Miller Weldmaster Acquires Triad, Spec, And Hot Air Products From Sinclair Equipment Company

NAVARRE, Ohio — August 8, 2014 — Miller Weldmaster, the leading manufacturer of heat seaming solutions for the industrial fabrics industry, has announced an expansion of its business with the acquisition of the Triad Wedge Welder, Spec Wedge Welder, and Roof Welding Tool product line from Sinclair Equipment Company. For over 28 years, the Sinclair Equipment Company has been a world leader in manufacturing portable, versatile equipment for the industrial textile and roofing industry.

The acquisition provides Miller Weldmaster the ability to service a greater range of equipment to fabricators within the industrial fabrics market as well as expand into new markets. Further, the establishment of a West Coast office and team in Diamond Springs, California provides greater accessibility to serve our existing and new customers in the western United States and Canada.

Adding to our Extreme Seam welding product line as well as our Autobond Automation Solutions will be the multi-purpose Triad Wedge Welding system and the dedicated function Spec Wedge Welder. The roof welding products are a new market for Miller Weldmaster providing outstanding growth for the company and the opportunity to provide quality service for customers installing roofing membrane products. This expanded welding line provides new opportunities for our customers in helping them in their daily production and manufacturing needs.

Sinclair Equipment Company has been a world leader in manufacturing portable, versatile equipment for the industrial textile and roofing industry. Miller Weldmaster would like to thank Frank and Anita Sinclair for the quality foundation they’ve built and the outstanding service to the industry they have provided. The entire Miller Weldmaster family would like to wish them the best as they move into retirement. With the establishment of a West Coast office, the experienced personnel of Sinclair Equipment continue to provide the customer experience, which has succeeded to build the brand name.

Posted August 12, 2014

Source: Miller Weldmaster

 

Indonesia Will Impose Filament Anti Dumping Duty

JAKARTA, Indonesia — August 8, 2014 — The Indonesian government will continue focus to reduce dependence on imported of raw materials. Some Indonesian newspapers reported that the ministers under the coordination of the Ministry of Economy are conducting various efforts to address the trade deficit, which the surges of imported products are also potentially hit the national industry.

In early July, the Minister of Trade, Muhammad Lutfi said that he saw some high import products growth. “For that, now we’re together to see how the import of raw materials can be substituted with local products,” said Lutfi.

In the end of July, after the Dialogue Forum with West Java Textile, Garment and Footwear Industry, Minister of Industry, MS Hidayat said that at present nearly 50% of the capital goods and raw materials in the country are imported. And ideally, it needs must be met domestically. “My focus is to strengthen the integration of the industry, until they could reduce imports,” said Hidayat.
 
The Minister of Industry has also promised to strengthen the upstream of the textile industry to support the development on the downstream sector. “Indeed, the upstream and downstream textile sector should be integrated. Could not just focus on downstream, but upstream of textiles industry must also be strengthened,” said Hidayat.

The Minister’s statement signaled his support for the imposition of antidumping filament yarn that is currently being investigated Indonesian Anti Dumping Committee (KADI). Imposition of anti-dumping duty of three types of filament yarn is expected to reduce imports, so that the country can maintain the balance of trade, especially in the manufacturing sector.

In early July, KADI has released the essential fact as a result of the investigation which found the unfair trade practices (dumping) conducted by the exporters from the People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Taiwan and Thailand with a dumping margin at 0 to 17.45 percent.

Committee is also found the material losses that caused injury to the applicant company in which is related injury causation (causal link) to the exporter dumping practices.

The Secretary General of the Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Producers Association (APSyFI), Redma Gita Wirawasta explained that the imposition of Anti Dumping is necessary to create fair competition in domestic market. “Some companies who enjoyed the practice of dumping of cheap goods is definitely going to protest, here the role of government is needed to stop the fraudulent trade practices that had been going on” said Redma.

Redma said that importers will make efforts to divert the issue to the government including the committee is hesitant to make a decision. “The issue that domestic manufacturers cannot produce the type of yarn that is imported only reason without foundation, because in fact we are able to produce all types of yarn within the scope of the HS code which has found its dumping margin by the committee” said Redma.

“The technology used is the same throughout the world, know-how are also at the same level, so any kind of special yarn produced outside we could produce” clear Redma. “But if the price should go import prices that have been proven to dumping, we certainly cannot sell, the sale will continue to lose” he said.

Related with the production capacity, Redma explained that the current utilization level of SDY is 63%, DTY 78%, and POY 73%. “There are still a lot of capacity that cannot be operated, the practice of imports at dumping prices is causing our utilization rates continue to fall, because our market share in the domestic market also fell, and it is already in the scope investigation, so the committee is able to infer the existence of a causal link” he said.

Redma adding that all the complaints by downstream industries through the API are already within the scope of the investigation committee is, so there is nothing that can hinder committee is to implement BMAD.

Posted August 11, 2014

Source: Asosiasi Produsen Synthetic Fiber Indonesia/Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Makers Association
 

Gildan To Build New Facility In Honduras

Branded apparel manufacturer Gildan Activewear Inc., Montreal, has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in its Rio Nance complex in Honduras. The company reports that the new facility will help it meet its production capacity needs until its planned facility in Costa Rica goes on-line in fiscal year (FY) 2017. The Rio Nance addition also will help the company meet its sales growth target for higher-end products, planned for FY 2016, and optimize production efficiencies at its other textile plants.
 
Gildan expects the Rio Nance addition and the planned Costa Rica plant will increase the company’s overall production capacity by 40 percent compared with the capacity exit rate at the end of FY 2014.
 
August 5, 2014
 

INDA Announces IDEA Will Move To Boston Convention & Exhibition Center For 2016

CARY, N.C. — Aug. 5, 2014 — INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, today announced the IDEA2016 International Engineered Fabrics Conference and Exposition will move to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, May 3-5, 2016.

Major upcoming renovations scheduled for the Miami Beach Convention Center required INDA to seek a new venue to host the global nonwovens industry’s largest event of 2016. INDA selected Boston in May as the best location for its date, size requirements, and overall show

To accommodate the show’s continued growth, the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) offers IDEA a space equivalent in size and shape to that of Miami Beach and will be the only event occurring at the BCEC during the three days.

The highly successful IDEA2013 drew close to 7,000 industry participants to Miami Beach from 72 countries to conduct business with industry members and INDA expects that IDEA2016 in Boston will attract similar numbers.

As “America’s Walking City,” Boston offers an activity-filled waterfront location with world-class hotels, restaurants, historic and cultural attractions, and nightlife for continued interactions after show hours. Boston is easily accessible by plane for international and national visitors with excellent train service from New York City.

With dramatic, sweeping views of Boston’s expanding waterfront, the state-of-the-art BCEC provides flexible exhibitor space, a dynamic video wall and media tower, on-site meeting rooms, and WiFi access throughout among other amenities at this “exhibitor-friendly” venue.

“We are excited to bring IDEA2016 to Boston,” said INDA President Dave Rousse. “The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center provides the large, contiguous, high-quality space we need for an event of IDEA’s size and caliber without any other competing events, providing more value for our exhibitors. The city of Boston offers urban sophistication and New England charm with endless opportunities for conducting business, learning, and socializing with industry colleagues and friends.”

The BCEC has earned a rare gold standard from the International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC), making Boston’s BCEC only the fourth center in North America and the 12th worldwide to have been awarded this top standard, the highest certification level a convention facility can achieve under strict AIPC guidelines.

IDEA2016 will once again be highlighted by the annual Achievement Awards, and the well-attended conference sessions focused on regional global markets, trends and forecasts.

“We intend to return IDEA to Miami Beach in the future, but this opportunity to experience a world-class facility in Boston will make this event a most memorable experience. We’ve had a great response to this new venue for our triennial event and exhibit space sales have already been brisk,” said Rousse.

Posted August 5, 2014

Source: INDA
 

TTU Researchers Develop Super-absorbent Nonwoven Cotton Mat For Oil Spills

Researchers at Lubbock, Texas-based Texas Tech University (TTU) have engineered a absorbent mat using low-grade cotton that can collect up to 50 times its own weight in oil. Seshadri Ramkumar, professor, Department of Environmental Toxicology, TTU, and creator of Fibertect® nonwoven decontamination wipes, led the research project. He was assisted by doctoral student Vinitkumar Singh, who performed the experiments during the four-year project. The multidisciplinary research included scientists from Cary, N.C.-based Cotton Incorporated as well as researchers from TTU’s Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Toxicology. The team tried to develop a fundamental understanding behind the effect of fiber structure and basic cotton characteristics on oil sorption capacity of unprocessed raw cotton, as well as examine the basic mechanisms behind oil sorption by nonwoven cotton webs.
 
Findings were published in the American Chemical Society’s journal “Industry & Engineering Chemistry Research.”
 
“With the 2010 crude oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which resulted in the major spill of about 4.9 million barrels of oil, it became apparent that we needed new clean-up technologies that did not add stress to the environment,” said Ramkumar. “This incident triggered our interest in developing environmentally sustainable materials for environmental remediation.”
 
Ramkumar added: “In this study, we have used low-grade cotton as well as mature cotton, and it was observed that low-grade cotton performs better than regular mature cotton in the oil sorption capacity. Nonwoven cotton batts consisting of immature and finer cotton fibers showed 7 percent higher oil sorption capacity than cotton batts developed using mature and coarser fibers. Cotton batts could be used to clean up oil spills on land as well as any oil-water system.”
 
The research team now is working with the Texas Tech Office of Technology Commercialization to bring the cotton batts to market within 12 months. Ramkumar reports there has been active interest in evaluating the product for further commercial development. 
 
“Our research shows cotton as a high-performance fiber that can be deployed to clean up toxic oil spills,” Ramkumar said. “More importantly, the oil sorption by environmentally friendly and natural sorbents like aligned nonwoven cotton made from raw unprocessed cotton and correlation with its characteristics, such as cotton quality, fineness and maturity, are not reported at all to our best knowledge.”
 
August 5, 2014
 

Karl Mayer Introduces New Machines To Jacquardtronic, Tricot Lines; Develops Reuseable Clip Strings For Lace Raschel Machines

Germany-based Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH recently added the JL 65/1 B Fashion machine to its Jacquardtronic® lace machine series. The machine is available in gauges E 18 and E 24, and features a working width of 132 inches plus a 2-inch extension for the tenter frame. According to the company, the JL 65/1 B was developed for problem-free coarse bourdon cord processing. France-based yarn manufacturer Moulinage du Plouy worked with the Karl Mayer product development team providing bourdon cords up to 2,450 decitex (dtex) made using a 100-percent non-stretch nylon fiber. A stretch bourdon cord with a maximum count of 3,250 dtex featuring 84-percent nylon and 16-percent elastane provided by Wichita, Kan.-based Invista also was tested. Karl Mayer reports all commercially available man-made fibers can be processed using the JL 65/1, but given the heavier weight of the finished fabric compared to a typical lace fabric, manufacturers are advised to produce two separate fabric webs across the machine’s working width.
 
The HKS 2-M is the latest addition to Karl Mayer’s tricot machine line. According to the company, the 180-inch-wide version can operate at maximum speeds of 3,200 meters per minute, which is approximately 20-percent faster than its predecessor.  A 210-inch-wide version can reach top speeds of 3,000 meters per minute. The HKS 2-M includes the KAMCOS® computer platform, electronic speed control of the main drive, and electronic systems for controlling the fabric take-down and yarn feed. The medium stroke machine is suitable for producing non-stretch fabrics featuring low stitch number and loose yarn running in gauges of up to E 32. End-uses for such technical and semi-technical fabrics include mattress covers, velour fabrics for furniture, nets, sporting goods, shoe fabric and printing grounds. The machine also is capable of producing tulle and other open mesh, stylish fabric for the clothing sector, according to the company.
 
In other company news, beginning in September 2014, Karl Mayer will include new flexible resusable patternguide fingers and strings on all new lace raschel machines. The company reports these reuseable clip strings enable the operator to mount the patternguide fingers onto the string bars by means of clips in line with the pattern. The patternguide fingers can be reused by clipping and unclipping them any number of times. According to Karl Mayer, the new system does not require any additional guide elements, and permits any repeat width and infinitely variable repeats. Previously, customers had to use adhesive-bonded string bars. Customers currently operating Karl Mayer lace raschel machines can integrate the new clip string system by purchasing the new clip strings from Karl Mayer’s Spare Parts Division. Customers may choose from special mounting packages with different features to suit their particular machines.
 
August 5, 2014
 

Burlington Launches Merino FX Performance Fabrics, Durepel® Eco Water Repellent

Burlington, a division of International Textile Group (ITG), Greensboro, N.C., has introduced the Merino FX collection of seasonless performance fabrics targeted to outdoor apparel.
 
The collection includes a variety of 100-percent merino wool and merino-blend fabrics in different weights and constructions and advanced performance levels. merino-blended fabrics may include CORDURA® certified yarns, Supima® cotton, flax or TENCEL®. There also are plaids in 100-percent merino wool.
 
Noting that merino wool is often not regarded as a year-round fiber, Burlington Product Development Manager Tom Aubrey said, “The very thing that makes wool warm in winter makes it cool in summer, and the natural give and elasticity of wool fibers yields to the body’s movement, making them incredibly comfortable, wrinkle resistant and longwearing.”
 
In addition to its inherent temperature-regulating, insulating, antimicrobial and hydrophilic properties, merino wool is soft, lightweight and comfortable next to the skin. The fabrics in the Merino FX collection are easy-care, and most are machine-washable, Burlington reports. Other reported advantages are its biodegradability and durability.
 
In other company news, Burlington now offers Durepel™ Eco, a perfluorocarbon (PFC)-free bluesign® approved water and stain repellent that is targeted especially to outdoor apparel fabrics. The company reports the finish provides maximum protection through repeated launderings in addition to maintaining a fabric’s aesthetics.
 
“Performance and protection are key components in clothing the outdoor enthusiast,” said Burlington Labs Director Bill DiIanni. “Our new Durepel Eco technology provides our customers with a solution they have come to expect with reduced environmental impact that reflects the enthusiast’s sustainable ideals.
 
August 5, 2014
 

Texprocess On Target: Almost Three Quarters Of Exhibition Space Already Booked

FRANKFURT — July 30, 2014 — Texprocess is a magnet for the international textile and garment industry: almost three quarters of the available exhibition space has already been booked with nine months still to go before the fair begins. This clearly exceeds the registration status at the same time, two years ago.Once again, all leading international companies will be making presentations at the Leading International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials (4 to 7 May 2015). In addition to the ‘Source it’ sourcing platform, the fair will be supplemented by an extensive complementary programme of events, including IT@Texprocess.

“Texprocess is Europe’s only trade fair for the garment and textile-processing industry. There, top international players present all process stages along the textile value chain”, says Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt. The companies that have already registered for Texprocess 2015 include: Amann, Assyst, Barudan, Brother, Busche, Coats, Dürkopp Adler, Expert Systemtechnik, Ferd. Schmetz, FK Group, Global International, Gütermann, Happy Industrial Corporation, Hikary, Human Solutions, Hornung Indupress, KSL, Juki, Martin Group, Morgan Tecnica, Ozbilim Tekstil Makinalari, Pathfinder Australia, Pfaff, Veit, Vibemac, Tajima Industries, topcut-bullmer, Yamato. X’ian Typical and ZSK.
The next Texprocess will once again be distinguished by an unrivalled platform for garment manufacturers, ‘Source it’ in Hall 5.0, which puts the spotlight on contract manufacturers and national associations for the production of apparel and fashions, especially those from Latin America, East and South Europe and Africa. Great interest is already being shown in ‘Source it’.

It is still possible to register for Texprocess and the ‘Source it’ area. This also applies to IT@Texprocess, an area especially for IT-solution suppliers. 

Positive signals from the industry
Elgar Straub, Director General of the VDMA Garment and Leather Technology, regards the number of registrations received to date as being a positive signal from the sector: “As the conceptual partner of Texprocess, we see a great potential for the third edition of the fair. At present, the industry is being driven by subjects such as increasing digitalisation and networking – ‘Industry 4.0’ is the buzzword – and sustainable production processes. And these subjects will play an important role at Texprocess. Our members are extremely well prepared to meet these challenges. In the first four months of this year, the garment and leather technology sector noted an increase of almost 20 percent in orders received. May was even better. Worldwide garment production is also climbing. Indeed, there were signs of this upswing at the last Texprocess.”

As in previous years, Texprocess will be held concurrently with Techtextil, International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens (also from 4 to 7 May 2015). A total of 1,652 exhibitors and 40,000 international trade visitors attended Texprocess und Techtextil 2013 – a new record. Over 12,100 of these visitors saw the products and services being shown by 330 exhibitors at Texprocess. Additionally, more than 8,100 Techtextil visitors also looked in on Texprocess to gather information about the exhibits there.

Also very successful were Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas, which were held at JEC Americas in May 2014. 527 exhibitors and 9,039 visitors made their way to Atlanta for the fairs, an increase of 45 percent over 2012.

Posted August 5, 2014

Source: Messe Frankfurt
 

Medical Grade Innovations Announces New, High-Performance Scrub Line

RIDGELAND, Miss. — July 30, 2014 — Medical Grade Innovations, (MGI) a subsidiary of R&T Fabric, LLC today announced the launch of its introductory line of healthcare professional attire through the company’s new website and online store www.medicalgradeinnovations.com. The initial product offering, the Medical Grade Scrub, is a bacteriostatic (stops the reproduction of bacteria), moisture wicking, odor repellant, and stain resistant scrub made from Milliken’s VisaEndurance® fabric.

Murray Cohen, PhD, MPH, CIH, president of MGI’s Science and Technology division, believes utilizing more functional garments and textiles in combination with unique systems for processing, usage, and data collection, may help one day contain some of the pathogen burden within healthcare facilities. Cohen is a retired U.S. Public Health Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and international expert on hospital safety.

“We are living in a time of increased microbial resistance with an alarming 1 in 25 patients contracting an infection during a hospital stay,” said MGI Science & Technology President, Murray Cohen, PhD, MPH, CIH. “Hospitals are increasingly aware and, moreover, incentivized to reduce the occurrence of hospital acquired infections, but much can be done at the level of the individual practitioner. Today’s release of Medical Grade Scrub is a first step toward providing healthcare professionals with another level of protection for them and their patients.”

The Medical Grade Scrub remains 99.9% durably bacteriostatic against Staphylococcus Aureus and Klebsiella after 50 washings, as shown in AATCC Method 100 lab testing, and utilizes silver ion technology, which activates when in it comes in contact with the sodium in human perspiration. Bacteria in sweat take up the silver ions, which keep them from reproducing.

The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) recently acknowledged the lack of oversight on any regulated practices for healthcare professional attire and patient attire in a guidance published in February 2014’s Infection Control and Epidemiology.1 The SHEA guidance stated that healthcare professional attire should take into account a balance of professional appearance, comfort, and practicality with the potential role of apparel in the cross-transmission of pathogens.

One of the fundamental issues facing health care professionals who wash their work garments at home is that their washing machines cannot reach the temperatures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2 (CDC) to correctly wash contaminated fabric. Home washers are set at 120 degrees per the Department of Energy’s3 guidelines and the CDC recommend hospitals wash possibly contaminated linen at 165 degrees for 20 minutes. This creates the potential to reintroduce contaminated garments into and out of the hospital each day, and demonstrates the need for garments that can be correctly washed at home.

“Our team has 50 years of experience innovating new fabrics and technologies for a variety of industries. With the current national focus on improving healthcare, it made strategic sense for it to be our focus as well,” said MGI CEO, Bert Rubinsky. “In the near future, these fabrics will act as a key component to multi-faceted programs, which with the help of Dr. Cohen, will address workplace, patient, environmental, and community safety issues.”

1 Bearman, G., Bryant, K., Leekha, S., Mayer, J., Munoz-Price, L.S., Murthy, R., Palmore, T., Rupp, M., White, J. “Expert Guidance: Healthcare Personnel Attire in Non-Operating Room Settings.” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 35:2 (February 2014)

2 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5210a1.htm, Accessed July 17, 2014

3 http://energy.gov/energysaver/projects/savings-project-lower-water-heating-temperature, Accessed July 17, 2014

Posted August 5, 2014

Source: Medical Grade Innovations
 

Cotton LEADS™ Receives Nod From More Than 200 Textile Businesses

NEW YORK CITY and SYDNEY — July 23, 2014 — The Cotton LEADS™ program, launched in October of 2013, has attained more than 200 partners across the global cotton textile supply chain.  Cotton LEADS™, a joint program established by Australian and U.S. cotton industries, advocates and demonstrates responsible growing practices for the popular fabric fiber.  Companies signing on to the program include: Target Corporation, AEON TopValu, Fountain Set, American & Efird, and Operadora LOB.

“The first phase of the Cotton LEADS™ program was aimed at raising awareness of the significant environmental gains already achieved by cotton growers in Australia and the United States and their commitment to continual improvement,” explains Mark Messura, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Marketing at Cotton Incorporated.  Messura points to the stringent national and local level regulatory environment in both countries, combined with transparency of these practices and third party verification to validate the claims. 

“The robust national infrastructures of both countries have facilitated and documented these gains, but more importantly, they enable the country-wide implementation of future best practices,” adds Messura.

On the topic of best practices, Adam Kay, CEO of Cotton Australia, adds “The self-investment by growers into research and development is a key commonality in both countries, and one that demonstrates their commitment to continual improvement.”

The Cotton LEADS™ program is a joint effort of the Australian cotton industry and the U.S. Cotton industry as a project of the Cotton Foundation.  Its founding members are Cotton Australia, the National Cotton Council of America, Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated. The program is designed to raise awareness of the responsible growing practices and commitment to continuous improvement among cotton producers in the member countries. More information on the Cotton LEADS™ program can be found at:  www.cottonleads.org.

Posted August 5, 2014

Source:  Cotton LEADS
 

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