Machinery

15th Oct 2016

Finnish producer of nonwovens production machinery Valmet has unveiled ‘Industrial Internet’, an application used for monitoring the performance of filter cloth in filter presses at the FILTECH exhibition in Cologne, Germany. Before the launch, Valmet did pilot trials in customer filtration processes with good results and has also received the first...

6th Oct 2016

US based tissue producer Von Drehle Corporation has purchased Finland based Valmet's Advantage NTT technology to manufacture tissues and is also the first US company to buy the new technology. The tissue machine has a width of 2.6 metre and a design speed of 2,000 metre per minute in plain mode and 1,800 metre per minute in textured mode.

21st Sep 2016

Zund is presenting the latest in modular digital cutting solutions designed for exceptional productivity and performance at JEC Asia to be held in Singapore from November 15-17 in booth H17. With its modular cutting systems combined with a wide range of automation options, Zünd offers perfect solutions for cutting and off loading prepreg materials.

20th Sep 2016

Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET), a UK based leading supplier of equipment for technical textile manufacturers, has launched a major upgrade to its process development laboratory. This is a part of the company’s ongoing improvement programme that helps the firm keep pace with the various global technological progresses witnessed in the textile industry.

19th Sep 2016

Italian manufacturer of sock making knitting machines, Busi Giovanni is exhibiting the Medical Terry Pantyhose and the Rimaglio device at ITMA Asia in hall 4, booth B02. While the Medical Terry Pantyhose is a high-production single-cylinder sock machine, the automatic Rimaglio enables a typical classic linking to be achieved straight on the machine.

15th Sep 2016

German producer of machinery and equipment for the disposable hygiene industry, Bikoma, has introduced a redesigned version of its DEDE 400 machine which can produce up to 2,000 products in a minute. The new cross-directional machine meant to produce panty liners and sanitary napkins, has been integrated with some modern equipment to improve its design.

23rd Aug 2016

Hangzhou Xiaoshan Phoenix Textile Co., Ltd, a China based spunlaced nonwovens producer has bought the first spunlaced nonwoven plant from Autefa Solutions. The line consists of fibre preparation, two cards, crosslapper, V‐Jet hydroentanglement, Square Drum Dryer and end‐of‐line equipment. For the spunlace process, the company has developed the new...

5th Aug 2016

Sales in the six months to June 30, 2016 slipped 8.1 per cent year over year to €2,761.2 million at producer of nonwovens machinery Andritz Group. In the first half of 2016, order intake amounted to €2,566.4 million, nearly unchanged from last year’s level of €2,580.0 million. According to the company, the order backlog as of June 30, 2016 stood...

22nd Jul 2016

Curt G. Joa Europe GmbH, a global leader of custom and premium machinery to produce disposable products, has integrated with Bikoma GmbH, a top manufacturer, developer, and designer of special machines for the hygiene industry, relocating from Hamburg to Mayen, Germany. The integration of JOA Europe with Bikoma creates one centralised European...