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Spinnova and Rieter to publish a yarn spinning guideline for industrial partners

Spinnova and Rieter have published a comprehensive yarn spinning guideline for industrial partners, detailing how to produce compact yarn from SPINNOVA® fibre using Rieter’s state-of-the-art machinery. The step-by-step guide outlines key considerations at each stage of the spinning process and is available upon request.
Spinnova fiber being produced on Rieter machines © 2025 Spinnova
Spinnova fiber being produced on Rieter machines © 2025 Spinnova


Spinnova and Rieter have maintained an active collaboration, marked by a key milestone in 2023 when Rieter equipped Spinnova’s R&D spinning line with its advanced machinery like the ring spinning machine G 38 with the compacting device COMPACTdrum and the rotor spinning machine R 70. Since then, Rieter has played a decisive role in developing yarn for SPINNOVA® blends and optimising spinning techniques for SPINNOVA® fibres through their expertise and innovative approaches. The guideline marks a major milestone in the collaboration, representing a significant step in the industrial handling and scalability of SPINNOVA® fibre.

The publication of this guideline reflects the shared commitment of both companies to accelerate the commercial use of sustainable materials in the textile industry. By combining Spinnova’s novel fibre innovation with Rieter’s spinning technology, the partnership aims to lower the threshold for industrial partners to adopt SPINNOVA® fibre in their production lines.

Franziska Häfeli, Head of Sales and Marketing of the Machines and Systems Division at Rieter, says: “We are proud to support the industrialisation of SPINNOVA® fibre with our proven spinning technology. This guideline reflects our shared commitment to innovation and sustainability in the textile industry."

Shahriare Mahmood, Chief Product and Sustainability Officer at Spinnova, praises the guideline: “This guideline concludes one step in the process of enabling the commercial use of SPINNOVA® fibres in the industry. Having clear, written instructions on spinning yarn with our fibres not only eases our partners' workflow but also demonstrates valuable endorsement from the leading name in yarn spinning systems. We are pleased to offer this guideline with Rieter and support our partners’ success.”

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