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Meeting of the participants of the IFKT in the Titanic Hotel © IFKT

23/09/2022 – “Knitting for a Sustainable Future”

“Knitting for a Sustainable Future”

50th IFKT International Congress in attendance

After several years of online phase, the 50th International Congress of the Federation of Knitting Technologists took place again in attendance. By Sibylle Michel

The CMS 503 ki is as easy to handle as ever and operates with high reliability. © Stoll

11/05/2022 – Knitting

Knitting

New knitting machine for the volume market

Stoll completes its product range for the volume market with a new CMS model. The necomer called CMS 503 ki has three knitting systems. By Sibylle Michel

YIWUTEX/YIWUSEW 2022 is now open for free visitor registration. © ZhejiangTex

25/04/2022 – Trade fairs

Trade fairs

ZhejiangTex returns in June 2022

ZhejiangTex, trade fair for the textile and garment industry, will be held under the name YIWUTEX/YIWUSEW from 8–10 June 2022 at the Yiwu International ... By Editorial staff

Several options for customization are possible. © Pleva

04/04/2022 – Quality control

Quality control

The smart way of weft-straightening

The automatic straightening machine StraightLiner SL smart by Pleva makes it possible to correct distortions over the shortest length of fabric. By Editorial staff

Groz-Beckert develops, produces and sells machine needles, precision parts, fine tools and systems for the textile industry. © Groz-Beckert

25/03/2022 – Needle and sinker for staple fiber

Needle and sinker for staple fiber

Cost savings loop by loop

Knitting staple fibers comes with its own challenges. Groz-Beckert has the solution: needles and sinkers with the suffix SF. By Sibylle Michel

The fringed coat is made of 45% high quality wool; 30% soft alpaca wool and 25% polyamide is used to stabilise the natural fibres. The sheep's wool is "mulesing free" and is obtained from merino sheep in New Zealand. © Marc Cain

16/06/2021 – Knitting Technology

Knitting Technology

Marc Cain: A knitted coat featuring 1,600 fringes

What at first appears to be the usual creation of a knitted jacket turns out to be a technical masterpiece on closer inspection. By Editorial staff

Gründerduo Christian Zarbl, Bartho Schulte: Strickwaren On-Demand sparen Zeit und Ressourcen. © Digitale Strickmanufaktur

30/04/2021 – Nachhaltigkeits-Start-ups – Folge 10: Digitale Strickmanufaktur PoC

Nachhaltigkeits-Start-ups – Folge 10: Digitale Strickmanufaktur PoC

Ziel Zero (10): Das Unmögliche wagen

Alles was wir an Bekleidung tragen, sollte entweder recycelbar oder vollbiologisch abbaubar sein. Innovative Start-ups zeigen neue Wege auf. By Hans-Werner Oertel