High-end knitting yarns are very popular, provided they fully match the exacting specifications of top-quality products. With increasing reliance on technology to set the textile industries of developed nations apart from low-cost competition, companies are constantly searching for the capability to excel at difficult production techniques. One such opportunity exists through lap dyeing on star-frame machines from Obem and Maibo in Italy. These machines are completely automated and robotized and can provide a plant with outstanding performance, including significant benefits in operational economy and production flexibility. But first, it is necessary to explore the background of what has precipitated this nearly insatiable thirst for automation and technology by industries in developed countries.
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