AATCC Time Capsule Celebrates Local And Global Textiles

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — October 6, 2021 — All are welcome to attend the burial of a time capsule at the AATCC Technical Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., on November 19, 2021. The capsule will contain items relevant to the modern global textile industry and be reopened in 50 years. A time capsule buried in 1964 will also be opened this year as part of AATCC’s 100th anniversary celebration. Objects from the 1964 capsule will be on display along with various historic and contemporary exhibits at the Technical Center.

The time capsule burial is the culmination of a Week of Celebration November 15-19, 2021. Events earlier in the week include AATCC research committee meetings and the Textile Discovery Summit, with technical presentations, networking opportunities, and an awards luncheon. Activities are open to all and there is no cost to attend committee meetings or the time capsule burial. There is a fee for other Summit events. More information on all Week of Celebration activities is available at www.aatcc.org/100th.

Schedule

A brief tour of the AATCC Technical Center will begin promptly at 9 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021. AATCC is celebrating 100 years of serving the textile industry and more than 50 years at the heart of Research Triangle Park.

After the tour, attendees will join AATCC officers, members, and staff to witness the burial of the time capsule. Festivities will conclude by 10 a.m.

Interested parties should register in advance to allow preparation for all guests. Register for the Textile Discovery Summit (https://aatcc.org/summit/) and select the free Tour Only pass or email AATCC Marketing Specialist Julia Mackey (julia@aatcc.org) by November 8.

Time Capsule Contents

The new time capsule includes a diverse collection of artifacts contributed by corporate and individual members of AATCC. There are, of course, several cloth face coverings representing the importance of textiles during a global pandemic. A tea towel with a 2021 calendar highlights the art and science of digital textile printing while marking the year of burial. Other objects celebrate both the history and the future of textiles and of the AATCC organization. A video preview of some items is available online at www.aatcc.org/100th.

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: AATCC

 

GoCustom Clothing Adopts Kornit Avalanche HD6, KornitX Workflow Platform For Digitized Production Efficiency On Demand 

DUESSELDORF, Germany — October 7, 2021 — Kornit Digital announced today that U.K.-based GoCustom Clothing has installed the Kornit Avalanche HD6 system for on-demand, direct-to-garment (DTG) digtal production. This installment coincides with GoCustom Clothing’s implementation of the KornitX platform, which provides a streamlined end-to-end workflow between the brand’s online customer stores and their production floor.

A family-run business since its founding in 1994, GoCustom Clothing offers print and embroidery services, and began by providing workwear for local businesses before branching out to school hoodies and uniforms. As their e-commerce business grew and orders became more diverse, GoCustom Clothing determined it was best to add digital DTG production capabilities, which could accommodate both orders of 1,000-plus pieces and single pieces. GoCustom originally invested in a Kornit Storm system for on-demand production, before upgrading to a Kornit Avalanche HD6 for increased capacity.

Kornit Avalanche HD6 can digitally produce numerous apparel types without considerable setup time.  Pallets can be changed quickly to handle different sizes and applications, versus the costly and time-consuming processes associated with screen printing operations. Furthermore, digitizing operations with KornitX,  Kornit’s operating system for on-demand sustainable fashion, means increased control and management of the end-to-end fulfillment process, from front-end steps including design, order management, and virtual catalog to smart routing of orders, production, packaging, and shipping.

“Kornit’s system is the best system we found, giving us the capability we need with its overall quality, speed, throughput, and sustainability,” said Hamish Eccles, digital marketing director at GoCustom Clothing. “The KornitX workflow operating system allows us to connect directly with our customers and take small orders, which are then processed very simply. Through our Shopify application, if somebody is running a Shopify store, they can simply use our app, and immediately design products directly within Shopify, which would then come through to our system via KornitX, where we would then print and ship the product.”

“The Kornit Avalanche HD6 provided us the quality and definition we were looking for by producing extrememly fine detail on these full-color prints,” added Tom Mason, GoCustom Clothing’s sales director. “You can really push the limits in terms of volume with the machine, and can run jobs you couldn’t just do before.”

“Kornit’s differentiated technology offers true end-to-end digitization of the production experience, so businesses like GoCustom Clothing can provide consumers unlimited design possibilities, in any quantity, and fulfill them faster than ever,” said Chris Govier, Kornit Digital Europe, Middle East, and Africa managing director. “By eliminating inventory concerns and producing any number of pieces whenever the demand or opportunity is required, our customers, like GoCustom Clothing, become more agile, profitable, and sustainable.”

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: Kornit

AFA Thanks Attendees And Participants Of 2021 FloorTek Expo

DALTON, Ga. — October 12, 2021 — On September 14 and 15, AFA was proud to host the Southeast’s biggest flooring industry expo, FloorTek, at the Dalton Convention Center. In 1979, American Floorcovering Alliance began to assist professionals in the carpet industry, promoting their products and providing members with cost-saving programs necessary for industry growth, and has been hosting the annual FloorTek Expo for nearly 30 years now. We were so pleased to be able to safely hold the event this year, despite the climate the COVID pandemic has created.

Since its inception, the FloorTek Expo has evolved to feature the most progressive flooring industry showcases in the United States, with more than 60 technology-pioneering companies for 2021. Although numbers were down overall for this year’s event, our exhibitors still relished the opportunity to showcase their new products and tech to eager expo attendees.

This year, AFA also partnered with local colleges to put on the portion of the event known as Future Connections, a unique networking opportunity for FloorTek Expo attendees. Future Connections served as not only an exciting opportunity for those in the job market and those looking to hire, but for the industry as a whole to position itself as a viable and attractive career path for the next generation of employees.

This year AFA hosted a golf tournament in conjunction with the Expo, the FloorTek Open 2021. The golf tournament served as both a fun kickoff for the event, and a unique fundraising opportunity. All proceeds from the tournament went toward the inaugural 2021 AFA FloorTek Open Scholarship Fund.

The Expo gets better and better annually, with the addition of new components to make the experience even richer and more rewarding for all those involved. AFA and partners are already looking forward to FloorTek 2022, and making preparations to ensure it is the best year yet.

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: AFA

Arkema To Build new Bio-Based Polyamide 11 Powders Plant In China

COLOMBES, France — October 11, 2021 — In parallel with its major project to increase global capacity of bio-based polyamide 11 by 50 percent in Singapore, Arkema announces the construction of a polyamide 11 powders plant on its Changshu platform in China, scheduled to come on stream in the first quarter of 2023. This investment will further support the growing demand for advanced bio-circular materials in Asia.

Rilsan® polyamide 11 powders, currently produced in France entirely from renewable castor beans, are recognized worldwide for their superior properties and performance in terms of toughness, durability, lightweight and processing versatility. They are used in very demanding applications and provide innovative solutions for fast- growing markets driven by megatrends such as durable home appliances, energy-efficient transport, and advanced additive manufacturing (3D printing) primarily for consumer, industrial, and aerospace markets.

Beyond the bio-based nature of the powder, this project will also contribute to Arkema’s ambitious sustainability commitments by using highly efficient manufacturing processes and by being physically closer to the new amino 11 plant in Singapore.

“We are very excited about this expansion”, said Erwoan Pezron, senior vice president, High Performance Polymers. “There is strong and growing demand in Asia across all of our key powders markets and this added capacity will enable us to supply the region from within the region.”

This expansion goes hand in hand with the Group’s major polyamide 11 plant currently under construction in Singapore, which is on track to start production mid-2022, and is included in the 450-million-euro exceptional capital expenditure envelope dedicated to polyamide expansion in Asia.

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: Arkema

Scott Bader To Invest $16 Million In A New Production Site In North Carolina

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — October 11, 2021 — Global chemical company Scott Bader has acquired a new facility in North Carolina as it strives to meet growing domestic and global demand for its market leading structural adhesives and gel coats.

The investment sees the acquisition of a 110,000-square-foot industrial unit on a 15-acre site in Mocksville, N.C., which with further investment will be developed into a state-of- the-art gel coat and structural adhesives manufacturing facility. This will be the company’s second North American manufacturing site; the new development is expected to create 27 new jobs locally, with 21 in manufacturing and the other roles shared across HR, R&D, commercial support and applications.

The new premises was specifically selected to tap into the State’s growing advanced manufacturing sector. The facility will be built with modern design principles and operate to GMP conditions, manufacturing a range of innovative Scott Bader products. The plant aims to be fully operational by Q1 2023.

Commenting on Scott Bader’s investment in the area, Terry Bralley, president
of the Davie County Economic Development Commission, said: “We’re delighted a company with the pedigree of Scott Bader has chosen our county to invest in and expand their offering nationally and overseas. The new infrastructure will be a great addition to the area and the creation of 27 immediate new jobs is a real economic boost. I hope Scott Bader and our region mutually benefit from one another for many years to come.”

Commenting on the latest expansion plans, Art Murphy, sales director for Scott Bader North America said: “This latest investment makes clear our commitment to the North American market, as well as to our global growth strategy. It comes as we also invest $2 million in Canada. We now have the additional capacity we need to be more responsive to customer needs and leverage the interest in our primer-less structural adhesives — amplifying the success we’ve already had with the portfolio. ”

Scott Bader’s international presence now totals seven manufacturing sites, 17 offices and two joint ventures worldwide, with future expansion plans firmly focused on establishing its innovative composite and adhesive products in North America and Asia.

In keeping with Scott Bader’s 2036 vision to steer towards sustainable growth, while increasing its global footprint — environmental impact has been a key consideration throughout the North Carolina development and will remain central to the investments in its new site. Investing in people and technology to ensure both the build and ongoing operations are as efficient as possible.

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: Scott Bader

Second Stop Of IPC E-Textiles 2021 Virtual World Lands In Philadelphia On October 27

BANNOCKBURN, Ill. — October 11, 2021 — The second stop on IPC’s E-Textiles 2021 Virtual World Tour will be Philadelphia on October 27, 2021. The IPC E-Textiles 2021 Virtual World Tour is a series of educational events bringing the latest e-textiles technologies and virtual demonstrations from innovators around the world — all at no cost to registrants.

Attendees of the October 27 stop on the tour will gain unique insights into the Soft Systems Design Kit (SSDK) under development at Drexel University’s Center for Functional Fabrics. Their SSDK is a set of tools and guidance seeking to bring design methodologies from the semiconductor industry into the e-textiles space to speed product development and de-risk projects. Drexel’s speakers will provide a detailed view into their SSDK as well as a proof of concept demonstration.

Drexel will also provide virtual demonstrations of the Center for Functional Fabrics, providing a unique opportunity for the global e-textiles industry to gain access to one of the leading e-textiles centers in North America. Registrants who are not able to attend the live event will receive on-demand access to the presentations and demonstration recording following the event.

Remaining dates on the IPC E-Textiles 2021 Virtual World Tour include Germany on November 17, and Japan on December 1. Registration includes automatic access to the remaining events and on-demand recordings for all events, including the September 2 event hosted by Taiwan Textile Research Institute.

For more information or to register, visit: www.ipc.org/ipc-e-textiles-2021-virtual-world-tour.

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: IPC®

Avery Dennison Advances Launch Of Digital Care Label in Partnership With UpWest And Recircled

GLENDALE, Calif. — October 11, 2021 — Avery Dennison today announced its partnership with lifestyle brand UpWest, and ReCircled, an apparel and footwear recycling and reuse focused organization. This collaboration demonstrates Avery Dennison’s Digital Care Label solution, showing how it can be used in an upcycling context and provide a retail/brand experience.

According to current legislation, all garments sold must have a physical care and content label to communicate product information, such as washing instructions and material composition. Avery Dennison’s Digital Care Label offers this information through a digital experience that showcases to consumers the sustainability story around the garment’s origins and where they can dispose of it.

Lifestyle brand UpWest is continually seeking ways to benefit the planet. As part of this mission, it began exploring how upcycling could extend the life of products, particularly its existing sweater inventory. In partnership with ReCircled’s team of re-imagineers, a collection of upcycled chenille items was developed; cozy winter blankets, dog-sweaters and mittens; launching online in October.

UpWest and ReCircled enlisted Avery Dennison to provide the digital triggers and data connectivity essential to complete the circularity loop.

Consumers will have the opportunity to scan the QR code at purchase with Avery Dennison’s “Digital Hang Tags” and post purchase via Avery Dennison’s “Digital Care Label.” Helping engage consumers, the QR code on these tags and labels is able to be scanned, taking shoppers on a journey: the digital experience outlines the item’s story, provides guidance on garment care, and allows them to engage closely with the UpWest brand.

Consumers today are unsure what to do with garments at the end of life, because brands lack an easy-on garment way of educating them. Currently many consumers remove the physical care label, while brands underutilize it. This increases the risk of the garment ending up in landfill rather than being resold, upcycled or recycled. In contrast, Avery Dennison’s new Digital Care Label helps advance the circular economy as recyclers and upcyclers can be confident of composition and resellers will be able to check authenticity.

Sarah Swenson, global senior sustainability manager, Avery Dennison RBIS, said: “This pilot provides a great way for consumers to engage sustainably with these comfort-focused lines. UpWest and ReCircled have created an enticing narrative that will allow customers to feel positive about making eco-friendly choices.”

Rob Smith, director production and sourcing, UpWest, said: “We wanted to combine both upcycling and new ways to interact with our consumers. Avery Dennison provides a holistic solution that allows us to pique consumers’ interest, and is a game changer in terms of giving us another route to share our story and our purpose.”

Scott Kuhlman, CEO of ReCircled, commented: “This collaboration is championing the digital technology that will truly support the circular economy in practical terms. As well as providing the end-to-end data visibility, Avery Dennison has extensive knowledge of the supply chain, and can track and collate item and materials data from the purchase experience right through the circular journey to re-use.”

This partnership is the second in a series of innovation-based collaborations that support Avery Dennison’s 2030 sustainability goals. Ambercycle, Avery Dennison’s first partner for its Digital Care Label, is an end-of-life textile recycler which creates garments from polyester destined for landfill. The collaboration saw intelligent care labels being attached to Ambercycle’s garments, with a QR code linked to an app. The app is powered by Avery Dennison’s new atma.io connected product cloud.

These collaborations showcase Avery Dennison’s ability to provide a total solution — a physical trigger to a digital experience, data management, and applications for brands, consumers, and the wider apparel industry to utilize.

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: Avery Dennison

Messe Frankfurt Restructures Its Textile Business Unit With Personnel Changes For The Texpertise Network

FRANKFURT, Germany — October 12, 2021 — With its Texpertise Network, Messe Frankfurt leads the world market in events for apparel fabrics, fashion, home textiles, technical textiles and textile processing. Now, there have been a number of personnel changes in the business unit, a division of Messe Frankfurt that includes the Frankfurt Fashion Week and is headed by Olaf Schmidt, vice president, Textiles & Textile Technologies.

The Frankfurt Fashion Week has been enriching Messe Frankfurt’s portfolio of textile events since the announcement in May 2020. Due to the pandemic, the first edition in July 2021 was held digitally as the FFW Studio. The event was organised by Frankfurt Fashion Week Director Dr Hendrik Müller-Giegler, who took over this position in June 2021 from Ricarda Quehl, who is currently on maternity leave. With managerial and international marketing experience in the media and entertainment industry, Hendrik Müller-Giegler, joined Messe Frankfurt as Marketing Communications Director in the Entertainment, Media & Creative Industries Business Unit in 2018.

A major role in the development of the Frankfurt Fashion Week has also been played by Claudia Franz, who has extensive experience of the international fashion and textile sector and has been with Messe Frankfurt as Director of Brand Management, Interior & Contract Textiles and Apparel Fabrics & Fashion, since 2019. She is currently involved in the launch of the new quality mainstream fashion fair, Val:ue, and a supplementary downstream event, Apparel Sourcing in Fashion, both of which will be held in association with the Frankfurt Fashion Week.

Two other changes have been made following the resignation of Thimo Schwenzfeier who leaves the company at his own request on October 31, 2021, to take up new professional challenges.

He is followed in the position of Neonyt Show Director by Bettina Bär who has worked for Messe Frankfurt in a variety of positions in the consumer-goods fairs division since 2012, most recently as Tendence Show Director. In this connection she was, inter alia, jointly responsible for the Ethical Style Guide, in which ecologically oriented exhibitors of the Tendence trade fair were specially labelled and promoted after having been selected by an expert jury. Additionally, Bettina Bär has been appointed co-director of the new fashion fair, Val:ue, which makes its debut during the Frankfurt Fashion Week in January 2022 and is set to be the corner stone of the quality and mainstream fashion segment.

The Marketing Communication Department has been headed by Ivonne Seifert since October 1, 2021. Accordingly, she is now in charge of marketing communication for the leading international trade fairs, Heimtextil, Techtextil and Texprocess, and the Neonyt and Val:ue fashion fairs, as well as the communication activities for the international Texpertise Network. Ivonne Seifert joined Messe Frankfurt 10 years ago and has held a variety of positions in marketing. She has extensive marketing expertise in both the B2B and B2C fields.

All report to Olaf Schmidt who is responsible for the Texpertise Network at Messe Frankfurt. With a portfolio of around 60 international textile fairs, Messe Frankfurt offers many trade fairs in the textile sector. In 2019, the last year before the pandemic, more than 23,000 exhibitors and over 600,000 visitors took part in events organized by Messe Frankfurt around the globe. The spectrum of fairs covers the whole value chain of the textile industry.

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: Messe Frankfurt

Polartec, Browzwear Launch First True-To-Life 3D Performance Fabrics

ANDOVER, Mass. — October 12, 2021 — Polartec®, a Milliken & Company brand, and premium creator of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, announces a new partnership with Browzwear, a pioneer of 3D digital solutions for the fashion industry. A first for the brand, users will now be able to digitally design and create with Polartec’s performance fabric range. The fabric library will be available in the VStitcher 2021.2 Edition on October 12 with subsequent rollouts of new fabric technologies in future upgrades.

The cornerstone of Polartec is innovation, adaptation, and always looking into the future to find solutions that work better. The new partnership will allow designers using Browzwear to preview and design with Polartec fabric technologies in a digital way that will provide advanced information and allow the user to accurately visualize the fabric’s texture, drape, and movement in true-to-life 3D. In addition to the high-degree of accuracy that eliminates the need for garment samples, Browzwear’s true-to-life 3D renderings can be leveraged in the sales process, enabling data-driven manufacturing and reducing overproduction. As the world increasingly shifts to digital, Polartec looks to empower its customers, ensuring they have the tools necessary to continue to efficiently design in the modern era.

A leader in the digital apparel revolution, Browzwear’s pioneering 3D solutions for apparel design, development and merchandising are the key to a successful digital product lifecycle. Trusted by more than 650 organizations, such as Polartec customers Patagonia, Nike, Adidas, Burton and VF Corp., Browzwear accelerates collection development, opening limitless opportunities to create iterations of styles.

For Polartec, the partnership with Browzwear is part of its ever-growing Eco-Engineering™ initiatives and ongoing dedication to creating environmentally-friendly products, which has been at the heart of the brand for decades. From inventing the process of turning post-consumer plastic into performance fabrics to leading the use of recycled content across all categories, and leading the way in circularity, performance innovation with sustainable science is the driving force of the brand.

The first rollout will feature fourteen different Polartec fabrics in unique color palettes ranging from next-to-skin technologies Polartec Delta™, Polartec Power Wool™, and Polartec Power Grid™, to insulation technologies such as Polartec 200 series fleece, Polartec Alpha®, Polartec High Loft™, Polartec Thermal Pro®, and Polartec Power Air™. Polartec NeoShell® rounds out the collection with weather protection. These U3M files of Polartec fabric technologies will be available to download on Polartec.comfor use on other digital design platforms as well.

“Empowering people with our performance fabrics has long been a driving focus of Polartec,” said David Karstad, Polartec vice president of marketing and creative director. “Browzwear not only improves the efficiency and sustainability of using Polartec fabrics, 3D platforms enable designers to realize the potential of their creativity and fuel our industry.”

“We are elated to partner with Polartec, a company that shares our commitment to driving innovation for a more sustainable industry,” said Sean Lane, vice president of Partnerships and Solutions, Browzwear. “We look forward to working together to catalyze large-scale, positive change to reduce inefficiencies that impact businesses and the environment.”

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: Polartec

Returning Face-to-Face, Texworld And Apparel Sourcing New York City Open Visitor Registration

ATLANTA — October 12, 2021 — Texworld New York City and Apparel Sourcing New York City, the East Coast’s largest textile sourcing event, announced registration for its winter 2022 edition is now open. Returning to face-to-face, the influential event will be held January 25-27, 2022, in the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

Although the shows will open to a fully in-person event, after a successful summer premiere, the Sourcing Showroom will return as well and be incorporated into show floor exhibits to enable global suppliers’ products to be physically represented in the US marketplace, for those still facing travel restrictions.

“Each year, Texworld New York City and Apparel Sourcing New York City provide a diverse offering of material innovations, new trends and resources. We look forward to returning to New York City in-person with an expanded show agenda and even more networking opportunities for visitors to take advantage of,” said Jennifer Bacon, show director, Fashion & Apparel, Messe Frankfurt, Inc.

Texworld and Apparel Sourcing New York City bring together textile innovators, industry leading organizations and brand thought-leaders to deliver a robust offering of networking and educational opportunities. Providing a stage for the industry to explore high quality fabrics, trims and accessories, together the two events feature over 30+ product categories and host hundreds of international exhibiting companies, historically representing Turkey, Italy, Taiwan, Korea, China and Pakistan to name a few.  This enables both visitors and exhibitors alike to gain exposure to new opportunities and outlets to grow their businesses.

In addition, attendees will also find the most cutting edge information on trends.  For one day only, Texworld New York City will feature a special Trend Presentation and Tour at the Trend Showcase with Kai Chow, Creative Director at TOBE/The Doneger Group.

A key element to the show, the Winter 2022 educational program features the Lenzing Seminar Series and Textile Talks, both led by an impressive group of speakers covering trend forecasts, industry insights, supply chain policy and transparency, circularity and market intelligence over the course of three day event.

Posted October 12, 2021

Source: Messe Frankfurt/Texworld

 

 

 

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