Fabric inspection: A crucial element of any successful textile productionMaag Brothers Machine Works from Switzerland is a globally leading producer of precision machines in the field of quality assurance for the textile industry. The company specializes in machines for fabric inspection, plating, selvedge printing and packaging.At ITMA 2019, Maag will showcase its newest innovations in the field of automated visual error detection and IT solutions. Thanks to our new visual technology, Maag fabr

The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) plans to put at least 100,000 hectares under commercial cotton cultivation, with the sector poised to annually generate a minimum of $1 billion, according to managing director Pious Manamike, who recently said his company would start focussing on large estates keeping in view the climate-change issues being experienced.Manamike was speaking at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).Large tracts of virgin land in Mashonaland Central, Kanyemba area (al

The net sales of Columbia Sportswear Company have improved 8 per cent (10 per cent constant-currency) to $654.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 as compared to $607.3 million for the comparable period during fiscal 2018. During the reported period, the gross margin expanded 210 basis points to a record 51.4 per cent of net sales.Pic: Columbia Sportswear Company"It is encouraging to see the momentum we created in 2018 continue into this year, with record first quarter net sales, g

DiloGroup, a leading textile machinery group, is set to exhibit a complete operating textile production line at ITMA 2019, in hall 5, booth B201. The line will show improvements and modifications as well as innovations in numerous machine design-engineering aspects. The textile and garment technology expo will be held from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona.Pic: DiloGroupThe complete technological process starting with fibre preparation via card feeding, to precise web forming and the new Hyperpunch

UK’s Debenhams Group Holdings Ltd recently announced details of two proposed company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), one related to Debenhams Retail Limited, the main trading entity, and the other regarding Debenhams Properties Limited. These actions will serve to keep Debenhams on a stable financial footing and ensure the company’s future, it said in a statement.The issues facing the UK high street are quite well know, but for the business to prosper, Debenhams needs to restructure its store por

The Kenyan Government will provide business to the Kitui County Textile Centre (KICOTEC), according to Interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i, who toured the centre recently. Matiang'i said the textile factory was an embodiment of a county government keen to improve its people's livelihood. County governor Charity Ngilu took him on a tour of the factory.President Uhuru Kenyatta, during his recent visit to the place, is said to have agreed to award KICOTEC the tender to make uniforms f

Garment 10 Corporation and a number of member enterprises of the Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) will soon visit Canada to explore export opportunities there. Canada is a promising market, with the annual import turnover of garment and textile products reaching $13.3 billion, according to the company’s general director Than Duc Viet.Export of Vietnamese garment and textile to the market, however, is just about $550 million per year, Viet said, adding that in the absence of a bilatera

Shima Seiki Mfg Ltd, a Japan-based computerised knitting machine manufacturer, will be introducing new technology at the forthcoming International Textile Machinery exhibition (ITMA 2019) in Barcelona, Spain from June 20-26, 2019. Held every four years in Europe, ITMA is the stage for presenting the latest technology to the textile industry.Pic: Shima SeikiShima Seiki’s 566 square metre booth located at hall 8.0, stand B106 will feature a comprehensive lineup of brand new Wholegarment knitting m

MM Lafleur, the New York-based company that offers products made from high-quality, easy-care materials, is partnering with Polygiene, the world’s leading provider of odour control technology, to incorporate Polygiene Stays Fresh technology in professional womenswear. MM Lafleur provides clothing for busy professional women in a new and innovative way.Pic: PolygieneMM Lafleur has incorporated Polygiene Stays Fresh technology in a number of pieces in its spring collection. The company offers pers

Karl Mayer, Germany’s leading textile machinery company, will be presenting state-of-the art technology and best-of-textile solutions for warp knitting, warp preparation, and technical textiles at ITMA 2019, in stand 8.0/B107. ITMA, the leading international textiles and garment technology exhibition will be held from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona, Spain.Pic: Karl MayerThe visitors can expect a display of highly efficient, complete solutions for production, which will give them the edge over th