Spinning aggressive fibres is no longer limited thanks to the specific characteristics of STARLETplus travellers, writes Dr Ing Birgit Joana Pedimonte.
Browsing: spinning
Founded in 1995, Naren Group of Companies is a name to reckon with in the field of textile engineering, electronics and automation, spinning and weaving. The company caters to the textile machinery parts to a wide array of discerning clients in India and abroad.
RK Shah, who started his career way back in 1962 by manufacturing machine tools known as the tiger brand lathe machine, subsequently changed and expanded the horizons from machine tools to textile spinning by developing the very first cot grinding machine in 1969. He successfully created the brand which is now globally recognised as Sagar.
India’s spun yarn exports in July 2016 plunged 36 per cent in volume terms and value terms. Indian spinners faced a fall in their margins and found it difficult to compete on the international market.
For more than 110 years, Mayer & Cie. (MCT) has manufactured circular knitting machines that are used to make t-shirts, night wear, underwear and mattress covers, among others. The capital goods manufacturer from the Swabian Jura has received many patents and revolutionised the automated circular knitting process, and is now the global market leader in the field.
Will India be the next China? The debate is still on, while China is taking all necessary steps to keep its fortunes in textiles intact. Leave alone China! After attending the ITM Turkey a few weeks ago, the spotlight for some textile interested persons like me is now on Turkey and India.
The number of facilities certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) kept on growing last year, from 3,663 facilities in 2014 to 3,814 facilities in 2015. GOTS is recognised worldwide as the leading processing standard for textiles made with organic fibres. GOTS certified facilities are now located in 68 (63 in 2014) countries around the world.