ITMA1979: Jet Dyeing Machinery A brief look at some of the machines available

The four–yearly cycle of the International Textile Machinery Exhibition provides a particularly striking insight into the advances made in the industry which explains the worldwide interest shown by textile specialists in each ITMA. The 8th Exhibition, held in Hanover, was awaited with eager anticipation since a number of innovations and continued developments were presented for the first time. The exhibition confirmed the considerable amount of research and development effort that the textile machinery makers have invested in their products. There were numerous examples of the two main directions in which machinery designers were going: on the one hand towards higher machine capacities and automation associated with a shortening of the dyeing cycles and on the other towards reducing energy and water consumption and the creation of better working conditions through improved dust and noise control.