SSM and SSM Giudici have exhibited eight new product launches and a total of 14 applications at the ITMA trade show that took place in Milan last month, attracting a total of almost 123,000 visitors from 147 countries.

The Swiss based SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, the inventor of the electronic yarn traverse system, presented the company’s innovative technologies and showed new solutions for cost effective winding and yarn processing.

Six new product launches in the Winding & Doubling segments and two in False-Twist & Air-Texturing were showed for the first time. The new XENO-platform attracted an extraordinary number of visitors, according to the manufacturer.

Machinery on display

A strong interest was recorded for the new XENO-platform (XENO-YW, -BW & -FW for winding and XENO-YD, -BD & -FD for assembly winding), as well as for the SSM Giudici TG2-AT and TG2-FT with individual automatic frontal doffer.

The DURO-TW and DURO-TD for technical yarns, as well as the TK2-20 CT & KTE for sewing thread also attracted visitors’ attention. Machines for the following applications were on display:

• Dye package winding/rewinding
• Assembly winding (doubling)
• Air texturing
• False twist texturing
• Sewing thread finish winding
• Conventional covering

Other applications

SSM welcomed some high quality visitors and took part in various interesting discussions concerning open projects or the latest SSM-equipment. In the end, several orders had been concluded during ITMA.

Besides the presented applications, SSM also introduced the new X-Series, including PSX-W/D, PWX-W and TWX-W/D for dye package winding/rewinding and assembly winding, which will be shown at ITMA Asia 2016. The company also showcased its well-known machines for air covering, draw winding and yarn singeing.

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