The individual product areas offer completely new virtual insights. © Groz-Beckert

Groz-Beckert, a leading German specialist in needles and spare parts for textile machinery, will be among 1,600 exhibitors from around 50 countries that will be presenting their latest developments at the upcoming ITMA 2019 trade fair for textile machinery that takes place from 20-26 June in Barcelona, Spain.

Over 120,000 specialist visitors from the textiles and clothing industry all over the world are expected to attend the renown show, which is held every four years as a meeting point for the sector.

The company will be present with all six product areas, including the introduction of several new products for knitting applications, and the Groz-Beckert Academy, and the Technology and Development Center (TEZ) will also be represented with its service range spanning across all fields and product areas.

Groz-Beckert’s Smart INH Trolley. © Groz-Beckert

While the TEZ will be presenting its wide range of options for problem solving, optimisations and new developments, the Academy will be showing its comprehensive training range. New are plans for digital expansion of the analogue range – “to help us remain independent from the event time and location”, the company reports.

The individual product areas offer completely new virtual insights into the product and service world of the company thanks to augmented reality.

The Knitting area has several new products up its sleeve:

• A knitting machine needle that was specially designed for use in large diameter circular knitting machines that work with staple fibre yarns.
• A sock needle that is particularly suitable for high loads due to its optimized geometries.
• A needle for application-oriented use in the field of technical textiles for flat knitting machines and a needle that enables penetration into new dimensions of fineness in the flat knitting sector.

In addition, the Knitting division is planning various sales campaigns for visitors at the booth.

Special application needle SAN 10 XS. © Groz-Beckert

The Sewing product area is presenting various innovations that meet various requirements. Because the variety of materials is immense: From the finest knitted goods to the thickest leather. “The process of sewing is faced with different challenges at every turn. To ensure that we have the right product for every situation, Groz-Beckert offers an extensive product range and provides support far beyond the actual sewing process with additional services,” the company explains.

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