Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine December Issue 2018 | Page 26

EVENT REVIEW
Groz-Beckert’s litespeed plus needle reduces energy
consumption by 20 per cent
G
roz-Beckert is one of the
most reliable names when it
comes to needle suppliers in the
apparel and textile industry. The
company has always been a step
ahead than others because of its
innovative solutions and the same
could be seen in the recently held
ITMA Asia, in Shanghai this year.
The company utilised the platform
to showcase its latest innovation
‘litespeed plus needle’ that was
launched last year during a textile
trade fair in Milan, Italy.
To make its customers better aware
about the newly developed needles,
Groz-Beckert organised an event in
ITMA Asia which highlighted all the
technical specifications of litespeed
plus needles.
According to the company, these
needles are specially designed for
use in circular knitting machine.
Moreover, the reduced shaft
thickness on both sides further
leads to lower level of friction
between the needle and the
cylinder, which reduces the energy
consumption required for needle
movement and knitting process by
up to 20 per cent. Also, this helps
to achieve a significant reduction
in CO 2 emissions. “This is further
optimisation of our litespeed needle
which offers potential of light
saving to upto 10 per cent from the
standard systems, and litespeed
itself contributes to another 10 per
cent energy saving. Therefore, if
you compare with standard system,
the litespeed plus has a capability
of saving energy by up to 20 per
cent,” stated Sanjay Chawla,
Sales Director, North Region
(India), Groz-Beckert.
shaft thickness on both sides. This
makes the needle insertion possible
irrespective of machine direction.
Sanjay Chawla, Sales Director, North Region (India),
Groz-Beckert.
However, with regard to the
dimensions relevant for loop
formation, the litespeed plus
needle corresponds exactly
to a conventional needle for
circular knitting machines. The
difference lies in the optimised
shaft geometry which is due to
the partial reduction of the needle
This construction further
eliminates extremely high
temperatures achieved on cylinders
and CAM parts in modern (high-
performance) circular knitting
machines. High temperature
inevitably leads to problems in
needle and sinker change. In
extreme cases, this can even limit
the speed performance of the
machines. But, litespeed needles
are different as claimed by Sanjay.
During the event, Groz-Beckert
received a good response from
the people, exporters and
manufacturers from different part
of the world like China followed by
Asian countries like India, Vietnam,
Thailand and Bangladesh.
Navis TubeTex focuses to strengthen technical textile division
N
avis TubeTex, a leader in
global knitting industry,
knows how to keep on improving
with technology to cope up with
the market challenges and that’s
why it has earned quite a reputed
name in the field of quality finished
fabrics. With the same vision, Navis
TubeTex marked its presence in
ITMA Asia. Gary L. Morris, Sales
Director(Asia-Pacific Region) of
the company shared his thought on
the company’s growth perspectives
stating, “Earlier this year, we
bought US-based firms Consultex,
a specialist in Spray Systems;
and Tandematic which is a leading
supplier of low-tension feeding
systems and stenter auxiliaries.”
The acquisition is certainly
a progressive step for Navis
considering the fact that Asia
is already strong in textile
division and lately, it has started
From Left to Right: David Russell, Director (Stenter Business Unit); William J. Motchar, President and CEO;
and Gary L. Morris, Sales Director (Asia-Pacific Region), Navis TubeTex
diversifying into technical textile
division too. Stating the same, Gary
averred, “Technical textile segment
is moving more towards the eastern
part of the world, particularly South
Asia where Pakistan is investing
a lot in its auto industry. On the
other hand, we are also looking
to capture massive opportunities
in auto industry in India while
Bangladesh is still more into
apparels. Even then we have
managed to set up some machines
for technical textile segment
over there.”
Navis TubeTex is also working
to place its Spirality Correction
System (SCS) more strongly in the
market in order to build long-term
establishment of the technology.
It is generally seen in the market
that the users face problems with
spirality which is an inherent issue
in tubular knit fabrics, while it’s
not the case with the open width
fabrics where spirality can be
controlled on stenter. “SCS is said
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to be a solution for that and we
believe that this will bring lot of
the open width customers back to
tubular finishing,” opined Gary.
Currently, Navis TubeTex has over
10 machines running in South Asia
(India, Bangladesh, Pakistan) and
it is installing machines in Central
America for all the large producers
there as well.
The success of Navis TubeTex can
be attributed to many relevant
factors, one of them being that its
machines run at the highest speed
in the industry and provide the
quality parameters that brands
and retailers require. Presently, the
company is working in conjunction
with nano-dyeing technology to
save almost 50 per cent water
in dyeing process. “Also, energy
consumption will be 50 per cent less
which is a positive sign as far as the
environmental aspect is concerned.
The first machine is expected to be
installed in Bangladesh next year in
February,” concluded Gary.