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Complete control with the BTMA at ITMA 2023
As the birthplace of spinning, weaving and knitting – and virtually all other related supply chain processes – a vast knowledge bank on how best to effectively run modern and vertically-integrated textile manufacturing plants has been built up in the UK.
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At ITMA 2023, it will be very evident that digitalisation has become the key enabler for sustainable gains across the entire textile industry, according to TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association.
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Today, the European Parliament has adopted its Report on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. The Report wants to step up the EU’s ambition towards sustainability and circularity even further, but it has failed to recognise the strategic role of the European textile industry to scale up sustainability, nor to appreciate the global competitive threat which our companies are facing, stated EURATEX.
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Members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – will be introducing significant new automation concepts for weaving at the forthcoming ITMA 2023 exibition in Milan from June 8-14.
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Two members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – are at the forefront of a brand-backed revolution in replacing water and energy-intensive technologies for the dyeing and finishing processes that will take centre stage at this year’s ITMA exhibition in Milan from June 8-14.
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INDA releases new North American nonwoven materials annual study
INDA, the Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry, announces the publication of a new study, North American Nonwoven Materials Annual Study 2022.
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Italian textile machinery: Drop in orders for 2023 first quarter
The textile machinery orders index for the first quarter of 2023, as processed by the Economics Office of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, declined markedly compared to January-March 2022 (-35%). In absolute terms, the index stood at 84.8 points (basis: 2015=100).
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Scholarship donations honor Dr. Perry Grady
Perry Grady was a lifelong supporter of AATCC and the NC State Wilson College of Textiles. When he died in January 2023, his family suggested gifts in his memory be made to AATCC Foundation. Friends and colleagues donated more than $2,000 to the Grady, Hauser, Houser, Daniels Graduate Fellowship.
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European textile industry increasingly exposed to global pressure
EURATEX released today its 2023 Spring Report, which analyses latest trade flows for textiles and clothing products.
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French Textile Equipments @ ITMA 2023
French Textile Equipment Manufacturers are particularly strong in long fibre spinning (wool, acrylic …), yarn twisting and control (including technical yarns), space-dyeing, heat setting for carpet yarns, carpet systems, bleaching and hydro-extractor equipments, dyeing and finishing, felts and belts for finishing processes, precision machining and textile ERP.
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Four nonwoven industry professionals honored with INDA Lifetime Awards
INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, announced four recipients for the Lifetime Service Award and Lifetime Technical Achievement Awards. Jan O’Regan, Seshadri Ramkumar, Jim Robinson, and Ed Thomas are being recognized for their key contributions to the growth of the nonwovens industry and INDA.
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Membership bonus and color testing at ITMA Booth
AATCC, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, connects the global textile community to empower an innovative, informed, and sustainable future. Serving textile professionals since 1921, AATCC is bringing exciting new initiatives to ITMA.
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Sustainability mode
Visitors to ITMA 2023 will see significant innovations from members of the Swiss Textile Machinery Association – with a special focus on solutions for a more sustainable future in the textile industry. Details of planned exhibits reveal how Swiss companies have been acting in specific technology developments, as well as multi-faceted business strategies to meet their own sustainability targets and those of their customers.
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