Labour-intensive garment industry of China is becoming ultra-modern as the latest import figures reveal that the country has increased purchase of air jet spinning machines.
In 2006, the total investment in cotton spinning industry was RMB62.3 billion, which was 19.8 percent more compared to import figures of 2005. To improve spinning capacity, country has imported 195 sets of air jet spinning machines in 2006, with a rise of 160 percent.
The air jet spinning is a unique spinning method with many advantages. The machine saves labor and energy costs, and therefore, it is certain that China has improved quality of machinery imports.
China imported the first air jet spinning machinery in 1985. At present, the air jet spinning machinery is mainly used in bedding, knitting clothing, decoration cloth. However, the air jet spinning machinery is very expensive as single set of air jet spinning machine costs over US $200,000.
One of the famous jet spinning machinery manufacturers is Muratec Textile Machinery of Japan.
Fibre2fashion News Desk - China