Tencate Introduces Military Combat Fabrics For Firefighter Turnout Gear

NIJVERDAL, The Netherlands — May 29, 2015 — TenCate Protective Fabrics in Europe is launching new thermal barrier and liner fabrics for use in firefighting turnout gear, based on the TenCate Defender™ M flame-resistant fabrics already used for military combat uniforms. These new fabrics for firefighter turnout gear use TenCate Coolderm™ technology to provide better insulation and protection from heat while offering an evaporative cooling effect to keep the skin cooler and drier. This contributes to a reduction in the heat stress suffered by firefighters and further increases their overall safety. The introduction will be at the forthcoming Interschutz 2015 international trade fair in Hannover, Germany.

The introduction of these new TenCate Defender M thermal barriers and liners with TenCate Coolderm technology widens the options for complete layered systems for firefighter turnout gear. Together with TenCate’s extremely strong and light outer shell fabrics these combinations make the most advanced layered systems for firefighters available on the market.

Heat Stress Reduction: TenCate Coolderm Technology
The patented breakthrough, flame-resistant fabric technology was originally developed for the US Army in TenCate Defender M. Currently it protects military personnel in combat uniforms in various countries. “We have taken our successful flame-resistant fabric technology and used it to develop innovative new thermal barriers and liners for firefighter turnout gear. Active moisture-wicking enables body temperature to be better regulated”, explains Ralf Schellen, director Market Sector at TenCate Protective Fabrics in Europe.

By dispersing sweat to a wider area on the fabrics’s surface, evaporation is expedited. Allowing the moisture to pass rapidly through the fabric and away from the skin, it regulates the body temperature. “The inherently flame-resistant fibres, inherently wicking properties and excellent breathability of TenCate Coolderm technology allows fabrics to be softer and cooler without any harsh chemical treatments or finishes, providing enhanced comfort and safety for firefighters.”

 Posted June 1, 2015

Source: TenCate Protective Fabrics

 

Global Organic Textile Standard Facilities Increase 18 Percent In 2014

WASHINGTON — May 12, 2015 — The number of facilities certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) grew by more than 18 percent last year, from 3085 facilities in 2013 to 3663 facilities in 2014. GOTS is recognized worldwide as the leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibers. GOTS certified facilities are now located in 64 countries around the world. Growth is evenly spread across all market segments including the mass market and the big brands. GOTS certification enables consumers to purchase items that are certified organic from field to finished product. Seven representatives worldwide (China, Japan, EU, Germany/Austria/ Switzerland, India/Bangladesh, UK, USA/Canada) are driving the increase in the awareness of certification to GOTS.
 
Countries with the greatest increase in GOTS certification in 2014 are (in rank order) are: India (+338), Bangladesh (+89), Germany (+32), Turkey (+21) and China (+18).
 
The Top Fifteen countries in terms of the total number of GOTS-certified facilities are: India, Turkey, Germany, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Italy, South Korea, Portugal, Japan, France, USA, UK, Austria, and Hong Kong. The growth rate of GOTS certified facilities particularly in India, Bangladesh, Turkey, and China demonstrates that the pull effect on the supply chain continues to be strong.
 
“The growth in certifications demonstrates that GOTS has become the standard of choice for brands and retailers to efficiently manage their organic fiber supply chains,” says Claudia Kersten, GOTS Marketing Director. “Certification to GOTS also demonstrates a company’s commitment to sustainability through third party and independent GOTS certification and reference to GOTS on product labels instead of self-claims.”
 
“GOTS has considerably strengthened its widespread global acceptance as a tool that enables and monitors sustainable production worldwide,” adds Herbert Ladwig, GOTS Managing Director. “This is also confirmed by the support of governments and worldwide institutions such as the endorsement by IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), including the recommendation to governments not to start development of redundant standards and regulations, but rather to make reference to GOTS as the processing standard for organic labelled textiles.”
 
According to the Organic Trade Association’s recent Organic Industry Survey, the market for organic textiles is the most rapidly growing non-food organic category in the U.S., growing to $1.1 billion in sales in 2014. The sector grew 18 percent in 2014, its strongest growth since 2009. Much of this growth is the result of the 2011 US Department of Agriculture policy requiring companies labeling their textiles as “organic” to certify their products to the U.S. organic food standard or GOTS, as well as grocery retailers urging their suppliers to become certified to GOTS.
 
Indeed, the number of companies in the U.S. gaining certification in 2014 increased 20 percent over 2013 and included: Burt’s Bees Baby™, Boll & Branch, IMM Group, Loomstate, Maggie’s Organics, MetaWear, Michael Stars, Organics and More, Portico, Synergy Organic Clothing, Under the Canopy, PACT Apparel, Welspun, and Xamax. The companies make a wide array of products, from apparel for babies through women/men, to beds and bedding, and personal care products.
 
Labelling Guide for GOTS 4.0 released
On 01 March 2015, GOTS released a new edition of the Licensing and Labelling Guide addressing changes made in the latest version (4.0) of GOTS. It includes detailed explanation for the correct on-product and off-product logo application and GOTS referencing especially for traders and retailers. In particular, the guide explains where and when GOTS labelling and referencing is not permitted in order to prevent possible misinterpretation and misuse.

Posted June 1, 2015

Source: GOTS
 

TECHTEXTIL 2015: Official Statement From Dennis Smith, President, Messe Frankfurt Inc., Regarding The Weather In Houston

We are very saddened by the tragic flooding that happened all across Texas over the weekend and send our sincere condolences to the affected citizens and families of the victims. We understand the concerns from our industry regarding the safety of travelling to Houston, however we feel very comfortable in confirming to everyone that Techtextil North America  will be held as scheduled.
 
We have received word from the Convention & Visitors Bureau, the George R. Brown Convention Center and Freeman (General Service Contractor) that there are no issues from the airport to the center. All hotels, restaurants, bars and professional sporting venues are open. There is rainfall in the forecast so please pack an umbrella.
 
If you haven’t registered yet there’s still time. Visit: http://www.wynjade.com/techtextil15/
 
We look forward to seeing everyone in Houston.
 
Sincerely,
 
Dennis Smith, President
Messe Frankfurt Inc.

Posted May 28, 2015

 

Colordyne Technologies Introduces Colordyne 2600 Series Mini Press

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — May 27, 2015 — Colordyne Technologies has introduced the 2600 Series Mini Press as part of the new Commercial Class line of products to bridge the gap between Colordyne’s 1600 Series Industrial Class products and the 3600 Series Production Class family of products; thus creating the best-in-class portfolio of digital color printing equipment powered by Memjet technology.
 
“Colordyne’s position as the leading provider of Memjet technology continues to strengthen with the addition of the 2600 Series Mini Press,” said Taylor Buckthorpe, Colordyne Director of Marketing. “We now offer three distinct product classes that are envisioned to provide users with a fitted solution for their digital color printing needs.”
 
The 2600 Series Mini Press is targeted for label converters and brand owners alike who are looking for an out-of-the-box roll-to-roll digital printing solution to handle the ever-growing consumer demand for short run digital labels.
 
The Mini Press makes use of a single Memjet printhead capable of printing at 60 feet per minute (18 meters per minute) at 1600 x 1600 dpi. What differentiates this single printhead platform from others in the industry is its self-predicative printhead maintenance, decreasing operator intervention and increasing up-time.
 
A robust, dually-supported frame, with the capacity to handle 24 inch (600 millimeters) outside diameter rolls and a servo driven web handling system allows customers to produce longer run lengths than they once thought possible on a press of this size.
 
“Leveraging Memjet technology makes a huge difference in being able to offer our customers the ability to produce the highest resolution labels on the market today,” Buckthorpe said.
 
The 2600 Series Mini Press also makes use of industry-standard Harlequin RIP and 15 inch touch screen providing the operator with an easy-to-use workflow and user interface capable of handling variable data applications.
 
In regards to finishing, Colordyne has partnered with offline finishing solution providers to offer users flexible and affordable finishing solutions to meet their specific application needs.

Posted May 29, 2015

Source: Colordyne
 

Cone Denim Receives Oeko-Tex® Certification

GREENSBORO, N.C. — May 20, 2015 — Cone Denim® has announced that its Cone Denim Jiaxing (CDJ) facility has received OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certification on selected denim products. Located in the Zhejiang Province, the CDJ facility is a state-of-the- art vertically integrated denim fabric operation known for its performance and premium denims.

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification provides transparency in the textile supply chain and assures consumers that certified products have been produced without the use of illegal, regulated or other known harmful substances. The “Confidence in Textiles” motto designates independent testing for harmful substances for textile products of all types which pose no risk to health since 1992.

“Oeko-Tex certification provides our customers and ultimately the consumer an added level of confidence in CDJ’s fabrics,” says Kevin Reardon, Vice President of Sales Cone Denim. “We maintain a commitment to responsible manufacturing throughout our global operations and continually look for ways to improve our sustainable practices and minimize our environmental footprint – while at the same time pushing the limits of denim innovation and styling.”

The CDJ operation opened in 2007 and has produced industry-leading denims, both rigid and stretch, including S-Gene® products with high performance, patented technology exclusively from Cone Denim.

The plant is strategically located in Jiaxing, contributing to Cone’s long-term strategy of providing customers with innovative and market-driven denims and services from a comprehensive global network of manufacturing platforms. Certified labs and proprietary process control systems are central to producing high quality fabrics with exceptional shade and physical consistency.

Posted May 26, 2015

Source: Cone Denim
 

Jowat Opens New Plant In Malaysia As Centre For Manufacturing, Applications And R&D For The Asia-Pacific Market

DETMOLD, Germany — May 22, 2015 — For more than 15 years, Jowat SE has been active in Malaysia as a leading international adhesive manufacturer with its own subsidiaries. The plant in Balakong which became the production site in 2009 is replaced starting in April 2015 by a new site in Bandar Enstek with expanded capacities. The expansion investments are based on the continuously increasing demand for Jowat adhesives in the growth region Asia-Pacific and on the strategic importance of these markets for the Jowat Group. The proximity of raw materials, manufacturing site and customers is a crucial advantage for the success of a global strategy. In order to provide the optimum service for the market-specific customer requirements, efficient regional supply structures as well as local product developments are an absolute must.

The new Jowat plant in the Industrial Park Bandar Enstek was built on an area of approx. 45,000 square meters, which is a favourable location for logistic reasons because it is located close to the International Airport of Kuala Lumpur. The site in Malaysia ensures good connections to the international shipping routes in the entire Asia-Pacific region, and additionally competitive wages, minimal language barriers, an understandable legal system and an infrastructure that is generally well developed.
 
The new production site was — after a construction period of almost 14 months — equipped according to modern technical standards with German engineering technology so that non-varying adhesive qualities can be provided due to a high degree of automation.
 
With a staff of currently about 80 qualified employees, the location in Malaysia will function as regional centre for manufacture, applications and R&D, covering substantial parts of the entire production portfolio of Jowat. The region Asia-Pacific is another international area where Jowat Group customers from all global core industries rely on innovative adhesive solutions, and on a comprehensive service with the customer in focus. Apart from the wood processing industry, these customers come mainly from the sectors Paper/Packaging and Automotive/Textile.
 
“Malaysia is not an extension of our workbench, but an independent location and bridgehead, where we are also undertaking product R&D in order to provide the highest level of satisfaction for the requirements of local customers. Being close to the customer in this respect means to recognize his necessities as soon as possible and to convert these very fast into marketable adhesive systems,“ states Dr. Ralf Schelbach, vice president, Asia Pacific, Jowat SE.
 
On the occasion of the opening ceremony of the new plant on April 28, 2015, with 260 participants, the Members of the Board of Directors and of the Supervisory Board of Jowat SE were present, and also Holger Michael, the German Ambassador to Malaysia. In his opening speech, Willi Wiens, Managing Director of Jowat Manufacturing (SEA) Sdn. Bhd., emphasized that “the intensive cooperation on a basis of mutual trust between Jowat and the local Malaysian partners is an excellent example for the way in which medium-sized and family-owned German companies can operate successfully around the globe.“
 
Jowat SE is actually generating almost 75 percent of the Group income already outside of Germany, and is well under way to reach its declared strategic target:  to establish the region Asia-Pacific in the medium range as unit generating one third of the international revenues. The new production site in Malaysia is an important milestone on this course.

Posted May 26, 2015

Source: Jowat
 

Polysistec Launches A New Global Process For Polyamide Dyeing

BARCELONA, Spain — May 21, 2015 — Polysistec has launched a new complete process for polyamide (PA) preparation and dyeing. With this new innovative system, it is possible to reduce substantially common problems that arise with PA fabrics, such as unleveling, differences of affinity, lack of fastness, long dyeing process and water consumption. Thus, Polysistec widens the range of products for PA finishing and gives new answers to the market.

This new process fulfills OEKO-TEX Standard 100 January 2015 regulations applied over fabric and also all regulations requested by main distribution companies.

Posted May 26, 2015

Source: Polysistec
 

Sustainability Redefined With New Avitera® Black SE Dye

SINGAPORE — May 22, 2015 — Until now, the hazardous substance p-chloroaniline (PCA) has been a potential impurity within reactive black dyes. Huntsman Textile Effects has developed a new reactive black dye Avitera Black SE to address this. Independent analytical test institutes confirm that this innovative dyestuff is free* from restricted arylamines, including PCA, to meet increasingly stringent environmental standards and to help textile mills improve their productivity and profitability for better economic sustainability.

An extension to the award-winning Avitera SE dye range, the new Avitera Black SE dye meets tighter and stringent restrictions on hazardous substances in supplied products and treated textile articles, including OEKO-TEX®, bluesign, Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals and the Restricted Substance List (RSL) standards of the world’s premier brands.

Since its launch, the Avitera SE dye range has been continuously extended to deliver improved environmental and economic benefits. With the release of the Avitera Black SE dye, the Avitera SE range of dyes free* from restricted arylamines, including PCA, is now complete across the entire shade gamut and color spectrum.

A significant breakthrough for mill competitiveness, Avitera Black SE dye enables mills to achieve significant water and energy savings of up to 50 percent and to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 50 percent or more. Meeting all severe wet-fastness requirements, Avitera Black SE dye sets a new benchmark for fastness performance and is excellent for fabrics that require the highest chlorine-fastness and good light-fastness (as compared to currently available black dyes).

With its low-temperature, high-speed wash off properties, Avitera Black SE dye also dramatically reduces processing time to boost production by 25 percent or more compared to commodity black. Designed for dyeing at very short liquor ratios (typically 6:1 or less) with a maximum of four 60°C rinses to ensure the lowest processing costs, Avitera Black SE dye can be used to produce all deep-black shades and is suitable for medium-to-deep grey shades as well.

“Huntsman Textile Effects continues to invest in the development of innovative new chemistries that meet the needs of the industry and the end-user,” said Jay Naidu, Global Vice President, Strategic Marketing and Planning of Huntsman Textile Effects. “Our latest breakthrough, Avitera Black SE dye, is redefining economic and environmental sustainability for textile mills. It minimizes processing costs for enhanced profitability, while increasing productivity without additional capital investment. At the same time, it enables mills to differentiate their products in a global marketplace that increasingly demands a clean and transparent supply chain.”

The Avitera SE dye range has been globally recognized for its contribution to supporting environmental and economic sustainability for the textile industry. The dye range was the overall winner in the 2014 ICIS Innovation Awards as well as the first recipient of the ICIS Innovation with Best Benefit to Environment or Sustainability Award. The range also scored an impressive 5-star rating review in the Environmental Leader Technology (ELT) Review program.

*Current detection limit 5ppm

Posted May 26, 2015

Source: Huntsman Textile Effects
 

INDA Announces Finalists For World Of Wipes Innovation Award®

CARY, N.C. — May 22, 2015 — INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, today announced the names of three finalists to compete for the prestigious World of Wipes Innovation Award®. The annual award recognizes the product that most expands the use of nonwovens and demonstrates creativity, novelty, uniqueness, and technical sophistication within the entire nonwoven wipes value chain. All finalists will present their products and the award winner will be announced during the World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference June 16-19, at the Hotel InterContinental Buckhead, Atlanta, GA.

The INDA Technical Advisory Board, INDA’s President, Director of Education and Technical Affairs, and industry members from the wipes market segment selected these product finalists among a dozen international product nominations:

Clorox® ScrubSingles™ Kitchen – Clorox
Wet, scrub, and when you’re done, toss away the all-in-one Clorox® ScrubSingle™ Kitchen pads. Loaded with Clorox cleaner, the ScrubSingles Kitchen pad is a hybrid of what a wipe and a sponge can provide to consumers. The ScrubSingles formulation and nonwoven has been optimized for generating foam, allowing users to clean while minimizing fear of damaging surfaces.

Brawny Industrial® FLAX Cloths – Georgia Pacific
Georgia Pacific’s high performance clothlike, biodegradable nonwoven wiper is made from hydroentangled flax fibers that have been chemically refined in a proprietary process. The results are soft fibers that are similar in length and diameter to cotton, readily carded, and suitable for a wide range of wet and dry commercial wipers.

DuraDry® – Polymer Group Inc. (PGI)
DuraDry® is a multi-use, hygienic microfiber wipe certified for Food Contact Clearance and manufactured from 100-percent splittable microfibers.  The product combines antibacterial properties with 99.998% microbe removal. Durable and re-usable, DuraDry can be washed more than 365 times.  

Each finalist will give a 10-minute morning presentation Thurs., June 18 with attendees casting their votes afterward. The recipient of the 2015 World of Wipes Innovation Award will be announced Fri., June 19 during the conference. 

Posted May 26, 2015

Source: INDA
 

Lectra Supports Brioni’s Product Development

PARIS — May 26, 2015 — Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials—is pleased to announce that Brioni has adopted Lectra Fashion PLM to support them streamline their product development process.

Following the brand’s recent takeover by Kering Group, Brioni set up a new organization in order to realign with the French luxury group’s strategic business growth plan. This decision implied the implementation of a new core process and rethinking ways of working between teams.

The Italian luxury menswear brand needed to better control information flows between different working groups while maintaining its high level of quality, high-end clothing.

Lectra’s expertise and best-practice experience in the fashion industry made the difference. The Lectra team began with a process analysis, followed by regular trainings to share best practices and ensure that the implementation met users’ needs and expectations.

Lectra Fashion PLM will help Brioni teams manage the entire fashion development process by optimizing costs and facilitating different distribution channel deliveries. Having a single platform will enable managers to monitor activities, which facilitates early decision-making in the collection. This will allow for the monitoring of improvements and the identification of blocking points as development progresses, both at management and execution levels.

“Over the past years, we have built a trusted partnership with Brioni. We are proud to collaborate with Brioni, a company admired around the world, and will continue to support their global strategy,” concludes Daniel Harari, Lectra CEO.

Posted May 26, 2015

Source: Lectra
 

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