Uster Technologies AG has announced the successful closing of the acquisition of Elbit Vision Systems Ltd (EVS), a world-leading high-technology supplier for automated vision inspection in the textile industry. This expands Uster’s competencies in quality control and strengthens its product portfolio. EVS’s products are used to automatically locate, label and trace defects of fabric and web products, and ultimately to grade the quality and determine the value of the produced goods.

Saurer Group announced that it is to establish a technology centre in Arbon, Switzerland. The research and development (R&D) centre at the home of the Saurer textiles group will combine Saurer’s leading expertise in sensor technology and automation with the latest innovations of Industry 4.0. Saurer is currently advertising around 10 vacancies, and the first candidates have already been found. The Group believes it can create up to 40 jobs over the next years.

Oerlikon has acquired Germany-based AC-Automation GmbH & Co KG, an engineering company specialising in large-scale plant automation solutions for textile and packaging industries. The two companies have been partnering since the early 1980s. The integration of AC-Automation in Oerlikon expands the market-leading technology portfolio of its Manmade Fibers Segment. It also marks a milestone in Oerlikon’s ongoing quest to offer innovative, fully automated and digitally networked Industry solutions in the manmade fibre (MMF) industry.

Lean production, Industry 4.0 and digitalisation entered the clothing industry and the clothing production process a long time ago. With the INH (Ideal Needle Handling) quality management, Groz-Beckert has been offering a way of improving the complex handling of sewing machine needles in the production process since 2016 – with Smart INH, Groz-Beckert has taken another important step towards digitalisation.

Combined technology offers customers more potential for further automation and improvement for increased and sustainable performance.

The R&D centre at the home of the Saurer textiles group will combine Saurer’s leading expertise in sensor technology and automation with the latest innovations of Industry 4.0.

Rajesh Nath, Managing Director, VDMA India, speaks on the areas and segments in textiles in which German technology has proved its mighty influence in India.

As a new player in the airjet yarn market, Rieter customer – Suzhou Sishon Biofibre Co Ltd – aims to become one of the largest producers in China. Despite increasing energy and personnel costs, the company’s goal is to market a yarn with a high level of quality and consistency.

We come across various fashion shows conducted in fashion hubs like Milan, Paris, London, New York, Loss Angeles, Dubai etc. These are the trendsetters in the society and from technology point of view knitting gels well with innovative fashion trends.