Kelheim Fibres’ Viscose Speciality Fibre VILOFT® Receives Lighthouse Award From The Bavarian Environmental Cluster

KELHEIM, Germany — July 19, 2018 — The project “Bio-degradable wet toilet tissue with the viscose speciality fibre VILOFT®” from the Bavarian viscose fiber manufacturer Kelheim Fibres has been awarded the Lighthouse by the Bavarian Environmental Cluster.
 Moist toilet tissue made with Viloft short cut fibers disintegrates rapidly in the sewage system as a result of the fibres’ special cross section and can therefore be conveniently disposed of via the toilet. Since Viloft fibers consist of 100-percent cellulose, such wipes are completely biodegradable and do not pose a threat to either the waste water systems or the environment.

The Lighthouse award is presented annually by the Environmental Cluster of Bavaria to outstanding projects in the field of environmental technology that have already been implemented and that are commercially viable.
 “We have been working with solutions for flushable wet wipes for more than ten years. Over this period effective products have been developed and we are proud that our fibers support the waste water management industry and help to protect the environment. Besides the technical solution, one of the big challenges is to increase consumer awareness for this topic — this Lighthouse award is a valuable contribution toward this goal and we are proud of having been selected as a model project!”, says Matthew North, commercial director at Kelheim Fibres.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: Kelheim Fibres GmbH

Premier Clothing Company Morro Capital Acquires Men’s Apparel Brand JOCKO

MIAMI — July 19, 2018 —  Morro Capital, a Miami-based leader in menswear today announced the acquisition of popular athletic apparel brand JOCKO. The company will join Morro Capital’s growing portfolio of top apparel brands that include Agacio, Cover Male, Daniel Alexander, Pistol Pete, Edipous, Good Devil, Daddy Underwear, Intymen, Kyle, Honcho Underwear, Mensuas, Miami Jock, Otzi and Skiviez.

Originally founded and operated in Los Angeles, California by Michael Lee, Jocko has established itself over the past 25 years as a go-to brand for men looking for practical, yet stylish athletic wear. Joining Morro Capital will allow the company to expand its apparel line and reach more customers across the United States.

“We are excited to bring Jocko into our family of premium menswear brands,” said Morro Capital CEO Joel Gandara. “We look forward to further elevating this long-standing and successful business by leveraging Morro Capital’s extensive network of retail and e-commerce partners.”

Jocko founder Michael Lee added: “I have no doubt that Jocko will benefit from the new perspective and resources that Morro Capital and Joel Gandara bring to the table. They have a great team and knowledge of the industry, and we look forward to seeing Jocko thrive for at least another 25 years!”

Led by successful entrepreneur and industry expert Joel Gandara, Morro Capital is a recognized leader in the designer menswear sector. The company owns and operates a collection of premier apparel brands catalogued at underwearstation.com.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: Morro Capital

Gerber Enables Next Generation Of Fashion Tech To Explore Creative Ways To Create Garments With Technology

TOLLAND, Conn. — July 19, 2018 — Using technology to bring new products to market in the fashion industry is happening now, and technology has been incorporated by each of the finalists in the student competition for ideation 2018. Today, Gerber announces the students who will be featured during the October event. “The 5 finalists, out of more than 90 entries, were chosen after careful consideration by a global panel of industry professionals,” said Elizabeth King, vice president, digital solutions community and ecosystem at Gerber Technology.

Submitted applications came from 17 schools across the nation. In no particular order, the 5 finalists selected are:

  • Adrian Guevara from Jannette Klien University submitted a garment utilizing organic fabrics and dyes with unconventional materials, wearable tech and laser cut motif inspired by the Aztec culture.
  • Angelica Alarcon studies at University of the Incarnate Word and submitted a jacket with solar panels installed on the sleeves, which is connected to a phone charger in the jacket pocket.
  • Loren Franco from El Centro College submitted a dress that utilized an electronic cutting machine to cut out floral designs and a textile that is digitally printed.
  • Sigele Nickerson-Adams studies at El Centro College and submitted a top and trouser outfit that has zero waste from the materials it utilized.
  • Tyesha Wilson from Fanshawe College submitted a ball gown that was digitally and 3D printed.

“The designers and their creations will debut at ideation 2018 during a fashion show on October 5th. Designers were tasked with incorporating technology and using the Pantone® Color of the Year, Ultra Violet, along with any combination of colors from the associated color palettes provided by Pantone. Conference attendees will vote for the best overall garment to win the grand prize,” continued King. “Our goal is to make it easy to design, produce and sell great products and Gerber helps our customers do this by enabling their digital reality.”

Ideation is the premier software conference dedicated to fashion and retail professionals who rely on Gerber’s end-to-end Digital Solutions to integrate software like YuniquePLM® and the AccuMark® family of products to seamlessly transfer data across the supply chain — driving smart machines and feeding back information through IoT, allowing companies to automate their entire process. Streamlining the data and workflows provides insight, brings products to market faster, minimizes costs and ensures quality for Gerber customers.

Ideation will take place on October 3-5 at Nobu Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: Gerber Technology

With OmniBloq™ Bolger & O’Hearn Ushers In Stormproof/Breathable™ — A Revolutionary, New Durable Water Repellent (DWR) Category

FALL RIVER, Mass. — July 19, 2018 — Bolger & O’Hearn has upped the ante for durable water repellent technologies.

Not all durable water repellent (DWR) technologies are created equal and with extreme weather on the rise, there are many days when rainproof just isn’t good enough.

In response, Bolger & O’Hearn has developed Stormproof/Breathable™ OmniBloq™, an advanced DWR technology engineered to keep apparel dry and consumers comfortable, even when exposed to pounding wind and rain.

The team from Bolger & O’Hearn will be at Summer Outdoor Retailer next week — July 23-25, 2018 — to meet and discuss how their new Stormproof/Breathable DWR technology can help brands develop stormproof performance apparel and gear for their consumers.

OmniBloq’s Stormproof/Breathable capabilities represent an entirely new DWR category for the performance industry. Simply put, Stormproof/Breathable garments have been engineered to deflect heavy, wind-driven rain, yet are lightweight and allow perspiration to evaporate.

Stormproof/Breathable OmniBloq easily meets or surpasses AATCC Rain Test 35-2013 and is ideal for all forms of performance apparel and gear including ski wear, hiking clothes, outer wear, tents, backpacks and more. Stormproof/Breathable fabrics treated with OmniBloq also get high marks on the industry’s rigorous Bundesmann water repellency test, maintaining the highest Bundesmann rating after 30-Plus minutes of a treated fabric being exposed to the equivalent impact of full force rain.

In addition to being highly effective, Stormproof/Breathable OmniBloq does not compromise fabric hand, garment design, or wearer comfort. Applied at the factory, this technology is also bluesign-approved, and products treated with OmniBloq are not only highly durable when laundered, but more easily recycled than laminates.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: Bolger and O’Hearn

Federal-Mogul Powertrain’s CrushShield® 2448 Sleeving Offers Enhanced Crash and Abrasion Protection For Heavy-Duty Vehicle Applications

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — July 12, 2018 — Federal-Mogul Powertrain has launched its next generation textile sleeving for crash protection and impact resistance. Available for heavy-duty and light vehicle applications, CrushShield® 2448 features a new heat shrinkable design that absorbs and disperses energy during a crash, protecting sensitive vehicle components including air conditioning lines, fuel lines, hoses and high-voltage cables. The product also provides superior abrasion resistance, which prevents mechanical wear from nearby components that come into contact with each other. Federal-Mogul Powertrain will exhibit the new CrushShield 2448 sleeving, alongside many of its other products at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hanover (Booth C30/Hall 13, September 19-27).

“As heavy-duty engines continue to increase in complexity, so does the amount of tubing, hoses, cables and wiring components required to maintain effective vehicle operations,” said Gian Maria Olivetti, Chief Technology Officer, Federal-Mogul Powertrain. “As a global leader in the design of abrasion and crash technologies as well as innovative textiles, our Systems Protection CrushShield solutions have been proven in advanced testing to provide impact resistant, durable protection for components.”

CrushShield 2448 utilizes a high performance, multi-layer textile design that enables it to dissipate energy in a crash situation, while also providing excellent abrasion protection. Its innovative design has a shrink ratio up to 4:1 with a minimum shrink temperature of +140°C, enabling simple installation over large connectors, brackets and contours with sharp angles, delivering protection where it’s most needed on the application. The heat shrinking design also enables the sleeve to increase in density and toughness when fitted or “shrunk” around the component, maintaining its shape in extreme environments and preventing exposure of the protected products, further enhancing impact and abrasion resistance while increasing component durability.

“Ease of installation is truly the hallmark of CrushShield 2448’s design,” said Tammy Ebersole, Vice President and General Manager, Systems Protection, Federal-Mogul Powertrain. “When installed, this product will firmly grip onto the protected component, eliminating the need for additional fixation devices, reducing overall installation time and complexity for the customer.”

With its lightweight, shrinkable construction, CrushShield 2448 can also cover multiple diameter applications with the same product, thus reducing the need for additional customer part numbers.

Crash and Abrasion Testing

To better serve its customers throughout the world, Federal-Mogul engineers have developed specialized equipment and a proprietary test method to evaluate the impact resistance of protective sleeving over various components such as cables and tubing.  The test is highly customizable and can be varied or adjusted to replicate failure modes often seen in actual crash environments. Designed as a comparison test, it effectively demonstrates differences in a component that is unprotected and protected after an impact event.

Crash tests performed using CrushShield 2448 resulted in an increase in crash protection by more than 70-100 percent, depending on the application. The sleeve was tested using LV312-3 specifications and is classified as class E( >50J) on shielded cable and Class F (>75J) for unshielded cable. When tested for abrasion according to LV312-3 specifications, CrushShield far exceeded the highest abrasion category G (≥ 30,000 cycles).

CrushShield 2448 is currently in testing with several global OEMs.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: Federal-Mogul LLC

HeiQ Announces New Partnership With Concept III In North America

ZURICH, Switzerland — July 18, 2018 — HeiQ Materials AG announces partnership with Concept III to strengthen the sales and support to its brand partners in North America.

With this new partnership, the team at Concept III will immediately begin representing HeiQ technologies with their brand partners. For four decades, Concept III has worked alongside the world’s premier mills and tech innovators to source and develop new fabric-based solutions for iconic outdoor apparel brands.

HeiQ’s CEO Carlo Centonze said: “HeiQ’s mission is to be the global leader in textile innovation. With this partnership with Concept III, we add a sales team that is a leader in textile sales. We are excited that they decided to represent HeiQ in North America to support our mission and brand partners”.

Well known throughout the industry, Concept III founder David Parkes is now revered for establishing a company that can expertly source and supply a wide variety of textiles for the world’s leading outdoor brands.

“A fundamental pillar on which Concept III was founded is the understanding that we’ll never stop doing what’s right to keep the industry moving forward,” said David Parkes. “It’s evident HeiQ shares our values and vision. Like us, they actively seek to perfect everyday textiles not merely for performance or comfort, but to improve the lives of people all across the globe. That’s why we’re looking forward to working together.”

Concept III has established itself as the go-to partner in the textile industry due largely to its market expertise, vast global reach, and its team’s unwavering commitment to integrity.

“We don’t choose our partners lightly,” said Chris Parkes, president of Concept III. “We carefully vet them all. When I realized ‘Innovate. Differentiate.’ isn’t just a slogan for HeiQ but is actually a core value their entire team embodies, I realized this partnership made complete sense. As we now move forward together, I’m confident we’ll deliver tremendous benefits to brands all across North America.”

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: HeiQ Materials AG

Magna Wins Three Innovation Awards From SPE Europe

SAILAUF, Germany — July 17, 2018 — Magna collected three first-place awards at the 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Awards gala held on July 6 in Dusseldorf, Germany. In recognition of its innovative lightweighting efforts enabled by advanced materials, Magna’s thermoplastic liftgate for the 2019 Jeep Cherokee won the body exterior category; its carbon fiber subframe prototype won the chassis category; and its torsional welding joining process won in the enabling technology category.

“SPE clearly recognizes the importance of lightweighting innovations in today’s automotive manufacturing environment,” said Magna Exteriors President Grahame Burrow. “We appreciate this recognition and look forward to bringing automakers more new products and processes to help them meet their goals.”

Lightweight, fully recyclable, composite liftgates, like those found on all 2019 Jeep Cherokees, are particularly beneficial as demand for crossover and sport utility vehicles remains high globally. These liftgate modules achieve up to 25 percent mass savings over steel versions and are delivered as complete assemblies to the customer. Composite materials allow for greater design flexibility with deeper draws and tighter radii. Additional benefits of Magna’s full-system assembly and delivery approach include reduced complexity of the total liftgate module, lower tooling investment and increased throughput at the assembly plant.

The carbon fiber subframe is the result of an ongoing joint R&D project with Ford Motor Company. The prototype subframe achieves an 82 percent part reduction by replacing 45 steel parts with two molded parts and six steel parts, as well as a 34 percent mass savings compared to a subframe made of stamped steel. Vehicle-level testing is currently underway.

Torsional welding joins plastic brackets to thermoplastic fascia with a high-speed twisting motion that creates enough friction-based heat to meld them together. Working with a technology partner, Magna became the first to use torsional welding for automotive fascia. The process is currently used for the front fascia of the 2017 Skoda Octavia in Europe, and there are plans to use it soon in the North American market.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: Magna

Uniroyal Engineered Products Achieves IATF 16949:2016 Certification, The Highest Quality Standard Recognized By Automotive Manufacturers

SARASOTA, Fla. — July 17, 2018 — Uniroyal Global Engineered Products Inc. — a global provider of vinyl-coated fabrics and soft trim technologies serving the automotive, recreational, industrial, contract, hospitality and healthcare markets — announced today its subsidiary, Uniroyal Engineered Products LLC  has achieved IATF 16949:2016 certification, the highest international quality standard for the automotive industry. The certification covers the company’s Stoughton, Wis., plant, R&D lab and test facility. The company’s Stoughton facility also holds the ISO 9001:2015 certification.

“The IATF certification is a significant milestone for our company and demonstrates our commitment to manufacturing high-quality, innovative, best-in-class products for our automotive customers. It is a major accomplishment for the entire Uniroyal Global team and solidifies our position as a world-class supplier within the automotive industry,” said Uniroyal President Howard F. Curd.

“This certification builds momentum at a key time for us as we pursue additional opportunities to expand our automotive business in North America. In addition to earning this new automotive quality certification, Uniroyal Global will be opening a sales and design center in Detroit this summer and exhibiting at the U.S. Automotive Interiors Expo in October,” added Larry Bressler, executive vice president and general manager.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: Uniroyal Global Engineered Products

Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Receives 8th Governor’s Health And Safety Award

CALVERT CITY, Ky. — July 18, 2018 — Labor Cabinet Acting Secretary Mike Nemes visited Sekisui Specialty Chemical’s Calvert City location on June 5 to present the Governor’s Safety and Health Award for 1,755,643 working hours without a lost-time incident.

It was the company’s 8th Governor’s Safety and Health Award in the past nine years. “That is a remarkable feat and it is something that deserves to be celebrated,” Nemes commented. “It is also obvious that there is a culture here that expects safety-conscious employees who take pride in working together to keep each other safe. For this reason, it is my honor to present you with number eight today, and I hope we are celebrating number nine this time next year. Congratulations to you and all of your success.”

“I am very proud of our focus on safety,” said Craig Mitchell, president of Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America. “We appreciate the Governor recognizing companies that put safety as a top priority.”

“Kentucky applauds companies like Sekisui Specialty Chemicals that so value their workforce,” State Senator Danny Carroll of Paducah said. “This organization and its leaders have taken every measure to ensure the safety and well-being of each individual employee. I congratulate them on this much-deserved award and look forward to the company’s future successes in Calvert City and beyond.”

Sekisui Specialty Chemicals is proud to accept this award. “People are the most important strength in our company and safety is and always will be the most important part of our job,” EHS and Operations Director Charlie O’Rear stated.

Sekisui Specialty Chemicals’ primary product is Selvol, a line of high performance polyvinyl alcohol polymers and copolymers used in paper, adhesive, packaging, construction, personal care, and many other specialty formulations.  Sekisui Specialty Chemicals is a subsidiary of the Sekisui Chemical Group, a multibillion dollar, global company that delivers a wide range of products and services to enrich people’s lives. The company is comprised of core businesses and technologies in housing, social infrastructure, and chemical solutions.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: Sekisui Specialty Chemicals

The Future Of Utility Meets Durability In Latest CORDURA® + Carhartt Collaboration

WICHITA, Kan. — July 19, 2018 —  INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand and Carhartt announce the latest collaboration in their long-standing partnership with the launch of Carhartt’s newest generation Full Swing® Steel line, a dynamic workwear collection designed and developed through an extensive consumer insight program. The collection consists of a Men’s Full Swing Steel Jacket, Full Swing Steel Cargo Pant, Full Swing Steel Double Front Pant and Full Swing Steel Multi-Pocket Pant, incorporating multiple Cordura fabric technologies to deliver flexible, versatile, durable solutions for hardworking people.

“Our latest line of Full Swing garments was built and inspired using years of jobsite visits and insights from our Carhartt Crew — carpenters, roofers, aircraft and diesel mechanics, landscapers, and engineers are just a few of the occupations we reached out to,” said Anne Rourke, design manager for bottoms at Carhartt. “We worked with our Insights team and even used a crowd sourcing tool to help design and test products with the goal of creating the ‘Ideal pant solution’. With the Crew’s invaluable feedback on optimal ergonomics and functionality, we developed products such as our Full Swing® Steel Multi-Pocket Pant not only with extra rugged stretch Cordura NYCO fabric for mobile durability but also with additional Cordura fabric reinforcement in critical wear areas.”

The actual sketching, fabric and trim development, testing and prototyping to final product was approximately a year long process. Engineered Cordura fabric technologies in combination with ergonomically placed kneepad pockets were incorporated to provide an enhanced level of comfort and protection. According to the Carhartt crew, “the material, knee pads, fit, flex and durability are amazing, and the pocket layout and reinforced areas were very well thought out.”

“Our heritage with Carhartt continues to evolve as evidenced by this latest integration of consumer-insights and Cordura fabric technology to innovatively address unmet needs,” said Cindy McNaull, global Cordura brand and marketing director. “The latest Full Swing collaboration is a true testimony to our 20 years of continuous partnership.”

The new Carhartt Full Swing apparel line featuring Cordura fabric will be on display at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market (Cordura brand booth #54037-UL and Carhartt booth #46007-UL), and will be available Fall 2018 in select Carhart stores and on www.carhartt.com.

Posted July 19, 2018

Source: INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand

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