Oerlikon’s Polymer Processing Solutions division and its joint venture partner BB Engineering will once again be taking part at ITM 2024, Türkiye’s most important textile machinery exhibition, on June 4-8. The machine and system manufacturer Oerlikon will be presenting visitors with complete solutions from melt to yarn, fibers and nonwovens. The experts from both companies will be providing information about their sustainable machines and system technologies at the Tekstil Servis in Stand 706 in Hall 7. Oerlikon Sales Director Oliver Lemke said: “Our customers are showing great interest in fac ..read more

Groz-Beckert, one of the leading suppliers of industrial machine needles, precision parts and precision tools, as well as systems and services for textile surfaces, increases the sector standards with its collaborations. The company developed the optimized Relanit sinker SNK F together with the German circular knitting machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. in the past years, independently of this, also developing the new LCmax energy-saving needles. The focus of both developments is on efficiency, energy savings and increased process reliability. At the ITMA in Milan in June 2023, Groz-Beckert ..read more

SASA, one of Türkiye’s leading global polyester producers, has applied for membership to ZEKI (Zentrum für erlebbare Künstliche Intelligenz und Digitalisierung), the Research Centre for Experiential Artificial Intelligence and Digitalisation in Berlin, to benefit from artificial intelligence in all its systems and processes. The ZEKI delegation, led by scientist Prof Dr Şahin Albayrak, who is also the founder of the centre, visited SASA’s facilities in Adana and received information about production and management processes.    In January, the SASA delegation led by the Chairman ..read more

The Circular Textile Days 2024 will provide a platform for companies to present their sustainable products or services to an international audience and actively contribute to the transition to more sustainable and circular production methods. This event to be held at the renowned 1931 Congress Centre in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on September 18 and 19, 2024 is not only an opportunity to learn and share but also acts as a catalyst for essential connections and collaborations aimed at a more sustainable future. With Turkish participants such as ORBIT Consulting, ITHIB and Sustainability Talks Istanbul, t ..read more

Coats Digital has announced that one of Türkiye’s leading ready-made clothing manufacturers, Üniteks, has adopted Coats Digital’s GSDCost solution to provide accurate, detailed, scientific methods across its production operations so it can optimise efficiencies, effectively streamline line balancing on the production floor and significantly improve its capacity planning processes. The adoption of GSDCost is expected to result in substantial improvements, ultimately boosting profits and ensuring seamless alignment with customer expectations.  Set up in 1990 and headquartered in İzmir, Türk ..read more

Teksel Tekstil A.Ş., which represents Europe’s leading machinery manufacturers and consumables suppliers in Türkiye, started to offer the advantages of pure silver yarns, fibres and fabrics to its customers after crossing paths with the Shieldex brand in 2004. Later, Teksel Tekstil obtained a very special yarn by blending Umorfil fibre with cotton and pure silver fibres, expanding the scope of its works in this field by paving the way for the use of pure silver for different purposes. Shieldex’s pure silver coated functional products are used in many application areas from medical products to ..read more

Offering an eye-catching change in the technology range of the global textile market, BTSR stands out in the yarn preparation segment. The new concept yarn feeder HYPERFEEDER and the new high-tech cleaner IRIDIUM as well as the ‘BTSR PC-Link Web’ software web-based product group for production monitoring offer an efficient process for maximum quality and accuracy in the final product.  HYPERFEEDER; constant quality, flawless yarn  HYPERFEEDER represents the first ‘Positive Storage Constant Tension Feeder’ concept capable of delivering the highest quality performance. With its new con ..read more

A recent comparison conducted in a Turkish spinning mill shows an 18% lower energy consumption for the compact-spinning machine K 48 compared to the competition. For a machine with 1 824 spindles, this benefit equates to an annual saving of around 12,000 USD per machine. This once again demonstrates Rieter’s strong claim for the energy efficiency of compact-spinning technology. The findings are not only important for the success of Rieter and its customers, but also contribute to a more sustainable and economic future for the textile industry. The trials at a Turkish customer were carried out ..read more

Techtextil, the trade fair for technical textiles, and Texprocess, the trade fair for textile and flexible materials processing, to be held on April 23-26, 2024 will provide a comprehensive platform for industry stakeholders to explore the transformative potential of digitalization in driving growth, innovation, and sustainability within the textile and apparel industry. At these leading international trade fairs, supporting companies on their journey into the digital future, over 1,600 exhibitors from around 50 countries are showcasing their latest developments and innovations. There, partici ..read more

Türkiye’s textile and raw materials sector reached an export volume of 1.9 billion dollars in the January-February period with an increase of 2.2% compared to the same period last year and had a share of 4.6% in overall exports. According to the February 2024 Export Performance report published by the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association (ITHIB), the sector, exporting 971 million dollars in February, achieved a 9.7% increase compared to February 2023. While the total exports of Türkiye’s textile and apparel sectors decreased by 4.6% in the January-February period compared ..read more