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ResearchShuttleless looms: individual country markets
The largest national market for shuttleless looms in 2016, for the 22nd year in a row, was the textile industry in China.
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ResearchShuttleless looms: regional markets
Shipments of shuttleless looms to the textile industries in Asia rose by 2.2%, or 1,635 machines, to 77,183 machines in 2016 (Table 2 and Figure 1).
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ResearchCircular knitting machinery
Single jersey machines accounted for 35.3% of global shipments of circular knitting machinery in 2016 (Table 5). This share was up slightly compared with 34.9% in the previous year, despite a 1.4% decline in shipments of this type of machinery in 2016. Shipments of double jersey machines fell by a ...
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ResearchSingle jersey circular knitting machinery
Global shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery fell by 1.4% to 9,235 machines in 2016 (Table 6). The fall followed declines of 3.4% in 2015, 56.7% in 2014 and 1.3% in 2013 and, as a result, shipments in 2016 were at their lowest level since 2003.
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ResearchDouble jersey circular knitting machinery
Global shipments of double jersey circular knitting machinery declined by 3.3% to 16,924 machines in 2016 (Table 8) following a 7.0% fall in 2015. However, the fall in 2015 came after increases in five of the previous six years. As a result, shipments in 2016 were still at their third ...
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ResearchTrends in knitting
Global shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery declined by 1.4% to 9,235 machines in 2016 after falls of 3.4% in 2015, 56.7% in 2014 and 1.3% in 2013. Global shipments of double jersey circular knitting machinery declined by 3.3% to 16,924 machines in 2016 following a 7.0% fall in 2015.
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ResearchShuttleless looms
In shuttleless loom weaving, weft is inserted using such technologies as air jets, water jets, rigid or flexible rapiers, or projectiles.
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ResearchOverview of the sector
2016 was a mixed year for the international fabric machinery market, according to data supplied by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF).
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ResearchTrends in weaving
In weaving, shipments of shuttleless looms to the world’s textile industries rose by 3.9% to 84,733 machines in 2016 following a 13.8% increase in 2015. As a result, shipments reached their fourth highest level on record and were above their annual average over the ten years to 2016. However, they ...
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ResearchA decade of smoking cessation in Europe
The continent with the worst smoking habit is gradually giving it up. A range of anti-smoking policies and new cessation products has led to reduced rates of smoking in most countries, which will eventually impact on smoking-related deaths.
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ResearchA decade of smoking cessation in Europe
The continent with the worst smoking habit is gradually giving it up. A range of anti-smoking policies and new cessation products has led to reduced rates of smoking in most countries, which will eventually impact on smoking-related deaths.
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ResearchCosmic Magnetism
Magnetism has been fundamental for travelling and exploring our planet, with the Earth’s magnetic field guiding birds, bees and compass needles. Furthermore, the effect of the Earth’s magnetic field on charged particles from the Sun has both shielded us from their harmful affects and entranced us with the beautiful aurorae ...
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ResearchStrong-Field Tests of Gravity
The SKA will investigate the nature of gravity and challenge the theory of general relativity. Pulsars, the collapsed spinning cores of dead stars, will be monitored to search for gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space-time.
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ResearchSKA telescoop om zich te concentreren op vijf grote vragen
De Square Kilometre Array zal ‘s werelds grootste en meest gevoelige radiotelescoop zijn.
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ResearchSKA Science
The SKA aims to solve some of the biggest questions in the field of astronomy. The unprecedented sensitivity of the thousands of individual radio receivers, combining to create the world’s largest radio telescope will give astronomers insight into the formation and evolution of the first stars and galaxies after the Big Bang, the role of cosmic magnetism, the nature of gravity, and possibly even life beyond Earth.
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ResearchInvest in your future: could platinum be better than gold?
As the world continues to be awash in fiscal and economic uncertainty, investors both big and small have flocked to gold. Funds like the ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (Nasdaq:SGOL) have seen their assets under management swell, and prices for the yellow metal are up about 27% so far in ...
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ResearchThe house that DNA built
The 2015 chemistry Nobel prize was awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for DNA repair. Matthew Gunther reconstructs their story
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Top users on Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow is a platform where users ask and answer questions in computer programming. As of January 2015, there are more than 3.5 million users, and almost 9 million questions. The website works in a way that lets users earn reputation points as the quality of their answers get voted ...
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ResearchMussel adhesive proteins
How do mussels stick tight and weather the constant ocean waves? In this edition of Chemistry World’s “Chemistry in its elements” podcast, Helen Scales heads to the shores to discover mussel adhesive proteins
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