Aksons Engineering Co., India, will be exhibiting its wide range of custom-built specialty filters, spin packs, spinneret cleaning / preheating, polymer processing equipment and products for the manmade fiber, synthetic film and textile Industries. Aksons also offers yearn splicers for filament yarns, microprocessor-based tensile testers and PET recycling plants. Visit Aksons Engineering in Hall 2 Stand SP2-7A.

Appalachian Electronic Instruments, USA, will display its latest equipment to detect the yarn break, broken filament, tight end and fabric defect, and to control yarn tension and warp let-off in the warp preparation, warp knitting and tufting segments of the textile industry. New products for ITMA 2003 include the M-600 yarn Inspector for close inspection at high warper speeds without false stops. The new YTC-2000 electronic tension with integrated yarn motion-sensor system includes precise end/end tension control & very effective yarn break stop motion for V-type and non V-type creels. Visit Appalachian Electronic Instruments in Hall 5 Stand K5-16E.

Binsfeld Engineering Inc.

Binsfeld Engineering Inc., USA, will exhibit its popular TempTrak line of digital temperature transmitters for heated godet rolls. These digital transmitters, featuring an exclusive 5-year warranty, are ideal replacements for aging original transmitters on Barmag, Neumag, Rieter, Erdmann, Plantex, ISGEV, Toray and other machines. These state-of-the-art godet temperature transmitters from Binsfeld Engineering will improve yarn quality and eliminate transmitter-related downtime. Visit Binsfeld in Hall 3A, Stand 10D or on the web at www.temptrak.com.

BRÜCKNER

BRÜCKNER, Germany, a leading worldwide producer of finishing lines for woven, knitted and technical textiles, will present its complete program and latest product developments. In addition to its lines for the textile industry, the company will present its engineering concepts for carpets, coating and glass fabric finishing. This comprises carpet coating lines, flow-through and gelifying dryers or lines for finishing glass fabric and woven fabric. For the carpet industry, the Duo-Therm dryer is a specially developed line for back-coating tufting carpets, for needle-felt coating and for the finishing of woven carpets. The Duo-Therm dryer features high specific output, even heat transfer, high temperature accuracy, low energy consumption and easy maintenance. BRÜCKNER’s carpet program is completed by Supra-Stream, a range used to dry carpets after piece-dyeing and to dry tufting carpets in continuous printing and dyeing lines. Visit BRÜCKNER in Hall 20, Stand A12.

China Textile Machinery and Technology Import and Export Corp.

China Textile Machinery and Technology Import and Export Corp. (CTMTC) is the largest enterprise in China specialized in the import and export of textile machinery and technology. CTMTC will introduce at ITMA the latest Chinese textile technology including digital controlled ring spinning frame linked with simplex, which is adopted with the latest advanced electronic-servo control driving technology; chute-feed carding machine and weaving machine, yarn covering machine, two-for-one twisters and other machinery. Visit CTMTC in Hall 12 Stand W12-14A.

Fab-Con

Fab-Con, USA, will introduce the S-Series StableSizer. This new, simplified two-roll, open-width compactor for all styles of fabrics will reduce the shrinkage or improve the hand of many knit, woven or nonwoven open-width fabrics. It is easy to operate with digital controls and has many other innovations. Visit Fab-Con in Hall 16 Stand DF16-4C.

Fleissner GmbH & Co.

Fleissner GmbH & Co., Germany, will present a number of new developments for the manmade fiber industry. These include: jumbo crimpers for working widths of more than 600 mm; sunflower wheel plaiters in high precision design; capstan unit with 6 individually driven rolls; tension stand with measured tow tension; cutting machine with cutting wheel rapid exchange unit; cutting wheels with diameters from 450 to 1200 mm; tow stacker with motorized adjustable rolls; three-roller stand for tension isolation; rollers for drawstands in special execution for extremely high line capacities; and rollers for calenders in special execution for extremely high line capacities. For the nonwovens sector, Fleissner will display its leading AquaJet Spunlace System for hydroentanglement. The production of more than 50 complete spunlace lines, including high-performance through-air dryers, led to further innovations that confirmed this process to be the universal nonwovens technology. Among the new developments to be shown at ITMA are lines for spunlacing nonwovens to be produced with large final widths; lines for natural fibers for producing nonwovens for the automotive and home sectors; and lines for producing cotton bale wraps and packing materials to replace synthetic bale packing materials. Fleissner also is showing a new process for bonding carpet backings using the AquaJet Spunlace System. Using this system it is now possible to produce a tufting carpet at lower cost that offers the usual quality properties and does not contain any chemicals in the backing structure so that recycling is no longer a problem. Visit Fleissner in Hall 4 Stand NW4-3A and at www.fleissner.de

Goulston Technologies Inc. USA, the world leader in fiber lubricant technology, will be featuring a wide range of custom designed fiber lubricant systems for chemical fiber manufacturers. These include:

• Industrial finishes for tire cord, coatings/laminates, anti-wicking, air bags;

• Spin finishes for high-temperature short-heater DTY; stabilized dispersions for spandex; softeners for acrylic staple and tow; durable hydrophilic for nonwovens; durable super slick silicone and non-silicone for PET fiberfill; dow-level (reduced BOD/COD) for polypropylene and polyamide BCF; durable antimicrobial for PET fiberfill; nonfoaming to coats for spunlace; filament and staple finishes for PLA; and hydrophobic lubricants and antistats for nonwovens.

Goulston has extensive knowledge of the issues essential to the development of fiber lubricants such as fiber-to-fiber and fiber-to-metal friction, static generation, abrasion and boundary lubrication, absorption and surface energy. Visit Goulston Technologies in Hall 3 Stand SP3-23A.

Hills Inc.

Hills Inc., USA, will present its latest developments in fiber technology. These include 37 islands-in-a-sea process technology, nanofibers, conductive fibers produced with a pure metallic conductive core, islands-in-a-sea spunbond, 35 hole/inch sheath core melt blown and 100 hole/inch homopolymer melt blown. The world leader in multi-component fiber technology, Hills will present the latest innovations resulting from its unique polymer distribution and control for such varied processes and products as spunbond, melt blown, continuous filament, staple fiber and solvent spun fibers. During the exhibition, Hills will present a new process technology developed to make the ultimate 37 islands-in-a-sea fiber. This technology makes the islands as round and even as possible with a wide variety of polymers. Visit Hills in Hall 1 Stand SP1-1G.

INSTRUMAR Ltd.

INSTRUMAR Ltd., Canada will be exhibiting the Attalus Fiber System. At the core of the Attalus System is the patented and innovative Attalus Sensor. This radio frequency, electromagnetic-based sensor is a proven technology that is in operation at customers’ facilities. Attalus technology is used to monitor fiber characteristics such as denier uniformity, node count, node quality, spin finish CV and bulk on line, in real time. In many cases, the data derived from the sensor provides additional information related to specific production concerns such as quench tube leaks, spin finish bubbles and crossed filaments. The company also will display its next-generation software interface – Attalus PlantView. Attalus PlantView takes data from the Attalus Sensor and allows the operator to view, manage and set data process limits to identify out-of-specification fiber in real time and to grade packages. Visit INSTRUMAR in Hall 5 Stand T5-21L and at www.instrumar.com.

LineTech Industries

LineTech Industries, USA, a maker of vision inspection systems for the textile industry, is introducing its PIXL Pilling Grading System and its PIXL Color Inspection System at ITMA-2003. The PIXL Pilling Grading System objectively and repeatedly grades pilling fabric swatches on a scale of 1.0 to 5.0. Automated grading of pilling provides many significant advantages over manual, subjective grading. The PIXL Color Inspection System combines the spectral resolution of a spectrophotometer with the spatial resolution of a CCD camera. This system can be installed in production or Lab/QC environments, for both fabrics and yarn bobbins. Other unique LineTech systems include the PIXL broken filament, loop, and overthrow detection system to ensure bobbin quality, and the APA yarn package density measurement system to ensure proper package dying. Visit LineTech in Hall 5 Stand T5-1F.

Rockwell Automation, USA, a provider of complete automation solutions to the fibers and textiles industries, will be showcasing its drives systems capabilities; inclusive of upgrades and the latest in technology. On display will be the latest in scaleable and flexible automation solutions in fibers and textiles including harmonic controlled techniques for power distribution systems. Rockwell Automation provides control, power and information solutions for manufacturers that ensure cost-effective, efficient and safe operations. Visit Rockwell Automation in Hall 4 Stand C4-7J.

Zenith Pumps Division of Parker, USA, has redesigned its spin finish pump line to provide longer life and improved flow uniformity. The new SF-9000 spin finish pump line uses proprietary stainless steel for the wearing components as well as a proprietary Parker shaft seal to enable the pumps to run over a wider range of speeds without compromising accuracy or life expectancy. Internal flow channels have also been optimized to eliminate flow stagnation reducing the potential for bacterial growth and bubble formation. The complete pump and drive assembly redefines “quick-n-easy” maintenance with registered deck design, Parker quick-disconnect fittings, and a self-aligning, pump support bracket for faster and more accurate pump and drive installation. Zenith is also introducing “Quick Color Change” gear pump technology to address the constantly changing production needs of the fiber marketplace. The Quick Color Change features that can be incorporated into most gear pumps accelerate the transition from one batch mix to the next thereby reducing material wastage, improving fiber quality, and increasing plant throughput. The low-stagnation, low-volume features of these pumps also help lower gel formation and degradation of polymer quality, thus further improving fiber spinning yields. Visit Zenith Pumps in Hall 2 Stand SP2-1B and at www.zenithpumps.com