Raw cotton often contains foreign objects, such as polypropylene scrap, or dirt. Before cotton fiber can be spun, the raw cotton must be sorted to remove any foreign particles and fibres.

The textile finisher SC Ready Garment Technology SRL Romania, a subsidiary company of the German Dr. Dietrich Bock & Partner Group, has become the first textile company in Romania to be awarded with STeP by OEKO-TEX-« certification.

Karl Mayer has further developed its two-bar, high-speed tricot machines so that they can now produce plain warp-knitted textiles at speeds that are up to 20 per cent faster. Key developments include optimising the knitting motion and making the bars even lighter.

At Fespa 2014 J-Teck3, Italian manufacturer of digital inks, will showcase the new J-Cube inks for printing polyester on machines with Kyocera and Ricoh heads.

At Fespa 2014 J-Teck3, Italian manufacturer of digital inks, will showcase the new J-Cube inks for printing polyester on machines with Kyocera and Ricoh heads.

Sunstar, an exclusive distributor in India for digital and screen printing machines, has unveiled a new AnaJet – direct to garment digital printer: mPower i-series for textile industry.

International Textile Fair (ITF) Dubai will be held between 3-4 November 2014 at Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai. ITF Dubai aims to be UAEs premier platform for fashion fabrics and clothing accessories.

The Lenzing Group has successfully initiated production at its new TENCEL-« jumbo production facility, the largest in the world, at the Lenzing site in Upper Austria. The plant is in the midst of a stable ramp-up phase. The feedback on the part of the market is very positive.

PLC controlled high line sizing machine with multi¡point drive is offered by J V Engineers. Perfect control of size pick-up, stretch and hairiness are the salient features of this high-line sizing machinery.