Kornit Digital Launches New HD Printing Technology For The Avalanche Series

ROSH-HA’AYIN, Israel — January 16, 2018 — Kornit Digital, a global supplier of digital textile printing innovation, has announced the introduction of a new HD printing technology for its Avalanche platform of direct-to-garment printing systems.

The Avalanche HD6, the successor of the Avalanche Hexa, is equipped with Kornit’s HD print engine and NeoPigmentTM Rapid ink, which leads to significant reductions in ink consumption – and therefore cost per print – in comparison to the company’s existing Avalanche systems. The HD6 will reduce the ink consumption by up to 30% compared to the current “R-Series” version and up to 46% compared to the previous Non R-Series versions of the Avalanche Hexa. In addition, Kornit is launching an HD version of the Avalanche 1000 which will be called Avalanche HDK. The company also announced that existing Kornit customers now have an upgrade path for their Avalanche Hexa and Avalanche 1000 systems.

The new systems are the result of Kornit’s experience gained from 15 years of direct-to-garment printing innovation and a very large installed base of systems. The new cost per print levels make the new HD systems an attractive choice for screen printers for print runs between one and 500 copies. The new systems are running with 4l bulk ink containers of Kornit’s NeoPigmentTM Rapid ink. This ink, which has been specifically developed for Kornit’s HD technology, offers an improved gamut for spot and brand color matching, increased opacity and saturation of the white ink, as well as improved hand feel – an important requirement by screen printers. The print quality is further enhanced by ColorGATE’s Professional RIP solution, adding advanced color management and screening capabilities, improved white base creation and pre-defined color libraries for ultimate color matching.

Both the HD print engine and the NeoPigment Rapid ink are used in Kornit’s Vulcan system and have been field proven in a number of installations over the past year.

Omer Kulka, Kornit Digital’s Vice President of Marketing and Product Strategy, comments, “Today’s market trends put traditional screen printing service providers under pressure given increased demand for short run production with frequent inventory cycles, coupled with the online and direct-to-customer business models, the demand for personalized garments, and demand for shorter delivery times. Added to these trends is the current retail meltdown which particularly impacts fashion and apparel outlets. Kornit’s HD technology, based on our 15 years of digital textile printing experience, provides an excellent and profitable alternative for print runs of one to 500 pieces with quick turnaround times.”

Kornit’s Avalanche platform represents the high productivity segment of Kornit’s industrial direct-to-garment printing product family, providing customers with a multitude of system options for different application requirements. The Kornit Avalanche HD6 includes six color channels (CMYK, Red, Green) plus white, for a wider gamut and improved spot color matching. Users can easily reproduce the true colors of licensed sports teams and accurately match corporate logos with fiery reds, warm yellows, deep blues and greens, vivid purples and many more.

Designed for the mass production of garments, Kornit’s Avalanche HD6 includes a patented architecture of dual bridge and dual pallet, designed to achieve optimal performance in an industrial production environment, and is a very robust platform designed for heavy duty use. The system operates at high speeds and provides excellent print quality.

The Avalanche HD6 is available for delivery during the first quarter of 2018 to be followed by the Avalanche HDK during the second quarter. Previous versions of the Avalanche Hexa and Avalanche 1000, with or without ink recirculation technology, are field upgradeable to the new HD versions and that way can benefit from the advantages of the NeoPigmentTM Rapid technology.

The new Avalanche HD6 can be seen in live demonstrations at Kornit Digital’s booth at the ISS Long Beach show, taking place January 19-21, as well as the TecStyle Visions show in Stuttgart, Germany, taking place February 15-17.

Kornit’s state of the art NeoPigment™ meets the highest environmental regulations, including Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and GOTS V5 pre-approval. Suitable for printing on multiple fabric types, its versatility is unmatched. NeoPigment™ prints have an excellent hand feel, a wide gamut of bright and intense colors, as well as long-term durability and wash-fastness.

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: Kornit Digital

Fruit of the Loom Partners with Goldbug to Introduce Newborn, Infant and Toddler Accessories and Apparel Line in 2019

Bowling Green, Ky. — January 16, 2018 — Fruit of the Loom is excited to announce a new partnership and licensing agreement with Goldbug, the largest distributor of infant and children’s accessories in the United States. This new relationship between Fruit of the Loom and Goldbug will produce a unique product line to cover babies’ needs from head to toe, which will sell at national and online retailers beginning in spring 2019.

“As a proven leader in the baby softgoods market, Goldbug’s focus on quality and innovative design makes them the perfect strategic partner for us as we enter this category,” said Melissa Burgess Taylor, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., Chairman and CEO. “Fruit of the Loom is known for its quality, value and style, and we are excited to offer innovative products to new parents seeking a known and trusted brand for their children.”

“We are enormously proud to begin a partnership with Fruit of the Loom, an iconic American brand recognized around the world,” said Katherine Gold, Goldbug CEO. “We look forward to a long and productive relationship with Fruit of the Loom, which will allow us to grow together and develop products that offer solution-oriented, pleasing designs that parents will love.”

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: Fruit of the Loom, Inc.

FINERY, The Wardrobe Operating System™ Founded By Whitney Casey and Brooklyn Decker, Raises $5 Million In Seed Funding

NEW YORK — January 16, 2018 — FINERY, the world’s first automated online wardrobe platform with predictive analytics for styling and shopping, announced today a $5 million seed round led by NEA with participation from Farfetch, BBG Ventures, Adrian Cheng through C Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, Halogen Ventures, RetailMeNot Founder & CEO Cotter Cunningham and TheSkimm founders, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg. The company is founded by CEO Whitney Casey (former CNN anchor and best-selling author) and Brooklyn Decker (actor and model) acts as the company’s Chief Design Officer.

Funds from this round will be used to grow the company’s team of top developers and data scientists. With a proprietary, automated backend process, FINERY integrates seamlessly with a user’s shopping history and purchase patterns, optimizing the second most valuable room in the home – a woman’s closet. Since launch, the platform has garnered more than 100,000 users.

FINERY is taking a technology-first approach to fashion, retail and a woman’s personal wardrobe, a space typically dominated solely by e-commerce. The consumer-facing platform allows women to shop across any brand or retailer and see all their purchases instantly in one place. From here, FINERY helps generate styled looks from the items users have already purchased and is building highly personalized shopping recommendation processes based on what each user already owns, reducing redundancies. FINERY’s proprietary technology acts as a consumer advocate, empowering women to own their information on wardrobe spending and use it to their benefit by making more informed decisions about how they budget their time and money.

To further help women shop smarter, the platform’s management technology detects recent purchases, providing alerts when an item’s return window is about to expire, while also monitoring for potential price adjustments. In addition, the platform notifies users when items they have been looking to buy go on sale.

“With thoughtful investors from both tech and fashion by our side, we’re committed to building out the most powerful set of software tools that are easy to use and invaluable to savvy female consumers – the kind of technology that makes women smarter about how they spend their money, style themselves and shop everyday,” said Whitney Casey, co-founder and CEO of FINERY. “We are the first consumer facing, apparel based data company to capture and understand these deep insights and then seamlessly put that powerful information directly to work for the women that data belongs to. We don’t want to sell women more ‘stuff,’ we want to help them to wear the things they already own, potentially monetize their closets and then give them tools to shop more strategically.”

“The team at FINERY is creating a completely connected closet platform, closing the retail loop from purchase to recommerce,” said Tony Florence, general partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA). “They’ve built a powerful algorithm that combines inventory management, styling, purchasing and accessibility to help an individual manage her wardrobe. The technology is unique in that it’s the first time we can understand the entire lifecycle of a wardrobe, from purchase, to usage, to the day it either gets retired or resold.”

This round of investors joins FINERY’s founding angel investors, including Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick, former professional tennis player; Miroslava Duma, founder and CEO of Fashion Tech Lab; and Nasiba Adilova, co-founder of The Tot.

Early adopters of the platform include Lauren Santo Domingo, Vogue contributing editor and co-founder of Moda Operandi; Christine Centenera, Vogue fashion director; Bobbie Thomas, style editor of NBC’s Today Show; Rachel Zoe, designer and celebrity stylist; Molly Sims, model and author; Kelly Wearstler, interior designer; Leandra Medine, founder of Man Repeller; Danielle Bernstein, founder of We Wore What; and Emily Schuman, founder of Cupcakes and Cashmere.

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: FINERY

Sensient® Launches ElvaJet®Opal Digital Sublimation Ink

MORGES, Switzerland — January 16, 2018 — Sensient Imaging Technologies, a division of Sensient Technologies Corp., announced today the introduction of a new range of high performance digital dye sublimation inks, ElvaJet®Opal. Based on new dispersion technology, ElvaJet Opal reaches new heights in color, latency and print performance.

ElvaJet Opal will enable businesses to transform their printing experience.  Sensient is the pioneer of digital sublimation printing with the development of the ElvaJet series sublimation inks, which took industrial printing to the level it is today. With the introduction of the latest technology, ElvaJet Opal, Sensient proves again that they set the standard as they revolutionize the dye sublimation market with innovative technologies for today’s industrial print market. Putting the user experience first, Sensient has optimized the technology to deliver an outstanding product that will add value to any business involved in sublimation printing.

“Our world class team of ink designers created Opal from the bottom up, starting with a revolutionary core dispersion technology,” comments Mike Geraghty, President of Sensient Colors. “We have increased the color strength of the Opal inks and maintained the Sensient signature black shade. Opal inks deliver the batch to batch consistency we are renowned for whilst ensuring optimal balance between sharpness, contrast, drying time and transfer from all types of papers, including low cost uncoated 18gsm.

“These properties will allow our customers to benefit from significant production cost savings”, adds Dr Simon Daplyn, Marketing Manager for Sensient’s Ink business. Daplyn continues, “ElvaJet Opal is the next generation of sublimation ink for the industrial era, easy to install and print over long production runs with low maintenance requirements.

The digital sublimation inks developed under the ElvaJet Opal platform are designed and manufactured in Morges, Switzerland, and have been formulated for use in Piezo-based printers for applications such as fashion, sports apparel, home textiles and sign & display. Successfully printed on a range of industrial digital printers, the developed inks show exceptional print and color performance.

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: Sensient Imaging Technologies

Sensient® Launches Xennia® Emerald PC Digital Printing Ink

MORGES, Switzerland — January 16, 2018 — Sensient Imaging Technologies, a division of Sensient Technologies Corp., announced today the introduction of a new range of high performance digital pigment inks, Xennia® Emerald PC, suitable for direct printing of textiles. Based on innovative dispersion and binder technology, Xennia Emerald PC changes the game for printers by offering excellent color strength with unrivalled printing performance.

Sensient was the first company to release a digital pigment ink for textiles, and today has applied all the learnings from the market to provide a solution to take digital pigment printing to the next level. With the introduction of Xennia Emerald PC, Sensient once again sets the standard. Designed to maximise printing performance in production environments, Emerald PC inks also offer the peak in color performance with an optimized ink set to provide an extended gamut. Emerald PC inks deliver minimised pre and post processing by including a revolutionary binder technology within the ink, eliminating the need to use a post application fixing polymer.

“Key to the performance of Emerald PC is including a binder within the ink whilst increasing color strength at the same time as maximizing open time and latency”, commented Dr. Ian Whitehead, Innovation Director for Sensient Inks. “Sensient’s highly skilled innovation team have delivered a solution for the market without having to compromise in any aspect of printing” adds Jerome Jeanneret, General Manager for Sensient’s Ink business. “A further key advantage of Xennia Emerald PC inks is their cross compatibility with printhead technologies, allowing proofing and production with the same ink set providing ultimate flexibility for users with multiple systems.”

The digital pigment inks developed under the Xennia Emerald platform are designed and manufactured in Morges, Switzerland, and have been formulated for use in Piezo-based printers for applications such as fashion, home textiles and sports. Successfully printed on a range of digital printers, the developed inks show exceptional print and color performance.

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: Sensient Imaging Technologies

Kimberly-Clark Professional Filtration Highlights Role Of Air Filter Media In Achieving Superior IAQ And Reducing HVAC System Energy Costs

ROSWELL, Ga. — January 16, 2018 — Kimberly-Clark Professional* Filtration exhibits for the first time at the 2018 AHR Expo, January 22-24, at McCormick Place in Chicago (booth 1952). The company will feature its broad range of nonwoven filter media for HVAC applications, including pleat, pocket and mini-pleat filters.

“As a valued partner to our filter manufacturer customers, we are looking forward to connecting with the larger HVAC community and discussing the important role that air filter media plays in achieving indoor environmental goals,” said Juliana Khouri, category marketing manager, Kimberly-Clark Professional Partnership Products.

Kimberly-Clark’s nonwoven, electret-treated filter media provides both high initial and high sustained filtration efficiencies — from MERV 7-15 — and does so with a low pressure drop, for reduced airflow resistance, which results in lower HVAC system energy consumption.

High filtration efficiencies are important for superior indoor air quality (IAQ), which in turn, can impact the health and productivity of building occupants. According to ASHRAE’s Position Document on Filtration and Air Cleaning, the use of air filters that capture particles 2.5 microns or smaller can lead to substantial health benefits.

“Submicron particles — those under 2.5 microns — can travel to the deepest part of the lungs, where they can lead to health problems,” said Khouri. “The superior particle capture efficiency afforded by our media’s electret treatment removes submicron particles like dust, mold, pollution, bacteria and allergens from the breathing air.”

Coupled with its electret treatment, the underlying mechanical structure of Kimberly-Clark’s air filter media removes submicron particles while keeping airflow resistance low for a long period of time. Low airflow resistance allows the HVAC system motor to function more energy-efficiently, for reduced energy costs. Plus, because filters made with Kimberly-Clark filter media last longer, maintenance time and disposal costs associated with changing out filters is reduced.

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: Kimberly-Clark Professional

BSN SPORTS Acquires Gulf Coast Athletic Supply, Inc. In Texas

DALLAS — January 16, 2018 — BSN SPORTS, a Varsity Brands company and the nation’s largest direct marketer and distributor of sporting goods to the school and league markets, today announced it has acquired Gulf Coast Athletic Supply, Inc. (“GCAS”), based in Sugar Land, Texas.  GCAS, which has served team customers since 1990, is a leading distributor of team apparel and equipment in the south coast region of Texas, including the Greater Houston market.

“We are thrilled to welcome Beau & Josh Blackard and their talented team to the BSN SPORTS family,” said Terry Babilla, BSN’s President. “GCAS will contribute a talented group of team sports professionals to our growing organization and, just as importantly, their culture of stellar customer service and a ‘customer first’ commitment is a perfect fit with our approach to the team sports and community marketplaces. Together with our 800+ sales professionals nationwide, this combination contributes to our incomparable one-stop shop and we look forward to a bright future together.”

Ron Blackard, President of GCAS, said, “Joining forces with BSN SPORTS represents a rare opportunity to rapidly expand services and new product lines to our customer base of the past 27 years. I am also confident that BSN’s excellent track record of creating expanded opportunities for employees will benefit our own team, and we are excited to join BSN SPORTS and help shape the future of team sports in Texas.”

Mr. Babilla concluded: “The GCAS acquisition builds on BSN’s notable growth over the past year, which includes the addition of over 200 sales professionals in key markets such as Alabama, Georgia, Washington, Utah, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, Oregon, Idaho and California. We will continue to seek out partners that share our values and possess a passion for building lifelong customer relationships.”

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: BSN SPORTS

Birla Cellulose Expands Its Global Outreach With The Launch Of New York Design Studio

NEW YORK — JANUARY 16, 2018 — Aditya Birla Group’s Birla Cellulose has launched its premier international design studio in New York, USA.  At the opening ceremony, Mr. Rajeev Gopal, the Chief Marketing Officer of Grasim Industries Limited, a flagship company of Aditya Birla Group said that “It is a historic moment for all of us at Birla Cellulose as we embark on this new journey.” Mr. Gopal added “Birla Cellulose design studio will offer a one stop solution for brands in the US.”

From fibre to fashion, Birla Cellulose, the Pulp and Fiber business of the Aditya Birla Group, is the global leader in Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) which has touched lives across continents. Birla Cellulose fibers are of 100% natural origin, highly absorbent, have soft feel, and are completely biodegradable. In its quest to cater to the demand from the international market, Birla Cellulose has launched its design studio in New York fashion district (Birla Cellulose Studio, 525 7th Avenue, Suite #308, New York). The design studio will display a range of over 300 varieties of fabrics. The fabrics created by the value chain partners in India will display the best of innovations done on Modal, Viscose and Spunshades, apart from the core fabric collection.

The studio will also have a display of 74 shades of dope dyed Spunshades fibres from Birla Cellulose.

The design studio will offer a one stop solution for brands in the USA in terms of fabric samples in Viscose, Modal and Spunshade.  Apart from fabric display, the studio will be actively involved in supply chain support from India, technical support to fabric manufacturers, fabric swatch support followed by yardages for making prototype samples. The active presence of the studio in New York will be a step towards reducing lead time for the buyers.

Mr. Gopal said “Birla Cellulose is here to create awareness for international buyers on possible partnerships towards a mutually profitable growth. Birla Cellulose will exhibit innovations in fibres that work beautifully with the fashion sentiment. Thus re-enforcing the group’s philosophy of constant innovation to suit changing consumer needs.”

Mr. Gopal also formally launched the SS19 fabric collection in viscose, modal, spun dyed which would be beneficial to the Fashion Industry as January and February are the months wherein the Industry looks forward to new SS19 fabric range. With this launch, Birla Cellulose has made its seasonal collection accessible for global markets. Birla Cellulose is a global leader with manufacturing in 6 countries & sales in over 65.

In terms of sustainability, “Birla Cellulose has successfully completed Canopy Style Audit and its current supply chains confirm that the risk of sourcing wood from ancient and endangered forests or other controversial sources is low risk, which is an industry leading result.  Chain of Custody (C-o-C) certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is available for our fibres. Aditya Birla Group’s VSF manufacturing units are certified under the ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management system,” informed Mr. Gopal.

Recently, Birla Cellulose of the Aditya Birla Group has been ranked Number one globally by the NGO Canopy, in its Hot Button Report for its work on the conservation of ancient and endangered forests. Birla Cellulose has a ‘light green shirt’ ranking in the updated and expanded edition of the Hot Button Report, which ranks eleven viscose rayon producers that represent 70% of global viscose production.

Mr. Gopal informed that Grasim Industries Limited the Indian arm of Birla Cellulose, has also been awarded the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified biobased product label for Birla Excel, Birla Viscose, Birla Modal and Birla Spunshades which was a milestone in reaching their sustainability journey and strengthening their belief that sustainability is at the core of Birla Cellulose’s business strategy.

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: Aditya Birla Group

Luxury Men’s Fashion Meets Traditional Kimono Craftsmanship — HIROMI ASAI New Collection “Baron” Presented At Capsule Show New York

NEW YORK — JANUARY 16, 2018 — HIROMI ASAI, New York-based rising fashion brand, designed by Hiromi Asai, who made her runway debut for her women’s collection at New York Fashion Week in 2016, presented her menswear collection at Pitti Uomo and Capsule Show in 2017. For the Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 season, HIROMI ASAI presents a new collection at Capsule Show New York Men’s AW18, held at Pier 94 in New York on January 23-25, 2018.

The theme of the new HIROMI ASAI collection 18-19 A/W is “Baron.” Its design concept is menswear for a baron who lives in a corner of New York Manhattan. The collection consists of suits, jackets, coats, shirts, bottoms and ties, for both casual and business settings.

One of the highlights of the HIROMI ASAI menswear collection for this season is a golden-black coat “Venus,” which was woven with the traditional Japanese Nishijin-ori brocade technique, mainly used for manufacturing Obi sashes (belts). This coat makes an ambiguous outfit: gorgeous and chic. HIROMI ASAI also provides a wide range of jacket collections for this season. One of them is a silk jacket “Starry Night,” which looks similar to a tweed jacket, but was made with hand-woven silk textiles using hand-dyed wide thread. All textiles of the HIROMI ASAI collection were woven and/or dyed in workshops all over Japan, using traditional Kimono manufacturing techniques.

“This is my third season for our Men’s collection. We always try to revive the essence of Japanese Kimono for the modern fashion on the world market. For this new collection, I am convinced that we can develop luxurious and sophisticated menswear, more suitable for a worldwide market, without sticking to Japanese design motifs,” said Ms. Asai.

HIROMI ASAI will also display several shoes that fit into the new collection, made by H.KATSUKAWA, a unique leather shoe maker in Japan.

“We would like to propose men’s fashion styling from head to toe. This time we can proudly display a shoe collection that fits to our collection, with the cooperation of H. KATSUKAWA,” said Ms. Asai.  “The art of Kimono creation is still on the verge of crisis. I desire to bring the HIROMI ASAI collection made by Kimono textiles to its rightful forefront in world fashion. Please come to see our new collection at Capsule Show.”

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: Hiromi Asai

Cole Haan Appoints Tom Linko As Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK — JANUARY 16, 2018 — Cole Haan, the iconic American lifestyle accessories brand and retailer, today announces the appointment of Tom Linko as Chief Financial Officer.

“We are delighted Tom Linko has joined Cole Haan as CFO. His unique pedigree makes him ideal for Cole Haan. His experience in growth-oriented, multi-channel, global fashion and lifestyle brands will serve a vital role on our management team at a time when Cole Haan is gaining marketshare and expanding globally,” said Jack Boys, Chief Executive Officer of Cole Haan.

Linko brings a wealth of experience to this role, having served most recently as CFO of Kate Spade & Co., where he oversaw and lead their global finance team that included accounting, reporting, treasury, tax, internal audit, FP&A and global planning.

“I am thrilled to be joining one of the strongest American brands in the marketplace that is bridging technology and innovation with classic style. It is an exciting opportunity to be able to bring my experience in the fashion industry to a growth brand such as Cole Haan,” said Tom Linko.

Since 1928, the Cole Haan name has been synonymous with quality, craftsmanship and vision. In February of 2013, Apax Partners acquired Cole Haan, making it privately owned for the first time in 25 years. As a great American brand, Cole Haan believes in the importance of substance, craft, style and innovation. With this, Cole Haan has continued to expand domestically in category and internationally through best-in-class partners and distribution agreements.

Posted January 16, 2018

Source: Cole Haan LLC

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