UCMTF Members will Exhibit Their Newest Technologies at ITMA
Christian Guinet, Secretary General of the French Textile Equipment Manufacturers Association (UCMTF), made a press release before ITMA. Guinet gave information about the companies that will participate in the ITMA 2023 Milan Fair and the products they will introduce.
Christian Guinet, the Secretary General of UCMTF, said; “Driven by their entrepreneurial spirit, our members embrace innovations to shape together and achieve a perfect alignment between their future and the future of their customers.
ITMA 2023 is a great opportunity to meet in person, at the highest level, to find solutions. Of course, there are some main trends: sustainability, raw materials, energy and water savings, recycling, digitalization, Internet of Things, cloud computing, artificial Intelligence, cost cutting etc. Another main trend is to be service oriented and act as a local partner wherever the customers are located.
Before welcoming our customers at ITMA, I would like to share with you a proud moment for the French textile equipments. Kristian Blummenfelt, the Norwegian athlete won the Men’s Triathlon Olympic Gold Medal. The Trimtex Skinsuit he was wearing for swimming, cycling and running was made of a fabric designed and produced by a French company. To produce the very fine and technical fabric which incorporates an unusually high percentage of elastane covered polymer, a specific equipment from one of our members was needed. A highly technical finishing equipment for a highly technical fabric and, at the end of the story, a Gold Medal! Our members will deserve many such medals at ITMA in Milano. Let’s tell all our visitors that we will be very honored to welcome them”.
Fil Control / Hall 2 – C305
Latest developments using electro-mechanical, optical, inductive and reflective
Sensor’s expert, since 1990, Fil Control is specialized in developing, producing and selling equipment devices for the textile machinery industry. They have become one of the most famous brands on this market.
Major textile manufacturers are trusting Fil Control high quality products:
- Yarn cutters,
- Yarn sensors,
- Yarn tension sensors,
- Speed and presence sensors.
Fil Control has been attending ITMA exhibitions for many years. At Milan, they will be present their latest developments using electro-mechanical, optical, inductive and reflective technologies. In addition, the sales department and the agents’ network from all around the world, will be available to exchange and study specific development requests adapted to the industry needs and market vision.
Petit Spare Parts / Hall 2- C306
More than 20,000 spare parts references are in stock
Petit Spare Parts holds the exclusive worldwide trade of the original spare parts for all ICBT fine count machines. Petit Spare Parts do not only sell parts from catalogues, but provides the solutions whatever the equipment, whatever the location.
More than 20,000 spare parts references are in stock, at carefully studied and negotiated prices, as well as all the necessary drawings for the realization of parts conforming to those of original.Built on a long experience in covering, twisting and texturizing as well as export skills, Petit Spare Parts, specialized since 1946 in the trade of accessories for all textile machines, all brands combined, can thus meet all requests, at national and international levels, for the maintenance of equipments: diagnosis, repair, dismantling, remantling.
HEMP-ACT / Start-Up Valley Hall 3 – A201a
HEMP-ACT To Introduce Brand New Textile Decoraticating Line
Hemp is becoming a new global textile resource, a top fashionable fibre.
Based on 20 years of expertise in the field of extraction and valorization of hemp textile fibers, HEMP-ACT will launch at ITMA 2023 the marketing of its brand-new textile decorticating line.
Moreover, to allow its customers to become thriving and profitable very quickly, HEMP-ACT puts all its expertise and network at their service:
- to secure the customers sourcing with Hemp-Act training courses dedicated to supporting the cultivation and harvesting of hemp,
- choose the most profitable business model best suited to the project and territory,
- easily transform and market the hemp fibres,
- to become a powerful local player connected to the global economy.
AESA Air Engineering / Hall 3 – D305
Monitoring systems allowing remote control and energy optimization
AESA Air Engineering, worldwide specialist of the air conditioning for textile factory, is entering full speed the new digital world, offering the latest generations of monitoring systems allowing remote control and energy optimization.
Automation from the room condition to the waste collection, waste separation, and conditioning, Flexicontrol for optimized power consumption adjusted to required conditions. Monitoring allowing preventive maintenance through predictive analysis and alarm system, AESA focuses on predefine pattern for optimizing the room control system and anticipation of the room fluctuation, and optimizing consumption through inverter drive system.
NSC / Hall 3 – E101
NSC will be present 3 machines
NSC is the global specialist in textile machines for processing long staple fibres such as wool and wool-like fibres. 3 machines will be presented on their 460 m² stand.
The ERA 50 combing machine will be presented in a multi-servomotor drive design. With this new drive, most of the settings will be possible via the main control screen. A wide range of materials have been tested on this new ERA combing machine and results are promising mainly for delicate material which has to be processed in a gentle manner. Also, despite the additional motors, power consumption remains low.
The GC 50 chain gill also benefits from additional axes driven by servomotors which allows more settings on the main control screen.
After nearly 20 years of absence, NSC is coming back with a new flyer frame BM 21 which has been designed to process low cohesion material such as silk, mohair, and linen by giving a twist. Its electrical drive makes the machine user-friendly.
All these new servomotor drives will allow more precise settings than using standard gearboxes.
Furthermore, these new drives and technology allow recipes to be saved on each machine, data exchange between machines will be possible through a Manufacturing Execution System (MES – Industry 4.0), as its remote access to the machines in case of incidents.
Ebelmann / HALL 6 – A211
Equipped with fully digitised machining centres
Established in 1981, Barbier-Ebelmann is now a world renown specialist in special cutting devices and hard materials’ machining. In close partnership with their customers, Ebelmann finds solutions to fix cutting problems specially when technical fibers like glass, aramid, carbon fibers are involved. Thanks to constant technical innovation in special scissors, with carbide tungsten blades, in association with polycrystalline diamond inserts and ceramics, Ebelmann is at the “cutting edge” of technology. Equipped with fully digitised machining centres, Ebelmann contributes to the enhancement of their customers’ production resources. Furthermore Barbier-Ebelmann offers a manufacturing service and a re-sharpening service.
Mallein / Hall 6 – B206
It will introduce new aluminum canisters
With 77 years of experience, Mallein is a specialist of the beams for warping and weaving, able to answer to all needs of the textile activity. The complete integration of its aluminum foundry and all of its means of production enables Mallein to respond to all specific requests particularly thanks to its know-how in special aluminum alloys.
Mallein will exhibit some of its new aluminum canisters at ITMA 2023, canisters that are improving each year, in order to produce them stronger and with a great geometric precision. They will also be exhibiting new flanges developed for specific customer applications. Mallein is certified ISO 9001 V 2015 and ISO 14001 V 2015.
Schaeffer Productique / Hall 9 – B210
Schaeffer will introduce its new textile business information system: SolinWAI
Digital tools are a key benefit to meet the challenges of the 21th century: durability, flexibility, responsiveness, CSR management, traceability. Faced with an increasing hybridization of the information systems, the digital solutions offered to textile companies by Schaeffer open up vast areas of improvement in industrial and business processes:
– dynamic organization managed through workflows,
– agility brought by the intensive use of experts’ systems and artificial intelligence,
– strength of standards adapted to the needs of companies to develop inter-connection processes between partners of the sector.
At ITMA, they will show the power of this tool designed with the most advanced technologies. It is accessible to the largest groups as well as small and medium-sized textile companies. SolinWAI is especially effective to improve the daily operations of textile companies. This digital solution combines flexibility, sustainability, modernity, artificial intelligence, workflows, for the greater benefit of companies. Thanks to Schaeffer partnership with N. Schlumberger, SolinWAI and FyberMES (Industry 4.0 and exchanges management solution) are practical examples of the contributions of Industry 4.0: simplicity, efficiency, flexibility and integration of the production resources into the global management system of companies. The presentation of the new enterprise resource management product for the textile industry is an important milestone in improving efficiency and productivity for the customers.
Callebaut De Blicquy Hall 10 A310c
Solutions that reduce the amount of raw materials, water and energy
Callebaut De Blicquy designs and produces complete units for bleaching and dyeing any type of fiber or application including wads, cables, bumps, coils. Customers from all over the world turn to this manufacturer for turnkey installations that maximize efficiency, sustainability, and safety. They specialize in solutions that reduce the amount of raw materials, water, and energy used while maintaining peak productivity and quality. Thanks to the integrated Optilab solutions the machines are able to reduce the amount of water to achieve the lowest cost per kilo for any application, resulting in a rapid return on investment and minimal impact on the environment.
As a member of the Valtech Group, Callebaut De Blicquy, works closely with Valvan and Cretes, two machine builders with a long history in the textile industry and extensive experience in automation and process optimization. This collaboration resulted in a greater understanding of the processing of natural fibers such as hemp and linen, leading to superior defibrillation and bleaching results at a reduced cost.
Hannecard / Hall 11 A 201
Offers a Wide Range of Products from Preparation to Finishing
With more than 120 years of experience, Hannecard is the European leading suppliers of industrial roller coverings in rubber, polyurethane, composite and carbide to various sectors. They also offer a wide range of other services, from roller maintenance to roller repair and roller optimization. To the textile finishing industry, Hannecard supplies, under the Rollin brand:
– rubber belts for compressive shrinking machines: Sanfor, Comfit, Bonzai,
– rubber coverings for the cylinders of textile finishing machines’ padders, from sizing to visiting,
– anti-sticking rubber coverings for coating lines,
– metal rollers for Tubetex machines,
– roll covering tapes.
Hannecard offers solutions which apply to all textiles: knitted, woven – technical textiles and non-woven, from the preparation to the finishing process, including special anti-sticking coverings for fabrics coating.
Alliance Machines Textiles / Hall 11 C 201
It will Introduce JETA UF and Natura DS Machines at ITMA 2023
Alliance, which incorporates BENE and DURAND has exhibited at all ITMA fairs.
More Air, less water have been used in Alliance machines granting quality as well managing steplessly more and more savings in treatment costs.
In 2023, the huge price increase of energy combined to the lack of water bring Alliance to develop two leading edge machines:
- The JETA UF, a very flexible machine, used to dye small quantity of high value fabrics in the shortest liquor ratio (prototyping, capsule collection and small production); It enables to dye woven as well as knitted fabrics.
- The Natura DS dedicated to natural dyeing, as an alternative to chemical dyestuffs. This way to dye is today more and more talked about and eco-friendly.
These 2 innovations will embed IOT connectivity (internet of things) as well as a brand-new automation platform able to host our future dyeing AI. In addition to the manufacturing of several machines’ types, Alliance Machines Textiles company is also supplying spare parts and offers a very good aftersales service.
Apart from brand new machines, Alliance also proposes the Jouvence service: machines can be completely refurbished with an updated technology and can run again for more than 20 years.! The whole machines range will be also visible on the booth in Augmented or Virtual reality.
Dollfus & Muller / Hall 14 C 104
Leading Manufacturer of Endless Felt and Dryer Belts
Dollfus & Muller, more than 200 years old, is the result of the merging of two companies in 1995: Dollfus & Noack and Manufacture Muller. Today, Dollfus & Muller is a leading manufacturer of endless felts and dryer belts especially for the Textile finishing and Tanneries.
Dynajet is a sales department of Dollfus & Muller specialized in fabrics for ink jet printers and wide widths fabrics for theaters and events.
Dollfus & Muller manufactures endless felts and dryer belts for the textile finishing and nonwovens factories. Dollfus & Muller’s product range includes:
– compacting felts for knit finishing,
– sanforizing felts for denim and woven fabrics finishing,
– printing dryer belts for textile printing,
– sublimation blankets for transfer printing,
– decatizing felts for wool finishing,
– dryer belts for thermo-bonding ovens,
– tensionless dryer belts for knit finishing.
Dollfus & Muller compacting felts for knit finishing have gone through major evolutions in order to serve better the dyeing houses. The compacting felt quality brings a special care to the fabrics thanks to its smoothest surface.
The Dollfus & Muller sanforizing palmer felts are ideal for Denim producers. Furthermore, Dollfus & Muller manufacture durable printing dryer belt qualities. These print dryer belts are the most durable printing dryer belt specially designed for pigment printing of bed sheeting. Dollfus & Muller has its exclusive print open mesh belt specially designed for the production of fine fabrics, scarves, flags, these belts have special non marking surfaces which can avoid as well the particles on the back side. Dollfus & Muller has the widest range of printing dryer belts and the strongest dryer belts.
Finally, Dollfus & Muller manufacture the transfer printing felt. This felt is resistant against the heat and dye staff insuring a perfect transfer of colorants on the fabrics.
Texti Sonics SAS / Hall 18 A 107
Designs Ultrasonic Welding and Sealing/Slitting Devices
Texti-Sonic designs and manufactures a specific range of ultrasonic welding and sealing / slitting devices for FIBC industries (Big-Bags, …), machines and looms manufacturers, packaging, technical textiles, geotextiles, non-woven, medical, awnings, plastics, flexible products. These devices offer a great technical versatility for straight or curved operations, or multi layers in continuous assembling, in multi-spots sealing, joining end to end narrow or wide webs.
The patented approach system is known as “Sonic Touch Control”. It guarantees optimal sealing/cutting results and enables a lowest wear of sonotrodes and tools.
For “synthetic thermo-fusible fabrics”, the sealing/slitting technology improves the finishing of the fabrics.
– with very strong, soft and clean sealed edges (no fraying),
– with high productivity of the sealing and slitting operations,
– without any over-thickness,
– with the respect of original colours of the products to be converted,
– without any burn or not even yellowing.
In the packaging industry turning to the ultrasonics allows:
- to save a huge quantity of energy by using ultrasonic only when need instead of using heating elements which have to constantly keep the required high temperature,
- to avoid the use of clips or staples, etc. and that way enables to respect the European environmental standards regarding the recycling of materials.
Rousselet-Robatel / Hall 18 A305
Customized Solutions
Since 1905, Rousselet-Robatel manufactures centrifuges for use in the textile industry which include continuous centrifugal hydro-extractors, and batch centrifuges with interchangeable baskets for loose stock fibers, bobbins, and textile fabrics.
Centrifugal hydro-extractor, textile centrifuge, continuous hydro-extractor, batch and automatic textile centrifuges
- For all type of textile and fibers, natural or synthetic
- For all shape (loose stock, flock, hanks, fabrics, bobbins…)
- Dyeing and finishing mills, cotton bleaching, wool washing and carbonizing
- Impregnation and applications (fire retardant, tarring…)
Thanks to its design department, composed of high qualified engineers and technicians who work for continuous improvement of the machines design; Rousselet-Robatel can offer unique and customized solutions. Rousselet-Robatel provides to all its customer an efficient after sales service. A wide range of equipment is also available for rental, or purchase, for on-site testing or interim production. At the test facility in Annonay, preliminary studies can be performed using the latest centrifugal technology according to the customer’s specific process.
