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ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018, Asia’s foremost trade fair dedicated to textile machinery, is once again marked by a significant presence of German companies both in their number and in the quality of their technology. Visitors to the fair will have an opportunity to appreciate the high level of technology being proposed by more than 100 exhibitors from Germany, including more than 80 VDMA member companies. They cover nearly all different machinery chapters with a focus on spinning, nonwoven, weaving, knitting, warp knitting and finishing. The overall exhibition space occupied by German machinery manufacturers is more than 7,000 square meters, confirming Germany’s leading position among exhibiting foreign countries. The German exhibitors increased their booth space by approximately 15 % compared to 2016.

“Choose the original - Choose success" is the message of the VDMA Textile Machinery at this trade fair. On the occasion of the VDMA press conference on the opening day of ITMA ASIA, Ms Karin Christine Schmidt, Technical Director VDMA Textile Machinery, emphasised: “Copycat machines may look similar to the systems they are designed to emulate. But only originals do not simply follow but are pacesetters of technological progress.” Original technology is a keystone of innovation. It has the potential to successfully turn visions of entirely new possibilities in the textile production into reality.

This approach is visualised at the VDMA booth. The stand achieves attention and emotion through the picture motif: Neuschwanstein Castle. This world-famous tourist magnet is more than that: it is also a successful original. A vision, which could be successfully implemented in the long term through innovation and technology!

During the press conference, 18 spokespersons of renowned VDMA member companies showed how original technology can indeed play a major role in China’s and other Asian nation’s efforts to increase the resource efficiency of the textile industry and to interconnect information technology and manufacturing processes.  

Topics of the companies included automation, performance improvement, quality, sustainable solutions (raw material, energy, water saving), Industry 4.0 (in China called intelligent manufacturing), digital AR/VR services, platforms and software.

You are welcome to explore the speakers' statements in the atached PDF.

Ein großer Erfolg war das 2. Fachgespräch Dialog in der Textilkette zu aktuellen PSA-Themen, zu dem WIRTEX, die Fachverbände IVGT e.V. und der GermanFashion Modeverband nach Frankfurt eingeladen hatten. Ein vielseitiges Programm bot Aktuelles von Trends im PSA-Design, über Normenfragen und Zertifizierungen bis hin zu Anforderungen im öffentlichen Beschaffungswesen.
Nach der Begrüßung durch WIRTEX-Geschäftsführer Dr. Andreas Marek eröffnete Sabine Anton-Katzenbach von der Textilberatung Hamburg die Vortragsreihe mit „Trends in der Persönlichen Schutzkleidung“. Dabei stellte sie fünf Trendthemen vor, die für die Entwicklungen in der Persönlichen Schutzkleidung von entscheidender Bedeutung sind: „Komfortgewinn“ durch elastische, leichte Fasermischungen und verschiedene Kleidungslagen, „Digitalisierung“ durch Smart-Textiles und Industrie 4.0, „Ende des Raubbaus“ durch Übernahme gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung, ein nach oben offener „Preis“ und „Normative Weiterentwicklung“ von Textilien und Pflegeprozessen.

Mehr als ein Jahr nach Veröffentlichung der neuen EU-PSA-Verordnung 2016 konnte Thomas Lange, stellvertretender Hauptgeschäftsführer im GermanFashion Modeverband, in dem auch die Hersteller von Arbeits-, Berufs- und Schutzbekleidung zusammengeschlossen sind, über aktuelle Probleme der PSA-Verordnung berichten. Er kommentierte Fragen mit weiterem Klärungsbedarf, die sich bei der Umsetzung der neuen Verordnung zeigen, gab wichtige Auslegungshinweise und erläuterte Urteile aus dem Produktsicherheits- und Produkthaftungsrecht. Auch Peter Heffels von der Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft befasste sich mit der Umstellung auf die PSA-Verordnung. Er setzte jedoch die Brille einer Zertifizierungsstelle auf und ermöglichte damit die Betrachtung dieser Thematik aus anderer Perspektive.

On June 28th, at Sala Riunioni Area Monumentale (1st floor), Filpucci is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the press conference: “Fifty years of Filpucci - History tells the future”.
An enduring vocation for pioneering values and reliable manufacturing processes, both traceable and transparent, as shown by Re.VersoTM supply chain, a circular economy model, of which it is a member and exclusive reference point in the framework of high-end/low impact yarns for knitwear with the Collection Ninetyfive, now available in stock service, for an innovation available on request, thus marking a further breakthrough. From Stella McCartney to Eileen Fisher, from Filippa K to Patagonia, the fashion system’s big labels have opted for the regenerated yarns Re.VersoTM by Filpucci, thus sharing a new business philosophy: an environment-conscious and responsible approach, with does not relinquish style, but elevates it far forward style & trends. Filpucci, true Italian excellence for 50 years, has widened its range of smart Re.Verso™ products thus encompassing:
• The yarn Baby Camel Re.VersoTM produced with Re.Verso™ baby camel and mixed with 50% extra-fine Merino Wool comes in two yarn counts (1:13000nm and 2:13000 nm twisted). A delicate, rich and super soft yarn, with indescribable touch, which preserves its natural proprieties and comes in a selection of refined shades.
• The new Divette item, coming in two yarn counts (1:15000nm, 2:26000 nm twisted), yet again sheds light on the pioneering attitude of a manufacturer aiming to offer soft and creative combed and twisted yarns, that are unmistakably innovative and come in different degrees of thinness. Sophisticated, exceptionally soft and warm yarns, made with cashmere Re.Verso™ fibres mixed with extra fine wools.

At the “Future of Composites in Construction” trade show, CHOMARAT and ALTUS GROUP are presenting CarbonCast®, their flagship line of reinforced-concrete prefabricated wall panels, reinforced with CHOMARAT’s C-GRID® carbon-fiber grids. A recent army-hospital project in Greenville, South Carolina is another success story of this innovative product: 18,600 m² (200,000 sq.ft) of precast insulated panels were installed in record time. Come and learn more about it at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Chicago, Stand C 10, on 20-22 June 2017.
“Reducing installation time, improving the fire and safety performance, increasing the service life of structures, and cutting energy consumption are crucial criteria in the choice of a CarbonCast solution,” explains ALTUS GROUP Executive Director John CARSON. CarbonCast® panels are classified ASHRAE 90.1. Thanks to the low thermal conductivity of carbon fiber, C-GRID® reinforced panels offer excellent thermal performance, providing uniform insulation and, therefore, a comfortable, energy-efficient building.