ITMA Asia 2005 survey 2 : weaving machines and jacquard systems

International Trademark Association (ITMA) Asia 2005, which was held in Singapore Expo, highlighted weaving the latest machines and jacquard systems. The Dornier 'drebbing' system EasyLeno 2T was presented to the public for the first time, which is claimed to produce textile structures with reduced weight and better functional properties. Picanol presented the recently introduced airjet weaving machine OMNIplus 800 the Olympica airjet, GamMax, and GTXplus rapier weaving machines. Sultex exhibited a representative selection from its products, two Sulzer Textil P7300HP projectile weaving machines and a G6500 rapier machine. SMIT Textile machines on show were the GS900 B 190 N 8 SP, GS900 B 260 F 8 SP, and JS900 S 190 N 4 SP. Panter exhibited two rapier weaving machines, the E5X, producing heavy weight fabrics. Stäubli exhibited their products in numerous practical applications, including, cam motions and electronic dobbies, electronic jacquard machines, and weaving preparation systems.Institute of Textiles and Clothin