Polyester-based fibres contribute 70 per cent of the total synthetic fibre production worldwide, say RN Turukmane, SS Gulhane and AL Bhongade.

Recycling of polyester waste is an important term used in different industries for reducing waste disposal into the environment. Nowadays, developed and developing countries aim to reduce pre- and post-manufacturing waste and focus on recycling. Waste disposal into environment increases risk for human’s life and so disposal of mechanical, chemical and thermal polymers should be reduced.

A two-member delegation from International Cotton Association Ltd (ICA), Liverpool consisting of its President, Salman Ispahani and Managing Director, Bill Kingdon visited the Cotton Association of India (CAI) on February 27, 2018 and met the CAI team led by its President, Atul S Ganatra.

Rockwell Automation has updated its HMI software to equip industrial workers with better information to run and maintain their systems. New features in the FactoryTalk View software version 10.0 include greater access to information, new mobile device support and better cross-software integration to improve productivity.

Operators can now use the TrendPro tool in FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) software to overlay alarm information on trend data. This feature can help them connect alarm occurrences with data-point values to speed up troubleshooting. They can also use the tool to save and share ad hoc trends with other workers.

To meet the requirements, the hardware of the Orthopac RVMC has also been revised and raised to a new level.

Every day, several thousand kilometres of woven and knitted fabrics pass through the production facilities of textile manufacturers all over the world. And for every single centimetre of it, the quality has to be right. This means above all: straight-thread fabric. This poses great challenges for manufacturers of increasingly sophisticated textiles. Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG has been the perfect partner for over 70 years when it comes to straightening things out. The German machine builder has once again set standards in textile production and finishing with its generation 15 devices.

Modernisation should always be viewed along with the selection of required automations, opine J Sreenivasan & NK Nagarajan of SITRA.

Open-end spinbox components from Basant
The open end opening rollers and clothing rings are manufactured at a new and highly automated state-of-the-art plant, the first such advanced and comprehensive facility in India for manufacturing and servicing of OE spares.

Basant Wire, a manufacturer and technology solution provider as well as exporter of high precision pins, needles and pinned products for applications in textiles and nonwovens, are now offering import substitute products like open end (OE) spinbox components and pinned sleeves for perforation and fibrillation.

KCT-TIFAC CORE in Textile Technology & Machinery has organised a workshop on CAD for apparel, which was held on February 27-28, 2018 at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.

B&R is now represented in the OPC Foundation’s Technical Advisory Council (TAC). This move further strengthens B&R’s role in the strategic advancement of the OPC UA standard. Appointment to the TAC is a tribute to B&R’s committed involvement throughout numerous OPC Foundation working groups.

The Turkish nonwovens market covers almost all application fields. Typical applications of needle-punched nonwovens are the production of artificial leather, automotive felts, carpets and carpet backings, insulation materials for thermal and noise insulation,etc.