NUREMBERG, Germany — July 1, 2021— To dance, to dine. To feel the air and the rain. To share a smile and a kiss. These are the values that inspired the Biella Yarn Autumn/Winter 2022-23 collection: to stop for a second, to pick a thought and make our day better.

At this important time when we are all directed towards a return back to normality and our lives will be again driven by speed, efficiency and goals, we would like to inspire consumers to take a moment for themselves, stop, and focus on what might improve their lives. Some people will rediscover the pleasure of meeting friends, experiencing a feeling of enthusiasm, others will share new experiences and adventures. In all the situations it is important to choose the appropriate clothing not only during the movement but also for moments of quiet and relaxation in contact with nature and with ourselves.

Our Autumn/Winter 2022-23 flat knitting yarns collection supports the desire to return to an active life, to regain the pleasure of sharing with empathy and to be part of an essential individual and collective dimension.

Our best-selling yarns like Victoria Nm 2/30 & Nm 2/48 (100% Merino wool Extrafine, 19.5 mic, anti-shrinkage) and Brisbane Nm 2/60 (100-percent merino wool Superfine, 17.5 mic, anti-shrinkage) expand their stock service range.
Blends with GRS-certified recycled polyester such as Baltoro Nm 2/30 (Nm 2/30, 50% Merino wool Extrafine, 19.5 mic, anti-shrinkage, 50% GRS High Bulk Polyester) give the fabrics a voluminous and soft effect.

Sustainability and traceability of yarns play a fundamental role in our collections and reflect the sensitivity and values that drive people’s daily lives. Among our winter proposals, for example, there is a growing presence of RWS certified wool yarns with stock service for selected colors (Victoria RWS Nm 2/30, 100-percent merino wool Extrafine, 19.5 mic, anti-shrinkage).

The collection includes a selection of yarns made with the new OTW® technology patented by Südwolle Group, which allows to create durable garments with a clean and smooth surface, which retain for a long time the soft and natural hand of merino wool.

The wide choice of colors reinforces the feeling of the collection: the bright colors that recall the garden where friends meet, the delicate and pastel tones that can be admired at dawn and the warm brown tones of an exotic journey among aromas and flavors in a spice market.

Posted July 1, 2021

Source: Südwolle Group

REMSCHEID, Germany — July 1, 2021— Whether in the construction industry or in automobile building, in sports and leisure or in manufacturing furniture, for insulating or for sound-proofing, polyurethane has become an integral part of our everyday lives. Its applications are as diverse as the respective manufacturing processes are complex. With tailor-made solutions even for the most demanding tasks in the chemicals industry, increased productivity and durability, the precision metering pumps that Oerlikon Barmag will be exhibiting at this year’s PU China – taking place in Shanghai (Stand 225) between July 28 and 30, 2021 – are truly impressive.

Pumps for all purposes

Oerlikon Barmag pumps reliably master demanding processes in PUR applications in the chemicals, plastics, paints and lacquers industries. One of the biggest challenges is metering poorly-lubricating media. With the GM and GA ranges and the corresponding components, Oerlikon Barmag supplies the optimum equipment for the relevant applications. The high-speed pump in particular fulfills the expectations of the chemical industry with its sealed product space.

High-speed metering pump with sealed product space

The high-speed metering pump has been especially developed for metering poorly-lubricating media. “The high-speed pump is particularly advantageous in the chemical industry, which conveys aggressive acids”, reports Thorsten Wagener, the salesman responsible for industrial and chemical application pumps at Oerlikon Barmag.

The main advantage of the pump is the sealed product space. The space that comes into contact with the media is therefore limited to the area around the gears. The external, ball-bearing support points in the high-speed pump are externally lubricated, hence ensuring that the product to be metered does not cause damage as a result of poor lubrication. This extends the lifespan of the pump considerably.

Furthermore, the enlarged speed range (30-500 rpm) permits a large application range for which several pumps of varying sizes have had to be used to date. This cuts back on conversion times, while simultaneously reducing spare parts inventories. With its low weight of 1.4 kg, the compact pump (ø65mm) promises both considerable space savings and less wear on the machine.

GM range under the most challenging conditions

The pumps in the GM and GA series provide precision metering with low-pulsation feeding of the conveying medium. The multi-stage GM pump conveys low-viscosity media (i.e., 250 bar, 100 mPas) even under high pressure and in the most challenging conditions. The square design from the proven GM series is the standard pump for many metering tasks. The development of the multi-stage pump expands the applications range for the GM series considerably. The round 2-stage GM pump has been developed especially for use in high-pressure technology. It masters the particular challenge of conveying small throughputs with low viscosities. The pump is perfect for 0.05 through 20 cm³/rev feed sizes and is excellently suited for use in high-pressure machines for PUR molded parts, foam slab stock, refrigeration unit insulations and sandwich panels, for example.

GA series pumps for high-viscosity media

Manufacturing companies are constantly facing the challenge of making their products and processes more efficient. Oerlikon Barmag has supplemented the tried-and-tested GM range with the GA series, developed especially for the challenging conveying of high-viscosity media. The GA series pumps are available for conveying volumes of between 1.25 and 30 cm³/rev (0.6-144 l/h). They have been designed for pressures of up to 200 bar, for viscosities of up to 1,500 Pas as well as for temperatures of up to max. 225 °C. With this range of pumps, Oerlikon Barmag offers its customers tailor-made solutions for many technical processes in which high-precision and even metering is of paramount importance.

The drum pump – conveying and metering using a single unit

With the drum pump, the Oerlikon Barmag pump specialists have created a pump designed specifically for conveying and metering high-viscosity materials such as adhesives, silicones and other high-viscosity materials from drums and other large containers and for pressures of up to 250 bar. Its special features not only include the fact that it removes high-viscosity materials from the drum, but that it also meters the medium directly without any additional interim stops.

Gear pump and drum follower plate are aligned to each other so that the plate can effortlessly reach the bottom of the container, hence leaving a very low residue of <1%. “This has a positive impact on both the material costs and the production process”, sums up Thorsten Wagener. The metering, which to date has been carried out in two steps requiring scoop-piston and metering pumps, can now be merged in into a single unit with the drum pump.

Posted July 1, 2021

Source: Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions division

BANGKOK, Thailand — June 24, 2021 —Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd. (TAF) has launched a new mobile app called “Fabricology”. It is an educational/technical service app developed with the purpose to increase the engagement and interaction with the customers during this Covid Pandemic Era.

This app is a one-stop platform that has been purposely created to respond to the needs of the customers and the new virtual world that we are living in. The app allows users to learn more about acrylic fiber and acrylic fiber processing.

“Technical service is one of our differentiated offerings which is valuable to our customers,” said Thomas Varghese, business head – Textiles, Aditya Birla Group. “Fabricology application offers video courses of our technical teams explaining the best practices and challenges of various stages in spinning. It is also a place where users can share ideas and ask questions back and forth with our teams as we don’t want the pandemic to be a hindrance in this valuable interaction.”

The users of Fabricology can take short online video courses: points and certificates will be received afterwards. They can also ask questions directly via the app. Moreover, they can have access to the information about TAF specialty fibers, Product Specifications, TAF Newsletters and TAF latest innovation news at their fingertips.

The app is released in English but will soon be released in all the languages where TAF’s customers are based in.

Fabricology is available for both Android and IOS at no cost.

Posted June 25, 2021

Source: Thai Acrylic Fibre Co.