Technology company HP Inc has announced a new portfolio of digital textile printers, HP Stitch S500 and HP Stitch S1000, to reinvent the textile printing industry in the country. These printers deliver fast, precise colour-matching, along with efficient and simplified printing processes and are designed to accelerate commercial digital print adoption…

New Finnish tech for automated sorting of waste textiles

Finnish recycling firm LSJH, the Lahti University of Applied Sciences and materials sensor equipment manufacturer Spectral Engines have developed a technology for automated sorting of waste textiles. LSJH is currently running a pilot processing plant that aims to accelerate the textile circular economy. Sorting of waste textiles is a manual process now. The goal is to create a facility that will be able to use the new infrared sensor to process all discarded textiles from Finland as well as textile waste from abroad. The optical recognition technology under development will improve the reliability of identification of fibres in fabrics and will help ensure better quality textile products.

Kornit launches Presto direct-to-fabric printing solution

Karl Mayer’s new machine creates integrated fabric

Mayer & Cie develops machine for making 3-thread fleece

Mayer & Cie China has exhibited its new machine for manufacturing three-thread fleece. The MFC 3.2 is the first in-house development by the German circular knitting machine manufacturer’s Chinese subsidiary. It produces light to heavy linings and is specially geared to processing polyester yarn. The MFC 3.2 will be available from spring 2020, the material it produces is used in sports and leisurewear. The new Chinese three-thread fleece machine is based on the established Mayer & Cie MBF 3.2, the qualities of which deliver the goods in the MFC 3.2. They include the high quality of material on both sides of the fabric and the production of challenging weaves.

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