The Turkish weaving market has long been amongst Stäubli’s most important markets. Anticipating rising demand and the growing importance of the Turkish textile industry, Stäubli invested in a fully owned subsidiary in Istanbul back in the mid-90s. Stäubli’s sales and technical teams cover the whole country, from Istanbul to Kayseri and Gaziantep, closely collaborating with customers as long-term partners.

Fashion is a creative self-expression that prevails in a flexible society. Right from fashionistas to local clothing arenas, all are influenced by the fashion trends, artistic creations and inspirational designs. Fashion designers are always looking at innovations in fabrics and fibres as to what new things they can create. Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) provides the perfect platform for representing, nurturing, promoting and getting extraordinary fashion talents to the fore.

Avgol, a global leader in the manufacture of nonwoven fabric solutions, will be showcasing its innovative range of products for the hygiene market at one of the industry’s premier exhibitions, IDEA16. The event takes place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre, USA, May 2-5, 2016 and Avgol will be on Booth 1206.

The Autoconer 6 was delivered to the first customers at the beginning of the year. With its groundbreaking innovations, Schlafhorst?s new automatic package winder caused a global sensation ? ?The best original ever?. The German textile machinery manufacturer has presented the Autoconer 6 ? in a brand-new version geared to E³ ? to the general public at ITMA 2015. E³ is synonymous with triple added value in the energy, economics and ergonomics categories.

Denim fabric maker Nandan Denim expects to increase its production capacity to 110 million metres per annum by the next quarter. Nandan Denim Ltd (NDL) has a denim production capacity of 71 million metres per annum, at present. “We are expanding our capacity further to reach 110 million metres by Q1 of FY17 to become the country’s largest denim producer,” Nandam Denim President Govind Sharda said.

The Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), one of the largest quality vocational training providers for the apparel industry in India, was awarded ‘Best Vocational Training Provider (VTP) Training 2016’ by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) at an award-cum-summit ’Skilling India’: The Way Forward” on March 15 at a function held in Shangri-La Hotel, New Delhi. The award was conferred by Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister, Ministry of Skill Development & Employment, Government of India.

Technical textiles have made their mark as reinforcing materials for use in concrete structures. The world’s first bridge made from fibre-reinforced concrete was erected in 2005 in Oschatz. Textiles made from carbon-fibre rovings are particularly suitable for reinforcing concrete, since carbon fibres weighing approximately 1.8 g/cm3 are four times lighter and, with a load-bearing capacity of 3,000 N/mm2, are six times more efficient than conventional steel-reinforced concrete.

The Autoconer 6 was delivered to the first customers at the beginning of the year. With its groundbreaking innovations, Schlafhorst?s new automatic package winder caused a global sensation ? ?The best original ever?. The German textile machinery manufacturer has presented the Autoconer 6 ? in a brand-new version geared to E³ ? to the general public at ITMA 2015. E³ is synonymous with triple added value in the energy, economics and ergonomics categories.

Aprivate-public collaboration will invest $317 million towards developing next generation textile industry in the United States. According to a just released statement from the U.S. Department of Defense, a consortium of 89 universities, industry and non-profits organised Cambridge, MA-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will form the “New Revolutionary Fibres and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation Hub.”