The Texprocess, which is the leading international trade fair for the garment-manufacturing and textile-processing industry and Techtextil, which offers a significant meeting point in the areas of nonwovens and technical textiles, were held on the May “Connecting the Future”.
Taking part at Techtextil with its comprehensive product portfolio, Groz-Beckert in the knitting segment presented its product portfolio for the technologies circular knitting, warp knitting and flat knitting, as well as customer-specific solutions. With system solutions from a single source, the company is responding to more stringent requirements for wear, load capacity of key components and the workability of different materials. The increased market penetration in warp knitting and the processing of materials such as metal and glass-fiber in flat-knitting mills call for custom-tailored solutions.
The weaving department presented its comprehensive range of products for weaving preparation and weaving accessories at the Techtextil. A highlight of the portfolio was the PosiLeno® leno system, which boosts efficiency by up to 100 percent. Moreover, an acrylic weaving machine mock-up, the WeavingLoom, provided insight into the operation of heald frames, healds, warp stop motions and drop wires. The jacquard heald was also demonstrated using the WeavingLoom. Made of mono wire, this product facilitates not only high densities but also a particularly gentle workmanship.
Innovations in the Nonwovens Product Line
With its product area Felting, the company placed its contribution to the nonwovens industry on display. Groz-Beckert presented its latest innovation regarding structuring needles in nonwoven manufacturing: Groz-Beckert® dur. The patented manufacturing process of the needles in combination with a new base material improves resistance to corrosion with up to 30 percent longer service life. Moreover, the staple fiber needles punch line inaugurated in March in the Technology and Development Center.
For Spunlance customers, Groz-Beckert presented another new product with its HyTec® jet strips. As well as improved handling properties, the innovative jet strips also feature significantly higher hardness, which has a positive effect on all mechanical properties such as scratch resistance, bending strength and service life.
The Carding department's focus at the Techtextil 2017 was on improved performance and on raw material savings and presented the high-performance worker and doffer wires SiroLock® and EvoStep®. EvoStep® card clothing features a unique slanted step undercut on the tooth front. Compared to EvoStep® card clothing, which aims to reduce raw material consumption, the focus of SiroLock® card clothing is on boosting performance of the roller card via high delivery rates and nonwoven weights.
The Sewing segment presented the Quality Management INH (Ideal Needle Handling), waving the banner of process optimization. The patented process provides support in the handling of sewing machine needles during the entire sewing operation and has recently also been offering a digital solution to document needle breakage.
Groz-Beckert's invitation held at the Frankfurt-Commerzbank Arena football stadium on the evening of May 10th made a sectorial breakthrough. Attendants at the invitation from Turkey composed of; Bozkurt Barlas, Engin Mete, Serden Müjdeci from Hassan Tekstil and Serdar Serzer together with Ali Şafak from Pelzer Pimsa.
