Danish knitter strikes merino partnership
Ikast – Danish circular and warp knitting
fabric specialist Thygesen Fabrics has teamed up with Australian Wool
Innovation (AWI) to help develop the growing active/outdoor apparel market.
Hanesbrands to exit yarn business
Winston-Salem – Hanesbrands Inc. is to exit the yarn manufacturing business and instead
source it from other suppliers, including the company that looks set to buy its remaining yarn operations.
Shima takes WholeGarment straight to store
Wakayama – In a highly innovative step, Shima Seiki is collaborating with a
major retail department store in Japan at two of their locations to
offer customers the chance to experience order-made knitwear.
Flat knitting
Hyosung highlights ?green? credentials
Paris – Hyosung is continuing to
develop the various strands of its Creora eco collection for knitwear and
intimate apparel.
Fine fabrics flourish at Interfili?re
By Debra Cobb in ParisDespite economic conditions, suppliers to
the intimate apparel and swimwear trades did not hold back innovation for
Spring/Summer 2010 at Eurovet?s recent Interfili?re in Paris. While attendance was down over a year
ago (organisers have not released figures), many booths had excellent traffic;
and sales teams reported a general uptick in business beginning third quarter.
Twin technology from Busi
Brescia – Busi Giovanni has developed a new sock manufacturing machine
capable of producing double layer sports socks.
Comez ?doubles up? with new warp system
Cilavegna – Italy?s Comez has been illustrating
its flexibility to the warp knitting market with a new electronic double needle
bed machine for the production of technical textiles and women?s apparel and
fashion fabrics.
AWI eyes China knitwear markets
Shanghai – Key figures from Australian Wool
Innovation are meeting a broad selection of knitwear industry members in Shanghai this week in an attempt to reignite
the demand for this natural fibre.
Japan and Brazil welcome Premiere Vision
PARIS – Premiere Vision is expanding its international reach with the
launch of two new events in Japan
and Brazil.
Mayer & Cie adds to mattress options
Albstadt – Mayer & Cie?s has enhanced
one of its best selling mattress ticking production systems to guarantee high
quality fabrics at greater speeds.
