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The Official Show Newspaper Issue 2 Friday 13 November 2015ITMA Daily News 4 16 50 Sponsored by Monforts Scan-type Q&A ACIMIT acquires printers Timatec launched Santex to acquire ITMA 2015 breaks SMIT Textile antex Rimar Group is to acquire SMIT Textile, manufacturer of looms and weaving machines. exhibitor record Ferdinando Businaro, Santex president, said: “SMIT Textile TMA 2015 has “broken all records” by attracting the largest has deep roots in our territory and a strong number of exhibitors since the show’s launch back in 1951, Sheritage. Such technological know-how and according to owner the European Committee of Textile committed human capital deserves to keep Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX). growing. I rmly believe restarting companies Opened at the Fiera Milano Rho yesterday, the 17th is necessary to unlock new opportunities.” edition of ITMA has drawn 1,691 exhibitors from 46 countries and Stefano Gallucci, Santex Rimar Group CEO, Ieconomies. It follows a previous record set by ITMA 2007 when said: “In 2015 we achieved our ambitious 1,451 exhibitors from 38 countries took part in the exhibition. objectives and today we are well prepared to “More customers are looking for more ecient solutions to the further grow our business. is operation ts challenges they face, including better technology. ey are driven by our ve year strategic plan enabling Santex the demands of the textile industry, which is why we continue to see Rimar Group to be a partner for our customers growing attendance gures at ITMA,” said President of CEMATEX, throughout their production processes, from Charles Beauduin. loom to nished natural and technical textiles.” As well as an increase in exhibitors, ITMA 2015 also brings a larger With this synergy between SMIT Textile and exhibition ground, with a net space of over 108,000sq m, occupying Santex, customers can rely on one integrated 11 halls of the Fiera Milano Rho fairgrounds. It is about 20% larger technology provider for all production pro- than the 2011 exhibition. cesses, a global service network, high quality e largest participating country in terms of space booked products, a partner with a prole nancially is Italy. Italian exhibitors booked a total of 32,540sq m. is is sound and deep technological heritage and followed by Germany at 21,380sq m, Switzerland at 5,530sq m, and know-how, according to the company. Spain with 4,540sq m. Investments in the near future aim to From non-CEMATEX countries, the four largest groups of evolve SMIT Textile products, leveraging participants are from Turkey at 7,590sq m, China at 5,880sq m, India CEMATEX President Charles Beauduin on the Santex Rimar Group R&D depart- at 4,870sq m, and Japan at 3960sq m. ment, partnering with key customers and In terms of sectors, dyeing and finishing occupies the most research institutes to meet their innovation space (23%) with 303 exhibitors, followed by spinning (14%) with needs, it added. 290 exhibitors. SMIT Textile is exhibiting in Hall 3 at e theme of ITMA 2015 is ‘Master the Art of Sustainable Stand D115 and Santex Rimar Group is Innovation’. is will be demonstrated by a number of eorts, exhibiting in Hall 10 at Stand D101. including the launch of the ITMA Sustainable Innovation Award, the rebranding of the Research and Education Pavilion to Research and Innovation Pavilion, and knowledge-sharing platforms to drive home To advertise in tomorrow’s the sustainability message. ITMA Daily News call or email “Visitors will be able to explore solutions that address sustainability James Wilson: +44 (0)7931 400482 at each stage of the textile chain – from raw materials to processes Alex Cooke: +44 (0)7787 257223 and packaging. Many companies are launching a range of Email: [email protected] technologies that answer this urgent need,” said Mr Beauduin. The press gather to learn about this year’s exhibitor record Show Owner: CEMATEX www.cematex.com Published by: Have you got a news story? Contact the newspaper editor Marianne Curtis Tel: +44 (0)7432 725317 Email: [email protected] P 1-13 TMA Daily News.indd 1 20/11/2015 15:32 ITMA_Anzeige 2015_ITMA DAYLIY Tag 2 16.10.15 21:50 Seite 1 ITMA DaDailyily News SponsoredSponsored by by H8H2 B132C113 2 Welcome THINKING AHEAD to Milano FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS Welcome to ITMA Welcome to Monforts A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG Hall 10 | Booth E 101 Germany | A Member of CHTC Fong’s Industries www.monforts.com P 1-13 TMA Daily News.indd 2 20/11/2015 15:32 ITMA_Anzeige 2015_ITMA DAYLIY Tag 2 16.10.15 21:50 Seite 1 SponsoredSponsored by by H8H2 B132C113 ITMA DaDailyily News 3 Welcome Zimmer and DyStar to launch THINKING AHEAD to Milano FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS vat dyes for digital printing n a world rst, Zimmer Austria has are expected to be marketed for used on other revealed a joint project with DyStar brands of printer with the same print heads. to develop a commercial platform for e process requires pretreatment with Welcome to ITMA digital printing with vat dyes. It said alkali, followed by printing, steaming (to the ultra-high-lightfast application, convert the dye to its soluble form) and scheduled for launch in mid-2016, is aimed at washing to remove the pretreatment and any Iexacting markets such as high-end upholstery, unxed dye. In the laboratory the fabric is terry towels, workwear and military fabrics. being dried before being steamed o-line but Welcome to Monforts CEO Tony Naschberger said these were Zimmer foresees a one-stage process of in- niche but high-value applications that tted line pretreatment by Chromojet, followed by with Zimmer’s market prole. In fact, vat dye printing and steaming. printing represents around 3% of the broad At ITMA Zimmer is also launching two textile-printing market, which is almost as digital textile printers in the Colaris family. much in volume terms as the total of all today’s Colaris3 is the third generation of the digitally printed fabrics. high-performance digital-textile printer To date, Zimmer and DyStar have run tests and uses up to 64 Fujilm Dimatix Starre with four colours – yellow, blue, black and a heads. Available in widths up to 5m, it has dark red – but they expect to have eight colours a maximum speed of 1,670sq m/hour. e by the time of the commercial launch. e inks new 1.8m Colaris Inniti is a modestly are optimised for the Fujilm Starre print priced ‘out-of-the-box’ solution; and also on heads, with internal ink recirculation, used on show is a ChromoJET TableTop Printer for Zimmer managing director Tony Naschberger shows labratory samples printed with the new the latest generation of Colaris printers. ey application development. vat-dye digital inks High expectations from Hall 5 knit specialists xpectations for this year’s ITMA are was 20 years ago when we launched Wholegarment high in Hall 5 as knitting technology technology. So it seems right we are here again for our specialists look forward to a boom in anniversary, getting the message across to as many business. countries as possible.” Connecting with more global Wuyang Textile Machinery, manufacturer of high- audiences is one of the main goals for businesses speed raschel warp knitting machines, is exhibiting at Eexhibit-ing in this hall. ITMA for the first time, at Stand G111. Longstanding ITMA exhibitor, Shima Seiki’s Sales executive Wu Jinghai said: “This is our first Wholegarment technology celebrates its 20th time at ITMA so we are very excited to be here. anniversary, and its impressive stand at the entrance “India is currently our best market, and we have A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG Hall 10 | Booth E 101 to Hall 5 has big-screen video simulations and many customers all over the world including two in Spain. Germany | A Member of CHTC Fong’s Industries examples of its revolutionary seamless technology. But we want to grow and would like to reach more Media relations manager Masaki Karasuno said: European markets, and ITMA is the best place to do Wu Jinghai from Wuyang Textile Machinery with one of the high-speed raschel www.monforts.com “The last time Shima Seiki appeared at a Milan ITMA this.” warp knitting machines on display at ITMA P 1-13 TMA Daily News.indd 3 20/11/2015 15:33 ITMA DaDailyily News SponsoredSponsored by by H8H2 B132C113 4 Monforts acquires Timatec coating specialist erman textile nishing Its product range includes ‘knife over air’, machinery company, A ‘knife over roller’, ‘magnetic rollers’, and Monforts Textilmaschinen ‘printing-head coating’ options. has announced at ITMA e former director of Timatec, Willi that it has recently Tischler, is acting as a consultant for acquired the ‘know-how’ Timatec, an Monforts. GAustrian coating specialist and begun With the ‘know-how’ acquisition, manufacturing coating machines at its Monforts continues to expand its high-tech Austrian factory. competence for coating textiles and Timatec has been manufacturing coating technical textiles for the benet of its machines for many years, however, Klaus customers by oering a complete coating Heinrichs, vice president of Monforts, said line from a single source. Timatec has mainly only been supplying to Mr Heinrichs said: “The acquisition central Europe because of a restricted sales will benefit Monforts hugely. It means market. Mr Heinrichs said Monforts plans that we are now in a position to be able to supply the machines worldwide. to offer complete coating lines for the From L to R - Roland Hampel, managing director, Monforts and Willi Tischler, former director of Timatec and now coating consultant for Monforts Timatec has a portfolio of coating units coating of textiles.