Karl Mayer’s New HKS 2-SE PLUS Opens Up Application Possibilities With Additional Range Of Lapping Options

HKS 2-SE Plus

OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany — February 22, 2022 — Simple, lightweight, plain fabrics with elasticity have become indispensable in the underwear and sportswear sector. KARL MAYER’s two-bar, high-performance tricot machines have long set the standard in terms of quality and productivity. The portfolio of the established machines has so far included the HKS 2-SE — a high-speed model designed exclusively for the production of elastic articles using locknit and double tricot lapping — and the HKS 2-S, which offers greater flexibility in terms of yarns and lapping options, with lower production speeds. The manufacturing repertoire also includes qualities with two-needle-overlap, and non-elastic fabrics such as embroidery grounds and tulle are also possible.

In order to combine both product variety and speed, KARL MAYER has now added another machine to its range of elastane-processing machines — the HKS 2-SE PLUS. This builds on the proven basic concept of the HKS 2-SE and, thanks to a modified knitting motion, can be used for both elastic locknit and double tricot, as well as two-needle overlap. The two needles overlap is carried out by the GB 2 ground guide bar, which processes elastane. This results in fabrics with a higher modulus, making swimwear, sportswear and shaping corsets just as much a part of the HKS 2-SE PLUS range as fine lingerie qualities.

In terms of speed, the new machine is almost in the same performance range as the HKS 2-SE, and it achieves higher production speeds than the HKS 2-S.

Just like the HKS 2-SE, the PLUS variant is offered in gauges E 32, E 36 and E 40. The available stitch density is also the same. The working width is 130″, and can be extended by 4″. With its special focus, the new HKS 2-SE PLUS is a high-performance all-rounder that puts KARL MAYER’s elastic customers one step ahead in their respective markets.

Posted February 22, 2022

Source: Karl Mayer

 

Polymer Fibers With Graphene Nanotubes Make It Possible To Heat Hard-To-Reach, Complex-Shaped Items

KALININGRAD, Russia — February 17, 2022 — From the warming of seating to the heating of industrial and living areas, from the heating of cars interior parts to the de-icing of roofs — all these challenges require flexible heating elements that allow temperature control. AMPERETEX has developed an ultrafine polymer fiber with OCSiAl’s TUBALL graphene nanotubes, also known as single wall carbon nanotubes. “A current equivalent to an ordinary incandescent lamp with a power of 75 W is enough to heat polymer material with a mesh made from such a fiber with nanotubes. The solution is safe for people—the voltage of clothing made of fabric with nanotubes is only 5 V,” said Pavel Pogrebnyakov, founder and CEO of AMPERETEX.

“Graphene nanotubes are one of the highest performing conductors on Earth. At the same time, unlike other carbon additives, they are very flexible. Their shape is similar to human hair, but 50,000 times thinner. Due to their unique properties, the dosage of graphene nanotubes required to modifypolymer fibers can be so low that it doesn’t affect filament production or characteristics,” said Dr. Christian Maus, Development and Support leader for Thermoplastics at OCSiAl Group. The graphene nanotubes are available as concentrates that can be added into melted polypropylene or polyamide, for example.

Heating mesh made of the innovative fibers is integrated into flexible material or complex-shaped composite elements. Laboratory tests showed a fiber durability of 30,000 cycles, which is compatible to a 30-year service life. Electrically conductive heating meshes have successfully passed testing in various projects, among which are an anti-icing roof and a bus stop: an anti-slip coating with integrated AMPERETEX heating elements and embedded automatic heating sensors.

“The market for the application of such fibers is huge. This includes the medical, agricultural, construction, oil and gas, automotive, and aerospace industries. Currently, we have entered production of synthetic heating fabrics at industrial-scale volumes. This year, we plan to release a line of products for heating in previously unavailable areas. We are trying to reduce energy consumption and create solutions for the B2B sector in response to a specific request. The next step is the usage of these elements for heating of hard-to-reach objects and products with complex geometric configurations,” noted Pavel Pogrebnyakov.

Posted February 22, 2022

Standard Convergence Initiative (SCI) To Present First Results On Standard Convergence

ZÜRICH, Switzerland — February 22, 2022 — During a Side Session of the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector 2022, which will be held virtually from February 22-25, 2022, the SCI will present for the first time, results about the preparedness of standards to converge and thus to contribute to efforts reducing and eventually ending standard fatigue.

The proliferation of different standards (both third-party standards and proprietary standards by brands/retailers) has led to a situation in which textile companies are faced with a multitude of standards that are often very similar though not identical. This requires textile companies to undergo additional and duplicative (=unnecessary) audits and to prepare for a multitude of (slightly) different standards. It is the aim of the SCI to maximize the convergence of standards in the textile and apparel supply chain. Convergence has the potential for the redirection of resources previously used for duplicative audits toward increased efforts for improving labor conditions.

Standard holders should consider aligning their standards where feasible to do so and brands/retailers should consider dropping their proprietary standards in favor of third-party standards.

Against this backdrop the International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) have teamed up with the International Trade Center (ITC) to measure to what degree third-party standard holders are prepared to converge their standards. To measure the preparedness to converge, the SCI has made use of ITC’s Standards Map.

During the Side Session the SCI will explain the methodology, present the benchmarking tool, and present the preliminary results. IAF and ITMF will use the results of the research to stimulate – in an informed way – standard holders to accelerate their efforts to reduce standard fatigue.

The virtual side session is open and interested people can register on the SCI-website via the following link:

https://www.standard-convergence-initiative.org/#2022-02-25

For more information, please visit:

www.standard-convergence-initiative.org

Posted: February 22, 2022

Source: International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF)

Bluesign Releases 2010-2020 Environmental Impact Figures

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland — February 22, 2022 — Through the implementation of the bluesign® SYSTEM, bluesign SYSTEM PARTNER textile manufacturers have achieved meaningful collective impact reductions in five key areas of water, energy, carbon dioxide emissions, and chemistry with an increase in bluesign APPROVED chemical usage over a ten-year period, 2010-2020.

The deadline to reach carbon neutrality and achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is fast-approaching. And the recently completed impact analysis demonstrates that the bluesign System is accelerating progress towards a more sustainable fashion industry while continuing to ensure that textile products meet very stringent environmental and consumer safety requirements worldwide, giving consumers the confidence of purchasing sustainable products produced with reduced impact on people and the planet.

“With the bluesign System, we help our customers better understand their value chain and make better-informed decisions with verified data from on-site assessments. The results from our impact work couldn’t have come at a more crucial time when voluntary commitments are now calling for the industry to halve its emissions by 2030. Commitments of this magnitude must be based on sound strategy, and good data, using a systems-thinking approach that takes all aspects of the production process into consideration. It’s not just about outcomes, but inputs as well. Bluesign’s Input Stream Management system eliminates hazardous chemicals from the very beginning of production, ensuring safe products with reduced impact on people and the planet,” stated Daniel Rüfenacht, CEO, Bluesign.

bluesign System is an all-encompassing approach to improving the textile industry’s impact by focusing on resources, people, and the environment. Dyeing and finishing stage within textile manufacturing accounts for the largest impact on climate change and energy consumption in apparel production and a close second regarding freshwater consumption.

The core of the System is developing unique, comprehensive action plans for each System Partner manufacturer to implement. Partnership begins with an on-site assessment, measures supplier’s processes against the strict bluesign CRITERIA, provides a roadmap and step-by-step guidance towards continuous improvement in impact reduction. Progress is measured regularly using verified data and for the first time, this progress is being reported collectively across system partner textile manufacturers.

The results below reflect the average for the system partner textile manufacturers for a ten-year period, 2010-2020:

  • -5% energy consumption;
  • -12% carbon equivalent emissions;
  • -18% water consumption;
  • -17% chemical consumption; and
  • +76% bluesign® APPROVED chemistry.

“The holistic Bluesign approach helps us measure our impact, set clear targets, and reduce our environmental impact significantly where it matters the most; in the dyeing and finishing processes. We are proud to have increased the share of Bluesign products to over 60% in the past ten years. Our goal is to achieve 90% by 2025. Bluesign is pivotal in achieving our ambitious sustainability and climate targets,” said Adrian Huber, head of Corporate Responsibility at Mammut.

“Since we started working with Bluesign in 2016, we have been proactively engaged in product development and process improvement that significantly considers environmental management, to meet the requirement as bluesign System Partner. As a result, we saw a significant reduction in water consumption and CO2 emissions at our facility, we have therefore gained high credibility from the customers in regard to our production process, our concept of our product line and our product quality,” said Kazuhiro Suzuki, president, Toray Coatex.

Hilmond Hui, vice president of Profits Fund Global (PFG) said: “Our partnership with Bluesign has been a supportive journey over the past 15 years that has led to significant reductions at our dyehouse. Together we made many improvements such as upgrading wastewater treatment facilities and using alternative chemicals. Put together, these changes enhanced our operations and helped us to achieve 40-percent reductions in water consumption and CO2e emissions over the ten-year period. It takes patience. It’s a butterfly effect over time but those improvements add up. It’s the difference between the way you’re doing things and the Bluesign way.”

The bluesign System also offers its partners complete traceability and transparency as each stage of production requires verified data and qualified information. That data is verified by bluesign and is accessible to the Bluesign network of System Partners within the cloud computing solution, known as the bluesign CUBE. More than 28,000 chemical product risk assessments combined with company site assessments result in materials that are compliant with the bluesign Criteria and are the basis for thousands of bluesign Approved materials.

The collective impact reductions achieved through the implementation of the bluesign System are meaningful progress for the fashion industry. Progress Bluesign will continue to report.

Posted: February 22, 2022

Source: bluesign technologies ag

Coloreel, Hirsch Solutions Expands Partnership To Meet Increased Demand On The U.S. Market

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — February 22, 2022 — Hirsch Solutions, Huntersville, N.C., is a distributor of embroidery machines and other decoration equipment on the U.S. market, with a large network of high-end customers in the textile and decoration industry.

With the strengthened partnership, both companies are making additional investment in the areas of sales, service & support and marketing to meet the increased demand on the US market. As a result, Hirsch has the exclusive sales rights when Coloreel is purchased for use with a Tajima Embroidery Machine in the United States. Additionally, Hirsch is authorized to distribute Coloreel to the entire U.S. territory.

Torbjörn Bäck, CEO at Coloreel Group AB, commented: “I am so excited to announce that we and Hirsch now are taking this step to strengthen our partnership to meet the increasing demand for our products and technology on the US market. Hirsch is the world’s largest distributor of apparel decorating equipment with an outstanding reach and customer network.”

Ed Levy, director of Software Technologies and Marketing at Hirsch, commented: “Coloreel brings levels of creativity, efficiency and sustainability that is not possible with traditional embroidery. Automating the process between automation solutions developed by Pulse Microsystems and Tajima embroidery machines creates unique opportunities for e-commerce companies to easily integrate Coloreel into their workflow to set themselves apart from their competition. All of us at Hirsch are very excited with our expanded relationship with Coloreel”.

Posted: February 22, 2022

Source: Coloreel

Bulwark® And DuPont™ Announce New FR Glove Collection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — February 21, 2022 — Bulwark, a flame-resistant (FR) apparel brand, in partnership with DuPont™ Personal Protection has announced a new series of FR gloves for workers in the oil & gas industry.

The iQ® Series Advantage Collection FR Glove set consists of five insight-driven designs that bring fit, feel, flex, and fortified protection together in the world’s first and only NFPA® 2112 compliant FR glove collection.

Featuring patented Nomex® and Kevlar® technology, the iQ Series Advantage Collection FR Gloves range from general purpose leather and mechanic gloves to knitted FR gloves that provide exceptional dexterity, grip, and impact and flame resistance.

“We have served as the relentless protectors of those who power the world for 50 years and are proud to partner with industry leader DuPont to create a solution to keep the world’s hardest workers protected from the elements they face every day,” said Robert Grimes, vice president and General Manager of Bulwark.

“We continually strive to listen to the feedback of the market and industry leaders to deliver new and innovative solutions that meet worker needs,” said Amr Moniem, global marketing manager, DuPont Personal Protection. “We value our strong partnership with Bulwark as they are leading the industry in FR apparel and are well positioned to deliver this portfolio of multi-hazard gloves to the O&G industry.”

The five new gloves include:

  • iQ Series Advantage Shield 100 — General purpose leather glove. Breathable flame-resistant Nomex Essential Cut technology on back of hand for improved comfort, shirred elastic wrist, durable leather palm.
  • iQ Series Advantage Mechanic 100 — General purpose mechanics glove. Breathable Nomex and Kevlar fabric on back of hand and artificial leather palm and fingers for added abrasion protection. Adjustable hook and loop at the wrist for a snug and secure fit. Reinforced knuckle strap for added protection.
  • iQ Series Advantage Grip Guard 100 — Knitted FR glove. Built with patented Nomex and Kevlar® engineered yarns knitted into 18-gauge glove with foam neoprene palm coating. Exceptional stretch and recovery for snug and secure fit.
  • iQ Series Advantage Grip Guard 200 — Knitted FR glove with Impact Protection. Built with patented Kevlar® engineered yarns knitted into an 18-gauge glove with FR palm coating and bumpers for impact protection. Exceptional stretch and recovery for snug and secure fit.
  • iQ Series Advantage Shield 200 — Lined leather glove with impact protection. Built with a patented yarn knitted liner with durable leather palm coating and bumpers.

DuPont™ Thermo-Hand™ Technology

Engineers evaluated the gloves using DuPont’s Thermo-Hand™, the latest burn evaluation unit created to demonstrate the heat and flame protection performance of emerging glove options that are designed to meet the updated NFPA standard. Thermo-Hand simulates a full-scale flash fire exposure and was developed to help industrial workers better understand the range of options available for effective thermal hand protection.

In recent years, the NFPA updated two standards, NFPA 2112 and NFPA 2113. These standards include glove specifications for industrial flash fire protection, minimum performance criteria and testing guidelines for FR garments, and provide hand protection guidance for oil & gas and chemical industries to help minimize safety risks. The unit provides a visual means of enabling industrial PPE specifiers and end-users to understand the inherent flame risks and corresponding levels of thermal hand performance and protection available via demos in controlled burn situations. In addition, Thermo-Hand provides a means to educate industrial workers on the durability, heat, and flame resistance of hand protection solutions.

“DuPont’s technology and our commitment to advancing the industry has inspired continuous innovation,” Grimes says. “Partnerships like this one enable us to improve the comfort, style, and durability of garments meant to keep workers everywhere safe as they conduct some of the most dangerous jobs in the world.”

Posted: February 21, 2022

Source: Bulwark

IDEA®22 Exhibitor Preview: Trützschler Nonwovens

Trutzschler Line For CP Nonwovens

EGELSBACH, Germany — February 21, 2022 — IDEA, the North American nonwovens show, will take place in Miami from March 28-31. Trützschler’s booth 2017 focuses on the needs of the American market. It’s about local service, the efficient production of sustainable nonwovens and the digital support of production processes.

Tomorrow’s successful products are sustainable

In addition to the in-depth know-how, Trützschler Nonwovens has a broad portfolio of line concepts for the production of sustainable, biodegradable nonwovens. Cotton is an important raw material for American producers, which is why we are showing efficient solutions for processing raw cotton, comber noils and blends of viscose and cotton. Another focus is on the leading Voith/Trützschler concepts for wet-laid, hydroentangled WLS and CP nonwovens. High-quality nonwovens made from viscose fibers and NBSK pulp, the raw material for the paper industry, not only offer an excellent cost/performance ratio, but also a small carbon dioxide footprint.

Trützschler Card Clothing provides information on the Z-wire. Its innovative contour keeps fibers on the roll even at the highest speeds, thus minimizing fiber flight inside the card.

Digital solutions optimize the production floor

Nonwovens producers have two primary goals: guaranteeing the quality of the products and always having costs under control. In times of COVID, however, it is becoming increasingly rare that the production floor is manned by a fully trained team. In order to ensure lasting quality, Trützschler Nonwovens presents a modular, digital work environment that systematizes, digitizes and simplifies typical work processes. With the help of Industry 4.0 technologies, line, process and quality data relevant to a production lot can be stored, aggregated, visualized and analyzed with regard to process improvements.

Trützschler USA – a reliable local partner

With its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., and more than 100 employees, Trützschler USA is the first point of contact for all matters relating to American nonwovens producers. The company is able to equip and convert machines according to customer specifications (certified UL508A panel shop), carry out factory acceptance tests and a wide range of repairs in Charlotte.

Trützschler USA has most flat-top card and roller card clothings in stock. Mobile service teams for rewiring are available 24/7.

Posted: February 21, 2022

Source: Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH

New Indorama Ventures Partnership Will Recycle More Than 1.6 Billion PET Beverage Bottles In The Czech Republic By 2025

PET flake

BANGKOK, Thailand — February 18, 2022 — Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd (IVL), a producer of recycled PET for beverage bottles, today completed a deal for an 85-percent equity stake in Czech Republic-based PET plastic recycler, UCY Polymers CZ s.r.o. (UCY), boosting the country and Europe’s plastic collection and recycling ambitions.

As a result of the investment, IVL will recycle about 1.12 billion additional post-consumer PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles in the Czech Republic every year by 2025, increasing the total bottles recycled by UCY across the Czech Republic, Germany and Central Europe to 1.6 billion bottles per year. IVL, a global sustainable chemicals company, is investing $1.5 billion globally to expand recycling facilities and sustainable production, including boosting its recycling capacity to 750,000 tons per year by 2025.

UCY is a strategic fit for IVL as a backward integration into the company’s expanding recycled PET (rPET) footprint in Europe and across the world to secure feedstock for rPET products. UCY can produce 40,000 tonnes of recycled PET flake per year. IVL will develop UCY to serve the increasing demand for recycled PET in Europe.

UCY will work with IVL’s existing PET flake production facilities in the region. These provide the washed and shredded post-consumer bottles as PET flake feedstock to produce recycled PET resin that is suitable for food contact use. PET is fully recyclable and the most collected and recycled plastic packaging in Europe.

D K Agarwal, CEO and CFO at Indorama Ventures, said: “IVL will use our know-how to grow capacity and recycle more and more bottles. As part of our commitment to sustainability and the circular economy, we are building the recycling infrastructure needed to divert PET waste from the environment. By recycling post-consumer PET bottles into new bottles, we give waste an economic value. This drives improvements in waste collection systems, meaning less waste and a cleaner environment.”

Yash Lohia, Chairman of ESG Council at Indorama Ventures, said: “Our partnership will strengthen the recycling ecosystem in the Czech Republic. This growth is made possible because of our customers’ commitment to bottle-to-bottle recycling, which allows us to build the recycling infrastructure Europe needs.”

Maximilian Josef Söllner, CEO, UCY, said, “We look forward to adding our robust supply of post-consumer bottles, well-established technology and proven management team to IVL. Expanding our capacity by 2025 means an extra 896 million more bottles will be recycled in our facilities compared with today.”

Posted: February 18, 2022

Source: Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd.

IDEA®22 Exhibitor Preview: BRÜCKNER

Brückner’s Supra Flow BX

LEONBERG, Germany — February 18, 2022 — For more than 70 years BRÜCKNER has specialized in the construction of drying and finishing lines for the textile and nonwovens industry. In the nonwovens sector, the German family-owned company supplies worldwide thermofusion ovens, dryers, coating and heat-setting lines. On the IDEA 2022 trade fair in Miami Beach, Fla., BRÜCKNER presents together with its American representation FI-TECH new machine concepts and solutions for different applications in the mentioned fields. Convince yourself in a personal conversation with our experts of the innovative technologies of BRÜCKNER. Visit us on our booth no. 4101 directly at the entrance of the exhibition hall.

The production of nonwovens always requires a bonding process after the nonwovens formation, where the loosely laid fibers are bonded to a resilient fiber composite. For this purpose, depending on the process, different ovens and dryers are used. BRÜCKNER offers the specific know-how and supplies the necessary lines for all applications. The production program is completed by different impregnation and coating units as well as slitting and winding equipment. BRÜCKNER’s customers produce geo nonwovens, filter media, hygiene and medical textiles or different fabrics for the automotive and transport industry. For each customer an individual solution and a corresponding line layout is designed.

Recently BRÜCKNER realized several extraordinary installations in the field of highloft nonwovens and geotextiles. For the production of highloft nonwovens the double-belt thermofusion oven SUPRA-FLOW BX is used. This oven system operates according to the air-through principle and can be perfectly adapted to the product requirements in terms of flow speed, flow direction and temperature on a field-by-field basis. Typical end products include mattresses, bedspreads, upholstery, wiping cloths, automotive components or insulating materials. The SUPRA-FLOW BX can produce nonwovens up to a thickness of 280 mm and a basis weight of max. 8 kg/m². The available working widths vary between 2400 and 5200 mm at production speeds of up to 100 m/min.

For geotextile projects, the proven POWER-FRAME stenter is usually used, which impresses with its high uniformity in terms of temperature distribution as well as maximum productivity. In addition, the fabric can be stretched in a targeted manner by transporting it in the stenter chain. This has a controlled influence on fabric width, fiber orientation and fabric shrinkage. Working widths of up to over 7 meters are not uncommon with geotextile finishing systems. Depending on the required width, maximum temperature, stretching forces and other process requirements, the optimum solution is found for each customer. Fabric trials are also possible at any time in BRÜCKNER’s Technology Center in Leonberg, Germany. The expert team of BRÜCKNER and FI-TECH will be pleased to advise you on your very special application.

Posted: February 18, 2022

Source: Brückner Textile Technologies GmbH & Co. KG

Vandewiele-Savio India Have Finalized The Merger Process

MARKE, Belgium/PORDENONE, Italy — January 13, 2022 — Vandewiele NV and Savio India announced today that they had finalized the merging process, creating a global network for their customers. The two companies will operate under the new name of VANDEWIELE-SAVIO INDIA Pvt. Ltd.

“We are convinced that these joined forces provide a comprehensive network of integrated services that will better serve our customer’s needs for the Indian market,” said a company spokesperson.

This strategic alliance is set to immensely benefit the Indian textile industry, as the expertise from these two leading groups, offering complete weaving, winding, twisting solutions to the Indian customers, will give them a sustainable competitive advantage in their business.

Posted: February 18, 2022

Source: Savio Macchine Tessili S.p.A.

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