Hexcel Launches Hexply® Nature Range: Natural Fibers Combined With Bio-Derived Epoxy Resins Provide Sustainable Options For Industrial Markets

STAMFORD, Conn. — May 10, 2022 — Hexcel has developed a new product range that combines Hexcel resin systems made with bio-derived resin content with natural fiber reinforcements to create material solutions for Automotive, Winter Sports, Marine and Wind Energy applications.

HexPly Nature Range includes proven resins such as HexPly M49, M78.1-LT and M79 but with bio-derived epoxy resin content. The excellent resin characteristics remain unchanged in the new Nature Range products, maintaining high mechanical performance and consistent processing properties.

In addition, the HexPly Nature Range provides prepreg options with natural fiber reinforcements that can be seamlessly integrated into existing production processes.

Hexcel worked with TÜV Austria to provide independent, high-quality measurement and assessment of the bio-content of HexPly Nature Range products. TÜV Austria’s OK biobased certification uses a standardized measurement of the biobased carbon content enabling transparency and easy like-for-like comparison between products.

At JEC World in Paris on May 3-5, Hexcel presented an alpine ski produced by the Tecnica Group Ski Excellence Center which produces skis for Blizzard and for Nordica using HexPly Nature Range M78.1-LT UD flax fiber prepreg. In addition to providing a bio-based material solution, the natural fiber-reinforced prepreg also offers the potential to improve impact performance and vibration damping in the ski.

Claude Despierres, VP of Sales and Marketing – Industrial at Hexcel, said, “Our new HexPly Nature Range forms an important part of providing customers with biobased, TÜV-certified material options based on our established prepreg resin systems. Marine, winter sports, wind energy and automotive manufacturers can now have the choice to switch from petroleum-based material solutions to Hexcel HexPly Nature Range with no compromise in performance or process efficiency.”

Posted: May 10, 2022

Source: Hexcel Corp.

Durst Group With “Production Excellence” At Fespa 2022 In Berlin

BRESSANONE, Italy — May 10, 2022 — Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, will present its P5 wide format printing systems and software solutions at FESPA 2022 under the heading “Production Excellence”. As one of the largest exhibitors, with more than 800m2 exhibition space, Durst Group will also present the Vanguard printing systems for the first time in Europe. Looking beyond the horizon and as a possible portfolio extension for LFP customers, the Durst TAU RSC platform for label & flexible packaging printing will also be shown. Another premiere will take place with the launch of a new P5 super-wide printing system.

“We are excited to showcase our comprehensive solutions for the LFP market at Fespa 2022,” said Christian Harder, vice president, sales, Durst Group. “We will be exhibiting a total of 6 printing systems, including a completely new development for super-wide printing, introducing Vanguard printing systems to Europe and highlighting new market opportunities with a label printing system. With Production Excellence, we are pursuing a holistic solution to make our customers’ production cycle as efficient as possible. Accordingly, the flexibility and versatility of the printing systems as well as the integration and automation with Durst software solutions play a central role in our presentation.”

Posted: May 10, 2022

Source: Durst

Techtextil 2022 Exhibitor Preview: Jowat

DETMOLD, Germany — May 10, 2022 — Environment-friendly materials and maximum process sustainability are of crucial significance in the textile industry. This trend is supported by Jowat with products from its Green Adhesives series which are sustainable and powerful at the same time and which will take center stage at the adhesive manufacturer’s booth at Techtextil this year.

Resource-saving adhesives with a certified bio-based content are an optimum choice for companies that are pursuing a sustainable reduction in their use of fossil-based raw materials. Jowatherm-Reaktant® GROW 631.20 is the first bio-based reactive PUR hot melt adhesive available for the lamination of materials in the textile and automotive industry. The product has been certified “DIN-geprüft biobased” and “Green Leaf by Intertek” and has a bio-based raw material content of more than 20 percent. Its performance characteristics are equal to the tried and trusted conventional products of the Jowat portfolio: The bio-based adhesive is manufactured at the enterprise’s headquarters in Detmold and meets high requirements concerning its wash resistance and textile feel, and provides a flexible application temperature range between 110°C and 140°C. Changeovers are very easy, it can be integrated in existing application processes.

Increased protection of employees in production is another hallmark of sustainable and responsible enterprises. Since the early 2000s, Jowat has therefore been developing PUR hot melt adhesives which are not subject to hazard labeling requirements. The resulting product group Jowatherm-Reaktant® MR supplies different reactive PUR hot melt adhesives with hazard-free labeling which are already being used successfully in a wide range of applications. Jowatherm-Reaktant® MR 630.99 now also provides a hazard-free alternative for the textile industry. Due to a free monomer isocyanate content of less than 0.1 percent, the hot melt adhesive is not subject to hazard labeling and does therefore not require compulsory training starting from 2023. On the performance side, the adhesive impresses with a broad spectrum of adhesion, good initial strength and a low processing temperature from 100°C to 130°C. It can be processed using established production machines with gravure roller or slot nozzle applicators.

The two Green Adhesives have a wide field of applications ranging from mattress and pillow case production to the manufacture of building textiles, abrasive materials, cleaning textiles and to all textile lamination operations in the automotive industry. Both adhesives of course meet the requirements under “ECO-PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®” for the manufacturing of certified products in accordance with “Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX®.”

Find out more about Jowat Green Adhesives at the Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, hall 11 booth C11 or at www.greenadhesives.com.

Posted: May 10, 2022

Source: Jowat SE

BB Engineering Shortlisted For Plastics Recycling Awards Europe

REMSCHEID, Germany  — May 10, 2022 — BB Engineering has been shortlisted for the prestigious Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 for the category Recycling Machinery Innovation with its PET recycling line VacuFil® Visco+ for fiber-to-fiber inline recycling.

“We are still a recycling newcomer and are therefore particularly proud that our technology has already convinced so far that we are now among the finalists. Our origin lies in extrusion, filtration and spinning technology. We have incorporated our decades of know-how in these fields into the development of our VacuFil® Visco+ process. We have succeeded in developing a fiber-to-fiber recycling process that produces high-quality rPET yarn. Being named a finalist is already a great achievement for us.” said Matthias Schmitz, head of Engineering Recycling Technology.

BB Engineering GmbH (BBE) is a German machine building company founded in 1997 as a joint venture between Oerlikon Barmag, a subsidiary of Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG, and Brückner Group GmbH. Today, the company employs more than 160 members of staff at its location in Remscheid, Germany. BBE is the exclusive supplier of its mother companies for extrusion systems, melt filtration technology, recycling technology (VacuFil® Visco+), compact spinning technology (VarioFil®) and air-texturized yarn (ATY) technology. Beyond that, the entire portfolio is offered to third parties within the plastics and textile industry.

The process presented as part of the award is the combined VacuFil® Visco+ with VarioFil®. This machinery enables the textile industry to perform closed-loop inline recycling of post-consumer polyester (PET) textile waste. The given recycling technology is a thermo-mechanical recycling process optimized for the textile industry. Key component here is the liquid state polycondensation reactor, known as Visco+, to adjust the intrinsic viscosity. Compared to existing fiber recycling processes, which address rather less demanding textile applications and don’t include subsequent spinning, BBE’s solution is a whole-in-one process that enables the textile industry to perform closed-loop inline recycling of post-consumer PET fiber waste even into high-tech textile yarns with low dpf-values.

The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 winners will be announced on 23 June, during the second day of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe taking place at the RAI Amsterdam.

Open to organizations and individuals across Europe who are involved in the recycling of plastic materials, the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe are organized jointly by Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Crain Communications, organizers of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe.

Posted: May 10, 2022

Source: BB Engineering GmbH

Cotton Merchant Reinhart Offers Organic Cotton Marked And Traceable Thanks To Haelixa

ZURICH — May 10, 2022 — Traceability is not only becoming a crucial product feature creating value for brands and manufacturers, but also for players right at the beginning of the supply chain: leading international cotton trader Reinhart offers now for the first time together with Alliance Ginneries traceable GOTS compliant cotton from Tanzania using the DNA-based traceability solution from Haelixa. The solution brings security and transparency to the spinning mill customers and their retail clients.

In this context it was important for Reinhart that the Haelixa marker is not only harmless for humans and the environment, but also GMO-free, OekoTex Standard 100 compliant and most importantly GOTS certified. Haelixa develops a unique marker for Reinhart that is then applied directly at the gin in Tanzania with the customized automated sprayer developed by Haelixa.

Spinning mills have from this week onwards the unique opportunity to buy this marked cotton from Reinhart. Traceability will be guaranteed through testing the final garment or any intermediate product to authenticate the marked organic cotton from Tanzania. A mill can buy the traceability package directly from Haelixa, which means a defined number of traceability tests will be done with the products in the Haelixa labs. Haelixa will ask the mill or the brand to send in samples to verify traceability. After each test a certificate is issued that confirms traceability of the product back to the region of Mwanza, Tanzania. Mills and brands also have the opportunity to use the “Marked & Traced by Haelixa” label to communicate the commitment to transparency through traceability to their customers.

Marco Bänninger, head trader at Reinhart, said: “Again and again we hear from our supply chain partners and especially from retailers that it is becoming more and more important to know exactly where the cotton comes from. Furthermore, they want to be sure that they are guaranteed to get the cotton for which they are paying a premium. With the Haelixa marker we would like to offer our customers an additional security.”

“We are very excited to be able to offer the first ever physically traceable organic cotton from Africa, available to be purchased by spinning mills via Reinhart. Traceability of the raw material will increase the visibility of organic cotton farmed in Africa. It is a first step towards a more significant role for the growers in the textile value chain” commented Gediminas Mikutis, CTO and co-founder of Haelixa.

Posted: May 10, 2022

Source: Haelixa AG

Circular Economy: The Future Of The Textile Industry

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Regeneration, along with a commitment towards limiting wasted resources by optimizing every phase of the production process; the circular economy model is now a global objective, included among the themes of fundamental importance in Agenda 2030 for sustainable development launched by the United Nations.

The core of the circular economy is the transformation of waste, beginning with prudently managing resources. Applying this paradigm to the textile sector signifies:

  • reducing waste management and disposal costs;
  • cutting down on the cost of materials;
  • limiting the use of non-renewable resources; and
  • consequently reducing environmental impact.

From a more general green economy outlook, the responses of people and businesses are increasingly important. Whereas upcycling in the textile sector is the new trend, there’s a need for an ongoing and concrete commitment by all players involved.

In 2018 the global fashion industry produced around 2.1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions: that’s 4 percent of the overall total. Moreover, due to increasingly lower prices and revenue losses — caused by overstocks, stockouts and product returns — profit margins for major clothing retailers worldwide fell on average by 40 percent from 2016 to 2019. In 2020 this trend was further enhanced by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which highlighted the fragility of fashion supply chain and has seen the industry suffer a whopping 90-percent drop in profits since 2019 (as reported by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation).

In terms of environmental impact, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA) 87 percent of textile waste worldwide ends up in landfills or incinerated, with less than 1 percent being recycled. As such, the UN’s plan is a call to all businesses and manufacturers, who have already responded by adopting an increasingly virtuous path towards people and the planet, weaving a viable route for the future of the textile sector on a global scale.

The contribution of ACIMIT — the Association of Italian Textile Industry Machinery Manufacturers — is part of this virtuous solution, and is concretely materialized in the Green Label. Conceived as part of the Sustainable Technologies, ACIMIT’s Green Label marks an essential step on the road towards sustainability and a circular economy.

The Green Label rewards the commitment by Italian textile machinery manufacturers to valorize solutions that respond to the need for sustainability. By measuring the energy and environmental performance of textile machinery, the Green Label certifies a machine’s value and eco-friendly efficiency, thereby providing a benchmark for its efficacy within the production cycle – as well as the manufacturer’s competitiveness on the market.

For more information visit https://www.green-label.it/en/.

This sponsored content was provided by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA).

May 10, 2022

Culp To Participate In Water Tower Research Fireside Chat Series

HIGH POINT, N.C. — May 9, 2022 — Culp,Inc. today announced that the company will participate in the Water Tower Research Fireside Chat Series on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The event is open to the public, with registration information below.

Iv Culp, president and chief executive officer of Culp,Inc., will lead a discussion with Boyd Chumbley, president of Culp Upholstery Fabrics; Tammy Buckner, senior vice president, design and marketing for Culp Upholstery Fabrics; and Donna Morrison, vice president and creative director for Culp Upholstery Fabrics. Culp Upholstery Fabrics, the company’s upholstery fabrics division, enjoys a leading market share in upholstery fabrics sold to producers of upholstered furniture. The conversation will focus on the latest fabric innovations at Culp Upholstery Fabrics, with specific topics to include (1) consumer trend drivers, including social media influences on consumer buying habits; (2) industry trends; and (3) innovations in performance and sustainability.

The presentation will be webcast live and available for replay by visiting the Events page of the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at www.culp.com.

Investors and other persons interested in participating in this event must register using the link below. Registration for the live event is limited but may be accessed any time for replay.

Posted: May 9, 2022

Source: Culp Inc.

ESW To Acquire Complementary Ecommerce Platform Scalefast

DUBLIN & NEW YORK CITY — May 9, 2022 — ESW, a global direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce company, announced today that it has agreed to acquire Scalefast, a Los Angeles–based, end-to-end ecommerce solution provider. Subject to customary approvals, the transaction is expected to close by mid-year 2022.

The company also announced that Scalefast founders, CEO Nicolas Stehle, CTO Frédéric Bocquet, and CMO Olivier Schott, will join the ESW senior leadership team.

The acquisition will further extend ESW’s market strength across apparel, beauty, personal care and luxury brands to include entertainment, gaming and electronics. Scalefast’s industry leading data analytics and speed-to-market will also facilitate turnkey localized stores, digital ‘pop up’ stores and highly targeted DTC brand campaigns, which will all strongly complement ESW’s unrivalled cross-border DTC solutions and market-leading end-to-end customer experience.

Provision of complementary solutions across both technology platforms is expected to drive accelerated growth in revenue and in product innovation across the group’s integrated client base. With a combined workforce of more than 1,000 team members, alignment between ESW and Scalefast positions the business for accelerated growth building upon the best aspects of both cultures. The combined company will continue to transform online shopping experiences for leading brands serving customers in over 200 markets.

“ESW’s acquisition of Scalefast demonstrates our commitment and ambition to accelerate growth for our customers by empowering them to be at the forefront of rapidly evolving consumer requirements around the world,” said Tommy Kelly, founder and CEO, ESW. “Scalefast’s technology offering is highly complementary and will enable ESW to unleash new capabilities and deliver even faster direct-to-consumer ecommerce growth for new and existing clients.”

“Scalefast’s services are highly synergistic with ESW’s from a revenue generation perspective,” said Nicolas Stehle, CEO, Scalefast. “We are excited by this opportunity to join in a bold vision for the future of DTC ecommerce. Scalefast and ESW’s blended knowledge, expertise, and technology will provide distinct competitive advantages as a fully integrated technology-driven commerce service provider.”

As global ecommerce continues to accelerate, brands are seeking more specialized and localized services for differentiation and to remain competitive. Scalefast builds ecommerce stores faster than any of its competitors, leveraging its feature-rich, in-house developed platform, retail infrastructure and applying proprietary data and behavioral analytics to deliver pre-built DTC ecommerce features and capabilities brands need to succeed.

ESW, in turn, will provide Scalefast’s clients with ESW’s checkout, payment gateway, and logistics offerings which include hub or hubless options, omni-channel solutions such as ship from store, and an ecosystem of global logistics partners that move hundreds of millions of packages each year on behalf of its clients.

Posted: May 9, 2022

Source: ESW

Techtextil North America 2022 Exhibitor Preview: Thies GmbH & Co. KG

COESFELD, Germany — May 9, 2022 — Natural gas prices have doubled in six months, labor is in short supply, sustainability is a must, and quality expectations remain stringent. Now is the time to utilize advanced technology.

Family-owned and -operated since 1892, Thies marries a tradition of reliability with innovation for today’s needs. The company is pleased to present automated chemical dispensing, heat recovery systems that quickly pay for themselves in energy savings, and the coloration of materials at liquor ratios slightly above the material’s wet pickup.

Whether bleaching fiber or dyeing textile substrates, its machines utilize soft-flow mechanics that help impart superior hand-feel and uniform appearance of the finished fabric. In the case of fabric dyeing, pathways are shortened and contoured to follow smooth profiles, minimizing surface abrasion and tension. Likewise, yarn and beam dyeing machines utilize sophisticated controls to incorporate gradual ramping of pressure for uniform bulk, dimensions and texture.

Thies offers a suite of labor-conserving options that can be used in isolation or combination. Customized to each customer’s needs, examples include automated weighing, dissolving, and distribution, and machine controls that seamlessly tailor production parameters according to the textile quality and lot size. State-of-the-art producers use Thies’ networking software for ease of managing and monitoring production.

At the core of Thies’ innovations is environmental stewardship of natural resources. The Signature Series, Thies’ latest offering for fabric dyeing, reduces water consumption, effluent, and TDS (total dissolved solids) in dye bath effluent. For cellulosics, in particular, Signature achieves higher dye fixation using less dyestuff.

Addressing today’s concerns for the environment, labor, and cost, Thies is uniquely poised to deliver sustainable manufacturing that stands the test of time.

Please join us at Techtextil, Booth 2203b, or reach us at h.sullivan@thies.group

Posted: May 9, 2022

Source: Thies GmbH & Co. KG

INX International Launches $50 Million Venture Capital Fund

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — May 9, 2022 — INX International Ink Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAKATA INX, announced today it is establishing INX Venture Capital to make minority investments in technology and materials science startups with strategic relevance to the printing inks and coatings value chain. INX Venture Capital will be a $50 million investment program and will focus on categories like sustainability and circular economy solutions, digital printing, business and manufacturing automation, and services for brand owners.

“Our corporate venture capital program represents an expansion of INX’s innovation toolkit, furthering our mission of leading the printing inks and coatings industry in delivering safe and sustainable solutions that enhance the customer experience,” said Shane Bertsch, vice president of Strategic Planning and Innovation. “We’re eager to marry our focus of creating value for customers, brands, and consumers with our curiosity for new technologies and business models.”

Bryce Kristo, INX’s CFO, added, “As one of the largest ink manufacturing companies in the world, we believe our technical expertise and industry relationships can help entrepreneurs build great companies that create a positive impact on consumers’ lives and our planet. We are excited to deploy INX’s resources to help our portfolio companies scale.”

INX Venture Capital is stage agnostic, with an emphasis on early stage startups that have demonstrated “product market-fit” and have begun to generate revenue. The fund will also pursue select seed and growth stage opportunities. Typical checks will range from $1 million to $3 million initially, with reserves for follow-up investments. INX Venture Capital will have a global investment mandate, with an emphasis on opportunities in its core markets of North America, Europe, and South America, in concert with SAKATA INX’s worldwide innovation efforts.

The fund is jointly run with Touchdown Ventures, a provider of corporate venture capital managed services. Scott Lenet, Touchdown co-founder and president, noted, “We are enthusiastic about the capital investment, industry expertise, and operational excellence that INX can bring to its portfolio companies. We believe INX Venture Capital will be an ideal partner for entrepreneurs and venture investors seeking to launch and scale innovative new technologies that are applicable to printing inks and coatings.”

Posted: May 9, 2022

Source: INX International Ink Co.

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