BRITISH TEXTILE MACHINERY AT ITMA ASIA 2005

-- Innovations underline Asian market appeal for UK firms
-- World-leading developments in testing and quality control
-- Full details of the exhibiting UK firms and their exhibits

BRITAIN’S textile machinery companies are ready to show their innovative power at this year’s ITMA Asia exhibition (October 17-21). At least a dozen completely new machines or units will be launched by UK firms in Singapore, with end-uses ranging from components for synthetic fibre manufacture to adhesive laminating systems.
A clear emphasis on new and upgraded products underlines the importance attached to ITMA Asia by these companies, whose participation is organised and led by their representative body, the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA).

Says BTMA chairman Steve Combes: “Asia is, of course, the dominant market region in most textile sectors, and our member companies have worked hard to establish strong relationships with manufacturers there. The quality of British products, combined with innovations that focus directly on the specific needs of the customer, is vitally important, as is the need for effective local and regional sales and support networks.
“ We are expecting ITMA Asia to reflect the dynamism of the Asian textile manufacturers, as well as their expertise in selecting the correct level of equipment for their market conditions. BTMA members are well-equipped to provide the right options, and we are confident that Singapore will see a further upsurge in business for UK firms.”

Testing and quality control is an area in which the UK now leads the world, and at least seven of the British exhibitors in Singapore will show their latest ranges. Some of these innovations demonstrate new levels of sophistication in obtaining and applying quality-related data, but a recurring theme among exhibitors here will be the availability of testing ‘essentials’ – often more basic machine types performing vital functions with a combination of reliability and economy. For many Asian mills, such equipment is spot on.
Alan Little, director of the BTMA, emphasises that the UK remains a major source of textile manufacturing expertise, and this is channelled into the product developments which are most relevant to the needs of modern textile mills: “British companies have focused their R&D efforts very clearly on a number of specialised areas for which there is a readily-identifiable global demand,” he says.

“ This has been reflected in increasing sales in important market areas – and there is none more important than Asia, so we are anticipating that our members showing in Singapore will maintain this momentum and build on the impact made by British companies at previous major events such as ITMA 2003, CITME and ShanghaiTex.”

From its own stand at ITMA Asia, the BTMA will provide information on its entire membership, totalling nearly 50 companies across the entire spectrum of textile processes.

HIGHLIGHTS
For fibre and yarn producers, British innovations at ITMA Asia will include a totally new range of online sensors for production monitoring, from Dent Instrumentation. Effective performance and an attractive purchase price are the twin attractions of these units.

New jets for the fibre extrusion process, from Fibreguide, can now accommodate 20 or more ends in one jet core. The FG10 range can operate with a pitch as close as 4 mm.

Fibre weight control for preparatory stages in nonwovens and woollens can now be managed and checked automatically, thanks to the new Mill Wizard real-time monitoring system to be shown by Garnett Controls.
For high-pile synthetic fur fabrics, James Holdsworth’s novel card clothing ring will be featured, for use in sliver knitting processes.
A new 2-metre wide laminating machine will be shown by UK firm Web Processing. The PUR machine uses a reactive, moisture-cured hot-melt laminating method.

Among a very wide range of testing and instrumentation being launched at ITMA Asia will be the FlexiBurn flammability tester from James H. Heal, which is claimed to be the first such device with built-in radiator to meet official international test standards.

Objective grading of fabric quality parameters such as pilling, Snagging, hairiness, creasing and wrinkling is achieved by two new instruments from Roaches International: the Opti-Grade SET and Opt-Rate SAS open the door to long-distance communication and comparison of quality issues.

SDL Atlas will show no fewer than 25 instruments, including at least three novelties: the MMT Moisture Management Tester; the Rapid Conditioner, for bringing test specimens to the correct temperature and humidity for testing; and the PillGrade automatic grading system for pilling.

EXHIBITOR GUIDE
Full details of British exhibiting companies and their major innovations for ITMA Asia are provided in the following A-Z guide.

COBBLE
Stand 3C-37

Cobble Blackburn Ltd, Gate Street, Blackburn, Lancashire,
BB1 3AH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1254 55121
Fax: +44 1254 671125
e-mail: abarton@cobble.co.uk
Web: www.cobble.co.uk

One of the global giants of carpet tufting technology, Cobble Blackburn has a strong commitment to the Asian market, being a regular exhibitor at the major shows in the region, as well as maintaining long-term relationships with many key customers there.
In Singapore, Cobble will be sharing a joint stand with its Chinese joint venture partner, CTS. Featured will be a range of updated carpet samples exemplifying Cobble’s latest technical advances, with a special emphasis on the Level Cut Loop attachment and the Electra Servo scroll. The recently-introduced Electra provides a ramping functionality for each pile height, opening up added design potential for the end-product. The unique design benefits of the Level Cut Loop system are now complemented by faster production speeds.
Cobble’s aim at ITMA Asia is to build upon its existing client base and attract new customers, according to area sales manager John Edwards: “Cobble Blackburn is firmly embedded in this area, and our future will be ensured by visits which play a vital part in establishing long-term relationships with our customers here,” he says.

CROSROL / MACART/ TATHAM
Stand 2C-45

Crosrol UK Ltd, Macart Textiles (Machinery) Ltd, Tatham Ltd.
Farnham Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 3JG, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1274 525901
Fax: +44 1274 524031
e-mail: sales@macart.com
Web: www.macart.com

A triple-technology offering from these associated companies will take in spinning, woollen and nonwovens production and spares and service for a leading range of cards and blowroom lines.#
Macart will present its S300 machine, which combines the roving, spinning ,twisting, yarn bulking and take up winding operations into a single process to produce 2 fold yarns in the count range 2/16 to 2/42 Nm. It is especially suitable for high-bulk acrylic yarn production.
Tatham will showcase its equipment for woollen and nonwovens production, including the new Microweigh TS and Microfeed TS card feed systems and its latest carding machinery.
Crosrol will inform visitors about its spares and service operation for the 20,000 Crosrol carding cylinders in operation worldwide, as well as for its blowroom equipment.

DENT INSTRUMENTATION
Stand 1B-48

Dent Instrumentation Ltd, Whitewalls Industrial Estate, Enterprise Way,
Colne, Lancashire, BB8 8LY, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1282 862703
Fax: +44 1282 862037
e-mail: sales@dentsensors.com
Web: www.dentsensors.com

Completely new sensors for online monitoring of fibre and yarn production processes will be unveiled at ITMA Asia by Dent Instrumentation. The new range of sensors offer a combination of reliable yarn break detection and quality information at what the company terms “a basic price.”
Developed from Dent’s successful DTY sensor, the new sensors have touch-switch control and are based on high quality optics with a unique circuit that prevents degradation through dirt, fly, moisture and component aging.
Each sensor plus has two independent outputs, giving the following detection options: yarn break with double yarn detection; yarn break with single yarn detection; yarn break with knot detection; yarn break with periodic thickness variation; and yarn break with loss of air in texturising.
Dent will also launch its new Twist Monitor, which is designed to provide accurate monitoring of slack twist and can be used on carpet or tyre cord twisting machines.
As well as these novelties and its standard sensor range, Dent offer a special customised design service, to solve individual yarn detection problems, for both machinery manufacturers and high quantity users.

DRACUP
Stand 3E-34
Dracup (UK) Ltd.
Lane Close Mills, Bartle Lane, Great Horton,
Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 4QQ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1274 571071
Fax: +44 1274 501209
e-mail: general@dracupuk.com
Web: www.dracupuk.com

Business is booming in Asia for Dracup, with its latest HS2000 Selvedge Jacquard reportedly selling well following the company’s recent showings at India ITME and ShanghaiTex. “We sold 68 machines at ITME, plus another 32 post-show,” Dracup sales and marketing manager Simon Lewyckyj reveals. “We had further major sales at ShanghaiTex and we are hoping that ITMA Asia visitors will be equally enthusiastic about the benefits of the HS2000.

In what is a price-sensitive markets, Dracup believes that the machine’s combination of high-quality construction with simple operation makes it especially competitive in Asia. The HS2000 is a horizontally end-mounted jacquard designed for high-speed operation in producing names, motifs and symbols in all types of woven fabrics, working with all the latest types of high-speed weaving machines. It has an electronic selection mechanism and can be driven from either the host weaving machine via mechanical linkage or an integral electronically-controlled servo motor.
The special Dracup Loom Controllers handle synchronisation between the weaving machine and the HS2000, and automatically ensure that start-up errors are eliminated.

EEC CARD CLOTHING
Stand 2B-41

ECC Card Clothing Ltd, Plover Mills, Plover Road, Lindley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3HT, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1484 646817
Fax: +44 1484 644760
e-mail: sales@ecc-cardclothing.com
Web: www.ecc-cardclothing.com

One of the world’s leading names in card clothing, ECC supplies a complete range for all carding applications, as well as associated workshop machinery such as flat grinding and mounting equipment.
With close links with all major carding machine manufacturers, ECC is in the forefront of latest carding technology advances and will be seeking at ITMA Asia to enhance its reputation as a key supplier for both long and short staple card clothing products.

FIBREGUIDE
Stand 1E-20

Fibreguide Ltd, Maple Court, Davenport Street, Macclesfield,
Cheshire, SK10 1JE, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1625 427561
Fax: +44 1625 511216
e-mail: info@fibreguide.com
Web: www.fibreguide.com

Asian customers account for the bulk of Fibreguide’s business – despite fierce competition in these demanding markets – as the company has become firmly established through its performance-leading products and its strong customer support services.

The company focuses on air-interlacing and air-twisting jets for synthetic fibre manufacturing, including both standard and custom-made designs geared to new fibre and fabric trends. High production speeds and the need to reduce air consumption are the key demands on Fibreguide’s jets, and latest products meeting these requirements will be on show in Singapore.
Highlights will include the FG10 range of jets for the extrusion process, which can now be supplied to take 20-plus ends in one jet core, with a pitch as low as 4 mm. Standard products are in single-jet format with 10 and 12 mm pitch, while Fibreguide can also tailor jet designs to individual customer needs.

Also expected to attract attention at the show are the FG5 jets for draw texturing. These are now offered with a full range of jet cores, for most yarn types, and are easily opened for cleaning or changing of the jet core. The jets come in tungsten carbide (FG5 C)and high-quality ceramic (FG5 E) material options, for DTY and air covering applications.

GARNETT CONTROLS
Stand 6G-05

Garnett Controls Ltd, 3 Water Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 2JL, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1274 733145
Fax: +44 1274 732410
e-mail: mail@garnettcontrols.com
Web: www.garnettcontrols.com

Quality control at the vital early stages of nonwovens and fibre-related processes is the speciality of Garnett Controls. In-line systems to control and monitor fibre feeding through blending and carding stages can be supplied for new equipment but can also be retrofitted to existing plants, boosting quality, efficiency and productivity.

Fibre weight control systems such as the Microweigh XL2 microprocessor-controlled weigh pan system are widely acclaimed for their accuracy and unrivalled reliability, and the latest Microweigh XLM system now also offers moisture control.

The Rollaweigh system has dual controls to automatically correct both long and short-term variation in feed levels
These two control systems will be featured at ITMA Asia, along with Garnett’s ‘Mill Wizard’ production monitoring solution – described as “low-cost yet highly integrated” for real-time management information.
Sister company Wira Instrumentation claims to offer the world’s most extensive range of testing equipment for carpets and floorcoverings from a single manufacturer. Already specified in many international testing standards, Wira products are in daily use by the worlds leading fibre processors. At Singapore, the firm will feature its Hexapod unit for laboratory soil testing of textile floor coverings, which covers both relevant ISO and European standard procedures.

JAMES H HEAL
Stand 6D-42

James H. Heal & Co. Ltd, Richmond Works, Lake View, HaliFax,
West Yorkshire, HX3 6EP, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1422 366355
Fax: +44 1422 352440
e-mail: info@james-heal.co.uk
Web: www.james-heal.co.uk

Several innovations will be unveiled by Heal’s at the show, including a completely new flammability tester and enhanced versions of other essential instruments.

Heal’s managing director David Repper says: "A significant part of our business -- in instruments, consumables and calibration -- is now centred in Asia. I welcome therefore the opportunity, afforded by a prestigious event like ITMA Asia, to present our new products and services to clients in this region."

Visitors to Heal’s 42 square metre stand at ITMA will be able to see FlexiBurn; the brand new flammability tester which was officially launched at ShanghaiTex earlier this year. FlexiBurn is the first flammability testing instrument with built-in radiator to conform to the new BS EN 13772 standard for curtains and drapes. The unit is extremely adaptable and is suitable for numerous vertical tests, through its range of interchangeable precision test frames and burners.

Also on show will be the Apollo Light Fastness Tester, an enhanced model of Titan Universal Strength Tester, SnagPod snagging resistance tester and Heal’s Nu-Martindale abrasion tester range, including the revolutionary 864.
In addition, Heal’s will be providing information about their global service and calibration services, including the launch of their new Far Eastern Service centre in Hong Kong.

JAMES HOLDSWORTH
Stand 2B-12

James Holdsworth & Brothers Ltd, South Brook Mills, Station Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 8NQ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1924 494471
Fax: +44 1924 490786
e-mail: info@jamesholdsworth.com
Web: www.jamesholdsworth.com

A long-established company – and a revolutionary technological advance. That is what visitors to the Holdsworth stand at ITMA Asia will see. The firm is the world’s oldest manufacturer of flexible card clothing, but has a growth-oriented approach to its Asian customers, with a complete network of agents, supported by an office in Beijing and stocks facility in Hong Kong.
“ We truly feel that we are able to offer a quality of product and service that is second to none. It is our aim to become the name associated with quality for the supply of card clothing to the Asian textile manufacturers,” says Holdsworth’s Chris Cheetham.

Its 200-year history underpins the company’s technical expertise, in card clothing and recent specialist applications such as the revolutionary Holdsworth Ring – described as the “ultimate solution for card clothing on sliver knitting machines” for the production of plain or jacquard high-pile fur fabrics.

The Holdsworth Ring is a full-faced fillet wire card that clothes the cylinders, doffers and workers in the sliver machine heads. The ring is “completely removes the problems associated with traditional knitting fillets” as its use means there are no interruptions in wire positioning, the result being improved efficiencies through “vastly reduced” downtime.
In card clothing, Holdsworth retains total control of every aspect of the manufacture of its fillets, to ensure the quality of our products. All stages, from manufacture of foundation and processing of wire to fillet assembly are handled within the Holdsworth Group.

The quality standards achieved have established Holdsworth card clothing worldwide for the processing of precious fibres such as cashmere, silk, lambswools and angora, as well as in heavyweight applications such as carpet yarn and coarse count production.

MITCHELL GRIEVE
Stand 4F-06

Mitchell Grieve, Wolsey Road, Coalville, Leicester, Leicestershire,
LE67 3TS, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1530 510565
Fax: +44 1530 510458
e-mail: sales@mitchell-grieve.co.uk
Web: www.mitchell-grieve.co.uk

As the only official supplier of knitting needles and elements to the world’s leading sock knitting machinery manufacturers, Mitchell Grieve is able to offer proven quality to its Asian customers.
Its speciality is in key components for both single- and double-cylinder sock machines, complemented by the supply of needles and elements for fully-fashioned machines and sinkers for large-diameter single-jersey circular knitting equipment.

In Singapore, the company will highlight the fact that it also supplies needles and elements to knitting mills direct – in fact, these ‘after-market’ sales are growing fast, and Mitchell Grieve believes its emphasis on customer service and product quality gives it a competitive edge over the low-cost local suppliers who target Asian knitters. “Locally-made items may be cheaper, but we are certain the quality will not match that of our products, made in our UK manufacturing facilities,” says Mitchell Grieve’s Chris Cashmore. “Our quality standards are confirmed by the fact that we supply all the leading sock machine builders, while our largest direct sales to knitters are in extremely demanding markets such as the USA and Turkey.
ITMA Asia visitors will see latest examples from the firm’s ranges for all major hosiery and circular knitting processes, including latch needles, bearded needles and associated elements.

ROACHES INTERNATIONAL
Stand 6A-28

Roaches International Ltd, Upper Hulme, Leek, Staffordshire,
ST13 8TY, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1538 300425
Fax: +44 1538 300364
e-mail: info@roaches.co.uk
Web: www.roaches.co.uk

Two new developments that use digital imaging to take the guesswork out of fabric quality testing will be unveiled at ITMA Asia by Roaches.
Both innovations – the Opti-Grade SET and Opt-Rate SAS – provide objective grading of vital fabric quality parameters. Says Roaches managing director Richard Golonko: “As more and more garments and fabrics are sourced at long-distance, quality issues are of paramount importance to retailers. To date assessment of tests has relied on laboratory staff to provide a subjective assessment of results, and this has at times caused disputes between the supplier and the retailer.”

Now, the two Roaches testing innovations provide independent and consistent results, which do not depend on the judgement of the laboratory personnel.

The Opti-Grade SET, developed in conjunction with Marks and Spencer and Shenkar College (Israel), performs three functions, using a neural network to grade the test fabric:-
• Grading of pilling tests – including the fuzz as well as the pills.
• Grading of Snagging.
• Grading of fabric hairiness.

Opt-Rate SAS was designed as a result of co-operation with Cotton Inc. and Texas Tech, and it grades fabrics for surface effects such as creasing and wrinkles. The fabric is digitally scanned and the image is then automatically converted to an objective grade.

Results from both machines are displayed on a PC screen and can be transmitted by e-mail as a pdf file. Complementing these novelties in Singapore will be established quality control instruments such as the Martindale APS abrasion tester, which now has a multi-function touch screen and user interface. Roaches will also feature its lab-scale dyeing and finishing machinery, including the advanced Colortec package dyeing machine with on line spectrophotometer option.

SDC ENTERPRISES
Stand 6E-42

SDC Enterprises Ltd, P O Box 1117, Grattan Road, Bradford,
West Yorkshire, BD1 2WU, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1274 750160
Fax: +44 1274 750162
e-mail: lynner@sdcenterprises.co.uk
Web: www.sdcenterprises.co.uk

Backed by the authority and expertise of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, a UK manufacturer of premium-quality testing consumables is aiming to bring international colour fastness standards within easy reach of the entire colouration industry. Following on from its successful participation at ShanghaiTex earlier this year and CITME last year, SDC Enterprises believes it can help ITMA Asia visitors to ensure their quality-testing processes are in line with global market demands.

The organisation is a subsidiary of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, the respected professional body which researches and develops technical standards in colouration, and all profits from SDC Enterprises are fed back to the Society to help maintain these services to the industry.
A worldwide network of local distributors has helped products such as the Multifibre DW test fabric become established worldwide. Recently, SDC celebrated the production of the 3,000,000th metre of SDC Multifibre DW (enough for 75 million tests), each metre exhibiting the same staining performance. Sales and marketing manager Lynne Ramsden comments: “Almost 3,000 individual tests have been carried out to ensure the consistency of performance of Multifibre SDC DW fabric. This insistence on strict quality standards has paid dividends, for the test records prove that SDC Multifibre DW Fabric continues to demonstrate an excellent degree of consistent quality in colour fastness testing, giving credence to the test results”

The test fabric, along with other SDC consumables for use in official BS, EN and ISO test procedures, are specified by many major retailers and have become the industry standard, worldwide, for textile producers wishing to invest in the quality of their products.

SDL ATLAS
Stand 6D-27

SDL Atlas Ltd, P O Box 162, Crown Royal, Shawcross Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3JW, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 161 480 8485
Fax: +44 161 480 8580
e-mail: test@sdlatlas.com
Web: www.sdlatlas.com

The joint venture that created the new and larger SDL Atlas will demonstrate the full extent of its comprehensive product range – including some real innovations – in Singapore.

Major new products among the 25 instruments being exhibited include:
• The MMT Moisture Management Tester for quick, quantitative measurement of moisture management properties in performance fabrics.
• Rapid Conditioner, which enables textile specimens to reach standard temperature and humidity conditions within one to three minutes.
• PillGrade, an automated pilling grading system that is fast and accurate, working to ISO and ASTM standards.

Also to be seen at the show in new or updated versions will be the redesigned Flammability Tester, and the enhanced Martindale and ICI Pilling Box instruments. Other examples from the SDL Atlas range on display will be the Quickspin System, with applications in colour blending for the fibre industry; the DigiEye colour fastness grading and match prediction system; and the industry-leading Ci3000+ light fastness tester.

SDL Atlas president Charles S. Lane says: “This should be a very exciting show for SDL Atlas and ITMA attendees. With the large and growing resources at SDL Atlas, this is just the beginning of the many advancements we expect to bring to the marketplace. The SDL Atlas stand will demonstrate for customers ways they can easily elevate their quality standards as well as their profit potential.”

The SDL Atlas Group claims to offer the largest range of textile testing products, supplies, consumables, and services available from a single source, via its own offices in the UK, US, Hong Kong and China, and agents in over 100 other countries.

SELLERS ENGINEERS
Stand 5D-36

Sellers Engineers Ltd, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire,
HD1 3EH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1484 540101
Fax: +44 1484 544457
e-mail: admin@sellersengineers.com
Web: www.sellers-uk.com

With many sectors of the Asian floorcoverings business showing real growth, it is expected that Singapore visitors will include a sizeable percentage of potential investors in carpet-making technology. Sellers Engineers, as a world leader in finishing equipment for all the major carpet production methods – tufting, weaving and needling – already has a strong market position in Asia, including China, and the company views ITMA Asia as an ideal chance to reinforce its reputation.

With all the Sellers machinery designed and built in-house at its UK headquarters, the company is able to ensure the highest quality standards are maintained, as well as allowing continuous product development. Examples is the latest Sellers Carpet Shear, now offered with a new tension control and drive system to simplify operation and maintenance, and its pioneering work on powder lamination in secondary backing of tufted carpets.

The company’s full range features complete finishing plants up to 5 metres wide, for carpets as well as for the booming artificial grass market, while individual machines and components to be promoted in Singapore will include the Woven Throughflow Backcoater – a low-capacity plant ideal for new projects – and customisable lines for higher throughput requirements. For carpet tile processing, Sellers produces complete bitumen and PVC coating lines, and stand-alone units such as tile shearing and trimming machines.

SLACK AND PARR
Stand 2A-36

Slack & Parr Ltd, Long Lane, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2FL,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1509 672306
Fax: +44 1509 673357
e-mail: info@slack-parr.com
Web: www.slackandparr.com

Helping to raise quality standards in the synthetic fibres sector is the mission of specialist component maker Slack & Parr. The firm’s gear pumps have sold in large numbers in recent years in both Asian and Chinese markets, and in total about 80% of products are exported.

Slack & Parr’s global sales and service network includes service centres in Taiwan and Qingpu (near Shanghai), as well as a US sales office.
At ITMA Asia, the company will present examples from its range of high-precision gear metering pumps, covering models from experimental and laboratory versions right through to full-scale production units. Singapore visitors will also heard details of Slack & Parr’s in-house design and manufacturing facilities, enabling it to offer bespoke solutions for most fibre-production needs.

STEWART PINNED PRODUCTS
Stand 2D-42

Stewart Pinned Products Ltd, Gairie Works, Kirriemuir, Angus,
DD8 4BL, Scotland
Tel: +44 1575 570203
Fax: +44 1575 570230
e-mail: pinned.products@jdwilkie.co.uk
Web: www.pinnedproducts.co.uk

Now said to be firmly established as the Number One supplier of pinned products for fibre processes to both machinery manufacturers and textile producers in Asia, Stewart views the region as a top priority market. The company is working with many of the Asian machine-builders as they expand their sales network worldwide and seek to develop new products and ideas.

Says a spokesman: “While the concept of pinned roller is fairly new in Asia, the industry has quickly accepted this technology and recognises that in today’s quality-conscious market the use of high-accuracy fibre-friendly pinned rollers is essential.”

On show in Singapore will be the firm’s patented stationary carding flats; its pinned taker-ins, incorporating the new Pinlock process; staved and tube pinned opening rollers; spiral pinned chute feed rollers; and pinned lags and staves.

STRAYFIELD
Stand 4E-33

Strayfield Ltd, 10/11 Ely Road, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 4BQ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 118 932 3823
Fax: +44 118 932 3103
e-mail: info@strayfieldfastran.co.uk
Web: www.strayfieldfastran.co.uk

In the four years since the first ITMA Asia, radio frequency drying technology specialist Strayfield has noted an increase in the use of thermally-sensitive fibres and yarns, greater demand for denser, precision-wound packages and improved legislation on health and safety in the workplace. Specifically, this has seen an increase in the number of countries adopting international regulations regarding governing radio frequency interference.

As the pioneer and leader in the RF field for 30 years, Strayfield has ensured all its equipment has been designed to meet these criteria and many of its earliest machines are still in operation today.
Visitors to the firm’s ITMA Asia stand will heard the latest news regarding technology for drying thermally-sensitive yarns and technical yarn packages. Strayfield will also present its 25FV Cabinet Dryer, which has a new ‘intelligent vacuum’ system and is the smallest of the second generation Strayfield systems, specially designed to cater for latest industry trends.

TESTRITE
Stand 6E-46

Testrite Ltd, Woodfield Works, Old Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire,
HX3 6TF, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1422 366963
Fax: +44 1422 345431
e-mail: sales@testrite.co.uk
Web: www.testrite.co.uk

A small company which has made a massive impact in testing equipment for tyre cord, Testrite continues to ship its patented heat shrinkage testers to most of the household names in automotive tyre production, as well as finding increasing application for its products in testing yarns, monofilaments and fabric strips. Its instruments are now cited by ASTM international (previously the American Society for Testing and Materials) as standard equipment for the shrinkage testing of tyre cord.

The thermal shrinkage oven was designed in conjunction with Dunlop, and although it has evolved to the Mk3 version, it retains the appeal and economic benefit of being a ‘basic’ unit with visual analogue results and without force-load facility.

Testrite’s best-selling Mk V Shrinkage and Force Tester, to be featured at ITMA Asia, has a heater and separate control module for ease of service and repair. Its three-term PID controller has deviation of only +/-0.25 degrees C and can be linked to a PC for data analysis. It works in a temperature range from ambient to 250 degrees C, with a shrinkage range of -5% to +32.5% and a force range of either 0-25 Newton or 0-100 Newton. Other equipment from the company includes units for testing strength, twist, pilling and wear/abrasion.

Testrite has agencies in major Asian countries such as India, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and China, as well as in Europe and the USA.

TEXKIMP
Stand 3F-08

Texkimp Ltd, Manchester Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7NN,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1606 40345
Fax: +44 1606 40366
e-mail: sales@texkimp.co.uk
Web: www.texkimp.co.uk

Expertise in unwinding, guiding, tensioning and handling of all high-performance fibres, tyre cords, technical and textile yarns, polyolefine tapes and monofilaments is the speciality of Texkimp. The firm has developed a full range of over-end and unrolling unwind creels to meet all tension and speed requirements.

Examples of this range will be presented at ITMA Asia, including creels for tyre cords, for flat tapes and monofilaments, and for high-performance fibres such as carbon, glass and aramid packages going to weaving, warping, impregnating, laminating, pultrusion and filament winding processes.

WEB PROCESSING
Stand 5B-37

Web Processing (M/C) Ltd, New Horwich Hall, New Horwich Road,
Whaley Bridge, High Peak, SK23 7LG, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1663 733511
Fax: +44 1663 734134
e-mail: btma06@webprocessing.co.uk
Web: www.webprocessing.co.uk

A highlight in Singapore will be Web Processing’s 2 metre wide laminating machine, to be exhibited on the firm’s stand. The PUR (reactive moisture cured hot melt polyurethane adhesive) machine will be shown in the execution which is most popular with the majority of customers, and which Web states has been “hugely successful” for the lamination of a very wide range of materials for the lingerie, garment, automotive, foul-weather workwear, military and security services, sportswear, footwear, and various industrial applications.

The company has sold more than 40 of these machines in the past three years, with several more orders in the pipeline, and it attributes the PUR system’s success to its simplicity, small size and comparatively low cost. The PUR laminator can process roll to roll, roll to sheet, and sheet to sheet without any physical removal or addition of equipment. The operator has only to make two changes to the electrical drives.

As well as the PUR, Web Processing produces machines for conventional coating, laminating, electrostatic flocking and specialist applications, and has built a strong worldwide reputation for its high added-value, low volume equipment for the textile, paper, film and foil industries. Total machine sales over 36 years have reached more than 860, with clients in 51 countries.
Web Processing has been active in Asian and Indian sub-continent markets for many years, and anticipates that ITMA Asia will be “an extremely successful venture.”

WORLD TEXTILE PUBLICATIONS
Stand 6D-20

World Textile Publications Ltd, Perkin House, 1 Longlands Street,
Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 2TP, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1274 378800
Fax: +44 1274 378811
e-mail: info@world-textile.net
Web: www.textilebookstore.com

World Textile Publications is the world’s premier textile publisher. Producing market-leading journals, directories, newsletters and e-mail publications covering the entire spectrum of the textile industry, the company is also the producer of Inteletex, the leading textile information website, as well as www.textilebookstore.com, an extensive on-line textile bookstore, and WTP Telemarketing, a data cleansing, lead generation service for the textile industry.

Posted: 19th September 2005

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