Fight The Bite Of Ticks And Mosquitoes With Burlington’s No Fly Zone® Technology

GREENSBORO, N.C. — July 25, 2017 — It is prime time for ticks, mosquitoes and other annoying insects. Don’t let these pesky critters ruin your outdoor experience. Fight the Bite with Burlington’s No Fly Zone® treated fabrics. Burlington will feature fabrics powered with No Fly Zone at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Summer Show, July 26-29 in Salt Lake City (MR-150A).

No Fly Zone insect repellent technology is a permethrin-based chemistry that may help prevent the spread of insect borne diseases by repelling insects through apparel, uniforms or gear by converting them into long-lasting, effective and convenient insect protection. This EPA-registered technology is similar to the natural insect repellent found in certain chrysanthemum plants. It works as a contact repellent affecting the insect’s nervous system causing it to fly away before a bite can occur.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports an increased number of tick-borne diseases, identifying up to 16 different types. CDC recommendations for preventing tick bites include using products and pre-treated clothing that contain permethrin. In addition to protecting against ticks, No Fly Zone fabrics are highly effective in repelling mosquitoes, ants, chiggers, flies and midges offering protection to assist in protecting people against Zika, Malaria, Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever, Typhus, Lyme disease, Encephalitis and West Nile Virus.

Burlington’s No Fly Zone fabrics offer distinct advantages over other repellent technologies. “The No Fly Zone technology is applied at the fabric level,” says Nelson Bebo, Burlington’s vice president performance fabrics. “This allows the permethrin to be more consistently and uniformly applied which increases the fabric’s durability and repellency and eliminates any need for additional garment applications. We can also matrix No Fly Zone with other Burlington performance technologies — including moisture control and UW protection — to create unique, high-performance garments and gear for people who love the outdoors.”

Burlington No Fly Zone technology and enhanced fabrics are available for many types of woven and knit apparel, socks, uniforms, outdoor gear and military-applications. Get outside, fight the bite. Because wherever you go, No Fly Zone protection is out there with you.

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: Burlington

DuPont Unveils Newest Smart Clothing Technology at Outdoor Retailer Show

WILMINGTON, Del. — July 25, 2017 — DuPont Advanced Materials (DuPont) today announced availability of its newest generation of stretchable electronic inks and films for smart clothing. The materials are being unveiled concurrently with a new brand identity — DuPont™ Intexar™ smart clothing technology. Intexar transforms ordinary fabrics into active, connected, intelligent garments that provide critical biometric data including heart rate, breathing rate, form awareness and muscle tension. Intexar offers superior stretch and comfort and is easily integrated into garments to make smart clothing. DuPont will highlight its Intexar smart clothing technology at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, July 26-29, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at booth #36037.

“Every athlete — from professional to everyday — can benefit from smart clothing to help boost their performance; but it has to look good and feel good,” said Michael Burrows, global business manager, DuPont Advanced Materials. “Intexar is a game-changing technology and will truly move the needle in making smart garments as comfortable as regular fitness clothing.”

Available as a suite of premium and high-performing stretchable electronic inks and flexible substrates, Intexar is seamlessly embedded directly onto fabric using standard apparel manufacturing processes to create thin, form-fitting circuits. Garments powered by Intexar can endure over 100 washes, and continue to perform through repeated stretching and demanding performance.

DuPont will feature two smart clothing garments powered by Intexar technology at Outdoor Retailer, the largest outdoor apparel show in the industry:

  • Body Plus will display a smart fitness shirt commercially available in China that uses DuPont Intexar to enable real-time monitoring and data collection, e.g., heart rate, breathing and muscles movements.
  • OMsignal will display two products: a high-end fitness sports bra and a comfortable, attractive lifestyle bra, both boasting advanced sensory technologies capturing real time ECG, respiration and physical activity.

“We’re using Intexar prints for our ECG sensors. Intexar technology is enabling multiple applications well beyond athletic apparel and is helping us to make smart clothing mainstream,” said Frederic Chanay, CEO and cofounder of OMsignal.

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: DuPont Advanced Materials

U.S. FDA Determines Celliant® Responsive Textile Products Meet Criteria As Medical Devices And General Wellness Products

LOS ANGELES — July 25, 2017 — Celliant maker Hologenix LLC announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined Celliant products are medical devices and general wellness products, as defined in Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug and, Cosmetic Act. According to the FDA, Celliant products were determined to be medical devices because they temporarily promote increased local blood flow at the site of application in healthy individuals.

“Celliant-engineered products are the first of their kind that the FDA has designated as medical devices,” said Seth Casden, Hologenix CEO. “Our technology can be used in everyday products — T-shirts, clothing, bedding, even airplane seats — to create an increase in local blood flow thereby increasing energy, boosting performance and speeding muscle recovery.”

“We believe that Celliant is a truly disruptive technology that has transformational applications for textiles,” Casden said. “We’re currently evaluating additional applications of Celliant in the healthcare space, where, for example, people who suffer from diabetes might benefit from increased blood flow to body tissue.”

Celliant-engineered products harness and recycle the natural heat emitted by human beings to boost performance and rebuild and recharge the human body after physical activity and while you sleep. Celliant is made of a patented blend of thermo-reactive minerals infused into the core of fiber used to create all types of textiles and fabrics so it does not wash or wear out. Products made with Celliant fabric absorb and convert body heat into infrared energy (IR) that is recycled back into skin and tissue in a safe, natural way. IR is a vasodilator, increasing blood flow to tissue and muscles throughout the body, which delivers vital nutrients and oxygen to the cells. The effect is clinically proven to help the body:

  • increase energy, endurance, stamina and performance;
  • recover faster from physical activity; and
  • promote restful sleep and increased comfort.

Celliant is used in a diverse range of textiles and applications — apparel, bedding, wetsuits and veterinary products, including:

  • SIMA award winner, Xcel Infinity Comp TDC Full Suit with Celliantwhich uses Celliant to create the warmest wetsuit lining so you can surf longer and recover faster;
  • Salewa Puez TirolWool Celliant Half Zip Jacket that blends TirolWool, naturally warm, breathable and hydrophobic insulation from Imbotex, with Celliant to keep outdoor enthusiasts energized and warm all day long. Release date: Fall 2017;
  • ISPO award winner, Tecnica Mach 1 Pro Women Ski Boot, a ski boot made for women by women that uses Celliant and Lambswool Heat from Imbotex in its lining to address women’s specific needs for warmth, comfort and performance on and off the slope. Release date: Fall 2017; and
  • PureCare Elements: Lumen® Premium Celliant® Sheet Set, the first linen collection that uses Celliant to increase comfort and promote faster recovery while you sleep.

“Science has shown that infrared energy increases blood flow, improves muscle recovery and reduces long-term pain,” said Dr. Michael R Hamblin, principal investigator at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. “The FDA’s determination of Celliant products as medical devices and general wellness products will likely spur interest in infrared technologies and further development of garments and wraps that can positively impact people’s well-being.”

Celliant has been extensively researched, developed and clinically tested for both durability and effectiveness. Prominent institutions have conducted nine clinical trials to evaluate Celliant’s performance including University of California Irvine, University of Calgary, UCI Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Texas A&M University, Loyola University Chicago and Exponent. Celliant technology has been shown to increase tissue oxygen levels by eight percent at the site of application.

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: Hologenix

Live Durable™ : Two Words That Are About To Change The Way You See The World

WICHITA, KS  — July 25, 2017 — Live Large. Live on the Edge. Live and Learn. Live DurableTM is the strong message CORDURA® brand is sending as part of its new brand positioning. This builds on the company’s durable 50-year heritage – with the new global logo, tagline, advertising and themed messaging underscoring the brand’s commitment to developing varying degrees of innovative durable fiber and fabric technologies – all designed to help customers Live DurableTM lives.

The brand’s new CORDURA. Live DurableTM roll-out offers a dynamic marketing approach making use of state-of-the art 360° Virtual Reality media technology and leveraging its 50th anniversary ‘heritage meets innovation’ platform as a springboard to launch a creative new dimension of experiential connection.

Through a 360° lens, literally in some expressions of the theme, it will follow the multi-faceted lives of real people, doing real things and living durable lives. This means looking at the fluidity with which we all cross over from work to leisure and back again. In detail, it examines a wide and diverse spectrum of human life, whether working on the job, adventuring on the mountainside, or meeting the demands of duty on the battlefield. This includes a totally immersive 360° world devised by a leading cutting-edge VR production studio to bring action and adventure to life from every angle.

Pivotal to the whole campaign will be new ways of expanding the core message of the CORDURA® brand. Durability will mean more than physical strength. New values will emerge, which will demonstrate how CORDURA® fabric enables people to get more out of life and how the protection the brand has traditionally given them can also inspire them to push themselves beyond traditional boundaries.

“Our fully integrated Live DurableTM campaign will feature universal storytelling highlighting real people in durable experiences and how gear and apparel made with CORDURA® fabric can help enhance life’s journeys,” says Cindy McNaull, global brand and marketing director. “It’s about giving consumers the physical and emotional invisible layer of confidence to help overcome whatever mountains – both literally and figuratively­ – are in front of them.”

Live DurableTM is a culmination of primary and secondary research, and years of pushing durable fabrics to the edge. The campaign will develop ever greater momentum through events, print and digital advertising, social media, point of purchase, a dedicated website and more. It will unveil new fabric technologies, expand partnerships, enhance customer support, and spotlight individuals from every walk of life using CORDURA® fabrics to help them live their lives to the fullest.

In doing so, the new campaign will underscore the brand’s commitment to developing innovations in durable fiber and fabric technologies designed to help consumers Live DurableTM.

The campaign road show will debut in the United States at OR Show Summer Market 2017 at booth #39212. This will feature the Live DurableTM stunning 360° video experience – taking viewers out into the wilds to explore the open roads, backwoods trails, and encounter nature in close up virtual reality.

You can also immerse yourself in the CORDURA® brand world and #LiveDurable by visiting the brand’s 360o experience online. Its European launch – with a dramatic rock quarry experience and more – will be at A+A 2017 October 17 – 20, 2017.

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand

Joseph L. “Joe” Gorga (1952-2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. — July 25, 2017 — Joseph L. Gorga, retired president and CEO of International Textile Group, passed away unexpectedly on July 22, 2017.

“Joe was a friend to us all and a great presence and leader in our industry worldwide,” says Kenneth Kunberger, ITG’s President & CEO. “Joe’s leadership and integrity set a foundation in the company that continues today. He will be sorely missed, both personally and professionally. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family as they go through this difficult time.”

Gorga’s distinguished career in the industry spanned over forty years. He began his career with Milliken and Company and served in a variety of executive roles. He later served as Chairman and CEO of CMI Industries prior to joining Burlington Industries in 2002. He was named President and CEO of Burlington upon its acquisition by WL Ross & Co. in 2003. Gorga was named President and CEO and a member of the Board upon ITG’s formation in 2004. Throughout his career, Gorga has been a proponent and strong supporter of the textile industry, having previously served as a director and vice chairman of the American Textile Manufacturing Institute (ATMI) and chairman of the National Textile Association (NTA).

Gorga most recently served on the Board of Directors of Clearlake Financial Corp. and Sage Automotive Interiors.

All International Textile Group locations will honor Gorga’s memory with flags flown at half-mast through July 27.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 26 at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel (6000 W. Gate City Blvd, Greensboro) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 11:00 am at Our Lady of Grace Church (2205 W Market St, Greensboro).

Read his obituary here.

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: ITG

Baldwin Offers Spray Applicator For Finishing Applications

ST. LOUIS — April 26, 2017 — Baldwin Technology Company Inc. offers a state-of-the-art Spray Applicator, which enables a sustainable textile and nonwoven finishing process, with less energy consumption, a reduction in water waste and chemicals, and a substantial savings of time and money. These benefits reflect the “Sprayvolution” concept of this product.

Launched in 2015, the Spray Applicator currently is installed at major textile finishing facilities worldwide, with proven positive and “Sprayvolutionary” results, such as:

  • Reduced water and chemistry usage of up to 50 percent;
  • Reduced total changeover time of up to 85 percent; and
  • Reduced chemistry waste of up to 99 percent.

The Spray Applicator’s individual nozzle control and automatic volume adjustment ensure precise and uniform finishing in various process conditions and production capacities.

Because the exact amount of chemistry is applied in relation to cloth width, grams per square meter and textile characteristics, no unnecessary energy or chemistry is wasted. Plus, changeover times are significantly reduced, thanks to fully automatic flushing. Compared to traditional application methods, with changeovers of 15 to 30 minutes, Baldwin’s Spray Applicator executes the same chemistry change in less than 5 minutes.

Furthermore, the Spray Applicator can manage a wide range of low-viscosity chemistries, single- and dual-sided applications and various textile characteristics, as well as wet-on-wet applications, which are performed without any contamination from other chemistry sources. The Spray Applicator’s mist containment cover encapsulates and prevents aerosols from escaping, ensuring a healthy working environment.

“With the ‘Sprayvolution’ concept, we are well prepared to meet the textile industry’s increasingly high environmental demands,” said Per Stenflo, vice president, Spray, Baldwin. “The Spray Applicator is a revolutionary product, and a small investment that will pay off in a short period of time for our customers.”

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: Baldwin

Mayer & Cie Addresses Growth In Shoe Upper Market

ALBSTADT, Germany — July 25, 2017 — Circular knitted fabric is growing increasingly popular as an upper material for leisure and sport shoes. The high level of productivity makes circular knitting especially interesting for the manufacture of fabric shoe uppers. Circular knitting machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. (MCT) has in its extensive portfolio several machines that are suitable for the manufacture of shoe upper material. The long-established manufacturer’s new OVJA 1.6 EE – 3WT/2WT is the first machine in the company’s product range that was specially designed for this purpose.

“Circular knitted fabric has long been in use in footwear, for the insole or the lining, for example,” says Hardy Bühler, key account manager, Brands at Mayer & Cie. “Circular knitting of shoe uppers is a relatively recent trend. Demand has increased enormously over the past three or four years, and it has grown all over the world.”

Advantages Of Circular Knitting Over Conventional Manufacturing Methods

The conventional means of manufacturing shoe upper material for sport shoes has until now been either flat knitting or warp knitting. Circular knitting clearly has the edge over both of these in terms of productivity and variety of patterns. A circular knitting machine’s output is around ten to twenty times that of a flat knitting machine and a warp knitting machine needs several warp beams to produce the patterns required for shoe upper material. The warp beams have to be prepared, which requires a labor input that is only worthwhile if larger quantities of the patterned fabric are to be manufactured. If a circular knitting machine is to produce a pattern, it can be changed swiftly and without complications by means of the design software. As a result, smaller lots are profitable on a circular knitting machine.

“The potential for circular knitting in the manufacture of shoe upper material is huge,” says Mayer & Cie.’s Key Account Manager Brands in view of these advantages. “And we are well prepared to make good use of it.” This is a reference to Mayer & Cie.’s existing portfolio, which is considered to be the most comprehensive in the market. Above all, the production of shoe upper material is a use, Bühler says, for which Mayer & Cie.’s well-known OVJA range of circular knitting machines is optimally suited.

Reinforcement For A Compact Portfolio

The OVJA 1.6 ET 3 WT, for example, is an established machine in the Mayer & Cie. product range. With its stitch transfer option for the production of perforated or hole designs it has already proved suitable for the manufacture of shoe upper material. “Only recently it enabled us to acquire a new customer who supplies the footwear industry,” Bühler says. The OVJA 1.6 ET 3 WT is very versatile in terms of the patterns it can produce, especially because it can transfer stitches on every third system. Its three-way technology ensures maximum design flexibility by means of individual needle selection. It makes a wide range of structures, including the above-mentioned hole structure, possible. Using a conversion kit the OVJA 1.6 ET 3 WT can also be quickly used as a full jacquard machine to produce multi-coloured shoe designs.

The newcomer to the range, specially designed for use in the shoe upper sector, is the OVJA 1.6 EE – 3WT/2WT. It uses three-way technology in the cylinder and two-way technology in the rib dial, thereby ensuring maximum pattern variety. This combination makes it an optimal footwear machine that is especially suitable for the production of multi-coloured designs along with microstructure elements.

Other machines in the MCT range that are fit for the production of shoe upper material are, for example, the Technit D3, the OVJA 1.6 E and the OVJA 0.8 E. The Technit D3 knits three-threaded on the cylinder side and produces spacer structures with four needle tracks. The OVJA 1.6 E offers an almost unlimited number of knitted structures, while the OVJA 0.8 E is the right machine for coarse-knit jacquard and hole structures.

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: Mayer & Cie

IVL Announces Completion Of Expansion Of PTA Capacity In Europe

BANGKOK, Thailand — July 25, 2017 — Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL), a global chemical producer, announced the completion of the brownfield expansion of its Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant, resulting in the total PTA capacity of 700,000 metric tons per annum at Rotterdam and totally over 1 million tons together with Spain. Currently, the Rotterdam facility produces 380,000 metric tons per annum of PTA which is entirely used as a major feedstock of the site’s integrated Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) production, a recyclable packaging material. The expanded plant is undergoing final stages of start-up with expected commercial production in middle August 2017.

Commenting on this expansion, Aloke Lohia, Group CEO, Indorama Ventures, said: “With this low cost proven technology and nearly double the PTA production capacity, the expansion will bring cost synergies to the site. The Rotterdam facility is well positioned to support the continued growth as its location allows access to the whole of Europe.

“This additional production will replace purchased PTA and significantly improve European profitability,” Lohia said. “We now look forward to the start-up of our gas cracker in Louisiana, USA in end of the year. These two landmark projects will enhance earnings and the competitiveness of IVL substantially.”

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: IVL

Impression Technology Introduces ThermTX Rotary Heat Press Calender

SYDNEY, Australia — July 25, 2017 — Impression Technology under its brand name ThermTX is pleased to announce the release of the new ThermTX 44-inch rotary 3-in-1 rotary heat press calender.

The ThermTX 44-inch calender is a truly affordable and an easy-to-use rotary press for a broad range of textile applications. Fully featured and delivering three-in-one capabilities including roll-to-roll, cut-piece and dye fixing for direct-to-textile, the ThermTX 44 offers capabilities unheard of at this price point.

The new ThermTX calender uses solid steel construction with a 7.8-inch (200 millimeter) drum for fast and efficient transfers. Heat is controlled with advanced heat sensors which maintain consistent temperature and also facilitates an automated cool down system. The roll feed and take-up system has three mandrels for feeding and three mandrels for take-up. The media system includes a material centring system for quickly loading the calender for production. Further the unit is totally self-contained and does not need air. Unlike other units, a fixed table for imaging piece goods and sports apparel along with a catch bin for piece parts is included with the ThermTX 44.

According to Stephen Richardson of Impression Technology, “The 44-inch dye sub market has experienced tremendous growth and we have had many users approach us about offering a 44-inch calender which could meet the needs of both beginners and professionals. In fact, the designers of the ThermTX 44 used focus groups to ensure the unit was not only easy-to-use for those just starting, but also sported the most advanced features required by sophisticated and demanding users. This unit is positioned perfectly for the 44-inch dye sub market and offers incredible value and bundling opportunities with entry level sublimation printer hardware.”

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: Impression Technology

Programs Published, Online Registration Open For “German Technology Meets U.S. And Mexican Textile” In November

FRANKFURT, Germany — July 25, 2017 — The VDMA Textile Machinery Association has just published demanding and comprehensive programs of its B2B Forums & Conferences, which will be held in Charlotte, N.C., and Mexico City in November. The programs are available at www.germantech-ustextile.de and www.germantech-mextextile.de. Industry experts from the VDMA member companies will present practice-oriented technology topics to decision makers from the local textile industries.

German Technology meets U.S. Textile

For the conference in Charlotte, taking place on November 6 at the Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel, three parallel sessions are scheduled: Textile Machinery and components for the …

  • … fiber and yarn industry;
  • … nonwovens and technical textiles industry; and
  • … apparel, home textile & carpet industry.

The sessions will feature application-oriented technology presentations from the following 25 VDMA member companies:

Monforts Textilmaschinen, ANDRITZ Küsters, Autefa Solutions, Brückner Textile Technologies, DILO Systems + TEMAFA, Lindauer DORNIER, Erhardt+Leimer, GROZ-BECKERT, Interspare, KÖRTING HANNOVER, MAHLO, Karl Mayer, Neuenhauser Maschinenbau, PLEVA, Reseda Binder, Georg Sahm, Saurer Components (Saurer Temco), Sedo Treepoint, Textechno Herbert Stein, Thies, Truetzschler, Welker Vakuum, Oerlikon Textile (Barmag and Neumag).

German Technology Meets Mexican Textile

The program in Mexico City will cover two days, November 8 and 9. The location is the Hilton Mexico City Santa Fe. Content scheduled for 8 November is:

  • Textile machinery and components for the apparel and home textile industry.

On November 9, there will be two parallel topics:

  • Textile machinery and components for the fiber and yarn industry.
  • Textile machinery and components for the nonwovens and technical textiles industry.

The following 29 VDMA member companies will present their latest technologies for the benefit of the Mexican textile industry:

Monforts Textilmaschinen, Allma Volkmann Zweigniederlassung der Saurer Germany, ANDRITZ Asselin-Thibeau, Autefa Solutions Germany, Brückner Textile Technologies, DILO Systems + Temafa, Erhardt+Leimer, Groz-Beckert, Georg Sahm, Interspare, Jakob Mueller, Körting Hannover, Mahlo, Mayer&Cie., Karl Mayer, Neuenhauser Maschinenbau, Oerlikon Textile (Barmag + Neumag), PLEVA, Reseda Binder, Saurer Components GmbH Branch Hammelburg, Schlafhorst branch of Saurer Germany, Sedo Treepoint, SETEX Schermuly textile computer, Textechno Herbert Stein, Thies, Truetzschler, Welker Vakuum.

Interested decision makers — for example technical management, production managers, quality and maintenance managers, and mill owners — from the textile, nonwoven and carpet manufacturing industries along the entire textile chain are requested to register under these links:

www.germantech-ustextile.de

www.germantech-mextextile.de

Each registrant will be checked and approved. A few weeks prior to the events, the approved registrants will be able to pre-arrange B2B meetings with the experts from the participating VDMA member companies, their subsidiaries and agents via the above-mentioned websites. There is no registration fee for visitors.

Whereas these events will focus on customers, the training session at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Textil) in Mexico City on 10 November 2017 will focus on future engineers.

Posted July 25, 2017

Source: VDMA, Textile Machinery Association

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