Shipments in most of the textile machinery segments experienced declines in 2014. Deliveries of new short-staple spindles fell by 15 per cent from 2013 to 2014. Shipped long-staple spindles and open-end rotors increased by 70 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively.
Year: 2015
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced the initial programme for the debut HYGIENIX, a premier event for the absorbent hygiene and personal care markets, which will be held between October 26-29 at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The new head of Uster Technologies in China is Walter Kiechl, previously Managing Director of Jossi Systems AG and USTER´s Fiber Cleaning segment. He took up his new post as Chief Operating Officer for China on May 1, 2015, as a member of the Executive Management Team of Uster Technologies, reporting directly to CEO Dr Geoffrey Scott.
The Swiss textile machinery group within Swissmem elected a new president during their meeting held end of May. After the resignation of Peter Gnägi, who has been member of the board since 2002 and president since 2013, the members of the group elected Ernesto Maurer as his successor.
On April 6, 2015, the inauguration ceremony of the Rieter Test & Training Centre was held at the DKTE Society´s Textile and Engineering Institute in Ichalkaranji, India. The Test & Training Centre has been developed in an exclusive cooperation with D.K.T.E. and highlights the latest Rieter J 20 air-jet spinning machine.
The liquid-cooled Sinamics S120 Cabinet Modules frequency converter from Siemens is a converter for use in harsh ambient conditions. Efficient heat dissipation means there is no need for air conditioning, which markedly reduces energy consumption.
The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit organised a seminar on “Challenges & Opportunities in Textile Processing ´ A Way Forward´ in Thane on May 21, 2015. The Chief Guest was RR Gorakhia, Director, Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. SM Khire, Director ´ Operations, Welspun Syntex Ltd was the Guest of Honour.