Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT) has entered into a purchasing agreement for a minimum of one and a half million pounds of CRAiLAR Flax fibre with Brilliant Global Ltd, the Hong Kong-based private label knitwear manufacturer which produces a broad spectrum of sweater and accessory items in natural fibres for globally recognized brands. The agreement is to commence in October 2011.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Monday, 26 September 2011
HKS 2-3E: Finest warp knitted fabric on the planet
Karl Mayer has launched an ultra fine 50 gauge (E50) version of it its well established tricot warp knitting machine here at ITMA. The HKS 2-3E is said to produce “the finest warp knitted fabric on the planet.”
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Shima's Precision Manufacturing - for 26 gauge shaped single jersey
Japanese flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki has launched an ultra-fine gauge computerised flat knitting machine in 21 gauge, the finest ever flat knitting machine with shaping capability. The SWG FIRST 154 S21, which is cut 21 needles to the inch, has the capability to knit fabrics in the gauge range 18 to 26 for single jersey and 18 to 20 gauge for rib fabrics.
Shima’s Precision Manufacturing - for 26 gauge shaped single jersey
Friday, 23 September 2011
Clariant launches Quiospheres cosmetotextiles effect
Innovation is the key theme for Clariant at ITMA 2011 and one of the most important developments being presented by the global textile solutions provider is Quiospheres, a high strength, high performance effect in cosmetotextiles that is said to generate wellness and well-being to the consumer through state of the art cosmetic microencapsulation that can be applied to any fabric.
Clariant launches Quiospheres cosmetotextiles effect
Innovation is the key theme for Clariant at ITMA 2011 and one of the most important developments being presented by the global textile solutions provider is Quiospheres, a high strength, high performance effect in cosmetotextiles that is said to generate wellness and well-being to the consumer through state of the art cosmetic microencapsulation that can be applied to any fabric.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
ITMA: One stop shop for European innovation
ITMA, which kicks off tomorrow in Barcelona, is still the world’s leading textile and garment machinery exhibition.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Karl Mayer transfers Malimo technology to Christian Pinkert
Technical textiles news from Innovation in Texiles
Just a few days before the ITMA in Barcelona, Karl Mayer has announced that, as of 1 January 2012 its Malimo stitch bonding technology will be transferred to textile machinery manufacturer Christian Pinkert Textilmaschinen.
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