Equipment Guide

Technology and Processes

Technology and processes covers the machinery and know-how that turn fibre into finished technical textile. This directory lists specialist manufacturers and suppliers of machinery for fabric manufacturing, knitting technology, laminating and coating equipment, textile production and finishing processes, recycling technologies, quality assurance and control and monitoring methods.

Each company listed below is profiled with its product range, markets served and contact details.

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Recommended manufacturers for Technology and Processes

Brückner Trockentechnik GmbH & Co. KG Builds complete lines for the finishing of woven and knitted fabrics and technical textiles: stenters, padders, relaxation dryers, continuous dyeing ranges, coating lines and nonwoven bonding systems. Covers drying, heat-setting and thermal treatment, supported by a technology centre, spare parts, service and line upgrades. Family-owned, based in Leonberg near Stuttgart. Kornit Digital Ltd. Kornit Digital is a worldwide market leader in sustainable, on-demand, digital fashion and textile production technologies. The Company offers end-to-end solutions including printing systems, inks, consumables, software, and fulfillment services through its global fulfillment network. Headquartered in Israel with offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia Pacific, Kornit serves customers in more than 100 countries. Lindauer DORNIER GmbH German family-owned machinery builder on Lake Constance. Manufactures air-jet and rapier weaving machines for apparel fabrics and technical textiles (filtration, airbags, carbon and 3D woven composites), plus systems for composite production. Its second core business is film stretching lines for biaxially oriented plastic films. Rieter AG World-leading system supplier for processing natural and man-made fibres into short-staple and long-staple yarn, also covering filament yarns, synthetic staple fibres and nonwovens. Builds ring, compact, rotor and air-jet spinning systems, fibre preparation, texturing and winding machinery, components and smart spinning mill automation. Saurer Intelligent Technology AG Globally operating technology company focused on innovations for processing fibre and yarn, supplying machinery, components and software. Portfolio covers ring, rotor, compact and air spinning machines, pre-spinning and twisting and cabling machines, components (bearings, drafting systems, spindles, Fibrevision monitoring), automation and the Senses digitalization platform. Stäubli International AG Swiss mechatronics group whose Textile division supplies machinery for weaving and weaving preparation: shedding systems (rotary dobbies and cam motions), electronic Jacquard machines and harnesses for flat fabrics, terry cloth and technical fabrics, and weaving-preparation automation such as SAFIR drawing-in machines and warp tying machines. Trützschler Group SE German textile machinery manufacturer producing machines and installations for the spinning and nonwovens industries. Three business units cover Spinning (blow room equipment, cards, draw frames, combers, automation and digital solutions), Nonwovens (complete lines from thin hygiene webs to thick acoustic mats) and Card Clothing (high-performance wires and clothing).

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