The CHTC Fong’s Group is currently making a huge investment in the infrastructure and advanced automation technology required for manufacturing next-generation Industry 4.0 dyeing and finishing machines in China.
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Paris - For its 12th edition and third time in Seoul, JEC Asia 2019 will gather companies from the entire composites value chain in Asia Pacific to present their latest capabilities and innovations to the composites community and the strategic end-user’s market including: Mobility, Aeronautics, Building & Construction. This year more than 245 exhibiting companies are expected with thousands of professionals from 49
countries to network, exchange ideas, explore new opportunities and strengthen their business partnerships.
Addressing the impact of composites in Mobility 4.0
During the press conference held in Seoul on July 9th to introduce JEC Asia 2019 and eMove Asia 360° main features, a roundtable gathering speakers, experts and academics from prestigious Korean research centers specialized in carbon and composites — along with Hyundai Motor and KCTech composites experts, eMove360°’s CEO & Publisher and Korean Electric Vehicle Association representatives — exchanged their views on the impact of composites in today's and tomorrow's mobility in the world with a focus on the Korean market. Discussions centered around the challenges raised by Mobility 4.0 (electric connected and autonomous vehicles) and how composites can offer highly adapted solutions for the new challenges faced by this sector, particularly in the context of the rising electrification of vehicles.
Hence, the 2019 edition of JEC Asia will welcome for the first time the eMove360° ASIA exhibition and conferences focusing on Trends in electric & autonomous mobility, Battery & Powertrain and Charging & Energy.
Celebrating Innovation and Knowledge
JEC Asia 2019 will also host the 2nd leg of the JEC Startup Booster competition, the leading startup competition in the world of composites will enable companies to find and assess innovations with a potential impact on their respective industry. The 10 finalists selected in the region by a prestigious jury, will pitch their project to win a chance to showcase their work at JEC World 2020 in Paris. The JEC Innovation Awards is a long-established and worldwide program with 3 simple goals: identify, promote and reward the most innovative composite solutions in the world. Over the past 15 years, the JEC Innovation Program has involved 1,800 companies worldwide; 177 companies and 433 partners have been rewarded for the excellence of their composite innovations. The JEC Innovation Awards reward composites champions, based on criteria such as partner involvement in the value chain, technicality or commercial applications of innovations. The award ceremony will take place on the second day of JEC Asia, on November 14th, 2019.
JEC Asia 2019 will also feature a fulfilling conference program with experts from the industry giving their insights on the latest developments in high-performance composite technologies and applications.
JEC Asia 2019 conferences main themes will focus on:
• International Carbon Festival Conference organized with our partner, KCTech.
• Automotive composite golden triangle: low CAPEX, low cost but high volume
• Automotive hybrid solutions: take the best of each material
• Aeronautics: faster processes and new materials
• Business opportunities (Raw materials, Process, Application, Countries, Region)
Finally, JEC Asia offers the opportunity to visit Composites sites. This year professionals will live a full experience of South Korea composites Industry visiting: Hanyang University, Kookmin University with Hankuk Carbon, Win & Win Co or Korean Carbon with KCTech in Jeonju.
See you @JEC Asia 2019 and eMove360° Asia, November 13 to 15, Seoul Coex Convention and Exhibition Center
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Able to offer an alchemy of design and sustainable innovation, Iluna Group with ROICA™ by Asahi Kasei join the latest edition of the Milano Unica fair with a range of innovations capable of combining innovation, aesthetics and quality. "Ethical" lace and stockings, where quality standards go hand in hand with fashion content, respecting both the environment and humans, an offer already selected among the protagonists of the Sustainable Thinking Exhibition of the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum, for its value in the field of responsible innovation.
Experts in the production of stretch lace since 1985, ILUNA today represents the largest European laces’producer. Thanks to the effectiveness of their responsible innovation strategy, Iluna Group has been the very first lace producer to have gained the GRS (Global Recycled Standard) for their transformed products, together with the company certification STeP (Sustainable Textile Production by Oeko – Tex®).
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„CONTENT, EXCHANGE AND INSPIRATION“
“We are on exactly the right track with our focal topics and concepts on the subject of Digitalisation, Sustainability and Retail Experiences. The feedback was overwhelmingly very positive. The concepts we have developed in recent months are spot on the contemporary pulse and there is considerable need for dialogue between all the parties. At PREMIUM we succeeded in breathing life into a new dynamic with the new brand mix in the halls and the focus on key looks. The stands looked truly amazing and a lot of time had clearly been spent working on the collections, too. The buyers loved the overall impact of this. They felt better appealed to, oriented – and entertained.
The PREMIUM GROUP stands for content, communication and inspiration. The feedback on the quality of the visitors to PREMIUM, SHOW&ORDER X PREMIUM and SEEK resonated overwhelmingly positively. Visitors are taking new trends and contacts home with them. There were buyers visiting from Stylebop, Macy’s or Caliroots.
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.
As the role of lingerie in fashion and athleisure continues to augment, the desire for garments that will meet a new set of values for contemporary consumer lifestyles will flourish.
ROICA™ takes this year’s Interfilière visitors on an inspirational journey, aimed at encouraging weavers, designers and brands to “engineer” their portfolio of products in new and exciting ways. The company sets a whole new standard in how creativity and responsibility can come together for a new generation of wardrobe solutions dedicated to the contemporary consumer, carving out a new kind of fashion future.
For Interfilière 2019, ROICA™ tells the story of its five unique yarn families brought to life through a precious partnership system and exploring three key themes: heritage, innovation and lifestyle.
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Porcher Sport, the Sports and Leisure Division of Porcher Industries has unveiled new innovations for the outdoor equipment and apparel sectors at Outdoor by ISPO 2019 in Munich this week.
Innovations range as wide as new thermoplastic insoles for customised footwear to a new highly durable tent fabric.
Highly durable tent fabric weighing only 41gsm
Porcher Sport plans to disrupt the backpacking tent market with its newly developed 20 denier tent fabric, weighing only 41 gsm. This fabric is slightly lighter, but significantly stronger and more durable than existing high-quality materials on the market. Through continuous R&D, Porcher Sport has improved the performance of its tent fabric by increasing the tear strength. The ripstop material is coated on both sides with two layers of silicone creating a reinforced, waterproof fabric that is lightweight, tear-resistant and highly durable. As a result, Porcher Sport guarantees customers will be able to enjoy their tent for a minimum of 10 years. The novel tent fabric will be available in 2020.
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Die führende Messe für Teppiche und Bodenbeläge DOMOTEX beleuchtet mit ihrem neuen Leitthema „ATMYSPHERE“ unterschiedliche Eigenschaften des Bodens, die zu individuellem Wohlbefinden in einem Interieur beitragen. Bei der kommenden Veranstaltung, die vom 10. bis 13. Januar in Hannover stattfindet, stehen unter anderem umweltfreundliche Materialien und Herstellungsverfahren sowie nachhaltige
Produkte im Mittelpunkt.
Angeregt vom wachsenden Gesundheits- und Umweltbewusstsein entstehen derzeit viele relevante Interior Design-Projekte mit umweltfreundlichen Bodenbelägen und Verlegewerkstoffen, die für eine gesunde Raumatmosphäre sorgen. Bei innovativen Interieurs in Hotel, Bar und Restaurant bis hin zum Showroom, Büro und Messestand spielen nachhaltige Böden eine wichtige Rolle für das Gesamtkonzept, wie die
folgenden Beispiele mit Produkten von Ausstellern der DOMOTEX zeigen.
Der Flagshipstore der Deutschen Telekom am Münchner Marienplatz ist nach dem „Collector’s Lab“ Konzept des Unternehmens eingerichtet: Lieblingsstücke werden zu „emotionalen Inseln in einer wertigen Umgebung“ gruppiert, um eine persönliche Atmosphäre für den Kunden zu schaffen. Für die Bodengestaltung des Showrooms kamen zwei unterschiedliche elastische Böden des DOMOTEX-Ausstellers Windmöller zum Einsatz. Applikationen in Weiß und Magenta auf einem Designboden in grauer Sichtbetonoptik leiten den Blick hin zu den Produktpräsentationen. Den wohnlich gestalteten Rahmen des Lounge- Bereichs und der Beratungszonen betont der Purline Bioboden in Verbindung mit holzverkleideten Wänden und bequemen Polstermöbeln. Purline ist ein Polyurethanboden auf Basis von ecuran. Der Verbundwerkstoff wird überwiegend aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen wie Raps- oder Rizinusöl und Kreide hergestellt. „Bewusstes Leben und Arbeiten steht mehr denn je im Fokus der Verbraucher“, erklärt Annika Windmöller, Gesellschafterin und Leiterin der Unternehmenskommunikation. „Ein aktuell sehr ausgeprägtes Umweltbewusstsein, die Forderung nach maximaler Nachhaltigkeit im täglichen Konsum sowie der Wunsch nach dem individuellen Wohlfühlen, sind maßgebliche Treiber unserer Gesellschaft.“ Der widerstandsfähige Purline Bioboden, so Windmöller, entspreche diesen Anforderungen in besonderem Maße. Gerda Karal, die für den Flagshipstore verantwortliche Teamleiterin Innenarchitektur des Kölner Architekturbüros Lepel & Lepel betont, dass es Ziel des Projekts war „Ökologie und Stil in ein perfektes Gleichgewicht zu bringen.“
Das Mama Shelter Hotel in Belgrad wurde von dem in São Paulo lebenden Interior Designer Jalil Amor eingerichtet, der zuvor in den Pariser Architekturbüros von Jean Nouvel und Philippe Starck arbeitete. Amor bezieht sich in seiner erzählerischen Gestaltung auf die Geschichte der serbischen Hauptstadt und ihre Jahrhunderte währende Zugehörigkeit zum osmanischen Reich. So stattete er den großzügigen Restaurant- und Loungebereich in einem Mix aus modern interpretierten orientalischen Mustern und phantasievollen Pop-Art Elementen aus. Farbenfrohe runde Hocker der „Mafrash Home Décor Collection“ von Zollanvari wählte Amor zugleich als bequeme Sitzobjekte und Eyecatcher. Die Unikate der Collection entstehen aus einer Kombination von alten Taschen und Truhen, die von Ghashgha'i und Luri Nomaden gewebt wurden und handgewebten Arbeiten, die die Techniken von Kelim, Soumak und Zigorats kombinieren. Für die Flachgewebe mit der kunstvollen dreidimensionalen Struktur verwendet Zollanvari beste Hochlandwolle aus den iranischen Zagros-Bergen. In den Räumen des Mama Shelter Belgrade Hotels tragen die handgearbeiteten Teppichhocker zu einer entspannten und inspirierenden Atmosphäre bei. Auf diese Weise erfüllen die edlen Gewebe, aus denen die Hocker bestehen, einen neuen Zweck und werden nachhaltig genutzt.
Vinny Smith, Managing Director von Northern Backdrop Interior Design verwendete für die Gestaltung der Bar des „Greens“ Restaurant im irischen Ring of Kerry Golfclub Holzplanken der „Wave Collection“ aus dem Programm von Corà Parquet. Die organisch geformten Holzelemente sind aus europäischer Eiche gefertigt und haben eine grau glänzend lackierte und lebendig strukturierte Oberfläche. „Das Greens Restaurant bietet seinen Gästen einen herrlichen Blick auf die Kenmare Bay, den Atlantik und die atemberaubende Berglandschaft des County Kerry“, sagt Smith. „Ich wollte, dass alle Designdetails an die natürliche Umgebung dieses Ortes erinnern.“ Für die Verkleidung der Bar nutzte er wellenförmigen Eichenmodule, da diese „Meereswellen und der Reflexion von Licht auf dem Wasser“ ähneln. „Form, Farben und Struktur der Verkleidung verleihen der eher kleinen Bar eine große Wirkung und machen sie zu einem Schwerpunkt innerhalb des Interior Designs.“ Corà Parquet verwendet hochwertige Hölzer, die sorgfältig verarbeitet und für eine lange Lebensdauer ausgerichtet sind. Sie sind FSC-zertifiziert und werden nach hohen ökologischen und sozialen Standards produziert.
Vielaris Art Parquet aus Litauen restauriert Böden in historischen Gebäuden. Mit dem Knowhow aus diesen Projekten werden auch exklusive Räumlichkeiten mit neuen Parkettböden ausgestattet. Im Büro eines Immobilien-Investors im Zentrum von Paris verlegte das Unternehmen den „Trio“ Holzboden aus Birkensperrholz mit einer Oberschicht aus Eiche. Dieser nachhaltige Bodenbelag wird aus den geometrischen Formen Dreieck, Diamant und Trapez zu einem ausdrucksvollen und eleganten Muster zusammengesetzt. Einzeln über die Fläche verteilte Dreiecksformen aus Messing unterstreichen den einzigartigen Look des Naturholzbodens. Das Unternehmen verwendet bei seinen Projekten den nachwachsenden Rohstoff Holz und verarbeitet ihn in höchster handwerklicher Präzision, je nach Auftrag auch mit Intarsien sowie Einlegearbeiten aus Metall. Das Besondere an den zweischichtigen Parkettplatten von Vielaris ist, dass alle Details über die gesamte Plattenlage hinweg miteinander verbunden sind. Dieser traditionelle Herstellungsprozess sorgt für eine lange Lebensdauer des edlen Bodens.
Der Messestand von Freudenberg auf der DOMOTEX 2019 sorgte für viel Aufsehen. Besucher konnten in eine scheinbar natürliche Umgebung eintauchen. Der Teppichbelag des Standes war mit Freudenberg-Tuft-Trägern ausgestattet und zeigte täuschend echt wirkende Moos- und Waldmotive, die mit Hilfe hochwertiger digitaler Drucktechnologie entstanden. Nachhaltigkeit gehört zum Selbstverständnis von Freudenberg. Praktisch umgesetzt wird sie in zahlreichen Projekten zur Reduzierung des Energie-, Wasser- und Rohstoffverbrauchs. „Wir verbessern ständig die Umweltbilanz unserer getufteten Teppichrücken, ohne die Leistung zu beeinträchtigen,“ sagt John McNabb, Freudenberg Performance Materials’ Chief Technical Officer. Dies betreffe die Wiederverwendung der eigenen Abfälle, die Erhöhung des zertifizierten Recyclinganteils und die Vermeidung von chemischen Bindemitteln. „Gleichzeitig verbessern wir den ‚Handabdruck‘ unserer Kunden, indem wir 100% recycelbare Einkomponenten-Tuftuntergründe anbieten.“ So diente der Messestand unter dem Motto „Sustainable Backings“ auch dem kommunikativen Ziel, mit Kunden über den gemeinsamen Aufbau einer nachhaltigen Zukunft ins Gespräch zu kommen.
Das frisch renovierte Restaurant „Panorama 2962“ auf der Gipfelstation der Zugspitze bietet seinen Besuchern eine einzigartige Aussicht auf das Voralpenland. Dort hat die Firma Raumausstattung Kraus aus Grainau auf einer Fläche von rund 800 m² Massivholzdielen mit Produkten von Uzin Utz umweltfreundlich verlegt. Ein Teil des Bodens war mit Fliesen versehen, auf der Restfläche befand sich ein Schnellzementestrich. Um den Untergrund vorzubereiten, mussten zunächst gelockerte Fliesen entfernt und ein Diamantschliff durchführt werden. Auf den behandelten Boden trug das Verlegeteam eine geruchsarme Epoxidharzgrundierung auf, die für nachhaltiges Bauen geeignet ist. Damit wurde die Massivdiele gegen Einwirkungen aus der alten Bestandskonstruktion geschützt und zugleich deren teils labile Stellen verfestigt. Um Spannungen der Massivdiele vom Untergrund zu entkoppeln, verwendete Bernhard Kraus ein emissionsarmes Multimoll Vlies. Anschließend konnten die 20 mm starken Eichen- Massivdielen auf dem Renovierflies mit einem Parkettklebstoff verklebt werden, der ohne weichmachende Inhaltstoffe auskommt und das Umweltgütezeichen „Blauer Engel“ trägt. Diese Vorgehensweise sorgt für eine gesunde Raumatmosphäre ohne Ausdünstung von Lösungsmitteln. Nun unterstreicht der neue Bodenbelag die natürliche und einladende Ausstattung des Restaurants.
Neueste Entwicklungen im Bereich nachhaltig und natürlich gestaltete Böden können Besucher der DOMOTEX vom 10. bis 13. Januar 2020 in Hannover sehen und spüren. Entsprechend dem neuen Leitthema ATMYSPHERE stellen innovative Hersteller dort ihr vielfältiges Angebotsportfolio vor.
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The 2021 Schoeller Summer line makes a light-hearted impression that is inspired by PLAY. PLAY represents dynamic enjoyment and being part of a whole. Schoeller experiments with new innovative ideas and sustainable technologies, bringing lightness to the fabric and displaying huge respect for Mother Nature. The long-lasting, super-comfortable high-tech fabrics play around with the natural look but offer the functionality of synthetic materials, delight with fresh colouring and always stand for responsibly-produced textiles from Switzerland.
NATURAL TRAIL
Natural looks, warm sand, cactus or denim shades and bio-based technologies whet the appetite for an active summer. Totally uncomplicated, versatile and functional all describe the elastic, matt, light schoeller®-dynamic polyester quality in a linen look in shades of gold, green or blue. The comfortable, somewhat more compact schoeller®-dryskin double fabric in iceberg blue or sandy beige is reminiscent of linen but, thanks to its functional fibres on the inner side, surprises with outstanding moisture transport. Both are finished with the sustainable ecorepel® Bio technology, making them waterproof and feel equally comfortable worn during outdoor activities or in the city.
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In January, the SEEK-team called on its exhibitors to donate pieces from their previous seasons’ collections and, together with One Warm Winter, used these donations to make up the first Goodie Bags for the homeless. For the summer Fashion Week it’s now all about trainers and the GIVE BAG initiative.
To help the campaign circulate in even bigger circles, the charity crew has been expanded to include four sneaker stores located across Germany. Hand on sneaker-loving heart: how many pairs does almost every sneaker fan have that could be put to better use on the streets rather than sitting gathering dust in a wardrobe? Acribik in Cologne, Allike in Hamburg, Overkill in Berlin and TINT in Munich: from 26 June to 16 July all these four stores are offering sneaker wearers the chance to give this or that pair of trainers their freedom, and therefore ensure that they will be worn by someone who really needs them.
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Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces the introduction of a new plastics recycling technology, Borcycle™. This evolving technology will be used to produce high-quality compounds made of recycled polyolefins (rPO) such as the newly-launched Borcycle™ MF1981SY, an rPO with over 80% recycled content intended for use in visible appliance parts. Borealis also announces a series of significant material improvements to existing recyclates in the established Purpolen™ brand portfolio. These market launches and product improvements are important technology advancements and thus accelerate the transformation to a circular economy of plastics. Borealis and its wholly-owned subsidiary, mtm plastics, will showcase the new Borcycle technology and recyclate innovations at the K 2019 in October.
Borealis is leading the industry by applying its Visioneering Philosophy™ to the development and implementation of novel polyolefins-based solutions that enable plastics reuse, recycling, and recovery, and by designing for circularity. These wide-ranging activities are gathered under the symbolic roof of EverMinds™, the Borealis platform dedicated to promoting a more circular mind-set in the industry. By capitalising on its profound expertise in virgin polyolefins and collaborating with value chain partners, Borealis keeps discovering new opportunities for business growth within the circular economy.
Advancing technology to bring about polyolefin circularity
The new technology, Borcycle, transforms polyolefin-based waste streams into recyclate material such as pellets. As a transformative technology, it complements the existing Borealis virgin polyolefins portfolio with a range of pioneering, circular solutions. It unites state-of-the-art technology with the profound Borealis polymer expertise gained over decades.
As a scalable and modular technology, Borcycle has been developed to meet growing market demand for high-quality recyclate. Leading appliance brand owners, for one, have pledged to increase the amount of recycled plastics in their goods. Yet until recently, producers have not been able to rely on a consistent supply of high-quality recyclate. The Borcycle technology will help address this challenge. Compounds made using the Borcycle technology deliver high performance, add value and offer versatility. Producers and brand owners in a range of industries will profit from the availability of high-quality recyclate that helps them meet environmental and regulatory challenges.
“Advancing technology is crucial if our aim is to implement value-creating solutions in the circular sphere,” claims Maurits van Tol, Borealis Senior Vice President, Innovation, Technology & Circular Economy Solutions. “‘Building tomorrow together’ means innovating, collaborating, focussing on the customer, and above all – taking action. The launch of our new recycling technology Borcycle is tangible proof of our commitment to achieving plastics circularity.”
New and improved recyclate for high-end applications
Borcycle™ MF1981SY is the first of several upcoming launches of rPO solutions made under the umbrella of the Borcycle technology. Borcycle™ MF1981SY will be available to Borealis customers in Europe. The compound is an exciting addition to the rPO portfolio because it is a 10% talc-filled compound that contains over 80% recycled material. It offers an ideal balance between stiffness and impact. The compound is especially suited for use in visible black parts, for example in small appliances.
Like its relatives in the mtm plastics family of recyclate materials, Borcycle™ MF1981SY is a truly sustainable offering. Recyclates from mtm save approximately 30% of CO2 emissions compared to virgin materials.
A number of significant improvements have been made to existing recyclate grades in the Purpolen portfolio.
“Mechanical recycling is presently a most eco-efficient method to implement the principles of the circular economy,” explains Guenter Stephan, Head of Mechanical Recycling, Borealis Circular Economy Solutions. “Borealis and mtm plastics are leveraging their respective areas of expertise to make significant progress in achieving polyolefin circularity by upscaling recycling output and ensuring the reliable supply of high-quality plastics recyclate for European producers, in particular.”
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Paris – Lectra launches Modaris® V8R2, the latest version of its patternmaking, grading and prototyping 2D/3D solution. This new version of Modaris, the most widely used modeling solution by leading brands in fashion and apparel, offers greater speed, efficiency and precision in product development. With its powerful 3D simulation and collaboration tools, patternmakers are developing patterns faster and speeding up their decision-making procedures. By reducing or eliminating physical prototyping, product development is less expensive and the time to market is as close as possible to trend detection.
To preserve and strengthen its position as a market leader of product development software, Lectra, with this upgrade of Modaris, is giving particular focus to 3D virtual prototyping. Patternmakers can now share with their partners, 360-degree videos, accessible on any device. Designers in response are able to visualize, comment, and approve the style and fit using the new 3D Style module.
New advances have made it possible to reduce the number of physical prototypes by up to 50%. Modaris V8R2 improves the quality of the solution’s 3D simulations and expands its library with new assets (fabrics, 3D top-stitching effects, realistic scenes, lighting studios, Pantone® and Natural Color System®©,…). The solution is now compatible with Vizoo, a high-quality scanner that brings forth a heightened realism to the appearance of fabric swatches, and with other 3D solutions such as Maya, 3DS Max, Iray to make the digital renderings of the prototypes more true-to-life and accurate.
One of the innovative developments of Modaris V8R2 is a special dart feature to help patternmakers add dimension to their garments with ease. Thanks to this new feature, modifying a dart requires half the usual time, resulting in a 50-90% increase in overall patternmaking speed.
Another highlight of this solution, and important nod to the globalized workforce of the fashion industry, is its ability to manage different units of measurement. With Modaris V8R2, Lectra has made it possible for patternmakers and external suppliers the guarantee of size compliance, regardless of the measurement systems used in the countries where production occurs.
Modaris V8R2 is already gaining traction among its pilot customers. Italian womenswear company GGZ was the first to endorse Modaris V8R2. “GGZ is a fast-fashion company and time and quality are of the essence for us. Modaris’s new dart feature helps us save up to 50% of pattern modification time. Additionally, 3D prototyping helps us ensure that pattern volumes and proportions correspond to our designers’ expectations early on, dramatically reducing our lead times,” attests Majla Gottardo, Patternmaker, GGZ.
“We are entering the information age, and we are catering to patternmakers who are dealing with consumers with different tastes, of all body shapes and sizes. Our patternmakers have hundreds of collections to deliver and no time to spare for errors. What we are aiming to do is making their everyday work environment easier for them, by providing the tools to streamline the development process and reduce the number of reworks to achieve the right fit the first-time,” states Céline Choussy, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Lectra. “All this is possible with Modaris V8R2.”
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Rieter Group has signed contracts with the Cotton & Textile Industries Holding Company, Cairo (Egypt), at the ITMA 2019. These seven projects entail a total of 180 million Swiss francs. The contract comprises delivery of compact- and ring-spinning systems over the next two years. This order is part of a comprehensive modernization program of the Egyptian textile industry. The order intakes are anticipated to be realized in 2019 with sales posted in the 2020/2021 financial years.
The contracts were signed at the ITMA in Barcelona, Spain, by Dr. Ahmed Moustafa Mohamed, Chairman Cotton & Textile Industries Holding Company, and Dr. Norbert Klapper, CEO Rieter.
Dr. Klapper was very pleased at the formal signing of contracts: “We would like to thank our Egyptian business partners for the confidence they are placing in Rieter by awarding us this contract. Rieter has been the partner of choice of the Egyptian spinning industry for decades. We are delighted to be given the opportunity of making such an important contribution to the modernization of the Egyptian textile industry.”
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National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas is testifying at a public hearing today in support of the administration’s efforts to crack down on China’s abuse of intellectual property rights through the use of the Section 301 mechanism, while also calling on the administration to include finished apparel and home furnishings in any retaliatory tariffs against China.
Glas is joining several other NCTO member companies today to testify at a U.S. Trade Representative hearing as part of the administration’s consideration of the Tranche 4 of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports from China.
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After an intense dialogue and a series of meetings during the past year between the ZDHC Board of Directors and the GCIRT, an alignment was gained on ZDHC organisational commitments and a mutual understanding of the role of chemical suppliers within the ZDHC Programme. This opens the doors for broader, more active distribution of chemistry expertise and implementation support of textile dye and leather chemical manufacturing industry in the ZDHC Programme.
The Global Chemical Industry Round Table (GCIRT), sent an open letter to ZDHC in May 2018 and is a group of the leading chemical solution providers in the textile and leather industry with the collective aim of driving the industry further to become more sustainable. GCIRT’s signatory’s engagement into the ZDHC Programme will support a faster transformation of the industry by taking complexity out of the supply chain and to find appropriate solutions for the industries’ requirements.
The GCIRT members are: ARCHROMA (Switzerland); CHT Germany GmbH (Germany); Colourtex Industries Private Limited (India); DyStar Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore); Huntsman Textile Effects (Singapore); KISCO (Korea); Pulcra Chemicals Group (Germany); RUDOLF GmbH (Germany); TANATEX Chemicals B.V. (Netherlands).
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Archroma today announced that Vietnam-based Tuong Long Co. Ltd (“Tuong Long”) is the first denim manufacturer in Vietnam to switch 100% of its production to Archroma’s aniline-free* Denisol® Pure Indigo.
Tuong Long Co. Ltd is a textile manufacturer based in Vietnam, whose plant is located near Ho Chi Minh City and employs 600 people producing up to 18,000,000 meters of fabric per year. Tuong Long manufactures and trades woven fabrics, particularly denim and khaki, stretch and non-stretch, for apparel brands in the USA, Japan, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Archroma’s Denisol® Pure Indigo 30 liquid dye was first launched in May 2018 as a non-toxic way to produce the traditional, iconic indigo blue that consumers associate with denim and jeans.
During production, some of the aniline stays locked into the indigo pigment and is difficult to wash off the fabric. The remainder of the aniline impurity, approximately 300 metric tons annually, is discharged during dyeing. This can be an issue as aniline is toxic to aquatic life. In addition, exposure levels to factory workers can be high. As a result of its toxicity (more hazardous than alkylphenols) it is now starting to feature on the restricted substance lists (RSL) of some major clothing brands and retailers.
The new Denisol® Pure Indigo 30 liq was therefore developed as an aniline-free* indigo solution for designers, manufacturers and brand owners who long for authentic indigo inspiration.
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STAMFORD, Conn. – At this year's Paris Airshow [Le Bourget, June 17-23] Hexcel will promote a range of carbon fibers and composite materials used to manufacture high-performance weight-saving structures in civil aircraft, engines, helicopters, and space applications.
Visitors to the Hexcel stand will see an Integrated Wing Panel demonstrator and an I-beam, both made with HiTape® carbon fiber reinforcements. HiTape® dry carbon reinforcements were developed for the automated lay-up of preforms and to complement a new generation of HiFlow™ resin systems, producing high-quality aerospace structures using the resin infusion process. The reinforcements incorporate a toughening veil to enhance mechanical properties and meet the structural requirements for aerospace parts. The I-Beam was manufactured using C-RTM (Compression Resin Transfer Molding) and was injected with Hexcel’s RTM6 resin in a process taking less than five minutes.
Hexcel honeycomb saves weight and enhances stiffness in composite structures, and the company provides a range of engineered core solutions that enable highly contoured parts with precision profiling to be produced to exact customer specifications. A sample part made from aluminum FlexCore® that is CNC machined on both sides and formed and stabilized with both peel ply and flyaway layers of stabilization will be on display.
Another honeycomb innovation is Hexcel’s Acousti-Cap® broadband noise-reducing honeycomb that 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.
Another Hexcel technology to benefit aircraft engines is HexShield™ honeycomb which provides high-temperature resistance in 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 reuse of material after a fire.
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.
Another area of expertise that uses HexTow® carbon fiber is additive manufacturing, where Hexcel uses PEKK ultrahigh 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.
Later this year Hexcel will open a joint research and development laboratory in Les Avenières (Isère), France with Arkema to develop carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic prepreg tapes for aerospace, space and defense applications. A spool of thermoplastic prepreg tape will be on display on Hexcel’s stand to showcase this cost-effective technology that enables lightweight parts to be produced in faster production cycles for future generations of aircraft.
Hexcel’s stand is located next to Hexcel’s official distributor for aerospace products, Groupe Gazechim Composites. In 2018, Hexcel and Gazechim formed a joint venture, HexCut Services, to provide aerospace and defense customers with customized kitting services that include Hexcel’s innovative carbon fiber prepreg, fabrics and adhesives. Pre-cut kits save customers time and investment, reduce inventory and minimize material losses through scrap reduction.
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Having studied textile engineering in both Germany and China and taken an internship with Adidas before deciding he wanted to work in a more technical environment, 30-year-old Jonas will be transferring his theoretical knowledge into practice for customers at the ATC and at the plants of Monforts customers around the world.
“I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone at the forthcoming ITMA show in Barcelona as I familiarise myself with the fast-moving environment of the industry,” he said. “It’s good timing for me that ITMA, which only takes place every four years, is happening now, so soon after my appointment.”
“The Monforts ATC has been extremely busy conducting customer trials and developing new processes recently, so it’s great to welcome Jonas to the technologists’ team,” added Monforts Vice President Klaus Heinrichs.
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Mönchengladbach/Berlin - Der Fachbereich Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik präsentierte sich mit großem Erfolg auf der ersten PolitFashionNight in Berlin unter dem Motto NRW macht Mode. Diese fand gestern Abend im Beisein von Ministerpräsident Armin Laschet in der Landesvertretung NRW statt. 300 Gäste aus Politik, Wissenschaft und der Textilbranche waren begeistert von den Darbietungen der Studierenden.
Veranstalter waren die Landesvertretung und der Gesamtverband textil und mode. Die Hochschule Niederrhein wurde durch Dekan Professor Dr. Lutz Vossebein vertreten. Professorin Dr. Maike Rabe, Leiterin des Forschungsinstituts FTB, stellte das Projekt TextileMission zur Prävention von Mikroplastik bei Textilien vor. Anna Koch, Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben im Bereich Textildesign, überreichte Ministerpräsident Armin Laschet eine am Fachbereich gelaserte Jeansjacke.
Höhepunkt des Abends war jedoch die Modenschau. Hier präsentierten die Studierenden des Fachbereichs ihre eigenen Kollektionen, die sie bereits auf der textilen Recruitingmesse „MG zieht an“ zeigen konnten. Der in der Mitte der Landesvertretung aufgebaute Catwalk begeisterte die Besucher.
Armin Laschet hatte gemeinsam mit Ingeborg Neumann, Präsidentin des Verbandes t+m (textil und mode) die Gäste begrüßt. Es gab zahlreiche Fachveranstaltungen, die den enormen Stellenwert der textilen Industrie in Deutschland zeigten. In 16 textilen Forschungsinstituten – zu denen das Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung der Hochschule Niederrhein gehört – treiben 1200 Forscherinnen und Forscher die Technologie- und Innovationsförderung voran. Deutschland ist führend, wenn es um die Entwicklung faserbasierter Materialien, Werkstoffe und textiler Verbundstoffe geht.
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Mimaki Engineering, ein führender Hersteller von Inkjetdruckern und Schneideplottern, wird innovative Digitaldrucktechnologien auf der ITMA 2019 in Spanien (20.–26. Juni 2019, Fira de Barcelona) vorstellen; darunter ein neuer digitaler Textil-Hybriddrucker für Direkt- und Sublimationsdruck. Die besondere Flexibilität und Anwendungsvielfalt der Hybridtechnik können Textil- und Bekleidungshersteller in geschäftliches Wachstum umsetzen. Beim neuen Mimaki-Drucker ist das Laden mehrerer Tintensätze gleichzeitig möglich, was den Druck auf mehr Gewebearten und somit eine enorme Produktvielfalt ermöglicht.
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