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TEXTILE MACHINERY: ORDERS FROM FOREIGN MARKETS GROW OVER THIRD QUARTER 2012 Textile machinery orders for the third quarter of 2012 grew 8% compared to the previous quarter, for an absolute value of 108.2 points (2005=100). Therese figures have been elaborated by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers. A comparison with same period in 2011 shows an even greater increase (+53%), a positive results which is due solely to orders origination from foreign markets, whereas the situation in Italy highlighted a decidedly opposite and negative trend. In fact, orders fro foreign markets rose 11% compared to the period from April to June 2012, for an absolute value of 123.3 points. This is in sharp contrast to the negative trend in orders from Italian manufactures in the domestic market, where a 13% reduction with respect to the previous quarter resulted in an absolute
value of 57.8%; even when compared to the same quarter for 2011, which represented the lowest minimum level since 2010 to the present, the comparison reveals a negative trend of -5%.
Virtual Reality provides deeper insight into the manufacture of fibers, yarns and nonwovens Oerlikon Textile with its Oerlikon Barmag and Oerlikon Neumag brands, is focusing on virtual reality at the India ITME. With its Virtual Reality Showroom, first unveiled at the ITMA in Barcelona, the market leader in all matters relating to manmade fiber production is offering a completely revolutionary perspective on processes, machines and systems: an experience rather than merely a view. Virtual reality will enable the trade visitors to “embark” on a journey through the production processes and systems, practically taking them from the raw material all the way through to the finished yarn package. The benefits of this innovative presentation method are clear to see: customers
can explore the entire system, whereas individual components, at most, could be shown to date. Furthermore, users can control the view in accordance with their specific requirements, explore key components in greater detail and examine the insides of the systems. In addition to the 300 ton/day staple fiber system, the melt-blown system and the BCF system S+ from Oerlikon Neumag, the program now also includes Oerlikon Barmag’s technology for the entire process chain – from the melt to the yarn and from the poly-condensation system all the way through to the finished FDY package. Focus on industrial yarns The textile machine builder will be placing the information spotlight on industrial textiles both with the Oerlikon Barmag filament yarn systems and the spunbond system from Oerlikon Neumag’s non-woven portfolio. Potential applications include geo-textiles, roofing, carpet backing, filtration systems and automotive applications such as seatbelts, airbags and tire cord, for instance. There is currently considerably more movement within the non-woven market and – in terms of growth rates – this will in turn overtake those of hygiene products in the future. In view of the numerous infrastructure projects, the Indian market offers huge potential particularly for geotextiles. Sustainable technologies Sustainability is also a hugely important trade fair topic for the manmade fiber specialists at the Oerlikon Group: energy efficiency and CO2 emissions during the filament yarn spin-dyeing process using the Oerlikon Barmag 3DD mixer are also important factors here. To this end, a piece dyeing process requires around 30 times as much energy as masterbatch dyeing processes, while also emitting approximately 30 times the amount of CO2. Incidentally, the dyeing masterbatch results are more even, which is why textiles dyed using this method are
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