Having recently signed an agreement for the business lease of and PTMT srl (formerly Panter), Grandino/Italy, the provider of advanced weaving solutions, Itema SpA, Colzate/Italy, will launch its new textiles division, named Itematech, at the Techtextil in Frankfurt/Germany from May 14-17, 2019. The new company will be exclusively dedicated to producing weaving machines for the benefit of technical fabrics weavers.
Technical fabrics industry differs significantly from standard fabrics production, since it involves highly innovative man-made fibers and yarns and addresses end markets characterized by particular trends. Thanks to the strong know-how resulting from the merger of the expertise and competences between the 2 weaving manufacturers, Itematech will offer a wide range of technological solutions to weave technical fabrics, with a e product portfolio which ranges from negative and positive rapier, to air-jet and projectile weaving machines.