Machinery and equipment

A sensor-based monitoring system could enable the speed with which carbon fibre can be produced to be doubled according to its developer, CarboScreen of Aachen, Germany. 

Baldwin Technology will showcase its non-contact precision-spray system (TexCoat G4) at ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai, China, on 19–23 November 2023.

A range of nonwovens made from polylactic acid (PLA) has been developed by PFNonwovens, of Prague, Czechia, using its Reifenhäuser Reicofil RF5 technology.

A line for the finishing of technical textiles is to be showcased by Monforts at ITMA ASIA + CITME, which takes place in Shanghai, China, on 19–23 November 2023.

Heberlein AG has been acquired by the company’s management and investors, and will now operate under the name Heberlein Technology AG.

An efficient air-interlacing jet for preparing yarns for weaving and warp knitting is to be showcased by Heberlein AG, of Wattwil, Switzerland, at ITMA Asia. 

Picanol has manufactured its 400 000th weaving machine at its plant in Ieper, Belgium (where it also has its headquarters), which will be delivered to one of its customers in India. 

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) Ltd says that the opening of its Fibre Development Centre adjacent to its headquarters in Leeds, UK, a year ago has enabled it to accelerate the rate at which it ca

An extra-wide carding machine and opening/blending line has been started-up by Andritz Group at Albis International Srl's facility in Roasio, Italy, where it will be used to produce nonwovens for h

Several members of the Swedish Textile Machinery Association (TMAS) will be taking part in the forthcoming ITMA Asia + CITME exhibitions, which will take place on 19–23 November 2023 in Sh

An artificial leather (Mirum) made from bio-based materials is to be mass-produced by Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) using double-belt press technology provided by IPCO AB. 

Provider of chemicals to the textile industry, Rudolf GmbH, can now offer side-by-side performance tests of the age-old “dip and squeeze” pad finishing and a laboratory-scale version of a non-conta

Lotus Teknik Tekstil AŞ has ordered a suite of digital tools (Metris) to augment its Andritz wetlaid/hydroentanglement (wetlace) line, so that it can collect and analyse data on the line's producti

The research and development (R&D)-scale yarn-spinning line to be supplied by Rieter for Spinnova’s facility in Jyväskylä, Finland, will now be installed at the facility of Tearfil in Guimarães

Following a successful exhibition at ITMA, the UK’s Optima 3D is delivering a three-dimensional (3D) weaving system it demonstrated at the show to the University of Maine’s Advanced Struct

SASA Polyester Sanayi AŞ has placed a service order, comprising the supply of original parts and two secure remote-service agreements, for its staple-fibre production systems with Oerlikon Neumag.

The European Union (EU)'s plan to ban the production, use and sale of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) would endanger the production of technical textiles and machinery for the manufactur

A line (FET 100) from Fibre Extrusion Technology for the meltspinning of bicomponent fibres has been installed by CETI at its Polymer Business Unit (BU).

An updated version of a device that enables the haptic properties of such as wet wipes, diapers and face masks to be measured objectively has been launched by emtec Electronic GmbH, of Leipzig, Ger

In an effort to increase the international reach of UK companies, the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) has joined the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF).

A pilot line for the hydroentanglement of nonwovens from recycled fibres and/or those made from natural materials, such as hemp, flax and cotton, has been installed by Andritz at its technical cent

Andritz Group is to acquire supplier of technologies for the production of airlaid nonwovens, Dan-Web, following the signing of an agreement by the two companies.  

Twelve EVO weaving machines from Itema Group will be in operation at ITMA, seven at the company’s booth and the balance at the stands of Julibao, MEI, Staübli and Vandewiele.

A new range of metering technologies developed specifically to pump low-viscosity fluids, such as slurries, glycols and certain additives, with high levels of control and accuracy is to be shown by

An automated guided vehicle (AGV) for the loading and unloading of packages of fibre or yarn from equipment will be shown by Cygnet Texkimp of Northwich, UK, on its stand at ITMA. 

An efficient and easy-to-use rapier weaving machine (Ultimax) is to be shown by Picanol, of Ieper, Belgium, for the first time at ITMA.

Pilot spinning systems for the development of new products, such as renewable precursors for carbon fibres and biobased alternatives to synthetic fibres, are to be shown by Dienes Apparatebau GmbH

German nonwovens machinery manufacturer Dilo Group has announced that it will start working with Italian companies Dell’Orco & Villani and TechnoPlants to supply complete systems for the textil

An efficient and user-friendly six-shuttle circular loom (FXa 6.0) for the production of high-quality polypropylene (PP) fabric tapes will be among the new technologies to be presented by Starlinge

A range of double-belt presses based on steel and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) belts, or combinations of the two, for the manufacture of composites will be shown by IPCO, of Fellbach, Germany, at

A digital ring-spinning system that enables fine yarns to be created from sliver comprising 60–70% recycled fibres will be shown at ITMA by The Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) at RWTH Aac

Highly automated processes for the production of finished garments and home textiles will be demonstrated by members of the Swedish Textile Machinery Association (TMAS) at ITMA in Milan, I

Fong’s Europe of Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, is to highlight the advantages of its hydraulic long-tube machine (Then Supratec LTM) for the dyeing of highly elastic and delicate crease-mark-sensitive

A centre for the development, prototyping and testing of composites and other advanced materials has been opened by Cygnet Texkimp at its headquarters in Northwich, UK.

A line for the production of soft and drapeable nonwovens for the hygiene industry is being presented by Reifenhäuser Reicofil, of Troisdorf, Germany, at INDEX.  

Andritz is building what it describes as the first industrial-scale automatic textile sorting and recycling line in France in partnership with Pellenc ST and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles.

An ultrasonic sewing machine (SeamMaster) is to be showcased by Sonobond Ultrasonics, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, at Techtextil North America (TTNA). 

A complete a wetlaid/hydroentanglement (wetlace) line from Andritz for the production of nonwoven roll goods for biodegradable, plastic-free wet wipes has been started-up by Lotus Teknik Tekstil AŞ

Systems that can be used in place of conventional water- and energy-intensive machines for the dyeing and finishing of textiles will be shown at ITMA 2023 by two members of the Stockholm-b

At JEC World, supplier of metering pumps for the production of the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor used to manufacture carbon fibre, Slack & Parr, is to highlight how its technologie

Lines for the mechanical recycling of textiles and the airlaying of nonwovens have been delivered, installed and commissioned at Novafiber’s production site in Palín, Guatemala, by Andritz. 

A compact and efficient machine for the production of towpregs and prepregs is to be launched at JEC World by Cygnet Texkimp of Northwich, UK. 

Brückner Group, of Leonberg, Germany, will highlight its ovens for the drying and consolidation of nonwovens at INDEX, which takes place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18–21 April 2023.