Needle selection on v-bed machine
This patent from Shima Seiki covers the elimination of needle selection mistakes caused by excess lubricant in knitting machines.
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Brandix takes top industry honour
Colombo – Sri Lanka‘s
export promotion agency has named Brandix Sri Lanka as the country’s leading
apparel exporter.
CEMATEX: act now for ITMA visas
Shanghai – Visitors and exhibitors planning
to attend the ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 exhibition are being urged to apply for
their visas immediately.
Karl Mayer angling for success
Obertshausen, Germany – In response to an increasing demand from the fishing industry,
Karl Mayer has revamped its range of machines for the production of fish nets.
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Plea for help for Pakistan knitters
Lahore – Pakistan’s
Ministry of Textiles (MINTEX) has urged the government to create an Investment
Promotion Fund that could benefit the country’s knitted fabric manufacturers.
Santoni unveils warp knitting machine
BRESCIA – Visitors to June?s Santoni Days exhibition
Bresica were among the first in the global knitting industry to see Santoni?s
landmark foray into the warp knitting machine sector.
Unveiled at the three-day event to visitors
and Santoni customers from as far afield as Japan,
the US and China, the
prototype SDW8 is an electronic warp knitting machine for the production of
seamless garments including pantyhose, underwear and outerwear.
Eurojersey ‘Sensitive’ about green issues
Milan – Eurojersey has introduced the SensitivEcoSystem, a new programme
aimed at drastically reducing the environmental impact of fabric manufacturing.
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Dawson takeover talks ended
Kinross – Potential takeover talks between Scottish cashmere group Dawson International and the China-based Lingwu Zhongyin Cashmere Company have ended.
Flat knitting
Poland emerges as growing market for Bangladesh knitwear
Warsaw – Poland is
becoming an increasingly important destination for Bangladesh’s knitwear exporters
with Polish retailers now buying direct from manufacturers, rather than through
importers in other European countries.
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WTO rules against US in cotton subsidies row
Geneva – The World Trade Organisation has turned down the US appeal in a billion-dollar trade dispute with Brazil over the American government’s subsidy programme for its cotton growers.
