Founded in 2012, AUTOTECH Nonwovens is a leading manufacturer of nonwoven fabrics for the automotive industry in India. AUTOTECH Nonwovens was set up recognising the need for a focused high quality nonwovens producer in India. AUTOTECH has carved a niche for itself as a manufacturer of choice for needlepunched nonwovens in India. Ankit Desai, Director, AUTOTECH Nonwovens, speaks to ITJ’s Sr Sub Editor Karthik Muthuveeran about the market for nonwovens in India, and its prospects and problems.

With its special collection based on Tencel lyocell fibre, LE Textile GmbH is offering a soft, supple handle, the typical look of a natural-fibre product, and outstanding comfort. These soft fabrics also offer advantages for the environment. LE Textile has focused on the environmental aspects in its use of materials and production processes. LE Textile has been known for some time on the market under its old name of Elastic Textile Europe. This company, which is based in Neukirchen, produces stretch fabrics and lace for lingerie, swimwear and sportswear. Products produced by LE Textile are also used in the medical sector and industry, e.g.: in the automotive sector.

The global yarn production increased in Q1/2016 quarter-on-quarter. Thereby, output in Asia and South America rose on a quarterly basis, while it decreased in Europe. On an annual basis, the global yarn production in Q1/2016 improved versus Q1/2015 with positive growth rates in Asia and Europe. Global yarn stocks fell in Q1/2016 quarter-on-quarter. Yarn stocks were reduced in Asia and South America, while they remained unchanged in the other regions. Year-on-year, global yarn stocks increased. Yarn orders in Europe and South America improved quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year.

Thanks to the new S 35 spin box and improved technology, the semi-automated R 35 rotor spinning machine is able to process a wider range of raw materials. With 500 spinning positions, it achieves maximum production rates, explain Karel Bonek and Jagadish Gujar. The R 35 semi-automated rotor spinning machine is the economical alternative to produce quality yarns Ne 2 to Ne 40 using state-of-the art technology.

Textest AG’s, Switzerland new model, which is portable and laboratory model has taken the No. 1 position in the world market. Their portable air permeability tester MinAir has also taken India by storm with all major customers buying MinAir model – being portable.

Rivigo is a Gurgaon-based technology-enabled logistics company that is integrating the two to bring a perceptible change in supply chain management thereby creating immense value for its customers in the apparel industry. Founded in 2014, Rivigo is disrupting the sector with its unique ?driver relay model? and cutting edge technology to consistently provide unparalleled delivery times to clients which is 50-70 per cent lesser while improving quality of life of truck drivers.

S anjay K Jain, Managing Director, TT Limited, was elected as President of Northern India Textile Mills’ Association (NITMA), the apex body of textile industry in North India. NITMA elected its new leadership team in its AGM held on July 15, 2016 at New Delhi. Rajiv Garg, MD of Garg Acrylics was elected as Sr VP and Manish Bagrodia was elected as Vice President. Hardyal Singh Cheema, the outgoing president, handed over the baton to the new team.

The Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) in association with Indian Defence, organised a two-day exhibition-cum-seminar on technical textiles on June 15-16, 2016 at Manekshaw Center, Delhi. This is the second edition of the Defence-ITTA joint exhibition-cum-seminar on technical textiles, which was attended by more than 250 delegates from both the Indian Army and the technical textiles and footwear industry.

The efficiency of the filter media used in a dust collector does not equate to dust collector efficiency; the filter media is just one component of the bag filter, and the filter bag is just one component of the dust collector system, reveal Dr HD Joshi and Pooja Shah. Bag house is a generic term for air pollution control equipment (APCE) that is designed around the use of engineered fabric filter tubes, envelopes or cartridges in the dust capturing, separation or filtration process. Bag houses can be found in virtually every industry ? foundry and steel production, pharmaceuticals, chemical producers, food manufacturers, etc.