J&A Imaging Station Sdn Bhd Is First Customer In Asia To Invest In Durst Rho 512R LED Production Printer
SELANGOR, Malaysia/BRIXEN, Italy — September 18, 2019 — Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital production technologies, has announced that J&A Imaging Station Sdn Bhd in Petaling Jaya Selangor, Malaysia has become the first customer in Asia to invest in a Rho 512R LED production printer. An important factor in the company’s second investment in Durst technology is because brands are increasing needing bigger retail displays to be printed five meters wide.
J&A Imaging, which bought a Durst P10 320R machine six years ago, made a strategic decision early on to concentrate on the large format market, with a particular focus on soft signage. Both production printers have been incredible and the new investment made sound financial sense, according to Jason Chor, owner of J&A Imaging. “All of the previously outsourced work between 3 and 5 meters has been brought in-house now,” he said. “We are saving considerable amounts by printing in-house. The red colours on the Durst 512R LED in particular are an unbelievable quality. The wider benefits are new opportunities for extra international contracts and partnerships with other companies in other countries.”
J&A Imaging, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is a high-end printer working with retail brands demanding the highest standards. “We wanted to improve our service even further and show dedicated commitment to our own customer base who need high productivity and photo-quality printing,” Chor said. “We are dealing in high-end printing for brands such as Gucci, Shiseido, Coach, Chanel and Maxis Telecommunication Company in Malaysia, and the trust our customers place on us is second to none. We have complete confidence in Durst. It has state-of-the-art equipment and facilities and we get excellent feedback and commitment from the friendly staff. While I am in business, I am sure I will always want to be a customer.”
Tomio Kiyose, Durst Group’s managing director, South East Asia, said: “This investment marks a significant milestone for J&A Imaging, which was also the first company in our region to invest in the P10 320R six years ago. It is another example of how growing numbers of companies demanding the very best quality, increasingly rely on Durst to provide technology to match their exacting requirements.”
Posted September 18, 2019
Source: Durst
Hexcel To Exhibit At CAMX 2019
STAMFORD, Conn. — September 18, 2019 — At this year’s CAMX conference, taking place on September 24-26 in Anaheim, Calif. (Booth L42), Hexcel will promote its broad portfolio of composite innovations for aerospace and industrial applications.
On display at the Hexcel booth, visitors will see an integrated wing panel demonstrator made with HiMax™ non-crimp reinforcements that were specially developed to complement a new generation of infusion resin systems. Visitors will also see a wing box demonstrator made from HiTape® dry carbon reinforcements. Both parts were injected with Hexcel’s RTM6 infusion resin and incorporate a toughening veil to enhance mechanical properties to meet the structural requirements for aerospace parts.
With 50 years of experience and the most qualified carbon fiber positions on aerospace programs in the industry with its comprehensive range of high-strength, high-strain PAN-based carbon fibers, Hexcel continues to innovate and is introducing a new fiber to its portfolio. HexTow® HM54 combines high modulus and high tensile strength, which allows structural designers to achieve higher safety margins for both stiffness and strength-critical applications. HexTow carbon fibers are excellent not only for aerospace applications but also industrial and recreational applications. HexTow® carbon fibers are excellent not only for aerospace applications but also industrial and recreational applications, examples of golfing applications will be on display.
Additive manufacturing is on the forefront of innovation for composite technologies, and Hexcel is leading the way with its HexAM® additive manufacturing process. HexAM additive manufacturing combines high performance PEKK thermoplastics with carbon fiber to produce flight-ready 3D printed HexPEKK® parts. HexPEKK structures offer significant weight, cost and time-to-market reductions, replacing traditional cast or machined metallic parts in highly demanding aerospace, satellite and defense applications.
HexPly® M77 snap-cure prepregs are yet another example of Hexcel technology leading the way. HexPly M77HF, the latest member of this quick-curing prepreg family, is revolutionizing the world of composites for high-performance sporting goods with its faster production times and excellent surface quality. It will be featured in the Hexcel booth in two products — a carbon fiber Goode water ski which is setting records in the competitive world with its precision and durability, and in a HED cycling wheel noted for its aerodynamics and light weight.
Among Hexcel’s latest technologies are the RF Interference Control materials made by ARC Technologies, a Hexcel company. A selection of these industry-leading custom RF / EMI and microwave absorbing composite materials for military, aerospace and industrial applications will be on display at the Hexcel booth.
HexForce® bias weave woven reinforcements are a patented solution to optimize material usage. These bias weave reinforcements are continuous rolls of carbon fiber fabric in which the warp and weft yarns are oriented on the bias at +/- 45° which can reduce prepreg waste up to 60%. Visitors at CAMX will be able to see this new woven reinforcement and learn more.
Posted September 18, 2019
Source: Hexcel Corp.
At IFAI Expo 2019, B&O Chief Chemist Frank Keohan To Discuss Next-Gen Repellents And Finishing Processes That Support Both Performance And Sustainability
FALL RIVER, Mass. — September 17, 2019 — Until recently, brands serving all sectors of the textile industry often had to sacrifice sustainability for repellent finish performance. But a new generation of repellent chemistries and processes has been engineered that improves both performance and environmental impact.
Frank Keohan, senior technology manager at Bolger & O’Hearn Inc. (B&O), Specialty Chemicals, will discuss this industry breakthrough in a presentation he will deliver at IFAI Expo 2019, which takes place October 2-4
Keohan’s presentation, “Using Advanced Repellent Finishes to Improve Textile Product Sustainability,” takes place Thursday, October 3 from 10 to 10:50 a.m. at the show on Level 2, Room S210 A-D at the Orange County Convention Center, South Concourse, in Orlando, Fla..
Repellent finishes add a number of beneficial properties to fabric including resistance to water, stains and abrasion. In Keohan’s session, attendees will learn the basics behind repellent finishing and be introduced to new technologies that improve sustainability and performance through both the chemistries used and the finishing process.
The talk will include the following topics:
- Defining various levels of repellency;
- A review of current repellent chemistries;
- Test methods;
- How to minimize use of hazardous ingredients; and
- Co-engineering textile products for both performance and sustainability.
As the senior technology manager at B&O, Keohan has led the development of high performance fabric effects including repellents, odor control agents, and adhesives. He holds a BA-Chemistry from Holy Cross College, an MS-Chemistry from Virginia Tech, and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Keohan has more than 30 years of experience in polymer synthesis, applied chemistry, materials science, and textile finishing.
Posted September 17, 2019
Source: Bolger & O’Hearn, Inc. (B&O)
DuPont Sorona Gathers Slow Food, Slow Fashion Thought Leaders at Sustainable Fashion Show
WILMINGTON, Del. — September 17, 2019 — The DuPont™ Sorona® brand team gathered sustainable food and fashion leaders from across the country for thoughtful conversation around the slow food and fashion movements on Angel Island outside of San Francisco, California, on September 11, 2019. Experts from industry brands such as Banana Republic and Gap, NGOs such as Fair Trade USA-Apparel and the Outdoor Industry Association, and members of the media discussed how the slow food and slow fashion movements can influence each other to drive a more circular economy.
“We know that thoughtful discussion and meaningful collaboration — even across industries — drives real change. With this in mind, the Sorona® brand team brought together experts from the slow food and slow fashion movements to discuss how our industries can learn from each other and become more sustainable,” said Renee Henze, Global Marketing Director for DuPont Biomaterials. “By consuming food that is good for people and the planet, and manufacturing, selling and buying clothing that is sustainably sourced, durable and fashionable, we all can work together to promote and drive a more circular economy.”
The event featured a sustainable fashion show with models outfitted in apparel manufactured with the Sorona® fabrics based on DuPont’s 37 percent bio-based material used in a variety of apparel applications from ready-to-wear, to luxury, to outerwear. Thought leaders, such as 2 time-Olympic skier Kaylin Richardson and James Beard award nominated photographer Eric Wolfinger, were among the models highlighting Sorona® fabric based apparel that contained fashions from brands such as Helly Hansen, Royal Robbins, prAna, Tommy Bahama, The North Face, Taylor Stitch, Club Monaco and more. Over locally sourced food and wine, guests also received a talk from experts at San Francisco’s Marine Mammal Center and a tour by an Angel Island Park Ranger.
Posted September 17, 2019
Source: DuPont BioMaterials
ROICA™ V550 Premium Yarn Powers Up Reda Flexo Merino Wool Marrying Nature With Technology In The Name Of Sustainability
PARIS — September 17, 2019 — ROICA™, a stretch fiber for the modern wardrobe by Asahi Kasei and wool manufacturer Reda, have teamed up to elevate premium merino wool to a highest level of sustainability. At Première Vision, the companies present Reda Flexo, the new Reda Group smart stretch fabrics line interwoven with the cutting-edge ROICA V550, the new generation of stretch fiber.
As part of the ROICA Eco-Smart™ family, ROICA V550 is the world first range of responsible premium yarn: a non-toxic, veritable revolution in terms of sustainable elastic fibers, matching the need for elasticity and comfort with the request for sustainability and respect for the environment.
“Reda Flexo represents an innovative and technologically advanced alternative, allowing to widen business horizons, addressing Made to Measure, performing suits for both women and men as well as contemporary solutions which are ideal fora younger target,” explained a Reda representative. “Reda Flexo is a Smart Stretch fabric able to cover different fashion market segments thanks to its technologically sustainable and high-performing nature.”
Nature and technology encounter in name of high performing stretch qualities, maximum comfort and sustainability. The new dimension of merino wool is ready for high-end and responsible fashion.
Posted September 17, 2019
Source: ROICA
Sustainable Shoe Company Rothy’s Puts Best Foot Forward With Centric SMB
CAMPBELL, Calif. — September 17, 2019 — Rothy’s, a San Francisco-based company creating shoes from recycled plastic water bottles, has selected Centric Software’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for emerging enterprises, Centric SMB. Centric Software provides the enterprise solutions to fashion, retail, footwear, outdoor, luxury and consumer goods companies to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Founded in 2012, Rothy’s embraces sustainability in every aspect of its business: from materials to production to worker welfare. Rothy’s transforms recycled plastic water bottles into stylish shoes for women and kids using a seamless knitting process that minimizes waste, repurposing more than 34 million discarded bottles to date.
Selling over one million pairs in 2018, Rothy’s generated $140 million in revenue last year and is rapidly scaling its operations and team. As Rothy’s expands its retail and international presence, managing product development using email, file sharing, chat tools, an existing basic PLM system and spreadsheets became unsustainable.
“It’s organized chaos,” said Lauren Taflinger, director of Production at Rothy’s. “We own and operate our factory in China, where most communication happens on Wechat, and our San Francisco team use email and Dropbox to share files with the China team. We had a close call with the accidental deletion of a shared folder, and we realized we needed a more secure and central resource where people could access up-to-date information.”
Several Rothy’s team members had positive previous experiences with Centric Software, and when assessing PLM solutions, Centric SMB, Centric Software’s cloud-based PLM solution for small to mid-size enterprises, emerged as a clear winner. Rothy’s will implement Centric SMB and three of Centric’s innovative PLM mobile apps, Capture It, Inspiration and Sample Review.
As Taflinger notes, “Centric SMB is user-friendly and intuitive. It’s perfect for growing businesses, and we can upgrade to Centric 8 PLM easily. The Centric team members we’re working with understand our needs and are informative, supportive and flexible. We plan to integrate our PLM and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and Centric has an excellent record of successful integration projects.”
“We’re very excited,” she continued. “There’s a great sense of comfort in having one place for product data and a digital workspace where we can collaborate faster, streamline communication, save time spent searching for information and analyze our progress.”
“We’re delighted that Rothy’s has selected Centric SMB,” said Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software. “Rothy’s is in an exciting phase of growth, and we look forward to working with them to create innovative and sustainable solutions for the challenges of tomorrow.”
Posted September 17, 2019
Source: Centric Software
Chargeurs Launches Sustainable 50, First Complete Collection Of Eco-Responsible Technical Interlinings
NEW YORK CITY — September 17, 2019 — Chargeurs*PCC Fashion Technologies, an apparel interlinings manufacturer, today announced the launch of the Sustainable 50™. The product line is the first complete collection of interlinings — the technical components that give garments their shape and structure — to be made with eco-responsible materials, including BCI cotton, hemp, recycled polyester textiles, recycled plastics and Bemberg.
“Chargeurs PCC has long been committed to sustainability and reducing the fashion industry’s carbon footprint,” said Angela Chan, managing director and president of Chargeurs*PCC Fashion Technologies. “We started working with global fashion leaders like Kering Group in 2012 to develop sustainable interlinings, and growing demand from our fashion partners led us to expand our sustainable line into a full collection of 50 products. The Sustainable 50 is our highest priority this year, and we’re so excited to be leveraging our technology and innovations to provide global brands with a complete solution for sustainable fashion production. This is just the beginning of a significant change in how we look at the apparel industry.”
Kering and Chargeurs have long been united by a powerful shared goal of integrating sustainable development into their models, as noted in Chargeurs’ 2018 Annual Report. Chargeurs*PCC Fashion Technologies began offering a diverse selection of products to the luxury group’s prestigious brands more than 20 years ago. Since 2016, the Eco Interlining range, which is manufactured using polyesters made from recycled materials, has accounted for a growing share of interlinings used in products made by the Kering Group’s fashion brands. In addition, Chargeurs*PCC Fashion Technologies’ R&D center and European manufacturing units have helped Kering with projects aimed at meeting the global fashion leader’s ambitious sustainable procurement targets.
Chargeurs to Host a Series of Launch Events to Showcase Sustainable 50 Designs
Chargeurs will host a series of events to celebrate the launch. It will showcase Sustainable 50 designs at the Première Vision Paris trade show on September 19 and at an industry launch event at the W Shanghai – The Bund hotel on September 24, where presenters will include senior leaders from the Better Cotton Initiative and Esquel Group. Soon Yu, former global vice president of Innovation at VF Corp. and author of the Amazon best-seller Iconic Advantage, will lead a discussion at the event, which is expected to draw more than 230 Charguers*PCC Fashion Technologies customers from around the world.
Additionally, Chargeurs is sponsoring a design competition at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), where participating students will create a wedding gown using sustainable interlinings as the main fabric. Three winners will be awarded cash prizes and the first-place winner will be offered a six-month internship with Chargeurs*PCC Fashion Technologies, including a week shadowing Chan.
Chargeurs has been making its factories in Europe and Asia more environmentally responsible since 2012 and is sustainable production through R&D.
Posted September 17, 2019
Source: Chargeurs*PCC Fashion Technologies
Cortland Biomedical Launches With State-Of-The-Art Facility For Design, Development And Manufacturing Of Custom Textile Structures For The Medical Device Industry
CORTLAND, N.Y. — September 17, 2019 — Cortland Biomedical — a full-service medical textiles product development partner that provides access to a spectrum of engineering, design and manufacturing capabilities — has unveiled a new, purpose-built manufacturing facility strategically designed by textile engineers. Evolved from Cortland Co.’s well-respected medical division, Cortland Biomedical’s dedicated and growing team brings decades of experience in the development of advanced medical textile constructions — supporting unrivalled design, process and validation engineering.
Cortland Biomedical has a long history of fabric development, as well as meticulous attention to detail to the biomedical outsourcing supply chain. It offers a full range of services to create biomedical textiles for limitless applications that are formed by braiding, knitting and weaving, as well as custom fabrication. Its seasoned team of medical-specific engineers can develop textile solutions that contain biomaterials that are polymeric or metallic and used in implant or surgical applications. These materials can create structures that are resorbable or permanent. Cortland Biomedical can also enable next-gen combination devices leveraging fabrics and specialty materials, or synthetic structures and tissue hybrids used in load-bearing applications.
Cortland Biomedical’s new facility has certified clean room manufacturing areas — with ISO Class 8 clean rooms for fabric formation and ISO Class 7 clean rooms for assembly, scouring and post-processing. Cortland Biomedical ensures that the products it develops meet the design criteria established up-front by its customer, with input from its design and engineering team.
“Our team is committed to partnering with our customers to redefine what’s possible from biomedical textile structures customized for their specific applications,” said John Greco, vice president, sales, Cortland Biomedical. “Our new facility will allow us to create a state-of-the-art manufacturing environment that can support our team’s passion and curiosity to develop the best solutions. We take into account both required performance characteristics and the clinical application to ensure the design is robust for optimal performance and is of the highest quality.”
Posted September 17, 2019
Source: Cortland Biomedical
Messe Düsseldorf And VDMA Printing And Paper Technology Association Start Drupa World Tour In Mexico
CHICAGO — September 17, 2019 — The drupa Word Tour 2019/2020 started on September 10, 2019, in Mexico City and will continue until spring 2020. In September alone, seven more conferences and events will follow in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Until April 2020, events will take place in 12 Asian countries, the United States, Eastern Europe, several European Union countries and North Africa. A total of 35 trips to 27 countries worldwide are currently planned. The organizers of the drupa world tour are Messe Düsseldorf and PrintPromotion.
“We are looking forward to exciting meetings with industry experts, journalists and representatives of local media partners, industry and trade associations,” said drupa Director Sabine Geldermann. High-ranking delegations consisting of the CEOs of various printing press manufacturers and leading representatives of PrintPromotion and Messe Düsseldorf will present the most important trends in printing and paper technology, present innovations in the graphics industry and packaging printing, and will inform about innovative applications in the field of industrial and functional printing. They will of course also report about the status of preparations for drupa 2020.
“Our aim is to inspire fascination for the applications and possibilities of modern printing technologies in an increasingly networked world and to motivate experts to visit drupa in Düsseldorf, Germany from June 16 to 26, 2020,” added Dr. Markus Heering, managing director of PrintPromotion and VDMA’s Printing and Paper Technology Association.
Visionary technologies and multiple drupa highlights
In the run-up to drupa 2020, four future trends are emerging. They will also be the focus of the world tour conferences:
- Press manufacturers are driving forward the networking of their processes and are making increasing use of the possibilities offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI);
- Business models and cooperation between machine builders, customers and other industry players are undergoing rapid change, leading into the Platform Economy; and
- In today’s world, customers are online around the clock. The print and media industry must adapt to the changing needs of Connected Customers.
Growing environmental awareness, stricter regulation and finite resources require the transition to a Circular Economy. The print and paper industry has long been developing appropriate solutions that will meet with a rapidly growing demand in the future.
Many of the about 1,800 exhibitors at drupa 2020 will highlight corresponding approaches. “The exhibition center is almost fully booked. The current booking level is above that of the 2016 staging,” commented Geldermann. The positive booking situation clearly underlines the diversification of the product portfolios of exhibitors from around 50 nations — including about 400 new exhibitors along the entire value chain.
Networking
The attractive ancillary program at drupa 2020 is also having an impact. Innovators in particular will find a wide range of presentation and networking options. For example the drupa touchpoints, which are special exhibition areas bringing together a wide variety of experts — from CEOs to design students and from global brand owners to start-ups — to discuss future solutions and designs in packaging, opportunities of industrial 3D printing and the possibilities of fully networked process chains in textile printing.
The drupa cube — the central conference area — will focus on how companies from the printing, media and packaging industries and their suppliers from the mechanical engineering sector can adapt to the rapid changes resulting from digitization. “We will discuss such challenges on the drupa world tour and pointing out the possibilities for networking during drupa,” explained Geldermann.
Heering added: “In the globalized printing industry, networking is almost synonymous with future viability. That is why we are all convinced of drupa 2020’s focus and key issues. With the world tour, we want to bring this message into all important target groups and markets worldwide.
From June 6-26, 2020, drupa will offer a 360° overview of modern process and value chains for the print industry. As a global industry meeting place, the event will bring together all the key players and the drupa world tour will promote this opportunity worldwide. “We spare no effort to convince visitors that drupa is of the utmost relevance for their business development and the future of their companies,” Heering emphasized.
Posted September 17, 2019
Source: Messe Düsseldorf North America
