With the EliTop Classic for HP-GX, HP-A and P3-1 top weighting arms the pressure is applied by the leaf spring of the top roller weighting unit in the top weighting arm alone in accordance with the so-called ?stable cradle principle?. This means the applied force is divided by the structure of the EliTop body to the two top roller pairs ?delivery roller? and ?EliTe®Roller? in a given relation; 4/5 of the force is applied to the delivery roller, 1/5 of the force to the EliTe®Roller.

Gujarat has performed remarkably well, achieving an 18 per cent growth over the past decade since 2004, through policy support from both the Centre and State government. Unlike several other states, entrepreneurs in Gujarat have the option of availing benefits from both the Centre and the State Government, allowing for additional benefits. The Centre’s Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), along with the state government’s policy, has helped entrepreneurs reap huge benefits in the sector.

The 10th edition of India-ITME is opening on a note of high expectations! The Indian Government’s recent `6,000-cr package & amended TUFS have rekindled exhibitor interest while high-tech wares promise to ignite buyer zest. A cross-section of the textile industry players shares their moods & opinions.

Smart textiles are creating a fourth industrial revolution for the textiles and fashion industry worth over $130 billion by 2025, according to the recent report from technology consultancy Cientifica. Advances in fields such as nanotechnology are creating a range of textile–based technologies with the ability to sense and react to the world around them.

“The textile Industry is growing and we are lucky to be the part of it in this era,” said ML Jhunjhunwala, President of RSMW Limited, while delivering the Guest of Honour address at 73rd AGM of the Indian Textile Accessories And Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ITAMMA), which was held on September 30, 2016 at MC Ghia Hall, Mumbai.

With four more tie-ups in the last few months, A.T.E. has scaled new peaks in providing top-end technologies to the textile industry. The top-most in this group is Savio Macchine Tessili, Italy, for automatic winders, two for one twisters, open end spinning machines and yarn bulking machines. Another new tie up has been with Texpa Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, for fully automatic cutting and sewing, folding and packing lines for home textiles.

Rakesh Biyani, Director, Future Group, has been associated with Future Group for over 24 years and is actively involved in the growth of various business formats of the group. He has led the management and expansion of the group’s flagship formats like Central, Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar and FBB. He is actively involved in category management, supply chain and logistics management, retail stores operations and information technology.

Lenzing is presenting a new method for measuring softness in textiles, together with the German instrument manufacturer, Emtec Electronic. “We notice that softness is becoming increasingly important as a comfort factor in brands and with retailers. Lenzing Modal fibres are the softest fibres in our fibre portfolio. This is something you can feel,” commented Claudia Mommer, product manager for Lenzing Modal.

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) will be organising a national seminar for the organic textile industry in Bangladesh on November 23, 2016 at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden, Bangladesh.