AESA Air Engineering, France, will introduce its latest developments in air-conditioning and waste-collection systems including the energy-saving Weave Direct and the Digivent control system. Hall W2, Booth A06.

Loris Bellini S.p.A., Italy, will showcase its line of dyeing machinery, dosing systems and process automation technology. Hall W5, Booth C04.

Bierrebi Italia S.r.l., Italy, will exhibit its line of cutting technologies. Hall W5, Booth C87.

Brückner Trockentechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, will exhibit a variety of energy-efficient technologies including the latest-generation Power-Frame tenter featuring the patented Split-Flow air circulation system; the Power-Shrink compressive shrinking unit for woven fabrics including denim; the Power-Colortherm hotflue dryer and Power-Infratherm infrared dryer, which are compatible with the company's Pad-Dry/Thermosol dyeing lines; and the Power-Therm DT double-belt oven for the nonwovens industry. Brückner also will provide information about its coating units. Hall W5, Booth D12.

Calemard, France, will present its solutions for slitting, rewinding and spooling, with an emphasis on products for technical cutting applications such as technical textiles and nonwovens. Hall W4, Booth A13.

Comez S.p.A., Italy, will showcase its range of crochet knitting machines, weaving needle looms and double-needle-bed warp-knitting machines as well as patterning software. The Comeztronic CT-16B/600 electronic crochet knitting machine, the Comez 609/B8 high-efficiency crochet knitting machine, the Comez CLX/EL electronic needle loom for narrow fabrics, and the MCJ 700 electronic jacquard needle loom for lace and ribbon production will be highlighted. Hall E4, Booth A10.

Decoup+, France, will exhibit its solutions for continuous ultrasonic cutting and sealing. Hall W4, Booth A14.

Dollfus & Muller, France, will introduce a new high-performance compacting felt for knitted fabric finishing. Hall W5, Booth B02.


Fil Control, France, and its China-based subsidiary Fil Control Co. Ltd., will introduce a new version of its MDL-B electronic length meter that is suitable for technical yarn measurement. The company also will exhibit a range of yarn cutters, different sensor technologies and quality control devices. Hall W2, Booth B60.

Fong's National Engineering Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, and Fong's National Engineering (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., China, will exhibit the Jumboflow and Jumboflow-Super high-temperature dyeing machine featuring a Multi Saving Rinsing System and Advanced Intelligent Rinsing System Plus, The Allfit-1 Small Batch Dyeing Machine suitable for sample batches weighing as little 1 kilogram, and the MicroWin Mini Sample Yarn Dyeing Machine for yarn packages weighing between 200 and 300 grams. Hall W5, Booth B01.

Goller Textilmaschinen GmbH, Germany, Goller (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, and Goller Textile Machinery (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., China, will introduce a modular pad steam range for continuous dyeing of knitted fabric. Hall W5, Booth B01.

Groz-Beckert KG, Germany, a designer and manufacturer of tools and systems for textile and nonwovens production, will showcase its new products including knitting machine parts and structuring needles. Hall E2, Booth B01.

Icomatex S.A., Italy, will exhibit the latest-generation IC-10 and IC-8 tenter frames. The company also will highlight its new Dual-Heat heating system, which uses a combination of gas and thermal oil to ensure a reliable, continuous heat source; the Ico-Save heat-recovery system; IC-Prod production management system with the optional IC-Remote; the Icorelax dryer designed for low residual shrinkage, soft hand and high productivity; the IC-Coat coating technology and the Icofix tubular heat-setting technology. Hall W5, Booth C21.

Laroche S.A., France, will exhibit its new insulation felt Airfelt line; the new Flexiloft+ Airlay line with an extended weight range; and the latest developments in waste recycling, opening and blending. Hall E1, Booth A02.

Mahlo GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, will focus on sustainability and resourceful energy management. The company will introduce the Atmoset SMT-12 dynamic cylinder dryer control system, which offers energy savings of up to 15 percent by using the product specific dryer control. Mahlo will exhibit the Optipac VMC-12, Ecomat AML and Permaset VMT process control systems that also were designed to provide energy savings to a manufacturer. At its 100-square-meter booth, the company will demonstrate several products including the Orthopac XRVMC-12 web straightening technology, Webscan WIS-12 online defect detection system, Aqualot AMF microwave moisture-measuring unit and the Samplecut FSC-12 sampling unit. Hall W5, Booth A03.

Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, Germany, will present its warp-knitting machines and warp-knitting preparation machinery including the RSE 4-1 lightweight raschel machine that features lightweight carbon fiber components in the bar area to provide increased efficiency. The company also will showcase products from its Jacquardtronic® lace and seamless machinery lines. Hall E1, Booth A54.

Mayer & Cie., Germany, will introduce the S4-3.2 R circular knitting machine, which was engineered to offer maximum flexibility when knitting a striped fabric. The 34-inch-diameter machine has 108 feeders, and up to three colors can be knit per feeder on all 108 feeders. Alternatively, up to six different colors can be knit over 54 feeders. The company reports it also will highlight the S4-3.2 II knitting machine with an E44 gauge. Both machines come equipped with Mayer & Cie.'s "Quick-Change" feature for fast gauge conversion.


Mesdan S.p.A., Italy, will highlight its new Jointair®, Aquasplicer® and Hot Jointair® yarn splicers, as well as the Elmatic automatic digital Elmendorf Tearing tester. The Elmatic automatically executes the tear test, can measure samples in ranges of 200 to 30,000 centiNewtons; and features a safety cover with lock, large liquid crystal display and Elmatic software, among other features. Mesdan's Lab Division will display the MT-5 evenness tester, Autodyn fully automatic yarn strength tester and the nine-position Martindale abrasion and pilling tester. Hall W2, Booth A52.

Monforts Fong's Textile Machinery Co. Ltd., and Monforts Fong's Textile Machinery (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., China, will present the Montex 6500, now available to the Chinese market. Fong's Industries Group partnered with Germany-based Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG to bring "Monfongs" machinery to the Chinese market including the Monfongs 328/329 tenter frame range, the 828 ES tenter frame range with heat recovery system, relaxation dryer, continuous dyeing range, shrinking range and beam winder, among other products. Information will be available at the booth about all of the Monfong's machinery. Hall W5, Booth B01.

Jakob Müller AG, Switzerland, will exhibit a cross-section of its current narrow-fabrics products including machinery for rope production and textile printing. Visitors to the booth also will be able to speak with Müller engineering, customer service and sales representatives about the company's products. Hall E4, Booth A04.

NSC nonwoven (Asselin-Thibeau), France, will have information on its turnkey lines for spunlacing, needlepunching and thermobonding including Axcess nonwoven machinery, Excelle® cards, IsoProdyn® weight distribution regulator, drafters, needle looms, winders and slitter rewinders. Hall E1, Booth A04.

Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, will exhibit equipment and accessories from its five brands under the slogan "Innovation Remains the Key to Success." Oerlikon Barmag will present a new fully-drawn yarn technology for quality yarn at reduced conversion costs. The company also will exhibit a multi-end system concept for industrial yarns, as well as new features for its eFK texturing machine. Oerlikon Neumag will highlight polyester and spun-dyed automotive bulk continuous filament (BCF) carpet yarn machinery at the show, as well as production lines for man-made staple fiber production. For the nonwovens sector, Oerlikon Neumag offers carding technology, multi-beam lines for medical and hygiene nonwovens production and a meltblown fabric system. Oerlikon Saurer will introduce the Saurer Era embroidery machine for design samples and small orders; and highlight the Volkmann FT two-for-one twisting machine and Allma TCS Technocorder for industrial yarns. Oerlikon Schlafhorst will showcase its portfolio of rotor-spinning machines from the Autocoro S 360 to the new BD 416, which offers up to 416 spinning units and a new electronically controlled high-precision drive system. In addition, the company will exhibit the Zinser 351 Impact FX roving technology, and the Autoconer X5 winding technology. Oerlikon Textile Components - which comprises the Accotex®, Texparts®, Fibrevision®, Daytex®, Heberlein® and Temco® product lines - will show the new Accotex J-465 cot, Texparts Zero Underwinding technology and the latest-generation Fibrevision Fraytec systems; as well as technology from Daytex, Heberlein and Temco for continuous man-made fiber filament production. Hall W2, Booths C51 and C52. 

Perfojet, France, together with parent company Andritz Küsters, Germany, will present its latest spunlace and spunjet technologies such as the Jetlace® Essentiel, Jetlace 3000 machine and Spunjet® technology. The company also will highlight spunlace parts it has designed including hydroentanglement injectors and the MP+® and MPP patterning sleeves. Hall E1, Booth A05.

Petit S.A., France, will have information on its activities in the areas of spare parts trading, maintenance, spindle production and custom parts design. Hall W2, Booth D20.

Picanol NV, Belgium, will introduce a new air-jet weaving machine at the show. The technology for the Omniplus-X - which was designed to meet the needs of the mid-end segment of China's weaving industry, and is manufactured at Picanol's facility in Suzhou, China - is based on Picanol's Omniplus 800 technology. The new Omniplus-X, available in 190-centimeter (cm) and 220-cm widths, is currently only available to weavers in China. At its booth during the show, Picanol also will demonstrate a number of machines including an Omniplus 800-6-R 190 machine weaving a women's wear fabric, the OptiMax-6-R 190 weaving a fabric suitable for outdoor furnishings, an Omniplus-X-2-P 190 machine weaving a shirting fabric and a GT-max-8-J 340 weaving an upholstery fabric. Picanol weaving machines also will be exhibited at the Stäubli and Bonas booths during the show. Hall E4, Booth B03.

Rieter Machine Works Ltd., Switzerland, will introduce a new ring-spinning machine at ITMA Asia + CITME. The G 32 ring-spinning machine was designed to offer an excellent price-to-performance ratio according to the company. Rieter also will showcase its E 66 combing machine and samples of Com4® compact yarns, ComfoRo® rotor yarns and ComforJet® air-jet yarns. Hall W2, Booth B03.


Savio S.p.A., Italy, will show the Polar I/DLS automatic link winder. According to Savio, the yarn is processed completely untouched from speed frame bobbin to the final package because of its unique spinning frame to winder closed-loop feeding system. The winder also features a variety of energy-saving and computerized monitoring technologies to offer the most precise, economical and efficient operation. Hall W2, Booth A70.

Stäubli International AG, Switzerland, will demonstrate its latest jacquard weaving technology on two different weaving machines at its booth. The company's Weaving Preparation division will present an automatic drawing-in machine, warp tying machines and a multi-layer warp-leasing machine for wide warps. In addition, Stäubli Group company Schönherr will exhibit new carpet samples produced on the Alpha 400, and group company Deimo will highlight its state-of-the-art electronic control solutions for various textile machines. Hall E4, Booth C01.

Steel Heddle, United States, a Global Textile Partner (GTP) and Picanol Group company, will introduce a new range of heddles featuring advanced materials including Dura Weave, Power Weave, Hydro Weave and Silk Weave heddles. The company also offers a plastic heddle called Eco Weave for water-jet weavers, as well as the HybridPower 158 carbon fiber heddle frame for high-speed weaving applications. The company also will showcase specialty products such as its leno and Jet Eye® heddles. Hall E4, Booth B03.

SwissTex France S.a.s., France, will highlight a variety of industrial yarn preparation machinery including the UT50 universal two-for-one twister, UTC60 universal two-for-one twister and direct cabler, and the UTW30 and 40 universal two-for-one twisters and winders. Hall W2, Booth D22.

Superba S.A., France, will showcase the TVP3 heat-setting line, which consumes almost half of the energy consumed by previous-generation machines. Hall W2, Booth A09.

Terrot GmbH, Germany, along with its partner company Terrot Hong Kong Ltd., will focus on its S296-2 model knitting machine at the show. The 34-inch-diameter machine features gauge E 28, 109 feeders and two to four needle tracks. The machine is suitable for producing fashion, children's wear and sportswear fabrics using cotton and man-made yarns. Terrot reports the S296-2 features central and individual stitch adjustment, a re-engineered knitting head with convertible cylinder needle and wear-resistant zirconium yarn carriers with spandex rolls, among other features. Hall E2, Booth D01.

Then Maschinen GmbH, Germany, and Then Maschinen (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, will showcase the Then-Airflow™ Lotus for the first time at a show in Asia. The company also will exhibit a two-port Then-Airflow Synergy 600 G2 high-temperature dyeing machine. Hall W5, Booth B01.

Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, will exhibit machinery from all Trützschler Group companies on one stand at the show. Trützschler Spinning, comprised of Trützschler and Truetzschler Textile Machinery (Shanghai) will showcase a foreign part detection and separation system. Trützschler Card Clothing will showcase the FGX1 cylinder clothing, which offers improved combed yarn quality and requires less frequent maintenance than previous-generation card clothings. Trützschler Nonwovens, including Fleissner and Erko Trützschler, will present its latest nonwovens innovations, including the Erko EWK413 card designed for cotton-based spunlace materials, the Erko EK150 card suitable for high-speed spunlace lines, Fleissner Aqua Jet and special systems for producing high-tech filtration materials. Hall W2, Booth C03.

Xorella AG, Switzerland, and Xorella Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong, will showcase the XO-Series vacuum conditioning and heat-setting machine at the show. Xorella reports the machine's XO-steaming system produces 100-percent saturated steam while saving on energy consumption. Hall W5, Booth B01.

April/May/June 2010