Pyrotec PackMedia Choose Africa’s First Tau 330 RSC Digital Label Press To Drive New Market Growth And Maintain High Customer Service Levels

BRIXEN, Italy — March 26, 2019 — Pyrotec PackMedia has invested in Africa’s first Durst Tau 330 RSC eight-colour digital label press, from Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technology. It is the latest forward thinking operation to configure a digital future with Durst technology. The new addition will play a pivotal role in the company’s latest business venture into digital label printing.

“We’re entering the self-adhesive digital label market with the best technology that money can buy,” stated Timothy Beattie, general manager of Pyrotec PackMedia, part of the Pyrotec group  in Cape Town that has more than 50 years experience in the industry. “For this venture, apart from investing in state-of-the-art equipment, we aim to leverage our reputation for solid customer service and to continue to work hard to maintain this reputation.”

After three years of careful consideration, the digital label press was chosen to support the key production goals of minimising turnaround times and offering ever-shorter run lengths. “We investigated a range of options and finally pinpointed the best solution to meet our requirements,” Beattie explained. “Durst offers the most advanced technology. There were compelling reasons for our choice when we compared print resolution (1200x1200dpi), speed of printing (78m/min) and printhead design (continuous ink circulation) between Durst and competitive digital label presses.

“In addition, Durst offers eight colours on its UV inkjet press achieving between 95 percent and 98 percent of the Pantone colour gamut, and, when the same substrate is used for consecutive jobs, set-up time and material waste is close to zero.”

He pointed out there’s little doubt that UV inkjet is the fastest growing technology when it comes to digital label printing, with industry research showing that liquid and dry toner technologies are losing ground. He also liked the fact there were no click charges, and no limits to repeating run lengths.

Pyrotec expects the Durst Tau 330 RSC high-speed label press to increase efficiencies, open up new business opportunities, and further enhance its product and service offerings. “Using the latest digital technology will also enable us to enter entirely new markets, as we can print on a variety of materials including unsupported film,” he said.

This purchase also ties in well with Pyrotec’s vision of customer-centricity. “It will help us stay close to our customers offering them the best possible service and turnaround times along with beautiful, consistent print quality,” Beattie noted.

The sale, led by Wayne Barker and Pierre Driver at Industrial Inkjet Specialists (IIS), Durst’s distribution partner throughout South Africa and neighbouring territories, also included an ABG Digicon Series 3 finishing machine. Timothy added of IIS: “They were very helpful in providing samples and vital information that was crucial to our decision-making.”

Helmuth Munter, segment manager, Durst Label & Packaging Printing, said: “We are delighted that after such a thorough review of today’s market, and with a specific focus on the future, Pyrotec has chosen Durst technology to drive its growth. It is clear that the Durst Tau RSC’s market-leading capabilities, flexibility and productivity ticked all of Pyrotec’s boxes.”

Pyrotec has a national footprint with branches in major business centres across the country and offers an extensive range of services including on-pack informational and promotional devices, coding and labelling equipment and self-adhesive products for offices and homes.

Posted March 26, 2019

Source: Durst

Attention Entrepreneurs: Walmart Is Now Accepting Applications For 2019 Open Call For American Products

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — March 26, 2019 — If you’ve ever dreamed of potentially reaching thousands of customers with your American products, now is the time to act: Walmart is accepting applications for its 6th annual Open Call, scheduled for June 18 and 19 at the company’s Home Office campus in Bentonville, Ark. Apply today by visiting Walmart-jump.com for the opportunity to secure a face-to-face pitch meeting with a Walmart buyer. The application deadline is April 30.

“Our participation in the Open Call opportunity has had an amazing impact on our business,” said Justin Mark, JustinTimeSnacks. JustinTimeSnacks recently launched its Homeplate Pizza on store shelves in Missouri, just in time for baseball season. “The Walmart deal we secured has led to expansion for increased production that allows us to now own a 5,000 square-foot manufacturing facility. Additionally, all of our ingredients and even the packaging is sourced through local businesses creating jobs across the St. Louis area.”

This year’s Open Call attendees could secure deals ranging from a handful of stores in local markets, to supplying hundreds, even thousands of stores, Sam’s Clubs and Walmart.com. The two-day event informs, empowers and encourages attendees while providing effective networking opportunities for local entrepreneurs.

“Our customers tell us that products made, sourced or grown in the U.S. are important to them and we work year-round to identify local suppliers and source products that our customers are proud to buy,” said Cindi Marsiglio, Walmart’s vice president of Merchandise Services and U.S. Manufacturing. “Walmart’s Annual Open Call gives us a unique opportunity to meet entrepreneurs from across the country and discover new, niche and innovative products that fill a need for our customers and support jobs right here in America.”

During the 2018 Walmart Open Call, nearly 600 meetings were held with product pitches including toys, apparel, natural health and beauty aids, and food. Prospective suppliers traveled from 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. More than half of the attending businesses self-identified as diverse, including nearly 25 percent identifying as women-owned.

Following last year’s event, a new line-up of products has begun arriving on Walmart shelves and Walmart.com, representing the dreams of dozens of entrepreneurs across the country, including:

  • Ahssa Foods LLC, Mesa, Arizona — Low-fat gourmet sauces
  • Bodylove Naturals, Rogers, Arkansas — Natural skincare products
  • The Cumberland Companies, Knoxville, Tennessee — Fog-free shaving mirror
  • Mame’s Burrito Company, Denver, Colorado — Organic breakfast burritos
  • The Perfect Granola, Rochester, New York — Naturally sweetened granola bars
  • RPM, Savage, Minnesota — Placemats for pet food bowls
  • Shoe Crazy, Chesterfield, Virginia — Unique wine blends
  • Wings Cosmetics LLC, Andrews, Texas — Winged eyeliner stamp

In January 2013, Walmart announced its commitment to help boost job creation and U.S. manufacturing through buying an additional $250 billion in products supporting American jobs by 2023. Walmart’s Open Call is one way in which the company continues to invest in this commitment.

Apply for Open Call today and join the conversation on your social channels by using #WalmartOpenCall

Posted March 26, 2019

Source: Walmart Inc.

USTER Offers Multiple Resources For Understanding Quality Management From Fiber To Fabric

USTER, Switzerland — March 26, 2019 — In textiles, the two extremes of the market are poles apart — from mass-produced commodity products to big-brand specialties where only the highest standards of material and styling apply. In between these opposites, of course, there are many layers of complexity. What all these dimensions have in common is clear: a need for consistent quality from yarn and fabric producers. Today’s challenging market environment means quality is a sustainable competitive advantage, and Uster Technologies is the unique source of the know-how and systems needed to deliver it.

CEO Thomas Nasiou explained: “USTER has become a synonym for quality in textiles during the past seven decades. That is not just because of the “Think Quality” slogan. Quality is in everything we do, every day. And that not only includes our engineers and product developers, but the entire staff — more than 600 employees worldwide.”

Quality know-how via mobile app

An example of a really positive experience of this quality know-how comes when Uster’s technologists visit a mill to carry out an audit for USTERIZED® re-certification. Mills always appreciate their expertise and advice, which helps them make the best use of their investments, as well as sharpen their processes for consistent and maximum value.

The Uster service technicians also bring a fund of knowledge, and are always glad to pass on maintenance tips, helping customers get the best out of their Uster equipment. Exclusively, Uster customers benefit from a direct line to expert know-how.

Another way – and it’s not only for customers – to access Uster experience and knowledge is through the Uster NEWS BULLETINS — almost like technical textbooks — which have been circulating valuable information for many decades. The Uster News Bulletin No. 50 (www.uster.com/unb50), for example, focuses on ‘managing a spinning mill with quality in mind’. It takes readers through all the stages of yarn production, with insights and recommendations for process optimization, as well as providing clear visualizations and lists of key quality indicators and checkpoints.

The latest edition, Uster News Bulletin No. 51 (www.uster.com/unb51), was published alongside the release of Uster STATISTICS 2018. It highlights the changes since the previous edition of Uster Statistics, with suggested reasons for the changes and trend analyses. Other chapters introduce the new characteristics of Uster Statistics 2018 and explain their use, with practical guidance for readers.

Now, Uster know-how is also available via an app for smartphones and mobile devices. The app, called Uster INSIGHTS, gives access to product information, textile knowledge and corporate news, anytime, anywhere. Anyone with an interest in textile quality is recommended to download it free of charge from the usual app stores.

Quality know-how for practical benefits

The inspiration for the first Uster Statstics in the early 1950 was the wish by spinners to know about the quality of their own yarns and those of other spinners. Started as a two-page list in 1957, it quickly developed into the unique global benchmarking tool which today is the basis for trading textile products at assured quality levels, across global markets. Any professional in the fiber, yarn and fabric business can benefit, since the benchmarks are excellent indicators of quality throughout the textile chain. The full range of quality levels is covered, as the Uster Statstics Percentile (USP™) figures indicate parameters for the 5%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 95% level. Knowing the quality level of the yarn is essential for its production, further optimal use and finally its value.

The latest release is available as an app, meeting the industry’s mobile requirements. The app’s knowledge base — in 11 languages — is quickly accessible any time, even if no internet connection is available. Uster News Bulletins are also translated into several languages, making knowledge as widely accessible as possible.

For anyone wishing to join the Uster Statistics community, there are Uster Statistics tutorial videos for beginners available on Uster’s YouTube channel.

Starting with the right mindset

Thomas Nasiou emphasizes the importance of a shared quality mindset, as Uster engages with customers in their quest for sustainable product and process optimization: “Uster Technologies is a leading provider of textile quality measurement and management systems and services. That’s our passion. We want the textile world to realize that quality is a success factor,” he says.

For everyone, the starting point to quality-consciousness is knowledge of the many different ways it can be beneficial. Uster makes it easy to get into quality management, with a range of different tools and know-how sources to make the first step on this road – the rest falls into place naturally.

“A good start would be meeting Uster experts at a forthcoming event such as Techtextil or ITMA,” says Nasiou. “Visitors are welcome to pester us with all the challenges they may have! In the meantime, the different Uster knowledge channels should serve any information requirements.”

Techtextil 2019, Frankfurt, Germany (May 14 to 17): Hall 3.0, booth D05.

ITMA 2019, Barcelona, Spain (June 20 to 26): spinning section, Hall 6, booth D201; and fabric inspection, Hall 4, booth D103

Posted March 26, 2019

Source: Uster Technologies AG

INX To Showcase Direct To Object And Textile Printing Inks At InPrint USA

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — March 26, 2019 — With industry-wide interest in Direct to Object printing continuing to grow, INX International Ink Co. will direct attention to their integration capabilities and new ink products for textile printing at InPrint USA. The April 9-11 event will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville.

INX (booth 219) will be introducing the new TRIANGLE® DT8 and DT8-PRO aqueous inks, and demonstrate the CP100 UV Digital Cylindrical Printer and the SLED test machine. Jim Lambert, Vice President – Digital Division, says INX has all the equipment and products to be successful in the Direct to Object printing market.

“When Direct to Object printing first began, it was more or less putting an existing ink into a printhead to see if it would work. Printheads now have advanced so much and become application specific,” says Lambert, a 35-year digital printing industry veteran.

“It’s all part of the process before we test on the specific or intended substrate. We are now at the point where brand owners are driving the push to print bottles and other cylindrical packaging in large volumes to increase their marketing real estate and shelf appeal. And one of the impressive things about Direct to Object printing is that you can reduce waste and cost by eliminating a substrate all together.”

The CP100 UV Digital Cylindrical printer is popular since it can create specialized packaging in a matter of minutes. It offers integrators a cost-effective, standalone solution with proofing and prototyping capabilities for small production runs on 2-piece cans, bottles or other cylindrical objects using four colors, white ink, and spot high-thickness varnish. The CP100 utilizes a long life UV curing system and UV curable inkjet inks specifically formulated for proofing on metal.

Any products developed using the CP100 or the CP800 can be tested with the SLED. A cost affordable test and demonstration machine, the single-pass unit examines inks and chemistries in different fluid delivery systems. It also can test printheads and a variety of ink sets, giving the brand owner or integrator the ability to see how the inks responds to a wide range of substrates and materials.

The TRIANGLE DT8 and DT8-PRO water-based aqueous textile inks bring an added dimension to digital printing. Designed for direct-to-textile and transfer printing on polyester, or mixed synthetic fabrics that contain a minimum of 60 percent polyester, these high-performance, fast drying inks also can be used on flags and banners. They are intended for use with Epson® DX4, DX5, DX7 and TFP printheads and offer a brilliant color gamut.

For more information about any of these products, stop by booth 219 and talk to an INX representative or visit www.inxinternational.com

Posted March 26, 2019

Source: INX International Ink Co.

IDEA®2019 Exhibitor Preview: Curt G. Joa Inc.

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. — March 26, 2019 — Curt G. Joa Inc., a global, custom-engineering design and machine-building company, announced the availability of a new vacuum roll technology.

The new INFINITY™ Roll from Curt G. Joa uses a patented design and ensures complete control of nonwoven materials throughout the entire production process. Regardless of material shape or size, materials remain in control without deviation, increasing production efficiencies, material savings and product quality.

The unique INFINITY Roll has three key benefits for customers:

  1. Maximum Product Control: Control the whole product throughout the entire process.
  2. Superior Flexibility: Transfer previously difficult-to-control materials and product shapes with ease.
  3. Maximum Production Efficiency: Increase product quality and decrease downtime.

Kevin Zeinemann, corporate director of engineering, explained further, “The trend to lower [gram per square meter] material will accelerate, and those materials can become difficult to control at high production speeds. Furthermore, newer materials that incorporate sensory features, such as softness for example, may result in slippage during the converting process. The patented INFINITY Roll corrects the process deviations that may otherwise result, reducing machine downtime and product quality defects.”

Among the industry accolades, the INFINITY Roll has been nominated for the IDEA Achievement Award, and Paula Inda, corporate director of global marketing, commented, “The focus of our inventions is always solving customers’ production challenges but of course we are delighted with the industry recognition. It is quite an honor for us to be included among the other nominees.”

For additional information about JOA and its global capabilities and innovations, please visit Booth #942 during the IDEA19 trade show in Miami Beach, Fla., March 26-28, 2019

Posted March 26, 2019

Source: Curt G. Joa

IDEA®19 Exhibitor Preview: Tredegar Personal Care

MIAMI — March 25, 2019 — Tredegar Personal Care, a supplier to the disposable absorbent hygiene industry, is showcasing its newest products for the baby, feminine and adult care markets at the IDEA®19 Show in Miami Beach. Tredegar Personal Care joins about 7,000 exhibitors at the Miami Beach Convention Center from March 25 to March 28.

Among the innovations that Tredegar will feature are breathable elastic fabrics — including the IDEA 2019 Achievement Award Finalist, FlexAire 771 — and tailored zoned elastic laminates, that deliver the right performance where it’s needed in a seamless design. Tredegar will also showcase AquiSoft™, its newest innovation in acquisition distribution layers, that combines the dryness of film with a soft nonwoven layer, providing additional wicking, comfort and enhanced convertibility.

To support the changing needs of ever more active and discerning consumers, Tredegar has reinvented film-based topsheets with the introduction of Soft&Sure™ and ComfortFeel™ Supreme. With new topsheet offerings that deliver comfort and performance while ensuring dryness, Tredegar has created options to address the unique needs of the feminine, baby and adult care markets. Ever conscious of the impact single use consumer goods have on our world, Tredegar has grown its portfolio of topsheets and ADLs to include options produced from renewable raw materials.

Posted March 25, 2019

Source: Tredegar Personal Care

DKNY Launches Sport Capsule In Partnership With MLB For Spring 2019

NEW YORK CITY — March 25, 2019 — Baseball: the All-American pastime, and a pillar of NYC culture. It’s only natural that this year DKNY SPORT launches a collaboration with MLB — an evolution of the modern woman’s athleisure wardrobe. DKNY SPORT x MLB is a collaboration that celebrates both athletics and aesthetics.

Just in time for Opening Day, DKNY will launch an ongoing product partnership within the DKNY SPORT category with Major League Baseball. This sport-inspired collection brings DKNY’s signature city-ready sport styles to ballparks across the country — creating the perfect game day uniform, with a modern, feminine edge for all 30 MLB teams.

The collection includes DKNY SPORT favorites — the sneaker dress, coach’s jacket, cropped hoodie and leggings — cobranded with an MLB team icon of her choice. bold graphics and logos stay true to both the DKNY and MLB brands, allowing fans to proudly display their loyalty without compromising their signature style. Form-fitting activewear styles — an undeniably feminine signature of DKNY — declare pride with team logos stamped on the chest, across the back, and down the legs.

To bring the collaboration to life, DKNY will host a large-scale VIP launch event in partnership with MLB on Opening Day 2019. There will be a two-hour interactive, engaging VIP event featuring notable attendees across the fashion, lifestyle and sports sectors.

Beginning March 28th, DKNY SPORT X MLB will be available to fans on dkny.com, mlbshop.com, fanatics.com, Macy’s, and select ballparks throughout the U.S. Pricing ranges from $40-$70 for tops, $60-$80 for fleece and bottoms, and $80-$160 for outerwear.

Posted March 25, 2019

Source: DKNY

Levi Strauss & Co. Announces Pricing Of Initial Public Offering

SAN FRANCISCO — March 20, 2019 — Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) today announced the pricing of the initial public offering (IPO) of 36,666,667 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 21, 2019 under the symbol “LEVI.” The company is offering 9,460,557 shares of Class A common stock and selling stockholders are offering 27,206,110 shares of Class A common stock. In addition, the underwriters have a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 5,500,000 shares of Class A common stock from the company at the IPO price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on March 25, 2019, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are serving as joint lead book-running managers for the offering. BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Evercore Group L.L.C. are serving as book-running managers. BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup, Guggenheim Securities, LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Drexel Hamilton LLC, Telsey Advisory Group, and The Williams Capital Group L.P. are serving as co-managers.

The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com, or by telephone at (866) 471-2526; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204; BofA Merrill Lynch, NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014; or Evercore Group L.L.C., Attn: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10055, by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com, or by telephone at (888) 474-0200.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was declared effective on March 20, 2019. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Posted March 25, 2019

Source: Levi Strauss & Co.

Berry Global Group Reports Intent To Acquire RPC Group Plc, Creating Global Plastic And Recycled Packaging Product Franchise

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — March 8, 2019 — Berry Global Group Inc. announced today a recommended superior offer to acquire all of the issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of RPC Group Plc (RPC) for 793 pence per share in cash. Aggregate consideration will be approximately 5.0 billion pounds ($6.5 billion), including refinancing of RPC’s net debt.

RPC is a leading international design and engineering company, providing plastic and recycled products for packaging and selected non-packaging markets. With a focus on rigid and flexible packaging, RPC maintains strong leadership positions across a range of consumer, industrial, and healthcare end markets. Supported by 153 manufacturing locations, commercial presence in 33 countries, an employee base of approximately 25,000 and the broadest range of conversion technologies in the industry, RPC serves more than 10,000 customers, combining large company resources with local, in-market expertise. For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2018, RPC generated net sales and adjusted EBITDA of $4.8 billion and $768 million, respectively.

“We are extremely excited about the opportunity to welcome the team and global capabilities of RPC to the Berry organization. We are highly impressed by the tremendous depth of talent and resources embedded within RPC, and are looking forward to the opportunity to strengthen our combined platform with the wealth of experience and expertise this team has to offer,” said Tom Salmon, chairman and CEO of Berry. “We believe this transaction will further enhance the long-term outlook for our business and will provide a unique value creation opportunity for our shareholders. We plan to leverage our combined know-how in material science, product development, supply chain and manufacturing technologies across resin-based applications to integrate quickly and build a best-in-class organization.”

Berry and RPC are two companies with complementary plastic packaging product offerings and strong cultural compatibility. The combined company will have combined revenue of approximately $13 billion and approximately 48,000 employees across six continents.

The board of directors of RPC has unanimously recommended the superior offer by Berry. The proposed transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close early in the third quarter of calendar year 2019.

Berry has secured a fully-committed debt financing package to fund the transaction, and intends to utilize the enhanced free cash flow of the combined business to reduce leverage quickly from expected pro forma net leverage of approximately 5.0x at close. As part of the transaction, Berry expects to generate approximately $150 million of annual cost synergies.

Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Securities are retained as joint lead financial advisors to Berry. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP are retained as legal advisors for Berry. JPMorgan is also retained as a financial advisor to Berry.

Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Securities provided fully-committed financing in connection with the transaction.

Full details of the transaction are available in the announcement made today under Rule 2.7 of the UK’s City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, available here: http://ir.berryglobal.com/possible-offer-rpc-group- plc-1

Posted March 25, 2019

Source: Berry Global Group

Techtextil 2019 Exhibitor Preview: Freudenberg Performance Materials 

WEINHEIM, Germany — February 6, 2019 — Under the heading “Meet your experts,” Freudenberg Performance Materials will be presenting innovative technical textiles for the automotive, medical and apparel markets May 14-17, 2019 at Techtextil in Frankfurt, Germany, in Hall 3.1, Stand F 37.

Alongside personal discussions, the leading supplier of innovative technical textiles will be hosting a series of expert interviews at its booth. Freudenberg works with the broadest technology platform on the market. This enables the leading manufacturer of performance materials to equip technical textiles with an unparalleled variety of properties. The innovations Freudenberg will be presenting at Techtextil are excellent examples of this ability. Via the expert interviews, Freudenberg will also be giving trade fair visitors the opportunity to gain a good insight into these solutions, even if they do not wish to make an individual appointment. The interviews will be conducted several times a day at times that will be clearly communicated at the company’s booth.

For improved comfort in (electric) vehicles

Good acoustics in vehicles increase driving comfort. This factor is also very important for electric cars, as the alternative drives are quieter than combustion engines and other noises of different frequencies are more strongly perceived. Freudenberg will be presenting innovative Acoustic Pads that feature exceptionally high noise absorption in the vehicle interior. The lightweight pads are a very cost-effective solution and also help customers to reduce the weight of vehicles. Freudenberg Acoustic Pads are ideally suited for use in various automotive applications such as door panels, headliners, trunk linings, wheel arches and more.

Greater efficiency for new mobility

The fuel cell is already being used successfully in a number of applications and is regarded as a decisive energy source of the future. Freudenberg’s series-produced gas diffusion layers (GDL) contribute to making this technology more economical. Their pronounced thickness uniformity and material homogeneity increase electrical and thermal conductivity and improve the transport of gases and liquids within the fuel cell. The outstanding properties have been demonstrated in a broad range of very different customer applications. At the same time, Freudenberg’s GDL can be processed better than other products and exhibit superior mechanical properties.

For faster wound healing

Wound pads are a component of medical wound dressings. Freudenberg wound pads made from hydrophilic PU foams with a direct coating of silicone adhesives are significantly more effective than the commonly used foams with transfer coatings. They are much more flexible, adapt better to the wound bed, and enable antibacterial treatments to better develop their effectiveness. Moreover, the reduction of process steps and complexity during manufacture saves energy, avoids waste and simplifies the supply chain.

The perfect alternative to down

With comfortemp® fiberball padding eco, Freudenberg will be presenting the world’s first padding made from continuous fiber balls, which functions as a perfect substitute for down in clothing. This novel insulation material is made from 100 percent recycled polyester fiber balls and combines the advantages of both padding and down. It is the ideal solution for the sports and outdoor sector, but is also suitable for use in fashion garments. It is manufactured without the use of chemicals, offers optimum breathability and is super-soft and fluffy.

Posted March 25, 2019

Source: Freudenberg Performance Materials

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