2010 – recovery on the horizon!?

Dear readers! ”Every vision needs people who believe in it.” This quote from a report, marking the opening ceremony of the European Capital of Culture ”RUHR.2010” staged in Essen on 9 January 2010, is incredibly inspiring. On the initiative of former Greek Minister of Culture Melina Mercouri, the EU has been electing one or several capitals of culture from its ranks since 1985. In an attempt to do justice to the growing number of members and, above all, the new eastern European additions, the capital of culture title is awarded to an old and a new member state, as well as to a non-EU country... more »

Top performance

Its flatbed cutters already lifted the company to the position of market leader for the graphics industry, and to second position for the packaging branch. Specifically geared to the textile industry’s requirements, the Zünd marker/cutter is a reliable combination machine for producing patterns and templates. The system is designed for round-the-clock operation with extremely low operating and maintenance costs... more »

Reverse – the rucksack with brains and charm

What winter sports enthusiast is not familiar with it? Hop on the chair-lift, stow the ski sticks and quickly bring the rucksack in front of the body. When getting off the lift, bring the sticks into position, put off the rucksack, stop on the ski trail to firmly attach the rucksack to the back before the ski run... more »

The new DNB/EL-1270

This includes technical uses (netting for sports equipment and the food industry, high-resistance ribbons in special fibres, ribbons and fabrics for applications in the geo-textile, automotive, building and industrial sectors), medical uses (tubular elastic netting, emergency bandages and dressings, disposable underwear), women’s apparel (mesh stockings and pantyhose) and fashion fabrics... more »

Getting ready for the recovery

Karl Mayer is concentrating increasingly on its role as a global player. A logical step in this strategy was to build a new factory for Karl Mayer (China) Ltd. last year. Processing machinery carrying well-known trade names, such as Okuma and Mazak, are setting high quality standards in the production department, and are used as the benchmark in the well-organised paintshop and assembly sections... more »

Comfortable seats

A seat construction made from manufactured-to-shape, warp-knitted spacer textiles produced on the HDR 6 EL. Warp-knitted spacer textiles are better lining materials than foams. 3D warp-knitted textiles are clearly superior for moisture buffering... more »

Eco-buttons now available!

These are buttons whose design and material are highly attractive and do not smack of ”eco-mania”. As a result, they can be used everywhere, even where elegance is needed. The secret: The eco-buttons from Hartmann can be made in all trendy colours... more »

Low-cost cutter

Topcut-bullmer presents the new single ply cutter Monocut with a changeable cutting tool concept. In dependence of the cutting material the adequate tool can be inserted instantly without help of any implement... more »