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Mesdan showcases cutting-edge solutions at ITM 2026

Dyeing & Finishing
MESDAN S.p.A., the Italy-based leading manufacturer of YARN JOINING SOLUTIONS and TEXTILE TESTING EQUIPMENT, will attend the forthcoming ITM...

Steiger’s smart glove signals the next phase of technical flat knitting

Technical Textiles
The Swiss machine builder is pushing flat knitting beyond shaped fabrics into sensor-enabled medical, industrial and wearable systems. Swiss flat...

Santoni China Group to present integrated circular knitting ecosystem at ITM 2026

Knitting
The Istanbul showcase will position circular knitting not as standalone machinery, but as a connected system of machines, components...

Ekoten uses AI quality control to cut knitting defects and raise fabric efficiency

Knitting
The Turkish knit fabric producer shows how AI inspection can move quality control from end-stage rejection to real-time defect...

Karl Mayer opens 5,000-square-metre textile innovation center in Germany

Innovation
The new Obertshausen facility gives brands, mills and technology partners a shared platform to move textile ideas from concept...

KARL MAYER uses JEC World 2026 to push composites beyond a weak investment cycle

Knitting
The machinery maker’s pitch in Paris was clear: when customers hesitate on capital spending, new composite applications become the...

Shima Seiki takes WHOLEGARMENT into technical textiles at Techtextil 2026

Knitting
The Japanese knitting specialist is arguing that seamless 3D knitting can move beyond apparel and become a more efficient...

Shima Seiki pushes digital product creation as fashion seeks faster, leaner development

Knitting
At PI Apparel in London, Shima Seiki is making the case that better digital workflows can cut waste, shorten...

Textile machinery’s next decade will be won by software, not steel

Technology
Smarter machines, greener systems and more fragmented supply chains are turning textile-equipment makers from hardware vendors into industrial problem-solvers. The...

Sock manufacturing goes digital as Shima Seiki and Lonati link design to production

Machinery
By connecting virtual design directly to machine programming, Shima Seiki and Lonati are trying to cut sampling waste, shorten...

Artists’ “temporary” materials are becoming knitwear’s next permanent advantage

Knitting
Ephemeral art is nudging knitwear toward a new aesthetic: irregular, process-led surfaces designed for durability, circularity and lower waste. Waste,...

Uzbekistan courts Pakistan’s home-textile giant to plug its mills into global supply chains

Business
Talks in Islamabad point to a pragmatic play: Uzbekistan wants market access and know-how; Pakistan’s Gohar Textile wants capacity,...

KARL MAYER opens world-scale textile innovation center to accelerate warp knitting, technical textiles & market-ready innovation

Machinery
KARL MAYER has announced the opening of its new TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTRE (TIC) at its headquarters in Obertshausen, positioning...

Uzbekistan–Germany knitwear cooperation advances under GUZ Partners project

Business
With the support of the Embassy of Uzbekistan, a bilateral meeting was held between representatives of Uztextilprom and Gesamtmasche,...

Alchemie Technology partners with Acatel to scale low-carbon digital dyeing for knitted cellulosics

Dyeing & Finishing
Alchemie Technology, a British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) member and pioneer of precision jet dyeing, has entered a strategic...

Terrot Launches T-Frame Platform to Redefine Large-Diameter Circular Knitting Machine Design

Machinery
Terrot Textilmaschinen GmbH has unveiled its new T-Frame, a universal machine frame platform developed for large-diameter circular knitting machines....

AI Becomes Core Infrastructure in Textile Manufacturing, Delivering Measurable Gains in Quality, Efficiency, and Resilience

Technology
Artificial intelligence has crossed a decisive threshold in global textile manufacturing. Between 2022 and 2025, AI has moved from...

Why warp-knitted fabrics are winning in home textiles

Knitting
Knitted fabrics are increasingly becoming the workhorse structures of the home textiles sector. Their strength lies in a rare...

Durak Tekstil enters 2026 with positive momentum, strengthening its global market focus

Business
Durak Tekstil, maintaining its profitability and turnover levels in 2025 compared to the previous year, prioritizes growth through its...

Pakistan’s textile exports lose momentum despite modest gains

Business
Value addition cushions the blow, but structural weaknesses are reasserting themselves. Pakistan’s textile and apparel exports delivered a mixed—and increasingly...
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