#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 at ITM 2026: Answering markets needs for flexibility

The textile industry is facing unprecedented challenges: geopolitical tensions, natural disasters and pandemics and are changing market conditions overnight. Today, flexibility is no longer an option, but a survival strategy. At the ITM 2026 in Istanbul, Saurer will be demonstrating how modern machine technology delivers flexibility – from bale to yarn – in hall 7 at booth 709 A.

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.

ITMA Asia 2026: How Barmag is reshaping the future of man-made fiber production

The textile industry is entering a groundbreaking era. Manufacturers face rising energy prices, growing sustainability demands, increasing labor shortages, and an unprecedented need for flexibility. For a globally active textile industry, where competitiveness is closely linked to production efficiency and cost leadership, this means that technology is no longer merely a means of improving operational processes – it is increasingly becoming a strategic differentiator.

Heberlein reinforces its commitment to the Chinese market

Heberlein, globally recognised as a leading provider of air interlacing and air texturing jets for synthetic filament yarns, is consolidating its success in the Chinese market with its APh- and APe-series for DTY applications. Particularly in the field of Air Covering, Heberlein technologies combine excellent quality with significant savings in compressed-air consumption. A new service hub in Shengze City underlines the company’s long-term commitment in the Chinese market.

Driving circularity with Uster Recycled Fiber Matrix

The textile industry’s commitment to circularity continues to accelerate, and mechanical recycling is viewed as a targeted approach to cutting textile waste and its environmental impact. At the forefront of this drive, Uster has developed the Recycled Fiber Matrix, a two-dimensional assessment of mechanically recycled fibers to guide optimum processing and end-uses.

Automation, digitalization and new business models are shaping the future of footwear and leather technology

The European footwear and leather machinery industry is facing profound transformations. Global competitive dynamics, technological innovation, automation and digitalization are fundamentally reshaping markets, production processes and business models. This is one of the key findings of the new study “Threads of the Future – Footwear and Leather Technology Edition”, which was presented today by VDMA Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Technologies (VDMA TFL) during a press conference at SIMAC Tanning Tech in Milan.

SHIMA SEIKI to showcase flat knitting and digital design solutions at Egypt Stitch & Tex

Leading Japanese computerized flat knitting technologist SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, together with its sales representative in Egypt, TTS (EL MASRIA FOR TRADE & TECHNICAL SERVICES), will participate in the upcoming 24th International Exhibition for Textile & Carpet Machineries, Printing Technologies and Accessories (Egypt Stitch & Tex) to be held in Cairo, Egypt this month.

EURATEX calls for urgent action on industrial competitiveness

EURATEX, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, welcomes today’s State of the Union Address by European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, and in particular her recognition of Europe’s need to rebalance unfair trade, cut red tape, and strengthen its industrial and strategic autonomy.