TEXtalks

Mr Afaan talks about the relevance of a qualitative product mix

Myant, a leader in the design, development and production of smart textiles, has announced the development of a cuffless blood pressure monitoring technology inside its SKIIN Textile Computing Platform.

Chomarat, a leader in technical textiles and composite reinforcements, is developing its Coatings & Films business at its French sites. The Group has just acquired an extruder and a graining line to increase its production capacities and develop new, more efficient solutions, particularly in the field of TPO (polyolefin thermoplastics). These two technological investments are part of the €35 million investment plan announced by the Group in mid-2017.

Archroma will be presenting its innovative and sustainable solutions for denim and casual wear manufacturers and brands at Colombiatex 2019 in January. Both of Archroma’s most established and innovative technologies will be presented to create authentic and dazzling denim looks in a more sustainable and responsible way

The International_Labour_Organisation (ILO) Country Office in Bangladesh​ is encouraged by the #Bangladesh government’s decision to revisit the minimum wages for ready-made garment workers through an agreement reached by a special tripartite committee set to examine and resolve the issue.

Uster, Switzerland, 11th January, 2019 – Ring spinning machines are getting longer. And that’s a trend that is noticeable in some markets, where ringframes run to as many as 2,000 spindles – or about 70 meters in length. Even with good human eyesight capable of reaching 5,000 meters, it’s still not possible to have a total overview of end-breaks along the full extent of the frame. Only an automated system can monitor if the spindles are all operating correctly. Since normal walking pace is about 4,000 meters per hour, an operative would typically need about one minute to arrive at an end-break at the last spindle on the frame. So, the spindle could be easily back in action again within two minutes – assuming, of course, that the operative knows exactly where to go…

Technical textiles for all applications and a wide range of textile technologies will be on show from 14-17 May 2019, when Techtextil brings together more exhibitors from even more countries than before. Around four months before it opens its doors, Techtextil is almost fully booked, exceeding once again booking levels for the previous event at the same time of year. With its trend theme, Urban Living – City of the Future, the leading international trade fair also takes a look ahead to see how technical textiles will shape urban life in the future.

Graphene has shown its versatility for materials science, electronics, and numerous other scientific applications time and again. Now, researchers are using the so-called “wonder material” for a new purpose—to help them create inexpensive, durable, and mass-produced smart textiles. An international team of scientists led by Professor Monica Craciun at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom has developed a technique that uses graphene to create electronics fibers that can be integrated into everyday clothing production.

Teijin Frontier’s stand will showcase a variety of innovative floor coverings decorated with Japanese designs. The products combine the distinctive beauty of Japanese design with Made in Japan quality. Exhibits at this year’s Domotex will include products with superior designs created with high-specification machinery and carpets manufactured using improved print technology.

This year, the International Engineered Fabrics Conference and Exposition (IDEA) is back in Miami after a stint in Boston three years ago. Technical Absorbents will again be exhibiting as the event makes its way back to the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Centre. It will be concentrating on the promotion of its SAF superabsorbent fabrics and will be bringing along a number of new samples.

Beaulieu Yarns, a division of Beaulieu Engineered Products, reinforces its strong support for best performance and CO₂ emission reduction for tufted carpets with its new and extended innovative product ranges at Domotex 2019.

World premiere at the DOMOTEX World Trade Fair for Carpets and Floor Coverings in Hanover: between January 11 bis 14, 2019, Oerlikon Neumag will be showcasing its innovative new development, the BCF S8, to a wide audience for the very first time in Hall 11, Stand B36. Whether commodities or niche products – the new BCF S8 platform technology offers manufacturers of BCF carpet yarns decisive arguments for responding to constantly rising cost pressures and the trend for greater efficiency and quality in fiercely competitive markets. World record: the system achieves never-seen-before spinning speeds and is able to simultaneously spin up to 700 filaments and produce fine titers of up to 2.5 dpf. This superlative performance is guaranteed by numerous individual innovations in the new platform and, for the first time, also in a new human-machine interface (HMI)-based control system, which opens the door to the digital age of smart carpet yarn manufacturing wide. At the ITMA ASIA 2018, the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment had already announced that it would be presenting revolutionary solutions in 2019 – both in hardware and software. And the DOMOTEX marks only the start.

United Kingdom​ Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) has taken over the management of Textiles Scotland (STLA). From 1 January 2019, existing Textiles Scotland members are transferred to a new company called UKFT Scotland​. UKFT Scotland joins the main UKFT board and UKFT CEO Adam Mansell joins the Scottish Industry Leadership Group.

Americot, Inc., a leading supplier of premium cotton seed, is offering cotton growers cash rebates on selected crop protection products when purchased in conjunction with its NexGen XtendFlex varieties.

According to the latest figures issued by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), cotton production up to Jan 1 stood at 10.273m bales — 7.52 per cent short crop compared to last season (2017-18) when production stood at 11.108m bales.