At ITMA Asia + CITME, Groz-Beckert will present its new products and service highlights. The stall visitors will have a full view of the company’s woven and knitted fabric, nonwovens and seams. The use of textiles goes far beyond the “classics” such as seat covers, carpets and car mats. Also in the safety equipment, e.g., airbag and safety belt, textiles and seams are indispensable.
In the field of knitting, a circular knitting machine made of acryl occupies the center stage. The transparent nature of the machine allows deep insights in the interaction of all components – Groz-Beckert needles, system parts, and cylinder. A total of 14 knitting technologies will be shown, including several jacquard techniques, as well as a unique gauge gradient on a segment of a cylinder from E10 to E50.
Another central topic is the improvement of the productivity in the circular knitting process. On-site each exhibition visitor has the chance to have his individual potential in terms of productivity and saving resources calculated. Moreover, he can discover by himself where unused potentials can be found.
Under the motto “Fine-tune your productivity” Groz-Beckert has developed an app for this purpose, with questions and answers to the production process. It shows examples of how big the positive effects of minimal changes of the five key factors in the knitting process – machine speed, efficiency, needle life time and breakage rate as well as energy consumption – can be.
In the field of sewing, the central theme is SEWING5. This term refers to Groz-Beckert’s comprehensive service plan by which it supports the sewing industry in mastering the challenges in the market.
The five S of SEWING5 stand for Supply, Solutions, Service, Superiority, and Sustainability. “Superiority”, for example, in the view of Groz-Beckert, comprises certified top quality, specialist products, and the application of modern technology. When it comes to quality, even the product packaging can make a real difference.
The Groz-Beckert packaging enables needles to be transported and stored securely. As an additional service for customers the packaging label also bears a data matrix code that serves to verify its original product status. The tool needed for this, the newly developed “label scanner”, is available worldwide and free of charge as part of the “myGrozBeckert” app.
In the field of felting (Nonwovens), the focus at ITMA is on specific needle solutions for the automobile industry. The needled nonwovens, visible in the automotive interior, can be structured or flat-needled products. The best possible surface quality of flat needled products is achieved with the EcoStar felting needle. If a grainy or velvet-like surface appearance is desired, fork or crown needles are the better choice.
For the automobile industry Groz-Beckert is the competent partner for all requirements, oriented to the needs of its customers with special focus on quality, efficiency, process stability and performance.
EcoStar is a universal felting needle for almost all requirements – also outside the automotive sector – and it is the first result of the “Innovations Initiative Nonwovens”. In comparison with standard needles, it offers users an improved surface quality of the end product, longer service life combined with reduced energy consumption, and a fiber transport requiring a lower penetration force for the same efficiency.
Groz-Beckert is full-range supplier of high quality weaving accessories and machines for weaving preparation. At the exhibition, among other things, Groz-Beckert will show its warp-tying machine KnotMaster. This modular system sets new standards in service and maintenance friendliness.
Despite the numerous functions – four tying methods, single and double knots, short knot ends, or the yarn break detector – the handling of the machine is especially simple due to its modern touch-screen control.
Thanks to its broad range of application, especially the standard version AS/3 has established itself as a best-seller. It is a warp-tying machine for all fine and medium yarns made from cotton, wool, and synthetic materials as well as for blended and elastic yarns.
The highlight at ITMA Asia is the warp-tying machine in its RS/3 version. It is perfect for all warp materials with smooth surfaces. Fiber warps can be knotted at a rate of up to 400 knots per minute.
At ITMA Asia the company, for the first time, will also present its fundamentally redesigned app “myGrozBeckert”. The previous version of the app was downloaded more than 10,000 times. With the relaunch, the app is now also available for Android devices.
Groz-Beckert is the world’s leading provider of industrial machine needles, precision parts and fine tools as well as systems and services for the production and joining of textile fabrics. The products and services support the fields of knitting, weaving, felting, tufting and sewing.