Governor Cooper Announces 146 New Jobs in Western North Carolina at GE Aviation

RALEIGH, N.C. — March 1, 2018 — GE Aviation, a global manufacturer of aircraft engines and components, will create 146 full-time jobs over four years at its facilities in Asheville and West Jefferson Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest nearly $105 million to add production capacity supporting its revolutionary ceramic matrix composite (CMC) line of engine components.

“North Carolina welcomes innovators who drive our economy forward,” Governor Cooper said. “GE Aviation and their North Carolina employees have a long history of accomplishment in our state and this expansion will put even more people to work building the next generation of innovative products for the aerospace industry.”

GE Aviation’s Asheville and West Jefferson facilities are part of the company’s Aviation Supply Chain. The Asheville plant, opened in 2014, was the company’s first site to mass produce CMC components for jet engines. The ceramic components, which are lighter and stronger than conventional materials, enhance engine performance and offer lower fuel and maintenance costs.

GE Aviation currently employs more than 1,700 people in North Carolina. Of the 146 new positions, 15 will go to Ashe County and 131 to Buncombe County.

“We are very pleased to continue expanding our GE Aviation business in Asheville,” said Michael Meguiar, Asheville Plant Leader. “We continue to build on a great workforce, culture and community that supports advanced manufacturing jobs in Western North Carolina. This merging of technology and a strong, creative workforce is the foundation of our success. Our site continues to grow as we win components for our next generation of engines such as the GE9X and the CFM LEAP.  I’m very proud of the technology advances and the continued competitiveness that our teams have been able to demonstrate.”

“The companies that know North Carolina best are the ones already doing business in our state,” said North Carolina Commerce Secretary Anthony M. Copeland. “GE Aviation’s vote of confidence with this decision confirms once again that North Carolina offers innovative companies all the ingredients they need for success in today’s competitive marketplace.”

The North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. (EDPNC) were instrumental in supporting the company’s expansion decision.

Salaries for the new jobs will vary by position but will average $48,214, well over the average wage of $39,192 in Buncombe County or the average wage of $31,705 in Ashe County.

A performance-based grant of $558,700 from the One North Carolina Fund will help facilitate GE Aviation’s expansion in North Carolina. The One N.C. Fund provides financial assistance to local governments to help attract economic investment and to create jobs. Companies receive no money upfront and must meet job creation and capital investment targets to qualify for payment. All One NC grants require a matching grant from local governments and any award is contingent upon that condition being met.

In addition to North Carolina Commerce and the Economic Partnership of North Carolina, other key partners in the project include the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Community College System, Buncombe County, Ashe County, the City of Asheville, Ashe County Economic Development, and the Economic Development Coalition of Ashville and Buncombe County.

Posted March 5, 2018

Source: North Carolina Department of Commerce

ISA TanTec to Acquire Auburn Leather Lace Business

MACAU, China — March 5, 2018 — ISA TanTec is pleased to announce that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire the Auburn Leather brand, business and assets with closing in Q2 2018.

Key Auburn staff, including Lisa Howlett, will be retained to ensure continued high quality, character and consistency of the Auburn leather laces for which they are known throughout the industry. Auburn laces will be manufactured in ISA TanTec’s facilities using the same proprietary processes, hides, chemicals and equipment to ensure the authenticity and uniqueness of Auburn’s leather laces continues for our customers.

Auburn was established in 1863 and is the global leader in leather laces. Howlett, Auburn’s longstanding owner, will join the ISA team as the Auburn Brand Ambassador and will assist in taking the company to the next level by integrating Auburn into the ISA TanTec Group. The integration will create more value through an optimized supply chain as well as using a common sales and marketing structure on a global basis to better serve our clients.

ISA TanTec, the eco-friendly leather manufacturer, known for its LITE [Low Impact To the Environment] Trademark is majority owned by its founder, management, and Navis Capital partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Asia.

Posted March 5, 2018

Source: ISA Tantec Ltd.

Lakeland Industries To Present At 30th Annual ROTH Conference

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — March 5, 2018 — Lakeland Industries Inc. — a global manufacturer of protective clothing for industry, healthcare and to first responders on the federal, state and local levels — today announced that its management is scheduled to participate in the 30th Annual ROTH Conference on March 13, 2018.

In its most recent financial results for the fiscal 2018 third quarter ended October 31, 2017, Lakeland reported a 19 percent increase in net income to $1.8 million, up from $1.5 million in the prior year period. Free cash flow increased to $2.6 million, up 24.5 percent from $2.0 million in the fiscal 2017 third quarter. Cash at October 31, 2017 increased to $21.5 million, or approximately $2.71 per share, from $10.4 million at beginning of its fiscal year. Total debt was reduced by 61 percent to $2.3 million at October 31, 2017, from $5.8 million at the beginning of the fiscal year.

Posted March 5, 2018

Source: Lakeland Industries, Inc.

ANDRITZ At HIGHTEX 2018

GRAZ, Austria — March 5, 2018 — ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production solutions and textile finishing technologies for the Turkish market at Hightex 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey, to be held April 14–17, 2018, in hall 9, booth A901.

ANDRITZ has enhanced its textile calender product portfolio

Together with the prestigious ramisch® technologies, which are now part of the Andritz portfolio, Andritz has advanced to become one of the top addresses in the textile calender market. The Andritz teXcal calender range has been characterized for many decades by highest quality standards, outstanding performance, reliability, flexibility, and state-of-the-art deflection-controlled rolls for any textile application. An all-embracing, first-class product and service portfolio is at the customers’ disposal.

Spot-on carding technologies

Andritz delivers carding solutions perfectly suited to every application and process demand for needlepunch, spunlace, and air-through bonding. All requirements in terms of capacity, fiber range or web properties can be covered with Andritz cards. Whether for durable applications, such as geotextile, filtration, or automotive, or for disposable end-uses, such as wipes, cotton pads, medical applications or face masks, Andritz offers a wide range of carding solutions to meet customers’ needs. One highlight of the Andritz portfolio is the innovative TT card, which provides perfect web uniformity at very high speed.

State-of-the-art air-through bonding process for hygiene end-uses

Andritz offers customized solutions to nonwovens producers for hygiene end-uses, such as top sheets and acquisition distribution layers, using the air-through bonding process. With the Andritz flat oven, customers benefit from high production capacity and high-performance fabrics from 16 to 80 gsm, produced with bicomponent fibers. The CETI European Institute in Lille, France, recently installed an air-through bonding oven from Andritz. Customers are welcome to visit and conduct trials.

The Andritz team is looking forward to meeting you at HIGHTEX to show you how to achieve smooth and modern production operations (hall 9, booth A901).

Posted March 5, 2018

Source: Andritz

KARL MAYER Joins ADAMOS, Will Reap The Benefits Of Joining A Strong Global Alliance

OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany — March 5, 2018 — As far as KARL MAYER is concerned, digitization is an important driver of growth, productivity and innovation. This manufacturer is one of the innovative market leaders and driving force for innovations in textile machinery building. Karl Mayer offers solutions for warp knitting, technical textiles and warp preparation.

Karl Mayer has now joined the ADAMOS alliance of industrial and software companies as its seventh partner. ADAMOS is a strategic alliance of machinery and plant engineering firms and stands for ADAptive Manufacturing Open Solutions. This joint venture was set up to tackle Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which are key issues for the future. As part of this, ADAMOS is committed to close cooperation and the exchange of expertise.

According to Arno Gärtner, CEO of the Karl Mayer Group: “Joining the strategic ADAMOS Alliance is the next step in our digitization strategy. ADAMOS brings together experts in mechanical engineering and information technology to help provide high added value for customers. With this involvement we will gain access to an open IIoT environment which is specifically focused on the needs of machinery and plant construction.”

As a pioneer in textile machine building, Karl Mayer pursues a broadly conceived digitization strategy: for one, the aim is to boost productivity within the company’s own added value chain to the customers’ benefit; and secondly, the intention is to develop new market-supporting business models, products and services involving digitization.

Back in November 2017, the company founded Karl Mayer Digital Factory GmbH in order to develop advanced digital competences in an agile environment. And now Karl Mayer Digital Factory too has taken a stake in ADAMOS.

This means that the company can access digital skills quickly and develop new digital solutions and services at the speed required.

Posted March 5, 2018

Source: Karl Mayer

Milliken Specialty Interiors Hosts Laura Guido-Clark’s Love Good Color Workshop For Design, Sales Team

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — March 5, 2018 — The Specialty Interiors group of Milliken & Company, recently hosted a Love Good Color workshop to expand the way the team thinks about and approaches color. Led by Laura Guido-Clark, Love Good Color founder and creative director, this intensive workshop focused on providing Milliken team members with a new, more emotionally-driven way of thinking of and approaching color to help design and build the best fabric options for customers and consumers alike.

Begun in 2017, Love Good Color is an immersive training workshop and intuitive color navigational tool that helps tap into the emotional power of color. It is for anyone who wants to design, communicate and express himself/herself through color more easily, fluently and effectively. This workshop uses a proprietary system based on the spectral and emotive response of color and then provides a toolkit to help attendees pair, layer and navigate intentional palettes. While many textile designs begin with a consideration of the purpose of the material then reflect colors based on trends, the Love Good Color system flips the model to address the emotive power of color. It directs key desired attributes such as cutting-edge or traditional, energetic or serene, productive or relaxing, etc. through a primary consideration of color.

“Applying color to products and environments requires boldness, vision and the ability to execute on the right strategy with the right tools,” said Guido-Clark. “Smart suppliers like Milliken recognize this and go to great lengths to educate themselves to deliver greater value to their customers.”

The system also lines up well with Milliken’s strategy of purposeful and intentional design and efforts to work smarter to eliminate waste and enhance sustainability by choosing more targeted colors and patterns. “While many fabric manufacturers produce a large array of samples and see what sells, Milliken is committed to eliminating waste by offering a more limited selection of carefully chosen products and colors,” noted LeAnne Flack, marketing manager, Milliken Specialty Interiors.

When reflecting on the workshop, Milliken Specialty Interiors director of design and development, Dana Claire Larson added: “The LGC system has made us smarter in terms of focusing on outcomes rather than chasing trends, and it has also given our team a huge advantage. By harnessing the emotive and expressive qualities of color, Milliken associates are better able to layer in new dimensionality to our innovations and create more meaningful designs.”

Posted March 1, 2018

Source: Milliken & Company

AFFOA and Greater Lawrence Technical School Launch Pilot Advanced Fabric Curricula Development Program

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — February 16, 2018 — Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) is proud to announce a pilot advanced functional fabric (AFF) curricula development project with the Greater Lawrence Technical School (GLTS), the MIT Edgerton Center and the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Studio Education Foundation.

Over the past few decades, the U.S. has lost many of its manufacturing capabilities in fiber and textiles. Recent breakthroughs in fiber materials and manufacturing processes have allowed design and production of advanced functional fabrics that see, hear, sense, communicate, store and convert energy, regulate temperature, monitor health and change color. These technologies are positioned to create high-value added products which can revitalize domestic textile manufacturing and generate high quality jobs. However, manufacturing fabrics with advanced capabilities requires a workforce with a new combination of skill sets, which this program is designed to stimulate.

“We are excited about the AFF educational collaboration, not only because it will help prepare students for innovative skill building opportunities and careers, but also because it is an important milestone for all of us in our mission to catalyze a domestic, manufacturing-based, revolution of the textile industry into a value-added, high-tech industry by transforming traditional fibers, yarns, and textiles into highly sophisticated devices,” said AFFOA CEO, Yoel Fink.

The collaboration between AFFOA, GLTS, the MIT Edgerton Center and the STEAM Studio Education Foundation aims to develop the next generation of multi-skilled  workers by exposing students to a myriad of technical skills in the context of manufacturing advanced functional fabrics. The AFF curricula will integrate skills learned at AFFOA High Tech Fabric Discovery Center into an introductory-level curriculum that encompasses Fiber Design, Textile Design and Product Design of Advanced Functional Fabrics and will be piloted at GLTS.

“AFF offers students far more than an opportunity to pursue a career, it allows them to be part of a potential industry that will hopefully impact  the quality of people’s lives,” said John Lavoie, Superintendent, Greater Lawrence Technical School. “Students will be inspired and excited to be the first entrepreneurs to design and produce high tech clothes of the future,” he added.

The curricula will have two interwoven learning pathways that support the student’s ability to build a multi-skilled and multi-faceted framework: Machining, Manufacturing aimed at students interested in AFF production and Engineering Design aimed at students interested in AFF design. Together these pathways are expected to position the students for multiple degree programs and career opportunities in advanced manufacturing, functional fabrics and beyond. This program will also help AFFOA develop a model for scaling alike programs throughout the Commonwealth, in other states and Fabric Discovery Centers, as well as developing a standard for making program materials widely available.

“We have 20 years of experience working with middle and high school students on project-based engineering,” said Forbes Director of the Edgerton Center and Dean for Undergraduate Research, Prof. J. Kim Vandiver. “As part of the collaboration, we are excited to advance education in functional fabrics and to move the needle in workforce development in the textile industry and US manufacturing.”

Posted March 5, 2018

Source:  Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)

John Paul Mitchell Systems®, (JPMS) Partners With Apparel Brand American Made Supply Co. To Create An Exclusive Line Of Fashion Wear Available For A Limited Time Only

LOS ANGELES — March 1, 2018 — John Paul Mitchell Systems® (JPMS), the manufacturer of professional salon products, has partnered with apparel brand American Made Supply Co. to create a limited-edition line of fashionwear designed with the beauty professional in mind. This line was created exclusively for John Paul Mitchell Systems salon owners, stylists, educators and business owners to represent its rich heritage and pride in brand identity.

JPMS partnered with American Made Supply Co., a leading direct to consumer e-commerce apparel brand, to create this limited edition collection, which was constructed using the finest 100-percent American Made Supima Cotton and French Terry. The collection consists of seven styles to choose from,  ranging in price from $40-$70 and packaged in a limited edition recyclable box for safe shipping.

Featured items include a unisex baseball pocket tee, unisex French Terry pullover hoodie, men’s and women’s French Terry jogger pants, ringer tees, and a men’s 2-button henley shirt.  All products are pre-laundered, pre-shrunk and made with love in the heart of Los Angeles.

For the first time ever, a sneak peek and pre-sale of all JPMS gear is being offered.  The sale will take place for 1 month only — March 1-31, 2018 — and is available only on JPMS2018.com.

Posted March 1, 2018

Source: American Made Supply Co.

Uster: Testing For Staple And Filament Yarns

USTER, Switzerland — March 1, 2018 — There is one essential requirement for any yarn, whether staple or filament: it must be strong enough to cope with the rigors of downstream processes, without causing production stoppages. High-speed weaving and knitting put yarns under powerful stresses and strains, so they need to meet the strength and elongation standards for subsequent processes and the required end-uses. The new USTER® TENSORAPID 5 delivers accurate and effective tensile testing performance that yarn producers can rely on.

No matter what the demands of the fabric end-use, minimum strength and elongation properties are needed to prevent a yarn breaking or being damaged in downstream operations. The USTER® TENSORAPID 5 offers testing of all kind of yarns. For over 50 years, the USTER® TENSORAPID has been renowned through the industry for its high precision and reliability.

Accurate measurements combined with smart solutions

Operating according globally-accepted standards for both staple and filament yarn parameters, the Uster Tensorapid 5 is a universal strength and elongation tester, with a testing speed that is steplessly adjustable between 50 and 5000 mm/min. With a 500 N or 1500 N measuring head, the instrument covers the complete range of force and elongation testing, including all known tensile test procedures. Measurements and results comply with all the international standards, including ISO, ASTM, BISFA and Chinese test organizations. Data also integrates directly with the acknowledged global textile quality benchmarks, the Uster STATISTICS.

The fast-moving nature of the textile industry increases the demands on quality control systems. To stay competitive, yarn producers constantly seek for new yarn structures, core yarns with a high elastane content, for example. These innovations also bring extra challenges for quality control instruments. But the Uster Tensorapid 5 is ideally equipped to cope: this Uster strength tester has the flexibility to measure all kind of yarns. Its wide range of force and elongation testing possibilities covers all known tensile test procedures and tensile values.

The Uster Tensorapid 5 has an automatic function with the capability of handling 40 samples. In case of a problem during feeding, the test continues and the customer has the option to repeat the missing position at a later stage. This ensures a high sample throughput, user friendliness and test efficiency. The Uster Tensorapid 5 is configured for ergonomic sample preparation on the side which makes it fastest and most convenient for the operator. Vertical yarn guides allow for user-friendly operation. A limit editor shows the essential information, focusing on exceptions and outliers – ideal for presenting the most important details at a single glance. Customized reports and long-term reports are in line with the well-known Uster TESTER 6 user interface.

Comprehensive process control

Integration of results with Uster Tester 6 allows users to profit from intelligent alarms through the Total Testing Center. Smart reports integrate results from both evenness and tensile tests, providing an overview of the quality being produced. This enables fast reaction by the Quality Manager, to minimize complaints. The result is a complete mill quality system, integrating data from fiber, yarn and tensile testing procedures, both in the laboratory and in-process from the Uster Quantum 3 yarn clearers.

Uster Tensorapid 5 is the must-have tensile testing system for staple yarn producers who are committed to the Uster approach of ‘managing a spinning mill with quality in mind’ for the ultimate satisfaction of their customers downstream.

Tailor-made for filament

The specific needs of filament yarn producers are related to the continuing development of new products and application areas in demanding sectors such as technical textiles, as well as in apparel and home textiles.

The Uster Tensorapid 5-C is tailored specifically to high-precision filament testing, incorporating unique software covering the essential quality factors of strength and elongation. Information about the first break of a filament helps spinners guarantee high speeds in subsequent processes. The determination of yield point and natural draw ratio particularly help POY yarn producers to reduce claims.

The newly developed Uster Tensorapid 5 for staple yarn and the Uster Tensorapid 5-C for filament yarn play a vital role in the drive for improved handling efficiencies and precisely-specified yarn profiling between mills and their customers, through their capacity, precision and reliability. “Tensile testing has been used in textiles since the earliest days of the industry and it will doubtlessly be important in the future. With the new generation of tensile tester we are convinced we have products tailor-made for today’s and tomorrow’s industry,“ says Gabriela Peters, Product Manager Yarn Testing, within Uster Technologies.

Posted March 1, 2018

Source: Uster Technologies Ltd.

DiloGroup At ITM + Hightex 2018

EBERBACH, Germany — March 1, 2018 — International textile producers meet again in Istanbul, Turkey, from April 14-17, 2018, on the occasion of the ITM + Hightex Exhibition. The ITM + Hightex Exhibition in Istanbul is the most important exhibition in Turkey and the Middle East. Especially in Hall 9 (Hightex) the exhibitors will present the complete industry value chain from nonwovens raw materials, production machines and accessories to the endproduct. The related industries covered include hygiene, filtration, fabrics and apparel, medical, automotive, wipes, home furnishings and upholstery. DiloGroup from Eberbach, Germany, with its units DiloSystems, DiloMachines, DiloTemafa and DiloSpinnbau has traditionally taken part in this important exhibition since the first time in 2005.

DiloGroup enjoyed above-average order influx in all important markets for its machines and installations and had record turnovers in 2015 and 2016. Due to an increase of about 20 percent, the overall turnover in 2016 has reached a total of around 110 million Euros. This shows DiloGroup’s strong position in the international nonwovens machinery business. Also the lines sold to Hassan Group and to further well-known Turkish companies in 2017 show the high importance of the Turkish market for the entire DiloGroup. The increased turnover has been accompanied by the creation of numerous new jobs. Now the complete DiloGroup has about 450 employees. In addition, DiloGroup increased the assembly space by 3000 square meters, the new hall was dedicated by mid-2017.

As the leading group in the field of staple fibre nonwoven production lines DiloGroup will inform about complete lines presenting the latest developments in all components. The strong demand for DILO production lines is partly due to the high attraction of needled nonwovens themselves with a yearly increase in consumption of about 6 to 7 percent.

Staple fibre production lines start with fibre preparation — opening and blending — from DiloTemafa, card feeding and cards from DiloSpinnbau and end with crosslappers and needlelooms from DiloMachines.

The quality of DiloGroup’s four equipment components, opening and blending, carding, crosslapping and needling, is important to customers. A DILO line stands for highest productivity with best web quality. This goes hand in hand with a high efficiency as the mentioned four machine groups are controlled by a single drive and control technique and fulfill all requirements for modern crosslinking and smart production.

Customized lines are engineered, manufactured, delivered and put into operation by DiloGroup for the customer’s purpose and benefit.

Posted March 1, 2018

Source: DiloGroup

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