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25.03.2024

TMAS: Microfactory for filter bags in Sweden

ACG Kinna Automatic and ACG Nyström – members of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – have delivered the first microfactory for the production of fully finished filter bags to an international filtration industry customer, in cooperation with JUKI Central Europe.

The microfactory’s configuration is based on two separate interconnecting modules – the Smart Filter Line (SFL) and the Filtermaster 2.0. The SFL handles the fabric feeding from rolls and its folding prior to seam construction, which can either be by automatic sewing, welding or with sewing and taping, depending on specifications. Very rapid changeover of the modular seaming methods can be achieved during product changes. The specific size of the now fully-tubular fabric is then precisely cut to size for each individual unit and further folded ready to be fed into the Filtermaster 2.0. The Filtermaster 2.0 then automatically attaches the reinforcement, bottom and snap rings onto the filter tube with a second Juki sewing head on a robotic arm, to form the fully finished filter bag ready for packaging.

ACG Kinna Automatic and ACG Nyström – members of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – have delivered the first microfactory for the production of fully finished filter bags to an international filtration industry customer, in cooperation with JUKI Central Europe.

The microfactory’s configuration is based on two separate interconnecting modules – the Smart Filter Line (SFL) and the Filtermaster 2.0. The SFL handles the fabric feeding from rolls and its folding prior to seam construction, which can either be by automatic sewing, welding or with sewing and taping, depending on specifications. Very rapid changeover of the modular seaming methods can be achieved during product changes. The specific size of the now fully-tubular fabric is then precisely cut to size for each individual unit and further folded ready to be fed into the Filtermaster 2.0. The Filtermaster 2.0 then automatically attaches the reinforcement, bottom and snap rings onto the filter tube with a second Juki sewing head on a robotic arm, to form the fully finished filter bag ready for packaging.

Filter bags are employed in a wide range of industrial processes and while they may be largely under the radar as products, they represent a pretty significant percentage of overall technical textiles production.
They are used in foundries, smelters, incinerators, asphalt plants and energy production plants. Other key manufacturing fields – often where dust is generated – include the production of timber, textiles, composites, waste handling and minerals, in addition to chemicals, food production, pharmaceuticals, electronics and agriculture.

As a further example of the scale of the industry and the high volumes of fabrics involved, one supplier has delivered a single order of 30,000 filter bags to be used for flue gas cleaning at a European power plant. The bags can also be anywhere up to twelve metres in length and frequently have to be replaced.

Quelle:

Textile Machinery Association of Sweden

15.03.2024

TMAS: Digitised solutions at Techtextil and Texprocess

Members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – will display technologies in alignment with the theme of digitalisation at the forthcoming Techtextil and Texprocess 2024 exhibitions, taking place in Frankfurt from April 23-26th.

Automatic handling
The fully automated and digitised handling solutions for finished garments, home textiles and furniture of Eton Systems, for example, will be demonstrated at Texprocess.

Designed to increase value-added time in production by eliminating manual transportation and minimising handling, the individually addressable product carriers are fully managed and controlled by the latest ETONingenious™ software. This web based real-time data collection and information system continuously accumulates, processes and makes all production information instantly available to supervisors, quality control personnel and management.

Members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – will display technologies in alignment with the theme of digitalisation at the forthcoming Techtextil and Texprocess 2024 exhibitions, taking place in Frankfurt from April 23-26th.

Automatic handling
The fully automated and digitised handling solutions for finished garments, home textiles and furniture of Eton Systems, for example, will be demonstrated at Texprocess.

Designed to increase value-added time in production by eliminating manual transportation and minimising handling, the individually addressable product carriers are fully managed and controlled by the latest ETONingenious™ software. This web based real-time data collection and information system continuously accumulates, processes and makes all production information instantly available to supervisors, quality control personnel and management.

Bespoke seams
Svegea will demonstrate its EC 300-XS colarette technology, which is used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements.

The EC 300-XS collarette cutter on show in Frankfurt is equipped with the latest E-Drive II system providing the operator with a very user-friendly touchscreen, providing full control of the cutting process. An accompanying FA 350 fully automatic roll slitting machine will also be demonstrated.

Digital finishing
At Techtextil meanwhile, Baldwin Technology Co. will provide full details of how its highly digitised TexCoat G4 non-contact spray technology for textile finishing and remoistening not only reduces water, chemicals and energy consumption, but also provides the flexibility to adapt to customer requirements in terms of single and double-sided finishing applications.

TexCoat G4 can reduce water consumption and chemical usage by as much as 50% compared to traditional padding application processes.

Yarn tension
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Eltex will display the latest Eltex EyETM system for the continuous monitoring of yarn tension on warp beams.

The Eltex EyETM eliminates problems when warping, and also in subsequent weaving or tufting processes, monitoring the yarn tension on all positions in real-time and enabling a minimum and maximum allowable tension value it be set. If any yarn’s tension falls outside these values the operator can be warned or the machine stopped.

The Eltex ACT and ACT-R units meanwhile go beyond yarn tension monitoring to actually control yarn tension. This extends the application range greatly. The plug and play system automatically compensates for any differences in yarn tension that arise, for example from irregularities in yarn packages.

Accumulated know-how
Vandewiele Sweden AB benefits from all of the synergies and accumulated know-how of Vandewiele Group, supplying weft yarn feeding and tension control units for weaving looms to the majority of weaving machine manufacturers. It also retrofits its latest technologies to working mills to enable instant benefits in terms of productivity and control.

The company will present its latest X4 yarn feeders with integrated accessory displays (TED) as a new standard, as well as launching its own e-commerce platform – iroonline.com.

The TED function enables weft tension settings to be transferred from one machine to another, enabling a fast start-up the next time the same article is woven. The position of the S-Flex Tensioner is constantly monitored by an internal sensor – even if adjustment is made during power off.

X4 feeders are also available with integrated active tension control (ATC-W) as an option. With the ATC-W active tension control, the required tension is easily set and monitored on the integrated display. Once set, the system constantly regulates itself, ensuring consistent yarn tension during the weaving process which is constantly and accurately measured by the ATC sensor unit, sending a signal to the ATC operator unit resulting in consistently stable yarn tension at the required level.

Quelle:

TMAS - Swedish textile machinery association

PrimaLoft erweitert Daunenalternativen-Sortiment (c) PrimaLoft
11.03.2024

PrimaLoft erweitert Daunenalternativen-Sortiment

PrimaLoft, Inc. hat sein Portfolio an synthetischen Daunenalternativen um zwei neue Hochleistungsisolationen erweitert: PrimaLoft® Insulation ThermoPlume®+ und PrimaLoft® Insulation RISE Loose Fill.

ThermoPlume®+
PrimaLoft® ThermoPlume®+ ist eine synthetische Daunenalternative, die entwickelt wurde, um die Wärme, Bauschkraft, Weichheit und Kompressibilität von Daunen zu imitieren. Die Innovation kombiniert zwei einzigartige Faserformen, um den "Loft" und die Wärmeeigenschaften zu erhöhen. ThermoPlume®+ benötigt - verglichen mit der beliebten ThermoPlume® Technologie - ca. 20 % weniger Material, um dieselbe Bauschkraft zu erzeugen.

PrimaLoft, Inc. hat sein Portfolio an synthetischen Daunenalternativen um zwei neue Hochleistungsisolationen erweitert: PrimaLoft® Insulation ThermoPlume®+ und PrimaLoft® Insulation RISE Loose Fill.

ThermoPlume®+
PrimaLoft® ThermoPlume®+ ist eine synthetische Daunenalternative, die entwickelt wurde, um die Wärme, Bauschkraft, Weichheit und Kompressibilität von Daunen zu imitieren. Die Innovation kombiniert zwei einzigartige Faserformen, um den "Loft" und die Wärmeeigenschaften zu erhöhen. ThermoPlume®+ benötigt - verglichen mit der beliebten ThermoPlume® Technologie - ca. 20 % weniger Material, um dieselbe Bauschkraft zu erzeugen.

ThermoPlume®+ kombiniert die bestehende segelförmige Faserstruktur von ThermoPlume mit kugelförmigen Faserkugeln, um ein einheitliches strukturelles Netzwerk zu schaffen. Die Hohlräume zwischen den verschiedenen Formen erzeugen eine Art Gerüsteffekt, der das Gesamtvolumen erhöht, und so eine daunenähnliche Wärme bietet. Die langlebige Struktur hält mehrmaligen Wäschen und Abnutzung stand und trocknet schnell, was eine einfache Pflege ermöglicht, und fühlt sich gleichzeitig besonders weich an. PrimaLoft® ThermoPlume®+ Synthetikfasern  bieten eine Fluorcarbon-freie Wasserbeständigkeit und halten den Nutzer auch bei Nässe warm. Die Isolation besteht zu 100 % aus recyceltem Material.

PrimaLoft® RISE Loose Fill
Die PrimaLoft® RISE-Technologie wurde erstmals im Jahr 2020 eingeführt und erfreut sich aufgrund ihres Mix aus leichter Wärme und dauerhafter Druckfestigkeit in verschiedenen Stärken großer Beliebtheit. Mit RISE Loose Fill hat PrimaLoft diese Faserkonstruktion genutzt, um ein leistungsfähiges loses Produkt zu entwickeln. RISE Loose Fill wird zu 100 % aus recyceltem Material hergestellt und bietet eine Füllkraft von 650 Cuin für ein Höchstmaß an Stil, Wärme und Komfort.

Outdoor & Sport Marken wie adidas TERREX, Rab und Nike sind einige der ersten, die die neuen Innovationen in ihre Kollektionen für die Herbst/Winter Saison 2024 aufnehmen.

Quelle:

PrimaLoft

19.12.2023

bvse gegen Sonderregeln für chemisches Recycling

Der bvse begrüßt, dass die EU-Kommission beim Chemischen Recycling als Massebilanzverfahren „polymers only“ anstatt „fuel exempt“ festschreiben will. Damit werde verhindert, das Chemische Recycling (CR) deutlich besser zu stellen wird als das Mechanische Recycling (MR).

„Wir sind gegen Sonderregeln für das Chemische Recycling beim Einsatz von Recyclingmaterial. Um gleiche Wettbewerbsbedingungen zwischen dem Mechanischen Recycling und dem Chemischen Recycling zu schaffen, ist es unerlässlich, dass alle Vorgaben zur Berechnung des recycelten Anteils eines Abfallstroms technologieneutral sind und ein Höchstmaß an Rückverfolgbarkeit gewährleisten“, erklärte Dr. Herbert Snell, Vizepräsident des bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung.

Vor allem mittelständische Unternehmen hätten seit 30 Jahren ein stabiles, überwiegend mechanisches Recycling aufgebaut, das ökologisch und ökonomisch vorteilhaft Kunststoffe im Kreislauf hält. Nur durch eine faire Berechnungsmethode, die Input und Output bilanziere, könne der Fortbestand des mechanischen Recyclings gesichert werden, so Snell.

Der bvse begrüßt, dass die EU-Kommission beim Chemischen Recycling als Massebilanzverfahren „polymers only“ anstatt „fuel exempt“ festschreiben will. Damit werde verhindert, das Chemische Recycling (CR) deutlich besser zu stellen wird als das Mechanische Recycling (MR).

„Wir sind gegen Sonderregeln für das Chemische Recycling beim Einsatz von Recyclingmaterial. Um gleiche Wettbewerbsbedingungen zwischen dem Mechanischen Recycling und dem Chemischen Recycling zu schaffen, ist es unerlässlich, dass alle Vorgaben zur Berechnung des recycelten Anteils eines Abfallstroms technologieneutral sind und ein Höchstmaß an Rückverfolgbarkeit gewährleisten“, erklärte Dr. Herbert Snell, Vizepräsident des bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung.

Vor allem mittelständische Unternehmen hätten seit 30 Jahren ein stabiles, überwiegend mechanisches Recycling aufgebaut, das ökologisch und ökonomisch vorteilhaft Kunststoffe im Kreislauf hält. Nur durch eine faire Berechnungsmethode, die Input und Output bilanziere, könne der Fortbestand des mechanischen Recyclings gesichert werden, so Snell.

Für die Bilanzierung und den Nachweis des mechanischen Recyclings sind in Deutschland die Vorgaben der ZSVR – Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister mit den PLL – Prüfleitlinien für den Mengenstrom- und Verwertungsnachweis bestimmend. Gemäß der Vorgaben der PLL testieren akkreditierte Sachverständige den Mengenstrom in die Verwertungsanlagen; hierfür sind spezifische Testate der Vorbehandlungs- und Verwertungsanlagen notwendig.

Die jetzt vorgeschlagene Methode des „polymers only“ führe dazu, dass beim Chemischen Recycling tatsächlich nur diejenigen chemischen Bausteine bilanziert werden, die auch für die Herstellung von Polymeren eingesetzt werden.

bvse-Experte Dr. Thomas Probst: „Durch diese Bilanzierung, dem „polymers only“, wird beim Chemischen Recycling ein Green Washing verhindert.

Bei dem Modell „fuel exempt“ wären hingegen alle chemischen Bausteine, allerdings mit Ausnahme der Anteile der Energiegewinnung, für das Recycling anerkannt worden. Das wäre nach Aussage von Dr. Thomas Probst „grob unfair“, da ein Großteil der erzeugten Zwischenprodukte des Chemischen Recyclings gar nicht für eine Polymersynthese geeignet sind. Auch die Umwelt gewinnt durch das Modell „polymers only“, da hier deutlich mehr Kunststoffabfälle prozessiert werden müssen, um gleiche Mengenanteile an zugeordneten Recyclatanteilen wie beim „fuel exempt“ darzustellen.

Beim Massebilanzverfahren „fuel exempt“, das die Kunststoffindustrie gefordert hat, könnte es dazu kommen, dass Kunststoffprodukte, die vollständig aus Neumaterial bestehen, als Recyclingmaterial anerkannt werden. Damit würde die Glaubwürdigkeit zu Aussagen über den Recyclinggehalt von Verpackungen verloren gehen.“

Unabhängig welches Massebilanzverfahren zur Berechnung der Recyclatanteile in den erzeugten Poymeren beim Chemischen Recycling zur Anwendung komme, sei es wichtig, dass vollständige Transparenz über die Massenströme hergestellt werde. Wie heute auch im Verpackungsrecycling üblich, müsse von der Erfassung bis zum vermarktungsfähigen Rohstoff, also dem Polymer, ein lückenloser Nachweis geführt und von Sachverständigen geprüft und testiert werden, so der bvse.

Quelle:

bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung

20.11.2023

Südwesttextil: Strompreispaket nur erster Schritt für textilen Mittelstand

Nach den Forderungen von Südwesttextil nach kurz-, mittel- und langfristigen Lösungen für die Energiepreise, begrüßt der Wirtschafts- und Arbeitgeberverband das Strompreispaket als Schritt in die richtige Richtung. Insbesondere positiv bewertet der Verband, dass die darin vorgesehene Senkung der Stromsteuer auf das EU-Mindestmaß für alle produzierenden Unternehmen gelten soll und der bürokratische Aufwand durch den Wegfall des Antragsverfahrens für den Spitzenausgleich verringert wird.

Nach den Forderungen von Südwesttextil nach kurz-, mittel- und langfristigen Lösungen für die Energiepreise, begrüßt der Wirtschafts- und Arbeitgeberverband das Strompreispaket als Schritt in die richtige Richtung. Insbesondere positiv bewertet der Verband, dass die darin vorgesehene Senkung der Stromsteuer auf das EU-Mindestmaß für alle produzierenden Unternehmen gelten soll und der bürokratische Aufwand durch den Wegfall des Antragsverfahrens für den Spitzenausgleich verringert wird.

Von der zusätzlichen Verlängerung der Strompreiskompensation und deren Ausweitung durch den Wegfall des Selbstbehalts profitieren allerdings nur rund 350 Unternehmen, die am stärksten im internationalen Wettbewerb stehen; von der Fortführung des „Super-Cap“ und der Ausweitung durch den Entfall des Sockelbetrags sogar nur 90 besonders stromintensive Unternehmen. Die stromintensive und überwiegend von kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen geprägte Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie kann von diesen Entlastungen nicht profitieren und ist weiterhin den Schwankungen der Strompreise ausgesetzt. Damit fehlt aus der Perspektive des Verbands die so dringend benötigte Planungssicherheit für die Unternehmen. „Das Strompreispaket enthält längst überfällige Maßnahmen – wir begrüßen diese, fordern aber für die Zukunft der mittelständischen Wertschöpfung am Standort Deutschland weitergehende Maßnahmen, die die Strompreise auf einem wettbewerbsfähigen Niveau halten und so den Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien überbrücken“, erklärt Südwesttextil-Hauptgeschäftsführerin Edina Brenner.

Quelle:

Südwesttextil – Verband der Südwestdeutschen Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie e.V.

20.09.2023

TMAS Members at ITMA Asia + CITME 2023

Members of TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association – will be taking part in the forthcoming ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition, taking place from November 19-23 2023 at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai, China.

Weaving
In the area of weaving, 93% of the 114,000 new looms delivered in 2022 went to Asia, according to the latest figures from the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), with China the top destination, followed by India.
As a result, TMAS members like Vandewiele Sweden AB and Eltex have a huge market to address that has been established over many decades.

Vandewiele Sweden AB benefits from all of the synergies and accumulated know-how of the market-leading Vandewiele Group, supplying weft yarn feeding and tension control units for weaving looms to the majority of weaving machine manufacturers. It also retrofits its latest technologies to working mills to enable instant benefits in terms of productivity and control.

Members of TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association – will be taking part in the forthcoming ITMA Asia + CITME exhibition, taking place from November 19-23 2023 at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai, China.

Weaving
In the area of weaving, 93% of the 114,000 new looms delivered in 2022 went to Asia, according to the latest figures from the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), with China the top destination, followed by India.
As a result, TMAS members like Vandewiele Sweden AB and Eltex have a huge market to address that has been established over many decades.

Vandewiele Sweden AB benefits from all of the synergies and accumulated know-how of the market-leading Vandewiele Group, supplying weft yarn feeding and tension control units for weaving looms to the majority of weaving machine manufacturers. It also retrofits its latest technologies to working mills to enable instant benefits in terms of productivity and control.

Yarn and sewing thread monitoring
With nearly 70 years of expertise in yarn sensor technology, Eltex of Sweden AB has been at the forefront of new product development. Its EYE and EyETM systems are capable of accurately and efficiently monitoring the movement and tension of more than 1,000 yarns simultaneously. These systems are suitable for various applications and fibre types, including warping, winding, multiaxial weaving and new material applications.

Eltex sewing tension monitors, such as the ETM422, have been well-received by customers. This device can monitor the tension of sewing threads in real time, effectively improving the quality and safety of sewn products. Particularly in China's rapidly growing automotive manufacturing sector, the ETM422 has seen widespread use to meet the industry’s escalating demands for product safety and quality.

Dyeing and finishing
“Digitalisation, automation and AI have become the key enablers for sustainable gains across the entire textile industry and so much has been achieved in the past few years, especially in terms of automation,” says TMAS secretary general Therese Premler-Andersson. “One area in which TMAS members are really making a difference right now, is in replacing water and energy-intensive technologies for the dyeing and finishing processes with new digital technologies.”

The TexCoat G4 non-contact spray technology for textile finishing and remoistening, for example, will be showcased in Shanghai by Baldwin. It not only reduces water, chemicals and energy consumption, but also provides the flexibility to adapt to a customer’s requirements in terms of single and double-sided finishing applications. The TexCoat G4 can reduce water consumption by as much as 50% compared to traditional padding application processes.

Sicherheitsgurt Foto Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
07.09.2023

Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions auf der Techtextil India 2023

Auf der Techtextil India 2023 informiert die Division Polymer Processing Solutions des Schweizer Oerlikon Konzerns über neue Anwendungen, spezielle Prozesse und nachhaltige Lösungen rund um die Produktion von technischen Textilien. Vom 12. bis 14. September 2023 stehen auf dem Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC) in Mumbai Airbags, Sicherheitsgurte und Reifencord, aber auch Geotextilien und Filtervliesstoffe und ihre vielfältigen Anwendungen im Fokus der Gespräche.

Auf der Techtextil India 2023 informiert die Division Polymer Processing Solutions des Schweizer Oerlikon Konzerns über neue Anwendungen, spezielle Prozesse und nachhaltige Lösungen rund um die Produktion von technischen Textilien. Vom 12. bis 14. September 2023 stehen auf dem Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC) in Mumbai Airbags, Sicherheitsgurte und Reifencord, aber auch Geotextilien und Filtervliesstoffe und ihre vielfältigen Anwendungen im Fokus der Gespräche.

Mehr Polyester für Airbags
Hauptsächlich bestehen die für Airbags verwendeten Garne aus Polyamid. Durch die immer vielfältiger werdenden Airbag-Anwendungen und auch die immer größer werdenden Systeme wird heute je nach Einsatzanforderungen und Kosten/Nutzen-Abwägung oft auch Polyester eingesetzt. Neben hoher Produktivität und geringem Energieverbrauch überzeugen die Technologien von Oerlikon Barmag besonders durch stabile Produktionsprozesse. Sie erfüllen alle hohen Qualitätsstandards für Airbags, die - wie fast alle anderen textilen Produkte im Fahrzeugbau - ein Höchstmaß an Sicherheit für die Insassen gewährleisten müssen - ohne Funktionsverlust klimaunabhängig für die gesamte Lebensdauer des Fahrzeugs.

Bitte anschnallen!
Sicherheitsgurte müssen Zugkräfte von mehr als drei Tonnen aushalten und sich gleichzeitig im Notfall kontrolliert dehnen, um die Belastung bei einem Aufprall zu verringern. Ein Sicherheitsgurt besteht aus etwa 300 Filamentgarnen, deren einzelne hochfeste Garnfäden aus rund 100 Einzelfilamenten gesponnen sind. „Für die Herstellung dieses Lebensretters und anderer Anwendungen aus Technisch Garn bieten wir mit unserer einzigartigen patentierten Single Filament Layer Technologie einen ebenso ausgeklügelten wie schonenden High Tenacity (HT)-Garn Prozess,“ erklärt André Wissenberg, Head of Marketing.

Verstärkung von Straßen mit Geotextilien
Niedrige Dehnung, ultrahohe Festigkeit, hohe Steifigkeit - technische Garne bieten hervorragende Eigenschaften für die anspruchsvollen Aufgaben der Geotextilien, z.B. als Geogitter im Tragschichtsystem unter dem Asphalt. Geotextilien haben üblicherweise extrem hohe Garntiter von bis zu 24.000 Denier. Anlagenkonzepte von Oerlikon Barmag stellen gleichzeitig drei Filamentgarne mit je 6.000 Denier her. Durch den hohen Spinntiter können weniger Garne kosten- und energieeffizienter auf den benötigten Geo-Garntiter zusammengefacht werden.

hycuTEC – Quantensprung bei Filtermedien
Mit der Hydrocharging Lösung hycuTEC bietet Oerlikon Neumag eine neue Technologie zur Aufladung von Vliesstoffen für eine Steigerung der Filtereffizienz auf über 99,99%. Für den Meltblownproduzenten bedeutet das eine 30%ige Materialeinsparung bei signifikant gesteigerter Filtrationsleistung. Beim Endverbraucher macht sich dies in einem Komfortgewinn durch den deutlich reduzierten Atemwider-stand bemerkbar. Mit einem bedeutend geringeren Wasser- und Energieverbrauch empfiehlt sich die Neuentwicklung darüber hinaus als zukunftsfähige, nachhaltige Technologie.

Quelle:

Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG

(c) Löffler
The EC300-S collarette cutter
10.02.2023

TMAS: Svegea installs Collarette Cutter at Löffler

Svegea of Sweden – a member of TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association – has recently installed an EC300-S collarette cutter for the high speed production of tubular apparel components as well as an FA350 automatic roll slitter at the plant of Löffler, in Ried im Innkreis, Austria.

The EC 300-S collarette cutter is equipped with the computer-controlled True-Drive II and high pre-feed device, which is used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements. It operates at speeds of up to 20,000 metres per hour. The integrated, fully automatic FA350 roll slitter FA500 roll slitter is equipped with three separately adjustable settings enabling three different band widths to be cut within the same cutting cycle. Automatic tube sewing units are provided for sewn tubes in optional rolled or flat folded forms, depending on customer preference.

Svegea of Sweden – a member of TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association – has recently installed an EC300-S collarette cutter for the high speed production of tubular apparel components as well as an FA350 automatic roll slitter at the plant of Löffler, in Ried im Innkreis, Austria.

The EC 300-S collarette cutter is equipped with the computer-controlled True-Drive II and high pre-feed device, which is used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements. It operates at speeds of up to 20,000 metres per hour. The integrated, fully automatic FA350 roll slitter FA500 roll slitter is equipped with three separately adjustable settings enabling three different band widths to be cut within the same cutting cycle. Automatic tube sewing units are provided for sewn tubes in optional rolled or flat folded forms, depending on customer preference.

Sports and knitwear specialist Löffler is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. Its plant in Ried houses 25 circular knitting machines and three seamless knitting machines with an annual output of around 905,000 square metres of fabric, and in addition to product development, design, cutting and some sewing are all carried out in-house.

Löffler is known for its transtex under garments, which ushered in the two-layer principle of structures combining hydrophobic polypropylene and other fibres like cotton, Modal, Tencel or merino wool.

Before transtex, endurance athletes usually wore pure cotton underwear next to their skin, which became wet over time and cooled the body down. Löffler’s two-layer fabric prevented this, since the polypropylene does not absorb moisture and instead wicks it to the outside, where it can evaporate to keep the skin dry.

Innovation has been ongoing ever since, and in December, Löffler received an ISPO Award 2022 for transtex Retr’x – its latest functional underwear made from recycled polypropylene from textile waste and a combination of recycled and GOTS-certified organic cotton. Transtex Retr’x is neither dyed or bleached and is Standard 100 by Oeko-Tex as well as Made In Green by Oeko-Tex approved.

In addition to its own branded products, the plant makes sports garments for sister company Fischer, which is also based in Ried, and is at the same time involved in significant government tender projects, including the supply of polo shirts for the Austrian Red Cross and for the German and Austrian police forces. Combined, Löffler and Fischer employ approximately 700 people in the region of Upper Austria.

Quelle:

TMAS by AWOL Media

(c) TMAS
30.12.2022

Climate impact mapping of Swedish textile machinery

Over the past year, TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association, has been working with ClimatePartner on a corporate carbon footprint (CCF) mapping project with its member companies, as a natural step towards supporting a more sustainable textile industry.

Over half of the members of TMAS are participating in the project, which involves calculating each operation’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions in order to identify the current climate impact and areas where reductions can be made.

“Integrating climate action into strategies is becoming increasingly important in Europe and we have decided to take a pro-active role,” says TMAS secretary general Therese Premler-Andersson. “There is growing pressure from customers to be more transparant in this area and forthcoming legislation will soon make it necessary for all to take climate actions. TMAS members, however, recognise the benefit of taking action now, not least in terms of taking responsibility and demonstrating credibility.”

The CCF project’s scope examines all aspects of a business split into five areas:

Over the past year, TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association, has been working with ClimatePartner on a corporate carbon footprint (CCF) mapping project with its member companies, as a natural step towards supporting a more sustainable textile industry.

Over half of the members of TMAS are participating in the project, which involves calculating each operation’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions in order to identify the current climate impact and areas where reductions can be made.

“Integrating climate action into strategies is becoming increasingly important in Europe and we have decided to take a pro-active role,” says TMAS secretary general Therese Premler-Andersson. “There is growing pressure from customers to be more transparant in this area and forthcoming legislation will soon make it necessary for all to take climate actions. TMAS members, however, recognise the benefit of taking action now, not least in terms of taking responsibility and demonstrating credibility.”

The CCF project’s scope examines all aspects of a business split into five areas:

  • Facility Management (heating, electricity, water, cooling agents and waste disposal).
  • Employee Mobility (commuting and company cars).
  • Business Travel (flights travel by train, rental cars).
  • Procurement (production, packaging and office materials).
  • Logistics (inbound and outbound).

Primary data is being used wherever possible and emission factors originate from internationally recognised databases such as ecoinvent and GEMIS.

The ClimatePartner measurement programme is based on the guidelines of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (GHG Protocol), and factors in all greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol. These are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).

Each of these gases affect the atmosphere differently and remain in the atmosphere for different lengths of time. Rather than reporting on each gas separately, they are expressed as a CO2 equivalent (CO2e) for the sake of simplicity. A CO2e is essentially a conversion into a ‘global warming potential’ value that enables the influence of different gases on global warming to be compared.

08.07.2022

Swedish textile machinery in Brazil at Febratex

A delegation from TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, will participate in the forthcoming Febratex textile show which is being held in the German Village Park in Blumenau, in Santa Catarina, Brazil from August 23-26.

As the fourth largest textiles manufacturer in the world, Brazil’s annual revenues from textiles and apparel amount to an annual $48 billion and the industry employs around 1.5 million people directly.

As with the USA and many European countries, product shortages resulting directly from the Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent supply chain difficulties, have emphasised to Brazil’s industry the attractiveness of more diversified and shorter supply chains which are closer to customers wherever possible. In the past two years, there has been less reliance on imports from Asia to Brazil, and opportunities are arising again for local manufacturing.

Svegea of Sweden has supplied many automatic collarette cutters to Brazilian companies, which are used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements.

A delegation from TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, will participate in the forthcoming Febratex textile show which is being held in the German Village Park in Blumenau, in Santa Catarina, Brazil from August 23-26.

As the fourth largest textiles manufacturer in the world, Brazil’s annual revenues from textiles and apparel amount to an annual $48 billion and the industry employs around 1.5 million people directly.

As with the USA and many European countries, product shortages resulting directly from the Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent supply chain difficulties, have emphasised to Brazil’s industry the attractiveness of more diversified and shorter supply chains which are closer to customers wherever possible. In the past two years, there has been less reliance on imports from Asia to Brazil, and opportunities are arising again for local manufacturing.

Svegea of Sweden has supplied many automatic collarette cutters to Brazilian companies, which are used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements.

Svegea supplies many other bespoke machines for applications in the production of both garment components and technical textiles, including rewinding, measuring, inspection and band knife machines.

Eton Systems, the inventor and world’s leading provider of automated production systems for apparel and other textile-based processes, has supplied a large amount of workstations to Brazilian companies over the years, and believes its newly-launched Opta system is good news for this market becoming more efficient and profitable.

Automation is also high on the agenda of ACG Kinna Automatic, which specialises in automation solutions for filled products such as quilts, pillows and mattresses and also has extensive knowledge in areas such as bed linen and textile filters.

Given Brazil’s extensive forestry sector, the country is a key market for Texo AB, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of weaving machines for the production of paper machine clothing (PMC).

All paper manufacturing machines require a regular supply of PMC, which as large continuous engineered fabrics, carry the paper stock through each stage of the paper production process. With technologically sophisticated designs, they employ fibres and other polymeric materials in complex structures and each paper machine has an average of ten separate fabrics installed on it. Although the PMC business represents just a small proportion of the total cost of manufacturing paper, it can have a significant impact on the quality of the paper, the efficiency of a machine and machine production rates.

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TMAS Febratex
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14.06.2022

Members of TMAS at Texprocess, Techtextil and Heimtextil in Frankfurt

ACG Nyström, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, will demonstrate the automated Talon 75 multi-ply cutter at the forthcoming Texprocess exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, from June 21-24.

The Talon 75 is capable of cutting up to 7.5cm of compressed materials common to the sewn products and technical textiles industries. The machine is engineered to automatically pull stacked material plies from the spreading table to a modular, bristle-block conveyor bed for reciprocating knife cutting of patterns. Precise system operations with state-of-the-art motion control communications offer an industrial-strength solution.

Industry 4.0 ready
Eastman’s Talon multi-ply cutting systems are Industry 4.0 ready and equipped with the latest in condition based predictive maintenance technology. Their robust design utilises motors and amplifiers that automatically detect changes in critical components to notify operators well in advance of maintenance prompts. Also on display in Frankfurt will be Eastman’s ES-960, a material spreader capable of fast and easy spreading heights up to 20cm.

ACG Nyström, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, will demonstrate the automated Talon 75 multi-ply cutter at the forthcoming Texprocess exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, from June 21-24.

The Talon 75 is capable of cutting up to 7.5cm of compressed materials common to the sewn products and technical textiles industries. The machine is engineered to automatically pull stacked material plies from the spreading table to a modular, bristle-block conveyor bed for reciprocating knife cutting of patterns. Precise system operations with state-of-the-art motion control communications offer an industrial-strength solution.

Industry 4.0 ready
Eastman’s Talon multi-ply cutting systems are Industry 4.0 ready and equipped with the latest in condition based predictive maintenance technology. Their robust design utilises motors and amplifiers that automatically detect changes in critical components to notify operators well in advance of maintenance prompts. Also on display in Frankfurt will be Eastman’s ES-960, a material spreader capable of fast and easy spreading heights up to 20cm.

Members of TMAS will be showcasing a range of solutions aligning with the growing trend for more localised and automated textile manufacturing at the forthcoming Texprocess, Techtextil and Heimtextil shows which are all taking place in Frankfurt from June 21-24.

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(c) Oerlikon
Das neue Stapelfaser Technikum in Neumünster
13.05.2022

Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions auf der Techtextil 2022

  • Nachhaltige Infrastrukturlösungen, Sicherheit im Straßenverkehr und Gesundheitsschutz

Auf der diesjährigen Techtextil informiert Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions das Fachpublikum über neue Anwendungen, spezielle Prozesse und nachhaltige Lösungen rund um die Produktion von technischen Textilien. Unter anderem stellt das Unternehmen eine neue Technologie zur Aufladung von Vliesstoffen vor, die in punkto Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit neue Maßstäbe setzt. Vom 21. bis 24. Juni stehen in Halle 12.0 Airbags, Sicherheitsgurte und Reifencord, aber auch Geotextilien und Filtervliesstoffe und ihre vielfältigen Anwendungen im Fokus der Gespräche.

  • Nachhaltige Infrastrukturlösungen, Sicherheit im Straßenverkehr und Gesundheitsschutz

Auf der diesjährigen Techtextil informiert Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions das Fachpublikum über neue Anwendungen, spezielle Prozesse und nachhaltige Lösungen rund um die Produktion von technischen Textilien. Unter anderem stellt das Unternehmen eine neue Technologie zur Aufladung von Vliesstoffen vor, die in punkto Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit neue Maßstäbe setzt. Vom 21. bis 24. Juni stehen in Halle 12.0 Airbags, Sicherheitsgurte und Reifencord, aber auch Geotextilien und Filtervliesstoffe und ihre vielfältigen Anwendungen im Fokus der Gespräche.

Mehr Polyester für Airbags
Airbags sind aus dem mobilen Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken. Hauptsächlich bestehen die verwendeten Garne aus Polyamid. Durch die immer vielfältiger werdenden Airbag-Anwendungen und auch die immer größer werdenden Systeme wird heute je nach Einsatzanforderungen und Kosten/Nutzen-Abwägung oft auch Polyester eingesetzt. Vor diesem Hintergrund leisten die Technologien von Oerlikon Barmag einen wertvollen Beitrag. Neben hoher Produktivität und geringem Energieverbrauch überzeugen sie besonders durch stabile Produktionsprozesse. Darüber hinaus erfüllen sie alle hohen Qualitätsstandards für Airbags, die - wie fast alle anderen textilen Produkte im Fahrzeugbau - ein Höchstmaß an Sicherheit für die Insassen gewährleisten müssen. Und das ohne Funktionsverlust bei jedem Klima und überall auf der Welt für die gesamte Lebensdauer des Fahrzeugs.

Bitte anschnallen!
Sicherheitsgurte spielen eine entscheidende Rolle beim Schutz der Fahrzeuginsassen. Sie müssen Zugkräfte von mehr als drei Tonnen aushalten und sich gleichzeitig im Notfall kontrolliert dehnen, um die Belastung bei einem Aufprall zu verringern. Ein Sicherheitsgurt besteht aus etwa 300 Filamentgarnen, deren einzelne hochfeste Garnfäden aus rund 100 Einzelfilamenten gesponnen sind.

Unsichtbar, aber unverzichtbar - Verstärkung von Straßen mit Geotextilien
Aber nicht nur im Auto, auch darunter entfalten technisch Garne ihre Vorteile. Niedrige Dehnung, ultrahohe Festigkeit, hohe Steifigkeit - technische Garne bieten hervorragende Eigenschaften für die anspruchsvollen Aufgaben der Geotextilien, z.B. als Geogitter im Tragschichtsystem unter dem Asphalt. Geotextilien haben üblicherweise extrem hohe Garntiter von bis zu 24.000 Denier. Anlagenkonzepte von Oerlikon Barmag stellen gleichzeitig drei Filamentgarne mit je 6.000 Denier her. Durch den hohen Spinntiter können weniger Garne kosten- und energieeffizienter auf den benötigten Geo-Garntiter zusammengefacht werden.

hycuTEC – technologischer Quantensprung bei Filtermedien
Mit der Hydrocharging Lösung hycuTEC bietet Oerlikon Neumag eine neue Technologie zur Aufladung von Vliesstoffen für eine Steigerung der Filtereffizienz auf über 99,99%. Für den Meltblownproduzenten bedeutet das eine 30%ige Materialeinsparung bei signifikant gesteigerter Filtrationsleistung. Beim Endverbraucher macht sich dies in einem Komfortgewinn durch den deutlich reduzierten Atemwiderstand bemerkbar. Mit einem bedeutend geringeren Wasser- und Energieverbrauch empfiehlt sich die Neuentwicklung darüber hinaus als zukunftsfähige, nachhaltige Technologie.

Neues Hightech Stapelfaser Technikum
Auf rund 2.100 m2 wurde bei Oerlikon Neumag in Neumünster eines der weltweit größten Stapelfaser Technika errichtet. Ab sofort stehen die state-of-the-art Stapelfaser Technologien auch für kundenindividuelle Versuche zur Verfügung.

Bei der Planung und Auslegung des Technikums stand die Optimierung von Komponenten und Prozessen im Fokus. Besonderes Augenmerk wurde dabei auf eine einfache und zuverlässige Übertragung von Prozess- und Produktionsparametern der Technikumsanlage auf Produktionsanlagen gelegt. So ist der Aufbau der Faserbandstraße modular gestaltet. Alle Komponenten können variable miteinander kombiniert werden. Umfangreiche Set-up Möglichkeiten liefern detaillierte Erkenntnisse für den jeweiligen Prozess unterschiedlicher Faserprodukte.

Das Technikum ist außerdem mit zwei Spinnpositionen für Mono- und Bikomponenten Prozesse ausgestattet. Für beide Prozesse werden die gleichen, runden Spinnpakete eingesetzt, die sich durch sehr gute Faserqualitäten und -eigenschaften auszeichnen und mittlerweile auch in allen Oerlikon Neumag Produktionsanlagen mit großem Erfolg eingesetzt werden. Zusätzlich wird die Spinnerei noch um Automatisierungslösungen, wie beispielsweise Düsenwischroboter, ergänzt.

Weitere Informationen:
Oerlikon Neumag Techtextil
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16.03.2022

TMAS: TEXO AB sees Demand for Compfelt Weaving Looms

TEXO AB, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, is currently seeing a surge in demand for its Compfelt weaving looms for press felt base fabrics.

“These are far from standard machines,” explains TEXO President Anders Svensson. “Off-the-shelf industrial weaving machines generally range in their working widths from 1.9 to 3.2 metres, with those purpose-built for technical applications such as geotextiles extending to wider widths of six metres and beyond. Meanwhile, one of the machines we have recently successfully delivered and commissioned has a working width of 23 metres and is not even the widest of the many such machines the company has engineered and delivered worldwide since its formation.”

A second recently-delivered line has a more modest working width – in relative terms – of 13 metres.

TEXO AB, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, is currently seeing a surge in demand for its Compfelt weaving looms for press felt base fabrics.

“These are far from standard machines,” explains TEXO President Anders Svensson. “Off-the-shelf industrial weaving machines generally range in their working widths from 1.9 to 3.2 metres, with those purpose-built for technical applications such as geotextiles extending to wider widths of six metres and beyond. Meanwhile, one of the machines we have recently successfully delivered and commissioned has a working width of 23 metres and is not even the widest of the many such machines the company has engineered and delivered worldwide since its formation.”

A second recently-delivered line has a more modest working width – in relative terms – of 13 metres.

Paper machines
The demand for such machines comes from the suppliers of paper machine clothing (PMC) to paper mills, who in turn operate colossal machines for paper manufacturing.
On of the largest paper making machines is currently believed to be located on Hainan Island off the southern coast of China and is 428 metres long – roughly the length of four football pitches. Naturally, such machines require equally large-scale components, which is where TEXO comes in. All paper machines require a regular supply of PMC fabrics which are employed in three separate areas of the paper machine – the forming section, the press section and the drying section.

Press felts
TEXO Compfelt weaving machines are specifically employed for the production of endless (tubular) woven base fabrics for the press section of paper machines, where water is mechanically removed from the newly formed sheet of fibres. In the simplest press, the sheet is carried by the PMC fabric between two rolls, where water is squeezed out by the application of load and pressure. This can also be assisted by the use of vacuum and heat. The PMC fabrics here need to be replaced regularly, with a maximum lifespan of six months.

Press felts have become increasingly sophisticated over the years, consisting of complex woven base structures which are subsequently combined with nonwovens via needlepunching on equally huge machines. The woven base fabrics are primarily made from polyamide for its strength and hygroscopic and elastic properties.

Dobby harness
“A major refinement of the machine has been the ability to equip it with up to 24 dobby harness frames to meet the demand for sophisticated structures from the PMC manufacturers. Although the PMC business represents a small proportion of the total cost of manufacturing paper, it can have a significant impact on the quality of the paper, the efficiency of a machine and machine production rates.”

Another significant development has been that of a self supporting base pre-filled with concrete, which has eliminated the need to dig out foundations in a plant to support the machine.

Retrofits
TEXO’s looms are built to last, but technology moves forward, and the company is also currently active in the retrofitting of existing machines built as far back as the 1970s.

Integration
TEXO has also just integrated its offices and production centre at its base in Älmhult, Sweden, to create a unified 5,000 square metre site.

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ANDRITZ auf der JEC World 2022 (c) ANDRITZ AG
16.03.2022

ANDRITZ auf der JEC World 2022

Der internationale Technologiekonzern ANDRITZ wird auf der JEC World 2022 in Paris, Frankreich, vom 3. bis 5. Mai seine Spezialmaschinen für die Nadelvliesproduktion (einschließlich des Portfolios für Anwendungen im Bereich Carbon) vorstellen.

Erfahrung und Wissen
ANDRITZ entwirft, entwickelt und konstruiert Sondermaschinen für sehr spezifische und sensible Anwendungen wie Luft- und Raumfahrt, Eisenbahn und Militär. Daher kann das Unternehmen maßgeschneiderte Maschinen mit perfekten Lösungen anbieten, egal ob sie für Prototypen oder für die industrielle Produktion benötigt werden.

Hochqualifizierte Ingenieure
In immer anspruchsvolleren Märkten helfen die qualifizierten ANDRITZ-Ingenieure und -Techniker den Kunden, das Beste aus ihren Investitionen herauszuholen. Die Vielfalt der Fälle, mit denen sie täglich konfrontiert werden, ermöglicht es ihnen, sowohl die Leistung als auch die Qualität je nach den verwendeten Fasern, der Herausforderung und der Endanwendung des Kunden zu optimieren.

Der internationale Technologiekonzern ANDRITZ wird auf der JEC World 2022 in Paris, Frankreich, vom 3. bis 5. Mai seine Spezialmaschinen für die Nadelvliesproduktion (einschließlich des Portfolios für Anwendungen im Bereich Carbon) vorstellen.

Erfahrung und Wissen
ANDRITZ entwirft, entwickelt und konstruiert Sondermaschinen für sehr spezifische und sensible Anwendungen wie Luft- und Raumfahrt, Eisenbahn und Militär. Daher kann das Unternehmen maßgeschneiderte Maschinen mit perfekten Lösungen anbieten, egal ob sie für Prototypen oder für die industrielle Produktion benötigt werden.

Hochqualifizierte Ingenieure
In immer anspruchsvolleren Märkten helfen die qualifizierten ANDRITZ-Ingenieure und -Techniker den Kunden, das Beste aus ihren Investitionen herauszuholen. Die Vielfalt der Fälle, mit denen sie täglich konfrontiert werden, ermöglicht es ihnen, sowohl die Leistung als auch die Qualität je nach den verwendeten Fasern, der Herausforderung und der Endanwendung des Kunden zu optimieren.

Carbon-Expertise
Die Erfahrung mit leitfähigen Fasern ermöglicht es ANDRITZ, Herausforderungen zu meistern und Zugang zu neuen Produktentwicklungen zu erhalten. Die Expertise des Unternehmens liegt im textilen Know-how sowie im tiefen Verständnis der damit verbundenen Randbedingungen. Dazu gehören Krempel-/Kreuzlegerverfahren für Vliesstoffe aus recycelten Carbonfasern, die als Rollenware oder in gestanzter Form geliefert werden können.

Unkonventionelle Vernadelung für Endanwendungen
ANDRITZ stellt sich den Herausforderungen der Kunden und bietet innovative Lösungen und Know-how im Bereich der geraden und mehrachsigen Vernadelung, welche die Verfestigung von Fasern auf flachen oder nicht flachen Oberflächen (z. B. abgerundeten Formen) und sogar von bis zu 350 mm dicken Schichten ermöglicht. Neue Entwicklungen werden dank der hervorragenden ANDRITZ-Versuchsanlage ermöglicht.

Unterstützung und Entwicklung
Das ANDRITZ-Needlepunch-Technikum in Elbeuf, Frankreich, ist für Besucher geöffnet. Innovations- und Anpassungsfähigkeit sind die Merkmale, die ANDRITZ zum bevorzugten Partner bei der Suche nach originalen, effizienten und zuverlässigen Lösungen im Interesse der Produktivität und einer hochwertigen, modernen Konsolidierung machen. Da bei solch sensibler Entwicklungsarbeit die Geheimhaltung eine zentrale Rolle spielt, garantiert ANDRITZ selbstverständlich immer ein Höchstmaß an Vertraulichkeit.

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ANDRITZ AG

(c) Automatex / TMAS
03.03.2022

Automatex: Full automation from the roll to the finished product

Automatex, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, has recently supplied a number of its latest Industry 4.0-enabled automatic fitted sheet systems to customers in Europe.

The Automatex model FDC-77735-B90D-EC system enables the full production and folding of six fully-fitted sheets per minute – approaching 3,000 an average shift – overseen by a single operator and eliminating many of the repetitive cut and sew operations of the past. Elastics insertion –  usually a highly complex labour-intensive task – can be on all four sides of the sheet, two, or simply within the corners, depending on customer specifications.

Fabric is fed directly from the roll, with precise edge guiding and tension control, into a length-wise hemming and elastics insertion section with adjustable tension devices, before being measured and cross cut in an accumulator. It is then transferred to the cross hemming section, again with elastics insertion.

Automatex, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, has recently supplied a number of its latest Industry 4.0-enabled automatic fitted sheet systems to customers in Europe.

The Automatex model FDC-77735-B90D-EC system enables the full production and folding of six fully-fitted sheets per minute – approaching 3,000 an average shift – overseen by a single operator and eliminating many of the repetitive cut and sew operations of the past. Elastics insertion –  usually a highly complex labour-intensive task – can be on all four sides of the sheet, two, or simply within the corners, depending on customer specifications.

Fabric is fed directly from the roll, with precise edge guiding and tension control, into a length-wise hemming and elastics insertion section with adjustable tension devices, before being measured and cross cut in an accumulator. It is then transferred to the cross hemming section, again with elastics insertion.

A side drop forming unit pre-forms the sheet before it is transported by a multi-axis clamp conveyor system to the corner sewing section, consisting of left and right overlock sewing heads. Here, the corners are robotically sewn at 90 degrees and labels are also attached when specified.

Further customised systems for folding are also supplied as required.

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13.12.2021

TMAS: Digitalisation demands streamlined solutions

Fully integrated production lines from single source suppliers have increasingly become the norm in the textile industry and make complete sense in meeting today’s complex supply chain needs, according to TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association.

“Over the past few decades, textile mills have transitioned from consisting of collections of individual machines serviced and maintained largely by in-house mechanics as well as separate supplier companies for each part of the production line,” says TMAS Secretary General Therese Premler-Andersson. “Those in-house engineering service teams have diminished over the years, while the introduction of electronic drive systems in the 1980s and 90s also put an increased emphasis on the need for third party electrical engineers, operating separately to the machine builders.

“Subsequently, mechanical machines and electronic drive systems became much more integrated, and more recently, with the advent of digitalisation, entire production lines are becoming centrally controlled with remote, instantaneous connections to their suppliers for service and maintenance.

Fully integrated production lines from single source suppliers have increasingly become the norm in the textile industry and make complete sense in meeting today’s complex supply chain needs, according to TMAS – the Swedish Textile Machinery Association.

“Over the past few decades, textile mills have transitioned from consisting of collections of individual machines serviced and maintained largely by in-house mechanics as well as separate supplier companies for each part of the production line,” says TMAS Secretary General Therese Premler-Andersson. “Those in-house engineering service teams have diminished over the years, while the introduction of electronic drive systems in the 1980s and 90s also put an increased emphasis on the need for third party electrical engineers, operating separately to the machine builders.

“Subsequently, mechanical machines and electronic drive systems became much more integrated, and more recently, with the advent of digitalisation, entire production lines are becoming centrally controlled with remote, instantaneous connections to their suppliers for service and maintenance.

“In this context, the integration of machinery and automation specialists as single-source suppliers makes perfect sense, while partnerships between machine builders and their customers have never been more important.”

The recent acquisition of Nowo textile machinery from its previous owner, Brandstones Ab Oy, by TMAS member ACG Kinna, she adds, is a good example of this general trend.

Nowo, headquartered in Turku, Finland, designs, manufactures and exports high-end textile production machinery mainly for the fibre processing industry. At the end of the 1980s it introduced the highly successful Nowo Vac pillow filling system, which has been its best-selling system, alongside the Noworoll ball fibre machine, introduced in the 1990s.

Nowo’s machine range covers the entire production process from bale opening to weighing and filling, and complete production lines are tailored to the specific needs of customers. The company can also deliver individual machines such as bale openers, cards, cross-lappers, pickers, mixing devices, material silos, sucking devices, anti-static units etc. Seven patents cover the company’s technologies.

Founded in 1977, ACG Kinna Automatic, based in Skene in Sweden, specialises in customised and cost-efficient solutions for the production of pillows and quilts. All of its design, manufacturing and final line testing is carried out in Sweden and the reliability and longevity of its machines has earned it the trust of the world’s largest furniture and home decoration retailers and Europe’s largest manufacturer of pillows and duvets, among many customers.

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(c) TMAS
The new TMAS board members (left to right) Sven Öquist, Jerker Krabbe and Semir Pavlica.
08.11.2021

TMAS has appointed three new members to its board

Jerker Krabbe of Eton Systems, Semir Paclica of Baldwin Technology and Sven Öquist of Coloreel will contribute a wealth of experience from a wide range of industries to the Swedish Textile Machinery Association.

Jerker Krabbe joined Eton Systems, one of the leaders in intelligent overhead conveyor systems, as CEO six months ago, and has more than 25 years of commercial, operational and international experience within several well-known companies such as Electrolux, Husqvarna, Gunnebo and Assa Abloy, and most recently as CEO of Sector Alarm AB.

Semir Pavlica has a master’s in finance and started his career at the SEB banking group before joining Baldwin Technology five ago. He is now managing the company’s process improvement and performance.

Sven Öquist joined Coloreel as Vice President of Sales in April this year. He has an international background with previous positions as Managing Director/CEO for a number of Swedish companies. He has also led the global sales team at Polestar, the electrified brand of Volvo Cars.

 

Jerker Krabbe of Eton Systems, Semir Paclica of Baldwin Technology and Sven Öquist of Coloreel will contribute a wealth of experience from a wide range of industries to the Swedish Textile Machinery Association.

Jerker Krabbe joined Eton Systems, one of the leaders in intelligent overhead conveyor systems, as CEO six months ago, and has more than 25 years of commercial, operational and international experience within several well-known companies such as Electrolux, Husqvarna, Gunnebo and Assa Abloy, and most recently as CEO of Sector Alarm AB.

Semir Pavlica has a master’s in finance and started his career at the SEB banking group before joining Baldwin Technology five ago. He is now managing the company’s process improvement and performance.

Sven Öquist joined Coloreel as Vice President of Sales in April this year. He has an international background with previous positions as Managing Director/CEO for a number of Swedish companies. He has also led the global sales team at Polestar, the electrified brand of Volvo Cars.

 

25.10.2021

TMAS members showcase sustainable finishing technologies

Members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – are proving instrumental in pioneering new sustainable processes for the dyeing, finishing and decoration of textiles.

The wasteful processes involved in these manufacturing stages are only one component in the development of viable circular supply chains for textiles that are now being established in Sweden.

At the recent Conference on Sustainable Finishing of Textiles, held across three separate afternoons on September 30th, October 1st and October 7th, delegates heard that Sweden will introduce extended producer responsibility (EPR) for waste textiles and clothing at the beginning of 2022, ahead of the adoption of a similar European Union-wide EPR system in 2025.

New fibers
Swedish companies are also active in the development of new fibers derived from waste clothing, building on the country’s legacy leadership in pulp and paper production.

Members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – are proving instrumental in pioneering new sustainable processes for the dyeing, finishing and decoration of textiles.

The wasteful processes involved in these manufacturing stages are only one component in the development of viable circular supply chains for textiles that are now being established in Sweden.

At the recent Conference on Sustainable Finishing of Textiles, held across three separate afternoons on September 30th, October 1st and October 7th, delegates heard that Sweden will introduce extended producer responsibility (EPR) for waste textiles and clothing at the beginning of 2022, ahead of the adoption of a similar European Union-wide EPR system in 2025.

New fibers
Swedish companies are also active in the development of new fibers derived from waste clothing, building on the country’s legacy leadership in pulp and paper production.

At the Sustainable Finishing of Textiles Conference, however, it was said that all of the environmental gains made by such sustainable new fibers can potentially be cancelled out in the further processing they are subjected to – and especially in resource-intensive conventional dyeing, finishing and decoration.

TMAS members Baldwin Technology and Coloreel have both developed solutions to address this issue.

TexCoat G4
During the conference, Baldwin’s VP of Global Business Development Rick Stanford explained that his company’s TexCoat G4 non-contact spray technology significantly reduces water, chemistry and energy consumption in the finishing process. It consistently and uniformly sprays chemistry across a fabric surface and applies it only where needed, on one or both sides.

Instant coloring
Coloreel’s CEO Mattias Nordin outlined the benefits of his company’s technology which enables the high-quality and instant coloring of a textile thread on-demand and can be paired with any existing embroidery machine without modification. This enables unique effects like shades and gradient to be achieved in an embroidery for the first time.

TMAS: Swedish Group ACG turns 100 (c) Ismail Abdelkareem, ACG Goup
ACG’s Reimar Westerlind and Thomas Arvidsson at the company’s head office in Borås, Sweden
16.08.2021

TMAS: Swedish Group ACG turns 100

It is exactly 100 years ago on August 17th this year that Carl Axel Gustafsson returned from the USA to Sweden with a significant agency agreement from the Boston-based sewing machine leader Reece.

Back in 1921, Reece, along with its competitor Singer, entirely dominated the buttonhole machine market and were the world’s only manufacturers of these machines for jackets, trousers and coats.

Gustafsson’s license enabled his new company A C Gustafsson to become one of Europe’s first leasing organisations, hiring out Reece buttonhole machines and receiving payment per sewn buttonhole stitch.

This business thrived for many decades and formed the basis for the entire ACG Group as it exists today.

Forty years later, on September 2nd 1961 to be precise, Reimar Westerlind walked out of a restaurant after a long and enjoyable lunch with someone he’d never met before, having signed his intention to buy a company he knew nothing about on an improvised contract written on the back of a menu.

It is exactly 100 years ago on August 17th this year that Carl Axel Gustafsson returned from the USA to Sweden with a significant agency agreement from the Boston-based sewing machine leader Reece.

Back in 1921, Reece, along with its competitor Singer, entirely dominated the buttonhole machine market and were the world’s only manufacturers of these machines for jackets, trousers and coats.

Gustafsson’s license enabled his new company A C Gustafsson to become one of Europe’s first leasing organisations, hiring out Reece buttonhole machines and receiving payment per sewn buttonhole stitch.

This business thrived for many decades and formed the basis for the entire ACG Group as it exists today.

Forty years later, on September 2nd 1961 to be precise, Reimar Westerlind walked out of a restaurant after a long and enjoyable lunch with someone he’d never met before, having signed his intention to buy a company he knew nothing about on an improvised contract written on the back of a menu.

“What I didn’t know then was that my dining partner was the family lawyer of Carl Axel Gustafsson,” Reimar explains. “I had no money and knew nothing about the textile industry and I also quickly discovered the business was not doing so well at that time and tried to get out of the agreement, but he insisted I honour it. He told me he had money and would back me, but I’d have to work hard and pay him back in full.”

Reimar certainly took that advice, and at the age of 92 still travels to his office every day to oversee the operations of the diverse companies now operating under the ACG umbrella.

Although textiles remain the bedrock of the business, under Reimar Westerlind’s management, ACG Group has branched out into many other fields of activity over the past 60 years, and its diversity has also led to some highly unexpected developments.

Like many other European manufacturers, ACG also began to expand beyond its traditional borders from the 1970s onwards – initially into the former Soviet Union and subsequently establishing subsidiaries in Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, the Ukraine and Denmark.

14.06.2021

Swedish automation boosts Tritex sewing operations

Founded in 1952, Svegea of Sweden – a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – has over 60 years of experience in exclusively designing, manufacturing and installing high quality collarette band cutting machines worldwide.

These are used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as waistbands, cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements, such as Triteks Trejd.

Founded in 1994, this family-owned business employs over 280 people at its plant in Prilep, North Macedonia, where high quality cotton fabrics are expertly converted into the products of the Tritex Underwear brand.

The Prilep operation encompasses the processing of fabrics, design, cutting, sewing, quality control and packing in a fully integrated workflow.

With around 200 sewing machinists, the Tritex product range encompasses briefs, boxers, slips, t-shirts, pyjamas and body slips which are primarily sold to countries within the European Union, as well as the domestic market.

Founded in 1952, Svegea of Sweden – a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association – has over 60 years of experience in exclusively designing, manufacturing and installing high quality collarette band cutting machines worldwide.

These are used by garment manufacturers around the world for the production of tubular apparel components such as waistbands, cuff and neck tapes and other seam reinforcements, such as Triteks Trejd.

Founded in 1994, this family-owned business employs over 280 people at its plant in Prilep, North Macedonia, where high quality cotton fabrics are expertly converted into the products of the Tritex Underwear brand.

The Prilep operation encompasses the processing of fabrics, design, cutting, sewing, quality control and packing in a fully integrated workflow.

With around 200 sewing machinists, the Tritex product range encompasses briefs, boxers, slips, t-shirts, pyjamas and body slips which are primarily sold to countries within the European Union, as well as the domestic market.

The company has also just completed the digitalisation of its full production via the in-house DPC-SYS system, installing around 200 industrial PCs linking each of its workstations and departments.

Triteks Trejd currently operates three of the latest Svegea collarette cutting machines and is highly satisfied with their performance, as well as the service provided by the Swedish company.