Rieter posted an order intake of CHF 1,051.5 million in FY2017. This represents an increase of 16% compared to the previous year (increase of CHF 146.3 million).

A significant increase in order intake and order backlog at the end of the year marked the 2017 financial year. In terms of sales, Rieter posted a slight increase. The EBIT margin before restructuring charges was 5.4 per cent. Despite special effects, the company’s dividend policy and solid financial position allow the payment of an attractive dividend. Therefore, the Board of Directors proposes to the shareholders to leave the dividend unchanged at CHF 5.00.

Mouvent has announced that the TX801 – its ingenious new digital textile printer – will be demonstrated live at ITM 2018, April 14-17, in Istanbul.

Baldwin Technology Company Inc. is pleased to showcase the TexCoat G3 for the first time in Turkey during the ITM trade show This groundbreaking Precision Application Technology product enables a sustainable textile and nonwoven finishing process, with low energy consumption, reduced water and chemistry waste, and substantial savings of production time and costs.

USTER’s new tensile test system meets spinners’ need to assure smooth yarn performance in downstream processes.

SPGPrints’ digital printing solutions using Archer technology and advanced rotary screens for apparel applications will be presented on its stand at ITM 2018. Highlights of the digital offering at the stand will be the 1,850 mm-wide version of the JAVELIN printer, a programme of inks for a wide range of fabrics, and information on other digital printers using Archer technology.

Apart from traditional designs, the Handlook Carpet Innovator HCiX2 fits perfectly for picture weaving.

After the introduction of the Handlook Carpet Innovator HCiX2 in reed 1000 d/m six years ago, Van de Wiele came up with an even higher carpet quality in reed 1200 d/m. Today, the impossible is made possible: Van de Wiele introduces the HCiX2 in reed 1500 d/m, an astonishing high density carpet weaving machine producing handlook carpets with up to five million points per square meter.

Automation in spinning began with simple systems like Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) and Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS), but today it is integrated into the machinery and with IoT, automation is set to make a big leap, reveals the ITJ Cover Story.

In most sectors of textile manufacturing, automation is one of the major key to quality improvement and cost competitiveness. Automation also helps in addressing the challenges on Manpower whose costs are spiralling higher every year.

Air audit identifies air leakage across departments and inefficient usage as major factors behind high energy consumption.