Information for Sewing Machine and Garment Industries

Mr. Akira Kiyohara Took Office as President of JUKI Corporation

JUKI Corporation (Head office: Tama-shi, Tokyo, Japan) has recently announced that Mr. Akira Kiyohara took office as president of JUKI at shareholders' meeting which was held on June 25.
The human issues in this time was carried out to measure management's rejuvenation to innovate the management team on the severe management environment.
Mr. Kiyohara joined JUKI in May, 2009. Further, he assumed Senior Managing Director (CFO, CAO, CCO) in June 2009. And, Mr. Kiyohara took office as president in June 2010. Age: 59 years old.
Mr. Nakamura assumed Chairman, and Mr. Yamaoka took office as the supreme advisor respectively.
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ITMA 2011 to Promote Sustainable Solutions And Ideas at
Major Research And Education Pavilion

World's leading research centres and educational institutes invited to showcase their projects and programmes, and to explore collaboration with the private sector
14 June 2010 ─ ITMA, the world's largest and most established textile machinery exhibition, has put a bigger spotlight on research and development, as well as education and training; a pavilion will be organised for research institutes and higher institutions of learning to showcase their projects, capabilities and programmes.
The Research & Education (R&E) pavilion will be a major feature at next year's ITMA exhibition, which will be held at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via venue in Barcelona, Spain from 22 to 29 September 2011. It is one of a range of initiatives by the show owner, CEMATEX, to ensure the sustainable development of the textile and garment industry.
According to Jeroen Vits, Secretary General of SYMATEX (Belgium) and Chairman of the ITMA 2011 R&E Committee, the key to creating the industry's sustainable development is through research and development, and education and training.
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BROTHER Won "iF Communication Design Award 2010"

Brother Industries, Ltd. (President: Mr. Toshikazu Koike, Head office: Nagoya, Japan) has won a German International award "iF Communication Design Award 2010" (hereinafter iF communication design award) on the control panel designed for "Innov-is I". It is Brother's high-end sewing machines with embroidery capabilities.
The iF communication design award is hosted and judged by the iF-International Forum Design Hannover in Germany. This is one of the most authorized international design competitions which select the best graphic and user interface designs.
Brother already received "iF Product Design Award" on its products such as "Innov-is I", for its exterior appearance. However, this is the first time for Brother to win "iF communication design award" which competes in design of user interface.
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PFAFF Industrial Relies on "Made in Gemany" And Is Celebrating Its One Year Company Anniversary at The New Production Location

(From Kaiserslautern, Germany.....)
The positive spirit of the new PFAFF Industrial can be felt in every corner of the new production halls. Manufacturing is unrecognizable when compared with "old PFAFF". The employees now work with new, state-of-the-art CNC manufacturing machines ? Joachim Richter has invested several million euros into a contemporary and efficient production process.
Production potentials are used to full capacity and in some departments there are even two or three shifts at work. Within 12 months, the workforce has increased by approx. 100 employees.
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German Fashion Association Supports Texprocess

(From Frankfurt, Germany .....)
The German Fashion Association supports Texprocess, Leading International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials, in Frankfurt am Main from 24 to 27 May 2011. In this connection, Detlef Braun, member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt, says, "The German Fashion Association is an important partner for the visitor side and we are delighted that, from now on, the association will play an active role in shaping the concept of the fair as a member of the Texprocess Advisory Council."
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