From the Sector

Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd. und die OKI Data Corporation, die Druckersparte der OKI-Gruppe, haben am 6. Januar 2020 einen Exklusivvertrag über den internationalen Vertrieb der Großformat-Inkjetdrucker von OKI Data abgeschlossen. Eine erste Vertriebskooperation für Japan, im März 2019 bekannt gegeben, wird damit global ausgeweitet.

Ab dem 1. April 2020 wird Mimaki Engineering die Großformat-Inkjetdrucker von OKI Data – einschließlich von Tinten, Zubehör und Ersatzteilen – über sein stark aufgestelltes internationales Vertriebsnetz weltweit anbieten.

Erfasst werden insbesondere der ColorPainter H3-104s und ColorPainter M-64s, die als Flaggschiffe aus dem Hause OKI Data Produktivität, Robustheit, Bildqualität und eine hohe Farbdichte verbinden. Hinzu kommen Tinten und Zubehör für diese und weitere ehemals von OKI Data angebotene Großformat-Inkjetdrucker. Neben dem Vertrieb wird Mimaki Engineering zum 1. April auch die Wartung übernehmen.

Mimaki Engineering entwickelt, fertigt, vermarktet und wartet Inkjetdrucker und Schneideplotter für industrielle Anwendungen sowie zugehörige Tinten und Softwareanwendungen. In rund 150 Ländern weltweit werden die Kunden aus nächster Nähe umsorgt, wobei auch der Vertrieb ganz im Zeichen des Community-Prinzips steht. Speziell im Bereich Großformat-Inkjetdruck kann Mimaki Engineering mit beachtlichem technischem Know-how sowie einem bewährten Vertrieb und Service aufwarten. Die Kooperation wird OKI Data zusätzliche Märkte in aller Welt erschließen, während sich Bestandskunden weiterhin in besten Händen wissen.

Mimaki wird den Messebesuchern der viscom 2020 (7.-9. Januar in Düsseldorf) einen Einblick in sein Portfolio an kostengünstigen und profitablen Inkjet-Drucklösungen präsentieren. Unter dem Motto „Join the colourful experience“ wird Mimaki zeigen, wie Werbetechniker, Textil- und Digitaldruckdienstleister mit neuster Technologie attraktive Druckanwendungen erstellen und neue, profitable Märkte erschließen können. Auch für Fachbesucher der parallel zur viscom 2020 auf dem Düsseldorfer Messegelände stattfindenden PSI und PromoTex Expo wird dieses umfassende Sortiment an Lösungen und Anwendungen sehr attraktiv sein.

Im Mittelpunkt des Standes von Mimaki (Halle 13, Stand F41) werden der JV300-160 Plus und der CG-160FXll Plus aus der brandneuen Plus-Serie von Mimaki stehen, seine branchenweit anerkannten Druck- und Schneidelösungen der nächsten Generation für das Großformat. Der JV300-160 Plus und der CG-160FXII, die erstmals in Deutschland zu sehen sein werden, zeichnen sich durch weitaus höhere Produktivität als Vorgängermodelle aus und bieten eine hervorragende Druckqualität bei höherer Druckgeschwindigkeit. Ermöglicht wird das durch MAPS4, die neueste Version des Mimaki Advanced Pass Systems. Mit einem speziellen Algorithmus berechnet MAPS4, wie Tintentropfen am besten so aufgesprüht werden können, dass sichtbare Streifenbildung vermieden wird. Zuverlässige Produktivität gewährleisten Mimakis bahnbrechende Technologien NCU (Nozzle Check Unit; Düsenprüfung) und NRS (Nozzle Recovery System; Düsenwiederherstellung). Eine brandneue, innovative Aufnahmeeinheit soll das Handling von Rollen von bis 45 kg ermöglichen und gleichzeitig das Verrutschen des Materials verhindern, wodurch ein reibungsloser, effizienterer Produktionsprozess gewährleistet ist.

Nach knapp 100 Tagen bei Better Rich zieht Wolfgang Lohe mit einer Umsatzsteigerung von 25 Prozent erfolgreich Bilanz.

Der Lifestyle-Anbieter konnte während der Orderphase für die Saison Frühjahr/Sommer 2020 knapp 50 neue Herrenkunden und 30 neue Damenkunden für sich gewinnen und stellt als logische Konsequenz nun ein hauseigenes Vertriebsteam auf. Ab dem 1.10.2019 setzt Better Rich auf neue Vertriebsstrukturen, die eine individuellere, partnerschaftlichere Zusammenarbeit mit dem Handel ermöglichen. Zusätzlich zu Roland Gomolla (44), der bereits seit 10 Jahren die Mitte Deutschlands betreut, werden insgesamt drei neue Mitarbeiter das Vertriebsteam bei Better Rich verstärken.

Niki Wiedmann (31) und Tamara Sadjedi (29) übernehmen Süddeutschland, während Ricarda Rabe (23) den Norden verantwortet.
Die Agentur Kamm & Kamm aus Zürich ist weiterhin Ansprechpartner für die Schweiz. In Österreich wird die Agentur Kranz Fashion Agency aus Salzburg neuer Ansprechpartner. Sowohl bei den Neukunden – von denen ein nicht unerheblicher Teil als namhafte Multiplikatoren der Branche gelten – als auch bei den bestehenden Kunden aus dem gehobenen Einzelhandel, setzt Lohe auf enge Partnerschaftsmodelle und individuelle Handelslösungen.

• Der neue Hybriddrucker ermöglicht den Einstieg in Textildirektdruck und Direkttransferdruck.
• Dank der Flexibilität der Druckmaschine können kleinere Druckdienstleister ihr Anwendungsspektrum erweitern und sich neue Märkte erschließen.

Mimaki Engineering, ein Hersteller von Inkjetdruckern und Schneideplottern, hat heute über die weltweit erste Vorführung eines brandneuen digitalen Textil-Hybriddruckers aus der TX300P-Serie bei der ITMA 2019 informiert (20. bis 26. Juni in Barcelona, Halle 3, Stand B110). Besonderheit des neuen Druckers ist die Eignung für Textildirektdruck und Direkttransferdruck – damit wird eine beispiellose Flexibilität bei Tintenkombinationen und Substraten erreicht, was profitable neue Geschäftschancen eröffnet.

Das neue Drucksystem stellt eine Weiterentwicklung des Mimaki TX300P-1800 dar, der um die Möglichkeit des Direkttransferdrucks ergänzt wurde. Druckdienstleister profitieren von der größeren Vielseitigkeit in Bezug auf Stoffe, Applikationen und Zielmärkte. Insbesondere kleinere Druckdienstleister erhalten die Möglichkeit, mit nur einem Drucksystem eine umfassende Palette von Textildruckanwendungen zu bieten. Entsprechend dem Komplettausstatter-Ansatz von Mimaki ist der Drucker kompatibel zu allen Mimaki-Geräten für Vorbehandlung, Dämpfen und Waschen.

• New textile printer delivers unparalleled flexibility and unprecedented application capabilities
• Mimaki to showcase a wealth of technological breakthroughs and creative opportunities to drive digital print adoption in textiles

Mimaki Engineering, a leading manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting systems, today announces that it will showcase its broad portfolio of cutting-edge digital print technologies at ITMA 2019 (20-26 June 2019, Fira de Barcelona, Spain). This will include the first global showing of a brand-new hybrid digital textile printer, uniquely featuring both direct-to-textile and direct-to-transfer print capabilities. Crucially, these features enable textile and garment manufacturers to achieve unparalleled flexibility and enhanced application opportunities for increased business growth.

To facilitate these benefits, the new Mimaki printer also allows multiple sets of inks to be loaded simultaneously, supporting increased fabric range versatility and maximum product variety.

As the future of textile printing and for further production benefits, Mimaki will also give a sneak preview of its new and upcoming TA Job Controller software, specifically designed for textile production environments. For use on Mimaki’s successful, EDP-awarded Tiger Pro Series and Rimslow TR Series – and all Mimaki textile printers –, TA Job Controller enables users to connect one-on-one to the RIP and other devices, for an automated workflow from design to pre-print, print and post print processes.

This year Swiss company Schoeller Textil AG, is celebrating 150 years of tradition and future opportunities. As a global textile solutions brand, the company specializes in the development and production of innovative technical fabrics and smart textile finishing technologies. What began as Switzerland’s first worsted yarn spinning mill in 1868, has achieved worldwide recognition for its high-tech textiles and its dedication to sustainability. For its more than 500 brand partners in 50 countries, Schoeller produces an average of over six million meters of performance textiles per year in its mills in Sevelen, Switzerland and Balingen, Germany.

When Rudolph Schoeller established what would be called “Schoeller & Sohne” in Zurich in 1868, it was within an age of ground-breaking achievement and progress inspired by the beginnings of the Swiss Red Cross and the completion of the Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland. Schoeller quickly expanded its business and in 1954 went on to purchase a textile mill in Sevelen, located in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley, which currently serves as the company’s headquarters. That mill would soon launch the very first elastic fabric for the ski industry – or the world’s very first soft shell fabric – under the name “skifans.”

Built on an island right off the Finnish capital Helsinki, the Nolla cabin represents an ecological alternative to cabin life.

This summer, living with minimal emissions will be put to the test. Neste is building a prototype of a cabin that has a minimal environmental impact in terms of both carbon dioxide emissions and concrete impact on nature. The Nolla (= zero) cabin, designed by Finnish designer Robin Falck, is located just outside Helsinki city center, on the Vallisaari island. The cabin has been built from sustainable materials and is designed for a simple lifestyle with minimal to no emissions, taking into account the surrounding nature in every respect.

Located on the idyllic island of Vallisaari in the Helsinki archipelago, the Nolla cabin encourages people to consider how modern solutions and innovations could enable sustainable cabin living. Vallisaari has been in a natural state for decades and is thus the perfect location for an urban cabin experience, located at a 20-minute boat ride away from the Helsinki market square. The ecological and mobile Nolla cabin will be in Vallisaari until the end of September, demonstrating a lifestyle that generates minimal to no emissions.

Placing the compact and mobile cabin on its private lot does not require a construction permit
and it has been designed to use building materials as effectively as possible. The cabin is the size of a small bedroom and can be assembled and transported without heavy machinery, leaving its environment nearly untouched. The Nolla cabin has been designed by Finnish designer Robin Falck, whose earlier design, Nido cabin, has been globally acknowledged.

The Nolla cabin introduces solutions, which enable minimizing cabin life emissions remarkably. The energy supply of the cabin is entirely renewable; electricity is generated by solar panels, whilst the Wallas stove, reserved for cooking and heating, runs entirely on Neste MY Renewable Diesel, made 100% from waste and residue. The Aava Lines raft operating between Helsinki city centre and Vallisaari will also run on Neste MY Renewable diesel that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90%.

“With the Nolla cabin, we want to offer visitors the possibility to experience modern cabin life in the realm of nature, with minimal emissions. An ecological lifestyle does not only require giving up unsustainable commodities, but also discovering modern, sustainable solutions that can be used instead. This has been an essential part of the design process”, says Falck.

“Finns are known for spending time at their beloved summer houses. We wanted to explore sustainable solutions that could enable cabin life with minimal emissions. Shared and circular economy, as well as new technologies and innovations have made it possible to enjoy our cabins without harming or burdening the environment. Some of the solutions that have been used at the Nolla cabin are perfectly adaptable at any cabin”, says Sirpa Tuomi, Marketing Director at Neste.

The Nolla cabin is executed in collaboration with Fortum, Wallas and Stockmann and is part of the Journey to Zero project by Neste, which explores new ideas and aims to steer the world towards a cleaner future with fewer emissions.

For Schoeller Summer 2020 everything flows smoothly. The fabrics move with a fluid lightness in a closed ecological cycle. Upcycled products with ECONYL® yarn and the PFC-free ecorepel® Bio technology based on renewable raw materials are two ecological highlights of the 2020 Summer Collection, which is being developed and produced in the heart of the Swiss mountains. Color effects turn the functional textiles into exciting multicolors with contrasting reverses and fresh, modern plain colors that can easily be combined.

REGENERATED ECONYL® YARN
The textiles manufactured by Schoeller using ECONYL® yarn made from regenerated material are genuine upcycled products. The ECONYL® Reclaiming Program of Aquafil S.P.A. reduces global waste by collecting recyclable materials from landfill sites and the world’s oceans and returning them into the production cycle. The resulting yarn is no different from conventional textiles in terms of quality and appearance. The Schoeller fabric family with ECONYL® yarn encompasses a complete package with diverse exciting qualities such as ultra-light, bi-elastic schoeller®-dynamic (e.g. for windbreaker blousons), very soft, fine schoeller®-dryskin (e.g. for high-tech shorts) and lightweight schoeller®-WB-400.

ECO-CREATED
New, supersoft soft-shells with ECONYL® yarn are available with different backings and weights depending on the situation. The lightest schoeller®-WB-400 radiates a sense of summer in fresh tones such as melon, oxygen blue or khaki with a smooth jersey reverse in contrasting colors, also made from ECONYL® yarn. A slightly heavier quality surprises in classic black with an elegant, navy blue reverse, while the Bordeaux nuance of the soft-shell with its brushed reverse in stone grey feels warm, soft and cozy. The fluorocarbon-free ecorepel® bio-technology, based on renewable raw materials, offers sustainable water repellence.

WHITE MATTER
The dominant features of summer 2020, alongside sustainable textiles and technologies made from natural materials, are inspired multicolors. The comfortable, multicolored schoeller®-WB-400 qualities produce completely new color effects and create a cheerful look – both for outdoor activities and in urban sportswear. The combination of melon, ocean green and stone grey with white changes the mood of the original colors and lends the textiles an unexpectedly chalky, summery look. Another striking feature is the lightweight, white jersey backing, which is only revealed at second glance.

AUGMENTED ORIGINALS
The presentation of the authentic schoeller®-dynamic qualities is no less lively, ranging from mossy green tones and blue nuances through to the brown variations of tree bark. The multicolors combine perfectly with plain fabrics and are impressively functional thanks to the PFC-free ecorepel® bio-technology, which also provides reliable water repellence. The basic qualities of the lightweight schoeller®-dryskin trousers and jackets are given a touch of elegance in the form of a discreet sheen and fashionable colors. In soft blues and greens, these supple all-rounders are highly wear resistant and offer ideal moisture management through the microfibers on the inside. They also feature ecorepel® bio-technology for water repellence.

For buyers that prioritise having the widest range of sourcing options in one place, their best bet is March’s Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics. Boasting pavilions from Japan, Korea, Pakistan and Taiwan, individual exhibitors from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, not to mention 2,800-plus Chinese exhibitors, the fair is the largest gathering of Asian suppliers under one roof for the spring / summer sourcing season. To ensure convenience for buyers, international exhibitors are grouped by country or region, while Chinese exhibitors are located in product halls including fabrics for casualwear, functional wear / sportswear, ladieswear, lingerie & swimwear, shirting and suiting, as well as for accessories and denim.

In total, around 3,300 exhibitors will showcase their apparel fabrics and accessories at the fair, with the SalonEurope zone hosting premium suppliers from Europe – including pavilions and zones from France, Germany, Italy and Turkey – while the International Hall also houses other overseas exhibitors from the likes of Argentina, Australia, Peru the US and elsewhere.

Japan Pavilion keeps ‘Banshu-Ori’ tradition alive
Organised by the Japan Fashion Week Organization (JFW), the Japan Pavilion will house 22 exhibitors and also feature a Japan Trend Corner. After the immense popularity of this pavilion with buyers in previous editions, the organisers are in a good position to comment on the trends in the local market. “The now mature Chinese market tends to seek out very different types of products and purchase in smaller batches, which is a world away from the mass-production focus of the past,” JFW commented.

Included in this edition’s Japan Pavilion are three companies from the Nishiwaki region, which is famous for its ‘Banshu-Ori’, or Banshu weave. Banshu-Ori is a yarn-dyed fabric, woven into various patterns, such as checks and stripes, with yarns that are dyed before being woven by weaving machines. This tradition dates back to 1792, and will be showcased by Bon Co Ltd, Ueyama Orimono Corp and Kuwamura Co Ltd at the fair. Bon will showcase a range of new products using this traditional technique, including organic cotton fabrics, paper yarn fabrics and indigo items. Ueyama Orimono, which boasts Japan’s largest dyeing factory in Nishiwaki, designs its own fabrics in Tokyo, and will present cotton, cotton / linen and medium-thin yarn-dyed fabrics at the fair. Kuwamura will showcase fabrics based on 100% yarn-dyed cotton, as well as cotton and cotton-blend materials.

Taiwan Pavilion the place to find innovation
The Taiwan Pavilion, with over 40 participating companies, is a guaranteed source of innovation at the fair, with a number of exhibitors also offering eco-friendly options. Some of the highlights include:

• Keen Ching Industrial: they will have a number of their patented KCC-branded zippers at the fair including a durable double-coil zipper, an invisible zipper with a movable retainer box, a track type water-repellent zipper, a curved metal zipper and more.
• Handseltex Industrial: will showcase a wide range of products including lace, jacquard and mesh, made with the likes of organic cotton and recycled polyester with an eco-friendly production process.
• Paltex: the company’s ‘From Waste to Yarn’ regeneration system involves turning waste fishing nets and plastic bottles from the ocean into polyester and nylon fabrics, membranes and trimmings.
• Superwill: their unique gradient fabric combines specialty yarns and a special knitting process, and features a thickness that decreases from top to bottom. This design allows the fabric to be tailored to different garments.
• Tri Ocean Textile: will feature its own DreamFel® high-performance filament polypropylene yarn which is lightweight, durable and environmentally friendly, and used in sports & outdoor apparel and outdoor furniture.

The Taiwan Pavilion will be full of innovative textile solutions again this edition
The Korea and Pakistan Pavilions round out the Asian offerings. Nearly 60 Korean exhibitors will showcase predominantly manmade, fancy, knitted, acetate woven, tricot, jacquard, faux leather and printed fabrics, as well as lace and embroidery, for ladieswear, while other members will feature fabrics for sportswear and outdoor wear. Those from Pakistan, meanwhile, will feature in the Beyond Denim hall and offer a wide range of denim products.  

In addition to Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, four other textile fairs also take place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center: Yarn Expo Spring, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring Edition, fashion garment fair CHIC and knitting fair PH Value.

Gorham, ME, USA – Montalvo, international specialists in web tension control, has promoted Bryon Williams to Director of Sales and Marketing. Mr. William’s will oversee Montalvo’s North America sales efforts, and global marketing strategy with an emphasis on building relationships within existing and new industries, managing Montalvo’s internal and external sales team, and continuing to further Montalvo’s marketing strategy. Previously Mr. Williams worked as Montalvo’s Global Marketing Manager.

Montalvo’s CEO Robin Goodwin says “Bryon has been with Montalvo since 2010, during which time he has shaped and elevated our global branding and marketing strategy while helping to manage our product portfolio. Bryon is highly committed to delivering excellence both internally and externally, directly benefitting our customers and his colleagues. He will bring this commitment and dedication to his new role, to grow Montalvo even further.”

Before Montalvo, Mr. Williams specialized in customer communication and marketing coordination at JobsintheUS.com and Sunday River Ski Resort. Mr. Williams attended Bryant University and earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administrant in Marking and Communication and is currently earning his Masters of Business Administration in Leadership from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.