Groz-Beckert and Bekaert signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of Bekaert´s Carding Solutions activities by Groz-Beckert. The division has around 350 employees. Owing to the acquisition Groz-Beckert expands his existing service programme for card clothing by a corresponding product portfolio.

IRO AB of Sweden has presented the Star G2, which incorporates many of the latest feeder developments into one neat package.

As fashion and textile retailers strive to respond to ever-increasing consumer demands for information about the origins of their products, the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) is organising an event to promote greater transparency along the wool supply chain.

ANDRITZ Wuxi Nonwoven Technology, China, is a competence centre for manufacturing, service, and R&D for the nonwovens industry. Highly skilled process engineers support customers in product development, trials, and overhauling of rolls for nonwoven and textile applications.

The Germany-based Thies manufactures textile machines, which can process a wide variety of yarns, fibres, nonwovens and fabrics suitable for various technical textile applications: for example Aramide fibres which are used for security wear and top-end, bullet-proof automobiles.

Santex AG, Tobel Switzerland, will present the Caviscat scatterer at Techtextil show in Frankfurt, which can be combined with other machines of the Cavitec brand to form complete coating and laminating solutions. The grit is fed via a funnel shaped trough on the scatter roll underneath.

Stäubli has been one of the world´s leading manufacturers of high-speed textile machinery since more than a century. After decades of experience as a supplier of shedding solutions for weaving machines, weaving preparation systems, and carpet weaving systems in the traditional textile industry, Stäubli continued its efforts in research and development to extend its product range.