has announced the launch of two new sections dedicated to Knitwear and Materials & Sourcing.
Italian spinner Cariagi Fine Yarns has launched a new collection in the run up to Pitti Filati which is held in Florence in July. The Cagli based spinner says its Fall-Winter 13-14 collection “starts from familiar metaphors evoking the realm of architecture and urban space at night time. A less familiar but just as captivating landscape is also explored, deep space.” Cariagi describes the collection as follows:
According to Bangladesh’s leading newspaper The Daily Star, exports from the country fell for the third straight month in May. The data was released by the state-owned Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) last week.
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant, has announced that it has recently joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The company says the move is aligned with its long-term commitment to uphold sustainable practices in textiles and supports the SAC’s overall vision of addressing social and environmental challenges in the apparel and footwear industry.
Japanese computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki is exhibiting under the slogan of ‘A New Era of Knitting ‘at this week’s ITMA ASIA + CITME in Shangahi and it is clear that the company means business with its very interesting new line up of flat knitting machines.
As the 3rd ITMA ASIA + CITME got underway in Shanghai this week Heinz Peter Stoll, President of leading German flat knitting machine builder Stoll gave his views on his company’s latest products, Asian markets and other international markets for flat knitting machines.
The third ITMA ASIA + CITME combined exhibition kicked off here in Shanghai today at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The show has drawn a very strong response as textile machinery makers continue to leverage the established branding of ITMA ASIA and CITME to market their latest textile machinery and related technology.
The 51st Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress will take place from 19 – 21 September 2012 in Dornbirn in the Vorarlberg region of Austria, where over 700 delegates from more than 30 countries will meet to discuss the future of the man-made fibres industry.
Leading Israeli Nylon 6.6 producer Nilit announced today that its innovative patent pending Nilit Breeze speciality yarn is available as a performance fibre for sportswear, hosiery, underwear, shapewear, socks, outerwear and workwear.
Leading Swedish flat knitter Ivanhoe is moving its knitwear production back to Sweden from Estonia on the other side of the Baltic Sea, after producing there for almost 20 years.
Around 1300 exhibitors from 28 countries are gearing up to showcase their latest technologies at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2012 as the countdown for the third combined show begins. All of the world’s leading manufacturers of machinery and equipment for the knitting industry will be exhibiting and a full list of exhibitors can be downloaded at the foot of this article.
Senol Sankaya, CEO of leading Turkish manufacturer of knitted goods, Yesim Tekstil, has been named as one of three speakers in the Supply Chain session of the 28th IAF World Apparel Convention to be held from 24-28 September 2012 in Oporto, Portugal.
Speaking at the ‘Great Ideas in Cotton’ conference in Hong Kong recently, Cotton Incorporated and DuPont Industrial Biosciences presented the results of a collaborative project quantifying the effectiveness of bio based enzymes as an alternative to traditional chemicals in cotton textiles preparation.
The creative flair and design talent of graduating students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s (PolyU) Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) have won applause from the local knitwear industry at their Knitwear Fashion Show held yesterday at The Mira Hong Kong.
Leading Japanese manufacturer of advanced flat knitting machines and design systems, Shima Seiki has launched its latest Knit Style Book of knitwear design trends.
According to a report in the Daily Star, Bangladesh’s ministry of commerce is planning to start training workers new to the garment industries in order to build them into a skilled workforce as well as counselling them on the working environment of the industry’s many booming factories.
Flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki has announced the opening of a new sales and service office in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom-Penh. Shima Seiki (Hong Kong) Cambodia Branch is the latest addition to the Japanese company’s efforts to strengthen the Shima Seiki sales and service network in the Asian region. Other network locations include Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea and Thailand. An opening ceremony will take place in due course.
According to a report on the Scotsman.com website yesterday, Scotland’s textile manufacturers are now working together on the nationwide roll-out of an initiative aimed at encouraging more young people into the industry, following the successful launch of a modern apprenticeship scheme in the Scottish Borders region last year.
The Switzerland based International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has published its State of Trade Report for the 4th Quarter of 2011. The organisation reports that estimates for Global Yarn and Fabric Output in Q1/2012 are negative but that the outlook for Q2/2012 is positive.
According to local media reports, Bangladesh’s knitted goods manufacturers are now focussed on tapping into the potentially lucrative Malaysian market and are initially thought to be targeting orders to the value of US$ 1.0 billion within a short time frame.
Italy's Santoni Group says the market reaction to its new Mecmor Compact open width garment length knitwear or sweater knitting machine which it launched at last September’s ITMA in Barcelona, has been very good. Both existing and potential new customers are said to have been extremely positive about the new machine.
After a sharp reduction in global shipments of new textile machinery in 2008 and 2009, as a result of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008/2009, deliveries of new textile machinery surged in 2010 and even stronger in 2011, in most cases to new record highs.
This new one-year Masters degree has been developed to meet the industry’s demand for a postgraduate course within the field of fashion knitwear design and product innovation in knitted technical textiles. Aimed at graduates and professionals from both design and technology backgrounds, the course integrates creative and technical perspectives within the context of advanced fibre materials and computerised flat-bed knitting technology.
Naturally Advanced
Technologies (NAT) which produces and markets CRAiLAR, a natural fibre made
from flax and other bast fibres, has entered a joint development agreement with
leading cellulosic manmade fibres producer Lenzing. The agreement calls for the
companies to evaluate the blending of CRAiLAR Flax fibres with Tencel (Lyocell)
and Lenzing Modal.
Lenzing's high-quality fibres are primarily used in the
textile industry in women's outerwear and sportswear, as we
The Italian textile
machinery industry is getting ready for the ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition which
will be held in Shanghai from 12-16 June where its focus will be on technologically
sustainable solutions.
ITMA ASIA + CITME is the international textile machinery
trade show which is held every two years in China and once again the Italian exhibitors
contingent will be one of the largest. In fact, there will be 117 Italian textile
machinery manufacturers showcasing their latest
US and EU textile and clothing import prices rose sharply in 2011 reflecting hikes in raw material prices, according to the latest Textile Outlook International reports from the global business information company Textiles Intelligence.
In this third part of a three part feature on sustainability Sabine Anton-Katzenbach discusses how retailers, producers and importers have begun campaigning for working conditions that are socially sustainable, within the scope of their corporate social responsibility (CSR).
According to a report
in the Manchester Evening News (MEN) last night, UK headquartered Rowlinson
Knitwear has secured £5 million refinancing package. The Stockport based
company has obtained the facility from HSBC Commercial Banking to support its
day-to-day operations and its growth aspirations.
Rowlinson, which started off in flat knitted school knitwear
but now supplies a full range of school clothing and equipment, is said to have
about 50% of the UK personalised tr
Südwolle Group, a leading
producer in the field of worsted wool spinning has obtained Oeko-Tex
certification to ensure that its yarns are tested to be free from harmful
levels of more than 300 substances that are suspected of being dangerous to
humans.
Südwolle has earned Class I Oeko-Tex certification
indicating its yarns meet the most stringent requirements for products intended
for infant use as well as Class II certification for textiles and apparel. The
According to Germany’s VDMA Textile Machinery Association, the forthcoming ITMA ASIA + CITME in Shanghai is an excellent platform for German technology suppliers who will play a key role in the technological upgrading of the Chinese textiles industry.
In 1962, flat
knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki began developing products to benefit
the knitting industry under the corporate motto Ever Onward. 50 years later the leading Japanese company continues
to supply cutting-edge flat knitting technology and ITMA Asia + CITME 2012,
which is being held in Shanghai from 12-16 June, presents an excellent opportunity
for Shima to showcase its current offering during its anniversary year.
Although it is commemorating the past
Leading flat knitting
machine manufacturer Stoll has launched its latest knitwear collection - Trend Collection S/S 2013 - Architectural Knits - which focuses on the influence of architecture in knits. The German company
creates innovative knitwear collections twice yearly at its Fashion &
Technology Center International facilities in Reutlingen, Germany and in New
York.
The inspiration and influences for the collection and the
techniques and material
Flat knitting machine
builder Stoll will be sporting a revamped brand image and showing innovative
new technology that it says will deliver greater flexibility, creativity and
additional colours for knitters at this year's ITMA ASIA + CITME show.
The Reutlingen, Germany based company with a long history, says
it will premiere a new machine and present new intelligent knitting
technologies in Shanghai in order to strengthen its leading international
position in the mark
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), which produces and markets CRAiLAR, a natural fibre
made from flax and other bast fibres, has earned the USDA Certified Biobased
Product Label for its CRAiLAR Flax Fiber.
The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label verifies that the
product's amount of renewable biobased ingredients meets or exceeds prescribed
USDA standards. Biobased products are goods composed in whole or in significant
part of agricultu
Since 2009, FATEX, the
international fashion manufacturing trade show, has taken place alongside the
other major Parisian ready-to-wear trade events at Porte de Versaille and
organisers say it makes sense for FATEX to adjust to this year's new fashion
calendar and switch to the new dates of 30 June to 3 July.
The show is also changing location, and will be in Hall 2.1
with a bigger exhibition area to reflect the growth of this sourcing event.
Organisers say the
29th Fatex
The current challenges in the economic climate do not seem to have adversely affected demand
for space at the third ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition and due to the overwhelming
response, the show owners say they have now booked the remaining available
space at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).
The combined show
which will be held from 12 to 16 June 2012, is owned by CEMATEX and its Chinese
partners, the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT-Tex),
Walking along West 39th Street in New York's garment district, one might be surprised to see a
Stoll knitting machine through a street-level window. It's a sign that knitwear development is
alive and flourishing in New York, in spite of competition from Asia and other
global centres of knitwear manufacturing. While New York's knitwear industry
was once relegated to factories in outlying Brooklyn and Long Island, today
there are modern, well-equipped knitwear s
"The metal floor
shines with the glory of science and technology, and the roar of the machine
shows the surge of industrial age. Under the simple appearance, the distinctive
circular knitting technology is trying to bring new concepts and ideas to
fairly mature textile industry of China."
These are the words that the Santoni Group uses to describe
its booth and high-tech machinery offer at the forthcoming ITMA Asia 2012,
which will be held in Shanghai from 12-16 June. The
With the introduction
of its Productivity Enhancement Pack (PEP), leading flat knitting machine
builder Stoll says it has increased the productivity of its machines yet again
and is thereby setting new standards in the production of knitwear.
PEP accelerates the knitting process via increased carriage
speeds and the improved possibilities offered by yarn carrier staggering at the
fabric selvedge. Stoll says the custom technologies developed are
energy-saving, lasting
Leading flat knitting machine builder Stoll reports that it increased
the number of three system machines it sold in the 2011 financial year. The
German company said in a statement today that a clear trend can be seen in
production towards the use of three efficient combined knitting systems as
opposed to the conventional use of two systems.
According to Stoll, application
examples show that almost every pattern can be knitted in considerably shorter
time using a thr
We are looking to recruit an experienced Shima Seiki flat
knitting machine programmer. Company: Shima Seiki Europe Ltd
Job Description: Programmer
Hours: Mon-Fri 8.00am-4.30pm with overtime when necessary
Based: Castle Donington, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Salary: Negotiable on experience
Benefits: Car /Health Insurance/Pension
Further training will be made available regularly to the
successful candidate. Occasional travel will be required.
If you are interested and think you have the necessar
Retail demand in
several emerging markets will grow at double digit annual average rates in the
five years to 2016 according to a new report by Textiles Intelligence. The fastest growth will be in China and India, where demand
is set rise by an average of 16.9% per annum in each country. Double digit
growth is also forecast for Indonesia (13.3% per annum), Russia (12.0% per
annum), Saudi Arabia (11.7% per annum), Turkey (11.4% per annum), Peru (10.3%
per annum) and South Africa (1
As a follow up to
last autumn's international textile machinery show, ITMA, in Barcelona, UK
headquartered Shima Seiki Europe opened its doors this week to showcase the
Japanese company's latest advanced flat knitting technologies.
European visitors were invited to attend demonstrations of
the Wakayama based company's latest Wholegarment and fully fashioned knitting
machines as well as the SDS One Apex 3 Apparel Design Station.
Speaking on the
second day of the
Naturally Advanced
Technologies Inc.(NAT), which produces and markets CRAiLAR, a natural fibre
made from flax and other bast fibres, announced key developments this week
toward advancing its first full phase of production in order to supply its
CRAiLAR fibre to global partners.
In 2011, the company embarked on a yearlong effort to
optimize production of its CRAiLAR technology. The company says the resulting
process improvements effectively reduce the enzymatic proce
Janet Prescott reports from Milan
37th Filo, held in Milan 7-9th March, is a business
like-exhibition. Pitched at the European market, the event showcases yarns of
high quality, demonstrating the latest in technical innovation. These include
microfibres, new blends and various organic yarns. All destined for fashion,
home furnishing and technical applications. The offer ranges from specialised
yarns for workwear and automotives, to precious fibres like cashmere, silk,
angora, vic
DyStar Textile
Services (DTS), the service division of the DyStar Group, has introduced its
Sustainable Textile Service Programs which aim to help brands, retailers and
their Industry partners reduce the impact of their products and processes on
the environment and optimize supply chain costs.
"Greenpeace raised global awareness of the environmental
issues of the textile supply chain with its recent Dirty Laundry reports, and
brands, retailers and their Industry partner
Leading manufacturer
of advanced computerized flat knitting machines Shima Seiki is investing in a
new purpose built factory which will manufacture the Japanese company's state
of the art Wholegarment flat knitting machines.
The new Japanese Yen 700 million (US$ 8.98 million) facility,
which is being built in anticipation of increased demand for Wholegarment
technology is already under construction at the 50 year old company's Wakayama
headquarters.
Wholegarment or
compl
For the past three years, Assistant Professor and Fashion
Design Program Director Genevieve Dion of Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal
College of Media Arts & Design has focused her research on identifying
production methods that advance the field of wearable technology.
Following the signing
of a groundbreaking, $1 million agreement with Shima Seiki USA, Dion will now
have the state-of-the-art laboratory to conduct research for the development of
new
The Textile Institute
(TI) together with its partner the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia, has announced that registration for the 2012 World
Conference is now open.
The conference will provide an opportunity for participants
to travel to the tropical equator line to experience Malaysian society and
observe the country as it moves towards building a high income society for
2020.
"Malaysia is a
country of contrasts. From its towering skyscrap
DyStar has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
with the objective of strengthening its commitment towards sustainability.
The UNGC is a strategic policy initiative for businesses
that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten
universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour,
environment and anti-corruption.
By doing so, business, as a primary driver of globalization,
can help ensure that markets, commerce, tec
According to organisers, the 70th edition of
Pitti Filati closed at the Fortezza da Basso (Florence, 25-27 January 2012)
amidst an atmosphere of widespread optimism among trade visitors for a 2013
that promises to be much better than recent seasons.
The final attendance
figures for this edition showed that there were around 4000 buyers, matching the
levels recorded at the last winter edition.
There were excellent performances from the most important international
The Switzerland based
International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has published its State
of Trade Report for the 3rd Quarter of 2011. The organisation
reports that global yarn and fabric production were up in Q3 and that estimates
for Q4 are also positive.
The report reads as follows:
"Output of global
yarn production increased in the 3rd quarter of 2011 as a result of higher
output in Asia - in particular China - and South America and in spite lower
producti
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Leading European fabrics show Première Vision has announced
it is launching Knitwear Solutions, a
platform for flat bed knitted fabrics - and about time too!
The new knitwear
initiative will go live at the September show in Paris.
For many years PV has been dominated by Europe's top weavers
but now with knits becoming stronger in fashion, many circular and warp knitted
fabric producers exhibit at the show.
This week's show which finishes today was
a good example, with a
Swiss cotton spinner Hermann
Bühler AG is celebrating 200 years in business at Expofil in Paris this week. The
Zurich canton based company, founded in 1812 was recently granted a licence
from Rieter for its ComforJet yarns technology, the yarn from which goes into
circular knitting.
The rise of the textile industry in the 19th century was the
starting point of the industrial revolution and it also left its mark on Switzerland.
The country experienced a boom following the expor
Luxury Scottish knitwear
and accessories manufacturer Johnston of Elgin is investing £1 million on a new
visitor centre at its Hawick site in the Scottish Borders. The new development,
which is due to open in May this year, will include a visitor centre with
museum, coffee shop and retail space and is set to create new jobs whilst safeguarding
existing jobs at the Eastfield Mills site.
The official announcement was reported by the BBC today but
on a recent visit to th
In spite of an increase in production for 2011 by Italian
textile machinery manufacturers, forecasts remain cautious for the current
year. Provisional figures for 2011 for Italy's textile machinery sector show a
further increase in manufacturing production and exports, following a good
recovery in 2010 and a recession hit 2009.
The value of Italian textile machinery production for 2011
registered a 9% increase compared to 2010, from 2.4 to 2.6 billion Euros. A
similar incr
Despite a number of challenges, China's textile and clothing
industry is said to be set for further growth while its competitors suffer
declines as a result of cutbacks by retail buyers, according to a recent report
from the global business information company Textiles Intelligence.
According to the
report, although the Chinese textile industry faces rising costs, an ageing
population and, in some regions, labour shortages, it looks to have done
reasonably well in 201
FILO, the International exhibition for fibres and yarns
organized by AssoServizi Biella, started the run up to the 2012 show with two press
conferences in Biella and Milan together with a presentation on the 37th
edition.
The two dates were an opportunity to illustrate to both the
press and exhibitors the program and the contents of the show which is being
held at the Le Stelline Congress Center in Milan on the 7th and 8th of March.
In addition, the shows product proposal
Early 1990s knitwear manufacturing and retailing success The
Sweater Shop has been ‘reborn' in the shape of a new venture headed by the man
behind the original business. Jersey based millionaire Brian de Zille who made
his fortune building up the Syston, Leicestershire based knitwear manufacturer,
before selling it in 1995, is back in business.
De Zille recently set up a knitwear manufacturing unit in Thurmaston,
Leicester and has launched a new brand, which has its
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), producer of one
of the first new natural fibres in decades, CRAiLAR, announced today it will
partner with Tuscarora Yarns, a leading yarn innovator, to explore a range of
new blended yarns using CRAiLAR Flax.
Under the terms of
the non-exclusive, non-transferable license, Tuscarora Yarns will design and
manufacture highly specialized CRAiLAR Flax fibre yarns and related products
for sale and distribution
Zegna Baruffa has
launched a new range of yarns in Super 120s wool which is available in Nm 2/60
and Nm 2/80. Brand New Wool, described as a ‘highly technological yarn' by the Italian
worsted spinner is said to be a sign of the company's commitment to research
and innovation.
"An exclusive processing - conceived by the company -
capable to boost some distinctive properties of wool, gives Brand New Wool
those attributes which make it the appropriate yarn to produ
Italian spinner of
woollen and worsted spun luxury knitwear yarns Cariaggi is launching a new
range of linen-cashmere yarns called Linum at this week's Pitti Filati. The new
linen-cashmere line is the result of an original project developed by the
company and is being presented for the first time at the event in Florence.
The prestigious yarn manufacturer based in the Marche region
of Italy specialises in cashmere, vicuña and superfine wools and will be showing
its creat
Hong Kong's Knitwear Innovation & Design Society (KIDS)
presented its ‘Knitwear Symphony 2012' and the ‘2nd Hong Kong Young Knitwear
Designers' contest featuring the theme LOVE on 18 January 2012 at Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre Grand Hall.
Industry VIPs attending
the event to show their support to knitwear industry, included Mr. Anthony
Keung, the Chairman of Knitwear Symphony 2012 Committee and CEO and President
of Fenix Holdings Ltd; Mr. Jose
Leading fibres,
yarns, knitted fabrics and knitwear show SPINEXPO has launched its trends for
Spring/Summer 2013. The following is an extract from the SPINEXPO Trends
Spring/Summer 2013 book which can be downloaded at the foot of this article.
UNIVERSAL
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Pitti Filati returns
to Florence for its 70th edition from 25-27 January 2012. The
organisers Pitti Immagine say "Pitti Filati is the reference fair in the
excellence of knitting yarn, in which all the new international trends in the
industry converge."
Pitti Filati is still a main international event for
professionals, as evidenced by visitor numbers at the last winter edition -
more than 4000 buyers, of which 1500 (43%) were buyers from abroad including Germany,
UK, Fr
The Woolmark Company
continues its support of fashion design newcomers at the Knitwear Symphony
trade event in Hong Kong this evening with an award to be presented to the most
outstanding young knitwear designer.
In 2011, Knitwear Symphony is said to have received an
overwhelming response from the trade and there were over 1500 attendees included
knitwear manufacturers, buyers, designers, suppliers and media present at the
show. Knitwear Symphony has become one of the
The Woolmark Company
will once again present key Merino wool developments in the Performance wear
segment at the ISPO trade fair in Munich from January 29 - February 1 2012.
Over 2,200 international exhibitors present the complete
selection of apparel fashion, sporting goods, and athletic footwear to more
than 80,000 visitors from over 100 countries.
After the success of the inaugural ‘Wool Street' in 2011,
The Woolmark Company will, in cooperation with ISPO, again welco
Creativity and innovation abounded as 210 of the world's
foremost mills and print design studios gathered on January 10 and 11. For the
third consecutive year, Première Vision Preview New York and Indigo New York
(formerly Direction by Indigo) held their combined trade shows, drawing
fashion's elite to New York City's Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building.
At this one-stop shopping event, which kicks off the Spring/Summer
2013 season, attendees could purchase the
Swiss spinner Hermann
Bühler AG has been granted a licence from Rieter for its ComforJet yarns
technology. The official ceremony granting the licence took place at ITMA in Barcelona
in September 2011 in the presence of numerous visitors. Reto Thom, Rieter's
Head of Sales, presented the certificate to Dr. Beat Denzler, Chairman of the
Board and Mr. Martin Kägi, CEO Hermann Bühler AG.
Winterthur-Sennhof headquartered Hermann Bühler produces
yarns for circular knittin
Leading Japanese flat
knitting and glove knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki has launched a
brand new electronically controlled version of its legendary SFG series glove
knitting machine. The SFG-I is available in 10, 13, 15 and 18 gauges and in
sizes M, L, L2 and L3.
Following in the footsteps of the original SFG fully
automatic seamless glove knitting machine, Shima Seiki's new SFG-I is now set
to become the new global standard for fine and ultrafine gauge gloves,
Lycra brand owner Invista has announced changes to its
global spandex business. In a statement this afternoon Invista Apparel
President Dave Trerotola announced changes to the global organisational
structure which the company says will foster innovation and enhance service.
Invista's spandex business has created a new western region
and eastern region to serve its global base of customers. The western region,
led by Max Wiesendanger, merges the company's Europe, Middle Eas
A Borders hosiery producer
has predicted a prosperous future for Scotland's knitwear industry after the
latest meeting of the Scottish Borders Knitwear Group Training Association
where it was confirmed that the majority of the apprenticeship places offered late
last year have now been filled.
Speaking to local newspaper reporters after the meeting, Robin
Deas, owner of House of Cheviot, a manufacturer of top quality kilt and country
socks, said trainers are now in place a
Monte Carlo a designer
knitwear brand owned by India's Oswal Woollen mills has opened its 150th store in the country. The 1200 square foot retail outlet is the company's second
in Nasik, Maharashtra in western India.
The new outlet stocks cardigans, pullovers, Nehru jackets,
trench coats, blazers, coats, track suits (woven as well as knitted),
sweatshirts, pashmina and cashmere shawls, dresses, tunics, and shrugs.
According to local media reports the newly opened store wi
Even though most of Northern India is in the grip of a
really cold spell of weather, local media reports say the late onset of winter
has resulted in heavy losses for the hosiery manufacturers in Ludhiana. Usually
the Punjabi hosiery manufacturers do good business during the winter as it
follows after the wedding season.
According to the Punjab Newsline Network (PNN), the hosiery
manufacturers say that even though there is really cold weather now, it is in
fact too
Market leader in the production of cellulose fibres Lenzing
is to exclusively produce the lyocell based specialty fibres Smartcel and
SeaCell which were developed by German company Smartfiber AG of Rudolstadt. The
two companies have been cooperating for some time and under the newly expanded
arrangement Lenzing will produce the fibres at the Lenzing site in Upper
Austria.
In 2007, Lenzing granted Smartfiber a license for the pilot
production of new types of lyocell spec
A regular on the Institute's calendar, the annual Textile
Institute Parliamentary Lunch has risen to be one of the highlights of the
year. Hosted by Lord Simon Haskel and held in the Cholmondeley Room at the
House of Lords, London, UK, the event is an opportunity to experience a little
piece of the pomp and ceremony associated with one of the UK's greatest
institutions, its government.
Filled to capacity, over 120 people from around the world
gathered to listen to th
Bangladesh's knitted garments manufacturers targeting the
lucrative Japanese market are to take part in the sixth Knitwear Exposition
(KNITEXPO 2012) which will take place in Tokyo from 25-27 January 2012.
The sixth such exposition, KNITEXPO 2012 is being organised
by the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA) in
an attempt to expand the market for Bangladeshi knitwear and knitted goods that
has recently opened up in Japan.
In a news release
According to Cariaggi the celebrated yarn manufacturer from
the Marche region of Italy that specialises in cashmere, vicuña, cervelt and
superfine wools, there are two main themes to Spring/Summer 2013 for the Cariaggi
Fine Yarns Collection: the Incredible Lightness of Being and Earth and Colours.
The Cagli based company, which produces both worsted and
woollen spun yarns, will reveal its latest Cariaggi Fine Yarns Collection for
spring/summer 2013 at Pitti Filati in J
Huntsman Textile Effects (TE) and Sri Lanka's MAS Holdings
recently held a joint seminar that aims to address the tough challenges the
textiles industry is facing in meeting stricter regulations that govern both sustainable
and environmental business practice.
Besides advocating and encouraging greater economic and environmental
sustainability, the ‘Partnership Towards Sustainability' seminar held on 18
November at Taj Samudra, Colombo, also focused on partnership
According to an RTE News report this afternoon, leading
Irish knitwear manufacturing retailer Carraig Donn is creating 150 new jobs by
expanding its retail, online and manufacturing business units.
Carraig Donn, a craft and knitwear company based in
Westport, Co Mayo on the west coast of Ireland announced it was creating 150
jobs this afternoon in the presence of the Taoiseach (head of the Irish
government) Enda Kenny.
Mr Kenny attended the jobs announcement at the co
Groz-Beckert has launched
a new app for for the iPad called myGrozBeckert for knitters, which the German
company says is a simple and comfortable way to access comprehensive
information on everything to do with Groz-Beckert.
The myGrozBeckert app aims to give users access to technical
information and will also allow them to benefit from the company's smart
calculation aids. Groz-Beckert says it will also allow users to stay completely
up to date with its product movies
Despite the current global economic slowdown, the world's leading
textile machinery manufacturers are said to be still strongly attracted to the prospects
offered by China, the world's largest textile producer. This can be seen from
the overwhelming response received by the combined textile machinery show, ITMA
ASIA + CITME 2012, which will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo
Centre from 12 to 16 June 2012, organisers say.
At the close of space application,
Rory Longdon, winner of the prestigious George Gold Award at
Graduate Fashion week in June 2011 sees the full fruit of his hard work as the
launch of his first high street collection goes on sale at George at Asda this
week.
Rory, who graduated from Nottingham Trent University in
June, won the opportunity to create a capsule Christmas knitwear collection for
George alongside a £20,000 cash prize, a four week paid placement at George and
mentoring sessions from Bran
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) reported on a year of gains
across wool research, development and marketing on Friday. Chairman Wal
Merriman told AWI's AGM how the 2010-11 financial year, while unsettled in
global economic terms, had generally been positive for the company, as it had
been for the woolgrower shareholders it serves.
Ongoing global marketing campaigns the HRH Campaign for
Wool, No Finer Feeling and Woolmark Gold all began in the 2010-11 financial
year and
Canadian sock producer Reliable Hosiery has joined the Cotton
made in Africa (CmiA) demand alliance, which supports sustainable cotton
cultivation and has a direct positive effect on the smallholder farmers in
sub-Saharan Africa.
Reliable Hosiery is the first Canadian company to join the
Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) demand alliance. The Aid by Trade Foundation,
CmiA's supporting organization, and the Canadian hosiery manufacturer signed a
memorandum of understanding l
Lenzing has announced that it's Tencel and Lenzing FR fibres
have been certified as 100% Biobased by the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
The Biobased certification is part of the BioPreferred program which
encourages government agencies and contractors to purchase products that are
biobased or made from significant amounts of biobased materials. The purpose of the BioPreferred program is to increase the
US government's use of environmentally-friendly products
The Woolmark Company and one of China's largest babywear
brands, Les Enphants, have begun a joint marketing program to educate Chinese
consumers about the benefits of merino wool in babywear.
The Les Enphants initiative is part of the Mothers and
Babies program at Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), which has been set up to
drive demand for merino wool in the lucrative Chinese market.
Products involved include a 100% Australian extra fine
merino knitted wool cardigan, bl
Following several quarters of sustained recovery since the
lows recorded during the 2008-2009 period, Italy's textile machinery sector is
now seeing a downturn in orders.
According to an economic survey carried out by the Italian
machine builders association ACIMIT, the downturn already evident in the second
quarter of 2011, was confirmed during the summer July to September period.
ACIMIT says the overall index* of orders for the year's
third quarter shows a 45% decrease c
The Hong Kong businessman Kenneth Fang has pumped a further
£10.9 million into the iconic Pringle of Scotland brand despite continuing
losses, leading Scottish newspaper The Scotsman reports this morning.
The investment, which takes the total pumped into the
company by Fang over the last three years to almost £30m, came as it reported
pre-tax losses of £7.25m in the year to 29 January, compared to £6.7m in the
prior 44 week period, the report said.
"Sales fell to £1
ITM World Group, a well known international textile
machinery trading company, has partnered with Hong Kong based Federal
Engineering to bring the Chinese built Darun brand of computerized flat
knitting machines to international markets.
Montreal headquartered ITM World Group has traded in both
new and used knitting machines since the late 1950s and has facilities in New
York, Barcelona, Hong Kong and China, as well as Montreal.
Federal Engineering has its Darun bran
Despite having fewer exhibitors and fewer visitors than the
previous show in Münich four years ago, the 2011 edition of the International
Exhibition of Textile Machinery (ITMA 2011) in Barcelona ended with results
that far exceeded expectations for Shima Seiki.
"Considering the current global economy and the fact that an
overwhelming majority of textile production is located in China, the venue
location of Barcelona, Spain did not offer consolation for concerns initial
ITMA 2011 Barcelona was a successful and rewarding event for
DyStar, which shared its sustainable textile processing knowledge, products and
solutions with its guests and visitors as well as attendees of the Sustainable
Textile Leadership Roundtable (STLR) and Textile Dyestuff & Chemical
Leaders Forum (TDCL).
Representing DyStar as one of the panellists at the STLR,
John Easton, Ecology Solutions Manager, commented:
"I think the one big idea
that come out
A group of traditional rivals in the Scottish knitwear industry
have formed an unlikely alliance and will employ apprentices to save their industry from extinction due to
a disappearing workforce.
According to a recent survey, the 12 companies from the
Scottish Borders stand to lose the most experienced 10% of their 2000 plus
workforce to retirement over the next five years, leaving them with a crippling
skills gap
Specialty chemicals company Clariant today officially
inaugurated its Textile Chemicals Business Unit (BU) headquarters in Singapore.
Along with the inauguration of the BU headquarters, Clariant
is also celebrating the relocation of its global textile application technology
lab to Singapore.
The lab will be the main application development facility for
all new products developed globally by Clariant's Textile Ch
Scottish Borders knitwear manufacturer Hawick Knitwear has announced plans to hire 50 new trainees over the next three years in order to help meet demand for its quality knitwear.
Earlier this year the company, which was the subject of a management buyout in November last year, announced it had increased production by approximately 2000 to 9500 sweaters per week.
The firm, which dates back to 1874, employs more than 230 people at
Two Norwegian producers of knitted merino wool apparel have recently taken major industry awards in the active/outdoor sector.
Both Aclima and Devold are well established design leaders in the growing active/outdoor market but also supply to the important workwear/safety market.
The Devold Air Vest has won the Scandinavian Outdoor Awards Jury's Choice award for Innovation. The judging panel believe it is the first garment of it
According to the VDMA, German exhibitors at ITMA drew very positive conclusions from September's ITMA 2011 in Barcelona.
83% of exhibiting VDMA members assessed their overall experience of the fair as good to very good. 91% said the quality of visitors was good to excellent and a survey of the German exhibitors, 134 of whom responded, showed that more than two thirds of the participants had already closed deals before the e
An Italian Pavillion is one of the key new features at this month's Cashmere World 2011, with Italian cashmere brands including, Annalisa Bucci Cashmere, Chianti Cashmere Goat Farm, Giovanni Cavagna, Max Tonso Cashmere, Maglieria D'arte, Pashmere, Terre Nomadiche, Roberto Tirelli taking part.
Cashmere World, which runs next week from 24-26 October at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing, covers the ful
Intarsia options on the world's best computerised flat knitting machines just got better. Leading flat knitting machine builders Stoll, Shima Seiki and Steiger all showed multi feeder and new intarsia machine options at last month's ITMA 2011 in Barcelona, which give knitwear designers and manufacturers greater design scope than ever.
Up to 40 yarn carriers
Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Sei
Karl Mayer Malimo has joined the VDMA's Blue Competence sustainability initiative, which aims to be a platform for sound factual information on the textile engineering sector. The initiative, which is particularly concerned with sustainability, energy efficiency and the conservation of resources, champions the textile engineering sector as the problem solver for the current and future demands of society.
More than 2
Scottish cashmere knitwear and accessories brand Johnstons of Elgin was awarded the coveted Gold Award at the UKFT Export Awards which were held at Banqueting Hall in London's Whitehall on Tuesday.
The Gold Award is given to UK companies who boast a long standing record of export success. The UKFT Export Awards recognise those companies who excel at creating UK made and designed products. They acknowledging the export
The 18th edition of SPINEXPO Shanghai, which was held from 6-9 September 2011 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, recorded a record 10,285 visitors.
The exhibition keeps attracting major visitors who come from 55 countries and it registered a 32% increase in numbers compared to the previous Autumn/Winter 2010 season, and 9% increase compared to the excellent Spring/Summer 2011 session which was h
CIRFS, the Brussels based European Man‐made Fibres Association has published its latest statistical report on developments in the global man‐made fibres industry. The report, ‘Information on Man‐made Fibres' is the 47th edition of this valuable summary of the dynamic and growing man-made fibres industry.
It brings together data on the production of acrylic, cellulosic, polyamide, polyester, polypropylene, wool and cotto
Italy's Santoni Group launched a brand new Mecmor open width garment length knitwear or sweater knitting machine at ITMA, which is space saving and is said to have a lower price and greater flexibility than earlier Mecmor models.
The Mecmor Compact's added flexibility is derived from the fact that knit and transfer systems are now combined. Each of the Compact's 12 systems is now available for knit or transfer at any time
The international textile and garment machinery industry converged for the 16th edition of ITMA, the world's most established textile and garment machinery technology exhibition in Barcelona, Spain from 22 to 29 September 2011.
According to the organisers, over 100,000 visitors from 138 countries registered for the eight-day event held at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via fairgrounds. Just over 90% of visitors came from
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) has entered into a purchasing agreement for a minimum of one and a half million pounds of CRAiLAR Flax fibre with Brilliant Global Ltd, the Hong Kong-based private label knitwear manufacturer which produces a broad spectrum of sweater and accessory items in natural fibres for globally recognized brands. The agreement is to commence in October 2011.
"This agre
Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki has launched an ultra-fine gauge computerised flat knitting machine in 21 gauge, the finest ever flat knitting machine with shaping capability. The SWG FIRST 154 S21, which is cut 21 needles to the inch, has the capability to knit fabrics in the gauge range 18 to 26 for single jersey and 18 to 20 gauge for rib fabrics.
Translated, the ‘Seiki'
Innovation is the key theme for Clariant at ITMA 2011 and one of the most important developments being presented by the global textile solutions provider is Quiospheres, a high strength, high performance effect in cosmetotextiles that is said to generate wellness and well-being to the consumer through state of the art cosmetic microencapsulation that can be applied to any fabric.
Clariant says its high-tech t
As ITMA opens here today, Germany's VDMA Textile Machinery Association has announced the launch of a new internet portal for the global textiles industry www.machines-for-textiles.com . The machine builders association says the portal will be a useful tool for textile manufacturers who want to get quick and easy access to information on German technology.
Who produces machines for tailored fibre placement? Who offers machin
Invista, owner of the Lycra fibre brand, will be presenting its brands and innovations at the 16th edition of ITMA which opened here today.In addition, the company will be one of the key sponsors of the Textile Sustainability Leaders Roundtable, and ITMA's opening celebration gala dinner.
For the first time in its 60 years of existence, ITMA has opened its exhibition to the fibre and yarn sector. Invi
There are historic reasons for the location of the Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress (MFC) which drew 740 attendees from 30 countries to celebrate its 50th anniversary last week (September 14-16).
The first of these meetings was opened on July 16 1962 by Rudolf Seidl, then-chief of Lenzing AG - the Austrian company which half a century on sees its fortunes boosted by a renewed global demand for cellulosic fibres and is still very actively involved in the annu
Cheap chic US based retailer Target's entire website crashed yesterday when it launched online sales of its limited offerings of Missoni for Target, in a partnership with the iconic Italian luxury knitwear designer.
"The collection, which includes plates to clothes, is a fraction of the price of the real duds. Items include a dinnerwear set, priced at $31, featuring the trademark zig-zag patterns, $29.99 silk floral dresse
The Woolmark Company, owned by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), is to present its new 'Innovation Toolkit' at this month's ITMA in Barcelona.
It comprises 30 innovative knitted and woven fabrics made from Merino wool and aims to provide valuable knowledge to key industry attendees from Technical Directors to Production Managers who are responsible for producing product for the world's leading retailers and designer
Lenzing has announced it has successfully completed its capacity expansion drive initiated three years ago at its fibre production facility located in Heiligenkreuz in the Burgenland region of Austria.
Production capacity of the cellulose fibre Tencel has been increased incrementally by 25,000 tons to today's 60,000 tons. A total of Euros 60 million has been invested at the Heiligenkreuz site and the total number of e
Energy efficiency will be hot topic for German machine builders at ITMA
5th September 2011 0 commentGermany's VDMA Textile Machinery Association says a hot topic at the forthcoming ITMA in Barcelona will be ‘efficient production', as growing energy and raw material prices lead textile manufacturers around the world to optimize their cost structures and processes.
"At ITMA, the German textile machinery manufacturers will present advanced technical solutions that offer excellent value for mone
At ITMA 2007 in Munich, Groz-Beckert presented new solutions for the production of fabrics with a then world record breaking ultrafine gauge E66. Now, at next month's ITMA in Barcelona the German company will reveal yet another world record with an even finer gauge.
The company says that a new knitting technology with the world's finest knitting cylinder and the finest of precision components guarantees the unique
The organisers of SPINEXPO Shanghai which takes places at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center from 6-8 September 2011 have released a preview which presents some of the highlights which visitors to Shanghai can expect to see.
As well as yarn spinners, exhibitors include leading machine builders like Italian seamless machine manufacturer Santoni and German flat knitting machine builder Stoll.
Santoni
Santoni will focus on s
"Cashmere is widely acknowledged as one of the most luxurious fabrics available. Exceptionally soft, but hard wearing too. Yet, although many in the garment and textile industries know of it, they know very little about it. That is about to change."
So say the confident organisers of Cashmere World, Hong Kong based leading exhibitions organiser UBM Asia.
Cashmere World (CW) is a trade exhibition for the whole cashm
The Lenzing Group has reported record results after the most successful first half year in the company's history.
Following a very good first quarter 2011, sales and earnings were significantly surpassed in the second quarter of 2011 and the company has now set its guidance for the full year 2011 at the upper end of the initial guidance announced in the first quarter, forecasting EBITDA of EUR 470 million to
Lenzing Nanjing Fibers, the Chinese subsidiary of Lenzing AG, has successfully started up a new production line which will offer a nominal capacity of 60,000 tons per annum of viscose fibres for textile applications and the nonwoven industry mainly for the Asian market.
According to Lenzing, approximately 60-70 % of the viscose fibre produced in Nanjing goes into knits and much of it is sold in the domestic market.
Construc
Swiss flat knitting machine manufacturer Steiger will be unveiling its latest innovations at next month's ITMA show in Barcelona under its ‘Time to Knit' banner. The Chinese owned company will show a new version of its Aries flat knitting technology which it says offers improved productivity and patterning potential. Steiger will also show its latest ITMA 2011 knitwear collection.
Up to 32 yarn guides
The New Aries machine whic
The ITMF Annual Conference 2011 takes place next month in Barcelona, Spain from 19-20 September 19/20, 2011 prior to the start of ITMA 2011 (September 22-29, 2011). Delegates will also participate in the ITMA/ITMF World Textile Summit 2011 on September 21.
The theme of the ITMF Annual Conference "New Paradigms in the Global Textile Industry" is said to reflect that the circumst
In the 1st quarter of 2011 global yarn and fabric production fell compared to the previous quarter but rose in comparison to the 1st quarter of 2010. The decrease in global yarn production resulted from lower outputs in Asia, Europe and South America.
It has to be noticed here that the reduction of yarn production in Asia in the 1st quarter 2010 is mainly
SHIMA SEIKI - Knit Sample Collection, March/April 2011
Wakayama
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to view this month's collection and collection archive.
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to view this month's collection and collection archive.
As a leading textile solutions provider, DyStar will be present at the International Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITMA) in Barcelona, Spain under the theme of ‘Sustainability is our Responsibility'.
"The company will be exhibiting its latest innovations in dyes and auxiliaries, new technologies and its wide range of services which are designed to help reduce the overall environmental impact of the textile supply chain," DyStar
Bangladesh's knit goods export growth is likely to surpass all previous records this year, as demand continues to grow in European Union (EU) markets, media reports say.
"There is a huge demand of our high-quality knitwear products in the EU countries, as those are comparatively cheaper than the products of our rival countries like China and India," First Vice-President of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association
Groz-Beckert says it has set a new benchmark in customer service by setting up Sewing Expertise Centres world-wide for fast answers to application problems, making at the same time a closer connection to its customers.
Groz Beckert's Sewing Expertise Centres offer extensive knowledge in all areas of the sewing industry, from clothing to cars and other technical textiles.
The aim is that ex
"The 2011 edition of the International Exhibition of Textile Machinery (ITMA) once again presents an opportunity for Shima Seiki to demonstrate its leadership in flatbed knitting machine technology." These are the words of leading Japanese company Shima Seiki as it prepares to participate in its 10th ITMA in Barcelona with a whole host of new products.
With "Solutions for Diversity" as its exhibit theme, Shima Seiki retu
Huntsman Textile Effects (TE) today challenged the textile industry to work in partnership and take on responsibility for environmental sustainability throughout all areas of the textile supply chain in order to reduce the global impact on the use of increasingly scarce resources such as water and electricity.
"The textile dyeing and finishing industry is one of the heaviest global consumers of water and energy. By 2030 it is estimated that the world demand for fresh wate
Japanese flat knitting machine builder Shima Seiki Mfg. Ltd. has reported an increase in net sales of 18.4% to Yen 16,402 million (US$ 211 million) for its first quarter ended 30 June 2011, compared with the same period last year.
Operating income for the period was just marginally lower at Yen 2,846 million (US$36 million). The company also announced that as a result of recent fluctuations in exchange rates, it had incurred a
Five world-renowned creative luminaries gathered at Texprint London last week, the presentation of the best new graduate textile designers from the UK, to select the winners of five special prizes (pictured right). The judging panel comprised:
Sophie Steller - knitwear studio chief and head of creative development at SPINEXPO
Stuart Stockdale - design director of the great British women's and men's brand Jaeger.
Sue
Pitti Immagine Filati Florence opened with optimism and closed with satisfaction. Buyer numbers were up, foreign buyers +7.4% - especially from Japan and the US. The total numbered around 5,250 buyers. Spinners reported that they were looking seriously for a quality offer with strong fashion content but also were extremely price sensitive.
Since the 69th edition of the fair, 5-7th July, Italy has voted t
According to show owner CEMATEX, visitors to ITMA 2011 can look forward to knowledge-sharing, cross-fertilisation of ideas and more collaborative interactions with some of the world's leading textile researchers and educators.
A total of 46 institutions have applied to take part in the Research & Education (R&E) pavilion, making it a key highlight at this year's ITMA exhibition which will be held at
Italy's Santoni Group has announced a number of innovations which will be exhibited at this year's ITMA 2011 in Barcelona, including a brand new circular sweater knitting machine, the Mecmor Compact.
The new version of the well known Mecmor open width garment length knitwear or sweater knitting machine is said to be space saving, have a lower cost and have greater flexibility than previous Mecmor models. Added flexibility is deri
Flat knitting machine manufacturer Stoll has launched its latest stunning knitwear collection - ‘Stoll Trend Collection A/W 2012/13 - FAUX REAL'. The beautifully photographed full collection is available to download in PDF at the foot of this introduction by Stoll.
"Illusion is the first of all pleasures" - Oscar Wilde
"We took much pleasure in creating this illusion: using traditional weaving patterns morphed int
Stoll in Barcelona: To get in touch with your future you have to feel our history!
12th July 2011 0 commentStoll's history in the knitting machine manufacture industry started to 138 years ago. In 1892, Heinrich Stoll (right) invented the world's first purl stitch flat knitting machine, and thus, the German company says, revolutionized the textile machinery market.
To this day, Stoll continues to develop and pioneer flat knitting machine technology, create innovative software solutions and
Lonati Group company Santoni has announced a number of exciting innovations for this year's ITMA 2011 in Barcelona. Santoni's Patrick Silva talks us through the Italian company's latest machinery developments.
"As ITMA has kept its standing every four years in Europe as the most complete world showcase for textile machines, the Santoni company will present, in a uni
At the fast approaching SPINEXPO New York show, leading seamless knitting machine builder Santoni will focus on its seamless activewear, casual and sportswear collections.
"As everyone is aware, the worldwide trends for apparel are increasingly requiring clothes that combine comfort with hygiene and well-being both in one's leisurewear, daily workwear and in the field of active sports and fitness exercise," the Bres
Fluctuating costs, uncertain supply and increased accountability to eco-friendly claims are said to be leading buyers to invest further down the supply chain. In response to this trend, Texworld USA welcomes twelve yarn spinners as exhibitors to the July 2011 edition. Five of these companies: Bofine, Bros, Buhler, Huafu and Tuscarora will be exhibiting at the Lenzing Innovation Pavilion.
Participating yarn spinners hail from as near as the S
DyStar says it is continuing to move ahead of expectations in spite of difficult market conditions as it returns to profitability. Overall sales revenue increased by approximately 15% over the same period last year.
"We wouldn't have achieved such good progress without the continuous and dedicated efforts from our employees or the strong support from our shareholders," commented Steve Barron, CEO of the DyStar Group.
"And we have made a number of chang
Organisers of the ITMA 2011 textile machinery exhibition are extending the area dedicated to fibres and yarns at this year's show due to what they call overwhelming demand.
Debuting at the show's 60th anniversary, the fibres and yarns section was due to occupy the whole of Hall 4. However, due to strong demand from fibres and yarns producers, an additional area in Hall 5 has been allocated.
Visitors to ITMA 2011 at the Fira de Ba
Organisers of the forthcoming SPINEXPO New York show have released a Collections Overview in the run up to the show which takes place at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York from 18-20 July.
The overview profiles the collections of fibre promoters, spinners, knitwear manufacturers and designers at the show and below is a sample of some of the collections from well known names. Click on the image to the right to view the full Collectio
India's leading vertical knitwear producer Oswal Woollen Mills is investing Rs 60-crore (US$ 13.5 million) in a wind power venture in the country's Tamil Nadu and Karnataka regions. Oswal, which owns the knitwear ‘superbrands' Monte Carlo and Canterbury, has already signed up to a Rs 350 crore (US$ 78 million) solar energy project which goes on stream in December this year.
''The company has already signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the government of India f
John Buchan Ltd, owner of Scottish Borders knitwear manufacturer Lochcarron of Scotland has announced the sale of the Lochcarron business to South Korean retail company E-Land.
According to a BBC News South Scotland report this morning, John Buchan Ltd said the deal would secure the company's presence as a manufacturing business in the Borders.
It said it would also "provide the support and expertise to further develop new and existing products", the report said.
Retiring Lo
Shima Seiki of Wakayama, Japan, in collaboration with its U.S. subsidiary Shima Seiki USA will be exhibiting at the International Apparel Sourcing Show, shown alongside Texworld USA in New York next month.
On show will be the latest version of the company's SDS-ONE APEX3 3D apparel design workstation for promoting its design and simulation features aimed at the apparel and textile industries.
According to Shima Seiki, SDS-ONE APEX3 is capable of highly photo-realistic simu
UK based Wykes International Ltd has launched two brand new yarn developments for stretch knitwear; an ‘invisible' low power plating yarn and a new combining process for producing composite stretch yarns.
No more dye to match
BILOREX 7338 is a new ultra low power plating support yarn, which has been developed to give shape retention and a soft hand to very sheer fabrics.
"As the yarn is only 30 Denier in count
Shima Seiki launches coarse gauge SCG122SN machine with slide needle technology
29th June 2011 0 commentLeading Japanese builder of computerised flat knitting machines Shima Seiki officially introduced its slide needle technology into the company's coarse gauge sweater knitting machines when it launched the brand new SCG122SN compact machine flat knitting machine earlier this month at ShanghaiTex.
The machine was shown as a prototype exactly a year ago at the ITMA Asia + CITME 2010 exhibition in
According to the organisers of Cashmere World trade fair, UBM Ltd, the issue of overexploitation of cashmere is now a critical issue for the industry which must be addressed. Factors causing the phenomenon are discussed in the following in-depth article written by UBM industry insider Richard Smith - "Cashmere Industry - Overexploitation Must Inevitably End."
Now preparing for its 4th edition, to be held 24 - 26 October 2011 in
The Scool of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is introducing a new MA/MSc Technology Integrated Knit Design course. The technology-driven postgraduate course aims to combine creative design with an in-depth understanding of new textile materials, Smart products and technological skills.
"Textile manufacturers are offering global products with increasingly complex manufacturing processes and design compon
Leading Japanese computerised flat knitting machine builder Shima Seiki officially launched its new entry level SSR112 flat knitting machine here at ShanghaiTex last week. The company said its latest high technology - low cost model was very well received and contracts for significant numbers of machines were concluded or set up at the exhibition.
The low cost SSR112 is available in two variants, namely the SV (variable gauge) and
Italy's Cariaggi Fine Yarns Collection, the prestigious Marche based yarn manufacturer which specialises in cashmere, vicuña, cervelt and superfine wools, will be launching its collection for A/W 2012-13 at the forthcoming Pitti Filati event in Florence.
Bywords for the new collection are said to be style and elegance and the colour palette is based on a series of subtle, understated shades, with delicate hues designed to refocus attention on the true meaning of luxury.
The
Third ITMA Asia + CITME continues to support buoyant Chinese textiles industry
15th June 2011 0 commentThe third ITMA ASIA + CITME combined exhibition is expected to draw positive response from leading textile machinery manufacturers as the Chinese textile industry continues to expand. The show will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from 12 to 16 June 2012.
According to its owners, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX), China Textile Machi
According to the organisers, the 15th International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2011) has received an overwhelming response since it started recruiting exhibitors. The exhibition kicks off tomorrow and will be staged at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai from June 14 - 17, 2011.
ShanghaiTex 2011 will gather more than 1000 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions, in which 40% are overseas exhibit
The top award at Graduate Fashion Week has been won by a Nottingham Trent University fashion knitwear design student. Rory Longdon was named the prestigious George Gold Award winner as the showcase came to a close in London on Wednesday night.
In an amazing night for the University's School of Art and Design, another fashion knitwear design student, Wonjee Chung, came home with the Stuart Peters Visionary Knitwear Award.
The
Organisers of the SPINEXPO New York and Shanghai shows report very strong interest in their upcoming events and include a list of new and regular exhibitors in their latest newsletter, which can be downloaded below.
SPINEXPO has the most comprehensive and selective international offer in the sector of quality creative yarns and fibres from the leading international suppliers. SPINEXPO New York & Shanghai collaborate with
Japanese computerized flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. will be present its line up of advanced computerized flat knitting machines and peripherals at this year's ShanghaiTex 2011 exhibition which kicks off next week. Machines will be exhibited in a wide range of gauges from coarse to ultrafine, including several first-time exhibits of new technology.
"The company's exhibit will emp
"Cashmere World is perceived to be the most international event of its kind with attendees from almost 30 countries and regions in 2010," organisers of the growing global cashmere show say. It is said to be the only fully comprehensive cashmere event that covers all aspects of the entire industry supply chain, from raw materials, yarn, finished garments, accessories and lifestyle products to manufacturing tech
Santoni Group is all set to show an updated and innovative range of knitting and hosiery machinery at next week's ShanghaiTex exhibition, and is anticipating success in its fast growing Chinese market.
Santoni founded in 1919 is a part of Lonati Group, one of the earliest Italian manufacturers of hosiery machinery. With its technology advancements driven by customer needs, Santoni has become a pioneer in the circular k
Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki has announced the release of a brand new computerized flat knitting machine that is said to be highly productive, energy efficient, and compact. The new machine, named SSR112, has been developed as a new machine for a new era of knitting.
"The worldwide economic slowdown has shifted production toward manufacturing centres which provide a large amount of basic goods at a lower price. Since the recovery of the economy, p
Swiss flat knitting machine builder Steiger was exhibiting for the first time last week at Techtextil, the leading German show owned by Messe Frankfurt which focuses on technical textiles.
Steiger, which is now owned by giant Chinese flat knitting machine builder Ningbo Yuren Knitting Machine Co. Ltd (Cixing brand), has always sold machines into orthopaedic goods and compression hosiery markets, but this was the first time the comp
Flat knitting machines up 187% to 51,130 machines - 37,800 (74%) go to China
Circular knitting machines up 36% to 34,500 machines - 26,400 (77%) go to China
The 33rd annual International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics (ITMSS) just released by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), show that global shipments of new textile machinery recorded a very strong up-swing in 2010. Following a strong investment boom that reached its peak in 2007 shipments of
The Textile Institute has announced the launch of its
prestigious 2011 Medals and Awards. Following on from the success in 2010, the
Awards are expected to acknowledge the dedicated work of individuals and
provide recognition for organisations showing outstanding achievement.
The Medals and Awards are presented under the authority of
the Institute’s Council, and are conferred upon individuals and organisations
in recognition of their outstanding contribution to t
According to a Reuters report yesterday, Mauritius clothing
group Ciel Textiles has posted a 38% slump in its nine-month pre-tax profits.
The company blamed a strong rupee and warned about the currency's impact on its
future profitability.
The company, which is a supplier to European clothing
retailers Marks & Spencer, Next and Zara, said that pre-tax profit had dropped
to 110.5 million rupees ($4 million) in the three quarters through to March
2011.
Listed on Maurit
Following the institutional mission in Uzbekistan, organized
by (), in October 2010 in partnership with the Italian Trade Commission, an
Uzbek delegation comprising Government authorities and textile manufacturers
recently visited Italy to meet with the Italian Trade Commission, an Uzbek
delegation comprising Government authorities and textile manufacturers recently
visited Italy to meet with ACIMIT's top management. This meeting provided an opportunity to
sign a memorandum of unde
In the run up to the 15th International Exhibition on
Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2011), which will be held at Shanghai New
International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai from 14-17 June 2011, organisers
have announced that more than 1000 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions
will participate with a total exhibition area of 92,000 square metres.
Exhibitors from Austria, Bangladesh, France, German, Hong
Kong SAR, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, PR China, Singapore,
Fritz P. Mayer, Managing Associate of Karl Mayer
Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, Obertshausen has been elected for the second time
as Chairman of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association in Frankfurt on 6 May
2011.
Mrs Regina Brückner, Managing Associate of Brückner Trockentechnik
GmbH & Co. KG, Leonberg and Karlheinz Liebrandt, Co-owner of Liba
Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Naila are Vice-Chairmen. Prior to this, the member
companies of the Textile Machinery Associatio
Flat knitting machine builder Stoll’s history in the knitting
machine manufacturing industry started 138 years ago. In 1892, Heinrich Stoll invented the world’s
first purl stitch flat knitting machine, and thus, revolutionized the textile
machinery market. To this day, Stoll
continues to develop and pioneer flat knitting machine technology, create
innovative software solutions and modern knitting techniques.
At Shanghaitex 2011, from June 14 to 17, the Stoll stand
w
CEMATEX and its
organiser, MP International, is launching a global platform at ITMA 2011 to
share trends, exchange views and collaborate for the textile industry’s
sustainable future. The Sustainable Textile Leaders Roundtable Dialogue will see
participation from major textile machinery manufacturers, textile and apparel
producers, and brands and retailers when they converge at ITMA 2011 this
September.
Organised as part of ITMA’s 60th anniversary celebrations,
the ina
According to local media reports yesterday, Turkey has put a
provisional 17% safeguard duty on the import of apparel products from the least
developed countries (LDCs), including Bangladesh. The measure which includes knitwear
and other knitted garments, is aimed at protecting Turkey’s domestic garment manufacturers.
The tariff imposition was announced at the end of March and
the proposed duty is set to come into effect from 21 July 2011. Bangladesh sells
nearly $1.0 bill
Our client is seeking to recruit an
experienced Stoll Service Technician to assist in the installation and
servicing of Stoll flat knitting machines.
The ideal candidate should have experience of the full range
of Stoll CMS machines including programming.
An excellent remuneration package and conditions are
available to the correct applicant.
Please send your CV in the first instance to editor@knittingindustry.com
Scottish knitwear manufacturer Hawick Knitwear which announced
an increase in turnover of 20% to £8 million in its latest accounts has increased
its production to 9500 sweaters per week, from about 7500 per week last year.
The company, which dates back to 1874 and employs 230 people
in the Scottish Borders knitwear capital Hawick, has increased production to
meet demand after it was acquired by Managing Director Benny Hartop in a
management buyout last November.
Producti
The 32nd edition of the India Knit Fair (IKF), an exclusive
International Trade Fair for knitted garments, is opening today in Tirupur.
The fair, which will showcase Spring/Summer Collections for
2012, is being held against the backdrop of an ongoing crisis faced by the knitting
industry in Tirupur. About 700 dyeing and bleaching units were recently closed
for continuing to discharge effluent into a river violating a Madras High Court's
directive.
Mr Arumugam Sakthivel, P
The third edition of
the combined ITMA ASIA + CITME show will be held from 12 to 16 June 2012 at the
Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The show aims to continue to be the
leading marketing platform for textile machinery manufacturers tapping into the
vibrant Chinese market.
“According to Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA), the
global market for textile machinery is projected to reach US$20.75 billion by
2015. The Asia Pacific region is expected to dominate as t
Spare Parts and service for Monk, Bentley Cotton, Scheller & Flat Machines
15th April 2011 0 commentADVERTISEMENT
Alco Knitting Machine Services Ltd. is a U.K. based company
that specialises in the sales of spare parts and servicing of Monk and Bentley
Cotton fully-fashioned knitting machines.
Alco was formed in 1996 By Alec Corah following 45 years
service at S.A Monk, later known as Monk-Cotton International. Alec began work
as an apprentice fitter and progressed his way through the company firstly onto
the outside staff servicing the machines, then as sales and service manager and
finally
Decision makers and technical experts updated themselves on
the latest technology trends for efficient textile production, especially in
terms of reduced energy consumption and economical use of raw materials.
The two-day conference, themed ‘Innovation for successful
business’ and initiated by the German VDMA Textile Machinery Association, was
officially supported by the Ministry of Economics & Technology as well as
by AGTEK, the Association of Textile a
From 16 March - 14 August 2011 Belgium’s MoMu Fashion Museum
is presenting the exhibition ‘UNRAVEL. Knitwear in fashion.’ The exhibition will introduce visitors to a
wide variety of exquisite knitted garments and accessories from across past centuries,
with a focus on high fashion pieces and their vernacular interpretations.
Top pieces by national and international designers and
labels including Ann Salens, Vivienne Westwood, Sonia Rykiel, Missoni and historic
cou
Bangladesh has become the world's second largest exporter of
knitted goods, beating Turkey in terms of volume last year, a report in the country’s
Financial Express said on Sunday.
According to the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and
Exporters Association (BKMEA), the country exported 7.78 billion pieces of
knitted items such as T-shirts and sweaters in 2010 compared with Turkey's 7.74
billion pieces.
"We overtook Turkey as the world’s second largest
knitwear manufactu
According to Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Australian
wool production is slowly rising, arresting a 20-year trend of decline.
Good seasonal conditions across eastern Australia, higher
wool prices and a lift in the retention of ewes and lambs is said to have led
the Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee to slightly lift its
forecast for shorn wool production in 2010/11 to 340 million kilograms, up from
its forecast 335 million kilograms, made in December 2010.
UNVEILING THE FUTURE
“Unveiling the Future”: changes, challenges and how to
adapt. Colour is key and every colour message has a positive statement to make.
The world of textiles is moving through a sea of changes and
challenges: the strong increase in the price of raw materials will undoubtedly
consolidate a direct relationship between retailers and spinners in a leaner
way.
SPINEXPO Shanghai entitled the Spring/Summer 2010 trend area
“Unveiling The Future”, reve
Whilst sheep grazed on Sydney Harbour for the first time in
over 100 years, fashion, retail and industry heavyweights were invited last
night to celebrate the launch of Campaign for Wool, patron HRH Prince Charles,
at Admiralty House.
The event, hosted by the Governor-General Quentin Bryce AC,
hailed the start of a five-year Campaign for Wool, aimed at reconnecting people
with the versatility of wool and saw guests enjoy a presentation of garments by
local and internationa
Euratex, voice of the European textiles and clothing
industry, says the European textiles and clothing industry is now deeply
concerned with the current situation in the raw materials markets. The Brussels
based organisation has urged the EU to take prompt action to reduce pressure in
the markets which have lead to a lack of availability and price increases for
the major textile raw materials.
When presenting the recent Position Paper on Raw Materials,
Mr. Alberto Paccan
Around 70 academics, students and industrialists from the UK
attended an inaugural lecture by Professor Tilak Dias, at Nottingham Trent
University’s Newton Lecture Theatre at the end of February. Professor Dias
holds the Chair of Knitting in the School of Art & Design at Nottingham
Trent University and directs the activities of the School’s Centre for Research
in Advanced Textiles (CReATe).
Within the School of
Art & Design, Professor Dias is leading the
Two Italian fashion authorities are fronting Australian Wool
Innovation’s latest Merino. No Finer
Feeling advertising campaign, explaining why they love the natural fibre.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) commissioned the
advertisements which feature commercially available garments as well as a
silhouette of a merino ram, a reminder of the fibre’s natural origin. The
images have appeared in a range of European fashion and trade publications but
were also seen as part of
The brand new ‘Lycra Style’ fibre, which is specifically
designed to meet consumers’ need for personalized style without compromising
comfort or fit, is kicking off its global launch in late March. Lycra Style
fibre was developed for the unique branding, performance and pricing needs of
the ready-to-wear market. Brand owner Invista says the brand helps to create
clothes that consumers love to wear, all day, every day, from day to night and
casual to dressy occasions
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) has agreed to a
ten-year CRAiLAR fibre supply agreement with Hanesbrands Inc. that will
commercialize NAT's proprietary flax fibres. Terms of the agreement were
undisclosed. The deal represents NAT's initial commercialization agreement for
CRAiLAR and establishes the foundation for continued adoption of its
proprietary flax-based fibre.
The all-natural CRAiLAR process is said to be the first to
r
The Federation of Readymade Garments and The Hosiery
Association of India called a two-day nationwide ‘silent protest’' and hunger
strike earlier this week, in protest at the
10% excise duty imposed on apparel, hosiery and made-up garments announced
recently in the Union Budget.
The protest witnessed participation from the main textile and
clothing dominated regions like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahemdabad,
Indore and Ludhiana and other centres, including
The co-founder and managing director of one of India’s
biggest integrated textile enterprises is to address international industry
leaders at September’s ITMA-ITMF World Textile Summit, in Barcelona, Spain.
Dilip
B. Jiwrajka has been responsible for steering Alok
Industries Limited through a quarter of a century of astonishing growth and is
recognised as one of a handful of Indian entrepreneurs who correctly read the
impact of the dismantling of bilateral trade quo
SPINEXPO founder and organiser Karine Van Tassel debriefs
Knitting Industry on the 7th edition of SPINEXPO Shanghai which was held from 8-10
March 2011 at the Pudong Expo Center.
The show was held for the last time in that venue, and
recorded the most substantial increase in visitors since the trade show first
launched. With 9,456 visitors for a Spring/Summer season as compared to 7,846
visitors for the previous Autumn/Winter edition, the increase in international
visito
The words ‘Swiss Made’ are a highly regarded mark of origin,
not only for watches, chocolate and precision tools, but also for textile
industry products. A fine example in textiles is Hermann Bühler AG, which
produces top-quality, super-fine yarns in Supima cotton and Micro Modal on
48,000 spindles at its site in Winterthur, Switzerland and a further 32,000 spindles
at a subsidiary factory in Jefferson, Georgia, USA.
Many of the Bühler yarn brands,
supplied to
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and
produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic
sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a collection
of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to
view this month's collection and collection archive.
View more Collections news
According to a recently published report by the ITMF
(International Textile Manufacturers Federation), the strong global recovery in
yarn and fabric production since their lows in the 1st quarter of 2009
continued into the 3rd quarter of 2010. In its State of Trade Report – STR Q3/2010,
the ITMF says that both global yarn and fabric production rose compared to the
2nd quarter of 2010 as well as to 2009’s 3rd quarter.
The report says that output increases in yarns coul
The unstoppable switch from hand operated machines (hand flats) to computerized flat knitting machines in mainland China’s knitwear factories,
has helped leading Japanese machine builder Shima Seiki to lift sales of its
computerized flat knitting machines by 22.9% in the third quarter of 2010.
The company’s key, market of China has seen a shift from
manually operated (hand flat) machines to computerised flat knitting machines
on increasingly important factors such as
Preliminary 2010 data drawn up by ACIMIT (the Association of
Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) is said to show that a decisive
recovery is under way for Italy’s textile machinery sector, in the wake of a
2009 which had been marked by a conspicuous drop in production.
In terms of value,
Italy’s textile machinery production recorded an 18% increase on 2009, from 1.9
to 2.3 billion Euros. Exports drew a similarly favourable increase, at +19%,
reaching a value of ju
Fast communications, market proximity, integration and greater
eco-sustainability are the objectives of Benetton’s iPad project for its sales
agents’ network. With a dedicated iPad app, the company’s agents are connected
online to the product departments of all of the group’s brands – United Colors
of Benetton woman, man and child, Sisley, Sisley Young, Playlife and Undercolors,
in order to keep in touch with the development process in real time, from
new-product
Six hundred fewer tons of plastic in the environment in
2011: this is the green result that the Benetton Group aims to achieve by
introducing innovative, lightweight liquid wood clothes hangers which are 100%
biodegradable and recyclable, in place of the plastic hangers usually used to
display garments.
The eco-hangers, developed in partnership with the
Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie in Pfinztal-Berghausen (Germany),
will gradually replace their plastic p
Karine Van Tassel, the founder and organiser of the leading
Shanghai and New York based SPINEXPO shows gives us a sneak preview of the
forthcoming SPINEXPO Shanghai. Already established as the leading yarns show in
terms of creativity in Asia, this year’s show promises to be even more interesting
and exciting than previous editions.
“Indisputably an international show in terms of exhibitors,
the 17th session of SPINEXPO Shanghai will feature the latest collections fro
Members of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association from Germany
and Austria have high expectations for this year’s ITMA 2011 exhibition which
is to be held in Barcelona from 22-29 September. Almost 120 textile machinery
builders are said to be members of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association and a
total of 230 companies from the two countries are planning to exhibit at the exhibition.
Knitting machinery, components and systems
Heinz-Peter Stoll, Managing Associate of R
The 6th Annual Public Conference of the European Textile
Technology Platform will take place on 31 March – 1 April 2011 in Brussels.
With this year’s event entitled ‘Societal Challenges – Textile Solutions’, the
European textile and clothing industry and its research community aim to
demonstrate to EU policy makers and the press how innovative textiles can help
a
Encouraging Success: Santoni Seamless in Sportswear - Casual & Athletic
28th February 2011 0 commentAs reported on Knitting Industry on 15 February, leading
Seamless knitting machine builder Santoni, showed a highly innovative range of
sportswear at the recent Ispo show in Munich, the leading sportswear event in
Europe. Here, the Italian company’s
marketing manager Patrick Silva explains the Brescia based company’s strategy
with regard to outerwear and in particularl sportswear.
“While Seamless underwear has grown formidably, especially
in China - both in its
Visitors to the upcoming SPINEXPO SHANGHAI, which is being
held from 8-10 March 2011 at the Pudong Expo Centre in Shanghai, are being urged
to pre-register for the show to avoid queuing and wasting valuable time.
Visitors can register; check out the list of exhibitors,
seminar program and further information at www.spinexpo.com.
The show lists 150 spinners, fibre
manufacturers, knitters, knitwear and seamless machinery manufacturers amongst its
exhibitors.
SPINEXP
Registration for the VDMA organised conference and
exhibition ‘German Technology for the Vietnamese textile industry’ is now open.
The conference will take place in the New World Hotel in Ho-Chi-Minh City on 6
and 7 April 2011. The symposium is officially supported by the German Ministry
for Economics and Technology as well as by AGTEK, the Association of Textile
and Apparel in Ho-Chi-Minh City.
The two-day event themed ‘Innovation for successful business’,
w
Leading German computerized flat knitting machine builder, H.
Stoll GmbH & Co. KG will be showing its latest collections, technologies
and knitting solutions at the forthcoming SpinExpo in Shanghai, a leading
exhibition for yarns, knitwear and technology.
The Reutlingen based company says it has embraced its brand
through machines, people and fashion since 1873 and as a synonym of ‘The Right
Way to Knit’ for over 130 years; its vision is to make sure that sti
Preliminary figures show that Austria’s
Lenzing Group, market leader in man-made cellulose fibres for the textile and
nonwovens industries, has achieved record financial results in 2010. The
determining factors for the result are reported as being the dynamic expansion
of fibre production, very strong demand for the company’s fibres and
significantly higher sales prices compared to the previous year.
Preliminary consolidated sales¹ increased by 45% from EUR
1.22 b
Reuters Africa reports that Mauritius
clothing group Ciel Textiles posted a 52% slump in its first-half pre-tax
profits this week, blaming the soaring cost of its key raw material cotton.
A report this morning said that the group, a supplier to
British clothing retailers Marks & Spencer, Next and Inditex’ Zara, said pre-tax
profit dropped to 54.3 million rupees for the half year ended 31 December from
114.07 million rupees a year earlier.
Half-year profita
One of the most powerful men
in Chinese textiles, Du Yuzhou, president of China National Textile &
Apparel Council (CNTAC), is to address international industry leaders at the
ITMA-ITMF World Textile Summit later this year.
Mr Du is one of a trio of speakers newly announced by the
organisers of the summit, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, on
September 21. He will outline China’s strategic ambitions for its textile
industry and report on progress in
Shortly after celebrating its 49th anniversary on 4 February
2011, Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki held a send-off
rally for its 100,000th computerized knitting machine to be shipped overseas.
The commemorative machine was a 7 gauge NSSG122-SV machine,
scheduled for installation at a knitting factory owned by one of Shima’s Hong
Kong based customers. The machine is to become one of over 3000 Shima Seiki computerized
knitting machines install
The organiser of ITMA 2011 and
2015, MP International, has announced it has signed a working agreement with
International Wool Textile Association (IWTO). The agreement was inked at the
IWTO industry briefing in Paris, France today.
Owned by CEMATEX, ITMA is the world’s largest textile and
garment technology showcase and has been held since 1951. Set up in 1930, IWTO
is the international body representing the interests of the world’s wool
textile trade and industr
Cellulose fibre manufacturer
Lenzing Fibers is one of the winners of
this year’s ispo Eco Responsibility Award 2011. The Austrian company was
declared winner in the new Fabrics & Fibres category for its sun screening
Tencel Sun fibres, here in Munich yesterday.
“Tencel Sun fibres by Lenzing are so-called “man-made
cellulose fibers” – meaning they are derived industrially from natural raw
wood, consisting of about 40% cellulose. The natural origin of the
German flat knitting machine
builder Stoll has launched its Asia Trend Collection Autumn/Winter 2011/12..
LIGHT ... and the times of day
Different times of the day create different periods of light
and varying effects.
Numerous painters have been inspired by these various moods
and the colours that appear when the sun is rising or setting.
In the modern world any kind of artificial illumination is
"lighting" and has both practical and emotional effects on our lives.
John Williams Textile
Machinery Sales Ltd trades in all continents throughout the world dealing in
the supply of quality second hand knitting machinery. The company specialises
in such makes as:
Stoll Knitting Machines, Shima Seiki Knitting Machines, Wildt
Mellor Bromley/Bentley and Mecmor
Here is a list of the company’s available used knitting
machines, which are offered subject to prior sale:
Quantity
Make
Model
Gauge
The VDMA German Textile
Machinery Association is to hold a textile machinery symposium in Vietnam in
2011. The event will be organised by the German Ministry of Economics and
Technology and will take place in the New World Saigon Hotel in Ho-Chi-Minh
City on 6 and 7 April 2011.
The aim of the event is to inform Vietnamese industry about
latest developments and to present technology solutions in order to achieve
sustainable competitive advantages for its texti
German flat knitting machine builder Stoll has launched its Trend Collection
Europe Spring/Summer 2012..
Between worlds
INSPIRATION
We are torn between the concurrence of technical progress in
our private lives and the desire for naturalness and sustainability. On one hand,
we enjoy electronic high-end products and on the other hand, we welcome an
ecological way of life and seek for moments of leisure in an intact natural
environment. Witness of this clash is apparent in James Cameron’s block
According to a Reuters Africa
report today, Mauritius' textile sector, which supplies the top European
chains, expects growth of more than 2% in 2011 helped by stabilisation in its traditional
markets and diversification into new ones. According to the report, the sector,
which is said to contribute 6.5% of gross domestic product and provide 11% of
jobs, grew a marginal 0.7% in 2010 due to the global downturn.
Star Knitwear
"The textile sector may grow higher tha
The tenth edition of
Texworld USA showcased 147 exhibitors from 13 countries and welcomed 2741
attendees, representing an increase in attendance of 11.2% over the January
2010 show. Organisers Messe Frankfurt say that at Texworld USA, attendee
numbers are measured in unique individuals, therefore each attendee is only
counted once no matter how many days they visit the show. Attendee numbers do
not include exhibitors.
David Audrain, President of Messe Frankfurt U
Cashmere World 2011 is to move to
24-26 October, 2011 to allow exhibitors and visitors to combine their sales and
buying trips in one month. The fair will take place in the same venue as last
year, the Chinese National Convention Center, in Beijing.
Mr. Tian Hong, Director of The China Chamber of Commerce of
the Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products
(CFNA) and co-organiser of Cashmere World explained, “The new dates, which are
one
Leading Italian spinner of
knitwear yarns, Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia has released details of its Spring
Summer 2012 Yarns Collection. The range will be exhibited at the Pitti Filati
Fair which opens at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence tomorrow.
The colours: Spring–Summer 2012 (click images to enlarge)
Nature - the absolute
protagonist
Nature is the protagonist for summer 2012. It is nature
surrounded by great horizons and wrapped in the wildest scenery.
The
The sections, the numbers and what’s new
PITTI FILATI, the world’s unique trend observatory
Pitti Immagine Filati, the key international event
showcasing yarns for the knitting industry. It is a research lab and an
observatory that looks out onto the new global lifestyle trends. Pitti Filati
presents world-scale excellence in yarns to its audience of international
buyers from all over the world, including designers and representatives from
the
The Spazio Ricerca area at Pitti
Filati – on the Lower Level of the Main Pavilion together with Fashion at Work
– is the center of gravity of the fair and everything related to creativity in
yarns. An avant-garde experimental and trend lab, the Spazio Ricerca is
complemented by and complements the area devoted to the most advanced services
and technologies for the textile/clothing industry, offering a single – and
unique – itinerary where research, products an
Well Link Consultants,
organizers of SPINEXPO Shanghai and SPINEXPO New York, have announced the dates
of their upcoming shows in 2011. A very focused and unique exhibition, SPINEXPO
features the most comprehensive and creative international offering of yarns and
fibres, knitwear manufacturers and innovative knitwear machinery.
Now in its 17th edition, SPINEXPO Shanghai will take up its
customary position at the Shanghai Pudong Expo Center, Shanghai, China from 8-10
Scotland based Dawson
International has reported an overall trading performance for the year to 1
January 2011 in line with expectations. Despite widening losses in its home
furnishings division following a rise in cotton prices, the company said its UK
and US knitwear divisions performed better than expected in the past six
months. However, Dawson said its performance in 2011 was likely to be poorer
than previously expected due to rising cashmere fibre prices.
In a s
Dr Judyanna Ng, Senior Lecturer
at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC), Hong Kong Polytechnic
University (PolyU), exhibited her innovative designs in what the university
called an extraordinary and glamorous knitwear fashion show in Hong Kong. ‘Knitwear
Symphony 2011’ was staged yesterday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre.
Organized by the Knitwear Innovation and Design Society, the
event aimed to showcase Hong Kong designers' talents
Ken Barker, CEO of Naturally
Advanced Technologies announced yesterday at the Texworld 2011 Conference in
New York that the company is prepared to begin shipping initial orders of Crailar
Flax Fiber from its Kingstree, South Carolina facility as early as March of
this year. The company says it has developed the capacity to rapidly increase
production thereafter to meet the demands of its development partners and to
respond to increasing interest from new custom
According to organisers, a sporty
and relaxed ambiance inspired by summer 2012 marks the next session of the
Indigo Fashion Edition, taking place from 8 - 10 February at the Parc
d'Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte.
As of 31 December 2010, with 154 studios from 14 countries
registered, the number of exhibitors is said to be up by nearly 3% over
February 2010. Among them are 13 new studios: one German, one British, one
Spanish, six French, one Irish, two Italian and
According to the show organisers, the
upcoming edition of Expofil, which will be held +from 8-10 February at the Parc
d'Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte, will take place under a keynote of
stability. After a turbulent period that seriously perturbed the textile sector
upstream, the show, dedicated to spinners and fibre producers, says it is
rediscovering a more serene ambiance.
Expofil says the number of exhibitors testifies to this
situation. With 33 spinners and f
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In this special interview, Karine Van Tassel, the founder and
organiser of the leading Shanghai and New York based SPINEXPO shows, explains
how the shows came about, how they developed, the key factors in their success
and her plans for their future.
How did SPINEXPO come
to life and who is behind it?
Karine Van Tassel: As the founder of SPINEXPO Shanghai & New
York, I could say that I just followed the way the world of fashion moved. When I started my c
The International OEKO-TEX
Association has, as usual at the start of the year, updated its criteria and
limit values for use when testing textiles for harmful substances in accordance
with the OEKO-TEX Standard 100.
“For many years now, the list of criteria has provided
effective protection against undesirable chemical substances and it is used
very successfully by the textile and clothing industry and many retailers and
distributors for quality control in this area,
James Sugden, Managing Director of
Johnston’s of Elgin, a leading producer of cashmere accessories and knitwear, has
been made an OBE (Officer of the Order of The British Empire) for his services
to the textiles industry over a 40 year period. Mr Sugden, 64, told Scottish
regional newspaper The Press & Journal today that he was both surprised and
delighted by the award. Mr Sugden is awarded his OBE in the UK’s New Year’s
Honours list which is published today.
Said to be inspired by the recent
Australian Merino Innovation tour, AWI’s Chinese brand partners have unveiled
their latest products across womens, mens, baby, sport, urban and
outdoor-wear.
The brands launched their 2011 Merino wool collection at the
‘I Love Merino’ event in Shanghai. Involved were womenswear brands EP, Icicle,
JNBY, menswear brand Croquis, outdoor brand Kroceus, kidswear brand Les
enphants and underwear brand Schiesser.
“Having exp
According to the news site Asia
Times Online, exports of knitwear from Bangladesh are set to surge by as much
as 25% annually over the next three years as the sector benefits from lower
tariff barriers in Europe and probable removal of Japanese duties, which will
help the country to boost sales and win market share from China.
In a report published this morning, Asia Tmes Online said: “A
relaxed tariff structure for knitted goods entering the 27-member European
Union
The New Zealand Wool
Testing Authority Ltd (NZWTA Ltd) has announced that it has entered into an
unconditional agreement to purchase the assets and business associated with the
Textile Testing Division of AgResearch, effective 20 December 2010.
Duane Knowles, NZWTA Ltd’s Chief Executive, said: “NZWTA Ltd
has built a strong business as the leading testing and certification body in
the New Zealand wool industry, providing independent testing informatio
Last month marked the successful
launch of Cashmere World, the only trade fair dedicated exclusively to the
whole supply chain of the global cashmere industry. It was the first-ever event of its kind
organised by UBM, a international trade fair organiser in Asia, together with
the CFNA (China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native
Produce & Animal By-Products).
According to organisers, the fair saw international
participation from key
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has
announced the launch of a new global fibre education campaign to inform consumers
about the benefits of merino wool. The ‘No Finer Feeling’ campaign is said to
be the result of extensive consumer research with retail and brand partners and
features the iconic Australian merino sheep acting as a reminder of the natural
origin and provenance of wool garments.
“As a consumer message ‘merino. No Finer Feeling’ works on
two
VDMA’s Foundation of
the German Textile Machinery Industry has honoured three successful junior
engineers in an award ceremony held as the closing event of the VDMA Textile
Machinery Forum at Groz-Beckert’s headquarters in Albstadt-Ebingen.
executive partner of Brückner Trockentechnik GmbH & Co.
KG and Board member of the Foundation presented the awards. In her celebratory
speech at Groz Beckert’s new Technology and Development Center (TEZ), Brü
The representative bodies for
the European Textile and Clothing Industry, Euratex, and the European Textile
Machinery Manufacturers, Cematex, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for
closer collaboration in research, technological development innovation and industry
promotion.
The agreement aims to foster stronger collaboration of the
two European industry bodies in fields such as research, technological
development and innovations as well as the promotion of a
The Lenzing Group, world leader
in man-made cellulose fibres, has set its course for the future expansion of
its fibre production capacity. The recently agreed expansion program includes
the construction of the first industrial-scale production plant for Tencel
fibres at the site in Lenzing, Upper Austria, the construction of a fifth viscose
production line at its Indonesian subsidiary PT. South Pacific Viscose (SPV),
as well as further capacity expansion measures.
Organisers of the Shanghaitex
2011 textile machinery show report they have experienced robust demand from
both the international market and the domestic market for the 15th
International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2011), which will be
held at from 14-17 June
2011. The show’s Knitting & Hosiery Machinery Zone is reported to be fully
booked.
“The exhibition has continued to enjoy overwhelming responses
from exhibitors, especially in the Knitt
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
has announced the appointment of Sam Guthrie as General Manager: Global
Business Development. AWI Chief Executive Officer Stuart McCullough said Mr
Guthrie will be responsible for building strategic alliances with key accounts
globally and driving business development opportunities as part of the new
position.
“In this role Sam Guthrie is responsible for the leadership
of the international network, with Country Managers reporting thr
According to a report this morning in
Bangladesh’s Daily Star, the country’s export earnings crossed the $8.27
billion mark in the July-November period, registering nearly 36% growth over
the same period last year. The report was based on the latest Export Promotion
Bureau (EPB) data. Exports of the country's main foreign-exchange earner knitwear
grew nearly 37% to $3.53 billion, while woven exports grew nearly 36% to $2.88
billion, from the previous year.
In Novemb
CELC Masters of Linen has announced details of its ‘Be Linen’ campaign, an EU
and French funded initiative to support the promotion of linen, a fibre which originates
on the European continent and represents two thirds of the world’s production.
The three year programme is co-funded by the EU, France
Agriculture & Fishing Ministry and the CELC Masters of Linen organisation
and aims to create and produce informative and promotional activities in
support of
The Lenzing Group, world leader
in man-made cellulose fibres, is to increase its fibre prices at beginning of
2011 by at least 10%, depending on the product. Price increases will take place
in Lenzing’s Textile Fibers as well as in Nonwovens businesses. The company
said today that the decision was necessitated by the recent strong rise in raw
material prices, in particular for dissolving pulp and chemicals required for the
production of viscose, modal and Tencel fi
The China National Convention
Center in Beijing played host to the inaugural Cashmere World 2010 show this
week where the CFNA (China Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export of
Foodstuffs, Native Products & Animal by-products) have partnered with
leading exhibition organisers UBM to launch a trade fair dedicated exclusively
to the supply chain of the global cashmere industry.
“Selecting China as the location of this event makes sense
given the position of
430 delegates from the
Brazilian textiles industry attended the recent Conference on German Technology
for Brazilian Textiles in São Paulo and Blumenau, where decision makers as well
as technicians were informed with regard to the latest technology trends from
Germany. The twin conferences, organised by Germany’s VDMA Textile Machinery
Association and supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics &
Technology, took place in São Paulo on 3
An independent review of wool
research, development and marketing body Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has
reported an improved performance of the company.
GHD Hassal concluded AWI had acted upon all 11
recommendations from last years’ Review of Performance, undertaken in the
lead-up to WoolPoll 2009. Improved strategy setting, planning, consultation,
corporate governance, company processes and the appointment of directors were
areas progress has been made accordin
Mr A. Sakthivel, President of
the Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), yesterday told the online edition of
India’s national newspaper The Hindu, that production in the Tirupur knitwear
cluster had dropped by 20% in the last six months due to continual rises in cotton
yarn prices. Mr Sakthivel said that this had resulted in 25,000 job losses.
“Since orders are
booked many months in advance, the abnormal increase in yarn prices at short
intervals has forced appa
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Cellulosic fibre producer Lenzing
has extended its strong first half performance into the third quarter of 2010,
generating the best quarterly result in the company's history with earnings (EBIT)
of Euros 60.8 million (Q3 2009, Euros 37.3 million).Nine-months sales in 2010
grew by 45.2 % from Euros 885 million in 2009 to Euros 1,285.5 million. EBIT
reached a new nine-month record high of Euros 168.8 million and more than
tripled EBIT for the same period in 2009 (Euro
According to media reports today,
Benny Hartop, Managing Director of Scottish Borders knitwear firm Hawick Knitwear
has agreed to purchase the company from current owners Harris Watson. The
buyout is said to have been welcomed by local politicians. Mr Hartop was not
available for comment this afternoon.
Mr Hartop told BBC News South of Scotland it was an exciting
time to be buying the business and said it would not affect the terms and
conditions of the 200 staff at t
According to media reports, Pringle
of Scotland's owners have injected £11.2 million into the struggling knitwear
label since April last year as they try to transform it into a top luxury
brand.
The London Evening Standard said on Friday that according to
accounts just filed at Companies House, the Hong Kong-based Fang family pumped
£3.2 million into the 195-year-old retailer this year, after an £8 million
injection in the previous 10 months.
The move is said t
Manchester weather at its very
wettest failed to dampen the spirits of attendees from around the world at the Textile
Institute Centenary Conference held here from November 2-4th.
The venue was Manchester’s Midland Hotel, where the
Institute was inaugurated a century ago – in a notable period in which Rolls
also met Royce to kick-start the British automotive industry at the same
location, and in the year that Manchester United played its first football
match.
CEMATEX owner of ITMA, the world’s largest
textile machinery show has announced that Italy will host the 17th edition of
ITMA at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre in Milan, from 12 to 19 November
2015. Fiera Milano won the international bid organised by CEMATEX, the owner of
the ITMA show, after beating three other short-listed bidders from an original
list of 12.
The high profile exhibition is returning to Milan after 20
years, and the news will be welcomed no
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original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic sweaters
to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a collection of the
latest samples available from TDC.
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Vietnam’s textiles and garment
sector is expected to earn US$11 billion from exports by the end of 2010, an
increase of US$500 million above its set target. Total turnover for the first ten months was
US$9.166 billion.
The announcement, which was made by Nguyen Son, Vice
President of the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS) last week,
comes as no surprise, as growth in the sector has remained high; most of the country’s
main markets are said to have
Leading Scottish knitwear brands
and manufacturers including Johnstons of Elgin and Hawick Cashmere took part in
'Scotland ReDiscovered', an exclusive one-off installation, showcasing new
luxury interior, fashion and speciality textiles from Scotland's leading
designers and textile producers at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts on
Thursday 14 October.
Visitor’s to 12 Carlton House Terrace were treated to four
themed showcase rooms set over two floors of the I
As the global economy continues
to stabilise, response from companies signing up to ITMA 2011 is said to be
more and more positive. According to ITMA organisers CEMATEX, around 1000 applications
have been received so far from leading machinery manufacturers in 36 countries.
“ITMA is a recognised
brand and we are delighted that the industry continues to support our showcase
of innovative textile making technology. What is even more heartening is that
over 15 per
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Staff of Shima Seiki Italia
were busy last weekend when the company opened its new showroom and service
centre in Villorba in the Treviso commune of Veneto in Northern Italy. Following
the inaugural opening guests were invited to participate in demonstrations of
Shima Seiki’s Mach2X 18L high speed ultra-fine gauge Wholegarment machine and
the latest SDS One APEX computer graphic design system.
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As part of its ongoing efforts
to serve the changing needs of global players, ITMA will feature a brand new section
on fibres and yarns for its 2011 edition which will be held from 22 to 29
September at Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía, Spain.
The new fibres and
yarns section of the exhibition will feature natural, man-made and technical
fibres, as well as natural, synthetic and technical yarns. With the new inclusion
ITMA 2011 exhibits will now be classified into 18
The 16th session of SPINEXPO Shanghai, held at the Shanghai Pudong
Expo Centre on 7-9 September 2010, showcased the Autumn/Winter 2011/12
collections of 165 textile mills and textile fibre manufacturers/promoters. The
fair welcomed 7,975 visitors, a stable figure compared to previous years. With
13,990 multi-visits (re-entries) compared to 9,618 in September 2009, SPINEXPO
ended on a note of general satisfaction - unexpected given the economic outlook
and the general
The 16th session of SPINEXPO Shanghai, held at the Shanghai Pudong
Expo Centre on 7-9 September 2010, showcased the Autumn/Winter 2011/12
collections of 165 textile mills and textile fibre manufacturers/promoters.
Here are more highlights from the collections.
Kabo Fiber
Kabo Fiber (China) puts the focus on colour. Mohair is the
key fibre for the season. Products can be top dyed, space dyed or yarn dyed.
Multi-colour Lurex effects and multi-colour mohair with nylon f
Johnstons of Elgin, a
leading producer of quality cashmere knitwear and accessories, is said to be on
course for a good trading year after emerging from one of the toughest periods
in the company’s 213 history.
Speaking to Glasgow’s The Herald newspaper, Managing
Director, James Dracup said the company has seen a large increase in demand
across all areas of the business this year as retailers rebuild stocks of
accessories such as gloves and socks, after ru
The 16th session of SPINEXPO Shanghai, held at the Shanghai Pudong
Expo Centre on 7-9 September 2010, showcased the Autumn/Winter 2011/12
collections of 165 textile mills and textile fibre manufacturers/promoters. The
show confirmed its importance with visitors from outside China increasing to 48%
of the total.
SpinExpo Shanghai welcomed 7,975 visitors, a stable figure
compared to previous years. With 13,990 multi-visits (re-entries) compared to
9,618 in September 20
During a press conference at the
recent SpinExpo in Shanghai, Massimiliano Zegna Baruffa and Michell 1870
announced their decision to work together with new shared perspectives in a new
productivity and quality oriented idea. Michell has shown a different way of
managing the supply chain from processing wool from farmers to tops in
Australia, and Zegna Baruffa (Biella, Italy) bought tops from Michell and
turned them into innovative yarns.
This new global challenge wi
Market Center Management Company
(MCMC), the management company behind GlobalTex: LA International Textile &
Sourcing Fair, has announced that the fourth edition of GlobalTex held
September 28-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), delivered more
buyers and featured more international resources than ever with key growth in
denim and sublimation printing as well as new and innovative trend displays.
“GlobalTex continues to grow and to draw more attendees a
The Lenzing group, market
leader in cellulosic fibres, plans to significantly expand its production
capacities and will invest EUR 120 million in both Europe and Asia in the projects
which will be completed by 2011. Key measures include the expansion of pulp
supply and the increase in the Modal production capacity in Lenzing (Austria),
a significant expansion of the site in Heiligenkreuz (Austria) and the
reconstruction of the English site for Tencel in Grimsby (UK)
Bangladeshi manufacturers seek govt intervention to cool cotton prices
24th September 2010 0 commentBangladesh’s leading apparel
industry lobbyists spoke out about their concerns over cotton prices in local
and international markets here on Wednesday, saying rocketing prices will
damage the country’s largest export earner.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters
Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufactures and Exporters
Association (BKMEA) urged the government In a joint statement, to intervene in the
unstable cotton market.
Reports s
GlobalTex: More Resources, Inspiring Trend Displays & Relevant Seminars
24th September 2010 0 commentMarket Center Management Company
(MCMC), the management company behind GlobalTex: LA International Textile &
Sourcing Fair, has announced that the upcoming show will offer more resources
than ever before, inspiring and fresh trend displays, and relevant and timely
seminars. The show will be held from 28-30 September 2010 at the Los Angeles
Convention Center (LACC) in West Hall, Hall A.
“The fourth edition of GlobalTex will offer high-end
resources from 25 count
On Sunday 19 September 2010 at a
reception held at Somerset House during London Fashion Week, plans were
unveiled to raise the global awareness of wool and its natural performance
attributes and benefits, these included the expansion of the Campaign for Wool
and the announcement of the launch of a global Merino wool fibre education
campaign commencing later this year.
According to organisers, the event was attended by over 200
key representatives from across the i
Are we finally seeing a revival
of the economy? According to show organisers, the latest edition of Première
Vision Pluriel (14 - 16 September 2010) was extremely encouraging with three
days of intense activity and excitement, with stands that often never emptied
out, busy traffic in the aisles where meetings and discussions continued, a
shared desire for news and creative boldness, orders being written, and a
palpable energy in all sectors.
Organisers report that fi
Clan Douglas Cashmere says its new
collection is hot on the trail of the brand’s beautiful line which launched in
September 2010 and re-established Hawick, the original home of cashmere, as a
leader in the luxury knitwear market. Clan Douglas Cashmere Studio, a division
of Hawick Knitwear, combines nearly 140 years of knitwear tradition and
heritage with modern textures and fashionable designs.
Clan Douglas Cashmere Studio uses the finest cashmere,
blends with li
Shima Seiki President awarded honorary medal for contribution to Italian Republic
14th September 2010 0 commentDr. Masahiro Shima, president and
CEO of Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd., leading manufacturer of computerized flat
knitting machines, has been awarded an honorary medal for his contribution to
the Italian Republic.
On 15th July this year, Dr Shima attended an award ceremony at
the residence of the Italian ambassador to Japan in Tokyo, where he and eight
other recipients were awarded the medal of the Order of the Star of Italian
Solidarity. The medals were presented by Ambassa
9 September 2010, Sydney - Major marketing campaigns urging
people to live with the natural and sustainable beauty of wool are set to begin
across Europe and Asia this month. Australian Wool Innovation CEO Stuart
McCullough said it was the first time in a decade that widespread and targeted
marketing campaigns were taking place across key northern hemisphere markets.
The Campaign for Wool, supported by patron His Royal
Highness The Prince of Wales, is a five year campaign which enjoys the suppo
Under its cluster development
program for the knitwear industry, India’s Ludhiana based Knitwear Club in
support with Apex Cluster Development Services has started a training program for
computerized flat knitting machine operators. After mobilizing unemployed youth
from nearby villages, the program is being held at M/S. Golf International,
Industrial Area, Ludhiana.
Mr.Vinod K.Thapar, President of the Knitwear Club, visited
the training site yesterday and lauded
Market Center Management Company
(MCMC), the management company of GlobalTex: LA International Textile &
Sourcing Fair, has announced its schedule of seminars and special events for
the upcoming edition of GlobalTex. The show will be held from 28-30 September
2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC).
“We are pleased to present a complete seminar line-up that
offers a range of industry leaders discussing relevant topics,” said Cindy
Morris, COO, MCM
Japanese flat knitting machine
builder Shima Seiki has been offering English and Japanese versions of its Wholegarment
product tags exclusively to knit manufacturers and merchandisers associated
with the creation and promotion of Wholegarment products in English-speaking
markets as well as its domestic market in Japan.
Now, in its effort to support the manufacture and sales of Wholegarment
knitwear in the Chinese domestic market, the company has introduced Chine
As with the first quarter of 2010,
the Lenzing Group has made optimum use of favourable global market conditions achieving
excellent results in Q2. Consolidated sales in the first half of 2010 climbed 43.6
%1 to EUR 847.2 million from EUR 589.9 million. This was the company’s strongest
rise in sales ever, which it says was was made possible by higher fibre volumes
and price dynamics of global markets as well as full first time consolidation of
the company’s pul
Cashmere is coveted for its
unique qualities. Its softness, durability, lightness and warmth make it a
premium material desired by consumers worldwide. But, like other textiles and
apparel sub-sectors, the cashmere industry faces issues of quality and
sustainability on a global scale which threaten the long-term growth of the
industry. Cashmere World trade fair is set to address such issues and beyond
when it is held from 23 - 25 November this year in Beijing.
The
A Scottish textiles company has increased
its profits by almost 35% as a result of strong sales growth in its golf
knitwear ranges. Golf clothing manufacturer Lyle & Scott recorded a pre-tax
profit of £8.6m in the year to March 2010, compared to profits of £6.4m the preceding
year. The company, which is based in Selkirk and has a factory in Hawick,
increased its sales by 28% to £34m during the year.
Lyle & Scott was founded in Hawick in 1874 and the compan
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center
(TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by
its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly
collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to
view this month's collection and collection archive.
The FabricLink Network, a US
based web resource for educational information on fibres and fabrics has
introduced a new sweater knit and yarn resource to its updated website.
Sweater Knit & Yarn
Resource contains in-depth information and images on a wide variety of products
and processes and the resource is located in the Fabric University area of
FabricLink.com and can be viewed here. The
resource features a variety of educational information about fabric h
The reception to Australian
Wool Innovation’s (AWI) new ‘Merino Retract’ knitwear technology, which was
launched at last month’s SpinExpo trade show in New York, is said to have been very
positive. Garments made from ‘Merino Retract’ yarns are said to have the
attractive look and feel of boiled wool, but have none of the deficiencies of
normal boiled wool products. According to AWI, the garments are fully machine
washable and have excellent stretch re
With knitted textiles and apparel representing approximately one
third of the global textile market, the book provides an updated reference to
knitting technology, with specific focus on the developments in knitted fabric
production and textile applications.
The first set of chapters begin with a brief review of the
fundamental principles of knitting, including the types and suitability of
yarns for knitting as well as the properties achieved through knitted fabrics
KPMG, administrator for troubled
Scottish knitwear manufacturer Peter Scott & Company has announced it has
sold the business and assets of the company to Northamptonshire headquartered coat manufacturer
Gloverall. Gloverall is a respected manufacturer of high quality duffel coats.
According to a report in The Herald newspaper, as part of
the sale, the company’s remaining employees will transfer to the new owner. Blair
Nimmo, head of restructuring for KPMG in Sco
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Leading flat knitting machine
builder, Shima Seiki recently exhibited a wide range of its computerized flat
knitting technology at the ITMA Asia + CITME 2010 exhibition held in Shanghai,
China, under the exhibition concept "Solutions for Diversity." We
spoke to Shima’s Masaki Karasuno in Shanghai, who explained the Japanese
company’s latest exhibit concept:
“As the world steadily recovers from the global economic
slowdown, the Asian textile industry is already
Leading fashion and design luminaries have chosen the six special prize
winners from 24 selected graduate textile designers who presented their work at
First View which was held at The
Triangle Building at Chelsea College of Art on 15 and 16 July.
The Knit prize was won by Elena Munoz from Central St
Martins College of Art & Design Judge Derrick Campbell, managing director
of the prize sponsor Lyle & Scott, praised the way in which Elena took an
unusual subjec
German textile engineering powerhouse
Groz-Beckert opened its highly impressive Technology & Development Centre
(TEZ) here in Albstadt on Friday confirming its status as one of the most successful
and forward thinking textile engineering businesses in the world.
Set in Baden-Württemberg, one of Germany’s wealthiest
regions, which borders France to the west and Switzerland to the south, the
town of Albstadt is the centre of the world’s needle manufacturing cen
German textile machinery
builders are said to be pleased with the recent ITMA ASIA + CITME 2010, held at
the end of June in Shanghai. According to a survey of the VDMA Textile
Machinery Association, over 60% of German exhibitors evaluate the prospects for
post exhibition business to be very good or good.
Fritz P. Mayer, Chairman of the VDMA Textile Machinery
Association and Managing Partner of Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik explained:
“The very good orde
The second ITMA ASIA + CITME
exhibition ended on 26 June 2010 on a high note, with participants hailing it a
major success. Despite persistent economic challenges, business sentiments on
the show floor were buoyant with many exhibitors clinching orders from the
Chinese and other Asian buyers.
The show owners,
CEMATEX (the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers) and its
partners in China - the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT-Tex),
China
Cashmere World, a new trade show for
the global cashmere industry, is to unveil it’s first-ever colour trends
developed exclusively for cashmere at the forthcoming show in Beijing, 23 - 25
November 2010. Entitled Cashmere World
Colours, attendees will be offered unique trend directions that focus on the
premium qualities of cashmere and set the tone of cashmere trends in coming
seasons.
Cashmere World Colours will be developed in collaboration
with Paris-based Oliv
For the next edition, taking place on 14,
15 and 16 September, Expofil says it is overcoming the challenges posed by the
slowdown in business and company closures in the spinning sector over the past
few years, and rediscovering a calmer business climate, as predicted by the
rather encouraging results of the February 2010 show.
For the first time in two years, the show's organisers say
its offer is demonstrating signs of recovery, with 39 spinners and fibre producers
comi
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center
(TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by
its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly
collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to
view this month's collection and collection archive.
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center
(TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by
its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly
collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to
view this month's collection and collection archive.
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center
(TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by
its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly
collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to
view this month's collection and collection archive.
Leading Japanese builder of
computerised flat knitting machines Shima Seiki looks set to introduce its
slide needle technology into the company’s coarse gauge sweater knitting
machines. At last week’s ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai, the Wakayama based technology
leader showed a prototype 3 Gauge machine which is aimed at the ultra-coarse ‘hand
knit look’ market incorporating its slide needle technology.
Although Shima’s slide needle technology has been arou
CEMATEX, the European Committee of Textile
Machinery Manufacturers and the International Textile Manufacturers Federation
(ITMF) have announced a high-level business forum, to take place next year
alongside the ITMA 2011 show, in Barcelona, Spain.
The ITMA-ITMF World Textile Summit 2011 will be a one-day
event that brings together textile-industry leaders and some of the world’s
most influential thinkers and policymakers in strategically important fields
such as
The second ITMA ASIA + CITME 2010
exhibition opened today with an impressive showcase of the latest textile
machinery and solutions. Shrugging off the effects of the economic downturn,
the combined show at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) covers over
100,000 square metres.
A total of 1171 exhibitors from 28 countries and regions are
showcasing a wide array of solutions to an expected 100,000 visitors during the
five-day exhibition. Organisers say t
Ashroff Omar, chief executive
officer of Brandix Lanka Ltd (Brandix), a leading industrialist and a prominent
figure in the knit apparel industry is to be a Key Note Speaker at The Textile
Institute Centenary Conference in Manchester in November this year.
The Brandix Group is the single largest apparel exporter in
Sri Lanka and is positioned as a leading apparel solutions provider to many of
the worlds’ super brands. Ashroff’s presentation, ‘Manufacturing on
Groz-Beckert’s knitting machine parts division is said to be looking
forward to the ITMA Asia + CITME trade fair with great confidence. Alongside
innovative needle developments, the Groz-Beckert knitting head and the
Groz-Beckert cylinder will be the focus of interest.
Innovative needle
developments
According to Groz-Beckert, the requirements placed on
knitting needles for the production of knitwear are growing increasingly
extreme. The search for new areas of appli
Mantec Group, owner of Wykes International, the well known UK based
manufacturer of specialist elastomeric and industrial yarns, has announced that
Wykes has emerged from the recession optimistic about the future. Group Chairman
Tim Kelly said in a statement released today:
“Wykes
International is now ready to fully re-engage with the industry as a well
resourced and funded company with a new team containing a balance of youthful
enthusiasm and mature knowledge a
ITMA, the world’s largest and most
established textile machinery exhibition, has put a bigger spotlight on
research and development, as well as education and training; a pavilion will be
organised for research institutes and higher institutions of learning to
showcase their projects, capabilities and programmes.
The Research & Education (R&E) pavilion will be a
major feature at next year’s ITMA exhibition, which will be held at the Fira de
Barcelona Gran
The steep reduction in global
shipments of new textile machinery in 2008 following a strong investment period
between 2003 and 2007 continued in 2009 in most of the segments. Compared to
2008 shipments of spinning machinery were down by -17% (short-staple spindles)
and -26% (open-end rotors), of weaving machinery (shuttle-less looms) by -3%
and of flat knitting machinery (electronic) by -12%.
On the other hand shipments of texturing spindles recorded
an increase of +4
Pitti Immagine Filati 67, a leading international
event for industrial knitting yarns is being held at the Fortezza da Basso in
Florence from 6 to 8 July 2010. A research lab and trend observatory, Pitti
Filati aims to present excellence in yarns to its audience of buyers and
designers for the major fashion brands that come to Florence looking for new
creative inputs.
This edition of Pitti Filati will be featuring previews of
knitting yarn collections for the 2011-201
As a new autumn/winter season
dawns, we are entering into a time of re-invention, rejuvenation and exploration.
We value the concept of time, to have clearly defined aspects of our lives and
to express our individualism; however, it is not retrospective in any way. We
are moving forward with new ideas, passing through time with a need to play,
escape, explore and shine. It is time to leave the past behind.
This makes it a season of contrasts and alternatives, a tim
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
is to unveil its new Merino Casual and Merino Touch collections at Spin Expo
New York in July, in an attempt to inspire buyers and merchandisers for the
fall/winter 2011/12 season. The Merino Casual collection is said to comprise
knitted garments and fabrics with distinctive textures and finishes, created
using a range of dyeing and finishing techniques.
According to AWI, the collection is unique and demonstrates
the natural versati
Scottish borders knitwear manufacturer
Peter Scott & Company went into administration yesterday leaving 150 jobs
at risk. The company has been a key employer in Hawick, Scotland’s high quality
knitwear manufacturing centre, for more than 130 years.
Staff are reported to have been told to leave the Hawick
factory with immediate effect, in another blow for the troubled textile
industry in the Borders. Earlier this year 132 jobs were lost at JJ & HB
1788 Cashme
While Shima Seiki Mfg. Ltd. makes
its final preparations in Japan for ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai next month,
the company’s latest high-speed premium MACH2 technology has been on show at
its subsidiaries in Italy, Spain and UK. Shima’s latest four-needle bed Wholegarment
knitting machine, the MACH2X153 in 18 gauge and its high-speed 40 feeder
intarsia machine, MACH2SIG in 12 gauge, have been demonstrated to the cream of
Europe’s knitwear manufacturers over the
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
appointed Stuart McCullough as its Chief Executive Officer on Friday. Announcing
the appointment, AWI Chairman Wal Merriman said throughout his two months as
acting CEO, Mr McCullough had shown he was very capable of achieving the
strategic intent of the Board and Shareholders while demonstrating good
leadership of staff.
Out of 93 applicants for the position from within and
outside the organisation, Mr Merriman said there were four out
Leading Japanese flat knitting
machine builder Shima Seiki has launched a brand new version of its coarse
gauge compact machine designated the NSES122CS. The machine replaces the
company’s well known SES122CS model and gets a whole host of new features to
bring it in line with the company’s NSSG122 and NSIG122 latest generation medium,
fine and ultra-fine gauge compact machines. The NSES122CS compound needle
sinker machine is available in gauges 3, 4 and 5 in a 4
Johnstons of Elgin,
manufacturers of cashmere knitwear, accessories and fine woollens since 1797, has
scooped the hotly contested Heritage Award, for businesses with their roots in
British traditions, at the UK Fashion and Textile Export Awards today.
With a record number of entries, the awards recognise and
celebrate outstanding sales performance in international trade. Johnstons
joined other finalists from across the UK, including sellers of vintage
clothing,
Groz-Beckert has been awarded the third
place prize at the Kyocera Environment Prize for its Litespeed system which
helps save energy and resources in high speed circular knitting by optimizing
needle geometries. Prize giving took place on 29 April at the Economics Day
organised by the Federal Association of Medium-Sized Companies e.V., Regional
Association of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the World Conference Centre at the
former German Bundestag in Bonn.
Background and h
Lenzing's subsidiary PT. South
Pacific Viscose (SPV) officially started up its fourth production line at the
beginning of April, with a total investment of USD 150 million making it the group's
biggest individual investment project in recent years. Its annual nominal
production capacity of 60,000 tons of viscose fibre for textile and nonwovens
applications raises SPV's total annual capacity to 220,000 tons and makes it
Asia's biggest viscose fibre production site and th
Two Scottish knitwear companies and a
weaving company will fly the flag for Scotland as finalists in the prestigious
UK Fashion & Textile Export Awards, presented by HRH, The Princess Royal
and UK TV’s Joanna Lumley, on Thursday 13 May in London.
The glittering ceremony, organised by the UK Fashion &
Textile Association (UKFT), celebrates excellence in international trade
ranging from sellers of vintage clothing to directional British brands; from
newcomers
By request of exhibitors and
attendees, Direction by Indigo returned to the New York design scene on April
13 & 14, 2010 with its first mid-season April edition featuring exclusive,
leading international studios, cutting-edge fashion forecasters and related
services.
Over the two days, visits of qualified industry
professionals and decision makers reached more than 1300. Attendees at the
Altman Building shopped for fresh ideas from brand new Summer and Early F
Shima Seiki - Knit Style Book for Spring
Summer 2011.
KBL Group International, one of
the largest North American based producers of sweaters, is the latest company in
the sector to expand in New York City’s Garment District. The company is following
in the footsteps of several other expanding knitwear companies by moving into a
significantly larger showroom just a couple of buildings away from its current
location.
According to a recent Crain’s report, KBL has signed a
six-year lease for 18,000 square feet of spa
Leading Japanese computerized flat
knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. will be exhibiting its range
of advanced computerised flat knitting machines at this year's ITMA Asia +
CITME 2010 exhibition. On display will be a representative cross-section of its
technology, ranging from conventional shaping and intarsia machines to its
latest high-spec Wholegarment knitting machines, in a wide range of gauges from
coarse to ultrafine. Of the nine machines sch
Germany’s VDMA Textile
Machinery Association has reported a 130% increase in orders in the first
quarter 2010 for German textile machinery builders compared to the first
quarter of last year. The association predicts an overall increase in sales of
30-35% in 2010, compared with 2009.
“After two extremely difficult years, the German textile
machinery manufacturers are guardedly optimistic for the future” explains Fritz
P. Mayer, Chairman of the Textile M
Rediscover a taste for beautiful things,
look toward tomorrow with the enthusiasm of “artivists”, those collectives of
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The new man – standing tall – heads towards his Renaissance,
firstly examining the ground, before lifting his eyes to finally free his
dreams.
The movement within our three themes follows the mechanics of his
vision. Extremely versatile in the hands of
The following unedited text has been submitted to Knitting Industry by Sunil Kumar Puri, Executive
Director of Sportking Institute of Fashion Technology, Ludhiana, India. Sunil has
over 30 years experience in the knitting industry, is a qualified professional
in Total Quality Management, Kaizen and Lean Production and runs his own knitting
machinery sales company, Techknit Overseas Pvt. Ltd. The paper attempts
to explain ‘Sweater Geometry’ for
fully-fashion
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center
(TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by
its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly
collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to
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Hong Kong based UBM Asia Ltd., a
fully-owned subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, which is listed on the
London stock exchange, has announced that it is to jointly organise ‘Cashmere
World’ a global cashmere showcase in Beijing in November this year. UBM’s
partner in the event is the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of
Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products (CCCFNA).
According to UBM, Cashmere World is designed to showcase t
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center
(TDC), plans, designs and produces original knit samples for consideration by
its customers. From basic sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly
collection features a collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to
view this month's collection and collection archive.
Naturally Advanced
Technologies Inc. (NAT) has concluded further trials which it says prove
the quality
and volume capabilities of its Crailar hemp fibres and expands
applications to
include tee-shirts and finer gauge knit garments.
The company recently conducted full scale commercial
processing trials in Germany that were then replicated at the G.J.
Littlewood
& Son processing facility in Pennsylvania. According to NAT, final
verification of the eff
The best seasonal conditions in many
parts of eastern Australia for several years, combined with some stabilisation
of sheep numbers, are expected to result in higher shorn wool production in
2010-11, according to the latest forecasts from the Australian Wool Production
Forecasting Committee released last week.
In its first forecast for the 2010-11 season, the committee
predicts that shorn wool production in Australia will rise to 350 mkg greasy,
largely due to an expe
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2010, Asia’s leading
textile machinery show, has been given a boost by the announcement from the
show organisers that all exhibition space has now been sold for the forthcoming
show.
According to
organisers, over 1100 textile and garment machinery manufacturers have successfully
applied to exhibit at the second combined show, taking up 100,000 square metres
of Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Chinese exhibitors make up the
biggest country
The 15th edition of SPINEXPO Shanghai, held at the Pudong Expo
Centre, Shanghai, China March 9th-11th, 2010, featured the Spring/Summer 2011
collections of over 142 top-level textile and fibre promoters from 16
countries.
The event attracted 9,618 international attendees, (a slight
increase over the previous edition). Japan visitors numbered 628 (the largest
showing after China). The number of European (185) and American (98) visitors
were equally stable, with fewer
The Lenzing Group, market leader in
cellulose fibres, is to invest in further capacity expansion and modification
of its sites in Lenzing (Austria) and Nanjing (China). The production capacity
of the Nanjing site will be more than doubled to 140,000 tons per year with an investment
of 55 million Euros over an 18 month to two year period and the Lenzing site
will switch production from standard viscose fibres to modal fibres within the
next fifteen months at an invest
According to local newspaper reports,
Bangaldesh's export earnings from readymade garments such as knitwear and other
apparel items are now vulnerable in the post recession global economy and
knitwear exports have been hit in the first half of the current fiscal year. The
manufacturing sector and its relevant trade bodies are said to be lobbying the
government for solutions. Bangladesh's Financial Express reports that according to data
revealed by the state run Export P
Will geotextiles soon be successfully creating fertile soil from arid desert landscapes? Will creative forms in mobility make it possible for even more people to be transported efficiently in the near future? Will textiles a few years from now be able to open up new habitats for humanity on distant planets? The answers to these and many other exciting questions relating to visionary textiles production are all being researched at Groz-Beckert, the leading German compan
Flat knitting machine builder
Stoll has launched a new version of its M1plus® pattern software, version 5.1, which
it says offers many new highlights for knitting technicians, including high
speed Argyle programming.
Stoll is especially keen to point out the new Argyle tool which
allows the generation of Argyle diamonds with or without fancy stitches
(rakers) automatically. As a consequence, drawing the diamonds manually is no
longer necessary.
In addition the
Leading spandex producer Hyosung, says
it has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest over US $100 million in a
new spandex production facility to manufacture 10,000 tons per year capacity in
Brazil. The plant will be located in the Santa Catarina region and is expected
to be operational by next year. Additional investment is also planned in the
future for a total of 20,000 tons per year as Hyosung sets its sights on becoming
the market leader in South America
DyStar has reached agreement with
Lanxess owner of the DyStar production plants in Leverkusen and Brunsbüttel to restart
production at both sites in March.
This week, DyStar employees were able to enter the plants in
order to prepare for start-up of the facilities, the company said. According to
DyStar, orders for the necessary raw materials to start production have already
been placed.
Lanxess, owner of the buildings and facilities used by DyStar
in Leverkusen
With the textile and garment making industry
undergoing tremendous change in the light of globalisation and current economic
challenges, CEMATEX is making a concerted effort to support manufacturers with
a solutions platform that will help the industry stay focused and competitive.
In line with this
value proposition, the expanded product index of ITMA 2011 includes a dedicated
chapter on garment making technologies and machinery. Embroidery and braiding
equipment will al
The Chairman of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Wal Merriman has announced
that Stuart McCullough has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of AWI.
The appointment takes effect immediately and Brenda McGahan
leaves the company next Wednesday 17th March and will continue to assist in the
transition arrangements.
AWI says that Stuart is well known to Australian woolgrowers
and has been with AWI for 9 years and has worked in a range of roles within
Taiwanese circular knitting machine
builder Pai Lung is to target India’s developing knitwear manufacturing sector
with its fully fashioned flat knitting machines which it launched at the last
ITMA Asia + CITME in 2008. Until then the company, which is a major circular
knitting machine builder had only ever built simple flat machines for knitting
collars and accessories.
Pai Lung now plans to take two of its PLF-KS132 computerized
flat knitting machines, which have
SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and
produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic
sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a
collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to view this month's collection and collection archive.
Just a few months before the next ITMA
ASIA + CITME is due to open in Shanghai from June 22 to 26, Italy’s position
amongst textile machinery’s leaders has been confirmed by the high number of
Italian manufacturers exhibiting at the event.
110 Italian companies will be exhibiting at ITMA ASIA +
CITME 2010, occupying an overall exhibition space of approximately 3800 squaremetres.
Of these, 66 will be presenting their products as part of the National Sector
Group, o
Lenzing Group, leading manufacturer
of quality cellulose fibres says it has achieved a comparatively satisfactory
result in 2009 despite the difficult global economic situation. In a statement
released today with its preliminary figures, the company says this was made
possible by timely counter measures it took and also by improved demand in its core
fibres business from the second quarter on.
According to the group’s preliminary figures consolidated
sales decline
MACH2 technology
applied to intarsia knitting
Maximum number of
yarn carriers increased from 32 to 40
WideGauge option
Leading Japanese flat knitting machine builder Shima Seiki has
introduced a new intarsia flat knitting machine which looks set to raise
standards in the machine knitted intarsia market. The company’s new MACH2SIG model
is the latest addition to its latest generation high speed MACH2 series
machines.
Until now the MACH2 designation was reserved f
Australian Wool Innovation’s (AWI) Chief Executive Officer, Brenda McGahan has informed
the AWI Board of her intention to resign, exactly one year after taking up the
post. In a statement issued today, AWI said that Ms McGahan's decision had been
brought about by her frustration at the ongoing differences of opinion amongst
members of the Board particularly since the AGM.
In accepting her resignation, AWI Chairman, Wal Merriman said,
while he was disappointed she
DyStar’s CEO Steve Barron says the
newly acquired company’s management sees a huge opportunity to make the
business both successful and profitable.
Speaking at a two day meeting of the company’s Executive
Management Team in Rheingau, Germany, Barron said: “It is our declared
intention to deliver according to our shareholder’s plans. With such high a calibre
and dedicated global team we see a huge chance to make the business successful and
profitable.” H
In its continuing effort to bring Wholegarment
knitwear and its benefits to the knitting industry and consumer knitwear market
alike, Shima Seiki has introduced another breakthrough in this the most
technologically sophisticated form of commercial knitting.
The new MACH2X153 18L machine is the latest model in Shima
Seiki's flagship MACH2X series. According to Shima, like other MACH2X machines,
it can knit beautifully shaped Wholegarment knitwear with the highest-poss
According to the organisers of SpinExpo,
Spring/Summer 2011 reflects the desire for a change of direction, taking on new
challenges with clarity of vision and finding new energy to move forward.
140 spinners and fibre marketers from 16 countries are
getting ready to show their Spring/Summer 2011 collections at the 15th edition
of SpinExpo – Shanghai, which will take place next month from 9-11 March at the
Pudong Expo Centre in Shanghai. The showcase will inc
The eighth edition of Texworld
USA showcased 138 exhibitors from 14 countries and welcomed 2465 attendees. In
accordance with the apparel fashion cycle, the January shows feature Spring/Summer
fabric collections, while the July editions feature Fall/Winter.
The verified attendance for the January 2010 show represents
an increase of 20% over February 2009 and 5% over January 2008, providing
evidence that apparel fabric buyers are returning to markets in 2010 with
Invista, says it is taking a
concerted stance against trademark misuse on behalf of its brands. The owner of the Lycra fibre brand is to
launch an advertising campaign to reinforce the importance of protecting the
value of its trademarks.
Following an announcement of two Italian court rulings
against importers of counterfeit goods bearing Invista branded names, the
company, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and
fibres, has developed
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According to a BBC news report this
morning, Scottish borders based Pringle of Scotland recorded losses in excess
of £9m for the third year running in its latest accounts. However, the company’s
Hong Kong headquartered owners Fang, are said to believe the company still has
a bright future.
The report says that in their latest accounts, directors
stated they did not expect short-term profits but were satisfied with the
"development of the brand". Pringle ceased pr
Leading cashmere business Dawson
International expects its full year sales and profits to come in ahead of
market forecasts after a strong fourth quarter at its UK and US knitwear
businesses more than offset continued weakness in its home furnishings
business. Dawson which owns the prestigious cashmere knitwear brand Barrie,
says its UK knitwear business is said to have benefited from the timing of high
margin sales to couture customers and this significantly improved
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SHIMA SEIKI's Total Design Center (TDC), plans, designs and
produces original knit samples for consideration by its customers. From basic
sweaters to WHOLEGARMENT ensembles, each monthly collection features a
collection of the latest samples available from TDC.
Click on image to view this month's collection and collection archive.
Leading Italian spinner of worsted yarns for knitwear, Zegna Baruffa has released details of its Chiavazza,
Baruffa and B-Exclusive lines for Spring-Summer 2011, in the run up to Pitti
Filati, which is being held at the Fortezza Da Basso in Florence from 27-29
January.
YARNS S/S 2011
The classic yarns are joined by more elaborate products in
refined blends, “only natural” fibres coexist in harmony. Product quality,
comfort and wellbeing are at the for
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) driven,
grower-funded textile innovations such as Merino Touch, new lightweight wools
and used and natural-look finishes are said to be inspiring a wool revival in
the northern hemisphere.
The prediction comes as leading Italian spinners gear up to
show their spring 2011 collections in Florence at Pitti Filati, the world’s
most prestigious fair for knitwear yarns.
President of Igea Stefano Borsini says the coldest northern
hemis
According to the Bangladesh
Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA), the country’s knitwear
manufacturers are getting strong signals from India that it wants engage in
trade. The BKMEA says that India’s north eastern states in particular should be
targeted.
Fazlul Hoque, President of the BKMEA told journalists at a
press conference yesterday that a Bangladesh business delegation to India had had
fruitful discussions with its counterpart, who
JJ&HB Cashmere Mills, a cashmere
knitwear manufacturer based in the Scottish Borders has shed 132 jobs after
going into administration on the 7 January this year.
The company has retained 44 employees after two make-up
units were closed by administrators and jobs at the main factory in
Innerleithen were axed. The company which is famous for its top quality hand framed
intarsia knitwear is said to have recently lost a major customer and Administrators
BDO
Expofil is adopting a new look for
the edition taking place from 9 to 12 February 2010. Like Première Vision, it
has been rethought-out by designer Eric Jourdan and set designer Francesca Avossa,
adopting the same white and sober architecture of an international city of
small buildings.
While the concepts are identical in nature, Expofil sets
itself off through specific design touches, which are subtle but nonetheless
visible. The stand facades, which are made of
Sweater manufacturer KBL Group
International, one of the largest North American based producers, has acquired
North Bergen, New Jersey based AR Knitwear and its well known Sweater Project
brand. Sweater Project is known for its fashionable sweaters and jackets for
teenage girls.
KBL President Steven Begleiter said that Sweater Project’s reputation
and KBL’s ability to move high volumes of product through its supply chain
would make a good asset. David Rosenb
Scottish cashmere knitwear
manufacturer JJ & HB 1788 Cashmere Mills has called in receivers after the
company reportedly ran out of cash after orders plummeted due to the current
economic crisis. Receivers are now looking for a buyer for the business.
Just over a year ago, US retailer Brooks Brothers acquired a
25% shareholding in the factory which had belonged to the Italian owned
Ballantyne brand. The factory which is located near Peebles in the Scottish
To date, over 100 German textile machinery builders,
including their Chinese subsidiaries have registered for ITMA ASIA + CITME 2010 in Shanghai (22–26 June)
via the country’s VDMA Textile Machinery Association.
The list of
exhibitors includes all of the well known manufacturers who will show their innovative
‘Made in Germany’ textile production technology to visitors from all over Asia
and other parts of the world. According to the VDMA, most companies e
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what is beneficial for our health and well being.
More and more people working or studying from home: We
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buttons, ribbons, hooks and cords, macramé and patchwork, a return to crafting,
learning to knit and crochet, and to accessorize.
In February 2010 Première Vision
changes its look. From then on, the show will be an international city, a white
city comprising small buildings, “white blocks”, some topped with a textile superstructure,
which evoke an architectural style based on geometry, the essential and
subtlety. In this new layout, the stands, like “white boxes”, highlight the
exhibitors’ collections.
Why white? Because it is timeless. Because it is without
reference to a particula
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2010 has
received very strong support from textile machinery makers as the world economy
continues its recovery momentum, organizers said today. With seven months still
to go before the second combined show, over 95% of the exhibition space has
already been sold.
To-date, applications grossing over 95,000M² have been
received from over 1,000 exhibitors. Chinese manufacturers make up the biggest
country group, booking almost 50% of the space, w
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For the first time in nearly two
years, wool production forecasts have not been revised downwards and there are
signs in many states that sheep numbers are beginning to stabilise. The long
decline in wool production appears to be steadying according to the Australian
Wool Production Forecasting Committee, which released its latest forecast
yesterday.
The committee has reconfirmed Australian shorn wool
production in 2009-10 is expected to be 330 mkg greasy, the same
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
and NewMerino, a brand of Australian merino wool grown by professional wool
producers using sustainable farming systems and holistic animal welfare
standards, have joined forces to develop new market opportunities for
Australian Merino wool in Europe and the USA.
The marketing expertise and local knowledge of AWI’s global
sales network has been joined by the certified traceability system and raw wool
supply at NewMerino. The deve
Intelligent unravelling machine for flat-knitted fabrics
Unravelling is the process of rewinding the yarn from a flat
knitted fabric back to the cone for re-use. This process is also known as back
winding or de-knitting.
Why do knitwear manufacturers need this machine?
According to Agteks, spoilt fabric percentage from knitting
machines is around 5%. It varies according to the skill of the operator, type
and colour of the yarn used, climate conditions, the structure of the fabric,
gauge and
Bangladesh’s small and medium businesses
in its knitted goods sector are likely to collapse if the price of yarn does
not come down, the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA)
warned journalists at the weekend.
Fazlul Hoque, President of the BKMEA, told bdnews24.com that
a sharp rise in yarn prices would badly hurt them as they will not be able to compete
in international markets.
Speaking at a news conference on the forthcoming
Johnstons of Elgin, a leading Scottish
manufacturer of cashmere knitwear and accessories has appointed Nick Bannerman as
the new Managing Director of their Hawick factory and a main board director of
the holding company. Mr Bannerman who is currently CEO of Kinloch Anderson in
Edinburgh was previously Managing Director of Hawick based knitwear manufacturer
Peter Scott for 15 years.
Speaking to the Hawick News, James Sugden, current Managing
Director said: “I hav
Flat knitting machine builder Stoll is offering knitters three useful
tools to help them get their ideas knitted. The trio of tools were highlighted
in the company’s Stoll
Trend Collection 2011, which KnittingIndustry.com published yesterday.
Knit ABC, Basic Vol.
1
Knit-ABC is a communication tool for all those working with knitted
textiles, which Stoll has developed to prevent misunderstanding in situations where
different technical terms are used which mea
CEMATEX, the European Committee of
Textile Machinery Manufacturers, says that ITMA 2011, to be held in Barcelona, Spain
from 22 to 29 September 2011, will be the world’s most comprehensive, one-stop
platform for textile and garment makers. Online application for exhibition
space will be available from 30 November 2009.
Showcasing the entire
value chain from spinning to garment making, textile processing, technical
textiles, logistics and distribution, the exhibitio
New Patent: Setting-up needle and setting-up device for flat knitting machine
24th November 2009 0 comment
Applicant: MATSUYA IND LTD [JP]; NAKAHARA SHIGEKI [JP]
Inventor(s): NAKAHARA SHIGEKI [JP]
Abstract of WO 2009139042 (A1)
A setting-up device for flat knitting
machine that allows freely detaching of a setting-up yarn from a setting-up
needle and ensures easy low-cost working of the setting-up needle and that even
in the event of a decrease of downward tension to a knitted fabric during
knitting operation, is free from accidental disengagement of the setting-up
The 66th edition of
Pitti Imagine Filati, which takes place at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence
from 27-29 January 2010, will focus on research and creativity with new concepts
and a new layout for the Spazio Ricerca. Following on from the success of the
previous event the show will once more team up with associated event PRIMA Moda-Tessuto
at the Fortezza
“The strength of Pitti Filati lies in the fact that it is a
real research lab”, says Agostino Poletto,
According to a new report from
Textiles Intelligence called ‘World Markets for Textile Machinery, 2009: Part 3
- Knitted Fabric Manufacture’, 2008 was a poor year for the international
knitting machinery market as a whole. Global deliveries of single jersey and
double jersey circular knitting machinery to the world’s mills declined, as did
shipments of hand knitting and semi-automatic knitting machinery and shipments
of electronic flatbed knitting machine
The strong third quarter
revenues performance (+13.1%) benefited, as expected, from the
rescheduling of shipments decided in the previous quarter
Benetton Group nine month
revenues substantially in line with the excellent results of the
corresponding period of 2008: -2.8% (-2.1% currency neutral)
Margins maintained by
careful cost control, offsetting the negative currency impact
Investments of over €100
million focussed on commercial growth and production act
According to a report by the
BBC, a number of people suspected of working illegally at a Manchester’s Majid
House knitwear manufacturing mill have been arrested during a raid by the UK
Border Agency. A total of 21 men and
women believed to be of Pakistani and Afghan origin were arrested and are now
being interviewed by officials regarding their immigration status.
According to the BBC, the UK Border Agency said a number of
people in the building tried to h
According to The Daily Star, data
released by Bangladesh’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) this week showed that the
country’s knitwear sector earned $1.7 billion in the July-September quarter, a
9.74% decline compared to the same period last year. All of the country’s major
export earners, including home textiles and raw jute, also witnessed sharp drops
in export earnings, the report said.
The EMB said that the country achieved $3.9 billion in
revenues in th
Stoll’s entry level models in its Compact
Class and Multi Gauge Class, now called CMS 502 and CMS 502 multi gauge, have recently
been given a considerable upgrade by the German machine builder. Additionally,
both models are now available with an auxiliary take-down as an option.
Offering 2 knitting systems, 45 inch working width,
take-down comb and cutting and clamping on the right hand side, the machines
are now also equipped on the right hand side with a
German warp knitting machine builder Karl Mayer says that it
sees huge potential in the market for seamless products and the company is
consolidating and extending its expertise in this area, as well as stepping up
its R&D efforts in the seamless field.
The company says that its DJ 4/2, 44 inch seamless double
needle bar raschel machine has made quite a name for itself worldwide. “It is
seamless in terms of the style of products it can produce, and
Shima Seiki collaborates with leading department store on Ordermade Wholegarments
12th October 2009 0 commentFlat knitting machine
manufacturer Shima Seiki is collaborating with one of the oldest and most
respected department stores in Japan, Takashimaya Department Stores, to take in-store
orders for custom knitwear using its latest Wholegarment knitting technology.
The company’s ‘Ordermade’ Wholegarment knitwear project is running at the
Takashimaya Yokohama store from 7th to 19th October, and at the
Tokyo main store from 21st October to 3rd November.
“The enor
Applicant: STEIGER SA ATELIER CONSTR [CH]; BASEGGIO MARCELLO [CH];
PROST MICHEL [CH]
Inventor(s): BASEGGIO MARCELLO [CH]; PROST MICHEL [CH]
Abstract
of WO 2009109886 (A1)
The invention relates to a draw comb
(11) for a rectilinear knitting machine that comprises at least one attachment
sinker (13) including at least one hook (16) extending mainly in a vertical
longitudinal plane (xz) in order to have a low thickness in the transverse
direction (y), and in
Bangladesh knitters can expect large
numbers of international buyers this year, according to two of the country’s leading
trade bodies who are organising important garment fairs for this November.
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters
Association (BKMEA) is organising its 5th Knitexpo-09, which will run from 2-4 November
at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. Fazlul Hoque, the BKMEA President, recently
visited Japan and Hong Kong to invite knitwear and knitte
Australian Wool Innovation is
listening to woolgrowers across Australia this week while selling the benefits
of the natural fibre in Italy and China. The wool marketing, research and
development company is selling the merits of the natural fibre at two major
international events. Milano Unica in Milan is one of Europe’s most prestigious
woven apparel shows, while AWI is meeting knitwear processors, manufacturers,
designers and retailers at the Spin Expo trade fa
Scottish textile and knitwear producer
Dawson International has reported widening losses of £3.2 million in its Half
Year Statement for the period ended 4 July 2009.
Commenting on the interim results, Chairman David Bolton
said: "As anticipated in our Annual Report for 2008 the Group has
experienced a lower level of demand overall for its products in the first six
months of 2009, trading through the worst economic conditions experienced for a
very long time. I
An independent review of
Australian Wool Innovation’s performance over the last three years (1 July 2006
to June 2009) has reaffirmed what many Australian woolgrowers already knew: the
wool industry’s marketing, research and development organisation has room for
improvement.
The review is a formal obligation under the Statutory
Funding Agreement (SFA) with the Australian Government. It is part of a
three-year process in the lead up to WoolPoll, where AWI share
Benetton has reported Group net
revenues for the first half of 2009 of €882 million (-11.4% down against H1
2008), impacted by a major change in the timing of shipments for the Fall/Winter
collections, which saw a rescheduling of over €88 million of deliveries to the
third quarter, to better match seasonality, provide improved service to clients
and improve management of transport and logistics. The company said that the
overall variation was also impacted by t
The innovative machine concept of the Gemini machine
Smallest dimensions with great performance in productivity
without any compromise. The Steiger proven technology for all type of yarns and
best quality stitches.
High efficiency, through user friendly programming, fast
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Great in new dimensions
Steiger continues his tradition of innovation with the
introduction of the new LIBRA.
The LIBRA is a concentration of the latest technology in the
most compact dimensions without any compromises in quality, productivity and
versatility.
The unique Steiger knitting system is very user friendly,
offers unlimited flexibility and easy realisation of all your creativity.
The new concept of the LIBRA guarantees you higher profits.
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Japanese giant Uniqlo, one of the world’s
fastest growing retailers, has expressed strong interest in doubling imports of
knitwear from Bangladesh, industry representatives were told on a trade mission
to Japan last week. Uniqlo Vice President Hiroshi Nagai however, emphasized the
need for improvements in product quality and diversification.
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters
Association (BKMEA) President Fazlul Haque told journalists on his return f
The dream of all knitters has now become reality!
Use your imagination freely; the Steiger technology with
their three system can boxes to increase productivity and the 32 yarn carriers
(option) to allow even more creativity makes it possible.
The technical and proven solutions facilitate the knitting
in the 3D method, in intarsia, knitting to shape by stitch transfer or
press-off, over linking, intergrated pockets and button holes as well as
sequential knitting – all that under optimal p
Each season when U.S. fashion and
fabric designers begin to design their new collections, they shop the spectrum
of spectacular textile and surface design collections exhibited at Direction by
Indigo, organisers say. According to Direction by Indigo, designers, as well as
fashion and home professionals, look to the show as the leading, influential
source of original textile designs, trend forecasts, concepts and services for
the U.S. market. On August 4, 5 & 6,
James Sugden, Managing Director of
leading Scottish knitwear and accessories manufacturer Johnstons of Elgin’s Hawick
mill, has been honoured by Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen with an Honorary
Doctorate in recognition of his services to the textiles industry.
In an interview with the Hawick News, Mr Sugden said that
the current state of the business had improved after three very difficult quarters
during which they had made 20 redundancies to combat the fall in
Texworld USA, which organisers say
is the largest sourcing event in the United States for apparel applications, returned
last week to New York City’s Javits Convention Center. The seventh edition
showcased 138 exhibitors from 13 countries and welcomed 2,678 attendees. While
the attendee number showed a decrease of 6% from last July due to current
economic conditions, it still made a record as the second highest attended
Texworld USA since the inception of the show.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has unveiled
its new fall/winter 2010/11 Woolmark knitwear innovation collections – Merino
Touch and Merino Casual. The two collections will be on show at the Spin Expo
trade show in New York this week, targeting designers and buyers from the
Americas region.
AWI CEO Brenda McGahan says Merino Touch and Merino Casual
are key platforms for the company’s push to increase wool’s share of the global
knitwear market. “We have devel
Italian and foreign buyers met in
Florence from 7 - 9 July when Pitti Filati opened its doors for three days of
excellence in international spinning. Organisers say that buyers of
particularly high quality were introduced to the new collections, themes, colours,
and preliminary inputs for the trends we’ll be seeing in the market eighteen
months from now.
“During these three
Pitti Filati days we perceived a strong desire for concreteness”, says
Raffaello Nap
A major cotton apparel
manufacturer has introduced Australian Merino wool into a range of cotton yarns
to give its trans-seasonal garments a softer and more luxurious feel. The new
series of yarns, developed by the Hong Kong-based Esquel Group with Australian
Wool Innovation (AWI) support, is indicative of a trend among cotton apparel
manufacturers to give their garments a more comfortable feel by using
cotton/merino wool blends instead of 100 per cent cotton, says
LGL has designed a new yarn feeder called COMPACT, which
combines reduced dimensions, user-friendliness and important recent technical
innovations
COMPACT is LGL's response to the challenging requirements of
today's world markets.
• Z and/or S rotation, as needed
• ON/OFF switch, easily accessible
• Signalling lamp, visible from anywhere around the knitting
machine
• Possibility to be installed in any desired position: Vertical,
Inclined or Horizontal
COMPACT offers:
• Very compact d
First fully automatic yarn feeder for the knitting industry
PRIMO is the first fully automatic yarn feeder created for
the knitting industry, which has so far been limited to using storage or
positive feeders. Its capabilities of feeding a broad variety of yarns and of
controlling the yarn tension allow to knit top quality fabrics at higher speed
with uniform fabric structure.
It offers:
• Regular supply of yarn according to the real need of the
knitting machine
• Low energy consumpti
New yarn tension controlling device
LGL Electronics enlarges its range of feeders dedicated to
knitting machines with a new tension controlling device called SPIN.
The precision of a new ceramic tension sensor,
electronically driven, the use of best materials: like aluminium, and the fully
dedicated development of mechanics and electronics give LGL the chance to open up
new horizons in the field of yarn tension control at any speed.
Main Features:
• It reacts quickly to speed changes with
On the mark of continuity with its previous products, PRIMO
and KNITTER, LGL has designed a new generation of negative yarn feeders called VECTOR,
in order to guarantee their customers innovative technical solutions, not
available on the market till now. Hereunder are listed the three versions of
this product:
VECTOR qualifies itself with the following innovations:
• New electronic power board with vectorial drive of its
asynchronous motor (it is a new edition)
• Maximum motor torque ava
Yunique Solutions Inc. has announced the addition of innovative new materials development tools to its market-leading plmOn product lifecycle management (PLM) software solution.
As PLM systems typically do not provide a comprehensive materials development toolset, these new plmOn capabilities will now make it possible for fashion companies to advance beyond the use of spreadsheets, e-mails, and other manual tools to the benefits of a single, integrated PLM system that
First electronic brake on yarn storage feeder
ATTIVO by LGL Electronics is the latest development
concerning yarn tension. This is the first electronic brake on yarn storage
feeder, released for the knitting market to avoid tension variations, due to
the passage from full to empty bobbin or to the differences between one bobbin
and another.
A tension sensor feels the variations of the yarn tension
during the normal working. Exploiting this information and making use of a
motor, the micropro
Production Monitoring Systems
In the manufacturing industry, having a clear and informative 'view' of the shop floor at all times can dramatically improve efficiency and profitability.
AccuTrack provides real time information enabling you to make quick and informed decisions, thus improving the productivity of existing machines and often eliminating the need to increase infrastructure to improve productivity.
Key features of AccuTrack
Accurate production informat
The European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is enhancing the competitiveness of the
Mongolian cashmere sector with an $800,000 loan to Ezio Foradori, a
locally-owned niche cashmere production company in the capital Ulaanbaatar.
Ezio Fordaori produces high quality cashmere jumpers,
skirts, scarves and other fashion garments, which are supplied to luxury brands
abroad. 98% per cent of company’s production is exported to Europe, America and
Japan.
T
Applicant: SHIMA SEIKI MFG [JP]; KOTAKA NORIO [JP]
Inventor(s): KOTAKA NORIO [JP]
Abstract of WO 2009084193 (A1)
Provided is a yarn-end treating device
for a flat-knitting machine, in which knitting yarns can be gripped and cut by
driving two grippers and a cutter at one rotating step of a drive shaft. A left
gripper unit (3) and a right gripper unit (4) are equipped, at their respective
distal ends, with gripping portions (5 and 6) capable of gripping knittin
Polyester producer Advansa has
announced that Nike Golf has created a new collection using Coolmax fabrics
with wool for a combination of climate-control properties and soft touch. According
to Advansa, the benefits of using Coolmax fabric are in reducing the effect
that the heat and humidity would have on the players’ performance.
Coolmax is a high-tech fabric that helps to improve comfort and
freshness for the players who wear it by moving perspiration away from th
The second edition for the new Spazio
Ricerca project, which - with concept and staging by designer Angelo Figus and
knitwear expert Nicola Miller - abolishes the frontiers with Fashion at Work,
the area devoted to the most advanced service and technology companies
operating in the textile-clothing industry.
The result is a single itinerary
where research, product, and technology are constantly interacting, a
laboratory for experimenting with avant-garde movements and
concept
Colour is the star
Creative freedom, a sense of ethics and esthetics, respect
for the environment
Echoes of the past, looking towards the future
Romanticism and urban glam
Sophisticated elegance and everyday comfort
Extra volumes and extra gauges
Sculptural and thick, rustic and refined
Technological materials and experimental components to
change the feel of yarns and wovens
Hybrid, unisex
Carded and combed
The 65th Pitti Immagine
Filati will be staged in Florence from the 7th to the 9th of July and at the
show, Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia is presenting its new Autumn/Winter 2010-11
Collection of top-quality yarns for knitwear - Baruffa and B-Exclusive.
Winter 2010-11 from Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia is
dedicated to superior luxury
Today there are many definitions of luxury. The look of
exclusivity, uniqueness and hand-crafted tradition can be emphasised. Or
Two dozen juniors, seniors and
graduate students at Rhode Island School of Design (RSID) welcomed both the
rigorous design challenge and incredible exposure to the industry afforded by a
spring semester Knitted Fabrics studio taught by Assistant Professor Liz
Collins, a professional artist and designer widely known for her experimental
knitwear.
Students in RSID’s studio partnered with Zegna Baruffa, one
of the largest high-end apparel yarn companies in Italy, t
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has
partnered with Hong Kong PolyU’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC), the
country’s most prestigious design school, to showcase Merino wool in
contemporary design at its annual graduation fashion show.
AWI sponsored two awards, the Woolmark Platinum Award and
the Flinders Merino and AWI Platinum Award, co-sponsored by Flinders Merino. 2009
marks the third year AWI has supported the coveted awards, which aim to inspire
and e
7 – 9 July 2009 - Fortezza da Basso - Florence
The next edition of Pitti Filati will
focus on research and quality, strengthened by the new Moda Prima Tessuto
project sponsored by Pratotrade, at the Fortezza Concomitantly with Pitti
Filati.
The big news for the next edition of Pitti Filati (7 to 9
July at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence) is that Moda Prima Tessuto, the new
project produced by the Pratotrade textile consortium will be held on the same
dates and at t
At Shanghaitex 2009, which took
place last weekend, Shima Seiki exhibited its line of advanced computerized
flat knitting machines and reported strong interest in its technologically
advanced machinery such as its latest Wholegarment knitting machines. The
display ranged from its SSG and SIG series conventional shaping machines to its
latest MACH2-series high-performance Whole garment knitting machines.
With the world economy in a downturn and the subsequent
slowdown
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2010 exhibition attracts strong support despite economic challenges
17th June 2009 0 commentDespite the current global economic woes, textile machinery makers
remain confident about the long-term prospects of the textile industry in Asia,
especially China. They have given the show owners of ITMA ASIA + CITME 2010 a
vote of confidence by signing up for space in the second combined show.
Although application
forms were only issued last month (the deadline for submission is September),
show owners CEMATEX and its Chinese partners - the Sub-Council of Textile
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) this
week unveiled its new Out of Bangladesh program, a guide to sourcing
Woolmark-quality Merino wool garments knitted in Bangladesh from commercially
available Merino wool yarns.
Out of Bangladesh is a partnership with a group of
Woolmark-licensed Bangladeshi knitters who have proven performance in creating
fine-gauge Merino wool knitwear, in a variety of garment types, according to
Woolmark standards.
The Out of Bangladesh program u
The precision that we have
come to expect from leading flat knitting machine builder Shima Seiki, has now
been applied to the company’s Air Splicer, a proprietary device which ensures
high quality colour changes in multi colour knitwear. The Air Splicer has been
developed for multi-colour knitting on the company’s range of complete garment
knitting machines and it is set to significantly enhance the company’s
Wholegarment technology. KnittingIndustry.c
Under the motto ‘My Stoll. My
Future’, leading flat knitting machine builder, Stoll will present a variety of
highly productive flat knitting machines as a representative cross section of
its CMS machine program at Shanghaitex, which opens today, along with several
software applications and a range of interesting and innovative patterns
developed especially for the exhibition.
New CMS HP models
Besides flexibility and reliability, productivity is a key
element o
Applicant: SHIMA SEIKI MFG [JP]; MURATA MACHINERY LTD [JP]
Inventor(s): ARIKITA REIJI [JP]; NAKAI KENJI [JP]; HATAKEYAMA YASUNORI [JP]
Abstract of EP 2042625
(A1)
The invention relates to a piecing
method capable of securing the strength of a spun yarn obtained by the piecing,
and omitting a protrusion treatment step for a fabric knitted by the spun yarn
obtained by the piecing. Tip end portions (21a, 22a) of knitting yarns (21, 22)
are overlaid in the sam
Pioneering manufacturer of advanced flat knitting machines for complete
garment knitting, Shima Seiki Mfg., has reported early sales of its new MACH2X
high speed Wholegarment knitting machine. The machine, which was launched at
last year’s ITMA ASIA + CITME in Shanghai, is now on show at some of Shima’s subsidiaries
and the company reports that it has already sold some 15 gauge MACH2X machines in
Italy. We recently visited Shima Seiki Europe’s showroom near D
Reliable high-speed yarn splicing for precise colour changes
The precision that goes hand-in-hand with Shima Seiki’s
excellent shaping, 3-D shaping and WHOLEGARMENT® capabilities is now available
as a proprietary device ensuring the highest quality color changes in multi-colour
knitwear applications. Introducing Shima Seiki’s new Air Splicer high-speed yarn
splicing device. Unlike conventional knotter systems which mechanically tie
together yarn ends, the Air Splicer cuts then twists t
What WHOLEGARMENT
means to you
A superior alternative to conventional knitting methods, the
seam-free construction of WHOLEGARMENT realizes substantial benefits unmatched
by any other textile product. It opens up a world of unprecedented
opportunities for the knitter, merchandiser, retailer and consumer alike.
Benefits for the
Designer
Without seams, patterns and designs remain uninterrupted
across the entire garment: front to back; over-the-shoulder; and down-the sleeves
True reversib
- Electronic flat knitting machine shipments down just 7% to
20,300
- Circular knitting shipments down 21% but still better than
pre-boom period
The period of heavy investment in most
textile machinery segments between 2003 and 2007 came to an abrupt end in 2008.
All textile machinery segments recorded lower shipments in the range of -3% to
-66% in 2008 as compared to 2007.
That investment boom up until 2007 was closely related to
China’s integration into the WTO structur
Pointing the way for
drum dyeing machines
The new COLORMAT and COLORCOMBI series stand for top
performance when dyeing – from hosiery and seamless knitwear, all the way to
bath mats made of natural, manmade and mixed fibres. The innovative technology
of the new models makes for a decisive increase in the quality and economy of
production.
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The perfect laboratory
machine
The COLORMAT 40 LAB is used for developing recipes and
guarantees trouble-free transfer to production machines. The machine meets all
the requirements for reproducible dyeing.
Loading capacity from 1 to 5 kg
Robust design
Open drum
Dyeing speeds from 1 to 70 rpm
Draining at 30 rpm
All parts in contact with the liquor are made of steel grade
1.4571
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further details and full technical specification
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Quick, versatile
finisher in numerous sizes
The VACUUMSTEAM can be used, among other things, to preset, preboard
or postboard seamless
knitwear, hosiery and yarn bobbins of natural or man-made
fibres.
High-grade steel vessel
Double-jacket heating reliably prevents condensate
Max. operating temperature 143 °C
High-power vacuum pump for rapid evacuation
Barco Sedo controller for reproducible workflows and maximum
operating convenience
Combination of transport and feed carriage facilitates
ha
The creative flair and design talent of graduating
students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s Institute of
Textiles and Clothing (ITC) have won big rounds of applause from the industry
at their Knitwear Fashion Show held today at The Mira Hong Kong.
A collaborated effort of design students, ITC, various
knitwear producers and yarn suppliers, the Knitwear Fashion Show aimed to
foster relations between ITC and industry, as well as showcasing the q
Leading Italian knitwear brand
Stefanel has announced that Luciano Santel will take over as Managing Director
and General Manager of Stefanel SpA.
Santel will work alongside Group Chairman Giuseppe Stefanel,
in the operational management of the holding company. He will also be
responsible for implementing the strategic plan for the repositioning of the
Stefanel brand. 52 year old Santel, joins the Stefanel Group after 8 years as
Corporate Manager of Geox Spa.
Benetton Group confirmed that consolidated
revenues were maintained at 449 million euro with net income 18 million euro, as
2009 first quarter financial results were approved by the Board of Directors.
The market in the first quarter of 2009 was influenced by
the cooling in demand, in a context of general weakness in the world economy
and unfavourable euro exchange rate trends with the currencies of emerging
countries, in particular the Korean won, the Indian rupee the
Messe Frankfurt is to launch Texprocess,
a new machinery, equipment and process exhibition which will compliment Techtextil,
the leading technical textiles and nonwovens show. Texprocess will make its
debut in Frankfurt in parallel with Techtextil from 2011.
“As the
investment-goods fair for the textile and fashion industry, Texprocess will be
the meeting place for over 500 exhibitors and around 25,000 visitors from all
over the world”, explains Detlef Braun, Me
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In recent years, leading German
flat knitting machine builder H. Stoll & Co, has achieved much in the quest
to widen the use of knitting machines and in particular flat knitting machines
in technical applications.
Flat knitting machines are mainly used in the apparel sector
for producing knitted outerwear and accessories but Stoll has pioneered the use
of the technology for technical applications. The company has a dedicated sales
and technical team for techn
Scottish knitwear and accessories
manufacturing brand Johnstons of Elgin has named James Dracup as their Group
Managing Director. Dracup, who has 30 years experience in textiles and has been
with the company for eight years, previously held senior positions at the
Sweater Shop brand in the 1990s and Listers Yarns.
Outgoing Managing Director James Sugden, who moves to head
the Hawick knitwear operation, told The Scotsman newspaper today: "James
Dracup is a first-class m
All-in-One Design System
Drawing from years of experience and know-how as a world
leader in fashion technology, Shima Seiki has created a design workstation that
goes far beyond the simple patterning and programming available from the
competition. With powerful proprietary hardware and industry specific software
developed in-house, no other design system even comes close to SDS®-ONE.
Supporting all your Apparel Design Needs...and More
SDS®-ONE is an All-in-One design system featuring ever
Production Monitoring, Management and File Transfers
Shima Seiki's computerized knitting machines and design
systems are renowned for their excellent capability as an efficient, reliable
production system. To further aid in the increase in production efficiency, we
offer Shima Network Solutions for networking multiple systems, data transfer,
archiving, production monitoring and management, and remote data access. Using
the latest in networking technology and production management software, Shi
The use of diesel to power factories due
to constant power cuts has increased production costs in Bangladesh’s
knitwear sector by 20 percent.
Speaking to the Daily Star on Tuesday, BKMEA President
Fazlul Hoque said: “The power situation
turned so bad that outages continue through half of the factories’ total production
period.”
“The production cost is increasing significantly due to the
power and energy crises in the factories as the owners will have to dep
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2010 expects leading machine builders to sign up en masse
29th April 2009 0 comment
Leading textile machinery
manufacturers from around the world are invited to apply for space at the
second combined ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition to be held at the Shanghai New
International Expo Centre from 22 to 26 June 2010.
According to the show
owners, the mega textile machinery exhibition is expected to draw a huge
response despite the current challenging global economic climate.
Maria Avery, Secretary General of CEMATEX, The European
Committee of Textile Ma
China has urged its textile
producers to merge, innovate and export more, as part of a strategy to
strengthen competitiveness, the central government said on Friday in a stimulus
plan for the industry.
Shanghai Daily
reports that according to the State Council statement, major textile producers
should realize added value of 1.2 trillion yuan (US$175 billion) by 2011 with
an annual growth of 10 per cent and their exports are to rise 8 percent year on
year to US$2
A unique machine for creating unprecedented fine gauge
fashion
Heralded as a historic breakthrough in knitting technology,
Shima Seiki’s original SPL of 1971 was the world’s fi rst machine to offer warp
insertion in a fl at (weft) knitting machine. Now, Shima Seiki revolutionizes
the industry once again by combining fully modernized warp insertion capability
with the latest in weft shaping technology.
Introducing the new LAPIS® warp-weft hybrid knitting
machine. Only the most advanced
China's textile machinery market has been growing rapidly in
recent years, and the gross industrial output value of textile machinery
manufacturing in China reached RMB72.64bn in 2008, up by 4.9% year-on-year,
according to a recent report. Research
and Markets has announced the addition of the "2008-2009 Report on
China's Textile Machinery Market" report to their offering.
Although the
total profitability of the sector continues to rise rapidly in Chinas
manufacturing
Advanced knitting technology with high cost-performance
The SSG® 202SV and SSG® 202SC are part of Shima Seiki’s new generation
of SSG®-series fl at knitting machines, both featuring great cost-performance
for entry-level computerized knit production. It carries over such proven
industrial benchmarks as the spring-type full sinker system, while new
technology such as the R2Carriage® raise their productivity to another level.
Other improvements include a built-in controller for
space-eff
Six-system productivity with WideGauge® and WideTandem®
versatility
Part of the SSG®-line of Shima Seiki’s new generation of
computerized fl at knitting machines, the SSG®236SV, SSG®236SC and SSG®236FC are
versatile, high-speed machines featuring six knitting systems for very high
productivity. Each features a 90-inch (229 centimetre) knitting width and
tandem operation as a twin triple-system machine.
SSG® machines carry over such proven industrial benchmarks
as the spring-type fu
WholeGarment computerized flat knitting machine
Specially configured for WHOLEGARMENT® knitting with 4
needle beds and an additional loop presser bed, Shima Seiki’s SWG®-X features
vast improvements over the original SWG®-series machines. With a completely new
design based on FIRST® “next generation” technology, the SWG®-X is capable of producing
beautifully shaped, high-quality WHOLEGARMENT® products which conform perfectly
to the body for improved comfort and a more elegant s
Leading flat knitting machine
builder Stoll has recently launched a ‘Pattern
Library’ service, which allows its customers to order books of knitted
swatches from the company’s highly regarded Trend Collections, which are normally
only available in printed and digital format each season.
Pattern
Library, which is a limited edition, is available upon request from the
company (see below for contact details). Joerg Hartmann, Managing Director,
Stoll Fashion
Shima Seiki Mfg. Ltd., has announced the
opening of its new Spanish subsidiary, Shima Seiki Spain S.A.U. The leading Japanese
flat knitting machine builder has set up a subsidiary company which will act as
a sales and service organization for Spain and Portugal. The company will be headquartered
at Barberá Del Vallés
near Barcelona in northern Spain.
Mr Yoshihiro Sakuma, who has been appointed Managing
Director of the new subsidiary, will also cont
Wholegarment capability with speed
Like the NewSES-S ·WG WHOLEGARMENT® machine on which it is based,
Shima Seiki’s MACH2®S is an extremely flexible machine which realizes quality
knitting in a range of production styles. As a conventional shaping machine, it
is capable of all-needle knitting in its available range of 12 to 16 gauge,
while WHOLEGARMENT® knitwear can be produced in half-gauge fabrics. As the name
“MACH”− the unit for the speed of sound− suggests, the MACH2®S s
Applicant: PAI LUNG MACHINERY MILL CO LTD [TW]
Inventor(s): LIN YU-SHENG [TW]; WANG JOE [TW]
Abstract
of US 7509821
(B1)
A yarn measuring device for a flat bed knitting machine which has a chassis, a
needle bed, a track and a carriage. The carriage has a cam controller and a
mask plate. The yarn measuring device includes a counter, a detection unit and
a programmable logic circuit controller. The programmable logic circuit
controller, the counter, the dete
Leading flat, circular knitting and the hosiery machinery builders will exhibit their latest technologies at ITM 2009, to be held on 6 to 10 June 2009. Mayer & Cie, Monarch, Pilotelli, Terrot, Santoni Group and Well Knit are some of the world leading brands exhibiting at the show. Manufacturers of spare parts, accessories, chemicals, lubricants and related products are also amongst the exhibitors.
Organisers say that more than 1,000 local and international exhib
Research and Markets has
announced the addition of the "Knitting Mills in Australia" report to
their offering. The IBISWorld Knitting Mills in Australia report is an in depth
study containing statistics, trends, forecasts and competitor information.
The industry consists of units mainly engaged in manufacturing knitted or crocheted
fabrics or knitted clothing including hosiery, cardigans, jackets, pullovers or
similar garments. Fabrics are sold to other manufacturer
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee says Australia's premium fibre continues to be in short supply because of poor rainfall across south-east Australia and lower than expected fleece weights.
The Committee also expects that supply will not rebound in 2009/10. The Committee's revised forecast for Australian shorn wool production this season is 355 mkg greasy, 15 mkg greasy lower than its forecast in December and 10.5% lower than in 2007/08.
Committee Cha
Dramatic improvements
in productivity for high quality Wholegarment knitwear
Like the SWG®-X on which it is based, the new MACH2®X is a WHOLEGARMENT
specialty machine that features 4 needle beds and Shima Seiki’s original
SlideNeedle™. And like the SWG®-X, it can knit beautifully shaped, high-quality
WHOLEGARMENT® products which conform to the body for improved comfort and a
more elegant silhouette.
As the “MACH” name suggests, what sets the MACH2®X apart is
its speed and prod
The next edition of
Pitti Immagine Filati, No. 65, will be held at the Fortezza da Basso in
Florence from 7 to 9 July 2009 instead of from 1 to 3 July 2009.
This new date will make it possible to hold the event at the
same time as the first edition of PRIMA - Moda Tessuto, the new textile project
produced by the Pratotrade consortium.
Raffaello Napoleone, the Pitti Immagine CEO said, “Pitti
Immagine hopes that contemporaneity and physical proximity of the two fa
Sunshine Knitwear
Limited closed its factory in Tejgaon yesterday, laying off 1600 workers, after
the company made serious losses in the fallout from the global financial crisis
and labour trouble.
SNR Towfiq, General Manager of the factory, told The Daily
Star that falling orders and low price-offers from international buyers in
times of recession had forced the management of the company to shut its
factory. Frequent labour unrests also put pressure on the all export
Research and Markets has
announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new report "Advances
in Knitting Technology" to their offering.
Knitted textiles and apparel represent approximately one
third of the global textile market, together with the advances of new technical
applications for knitted textiles, this book will be an important text for
designers, engineers and technicians involved in the manufacture and use of
knitted textiles and garments.
Part 1, the
ACIMIT, the Italian
textile machinery manufacturers association is to support machinery manufacturers
with a promotional plan, implemented in partnership with the Ministry for
Economic Development and the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, comprising
around 25 different initiatives for 2009.
Preliminary year-end 2008 figures for Italy’s textile
machinery industry register an 18% drop in production compared to the previous
year, with a total production value estim
The next generation in computerized flat bed knitting
A synthesis of all of Shima Seiki’s experience and know-how,
the SWG®-FIRST® series “Next Generation” computerized flatbed knitting machines
offer tremendous capability previously unimagined in the world of knitting.
Everything from full-fashioning, rib shaping to 3-dimensional shaping, as well
as WHOLEGARMENT® production can be performed. This all-purpose capability is
made possible through the development of our revolutionary
A-list celebrities and
international models were last week treated to the best Merino wool Australia
has to offer at an exclusive event at Paris Fashion Week to celebrate one of
the world's most promising young designers Alexander Wang.
Guests at a private dinner party for the exclusive retailer
Colette were presented with gifts of ultrafine Merino shawls from the Jemala
company from Victoria. Australian Wool
Innovation, which introduced its top suppliers to Wang t
Bangladesh's monthly
average sales from knitwear exports are expected to fall by at least 10 percent
as shrinking demand and weak prices take a toll on the export-driven industry,
a leading industry official told Reuters on Sunday.
Mohammad Fazlul Huque, president of Bangladesh Knitwear
Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), said the decline could be
reflected in last month's data and last through the coming months. Bangladesh
earned $3.8 billion by exportin
The Bangladesh
Investment Climate Fund (IFC) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Bangladesh
Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) to conduct a pre-feasibility
study for a special economic zone for the knitwear industry, The New Nation
said on Friday. The objective of the partnership is to help assist the BKMEA
with developing a Knit Village based on a proper feasibility study which
includes market demand forecast and financial and economic
Even more effective virtual sampling with 3D modelling
With its ability to support all aspects from planning,
design, sampling and production to machine programming, merchandising and sales
promotion, SDS®-ONE has established itself the reputation as an All-in-One
apparel design tool. SDS®-ONE also performs as a communication tool. From
spinner to apparel planner, designer, manufacturer, merchandiser and retailer,
design decisions and product concepts can be communicated without breakd
Following the successful debut
of the combined textile machinery show in 2008, the joint owners of ITMA ASIA +
CITME announced today that they would be extending their cooperation for a second
show in 2010. The exhibition will be held at the Shanghai New International
Expo Centre from 22 to 26 June 2010.
Show owners - CEMATEX (the European Committee of Textile
Machinery Manufacturers), and their Chinese partners the Sub-Council of Textile
Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT-Te
Oeko-Tex Standard 100
Certification, the international standard for safe textile products, gives
manufacturers, retailers, and consumers confidence that their textile products are
safe for human use. The Oeko-Tex
Standard 100 Certification ensures that textile products are tested for harmful
levels of more than 100 potentially dangerous substances that can adversely
affect human health. The certification also provides third-party validation
that textiles comp
Flat knitting machine builder H.Stoll & Co will open its brand new Stoll Fashion & Technology Center in New York (FTNY) on April 1st. The new showroom is situated in the heart of the Garment District of Manhattan, New York and will give the fashion and clothing industries the opportunity to experience the services of the FTNY world at close quarters. The highlight of the inauguration at the 15,000 square feet facility will be the introduction of the reinvente
The Chairman of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Wal Merriman has announced that the former head of the Woolmark Company Brenda McGahan has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of AWI.
The appointment which takes effect from next Monday heralds the return to the wool industry for Ms McGahan after an almost two year absence. Mr Merriman said he was delighted that AWI had been able to secure Ms McGahan's services. "I am happy to welcome Brenda back into the fold,"
ITM 2009 International Textile
Machinery Exhibition is to be held on 6-10 June 2009 at Beylikduzu Tuyap Fair,
Convention and Congress Centre in Istanbul, Turkey. The exhibition is being organized
with the cooperation of Teknik Ltd and Tuyap, who say that the exhibition is
set to give a lift to the textile industry.
ITM 2009, which is the dedicated textile machinery exhibition
for the region, will host a wide range of textile machinery technologies. Teknik Ltd
Creativity and the ability to
present innovative services and collections, updated season after season, are strong
points of the companies united under the Première Vision Pluriel banner. This
strength sets them apart, and attracts international buyers to Paris-Nord
Villepinte looking for products to distinguish their collections.
Its unique potential in the fashion universe, perfectly
aligned with the expectations of an evolving market, confers on the 6 events
maki
Earlier this week the Benetton
Group Board meeting viewed the company’s preliminary results for the 2008
financial year, pending availability of final numbers which will be examined
and approved by the Board of Directors on March 18.
In a statement the company said that the 2008 preliminary
results met the Group’s preset objectives, despite the deteriorating
international economic situation, which became particularly evident in the
fourth quarter of the year.
Jane Smith reports from Expofil
Italian spinner Filati Maclodio
are promoting their Milkofil range of yarns this season at Expofil. This is an
innovative organic and healthy yarn derived from milk. This extraordinary yarn
is particularly suited for contact with the skin in clothing, underwear, and
bedding. Fibre that is made from casein, which is the main protein in milk, has
long-term emissions of negative ions. It
is thus beneficial for air quality, it stimulates
The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers
Association (PHMA) has disclosed to local journalists that the number of
knitwear exporting units in the country has declined from 1,183 in 2005 to 840
in 2009. In addition it said that the closed units included some of the most
efficient and large hi-tech factories which have continued to lose their
competitive edge in the world market.
The PHMA revealed that knitwear units in Karachi alone had
dropped from 400 in 2005 to only 3
The themes, colours and
preliminary basic inspirations for the collections we will see in the markets
in eighteen months time, got off to a fine start at Pitti Immagine Filati. The
64th edition (Florence, 28-30 January 2009) ended on a note of confidence
notwithstanding the economic problems cutting across the international stage. According
to organisers, visitors from industry who attended the show expressed their
determination to start production for the coming s
Australian fashion labels Sabatini,
Kirrily Johnston and Gina Kim are helping AWI and Austrade grow the Korean
market for Australian Merino wool this week at a special event to celebrate
Australia Day 2009 in Seoul.
With the theme ‘Colours of Australia’, a mix of 100 percent
and wool-rich garments will grace a catwalk at the event to showcase the
elegance and luxurious feel of the Australian Merino wool fabrics and
demonstrate why the fibre is the natural choice f
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
has unveiled its new Merino Perform range of extra fine Merino performance
fabrics designed for next-to-skin wear.
AWI says that the natural qualities of Australian Merino such
as natural breathability and elasticity, odour resistance, sweat and moisture
control and suitability for multi-climatic environments, mean that Merino
Perform fabrics provide an unrivalled level of next-to-skin comfort for
everyday, active and sportswear in all
ZEGNA BARUFFA LANE BORGOSESIA - Pitti Filati, Florence, January 28-30, 2009, STAND I-1-13
A collection of garments created
by the European Design Institute of Turin with yarns from the Zegna Baruffa
2010 spring / summer collection is to be shown at the forthcoming Pitti Filati. The designs were
developed and created by the third year students of the three year post diploma
course in Fashion and Textile Design of the IED of Turin, year 07/08
“Attempt
YARNS
COLLECTION SS 2010
Millennium
club
This
is a complete range of fine yarns for top quality knitwear in Super 120'S
certified wool.
Thanks
to a raw material that in terms of purity and fineness (17.5 microns) adheres
to highest quality wool standards, a fine and elegant yarn is obtained that
enables us to rediscover the true meaning of luxury knitwear and rare tactile
pleasure.
Choosing
Millennium means choosing pure quality.
Millennium
is also available in versions with SUPERWASH a
Invista, the largest spandex
and nylon producer in the world and owner of many leading brands including the
Lycra fibre brand, has appointed Christine Do Phan as Marketing Communications
Director for its Apparel business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EUMEA).
Christine brings extensive marketing and communications experience to the role
having previously worked across Europe and Asia in the b2c, b2b and apparel
ingredient industries.
Christine will be resp
Expofil - 10-13
February, Paris
Sustainable development, respect
for the environment, ecology, recycling,… those are some of the final
consumer’s concerns that the textile chain has been gradually integrating and
that can be found in the collections of the fibre producers and spinners exhibiting
at the forthcoming Expofil that will be held from 10 to 13 February 2009 at
Parc d’Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte.
However, performance is not left aside as sho
Britain's high street fashion retailing
giant Primark is at the centre of a row over allegations that illegal
immigrants who were paid just over half the minimum wage had been employed to
make fashionable knitwear for one of the company’s bestselling ranges.
Primark said yesterday that it had launched an inquiry after
an investigation by the Observer and the BBC revealed that Manchester-based knitwear
manufacturer TNS Knitwear may have breached key employment
Shima Seiki: Knitwear simulation method, apparatus for the method, and storage medium
9th January 2009 0 comment
Applicant: SHIMA SEIKI MFG [JP]; YAMAMOTO SHINJI
[JP]
Inventor: YAMAMOTO SHINJI [JP]
Abstract of WO 2008152931 (A1) Knitting data is changed into 3D-filament data expressing the positions of stitches,
the connecting relations between the stitches and the kinds of the stitches, so
that the virtual wearing is made on a human body model or a fabric. Layers of a
knitwear are formed by setting a view point and a light source, by converting
the stitches
Applicant:
Inventor: MIYAMOTO
MASAKI [JP]
Abstract of US 2008302137
(A1)
A yarn feeder comprises a switching
mechanism which presets a swing direction of the yarn feeding port after
completion of a yarn feeding operation, and, after having completed yarn
feeding operation, changes over the swing of the yarn feeding port from one
yarn feeding position to another standby position interlocking with the
released selective operation of the entraining means, in which the switching
mechanism inc
The 8th international Garment
& Allied Machinery & Accessories Trade Show is to be held from 13-16
January 2009 at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre Dhaka.
Zakaria Trade & Fair International of Bangladesh and Zak
Trade Fairs & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. of India are jointly organising the event
attracting more than 250 international companies from all over the world. The
show is expected to draw the attention of more than 30,000 visitors from
The Stoll Fashion &
Technology Center held the first of a series of technical seminars for the
knitwear industry at the Quintessence New Century Hotel in Tong Xiang on 27
November. The seminar, which attracted more than 70 participants from the local
knitwear industry aimed to increase communication and sharing of information
amongst knitting professionals.
The two main topics were presented to seminar attendees. The
first, “Technical Realization of Popular
Crystal Martin Knitwear Limited, a UK based garment
manufacturer and supplier to Marks & Spencer has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SQ Group a
leading sweater supplier in Bangladesh to produce world-class sweaters
exclusively for Marks & Spencer (M&S).
According to the country’s Financial Express, SQ Group
Chairman M Ghulam Faruq and Crystal Martin Knitwear CEO Lawrence B Ward signed
the MoU to set up t
The new
edition of Pitti Filati, which takes
place from 28-30 January, is continuing to invest in its calling of in-depth
analysis of creativity and trends, says Agostino Poletto, Deputy General
manager of Pitti Immagine.
“It does so by
expanding its essence as a laboratory-workshop and offering its audience, who
are international buyers and fashion designers, the tools for researching and
developing fashion products. For this reason the Ca
KnittingIndustry.com is about to
launch a Chinese language version of its website. By the end of January 2009, KnittingIndustry.com
will be available in both traditional and simplified Chinese languages and will
be fully localised.
To give Chinese readers access to its unique content and
help advertisers reach the Chinese knitting and hosiery industries,
KnittingIndustry.com will be implementing a unique translation solution which
will allow accurate translation
A new research report called ‘Knit Fabric
Mills in the US’ – by Ibis World Industry Market Research is now available from
Companies & Markets (www.companiesandmarkets.com). The report replaces IBISWorld´s June 2007 edition of Knit
Fabric Mills in the US report.
Industry Market Research Synopsis
This Industry Market Research report from IBISWorld provides
a detailed analysis of the Knit Fabric Mills in the US industry, including key
growth trends, statistics, for
The Chairman of Australian Wool
Innovation (AWI) Brian van Rooyen has told shareholders that despite difficult
economic times AWI's new global marketing strategy would drive increased demand
for Australian Merino wool worldwide. Speaking at AWI's Annual General Meeting
in Perth Mr van Rooyen acknowledged the difficult economic times facing the
Australian wool industry.
"I can say to you that orders are down, credit is
tight, stocks are low and the international reta
According to a report in The New
Nation yesterday, Bangladeshi knitwear manufacturer Sun Yad Knitwear Limited, is
to set up a garment manufacturing facility in the Adamjee Export Processing
Zone (EPZ).
The company will invest US$ 5.132 million to set up their
plant and produce garments creating employment opportunity for 1995 Bangladeshi
nationals. An agreement to this effect was signed between the Bangladesh Export
Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and the Sun Y
Students at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology design garments for Stoll Fashion and Technology Competition
21st November 2008 0 commentAs part of flat knitting machine builder Stoll’s global strategy to
support educational institutions, the company has been successfully working in
close cooperation with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York
for over two decades.
Most recently, through the contribution of Stoll America
Knitting Machinery in the USA
and Stoll’s Fashion and Technology department in Germany, a design competition was
held for FIT students. After being
gi
Australian Wool
Innovation (AWI) today announced it had engaged world renowned style and
innovation agency PeclersParis to provide colour and design trend direction for
the Woolmark.
Peclers' team of fashion experts and trend forecasters this
week will start work with Woolmark licensees to prepare a colour palette with
yarn and fabric design direction for the 2010-11 Autumn/Winter retail season.
The Woolmark Trend Service by PeclersParis will provide
wool
According to Reuters, police
reported that at least 50 people were injured as clashes broke out at a knitted
garments factory near the Bangladesh capital yesterday.
The violence is said to have started when workers alleged that
food supplied to them by the factory authorities was stale and of poor quality.
Reuters reports that witnesses said hundreds of angry workers joined the
protest at the Abani Knitwear Textile Mill at Hrishipara, and clashed with
factory guar
Leading flat knitting machine builder Stoll has worked with Australian Wool
Innovation (AWI) to create a unique technically advanced range of knitwear
designs with form and function.
Technical Knitwear which is part of Stoll’s Modern Nomad
range of knitwear designs for Autumn/ Winter 09/10, consists of highly
technical patterns, including a Merino wool facing on one-side and PrimaLoft
yarn on the other in areas required by the body t
Gumatex S.L , owner of the
Jumberca circular knitting machine brand has signed an agreement with Chinese
company Yifang Textile Machinery to collaborate in the fields of production,
marketing and research on large diameter circular knitting machines. The deal
was signed at the recent ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai.
The agreement, which is the result of almost two years work,
is aimed at making both companies more competitive in international markets and
will lea
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has launched its biggest marketing
campaign in China for more than a decade. For the first time Australian Merino
wool will utilise guerilla marketing techniques with a heavy focus on selling
the Woolmark brand story to Chinese online communities.
According to the Chairman of AWI, Brian van Rooyen, the
thrust of the campaign covers five cities across China with the potential to
reach more than 15 million people. "This is an excitin
The Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has sought a ‘Special Textile Package’
for the textile industry to face the current economic crisis, Business Standard
reports.
FICCI has highlighted the fact that profitability of the Indian
textile industry fell by over 99% in the June 2008 quarter and investment in
the current year (for April-July) has been less than one third of last year for
the same period. Under a ‘Special Textiles
Bangladesh’s knitwear sector
secured at least 12 per cent higher export orders in October this year over the
corresponding period in 2007, according to a report in The Financial Express.
This was revealed by an analysis conducted by the research
unit of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA).
The unit analysed the UD (utilisation declaration) issued by the BKMEA to reach
the conclusion.
"We issued UD 12 per cent higher in October over t
In an article in
Aberdeen based newspaper The Press & Journal, cashmere and woollen knitwear
manufacturer Johnstons of Elgin said its two mills were working flat out to
feed demand for its products. Johnstons, which employs 600 people across sites
at Elgin in the Scottish Highlands and Hawick in the Scottish Borders, added it
was making the most of a weaker pound and is finding newly acquired
competitiveness in its main export markets.
With the val
Lenzing Group: Consolidated sales 1-9/2008, up by 10%
High energy and raw material cost burden EBITSecond-best EBIT in corporate history expected for 2008 despite weakening economyFiber production operating at full capacityLenzing benefits from focus on high-quality specialty fibers despite economic downturn
The Lenzing Group further enhanced its position as the world market leader in cellulose fibers in the first nine months of 2008 despite the dramatic unfolding of the financial market crisis
Leading flat knitting machine
builder Shima Seiki has released technical specifications for its new MACH2X
and MACH2S high speed Wholegarment knitting machines, indicating that the
machines are almost ready for sale. Prototypes of the four needlebed MACH2X and
double needlebed MACH2S were recently exhibited at ITMA Asia + CITME in
Shanghai.
Like the SWG-X on which it is based, the new MACH2X is a Wholegarment
specialty machine that features four needle beds and S
Thanks to genius of the young
Italian designer aleXsandro Palombo, designer knitwear is now available for
customers seeking originality and exclusivity. Palombo’s unique precious items
are conceived in workshops using the same processes as for haute couture, with
weeks of craftsmanship being dedicated to each model.
Creative flair, the excellence of Italian craftsmanship and
cultural innovation are the foundations of the new “knit atelier no season” by
the Itali
The
management of the design, sampling and production of small quantities of high
value-added knitwear is the new challenge of all knitwear manufacturers and is
at the heart of their future performance. This is why Yxendis, a well known 3D
knit creation and simulation software company and flat knitting machine builder
Steiger have entered into a close partnership to deliver new business
opportunities to their customers.
This is achiev
US retailer
Brooks Brothers has acquired a 25% shareholding in Ballantyne’s knitwear factory
near Peebles, one of Scotland’s top quality cashmere knitwear manufacturers.
Ballantyne’s Italian owners have also sold a 55% stake in
the Borders mill to Massimiliano Zegna Baruffa, textiles entrepreneur and former
owner of the famous Italian worsted yarn spinner Zegna Baruffa. Ballantyne is
to retain a 20% shareholding in the mill.
The Inner
Sample No: i0672
Machine: SSG122SV
07
Yarns: Viscose
40%, wool 35%, angora 20%, cashmere 5%,
2/26x2, nylon 92%, lycra 8% 20/70dx1
WideGauge Knitting
Shima’s SSG 122SV features WideGauge capability that allows
a variety of gauges to be knit on a single machine. Shima says that this allows
the freedom to handle changing seasons and shifting trends without investing in
a machine for
For the 2008 edition of Simatex,
which will take place next November in Buenos Aires, ACIMIT (Association of
Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) and ICE (Italian Institute for Foreign
Trade) have organized a Meeting Point, which will host more than 10 Italian
textile machinery manufacturers. Visitors to the show will find the most
up-to-date Italian technologies in the spinning, weaving, knitting and
finishing sectors.
Argentina’s textiles industry has gon
When Australian Wool Innovation
(AWI) opened its new product suitcase at Spin Expo in Shanghai two weeks ago it
revealed a comprehensive collection of knitwear product and technology
innovations called Merino Touch.
AWI's new Merino Touch collection is soft, natural and
trans-seasonal, providing ultimate comfort through three innovative ranges:
Mercerised Merino adds an
enhanced luxury and comfort to the natural performance of Australian
Merino, creating
As the largest textile producer
in the world, China is obviously one of the most important markets for any
textile machine manufacturer, and for Shima Seiki, ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 presented an opportunity
for the company to re-emphasize its position as leader in flatbed knitting
machine technology.
Despite the effects on China of the economic downturn in the
U.S., Shima still sees continued opportunities in the Chinese knitting
industry. Rising wages and labour
28 – 30 November 2008, China Friendship
Conference Centre, Dhaka - Bangladesh
With exports of knitwear from Bangladesh
reaching new heights, KNIT+TEX Bangladesh 2008 International Expo organized by CEMS
INDIA, CEMS USA and BKMEA (Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters
Association) is well timed. Total investments in the sector reached US$ 2
billion recently and the show will be a good opportunity for machine builders to
promote their goods and services
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
believes the USA fashion industry is ready to embrace the relaunched Woolmark
brands following a trade mission by senior executives.
AWI's strategic adviser, Rob Langtry and Regional General
Manager for the Americas, Edwin Nazario, met with more than a dozen major
retailers in New York over three days and said their reaction to the new
branding had been so positive that several have already made commitments for
the coming seasons.
A
Applicant: UNIV MANCHESTER (GB)
Inventor: DIAS TILAK (GB); COOKE WILLIAM (GB); FERNANDO ANURA (GB)
Abstract of US7421860There is disclosed a knitting machine comprising: at least one knitting needle; at least one positive yarn feed device for feeding yarn to said at least one knitting needle; needle monitoring means for providing information relating to the at least one knitting needle during the course of a knitting operation; and a controller for controlling the operation of the positive ya
Shima Seiki: Method and device for cutting/holding warp of weft knitting machine
16th September 2008 0 comment
Applicant: SHIMA
SEIKI MFG (JP)
Inventor: MIYAMOTO MASAKI (JP)
Abstract of EP1959041
The invention relates to a method and
an apparatus for cutting and holding a warp in a weft knitting machine that can
appropriately cut even a knitted fabric knitted with a warp fed from a warp
insertion mechanism, and can hold the end yarn after the cutting. In a weft
knitting machine (1) in which a warp (4) can be inserted, a cut target portion
(14) is formed to intersect the warp (4) while reciprocating at
AgResearch announces world-first technology to detect fake designer garments
16th September 2008 0 comment Take two
identical garments – both attributed to the same designer. It is impossible to
distinguish between the two articles. The same fabric was used, the same
colour, the same pattern. Even the label looks the same…
However one is real – the other one is a fake. Which one is
which?
AgResearch is today demonstrating for the first time how
this world-first technology can detect a fake designer garment. The textile
tracing system, called Verifi
Applicant: MURATA MACHINERY LTD (JP); SHIMA SEIKI MFG (JP)
Inventor: HATAKEYAMA YASUNORI (JP); NAKAI KENJI (JP);
MINAKATA KATSUJI (JP)
Abstract of EP1959042
An objective of the present invention
is to provide a yarn piecing method and device useful when used for
sequentially selectinganyof plural types of yarns different in color or
suchlike, and supplying them to a yarn feeding device in a knitting machine. In
the present invention, two yarns Y1 and Y4 to be pieced are accommodated and
clamp
Prominent speakers from
renowned international fashion companies have agreed to present their outlook
on important industry-related topics at the 24th IAF World Apparel Convention
to be held in Maastricht (The Netherlands) on October 29th – 31st, 2008.Changing
Consumer Needs and the Future of Fashion Business is the central theme of this
year’s convention. Four plenary sessions related to the main theme will take
place during the convention:
- How will the n
Cotton Incorporated has
unveiled its advanced TransDRY moisture management technology, an innovative
new system that enables the production of quick-drying, engineered fabrics for
performance apparel.
Cotton fabrics made with TransDRY technology offer cotton’s
familiar comfort and softness while staying dry, keeping the wearer cooler and
more comfortable. That’s because they’re engineered to transfer moisture in one
direction, away from the skin to the o
China International Trade Fair for Fibres and Yarns, Shanghai
International Convention Centre, 21 - 23 October 2008
Specialised show provides yarn and fibre producers with an
ideal trade venue
Yarn & fibre imports to China on the rise
Major textile trade week in Shanghai in October 2008
The speciality textile yarn and fibre trade event Yarn Expo
Autumn is set for 21 - 23 October 2008 at the Shanghai International Convention
Centre, Shanghai, China. Yarn Expo showcases yarn and fibre produ
Knitwear is the keyword at
the Lindex fashion chain this autumn, and to show their customers just what
that means, Lindex is starting a knitting revolution.
"Knitted garments in their wealth of variations are at
the focus of this autumn's fashion, we see everything from simple
finely-knitted cardigans to delightful chunky knitwear. This autumn's knitted
fashion at Lindex is inspired by an attractive mix where 1970s Bohemian
romanticism meets the new grunge look.
The Home of Cutting-Edge Textiles
Eco-textiles continue to be the main focus at Interstoff
Asia Essential
Suppliers join the fair with different highlights
Concurrent seminar programmes refresh textile trade with
latest industry knowledge
To fulfil the role of leading trade fair for eco-textiles,
Interstoff Asia Essential Autumn will feature world top eco-experts to explain
the thriving market and different standards for eco-fr
Applicant: SHIMA
SEIKI MFG (JP)
Inventor: OKAMOTO KAZUYOSHI (JP)
Abstract of US2008190147
A knitting method for knitting a
tubular knitting fabric having gores of front and back knitted fabric parts
which are different in size in the manner that no twisting of loops can be
provided at the stage of the completion of the joining of the gores so that the
tubular knitted fabric can be knitted up continuously without any need of
rotation operation. A position of a reference boundary at the stage o
2008 first half results approved by the Board of Directors. Benetton Group consolidated revenues increase to 996 million euro
The Benetton Group
Board of Directors, meeting today and chaired by Luciano Benetton,
examined and approved the consolidated results for the first half
of 2008.
Group net revenues for the first half of 2008 grew to 996
million euro (+2.9%), consistent with full year revenue forecasts
previously communicated; this increase, a
When ITMA Asia + CITME opened
its doors in Shanghai one month ago, German flat knitting machine builder H.
Stoll & Co was popping the champagne corks to celebrate the company’s 135th
anniversary. Stoll was actually founded 135 years to the day on the 27th of
July 1873. Stoll
demonstrated how a company with a long tradition and established technology
should continue to innovate. In Part 1 of this two part Feature,
KnittingIndustry.com looked at Stoll’s
The Australian wool market finished 1.1% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week.
The AWEX EMI fell by 9¢ (-1.0%), ending the week at 850¢/kg. This
reflected falls of 8¢ (-0.9%) in the North and 10¢ (-1.2%) in the
South, with their corresponding Regional Indicators finishing the week
at 887¢ and 819¢ clean, respectively. The Western Indicator fell by 10¢
(-1.2%), finishing the week at 832¢.
In a two day sale in Sydney and Melbourne
Shima Seiki - Border pattern designing device, designing method, and designing program
31st August 2008 0 commentApplicant: SHIMA SEIKI MFG (JP)
Inventor: MAEIWA TETSUJI (JP); TAKENAKA KAZUKO (JP); SUZUKI
NORIYUKI (JP); KAMIKAWA YASUYO (JP)
Abstract of EP1950676 A color extraction area is specified in a natural image and a color in the area
is extracted and spread. The spread image is displayed as a preview and the
extracted area is modified when required. When the extracted area is confirmed,
the number of colors is limited, a knitting pattern is spread to be
configuration data. It is possible to easily d
Applicant: GROZ
BECKERT KG (DE)
Inventor: KRAUSS RAINER (DE)
Abstract of US2008184745
A needle bed ( 2 ) in accordance with the invention for a knitting machine
comprises guide channels for knitting tools that are interrupted, in
particular, in the region of the knitting lock, so that each needle is only
guided laterally in the region of its foot. Preferably, the needle bed is
designed in a segmented manner, in which case the segments adjoin each other at
a joint that extends in a direction t
Method of Knitting Tubular Knitted Fabric Having Stripe Pattern, and Tubular Knitted Fabric Having Stripe Pattern
30th August 2008 0 commentApplicant: SHIMA SEIKI MFG (JP)
Inventor: NAKAYAMA TOMOAKI (JP)
Abstract of US2008169041
In a tubular knitted fabric with a stripe pattern knitted by a flat knitting
machine, to cause cross-over yarns to appear inside the tubular knitted fabric
so as to eliminate cutting operation of the cross-over yarns. For each knitting
of a plurality of courses, a first knitted fabric portion and a second knitted
fabric portion are continuously knitted by switching a first knitting yarn and
a second knitting
Since its establishment in 1984,
Shanghaitex has become known as one of the largest and most influential
international textile exhibition in Asia. The International Exhibition on
Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex) is celebrating the 25th Anniversary in the
upcoming 14th edition to be staged from 12 - 15 June 2009 in Shanghai New
International Expo Center.
As the most historical textile industrial exhibition in
China history, ShanghaiTex has become a precious national bran
When ITMA Asia + CITME opened its doors in Shanghai one
month ago, German flat knitting machine builder H. Stoll & Co was popping
the champagne corks to celebrate the company’s 135th anniversary. Stoll
was actually founded 135 years to the day on the 27th of July 1873.
Developed from the pioneering spirit of Heinrich Stoll, the
company is now a worldwide enterprise with a presence in over 70 countries with
135 years of inventions, patents and almost 300 different machin
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008, the first
combined show of the two established brands ITMA ASIA and CITME, closed its
doors on 31 July. 1,368 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions participated
in this show, taking up all 126,500 square metres of the 11 halls in the
Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
The net exhibiting space exceeded 73,000 square metres, and
the top five participating economies in terms of number of participants were
China, Italy, Germany, China Taiwa
Applicant: GROZ BECKERT KG
Inventor: KRAUSS RAINER
Abstract of SG144046 Needle Bed With Cooling Channel A needle bed (1) of a knitting machine has a
segmented configuration. The segments (5, 6) border against each other via the
abutment surfaces (10, 8). Extending from at least one of provided, e.g., in
the segment (6). The adjacent segment (5) covers these cooling channels,
thereby closing said cooling channels. (Fig. 1)
To view the full patent, please click the link below.
Needle bed with
cool
The Australian Merino brand has
been created in recognition of 200 years of the Australian wool trade. It
represents an evolution of the Australian Merino anniversary logo which was
first showcased on the global stage in 2007.
“The Australian Merino brand symbolises uncompromising
quality,” said Craig Welsh, AWI CEO. “In developing this brand, AWI has
captured the ultimate in natural luxury, representing the best Australia has to
offer. It is a celebration of excel
Woolmark takes on a fresh new look
and licensee program for today’s smarter, greener world. One of the world’s
best known brands, the Woolmark has been applied to more than 2 billion
garments since the creation of the original mark in 1964.
A Millward Brown survey of 22,000 consumers in 10 key
markets in 2006 showed more than 95 per cent of respondents recognised the
Woolmark, and most associated it with high quality apparel.
“As the apparel market evolves, so must
Sample No : y1627
Machine: SWG203-X 12
Material: Wool 50% acrylic 50% 2/46x2,
2/46x3,Nylon 92% lycra 8% 20/70dx1
Description: Wholegarment
Knitting Technique: Lateral
transfer
SWG203-X12
Specially configured for Wholegarment knitting with 4 needle
beds and an additional loop presser bed, Shima Seiki’s SWG-X features vast
improvements over the original SWG-series machines.
With a completely new design based on FIRST “next
generation” technology, the SWG-X is capable of produci
15 August 2008, Sydney - The Australian wool market finished
2.9% higher, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week,
as the US exchange rate moved further downwards.
The AWEX EMI rose by 27¢ (+3.2%), ending the week at
873¢/kg. This reflected rises of 22¢ (+2.5%) in the North and 30¢ (+3.7%) in
the South, with their corresponding Regional Indicators finishing the week at
904¢ and 848¢ clean, respectively. The Western Indicator rose by 20¢ (+2.4%),
finishing the
Luxury knitwear
designer Samantha Holmes reports a significant increase in demand for alpaca
yarn and claims that UK consumers are looking for an alternative to cashmere
clothing.
According to Holmes there are around 18,000 alpacas are
registered within the UK and Holmes reports that more and more people now chose
100% baby alpaca yarn over cashmere. The Samantha Holmes alpaca brand, launched
in 2003, has seen a huge increase in alpaca appreciation and the r
Merino outdoor
clothing pioneer Icebreaker is introducing Baacode, a revolutionary
traceability system to enable customers to follow their garments through every
step of the production process.
Customers are invited to trace Icebreaker's sustainable and
ethical practices, beginning at the farm and extending throughout the entire
supply chain.Environmental damage and unethical manufacturing standards in the
apparel industry are often caused by manufactur
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)
today unveiled its new corporate identity and brand stable marking a milestone
in the innovation and marketing of Australian wool.
It was accompanied by an announcement that AWI will spend
more than $120 million over the next three years relaunching Australian Merino
back onto the international marketplace as the world’s best luxury fibre.
The company’s new-look logo features a symbolic stylised
ram’s head as its calling card.
It re
Leading German flat knitting
machine builder Stoll has exhibited a new prototype version of its best selling
CMS 530 compact flat knitting machine which is faster and better than its
predecessor. The CMS 530 multi gauge, with a working width of 50 inches (127cm)
and three knitting systems was shown in three different gauges demonstrating
three different applications at ITMA Asia.
A prototype CMS 530 multi gauge machine was exhibited in 8.2
gauge which according to
Global leader in the manufacture
of knitting needles and elements Groz-Beckert, impressed at ITMA Asia with a
real show of strength. The Albstadt based company exhibited its latest
innovations in knitting, weaving and nonwovens at very impressive stand situated
in the main knitting hall.
Groz-Beckert brought a slightly smaller version of the stand
it had built for ITMA in Munich last year from Germany together with its design
and construction partner. The stand was
ITEMA Group flat knitting machine
builder Steiger S.A showed machines from its new three level offer to knitwear
manufacturers in Shanghai - Aries, Gemini and its latest addition Libra.
Steiger launched Libra at the opening of its new Steiger
Fashion facility in Modena, Italy earlier this year as an economical
alternative to its Aries series which is equipped with special compound needles
and 32 motorized yarn carriers. According to Steiger’s Managing Director Pierre-Y
Hohenstein Institutes, the internationally
recognized textile testing and research center, has announced that Samuel B.
Moore will join the company as the Projects Manager for the United States
market. Hohenstein Institutes is a founding member of the International
Oeko-Tex Association which grants the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Certification, an
international certification process that ensures textile products are tested
for harmful levels of more than 100 chemicals known
Australian Wool Innovation Ltd (AWI)
today announced a realignment of resources following an extensive review of the
operations based in Melbourne, Ilkley in the United Kingdom and Lisbon in
Portugal.
As a result AWI has taken the business decision to transfer
functions to India and Sydney resulting in a significant cost saving, and to
transfer the Portugese operation to Spain. According to the Chief Executive of
AWI Craig Welsh the decision is good business and continues
Promising Results for Australian Wool Innovation at Pitti Filati in Florence
28th July 2008 0 commentAustralian Wool Innovation (AWI)
noted positive results from its recent participation in the world’s premium
yarn trade fair, Pitti Filati held in Florence 2 – 4 July, a pleasing outcome
in a shaky economic climate.
AWI’s aim at the fair
was to address increasing demand for luxury and ecologically friendly fibres.
This was achieved by profiling their prestige ‘Grande Cru’ collection titled
fifteen&finer; recently launched mercerised wool; and promotion of
Aus
Leading Japanese flat knitting
machine builder Shima Seiki has launched two new high speed flat knitting
machines for seamless knitwear which run at speeds of up to 1.6 metres per
second. The four needle bed MACH2X and two needle bed MACH2S are being
showcased at ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 which opened in Shanghai yesterday.
Like the SWG-X on which it is based, the new MACH2X is a Wholegarment
machine which features four needle beds and Shima Seiki’s slide needle. As the
The first combined textile
machinery show, ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 opens today at Shanghai New
International Expo Centre. With the joint strength of the two established
brands ITMA ASIA and CITME, the combined show is by far Asia’s most important
textile machinery show in terms of exhibiting space and technology.
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008, jointly owned by CEMATEX (the
European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), the Sub-Council of
Textile Industry, CCPIT (
Shima Seiki - Weft knitting machine with density adjusting function, knitting method, and knitting program
22nd July 2008 0 commentApplicant: Shima Seiki Mfg (JP)
Inventor: TAKEDA KOJI (JP); YOSHIMURA MASAAKI (JP)
Abstract of US2008167749 A decision is made as to whether a fabric to be knitted is tubular or flat, and
density is corrected such that knitting-start density is smaller and
knitting-end density is larger for a tubular fabric. Knitting-start density is
larger and knitting-end density is smaller for a flat fabric. A variable
density section is provided between the end part and the central part of the
fabric thus co
Shima Seiki - Fabric knitting method and design device in weft knitting machine capable of inserting warp
22nd July 2008 0 commentApplicant: Shima Seiki Mfg (JP), Okuno Masao (JP)
Inventor: OKUNO MASAO (JP)
Abstract of WO2008081578
A fabric knitting method and a design device in a weft
knitting machine capable of inserting a warp in which knitting efficiency can
be enhanced by decreasing the number of traveling courses of a carriage
required for knitting such a fabric that at least one side of a warp section
become a weft section. Warp sections (5, 3, 6) are knitted by the rightward
traveling of a carriage and a weft secti
Applicant: SHIMA SEIKI MFG (JP); GOTO MASANORI (JP)
Inventor: GOTO MASANORI (JP)
Abstract of WO2008081579
Provided is a yarn end treating device for a flat knitting
machine, which can actuate a cutter by itself with a gripper unit side having the
cutter, even if the rotation of a sliding guide member is not used. A first
gripper (11) and a second gripper (12) have a first gripping portion (13) and a
second gripping portion (14) capable of gripping a yarn (5) at their leading
ends, respectivel
Circular knitting machine builder Pai
Lung Machinery Mill Co. Ltd, is to launch its first full-blown computerized
flat knitting machine for knitwear production. Its new model PLF-KS132 at ITMA
ASIA + CITME 2008 will be showcased n Shanghai next weekend.
When Pai Lung’s clients asked the company whether it could
produce a computerized flat knitting machine on its own, the company felt
inspired to investigate flat knitting technology. “After years of efforts, we
are gl
21 July 2008, Schramberg – Needles and elements producer Kern-Liebers
has reported a 5% increase in turnover to 469 million Euros for the year ending
30 June 2008.
The Kern-Liebers Group, which has 5840 employees worldwide
and 3170 in Germany, is also forecasting a 6% increase to 500 million Euros for
the current financial year. The board of directors however is cautious due to
increasing raw material and energy costs, a strong Euro and anticipated higher
wage increases due to rising inflation
At the next session, which takes place
from 23rd to 26th September 2008 at the Parc d’Expositions, Paris-Nord
Villepinte, Expofil aims to prove once again the strength of its concept.
In an industry which has been affected by a slowing down in
textile consumption, along with problems linked to the abolition of quotas and
the unfavourable dollar exchange rate, the exhibition for spinners and fibre
producers maintains its position and endeavours to meet the current and
emer
China is losing its competitive edge in textiles and
clothing, according to a report by Textiles Intelligence. In the first quarter
of 2008 alone, US apparel imports from China declined by nearly 10% compared
with the corresponding period of 2007, reaching US$4.43 billion. In terms of
China's currency, the renminbi, the fall was an even greater 17%.
China's drop in competitiveness stems from mounting costs on
several fronts. Apart from higher costs of energy and raw
With the announcement
yesterday that MBI Technology has developed a new version of its circular garment
length knitting machine with 42 colour intarsia, KnittingIndustry.com spoke to
Denny Y.D. Koo, MBI Technology’s Vice President to get clarification on the
MBI-S1342 and its possibilities for intarsia knitting.
Koo explained: “The previous maximum number of colours per
row in the current market was 36 colours through flat knitting machines
developed by
Applicant: Shima Seiki Mfg (JP)
Inventor: Kitahara Kenji (JP); Yamano Hirotoshi (JP);
Nakamori Toshinori (JP)
Publication Date: 9 July 2008
Abstract of EP1942216
The invention relates to a weft knitting machine with a movable yarn guide that
can prevent damage to a fabric due to undesired catch of a yarn. Since a
forward movement amount of a movable yarn guide (1) to a needle bed gap (5) is
reduced near a position where a yarn is fed from a yarn feeding port (10a), the
yarn can be fed smoothly
MBI Technology introduces circular-type intarsia knitting machine to the global market
16th July 2008 0 commentMBI
Technology Co., Ltd, a global manufacturer of intarsia sweater knitting
machines, announced today that they have developed a new intarsia knitting
machine for intarsia sweaters with the maximum 42 color change in single
course. The new intarsia knitting machine is named MBI-S1342 and will be
available in domestic and international markets.
Using the world’s first circular type and circular knitting
machine structure for mass-production of
Applicant: Shima Seiki Mfg (JP)
Inventor: Okamoto Kazuyoshi (JP)
Publication Date: 9 July 2008
Abstract of EP1942215
A method of knitting a knitwear capable of widening the
opening angle of a V-neck collar without forming twisted stitches is provided.
A knitwear with a collar is knitted using a flat knitting machine wherein a
body is knitted and shoulder parts are joined while holding stitches for
forming a neckline part on a needle bed in a resting state, the stitches for
the front neckline p
The currents of our time bring the topic “sustainability” to
the 47th Man-made Fibers Congress.
Global mega-trends such as
the depletion of resources by a growing world population and rising affluence
with resulting price increases for energy and raw materials make sustainability
a topic everybody talks about. Global warming as a result of increased fossil
fuel utilization has added further urgency to the demands made on governments
and industries.
This yea
Manufacturer and
retailer of cashmere accessories and knitwear, Johnstons Cashmere has been
named Scottish textiles brand of the year at the third annual Scottish Fashion
Awards.
Johnstons, which has manufacturing facilities in both Elgin
and knitwear town Hawick, was awarded the prestigious title at a glittering
ceremony and gala dinner in Stirling Castle, which was attended by a host of
designers and celebrities.
The fashion directors of British Vogu
Applicant: Shima Seiki mfg (JP); Okamoto Kazuyoshi (JP)
Publication Date: 3 July 2008
Abstract of WO2008078623
A method for knitting socks each having a sufficient depth
of heel without stretching the instep side of heel. When the heel parts of
socks each having a first tubular part, a heel part, and a second tubular part
is formed, the number of wales of a tubular fabric is increased using a
knitting needle not latching the final stitch line of the first tubular part,
partial knitting for rever
Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd has acquired Osaka
based bankrupt spinner of high quality cashmere yarns, Toyoboshi Kogyo Co., Ltd.
The deal which was approved by the Osaka District Court earlier this year, allows the manufacturer of high technology flat knitting machines
to guarantee supplies of cashmere yarn to knitwear manufacturers in their
domestic industry, some of whom use the company’s Wholegarment technology to
produce high quality cashmere knitwear. Shima has establishe
With
knitting once again enjoying a huge surge in popularity, the relevance
of this craft is being celebrated by the launch of a significant
collection of knitting resources and a three-day international
conference exploring the vitality of knitting today.
‘In
the Loop: knitting past, present and future’ takes place at the
University of Southampton’s Winchester School of Art from the 15th to
17th of July, 2008. Aimed at all who are interested in knitting, from
Applicant: Shima Seiki Mfg (JP); Minakata Katsuji (JP)
Publication Date: 3 July 2008
Abstract of WO2008078415
A method for selecting a needle and a weft knitting machine
in which knitting efficiency can be enhanced by reducing the running stroke of
a carriage. When only a cam system (4b) on the right side is used and a cam
system (4a) on the left side is not used, a section of preliminary needle
selection is provided at the right side end of the knitting width as shown by
slant lines. Setting an
Organizers of this months ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 have announced that they are to take tough action and expel offenders who flaunt their stringent new measures to enforce Intellectual Property Rights. Comprehensive
measures to protect Intellectual Property Rights are in place to
safeguard visitors and exhibitors at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 against
counterfeit or ‘copied’ technology.
The
show organisers are determined to enforce stringent regulations to
ensure t
Shanghai fashion designer, Qiu Hao wins prestigious Woolmark Prize Award in Paris
3rd July 2008 0 commentMME
Sonia Rykiel, Patron of The Woolmark Prize, today announced Qiu Hao from China
will now join design greats Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Karan,
Ralph Lauren, Romeo Gigli, Dolce & Gabbana and Giorgio Armani in the
Woolmark hall of fame, as the 2008 winner of the inaugural Woolmark Prize.
The
original wool awards were held between 1954–1992 by the International Wool
Secretariat (IWS). The Woolmark Prize takes up where IWS left off, upholding
the or
Applicant: Shima Seiki Mfg, (JP)
Publication Date: 19 June 2008
Abstract of US2008141729
A knitting method provides an easy-to-wear knitted tubular
knitted fabric which gives little stretching feeling and exhibits high fitness
upon wearing by joining at least three tubular parts. The method of a tubular
knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine having at least a pair of front
and back needle beds extending in a transverse direction and disposed opposite
to each other in a cross direction, at
PITTI FILATI: ECOLOGY, THE NEW FRONTIER FOR CREATIVITY AND
LUXURY
“Pitti Filati opens this edition with even more emphasis on
its creativity and trend workshop formula", says Agostino Poletto, deputy
general manager of Pitti Immagine. “The show's research continues the theme
launched with the Eco-Luxe project at the last edition and, with a series of
projects, focuses on the new scenarios produced by the dialogue between nature
and technology – scenarios and concepts
Curated, planned and designed by designer Angelo Figus and
knitwear expert Nicola Miller who, in eight editions, have revolutionized
knitwear concepts and design. They are continuing to strengthen and affirm the
success of Spazio Ricerca, the exclusive experimental laboratory/workshop
created by Pitti Immagine which, at each edition transforms ideas into yarns
and knits and attracts fashion's best creative heads. The Spazio Ricerca opens
the show at the Cavaniglia Pavilio
Abstract of US2008141730
Publicationdate: 19 June 2008
In
order to reduce the impact speed of a latch ( 4 ) of a needle ( 1 ) in
back position by reducing the acceleration effect originating from a
half stitch ( 19 ), the upward jaw slope ( 8 ) of the needle ( 1 ) is
subdivided into different regions. A first section ( 12 ) ascends at a
relatively large acute angle gamma of, for example, up to 20 DEG ,
preferably 16 DEG . Just after the half stitch ( 19 ) has contacted the
inside ( 14 ) of the
Luxury knitwear manufacturer
Pringle of Scotland looks set to close its Hawick knitwear manufacturing
facility with the loss of 80 jobs.
Management announced on Monday that it expected to close its
Hawick factory which employs 110 staff, whilst retaining 30 jobs to staff their
head office, finance and customer service departments.
Pringle, which has manufactured knitwear in Hawick for
almost 200 years, employed well over 1000 people as recently as the 1980s when
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has appointed Nagy Bensid as the head of its European branch, based in Paris.
Mr Bensid, 51, has taken on the role of Regional Manager, Europe after
an impressive career in the French and international wool industry. A graduate of ESCP/EAP, Mr Bensid accepted a position within the
Prouvost group. He began his career specialisation as a general manager
for Chargeurs wool and more recently of the Dewavrin group. Bensid has also held several i
Norwegian knitwear designer, Siri Johansen, is the winner of this
year’s Todd & Duncan Award for Excellence in Fashion and Textiles
at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London. Siri has been studying at
the RCA for two years and her first men’s knitwear collection made its
catwalk debut at the RCA Graduate Shows in June 2008.
The
RCA’s Todd & Duncan Award for Excellence brings together two
prestigious brand names that embrace similar values of innovative
thi
Todd & Duncan unveils biggest colour story ever - Out of the Blue - Autumn/Winter Cashmere Collection for 2009/10
25th June 2008 0 commentTodd & Duncan’s new ‘out of the blue’ cashmere collection for
autumn/winter 2009/10 has undertones of revolution – both in colour and
organic development. Inspired by a new colourist, the season unveils 57
brand new colours and for the first time unveils a wide range of new
organic colours, the Eden Collection, and a breakthrough in ‘white
cashmere’, spearheading a new direction for the world’s leading
cashmere business. The Colours
The new a
Cashmere specialist Dawson
International which owns the Barrie knitwear brand and cashmere spinner Todd
& Duncan, has issued a disappointing preliminary financial statement for
the period ending 29 December 2007.
Key points
- 2007 trading performance disappointing
- Increased raw material costs impact Spinning division
results
- Strong performance from Knitwear division
- Second half progress at Home Furnishings division after
poor first half
- Sale and l
Shima Seiki Mfg. Ltd has
participated in collaborative research on clothing for use in spacecraft using
its Wholegarment knitting technology.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency implemented the Open
Lab system in June 2004 as a scheme to realize a mechanism to facilitate
participation in outer space activities. The daily clothing used in spacecraft
developed under the collaborative research in the system for the “Unit for
Outer Space Life in the Near Future
Acimit foundation awards prizes to students from Italian universities and textile institutes
18th June 2008 0 commentAt the ceremony held on June 9, former ACIMIT president and
owner of Mec-Mor SpA, Angelo Vanali awarded prizes to 10 students studying
textile engineering at Italian universities and textile institutes, winners of
the annual competition organized by the ACIMIT Foundation to promote research
on issues related to the textile machinery industry.
This year, two students were rewarded with a five-day trip
to Shanghai, to attend ITMA ASIA+CITME 2008 in July, where over 160 Itali
International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics – ITMSS
The International textile
Manufacturers Federation has reported that shipments of electronic flat
knitting machines soared to new record levels in 2007.
The general expansion of global textile machinery shipments
which was observed during the previous four to five years continued into 2007.
Shipments of short-staple spindles, open-end rotors and texturing spindles were
up in 2007. Also in the weaving sector m
Fast fashion knitwear
manufacturer Viva Knitwear has recently installed a total of eighteen Shima
Seiki New SWG-V Wholegarment knitting machines in 5 and 7 gauges to supply UK
high street fashion retailers.
Viva Knitwear was founded in February this year by the business
partners of Britannia Knitwear, an established Manchester based knitwear manufacturer.
The company aims to bring new products to its customers as well as take
advantage of the savings which can
‘Apply now to avoid being caught in an Olympic backlog’ show organisers urge
Visitors
and exhibitors planning to attend the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 exhibition
are being urged to apply for their visa without delay. Most foreign
nationals will need a visa to enter China for the show, which is being held in Shanghai from July 27 to 31.
Show
officials are warning that the Olympic Games, in Beijing from August 8
to 24, is already causing a backlog of visa applications in Chinese
embassies around t
An innovative collection of men’s clothing made from quality Australian Merino
wool is expected to tap the burgeoning green market in Japan by taking the
guesswork out of environmental buying.
Australian Merino wool is a wholly natural fibre and a
renewable resource that answers the call of many modern consumers for safer,
greener and more sustainable apparel.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and Woolmark have been
working with a number of companies to produce fabrics ma
Shima Seiki 45th Anniversary Special Edition Collection for January May 2008
2nd June 2008 0 commentShima Seiki hosted its 45th
Anniversary Celebration, at its headquarters in Wakayama, Japan on 28-30
November, 2007. Roughly 1,200 guests were invited over the 3 days of
festivities.
The main event for the celebration was a "Garden
Fashion Show" held inside a large transparent tent structure within a park
area of the Shima Seiki Headquarters compound. Consisting of three main parts,
the programme featured the works of Italian designer Saverio Palatella,
Japanese ap
Lenzing’s Chinese subsidiaries, Lenzing (Nanjing) Fibers and Lenzing
Fibers (Shanghai), today provided donations for the earthquake victims
in the Chinese province of Sichuan. The funds are earmarked for rescue
and support operations.
The subsidiaries gave a total of RMB
500,000 (EUR 46,000) to the Jiangsu and Shanghai Red Cross. The staff
of the companies added their collection of RMB 61,937 (EUR 5,700).
For more information please contact:Angelika GuldtCorporate Co
The UK’s fast
fashion knitwear manufacturing sector is investing in Shima Seiki Wholegarment
machinery to reduce labour costs, beat skilled labour shortages and provide
retailers with high quality garments with short lead times from a UK
manufacturing base.
Two closely linked companies, B.S. Attwall & Co Ltd of Leicester
and Viva Knitwear of Manchester have both recently invested in Shima New SWG-V
machines in 5 and 7 gauges. In addition, B.S
Sample No: y1617
Machine: SWG173-X 12
Material: viscose 60% polyester (solo) 40% 1/31x2,
Nylon 92% Lycra 8% 20/70dx2
Description: WholeGarment
Knitting Technique: Lateral transfer
SWG-X
Specially configured for WHOLEGARMENT® knitting with 4
needle beds and an additional loop presser bed, Shima Seiki’s SWG®-X features
vast improvements over the original SWG®-series machines.
With a completely new design based on FIRST® “next
generation” technology, the SWG®-X is capable of producing b
Marks and Spencer Group plc, Preliminary
Results 2007/08, 52 weeks ended 29 March 2008
Full Year Results:
• Sales up 5.1% at £9,022.0m: UK up 4.2%; International up
16.8%
• UK like-for-like sales -0.5%: General Merchandise -0.5%;
Food -0.4%
• Adjusted profit before tax up 4.3% at £1,007.1m1
• Profit before tax up 20.5% to £1,129.1m
• Adjusted basic earnings per share up 7.9% at 43.6p1
• Basic earnings per share up 25.8% to 49.2p
• Dividend per share up 23.
Havertex, a leading textile machinery company in the
circular knitting machine sector, has recently signed an important agreement
with Mifra, a primary concern in the textile machinery, and machine tool field.
The agreement concerns, in particular, Rimach electronic flat knitting
machines, for which Havertex is now the authorized distributor for South
America.
Thanks to this agreement, Havertex completes its offerings
to the knitting market, and hence it can but expand its commercial penetration
Benetton and Sears Mexico sign an agreement to expand United Colors of Benetton in Mexico
27th May 2008 0 commentBenetton and Sears Mexico sign an agreement to expand United
Colors of Benetton in Mexico. The Group will significantly extend its presence
in Mexico, through this and other agreements, with a total of 250 points of
sale in both Sears Mexico department stores and new stores by 2010.
Benetton Group and Sears Mexico,
the leading retailer of the multinational holding Grupo Carso, have finalised a
strategic partnership aimed at expanding the United Colors of Benetton brand
China’s largest
city and the hub of its vast textile industry is ready to welcome 100,000
visitors to ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008. From July 27 to 31, Shanghai will host
China’s biggest-ever textile machinery exhibition, uniting the ITMA and CITME
events to provide a ground-breaking display of latest technology.
Shanghai is gearing
up to meet the demands of show delegates from China, other Asian countries and
the rest of the world, with a comprehensive range of travel and
Taiwan's wool textile industry
activity during 2007 was characterised by poor results in Q1, followed by
marginal advances in output for Q2 and Q3.
Annual imports of raw wool (greasy and scoured) were lower
in 2007 (Taiwan is Australia's 5th largest greasy wool customer). Lower raw
wool imports by Taiwan mainly reflected the more recent long-term decline in
Taiwan's domestic wool carbonizing rather than wool combing activity. Wool top
output for Taiwan was estimated to hav
Distinguished American clothing retailer Brooks Brothers is
partnering with Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) to tell the world
about the virtues of Saxxon® wool. To share the company’s passion for
this unique fibre, it is creating a film about the people, the animal,
and the processes that go into making the world’s highest quality
natural fibre. The film will be shown to both sales staff and customers
to fully illustrate the quality of the wool and the resulting
excel
The AWI Board has today sent an open
letter to international retailers and wool industry stakeholders. This AWI
communiqué again confirms that there is full support for Australian woolgrowers
in their challenge to produce an ethical natural fibre that meets the
commitments made to international retailers.
AWI Chairman, Brian van Rooyen says retailers are comfortable
with the industry’s progress. “There will be alternatives to mulesing ready for
adoption prior to 201
Benetton Group consolidated revenues increase to 465 million
euro (+3.4%) , net income rises to 29 million euro (+8.6%)
The Benetton Group Board of Directors, meeting
today and chaired by Luciano Benetton, examined and approved the consolidated
results for the first quarter of 2008.
Group net revenues in first quarter 2008 increased by 465
million euro (+3.4%), in line with the already-announced full year forecast.
Growth in the quarter was influenced by:
•New delive
On July 27, 2008 the ITMA
ASIA + CITME 2008 commences in Shanghai - and that is exactly, to the day, 135
years after the founding date of Stoll. "135 years of Stoll" stands
for pioneering flat knitting machine technique, innovative software solutions
and many extra services.
At the ITMA ASIA, Stoll presents a large number of highly productive
flat knitting machines as a representative cross section of the CMS program,
different software applications, and a bran
The Woolmark Prize for fashion creativity has
been conceived to assist nascent talent to occupy a solid place in an industry
that can, seen from the perspective of a new-comer, appear daunting, even
formidable.
In 1954, two young, unknown women’s wear designers called
Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent stepped up onto a stage to accept their
respective fashion design prizes, awarded by the International Wool
Secretariat. Lagerfeld, then 21, was
winner of the coat category. Sa
Techtextil, SPESA, and ATME-I/MEGATEX Agree to Co-Located Shows in Atlanta in 2010
8th May 2008 0 commentThe organizers of the three key industry trade
shows in the Americas – ATME-I/MEGATEX, SPESA Expo, and Techtextil North
America – have jointly announced that they have reached a landmark agreement to
co-locate and align their trade shows at the Georgia World Congress Center,
Atlanta, GA on May 18-20, 2010.
Techtextil North America is the premier exhibition for high
performance technical textiles and nonwovens in North America. This is the only
trade show t
Online auction Large quantity of Shima Seiki SES122FF/S/CS/RT, in 5,7,10 & 12 gauge
8th May 2008 0 commentSALE BY ONLINE AUCTION
High Quality Flat Knitting Machines & Making Up Machinery
Large quantity of Shima Seiki Model SES122FF/RT/S/CS in gauges 5, 7, 10, 12 (1992-99)
Quantity of Intarsia kits in gauges 5, 7, and 10
Quantity of Shima Seiki SDS Design Systems – Super Micro/ New Super Micro/ Total Design
2 - Bentley Cotton Fully-Fashioned frames, 16 section, 15 and 21 gauges
Over 350 knitwear making up machines by Brother, Juki, Rimoldi, Pegasus, Pfaff, Yamato
Machinery formerly used by Rich
North America’s premier trade show for technical textiles
and nonwovens, is increasing the frequency of its trade show. The event,
previously held only on even years in Atlanta, Ga., will now be held each year,
alternating locations between Atlanta and a Western region site.
The sixth edition of Techtextil North America will be held
April 21-23, 2009, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Techtextil North America is the only trade show that
assembles all v
Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd., a
Japanese maker of knitting machines, fell the most in more than
eight years in Osaka trading after profit missed its forecast and
the company was cut to ``neutral'' at Nomura Securities Co.
The shares plummeted by the daily limit of 500 yen, or 11
percent, to close at 3,910 yen, on the Osaka Securities Exchange,
the sharpest slide since October 1999. The company was the
second-biggest loser among 1,723 companies on the Topix index.
Net
“Every company is the result
of the intuition and the efforts of an entrepreneur. “
Protti: 40 years of flat knitting machines, which today are
totally electronically programmed. Our success stems from the belief that the
growth of a company can only be achieved from within its organization. The
brothers Umberto, Antonio and Riccardo (current president) established the
company, and the cousins Luca and Massimo have recently become part of the
management
23 April 2008 - In the 2007 calendar year, Uruguay and
Argentina's raw wool export volumes saw strong growth. The solid rise in raw
wool export volumes from South America can be explained by strong demand for
mid-micron wool from China amid growing shortages in Australia.
Uruguay's top five export destinations by volume for the
2007 calendar year were China, Italy, Germany, Turkey and Iran. Compared to the
previous year, China increased its import volumes strongly and its market share
rose mode
New Patent - Shima Seiki, Japan - Method of measuring elastic characteristics of kitting yarn and knitting machine
29th April 2008 0 commentAbstract of WO2008032451
Publication date: 20 March 2008
A method of measuring the elastic characteristics of a
knitting yarn capable of self-evaluating the characteristics of an elastic yarn
in use by a knitting machine, and a knitting machine. When a yarn feed roller
(16) is reverse-rotated with the tip end of a knitting yarn (5) held with a
gripper (7), the tension of the knitting yarn (5) between the yarn feed roller
(16) and the gripper (7) can be increased. Free length of the knitting yarn
Italian textile machinery once again a major player at upcoming ITMA Asia + CITME
28th April 2008 0 commentWith just a few months to go before the next ITMA ASIA +
CITME, to be held in Shanghai from July 27 to July 31, 2008, it appears Italy’s
textile machinery manufacturers will be among the most numerous and well
represented, testifying the Country’s leadership position among textile
technology suppliers.
160 Italian exhibitors will be on hand at ITMA ASIA + CITME
2008, occupying an overall exhibition area of some 7200 sq. meters; 76 Italian
manufacturers will be p
Exhibition Stand in Hall E1, B09 – Press conference on July
28th
After a successful premiere
at ITMA 2007 in Munich, the International Oeko-Tex Association is going to
Shanghai to take part in ITMA ASIA 2008 from July 27th to July 31st.
At the Oeko-Tex exhibition stand B09 in Hall E1, interested
trade visitors will find contacts from several Oeko-Tex Testing Institutes who
can provide detailed information about Oeko-Tex Standard 100. Oeko-Tex
representative
TEXTECH 2008
April 26-30, 2008
Damascus, SYRIA
TUYAP2008
May 14-18, 2008
Istanbul, TURKEY
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008
July 27-31, 2008
Shanghai, CHINA
SPIN EXPO 2009/2010A/W
September 8-10, 2008
Shanghai, CHINA
SCISMA
September, 2008
CHINA
New Patent: Shima Seiki Mfg (JP); Morita Toshiaki (JP) - Movable sinker and weft knitting machine
24th April 2008 0 commentAbstract of WO2008018185
A movable sinker and weft knitting machine, manufacturable at low cost even
when a torque spring part is formed integrally with a sinker part, having no
variation in the shape etc. of individual sinkers, and having a reduced
manufacturing and working time. The torque spring part (13) is extended in the
direction opposite to the arm part (12b) from an intermediate part between a
support part (12a) and an arm part (12b) of the sinker part (12) of the movable
sinker (11). A
25th International knitting, embroidery, hosiery machines, side industries and accessories fair 14-18 May 2008, Istanbul
23rd April 2008 0 comment
TÜYAP Fairs And Exhibitions Organization Inc. will organize
the 6th International Istanbul Yarn Fair between May 14 and 18, 2008 at Tüyap
Fair, Convention And Congress Center, Beylikdüzü – Istanbul, Turkey. Simultaneously with the above fairs
and at the same location, 25th International Knitting, Embroidery Hosiery Machines, Side Industries And
Accesories Fair And 25th International Textile Machines, Side Industries And
Textile Chemicals Fair organized in cooperation with TEMSAD Text
New Patent - Shima Seiki Mfg (Japan); Kushihashi Akira (Japan); Ikenaka Masamitsu (Japan) - Knitting fabric and knitting method for it, and knitting m
21st April 2008 0 commentAbstract of WO2008004345
A knitting fabric and a knitting method for it which do not give
an oppressive feeling when the fabric is worn, and can leave no marks after it
is put off, and a knitting machine. Yarn tension increasing areas (7a), yarn
tension decreasing areas (7b) and boundaries (7c) between these areas are
provided in a mouth rubber portion (7). Each boundary (7c) is so partitioned
that knitting yarns (21) do not move beyond the boundary (7c). Knitting yarns
(21) belonging each area
Textile machinery exhibitors have
sold a large number of knitting machines during three days of MEGATEX 2008 held
at Karachi Expo Centre. According to organisers here on Thursday, local and
international industry professionals also signed memorandum of understanding
(MoU)for their mutual benefits. Speaking on the occasion, APTMA Chairman
Sindh-Balochistan Zone Tariq Saud said the country still retains great
potential to export textile items. Key speakers consisted of P
Online Auction of
Equipment formerly used by J Barbour & Sons Ltd
Stoll Flat Bed Knitting Machines (Qty 11), Making Up Plant
and Ancillary Equipment
Machine Manufacturers include Stoll, Shima Seiki, Benninger,
Firsan, Brother, Juki, Llesor and others
Full auction details
At the 12th International Textile Machinery
Exhibition (ITMA 95) held in Milano, Italy, Shima Seiki made a historic
presentation which dazzled the entire textile industry. One-piece complete
garment knitwear, the dream of the knitting industry, was finally a reality. Called
WHOLEGARMENT®, it signalled a whole new era of modern knitting.
Typically, a knitted garment consists of separate parts--the
front and back body panels and the sleeves--which are sewn together afterward.
In sharp contrast
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is rolling
out a $1.4 million marketing program involving five major Japanese retailers
during 2008 and through to March 2009.
The aim of the program is to create just under 1 million
kilograms of new demand over the next three years for the world’s most natural
fibre - Australian Merino wool.
Japan is a priority strategic market for the growth in
demand for Australian Merino wool. It is a sophisticated market, which is well
represented by a sm
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New Stoll patent
applied for: Plated Stoll-Knit and Wear® seamless sweater, knit with
all needles on the CMS 730 T Knit & Wear with additional beds in the gauge
E 7.2
The topic of the new patent applied for is a plated
Stoll-Knit and Wear® seamless article knit with all needles in the gauge E 7.2
on the CMS 730 T Knit & Wear with additional beds. The fabric edges appear
like seam imitations and have the character of linked seams. They are knitted in purl
stitch pattern. Depending on th
KnittingIndustry.com has launched the world’s first interactive
Used Knitting Machinery trading system dedicated solely to the knitting industries.
Buyers can browse Used Machinery free of charge
and find the machine they need under the following categories:
Circular Knitting, Flat & Fully Fashioned Knitting, Hosiery
& Seamless, Warp Knitting & Crochet, Dyeing & Finishing,
Miscellaneous, Spare Parts
Used Machinery will allow sellers to offer their used machines to buyers aroun
CAITME 2008 - 4th Central Asian International Textile Machinery Exhibition
10th April 2008 0 comment Trust CAITME -The largest international textile machinery
exhibition in Central Asia.
CAITME is a showcase of the latest technology and a meeting
place for buyers and sellers from all over the world.
Uzbekistan Textile Industry Development
Only in 2006 twenty two new textile enterprises with total
cost over $108 millions and 7980 job opportunities were started up. 14 of them
are directed toward textile garments manufacturing. Export potential of the
e
The
Australian wool market finished 0.3% higher, on average, over the two week
break at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle this week.
The AWEX EMI rose by 6¢ (+0.6%), ending the week at 967¢/kg.
This reflected increases of 2¢ (+0.2%) in the North and 10¢ (+1.1%) in the
South, with their corresponding Regional Indicators finishing the week at 1005¢
and 935¢ clean, respectively. The Western Indicator fell by 5¢ (-0.5%),
finishing the week at 951¢. The difference in the
Superfine
wool prices exhibited strength in US$ terms in the seven months July
2007-January 2008, while prices for other luxury fibres have remained very
subdued.
In January 2008, prices for cashmere recorded a minimal rise
compared with July 2007, whereas mohair prices remained unchanged and alpaca
prices fell moderately. Although there has been little change in luxury fibre
prices so far this season, they have remained at relatively high levels.
In contrast, fine and superfine
Australian
Wool Innovation (AWI) Chief Executive Craig Welsh announced the launch of ‘The
Australian Merino Woolmark Prize’, awarding fashion creativity. This is a major
step forward for the global wool industry in recognising emerging international
talent from across the world.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Chief Executive Craig Welsh
The international prize has been conceived to assist emerging, leading talent
to occupy a solid place in the global apparel industry.
In 195
Four months ahead of ITMA ASIA + CITME, which will take
place from 27 to 31 July 2008 in Shanghai, the German textile machinery
industry presents itself in top form. In 2007, the German manufacturers of
textile machinery and accessories had been able to increase the good export
figures of 2006 by 7.2 per cent to 3.9 billion Euro.
9,000 square meters Made in Germany
At ITMA ASIA, some 130 German exhibitors will present their
products and services to the Asian textile industries on 9,000 square m
2007 preliminary results
* Consolidated revenues 2,085 million euro, up 9%
* EBIT 243 million euro (+35%)
* Net income 145 million euro (+16%)
* Ordinary EBITDA up by over 27%
Ponzano, 21 February 2008 - h. 2:20 p.m. CET. The Benetton Group Board meeting today viewed the preliminary results for the 2007 financial year (*), pending availability of final numbers which will be examined and approved by the Board of Directors on 19 March 2008.
2007 preliminary results showed a 9.1% growth in consolid
Strong participation from European machinery manufacturers at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008
14th March 2008 0 commentOverseas exhibitors from the CEMATEX countries and Japan will present a powerful display of latest textile manufacturing technology at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 in July.
With all 126,500 sq. metres of stand space now fully booked, the exhibition, to be held from July 27 to 31, is guaranteed to be China’s biggest-ever textile machinery show.
Chinese machinery producers will, naturally, provide the largest national group of exhibitors at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008, but the full particip
6 March 2008 - Hawick Cashmere of Scotland successfully operates from Hawick, the capital of Cashmere in the Scottish Borders, and has become increasingly recognized in the global fashion world.
The Company is very pleased about the visit of The Princess Royal and enormously proud to show her the Autumn/Winter Collection 2008/09, which is currently being sold with great success to buyers from the most important fashion and department stores on three continents, and also its state–of-the-art ma
With
China's continuing positive economic conditions and GDP growth in 2007 higher
than forecasters expected, China's consumers also lifted their spending. In
textiles, the volume of apparel retail sales rose very strongly in the 11
months to November 2007 while interior textiles retail sales were similarly
buoyant over the same period.
Given this, demand for wool apparel and textiles in China
would be expected to rise quickly. A monthly survey of major department stores
in China
Born in Vienna on 5th January 1970,
Esther Lorber comes from a family of entrepreneurs operating in the design
sector.
Her spontaneous love and sensibility for beauty and form,
which she absorbed within the family from her earliest childhood, urged her to
study fashion design. In 1988 she won a competition for young talents produced
by the International Wool Secretariat presenting a wool garment and thus
showing her interest and appreciation of the extraordinary natural qualit
August 12 to August
15, 2008, 2:00 PM through 9:00 PM. Vila Germânica
Convention Center Blumenau – Santa Catarina - Brazil.
You cannot miss the greatest event in the textile area. It
is already in its 11th edition and in constant growth. All the sectors in the
textile chain are going to be part of FEBRATEX 2008: sewing machines, cutting
machines, trims, labels, packaging, equipment, finishing, dye-house, threads,
printing, industrial automation, information technology, looms and raw
materials
H&M does not accept mulesing, the surgical procedure carried out on merino
sheep in Australia in order to prevent flystrike. The company has decided to
direct its buying towards other countries of origin and other suppliers in
Australia that can guarantee mulesing-free merino wool.
H&M has worked for the abolition of mulesing for several
years. Since 2005 there has been an agreement between the National Retail
Federation (NRF), of which H&M is a member, and the Aust
Barcelona
Business Pass appointed to handle accommodation for show participants.
ITMA 2011 will now start a day earlier than originally
planned, announced show owner, the European Committee of Textile Machinery
Manufacturers (CEMATEX). It will be held from 22 to 29 September 2011 at the
new Fira de Barcelona Gran Via venue in Barcelona, Spain.
ITMA 2011 organiser, MP International, has appointed
Barcelona Business Pass (BBP) to be the official travel agent handling the
accommodation re
Online registrations stream in as international promotional campaign
gears up. Organisers of the first-ever combined ITMA ASIA + CITME textile
machinery show are aiming for a multinational event – with large numbers of
trade buyers from the key textile-producing nations across the whole of Asia
among the expected 100,000 visitors.
The exhibition, to be held in Shanghai from July 27 to 31
this year, will attract a massive audience from China itself, as delegates from
the world
Bloomberg reports that Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd. (6222 JO): The maker of
knitting machines increased its full-year net income forecast 10 percent to 11
billion yen on better-than-expected sales. The company boosted its second-half
dividend to 30 yen from 20 yen. The stock climbed 290 yen, or 7.1 percent, to
4,390. Read full story.
The
Italian spinning industry in 2006-2007
After the major setbacks during the five year period from
2001-2005 when the Italian spinning industry’s turnover dropped by nearly 30%,
last year the industry’s sales (including intra-industry and marketing)
stabilized – almost (- 0.6%). Industry sales settled at just about 3.4 billion
euros (Table 1) accounting for roughly 6.5% of the total of Italian
textile-fashion sales and the figure rises to 15.5% if we consider only the
“upstream” sec
PITTI FILATI 62 -30 JANUARY - 1 FEBRUARY 2008, FLORENCE, FORTEZZA DA BASSO
PITTI FILATI: CREATIVE STIMULI FOR THE FASHION BUSINESS
AND THE VANGUARD OF INTERNATIONAL FASHION
“Pitti Filati owes its success to the high level of its
buyers and their ongoing attendance, to the quality and research components of
the featured collections, and to the selection of the most innovative
technologies and services for the textile industry - says Agostino Poletto,
Deputy-General Manager of Pitti Immagine. ��
The 5th Dhaka Int'l Textile & Garment Machinery &
Apparel Accessories Exhibition Date:January 21~24,2008 Venue:Bangladesh-China
Friendship Conference Center(BCFCC),Dhaka Booth No.:115
If you wish to reach out to the textile and garment
machinery & accessories market in South Asia, Dhaka Int'l Textile &
Garment Industry Exhibition 2008 is the definitive gateway to provide you with
excellent quality and high-effectiveness one-stop selling and sourcing
platform.
Riding on the resoun
Sample No: 01981
Machine: SWG-X
12
Material: Extra
fine merino wool 100% 2/60x2, 2/60x1, nylon 92% Lycra 8% 20/70dx1
Description: Wholegarment
Knitting Technique: 2nd stitch
Printed
on SIP
SIP100F/
160F
The
revolutionary SIP-100F and SIP-160F on-demand inkjet printers from Shima Seiki
enable beautiful full colour printing on a variety of fabrics, quickly and
easily using design data created on our SDS®-ONE apparel design system.
Unlike conventional dyeing and printing systems which are
unsui
ITMA 2007 Record number of exhibitors and more international than ever before
20th September 2007 0 commentThe internationalisation and globalisation of the textile industry was impressively reflected at ITMA 2007 in Munich. This 15th International Exhibition of Textile Machinery, running from 13 to 20 September, attracted 118,000 trade visitors from 149 countries to the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. 45 percent of the visitors came along to the event for the first time. Never before have visitors from so many different countries attended ITMA.
"ITMA is the leading trade fai
Shima
Seiki – ITMA Preview
The 2007 edition of the International Exhibition of
Textile Machinery presents an opportunity for Shima Seiki to re-establish its
position among textile machinery manufacturers as the leader in flatbed
knitting machine technology. Absent from the previous ITMA show at Birmingham
in 2003 due to the break-off of the knitting machinery sector to form the International
Knitting Machinery Exhibition (IKME), Shima Seiki is returning this year to
Munich with a full product
Preview SHANGHAITEX 2007
Stoll will take
part at the SHANGHAITEX 2007 with a representative show to demonstrate most
advanced knitting machinery.
A representative selection of
the extensive product range will be presented at a spacious trade fair stand.
This begins with the new CMS 420E as a perfect introductory model for the
Compact and Multi Gauge- class and ranges up to the top model CMS 730 S
knit&wear in the Knit&Wear class. In addition, the proven model CMS 530
multi gauge in vario
First
ITMA ASIA + CITME combined show draws enthusiastic response. Leading textile machinery builders sign up for space as
application deadline draws near.
The first combined
ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition has drawn enthusiastic response from the world’s
leading textile machinery makers. Applications for booth space have been
streaming in as the deadline draws near.
Miss Maria Avery, Secretary General of CEMATEX, The
European Committee of Textile Machinery
Sun 19th May 2013
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- Profile of H&M: a leader in eco chic
- Positive response to Shima Seiki Italia show
- Lenzing sells plastics business to concentrate on fibres
- Woolmark to launch online sourcing guide
- Huntsman upgrades Thai wool dyes facility
- Smartex 2013
