Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production

This class includes: - manufacture of textile machinery: + machines for preparing, producing, extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile fibres, materials or yarns, + machines for preparing textile yarns: reelers, warpers and related machines etc. + weaving machines (looms), including hand looms, + knitting machines, + machines for making knotted net, tulle, lace, braid etc. - manufacture of auxiliary machines or equipment for textile machinery: dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms, spindles and spindle flyers etc. - manufacture of textile printing machinery; - manufacture of machinery for fabric processing: machinery for washing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile fabrics; - manufacture of laundry machinery: ironing machines, including fusing presses; - manufacture of sewing machines, sewing machine heads and sewing machine needles (whether or not for household use); - manufacture of machines for producing or finishing felt or non-wovens; - manufacture of leather machines: machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather.

This class excludes: - manufacture of paper or paperboard cards for use on jacquard machines, see 17090 (Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard not elsewhere classified); - manufacture of domestic washing and drying machines, see 27500 (manufacture of domestic appliances); - manufacture of calendering machines, see 28190 (Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery); - manufacture of machines used in bookbinding, see 2829 (Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery).