CEMATEX Continues To Promote Innovation Excellence With Grant For ITMA 2019 Research Institutions

BRUSSELS — November 20, 2017 — Underscoring its commitment to innovation, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX) will continue to promote excellence in research and development at ITMA 2019. The CEMATEX Research & Innovation Grant will help defray participation cost of eligible educational and research organisations at the Research & Innovation (R&I) Pavilion by at least 50 percent.

Fritz P. Mayer, president of CEMATEX which owns the ITMA exhibition, announced: “Innovation has always been key to the global competitiveness and sustainability of textile and garment makers. Research and development plays a critical role to help the industry develop new competitive advantages.”

He added, “ITMA is an ideal platform to foster collaboration among researchers, businesses and investors. An ITMA 2015 survey revealed that more than 90 percent of the R&I exhibitors were able to establish new business relations and open up new markets. Hence, we are glad to continue to support these exhibitors with the CEMATEX grant for the third time.”

DITF Denkendorf, one of Germany’s largest centers of textile research, has been a regular ITMA participant. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Götz T. Gresser, Member of the Board, said: “Our research activities span the entire textile value chain, from raw material to final product. As ITMA also covers solutions for the whole value chain and attracts an international audience, it provides an excellent environment for us to share our research, observe the latest market developments and meet potential partners. We are looking forward to another successful participation at ITMA 2019.”

The R&I Pavilion will showcase cutting-edge textile and related research and development projects and serve to encourage collaboration among companies, research centres and universities to develop novel materials and technologies to transform the textile, garment and fashion industry.

Speakers Platform

In addition to providing outstanding opportunities to research organisations and universities to share their R&D achievements, the R&I Pavilion also provides an excellent platform for participating institutes and guest industry speakers to share their latest knowledge and projects at the Speakers Platform.

Dr. Jon Rust, Interim Director of Zeis Textiles Extension, North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles, enthused: “Taking part in the ITMA Research & Innovation Pavilion has helped to profile our university to a global audience. The Speakers Platform offers an additional channel to raise awareness of our research projects and facilitate knowledge transfer. With ITMA 2019 theme being ‘Innovating the World of Textiles’, we are anticipating a more exciting exhibition.”

The Speakers Platform at the R&I Pavilion will feature 20-minute presentations based on the following topics:

  • Raw materials and manufacturing technology;
  • Automation and digitalization: Creating new opportunities in the textile and fashion industry;
  • Technical textile innovations and manufacturing technology; and
  • Sustainable textile and garment manufacturing in the circular economy,

The R&I Pavilion at ITMA 2015 received good response from both academic and commercial organizations. It featured 40 exhibitors from 16 countries and incorporated the European Textile Research & Education Pavilion. A total of 43 speakers from various leading institutes and universities shared their insights and research projects.

Organizations keen to participate in the ITMA 2019 R&I Pavilion or apply for the CEMATEX grant can visit www.itma.com or email application@itma.com.

ITMA 2019 will be held from June 20-26 at Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via venue. More than 50 per cent of the space has been booked since application for exhibition space started in May. The exhibition will showcase the latest technologies and sustainable solutions for the entire textile and garment manufacturing value chain in 19 chapters. In addition to machinery, exhibits will also include fibers, yarns and fabrics, as well as leasing and finance services.

Posted November 21, 2017

Source: CEMATEX

Hohenstein Group Has Restructured Their Operational Areas In Order To Stay Close To Customers And Respond To Market Demands

BÖNNIGHEIM, Germany — November 20, 2017 — To fulfill current market demands more effectively, the Hohenstein Group in Bönnigheim has restructured its divisions as of November 14, 2017. “Our customers from industry and retail have considered us a reliable partner in the field of textiles and many other associated areas for years,” said owner Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecheels. Shared expertise across individual disciplines and our unique “Full-Service” ranging from research and development, verification and certification to inspections and labels for product marketing are the hallmark of this globally operated, family-owned company.

“The industry increasingly requires our expertise as an application-orientated centre of excellence for product development. We offer a quick response time for testing. And prominent brand names use our independent certification as evidence of their product stewardship and to strengthen their product labeling,” Mecheels lists a few of the various market demands. “To be able to optimally support our customers in all issues in the future, we have streamlined our organizational structure and closely merged our operational areas that focus on similar issues.”

Services at Hohenstein range from functionalized textiles and life sciences and comparative product testing to quality verification and textile certification. The managing directors Dr. Stefan Droste, Florian Girmond, Dr. Timo Hammer, Prof. Dr. Dirk Höfer and the owner Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecheels are responsible for the various branches with immediate effect.

Dr. Christof Madinger was appointed as the COO for the testing and certification of clothing, home textiles, technical textiles and raw materials as well as the evaluation of production facilities and product quality during inspections. From the 1st November, Dr. Stefan Droste assumed responsibility for the international subsidiaries of the Hohenstein Group alongside his duties as managing director. Thus, the company is accounting for the increasing importance of their global laboratory sites. To offer the same reliable “Hohenstein quality” to customers across the globe is the aim of this constant expansion.

Posted November 21, 2017

Source: Hohenstein Group

Digital Printing And Sustainability Book To Be Unveiled

COMO, Italy — November 21, 2017 — Originally created to speed production times up and reduce pattern book production costs, in 20 years digital printing has taken a leading role in the design and production of printed fabrics. There is a consensus that inkjet printing is the future of the textile printing in both the fashion sector, which is particularly sensitive to versatility, speed and customization, and other production sectors, such as interior design.

The third Book of the “Beyond the Silk Road” series will be unveiled at the digital textile industry conference, organized by Epson in Como November 20-21, 2017. Created by the Textile Solution Centre Advisory Board by Epson, For.Tex. and F.lli Robustelli, the “Digital printing and sustainability” Book covers the latest environmental impact thinking within the textile industry. The publication was edited by Blumine, a textile and fashion industry sustainability research and consulting company, in collaboration with the Como technical institute Rete Clima.

The focus on digital printing is entirely justifiable as it is a well-established and ever rising trend: in the first half of 2017, there were more than 982,300,000 square meters of digitally printed fabric. The many advantages of this cutting-edge printing technology can be found throughout the industry, from the companies to the final consumers. The economic, organizational and ecological benefits include waste reduction, fewer wash cycles and the related reduction in environmental pollution.

“Inkjet printing is an irreplaceable technology in a textile production system which has to cope with the daily demand for flexibility and customization of production”, said Pietro Roncoroni, president of the Textile Solution Centre and of For.Tex, a chemical company working in industrial textile market now part of the Epson Group. “It is a question of understanding how much digital printing is consistent with the demand for reducing environmental impact and chemical safety that the customers and brands are imposing on textiles manufacturers and printers. Our mission is to study the dynamics and drivers of cultural and technological innovation. The Textile Solution Centre was established to disseminate digital innovation culture among the textile printing processes. We do this through our training programs for different public sectors: both making our teaching available by running workshops in schools, businesses and research institutes that want the first-hand experience of the potential of inkjet printing and publishing the “Beyond the Silk Road” Book series.”

The “Digital printing and sustainability” Book provides an in-depth examination of sustainability applied to the digital printing on the textile sector. It starts with an analysis of the economic and cultural background, which the technology is now a part of, its fashion sector connections and the continually evolving market dynamics. Special attention is given to the research role and the production of low environmental impact chemicals. Printers are governed by laws, regulations, certifications and restrictive specifications produced by customers and brand in the fashion industry. This can be seen from the interviewed opinion leaders and from For.Tex’s daily experience.

How are the environmental advantages of inkjet printing quantified?

The study collects the data obtained by simulating the consumption of materials needed to print 1,000 metres of fabric using conventional and digital technologies based on values provided by a printer run with both types of equipment. The processed data revealed that digital technology has a smaller carbon footprint compared to traditional printing. The report explains that a digital system produced less equivalent CO2 than a conventional rotary system — specifically, this is 139.56 kg of equivalent CO2 compared to 85.66 kg of equivalent CO2. This significantly limits the contribution to climatic warming.

Digital printing used 27-percent less water, confirming yet another vital statistic, which has two environmental knock-on effects. This process guarantees a reduction both in the volume of wastewater sent for purification and in the consumption of energy for heating process water. This further lowers the carbon footprint while using the printer.

Further analysis in the report includes a study of the environmental advantages evaluation introduced by the constant maintenance model at the production plant used by F.lli Robustelli. The evaluation used a Life Cycle Thinking approach and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) techniques to the Monna Lisa Evo Tre printer, the latest in the series developed by Fratelli Robustelli based on Epson technology. A circular economy logic and the non-replacement of the machine’s structural parts, thanks to optimised update and maintenance protocols developed by Robustelli Spa, reduces greenhouse gases in comparison with the more invasive alternative revamping process. This reduction is an indirect environmental benefit.

Manufacturing a new printer (based on a small size Monna Lisa Evo Tre) has a carbon footprint of about 13,900 equivalent CO2. However, it is now possible to keep more than 80% of the machine in service at each five-year maintenance. The limited invasiveness of the maintenance work produces a clear economic benefit for the final customer and limits the environmental cost compared to more critical maintenance. The environmental cost of the parts replaced is equivalent to “only” 3,260 kg of equivalent CO2, or 25 percent of the overall environmental cost of new production.

Posted November 21, 2017

Source: F.lli Robustelli

SSM Announces New Agent For United Kingdom And Ireland

HORGEN, Switzerland — November 21, 2017 — As of December 1, 2017 Alphalex Ltd. will act as sole agent for Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG (SSM) in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Founded in 1977, Alphalex looks back on more than 40 years of experience with international textile machinery brands. After representing SSM GIUDICI S.r.l. from 2010 onwards, Jonathan Pears, director, and his team will now take over full responsibility for SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG business in the United Kingdom and in Ireland. With this step SSM is convinced to have found the best solution for British and Irish customers.

Posted November 21, 2017

Source: Schärer Schweiter Mettler

Armor-Lux Selects Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0

PARIS — November 21, 2017 — Lectra is pleased to announce that French ready-to-wear company Armor-Lux has chosen Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0, the new lifecycle management platform for collections from Lectra, to accelerate and ensure the reliable exchange of data between product development teams and their sub- contractors.

Founded in 1938 and a Lectra customer for more than 25 years, Armor-Lux is renowned for its clothing for men, women and children — such as duffle coats, sailors’ jerseys and waterproof coats — inspired by French maritime tradition and the French region of Brittany. Armor-Lux is also a leader in France within the growing segment for branded company clothing, with major customers such as La Poste, SNCF, Carrefour, Eiffage, RATP, and the French army. This multi-brand group is emblematic of ‘Made in France’ and employs 550 people.

Vertically integrated, from knitting to distribution, Armor-Lux operates three production sites and a network of 60 owned, or affiliated, shops. In the company’s product design office, the prototype and product development team produce 1500 new models each year.

Armor-Lux’s priority is to increase efficiency by ensuring data integrity. Thanks to Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0, which integrates Lectra’s CAD solutions, Armor-Lux’s teams can collaborate more fluidly, exchange data in real time and provide their sub-contractors with technical dossiers which are totally accurate.

“We chose Lectra, with whom we have nurtured a close, trusted relationship over the years. Our design office has used Lectra software, and our workshops have used Lectra’s automatic cutting solutions for soft fabrics, for a long time. Today, Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0 will reinforce the digitalization of our processes. Lectra’s DNA, a showpiece for ‘Made in France’, also reflects our values of quality, innovation and ethics,” states Michel Gueguen, Managing Director, Armor-Lux.

“We are delighted to support this icon of French fashion in a new phase of their digital development. With Lectra Fashion PLM 4.0, Armor-Lux will benefit from the advantages of a modular platform, which is perfectly adapted to the evolving needs of its users,” comments Karen Elalouf, managing director, Lectra France.

Posted November 21, 2017

Source: Lectra

Redwave Global Announces Partnership With Under Armour

PITTSBURGH — November 21, 2017 — Redwave Global, a Pittsburgh-based science technology company, announced its partnership with fitness conglomerate Under Armour Inc. to provide restorative apparel to consumers nationwide. This collaboration brings state-of-the art Athlete Recovery Sleepwear to the market, now available on the Under Armour website. Redwave is proud to provide the technology behind such an innovative sportswear design.

From lounge pants to comfortable Henley shirts, each piece restores players to their full potential in preparation for the next performance. Chairman of the Board Dr. Shannon Vissman understands the importance of athletic drive, stating, “It’s not about the sport, but the ability to push the human body to the edge that turns a person into an athlete.” Redwave emphasizes the essential healing process, helping players to practice self-care.

Chair of the Technology Committee of the Board, Dr. Alan Letton, explains the forward-thinking and innovation behind this wearable technology. “By harnessing the physiological benefits of Far Infrared, we created therapeutic apparel able to improve health as it’s worn – making recovering from an all-out effort faster, easier, and more efficient,” states Letton. The first wave of wearable recovery products officially launched in January 2017 at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Vaugh McCall, who specializes in psychiatry and health behavior at the Medical College of Georgia, attests to the technology’s further ability to improve sleep. “How one sleeps at night affects focus, performance, and overall functioning during the following day. Using Redwave’s technology, this new line works to restore the body, assuring you’ll rest easy and wake up refreshed.”

Posted November 21, 2017

Source: Redwave

SCAD Partners With Reese Witherspoon And Draper James To Design Capsule Collection

ATLANTA — November 20, 2017 — The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is partnering with Draper James, Reese Witherspoon’s fashion lifestyle brand, to design a limited edition capsule collection for the brand’s Spring line. Students from SCAD’s top-ranked fashion program will design a “Mommy + Me” capsule, which will debut at SCAD FASHWKND in May 2018. The SCAD collection will be available for purchase at draperjames.com.

“SCAD and Draper James belong together!,” said SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace. “I really admire the depth and breadth of Reese’s accomplishments in film and fashion. Her Draper James line is smart and chic, suffused with Southern charm — just like SCAD! This partnership with Draper James is a dream for our students, who study within the world’s preeminent School of Fashion. Every day these SCAD students manifest their dreams, just as Reese has done with her elegant, up-for-any-occasion brand.”

The project joins students from SCAD degree programs in fashion, accessory design, graphic design, fashion marketing and management, and fibers with the brand’s top design leadership to develop a complete, market-ready collection. The collaboration will be unveiled at SCAD FASHWKND, the university’s annual fashion celebration, May 17-20, 2018. Hosted in Savannah and Atlanta, SCAD FASHWKND presents SCAD students’ senior fashion collections, mentored and juried by fashion industry designers and influencers, in a full professional production. In 2017, SCAD FASHWKND featured an immersive runway show at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, tableaux vivant-style vignettes at 1600 Peachtree in Atlanta, and a Shop the Runway component of SCAD alumni work at both locations.

SCAD will also honor Witherspoon with the university’s prestigious SCAD Étoile award, presented in recognition of the brand’s unique contributions to fashion, culture, design and style, at SCADshow theater in Atlanta at an event on Nov. 30. Étoile, which means star in French, celebrates outstanding achievements in style and design. Witherspoon joins other fashion designers SCAD has honored, including David Yurman, Vivienne Westwood, Oscar de la Renta, Karl Lagerfeld, Tom Ford, Vera Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, and Carolina Herrera.

“I’m so incredibly honored to receive the SCAD Étoile award and thrilled to be partnering with such a gifted and respected institution. I founded Draper James in order to showcase the originality and beauty of the South, and I’m thrilled it resonates so well with the emerging talent SCAD is known for around the world,” said Witherspoon, the founder and creative director of Draper James.

SCAD is consistently ranked by Business of Fashion and Fashionista as a top fashion university, offering more than 200 courses focused on preparing students for professional careers in fashion industries. SCAD has pioneered programs in accessory design and luxury fashion management, and offers the largest fibers and jewelry degree programs in the U.S. SCAD fashion alumni work at globally renowned brands like Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, and Lanvin. In the past three years, SCAD students have won over 130 major fashion-related industry awards including consecutive Supima Design Competition grand prize awards, the CFDA Geoffrey Beene Design Award, and the International Design Awards Emerging Fashion Designer of the Year.

Posted November 20, 2017

Source: The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Teijin’s New Fabric Boasts Lightweight And Premium Black Color

TOKYO — November 20, 2017 — Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd., the Teijin group’s fiber-product converting company announced today that it has developed new fabric, boasting a premium black color that is expected to meet demands for lightweight, easy-care formal wear.

Up to now, it was difficult to reduce a fabric’s weight while retaining its deep black color for use as formal wear. The reason was that the fabric had to be shrunk to prevent light reflection and increase its density to achieve a deep black color, making it unsuitable for formal black wear by its weight.

Teijin Frontier’s solution optimizes the fiber, the fabric structure and the post-dyeing processing technology in lightweight, premium black fabric. To realize a premium black color, the company developed a new polyester combined-filament yarn by incorporating a new polymer technology and a new yarn-processing technology with orientation control. Light reflection was suppressed by lowering the refractive index and using thin-film fabrication processing to make the yarn bulky, so low transparency is achieved without shrinkage of the fabric.

In the development stage, Teijin Frontier produced a deep black color by greatly shrinking the yarn, but this raised the fiber’s density and increased its contact area, which led to whitening due to friction. Later, however, the thread structure was redesigned for less shrinkage and finer yarn threads. Reduced shrinkage and greater bulkiness decreased whitening surface.

Teijin Frontier is now exploring marketing opportunities and sample sales for formal black wear. Annual sales are expected to reach JPY 200 million ($1.76 million) by the fiscal year ending in March 2020.

Posted November 20, 2017

Source: Teijin Frontier Co.

Oerlikon’s Expanded Nonwoven Portfolio Attracted A Lot Of Interest At The SINCE 2017

SHANGHAI/NEUMÜNSTER — November 20, 2017 — The Swiss Oerlikon Group’s new nonwoven business unit received very positive feedback from visitors to this year’s nonwovens exhibition SINCE 2017, which ran from November 8-10 in Shanghai, China. Visitors to the attractively designed Oerlikon stand were especially interested in the spunbond technology for technical applications.

Rainer Straub, head of the nonwoven business unit that had been newly created by the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment in the middle of the year, declared himself highly satisfied with the three lively exhibition days in the World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre: “The talks have shown that we are on the right path with our strategy and the development of our technologies. Especially the optimizations of our spunbond process and the resulting increase of nonwoven qualities in terms of strength and elongation impressed the visitors.”

Also greatly in demand were Oerlikon’s meltblown and airlaid technologies as well as the solutions for the manufacturing of wipes and other disposable nonwovens, which were offered in cooperation with Teknoweb Materials s.r.l.. All in all, the Oerlikon group’s nonwoven team are delighted with the positive outcome and can look back in satisfaction on intensive talks of high quality with customers and prospects as well as numerous concrete inquiries.

Posted November 20, 2017

Source: Oerlikon

Specialty Chemical Distributors Dunleary, D&F And DN Lukens Partner — Share New Unified Corporate Identity

BALTIMORE — November 20, 2017  — Dunleary Inc. is pleased to announce its new corporate identity, The Terra Firma Co. LLC.

Terra Firma’s mission is to offer stability to chemical suppliers and customers in an evolving world. The company serves 28 states, has more than 50 employees and covers a wide array of chemical markets, including CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers), plastics, construction, food, personal care, cosmetics, graphic arts, oil & gas, rubber, textiles and others.

“Our three companies made a collective decision to combine and form Terra Firma, our vision of sure footing during changing times,” said David Behan, CEO. “This was facilitated by our closely shared values, strong belief in customer centricity, and changes in world markets.”

Headquartered in Towson, Md., Terra Firma will maintain local sales, customer service and distribution in Baltimore, Boston and Dallas, ensuring comprehensive coverage of its geographic markets and preserving longstanding relationships. It is among a new class of distributors referred to as “super multi-regional” specialty chemical distributors.

“Our longevity has allowed us to provide our customers and principal partners with dependable and familiar faces that are always ready to serve. And by offering this stability, we allow them to focus on necessary changes while we remain a valued constant, or as our name implies, solid ground,” Behan said.

The three founding companies of Terra Firma operated across multiple regions of the U.S. since 1949 (Dunleary), 1951 (DN Lukens), and 1975 (D&F). Dunleary first announced its acquisition of the two companies in July 2017, with the deals being completed on September 29.

Newly hired Dirk Plas is EVP, Principal Expectations. An experienced global executive with a strong track record of business growth, Plas was President and CEO of BYK USA for the past 14 years and is uniquely qualified to provide a comprehensive perspective to Terra Firma.

Terra Firma’s management team includes John Lukens, COO; William Chestnutt, President; and Julia Williams, Executive Vice President.

Posted November 20, 2017

Source: The Terra Firma Co.

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