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Itema, one of the leading weavingmachines manufacturers based in Italy

with assembling and manufacturing facil-ities also in Switzerland and in Chinareported a brilliant 2015 year. In the lasttwo years, Itema registered a growth insales of the + 60%, and in 2015 sales areincreasing and further boosting thealready excellent results of previous year.In this editorial, Valentina Brignoli fromMarketing & Communications departmenthighlights that Itema is the only manufac-turer in the world to provide the top threeshuttleless weft insertion technologies:rapier, airjet and projectile, an ampleproduct portfolio and a commitment tocontinuous innovation.

Itema’s product offering features

advanced weaving machines, which

constantly receive accolades from the

growing ranks of customers, a nd Pa kistan

is a special target market for Itema, due to

the large number of weaving mills in the

country. Textile companies in Pakistan are

more than ready to appreciate the perfect

fit of Itema machine specifications with the

exact requirements of the demanding a nd

rapidly changing textile market.

R9500 Rapier Weaving Machine

Specifically, Itema’s rapier R9500 has

affirmed itself as the most innovative rapier

loom on the worldwide market today and

represents half of Itema’s revenues from

w eaving ma chines. The R9500 att ained

the status of global best-seller due to its

proven technological superiority and innate

capability to weave virtually every type of

fabric – as diverse as denim, home textile,

apparel and technical, to na me just a f ew.

Ultra-flexible rapiers and an optimized

shed geometry further boost the versatility

of the R9500 loom by Itema, vastly

contributing to the machine’s unparalleled

performance. Speed, reliability,

easy operations and low cost

maintenance make the Itema

R9500 an unbeata ble weaving

machine.

SilverDT (DT – DynaTerry)

The SilverDT(DT–

DynaTerry) is another market

favourite b y Itema, att esting itself

as a market leader in its sector

enabling the production o f high-

qua lity terry fabrics with the versat ility tha t

only a rapier weaving machine can ensure.

It is important to note that Itema will unveil

breakthrough innovations for terry weaversduring ITMA Milan in November 2015.

Three distinct A9500 airjet models

On the airjet side, loyal and satisfied

customers worldwide, confirm that Itema’s

comprehensive a irjet po rtfolio is by f ar the

best choice on the market to weave

heavier styles – a feature recognized and

sought a fter by important companies and

sophisticated weavers.

Setting Itema airjet looms apart from

competition are the cam sley drive coupled

with the optimized shed geometry w hich

guarantee top flexibility to weave a wider

range of fabrics. Itema, with its series of

three distinct, right-for-application A9500

airjet models, also of fers high-speed

performance, consistent fabric quality and

value-for-money, whilst ensuring versatility,

optimizing productivity and enabling

customers to quickly respond to market

expectations.

Three excellent products w ith dedicated

features according to the weaver needs and

to the application, come from the originalItema A9500 launched in 2011 at ITMA

Barcelona, an innovative, sturdy, reliable

weaving machine. The new ly born are the

A9500p, a real race horse tha nks to excellent

technical features, which ensure best-in-class

performances and top fabric quality, and the

A9500e, an essential weaving machine ideal

to w eave grey fab rics guaranteeing

productivity and effectiveness.

Lean ma nufacturing

An absolute point of excellence that set

Itema apart from competition a re the

brilliants results of lean manufacturing,

implemented in all the manufacturing

facilities of the Company.

In detail, “ Lean” is an approach to

manufacturing and, more specifically,

operations that covers several aspects of

logistic and production organizations,resulting in a w ide rang e of tools and

methods.

Working in textile equipment business,

the metaphor with a suit is allowed: to get

the best outfit, it is not enoug h to make a

choice of the proper dress (tools and

methods), but it is necessary to apply any

required adjustment to make the garment fit

perfectly w ith our body (tha t means one

should apply right tools and methods inside

the o rganization to g et the expected results).

One o f the key factors for Itema to

successfully compete on the market is the

capability to shorten the lead time to deliver

products to our customers. Moreover, the

ability to produce a quick response to market

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changes, i.e. flexibility, and the efficiency and effectiveness of

operations, ha ve been defined a s undeniable assets to let our company

be able to challenge competitors.

Starting from this “ Name of the Ga me,” since February 2013 the

lean journey of Itema has started, covering both Italian a nd Chinese

facilities. The very first lean experiences have been implemented in the

Colzate plant, a iming to create a continuous flow of material and value

through our processes.

Following a continuous improvement approach, Itema set new 

standa rds of production system that have been used to g et quick

results also in the other Group’s plants.

Each Kaizen project the company carries out has specific targets,

based on the key issues of the process Itema is focusing on. But one is

the leitmotiv: to g et the soundest and most effective processes. This

means that - no matter if it is about re-engineering an assembly

process or optimizing a working cycle on automatic machines - the

very last goa l is to gua rantee the highest qua lity standards of our

operations.To get such challenging results, Itema focus on the identification and

elimination of a ll the non-value added activities, i.e. wastes and losses. In

this way Itema is able to concentrate on the improving and optimization

only of the activities that really deliver value to its valuable customer.

Itema is following a path of growth, with the final goal to exceed

customers’ expecta tions.The Itema innovat ions can be seen at ITMA at

stand H1-A101. Itema is represented in Pakistan by Noon International

based in Lahore.

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Ferraro SpAFerraro SPA founded in Busto Arsizio in 1953

specializes in the const ruction o f ma chines for finishing of

knitted fa brics. The cont inuously evolving text ile machinery

finishing market demands high quality and reliability and

uniform results. Ferraro is manufacturing shrinking

machines, calenders, squeezers, overturn-folding machines,

unrolling-folding machines, rope o peners and laser

engraving to meet the requirements of finishing industry.

Represented in Pakistan by Texco, Ferraro has many

references in the knit sector o f Lahore. Ario C orna

highlighted: Ferraro is recognized in Pakistan as the leader

in the designing and manufacturing of textile finishing

machines and remains the only Italian company t hat

manufactures every single part of its systems in Italy.

Ugolini SrlThe Ita lian e xperience in text ile product ion shines throug h

the excellent technologies and machines for the processing of

yarns and fabrics. Ugolini located in the Veneto region, has

been designing a nd creating a w ide a rray of dyeing ma chines

for laboratories and industrial production. Andrea Giacomo

presented Ugolini range of products to the delegation from

Pakistan. He explained tha t a complete range of ma chines

including: dyeing machines, laboratory apparatus, stainless

steel accessories for dyeing, machines for drying, for hydro-

extraction (centrifugal machines) and for dyeing automation

are now being developed a nd ma rketed by Ugolini, which is

represented in Pakistan by AHS Machinery Company. Ugolini

w ill participate a t ITMA 2015 w ith its stand located at hall 14

- E110.