#ITM 2022

2022-06-16

Stäubli at ITM 2022 – Unveil of world premiere for sustainable Jacquard weaving

SX PRO Product launch ceremony at ITM 2022 © 2022 Stäubli

Stäubli successfully launched its new SX PRO Jacquard machine on the first show day in Istanbul. Visitors and the media assisted when the Managing director of Stäubli Turkey, Mr Muzaffer Sinangil and the Stäubli Textile executive president, Mr Bertrand Leroy unveiled this new electronic Jacquard machine loaded with state-of-the-art technology at the Stäubli booth in the weaving hall.

ITM 2022 opened its doors on June 14, 2022. Stäubli, leading provider of shed forming solutions to the weaving industry, unveiled a world premier right after the trade fair started: The new Stäubli SX PRO Jacquard machine. On this occasion, Stäubli invited one of its long-term customers Boyteks Tekstil, a company among the biggest Turkish Groups operating in the textile business and having already successfully installed the SX PRO Jacquard machine. Mr. Bekir Özgün Aldat, Technical Deputy General Manager - Boyteks Tekstil San. Ve Tic. A.S. assisted the event, presented its weaving mills and the importance of reliable solutions, and the benefits of the new Jacquard machines.

SX PRO Jacquard machine - a solution for higher power efficiency and lower energy consumption in every Jacquard weaving mill. This new model among the broad range of Stäubli Jacquard weaving solutions will seduce many mills with its incorporated proven technology of the predecessor Stäubli Jacquard machines as well as several innovations to reduce energy consumption: low-friction design of the MX PRO module, power supply fully integrated into the machine itself, and a new ventilation system with optimized temperature monitoring. Equipped with up to 2,688 hooks, the SX PRO Jacquard machine is perfectly adapted to the needs of the Turkish market, where matress ticking, terry cloth, apparel fabrics and upholstery fabrics are produced.

Visitors to the Stäubli booth at ITM could/can observe the new SX PRO Jacquard machine in combination with a Stäubli harness at a demonstration stand and discover many other ingenious solutions to face challenging market and environmental demands, such as the SAFIR S60 automatic drawing-in machine operating a 5 colour warp or the TIEPRO tying machine, the new must have tying solution, as well as the S3000/S3200 high-speed dobby series for frame weaving.

SX PRO electronic Jacquard machine © 2022 Stäubli

These shed forming machines are renowed worldwide for reliable shed formation at highest weaving speeds, on air-jet, water-jet and rapier weaving machines.

Stäubli booth 220A/Hall 2

Fritz Legler, Stäubli Textile Global Head of Marketing, Sales & Service WP, presents the new machine © 2022 TexData International

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