Elevate Textiles Announces Comprehensive Recapitalization And New Ownership

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — May 23, 2023 — Elevate Textiles, Inc. (“Elevate” or the “Company”), a global provider of advanced, high-quality fabric and thread products and mission critical textile solutions, announced today that it has finalized terms of a recapitalization transaction that strengthens its balance sheet and enables Elevate to reinvest in its global operations to support the longevity of the business. With the support of all key financial stakeholders, Elevate’s financial foundation will be better aligned with its operational strengths and success of its brands as an industry leader for high-quality textiles. Elevate will be owned by a consortium of leading global investment firms, who will soon appoint a new Board of Directors.

The recapitalization will infuse $100 million of new capital into the business, eliminate $394 million of existing debt from the balance sheet, extend the Company’s debt maturities until 2027, including the existing ABL facility, and execute the change in ownership. While there is no anticipated impact on the Company’s global operations, these actions strengthen the Company’s capital structure and position Elevate to increase investments in its people, operations and critical growth initiatives for long-term success.

“We are pleased with the outcome of this recapitalization process which provides an improved balance sheet and reduced leverage to align with the strength and capabilities of our business and brands. We appreciate the support of our financial stakeholders who have demonstrated their confidence in Elevate, our business plan, and our future,” said Sim Skinner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Elevate. “We look forward to directing our focus on delivering the high-quality service and premium products our customers have come to trust and depend on.”

Representatives from Elevate’s new shareholders collectively added, “Elevate’s leadership team, skilled employees, high-quality products, and loyal customers make us confident that the Company will have continued success. We are excited to be part of the Company’s future and look forward to supporting and partnering with Elevate as an industry leader for years to come.”

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: Elevate Textiles, Inc.

ITMA 2023 Exhibitor Preview: TMAS – The Swedish Textile Machinery Association – Present New Automation Concepts For Weaving

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — May 23, 2023 — Members of TMAS – the Swedish textile machinery association – will be introducing significant new automation concepts for weaving at the forthcoming ITMA 2023 exibition in Milan from June 8-14.

“Today, everyone is talking about digitalisation, but there is a strong case for considering the weaving process as the digital forerunner over 200 years ago,” says TMAS secretary general Therese Premler-Andersson. “When Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented his loom controlled by perforated cards and the first automated machine for which elaborate patterns were stored on them in ones and zeros, he arguably set the ball rolling for binary computer programming and all that has followed. There is certainly a direct line from Jacquard’s lightbulb moment to the latest innovations that will be displayed by our weaving technology members at ITMA 2023.”

Know-how from Vandewiele Sweden

Vandewiele Sweden AB, for example, benefits from all of the synergies and accumulated know-how of the Belgium-headquartered Vandewiele Group – one of the market leaders in comprehensive weaving technologies (Hall 10, stand B201). This TMAS member has been the market leader in weft yarn feeding and tension control units for weaving looms for many years, supplying systems to the majority of the leading weaving machine manufacturers, as well for retrofitting in working mills around the world.

In Milan, Vandewiele Sweden will present its latest X4 yarn feeders with integrated accessory displays with which current settings and any alarms can be easily monitored and any required changes seamlessly carried out.

X4 feeders are available in three different versions – with an integrated

tension display (TED), with integrated active tension control (ATC), or with quick release, which enables weft tension settings to be transferred from one machine to another, enabling a fast start-up the next time the same article is woven. The position of the S-Flex Tensioner is constantly monitored by an internal sensor – even if adjustment is made during power off.

With the ATC-W active tension control, the required tension is easily set and monitored on the integrated display. Once set, the system constantly regulates itself, ensuring consistent yarn tension during the weaving process which is constantly and accurately measured by the ATC sensor unit, sending a signal to the ATC operator unit resulting in consistently stable yarn tension at the required level. Quick release meanwhile provides a quick and easy way to change the brushring or tensioner.

Vandewiele Sweden is also launching its own e-commerce platform for ordering the market’s leading range of textile accessories at ITMA 2023

Wide width from Texo

TEXO AB (Hall 6, stand B301) has meanwhile seen a surge in the demand for its Compfelt weaving looms for press felt base fabrics.

“These are far from standard machines,” explains TEXO president Anders Svensson. “Off-the-shelf industrial weaving machines generally range in their working widths from 1.9 to 3.2 metres, with those purpose-built for technical applications such as geotextiles extending to wider widths of six metres and beyond. Meanwhile, one of the machines we have recently successfully delivered and commissioned has a working width of 23 metres.”

The demand for such machines comes from the suppliers of paper machine clothing (PMC) to paper mills, who in turn operate colossal machines for paper manufacturing.

All paper machines require a regular supply of PMC fabrics which are employed in three separate areas of the paper machine – the forming section, the press section and the drying section.

“Although the PMC business represents a small proportion of the total cost of manufacturing paper, it can have a significant impact on the quality of the paper, the efficiency of a machine and machine production rates,” Svensson explains.

TEXO Compfelt weaving machines are specifically employed for the production of endless (tubular) woven base fabrics for the press section of paper machines, where water is mechanically removed from the newly formed sheet of fibres.

Eltex EyE™

Eltex of Sweden AB will be running live demonstrations of the latest version of EyE™ – a versatile multi yarn tension monitoring system – at ITMA 2023, in Hall 6 at stand A210.

The Eltex EyE™ system is being widely adopted by weavers but unlike weft break sensors that are fitted solely on the weft insertion systems of weaving machines, it monitors the warping process prior to weaving. This means that instead of monitoring only the six-to-eight weft yarns fed by the weft insertion system, the EyE™ system is monitoring literally hundreds of yarns in real time on a warping creel.

“Several hundred yarns can be fed from the creels during the warping process compared to only a few weft insertion yarns during weaving,” says Peter Wiberg, responsible for marketing at Eltex. “Our motto is ‘No Loose Ends’ and that’s exactly what we can guarantee with our system.”

With warping that can operate at speeds of 500 metres a minute, the yarn tension values from all yarns are continuously updated and displayed on a screen with pre-set warning levels indicated in red. When tension reaches outside the pre-set stop level, the machine is immediately halted, with indications both on the sensor’s LEDs as well as on the screen.

Bedrock

“Weaving remains the bedrock of the textile industry and the potential for continuously improving the process remains virtually limitless,” concludes Premler-Andersson. “This is a key area for specific TMAS members, as will be demonstrated in Milan. We look forward to meeting you there.”

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: TMAS – The Swedish Textile Machinery Association

ITMA 2023 Exhibitor Preview: Recycling Technologies Offered By VDMA Members

FRANKFURT, Germany— May 23, 2023 — More and more countries around the world are considering the circular economy in their agenda for textile materials and apparel. The goals are resource savings, environmental protection and prevention of climate change. The EU Sustainable and Circular Textiles Strategy will have an impact on global supply chains. It calls for textile products placed on the market in the EU to be durable and recyclable, made largely from recycled fibers, free of hazardous substances and produced with respect for social rights and the environment by 2030.

VDMA members are committed to using highly efficient technologies to reduce resource consumption in the textile value chain. The aim is to exploit potential for saving resources such as textile material, water, energy and chemicals in order to reduce CO2 emissions.

In the spirit of the circular economy, VDMA members offer solutions for the entire processing and production chain. The production program and services include equipment and technologies for recycling textile production waste, textiles, textile auxiliaries or waste heat, and for processing recycled materials into textiles.

Recycling of textile production waste and textiles

ANDRITZ is at the center of the movement to provide industrially and economically viable solutions for recycling pre- and post-consumer textile waste. ANDRITZ has single and multiple complementary technologies to offer the full suite from textile fiber preparation, mechanical and chemical recycling, to combined processes.  www.andritz.com/textile-recycling-technologies

DILO GROUP offers recycling machines for nonwoven production waste, e.g. edge trim openers, and auxiliary equipment for faster cleaning and air filtration systems for recycling lines.  www.dilo.de

The EREMA GROUP launches the FibrePro:IV technology which has been specially developed for PET fibre-to-fibre recycling. EREMA presents the INTAREMA® FibrePro:IV  and PURE LOOP the ISEC evo FibrePro:IV. Thanks to the efficient removal of spinning oils, the rPET produced can be reused in proportions of up to 100 percent for the production of very fine fibres.  https://www.erema.com/en/public-relations-news/  https://www.pureloop.com/en/press/

With its innovative OMNI recycling systems, GNEUSS offers efficient solutions for tomorrow’s recycling requirements. The new recycling systems consist of a variety of machines, customized to a specific material and application, utilizing Gneuss’ established devolatilization and filtration technologies. The new OMNI recycling system can be used for post-consumer and industrial fiber waste recycling.  www.gneuss.com/en/turnkey/omni-recycling-systems/

JBF manufactures dual shaft shredders, disintegrators and tailor-made combinations of both for textile and fiber treatment. Dual shaft shredders render worn military and police uniforms useless, including protective clothing with Kevlar ballistic plates. Disintegrators reduce textile production waste and used textiles down to fiber size for further recycling.  jbf-maschinen.de/

MESUTRONIC metal detectors are used to protect guillotine cutting machines and similar appliances from damages through metal parts that are hidden in the fabric. They provide a great improvement in uptime and save costs by reducing the necessity to replace or resharpen blades.  www.mesutronic.de

The OERLIKON BARMAG homogenizer recycling system is designed for manufactures who want to agglomerate, extrude, homogenize and melt bottle flakes and film waste to produce polymer melt or chips. www.oerlikon.com

TEMAFA’s production program also includes machines for opening, tearing and de-dusting of non-woven fabrics and other textile products. Performance can be adjusted through feed rollers, feed troughs and the main cylinder with different coverings and separation means for foreign parts. For de-dusting removal a vacuum system combined with a high-efficiency fan saves up to 50% of the energy.  www.temafa.com

With expertise in industrial-scale production of pressure vessels and automated material handling equipment, THIES supports solutions for both color removal and re-dyeing of recycled fibers and yarns.  www.thiestextilmaschinen.de

While the machines of XETMA VOLLENWEIDER are designed for textile finishing, they also meet the increasing demand in recycling of textile substrates. Customized machines are used to recover valuable pile fibers from textiles and carpets to be re-used in production. Good to know: The factory of XETMA VOLLENWEIDER is equipped with three solar power plants since 2009 and thus producing CO2 neutral.  www.xetma.com

Recycling of caustic soda and waste heat

Large quantities of diluted caustic soda (weak lye) are a waste product of the mercerization process. KÖRTING Caustic Recovery Plants (CRP) can turn a very large proportion of this weak lye into reusable concentrated caustic soda (strong lye) and save one million euros and more per year. Körting has been on the market longer than any other manufacturers in this field and is the global market leader of CRP.  www.koerting.de

MONFORTS offers various heat recovery and exhaust air cleaning systems for new machines and also as retrofit. The free-standing EnergyTower can save up to 25% energy. The integrated ECO Booster system enables energy savings of up to 35%. The modular MonforClean heat recovery system is integrated into the stenter chamber to save space and can be expanded to exhaust air cleaning and odor elimination.

www.monforts.de/en/machinery-ranges/environmental-protection/exhaust-air-treatment/

Processing of recycled materials

ANDRITZ offers nonwoven production lines, which can process recycled fibers. This includes lines such as airlay thermobonding and/or needling, needlepunch, spunlace, and Wetlace CP. These lines include fiber opening and blending, fine openers, and web forming, web bonding as well as slitting and winding equipment.  www.andritz.com/nonwoven

BRÜCKNER  offers a great variety of textile finishing lines which can also process recycled fibers. These lines include among others stenter frames, relax dryers, sanfor ranges, continuous dyeing ranges as well as coating and laminating lines for technical textiles and bonding ovens for nonwovens.  www.brueckner-textile.com

The achievement of a consistent fibre performance with a varying quality of recycled feedstock requires an efficient, systematic and, in part, self-optimising experimental working system, which must be intelligent and flexible. DIENES meets these demands with its MultiMode® engineering approach and supports research teams from the first laboratory tests to the modular construction of their production lines.  https://www.dienes.net/

The portfolio of DILO GROUP includes complete nonwoven lines with fiber opening & blending, carding, crosslapping and needlelooms for recycled synthetic and natural fibers. Airlay and textile recycling needling lines are offered in cooperation with partner companies.  www.dilo.de

The KARL MAYER GROUP presents an innovative concept for the circular economy in warp knitting. The concept is about in-sector recycling: the processing of recycled yarns into high-quality textiles that can be recycled back into yarns. This reduces both waste and resources, providing economic and environmental benefits.  www.karlmayer.com/en/news-and-media/events/itma-2023/

SAURER is a leading, globally active technology company and for decades sustainability has been an important part of our vision. Anticipating the need for circular economy, our spinning machines are already optimised to process recycled or regenerated fibres – with recycling Xtreme we can process even the shortest fibres. In addition our twisting machines can support to strengthen the yarns. saurer.com

The use of production waste in STC SPINNZWIRN’s extrusion lines has been common for decades. In recent years, there has been a shift from using post-industrial waste to post-consumer waste in order to develop circular economies. With yarns from STC’s monofilament lines a 100% polyester carpet can be produced – from virgin or recycled PET. Another big topic of recycled materials is filtration, where STC offers different set-ups.  www.stc-spinnzwirn.com

TEXTECHNO’s efficient testing systems have proofed their performance on recycled fibres and yarns. For mechanically recycled fibres, Textechno offers innovative testing solutions for fibre length distribution and impurities, such as yarn remnants. This includes fibres from post-industrial and post-consumer waste, regardless of colour, blending or chemical treatment.  www.textechno.com/

TRÜTZSCHLER is able to offer a complete range of technologically leading machines specifically designed for rotor and ring yarns made from recycled materials. Our machinery expertise and technological know-how enable our customers to produce sliver with the highest possible level of quality – and make it possible to turn waste into value.  https://www.truetzschler.com/en/spinning/applications/recycling/

XETMA VOLLENWEIDER offers surface finishing machines adding value to fabrics produced not only of new, but also of recycled textile materials. The technologies of XETMA VOLLENWEIDER include Raising, Sueding, Shearing and Fabric Cleaning as well as Carpet Finishing. All machines of XETMA VOLLENWEIDER are equipped with an integrated energy recovery system to minimize the actual power consumption. www.xetma.com

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: VDMA

ITMA 2023 Exhibitor Preview: TOLKAR

IZMIR, Turkey — May 23, 2023 — TOLKAR, developing sustainable technologies for textile dyeing, washing and finishing processes, will present a new vision to the global industry at ITMA 2023.

TOLKAR, operating in the global market with its laundry and textile finishing machines that stand out with their technological, economical and eco-friendly features, will meet its visitors at ITMA 2023, to be held in Milan on June 8-14, with its textile dyeing, stone washing, denim washing and jeans washing products. The company, exporting its products to more than 40 countries and also distributing the world’s leading brands in its field such as COLMAC, SPEED QUEEN, BIKO, RENZACCI, will exhibit sustainable textile dyeing and sustainable washing and finishing solutions with ozone technology at booth E205-E206 in Hall 9. TOLKAR will also launch its data processing and visualization system for performance measurement for customers and performance reporting system for managers at its 300 m2 booth, where Full Smartex washing models and its own branded machines will be featured.

TOLKAR Board Member Ata Karace, explaining their expectations for ITMA 2023, stated that although they are located in strong textile markets, their production volumes have decreased to a certain extent due to the decreasing orders after the pandemic in these regions. Saying that there has been an increase in demand in hotels and accommodation facilities due to the revival in tourism and therefore, they can easily adapt to changing conditions, Karace continued his words as follows: “We look forward to meeting our existing customers as well as new ones at ITMA. We welcome all visitors looking for sustainable production solutions to our booth to see our Smartex washing and dyeing machines that reduce natural resource consumption rates by half and our eco-friendly ozone technology products.”

Ozone technology makes textile washing more sustainable

Ata Karace, reminding that the environmental footprint of textile production is very high today, emphasized the importance of ozone technology, which is of great importance in protecting water resources in this regard. Stating that when a sustainable production is provided with ozone instead of dyeing and washing garments, products with much less carbon footprint can be produced, Karace said: “Since 2013, TOLKAR started to develop ozone gas washing systems in the textile finishing sector, which was initiated in order to consume much less water, the world’s most valuable resource, and to eliminate heavy chemical wastes left to nature. Today, by dissolving ozone gas in water, we have managed to both shorten the process time and obtain clean water at the end of the process with much less water in textile washing steps. Thanks to this method, we have also eliminated the need for many heavy chemicals used in finishing processes.”

Karace noted that they have become the only company in the world that can produce 400 G spinning machines of any capacity thanks to SMARTEX and its ‘Smart Balancing System’, which they acquired with their patented technologies in 2008 and disclosed: “Thanks to the SMARTEX PolyRib ECO Drum system, we have managed to reduce water, chemical and energy consumption by half with MIRACLE, which is a first in the world, and we have created a revolution in this field by adding a new one to our technological developments with the production of Gas Heated Washing machines.”

Karace, saying that Smartex, which has half the water and all other consumption values compared to industrial type conventional machines, is the right solution for eco-friendly manufacturers, explained: “Thanks to Smartex washing models, textile manufacturers can produce products with a low carbon footprint. For example, thanks to the Smart Flow Nano Bubble system, some chemical washes can be done almost without using water and zero waste is achieved.” Stating that they aim to create products that will make a difference in technological, ecological and economic terms with the projects they carry out in their R&D centers in this context, Karace said that they continue to work to respond to market demands in production facilities where the latest production techniques, production machines and robotic tools with laser welding systems are used and that their goal is to reduce chemical consumption with ozone as much as possible for a better future.

TOLKAR strengthens in exports

Ata Karace explained that TOLKAR, which was founded in 1969, today serves the sector with three factories located in İzmir Atatürk Organized Industrial Zone and producing with the latest technology and more than 300 employees, and said that they have become the market leader by obtaining the title of Türkiye’s largest manufacturer. He stated that they produce 3500 machines of various models on average per year and continued his words as follows: “Our company exports these products to more than 40 countries and is a globally recognized brand. With our 19 regional sales and service directorates in Türkiye and more than 30 distributors and service points abroad, we provide timely sales and service to our customers professionally. For the last 3 years, our export sales have surpassed our domestic sales figures.”

Karace explained that they have also taken important steps in automation and Industry 4.0 applications, and said that they realized the installation of unmanned laundry and textile washing facilities with TOLKAR Future in 2019. Noting that they managed to establish an almost completely unmanned enterprise by controlling all washing, drying, chemical transfer, recipe preparation and reporting from a single center and providing loading and textile transfers with automatic conveyors, Karace said: “With the awareness that the only thing that does not change in the world is change, TOLKAR will continue to be an exemplary brand for new generations in the future in line with its mission today. We welcome all our visitors to our booth to experience innovation and transformation in the textile finishing industry.”

TOLKAR will be ready with its strong and experienced team to welcome its visitors in the best way at its booth in Hall 9, E205-E206 at ITMA 2023.

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: TOLKAR

Outlook Conference 2023: Successfully Connects U.S Manufacturers And Fabricators

ROSEVILLE, MN — May 23, 2023 — Textile industry professionals converged on the up-and-coming, textile-rich city of Greenville, S.C., April 30-May 2 for three days of networking, information gathering and activities during the Advanced Textile Association’s (ATA’s) annual OUTLOOK® Conference.

Organized by the ATA Dvision, United States Industrial and Narrow Fabrics Institute (USINFI) and with additional programming by the Military and Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) divisions, the event attracted nearly 100 attendees to the historic Westin Poinsett. A day and a half of informative business sessions were filled with knowledge and idea exchange as well as insights from various thought leaders in their areas of expertise.

Aside from business, attendees were able to attend a minor-league baseball game, participate in a golf tournament and stroll the bustling streets of downtown Greenville on a guided walking tour for foodies and history buffs that featured stunning views of the picturesque Reedy River falls. Greenville, which once boasted 19 textile mills and thousands of employees who called the mill villages home, still honors its textile heritage with a mural on the side of a three-story building downtown recognizing the city as the “Textile Center of the World.”

“I think we accomplished our goals for the conference,” said USINFI Chair Bob Hancuff of Burlan Manufacturing, Gastonia, N.C. “We wanted everyone to come away with something valuable, whether a new industry insight or personal connection with a colleague. I was personally able to do both.”

He added: “The educational programs were well above average. We had a solid set of programs that were able to reach all segments of our specialty fabrics membership.”

The first morning featured Military Sessions that ran concurrently with Infrastructure Sessions, which preceded an afternoon covering updates on Washington policy, a leadership panel and an interactive discussion on leading through uncertain times. Supply chain logistics, a fiber market update and an economic overview highlighted Day 2.

“My colleagues and I found the Military Sessions enlightening, with discussions surrounding current market challenges and opportunities,” said Karli Wolf, Trelleborg Business Development Manager, Government & Defense, Rutherfordton, N.C. “Networking with key executives and experts across industries was equally beneficial. ATA events continue to provide excellent platforms for discussion, debate and building connections.”

Greenville local Mike Alexander, vice president & general manager of industry supplier Frankl & Thomas, said the event left him energized and optimistic about the future of the industry.

“I enjoyed another OUTLOOK, and I always come away impressed,” he said. “It was a great conference. I learn something each time I attend, and the networking and fellowship among members are outstanding.”

Added Jeff Sponseller, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Miller Weldmaster, Navarre, Ohio: “OUTLOOK is an inspiring opportunity to share expertise that empowers all of us to shape the future of the industrial fabrics industry together.”

Speakers covered a plethora of important topics, including federal trade and policy updates by Auggie Tantillo, president of SRG & Associates and retired president & CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO). He highlighted the recent USINFI Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C., where 24 separate meetings with elected officials or their staff took place, and legislative developments that included buy-American requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act, China 301 and forced labor issues, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill and government procurement issues.

For the second year, presenter, Dr. Melissa Furman, MS, DBA, founder and consultant at Career Potential, LLC, captivated the audience with a deep dive into organizational leadership through uncertain times that are occurring at an accelerated pace. During the engaging, interactive session, she provided recommendations and strategies for navigating ongoing challenges such as generational preferences, employee burnout and work productivity, to name a few

To close out the conference, the highly sought-after Dr. Roger Tutterow, professor of Economics at Kennesaw State University, provided a riveting economic update in his typical homespun manner that mixes hard numbers with humor. Tutterow, who holds the Henssler Financial Endowed Chair and serves as director of the Econometric Center, discussed the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on the retail sector and real estate, prospects for resolution of supply chain and labor market dislocations, the recent upturn in inflation and ongoing changes in Federal Reserve policy changes.

Join us May 5–7, 2024 at Wild Dunes in Isle of Palms, SC for the next OUTLOOK® Conference.

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: Advanced Textiles Association (ATA)

ITMA 2023 Exhibitor Preview: DIENES Apparatebau GmbH

MÜHLHEIM, Germany — May 23, 2023 — Given the anticipated rapid increase in demand for textile fibres in the years to come, it is crucial to implement transformative sustainable consumption and production models both in the garment and technical textile industries. In order to make out of biobased fibres a real competitor to established polymers like polyester or nylon, both securing feedstocks and a further development of spinning technologies will be essential. DIENES supports its customers in their work developing cutting-edge fibre products from the first laboratory tests to the modular construction of their production lines. Innovative products like precursor yarns for carbon fibres made from renewable raw materials are produced and improved with DIENES spinning systems.

A reliable development of textile and technical filament yarns demands an efficient, systematic and, in part, self-optimising experimental working system, which must be intelligent in gathering data from the process and flexible in enabling the rearrangement of the process. DIENES’s approach to meet such demands is called MultiMode®. In a MultiMode® plant, each process step is represented by a module which can be individually adapted to customer-specific requirements and has its own decentralised control. Thus, DIENES production lines consist of several intelligent modular units which can be easily exchanged and rearranged at any time with a reduced programming effort. Moreover, all production parameters can be permanently visualised and recorded, enabling a complete traceability of the process. The MultiMode® concept has been validated according to GMP guidelines and GAMP standards in the manufacturing of medical products. Thus, MultiMode® is a qualified solution for customers from the pharmaceutical and biomedical sector.

MultiMode® Explorer is the tool for control and visualisation of a MultiMode® line. A completely new graphical user interface will be presented by DIENES at the ITMA in Milano. MultiMode® Explorer allows for instance a real-time evaluation of all sensors, recipe management, long-term-monitoring of operation parameters and remote access to the plant for service and operation. Relevant data can be monitored and controlled to improve the production process with the highest degree of precision.

Have a look at our booth No. B201 in Hall 1 – We are looking forward to meeting you in Milano.

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: DIENES Apparatebau GmbH

Trevira GmbH Is Now Called Indorama Ventures Fibers Germany GmbH – Trevira® Product Brands To Be Retained

HATTERSHEIM, Germany — May 23, 2023 — Trevira GmbH has been renamed Indorama Ventures Fibers Germany GmbH. For some time already, Trevira has been an affiliate of Indorama Ventures, Thailand, which acquired the German company in 2011, initially together with a joint venture partner, and then completely in 2017.

After numerous other international company acquisitions, Indorama Ventures now has 147 locations in 35 countries and employs more than 26,000 people in three business segments.

To strengthen the corporate brand “Indorama Ventures” and provide a consistent brand experience for all stakeholders, Indorama Ventures is now consolidating the names of all its associated companies under the corporate umbrella brand.

E-mail addresses and websites will be successively adapted. All established contact persons will continue to be available.

The Trevira product brands, e.g., Trevira CS, will continue to be valid. Customers can therefore now submit their products to Indorama Ventures Fibers Germany GmbH for trademark testing and receive Trevira trademark approvals.

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: Indorama Ventures Fibers Germany GmbH

ITMA 2023 Exhibitor Preview: X-Rite Incorporated

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — May 23, 2023 — X-Rite Incorporated and Pantone LLC, global suppliers of color science and technology, will showcase cutting-edge color measurement and 3D visualization solutions that facilitate a sustainable textile workflow at ITMA, June 8-14, in Milan, Italy. In Hall 4, Stand E201, X-Rite will highlight the benefits of digital color workflows for textile manufacturers. The solution will help manufacturers streamline color development, create digital material twins, efficiently formulate dyes, and improve overall color quality throughout the production supply chain of dyeing, finishing, and assembly partners. This results in minimized waste, reduced rework, and establishes of a more sustainable workflow.

“As the textile industry transitions to sustainable practices, a great place to start making changes is within the color workflow,” said Matthew Adby, Product Management Director, X-Rite. “At the X-Rite booth, ITMA attendees will learn how moving to a digital color workflow makes it easier to approve and produce colors quickly, accurately, and with little waste, water, and energy consumption.”

At ITMA, X-Rite will display color measurement solutions for every stage of the design to textile production process.

Design and Specification – Build digital color palettes and create digital color standards to share across a global supply chain. Learn which X-Rite spectrophotometer is best for your textile or digital printing application and how to digitally communicate color and appearance characteristics between designers, brands, dye houses, and OEMs.

Virtual Prototyping – Create virtual prototypes or digital material twins using spectral and imaging data to render original color and texture onto 3D models. to create digital material twins and virtual prototypes. See how X-Rite PANTORA™ software empowers brands and textile suppliers to digitally visualize color and appearance characteristics to expedite product development and reduce oversampling.

Color Formulation – Remove subjectivity from color formulation and increase color match rates by 50 percent. Learn how Color iMatch advanced formulation software enables dye houses to optimize initial color matches, reuse leftover materials, and reduce wasteful formulation attempts.

Production and Quality Control – Measure, maintain, compare, and analyze production color against the standard to ensure it stays in tolerance. Learn how X-Rite color measurement solutions can capture spectral data on a variety of textile materials, including patterns, textures, performance fabrics, accessories, and other hard-to-measure samples.

Digital Textile Printing – Calibrate and profile production print equipment for accurate color. See how i1Pro 3 Plus can assure print quality on a wide variety of textile materials used by digital wide format and industrial printers for dye sublimation, direct-to-fabric, and roll-to-roll fabric.

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: X-Rite Incorporated

SIIWII Launches Global Apparel B2B Network And Social Collaborative Marketplace Platform, Revolutionizing The Apparel Industry With Connectivity And Collaboration

NEW YORK — May 23, 2023 — SIIWII is proud to announce the launch of its global apparel B2B network and social collaborative marketplace platform, which vertically covers the apparel supply chain, connecting factories, sellers, and buyers from around the world. This innovative digital platform democratizes the apparel supply chain connectivity and aims to revolutionize the apparel industry by allowing its users to connect, collaborate and transact simply.

The apparel industry has always had a complex and fragmented supply chain, with factories, sellers, and buyers often working in silos, leading to a lack of transparency and collaboration, resulting in inefficiencies and missed opportunities. In addition due to supply chain disruptions, the industry is in need of speed and a technology makeover. SIIWII is here to change all that! By connecting all players in the apparel supply chain, SIIWII generates opportunities for connecting and collaborating on innovative projects, whilst growing a long lasting network.

What sets SIIWII apart from other platforms is its ability to connect with potential business partners and industry individuals right on the platform, allowing businesses to grow and thrive by creating new opportunities for innovative projects and growing their network. On SIIWII, social media for business is reimagined through an embedded social media feed right on the platform’s homepage. Adding the critical aspect of social media to business with the added feature of an embedded social media feed right on the homepage, users can promote their products, engage with the community, and gather instant feedback to use as data to optimize their marketing strategies.

SIIWII also offers its users the chance to showcase their apparel company and products, not just by promoting their business through the embedded social media feed, but also by listing their products on the B2B Apparel Marketplace for global exposure. The B2B apparel marketplace allows users to input critical information about their products to their listing like product stock availability (size and color), size ratio , share their listing privately, or make it public for the potential buyers to view.

In conclusion, SIIWII is committed to providing its users with an unmatched experience, helping businesses in the apparel supply chain to network, connect and collaborate on the SIIWII network. SIIWII is set to transform the way businesses operate in the fashion and apparel industry, creating new opportunities for businesses to grow and thrive. Join SIIWII today and experience the future of the apparel supply chain.

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: SIIWII

Jeanologia Pays Homage To The 501 On Its 150th Anniversary As An Icon Of Fashion, Humankind And Sustainability

SAN FRANCISCO — May 23, 2023 — Jeanologia extends special congratulations to its friends at Levi Strauss on the 150th anniversary of the 501 and shows its appreciation for bringing the world this iconic garment that represents passion for the product, authenticity, attention to detail, and high-quality work.

What initially began as clothing for miners and later for cowboys, soon became a revolution that crossed borders, generations and cultures to become one of the most influential garments in history.

A symbol of rebellion, the 501 has been present in every major cultural revolution of our century as the most symbolic garment over four generations: from hippies, to rockers or yuppies, up to the present day.

For 150 years, the 501 has been able to adapt to the passage of time, responding to the needs of each era and representing the values of humanity.

An evolution that has resulted in its current position as a symbol of new rebels who care for the environment, bringing together authenticity, comfort and quality with respect for the planet.

For Enrique Silla, President at Jeanologia, “it is incredible what this iconic product can express just by being in your closet or by dyeing your legs indigo blue”.

In his opinion, “thanks to technology 501s first were strong and resistant, almost unbreakable, and with today’s technology we age them by imitating the effect of the passage of time and respecting the environment”. That’s why, he stressed that “the next mission of the 501 is to become a symbol of respect for the environment and responsible consumption”.

The 501 celebrates its 150th anniversary in the San Francisco Armory with a focus on sustainability.

As part of the commemorative events for the 150th anniversary of the 501, Levi’s is holding a main event from May 18th to the 27th at the San Francisco Armory, which will bring together numerous personalities and international celebrities at its inauguration.

A space that shows the story of how the 501 is manufactured from scratch in an environmentally friendly way.

As a technological partner of Levi’s, Jeanologia is proud to participate in this event with its customization center where the public will have the opportunity to customize their 501s during the month of May using the company’s technologies, seeing live and in-person how eco-sustainable production is achieved.

Posted: May 23, 2023

Source: Jeanologia

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