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At the booth, let's have a look at TINTEX exceptional, Naturally Clean® finishing process launched last September 2018. Naturally Clean® enhances the natural beauty of cotton and cellulosic fibres, takes a cost effective modern approach to eliminate aggressive treatments and optimizes clean surfaces, vivid colors, providing an exquisitely smooth handfeel. Naturally Clean® achieves this by using Novozymes technology, a company that is a world leader in biological solutions. Second, using textile chemicals Beyond Surface Technologies AG which have the lowest possible environmental impact, without compromising performance. Naturally Clean® maintains the original characteristics over an extended period of time. All materials are Oeko-Tex and can also be Bluesign® certified, which will evidence the future elimination of harmful substances.

Between the first and key adopters of TINTEX brandnew Naturally Clean finishing, shines Filippa K, a leading Nordic fashion brand with a modern, smart approach to the responsible development of their lines. Emblematic pieces for the SS 2019 main collection are the Linen Wrap Dress, the M Linen Long Sleeve Tee and the M Linen R-neck short sleeve Tee made with a TINTEX heavy stretch linen, made with ROICA Colour Perfect™ family of dyeable premium stretch yarn, enriched by the unique Naturally Clean finishing.

Die Zuse-Gemeinschaft erhält weiteren Zuwachs. Als 73. Mitglied hat die Industrieforschungsgemeinschaft das Robert Boyle Institut e.V. aus Jena aufgenommen. Das Institut befasst sich mit Forschung und Entwicklung zu Erneuerbaren Energien und mit der Nutzung von Biomasse von der Mikrobiologie bis zur Planung von Anlagen.

Mit dem Robert Boyle Institut wächst die Zuse-Gemeinschaft in einem für aktuelle Forschungstrends wichtigen Technologiefeld: Kreislaufwirtschaft und Bioökonomie sind Schlüsselfragen für die weitere Entwicklung vieler Branchen. Das Robert Boyle Institut bringt hier seine Expertise u.a. bei der energetischen und stofflichen Nutzung von Biomasse und biogenen Reststoffen ein. Laborausrüstung und Softwarelösungen sowie Equipment für Biogasanlagen gehören ebenfalls zu den Kompetenzen des Forschungsinstituts.

• Gesamtschule entscheidet sich für schallabsorbierende drapilux-Stoffe

Im Sommer 2017 wurde die Joseph-Christian Gemeinschaftsschule Riedlingen, am Südrand der Schwäbischen Alb an der Donau in Baden-Württemberg, saniert. „Das Backsteingebäude war in die Jahre gekommen. Gebaut wurde es 1906, Kaiser Wilhelm I. soll zur Einweihung sogar persönliche Glückwünsche übermittelt haben“, erzählt Martin Romer, Rektor der Schule. „Das komplette Gebäude hatte jedoch ein großes Problem mit dem Schall, was natürlich bei einer Schule besonders schwierig ist“, so der Rektor weiter. Es musste eine komplett neue Akustiklösung her, wozu auch schallabsorbierende Stoffe gehören. Die hier eingesetzten Textilien wurden speziell entwickelt, um Räume von Hall zu befreien und gezielt unerwünschte Frequenzen zu filtern.

Die Entscheidung fiel auf drapilux-Textilien. Der Name drapilux steht für intelligente Materialien, die Brand- und Schallschutzqualitäten aufweisen, bei Bedarf zudem luftreinigend und antibakteriell ausgerüstet sind. Diese Attribute der Textilien sorgen für eine hohe Raumqualität.

In allen Klassenzimmern hängt bodenlang drapilux-Artikel 140, ein weich fließender, dichter Stoff, in einem Orangeton.
In der Aula hat sich die Schule für Artikel 243 32, einen gerafften Dim-Out-Stoff entschieden. Der Artikel wurde in einer Sonderfarbe erstellt, der exakt zum Graphitton des Fußbodenbelags passen sollte. Hierfür wurde dem Textilhersteller ein Muster des Bodens zur Verfügung gestellt.

Beide Stoffe haben gute akustische Werte: Der Artikel 243 ist der Absorberklasse B mit dem bewerteten Schallabsorptionsgrad αw 0,80 bis 0,85 zuzuordnen, somit höchst absorbierend. Artikel 140 ist mit αw 0,60 bis 0,75 hoch absorbierend und gemäß Absorberklasse C kategorisiert.
Der Textilhersteller legt großen Wert auf aufwändige Testerfahren und bietet ein Portfolio aus allen Schallabsorberklassen an. Welche Klasse notwendig ist, hängt von den akustischen Anforderungen an einen Raum ab.

Kornit Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ: KRNT), a company that develops, designs and markets innovative digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry, today announced it has received an order from DTG2Go, a Delta Apparel, Inc (NYSE American: DLA) company and leader in the direct-to-garment printing and fulfillment marketplace.  
 
The order follows several months of beta-testing of the recently released Kornit Atlas system by DTG2Go, during which Kornit was able to showcase the enhanced features of the most advanced industrial direct-to-garment solution available on the market.  Key features of the Atlas include high volume throughput, attractive cost of ownership and featuring the new NeoPigment™ Eco-Rapid inkset specifically designed for sustainability and retail-quality digital textile printing. Per the agreement, DTG2Go will take delivery of 10 Atlas systems in 2019, along with a significant number of HD upgrades for DTG2Go’s existing Kornit Avalanche systems.  
 
Kornit’s Chief Executive Officer, Ronen Samuel commented, “We are honored to expand our partnership with Delta Apparel as a key technology supplier as they expand their reach with digital printing. Delta’s unique platform strikes at the core of the changing needs in the retail supply chain, by offering a vertically-integrated digital print fulfillment model with quick delivery at an affordable price. The inclusion of the Atlas will greatly enhance the options and capabilities that Delta will be able to offer its customers. The all-new industrial Atlas has leading-edge technology with annual production capacity of over 350,000 impressions and optimizes production efficiency at the best cost of ownership available. We look forward to working collaboratively with Delta to deliver on this order and expand on this important relationship.

Denim Expert Ltd. joined the Fashion Industry Charter for ClimateAction alongside other brands and suppliers.
Denim Expert Ltd. is the first manufacturer in Bangladesh to join the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and currently taking climate action in line with the goals established by the Paris Agreement of 2015. The company is limiting their Green House Gas (GHG) emissions supporting the world reaching climate neutrality by 2050.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty, which entered in to force on 21st March 1994, having being ratified by a sufficient number of countries. The ultimate objective of the convention is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.

The parties to the convention have met annually from 1995 in Conferences of the Parties (COP) to assess progress in dealing with climate change. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was concluded and established legally binding obligations for developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in the period 2008–2012. The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference produced an agreement stating that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0°C relative to the pre-industrial level. In 2015 the Paris Agreement was adopted, governing emission reductions from 2020 onwards, through commitments of countries in Nationally Determined Contributions, lowering the target to 1.5°C. The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016.

Hexcel is exhibiting at the Aero India show for the sixth time, continuing to support customers in the Indian subcontinent and throughout Asia. This year’s show takes place in Bangalore from February 20-24 (Stand AB2.5D, Hall AB) to promote a range of carbon fibers and composites that are benefiting Indian aerospace manufacturers for commercial aircraft, helicopters and space programs.

To coincide with the show, Hexcel is announcing the opening of its new sales office, Hexcel Composites India LLP. The office is located in Bangalore and will be fully operational in March 2019. Mr Vijay Sharma, Sales Manager, and Mr Ram Kumar, Technical Representative, will manage the sales activities and support key customers in the region.

Hexcel has supplied carbon and glass fiber fabrics, prepregs, honeycombs and adhesives to Indian aerospace companies for more than 28 years, including Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), National Aerospace Lab (NAL), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and TATA Advanced Materials.

Hexcel’s high strength and intermediate modulus carbon fiber range has been augmented by the launch of HexTow® HM63, a high modulus carbon fiber that has the highest tensile strength of any existing HM fiber. HexTow® HM63 provides outstanding translation of fiber properties in a composite, including superior inter-laminar shear and compression shear strength. HexTow® HM63 is therefore ideal for any high stiffness and strength-critical applications including space, satellites, UAV, commercial aerospace and helicopters.

Gianluca Croci's priority will be to support Lectra's French customers in their transformation towards Industry 4.0
Lectra announces the appointment of Gianluca Croci as Managing Director, Lectra France. Based in Paris, Gianluca Croci reports to Fabio Canali, President, Southern Europe & North Africa.

Gianluca Croci has more than 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. He began his career in 1998 in the department store chain La Rinascente before joining the Giorgio Armani group in 2002, where he managed, from 2006 to 2015, the Belgian and French subsidiaries. Gianluca Croci later held management positions for major fashion and luxury brands, such as Roberto Cavalli and Marcolin, and was recently the Sales & Marketing Director for Technogym France, a designer of sports equipment.

Gianluca Croci will fulfil Lectra's promise to fashion companies in France: to facilitate the digitalization of their know-how in order to empower them to make a successful transition to Industry 4.0. This ambition is being realized by the 2018 launch of the revolutionary solution, Fashion On Demand by Lectra, which enables fashion companies to customize a garment or make it to measure. This end-to-end personalization offer—the first of its kind—complements a portfolio that is known to solve the pressing challenges confronting the fashion industry. The latest, Kubix Link, developed by Kubix Lab, a start-up acquired by Lectra in January 2018, is an innovative platform for managing product information.

"France is known worldwide for being a leader in fashion and technological innovation. It is a country where brands, retailers and manufacturers have already begun their transformation towards Industry 4.0. I am proud to support our customers’ pursuit of greater connectivity and collaboration in their operations, as well as in assisting them to make the shift to personalization," says Gianluca Croci.
Gianluca Croci and his teams are committed to providing their French customers with the high level of expertise and service that characterizes Lectra's value proposition.
Gianluca Croci's efforts are also tied to the dynamic activities of Lectra Southern Europe & North Africa. There are many synergies in the region’s fashion industry, ranging from the sharing of expertise between French and Italian companies to the integration into their ecosystem of the Moroccan and Tunisian subcontractors.

"Our regional organization enables us to be closer to our customers’ challenges and to provide them with the support they need to achieve their ongoing targets. Gianluca Croci will lead the French teams and contribute to the region's growth," says Fabio Canali. "His extensive experience with major Italian and French companies brings new energy to the development of Lectra France.”
Gianluca Croci is a graduate of the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), Fontainebleau (France), and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan (Italy).

• Geschäftsbereich Tenowo errichtet in Hof hochmoderne Produktionsanlage für technische Textilien

Die zur Hoftex Group AG gehörende Tenowo GmbH, Entwickler und Hersteller innovativer Vliesstofflösungen, wird in den nächsten drei Jahren am Standort Hof umfangreiche Investitionen tätigen. Herzstück des Investitionsprogramms ist mit rund 8 Mio. Euro eine hochmoderne und leistungsfähige Produktionsanlage zur Herstellung binderverfestigter Vliesstoffe, eine der Schlüsseltechnologien der Tenowo Gruppe.

Auf der neuen hocheffizienten und mit neuester Anlagentechnik ausgestatteten Produktionslinie wird Tenowo Vliesstoffe herstellen, die höchsten qualitativen Ansprüchen gerecht werden, und so das Produktangebot für Abnehmer aus angestammten sowie neuen Märkten weiterentwickeln und ausbauen. Zudem wird durch den Einsatz neuer ressourceneffizienter Technologien der Energie-, Rohstoff- und Materialverbrauch in der Fertigung nachhaltig reduziert.

Zum Investitionsprogramm gehören auch umfangreiche Verbesserungsmaßnahmen in der Gebäudeinfrastruktur und -technik am Standort in der Fabrikzeile in Hof. Neben den erwarteten Energieeinsparungen soll vor allem das Arbeitsumfeld für die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter in den verschiedenen Produktionsbereichen weiter verbessert werden.
Die Tenowo GmbH ist ein Unternehmen der Hoftex Group und entwickelt und produziert Vliesstoffe für verschiedenste Märkte, insbesondere für die Automobil-, Bau und Kabelindustrie sowie für die Bekleidungs-, Lebensmittel- und Medical-Industrie.

An ihren Produktionsstandorten in Hof, Reichenbach, Mittweida, Lincolnton (USA), Huzhou (China) und Mailand (Italien) setzt Tenowo verschiedene Technologien der Vliesstoffherstellung und -veredlung ein. Tenowo-Produkte werden in der Automobilindustrie von allen führenden PKW-Herstellern verarbeitet, z.B. für Motorraumauskleidungen und Autohimmel.
Weltweit beschäftigt die Tenowo Gruppe rund 800 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter, mehr als 300 davon am Stammsitz in Hof.

At this year’s Heimtextil from 8-11 January 2019 in Frankfurt, Trevira GmbH presented a new Trevira CS joint stand on an impressively huge scale under the motto “Textile Values”. Its fair stand concept, scaled up for 2019, attracted a large number of visitors. Together with 26 top Trevira CS customers, Trevira told the story of the entire textiles value chain across a 2,200+ msq site. Visitors were taken on a journey that started with the basics – fibre production and yarn manufacture – before moving on to the dyeing, weaving and warp and weft knitting stages and ultimately to the end of the journey, the textile editing.

Trevira GmbH’s CEO Klaus Holz said, “I think we have once again “upgraded” our presence at Heimtextil. If I say this I’m not only talking about size and number of participants in our stand, but rather about value. Including all kinds of Trevira CS partners from yarn producers to fabric manufacturers and textile editors, our stand was reflecting the entire textile value chain.”

The highlight of the stand was Trevira’s new trend show for the contract market, “Trends in Contract by Trevira CS”. The show gave visitors, especially (interior) designers and decorators, an opportunity to find out more about innovative textiles and colour trends on the home and contract market.

Head of Marketing Anke Vollenbröker said, “We are extremely pleased that our trend show met with such great interest, and it was fantastic to see so many interior designers participating in our trend gallery tours. The trend area proved to be a source of inspiration for numerous visitors and demonstrated the expertise of our Trevira CS partners when it comes to outstanding design.”

At JEC World 2019, Sika Advanced Resins will unveil Ullit’s new composite tank for trucks that run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

Together with its tailor-made epoxy system designed by Sika Advanced Resins, who are a leader in the development and production of high-performance resins, the tank helps to reduce pollution in urban traffic.

An epoxy laminating system that adapts to different designs
The tank, which contains up to 320 liters is the same size as a conventional diesel fuel tank. "We have been innovating together for more than 10 years! Sika Advanced Resins has developed a specific resin for our new range of high-pressure tanks. This high-performance resin can be adapted to all design constraints, particularly for our very high-pressure hydrogen tanks, up to 700 bar," explains Ullit founder and CEO Claude Hembert.

Sika Advanced Resins has used its expertise to develop a tailor-made resin to withstand the cyclic pressurization loads on the filament-wound tanks. In combination with carbon fiber the resin provides mechanical resistance for different tank shapes including those for vehicles running on natural gas. "The tank is placed in the same place as a diesel fuel tank and avoids the need for transformations in trucks. In addition Ullit-Sika composites reduce the weight of the tank by a factor of four, a huge benefit when we estimate that one tonne saved on a truck saves four liters of fuel per 100 kilometers in urban traffic," explains Patrick Noirclerc, Local Expert Composites at Sika Advanced Resins.