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ResearchPerformance Apparel Update
Directa Plus has collaborated with Colmar and Eurojersey in the development of a New Apparel collection and a new fabric collection Directa Plus—an Italy-based provider of graphene treatments for consumer products—has collaborated with Colmar in the development of a ski apparel collection and with Eurojersey[1] in the development of a ...
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FeaturesTextile Outlook International, No 189, December 2017
Business and market analysis for the global textile and apparel industries
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ResearchElectronic flatbed knitting machinery
Global shipments of electronic flatbed knitting machinery shot up by 99.1% to 139,636 machines in 2016. The rise followed jumps of 52.1% in 2015 and 31.0% in 2014 and, as a result, shipments reached a record high in 2016.
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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 ...
