Due to the high-tech boom in China, technical textile
market has been rising rapidly in the recent years. More and more Chinese
textile companies are choosing weaving machines from Lindauer DORNIER GmbH, in
order to meet the growing demand for high quality technical fabrics.
As introduced by Mr Boch, Head of Central Marketing
und Communication at DORNIER, in China, the company’s weaving machines are used
to create fine scarves and elegant women's apparel from cashmere wool and silk
as well as intricate airplane parts from carbon fibers. This last category is
part of the growing global market for technical textiles, which is supplied
with special coatings, airbags, tirecord and filters.
To DORNIER, China has always been an important
market. “Due to the growing demand for higher quality textiles, China has become
the company’s biggest market,” said Mr Gerd Schmitz, Head of Business Unit
Weaving Machines China at DORNIER.
He also added that in addition to China, Vietnam
and South Korea are also the potential textile markets in Asia and more and more technical products are produced there.
Main drivers
for the increasing demand
Popular topics like protection against pollution,
sustainability, reduction of fuel consumption as well as safety are some of the
main drivers for innovations in the field of technical textiles, according to Mr
Karcier, Head of product management at DORNIER.
“Woven fabrics are superior with regard of their
specific characters to solve the today’s challenges in these fields. With
technical textiles, the solutions are offered. Some examples are light-weight
materials, filters and innovative airbags,” noted Mr Karcier.
In light of the high-tech trend and growing demand,
at ITMA Asia this year, the German technology leader will exhibit advanced
weaving technology for producing high performance fabrics.
The company will impress visitors at the booth (H3 C15) with a new P2 rapier weaving machine in its powerful configuration. This
machine is able to bring a reed beat-up force of up to five tons for producing
wide, seamless fabrics for high density air and water filters. One of the
applications of the machine is to produce filter fabric.
Another highlight of the company is the A1 air-jet
weaving machine. The machine is equipped with the new, patented DORNIER
SyncroDrive drive concept with energy efficiency class EFF1 motors increases
speeds by up to 10 % with minimum heat development and the same energy
requirement. The patented drive is very gentle on materials, which
significantly improves the service life of shedding elements. This in turn
extends machine service life and helps to reduce operating costs, delivering high
function and quality reliability in fabric production.
Moreover, the A1 air-jet weaving machine can
produce a variety of fabrics ranging from car upholstery to airbag, which will
be showed at the booths of DORNIER and Van de Wiele (H3 C01) respectively.
“With our recently launched P2 rapier machine for
heavy fabrics, we could extend the range of applications,” commented Mr Karcier.
Focus on R&D
for more innovative solutions
Mr Karcier also revealed that the company will
continue to invest a big portion of the turnover in R&D activities to intensify
its position as a technology leader. “A quite big number of new innovative
products in the portfolio of our company are the proof for the innovative
strength of Lindauer DORNIER. We not only offer machines with high productivity for mass
production, but also machines with high flexibility to be prepared to
the challenges of tomorrow.”
In the next few years, the company will concentrate
in the niche technical products market such as filter Fabrics, airbags, car
sittings and home textiles, according to Mr Schmitz.
