#Spinning

2024-07-25

Discover Saurer's innovations at Febratex 2024

Customers will find Saurer at stand 91 at the Febratex exhibition in Blumenau, Brazil, from 20 to 23 August 2024. The latest spinning and twisting solutions with energy-saving features, digitalisation and automation will be presented by Saurer experts. In addition, Saurer also offers retrofit and upgrade solutions to further reduce energy consumption. See the Autoairo 11 air-spinning machine at 500 m/min on the booth.

Fabric in Brasil colors for Febratex © 2024 Saurer

During Febratex, Saurer looks forward to showcasing the Saurer machine portfolio which is perfectly suited to the needs of the South American textile market. Whether customers are looking for spinning preparation, roving frames, or flexible solutions in ring, compact, rotor and air spinning, the Saurer portfolio covers it all. Saurer offers a variety of options for the use of recycled fibres in all process steps of the spinning mill.

Saurer spinning and twisting machines guarantee maximum productivity with minimum manpower. This is the result of the automation features that are already built into the machines. In addition, Saurer offers a complete range of automation solutions that can be tailored to the customers' specific spinning and twisting requirements.

Spinning solutions

Saurer's Autoairo 11 air spinning machine sets new standards in productivity, automation and efficiency for economic air spinning and is now processing cotton and cotton blends. The Belairo yarns produced on Autoairo 11 are an ideal choice for terry towels and polo shirts, but also for commodity yarns.

Autoairo 11 air spinning machine © 2024 Saurer

The new Zinser 51 is available as a ring- and compact-spinning machine. Zinser 51 is designed to deliver excellent yarn quality, while being equipped with energy saving solutions and Texparts quality components.

With its focus on automation, digitalisation, and ergonomics, the Autocard SC7 en-ables mills to achieve more production and higher sliver quality with less manpower.

The fully automated rotor spinning machine Autocoro 11 can process even the shortest fibres in the Recycling Xtreme version. The Autocoro 11 also offers additional 10% energy savings compared to Autocoro 10 and more powerful automation. The BD 8 semi-automatic rotor spinning machine is an ideal partner in the field of recycling spinning. Now BD 8 is supplied with up to 4 automatic doffer units (DU) and Twinsuction.

Twisting solutions

The latest developments in twisting will be explained by Saurer experts. The CompactTwister offers new standards in twisted yarn quality, is very flexible and robust, requires less space and is easy to maintain. With its twisting machines, Saurer focusses on reducing energy consumption, resulting in lower costs per kilogram of twist produced.”

Texparts components

Discover the latest Texparts product innovations for the textile industry: For ring-, compact- and rotor-spinning Texparts offers a lot of components: such as high-quality drafting arms, long-lasting rings and travellers and energy-saving Eshape spindles, which can save up to 6% energy.

Retrofit and upgrade solutions

Saurer offers retrofit and upgrade solutions to reduce the energy consumption of existing spinning machines, because every Watt that spinning mills can save matters to our planet. Upgrade and retrofit kits are also available for processing recycled fibres. The Saurer service experts will advise customers on retrofit solutions to extend the life of existing Saurer machines and implement new features at the same time.

Saurer Technologies Twisting Solutions at ICFE 2026

Saurer Technologies Twisting Solutions, a global leader in textile machinery innovation, will be present at the International Carpet and Flooring Expo ICFE 2026. Join us January 6–9 at the Istanbul Expo Center, Türkiye, as industry leaders, manufacturers, and innovators gather to explore the latest breakthroughs in carpet and flooring technology. Let’s meet at the new established global Center of the Carpet Sector in hall 3, booth 300!

Saurer’s leading technology for the yarns of tomorrow at ITMA Asia 2025

Saurer, is looking forward to presenting the latest innovation highlights at the ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 in Singapore on booth C 301 in hall 3. The spinning, twisting, and automation solutions are underlining the commitment to driving efficiency, sustain-ability, and digitalisation in the textile industry, paving the way for the yarns of tomorrow.

Rieter Annual General Meeting 2026: Shareholders approve all board proposals

At the Annual General Meeting of Rieter Holding Ltd. held on April 16, 2026, 342 shareholders representing 64.0% of the share capital approved all motions proposed by the Board of Directors. The shareholders adopted the Annual Report as well as the Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements for 2025. They also granted discharge to the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Committee for their activities in the reporting year. In an advisory vote, the 2025 Report on Non-Financial Matters was also approved.

SAHM Winding Solutions and Vandewiele Automation present integrated automation solution for winding processes

For the first time at the Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (21 - 26 April), SAHM Winding Solutions (Hallo 12.0. / Booth 95) and Vandewiele Automation will be showcasing their combined automation expertise for industrial winding processes. Under the motto “Combining Automation. Maximizing Flow”, the two companies will demonstrate how automated package handling and robot-assisted yarn knotting can be integrated into a continuous production flow.

Kornit Digital launches Konnections 365

Kornit Digital (NASDAQ: KRNT) (“Kornit” or the “Company”), a global pioneer in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production today announced the launch of Konnections 365 - a year-round movement designed for the people moving the apparel, print, and retail industries forward. The strategy is built on the overwhelming success of Konnections 2026 held in Hollywood, Florida, featuring more than 500 customers, partners, and collaborators who together are driving the future of apparel and textiles.

Techtextil 2026: KARL MAYER impresses as an innovative sector partner

KARL MAYER looks back with satisfaction on its participation in Techtextil 2026. From April 21 to 24, the international industry leader used the trade show in Frankfurt to meet with numerous key customers at its booth and, at the same time, establish many new contacts. Most visitors came from Germany, followed by major markets such as Poland, the United Kingdom, Turkey, France, and Portugal.

BTMA backs global growth while investing in future UK leaders

As one of a number of new initiatives launched this year, the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) is launching the UK-India Textile Machinery Coalition. The UK-India Free Trade Agreement, signed in July 2025, has implications that extend across sourcing, competitiveness and long-term trade dynamics, believes BTMA CEO Jason Kent.

China projected to increase cotton production, yields, and imports in 2026/27

World cotton production in the 2026/27 season is projected at 25.9 million tonnes, exceeding global consumption of 25.2 million tonnes, according to the May 2026 issue of Cotton This Month. That means both production and consumption are expected to remain close to current season levels, while global cotton trade is projected to decline by 2.7% to approximately 9.6-9.7 million tonnes.