White Oak Commercial Finance Appoints Furniture Industry Specialist Cindy Skipper As Vice President Of Underwriting

NEW YORK CITY — October 12, 2017 — White Oak Commercial Finance LLC (WOCF) an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors LLC and its institutional clients, today announced it has bolstered its North Carolina team with the appointment of Cindy Skipper as Vice President of Underwriting. Based in Charlotte, N.C., Skipper will head the furniture credit department.

Before joining WOCF, Skipper managed the credit portfolios of companies operating within the furniture, apparel, carpet, and textile industries  She held vice president roles in the credit departments of Wells Fargo, SunTrust Bank and GE Capital.

“We are confident in Cindy’s ability to make informed, high-impact credit decisions to support our clients,” said Robert Grbic, president and CEO, WOCF. “In addition, she is an exceptional leader who will add tremendous value to our team as we continue to expand our furniture portfolio.”

“WOCF holds more than three decades of experience in financing the furniture manufacturers, wholesalers and importers that sell to the country’s leading retailers,” Skipper said. “WOCF’s diverse product set, commitment to providing creative and fast financing solutions and superior management team made for a very attractive combination.”

Skipper earned her Bachelor of Science in Business from Gardner Webb University. She holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification that is demonstrative of her keen ability to optimize productivity, and problem solve. In addition, Skipper holds certifications from Dun & Bradstreet and Moody’s Financial Analytics.

White Oak Commercial Finance, formerly Capital Business Credit, was acquired by White Oak Global Advisors LLC on behalf of its institutional clients in late 2016. Today White Oak Commercial Finance has over $300 million of assets deployed with office locations in New York, Charlotte, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Posted October 12, 2017

Source: White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC

Dome Goes ‘All In’ With Purchase Of EFI VUTEk FabriVU 340 And VUTEk 5r Presses

FREMONT, Calif. — October 12, 2017 — Electronics For Imaging Inc. (EFI) announced that Dome, a commercial print solutions provider headquartered in California, recently purchased EFI™ VUTEk® FabriVU® 340 soft signage and VUTEk 5r roll-to-roll printers. The new high-volume inkjet printers are to be installed in Dome’s newly renovated, Sacramento, Calif., facility by the end of this year.

The purchase is part of a strategic re-invention of the company that also includes merging several locations into the new facility, as well as opening new company sales offices in Chicago and Southern California. The two new presses will replace three models from various manufacturers; once installed, Dome’s superwide-format inkjet graphics operation will exclusively use EFI printers.

A complete solution for high-volume out-of-home graphics

“We are going into uncharted waters for our company, and we don’t need a vendor, we need a partner to help us succeed.” said Dome President Misha Pavlov. “It’s a strategic move, for sure — EFI has invested in us, and us in them.”

Those uncharted waters include expanding Dome’s offerings into out-of-home (OOH) graphics work. “I think the 5r was compelling to get into OOH,” noted Dome Chief Marketing Officer Bob Poole. “It is a space we have demand in, but that we currently don’t occupy. This is our response to customer demand, and it brings new capability to the company.”

The 5-meter wide VUTEk 5r model is designed to be the industry’s most technically advanced LED roll-to-roll production offering, and has the highest speed and resolution in its class, offering superior quality using EFI UltraDrop™ Technology 7-picoliter print heads. Dome’s printer includes a complete, integrated production workflow with value-added options, including an inline finishing system for all-in-one printing, x-cutting, slitting and collecting; ID backprinting; double-sided printing; additional white and light colors; and a vacuum table for rigid substrates.

Sustainability, quality and value with reusable soft signage

Dome’s new, 3.4-meter wide VUTEk FabriVU 340 printer meets growing customer demand for textile soft signage. Dome is pursuing the print industry’s Sustainable Green Printing (SGP) Partnership, and soft signage also fits well with the company’s effort to expand environmentally friendly solutions.

“The VUTEk FabriVU printer gives our customers a greener option with graphics that can be re-used rather than displayed once and thrown away,” Poole said. “Fabric can be rolled into anything and shipped inexpensively where it needs to go, and then the customer can pop it in a frame on site.”

The new soft signage printer was developed with the advanced textile imaging technology knowledge base that EFI Reggiani — a global leader in industrial textile imaging — has established over the past 70 years. Printing in ultra-high resolutions up to 2,400 dpi using EFI aqueous dye sublimation inks, it also has the unique ability to print on transfer paper or direct-to-fabric with the same inkset, saving considerable labor and machine downtime compared to other printers requiring ink changeovers for different substrates.

New EFI Fiery® proServer digital front ends (DFEs) installed with the new printers provide the imaging technology needed for stunning, precise and predictable colors. EFI’s FAST RIP (Fiery Accelerated System Technology) included with all Fiery proServers, keeps printers running at their rated speeds, ensuring a maximum return on printer investments. In addition to its new VUTEk printer and Fiery DFE purchases, Dome is also a long-time user of EFI MIS/ERP workflow software.

“Dome has always been a great company, but we’re making bold moves right now which represent our metamorphosis into a world-class company,” said Pavlov of his company’s strategic new direction. “There is no other printer in our region — or even the United States — that’s doing what we’re doing. We’re making significant investments and setting ourselves up for a very aggressive growth trajectory. We rely on partners like EFI to bring to market best-in-class solutions that enable us to serve our customers and grow our business.”

EFI and Dome announced Dome’s new signage and graphics capabilities during the 2017 SGIA Expo in New Orleans, where EFI is exhibiting VUTEk roll-to-roll and FabriVU soft signage products along with its complete ecosystem of digital print production technologies.

Posted October 12, 2017

Source: EFI

TRSA Launches Hygienically Clean Healthcare China Certification 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — October 12, 2017 — TRSA — the global association for the linen, uniform and facility services industry — launched the Hygienically Clean Healthcare China certification in Shanghai earlier this month.

The Chinese version of Hygienically Clean is based on emerging Chinese healthcare laundry guidelines and TRSA’s Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification program, which reflects a laundry’s commitment to best management practices (BMPs) and compliance in processing healthcare linens and garments. Hygienically Clean includes third-party inspection of critical control points and measures the laundry’s capability to produce hygienically clean textiles with ongoing microbial testing.

TRSA Chairman David Potack, Unitex; Director of Industry Affairs Bill Mann and President and CEO Joseph Ricci attended the China Healthcare Laundry Association Conference to launch the program. The organizations also discussed forging a more cooperative relationship including TRSA membership, translation of healthcare-related resources, and industry benchmarking.

Potack presented the development, implementation and growth of Hygienically Clean Healthcare to the nearly 200 Chinese owner/operators attending the conference.

“We are extremely pleased to be partnering with the China Healthcare Laundry Association to develop Hygienically Clean Healthcare China,” Potack said.  “TRSA and the China Healthcare Laundry Association will appoint a joint task force to review and develop a Chinese standard that ensures laundries’ compliance with emerging regional guidelines while implementing proven, measureable processes based on quality assurance (QA) documentation, training and independent inspection and testing protocols that align with TRSA’s Hygienically Clean Healthcare.”

Laundries are certified Hygienically Clean only after complying with performance specifications established by the recommended best practices of several global organizations:

  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI);
  • Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI);
  • European Standard (EN 14065) Laundry Processed Textiles – Biocontamination Control System;
  • German RAL-GZ 992/2 – Quality Hygiene Certificate for Healthcare Linen;
  • United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
  • The Joint Commission (TJC) – Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; and
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Posted October 12, 2017

Source: TRSA

Klopman Strengthens Its Presence In The South Korean Market For Workwear Fabric Through An Exclusive Partnership With Taihan Textile

FROSINONE — October 11,2017 — Klopman and South Korea-based Taihan Textile Co. Ltd. have announced a strategic partnership aimed at a more effective penetration of the Asian market, and South Korea particularly.

Taihan Textile Co., established more than 50 years ago and listed on the Seoul stock exchange, will be Klopman’s exclusive distributor in Korea for protectivewear fabrics, the flagship range of Klopman’s portfolio. This partnership will also target expansion into other countries in the coming years, including China, Japan and the rest of Asia. The quality of Klopman products, along with Taihan Textile’s knowledge of the South Korean market are the primary strengths of a partnership aiming to offer high-tech products and satisfy all customers’ needs.

“The alliance with a firm of such great tradition and quality as Taihan is a fundamental step in the strategy of strengthening Klopman in the Asian markets,” said Alfonso Marra, CEO, Klopman. “As our company is strongly directed towards export, we believe that the right partnerships in other countries can enable rapid business expansion. South Korea is a very interesting market because of its many industries and services demanding workwear fabrics with the high performance and protective standards required in western countries. Klopman can meet these demands completely. Our wide range of products and our comprehensive certifications allow us to effectively meet the challenges in any country; we look forward to introducing our portfolio in other Asian countries with the invaluable expertise of our new partner.”

Posted October 11,2017

Source: Klopman

Accuracy Of Yarn Count Measurement Put To The Test: Sensor FA Of The USTER® TESTER 6 Undergoes Exhaustive Mill Trials

USTER, Switzerland— October 11, 2017 — Total transparency and accuracy in yarn count is regarded as one of the most crucial quality parameter for yarn trading and yarn processing. Even the slightest variations in yarn count can cause serious fabric defects such as striping, ruining the finished product. So, it’s obvious that control of this parameter is important. Any control is better than none at all, and standard manual methods fall into this category. Automatic measurement of absolute yarn count — and its variations — is therefore much faster, reliable and easier, using the Sensor FA with the USTER® TESTER 6. But how accurate is this high-speed solution? Detailed testing regimes at two spinning mills, in Europe and the United States, provided the answer.

Marketing of yarns requires careful control of the same three success factors as for any other product area: sourcing, costs and quality. When it comes to quality, yarn count is the key parameter which can make or break a successful deal, so spinners need to pay close attention to reliable monitoring of any potentially damaging variations.

The classic manual method of count measurement requires two instruments: a yarn reel and a balance. The procedure is slow, labor-intensive and subject to human error. The automatic option, using the Uster Tester 6 with the Sensor FA for automatic fineness, is fast – with testing speeds of 800 m/min. It also needs only one operator and there is no risk of human error. These advantages of automatic count measurement are immense, but the accuracy of the results is the all-important issue. This was the challenge taken up at two spinning mills.

Long-term trial at a European mill

“It is only to be expected that the test results for a crucial quality parameter such as yarn count will be questioned closely,” says Wolfram Soell, Textile Technologist within Uster Technologies, who executed the trial on the accuracy of the Uster Tester 6 in a spinning mill in Europe.

This customer has a reference yarn, which was tested every week for a long-term observation of the yarn count accuracy in the mill’s laboratory. The trial ran from January to August 2017, and during the first month the tests were carried out at speeds of both 400 m/min and 800 m/min. It was quickly seen that the measurement results were independent of the testing speed, so the tests continued only at 800 m/min. During the testing period, results for the 100% combed cotton Ne 30 ring yarn showed minimal variation. On the graph with data for the absolute count the red line indicates the insignificant variation from tex 19.82 (Ne 29.8) to tex 20.14 (Ne 29.3).

Comparing manual and automatic methods

Expert analysis of these results demonstrated the excellent accuracy of the Sensor FA for yarn count measurement. The ideal proof of its reliable accuracy, however, would come from a direct comparison with the standard manual method.

This was organized when a US customer initiated a trial after a new Uster Tester 6 installation, measuring 32 different yarns with five packages each over a four-week period. “In a pre-test of 13 samples, the Sensor FA averaged Ne 0.1 counts heavier than the standard count determination method. When repeating the test the average count was Ne 0.1 lighter. So overall the two methods were extremely close,” says Raul Thomas, Textile Lab and Training Manager within the Uster subsidiary based in North Carolina. Thomas is familiar with the detailed conditions in this mill and knows that data for these tests was taken from cones as well as from bobbins. With respect to count variation, the Sensor FA had much lower variation than the standard method in almost every test.

Accuracy and more

All the parties involved were well satisfied with the conduct and outcome of these trials. To Uster, it was gratifying that feedback from customers was very positive regarding the ease of use. The spinners in the trials appreciated the integration of international standards for selection of the predefined yarn length for the tests. This ensured the most accurate yarn count determination, without error-prone human interaction, while also giving the option of customized setting of the predefined yarn length. The Uster Statistics worldwide benchmarks also provide enhanced and built-in knowledge for the automatic comparison of yarn count variations.

With the Uster Tester 6, the FA measurement is carried out simultaneously with other measurements such as evenness, imperfection and hairiness. Consequently, the yarn count tests are based on a large number of measurements, giving even greater precision. Passing this extensive double challenge, the Sensor FA can provide spinners and their customers with the ultimate guarantee of optimum fabric appearance.

Posted October 11, 2017

Source: USTER Technologies

Cupro: The Circular Economy Fiber Selected By Drykorn

JAPAN — October 11, 2017 — The Asahi Kasei Cupro was born in Japan in 1931, and today, Asahi Kasei is the sole maker of this one-of-a-kind extraordinary, new generation, natural smart material whose elegant beauty and touch is perfect for the modern wardrobe fashions of today.

Cupro is a matchless and original, new generation material made from the smart-tech transformation of a cotton linter, bio-utility waste, converted through a traceable and transparent process, representing a perfect circular economy fiber model since the beginning of its production. An Innovhub 3rd party lab test proves Cupro can claim a fully biodegradable end of life option, and to add an extra layer to its smart credentials, Cupro has just received the GRS certification (Global Recycled Standard) which dovetails with the completed, recent LCA study, signed by ICEA*, securing a quality profile for Cupro. Taken together, they redefine its responsible status today, while paving the way to measure and confirm the smart improvement possibilities for the future.

Cupro owns the contemporary Sari and ethnic selections in the Modern India Wardrobe and also with leading brand partner style adoptions as Drykorn.

Founded in 1996, southern Germany, Drykorn developed into an international fashion label just within a few seasons, mainly because of its selected garments, high-value manufacturing and consistent fashionable statements. Drykorn is internationally distributed and serves more than 1000 customer worldwide. Fabrics are mainly ordered in Italy and France. Furthermore, Drykorn selected Cupro fabric by Viscotex for its Women Fall/Winter 2017 collection. Within a collection, the concept line On the Road embodies the concise style of the 90’s. Activewear meets streetwear — in a cool and casual way.

Posted October 11, 2017

Source: Asahi Kasei Cupro

DuPont And Unifi Join Forces To Create Breakthrough Eco-Friendly Cold-Weather Apparel Insulation

WILMINGTON, Del./GREENSBORO, N.C. — October 11, 2017 — DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) announced today a collaboration with Unifi Inc. to create high-performance, renewably sourced garment insulation, offering leading apparel brands a new sustainable choice for cold-weather products. This partnership brings together two leaders in the materials space with unique product offerings, combining DuPont™ Sorona® polymer and Unifi REPREVE® to produce cold-weather apparel insulation that is uniquely soft and extremely durable, with excellent shape retention.

DuPont Sorona is made from 37 percent renewable plant-based ingredients, using 30 percent less energy with 63 percent fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as compared to Nylon 6. The exceptional softness, inherent stain resistance and uncompromising durability of Sorona offers customers in a wide range of industries a more sustainable, high-performance materials option. The polymer has been used in everything from carpeting to Indian sarees.

Repreve is a high-quality fiber containing recycled materials, including plastic water bottles. Unifi’s proprietary process turns plastic bottles into certified fiber, which is then used in thousands of different fabrics and products available globally.

“The combination of Sorona and Repreve provides brands the opportunity to use a high-performance, durable insulation that dries quickly and keeps its shape even after washing,” said Michael Saltzberg, global business director for Biomaterials at DuPont. “The new insulation’s unique warmth and durability will bring customers streamlined outerwear, made from eco-friendly materials, while maintaining maximum warmth and breathability.

Unifi has a 45-year heritage as a textile solution provider driven by manufacturing innovation and creating differentiation for its customers. The company continues to build on its success by expanding its offering of branded recycled performance fibers that provide functional benefits, added comfort and aesthetic advantages. Unifi spent more than three years developing REPREVE with quality and performance as the primary goal — and recycled as the added benefit.

DuPont has a rich and deep history in the textile market, with inventions that include fibers such as nylon, Lycra®, Kevlar® and rayon — the world’s first man-made fiber. More recently, in addition to Sorona, DuPont’s biomaterials group has focused its innovations on creating other high-performing, sustainably sourced materials — the building blocks of products that consumers use every day.

“This collaboration will give customers the freedom to choose a new type of garment insulation — one that is better for the environment without compromising performance,” said Ning Hongjun, president Unifi Asia Pacific. “With our expertise in recycled polyester staple fiber and DuPont Industrial Biosciences’ industry-leading Sorona, we look forward to seeing this breakthrough technology be widely adopted by leading brands.”

Posted October 11, 2017

Source: DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont)

German Machinery Meets U.S. Textile, Nonwoven & Carpet Industry — Major American Companies Already Registered

FRANKFURT, Germany/CHARLOTTE, N.C. — October 11, 2017 — VDMA, the German textile machinery association, is promoting its big event scheduled for November 6 in Charlotte, N.C.

The B2B forum and conference themed “German Technology Meets U.S. Textile” has attracted leading American companies. Renowned enterprises of the textile, nonwovens, carpet and composite sectors such as National Spinning Co., Milliken & Company, Vita Nonwovens, Mohawk Industries and JPS Composite Materials, among others, already have registered for the event. View participating companies here.

For the conference taking place at the Sheraton Charlotte 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 will be covered by the three tracks.

View the complete program here: www.germantech-ustextile.de/program.html

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

  • Monforts Textilmaschinen;
  • ANDRITZ Kuesters;
  • Autefa Solutions;
  • Brueckner 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; and
  • Oerlikon Textile (Barmag and Neumag).

The event is free of charge and will include a conference dinner for networking in a relaxed atmosphere.

Interested decision makers — for example, Technical Management, Production Managers, Quality and Maintenance Managers, Mill Owners — from the industries along the entire textile chain are requested to register under this link: www.germantech-ustextile.de

Posted October 11, 2017

Source: VDMA, the German Textile Machinery Association

Mayer & Cie.’s Relanit Celebrates Anniversary Relative Technology: Cutting Edge, Trendsetting, 30 Years Old

ALBSTADT, Germany — October 11, 2017 — Relanit’s anniversary year starts on October 13, 2017. Relanit is one of Mayer & Cie.’s (MCT’s) most important and most successful machine types. Relanit uses relative technology, the circular knitting machine manufacturer’s proprietary development, launched at ITMA in 1987, when the trade fair opened on 13 October in Paris. In its current version the Relanit 3.2 HS is one of the most productive single jersey machines on the market. At the same time, its energy consumption is 30 per cent below that of a conventional knitting machine. Relanit is also part of Mayer & Cie.’s latest innovation, its spinitsystems technology. Thanks to relative technology a fragile fibre bundle can become a fluffy single jersey fabric.

“Relative technology is still the shape of things to come, 30 years after the start of series production,” says Marcus Mayer, Managing Director Mayer & Cie. in charge of technical development. “It exemplifies what we stand for, for our values and our aspiration to always be one step ahead.”

Relative technology, a distinguishing feature

Conventional knitting machines usually work with horizontal sinkers. That means the needle moves up and down while the sinker works horizontally. With relative technology, the sinker too moves up and down. Relatively speaking, it shifts towards the needle. In this movement lies relative technology’s biggest advantage: In comparison to conventional technology, the yarn only has to travel half the number of deflection points to form a stitch. Each deflection means less stress on the yarn. That is why Relanit can process difficult yarn or inferior qualities without a hitch. Not only to form a fabric of a certain quality but also without making amends in terms of production speed or machine downtimes. Both would be the case if inferior quality yarn were to be processed on a conventional machine. Because yarn is the key cost factor in knitting, Relanit can help the knitter to save a lot of money – and that means to make a profit.

“When we unveiled Relanit at the Paris ITMA 30 years ago, it was unmatched in production, speed, yarn care and energy efficiency,” Marcus Mayer says. “And it still is. We are not aware of any company that has succeeded in replicating the technology. As our patent expired years ago, that would be possible. And nobody has developed a better technology that combines all these benefits either, by the way.”

Trusted technology, latest edition

While relative technology in itself has remained unchanged, it has grown to keep pace with technological development. The line’s current flagship is the Relanit 3.2 HS. It is one of the most productive single jersey machines in the market, both for open width as well as tubular. At 50 rpm it works with elastomeric yarns just as well as with cotton, the machine’s traditional speciality. Furthermore, the Relanit 3.2 HS uses up to a third less energy than a conventional circular knitting machine.

In addition to the Relanit 3.2 HS, the current Mayer & Cie. portfolio comprises a further eight Relanit machines, with striping machines, electronic and mechanical types among them. Every year, around 300 Relanit machines find their way to clients all around the globe. The specialists in cotton yarn are most popular in Turkey, followed by Brazil and China. Overall, Mayer & Cie. has sold 10,000 units, delivered to about 90 countries worldwide. That means about a quarter of all machines sold in the past 30 years belong to the Relanit family.

Future potential: Relative technology for spinitsystems

spinitsystems is the company’s latest innovation and it would not be possible without relative technology. The spinning and knitting machine Spinit 3.0 E combines formerly strictly separated processes – spinning, cleaning and knitting. The raw material it works with is a not a regular cotton yarn but a roving which easily dissolves when rubbing or tearing it. This is exactly the material that Spinit 3.0 processes. Relative technology deserves much of the credit for it succeeding in doing so. The fibre bundle travels a much shorter distance and is subject to less tension than would be the case with conventional knitting technology. In short, it is thanks to relative technology that a fragile roving can be transformed into fluffy single jersey on Spinit 3.0 E.

“That makes Relanit not only a technology we are very proud of, but also an obligation for the future,” Marcus Mayer concludes.

Posted October 11, 2017

Source: Mayer & Cie.

Datatex Makes Strategic Expansion Into Asia Pacific

ZUG, Switzerland — October 11, 2017 — The Asia Pacific region has long been pivotal in the Apparel and Textile value chain. Datatex Global is proud to announce the opening of our Indian subsidiary, Datatex India. Demonstrating a commitment to the increasingly interconnected global business ecosystem, it became apparent that expanding with a physical presence in India was the next step in servicing our many existing clients and providing a competency center for partners with Asia Pacific operations.

The scope of Datatex India will be to service our rapidly expanding base of clients on the Indian subcontinent along with providing a support hub for the Asian Partner Community.  Additionally, Datatex India will provide momentum to development and support of the NOW ERP offering. The local Indian office will launch with a team of 40 consultants all of whom are highly trained on the entire Datatex solution stack and technology platform.  “We are very excited to extend our operations into India but what makes this move especially intriguing is the addition of highly skilled consultants to our core teams. Adding these consultants, all of whom are experienced in best practices for our industry and our products gives us the capability to expand globally with agility”  said Ronnie Hagin the CEO of Datatex.

Datatex India started operations in July of this year and is instrumental in the development of future industry offerings.

Posted October 11, 2017

Source: Datatex

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