#techtextil 2024

VeriVide is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at Techtextil 2024! We invite you to come and visit us at Hall 12.0 stand A70. Our team members, Adam Dakin, Russell Thorpe, and Stephen Tongue will be there to warmly welcome you and guide you through our impressive display.

At our booth, you will have the opportunity to explore the remarkable DigiEye 700mm cube and VisionView. These cutting-edge technologies will be showcased, allowing you to witness their capabilities first-hand. Our team will be delighted to provide you with detailed information about the entire VeriVide range and how it can assist you in making informed colour decisions.

During the event, we will also be launching our latest DigiEye software version 3.3. Russell will be available to personally walk you through the software, highlighting its benefits and the exciting upgrades it offers.

Currently, they include fibres based on organic or recycled feedstocks to meet sustainability targets and others with new functional properties for advanced high performance applications. Many of them will be showcased at the forthcoming Techtextil 2024 exhibition which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany, from April 23-26.

Following the opening of its expanded Fibre Development Centre with considerably enhanced facilities more than doubling capacity and increasing efficiency at the start of 2023, FET, which will be at stand A84 in Hall 12 at Techtextil has significantly accelerated the number of technical trials it has conducted for clients.

“We work closely in collaboration with customers ranging from huge multinationals to start-ups and spin-out companies,” explains FET managing director Richard Slack. “At present we’re doing a lot of work with biopolymers and recycled fibres, because they all have different characteristics and behaviours and need specific handling and processing parameters, but we specialise in processing challenging materials.

“Another area we’re heavily involved in is in medical devices where there’s a lot of interest in resporbable products and how to influence absorption. Producers are looking at how to enhance the durability of implantables, for example, which would be advantageous in specific surgical procedures,” he adds. “In terms of new high performance products, one example we’re currently working on is hollow fibres, not from conventional polymers but from high temperature engineering polymers such as PEEK, as well as small scale nonwovens from engineered polymers for applications such as filtration.

“We’re also investigating the potential of certain olefins to achieve the high-strength and other desirable properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene – UHMWPE. At present UHMWPE’s availability is dependent on being able to order in tons, but there is a lot of demand for lower quantities for tailored small-scale projects, and we see much potential in an olefin with a long molecular chain that we believe could potentially meet 80-90% of this market’s needs.”

Splicing

Resource efficiency in the processing of extremely expensive fibres like UHMPWE, or carbon and aramids, is a key benefit of the latest splicing technologies of Airbond (Hall 12, stand E31).

Pneumatic yarn splicing is a clever process established in the textile industry for joining yarns and works by intermingling individual filaments closely together, to make joint which are stronger and flatter than knots.

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“Understanding the physics behind splicing has enabled us to change the characteristics of the air in the splicing of fragile or ultra-large yarns,” explains Airbond research engineer Carwyn Webb. “We have increased the limits of normal splicers by a factor of ten, which will enable a huge reduction in expensive waste.”

Testing and fault detection

Sophisticated systems for the testing of fibres and advanced materials will also be showcased by BTMA members James Heal (Hall 12, stand A40 at Techtextil 2024) and Verivide (Hall 12, stand A70), both of whom have established strong ties with major producers of technical textiles over many years.

The precise detection of faults during the production of technical fabrics has meanwhile recently been significantly advanced with the introduction of the latest WebSpector automated fabric inspection system by Shelton Vision (Hall 12, stand E54)

Building on its market leading vision system for plain, single colour textiles, Shelton’s patent-pending image processing techniques now recognise and adapt to complex patterns – even those on fabrics with significant distortion and deformation.

Sophistication

Other BTMA members who will be exhibiting at Techtextil 2024 include Avocet (Hall 11, stand B25) the manufacturer of Cetaflam high performance flame retardant (FR) chemicals, Ascotex (Hall 12, stand B41) a specialist in the development and application of yarn guides, and Vandewiele UK (Hall 12, stand D20) the UK arm of Bonas Textile Machinery specialising in high capacity jacquard technology for the weaving industry.

“While sustainability is without doubt driving the agenda these days, there’s always a demand for new feedstocks and fibres that add new functionality, as well as sophisticated new technologies for processing them and exploiting their advantages,” says BTMA CEO Jason Kent. “Techtextil is an essential show for many BTMA members and we see growing opportunities in a number of rapidly expanding markets with exponential growth for our members.”

Itema, a leading global provider of advanced weaving solutions, including weaving machines, spare parts, and integrated services, exhibits the most complete product portfolio to weave technical fabrics at Techtextil Frankfurt (Hall 12 – Booth D24) from April, 23rd to April, 26th.

Recognizing the specificity of the technical textile industry, Itematech was established in 2019 with the aim to provide a comprehensive range of weaving solutions tailored to manage complex fabrics in an easy yet efficient way. Today, Itematech stands as the optimal choice for weavers seeking for a unique partner able to offering the most diverse weaving machine portfolio available on the market for producing technical fabrics, including Single Positive Rapier, Negative and Positive Rapier, Airjet, and Projectile weaving machines.

At Techtextil 2024 the Itematech representatives will introduce to visitors the whole Itematech weaving range and the latest advancements to weave technical fabrics, in details:

UniRap: The Itematech Single Positive Rapier Weaving Machine

The absence of the weft exchange, thanks to the positive single rapier weft transfer, enables the Itematech UniRap to weave the widest range of high tenacity yarns, from carbon tape and fibers, to fiberglass, aramid fibers, steel and lead-coated yarns, and many others. Designed as an open platform, the Itematech UniRap comes to the market in a double version specifically developed for technical textiles weaving: the UniRap | P Weft Insertion System enables the effective insertion of carbon tapes and tape shaped yarns with no torsion up to 30mm, while the UniRap | G Weft Insertion System is ideal to weave the widest range of technical yarns. What makes the two versions even more interesting is the possibility to switch the two weft transfers easily and quickly, thus providing weavers with two weft insertion technologies in one.

Hercules: The Itematech Negative and Positive Rapier Weaving Machine

The Hercules reinforced machine structure coupled with its textile flexibility offers weavers the ideal weaving technology to produce the most demanding technical textiles, from extremely high density to finest fabrics. One of a kind on the market, Hercules provides unbeatable textile flexibility thanks to its unique weft transfer system that enables the valuable possibility to switch easily and quickly from positive to negative rapiers, thus leading to superior textile efficiency when handling the widest range of weft yarns counts, from 20 up to 48,000 dtex, in single or multiple weft insertions configurations. Hercules is available in weaving width up to 6200mm and features a modular structure, customizable according to weavers’ textiles needs. In fact, the basic machine structure is reinforced and can be equipped with different devices capable to reach a beating force up to 5.5 tons (depending on the reed width). Hercules textile range includes but is not limited to agrotextiles, medium and heavy coating fabrics, medium and heavy conveyor belts, medium and heavy filter fabrics, fiberglass, geotextile, heavy canvas, geogrid, plain carpet.

P7300HP V8: The Itematech Projectile Weaving Machine

Technical fabrics are the specialty of the legendary P7300HP due to its reliable and versatile weft insertion system, based on the single insertion driven by the projectile which catches the weft and carries it directly with no exchanges, providing unmatched efficiency. The P7300HP continues to represent an unbeaten and unbeatable benchmark for those looking to weave the very widest fabrics (over 6 meters) and high-specialty materials, such as agrotextile, geotextile and primary carpet backing fabrics.

R9500EVO : The Itematech Rapier Weaving Machine

The Itema R9500EVO is the latest version of the Itema best-seller R9500. The continuous roll-out of customized special versions tailored for technical applications, including coating, para-aramid,  fiberglass, bolting cloth, fabrics for automotive, light filter fabrics, among others, as well as dedicated devices for each application make the R9500EVO the perfect machine for the manufacturing of the full range of technical textiles, including the ones with the finest monofilament yarns, multifilament yarns with high tenacity, and multiple pick insertion fabrics.

R9500EVO is equippable with the Itema iSAVER tech. The Itema breakthrough device eliminates the waste selvedge on the fabric’s left-hand side, thus significantly reducing the wastage of raw materials and resources leading to cost reduction and contributing to sustainable weaving. iSAVER tech is available to weave a wide range of technical yarns and it is even retrofittable as upgrade kit on all R9500 series machine models.

A9500EVO: the Itematech Airjet Weaving Machine

When it comes to weaving very high-density fabrics, the airjet A9500EVO is customizable with dedicated devices to ensure excellent results while answering to the most demanding weaving needs. In particular, the Itema Airjet A9500 iLENO for Seconday Carpet Backing has recently been launched on the market and rapidly gained popularity among technical weavers. This special airjet machine, indeed, has been designed by Itema to successfully and effectively weaving Secondary Carpet Backing fabrics with the goal to maximize weavers productivity and return on investment.