ITMA 2019 Exhibitor Preview: Meech

OXFORDSHIRE, England — June 13, 2019 — At its first appearance at the world’s premier garment and textile technology exhibition, Meech will use its stand (H8.1 – A201) to demonstrate, to the show’s thousands of visitors, its proven track record of solving a range of static and cleaning related issues in textile production.

“Static can pose challenges to any textile manufacturer,” says Adam Battrick, sales director at Meech. “But where synthetic fibers are concerned its effect is even greater, so as synthetic textiles continue to grow as a proportion of the overall market, the need for more robust static control solutions will grow with them. Furthermore, with textile technology leading to an ever-increasing variety of wearable technology applications, the potential for static to arise and cause significant problems is greater still. Meech’s expertise in managing static-related issues in production environments is unrivaled and we’re delighted to be sharing some of the many solutions we have developed over the years at ITMA this year.”

Some of the most common static-related challenges faced within the industry include issues arising in the extruding and slitting process to produce synthetic fibers such as nylon, polyester and polypropylene, as well as range of other problems like warping or beaming, carding, raising and calendaring. Beyond textile manufacture, printing and inspection processes can also generate static and a variety of associated problems, from quality concerns, to damaged machinery and potentially issues around operator safety.

Battrick continued: “One of Meech’s most popular tools to combat static-related problems is its range of Hyperion™ pulsed DC ionizing bars, including the 924s, 924IPS, 960IPS and 971IPS–30kV, and the Hyperion 233v4 Pulsed DC Controller; all of which will be on display this month in Barcelona. This industry-leading range provides short, medium and long-distance static elimination and can be installed quickly and easily onto textile manufacturing lines. Furthermore, with Meech’s

SmartControl, connected Hyperion devices can be altered quickly and easily with remote monitoring and control through mobile devices which allows operators to make alterations and adjustment to up to six static control devices, wherever they are.”

Meech will also be showcasing its full range of Static EX (Hazardous Areas) ionising products. Designed for places where fire or explosion hazards may exist due to the presence of flammable materials, the Meech EX range is well suited to a wide range of textile applications, given the highly flammable nature of many synthetic fibers. Electrical equipment installed in such locations must be specially designed and tested to ensure its suitability. The Meech EX range has been comprehensively tested to meet these rigorous safety requirements.

As much as the presence of static is often a problem to be solved on textile manufacturing lines — it can also be a solution in itself — providing a reliable, temporary pinning or bonding solution. A range of Meech’s static generation products will be displayed on the stand including IonCharge 50, IonCharge 30 and the 993r Spark Free Generator Bar. Meech experts will be on hand to demonstrate how these solutions can provide a simple, cost-effective productivity boost.

Finally Meech will also be displaying its complete range of web cleaning systems, including the TakClean™ and CyClean™. With specially formulated TransTak elastomer contact cleaning rollers, the TakClean, suitable for narrow web applications, physically picks up and removes dry, unbonded contamination from the web’s surface, whereas the CyClean, Meech’s leading non-contact system, is a compact device capable of handling virtually any substrate. Its optimised cleaning efficiency allows the removal of contamination to below 1 micron.

Battrick concluded: “We’re very excited to be exhibiting for the first time at ITMA. This exhibition is the key platform for technological innovation in the massive and growing textiles market and Meech has a proven track record of combining the latest technology and industry expertise to help businesses to become safer, more productive and more profitable. We look forward to demonstrating this to an even bigger audience.”

Additional information

The following products will be put on display by Meech at ITMA 2019:

  • A SmartControl product board including the following products:
    • SmartControl
    • 233v4
    • 924s
    • 924IPS
    • 960IPS
    • 971IPS – 30kV
  • A Static Generation product board including the following products:
    • IonCharge 50
    • IonCharge 30
    • 993r
  • Full Range of Static EX (Hazardous Areas) Variants
  • Full Range of Web Cleaners
  • TakClean
  • VacClean
  • ShearClean
  • CyClean

Posted June 13, 2019

Source: Meech

ITMA 2019 Exhibitor Preview: Optima 3D Ltd.

HUDDERSFIELD, England — June 10, 2019 — Optima 3D Ltd., an England- based 3D weaving machine manufacturer, today announced the launch of its Optima Series 500 3D weaving machines. Optima 3D has designed and developed this range of “next generation” weaving machines, for the rapidly developing 3D composite engineering market.

The Series 500 range offers many advanced features over conventional offerings particularly in versatility, operation and control. This has been achieved by the comprehensive use of digital control systems allowing rapid parameter and sequence changes coupled with an innovative shuttle system*. Prototype machine trials including field testing have now been completed, and the first production machine, an Optima 500/150/1, is in the final stages of commissioning prior to its public debut at ITMA 2019, Barcelona.

Optima 3D machines feature innovative technology, and offer exceptional versatility, capable of producing high quality woven net shapes, billets & para beams for composite applications. Interest has been received from a number of engineering sectors including aerospace, military, bio-medical and automotive. Powered & controlled by cutting edge digital technology, each machine allows automatic control plus touch screen management of all machine settings also enabling pattern and machine data to be stored and printed, vital for industry accreditation regarding quality assurance and safety regulations.

The Optima approach allows users a greater flexibility in their component design than ever before, making the Series 500 suitable for both production and R&D purposes. The compact Optima design allows a complete 3D weaving system to be easily installed; equally, it’s extremely competitive price now makes a complete R&D 3D weaving system significantly more attainable.

Commenting on the launch, Optima 3D’s Chairman, Peter Bryant said: “Our vision for designing and creating the new Series 500 was to look with a fresh pair of eyes at 3D weaving machine technology; to produce a machine that delivers real benefits to our customers, a machine that is simply better by design. This has resulted in the Series 500, 3D weaving machine which can cost effectively deliver both high quality and consistency. We are passionate about using cutting edge technology to enhance our machine and produce the best results for customers.”

*Patent Pending

Posted June 13, 2019

Source: Optima 3D

ITMA 2019 Exhibitor Preview: Magnacolours

BARNSLEY, England — June 13, 2019 — We will be exhibiting at one of the worlds leading textile, printing and finishing fairs at Fira De Barcelona Gran Via from the June 20-26. Come find us in Hall 3 at D114 to meet the team and find out more about our revolutionary water-based inks, including Aquaflex, Killer Base and Digital Fusion.

The New Home of LJ Specialties

At MagnaColours, LJ Specialities continues to supply a wide range of auxiliaries, dyes, and functional finishes. Meeting the industry’s exacting quality and environmental standards.

We supply a wide range of textile dyes and chemical treatments include water repellents, flame retardants, UV, thermochromic, hydrochromic colour change and insect repellent finishes.

The LJ Specialities team will be joining us at the show at H3-D114, so come by to find out more about the extensive range of chemicals, treatments and dyes available now via MagnaColours.

Live Demonstrations 

Our expert print technicians will be giving live printing demonstrations throughout the show on the M&R stand (H3-A106).

They will be printing with the revolutionary MagnaPrint® Edge range which has been developed to print multi-colour designs with water-based inks, without the need for flashing in-between colours.

Come to the M&R stand to find out more and see for yourself!

We look forward to seeing you,
The MagnaColours® team

ITMA 2019, Fira De Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona
Stand H3-D114
June 20 – 26, 2019

Posted June 13, 2019

Source: MagnaColours

Orion Engineered Carbons To Expand Production Capacity For Gas Blacks

HOUSTON — June 12, 2019 — Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, today announced the company will expand its production capacity for Gas Blacks at its Cologne (Kalscheuren) plant, Germany.

Orion is responding to the continuously growing global market for waterborne and solventborne coatings by debottlenecking our gas black production. Orion’s Gas Blacks feature excellent fineness and a very narrow particle size distribution to provide the deepest blackness specialty carbon blacks available for demanding coatings customers.

“The expansion of capacity in Cologne is one more step in the rapid realignment of Orion’s portfolio toward higher value-added Carbon Blacks for specialty and technical rubber applications,” said Corning Painter, Orion’s CEO.

Dr. Sandra Niewiem, vice president, Business Line Specialty Carbon Black, added, “Products from Cologne are shipped globally to customers in various high-end coatings and printing applications, including high jet automotive OEM and refinish, antistatic coatings as well as packaging and UV curing inks. This initiative reflects the high confidence of our customers in Orion’s products and technical support capabilities.”

Orion is a worldwide supplier of carbon black. Orion group produces a broad range of carbon blacks that include high-performance Specialty Gas Blacks, Acetylene Blacks, Furnace Blacks, Lamp Blacks, Thermal Blacks and other Carbon Blacks that tint, colorize and enhance the performance of polymers, plastics, paints and coatings, inks and toners, textile fibers, adhesives and sealants, tires, and mechanical rubber goods such as automotive belts and hoses. Orion runs 14 global production sites. The group has approximately 1,450 employees worldwide.

Posted June 12, 2019

Source: Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.

Global Running Footwear And Apparel Brand Mizuno Introduces New Floating Run Experience With New XPOP Technology

NORCROSS, Ga. — June 12, 2019 — Mizuno, a global running footwear and apparel brand, debuts a brand new floating run experience with new XPOP™ foam technology in its latest shoe introduction, the Wave Sky WAVEKNIT™ 3. With additional enhancements to the WAVEKNIT upper technology, the combination of XPOP and Mizuno Foam Wave provides incredible cushioning and an added floating feel for runners.

“The Wave Sky WAVEKNIT 3 is the show piece for Mizuno innovation with our latest technologies, Mizuno Foam Wave and XPOP, delivering the utmost in premium performance comfort,” said Chuck Couch, Mizuno USA vice president, Running. “We challenged ourselves to enhance the already-comfortable WAVEKNIT technology released in 2018 by combining it with XPOP to deliver a shoe that allows natural movement, leverages both comfort and style, and provides the high-performance fit and quality expected in our footwear.”

Designed for the style-conscious, high mileage runners seeking extra comfort underfoot, Mizuno’s Wave Sky WAVEKNIT 3 packs a dual-combination of cushioning using Mizuno Foam Wave and XPOP to deliver an all-new floating experience, giving runners an extra bouncy feel from heel to toe.  A WAVEKNIT upper construction allows for a stable hold, yet flexible fit that supports natural foot movement through its dynamic sock-like fit. Constructed without reinforcements in the midfoot, the wave vectors seen throughout the Wave Sky WAVEKNIT 3 work as hold areas, compensating for the stretch in other areas of the knit to maintain the proper support.

Posted June 12, 2019

Source: Mizuno

ITMA 2019 Exhibitor Preview: Alchemie

CAMBRIDGE, England — June 12, 2019 — Alchemie is pleased to announce that it will be hosting an exclusive invitation-only event at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona, Spain, where the company will be presenting the latest data from its breakthrough Endeavour Waterless Smart Dyeing process to brands and Tier 1 textile industry suppliers.

At the event, Alchemie will be demonstrating the technology and reporting key process data demonstrating exceptional wash fastness, excellent dry rub test results and color consistency (ΔE) of less than 0.5 from polyesters dyed using the Endeavour process. Alchemie will also provide a detailed end-to-end process analysis to illustrate the 50 percent cost savings that can be delivered by switching from dyebath to the Endeavour process technology.

Key features of the Endeavour process include:

  • More profitable production: The process will reduce wastewater by >95 percent and energy by over 80 percent, delivering a >50 percent reduction in cost.
  • Elimination of wastewater: The waterless process demonstrates a remarkable sustainability advantage by eliminating post dyeing washing steps.
  • Exceptional quality: The technology delivers exceptional results with high color consistency and color fastness.
  • High throughput: With throughputs of >2,000 square meters per hour, a single line replaces at least five dyebaths.
  • Dye-on demand: The system can deliver any colour shade required and enables on-demand digital color changeovers in any run length from a few meters to several kilometers.

To receive an invitation to meet with Alchemie and find out more about the Endeavour Waterless Smart Dyeing process, please contact Penny Martin – pmartin@alchemietechnology.com

Posted June 12, 2019

Source: Alchemie Technology

Aitech Group Appoints Business Veteran Yaron Mund As CEO — Positions For Future Growth

CHATSWORTH, Calif. — June 12, 2019 — By appointing business veteran Yaron Mund as CEO, Aitech Group is positioned to provide enhanced engineering and technical support to its worldwide customer base. With Mund at the helm, Aitech will continue to be a leading global manufacturer of embedded systems for military, defense, space and industrial applications. He replaces Moshe Tal, who successfully served as CEO since 2009 and will retire by the end of 2019.

Over the past two decades, Mund has effectively managed and governed a variety of business organizations. Most recently, he was COO of Caesarstone Ltd., a publicly-traded entity, where he was tasked with rebuilding the company’s operations and positioning it for future growth.  In addition, he served as CEO of Rotex, a textile company renowned as a technology leader throughout Europe, Israel, the US and Australia, and as the Managing Director of Aviv AMCG, a global international consultancy with more than 250 professionals.

Mund noted, “I’m proud, excited and humbled to join Aitech, and look forward to helping lead the company into its next phase of evolution as a global leader in the ruggedized embedded computing market. I see great potential and opportunities and can’t wait to start working with the talented teams of Aitech to explore them.”

Appointing Mund as CEO is part of the global growth strategy put in place by FIMI Opportunity Fund, Israel’s leading private equity firm, that acquired Aitech in 2018.

With its recent office expansion into India, and significant investments in the company’s infrastructure, Aitech now has a footprint in almost every major business region. As a more globally-focused operation, Aitech will continue to make customer support and technology innovation driving factors of its business model.

The company has consistently grown its reputation as a reliable, trusted partner among many of the world’s top military, defense and space organizations.  Recent achievements include being awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to supply key mission interface systems for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling program, as well as working with Embedded Flight Systems, Inc. (EFSI) to integrate NASA’s cFS (core Flight System) into Aitech’s modular, powerful and flexible SP0-S space SBC.

Also this year, the company partnered with Concurrent Real-Time to integrate RedHawk Linux RTOS with two of Aitech’s powerful NVIDIA Jetson TX2-based SFF supercomputers, and supplied the IBOX, which operated several critical power and imaging functions, to the Beresheet lunar lander, Israel’s first privately funded moon lander.

Posted June 12, 2019

Source: Aitech Group

Ralph Lauren Announces Comprehensive New Global Citizenship & Sustainability Strategy And Goals

NEW YORK CITY — June 12, 2019 — Ralph Lauren Corp. unveiled its renewed strategy on Global Citizenship & Sustainability as part of its fiscal year 2019 (FY19) report, published today. The strategy, Design the Change, is both a commitment and a journey to accelerate the Company’s work across citizenship and sustainability and includes a new set of goals that bring clarity and focus to how Ralph Lauren will deliver the change required to create a better future. As part of its commitment, the company also announced it has signed onto the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), joining other companies across industries to implement universal sustainability principles and to take steps to support UN goals.

“When Ralph founded our company more than 50 years ago, he did so with the conviction that whatever we create is meant to be worn, loved and passed on for generations,” said Patrice Louvet, CEO and president, Ralph Lauren Corp. “This philosophy is deeply embedded in our culture, our brands and our Purpose–to inspire the dream of a better life through authenticity and timeless style. It also inspires Design the Change, a strategy that will accelerate our efforts to create a positive impact in society and a more sustainable future.”

Design the Change is led by senior leadership, with strong governance in place. The Ralph Lauren Corp. board of directors has expanded the responsibilities of the company’s Nominating & Governance Committee to include oversight of environmental and social risks and opportunities; the company formed a Senior Steering Team made up of members of the Global Leadership Team; and the company recently appointed its first Chief Sustainability Officer, Halide Alagöz, who also serves as the company’s Chief Supply Chain Officer.

Design the Change is focused on three areas where Ralph Lauren can create the greatest positive impact: Creating Timeless Style, Protecting the Environment, and Championing Better Lives. Its foundation is 16 ambitious goals that will guide the Company’s work across each of these areas.

Select goals include:

  • Achieve 100 percent sustainably-sourced key materials — including cotton — by 2025;
  • Train design, product development and merchant teams on sustainable, circular, inclusive and culturally-aware design annually by 2020;
  • Set science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2020 and 100 percent renewable energy targets by the end of 2019;
  • Achieve gender parity with equal representation in leadership positions at the Vice President level and above by 2023; and
  • Increase female representation in factory management by 25 percent by 2025.

The report also highlights significant company achievements from the past year. Of note, Ralph Lauren:

  • Unveiled the Earth Polo, a reimagination of the iconic Polo shirt crafted from an innovative fabric produced entirely from plastic bottles. The creation of the Earth Polo is part of the Company’s commitment to recycle 170 million bottles by 2025. Each Polo is made from approximately 12 plastic bottles — which may have otherwise ended up in oceans or landfills — and uses a completely waterless dyeing process.
  • Donated more than 14,000 hours of time and talent to non-profit organizations through Ralph Lauren Gives Back. In FY19, the Company hosted three Ralph Lauren Gives Back weeks, during which Company teams volunteered with 80 organizations. Employees also took part in 64 fundraising walks for life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and AIDS.
  • Achieved a global workforce gender balance of 64 percent female, with women holding 53 percent of positions at and above the Senior Director level.
  • Launched the “Lead Like a Woman” campaign, a platform which aims to close the leadership gap between women and men, and includes media, products and events celebrating female leaders and providing support for the NGO Women in Film.

The 2019 Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report and the 2019 Standards Supplement are available for download on the Company’s website.

Posted June 12, 2019

Source: Ralph Lauren Corp.

DuPont, Unifi And YOUNGONE Launch ECOLoft™ Eco-Elite Insulation At Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2019

WILMINGTON, Del./GREENSBORO, N.C. — June 12, 2019 — DuPont Biomaterials, Unifi, Inc. and Youngone today announced a new collection of insulation products that offers soft, dimensionally stable and sustainable options for cold-weather garments and bedding materials. YOUNGONE — a global manufacturer of outdoor and athletic clothing, textiles, footwear and gear — is leveraging DuPont™ Sorona® renewably sourced fiber and Unifi REPREVE® recycled content to debut three new insulation products that provide lightweight breathable warmth with unique softness and shape retention.

The ECOLoft™ eco-elite™ insulation collection is the first post-consumer recycled product that also incorporates bio-based materials for innovative, breakthrough insulation. It features three products with various benefits that all offer a reduced environmental footprint without compromising on insulation performance.

“This ECOLoft™ collection will elevate sustainable, high-performance insulation solutions for the outdoor market and offer brands a versatile option for cold-weather products,” said Renee Henze, global marketing director for DuPont Biomaterials. “Unlike traditional down or synthetic insulation products, this offering optimizes the use of recycled and renewably sourced content for best-in-class insulation solutions, and we look forward to introducing this to the market at Outdoor Retailer.”

The ECOLoft™ eco-elite™ insulation collection features three products:

  • ECOLoft™ ActiVe SR (35 percent Sorona® + 55 percent REPREVE) – A synthetic, vertically lapped insulation that combines the warmth-to-weight of down with breathability that is defining a new category of padding and garment design options. Ecoloft™ ActiVe SR features more recycled + renewable content than industry peers, improved vapor management while maintaining warmth, and the compressibility and soft comfort that is ideal for active adventures.
  • ECOLoft™ FLEX SR (60 percent Sorona® + 35 percent REPREVE) – Maximized multi-layering of REPREVE® and Sorona® fibers in the padding web create a lightweight, warm insulation designed for breathability and movement. With a lower basis weight than its peers, it offers flexibility, stretch and comfort ideal for the casual market.
  • ECOLoft™ AIR SR (60 percent Sorona® + 40 percent REPREVE) – Voluminous natural-down-like synthetic fiberfill for puffer jackets and similar products offers notable warmth, excellent washing performance and vapor management performance for enhanced comfort.

“Both the REPREVE and Sorona brands are working with revolutionary products in their own class, and with this partnership, we’re joining forces to continue to innovate within the outdoor market and beyond,” said Meredith Boyd, Senior Vice President of Global Innovations for Unifi. “Through important collaborations such as this, we can drive textile innovation and help revolutionize the future of our industry.”

“These textile leaders are committed to innovation, sustainability and performance – and partnering with them will enable us to offer first-of-their-kind eco-conscious and high performing insulation products,” said Rick Fowler, CTO at Youngone. “We are thrilled to partner with such industry pioneers and launch a much-needed product in the industry.”

Samples of these products will be available at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market June 18-20. For more information or to experience the products firsthand, please visit the DuPont™ Sorona® booth (54089-UL) and Unifi, Inc. booth (55129-UL).

Posted June 12, 2019

Source: DuPont

Teijin Frontier To Participate In Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2019

TOKYO — June 12, 2019 — Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fiber and products converting company, will participate in Outdoor Retailer Summer market 2019, the world’s largest international sports and outdoor trade fair to be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO, U.S.A. from June 18 to 20, 2019.

The Teijin Frontier stand (#MR208) will exhibit DELTAPEAK® and related hybrid materials that offer excellent combinations of performance, appearance and texture for sportswear. The stand also will promote Teijin Frontier’s environmentally friendly solutions, including microplastics pollution prevention, fossil resource conservation and CO2 emissions reduction.

Some of the many exhibits at the Teijin Frontier stand will include the following:

New Cotton-like high-performance polyester fabric

A new ideal fabric for athleisure fashion which mixes randomly thick and thin parts in filaments, combining the look and texture of cotton with superior properties for moisture absorption, quick drying and UV protection. It is also eco-friendly as it uses fiber made with recycled raw materials.

DELTAPEAK®

DELTAPEAK is a next-generation fabric that integrates physical properties, functionality and quality on a highly advanced level. Thanks to its dense, flat-knit surface, it is a light and stretchable form-fitting, anti-transparent and snag-resistant fabric. Various DELTAPEAK versions will be displayed, including a unique new fabric that is both form-fitting and highly natural like appearance.

Octa®

This fiber features a unique, highly modified cross section of eight projecting fins aligned in a radial pattern around a hollow fiber. Notable advantages include rapid wicking and drying as well as useful bulkiness. Octa® Neo is a multilayer fiber that combines Octa fiber with various chemical and natural staple fibers.

SOLOTEX®

Partly plant-derived polytrimethylene terephthalate fiber SOLOTEX® is soft, stretchable, shape-retaining, dimensionally stable and brightly colored thanks to its molecular structure from a flexible spinning-like helix.

Teijin Frontier looks forward to strengthening its recognition and cultivating new customers in the North American outdoor market through its appearance at this show.

Posted June 12, 2019

Source: Teijin Ltd.

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