Program Announced For AATCC 2019 International Conference

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — February 7, 2019 — AATCC is headed west to the Lone Star state for its 2019 International Conference. This “must attend” industry event will be held April 9-11 at the Sheraton Downtown in Fort Worth, Texas.

Innovating Today for a Challenging Tomorrow is this year’s theme. Trey Bowles, Cofounder & Executive Chairman of the Dallas Entrepreneur Center, will provide the keynote address. Bowles will present “Building the Future Innovation Ecosystem through Collaboration”. This keynote will explore the key components of an innovation ecosystem and how by working together we have the best chance of innovating today for the challenges of tomorrow.

Additional presentations and speakers include:

MADE in the USA

  • Stitch Texas: Apparel Development and Production in the USA – Kristopher Robin Stevens, Stitch Texas
  • Manufacturing in the USA – Wesley Horne, Hornwood Inc
  • Everest USA Scaling New Heights – Courtney Cruzan, Everest Textile USA LLC

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

  • Higg MSI and Product Module – A New Tool for Material Selection and Environmental Assessment – Michele L Wallace, Cotton Incorporated
  • Visibility and Collective Action: Textiles’ New Narrative – Jessica Kosak, The Sustainability Consortium
  • California Proposition 65 – The Wild, Wild West – Louann Spirito, SGS Consumer and Retail Services
  • Microfibers and the Textile Industry: A Status Report – Ned Cochrane, Mount Vernon Mills, chair NCTO’s Microfibers Committee
  • Water Risks Influencing the Future of the Textile and Apparel Industry – Jacqueline Sewell, North Carolina State University
  • Sustainability and Performance Today: Water-free Dyeing and PFC-free, Water-free DWR Finishing – Gary Selwyn, Green Theme Technologies Inc.
  • The Key Drivers and Impacts of the Chinese Government Regulatory Actions on the Textile Supply Chain – Ron Pedemonte, DyStar LP

PRODUCT DESIGN and SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES

  • Comparison of LED Lighting Adopted by Retailers to Typical LED Spectra Adopted by the CIE – Roland L. Connelly Sr., RoLyn Group Color Consultants
  • Working with Designers to Understand Feasibility – Christy Velez-Douglas, JCPenney
  • Lands’ End Universal Collection of Adaptive Clothing – Cathy Mays, Lands’ End
  • Retail’s Apocalypse or a New Dawn? – Tony R. Anzovino, Haggar Clothing Co.
  • Delivering Confidence in Color Lifecycle Management – Speaker from Datacolor

TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS INNOVATION

  • Waterless Dyeing of Denim: Real World Experiences and Learnings throughout the Introduction and Scale-up – Speaker from Pulcra Chemicals
  • Insect Repellent Textiles and Apparel Value-Added Products for Today’s Savvy Consumers – Don Alexander, Anovotek, LLC
  • The Future of Cool: Advances in Cooling Technologies for Fabric – Apurba Banerjee, brrr° Inc.
  • Intelligent Drapable Circuitry Design: A Philosophy for Scalable Electronic Textile Development – Madison Maxey, LOOMIA Technologies, Inc.
  • Challenges and Learnings on the Apparel Fabric Development Journey – Vikram Sharma, Honeywell Inc.

FIBER, FABRIC, AND MATERIALS INNOVATIONS

  • Effect of Novel Lightweight Material Innovations on the Physiological Comfort of Structural Firefighters – Meredith McQuerry, Florida State University
  • Lenzing Drives Circular Economy in the Textile World through Branded Lyocell Fibers – Malvina Hoxha, Lenzing Fibers Inc.
  • Influence of Fiber Selection on Personal Microclimates and their Effects on Sleep Quality = Renuka Dhandapani, Cotton Incorporated

This event also includes a poster session, the Herman & Myrtle Goldstein Student Paper Competition, the Textile Bowl, networking receptions with tabletop exhibits, and the Awards Luncheon, where AATCC’s most prestigious awards will be presented.

A day trip to Waco, Texas, is planned for attendees’ spouses and guests which includes a visit to Magnolia Market/Silos designed and owned by Chip and Joanna Gaines stars of HGTV’s ‘Fixer Upper.’

A pre-conference professional tour of Waco is planned for April 8 and requires a separate registration. This day trip is designed for textile professionals who are registered for the conference. Participants will learn about the city’s rich history while touring the city with stops at Magnolia Market and other businesses along the way.

Tabletop exhibits and sponsorships are available to promote a company’s presence at the conference. Take advantage of these opportunities to introduce the attendees to your company’s products and services.

The conference is open to anyone who would like to attend. For more details regarding the program, accommodations, sponsorships, tabletops or to register for AATCC’s 2019 International Conference, visit www.aatcc.org/ic/.

Posted February 8, 2019

Source: AATCC

TRSA Second Annual Leadership Summit Welcomes NFL Icon Archie Manning As Keynote Speaker

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — February 8, 2019 — The TRSA 2nd Annual Leadership Summit will be held on June 19 at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. This summit will build on last year’s highly successful outing which created opportunities for industry leadership to improve management team relations within participating companies. Scheduled as a pre-event to the Clean Show, industry CEOs/Executives should take this opportunity to recognize their young executives and emerging leaders (a concept critical to retaining talent) and foster collaboration in developing the next generations of top management.

TRSA welcomes keynote speaker and NFL icon Archie Manning, who will bring his unique perspective on leadership and teamwork to summit attendees. Manning is a beloved legend of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints, author, and sought-after speaker on leadership and family dynamics. Manning knows the importance of instilling and living by four principles for success: leadership, depending on others, being flexible, and playing the game, and he’s ready to coach you and your team to victory with this fail-proof game plan. Gain a deeper understanding of top traits shared by great leaders such as attitude, work ethic, preparation, and why skills that foster an attitude of teamwork need to be cultivated.

Archie Manning attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) where he was the starting quarterback for three seasons, two-time All-Southeastern Conference selection and third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1970. Manning was the second overall pick in the 1971 National Football League (NFL) Draft and played 10 seasons for the New Orleans Saints, earning two Pro Bowl selections and was the NFC Player of the Year in 1978. He has mentored and inspired sons Peyton and Eli Manning, who were top quarterbacks in college and have had award-winning professional level careers with the NFL, with both having been awarded Super Bowl MVP’s. Archie and son Peyton Manning coauthored Manning: A Father, His Sons and A Football Legacy, which follows two generations of this family’s drive to succeed in life and in football. Manning was selected Father of the Year by the National Father’s Day Council in 2006. He currently serves in public relations and is a popular speaker on leadership, teamwork and motivation.

Glean better tools to connect with those you lead in Connelly Hayward’s workshop, How to Get Buy-in From Those You Lead. Hayward specializes in talent development, organizational development and operational readiness. He works with companies who have an entrepreneurial spirit, are growth-minded and people-focused. You’ll will take home specific tools and methodologies to improve influence, familiarize yourself with communication and behavioral styles to better understand that not everyone interprets things the same way. The summit will close with a facilitated panel of industry leaders who will share their successes and lessons learned on Succession Planning. Learn more about the Leadership Summit and register at www.trsa.org/leadership.

Summit attendees will benefit from attending the TRSA Clean Show Experience in conjunction with the 2019 Clean Show (www.cleanshow.com), June 19-23 in New Orleans, LA. TRSA’s high-value networking and professional development opportunities that make up the Clean Show Experience include the welcome reception, networking breakfasts and lunches and educational sessions in a single advance registration. When you register for the TRSA Clean Show Experience, you will select which of these events to attend.

Leadership Summit attendees will have an opportunity to attend the signature event in the TRSA Clean Show Experience – the opening reception on June 19 – which immediately follows the close of the Summit. One of the most-anticipated and best-attended networking functions of the year for linen, uniform and facility service operators, this is a chance for Summit attendees to relax and network on a grand scale with more than 400 TRSA colleagues. Experience a full immersion into the city known as “The Big Easy” at Mardi Gras World Float Den & Grand Oaks Mansion. At Mardi Gras World Float Den, you’ll get an up-close look at the behind-the-scenes efforts that go in to creating the spectacular parade floats and other New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions. The Grand Oaks Mansion is an awe-inspiring, indoor replica of an antebellum mansion that will transport you back in time for a vintage Louisiana experience, where you’ll enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while enjoying a dramatic view of the Mississippi River.

The TRSA Clean Show Experience continues June 20-23 at the Morial Convention Center with the offering of a variety of networking and educational opportunities developed to connect you with linen, uniform and facility services peers. Get high value-collaboration by enjoying breakfasts and lunches with industry leaders and take advantage of Clean Show Experience professional development sessions that will send you home with tools you can immediately implement in your company.

Bring yourself and other company leaders to TRSA Clean Show Experience and the 2nd Annual Leadership Summit this June. Register today and discover more information on these June events at www.trsa.org/leadership or www.trsa.org/experience. Information about the biennial Clean Show is at www.cleanshow.com.

“Enhancing the skills of our team members is vital to our success as an industry and TRSA’s 2019 professional development opportunities show commitment to industry professionalism and best-management practices. In a highly competitive employment market, developing the industry skills and knowledge needed for success is key to recognizing, rewarding and retaining workers who will be the industry leaders of tomorrow,” said TRSA Chairman Jim Buik, president and owner of the Roscoe Co., Chicago.

Posted February 8, 2019

Source: TRSA

Protective Industrial Products To Acquire West Chester Protective Gear

LATHAM, N.Y. — February 6, 2019 — Protective Industrial Products Inc. (PIP), a North American supplier of hand protection and general safety products, proudly announces the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire West Chester Protective Gear (West Chester), headquartered in Cincinnati, a provider of personal protective equipment to both the industrial and retail channels. PIP is a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity.

Since 1978, West Chester Protective Gear has provided high performance solutions to ensure workers stay safe and perform at their best. The company offers an extensive line of industrial hand protection products along with a protective apparel line including high visibility clothing, disposable clothing, aprons and sleeves, rainwear, and welding apparel.

“We are elated by this partnership,” explained Joe Milot, president and CEO of PIP. “West Chester has always been a highly respected competitor and over the years their executive and sales teams have built an excellent business model that complements ours at PIP beautifully. Customers depend on West Chester as a trusted partner to deliver the right products at the right value with guaranteed on time delivery. West Chester Protective Gear is passionately committed to serving its customers and has been successful in building long term relationships based on service, quality, innovation, and value. Their highly experienced tenured sales team is knowledgeable and responsive, providing innovative solutions that fit customer needs. PIP recognizes the long-standing value of the people and resources at West Chester’s head office and know that they are key to meeting our combined, accelerated growth initiatives. West Chester’s state of the art facility in Cincinnati will remain an operational hub of the organization.”

Tim Fogarty, CEO of West Chester echoes those remarks by saying, “Our product category strengths complement each other extremely well, as does our customer base and our respective corporate cultures. Our management team is excited to join with PIP and carry forward the customer focused culture we have created and evident in both organizations.”

The acquisition of West Chester solidifies PIP’s position among the leading providers of hand protection and general safety products in North America. PIP will leverage this new partnership to provide its distributors in the safety industry and retailers with an expanded product offering along with more flexible solutions to meet every competitive need.

Lincoln International acted as the exclusive financial advisor to West Chester in the transaction.

Posted February 8, 2019

Source: Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP)

Bink Genetically Modifies Bacteria To Grow Non-Toxic Dyes To Disrupt The Multi-Billion Dollar Industrial Coloring Industry

LOS ALTOS, Calif. — February 7, 2019 — Bink, a Latin American startup who recently won TrepCamp’s Global Demo Day, is developing ecological dyes by genetically modifying bacteria, creating a sustainable alternative to the colors produced today by chemical processes. Their solution can be tailored to the needs of the market at a competitive price and could transform the textile, cosmetic and paper industries.

Bink’s main purpose is to reduce the carbon footprint caused by the dyes which contain heavy metals difficult to filter or dissolute in water systems.

The team developed a technology to grow dyes inside of genetically modified bacteria that can rapidly reproduce at a low cost creating a scalable process to produce eco-friendly dyes. In particular has a competitive advantage in growing the color blue, which is the most expensive to produce today.

On November 10, 2018, Bink won the Global Demo Day competition at INCmty, the largest entrepreneurship festival in Latin America. They presented to a panel of international investors who recognized Bink’s solution for their technology and potential impact to transform the industrial coloring industry.

The entrepreneurs have run many successful laboratory tests, and have already contacted companies and laboratories in Colombia and Mexico, and are looking forward to establishing a partnership that would allow them to have a greater impact.

As the winners of TrepCamp Global Demo Day now they have an accelerated journey so they can launch their dyes to the market this year.

Posted February 8, 2019

Source: Bink

Kornit Digital Completes Acquisition Of Assets From Hirsch Solutions Inc.

ROSH-HA`AYIN, Israel — February 7, 2019 — Kornit Digital Ltd. — a company that develops, designs and markets innovative digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry — today announced that it has closed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Hirsch Solutions Inc. to purchase remaining Kornit business assets related to the distribution agreement between the companies.

With the completion of this acquisition the companies have successfully finalized, ahead of schedule, the business and operational transition between the parties. Kornit has begun operating in a full direct-to-customer model in North America effective February 7, 2019. As part of the agreement, Kornit Digital will take ownership of relevant Kornit-related customer business assets as well as remaining inventory of systems and ink.

Ronen Samuel, Kornit’s CEO, commented, “All teams have worked diligently to ensure a smooth operational transition for all of our customers. We are pleased to have completed this asset acquisition, and the operational transition ahead of schedule. We look forward to executing on our growth strategy in North America.”

Posted February 7, 2019

Source: Kornit Digital Ltd.

Lectra Appoints Gianluca Croci Managing Director Of Lectra France

PARIS — February 7, 2019 — Lectra announces the appointment of Gianluca Croci as managing director, Lectra France. Based in Paris, Gianluca Croci reports to Fabio Canali, President, Southern Europe & North Africa.

Croci has more than 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. He began his career in 1998 in the department store chain La Rinascente before joining the Giorgio Armani group in 2002, where he managed, from 2006 to 2015, the Belgian and French subsidiaries. Gianluca Croci later held management positions for major fashion and luxury brands, such as Roberto Cavalli and Marcolin, and was recently the sales & marketing Director for Technogym France, a designer of sports equipment.

Croci will fulfil Lectra’s promise to fashion companies in France: to facilitate the digitalization of their know-how in order to empower them to make a successful transition to Industry 4.0. This ambition is being realized by the 2018 launch of the revolutionary solution, Fashion On Demand by Lectra, which enables fashion companies to customize a garment or make it to measure. This end-to-end personalization offer — the first of its kind—complements a portfolio that is known to solve the pressing challenges confronting the fashion industry. The latest, Kubix Link, developed by Kubix Lab, a start-up acquired by Lectra in January 2018, is an innovative platform for managing product information.

“France is known worldwide for being a leader in fashion and technological innovation. It is a country where brands, retailers and manufacturers have already begun their transformation towards Industry 4.0. I am proud to support our customers’ pursuit of greater connectivity and collaboration in their operations, as well as in assisting them to make the shift to personalization,” said Croci.

Croci and his teams are committed to providing their French customers with the high level of expertise and service that characterizes Lectra’s value proposition.

Croci’s efforts are also tied to the dynamic activities of Lectra Southern Europe & North Africa. There are many synergies in the region’s fashion industry, ranging from the sharing of expertise between French and Italian companies to the integration into their ecosystem of the Moroccan and Tunisian subcontractors.

“Our regional organization enables us to be closer to our customers’ challenges and to provide them with the support they need to achieve their ongoing targets. Gianluca Croci will lead the French teams and contribute to the region’s growth,” says Fabio Canali. “His extensive experience with major Italian and French companies brings new energy to the development of Lectra France.”

Gianluca Croci is a graduate of the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), Fontainebleau (France), and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan (Italy).

Posted February 7, 2019

Source: Lectra

Registration Opens For 2019 World Of Wipes® International Conference

CARY, N.C. — February 7, 2019 — Material developments, preservatives, sustainability, market data, international tariffs, and plastics in the environment are among the premium topics to be presented to wipes brand owners, converters, and their entire professional wipes supply chain at INDA’s 13th edition of the World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference, June 24-27 in Atlanta.

Details of the program for the WOW 2019 conference are now available and registration is open at https://www.worldofwipes.org/.

Registration is expected to surpass last year’s participation that connected 470 senior wipes professionals from 22 countries. The 13th edition of WOW offers four value-packed days combining relevant technical and educational content with business engagement opportunities.

A sample of presentations include:

  • Berry Global Inc., Wendy Warner, Ph.D., VP Global Specialties, HH&S Division –  Industrial Wipes: Global Market Driven Innovations – presents trends and solutions for minimizing infections in healthcare, industrial manufacturing, and consumer and building services.
  • Cotton Incorporated, Jan O’Regan, Director, Nonwovens Marketing – Global Baby Wipes and Baby Diapers Market Review – shares recent market research, including economic and demographic data, into market similarities and regional differences in baby wipes and diapers from consumers in eight countries.
  • Fibertex Nonwovens LLC, Jonathan Layer, Business Development Manager, Americas – Consumer Insights in Sustainable Materials – explores insights in consumer perceptions, expectations, trends, and market data in sustainable materials driving profitable opportunities and positioning for wipes.
  • INDA, Jessica Franken, Director of Government Affairs – Real News in Global Nonwovens Trade and Tariffs – details international trade issues impacting our industry including the trade war with China, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, duties on polyester staple fibers, the NAFTA agreement, bilateral free trade agreements and more.
  • INDA, Brad Kalil, Director of Market Research and Statistics – The North American Nonwoven Wipes Market…Where is it Heading? – presents the latest wipes market outlook, highlighting population trends and the impact of the Echo Boom.
  • Kelheim Fibres GmbH, Helmut Lauterbach, Business Manager – Activated Viscose Fibers for Utilization of Disinfectants with Cellulosic Wipes – explores a new specialty fiber made with 100 percent renewable materials that solves the problem of viscose fibers inhibiting wipes function when used with certain disinfectants.
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Lisa Morden, Vice President Safety and Sustainability – Innovating for a Circular Economy – gain insights into how Kimberly-Clark reduces greenhouse gas emissions and diverts post-consumer waste from landfills to repurpose into useful products, and creates a more circular model for their products with an eye to a sustainable future.
  • Nox Bellcow Cosmetics Company Ltd., Erik Mak, VP, Marketing – Market Development of Beauty Facial & Sheet Masks in Asia – explains how regional preferences and consumer habits in Asia are driving innovations in product development, ingredients, and product categories for global growth.
  • OMNOVA Solutions Inc., Carla McBain, Specialty Coatings and Ingredients Technology Director – Innovative Technology Platform for Enhanced Functionality in Wipes – details a new technology platform for use with different and multi-fibers to enhance properties and substitute substrate components without impacting performance.
  • Rockline Industries, Doug Cole, VP, Global Product Development – Wet Wipes Preservation: Where Do We Go from Here? – presents atypical systems and approaches to wet wipe preservation that align with safety, efficacy, and compliance with global regulations to protect the future of this category.
  • Thor Specialties Inc., Andress Johnson, Technical Manager, Personal Care & Household – I Want a Global Preservation System! – reveals the impact of various global regulations affecting the range of viable preservatives for household and personal care as well as industry initiatives to help mitigate concerns over preservatives.
  • Trützschler Nonwovens Man-Made Fibers GmbH, Thomas Weigert, Director Application Technology, Jutta Stehr, Senior Marketing Manager, & Voith Paper GmbH, Kai Poehler, SM Application & Business Development Specialty Paper – The Next Level of Wipes – explores a new technology for making greener wipes from renewable resources as a solution to recent directives from the European Union regarding single-use plastics.

Plus, industry leaders from these companies will share their insights in wet and dry wipes for industrial and personal care:

  • Bemis Co. Inc.
  • Diversey Inc.
  • Eastman Chemical Co.
  • Emeralds Performance Materials
  • Inolex Chemical Co.
  • Nehemiah Manufacturing Co.

Among the highlights of WOW 2019 is the prestigious World of Wipes Innovation Award®,  The award recognizes a product or technology innovation within the entire wipes value chain that expands the use of nonwoven fabrics and demonstrates advancements in creativity, novelty of approach, uniqueness, and technical sophistication.

Nominees are selected from a broad range of industry categories including raw materials, roll goods, machinery, converting, packaging, lotions, active ingredients, binders, additives, and end products. Three finalists will be chosen to present their innovation at WOW 2019 with the winner announced Thurs., June 27.

Posted February 7, 2019

Source: INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry

Istanbul Boyahanesi Invests In New Monforts Technology To Increase Capacity

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany — February 7, 2019 — Through investment in new Monforts technology, Istanbul Boyahanesi is planning to increase its capacity for the commission dyeing and finishing of woven goods to a monthly 2.5 million square meters during 2019.

The company is surely also the only dyehouse in Turkey to date with its own proprietary software for virtual control of all operations via smartphone or TV from the boardroom.

The special app-based program has been developed by co-founder and director Kemal Taşkin, who has a background in software engineering, and it provides real-time information on all machine parameters and operator activity.

“I am now developing it further and in the near-future it will also be able to provide financial forecasting for us right down to individual batch level,” he says.

This development has much in common with the advances Monforts is making itself in the field of Industry 4.0 and automation, such as the latest Qualitex 800 control system and the Web-UI app for remote visualisation of Monforts technologies via smart phones and tablet devices.

Thermex Econtrol

Based in the key Turkish textile centre of Çerkezköy, Istanbul Boyahanesi was only founded in 2017, on the site of an older existing dyehouse. It is a joint venture between two of Turkey’s leading textile wholesalers, Yilmaz Kumaşçilik, which specialises in fabrics for casual and outerwear, and shirtings and suitings textiles operation Erika Kumaşçilik.

Immediately on its formation, the first move of the new company was to order a new Monforts Thermex Econtrol continuous dyeing line.

“The existing equipment we inherited, which includes a 23-year-old Monforts Montex stenter, is only suitable for producing heavy weight fabrics with weights of 300gsm and above,” Mr Taşkin explains. “The new Thermex allows us to get down to fabric weights of 80gsm. The old pad dyeing system we have is also very time-consuming and the Thermex has allowed us to considerably shorten processing times for the heavier fabrics, while at the same time considerably expanding our product offering. It’s an extremely versatile range, allowing us to instantly see the results and to easily move between reactive and disperse dyeing, for example.”

Savings

“Of course, there is no comparison in terms of chemicals and energy usage and with the Thermex the savings are considerable,” adds plant manager Hakan Kaplan. “It is also allowing us to make much longer batches of fabrics.”

The Thermex Econtrol range has a working width of 1.8 metres and allows the single-bath continuous dyeing of cotton and polyester fabrics with selected reactive and dispersion dyestuffs, as well as cotton-polyester blends to be processed without reductive intermediate cleaning, eliminating the need for a steamer.

Other processes, such as the use of indanthren vat dyes for enhanced wash and boil fastness, or the over-dyeing on reactive-dyed cotton fabrics to achieve an extremely broad range of colour effects, are also carried out on the range.

The range was installed and commissioned in a very tight space within the existing factory by Istanbul-based Monforts partner Neotek Tekstil, which is also a new company, formed in February 2016 to assume responsibility for Monforts dyeing and finishing technology throughout Turkey.

In the short period since its inception, Neotek has already installed and commissioned over 50 full Monforts ranges throughout the country.

Continuous quality

“The Monforts Montex stenter is of course, our key product and its advantages are well established,” says Neotek founder Ahmet Kiliç. “It allows our customers to achieve high quality continuously, with the trusted electronic drive technology of Monforts. With the energy savings that are achieved they also save money and being robust, Monforts stenters also require fewer spare parts and less maintenance, with remote assistance in any case always available.

“All of the components in Monforts machines are the best available and the majority of the companies in Turkey either already have experience with them and trust the brand, or see the benchmarks being set by their competitors, making Monforts technology the natural choice,” he adds.

“We have been very happy with the service we have received to date from Monforts and Neotek, and will continue to trust their technology going forward as we expand our business,” Mr Taşkin concludes.

Posted February 7, 2019

Source: A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG

Sri Venkatalakshmi Spinners Grows And Successfully Starts A High Capacity BRÜCKNER Coating Line

LEONBERG, Germany — February 7, 2019 — A state of the art BRÜCKNER multi-purpose coating line for technical textiles has been successfully commissioned and is operating since the beginning of 2018 at Sri Venkatalakshmi Spinners (P) Ltd. (SVS) in Udumalpet, a textile town about 70 km from Coimbatore City, in the South of India. SVS was established in 1980 and now focuses primarily on the spinning of different yarn qualities, the manufacturing of various types of fabrics by weaving, circular knitting and warp knitting and the manufacturing of various coated materials and Technical Textiles with a very modern coating line.

SVS strives to maintain its environmental sustainability efforts by generating their own electric power through grid-connected wind mill and they are currently working on a large-scale LT photovoltaic power generator project. After a careful consideration of today’s business, the change in the technological environment and their capability, SVS has established a very modern world-class coating infrastructure to become an integrated value-added manufacturer of Technical Textile products. They want to capitalize their spinning and fabric infrastructure as well as their knowledge base to develop value added Technical Textile products for various applications.

The company has started its Technical Textile production in December 2017 under the name of SVS Advanced Fabrics – (SAF). The project is one of the most modern and advanced production units in India. The company specializes currently mainly in high-tech preparation for digital printing, automotive fabrics, functional textiles for sports and leisure as well as fabrics for architectural purposes. Gopinath Bala, who takes care of their technical, product development and marketing activities, leads the company together with a strong and experienced management team. He holds several university degrees in Textile Technology, Polymer sciences as well as Business Administration and worked several years in the US for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) and the Department of Defense (DOD-DARPA). He is also a Board Member, Council of Administration – South Indian Textile Research Association (SITRA), a primer textile research institute at Coimbatore. Raja, operations director, who takes care of the production has started his career with CHT – BEZEMA a German multinational specialty dyes and chemical manufacturing company as technical manager in 1999. He worked for 18 years in various application fields like pre-treatment, dyeing, finishing, printing & coating.

SAF has partnered with Brückner Textile Technologies (Germany) to ensure that the machine will be customized exactly to their needs. Brückner’s local partner, Voltas Ltd. (Textile Machinery Division) supports the customer with an extraordinary local service for troubleshooting and spare parts supply. The modern Brückner coating line is equipped with the best in class heat consistency available on the market throughout, is environmentally friendly heated with LPG fuel. An integrated Zimmer, Austria coating head with a high precision magnet roller coating head and a screen coating and printing facility ensures in combination with a Mahlo (Germany) QMS weight measurement system, that the coated products (mainly preparation for printing) always meet the specifications consistently at high levels.

Bala explains why SAF decided to move forward in this project together with Brückner:

SVS choose Brückner because they were the clear leader and a strong knowledge partner with a very long history of experience in the Technical Textile Industry. Brückner had adopted to technical textiles and started providing machinery to the industry way back when Europe started its ventures in Technical Textiles. SAF is a new company venturing into Technical Textiles, having a strong knowledge partner in various spectrum of products and processes to support us was the main reason for us to choose to partner with Brückner. Additionally Brückner’s equipment’s are of very high quality, precisely engineered, low maintenance and consume the lowest energy levels.

The SVS – SAF Management team has strong experience and background in Technical Textiles applications and Polymers as well as conventional dyeing and printing. Together with business partners they provide complete solutions, support and guidance. 40 years of experience in manufacturing yarns and in manufacturing various types of fabrics give them the ability to foresee global and domestic trends and stay ahead of the curve. Brückner wishes SVS Advanced Fabrics (SAF) a continuous growth as well as success and will support the customer with technological advice on site within the near future.

Posted February 7, 2019

Source: Brückner Textile Technologies GmbH & Co. KG

ITMA 2019 Forums Draw Strong Industry Support

BRUSSELS — February 7, 2019 — The world’s leading textile and garment technology exhibition, ITMA 2019, will be complemented by several key forums when it is held in Barcelona in June, two of which are the ITMA-EDANA Nonwovens Forum and Textile Colourant and Chemical Leaders Forum.

Fritz Mayer, president of CEMATEX, said: “As technological developments are happening at breakneck speed, and collaboration is becoming increasingly necessary in a globalized economy, the industry has to stay abreast of the latest developments and trends. Hence, ITMA will be staging several forums to help participants be ahead of the competition curve.

“The forums also offer a valuable platform for various associations and professionals to connect and network with the right players. This is especially important as collaboration and partnerships from research institutions to technology, chemical and raw material providers and users are increasingly more critical to business success.”

ITMA-EDANA Nonwovens Forum

The Nonwovens Forum is jointly organized by ITMA and EDANA. To be held on 21 June 2019, it will highlight the latest innovations in nonwovens. The theme of the forum is ‘Nonwovens Manufacturing Processes for the 21st Century: More Flexible, More Efficient, More Sustainable’.

Pierre Wiertz, EDANA’s general manager said: “The nonwovens industry is a bright spark in the textile world. We are glad to be able to collaborate with ITMA to bring these exciting opportunities to visitors who are involved in or have the intention to move into nonwovens manufacturing.”

Providing the latest industry insights will be keynote speaker David Allan, editor, Nonwovens, RISI (United States). His presentation is titled ‘Global Trends in Nonwoven Processes under Economic and Sustainability Constraints’.

The forum will feature three sessions:

  • Circular economy/challenges & opportunities for processing bio-based & recycled materials on nonwovens machinery
  • Latest trends and innovation in nonwoven processes – including hybrids and composites
  • Innovations in nonwovens technology

In addition, there will be a panel discussion with experts from leading centres of excellence in nonwovens who will exchange their views on the nonwoven processes of the 2030s.

Textile Colourant and Chemical Leaders Forum

The 3rd Textile Colourant and Chemical Leaders Forum @ ITMA 2019 on 23 June will focus on the circular economy and resource sustainability strategy and how innovation will drive future industry success. Launched at ITMA 2011, the forum, is an industry initiative that draws lively participation from dyestuff, colour and chemical professionals from around the world.

Themed ‘Meeting Resource Challenges in the Circular Economy’, the 2019 forum explores how textile chemicals and innovative and cleaner technologies can help create a more sustainable future for the textile and garment industry.

Presentations at the forum are clustered into three sessions:

  • Resource management and Industry 4.0
  • Responding to sustainability challenges with innovation
  • Envisioning the future of the colourant and chemical industry

Chairing the forum is Andrew Filarowski, technical director of Society of Dyers and Colourists. He said: “The forum has been an eagerly-awaited event at each ITMA edition as it is an inclusive industry platform that takes in perspectives from all stakeholders of the textile and garment supply chain. Organised by the industry, it allows like-minded industry players to exchange knowledge on the latest innovations and solutions, understand current issues and trends in a global context.”

Speakers confirmed for the forum include Christina Raab, Global Implementation director of The ZDHC Foundation. She will speak on the role of chemistry for circularity in textile, leather and fibre production. She will also elaborate on ZDHC’s approach and tools to drive the transition and uptake of safer and more circular chemistry, as well as the current state and findings of circular implementation projects from the sector.

Another speaker is Dunja Drmač, sustainability officer of the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX). Her presentation will enlighten participants on resource sustainability and relevant strategies in the journey towards a circular economy.

In addition to the forums, other knowledge sharing activities include the ITMA Innovation Lab. An important element of the lab is the ITMA Speakers Platform where all ITMA exhibitors have been invited to participate. The Platform will be complemented by a video showcase. A new highlight, the ITMA Innovation Video Showcase will provide a new channel for visitors to learn more about innovative exhibits at ITMA 2019.

Registration for both forums is open at itma.com. Details of other co-located events at ITMA 2019 can also be found on the website.

ITMA 2019 will be held from 20 to 26 June at Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via venue. The exhibition will feature over 1,600 exhibitors who will be showcasing their latest technologies and sustainable solutions for the entire textile and garment manufacturing value chain, as well as fibers, yarns and fabrics.

Posted February 7, 2019

Source: CEMATEX and ITMA Services

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