Santex Rimar Group is one of the leading players in the market of machine manufacturers for the textile industry. The company started as different companies that evolved into Santex Rimar Group. CAVITEC and ISOTEX lead the technical and nonwoven textiles machinery market; SANTEX and SPEROTTO RIMAR produce machines for textile finishing; SOLWA provides eco-friendly machinery for water treatment, food dehydration, agribusiness sector and waste management.

The Swiss-based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, the inventor of the electronic yarn traverse system, will continue its tradition of trend-setting with the presentation of breakthrough technologies at the forthcoming ITM in Istanbul. After the successful introduction at ITMA in Milan, SSM will show its latest technologies and inventions for the first time in Turkey.

The latest generation of the USTER® TESTER 6-C800 sets new standards with powerful sensors and targeted innovations. The new USTER® TESTER 6 opens up a whole new world of quality for filament yarn producers, with superb new sensor technology and innovative features aimed at right-first-time production. For the first time spinners benefit from a built-in knowledge-based system and data about twist – two of many reasons for a safe investment.

At this year’s DOMOTEX Asia/CHINAFLOOR trade show in Shanghai between March 22-24, Oerlikon Neumag presented its diverse range of products and services in Hall W3, Stand H01. The focus of the Oerlikon Neumag stand was on solutions for the efficient manufacture of carpet yarns.

Oerlikon announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the entire staple fibres technology portfolio of Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH, Egelsbach, Germany. This company is part of the German Truetzschler Group, which is a specialist in fibre preparation for the yarn spinning and nonwovens industries. The acquisition expands the Manmade Fibers Segment’s technology portfolio and opens up access to new customers in the market for synthetic staple fibres.

Rieter is presenting new machine generations for preparation and end spinning as well as appropriate spare parts, is showing components for the economical manufacture of high quality yarns in addition to aftersales services and is demonstrating optimisation possibilities for spinning mills with the assistance of so-called ‘Internet of Things’.

Model KM-086 is a new AC true RMS clamp meter introduced by KUSAM-MECO, an ISO 9001-2008 certified company. It has three phase rotation indications, backlight function, MAX / MIN / AVG recording mode (auto ranging). It has a unique AmpTip function, not available in any other instrument in the market.

Leaks are a significant source of wasted energy. There are two types of air leaks: planned and unplanned. Planned leaks are the ones that have been designed into the system. These leaks are blowing, drying, sparging, etc. used in the production process.

Alex Vanneste is President of Belgium-based N.V. Jos Vanneste, wellknown worldwide for flax fibres, pure linen yarns and linen tops used for blending with other fibres. N.V. Jos Vanneste produces a monthly capacity of 300 tonnes of fibre production, 1,000 tonne for trading and 120 tonne for yarn selling in all parts of the world. Trading and promotion of different flax raw materials have been the roots of “Jos Vanneste” company.