ITM 2018 Exhibition Registration Now Open

ISTANBUL, Turkey — September 30, 2016 — Being one of the most important meetings of the global textile industry, ITM 2018 International Textile Machinery Exhibition’s attendance applications started on September 20, 2016. To meet the most important manufacturers of textile technologies from Turkey and around the world, ITM 2018 Exhibition is going to be held at İstanbul Büyükçekmece Tüyap Fair and Congress Center on April 14-17,2018.

Held between June 1-4, 2016, 1,200 firms exhibited their latest technologies ITM 2016 Exhibition. The fair, where 49.730 professionals visited from 77 countries, showed that it is the first and most important event in Turkey and the region by being organized in an area of 120,000 square meters and 13 halls.

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: ITM

ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 Exhibitor Preview: Itema

COLZATE, Italy/SHANGHAI — September 2016 — Itema, the world’s largest privately held provider of advanced weaving solutions, including best-in-class weaving machines, spare parts and integrated services, has prepared an impressive product line-up for ITMA ASIA+CITME 2016 in Shanghai on October 21-25, 2016. Itema will leverage the biggest textile engineering expo in Asia to showcase exciting, brand-new evolutions in both rapier and airjet product portfolios and officially present to the dynamic Asian markets the highly acclaimed ITMA novelties. Importantly, Itema will also demonstrate the technological and geographical proximity in the stronger-than-ever commitment to go above and beyond when it comes to Customer satisfaction.

Visitors to ITMA ASIA will have a total of 15 Itema weaving machines on display, of which 6 in Itema booth (Hall 3 Booth E01) and the rest in Partner booths across Hall 3.

In Shanghai, Itema will unveil the R9500denim – the brand-new product concept dedicated exclusively and especially to denim mills in search of customized solutions to enable them to respond faster, more effectively and efficiently to changing denim trends with versatile, high-performance, ad-hoc machinery. The R9500terry, already a big favourite of sophisticated premium terry weavers worldwide after its debut in Milan in 2015, will be officially presented for the first time in Asia. In airjet, a much-expected, all-new Jacquard application for the already successful Itema A9500p, weaving African Damask on show will, no doubt, be highly appreciated by devoted Itema airjet Customers worldwide.

In an unprecedented move, Itema releases a manifesto to match even better than before the exact weaving requirements of Customers with latest and most advanced technology, designed with Customer needs in mind and delivered in faster-than-ever delivery times.  This commitment is supported by the Company’s move to assemble the latest generation machinery in the world-class manufacturing sites both in Europe, as well as in China, with the same attention to detail and quality, reliability and performance guarantee that Itema Customers look for when they purchase Itema machines.

“We want to completely redefine how the loom manufacturing industry currently responds to the needs of the diverse and constantly evolving fabric mills with tailor-made, latest-generation equipment assembled closer to where the Customers are located,” declared Itema CEO, Carlo Rogora.  “We want Itema Customers to be sure that no matter where they are in the world, no matter what fabric they weave, when choosing an Itema loom, they get the guarantee of the absolute best in the market, better and faster than they would expect.  Once again, we are challenging ourselves and the status quo with special looms, produced exactly how and where Customers want. Less rigidity, faster delivery, better machinery. Everything to increase the value for the Customer.”

Itema’s ITMA ASIA booth offers the best highlights of the Company’s latest technological advancements, spare parts and after-sales service.

The Italian-headquartered Itema Group closed the first quarter 2016 with increased revenues and well-filled order book, consolidating a four-year growth trend since the change in the Company management in 2012.

Itema Group is present in China since 2003 with extensive sales and after-sales teams, world-class production and assembly facilities with a mission to ensure the highest possible standard of weaving solutions and a complete product and service offering available for all Itema Customers. In fact, the Italian technology major has invested in the optimization, process improvement and overhaul of all the manufacturing sites across the world (N.B. the Company produces in Italy, Switzerland and China) with a clear strategy in mind to offer the very latest, most advanced, and highest  guarantee weaving technology close to where Itema Customers are.

ITEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS ON SHOW AT ITMA ASIA-CITME 2016:

ITEMA WEAVING MACHINES AT ITMA ASIA-CITME 2016 (Hall 3, Booth E01):

  • Rapier R9500denim – 230cm – Fancy Knit-Effect Denim
  • Rapier R9500terry – 260cm – Terry
  • Rapier R9500p – 190cm – Shirting
  • Rapier R9500p – 220cm – Heavy Denim 14 oz.
  • Airjet A9500p – 190cm – African Damask
  • Airjet A9500 – 230 cm – Grey Cotton

ITEMA WEAVING MACHINES AT ITMA ASIA-CITME 2016 IN PARTNER BOOTHS:

BONAS (Hall 3, Booth C01):

  • Rapier R9000 – 340 cm – Home Textile
  • Rapier R9000 – 190 cm – Label

MEI INTERNATIONAL

(Hall 3, Booth A40):

  • Rapier R9500 – 190 cm – Label

SENHUI (Hall 3, Booth B06):

  • Rapier R9000 – 340 cm – Home Textile

XIANDAI JULIBAO (Hall 3, Booth A11):

  • Rapier R9500 – 190 cm – Label
  • Rapier R9000 – 190 cm – Sports Shoe Fabric

TONGXIANG (Hall 3, Booth E14):

  • Rapier R9500 – 190 cm – Label

CHANGFANG (Hall 3, Booth D17):

  • Rapier R9000 – 340 cm – Home Textile

XIAMEN LAIBAO (aka Century Way) (Hall 3, Booth A42):

  • Rapier R9500 – 190 cm – Label

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: Itema

Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Top Slate Of TRSA Honorees

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — September 30, 2016 — A veteran of management of textile services operations from national chains to local independents and the owner-operator of an international floor mat manufacturer have been honored with the highest accolades for industry service awarded by TRSA.

Steve Bryant, CEO emeritus of Wildman Business Group, Warsaw Ind., received the Operator Lifetime Achievement Award on Sept. 20 at the Annual Conference & Executive Exchange in Phoenix. Ralph W. Howard Jr., founder and director, Kleen-Tex Industries, La Grange, Ga., took home the Maglin/Biggie Associate Lifetime Achievement Award from the same occasion. Both honorees are 40-plus-year veterans of the industry.

Bryant started in the business in 1974 as sales manager for Spalding’s, Louisville, Ky., advancing to general manager. He was executive VP for another independent, Chin’s, New Orleans. His experience with multi-plant operations included serving as chief operating officer for Initial USA (U.K.-based) and Service Control Corp. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and CEO of Apparelmaster (Harrison, Ohio), overseeing seven corporate-owned laundries and serving 155 franchisees.

More recently, while in semiretirement, he began consulting with Wildman and developed a 5-year strategic plan for the company. That turned into the CEO’s position. In 2000, the company had $3 million in annual sales and more debt than revenue. But “the finest textile company and leadership team in my career,” Bryant says, expanded the business into a $40-million operation with 31 percent profit in textile rental. Wildman has donated more than $3 million to Christian organizations.

Howard has been an innovator and advocate for the industrial laundry industry for more than 45 years. He developed the first rubber-backed mat in 1970, giving launderers a truly washable floorcovering product. He moved quickly to offer washable mats abroad, first establishing a joint venture in the United Kingdom, then opening a manufacturing plant in Japan. Subsequently, Kleen-Tex would do business in many countries, with strongholds in Brazil and South Africa.

He served on industry government relations committees from 1980 to 2008, helping to articulate to federal, state and local agencies the economic and social benefits of textile services. Howard has long been a strong supporter of TRSA professional development programs, sending staff to educational institutes, summits, conferences and the Clean Show.

Also feted at the Annual Conference:

Outgoing Chairman Douglas Waldman. Completing his 2-year term in TRSA’s top elected post, Waldman, president, Superior Linen Service, Tulsa, Okla., was honored with donations to his charity of choice, the Folds of Honor foundation. TRSA members gave more than $15,000 to this group, which provides educational support to families of fallen U.S. soldiers.

Service Awards. This year TRSA is honoring more than 200 individuals from member companies who have worked for 25 years or more in the industry. Two 50-year honorees, L.K. McCullough, Linen King, Tulsa, Okla., and Michael Potack, Unitex Textile Rental Services, Mount Vernon, N.Y., received their Service Awards at the conference. Others who have worked at least 45 years in the industry:

  • 45+: David Drolet, General Linen Service, LLC, Somersworth, N.H.; Jaime Garcia, Othella Johnson, Rigoberto Rincon, Morgan Services, Inc., Chicago.
  • 50+: Nelson Shrager, Budget Uniform Rental, Inc., Gardena, Calif.; John Spence, Hamilton Linen, Denver.
  • 55+: Shirley Rosenberg, Australian Uniform Service, Virginia, Queensland
    60+: Raymond Ventura, Ventura Uniform Service, Kenner, La.

Officers and Directors. These individuals completed their terms on the Board of Directors and/or its Executive Committee:

  • Carl Bjorkman, Hr Bjorkmans Entremattor, Arlov, Sweden
  • David DiFillippo, UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, Mass.
  • Jim Doro, Doritex Corp., Alden, N.Y.
  • Bill Evans, AmeriPride Services, Minnetonka, Minn.
  • Ed Kwasnick, ARCO/Murray, Downers Grove, Ill.

Volunteer Leadership. Serving as TRSA committee chairs and in other roles, these individuals are commended for sharing knowledge and experience to support specific TRSA programs.

  • Steve Florence, Starr Textile Services, Foley, Ala., Education Committee chair, Production Management Institute (PMI) faculty.
  • Russell Holt, Superior Linen Service, Tulsa, Okla., Safety Committee chair
  • Kelly Saliba, Economy Linen & Towel Service, Dayton, Ohio, Human Resources Committee chair, PMI faculty.
  • Zach Sonnenklar, Iron City Workplace Services, Pittsburgh, Marketing/PR Committee chair

Changing of the Guard. Acknowledged for previous service on the Executive Committee and elected to new top leadership posts: Unitex’s David Potack, who succeeds Waldman as chairman through 2018 and Jim Buik, Roscoe Co., Chicago, who succeeds Potack as vice chairman over the same term. Waldman remains with them on the Executive Committee. Joining this committee as TRSA’s new treasurer and, like the others, continuing on the Board, is Noel Richardson, Shasta Linen Supply, Sacramento, Calif.

Elected to the Board were:

  • Baba Devani, Berendsen PLC, London
  • Jim Lee, Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, Burbank, Calif.
  • Milton M. Magnus III, M&B Hangers, Leeds, Ala.
  • James Vaudreuil, Huebsch Services, Eau Claire, Wis.
  • Tom Watts, Prudential Overall Supply, Irvine, Calif.

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: TRSA

Archroma Marks Three Years Of Progress In Growing Sustainability

REINACH, Switzerland — October 3, 2016 — Archroma, a producer of color and specialty chemicals, turned three on October 1. “Even though it is still very young, Archroma has accomplished a great deal”, said CEO Alexander Wessels. He also has big plans for the future.

“Archroma is already a leader in driving sustainability in the value chain,” says Wessels. “We intend to build on that position, making use of innovations we have developed and continue to develop for implementation use across our markets.”

Basel, Switzerland-based Archroma started life in 2013 when private investment firm SK Capital Partners acquired Clariant’s textile, paper and emulsions businesses. In 2014, Archroma acquired 49% of M. Dohmen, an international group specializing in the production of textile dyes and chemicals for the automotive, carpet and apparel sectors, and in July 2015 it added the global textile chemicals business of BASF. Archroma now has 25 production facilities: 11 in Americas, eight in the EMEA region, and six in Asia.

Archroma supplies the textile supply chain with chemicals for pre-treatment, dyeing, printing and finishing of textiles. It serves the paper market with its expertise in the management of whiteness, coloration, special coatings and strength for all kind of papers. Archroma also supplies emulsions products used in paints, adhesives, construction, as well as in the textile, leather and paper industries.

“Archroma is now on a strong top and bottom line growth curve”, says Wessels, “and we have been rapidly expanding innovation expenditure since we carved out the business from its previous owner.”

A typical example of the company’s efforts to improve sustainability in the textiles industry is its work in dyeing systems for denim under the brand “Advanced Denim”. Patagonia, one of the most forward thinking of the major clothes brands, was the first last year to announce a new dyeing and manufacturing process developed using Archroma’s Advanced Denim technology.

Advanced Denim uses dyestuffs that bond more easily to cotton, minimizing the resource usage of traditional dyeing of denim. As a result, Patagonia is using 84% less water, 30% less energy and emitting 25% less CO2 than conventional synthetic indigo denim dyeing processes. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpwndvzzbWo)

Denim production normally requires the use of massive amounts of water. “If all the world’s jeans were made using our Advanced Denim dyeing technology, we could save the same amount of water as that used by several large European cities,” Wessels claims. “Our Advanced Denim solution is now increasingly being adopted by various brands across the world.”

Since its inception, Archroma has been bringing onto the market new products and services aimed at improving product quality and sustainability at its customers while boosting its own business. In 2014, for example, it launched a new range of “biosynthetic” dyes for cotton and cellulose-based fabrics named “EarthColors” and designed to provide rich red, brown and green colors to denim and casualwear. In this patent-pending process, Archroma makes use of almond shells, saw palmetto, rosemary leaves, and other natural non-edible agricultural waste products that would otherwise be sent to landfill.

In March 2015, Archroma introduced a new water repellency agent for outdoor clothing in cotton and synthetic fibers: Its “Smartrepel® Hydro” range based on non-fluorine chemistry. As such, it supports the increasing adoption of eco-advanced materials and production processes by textile producers and brand owners adhering to industry initiatives such as the Joint Roadmap towards Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC), and eco-label standards such as bluesign((1) and Oeko-Tex(2).

This spring, the company also introduced eco-advanced solutions in its range of optical brightening agents (OBAs) for printing and writing papers. Both innovations, marketed under the names Leucophor® ACS and “Advanced Whitening”, aim to offer solutions that require reduced dosage for papermakers, thereby lowering their transport costs and carbon footprint.

“It is a misconception that innovation and sustainability need to come necessarily at a premium,” concludes Wessels. “Eventually for any solution or product to find acceptance in the mainstream of business it cannot command a high premium. There is value to be absorbed and derived in every part of the supply chain. Technologies and innovation eventually need to be created in a manner that it is made affordable to everyone. In its first three years, it is a mindset to challenge the status quo and everyday try to make our customers’ products and processes more sustainable. Archroma has shown that this is possible, and we intend to continue on this path well into the future.”

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: Archroma

Fashion SVP Announces Collaboration With Enterprise Mauritius

LONDON — September 28, 2016 — The organizer of Fashion SVP, the United Kingdom’s unique sourcing event, announced it has secured the support of the Mauritian textile industry which is bringing a group of producers from Mauritius to the show for the first time in November, (London Olympia, 15-16 November).

The group, being organized by the government export association Enterprise Mauritius, comprises 12 high quality manufacturers of knitwear, woven and jersey products, and joins the show along with 15 other countries, including the UK, the Baltics, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, Poland, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Bulgaria.

“We’re delighted to be working collaboratively with Enterprise Mauritius and their impressive garment manufacturers, many of whom are already working in the UK and northern Europe”, said event director Buzz Carter. “We’re looking forward to a great show featuring many new features and we’re sure this new Mauritian addition will be of great interest to show visitors.”

The CEO of Enterprise Mauritius (EM), Arvind Radhakrishna said: “Mauritius and the United Kingdom have a long trade and business relationship of more than 100 years. In the last four decades, our island has been supplying apparel to major brands globally. Mauritian exhibitors are keen to showcase their collections at Fashion SVP – our presence at this event is testimony of the loyal and dedicated relationship nurtured with UK brands and retailers”

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: Fashion SVP 

Shopfloor Support Bolsters Sales And Customer Support Throughout The Americas

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — October 3, 2016 — Shopfloor Support LLC announced two recently formed strategic alliances designed to accelerate growth and enhance support for the company’s breakthrough Shop Floor Control (SFC) solution in North, Central and South America. Based in Medellin, Colombia, fashion industry consultant and educator Felipe Gómez is providing pre- and post-sales support for manufacturers throughout South America.

Ulises Barahona Ayestas works from his base in Honduras to manage business development and technical support in the CAFTA-DR region (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic), Mexico and the United States. Both agents have been fully trained on the popular, Android™-based Shopfloor Eye™ real-time shop floor control solution and are already providing customer services for the past several months.

“We are excited to have these two experienced and talented professionals on the Shopfloor team,” noted Shopfloor Partner Justin Hershoran. “Both bring the industry knowledge and training skillset needed to help a fast-growing number of apparel and sewn products manufacturers in Latin America quickly achieve and optimize the benefits of this leading-edge production management technology. Having hit the ground running by contributing to new customer implementations, we look forward to these mutually rewarding partnerships and expanded growth in these regions.”

Mr. Gómez brings more than 20 years of apparel industry experience to Shopfloor. He has served in a variety of production planning and management roles for a number of Colombian apparel brands, as a production and modular/lean manufacturing consultant to many regional manufacturers and industry organizations (Inexmoda, Interact, PROEXPORT), and as a professor and course coordinator for University EAFIT® in Medellin. Felipe also serves as a sales agent and trainer for engineering and costing technology provider Methods Workshop.

Mr. Barahona Ayestas has more than 13 years of industry experience in business development, software development, software implementation, technical and sales support. In addition to his responsibilities in Central America, he will also provide Shopfloor implementation and training services in North America. Ulises is currently part of the implementation team for a multi-plant operation in Honduras and El Salvador. He also serves as Latin American Sales Representative for production supplies provider R.T. Barbee Company and holds a computer science and engineering degree from Universidad Tecnológica de Honduras.

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: Shopfloor Support LLC.

Advanced Testing Instruments (ATI) Update

GREER, SC — October 4, 2016 — ATI Advanced Testing Instruments update

1609 Martindale

The James Heal abrasion and pilling tester, with the adaptability to test a wide range of applications, is the instrument of choice for many of the world’s leading
laboratories and global retailers. Now with the James Heal touchscreen, the user has access to the most intuitive and simple to use Martindale on the market.

Impulse
The James Heal Impulse is now available with 4 or 2 chambers with interchangeable impellers and greatly improved sample rotation throughout the test.

ThermaPlate
The James Heal ThermaPlate can be used for textile laboratories, dyehouses and finishers. The James Heal ThermaPlate offers full flexibility, allowing users to test color fastness, sublimation fastness and thermal stability for all known retailers and international methods in one instrument.

TruBurst – say goodbye to mess oil!
The James Heal TruBurst can measure the bursting strength, distension at burst and the stretch and recovery characteristics of a variety of materials. The TruBurst uses compressed air to inflate the diaphragm with it’s unique design no tolls are required to change the dome or diaphragm.

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: ATI

Teijin To Participate in Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics

TOKYO — October 4, 2016 — Teijin Ltd. announced today that Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd., the Teijin group’s fiber-product converting company — and Nantong Teijin Co, Ltd., the group’s textile manufacturing and sales company based in Nantong, China — will participate in Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics–Autumn Edition 2016, one of the world’s biggest and most comprehensive exhibitions of apparel fabric and accessories. The show will be held at theNational Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from October 11 to 13.

Teijin Frontier (stand 6.2-C79), which will be attending for its sixth consecutive year, will exhibit materials developed with advanced post-processing, spinning and yarn-processing processes. It also will present a wide variety of high-quality clothes, including suits, pants and outer wears, made with two outstanding materials:

  • SOLOTEX®, a shape-retaining and stretchable polytrimethylene terephthalate fiber.
  • DELTAPEAK®, a next-generation polyester fabric that combines excellent physical properties with high levels of functionality and quality that are ideal for sports apparel.

Nantong Teijin (stand 4.2-H19), which will be attending for its 14th year, will showcase eco-friendly materials including recycling polyester fiber, partially bio-delivered materials, and newly developed materials using ECO CIRCLETM. The stand also will present MICROFT® fabric andother solutions for fashionable wear, uniform, and knitted materials.

  • ECO CIRCLETM, the world’s first closed-loop polyester recycling system, was developed by the Teijin group.
  • MICROFT® is a moisture-permeable, water-repellent fabric made with high-performance microfiber.

Teijin Frontier and Nantong Teijin look forward to developing new customers in China and expanding its global market through participation in Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics–Autumn Edition 2016.

The exhibition attracted a record 66,000 people and 4,600 companies from nearly 30 countries last year. More than 2,700 suppliers are expected to participate in the show this year.

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.

ITMA Asia + CITME Exibitor Preview: Stäubli

PFÄFFIKON, Switzerland — October 4, 2016 — Stäubli will be presenting a selection of its most modern products. The extensive range of textile machinery includes:

On the occasion of the 5th edition of combined ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai Stäubli will be displaying at two booths its latest technologies offering multiple advantages to the weaving and knitting industry — Booth n° C28 / Hall 3  and Booth n° D15 / Hall 4

Dobbies and cam motions
Visitors can experience the performance of Stäubli machinery on live operating installations with novelties in frame weaving solutions, including most modern dobbies and sophisticated harness motions, and for mills with water-jet equipment in particular.

Jacquard machines for any application
Complete installations equipped with high-speed Jacquard machine models LX / LXL will be shown for the first time in Asia. Featuring rapier- and air-jet weft insertion, the machines will be weaving upholstery and OPW airbag.

Automated weaving preparation
As part of the versatile SAFIR family of automatic drawing-in machines, the SAFIR S40, which is dedicated to cotton applications, will be demonstrating its capacity to improve the work flow in any mill.

Carpet weaving systems for versatile carpets
The product division Schönherr carpet systems will showcase the flexibility of its ALPHAmachines by means of different carpet samples featuring latest technologies, e.g. the Magic Shadow Effect.

Knitting automation devices and controllers

With its DEIMO brand Stäubli will demonstrate how to improve the efficiency of the sock knitting process by means of the automatic toe-linking device D4S installed on two circular knitting machines.

And more – Stäubli machinery can be seen on the booths of several partners.

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: Stäubli 

ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 Exhibitor Preview: SPGPrints

BOXMEER, the Netherlands — October 4, 2016 — At ITMA Asia + CITME 2016, SPGPrints will present digital inkjet and rotary screen printing technologies that enable textile printers to optimize uptime, drive quality, and print on the widest range of fabrics (booth H5D01, National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai, 21-25 October).

Highlights on the stand will include the first demonstration in China of the JAVELIN® digital inkjet printer for medium and large capacity requirements, plus the complete new range of NEBULA® inkjet inks that offer superior runnability, sustainability and an increased color gamut. SPGPrints will also present its high performance rotary screens and laser exposing systems for high quality digital screens.

JAVELIN® scanning digital inkjet printer demonstrations

SPGPrints’ JAVELIN scanning digital inkjet printer is designed for companies printing up to two million metres of textiles annually. The printer will be operational throughout the show, giving visitors a real-time experience of its quality, flexibility and ease of use. Print samples will be available for evaluation.

The JAVELIN printer features SPGPrints’ unique Archer® technology. With nozzles 4mm from the substrate, compared to the more usual 1.5mm nozzle-fabric distance, a wider range of substrates can be run, and the chance of print head damage is reduced. Using only six colors, Archer technology enables a gamut wider than the HD-gamut of other digital textile printing solutions. In addition, SPGPrints’ ‘Archer Print Head Program’, provides a two-and-a-half-year guarantee on the print heads in combination with the use of accredited inks.

The JAVELIN printer uses a scanning action with an array of Fujifilm Dimatix Samba print heads delivering variable drop sizes (2pL-10pL) at resolutions of up to 1200 x 1200dpi to cover the 1850mm width for sharp image reproduction.

JAVELIN has proven popular with companies taking the first step into digital textile printing, or with a need to supplement their existing capabilities.  After its global premiere at ITM 2016, several JAVELIN sales were confirmed to a number of Pakistan-based printing companies, as well as to customers in Turkey, Germany, Italy, Brazil, India and China. To meet the strong demand for the printer, SPGPrints is increasing its manufacturing capacity at its Kufstein (Austria) facilities.

JAVELIN complements SPGPrints’ PIKE® digital printer that is capable of printing up to 13 million metres per year. The PIKE’s fixed-array printing bar comprises 43 print heads for single-pass printing in a width of 1850mm.

Comprehensive support in China

With a team of over 30 technical and sales support staff, and extensive ink stockholdings at its Wuxi (Jiangsu Province) facility, SPGPrints is able to offer all its Chinese customers exceptional levels of service at short notice. It can also offer inks without import duty costs, often within of 24 hours.

Jos Notermans, commercial manager digital textiles, SPGPrints, commented:

“Printers in China face high pressure to meet quality expectations on a diverse range of fabrics, and to cut waste. Our technical staff have the expertise to support customers at every stage of the process, so uptime is maximised and exact targets  are hit on the first attempt.”

Expanded NEBULA textile inkjet ink range

SPGPrints’ portfolio of NEBULA inkjet inks for textile applications offer a broad colour gamut, optimised drying and excellent runnability with all digital printers using Kyocera print heads. Developed and manufactured by SPGPrints, the four ink chemistries in the NEBULA range address the widest range of textile applications and fabrics.

  •  Nebula Sublimation inks, for polyester fabrics, eliminate the need for post-processing by steaming or washing.
  • Nebula Reactive HD (high density) inks are for printing on all natural fibres.
  • Nebula Acid HD inks have been introduced for Polyamide (PA) Lycra swimwear, luxury silk items, like fashion scarves and neck ties, and wools.
  • Nebula Disperse inks, for polyester and blended fabrics, are specially formulated to provide both mist-free production that enables crisp, clean printing, and contamination-free drying.

Comprehensive Rotary Screen Textile Printing Solutions

SPGPrints maintains its position as the world’s leading rotary screen provider, with more than 50 years of research and innovation. The company offers tailored, high-performance solutions for every stage in the workflow, including complete printing lines, equipment upgrades, electroformed nickel rotary screens and direct laser engraving and exposing systems.

SPGPrints’ electroformed seamless nickel screens are renowned for their strength, durability, stability at high print speeds, and the potential for high mesh-counts.  The company’s screen programme is suitable for numerous effects and fabrics:

  • The 155XT, with its 115 micron thickness, offers improved stability during handling and printing and therefore a better fitting and stripping performance. The high mesh count offers smooth tonal gradations. Its 13 per cent open area is almost 10 per cent larger than that of the standard 155 mesh screen.
  • NovaScreen® screens offer the optimum in print quality and productivity for printing all kinds of fabrics, ranging from cotton, polyester and viscose, to silk, rayon and heavy materials like car upholstery. The high mesh count with streamlined bridges between specially shaped holes maximises paste transfer.
  • NovaScreen 135ED, with the largest wall thickness (120 micron), widest hole diameter (88 micron) and largest open area (22 per cent), is ideal for achieving even coverage, especially for blotches. NovaScreen 165ED (115-micron thickness, 19 per cent open area) is suited for the broadest range of applications, including blotches and halftones on knitwear.  Geometric shapes, fine outlines and four-colour printing are best with Nova 195ED (115 micron thickness 16 per cent open area) or Nova 195HD (115 micron thickness, 19 per cent open area).

SPGPrints will also exhibit its RandomScreen® that supresses moiré effects in halftones. The holes are arranged stochastically, eliminating undesired patterns in printed results. RandomScreen’s 125 mesh’s 79-micron hole-size contributes to paste savings, especially when printing pigment.

smartLEX laser exposing system: top-quality screen imaging

SPGPrints’ smartLEX 7430 laser exposing system contains the company’s unique multi-beam diode technology, that combines long life, high productivity and resolutions of up to 2540dpi. Using an intuitive Smart-GUI, smartLEX 7430 exposes screens between 300mm and 3500mm length, in exposing cycles as short as 12 minutes.

SPGPrints smartLEX has proven to be the market standard in the competitive textile market, with dozens of new installations in this year only. The machine not only sets the quality standard in the market, but also provides the customers the best value for money.

Posted October 4, 2016

Source: SPGPrints

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