The upcoming International Exhibition of Textile Machinery (ITMA) will be held from June 20 to 26, 2019 at Fira De Barcelona, Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. In Hall 1 and 2, there will be innovative exhibits related to finishing and logistics.
Hall 1 and 2: Finishing and logistics
ACM
Engineering
Booth: H2 D209
At ITMA 2019, Italian-based ACM Engineering will be
presenting a new fully automatic cotton pad machine. Thanks to the peculiar
anti wrinkle system, the machine can produce up to 56 guaranteed bags/min, with
high quality stitched pads and bags sealing.
The display model is equipped with several
innovations, for example: the energy recovery system which produces power
during machine movements, reducing the energy costs; the maintenance assistance
on the machine monitor display, which shows how to proceed step by step with
the machine maintenance, for quick and simple interventions.
According to the company, the machine was developed
for simple and versatile use. One operator can easily control 2 mirrored
machines thanks to the high ergonomics, as the design keeps the touch screen
panel, the bags warehouse and the rolls loading on the same side for easy
operations. The whole area for the most important operations is in front of the
operator during the entire production process.
ACM machines are specially developed to satisfy the
practical needs of the production. The exit of the bags from the conveyor at
table height allows easy connection in case of an automatic case-packer. In
addition, every part of the machine allows easy and quick access for the operator
during standard and extraordinary maintenance.
ALLIANCE
MACHINES TEXTILES
Booth: H2 B318
More air, less water are used in ALLIANCE machines,
granting quality as well as managing more and more savings in treatment costs.
At the show, the Rotora dyeing machine, by means of
a rotating beam, will be shown with an integrated drying device. As said, this
combination allows wet treatment for both standard and technical fabrics, and
achieves drying inside the machine before off loading.
Meanwhile, Riviera Eco Green is a round type dyeing
machine with very low liquor ratio (1:2 to 1:3). Thanks to its air blowing
system, tubular or opened knitted as well as woven fabrics can be dyed free
from creases marks. Machines from 10 to 1000 kg capacity and storage baskets in
various widths can be delivered, allowing dyeing of very light fabrics (100 g
per meter) as well as very heavy ones (2000 g per meter).
Thanks to augmented reality system with 3D lenses,
other ALLIANCE machines with very large capacities will also be presented in
details.
In addition, visitors can use software to estimate
very precisely their own annual savings when adopting ALLIANCE machines.
Benninger
Booth: H2 B205

Benninger will be presenting its latest
developments, including Benninger Küsters CPB dyeing centre, TEMPACTA washing
steamer, TRIKOFLEX drum washing machine as well as BENNINGER Küsters MULITPAD -
the new development for complex impregnation tasks.
Salt-free dyeing without the use of energy is only
possible using the cold pad batch (CPB) dyeing process. This process is also
becoming increasingly popular in tropical and subtropical regions, which is
reason enough for Benninger Küsters to adapt the CPB systems even more
effectively to the climatic conditions. The heart of the CPB system is the
Benninger Küsters Dyepad.
The TEMPACTA washing steamer has been especially
developed for all low-tension washing processes and is mainly used for
diffusion washing (fastness washing). The online measurement of the degree of
contamination regulates the necessary amount of fresh water in order to
guarantee low water and energy consumption and ensure a high reproducibility of
the washing result.
The TRIKOFLEX drum washing compartment has high
mechanical washing efficiency thanks to the double drum technology and the
front and back washing technology. Crease-free fabric transport is guaranteed,
even with sensitive fabric. In addition, Benninger has developed a cylindrical
expanding roller for particularly sensitive textiles for wet and steam
applications, which will be exhibited at the show. The washing compartment is
rounded off with the HYDROVAC vacuum-water extraction system. Since each
reaction process is followed by a washing process in wet finishing, 70% of the
energy consumption is incurred during washing. For this reason, Benninger
washing compartments are insulated so that up to 50% of the radiated energy can
be saved.
The newly-developed Benninger Küsters Multipad is
an absolute highlight with regard to flexible impregnation tasks. The unit is
equipped with an optional double impregnation feature and is suitable both for
heavy denim articles and for very light knitwear. One of the special
applications is over-dyeing and mercerising of denim. The Multipad is also used
for cold bleaching and pre-treatment of knitwear.
Biancalani
Booth: H1 A208
AIRO is a new softening, drying and washing machine
that will be presented by Biancalani at ITMA 2019. The machine gives a soft and
voluminous appearance with great draping and elasticity.
As explained, this type of finishing is obtainable
in the AIRO machine, both with and without the aid of chemical products, on any
type of fiber. It allows obtaining an infinite number of finishing results on
fabrics for applications in clothing, furnishings and decoration, on many types
of knit, up to the terry towel, to non-woven fabrics and fake leathers.
The variant is Biancalani's flagship machine AIRO
24. It is a continuous open width tumbler, already widely sold in countries
such as India, China and Turkey and many others. This continuous tumbler is
already very well known and widespread in all textile finishing departments.
The Evo 5 version, to be exhibited at the show with
its technical innovations, will offer ideas for reasoning and great interest
for continuous tumbler users.
The latest technical innovations of AIRO 24 include
a new ejector tube, a soft regulation system for the pneumatic sliding of the
fabric, optimization of circulation performances, and fabric impact grid with
variable geometry.
Carù
Booth: H2 B114
Macchine Carù srl has long experience insueding and
close cooperation with customers, and builds machines of outstanding production
for highquality in fabric finishing.
The new “EST 8.1” is a sueding machine having 8
rollers and 8 sueding rollers with a diameter of 200 mm, dynamically balanced
with clamping/tensioning device for abrasive tape.
The machine can process fabrics with 8 sueding
rollers on one side of the fabrics, or 4 sueding rollers on right side and 4 on
back side of the fabrics. Rollers no.1, 3, 6, 8 can be provided with
oscillating motion system.
Besides, special software is applied to the machine
with the use of separate load cells, which can constantly measures the
difference of tension from right to left side of fabrics,correcting immediately such difference and obtaining a
constant effects without centre-edges difference.
As on all the company’s machines, the sueding
rollers can be made in light weight composite carbon fibre which is stronger,
offering the advantage of a high rotary speed with good stability.
Corino
Booth: H2 C208
Corino Macchine’s SUPER N is a favorite pin wheel
weft straightener among Chinese woolen/worsted producers.
The machine is famous for its high performance,
thanks to the patented selvedge tension balancing roller which allows much
higher running speeds and accurate weft straightening effect.
At ITMA 2019, Corino Macchine will present a new
generation of SUPER N fully controlled by PLC and managed by touch screens,
offering the advantage of memorizing and recalling various machine settings and
fabric recipes.
The company will also showcase a re-styling of the
SUPERSLIT rope opening/slitting line, which includes a completely new drop
needle detection system as a further development of the GOLDEN EYE system.
The SUPERSLIT is also a favorite among many
important Chinese knitting dye houses. The line offers superior performance as
well as low fabric tension and fabric elongation.
FONG’s Europe
Booth: H2 D101
FONG’s Europe, based in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany,
will introduce its THEN Smartflow TSF hydraulic high temperature dyeing
machine.
The THEN Smartflow TSF was designed to achieve low
energy and water consumption rates for jet dyeing, with achievable liquor
ratios for a full load up to 300kg with a reduced kier volume and a liquor
ratio down to 1:3.5 for cotton and 1:2.5 for synthetics.
FONG’s Europe has a number of patents pending on
the innovative new features of this machine, including the Smartflow’s fabric
transport design.
This Smartflow’s fabric transport design is based
on a smart, winchless fabric transport system which eliminates the need for a
loading rope, and a circular plaiter with programmable rotation speeds which
provides full filling of the drop zone.
The chambers can accommodate variable loads in
terms of both weight and material type down to 40kg for extremely flexible
processing.
Each Smartflow TSF unit can be equipped with up to
8 chambers, in order to fully maximize productivity, while taking up to 40%
less floor space than competing systems.
As introduced, the newly-developed nozzles and
reel-less transport in combination with smart controlled circular plaiting and
variable chamber adjustment provide even fabric treatment without entanglements
and the highest loading capacity with the lowest kier volume.
Another innovation is the new bath preparation unit
(BPU) and its patented satellite tank.
As the process times of jet machines have been
continuously optimized over the past few decades, they have required an
increasing number of service tanks for dyes, auxiliaries and hot water, adding
both expense and additional space requirements.
The new BPU and satellite tank, with its automatic
dosing and mixing programmes, working in combination with the THEN temperature
management system, ensures the recipes are supplied in exact quantities, with
dyes and auxiliaries well diluted and heated to the required temperature
extremely rapidly.
The new THEN Smartflow allows fully reproducible
processing with the optimized use of raw materials, water and energy, for dyeing every time, according to the company.
Hydraulically driving the fabric without the use of
a transport winch opens the door to reducing the tension during treatment and
results in the highest relaxation of stretch and spandex fabrics.
Santex Rimar
Booth: H2 C106
Santex Rimar AG will be showing its well-known
Santacompact RD felt belt compacting machine for the finishing of high-quality
open-width knitted fabrics.
As introduced, this machine was specially designed
for knitwear, enabling the highest performance and best fabric quality to be
achieved with minimum production and maintenance costs.
Santacompact RD is a double felt belt compactor in
one line with levelling frame at the entry.
This unique design of short and direct feed from
the levelling frame into the special designed compacting zones ensures an
excellent dimensional stability.
Santex Rimar AG will show the latest version with
special designed felt belt features to ensure the gentle handling of cotton or
cotton blended knits and to maximise performance.