Lenzing Invests More Than 100 Million Euros In New Production Capacities For Specialty Fibers In Austria

LENZING, Austria — August 2, 2016 — The Lenzing Group is expanding its capacities for specialty fibers. Particularly the importance of the manufacturing facility in Heiligenkreuz, Burgenland, is underpinned. Further investments will be made as well at the production site in Lenzing. “We will invest more than 100 million euro over the next 20 months to expand production capacities for our high-quality botanic fibers, 70 percent at the Heiligenkreuz site and 30 percent at Lenzing”, says Lenzing’s CEO Stefan Doboczky. “Given the strong market demand this expansion will help our customers in their growth plans as well as expanding our global market leadership position for speciality fibers.”

As part of its new group strategy sCore TEN, Lenzing set the target of increasing the share of specialty fibers as a proportion of its total revenue to 50 percent by the year 2020. Specialty fibers currently account for 41.7 percent of revenue. The planned capacity expansion of 35,000 tons of specialty fibers at the sites in Heiligenkreuz and Lenzing, as well as at the site in Grimsby, Great Britain, is the first step of the announced speciality fiber expansion program of Lenzing AG. Customers will be able to take advantage of some 10,000 tons of specialty fiber capacity already by the end of this year.

The major part of investments will be carried out in the years 2016 and 2017. The Lenzing Group will fully utilize its in house engineering competence, supported by local construction companies and suppliers for these projects. The investment in Heiligenkreuz will create 25 new jobs (full-time equivalents). Lenzing AG decided to start its investment program for speciality fibers at its existing sites in Austria and the UK as it allows fast capacity ramp up. The strategic role of the Heiligenkreuz site as a key location of new types of TENCEL® premium fibers developed developed by researchers and application engineers in Lenzing in cooperation with customers is strongly underpinned.

Posted August 3, 2016

Source: The Lenzing Group

MMI Plant Tours, Panel Sessions To Fuel Custom Solutions For Attendees’ Workplaces

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — August 3, 2016 — Tours of three nearby textile services industry production facilities including an equipment manufacturer highlight the agenda of TRSA’s annual Maintenance Management Institute (MMI), October 26-28 in New Orleans. These plant visits and ensuing discussion will focus on fulfilling MMI’s mission to provide maintenance and engineering personnel with ideas to optimize operational efficiencies and performance, minimizing downtime and maximizing equipment life.

On Oct. 26, MMI participants will join attendees of TRSA’s Production Summit and Plant Tours, which starts one day earlier at the same New Orleans hotel (Harrah’s), in visiting hospitality laundry Starr Textile Services and food and beverage linen specialist TLC Services. Two days later, the MMI agenda concludes with an optional visit to Pellerin Milnor Corp., recognized as one of the most significant outbound (export) manufacturers in the New Orleans area.

Tours will enable MMI participants to observe these facilities’ approaches to maintenance challenges and discuss with these plants’ management pressing issues the attendees face in their own operations. Debriefing sessions at Harrah’s following the laundry visits will feature these managers providing further insight into techniques demonstrated at the plants, prompting participants to consider adopting new strategies in their everyday work.

Such interaction has become an MMI hallmark. Two interactive panel sessions will facilitate this personal attention, as a “Safety Nuts and Bolts” panel will answer questions attendees submit before MMI starts. The panel will evaluate for them any safety-related maintenance issue in their facilities, whether it’s a matter of compliance or voluntary improvement.

A facilitated open forum will enable participants to inject topics of their choosing into the agenda for collaboration with panelists and other attendees in a group exercise to address a concern specific to their business. Participants can submit their topics on their registration forms or at the event (any time before this session) and ask questions during the session.

MMI classes and interaction foster evolution of laundry maintenance operations by balancing discussions of technical knowledge with exploration of management and leadership styles. In addition to the panel session, safety will be covered in the opening session, when participants will learn from TRSA resources including statistics and documented best practices to better protect personnel and equipment. A third safety presentation will be dedicated to electric arc flash.

Other session topics:

  • 5S Methodology to Organize Your Work Space
  • Boilers: Basic Operations and New Technologies
  • Computer Networking Basics
  • Dealing with Difficult Employees
  • Preventive Maintenance with Minimal Resources

MMI participants can leverage their travel by attending the first day of the Production Summit at Harrah’s on Oct. 25, the day before MMI starts. Sessions will be dedicated to disaster planning and recovery, presentations that deliver guidelines for planning business continuation following catastrophes such as:

  • Devastating fires
  • Prolonged utility outages
  • IT/computer data loss
  • Chemical spill
  • Riots/terrorism
  • Ruinous publicity

Posted August 3, 2016

Source: TRSA

Eastman Launches Avra™ Performance Fibers

SALT LAKE CITY — August 3, 2016 — The next generation of polyester fibers was introduced to the performance apparel market today when Eastman Chemical Co. announced the launch of Avra™ Performance Fibers. Avra is a family of performance fibers enabled by a proprietary spinning technology. The first product enables a revolutionary ribbon-shaped synthetic fiber with a combination of shape and size never before seen, backed by a company with a 96-year history of manufacturing excellence.

“The apparel industry has known for decades that finer fibers create fabrics with softer hand and enhanced performance,” said Tim Dell, Eastman Vice President. “There is a limit, however, to how fine you can go and still knit or weave on conventional equipment.” Avra’s ultra-thin polyester fibers are extruded and held together by a proprietary removable polymer, enabling easy knitting or weaving. Once the fabric is made, the removable polymer completely washes away in hot water, resulting in ribbon-like fibers that are smaller than existing polyester fibers. “The result is a distinctly silky fabric that keeps wearers drier and more comfortable than ever before,” he said.

The performance benefits imparted by this first Avra product include exceptional moisture management and a chemical-free “cool to the touch” sensation. Fabrics made with Avra dry quickly – up to 50% faster than conventional polyester fabrics, helping wearers stay cooler and more comfortable during demanding physical activities. In addition, the highly flexible fibers enabled by Avra further enhance wearer comfort through the superior drape and remarkable softness they provide. That’s performance you can feel.

Avra fibers are made in the USA in collaboration with Unifi Inc. in Yadkinville, N.C.. This joint effort has enabled a physical plant expansion at Unifi and provided additional jobs to the region. “Innovation in the Americas is more important today than ever before,” said Mark McNeill, vice president of technology and business development at Unifi. “Combining the technology and quality-driven expertise of Eastman and Unifi will help provide the industry with the next level of performance-enhancing fibers.”

Posted August 3, 2016

Source: Eastman Chemical Company 

Nanotex® And Cotton Incorporated Announce Dry Inside For Athletic Apparel

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich./CARY, N.C. — August 2, 2016 — Nanotex®, a Crypton company, and Cotton Incorporated, the research and promotion company of U.S. cotton producers, today announced Nanotex® DRY INSIDE technology for cotton apparel.

The patented Nanotex® Dry Inside technology enables effective moisture transfer away from the skin, eliminating dampness and chaffing, in 100-percent cotton apparel, while maintaining the additional comfort aspects of garments made from the natural fiber.

The processing technology enables cotton to effectively compete with synthetic fiber fabrications in the active and athleisure markets. Extensive testing on the technology at Cotton Incorporated laboratories in Cary, NC showed that Nanotex Dry Inside outperformed 100% polyester and untreated cotton in one-way moisture transport and cling.

“In the last five years, we have seen tremendous growth in the active and athleisure markets and with this movement, customers have come to expect a high degree of comfort alongside a high level of performance,” explains Randy Rubin, CEO of Nanotex. “The stumbling block has been cotton’s innate absorbency and limited wicking abilities,” says Rubin. “Nanotex Dry Inside for cotton is the solution; it enables Nanotex to give its customers what their customers are interested in — high-tech performance plus the comfort of cotton.”
Nanotex Dry Inside applies a technical application to the back of the fabric, allowing moisture to move away from the body through invisible channels. Once moved from the inside to the outside of the garment, the moisture spreads and evaporates more readily; leaving the wearer dry and comfortable without clogging the fabric weave or compromising the look, feel or breathability of the fabric.

“We sent Nanotex Dry Inside cotton through a battery of moisture management test methods, as well as our own cling force test,” says William Kimbrell, Director, Technology Marketing at Cotton Incorporated. “We found that the Nanotex Dry Inside technology created a high performing cotton product. Specifically, we saw cotton finished with Nanotex Dry Inside outperformed 100-percent polyester samples, as well as untreated cotton samples for moisture transport; and offered in 80-percent reduction in cling force.”

Nanotex and Cotton Incorporated will be showcasing Nanotex Dry Inside on cotton at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer show, August 3-6 in Salt Lake City at the Cotton Booth #155-213.

Nanotex Dry Inside expands the marketplace for cotton athletic apparel by offering all the comfort and breathability of cotton in garments that:

  • Wick moisture away from the body;
  • Do not hold moisture;
  • Reduce the likelihood of chafing; and
  • Dry quickly.

“We see Nanotex Dry Inside for Cotton impacting the active and athleisure markets in a tremendous way — it allows for the touch, look and feel of cotton to be experienced in a revolutionary new way, one that has long been desired,” adds Rubin.

The Nanotex web site features a short video explaining the Nanotex Dry Inside technology and demonstrating its laboratory testing.

Nanotex is comprised of a family of 11 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 Cotton Incorporated, Nanotex brand partners include the Gap, Banana Republic, Macy’s, JC Penney’s, Gymboree, Target, Dickies, Cabela’s, L.L. Bean, Burton, UnderArmour, Ashworth, Nordstrom, Hanes, QVC and others.

Posted August 3, 2016

Source: Nanotex

Yarn Quality And Efficiency: Stepping up to Total Contamination Control With Uster

USTER, Switzerland — August 3, 2016 — Spinners are increasingly seeking to take control of the level of contamination in yarn. They need to meet customers’ quality demands exactly, using foolproof but flexible methods which also take account of mill efficiency, minimizing waste and optimizing productivity. This case study focuses on an Indian yarn manufacturer which originally invested in early-stage fiber cleaning in 2009, and has since upgraded to Total Contamination Control, combining the USTER® JOSSI VISION SHIELD and USTER QUANTUM 3.

An experienced member of the Uster sales team in India, J.C. Kumaar has a strong relationship with his customers in the south of the country. His knowledge gained over 20 years has enabled him to assist an important client to implement step-by-step improvements in contamination control, in line with the company’s goal of continual enhancement of yarn quality.

This customer made its initial move into fiber cleaning in the blowroom, with its purchase seven years ago of the Vision Shield MPIX by Jossi. Since then, the customer has stepped up its requirements, especially with regard to polypropylene contaminant removal, opting for the USTER Jossi MAGIC EYE in 2015.

The company spins yarn for the high-quality segment, typically mixing Guntur and Giza cottons to produce yarn counts of Nec 50s, 40s and 26s. A medium-sized mill, its priorities were better contamination control without increasing waste or causing more yarn clearer cuts at the winding stage.

The first stage in the upgrading of the mill’s contamination control came in 2015, explains J.C. Kumaar: “The decision was made to tackle the challenge at fiber cleaning stage. For better fiber cleaning results, the existing Jossi fiber cleaner was upgraded with the Uster Jossi Magic Eye.”

“Settings and parameters were tailored to the customer’s needs — colored and foreign fibers were main issues — and the results achieved with the Uster Jossi Magic Eye upgrade were far better than expected.”

Second stage improvements

Earlier this year, the customer again contacted Uster to investigate the capabilities of latest technologies for the move towards contamination-free yarn. At this stage, it was appropriate to introduce the unique Uster concept of Total Contamination Control, featuring Uster Jossi Vision Shield and Uster Quantum 3. These systems represent the most sophisticated technologies available for detecting contamination at the beginning and end of the yarn production process: in fiber preparation and yarn clearing. All types of foreign matter — natural and man-made — can be identified and removed, even white polypropylene.

The combination of Uster Jossi Vision Shield and Uster Quantum guarantees the maximum contamination detection rate. With Total Contamination Control two-points-approach eliminating unwanted material in yarn the spinner can adjust the machine settings perfectly to meet precise yarn quality specifications, while also managing their own productivity goals.

Based on the good experience from the existing solution, Kumaar’s customer again chose Uster equipment for its second blowroom installation. The Uster Jossi Vision Shield T and Uster Jossi Magic Eye were installed. On the winders Uster Quantum 3 was used for years. The delighted customer called to share the performance results. The feedback showed that contamination control at fiber cleaning was now performing so well that the number of clearer cuts at winding decreased by 50% for polypropylene (PP) as well as for foreign matter defects (FD). A detailed report showed that PP-related cuts decreased from 24 to 11 per 100 kilometers FD cuts reduced from 22 to 10 per 100 kilometers.

Analysis of the waste levels in the mill produced further strong evidence. Comparing the results from the upgraded first blowroom with the new installation of Uster Jossi Vision Shield T with Uster Jossi Magic Eye, waste was reduced by a factor of three to four. The figures showed a drop from 100-120 kg per day in Blowroom 1 to 30-40 kg per day in Blowroom 2.

“This customer is again satisfied with the Uster fiber cleaner combined with the Uster Jossi Magic Eye. The loss of good fiber has been reduced significantly,” says J.C. Kumaar. “He also reports that overall process performance has improved through all stages of preparation and spinning.

Double security and balanced production

Total Contamination Control is a doubly-secure method for controlling unwanted material at both start and finish of yarn production. Only the unique combination of the Uster Jossi Vision Shield and Uster Quantum offers this security. It also allows spinners to balance waste at fiber cleaning and cuts at winding, to optimize production efficiency while achieving the right quality for their customers downstream.

“My customer in this case uses Uster Quantum 3 for fine-tuning of contamination removal to meet their own customers’ exact quality requirements,” Kumaar says. “This flexibility means that Total Contamination Control is ideal not only for spinners serving markets which are highly-sensitive to contamination issues, but also for those producing yarns for less critical applications. Each mill can precisely target their control settings, opting for, or against, less waste or higher cut levels. Since all this technology comes from the same source, customers can be confident of the best support to control contamination in the most cost-effective way.”

Posted August 3, 2016

Source: Uster Technologies Ltd.

Improved SDL Atlas PnuBurst Offers Elastic Fabric Testing

ROCK HILL, S.C. — August 2, 2016 — SDL Atlas is excited to introduce the next generation PnuBurst Burst Strength Tester. The new design comes with improved touch screen controls to make test selection and initiation much quicker and easier. The instrument also features clamp pressure control through the touch screen to facilitate the requirements of certain tests such as those required for Marks & Spencer suppliers. Laser measurement provides precise bursting distension heights.

The improved PnuBurst also offers the new capability of testing elastic fabrics.

The new, optional ElastiTest Software gives users the ability to perform a cyclic test on elastic textile samples. Simulating repeated stretching action provides users with information on how a fabric maintains its strength and recovery after being stretched in three dimensions.

The software allows the technician to set up a test routine by specifying if they want to maintain either inflation pressure or distension height as constant. The other attribute will then become the variable which shows how the sample performs. The cycle can be designed to inflate at a certain rate, hold the maximum point for a period of time, and then deflate at a determined rate. This test provides a much better real world analysis of an elastic fabric in use than the straight stretch tests performed on a tensile tester.

All of the previous notable features of the PnuBurst still exist in the enhanced model including:

  • Automatic Flow Control — to ensure the burst happens in the required window of time as prescribed by the selected standard.
  • Automatic Diaphragm Correction — to subtract the pressure it takes to inflate the bare diaphragm from test results to achieve real bursting strength measurements.
  • Automatic Bell and Ring Detection — the controller will read the bell and clamping ring sizes and ensure they match.
  •  Results Analysis — Full analysis of multi-sample test results including each sample and mean and standard deviation.

The improved PnuBurst is currently available world-wide.

Posted August 2, 2016

Source: SDL Atlas

PANTONE Launches STUDIO, A Digital Workspace For Designers To Find, Capture And Experiment With Endless Color

CARLSTADT, N.J. — August 2, 2016 —Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company, today announced the launch of PANTONE Studio, a new iOS app for iPhone, and the brand’s largest foray into digital solutions for the creative industries.

As digital tools continue to transform the creative process and content consumption is ever evolving — Pantone has created a comprehensive, connected digital workspace for designers to experience its entire product and service offering. Intuitively designed by full-service digital agency Rokkan with the designer in mind, PANTONE Studio provides greater convenience in capturing Pantone color, building and testing that color in palettes, and sharing work directly into design software, on social media, or with friends, clients, and collaborators.

“Fifty-three years ago, Pantone was introduced as a standardized language to communicate specific colors in the print market,” said SVP and General Manager, Ron Potesky. “Today, Pantone has become iconic and indispensable as the de facto language of color across design disciplines, as well as a source of color intelligence and inspiration. Recognizing the needs of designers today, we created PANTONE Studio to provide a place where they can explore, capture, create and share color inspiration with friends and colleagues.”

Translating Color For The Digital Age

PANTONE Studio members will have access to a comprehensive library of more than 10,000 standardized hues across all Pantone libraries and disciplines, from fashion to graphics.

To translate the familiar process of searching through colors in a physical PANTONE fan deck into an instinctive digital user experience, each PANTONE Guide is visually laid out in a chromatically organized grid that allows members to continuously scroll over color families to find the perfect hue.

New colors released by Pantone will be automatically updated in the digital studio.

Color Values and References: Color data (sRGB, Hex and CMYK values) and harmonies are displayed for each color, as is the visual cross-reference of that color across Pantone libraries, including PANTONE PLUS Series (Graphics/Ink), Fashion, Home + Interiors (Cotton Textiles and Pigment) and PANTONE Plastics.

Color Palettes: Palette creation brings color to life in PANTONE Studio. Members can build palettes consisting of up to five colors, selecting from color guides, extracting color from photos and images, searching by color number, and interacting with the custom palettes delivered by Pantone Color Institute™ (PCI). Additionally, designers can:

  • Name palettes and geotag locations;
  • Add tags that make palettes searchable;
  • Add inspirational images to serve as a personal mood board;
  • Store and manage an unlimited collection of palettes; and
  • Send palettes to Adobe Creative Cloud from within the app.

Within the Studio members can apply colors against different template designs including graphics, interiors, and typography. As an experimental feature, designers can also visualize PANTONE Colors on pliable 3D papers and fabrics.

Inspiration And Trend Information

A fundamental element to the human experience, color is the visual cue that creates a connection to the environment. PANTONE Studio enables members to capture inspiration in Pantone’s language and immediately start working with it.

Capturing Inspiration from the World Around You: Inspirational images – from Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, or a designer’s camera roll – become a designer’s palette in PANTONE Studio. Creating a palette at the point of inspiration is also simplified by the app’s camera and adjustable color picker, which pinpoints a specific set of PANTONE Colors from any image uploaded into the app.

Crowdsourcing Inspiration with ColourLovers: For designers looking to other artists for inspiration, PANTONE Studio is linked to the ColourLovers community. Members can scroll through designs organized by PANTONE Color and select palettes for use.

Trend Information from Pantone Color InstituteTM: PANTONE Studio brings PCI’s insights to designers through a convenient feed of content rich in color insight and imagery. PCI provides color trend forecasting, brand color development and product palette development information.

Regular content includes articles focused on the emotions, meanings, psychology and context behind particular colors. These articles will span of-the-moment topics, such as colors associated with influencers and trending topics in the design world.

PCI also delivers curated and contextual insights into PANTONE Colors, combinations and harmonies to PANTONE Studio members, ready to reference as inspiration or work into designs.

Sharing Color Socially

With an easy-to-use interface, sharing work on social media, sending ideas to clients or discussing color concepts with collaborators via email is easier than ever.

PANTONE Studio also provides a variety of formats for sharing colors and palettes, including incorporating the iconic Pantone chip as a solid and transparent overlay. Each shared color carries the Pantone name and number, ensuring that those who love the color will know which one to use.

Membership Plan And Availability

PANTONE Studio is now available for iOS download via the App Store and to existing users of the myPantone app.

For those wishing to explore the language of Pantone and share color socially, a basic version of PANTONE Studio is available as a free download, with the option to unlock total access to all Pantone tools and color intelligence through a subscription available via in-app purchase.

Subscriptions to access all Pantone colors, tools, and features are based on flexible annual pricing at $4.99/month ($59.99 billed upfront) or as a $7.99/monthly subscription.

PANTONE Studio subscribers will receive automatic feature updates, which will be rolling out over the next few months. Additionally, Pantone will introduce an enhanced iOS version for iPad, as well as Android, Windows and MAC OS Desktop versions.

Promotional pricing is available for existing myPantone app users.

Posted August 2, 2016

Source: PANTONE

METYX Composites Doubles Production Site In Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey — July 22, 2016 — METYX Composites, a division of textiles company Telateks A.S., is in the process of doubling its production facilities at its main manufacturing centre in Manisa, Turkey. Land and buildings adjacent to the existing factory in the Manisa Industrial Zone became available earlier this year, which Telateks recently acquired. The existing factory is being linked to the newly acquired site, which combined provides a total of 2.3 hectares (23,000 sq. m) of production and warehousing space. The expanded site is almost twice the size of the current factory, providing METYX with the space to not only double weaving capacity for glass and carbon fibre multiaxial fabrics, but to also add more tooling and kitting capacity.

The new site is planned to be fully operational later this year, with additional staff being recruited. The expanded METYX factory will include additional new production lines for both glass and carbon fibre multiaxial fabrics and new CNC machining centres for composite plug and mould making. To meet increasing demand, especially from the wind energy sector locally, the existing kitting services at Manisa are also being further expanded; at both Manisa and the METYX Composites factory in Hungary a full kitting service is provided, supplying customers with ‘make to order’ kits for core material, glass and carbon fibre reinforcements and vacuum consumables, not only for wind energy, but also for marine, automotive, and other industrial applications.

Additional new warehousing facilities are also being constructed at Manisa to further improve stock holding and distribution services from the main production site, which serves customers nationally across Turkey, and also supplies a growing number of METYX Composites export customers.

“We have seen rapid growth in the Wind Industry in the Aegean Region since 2011 and our local factory and capacity has grown to meet the needs of our customers.  We also see new developments regionally in other key composites sectors, which are expected to further fuel our growth in the region, where METYX has become a key supplier.” stated Bahattin Şendoğan, Marketing and Sales Manager, METYX Composites.

This latest investment in the expansion of METYX Composites is part of an ongoing five-year programme of key strategic investments in high-end production facilities for technical textiles and composites-related products made by Telateks since 2011, when construction of the original factory in Manisa started. Much has been achieved since then, with more planned for the future. Ugur Üstünel, managing partner of METYX Composites explained: “When the Manisa factory started production in 2012, we already had in mind a desire to expand the site further when the market timing was right. We think that this new investment decision to expand our Manisa site has been taken at the right time, and will enable us to better support the growing needs of our customers. Looking to the immediate future and longer term, we will be doubling production capacity by 2018, and look forward in the coming years to working closely with all of our existing customers, as well as new customers in the Aegean region.”

Posted August 2, 2016

Source: METYX Composites

Microban Relaunches Global Textiles Division This Month

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Aug. 2, 2016 — Microban® International Ltd. announced it will relaunch its textiles division globally this month. Leveraging its 30-year heritage of providing innovative protection solutions for extended freshness and odor control in textiles, Microban will introduce a complete brand refresh, including a new website launching in October and revamped marketing collateral for its brand partners. Microban will also expand its product and sales team with seasoned apparel industry executives. In addition, Microban will host a “Fresh Bar” experience at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, August 3-6, in Salt Lake City, where show attendees compare apparel and footwear fabrics treated with Microban technologies against untreated fabrics.

The relaunch of its global textile division builds upon Microban’s debut of its recent odor capture and antimicrobial products including Excalibur® and Scentry®, now being used by top apparel and footwear brands and manufacturers. Additionally, Microban recently received bluesign® approval for its ZPTech®, a wide-spectrum antimicrobial technology for textiles used by more than 60 leading sports, athleisure, apparel and footwear brands.
“We are relaunching the textiles division because the global marketplace is changing dramatically,” said Pablo Perella-Berdun, president of Microban. “Consumers are demanding more from their apparel and accessories and how they perform during strenuous conditions or extended wear. We now have a more robust toolbox for communicating the features and benefits of our proprietary technologies. We will not only be providing an increased ROI for our brand partners, but also, more advantages for the end consumer.”

Brand partners and consumers will see an entirely new Microban, from next generation technologies and freshness solutions to a new logo, positioning and tagline. The branding will debut at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in a redesigned booth, where visitors experience the latest in odor control science at the Microban “Fresh Bar,” comparing products that have Microban technologies against products that do not.

In conjunction with this relaunch of the textiles division, Microban expanded its consumer facing website, TheCleanerHome.com, providing comprehensive home cleaning tips and products using Microban. It will add “the closet” as its latest installment featuring more than 15 brand partners including Calvin Klein, Dansko®, Hook & Tackle®, K-Swiss®, Reebok, Rogers Corporation, Spanx®, Teva®, Under Armour®, amongst others.

Posted August 2,2016

Source: Microban

Texo Trade Services Introduces Carpet 820

WADDINXVEEN, the Netherlands — August 2, 2016 — Texo Trade Services, expert in transfer print media and printable textiles, brings a new promotional carpet to the market: Carpet 820. The number refers to the weight per square meter: 820 gram. The carpet has a 100% polyester non-woven front that is printable with every desired design by using sublimation transfer. Carpet 820 is cost-friendlier than ‘normal’ carpet and ideal for mats, exhibition carpets, catwalks and other promotional events.

High print quality: is beautiful, remains beautiful

The printing method by means of sublimation transfer is ideal for numerous promotional purposes: logo’s, photographs and illustrations are printed dead-sharp and in very deep and vidid colours. This gives a high attention value.

Safety aspects

Not only the weight and printing quality are important unique selling points of the Carpet 820, safety is also one. The special backing ensures that the carpet lies perfectly flat and doesn’t need to be taped to the floor, which can give a sloppy effect. It remains where it is, without the risk of slipping. In addition, the carpet meets the fire retardancy stand Cfl-S1 in accordance with EN 13501-1. This is one of the highest standards in the carpet industry and is similar to DIN 4102 – B1.

Available from stock, easy to cut to any size

Customers can be served quickly, because Texo Trade Services can deliver Carpet 820 from stock in rolls of 133 cm x 25 m. Carpet 820 can be cut to any size easily to use the carpet a for instance as promotional mat on a bar or counter. The flexibility of the product makes it suitable for many purposes and applications.

Posted August 2, 2016

Source: Texo Trade Services

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