Kurt Scholler, CEO
E-Mail: krscholler@am-truetzschler.com

We supply preparatory equipment for short and medium staple spinning plants and for manufacturing of non-wovens.  We design and install complete lines of machinery for fiber opening, cleaning, precision blending, mixing, high-speed carding & drawing and fiber recovery.

Mike Viniconis, General Manager
E-Mail: mviniconis@argusfirecontrol.com


Automatic fire detection and fire control systems for textile mills, and automatic ultra high speed metal detection and diversion.

Jeff Rhyne, President
E-Mail: jrhyne@btmc.com


Designs, manufactures, sells, and services Automatic Doffing Take-up winders for continuous heat setting processes, Automatic Doffing winders, Automatic Doffing air entanglement machines; continuous yarn dyeing systems for both space dyed and solid shade dyed yarns; roto-twist twisting systems.  Belmont is the exclusive distributor in North America for heat setting machinery provided by power-heat-set GmbH.

Emmitte E. Winslow, President and Chief Executive Officer
E-Mail: ewinslow@briggsbeams.com

Standard and specialty beams, manufactured in section, tricot and loom types for fiber production and fabric weaving. Flanges are produced in our foundry, using full permanent mold process. Flange diameters of 14 to 50 inches are available. Other services and products include beam parts, cloth rolls, beam repairs and fabricated steel handling carts and racks.

Avri Beeri, President
E-Mail: info@brintechinc.com

Automatic Textile Systems for: Cutting, Sewing, Feeding, Folding, and Packaging.

Richard K. Craig, President and COO
E-Mail: rcraig@abcarter.com

Manufactures accessories for ring spinning and twisting—travelers, rings, bobbins, drive tapes and belts, in-line streamers.  Provides splicers, knotters, laboratory testing equipment for all textile processes.

Bill Howle, Director of Sales - U.S. and Canada
E-Mail: bill_howle@day-intl.com

Day manufactures a full line of polymer replacement parts for the textile industry in carding, spinning, texturing, weaving and finishing.  Supplies cots and aprons for all applications, rolls for superba, shrinkage belts, rub aprons, industrial rolls, slasher rolls and roll coverings.

David Merritt, President
E-Mail: dmerritt@erhardt-leimer.com

Manufacture, sale, and service of monitoring and controlling equipment for continuous web processing.

Hu M. Craig, III, Vice President
E-Mail: hcraig@gaston-county.com

Manufactures batch and continuous processing systems for dyeing, bleaching and washing textile products. Also provides automatic machine controllers and dye-house host systems, automated chemical distribution systems and drug room systems. Used and reconditioned dyeing machinery, complete parts and service capability, process engineering, mechanical and machine controller service support. Custom metal fabrication and electronic contract manufacturing.

John S. Wilson, General Sales Manager
E-Mail: jwilson@jdhow.com
 

Hollingsworth specializes in metallic wire clothing for spinning, nonwovens, and worsted operations; new, high-speed special rolls for opening, shredding, and carding applications; textile machinery and accessories for short- and long-staple fiber processing; cards for spinning and nonwovens; fiber waste reclamation systems; carding conversions for carpet yarn; replacement parts and repair-and-return services; testing laboratory; carding school; consulting services for card and garnett web-forming processes.

Karl Sherrill, Sales Engineer
E-Mail: karl.sherrill@us.kluber.com

Klüber's highly specialized lubricants are used in many textile applications where friction points are subject to differing loads and extreme conditions. Our areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, spooling, twisting, winding, knitting, sizing, weaving and hosiery machines. Klüber lubricants are very efficient over extended relubrication intervals, making them extremely cost effective.

William J. Giokas, President
E-Mail: Billg@lambkmc.com

Manufacturers and designers of small diameter single and multi-feed circular weft and warp knitting machines, narrow fabric flat knitting machines, spooling and roll-up accessories. Manufacturing services offered for replacement cams and cylinders.

Richard Ligon, Vice President
E-Mail: richardligon@langligon.com

Suppliers of Filling Accumulators for yarn feeders, weaving and knitting machines (LGL). Supplier of material handling equipment (FERBER).  Suppliers of automated inspection, debatching, and wrapping equipment (TESTA). Supplier of Electronic Let-Offs for shuttleless looms (ERGOTRON) along with services and supplies as required.  Manufacturer of Creels of various types and Universal Supply Package Holders.  Electronic Department for service and repair of electronic components.

Matthew C. Litzler, Sales
E-Mail: mlitzler@calitzler.com

Litzler designs and manufactures a complete line of continuous oven and dryer systems. Vertical and horizontal ovens and conveyorized ovens for woven and non-woven textiles. Dipping lines for tire cord fabric and Computreater laboratory machine. Coating lines, calendar trains, unwinders, accumulators, padders, coaters, saturators, steam and cooling drums, winders and special heavy-duty safety chucks.

David Russell, Regional Manager
E-Mail: drussell@mwproducts.com

Manufactures complete line of tentering machinery, including pin and clip tenters and chains, mercerizing tenters and suction systems, overfeeds, batchers, and related accessory equipment.  Also manufactures a wide range of drying equipment including tenter dryers, curers, pre-dryers, thermosol, and yarn dryers.

R. Allen Moore, Jr., President
E-Mail: allen_moore@ramoore.com

A leading edge integrator of variable speed drives, process control and information technology (IT). We provide solutions for continuous processes and batch operations. We offer recipe control schemes with operator friendly touch screen interfaces, as well as historical data collection for certifying processes and report generation. From tension control to Internet web browser reporting, R.A. Moore can provide a complete integration package backed by 24/7 service.

John M. White, Jr., President
E-Mail: mtmco@morrisontexmach.com

Designers and manufacturers of continuous dyeing and finishing machinery for fabric producers worldwide.  Agents in 30+ countries.  Expert installation and service.

Core Technologies: Sanforizing, Indigo Dyeing, Open Width Preparation & Dyeing, Mercerizing, Washing, Steaming, Cylinder Drying, Chemical Impregnation, Process Controls

Will Motchar, President and CEO
E-Mail: wmotchar@navisglobal.com

Navis Global is a global leader in the design and manufacture of world-class knit finishing machinery, yielding the highest quality tubular and open-width knit fabric in the industry.  Product line includes: 4 Roll Pad, Suction Drum Dryer (widths 48", 60", 78", 96"), Relax Conveyor Dryer (widths 48", 60", 78", 96", 120"), Combination Drum/Relax Dryer (widths 48", 60", 78", 96"), Pah-Nit II Tubular Compactor, C-2000 Open Width Compactor, Continuous Jersey Finishing Range and Continuous Fleece Finishing Range.

Wayne Cuthbertson, General Manager of Air Systems Division
E-Mail: wcuthber@pneumafil.com
John Stonestreet, Sales Manager, Textile Systems Division
E-Mail: tsinfo@pneumafil.com

Designs, manufactures, installs, and services complete Air Conditioning, Humidification, Air Filtration, Dust Extraction, and Fiber Waste Handling Systems for the Textile and Non-Woven Industry. Also provides Monitoring Systems, and High-Vacuum Material Transport Systems (Abington).

Robert H. Blalock, Jr., President
E-Mail: Blalockjr@aol.com

Textile parts, repair services, sheet metal fabricating. Machine Shop capabilities: turning, threading, milling, grinding, roll fluting. Machines: engine lathes, turret lathes, bridgeport metal cutting planner, cylindrical grinders, honing machines, gear cutting equipment, shaft straightening equipment. Design and fabricate duct work, buggies, conveyors, hoppers and coiler stacks. Re-needling Department.

Allen H. Simpson, General Manager of U.S. Operations
E-Mail: asimpson@sdlatlas.com

SDL Atlas, formed from the amalgamation of SDL International, Atlas Textile Test Products, Raitech and Textile Innovators, is the world’s premier provider of textile test equipment and services, with manufacturing operations in Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, USA and Stockport, UK.  Sales and service centers operated by distributors in over 80 countries as well as a joint venture operation with 3 offices in China ensure rapid and efficient after-sales service.  Over 600 products are displayed in a full-color catalog.  Available free on application.  The full catalog is also featured on the website, www.sdlatlas.com.

Starlett Hedrick, Sales Manager
E-Mail: smh@gsib.com

Manufactures full line of yarn carriers for roving, spinning, (ring, open-end, friction, and air-jet), twisting, doubling, winding, warping, weaving, knitting, etc.

Jim Renda, Vice President
E-Mail: jrenda@vanguardsupreme.com

Manufactures a full range of high performance circular knitting machines, including plain jersey machines, three yarn fleece machines, rib machines, and interlock machines. Also manufactures spare parts and cylinders.

Roland J.P. Zimmer, President and CEO
E-Mail: r.zimmer@zimmer-usa.com

An integrated manufacturing company specializing in the manufacture of state of the art textile, carpet and transfer paper printing equipment, high efficiency dryers, and auxiliary equipment for the finishing plant. Zimmer has an active research and development department, a comprehensive spare parts department and mechanical and electrical/electronic technicians available for world wide installation and service work.  Zimmer’s JIGMATIC Division manufactures state of the art jig dyeing machines, atmospheric and HT up to 58” diameter rolls and 3400 mm fabric width.  The jigs are all electrically driven and computer controlled.

Richard Zollinger, Vice President - Manufacturing
E-Mail: richard@oztension.com

Manufacture and sale of OZ yarn tension controls and stop motion systems accessories including cleaning chemicals, tube caps, creel brackets.

Juerg Gege, Vice President
E-Mail: juerg.gege@panalpina.com

Panalpina, one of the world’s leading providers of forwarding and logistics services, specializes in intercontinental airfreight and seafreight consignments and the associated supply chain management solutions.  Thanks to its worldwide network and its highly developed IT systems, Panalpina provides globally integrated door-to-door forwarding solutions tailored to its clients’ individual needs.  The Panalpina group operates a global network in 136 countries consisting of 480 own offices in 74 countries and agent partnerships in 62 countries.  Panalpina employs around 12,000 professionals worldwide.

Sheree Turner
E-Mail: shereeturner@mindspring.com

Billian Publishing Company publishes three textile magazines—Textile World, a monthly publication in English, circulation 22,000, covers the whole spectrum of textile machinery manufacturing from opening and blending to the finished product.  Textiles Panamericanos for Mexico, Central and South America is a bi-monthly in Spanish, circulation 18,000, covers all the textile manufacturing as Textile World.  Textile World Asia, a quarterly, bi-lingual in English and simplified Chinese, circulation 10,000, 40% of which addresses China, the rest of the circulation is distributed in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, the Pacific Rim, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Turkey.  All three magazines are distributed at major textile expositions world-wide.

Mason W. Smith, III, President
E-Mail: chipsmith@textilenews.com

Southern Textile News is a bi-weekly newspaper serving the entire textile manufacturing industry and its suppliers with the most up-to-date reporting on pertinent events.