Tech Notes
Unifi, Inc., brings home gold at World Textile Awards
World Textile Awards announced in February 2017 Unifi, Inc. as its 2016 Fiber Producer of the Year, highlighting the company’s outstanding product lineup. Unifi is a leader in producing high-quality recycled fiber and other Premium Value-Added (PVA) technologies; the Company provides innovative, global textile solutions and unique branded yarns for customers at every level of …
Messe Frankfurt North America celebrates its 25th anniversary
German trade show giant, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, together with its North American subsidiary Messe Frankfurt Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia, also known as Messe Frankfurt North America is celebrating its 25th anniversary. As the sole subsidiary in North America, the US based regional office has upheld the standards and traditions that continue to carry …
Chemical fiber machinery manufacturers look for long-term growth
By Jason Chen, China Correspondent
During the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 event held October 21-25 in Shanghai, the number of exhibitors and the exhibition area both reached historical highs, showing the stable growth of the global and Chinese textile, chemical fiber, and related machinery industries.
This was the first time the event was held at the new National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC)
Investing in additive manufacturing industrialization
Oerlikon announced at the end of November 2016 that it has signed an agreement to acquire citim GmbH, Germany (citim). citim is a leading company in additive manufacturing design and production of metal components. The acquisition expands Oerlikon’s additive manufacturing technology and service portfolio with established 3D printing capabilities in Europe and in the USA. …
Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering to deliver a polycondensation system to well-known Chinese filament yarn manufacturer
Specialties still in demand despite the weak market in China Despite the continuing market slowdown in China, the new manmade fibers segment joint venture Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering recently signed an order for a 60,000 tons-per-day polycondensation system. The system, which will al-ready be commissioned in the Jiangsu Province in the second half of 2017, …