From the Sector

Garmon Chemicals confirms itself as a pioneer in chemistry specifically applied to garment treatment, at the forefront in terms of product research and active promotion on the sustainable issue. The Dutch show is the ideal stage to present a preview of the latest innovation born out of Garmon’s volcanic R&D department. It is Avol Lime, the revolutionary and ecologicallyadvanced neutralizing agent. Used in combination with Avol Oxy White (the bleaching agent that represents the safe alternative to potassium permanganate), it allows to obtain a fully safe and sustainable bleaching process.

white&green: solutions for eco-bleaching
white&green is the ultimate solution to obtain a safe and sustainable jeans discoloration process. The new line provides two avant-garde solutions: two highly performant products, both representing a safe and conscious alternative.
Two souls presenting unique characteristics:

The “white” soul

• the hightest level of whiteness
• superior bright shades
• stylish vintage looks
• extraordinary contrasts

The “green” soul

• safe alternative to dangerous products
• significant energy savings
• classified in ZDHC gateway (from level 1)
• greenofchange® approved

JEC WORLD 2019 is turning Paris into the composites capital of the world.

As well as dozens of conferences, composites circles and live demos, plus hundreds of other events, the first day of the show was marked by the announcement of the three winners of the largest international startup competition in the composites field!

In the last three years, 270 projects have been picked out from over 30 countries, with 30 finalists and a total of nine winners.

THREE WINNERS
Ten finalists selected from 120 entries pitched to an international jury. The pitch session opened with an inspiring speech by Enrico Palermo, President of The Spaceship Company. He introduced the next generation of reusable space vehicles and their impact on costs, safety and the environment during the launch into space.
The programme incited enthusiasm from Peter Hopwood, founder of Hopwood Communications, who encouraged the finalists to develop their stage presence and galvanise their pitches.

At the afternoon’s award ceremony, three competitors were selected for the following prizes:

AIRGO DESIGN (Singapore)
World's first full composite economy class passenger seat developer.
www.airgodesign.com

AREVO (USA)
Delivering the future of composite manufacturing today through breakthrough advancements in software, materials, and robotics. Through enabling the 3D printing of large, mass-produced parts and structures, AREVO is revolutionizing mainstream manufacturing and the global supply chain.
www.arevo.com

WOODOO (France)
Augmented wood.
https://woodoo.fr

The public vote: LAVOISIER COMPOSITES (France)
New generation of material entirely sourced from the French aerospace transformation sector.
www.lavoisier-composites.com

• Hexcel’s Composite Innovations For Aerospace, Automotive, Energy And Marine Applications At JEC World 2019 Hall 5 - Stand J41

STAMFORD, Conn. – At this year’s JEC World taking place in Paris on March 12-14, Hexcel will promote a wide range of composite innovations for customer applications in aerospace, automotive, energy and marine markets.

Aerospace Innovations

Hexcel’s HiTape® and HiMax™ dry carbon reinforcements were developed to complement a new generation of HiFlow™ resin systems, producing high quality aerospace structures using the resin infusion process. HiTape® was developed for the automated lay-up of preforms and HiMax™ is a range of optimized non-crimp fabrics (NCF). Both products incorporate a toughening veil to enhance mechanical properties, meeting the structural requirements for aerospace parts.

Visitors to JEC will see an Integrated Wing Panel demonstrator and an I-beam, both made with HiTape® reinforcements, and an Opticoms rib made with HiMax™ NCF. The Opticoms rib and I Beam were both manufactured using C-RTM (Compression Resin Transfer Molding). They were injected with Hexcel’s RTM6 resin in a process taking less than 5 minutes. The total manufacturing cycle for both parts was just 4.5 hours.

Also among the Aerospace exhibits, Hexcel will display a composite petal for a satellite antenna, manufactured by Thales Alenia Space Italia. The petal is part of a set of 24 deployable structural elements that form the large area reflector assembly used on board Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observation satellites. Thales Alenia Space Italia selected Hexcel’s HexPly® M18 prepreg for this application, acknowledging the superior mechanical and outgassing properties provided.

Another Hexcel prepreg application on show is a “zero” frame, manufactured by Aerofonctions for the engine area of Daher’s TBM 910/930 single-engine turboprop aircraft. Hexcel’s HexPly® M56 prepreg was selected by Daher for the “zero” frame – a product developed for Out of Autoclave applications that provides the same high quality and performance as autoclave-cured prepregs, from a simple vacuum bag cure in an oven.

With 50 years of experience behind its comprehensive range of high-strength, high-strain PAN-based carbon fibers, Hexcel continues to innovate, and is introducing two new fibers to its portfolio. HexTow® HM50 combines high modulus and high tensile strength, making it ideal for commercial and defense aircraft and engines. HexTow® 85 was developed specifically to replace rayon-based carbon fiber for ablative applications.

HexTow® carbon fiber holds the most qualified carbon fiber positions on aerospace programs in the industry and is the best unsized fiber available on the market. It provides excellent bonding interfacial properties with thermoplastic matrices and is the best-performing fiber for 3D printing applications.

Additive manufacturing is another area of expertise for Hexcel, using PEKK ultra-high performance polymers and HexAM™ technology to manufacture carbon-reinforced 3D printed parts. This
innovative process provides a weight-saving solution for intricate parts in highly demanding aerospace, satellite and defense applications. HexPEKK™ structures offer significant weight, cost and time-to-market reductions, replacing traditional cast or machined metallic parts with a new technology.

Hexcel is well known for its range of weight-saving, stiffness-enhancing honeycombs and the company adds value by providing a range of engineered core solutions to customers from facilities in the USA, Belgium and the newly opened Casablanca plant in Morocco. Hexcel’s engineered core capabilities enable highly contoured parts with precision profiling to be produced to exacting customer specifications. An example of such a part will be on display at JEC. Made from Aluminum FlexCore®, the part is CNC machined on both sides, and formed and stabilized with both peel ply and flyaway layers of stabilization. Aircraft engines benefit from a number of Hexcel core technologies including HexShield™ honeycomb that provides high temperature resistance in aircraft engine nacelles. By inserting a thermally resistant material into honeycomb cells, Hexcel provides a core product with unique heat-shielding capabilities that allows for the potential re-use of material after a fire event.

Hexcel’s Acousti-Cap® broadband noise-reducing honeycomb significantly improves acoustic absorption in aircraft engine nacelles. The acoustic treatment may be positioned at a consistent depth and resistance within the core, or can be placed in a pattern of varying depths and/or resistances (Multi-Degrees of Freedom and 3 Degrees Of Freedom), offering an acoustic liner that is precisely tuned to the engine operating conditions. These technologies have been tested at NASA on a full engine test rig and meet all 16 design conditions without trade-offs.

HexBond™ – the new name in Adhesives

Hexcel’s range of high performance adhesives has expanded considerably following the company’s acquisition of Structil. The company has now decided to unite the range by marketing all of its adhesive products using HexBond™ branding. The comprehensive range of HexBond™ structural film adhesives, foaming adhesive films, paste adhesives, liquid shims, epoxy fillets and Chromium free liquid primers is suitable for a wide range of applications in combination with Hexcel’s prepreg and honeycomb products.

Automotive Innovations

Hexcel’s carbon prepreg patch technology provides an innovative way of locally stiffening and reinforcing metal parts, providing noise and vibration management functionality. HexPly® prepreg patches consist of unidirectional carbon fiber impregnated with a fast curing epoxy matrix that has self-adhesive properties, enabling it to bond to metal in a highly efficient one-step process. These key technology properties are demonstrated in an 18.5kg aluminum subframe (that is 50% lighter than steel equivalents), which was reinforced with 500 grams of HexPly® prepreg and tested by Saint Jean Industries. The part demonstrates a significant reduction in noise, vibration and harshness (NVH). Other benefits include lower production costs, energy savings, increased driver comfort, production flexibility and part count reduction. With this technology Hexcel is a finalist in the JEC Innovation Awards 2019 in the Automotive Applications category.

HexPly® prepreg patch technology was also applied to a hybrid side sill demonstrator developed with Volkswagen and Dresden University to address future crash test requirements, specifically for electric cars. Combining fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) with metal, the hybrid construction allows for optimum performance including weight savings, enhanced safety, increased energy absorption, battery protection in a crash situation and production flexibility.

Hexcel will also display a lightweight CFRP transmission crossmember produced from Hexcel’s high performance HexMC®-i 2000 molding compound. The transmission crossmember was developed in partnership with the Institute of Polymer Product Engineering (at Linz University), Engel and Alpex. As the part connects the chassis together and supports transmission it has to be stiff and strong, resisting fatigue and corrosion. Hexcel’s HexMC®-i 2000 was selected as the best-performing molding compound on the market, curing in as little as two minutes to produce lightweight, strong and stiff parts.
To produce the transmission crossmember HexMC®-i 2000 preforms are laid up in Alpex molds and compression-molded in a v-duo press that was tailored for the application by Engel. Ribs, aluminum inserts and other functions can be molded into the part using the single-stage process, reducing component-count. Any offcuts from the preforms can be interleaved between the plies of material to provide additional reinforcement in key areas - meaning that the process generates no waste.

Other Automotive promotions on Hexcel’s stand at JEC World include a composite leaf spring manufactured by ZF using HexPly® M901 prepreg. In contrast to steel leaf springs, composite versions offer many advantages including weight savings of up to 70%, high corrosion resistance, optimized system integration and superior performance. HexPly® M901 prepreg reduces the cure cycle to below 15 minutes and provides 15% higher mechanical performance, with enhanced fatigue properties. It also operates at high temperatures, providing a Tg of up to 200°C following a post cure.

Marine Innovations

Hexcel has a comprehensive range of products aimed at racing yacht and luxury boat builders that include America’s Cup, IMOCA class and DNV GL-approved prepregs, woven reinforcements and multiaxial fabrics for hull and deck structures, masts and appendages.

At JEC World Hexcel will display an IMOCA yacht mast manufactured by Lorima using HexPly® high modulus and high strength carbon fiber prepreg from Hexcel Vert-Le-Petit. Lorima is the exclusive official supplier of masts for IMOCA 60 class racing boats.

Hexcel’s HexTow® IM8 carbon fiber has been selected as the highest performing industrial carbon fiber on the market and will be used by spar and rigging manufacturer Future Fibres to manufacture their AEROrazr solid carbon rigging for all the teams in the 36th America’s Cup.

Hexcel’s HiMax™ DPA (Dot Pattern Adhesive) reinforcements are non-crimp fabrics supplied pre-tacked, allowing multiple fabrics to be laid-up more easily in preparation for resin infusion. Providing an optimal, consistent level of adhesion, they allow a faster and more consistent resin flow, as well as eliminating the use of spray adhesive for a healthier working environment and lower risk of contamination. Simply unrolled and applied to the mold or core layer before the introduction of resin, HiMax™ DPA fabrics are widely used in boat building, where lay-up times can be reduced by up to 50%.

Wind Energy Innovations

Hexcel has developed a range of HexPly® surface finishing prepregs and semi-pregs for wind turbine blades and marine applications. Providing a tough, durable and ready-to-paint surface without using in-mold coats, these products shorten the manufacturing cycle and reduce material costs. HexPly® XF2(P) prepreg is optimized for wind blades and has a ready-to-paint surface, straight from the mold, saving at least 2 hours of takt time.

Polyspeed® pultruded carbon laminates were developed for load-carrying elements in a blade structure and are manufactured with a polyurethane matrix that provides outstanding mechanical performance in terms of stiffness and durability. The blade manufacturing process is optimized, with increased throughput. The pultruded laminates are supplied in coils as continuous cross section profiles.
HiMax™ non-crimp fabrics using E-glass, high modulus glass and carbon fibers are also available in a wide range of unidirectional, biaxial and triaxial constructions. HiMax™ fabrics have applications throughout the turbine, from the stitched carbon fiber UDs used in the main structural elements, to glass fabrics and hybrids for blade shells and nacelles. There are also specialist applications such as lightweight fabrics for heated leading edge de-icing zones.

Echte Nachhaltigkeit in der Produktion ohne Downcycling Flexible textiltechnologische Verfahren für die Herstellung von belastungsgerechten Naturfaserhalbzeugen

Die SachsenLeinen GmbH entstand im Jahr 1997 aus der strategischen Allianz von Firmen und Forschungseinrichtungen der Bastfaserindustrie Sachsens – dem Sachsen-Leinen e.V. Das Unternehmen bietet Dienstleistungen rund um Anbau, Ernte und Verarbeitung pflanzlicher Fasern an. Seit 2001 liegt der Fokus dabei besonders auf der Belieferung mit Naturfasern, vorrangig für die Automobilindustrie zum Strukturleichtbau sowie für Unternehmen der Textil- und Baustoffindustrie. Ein weiteres Standbein der sächsischen Firma ist der Handel mit Technik für die Ernte, Verarbeitung und Veredlung von Naturfasern.

Um Anbau, Ernte, Aufbereitung und Veredlungsprozesse im Kontext und branchenübergreifend zu entwickeln sowie an wirtschaftliche Anforderungen anzupassen, engagieren sich die Naturfaserspezialisten in unterschiedlichen Unternehmensnetzwerken zur Entwicklung neuer Verfahren. SachsenLeinen arbeitet dazu in zahlreichen interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekten mit. Ein Schwerpunkt ist dabei die partielle und Hochleistungs-Faserverstärkung von Strukturbauteilen unter Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten.

A constantly evolving market and new global challenges ask for exciting concepts that unite the most forward-thinking players of the industry. For the show in January 2019, SEEK enters the next level with its TRADE UNION concept.
“At SEEK, we always look for new strategies to meet the demands of our valued buyers and brands”, explains SEEK Director Maren Wiebus. “Within that community spirit, TRADE UNION was created to enhance business opportunities for both sides. Moving away from a classic competitive model, SEEK’s TRADE UNION is about defining goals collaboratively – and achieving them together.”
 
SEEK’s 10th Anniversary marks an important moment not just for the event itself, but also for the TRADE UNION movement: with further development and relocation into the foyer of Arena Berlin, which highlights and strengthens this cooperative approach. Relevant buyers will be provided with special services and be able to reach an even more targeted brand audience what makes all parties benefit from this individual concept.
With his distribution agency Haptiques Felix Engelmann supports the TRADE UNION idea from the beginning and emphasizes the time saving aspect: “The few days in Berlin are always very important for my company so that I aim to max the business days as much as possible. The SEEK team is very empathic about the market needs and already started talking about the new concept inside of SEEK several seasons ago. We are looking forward to work with our partners and colleagues in an extra space where we are able to value the time and make the life of buyers, press and brands easier.”

And Engelmann is not the only fan of this concept that Wiebus and team developed together with their long-term partners.
''The TRADE UNION is a fantastic concept aimed at giving brands with a true heritage an opportunity to sit together in one personal space. We feel that this will give our brands an opportunity to be shown in the best light possible, within a relaxed environment,” explains Joe Sharpe, Sales Director at Options. “We’re excited to be a part of the Trade Union and looking forward to seeing existing and potential clients in January.

Penn Textile Solutions and Penn Italia introduce ECOINNOVATION, fully sustainable products range! These must-see products are created using the world’s first premium stretch fiber by ROICA™ that is Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold level for Material Health and Hohenstein Environment Compatibility Certificate for breaking down without releasing harmful substances.

Penn Textile Solutions and Penn Italia, a fully integrated international-minded company with over 50 years’ expertise in producing innovative warp and weft knit textiles that answer customers’ demands, including fantastic elastomeric knitted textiles. Penn Textile Solutions and Penn Italia wisely picks ROICA™ premium stretch fiber to create our ECOINNOVATION, a new fully sustainable range of advanced textiles that are 100% sustainable. ROICA™, produced by Asahi Kasei, is the secret premium stretch ingredient we used to provide comfort, enhance quality and confidence. Thus, making stretch performance a specialty fiber that generates new values for contemporary consumers.

ECOINNOVATION presents seven unique articles developed belonging to Penn Textile Solutions and Penn Italia’s family dreamshape® characterized by reinforced edges and seizing that includes the following recycled items; tulle, tulle galloons with dreamshape® reinforced edge, tricot, dreamshape® reinforced gripping edge (great for cycling shorts), stretch satin, polyester tulle and polyester double jersey perfect for laser cutting.

ECOINNOVATION Collection includes:
ROICA Eco-Smart™ family premium stretch fiber Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold level for Material Health. Evaluated throughout the supply chain for lower impacts on human and environmental health that strives to eliminate toxic and unidentified chemicals for a safe continuous cycle. Hohenstein Environment Compatibility Certificate - ROICA™ proudly breaks down without releasing harmful substances.

RECO NYLON – a Nylon 6 yarn made from pre-consumer waste. NUREL, selected by us because of their commitment to science and technology, recycles the discarded nylon material diverting it from the waste stream during our manufacturing process and converts it into RECO NYLON yarn. We proudly boast an impressive savings of CO2 emissions: every 1.000 Kg of RECO Nylon reduces atmospheric CO2 emissions by 1.424 Kg.

Noyfi l SpA offers r-Radyarn®, a range of recycled products that use fully recycled polyester yarn r–Starlight®, produced as POY by its sister company Noyfi l SA in Switzerland. A continuous polyester filament derived from post-consumer recycled polymers increased value from the eco-compatibility of certified OEKOTEX Std 100 Class 1 additives and colors used for the solution dyeing process.

• At Kingpins Show Amsterdam (24-25 October) the new “Committed Accessories” dedicated to denim take centre stage.

For the appointment with the exhibition dedicated to denim Metalbottoni focuses on its new range of increasingly green accessories which have captured the attention of the northern European brands most attentive to sustainability in the world of jeans and elsewhere. A range of proposals which, in recent months, has progressed remarkably, following the rules established by the corporate responsibility protocol called NO IMPACT.

This is a responsible approach underlined by the promise “Committed Accessories”, but also a strategic choice with a view to approaching those markets which so far have appeared to be most keen on the subject, for example northern Europe, Benelux and the United States, California in particular. This means that Metalbottoni is acting with increasing assertiveness on those scenarios where it has been present for a long time, in order to increase the segments depth, intercepting new ones, thanks to its wide-ranging eco-compatible proposal.

NO IMPACT: “Committed Accessories” expanded

It is the constant search for sustainable innovation that reveals the extent of the progress made over the past few months by Metalbottoni. For the Kingpins Show exhibition, there are many novelties in store from the company, extending its range in terms of sustainability. Firstly, there is the new MONSTER line eco-processing, special for pure denim, which – apart from metal – includes new material solutions developed through high-profile collaborations.

Also the LEATHER ACCESSORIES line is extending its range of sustainable materials. The line of tags and rear waistband labels is enhanced through interpretations based on two new eco-friendly materials: recycled jacron and cork. For denim designed to be 100% green, also in accessories. Sustainable proposals are increasingly integrated throughout the Metalbottoni range, for example the new glossy and satin finishing developed for the line LABORA on exclusive metal accessories.

Partnerships with brands from northern Europe: Bik Bok and Kings of Indigo

One of the most important collaboration in sustainable fashion is the one with the Norwegian brand Bik Bok. The brand that was founded in 1973 dedicated to young women, today offer accessible trend driven fashion through a network of over 200 single-brand stores in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Austria. The brand has since 2017 chosen to use only BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) certified cotton for their in house premium denim brand Never Denim. For Never Denim Metalbottoni has realized a series of jeans buttons and personalized rivets, all entirely produced according to the NO IMPACT protocol; which means recycled raw materials, no use of chemical agents, through processing and machinery that minimize the use of water and electricity, resulting 100% from photovoltaic panels. All these features are part of a capsule developed for the new AW 2018 collection for Never Denim entirely made with Fair Trade certified cotton. Thanks to this project, the No Impact becomes an integral part of a collection that is aimed at a very large, young and aware public.

Another important brand which has chosen the new NO IMPACT metal accessories is Kings Of Indigo, the Dutch denim mill which is presenting top-quality jeans, inspired by traditional American style, combined with Japanese attention to detail, which today has as many 250 authorised dealers in 12 countries, with a very strong focus on northern Europe.

More and more sportswear for the new Monster SS 2020 collection

The great Metalbottoni classic dedicated to denim confirms the trend of strongly merging with the world of sportswear. The MONSTER line introduces the style developments of the SS 2020 season, with the range being more and more influenced by technical and sports interpretations, alongside sustainable production processes based on the NO IMPACT protocol. The new MONSTER proposals include items made of non-metal material, using sustainable processes, of natural origin and 100% biodegradable; these accessories are similar in appearance to traditional polyester, interpreted in a responsible way, developed through a series of special and unique effects. Also the button, rivet and small plate range has been restyled, having always been the core of the MONSTER line. Today the number of solutions available increases  hanks to new vintage finishing, developed on metal accessories, which are also totally green. “The denim world is moving in a clear direction: that of sustainability.” says Maria Teresa Ricciardo, Creative Director at Metalbottoni, “This is true in particular for some markets, which are strategic for us, and where we are proving increasingly successful, thanks to constant product and process research from a green  perspective, which Metalbottoni today is able to offer within the framework of the NO IMPACT pathway which we have been pursuing for a long time”.

Die hohe Zahl an Anmeldungen für die DOMOTEX 2019 weist schon jetzt auf eine erfolgreiche Messe vom 11. – 14. Januar in Hannover hin. Viele der Aussteller sind bereits dabei, den Messeauftritt detailliert vorzubereiten, um ihre Produktneuheiten optimal zu präsentieren – die Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren. Das neue Leitthema „CREATE’N’CONNECT“ der DOMOTEX rückt den Megatrend der Konnektivität in den Fokus. Für den Boden mit seinen vielseitigen gestalterischen Möglichkeiten spielt der Trend der „Vernetzung“ eine besondere Rolle. Er bildet die Basis der Räume, in denen wir leben und arbeiten.

Wichtige Impulse und Inspirationen für den Boden der Zukunft bietet die Sonderfläche „Framing Trends“ in Halle 9. Hier können Aussteller und Unternehmen der Fußbodenbranche ihre kreativen Ideen anhand des aktuellen Leitthemas darstellen. Durch ihre inspirierende Wirkung ziehen die „Framing Trends“ Hersteller und Besucher aus aller Welt an. Als globale kommunikative Plattform ermöglicht es ihnen die DOMOTEX, sich im Sinne von „CREATE’N’CONNEXT“ mit Ausstellern zu vernetzen, woraus vielfältige Kooperationen entstehen.

Mit ihren innovativen Produkten sind Aussteller der DOMOTEX 2019 bei Interior Design-Projekten in aller Welt präsent. Internationale Architekten und Innenarchitekten setzen ihre Teppiche, Fußböden und Verlegetechniken gezielt ein, um kreativ gestaltete Räume zu schaffen, bei denen der Boden zum verbindenden Element des Gesamtkonzepts wird.

Vom historischen Ballroom in Chicago über einen Bookstore mit Café in Oslo bis zum neuen Allianz Stadion in Wien: Architekten, Interior Designer und Planer binden die Bodengestaltung in ihr kreatives Konzept ein, um dem Interieur den letzten Schliff zu verleihen, der ein harmonisches Ganzes bewirkt. Teppichfliesen, handgefertigte Teppiche, Holzfußböden und Verlegewerkstoffe der Aussteller Oriental Weavers, Galleria Battilossi, Chapel Parket sowie Classen, Fletco und Uzin Utz, die auf der DOMOTEX ihre Premiere hatten, sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil dieser trendorientierten Rauminszenierungen.

Der Boden als verbindendes Element des Interior-Konzepts

Das Blackstone Hotel wurde 1910 in der Innenstadt von Chicago erbaut. Zur Renovierung der Räume entwarf The Gettys Group ein neues Interior Design, das sich harmonisch mit den Wänden und Decken im historistischen Stil verbindet. Für den Crystal Ballroom, besonders beliebt als Location für Hochzeiten, wurden Oriental Weavers aus Ägypten mit der Sonderanfertigung eines überdimensionalen Axminster Teppichs beauftragt. Der Teppich besteht aus 80 Prozent Wolle mit einem Polyamidanteil von 20 Prozent, um ihn strapazierfähig zu machen. Das symmetrische Muster erinnert an riesige Wellen, die auf die direkte Nähe des Hotels zum Lake Michigan anspielen und trägt zu einem einzigartigen Raumerlebnis bei. Oriental Weavers werden auch 2019 auf der DOMOTEX hervorragende Kreationen aus dem Bereich  maschinengewebte Teppiche ausstellen.

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna hat seinen Hauptsitz nach Turin in ein ehemaliges Fabrikgebäude verlegt. In der Mitte des neuen Showrooms werden Klassiker des Möbelherstellers in hohen Regalbauten gezeigt, an den Seiten sind zeitgenössische Modelle zu sehen, die in Kooperation mit renommierten Designern entstanden. Für die Gestaltung des repräsentativen Empfangsbereichs wählte CEO Riccardo Pigati handgefertigte Wollteppiche aus dem Programm von Galleria Battilossi, deren innovative „Pattern Mix Collection“ auf der DOMOTEX einen Carpet Design Award gewann. Die Gelb- und Beigetöne des Unikats aus dem „Color Jam Project“ sowie eines Vintage Berberteppichs aus der Region Beni Ourain verbinden sich mit Farbakzenten der Exponate zu einem harmonischen Gesamtbild aus alt und neu. „Qualität und handwerkliche Fertigkeiten, Originalität und Authentizität“ seien Werte, die sein Unternehmen mit Galleria Battilossi teile, sagt Pigati. „Aufgrund dieser Verbundenheit haben wir uns dafür entschieden, unseren
Showroom mit den außergewöhnlichen Teppichen aufzuwerten“.

In Oslo teilen sich eine Boutique-Abteilung für Damenmode und ein angegliederter Buchladen mit Café im zweiten Stock des YME Multistores einen gemeinsamen Bodenbelag. Bei der Gestaltung der 330 qm großen Bodenfläche entschied sich das Designteam der YME Studios gemeinsam mit den Innenarchitekten des Osloer Büros Snøhetta für die „Hermitage Herringbone“ Serie von Chapel Parket. Den lebendigen Holzboden in drei konstrastierenden Farbtönen wählten sie aufgrund seiner leicht rauen Oberfläche und der ausdrucksvollen Farbigkeit aus. Das Schwarz der Parkettelemente verbindet sich mit den Fensterrahmen und den Bücherregalen, die warmen Holztöne harmonieren mit dem Vintage-Sofa und grob belassenen Holzbalken. Wie in den vergangenen Jahren ist Chapel Parket mit seinen charaktervollen Holzböden auch Aussteller auf der DOMOTEX 2019.

Direkt an der Mosel, in einem denkmalgeschützten Gebäude in Cochem, befindet sich das Boutique Hotel Villa Vie. Inhaber Theodor Steidel hat die Gästezimmer selbst geplant und eingerichtet, jedes hat seinen individuellen Charme. Antike Möbelstücke kombiniert er mit aktuellem Design und Kunstgegenständen. Zur Abrundung der Interieurs entschied sich der Hotelier für die robusten und PVC-freien Designböden aus der „SONO Skyline“ Kollektion von Classen aufgrund ihrer Langlebigkeit, dem geräuscharmen Auftritt und der natürlich wirkenden Holzdekore mit leicht glänzender Optik. „Der Boden passt sich dem Mix aus wertvollen Antiquitäten und modernen hochwertigen Möbelstücken ausgezeichnet 4 an,“ erklärt Theodor Steidel. Zudem nähme er sich wohlwollend zurück und besteche doch durch seine Struktur und Haptik. Bei der Ausstattung der Räume habe Steidel nach einem „hochwertigen Produkt mit modernem Design gesucht, das bestens gegen Feuchtigkeit geschützt ist.“ Auch im Badbereich hat er sich deshalb für einen Boden aus der „SONO“ Kollektion entschieden, die auf der DOMOTEX als Messeneuheit vorgestellt wurde.

Der Softwarehersteller Playtech hat in Tallin neue Büroräume auf einer Gesamtfläche von 3200 qm bezogen. Jan Skolimowski vom Architekturbüro KAMP legt in seinem Designkonzept besonderen Wert auf die Bodengestaltung. Als Leitidee für die Innenräume nutzte Skolimowski das Dreieck des „Play“- Buttons, ein grafisches Element des blauen Playtech Logos. „Deshalb habe ich nach einem passenden Teppichboden für den Objektbereich gesucht, dessen Dekore und Farbpalette zum Logo passen. Die Kollektion Sebastian Wrong by Fletco  war meine erste und einzige Wahl.“ Im Zentrum der Räume ließ der Architekt dunklere Töne der Fliesenkollektion verlegen, zu den Außenwänden hin werden die Nuancen heller. Dadurch wirken die Büros noch großzügiger. Vom Boden ausgehend nimmt sein Interior-Konzept Dreiecksformen und Blautöne auf, beispielsweise bei Sitzkissen auf Holzpodesten, dem Empfangstresen oder dekorativen Wandelementen. So vernetzen sich die Böden mit Möbeln und Wänden. Der Londoner Designer Sebastian Wrong präsentierte seine wandlungsfähige Kollektion für den Hersteller Fletco erstmals auf der DOMOTEX.

In einer Bauzeit von nur 17 Monaten wurden im Allianz Stadion des SK Rapid Wien 10.000 qm Boden fertiggestellt und 8.000 qm Vinylbelag verlegt. Maßgeblich für das Gelingen des Bauprojekts war das richtige Timing für die Untergrundvorbereitung mit Verlegewerkstoffen von Uzin Utz. In der Regel messen Estrichfelder bis zu 40 qm, auf dieser Baustelle kamen bis zu 300 qm große Felder zustande. Denn der Boden der Business-Lounge-Bereiche auf zwei Ebenen sollte möglichst fugenfrei sein, um Vinyl- Bahnen großflächig verlegen zu können und die einheitliche ästhetische Wirkung zu erreichen, die sich Architekt Guido Pfaffhausen wünschte. Deshalb wurde über alle Fugen zwischen den Betonbauteilen das Glasvlies RR 203 von Uzin Utz als Rissbrücke verlegt und mit der standfesten Spachtelmasse NC 182 dünn eingespachtelt sowie 5 verschlossen. Durch diese Vorgehensweise musste der Estrich weder eingeschnitten noch verdübelt werden, ein wichtiger Aspekt des Interior-Konzepts. Nach dem Schleifen und Grundieren trugen die Bodenleger die selbstverlaufende Ausgleichsmasse Uzin NC 160 in zwei bis drei mm Stärke im Rakelverfahren auf. Sie ist spannungsarm, sehr fließfähig und bildet völlig ebene  Untergründe. Durch die besonders glatte Oberfläche und die hohe Saugfähigkeit reduziert sich zudem die benötigte Klebstoffmenge: Der Kleber trocknet schneller und weist weniger Resteindruck bei Belastung auf. Nach einem Tag war die Spachtelung begehbar, dann konnte geschliffen, die Vinylbahnen zugeschnitten und verklebt werden.

Auf beiden Ebenen der Business- Lounge, in Fluren, Gängen, Konferenzzimmern und VIP-Logen sind Vinyl-Objektbeläge von Forbo Flooring in Holz- und Beton-Dekor in verschiedenen Farbabstufungen verlegt. Die moderne Betonoptik der Vinyl-Objektbeläge sorgt im großen Loungebereich für ein modernes Erscheinungsbild, authentische Holzdessins setzen harmonische Akzente in den VIP-Logen. Die Beläge wurden mit dem emissionsarmen Universalklebstoff Uzin KE 16 formstabil verlegt, um die Anforderungen an Optik und Funktionalität im Stadion zu erfüllen.

Für die Bodengestaltung ist der Trend der „Vernetzung“ von großer Bedeutung. Der Boden ist Designelement, er inspiriert uns, gibt uns Orientierung – und verbindet uns miteinander. Auf die Bodenbranche trifft dies im besonderen Maße zu, da er die Basis für alles bildet. Die DOMOTEX ist Weltleitmesse sowie die größte Innovations- und Trendplattform der Branche. Als jährliches Highlight der Szene regt die Messe Aussteller und Besucher mit ihrer lebendigen Atmosphäre zu kreativer Zusammenarbeit an.

• @ Premiere Vision, Paris, 19-21st September, Booth 6G62 - 6H63

The story of a Bemberg™ heritage that has shaped a new future for smart innovation through research, knowledge and expertise to deliver the new face of Bemberg™, the one true original material for modern living. The presentation of the Bemberg™ new campaign represents a high benchmark in value for smart textile fiber innovations, and one that is built on a long heritage of innovations since 1931. Bemberg™ is the ONE new material definition for responsible luxury. The ONE for cool exquisite comfort, and the ONE whose smart heritage is born in a circular economy.

Made by Asahi Kasei, the company is the sole maker of this one-of-a-kind, matchless, high-tech natural material, with a unique and precious touch and feel. The new campaign will amplify this uniqueness and innate smartness, redefining the brand voice as Bemberg™ at an international level with an openness and positive approach that facilitates a stronger, more focused role in the market while supporting our partner’s strengths too.

It is not just another brand name, but about enhancing core values through a now even better, more refined product and process that supports our partner’s mission to materially benefit the whole supply chain with beautiful products and open, honest communication. This is the key reason to launch the Bemberg™ global brand, taking the next steps on a journey that redefines a new future of contemporary luxury this unique fiber represents.

And for this, European manufacture is playing its key role in the global role out of the latest Bemberg™ innovations. Pioneering partner mills featured at the booth include: Euromaglia, Fiveol Textil, Infinity, Ipeker, Jackytex, Lanificio Europa, O’Jersey, SMI Tessuti, Tessitura Uboldi Luigi, TINTEX Textiles, Brunello, G.I. Tessil Foderami, Gianni Crespi Foderami, Manifattura Pezzetti, Marco Pastorelli and more. The new Bemberg™ booth at Premiere Vision is a contemporary and clean vision of the brand with a glowing, whitened atmosphere of modern architecture and luminous lighting that perfectly frames the new and dynamic identity image to reveal the ‘preciousness’ essence of the brand, its amazing textiles and leading fashion innovations.

Come and review the 3 fabric galleries, each showing the latest and unique fabric designs for Fashion Forward looks, refined Jersey Dressing and Luxury Athleisure Loungewear. Fashions by Maison Margiela confirm the new status of Bemberg™ as the ONE fiber that moves the luxury of Touch to a new contemporary fashion Feel: the ONE for a cool, liquid drape and movement: the ONE for fresh, exquisite comfort, and the ONE smart material born in the circular economy.

The Bemberg™ new campaign

We show a vision from the past in a true classic vintage sheath dress from the 1991 Martin Margiela winter collection using a peach skin finish on a refined, parachute-light fabric in a signature gunmetal grey colour courtesy of Zohra Alami. And also a contemporary representation of fashion from the MM6 MAISON MARGIELA SS2018 collection with a lingerie inspired dressy style in Bemberg™ popeline. This is a multifunctional style to be used as a top or as a dress

A new technical advance in finishing from Asahi Kasei is presented at the booth. Called Velutine Evo, the finish is comparable to premium peach skin finishes today, but now with a better environmental profile by using less water and energy to produce a durable and refined finish that sets a new benchmark for everyday luxury, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to R&D in smarter, market relevant innovations. The results are supported by a preliminary study carried out by ICEA according to the methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) 3rd party testing from ICEA, on datas provided by TIFAS and focusing on environmental benefits that will accrue to partners efforts to offer value with values.

Moreover, you will be able to enjoy the circularity of the Bemberg™ story: its source, manufacture and end-of-life credentials, as well as checking the LCA study, also signed by ICEA and validated by Paolo Masoni, a step that confirms a new quality profile and standard for Bemberg™ with a more responsible and unique position today. Full GRS certification, Oeko-Tex 100, ISO 14001, & Eco-Mark.
Also Bemberg™ can add to its premium position on responsible issues, starting from its raw material choice that clearly demonstrates its circular economy approach. Bemberg™ is made from a cotton linter bio-utility waste, a natural derived and abundant source, and a truly unique one in the smart fiber arena that doesn’t deplete food or forestry resources.

Bemberg™ has new Compostability Certification. Innovhub-SSI report confirms Bemberg™ filaments disintegrate at 100% value within the limits specified by the UNI EN 13432, point A.3.1 for disintegration in the composting process. Also related is a new Ecotoxicity metric to EN 13432:2000 Annex E, the compost obtained from the Bemberg™ filaments according to ISO 16929:2013 revealed the absence of any ecotoxicity effect respect higher plants. The Bemberg™ filaments tested for the presence of heavy metals and other toxic hazardous substances comply with the requirements specified by the UNI EN 13432, for the substances listed in table A.1.

Asahi Kasei is proud to present the Bemberg™ heritage that delivers a true precious uniqueness through responsible smart innovation and transparency. To make contemporary luxury materials that provoke emotive responses through its rarity, sensuality, research and creativity. The ingrained knowledge and know-how behind the brand adds value to the supply chain, working only with the best, amplifying our partner’s knowledge and dynamic commitment too.

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, will be presenting its innovative denim solutions for manufacturers and brands at DenimsandJeans India 2018, on August 1 & 2, in Bangalore, India.

Just two months after the DenimsandJeans Vietnam show, Archroma will again showcase its unique combination of technologies for denim effects and colors, from fiber to finish, from the authentic roots of indigo to the most innovative and eco-advanced solutions.

At the India show, Archroma’s expert team will also present its coatings and washing solutions aiming at bringing denim creativity to a whole new dimension.
Visitors at the booth will be able to see an “illustration collection” of exciting indigo casts.

DENISOL®, BRINGING INDIGO BACK TO ITS ROOTS - NOW ANILINE-FREE*
Archroma’s Denisol® range is a newly developed pre-reduced liquid indigo solution that is manufactured in Archroma’s award winning ‘zero liquid discharge’ manufacturing plant in Pakistan. Denisol® Indigo 30 liq is compliant with major official eco-standards and requirements from retailers, brands and fashion leading companies and helps to produce fabrics suitable for current eco-labeling such as bluesign® and GOTS.

Responding to demands for a non-toxic alternative to the dyes that are used for the iconic and traditional indigo blue that consumers associate with denim and jeans, Archroma just announced the upcoming new Denisol® Pure Indigo 30.

ADVANCED DENIM, TOWARDS WATERLESS DENIM DYEING
Consider this: The water needed to produce one pair of jeans is said to be ~ 11'000 liters(1). With approximately 167 million pairs of jeans produced monthly(2), that is 1,837,000,000,000 liters of water consumed every month in the process!
Based on the Denim-Ox and Pad/Sizing-Ox dyeing processes, Archroma’s multi-awarded ADVANCED DENIM, dyeing technology allows savings of up to 92% in water, 87% in cotton waste and 30% in energy, compared to a conventional denim dyeing process.

The technology has been adopted by brands like Patagonia and received the prestigious 2012 ICIS Innovation Award and Innovation with Best Environmental Benefit Award.

• Optisul® C, “soft colors” made easy
  With Optisul® C dyes, denim manufacturers can produce soft denim colors in continuous dyeing processes, as well as on coating and printing. Optisul® C affinity-free, sulfide-free dyes can easily be combined with each other to create garments suitable for wash-down treatments in a wide array of easily achievable and reproducible soft colors.
  They are suitable for GOTS and bluesign® approval.
• Diresul® RDT Ocean Blues, ocean-themed bright sulfur blue dyes
  Archroma’s Diresul® RDT Ocean Blues are a collection of vibrant, ocean-themed bright sulfur blue dyes. These best-in-class dyes and their auxiliaries bring out the best of indigo, improve workability, dyeing consistency and process safety.
  They can be combined with Denisol® Indigo 30 liq in bottoming/topping manufacturing routes for avant-garde blue styles.
• Diresul® blacks & greys, a cosmos of greys and deep black and navies
  Archroma’s dye portfolio of conventional and black Diresul® specialties allow to create a universe of greys and deep black and navies. From superficial to solid blacks for both extreme wash-down and stay black effects.

EARTHCOLORS, TRACEABLE FROM NATURE TO FASHION
The EarthColors patented range of “biosynthetic” dyes for cotton and cellulose-based fabrics, which are made from waste left over by the agricultural and herbal industry after extraction, such as almond shells, saw palmetto, or rosemary leaves. The latest NFC technology used on the end-product hangtags enables transparency and traceability through the supply chain to consumers.
The EarthColors allow to produce the earth tones that are coming strong: red, brown and green colors. They have been adopted by brands such as Patagonia, Kathmandu and G-Star, and won an OutDoor Industry Award 2017.

COATING, A WHOLE UNIVERSE OF COLORS AND EFFECTS
Archroma’s dye and chemical specialties portfolio allows to create exciting colors and effects using coating applications, from exclusive sulfur dyes and pigment specialties that help highlighting the indigo look, to functional finishes that give performance to denim garments - using water-based, formaldehyde-free or ultra-low formaldehyde polymers.

SOLUTION PACKAGES FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Archroma recently introduced the ONE WAY Process Simulator, the last update of a calculation tool that supports its ONE WAY Sustainability Service introduced back in 2012. The new, online software can be used to mimic and compare products and processes, and thus calculate the ecological and economical profile of the final end-product.
Archroma’s portfolio of ZDHC MRSL-compliant chemicals and dyes is integrated into the ONE WAY calculation tool since 2013.
“It is time to make denim in a whole different way; denim that brings together innovation, sustainability and creativity,” says Anjani Prasad, Head of Sales India, Archroma. “Brands around the globe are exploring how to make fashion in a cleaner and safer way, and Archroma has the solutions to do just that, to create denim with a soul.”
Visit Archroma at DenimsandJeans India 2018 at t at Hotel Lalit, Bangalore, India, on August 1 & 2, 2018.
* Below limits of detection

(1) Arjen Y. Hoekstra, The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society
(2) American Chemical Society, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120619123753.htm.
Denisol®, Optisul®, Diresul® are trademarks of Archroma registered in many countries.
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