Tech Notes
Loepfe celebrates 60th anniversary
In 1955, brothers Helmut and Erich Loepfe founded the Loepfe Brothers LTD. in Zurich. Technical innovations for the textile industry were the driving force behind the development of the company over the next six decades. Loepfe introduced weft feelers and weft stop motion – the first electronic sensors for looms at a time, when electronics itself …
Benchtop NMR for ultimate control of production
Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) has been used for the analysis of spin finish content or Oil Pick Up (OPU) on artificial fiber for many years. The advantages over traditional extraction techniques are that it is fast, repeatable and does not use hazardous solvents. In addition, unlike most other methods/techniques, NMR measures all of the …
Dover Pump Solutions folded into Maag Pump Systems
As of June 1, 2015, Dover Pump Solutions Group (Europe) GmbH, Oberglatt, Switzerland, was liquidated and with immediate effect started trading as Maag Pump Systems AG, Oberglatt, Switzerland. Maag Pump Systems AG is known for its strong brands and highly specialized products tailored closely to customers’ needs. At the same time the merger between Maag Pump …