Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH Partners With The Blue Jeans Go Green™ Program For Denim Drive

NEW YORK CITY — August 18, 2016 — Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH and Cotton Incorporated are excited to announce an end-of-summer denim drive in partnership for the Blue Jeans Go Green™ denim recycling program.  Customers are invited to bring pairs of old jeans to their local Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH store for recycling  and, in return, receive $10.00 off a new pair of jeans, which can be redeemed on men’s and women’s jeans through September 25. The denim collected will be recycled into UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation as part of the Blue Jeans Go Green™ program. The drive will kick off on Wednesday, August 17 and runs through September 5 at all 101 stores across the U.S.

“We are thrilled to partner with Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH for its first ever denim drive in support of the Blue Jeans Go Green™ program,” said Andrea Samber, Co-Director of Strategic Alliances at Cotton Incorporated. “We are very excited to introduce the program to new customers and loyal denim fans.”

“Together with our customers, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH is proud to be part of such a worthwhile campaign.  This partnership was a natural fit for us, allowing us to give back to the community and at the same time, deliver a service to our customers that rewards them as well.  It really is a win-win,”  stated Jonathan Greller, President, Saks OFF 5TH and Gilt.

Cotton Incorporated began the denim recycling program in 2006 to help benefit local communities across the United States. Over one million pieces of denim have been collected to date, and the insulation has been distributed to organizations such as Habitat for Humanity to help communities in need. Approximately 250,000 square feet of insulation are distributed each year and the Blue Jeans Go Green™ program has diverted over 600 tons of waste from landfills since its inception.

Posted August 25, 2016

Source: Cotton Incorporated

Durst To Expand Its Textile Printing Portfolio With Technijet

BRIXEN, Italy/CARNFORTH, England  — August 22, 2016 — Durst, an industrial inkjet specialist, and England-based Technijet Ltd., a manufacturer of industrial high-pressure cleaning systems, have founded a joint venture on the development of peripheral solutions for digital textile production. Technijet is known in the textile sector primarily for its ROTOVAC washing system which removes lint and dust from printing substrates. The common conceptual design of the patented Swiftjet pre-treatment system is the basis of the joint venture.

The system was presented at ITMA 2015 in Milan by Durst as a feasibility study. Swiftjet is a spraying and drying unit which is connected upstream of the actual printing machine and, depending on the desired printing result, takes over the chemical pretreatment of the textile thread. Technijet’s long-term experience with high-pressure jets comes in useful when ensuring the exact application of the composition on the material surface. Since the introduction of the Alpha Series at ITMA 2015, Durst has continuously striven to optimize the economic efficiency and environmental safety of inkjet print production. For example, by introducing the soft pigment ink system (Alpha P), which can be printed on standard material like cotton and polyester without additional binders and wet processes.

Alpha P is convincing with its soft grip and color brilliance and at the same time, it reduces water and energy consumption in production. With the market introduction of the Swiftjet Solution, flexibility is further increased, since pre-treatment can be added upstream depending on material and need. Previously independent processes can thus be consolidated and automized which also contributes to an environmentally friendly production. The Swiftjet pre-treatment system is adapted for the Durst Alpha Series high-performance inkjet printer and can process print widths of up to 330 cm. Durst will also offer the pre-treatment system as a standalone solution for existing third party technologies.

“In all market segments, our highest aim is to replace ‘old’ technologies with new, disruptive systems”, says Christoph Gamper, CEO of Durst Phototechnik AG. “This isn’t just about switching from ‘analog’ to ‘digital’ – it’s a redefinition of the production processes. In this redefinition, economic efficiency and environmental criteria are not mutually exclusive, but complementary. With our printing systems and the new pre-treatment technology we can significantly reduce our ecological footprint, particularly in textile printing.

“Since ITMA 2015, we have continued on our chosen path and have maximized the potential of inkjet technology”, says Martin Winkler, Segment Manager Textile Printing, Durst Phototechnik AG. “With the Alpha Series, we’re providing productivity, the soft pigment ink system adds flexibility and Swiftjet offers, the process optimization for increasing economic efficiency in textile printing. In many textile markets the additional ecological benefit provided by our technologies is not just a side effect anymore but it is a central requirement for complying with new regulatory and environmental requirements and to live up to new social awareness.”

Posted August 26, 2016

Source: Durst Phototechnik AG

TRSA Weighs Hygiene Certification Revisions As European Nations Ponder Same

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — August 25, 2016 — TRSA’s  Hygienically Clean Advisory Council will convene in September to consider upgrades to the textile services certification programs it oversees, examining further opportunities to validate processes and quantify outcomes for launderers serving healthcare, food safety, food service, hospitality and other businesses.

Compliance with Hygienically Clean standards requires textile services to adhere to best laundry practices and microbial content limits on cleaned textile products before delivery to customers. TRSA introduced routine microbial testing protocols to the North American laundry industry when it launched the Hygienically Clean program in 2011 and pledged to continuously improve standards.

As the world’s largest association of textile services operations, TRSA’s connectivity to laundry professionals is unmatched, providing the certification programs with unparalleled access to emerging best practices and technologies.

In the current review, the Advisory Council is considering upgrades largely related to adding Critical Control Points (CCPs) to the Hygienically Clean Healthcare and Hospitality designations. CCPs are the steps in a process that pose higher biocontamination risk than others; compliance requires description of how such risk is controlled (eliminated or reduced). For example, washing is often considered a CCP. Risk is controlled in large part by inspecting proof-of-delivery reports generated by systems that inject liquid detergent into washers according to the proper formulas and monitor implementation of these formulas.

CCPs are part of TRSA’s Hygienically Clean Food Safety certification, addressing high demand from food manufacturers and processors for their suppliers to deploy hazard analysis and CCP (HACCP) concepts. HACCP is also incorporated into the Hygienically Clean Food Service standard to address restaurateurs’ concerns regarding their supplies’ hygiene as restaurant patrons grow more concerned about these facilities’ cleanliness practices.

Members who serve on the Hygienically Clean council, mostly launderers but including representatives of healthcare and academic professions, are considering how various washing, drying and finishing systems and functions might factor into CCPs. Controls might include additional microbial content testing of:

Textiles at various stages of laundry processing, not just immediately before

  • delivery;
  • Wash water; and
  • Hard surfaces of machinery, storage and carts.

Hand hygiene requirements are also being weighed.

The council’s deliberations coincide with national standards-setting bodies in Europe deciding how they will modify new continent-wide laundry protocols to address their countries’ specific hygiene concerns.

Earlier this year, the Textiles and Textile Products technical panel of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) revised EN 14065, improving the standard’s guidance of laundries in establishing their own risk analysis and biocontamination control (RABC) processes. Individual nations’ CEN affiliates and their respective certifiers can add provisions to the Europe-wide standard similar to the Hygienically Clean requirements. August 31 is CEN’s deadline for its national affiliates to present EN 14065 to their constituencies.

Neither TRSA’s standard nor EN 14065 stipulate which steps in a launderer’s process must be declared CCPs. Both call for CCPs to be applied, however, with EN 14065 now distinguishing between basic control points (any step requiring control) and critical ones.

“Hygienically Clean’s approach of requiring launderers to apply general best practices but not mandating specific techniques fits well into the EN 14065 model,” observed TRSA President and CEO Joseph Ricci. “Including HACCP in certification requirements without stipulating every detail of its implementation recognizes that launderers, supported by their suppliers, are most qualified to identify contamination risks in their own operations and address them properly.”

Hygienically Clean specifies microbial content levels for laundered textiles and laundry work surfaces without dictating the tactics to achieve them. The recent European standard revision “continues to offer a framework and does not define specific hygiene levels,” leaving that function to certifiers, reports Robert Long, secretary-general, European Textile Services Association. Key additions besides CCPs, he says, include quantitative risk analysis (upgraded from semi-quantitative) and improved definitions of process validation, verification and monitoring.

“As before, the standard does not contain any specific requirement levels, leaving a lot of flexibility in terms of how principles are applied,” observes Eoin Flavin, the U.K.-based member of TRSA’s Hygienically Clean Advisory Council who directs wash chemistry supplier Washing Systems, Ltd.’s European operations. “We continue to need this flexibility to cater to different requirements in different sectors and countries.”

The TRSA council is slated to meet next month and again in November at the TRSA Healthcare Conference. The Hygienically Clean Users Group also will meet there. The conference will feature a presentation on applying HACCP to the healthcare laundry sector, explaining how it guides risk identification and otherwise protects healthcare customers and laundry plant employees. The TRSA members-only conference takes place Nov. 30-Dec. 1 in Nashville, Tenn.

Posted August 25, 2016

Source: TRSA Hygienically Clean 

Contact: trsa.org/healthcare

RISE® 2017 Connects Emerging Technologies With Real Applications

CARY, N.C. — August 24, 2016 — The Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics Conference, RISE® 2017, will be held Sept. 12-14, at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel in North Carolina, INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, has announced.

Now in its seventh edition, RISE 2017 will connect new and emerging technologies with near-term commercial applications and provide immediate real-world solutions to industry needs.

“The RISE 2017 Conference embraces INDA’s mission to stimulate, recognize and reward innovation. RISE brings together like-minded, forward-thinking technology professionals with presenters of new approaches to material science challenges. From fiber technologies and processing developments to new functionalizing developments and the innovation process itself, this will truly be an event not to be missed,” said Dave Rousse, INDA’s President.

RISE 2017 will feature two-and-a-half impactful days of learning about game-changing research, innovation, and science. The event focuses on what’s to come in engineered materials with leading-edge speakers, networking, and the presentation of the annual RISE Innovation Award.

At RISE, technology scouts, business/product development professionals, innovation teams, product managers, and research engineers will hear about new technologies and how they can be applied to their products and research innovations in consumer, industrial, and institutional markets. The latest technical developments in related industries that can potentially be applied to engineered fabrics also will be presented.

Thought-leading speakers will present at RISE 2017 on such timely topics as:

  • Functionalizing nonwoven fabrics
  • The impact of domestic natural gas on PE/PP costing
  • High tensile elastomeric polymers for hygiene products
  • New processes and uses for highloft nonwovens
  • Composites: graphene/carbon fiber for battery separators, geotextiles, films, and hydrogels
  • Developments in conductive fibers and binder fibers

Posted August 24, 2016

Source: INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry

Contact: tleatham@inda.org; inda.org

Apparel Company American Rhino Launches Website

BEVERLY, Mass. — Aug. 23, 2016 — Apparel company American Rhino has launched its new website at www.americanrhino.com, the company president and Foundation director announced Tuesday.

American Rhino, founded in 2016, was created by the American Rhino Foundation, an active participant in on-the-ground conservation efforts to protect critically endangered and threatened African wildlife. A percentage of every American Rhino clothing item sold will go to the foundation. In turn, the foundation will fund conservancy groups in Africa. “Our website is critical to fulfilling our philanthropic mission,” said American Rhino president Chris Welles. “We believe American consumers can play a vital role in preserving African wildlife. In doing so, we help secure biodiversity and habitats so vital to Africa’s economy and future.”

“We wanted a cost-effective way to tell our story, and authenticity was crucial. We hired King Fish because of their strong track record creating digital content for apparel clients,” Welles said.

To create authenticity in the website’s look and feel, American Rhino partnered with King Fish to conduct a photo shoot in Africa. The goal: To showcase American Rhino’s rugged products in action. “I’ve been to Africa several times, and I’m always inspired by the landscape. I wanted to bring that inspiration to the website,” Welles said. The team shot on the slopes of Mount Kenya, in the Aberdare Mountains, the Maasai Mara National Reserve, and Nairobi.

Welles noted that King Fish also shot photos in other locations, including in-studio, to create the necessary product images, and was able to produce the website using cost-effective methods. Welles said he was pleased with King Fish’s ability to tell American Rhino’s multi-level story.  “We came to King Fish because of its success in digital marketing and project management experience,” Welles said. “The content and site design achieved my vision for the project. The website is crucial to building our identity and reaching consumers, and the final result has exceeded our expectations.”

Posted August 23, 2016

Source: American Rhino

Contact: http://www.americanrhino.com

ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 Exhibitor Preview: RETECH

MEISTERSCHWANDEN, Switzerland — August 23, 2016 — In recent years RETECH has achieved a reputable position in the market for textile machinery due to innovative, flexible and customer oriented products and solutions. We live our moto “experts at drawing your fibers to perfection, get your inspiration – become fascinated by the ‘blue thread.'”

Retech, a well-known manufacturer of high quality components for man-made fiber processing, presents a significant range of solutions for thermal treatment and drawing in the field of synthetic yarn production at ITMA ASIA 2016 in Shanghai. Retech has achieved a leading position in the market for heated godet rolls which are performing in spin-draw plants all around the world. The initial equipping of new machines in close cooperation with the leading machinery manufacturers is the driver for innovation. Cooperation with important yarn producers, who develop new polymers and processes, gained importance in recent years.

The following new components will be presented:

Roll Temperature Surface Measurement Device

Retech presented its newest development in the field of temperature measuring for first time at Itma 2015 in Milan.

A service tool, developed for our engineers, became in reality a customer demand. This device is now available and is now also approved in production sites from our customers.

How precise is the roll surface temperature? How accurate from godet to godet?

These questions can be answered and measured by using this new device from Retech.

Up to 4 measuring points can register the exact roll surface temperature within 1 to 2 seconds. The measured values for each godet and machine are stored and indicated in the hand held operating panel. They can be transferred to the customer’s supervision software via USB connection.

It is a convenient small maintenance tool, which offers continuous and repeatable information to assure final yarn quality and not only for Retech godets.

New Temperature Transmitter

Another new development presented at Itma in Milano is now proved in different applications at production condition. Not only in our own Retech godet as well as in other brands godets as substitution to achieve a better temperature transmission.

We supply not only the heated godet but also the required temperature transmitter for 1 to 6 individual heating zones. This can be combined with UCR controller or USC signal converters. The new innovative temperature transmitter, which replaces the proven and successful UTR-4, has been miniaturised as far as possible and is completely sealed (no connections in the hot part of the roll). It has many applications in the field of textiles and elsewhere. It goes without saying that Retech is also offering this feature for upgrading and modifications of existing heated godets.

Heated godet rolls

For many years the godets have been and will be the leading product range of Retech.

Retech’s attention turned always to optimize heating and motor capacity in order to save energy. The whole power of new innovation leads to fulfill this credo and therefore to the optimized godet.  To define the right and best suited godet a close collaboration between customer and equipment designer is very important. There is no such thing as an “off the shelf” godet. Based on the permanent synchronous magnet motor (PSM) concept there are three main sizes of motors, available in different performance categories. For each of these motors different roll diameters and various lengths are available. After defining the dimensions and performance of a heated godet, the parameters of heating type (mostly induction heated), single zone / multi zone with stationary or rotating temperature sensor, can be defined. Having decided all the specific customer requirements, a special godet based on a modular standard concept will be precisely manufactured. Process data for the material in question including yarn count, number of threads and wraps, process speed and temperatures, draw forces and other yarn properties determine the parameters. Together with the customer, Retech engineers will elaborate all options required for the specific process. Whether process requirements call for one-zone or multi-zone heating, or specifically high drawing speeds is not a problem, Retech godets are capable of up to 6000 m/min with temperatures up to 400 °C.  All godets are based on the same modular concept and are available as well with their own bearing and housings for use in very low speed application or centrally driven with a belt drive for multiple godet rolls.

In any case Retech offers tailor made solutions to any end-user and machine producer of godet rolls, adequate both for technical and economical requirements, combining highest flexibility and highest quality!

Air Bearing Separator Rolls ( ABSR)

Separator Rolls are an important addition to Retech component family:

Retech is focusing on a larger range of Air Bearing Separator Rolls (ABSR) Numerous ABSR’s are in operation in polymer plants all around the world. Using a very advanced technology proprietary to Retech, it has been possible to reduce the air consumption on our latest version ABSR by one third. This economical solution is furthermore paired with lower wear and tear of this component.

New dimensions such as Ø 36 x 110 mm and Ø 58 x 125 mm used mainly as guiding rolls have been added to the previous product range.

Online Monitoring System

Retech can improve your process and product quality by means of their on-line tension control Win‑OLT. Retech has further developed the well-known Win OLT which is a yarn tension measuring system that continuously monitors yarn tension, records yarn breaks, calculates downtimes and provides machine efficiency and quality data. It has been specially optimised for DTY processes.

Retech supplies the tension sensor either as a stand-alone standard component with now 4 standard measuring ranges, or as a complete QA system, depending on the requirements. It is called the Win-OLT system.

A special development focus was the enlargement of the data evaluation, called Win-Eval, which offers a huge information base for plant managers to optimise the efficiency of their machines. Statistics per shift, day or over a defined time period can be evaluated.

Quality control in many stages of the textile process can be covered by Win-OLT at the same time setting the industry standard for high quality and optimised production.

Retech’s components and installations are important links within the textile added value chain. As the market leader, Retech possesses extensive Know-How in design and construction of heating and drawing elements in order to provide high technology installations with excellent customer service. The development of innovative, efficient and high quality draw machines adapted to the customer’s specification, as well as their conversion and upgrading are additional and vital topics. Integration of new technologies has become essential in order to achieve sustainability in many respects including environmental protection and energy usage in combination with maintenance cost reduction and user-friendly operation.

Whatever the customers needs, whether process components for technical yarn, for sports wear and medical applications as well as for automotive or tire cord, these are all part of the creativity of the Swiss manufacturer Retech in each specific field.

At Retech the entire effort is always focused on delivering customer benefits and keeping a close contact to the clients. The mutual success is primarily based on the company knowledge and customer focus – at all times and in every location with added value exclusively from Retech Switzerland.

The blue thread moves on and leads to NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR OUR CUSTOMER’S INSPIRATION

Posted August 23, 2016

Source: Retech AG

Clothing With A Sensory Cooling Effect Development Of Textiles With A Sensory Cooling Effect

BOENNIGHEIM, Germany — August 5, 2016 — As part of an IGF research project (AiF No. 18181 N), scientists at the Hohenstein Institute in Boennigheim have been developing and analyzing a textile finish that provides a sensory cooling effect. Sensory cooling is the term used to describe a chemically induced sensation of coolness on the skin, due to the triggering of cold receptors in the nerve ends close to the surface of the skin. This is different from the cooling effect normally achieved by physical processes, where the skin is cooled mainly by the evaporation of water.

Targeted cooling of the surface of the skin is required, for example, when treating sports injuries, or after insect bites or for other therapeutic purposes (e.g. in the treatment of multiple sclerosis or psoriasis). Cold water, ice cubes, sprays and cooling, water-retaining medicaments can be used for this purpose. Cooling textiles made from high-tech fibres are also based partly on the principle of cooling by evaporation.

However, with commonly used cooling systems such as cool packs or ice sprays, the skin is often cooled down too much. In the worst cases, this can lead to symptoms of frost-bite and the formation of blisters which increase the damage to the skin. Unlike these conventional cooling methods, cold-inducing substances that result in “sensory cooling” have a mild cooling effect, even when spread over a large area, without over-cooling the skin. One example of this would be the peppermint substance “menthol”. This has a cooling effect and soothes itching. Now a whole range of other chemical substances have been discovered which, like menthol, bind themselves to the cold receptors. These substances trigger a stronger cooling sensation, are odor-neutral and have a longer-lasting effect. This means they can be used for therapeutic purposes.

In their research project, the scientists at Hohenstein have, for the first time, developed a finish for textiles that creates a sensory cooling effect. This textile finish is based on p-menthane derivatives (agonists) such as WS-3 (N-ethyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide) or L-menthyl lactate and icilin. These substances have the advantage that, when spread in very low concentrations on small areas of the body, they have a lasting mild cooling effect throughout their period of activity. This kind of sensory cooling textile finish was tested on different textile substrates made from natural or synthetic fibers and blends, and in concentrations of the active ingredient ranging from 0.1% to 1%.

In tests with volunteers, the attempts at functionalizing textiles using substances which have a sensory cooling effect produced very different sensory perceptions of the degree of coolness. The sensory perception of cold depended not only on the area of skin being treated but also on a range of other parameters such as the moisture level in the skin and the topography of the skin surface. The way the perceived cooling effect on the skin is processed and assessed depends on numerous external and internal factors and is therefore subjective, i.e. each volunteer perceives the cooling effect in their own quite specific, individual way. During the project, the researchers were able to make new findings about the substance sensitivity of specific areas of the skin (e.g. the cleavage, underarm, soles of the feet). The project also showed that sensory cooling textiles are effective in textiles worn close to the skin, but are unsuitable for loosely cut clothing that is not in direct contact with the body.

At the end of the research project, the scientists at the Hohenstein Institute were able to show that applying a finish containing sensory cooling substances (WS-3 or menthyl lactate) would be feasible for SMEs. Following the positive results for textiles worn next to the skin, further investigations are likely to reveal new applications for therapeutic textiles.

Posted August 23, 2016

Source: Hohenstein Institute

Rockline Industries Attains Seven Million Safe Work Hours at Arkansas Plant: Only 11 others have reached this safety performance milestone

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – August 23, 2016 – The Arkansas Department of Labor has recognized Rockline Industries’ Springdale, Ark., manufacturing facility yet again with an award for its latest exceptional safety record — seven million safe work hours. Only 11 other companies have ever achieved this milestone since Arkansas began recognizing workplace safety in 1976.

The award from the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Division is part of Arkansas’ overall educational program to encourage workplace safety by honoring companies whose employees have accumulated a significant number of work hours without a lost day away from work due to a work-related injury or illness. By these standards, seven million safe work hours is a remarkable record.

“We’re incredibly proud to be recognized for this achievement and congratulate our hard-working associates who always make safety a top priority at Rockline,” said Randy Rudolph, president of Rockline Industries. “This milestone couldn’t have been reached without the dedication of our associates, who continue to work to improve all of our manufacturing processes and provide the safest work environment possible.”

Contributing to Rockline’s success is the company’s behavioral-based safety program, which trains employees to observe work tasks and to provide immediate safety feedback to those involved. It also trains production team members to serve as safety coordinators who help improve training and communication at a smaller, teachable team level.

Posted August 23, 2016

Source: Rockline Industries

Nike Veteran John Frazier Joins Hohenstein Institute America

ELON, N.C. — August 23, 2016 — Hohenstein is pleased to announce that John Frazier has signed on with Hohenstein Institute America as senior technical director. He will be located in Oregon but will support footwear and apparel clients across North America in the implementation of green chemistry, textile and materials research, and innovation. Prior to joining Hohenstein, Frazier served as the senior director of chemistry for Nike.

“John’s impressive sustainability resume will make him an invaluable asset to the textile manufacturers, sourcers, and retailers here in North America,” said Ben Mead, managing director of Hohenstein Institute America. “He has proven expertise in many areas that can add product performance while still having a positive impact on a company’s sustainability profile.”

While at Nike, Frazier focused on closed loops, greener chemistry, climate stability, water stewardship, and thriving communities. His duties included the development, deployment, and oversight of a variety of sustainability and product stewardship programs. These included the Restricted Substance List (RSL), Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL), Sustainable Chemistry Guidance (Positive Chemistries), the Global Water Quality Program, and the Green/Healthier Chemistry Program.

His experience extends to aerospace and athletic footwear, apparel and equipment, as well as to environmental programs through materials and process engineering and chemistry applications. At Hohenstein, in addition to working directly with consumer product brands and manufacturers, Frazier will continue to serve in textile and apparel trade associations and to speak at industry events to promote collaboration and raise the environmental awareness of consumers, corporations, and young scientists.

Posted August 23, 2016

Source: Hohenstein Institute America

Toray Plastics (America) To Feature Its OPP And PET Innovations At Pack Expo International 2016

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — August 22, 2016 — Toray Plastics (America) Inc., has announced that it will feature its advanced Torayfan® OPP and Lumirror® PET film technologies, collaborative spirit, and global reach at Pack Expo International 2016, November 6-9, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The company also will share with visitors its knowledge about how to get more from a film supplier. In addition, Toray will update attendees about its participation in the HP Indigo Pack Ready program. Toray is the only United States manufacturer of polypropylene, polyester, metallized, and bio-based films. The booth is N-5789.

Among the Toray technologies to be featured at Pack Expo are:

  • Torayfan CBS2 film is a PVdC-free, clear, excellent oxygen- and moisture-barrier BOPP film designed for use as the inside sealant web for the packaging of snacks, cookies, crackers, granola, fruit/nut mixes, and confections.  An alternative to PVdC and AlOx coated films, CBS2 provides an economic solution to CPG’s and converters who want to give consumers a window to the product while maintaining shelf life and product freshness.
  • The LumiLid® portfolio of lidding films are dual-ovenable, FDA-compliant, IMS-certified and available in clear, white, metallized, and bio-based formats for trays (PP, APET, CPET and more) and cup stock. They have a low SIT, broad seal range, outstanding seal integrity, and a consumer-friendly easy peel. Applications include refrigerated and frozen entrees and side dishes, dairy items, fresh and dried foods. LumiLid XL7AF offers anti-fog functionality for condensation-free film in fresh-food applications, such as refrigerated prepared meals.
  • Torayfan Over-the-Mountain portfolio of BOPP films are designed to prevent packages from bursting when they are transported through fluctuating altitudes and atmospheric conditions. The new Over-the-Mountain BOPP films are manufactured by means of Toray’s proprietary, modified polypropylene core layer and a proprietary sealant, which work together synergistically to provide superior seal-strength and hermetic seals that help maintain the integrity of the package.
  • Lumirror MR20, a new eco-friendly, polyester metal-transfer film is manufactured in-house, in-line in one step and allows aluminum deposited onto the film surface to be transferred to a paperboard for superior brightness. MR20 film is eco-friendly because after it is used in the converter’s transfer metallization process it can be returned to Toray for recycling. Finished paperboard packaging can be recycled or repulped. Now CPGs can create a luxurious effect on packaging for mass-produced goods.
  • Torayfan MWX6 and MWL are metallized white cavitated, BOPP films for gas-flushed applications. They are designed with a proprietary, “ultra-barrier” layer on one side for superior moisture-barrier and excellent oxygen-barrier functionality; the other side is a hermetic, heat-sealable layer. They are an ideal choice for packaging salty crisp snacks, baked goods, confectionery items, and pet food.
  • Lumirror QN497 is an ultra-high, gas-barrier metallized PET film designed to be the inner layer of a laminate film in foil replacement, extended shelf life, and gas-flushed applications requiring superior moisture-, oxygen-, and aroma-barrier properties, such as coffee packaging. QN497’s adhesion layer is suitable for laminating, adhesive coating, or printing. It offers high thermal stability, good machinability, and a superior adhesion surface for printing or laminating.
  • Torayfan TreaTear® DR72 film is a directional-tear CPP sealant film that offers high seal strength and provides an easy, straight tear for opening retort and non-retort packages. Available as thin as 30 microns (1.2 mil.), it offers yield advantages over the traditional 60 or 70 micron sealant web films, as well as flexibility with overall lamination design.  Laminations that use additional webs for directional tear, such as oriented nylon, may now find that web to be unnecessary.
  • Lumirror QN506 is an ultra-high, gas-barrier transparent PET film. It is designed to be the inner layer of a laminate; its adhesion layer is suitable for laminating, adhesive coating or printing. It offers superior oxygen barrier and aroma barrier and is excellent for use in laminations requiring high thermal stability, good machinability and a superior adhesion surface for printing or laminating. Among the applications are snacks, cookies, crackers, granola, fruit/nut mixes, and confections.
  • Torayfan RS03 is a new, high-tensile OPP RipStop film used to reinforce the die-cut handles integrated into corrugated and folding carton box designs. This new RipStop film technology replaces fiber and filament reinforced tapes.  RS03’s tear resistance technology in the transverse (cross-machine) direction prevents the die-cut handles from failing, providing a secure carton construction for the consumer. Applications include corrugated beverage packaging, folding cartons, and more.
  • Barrialox® SBR2, a new generation, high-barrier, transparent, aluminum oxide-coated polyester film for retort pouch applications, is made in Japan by Toray’s sister company, Toray Advanced Film Co., Ltd. It has excellent thermal stability and superior mechanical properties, including high-strength and dimensional stability, enabling it to withstand the rigors of the converting process and the intense high heat and pressure of retort sterilization.
  • Toray HP Indigo Pack Ready films that are fit for use include: Lumirror PA66 PET film and Torayfan FMS and F62W OPP films. Toray is the first U.S. film manufacturer to participate in the program as a single-source provider able to offer North American converters and printers the highest-quality OPP, PET, extrusion-coated OPP and PET, metallized, barrier, and sealant print-web film technologies that meet the demands of the flexible packaging and label markets.

Posted August 22, 2016

Source: Toray Plastics (America)

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