Italian Review

Itema is experiencing a brilliant 2015

Itema, one of the leading weaving
machines manufacturers based in Italy
with assembling and manufacturing facilities also in Switzerland and in China
reported a brilliant 2015 year. In the last
two years, Itema registered a growth in
sales of the +60%, and in 2015 sales are
increasing and further boosting the
already excellent results of previous year.
In this editorial, Valentina Brignoli from
Marketing & Communications department
highlights that Itema is the only manufacturer in the world to provide the top three
shuttleless weft insertion technologies:
rapier, airjet and projectile, an ample
product portfolio and a commitment to
continuous innovation.
Itemas product offering features
advanced weaving machines, which
constantly receive accolades from the
growing ranks of customers, and Pakistan
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 and
rapidly changing textile market.

R9500 Rapier Weaving Machine

Specifically, Itemas rapier R9500 has
affirmed itself as the most innovative rapier
loom on the worldwide market today and
represents half of Itemas revenues from
weaving machines. The R9500 attained
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 name just a few.
Ultra-flexible rapiers and an optimized
shed geometry further boost the versatility
of the R9500 loom by Itema, vastly
contributing to the machines unparalleled

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performance. Speed, reliability,

easy operations and low cost
maintenance make the Itema
R9500 an unbeatable weaving
machine.

SilverDT (DT DynaTerry)

The SilverDT (DT
DynaTerry) is another market
favourite by Itema, attesting itself
as a market leader in its sector
enabling the production of highquality terry fabrics with the versatility that
only a rapier weaving machine can ensure.
It is important to note that Itema will unveil
breakthrough innovations for terry weavers
during ITMA Milan in November 2015.

A9500p, a real race horse thanks to excellent

technical features, which ensure best-in-class
performances and top fabric quality, and the
A9500e, an essential weaving machine ideal
to weave grey fabrics guaranteeing
productivity and effectiveness.

Three distinct A9500 airjet models

Lean manufacturing

On the airjet side, loyal and satisfied

customers worldwide, confirm that Itemas
comprehensive airjet portfolio is by far the
best choice on the market to weave
heavier styles a feature recognized and
sought after by important companies and
sophisticated weavers.

An absolute point of excellence that set

Itema apart from competition are the
brilliants results of lean manufacturing,
implemented in all the manufacturing
facilities of the Company.

Setting Itema airjet looms apart from

competition are the cam sley drive coupled
with the optimized shed geometry which
guarantee top flexibility to weave a wider
range of fabrics. Itema, with its series of
three distinct, right-for-application A9500
airjet models, also offers 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 with dedicated
features according to the weaver needs and
to the application, come from the original
Itema A9500 launched in 2011 at ITMA
Barcelona, an innovative, sturdy, reliable
weaving machine. The newly born are the

In detail, Lean is an approach to

manufacturing and, more specifically,
operations that covers several aspects of
logistic and production organizations,
resulting in a wide range of tools and
methods.
Working in textile equipment business,
the metaphor with a suit is allowed: to get
the best outfit, it is not enough 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 with our body (that means one
should apply right tools and methods inside
the organization to get the expected results).
One of 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

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

operations, have been defined as undeniable assets to let our company
be able to challenge competitors.
Starting from this Name of the Game, since February 2013 the
lean journey of Itema has started, covering both Italian and Chinese
facilities. The very first lean experiences have been implemented in the
Colzate plant, aiming to create a continuous flow of material and value
through our processes.
Following a continuous improvement approach, Itema set new
standards of production system that have been used to get quick
results also in the other Groups 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 get 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 goal is to guarantee the highest quality standards of our
operations.
To get such challenging results, Itema focus on the identification and
elimination of all 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 expectations.The Itema innovations can be seen at ITMA at
stand H1-A101. Itema is represented in Pakistan by Noon International
based in Lahore.

Ugolini Srl

Ferraro SpA

The Italian experience in textile production shines through

the excellent technologies and machines for the processing of
yarns and fabrics. Ugolini located in the Veneto region, has
been designing and creating a wide array of dyeing machines
for laboratories and industrial production. Andrea Giacomo
presented Ugolini range of products to the delegation from
Pakistan. He explained that a complete range of machines
including: dyeing machines, laboratory apparatus, stainless
steel accessories for dyeing, machines for drying, for hydroextraction (centrifugal machines) and for dyeing automation
are now being developed and marketed by Ugolini, which is
represented in Pakistan by AHS Machinery Company. Ugolini
will participate at ITMA 2015 with its stand located at hall 14
- E110.

Ferraro SPA founded in Busto Arsizio in 1953

specializes in the construction of machines for finishing of
knitted fabrics. The continuously evolving textile 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 openers and laser
engraving to meet the requirements of finishing industry.
Represented in Pakistan by Texco, Ferraro has many
references in the knit sector of Lahore. Ario Corna
highlighted: Ferraro is recognized in Pakistan as the leader
in the designing and manufacturing of textile finishing
machines and remains the only Italian company that
manufactures every single part of its systems in Italy.

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