#ITM 2024

2024-05-23

UCMTF members will present latest solutions that address the main trends

ITM 2024 is a great opportunity to meet in person, at the highest level, to find and offer the best solutions. Of course, there are some main trends: sustainability, raw materials, energy and water savings, recycling, digitalization, cloud computing, artificial Intelligence, cost efficiency etc. Another main trend for UCMTF members is act as a local partner wherever the customers are located.

UCMTF’s members at ITM Exhibition 2024:

AESA Air Engineering

AESA Air Engineering, worldwide specialist of the air conditioning for textile factory, is entering full speed the new digital world, offering the latest generations of monitoring systems allowing remote control and energy optimization.

Automation from the room condition to the waste collection, waste separation, and conditioning, Flexicontrol for optimized power consumption adjusted to required conditions. Monitoring allowing preventive maintenance through predictive analysis and alarm system, AESA focuses on predefine pattern for optimizing the room control system and anticipation of the room fluctuation and optimizing consumption through inverter drive system.

DOLLFUS & MULLER

Dollfus & Muller is constantly improving the compacting felts for knit finishing with major evolutions in order to serve better the dyeing houses. It brings a special care to the fabrics thanks to its smoothest surface, has an excellent guiding and the best compacting rate.

Dollfus & Muller sanforizing palmer felts are ideal for Denim producers. Furthermore, Dollfus & Muller manufactures durable printing dryer belt qualities. These printing dryer belts are the most durable ones specially designed for pigment printing of bed sheeting. They offer exclusive open mesh belts specially designed for the production of fine fabrics, scarves, flags. These belts have special non marking surfaces which can avoid the particles on the back side. Dollfus & Muller has the widest range of printing dryer belts and the strongest dryer belts. Dollfus & Muller manufactures also transfer printing felts. These felts are resistant against the heat and dyestuffs insuring a perfect transfer of colorants on the fabrics.

Dollfus & Muller compacting felt © 2024 UCMTF

SUPERBA

To meet all its demands, Superba is offering a wide range of machines and new textile processes. Already the leader in heat-setting with saturated steam under pressure thanks to their well-known TVP3, Superba is offering a new automation solution for bobbins handling & packing with the KR1 knotting system. As human operators are increasingly difficult to recruit, and jobs are changing, it enables to automate all bobbin knotting stages throughout the production.

In addition, labeling and palletizing were offered; the customers were attracted by the combination with quality control options and data management. It enables Superba to diversify in new markets such as Tire Cord, Polyester DTY, Artificial Turf, Technical Textiles and more…On top of that, one of the current satisfactions is the enthusiasm generated by the automation system, and especially with the KR1 knotting module. As human operators are increasingly difficult to recruit, and jobs are changing, it enables to automate all bobbin knotting stages throughout the production. In addition, labeling and palletizing were offered; the customers were attracted by the combination with quality control options and data management. It enables Superba to diversify in new markets such as Tire Cord, Polyester DTY, Artificial Turf, Technical Textiles and more…

Other UCMTF members to meet at ITM are Fil control, Hannecard and N Schlumberger.

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