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ITMA Asia: High performance needles

SHANGHAI – Supplying more than just a range of precision parts and systems for
the knitting industry, visitors to Groz Beckert?s stand at ITMA Asia were shown
how innovative needle technologies can be used to increase processing safety
and improve economic efficiency.

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ITMA to celebrate 60 years of innovation

SHANGHAI ? Ahead of Barcelona 2011,
CEMATEX, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers, has
launched an anniversary logo to celebrate ITMA as a catalyst for innovation for
the last six decades.

Circular knitting

China Taisan brushes off higher costs

FUJIAN ? Knitted fabric maker
China Taisan Technology Group, which supplies performance sports fabrics for
brands such as Nike, adidas, Puma and Umbro says that higher raw material costs
will not affect its margins as it ups its selling prices.

The company also says it intends to expand
its production capacity for spandex fabrics through the acquisition of –break– 50 new
4-track electronic circular knitting machines for servicing the domestic
market. ?We believe the [forthcoming] Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, the
Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010 and the Shenzhen World University Games in 2011,
will significantly raise public interest for, and awareness of, sports and
fitness among people in the PRC and thus stimulate demand for sports apparel,?
said the company. It already supplies Chinese brands such as Li Ning, Anta
Sports and Wanjielong.

Warp knitting

ITMA Asia: Karl Mayer makes light work of warp knits

SHANGHAI – making its debut in China at Karl Mayer?s ITMA Asia +
CITME stand is the company?s HKS 2-3 system for the production of warp knitted
fabrics.

Equipped with bars made from
carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP), the version on display has a working
width of 180 ins and a gauge of E32 and is shown producing a stretch tulle
fabric at speeds considerably greater than 3,000 min-1 – some 25% faster than
the versions using the tried-and-tested magnesium bars.

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