EDANA Announce Winners Of 2017 Nonwovens R&D Student Grant

BRUSSELS — September 18, 2017 — EDANA recently confirmed the 15 students or researchers selected for the 2017 EDANA Nonwovens R&D Student Grant. The grants cover all participation costs for students to attend the Nonwovens Innovation Academy (NIA) to be hosted by the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) in their brand-new Centre of Textile Lightweight Engineering in Chemnitz, Germany from October 25-26.

This Student Grant initiative is a strong and tangible result of the NIA‘s main goal: to encourage the development of technical understanding and research and to support innovation and growth in the nonwovens and related industries by bringing together academics, students, scientists, engineers and industry experts. The grants were awarded to the following 15 academics studying in the field of nonwovens or related areas:

  • Frederik Cloppenburg, Head of Research Group Nonwoven Technology – Institute für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University (Germany);
  • Bahattin Düzenli, B.Sc. Candidate – 4th Grade Student – Suleyman Demirel University (Turkey);
  • Mohamed Elsharkawy – Research Assistant – National Research Center (Egypt);
  • Ali Hassnain Farrukh, M.Sc E-TEAM – Ghent University (Belgium);
  • Ben Golland, PhD Student CDT Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine – Institute of 
Medical & Biological Engineering (IMBE), University of Leeds (United Kingdom);
  • Zuhaib Hassan, Phd Student – Istanbul Technical University (Turkey);
  • Vijay Kumar, Phd Student – University of Borås (Sweden);
  • Yolanda Leask, MA Student, Textile and Surface Design – Weissensee School of Art (Germany);
  • Maneesh Kumar Mishra, PhD Researcher – ENSAIT-GEMTEX (France);
  • Christian Möbitz, Researcher – Institute für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University 
(Germany);
  • Kameswara Rao, PhD Student – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (India);
  • Jessica Rickman, PhD Researcher – Clothworkers Centre for Textile Materials Innovation for 
Healthcare – University of Leeds (United Kingdom);
  • Sumit Sharma, PhD Student – Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (India);
  • Muhammad Umar, PhD Researcher – The University of Manchester (United Kingdom);
  • Pranil Vora, Textile Technology Student – D.K.T.E Textile & Engineering Institute (India);

The students will have the opportunity to showcase their projects through posters during the NIA event. An independent panel of experts will cast their votes and nominate the laureates who present the best 3 posters. These laureates will be invited to the International Nonwovens Symposium in Rome in May 2018 to present their work in front of over 250 attendees.

“The NIA promotes fundamental understanding and knowledge of the science and technologies contributing to the advancement of nonwoven fabrics, products and processes, and provides a unique opportunity for both relaxed networking and structured meetings between researchers, students specialising in nonwovens or related fields, and potential employers.” said Pierre Wiertz, General Manager of EDANA.

Posted September 18, 2017

Source: EDANA

Italian Label Specialist Pubbliservice Enhances Short Run Production With Durst Tau 330 E UV Inkjet Technology

BRIXEN, Italy — September 18, 2017 — Durst, a manufacturer of advanced digital production technologies, has announced that Pubbliservice, Parma, Italy, has chosen a Tau 330 E UV inkjet label press to enhance its short-run cosmetic, chemical, detergent and food label production.

The family-owned label converter business distinguishes itself from the competition via its commitment to quality and innovation. Established more than 30 years ago as a traditional silk-screen printing company specializing in the production of adhesive labels, it has expanded its production and adapted to the different market demands with the most advanced technologies.

Today, with leading silk-screen printing and digital printing technologies, it guarantees the highest quality in making labels of all kinds and creates customized products in a single solution for any professional labeling requirement.

Stefano Salati, Pubbliservice president, first approached Durst following extensive online research. “We were looking to increase our printing capabilities and, in particular, meet the market needs for short-run cosmetic, chemical, detergent and food label production,” he explained.

“The TAU 330 E UV inkjet press seemed the most suitable solution. The quality and price ratio was great considering the fact that inkjet UV is different from inkjet, which we’re already using. It delivered the right for solution for printing speeds and a lower costs of consumables.”

The Tau 330 E is a UV inkjet label press featuring print width 200 millimeters (mm) or 330 mm, with 4 or 5 colors and a printing speed of up to 48 linear meters per minute (157 feet per minute) at a printing resolution of up to 1260 dpi. The system has been engineered with particular attention to equipment cost while maintaining the proven speed and printing quality of the flagship Tau 330 printing press. Its newly designed high pigment UV inkjet inks provide a noticeable cost reduction, thus resulting in a system with an unmatched Total Cost of Ownership for the print provider.

Salati added: “We found Durst to be a reliable and well-organized company, which is another reason why we were pleased to choose it as a partner.”

Helmuth Munter, Segment Manager, Durst Label & Package Printing, said: “We are delighted the companies across Europe such as Pubbliservice are increasingly benefiting from this new and game-changing technology. The system’s unmatched printing speed and printing quality ensures label converters have the perfect industrial scale digital press solution that helps them meet today’s market challenges.”

Posted September 18, 2017

Source: Durst

All In Print China 2018 On Course For Growth

CHICAGO, Ill. — September 18, 2017 — About one year before the start of All in Print China 2018, the China International Exhibition for All Printing Technology and Equipment, some 60 percent of the exhibit space has already been booked. Renowned global players such as Windmöller & Hölscher, Baumüller, KURZ, UPG, RISO, BOBST and RICOH will use the event as a platform to develop their business.  All in Print will take place from October 24-28, 2018, at the New International Expo Center in Shanghai. With nine halls and some 1 million square feet of exhibition space All in Print is again on course for growth.

Jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, the Printing Technology Association of China and the China Academy of Printing Technology, All in Print China is part of Messe Düsseldorf’s global portfolio for printing technologies which also includes the world leading trade fair drupa — no. 1 for printing technologies.

“Since its first event in 2003 All in Print has developed into one of the most important trade fairs for the Asian and, in particular, the Chinese printing sector,” explained Sabine Geldermann, global head for Printing Technologies at Messe Düsseldorf. “Every two years All in Print in Shanghai is the platform for communicating ideas, offering technological trends and developments and providing key impulses for the Asian sector. Both exhibitors and visitors value the trade fair for its market-oriented, professional and international atmosphere.”

“Made In China 2025”

Quality over quantity: with the increase of digitalization, China is developing into a quality-oriented producer. The schedule for industrial change has been set by the Chinese government with its “Made in China 2025” strategy which relates to China’s 13th five-year plan for innovation-driven modernization of Chinese industry. The digital change affecting print and packaging companies has already begun with the increased merging of smart manufacturing and production thereby opening up huge market potential for the digital printing industry (cloud computing, big data,  mobile Internet technology, etc.).

Enter The Era Of Intelligent Printing

With its motto “Enter the Era of Intelligent Printing”, All in Print 2018 will focus on intelligent printing and packaging technologies in Asia. The eight exhibit segments Digital Pre-Press, Comprehensive Printing, Post-Press Converting, Packaging Equipment, Ink & Innovative Materials, Label Industry, Flexo Technology and Innovation Factory will reflect the dynamic market developments.

Successfully launched in 2016 the Innovation Factory Pavilion will pick up on cutting-edge technologies such as 3D printing, functional printing, green printing, smart factory as well as virtual and augmented reality technologies. In the Digital Pre-Press Pavilion visitors can see the latest trends in digital printing and also test new applications and options. A new special area for corrugated cardboard and flexible packaging will promote interaction between the printing and packaging industries. A first-class supporting program of conferences and seminars will complement the exhibits.

The last staging of All in Print China in 2016 attracted a record 724 exhibitors from around the world on 861,000 square feet of exhibit space and 76,818 visitors (a 24.2 percent increase compared to the 2014 event).

Posted September 18, 2017

Source: Messe Düsseldorf North America

SPGPrints Presents The Flexibility And Quality Of Its PIKE® And JAVELIN® Digital Textile Printers At 2017 SGIA Expo

BOXMEER, The Netherlands — September 15, 2017 — SPGPrints will be presenting its comprehensive range of digital technologies and inks for textile printing at booth 1653 at 2017 SGIA Expo, October 10-12, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.

Featured will be SPGPrints’ two leading digital textile printers, the PIKE® and the JAVELIN®. The Javelin is a multi-pass scanning head printer, available in print widths of 1850 millimeters (mm) and 3200 mm. It has an output of up to 367 linear meters per hour and offers an annual capacity of up to 2 million linear meters.

The Pike printer is the ideal solution when a higher annual capacity is needed. Pike is a single-pass, 1850-mm-wide printer, operating at speeds of up to 40 linear meters per minute. Both Javelin and Pike facilitate fast responsiveness when meeting demands for both short and longer production runs. Both printers use SPGPrints’ unique Archer® technology that is capable of firing variable drops (2-10 picoLiters) up to 4 mm on to the substrate using Fujifilm Dimatix Samba print heads. This enables a very wide range of materials to be printed with the assurance of accurate fine lines, solid blotches, crisp geometrics and micro-florals. The variable drops mean that a wider color gamut can be achieved with a standard color set than with the high-definition gamut of other suppliers. The technology, with its higher color density, also contributes to higher ink yields, and thus lower ink consumption  and better cost-efficiency.

Pike and Javelin use tailor-made reactive inks, developed and manufactured by SPGPrints. Acid, sublimation and disperse inks are under development and will be released in the coming months. This enables use of these printers for fast-fashions, limited editions, couture fashion, swimwear, sportswear, and interior decor applications like bedding, curtains and soft furnishing, as well as soft-signage.

SPGPrints also makes a range of digital inks, including sublimation inks, for printers with Kyocera print heads. SPGPrints Nebula inks, developed to meet all Kyocera requirements, and manufactured at SPGPrints’ recently expanded 1000m2 ink facility in Boxmeer, deliver a high level of color quality, reliability and runnability to ensure optimal performance and uptime.

A global market leader and digital pioneer

SPGPrints introduced the first digital textile printer in 1986 and is in its fourth decade of innovation and production. SPGPrints printers and inks are designed to work as an end-to-end system. From software and ink, through to drying, each stage integrates with the whole to bring customers reliability, print quality and production efficiency.

SPGPrints America Inc., is one of a global network of SPGPrints companies based in regional markets to ensure high levels of service, fast deliveries of consumables and timely support. Local market knowledge means that the company is able to provide consultancy services for specific applications, and advise on market strategy and supply chain management.

“Digital textile printing is a major challenge for many textile printers,” said Sangeeta Sachdev, managing director, SPGPrints America. “We are able to help printers and their customers understand the implications of the digital proposition and its benefits, to help them make the right investment decisions. Along with the demands of fast-fashion come the issues of streamlined logistics, just-in-time deliveries and profitability. With its global and local understanding of the world of textile printing, SPGPrints is ideally positioned to help customers make the move into digital production.

“At the same time, SPGPrints provides digital imaging solutions for screen printers, as well as a comprehensive range of screens to meet today’s demands for detail, durability and sustainability,” Sachdev concluded. “Information on all these products and services can be found on our 2017 SGIA Expo booth.”

Posted September 15, 2017

Source: SPGPrints

Paris Healthcare Linen Earns Hygienically Clean Certification

ALEXANDRIA, Va. —  September 15, 2017 — Paris Healthcare Linen Services, DuBois, Pa., has earned the Hygienically Clean Healthcare designation, reflecting their commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and their capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing.

The certification confirms the laundry’s dedication to compliance and processing healthcare textiles (HCTs) using BMPs as described in its quality assurance documentation, the focal point for laundry plant inspectors’ evaluation of critical control points that minimize risk. The independent, third-party inspection must confirm essential evidence that:

  • Employees are properly trained and protected
  • Managers understand legal requirements
  • OSHA-compliant
  • Physical plant operates effectively

In addition, Paris passed three rounds of outcome-based microbial testing, indicating that their processes are producing Hygienically Clean Healthcare linens and garments and zero presence of harmful bacteria and fungus. To maintain their certification, laundry plants must pass quarterly testing to ensure that as laundry conditions change, such as water quality, textile fabric composition and wash chemistry, laundered product quality is consistently maintained.

This process eliminates subjectivity by focusing on outcomes and results that verify textiles cleaned in these facilities meet appropriate hygienically clean standards and BMPs for hospitals, surgery centers, medical offices, nursing homes and other medical facilities.

Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification acknowledges laundries’ effectiveness in protecting healthcare operations through testing and inspections that scrutinize quality control procedures in linen and uniform service operations. The Hygienically Clean standard provides for two inspections every three years. OSHA compliance is closely examined, particularly toxic and hazardous substance handling rules governing textiles containing blood and other potentially infectious materials.

Certified laundries use processes, chemicals and BMPs acknowledged by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and others. Introduced in 2012, Hygienically Clean Healthcare incorporates the international cleanliness standards for healthcare linens and garments used worldwide by the Certification Association for Professional Textile Services and the European Committee for Standardization.

Objective experts in epidemiology, infection control, nursing and other healthcare professions work with TRSA launderers to ensure the certification continues to enforce the highest standards for producing clean healthcare textiles. With 100+ years as the textile services industry’s leading business association, TRSA’s expertise in laundry BMP development is unmatched.

“Congratulations to Paris on their certification,” said Joseph Ricci, TRSA president and CEO. “This achievement proves their dedication to building their customers’ confidence that their laundry takes every step possible to prevent human illness.”

Posted September 15, 2017

Source: TRSA

Cooling Fabric Innovator brrr° Chosen For Venture Atlanta’s Startup Showcase

ATLANTA — September 15, 2017 — Cooling textile innovator brrr° was chosen to present and showcase its patented fabrics at the 10th annual Venture Atlanta elite investor conference and innovation showcase.

brrr° is one of only 16 startups deemed to have “the most exciting emerging technologies in the Southeast” selected to present at Venture Atlanta’s Startup Showcase, which gives investors a sneak peek into the products and services being developed by up-and-coming firms.

According to the company, brrr° uses a proprietary blend of natural cooling minerals embedded in yarn, superior moisture wicking and a patented knitting or weaving process that maximizes airflow to create a “triple chill effect.” This gives brrr° fabrics Qmax cooling scores that are 30 to 85 percent better than the scores of comparable “virgin” nylon, polyester or cotton, and brrr°’s cooling effect has also been independently lab tested and validated by the prestigious Hohenstein Institute.

“We are honored and humbled to be among this elite group of innovators invited to Venture Atlanta’s Startup Showcase,” said Mary-Cathryn Kolb.

Venture Atlanta is one of the largest and most respected investor conferences in the Southeast, attracting nearly 150 investment funds and drawing a sold-out crowd of 900 attendees. This year’s event, to be held Oct. 11-12 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, will feature Mark Cuban, an investor and philanthropist and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, and Carvana CEO Ernie Garcia.

Over the years, Venture Atlanta has helped launch more than 380 companies that secured in excess of $2 billion in funding, including Acculynk (acquired by First Data), CloudSherpas (acquired by Accenture), Joulex (acquired by Cisco), SilverPOP (acquired by IBM), Kabbage, SalesLoft and Roadie.

Posted September 15, 2017

Source: brrr°

Image Options Partners With EFI For Latest Round Of Superwide-format Print Technology Advancements

FREMONT, Calif. — September 14, 2017 — Display graphics provider Image Options, Livermore, Calif., has updated its production graphics offering, installing four new EFI™ VUTEk® superwide-format printers from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The acquisitions include a VUTEk FabriVU® 340 3.4-meter printer and a VUTEk FabriVU 520 5.2-meter printer for soft signage production, as well as two VUTEk HS125 Pro hybrid roll/flatbed high-speed inkjet presses.

Founded in 1999, Image Options acquired its first VUTEk printer early in its life and has continued to upgrade its platform over the years. The company generates $25 million in annual sales with 114 employees in a 24/7 operation.

“EFI has been a valued partner since the inception of our business,” said Brian Hite, Image Options’ President. “Over the years, we have had a great partnership with EFI, and while we do keep our eye on market developments, we are very happy to stay with the VUTEk portfolio. Our customers are very loyal, too; most of them have been with us for 16 to 18 years, which is pretty unusual in this business.” Hite reported that over its history, the company has owned 15 to 20 EFI VUTEk printers. “They have always met our needs and helped our company grow.”

The printers have helped Image Options boost productivity for a number of significant projects, including graphics produced for many of the world’s largest user conferences. “We produce graphics for all of the conference exhibit halls as well as hotels, outdoor venues, and ad spaces,” Hite explained. “This includes soft signage, out-of-home graphics and exhibit signage. The projects all require large production capacity, speed and exceptional quality.”

Image Options’ retail point-of-purchase (POP) business is also growing with the new printers. The company handles new store builds for major retailers in the athletics and furniture spaces, with much of the work moving to soft signage produced on the new VUTEk FabriVU printers. The two new VUTEk HS125 inkjet presses at Image Options produce a wide variety of signage and graphics work – much of it on rigid substrates – for POP display graphics, corporate interiors and more.

Superior consistency and color quality with the EFI ecosystem

Image Options achieves greater consistency across all its EFI printers using EFI Fiery® digital front ends. As a G7 Master Certified firm, Image Options depends on the Fiery DFEs and its VUTEk printers’ high-quality capabilities to meet stringent color requirements.

“We have a client where true, consistent color is critical and our EFI printers can hit their specific brand color perfectly,” said Hite. “We completed a showcase for that client that included a sample store set-up with lots of rolls of fabric-tensioned work, as well as printed boxes for demo displays of products. Our fleet of EFI VUTEk and FabriVU printers gave us the required versatility to meet all of those needs.”

In addition to growing its inkjet printing capabilities, Image Options continues to concentrate on improving quality, consistency and efficiency across all aspects of the organization, and that includes upgrading to the last workflow software to eliminate variables and to increase productivity and profitability. Currently, the company is moving to the latest version of EFI’s Midmarket Print Suite workflow, which includes EFI Pace™ as its core MIS/ERP software. The workflow also includes an upgraded Superwide Format component database for easier estimating, planning and management of graphics jobs. Plus, the workflow will provide Image Options easier estimating, planning and management capabilities across the company’s operation.

“We are a lean organization with Six Sigma yellow, green and black belt employees tasked with continually improving efficiency,” said Hite. “We operate an integrated workflow that includes our Fiery DFEs, EFI’s Digital StoreFront and EFI Pace. This allows us to do a better job at shop floor data collection and improved accounting functions. It will also replace some multi-step processes around exporting data and creating reports.”

Beyond the benefits it gets from EFI technology, Image Options has cultural alignment with EFI in terms of sustainability and community involvement. Among other community initiatives, Image Options participates in the Trash for Teachers program, giving the largest off-cuts of vinyl to teachers for use in classrooms. The company also supports Ed and Bernie Massey with their Portraits of Hope initiative, using art and poignant visual imagery for large-scale projects of social consequence. EFI supports the work as well, donating the ink Image Options uses to produce work for the Massey project.

“Environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and SGP Certification are core to our corporate culture,” Hite said. “We see those same values reflected in EFI, and that is important to us in a business partner.”

EFI is highlighting its advanced technologies for superwide-format production applications, including the VUTEk FabriVU 340 soft signage printer, the Fiery proServer and the EFI Midmarket Print Suite next month at the SGIA Expo, Oct. 10-14 in New Orleans.

Posted September 13, 2017

Source: EFI™

Lectra Awarded
 Showcase For The Industry Of The Future Label

PARIS — September 14, 2017 — The Industry of the Future Alliance (AIF) has awarded Lectra with its Showcase for the Industry of the Future label for demonstrating the criteria exemplarity, innovation and commitment. This certification is given to companies who have concretely developed a ground-breaking project to organize their production by leveraging the potential of digital.

The AIF bestowed Lectra with this distinction for its competitiveness concerning cost, quality and delivery times, all obtained thanks to a lean approach and reflection around the design of its products. Further, Lectra received the certification for its competitiveness regarding value, achieved thanks to mastering customer use from which new associated services have flowed.

Since 2013, Lectra has invested 86 million euros in R&D, representing 9.4 percent of its revenues. This investment has enabled Lectra to undergo a metamorphosis—based on methodological advances and fundamental technologies—increasing recruitment and growing competitiveness in all of its markets and geographical sectors.

With ten years’ experience in the industrial internet of things for cutting and expertise in software solutions to automate and optimize design and product development, Lectra is in an unrivalled position to support customers as they enter the industry of the future era.

Pressure from certain shareholders to relocate manufacturing to China in 2005, triggered Lectra’s industrial project. Following risk analyses — the cost of transport for the European market, the turnover in qualified labor, uncertainty over patent rights and quality — Lectra decided to keep manufacturing in France. This choice was conditional on: disruptive innovation; upgrading; increased value to customers; and a rise in productivity.

The project was accompanied by a well-structured lean approach and organizational changes, which enabled Lectra to achieve the desired level of excellence in terms of productivity and competitiveness.

Some of the changes that took place thanks to this project are as follows:

  • Growth in industrial performance due to an improvement in working conditions, with teams involved in the lean approach;
  • Production engineers involved in creating awareness around factory constraints for a new offer as early as the design process. This co-design product/process optimizes global costs;
  • Emphasis on product, process and logistics’ modularity with the latest possible integration of options (delayed differentiation). This enables logistics’ constraints to be taken into account as early as the engineering phase. Product modularity allows, for example, machines to be put in containers when they might otherwise require special heavy-goods transport. 
Lectra’s factory improved its productivity rate by 18 points in three years, and has since maintained it at 89%. Costs have already reduced by 25% and the quality and level of service has improved. In terms of positioning, Lectra has confirmed its leadership in the high-end segment. Lectra has enriched its offer with end-to-end services and innovative, connected products whose embedded intelligence offers Smart Services, notably for predictive maintenance.

What Does It Mean To Be Certified As An Industry Of The Future?

In 2016, the Industry of the Future Alliance certified 20 companies with their ‘Showcase for the Industry of the Future’ label. This label is awarded to companies who have concretely developed an innovative project, most often by digital means, to organize their production. To be eligible, companies must put in place a range of technological solutions, which are mostly French. This label provides companies with national and international visibility and spreads best practice by highlighting remarkable and inspiring projects.

Posted September 14, 2017

Source: Lectra

Preview The Newest Innovations Coming To Filtration® 2017 On The Event Website

CARY, N.C. — September 14, 2017 — With the Filtration® 2017 International Conference & Exposition less than a month away, engineers, product developers and business managers can now preview many of the product introductions and innovations that will be introduced October 11-12 in Chicago on the INDA website for the event.

The “Product Preview” feature on the Filtration 2017 site includes new products that some of the 140-plus exhibitors will showcase at this year’s event at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Excitement is mounting for Filtration 2017 and INDA is expecting a strong turnout of about 1,500 industry participants with a new earlier date and continued growth in the filtration segment.

Among the innovations that will be launched in air and liquid filtration are filter pockets that help lower energy consumption, multi-layer filters from new synthetic materials, filter assembly systems engineered for extreme duty performance and new intelligent equipment that makes pleats in heavy duty materials.

Product Previews

A sample of the exhibitor innovations that participants will see on the show floor at Filtration 2017 include:

  • Allied Group (Booth 625): A new line of 100 percent glass coalescing filters for the compressed air and gas industries made using the vacuumed formed (cast) process
  • Bdtronic (Booth 814): A new atmospheric pressure plasma device to optimize the surface tension on a wide variety of materials in standard and high-performance applications
  • Bondex (Booth 624): A new technology for the industrial filtration market that combines the benefits of needle loom fiber entangling with hydro-entangling technology to deliver industry leading dust collection performance
  • Franklin Adhesives & Polymers (Booth 612): A new efficient filter adhesive that is a  self-foaming, two-part polyurethane potting compound supplying high strength without requiring special water, air or nitrogen injection equipment
  • Raleigh Precision Products (Booth 426): The new 2V Filter Assembly System is a unique four-piece construction engineered to securely hold filter media packs
  • Truetzschler Nonwovens (Booth 115): A new line including a drum dryer/oven as well as a foulard, a can dryer and a hot flue unit
  • TSI Inc. (Booth 817): New model 8130A Automated Filter Tester for the testing of particulate respirator filters, disposable filtering face pieces and a wide assortment of filter media
  • TTG Inc. (Booth 305): New “Ultima” product line of HD membranes in power and cement applications that do not contaminate under high-peak use

Conference Highlights

In addition to the many business opportunities to generate sales and leads at the exhibition, Filtration 2017 will feature a powerful educational component to learn from world-renowned expert speakers.

Top must-attend sessions include the keynote lunch on recent growth activity in filtration by Phil Whitaker, president and CEO, AAF Flanders;  a panel on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in Filtration;  a panel discussion on the ISO 16890 standards; as well as sessions on air purification, media design and measuring air filter energy efficiency.

Filtration 2017 kicks off on October 10 with the one-day acclaimed Nonwoven Filter Media Training Course prior to the exposition on October 11-12. The industry reception will be October 11, from 5-6 p.m., on the show floor.

Posted September 14, 2017

Source: INDA

Rakuten Fits Me Launches Retail Industry’s First Sizing Search Tool; Allows Consumers To Shop And Purchase With Greater Confidence And Satisfaction

SAN MATEO, Calif. — September 13, 2017 — Rakuten Fits Me, a provider of fit recommendation technology, announced today the release of Fit Match — the first fashion and apparel search tool that enables retailers to recommend and display fashion that directly matches a shopper’s unique style and individual body size. The tool is the latest enhancement to Rakuten Fits Me’s Fit Origin fit recommendation technology that arms consumers with sizing accuracy and confidence when shopping online.

As rising consumer expectations reshape the online shopping experience retailers are under increased pressure to deliver personalized shopping capabilities. Rakuten Fits Me’s Fit Match search capability enables merchants to drive greater personalization in the way they engage, promote and sell online. The tool is automatically accessible through the Fit Origin platform that delivers personalized and accurate shopper sizing through a proprietary algorithm that uses global consumer data from over 30 million profiles, garment type data, attribute mapping and data science algorithms.

Once a consumer establishes a Fit Origin profile with a retailer, the Fit Match search tool leverages Fit Origin technology to make garment recommendations. As shoppers search they are shown in-stock products sized according to their unique Fit Origin profile. The tool allows users to toggle between product sizes to assess fit impact across different body areas, allowing for self-tailoring and complete control over personal fit preferences. The tool also features refined search filters that narrow down recommended products by product type, brand and color.

Along with the benefits of highly personalized shopping capabilities, retailers — including Rhone, QVC, Taylrd and others, invest in Rakuten Fits Me’s Fit Origin technology and the Fit Match search tool to increase sales conversion; lower transaction value; reduce product returns; and increase bottom line profits. Rakuten Fits Me CEO Vicky Zadeh stated, “As e-commerce continues to fuel global retail growth it is critical for merchants to stay ahead of evolving consumer expectations. Shopping is the biggest performance driver for retailers, and specific to fashion and apparel, the ability to deliver products with accurate fit — which reduces return costs — sits as the most critical revenue driver. Our goal with Fit Origin and Fit Match is to arm retailers with innovative and powerful technologies that exceed consumer demand and drive profitable business value.”

With Rakuten Fits Me’s focus on the U.S. market, the company is fundamentally changing how U.S. brands sell clothing and footwear to online consumers.  Fit Origin is key in allowing shoppers to better understand what apparel fits and suits them before they make purchase decisions, ensuring what they purchase – no matter what retailer or brand, accurately meets their personal shopping desires and expectations. In addition, Rakuten Fits Me’s technology provides invaluable insights that allow brands to understand customers without exception, dramatically reduce product returns, and truly enhance customer loyalty and satisfaction. To learn more about Rakuten Fits Me and its suite of size and fit technology visit Rakuten Fits Me.

Posted September 13, 2017

Source: Rakuten Fits Me

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