Nanotex® Introduces Durable Wear Technology For Apparel: Technology Prolongs The Life Of Fabric

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — September 7, 2016 — Nanotex®, a Crypton company, introduced Nanotex® Durable Wear technology for apparel.

The patented Nanotex Durable Wear technology is modified at the molecular level to resist wear and prolong cotton and cotton rich life by offering abrasion resistance and strength protection durability.

Nanotex and its Nanotex Durable Wear technology is being utilized in the new line of kids clothing called Cat & Jack™ launched in July at Target. Nanotex Durable Wear technology fits with the line’s Tough Cotton requirement to add wear resistance to cotton and cotton rich garments. Nanotex is incorporated in the Boys’ Reinforced Knee Flat Front Pant – Cat & Jack and the Boys’ Reinforced Knee Pleated Pant – Cat & Jack. The pants are each available in four colors and retail for $14.99.

“At Nanotex, we are continually researching how science and technology can enhance fabrics so our brand partners have new ways to compete in the marketplace,” explains Randy Rubin, CEO of Nanotex.  “Retailers are now coming to us and asking for us to push the boundaries of ordinary fabric to reach new capabilities such as extending the life of the fabric to resist wear and tear from kids, hence the debut of Nanotex Durable Wear with Target.”

Last month, Nanotex and Cotton Incorporated, the research and promotion company of U.C. cotton producers, announced Nanotex Dry Inside technology for cotton apparel. This technology enables effective moisture transfer away from skin, eliminating dampness and chaffing, in 100% cotton apparel, while maintaining the additional comfort aspects of garments made from the natural fiber.

Nanotex is comprised of a family of 13 products, such as “Resists Spills”, “Releases Stains,” “Neutralizer” and “Coolest Comfort.” The brand has more than 100 manufacturer partners worldwide, including not only in branded apparel and outdoor gear, but home textiles and contract and residential interiors markets as well. In addition to Target, Nanotex brand partners include the Gap, Banana Republic, Macy’s, JC Penney’s, Gymboree, Cotton Incorporated, Dickies, Cabela’s, L.L. Bean, Burton, UnderArmour, Ashworth, Nordstrom, Hanes, QVC and others.

Posted September 7, 2016

Source: Nanotex, a Crypton company 

AmeriPride Services Announces Retirement Of Rojean Rada And Appointment Of Theresa Schulz As Vice President, Secretary And General Counsel

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — September 7, 2016 — AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the retirement of Rojean Rada, vice president, secretary and general counsel; and appointed Theresa Schulz to assume the role, effective September 2.

“Rojean has been an essential component of our executive team for nearly 20 years and has made many valuable contributions to the organization,” said Bill Evans, president and CEO of AmeriPride. “She is an outstanding professional and legal mind and we will miss her.”

Rada joined AmeriPride in August of 1996 and took over as General Counsel when her predecessor retired at the end of that year. During her tenure, she supported many important projects and company transformations including the consolidation of all subsidiaries under the AmeriPride name.

Theresa Schulz has been promoted and will assume Rada’s responsibilities in the company. Schulz has been with AmeriPride for five years as Director of US Labor Relations and HR and has led the company’s corporate labor relations strategy in the US. She has counseled the company on a variety of labor and employment issues and worked cross-functionally throughout the organization with a focus on compliance, workers compensation, safety and employment law.

“I am very confident in Theresa’s abilities and I know she will do well in her new position,” said Evans. “Her exceptional legal background, experience in the company and industry knowledge makes her a great successor for Rojean.”

Schulz has been practicing law for more than 20 years and has vast expertise in corporate law. Prior to AmeriPride, she served as Senior Corporate Counsel for five years at Cosentino North America, a nationwide distributor, fabricator and installer of stone surfacing products. She also ran her own legal practice for more than ten years and served as a litigation attorney with a law firm in San Jose, California for several years. She has a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and a B.A. from Indiana University.

Posted September 7, 2016

Source: AmeriPride Services

Alvanon Strengthens Core Fashion Advisory Capabilities In Asia Pacific And Presents At HKRITA

NEW YORK CITY — August 31, 2016 — Alvanon, the global apparel business expert, has appointed May Fong to the position of senior consultant for the Asia Pacific region. In her new role, Fong will meet with fashion business clients to identify their brand-building and business-growth challenges, explain Alvanon’s technical and advisory capabilities and offer customized best practice solutions.

The announcement was made by Alvanon’s Executive Director Don Howard.

“Alvanon’s existing and prospective clients throughout the Asia Pacific arena will benefit from May Fong’s proven ability to anticipate, recognize and address their most intricate of fashion business concerns,” Howard reports.“Plus, she is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and English, which will allow her to coordinate planning among fashion businesses that interact across Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States.

“May brings exceptional value to Alvanon’s knowledge base,” Howard adds, “particularly in the areas of retail operations, merchandising, product development and supply chain management.”

Fong comes to Alvanon from Lacoste Asia Pacific, where she served as Senior Regional Product Manager. She holds a Master of Management from The Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia and a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Alvanon’s Presentation at HKRITA (Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel)

Separately, Alvanon’s CEO Janice Wang will address “Disruption and Innovation in High Performance Apparel” as a featured speaker September 9th at HKRITA – Innovation and Technology Symposium 2016, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, Meeting Room S224. The theme of the symposium is “When Fashion Meets Technology, the art and science of our industry.”

“High performance sportswear has been dominating the bulk of growth in the apparel market,” Wang says. “Consumers are demanding ever more personalized, more functional and more fashionable goods in a shorter space of time. We will look at the advantages of manufacturing locally and how the customer demands a more sustainable product. We’ll also share insights on happenings at some major brands: Under Armour’s new Lighthouse Project, Nike’s new partnership with Apollo Global Management and Adidas’ Speed Factory.”

Wang is a founding family member of Alvanon, and speaks worldwide on a broad range of fashion business issues.

HKRITA (Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel) is the premier R and D center for textiles and apparel. It works to foster technology advancement, innovations and breakthroughs to improve Hong Kong’s global competitiveness, and is hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Posted September 6, 2016

Source: Alvanon

Velcro Companies Adds Production Capacity To Meet Customer Demand For PRESS-LOK Technology

BRAMPTON, Ontario/BOSTON, Mass. — September 6, 2016 — Velcro Companies today announced it has completed an expansion of its manufacturing facility in Brampton, Ontario, increasing its North American production capacity for its popular PRESS-LOK® flexible packaging closures.

The Press-Lok closure is a durable, easy-to-use fastening technology that was developed for the flexible packaging market and enables consumers to achieve an effective seal without the need for tedious and precise line-up. Press-Lok has been integrated into a wide variety of consumer product packaging including pet foods, detergent pods, rice, cheese, protein powder, granola, and nuts.  Since its launch four years ago, Press-Lok has been adopted by customers in more than 45 countries.

“The Press-Lok closure technology allows our customers in the food and packaged goods sectors to create simpler, smarter and more reliable packaging experiences for their consumers.  With just a squeeze, Press-Lok easily aligns to create a secure seal that you can feel and hear.  It’s what real closure is all about,” said Jurjen Jacobs, vice president of Marketing and Innovation for Velcro Companies.

Scott Filion, president of the Americas region, said: “The Press-Lok closure system has been one of our most successful innovations. The installation of this state-of-the-art equipment in Canada will enable us to serve the needs of customers in the fast-growing market for flexible packaging.”

Peter Buchanan, plant manager of Velcro Companies in Canada, added: “The expansion of the Brampton facility continues a tradition of innovation and quality that Velcro Companies established in Canada more than 50 years ago. We are very proud of our people and their commitment to serving customers, and we look forward to continuing the company’s growth in North America.” The company celebrated its 50th anniversary in Brampton in 2014 and currently has 110 employees there.

With the launch of the Press-Lok manufacturing capability, the company’s facility in Canada was named a Center of Packaging Excellence, and it has attained major quality standards including QS9000, TS16949, ISO14001. It is also in the process of certifying to BRC/IoP Global Standards for packaging materials, to meet the strict requirements of large food producers.

Posted September 6, 2016

Source: Velcro Companies

ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 Exhibitor Preview: Thies

COESFELD, Germany — September 6, 2016 — Thies GmbH & CO. KG concentrates on sustainable product solutions and focuses on the development of innovative, intelligent and integrated concepts for yarn and fabric dyeing. Founded in 1892, the family company combines many years of commercial, product and application experience.

This time Thies Textilmaschinen will present the established and successful soft-TRD SIII. This machine is most versatile and specially designed for high-sensitive and super-critical fabrics. The 2016 version incorporates various new detail improvements, many of them developed in response to suggestions from customers and users.

The construction of the soft-TRD SIII combines the perfect running conditions of the famous soft-TRD SII with the latest short liquor ratio technology. With liquor ratios starting as low as 1:5 a variety of sensitive fabrics can still be treated gently and at the same time economical. Together with a high-performance temperature control system it makes the soft-TRD SIII even more ideal for polyester fabrics.

soft-TRD SIII has been specifically developed to meet the requirements of stringent international and local environmental protection regulations with simultaneous consideration of its economic efficiency.

Visitors are most welcome to visit Thies at ITMA ASIA, October 21-25 in Hall H6 Stand E 16.

Posted September 6, 2016

Source: Thies GmbH & CO. KG

Comez International Undergoes Change In General Management

FRICK, Switzerland — August 2016 — Bertram Wendisch will take a new challenge within the Jakob Müller Group as head of research & development and member of the group Management, and therefore will resign as general manager of Comez International by the end of August 2016.

With Bertram we are loosing a manager with great passion, dedication and loyalty, who helped Comez significantly during the business combination process with Jakob Müller AG, Frick and with continuous improvements.

For the new challenges in the headquarters in Frick we wish Bertram great success.

Paolo Malnati, assistant of the general manager, will take over the responsibilities as the new general manager starting September 1, 2016.

Before his assignment at Comez Paolo gained many years of experience as technical director with other textile machine manufacturers.

We wish Paolo great success in his new important role and we believe that the engineering background of Paolo will significantly contribute to the further successful development of Comez in the upcoming years.

Posted September 6, 2016

Source: Comez International S.r.l.

Frank Spaan Intended Successor To Eef Bos As CFO Of TenCate

ALMELO, the Netherlands — September 5, 2016 — Eef Bos has decided to step down as CFO of TenCate as of 1 October 2016. ”Since the company entered into a new phase of its development, this is for me a natural moment to leave TenCate.”

The Supervisory Board of TenCate thanks Eef Bos for his contribution and involvement with TenCate in the past years. The Supervisory Board has the intention to nominate Frank Spaan for appointment as his successor by the General Meeting of Shareholders as per 1 October 2016.

After this appointment the Executive Board of TenCate will consist of Jan Albers, CEO and Frank Spaan, CFO.

Posted September 6, 2016

Source: Royal Ten Cate N.V.

Teijin Frontier To Participate In Première Vision Paris

TOKYO — September 06, 2016 — Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd., the Teijin group’s fiber-product converting company, announced today that it will participate in Première Vision Paris, a major event for global fashion-industry professionals that will be held in Paris from September 13 to 15.

The booth, named TEIJINTEX® by TEIJIN FRONTIER (stand: 6K15), will feature fabrics made from two outstanding materials — SOLOTEX® and DELTAPEAK® — including a selected portfolio of Autumn/Winter 2017-18 materials developed with advanced  post-processing, spinning and yarn-processing methods.

  • Specific items in the exhibit will include:
    Solotex polytrimethylene terephthalate fiber is soft, stretchable, shape-retaining, dimensionally stable and brightly colored thanks to its molecular structure. Several versions will be presented, including glossy textiles and hybrid fabrics that blend with other fibers, making it appealing as all-purpose fashion materials. Partially bio-derived SOLOTEX® is also an environmentally friendly choice for the future.
  • DELTAPEAK® is a next-generation polyester fabric that combines excellent physical properties with high levels of functionality and quality. In addition to softness, durability and elasticity, the fabric offers ultraviolet protection and anti-transparency, as well as snag resistance due to its dense, flat-knit surface. Many global sports-apparel brands and manufacturers have already adopted the fabric. The booth will present a version of DELTAPEAK® that achieves excellent in resilience and glossiness texture thanks to a special post-processing method. Another exhibit will be a newly developed nylon-based DELTAPEAK, a great material for athleisure-type fashionwear.

Première Vision Paris, held twice yearly, is forecasting some 60,000 visitors and nearly 1,900 exhibiting companies from over 50 countries this time. By participating in the show, Teijin Frontier aims to increase its presence in Europe and continuing growing its global business.

Posted September 6, 2016

Source: Teijin Frontier Co.

Tailor-Made Viscose Fibers With Benefits For Hygiene And The Environment

KELHEIM, Germany — September 5, 2016 — These aspects are the key elements of two presentations at this year’s Dornbirn Man-made Fibers Congress that will highlight the latest activities of renowned viscose speciality fiber manufacturer Kelheim Fibres.
The presentations, however, will show completely different applications of Kelheim’s viscose speciality fibers.

While Dr. Roland Scholz — together with Dr. Jörg Zacharias from Krones AG — will report on the current status of a joint research project regarding the use of viscose fibers as a filtration aid in breweries, Sebastian Basel will talk about the use of viscose short cut fibers in hybrid nonwoven technologies as, for example, in the production of wet wipes.

Despite the completely different end uses, in both cases Kelheim’s specialities impress with their typical core properties:
These fibers can easily be adapted to the specific needs of the customer. In beer filtration, the formation and the structure of the filter cake of a viscose precoat filter can be controlled by the fibers’ geometry. Cross section, diameter and length of the fibers play a key role.

Entirely different aspects are important for the broad range of nonwovens products in the hygiene sector: Here, softness, flushability or high absorbency are required.
But these, too, can be controlled by modifications in Kelheim’s viscose short cut fibers — and not only by the last process steps of converting or finishing, as it is often assumed.

Another benefit is the environmental credentials of viscose fibers. Wet wipes and other everyday hygiene products are made for one-time use only. Shortcut fibers from Kelheim allow for the production of nonwoven wipes that can be flushed down the toilet without the danger of clogging and that are completely biodegradable.

In beer filtration, too, the object is to substitute diatomite — which is viewed in an increasingly critical manner — with eco-friendly viscose fibres that are a 100-percent compostable and can therefore be disposed at low cost.

And finally, there is another common aspect: both applications require an extremely high level of physiological safety and hygiene standards. That is self-explanatory when it comes to wipes for personal care and even more obvious in food and beverage filtration — viscose fibers from Kelheim are ideally suited for both applications.

The presentations highlight only two specific applications of Kelheim’s viscose speciality fibers — but there are many more. For further information on their range of versatile specialities, Kelheim’s fiber experts are available at their info booth in the foyer of the congress center.

Posted September 6, 2016

Source: Kelheim Fibres

ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 Exhibitor Preview: Reiners + Fürst

MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany — September 5, 2016 — At ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 in Shanghai Reiners + Fürst will present new travellers for Siro-Compact with optimized geometry and new surface characteristics. The end-users benefit from low yarn hairiness and longer traveller service life.

Customers in China prefer the latest generation of TURBO rings especially for Compact and Siro yarns. During ITMA in Milan R+F introduced this further milestone in high speed spinning. Already more than 2.5 Mio. units are running successfully in the markets. The enhanced surface allows increasing machine efficiencies by up to 10% – especially when producing yarns of sensitive fibres or with highest spindle speeds.

For worsted spinning R+F introduces J-travellers for ring heights of 9.1 and 11.1 mm with enhanced surface for better performance of the spinning process. Different shapes are available for top results in the whole range of worsted spinning.

For the processing of fibre glass R+F shows the latest series of horizontal travellers for twisting of fine fibre glass filaments for ring heights of 9.5 and 4.8 mm.

Customers especially value the professional service and support R+F is providing particularly for finding solutions of increasingly complex applications.

Visitors are invited to stop by at R+F’s booth at ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai: Hall H1, Stand B 30

Posted 6, 2016

Source: Reiners + Fürst

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