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Italy-based Tonello is a global specialist in garment finishing technologies. Now, the company has developed a special finishing technique that can age denim exactly like stone washing, without employing chemicals or pumice stones. The innovation brings sustainable technology to the industry.
Instead a stainless steel abrasive drum is fastened to the washing machine. This drum can create a variety of finishes through flexible abrasion adjustments to create a variety of looks and styles. Due to the mechanical – rather than chemical – nature of the process, the effect is the same as that of stone wash and reduces carbon footprint created by using pumice stones.
The process will reduce water consumption, production costs, carbon footprint, processing time and manual labor. It eliminates the dust and sludge generated from stones, it doesn’t damage the machine, as pumice stones do, and creates desired the finish effects in both sampling and production machines.
Also it has been developed to be applied on all Tonello machines and maintains the same load capacity, enabling easy adoption throughout denim manufacturing facilities. The lining can easily be removed, so the machine can also run normal washing and dyeing processes.
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The China International Nonwovens Expo & Forum (CINE), supported by Techtextil), and Messe Frankfurt’s new nonwovens event, was held in Shanghai Mart from October 14 to 16. The three-day event featured100 exhibitors and covered an area of 6,000 sq mts, which attracted nearly 5,000 visitors from 29 countries and regions. The latest issues in the Chinese and global nonwovens industries was addressed at the forum and the products featured ranged from machinery and ancillaries for nonwovens, nonwoven products, raw materials and chemicals for nonwovens, to other industry-related services.
Messe Frankfurt (HK)’s senior general manager, Wendy Wen stated that the event was created to help the industry take advantage of the high potential areas in the Chinese nonwovens industry—hygiene, medical and filtration. She added that the feedback from exhibitors and the discussions generated during the forum sessions confirmed this potential. Experts expect Chinese nonwovens industry to see impressive growth in coming years. At the moment eco-friendly and waterproof technologies are seed rapid developments, which is good for both the market and environment. They say there will also be improvement in the functionality of nonwovens due to the growing demand for quality goods by Chinese consumers
A wide range of innovative nonwovens products and technologies was showcased by CINE. Those displaying items for the hygiene, medical and filtration sectors particularly were optimistic about the market. Besides, those from the academic field also attended the event and were impressed by the new products, technologies and trends on offer.
Development of domestic technical textiles industry will be the focus of the Russian government for the next few years. As Denis Pak, Head of the Department of Development of Domestic Trade, Light Industry and Consumer Market of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, technical textiles is considered the most promising segment of the Russian light industry. Linen and wool currently occupy a small share of the Russian market, and it is steadily declining. The consumption of polyester and viscose, in contrast, is steadily growing.
Historically, the Russian light industry was focussed on natural raw materials, and in particular cotton, wool, linen, while the production of synthetic fibres and technical textile materials was insignificant. However, as per calculations, the technical textile industry could potentially provide the largest contribution to GDP. Hence the plan to focus on development of this segment during the next several years.
The implementation of a series of investment projects in the field of technical textiles in Russia should provide import replacement in the domestic technical textiles market that would amount to 70 billion rubles ($1,2 billion) a year, according to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. Besides, funds would be allocated to further expedite the R&D activities in the field of technical textiles and in particular those aimed at developing new types of synthetic fibres and yarns.
ITMA 2015 marks the market launch of Mayer & Cie.’s spinitsystems, a 3-in-1 concept of combining the three process stages spinning,cleaning and knitting in one machine, in an intelligent way what were previously separateprocesses in textile manufacturing.Rewinding, however is a step that was previously necessary – is no longer required.
“I am delighted that we can offer our prospective customersso much more than just a few fabric patterns. Our customers are, after all, breaking entirely newground with us and with Spinitsystems.” Says Michael A. Tuschak, in charge of Spinitsystemsmarketing anddistribution.
The Spinit 3.0 E is the first machine to be fitted out with the new technology. On this machine singlejersey knitwear is manufactured not from yarn but from roving straight from the spinning mill. Thismachine’s technology thus kicks in at an entirely different point from conventional circular knittingtechnology.
With spinitsystemstechnology the so-called flyer roving is taken from conventional flyer bobbins and fed to an electronically controlled conventional 3-over-3 roller drafting systemwhere it is drawn into a fine fibre bundle. The twin-jet false-twist spinning unit then takes over,feeding the fibre bundle to the knitting unit, where it is resolved on the yarn guide into a compositefibre without a twist. After cleaning the composite fibre is formed into loops by means of aconventional circular knitting process using the tried and trusted relative technology and a textilesurface takes shape.
This process provides the users with a whole array of advantages. Where the quality of the knittedgoods is concerned, its lack of a skew is especially striking. That is because spinitsystems processesroving straight into knitwear, knitting the fibres into loops gently and without a twist. Other benefitsthat struck customers in trials included the voluminous feel of the knitwear. That makes itparticularly suitable for use in manufacturing high-quality baby linen and nightwear and qualityshirts.
The combination of several processes also leads to lower overall capital investment in machinery. Italso brings a space saving of one third because ring spinning and winding machines are no longerrequired. Viewed acrossthe entire production process that leads to significantly lower production costs. At the same time theSpinit 3.0 E offers the user a gain in flexibility because in some cases different fabric weights can bemanufactured from the same flyer roving.
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Levi’s and Pendleton have once again collaborated to create a new collection for winter season. Premium Levi’s denim and Pendleton Wool have used an exclusive print inspired by Native American designs and deep indigos.
The collection is entirely made in USA and pays tribute to workwear history of both the companies. The collection includes a Levi’s trucker jacket and traditional work shirt lined with Pendleton’s classic Native American fabrics in rich indigo palette. The collection also includes signature Pendleton blanket, lined with Levi’s denim.
The standard work shirt features an indigo wool fabrication with a patterned lining across the shoulders in a special weave with yokes lined in unique patterned wool. The work shirts feature a blanket-lined upper panel and are crafted from a wool-denim blend unique to this collaboration.
The blanket is made from 22oz wool in a standard queen size (60×80 inches). The limited-edition blankets feature a rugged denim backing and an exclusive Pendleton pattern.
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Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, the consortium of European retailers and buyers, has warned of cutting business relation with 119 readymade garment factories in which the progress of remediation works is not satisfactory.
The Accord in its quarterly aggregate report said that the platform had been increased its efforts to accelerate the pace and level of remediation works at factories where execution of corrective action plan was inadequate or too far behind schedule. The Accord said it was worried that more than a thousand factories were behind schedule with remediation works.
According to report, the Accord has so far issued non-compliance letters to 90 factories as the engineers are not satisfied with the remediation works at the units. In other 29 cases, the Accord has issued non-cooperation letters to factories for lack of cooperation in the CAP development process, the report said.
Despite repeated warning from the buyers’ group 18 factories have not taken any action to make progress in remediation works and the Accord advised the signatory companies procured from those factories to issue a notice and warning letter to the factory authorities. If the companies, following the letters, do not take any action to make adequate progress in remediation works, buyers and retailers in the factory will be required to invoke the provisions article 21 of the Accord, the report said.
The Accord has so far terminated business relations with three factories due to their failure of temporarily evacuation of the units on safety ground and refusal to implement workplace safety measures.
According to the Accord statistics, out of listed 1,677 factories, 16 have been relocated and third round inspection is being progressed in about 100 units. During the inspection, Accord found critical findings in more than 50 factories and of which 26 were closed while eight were partially closed as per the decision of a government-set review panel.
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Periodic fluctuations in the prices of cotton have often been a problem for hosiery manufacturers. These fluctuations have upset the cost and profit margin calculations for various end products.
Hosiery manufacturers want cotton exports to be regulated so that domestic garment manufacturers get adequate stock. They suggest that exports of cotton should be allowed only at the rate of five lakh bales a month and exporters should be allowed to procure the prescribed quantity for exports only at designated months fixed in advance.
Manufacturers also want the union government to fix prices for various grades of cotton as soon as possible. South Indian hosiery manufacturers feel cotton produced should be ginned and sold directly by the Cotton Corporation of India at prices fixed by the government.
Hosiery makers feel restrictions on cotton exports would facilitate enhanced availability of cotton for domestic consumption and also help in checking yarn and cotton prices. Driven by depreciation in the value of the rupee against the dollar, there was a steep rise in cotton exports from the country, which led to a sharp rise in cotton prices in India’s domestic market.
The hosiery industry has been further burdened by the imposition of an anti-dumping duty on imports of polyester yarns from China or Thailand.
Bangladeshi denim makers should bring in diversity to their products as the items have bright prospects because of their competitive prices and quality, say various experts. Wanja Campos da Nóbrega, Brazilian ambassador to Bangladesh opines that the country should not only increase the number of international buyers, but also bring variety to its products range. At the closing ceremony of the two-day Bangladesh Denim Expo at Bashundhara Convention City in Dhaka, he stated that exports of Bangladesh's denim products will grow further with more variety in products.
Russian ambassador, Alexander A Nikolaev, urged the organisers of the denim show to invite Russian denim companies to the expo in 2016, as Russia could also be a major market for such Bangladeshi products. The demand for denim products is on the rise because they are environment-friendly, opined Hanne Fugl Eskjaer, Danish ambassador in Dhaka. While Robert Gibson, the British High Commissioner believes that new technologies and increasing fabric diversity are the challenges to maintaining steady growth of Bangladesh's denim exports. He also said that investing in skills improvement would increase productivity and the private sector has to lead the effort and that the government will also have to play a very vital role in taking the denim sector ahead.
Faruque Hassan, Vice-President, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said that at present Bangladesh exports denim products worth $3.5 billion a year, and stakeholders are working to double that number by the end of 2021.
A first-of-its-kind, innovative and sustainable textile fabric processing machine to process diverse kinds of fabrics, whether mercerising, bleaching, desizing or washing has been launched by India’s Geratex Machinery at ITMA 2015. The Geratex fabric washer offers higher efficiency in terms of space, energy usage and chemicals and water consumption by using ultra-sonic technology on industrial size washing machines. This technology can even be retro-fitted into existing fabric processing machines to achieve comprehensive savings.
The major benefits of the technology are that it helps reduce around 20-30 percent of chemicals, achieves 25-35 percent in water savings, delivers 30-35 percent in energy savings, and its compact size helps save space up to 60 percent. Although, the technology is new, the cost of installing it would be less by 40 percent when compared with conventional fabric washers. Also, as the cost of the new technology is lower, it requires smaller related ancillaries such as boilers, electrical power, etc., and finally uses very less space.
Indian textile manufacturers hope to be at par with Europe in terms of quality in 10 years’ time. The ‘Make in India’ initiative is the start of a long term plan to improve the quality of Indian textiles by acquiring knowledge and technologies and skills from other countries. In return, the plan hopes to offer businesses the convenience of a single entry point for the entire market, customised working environments for individual businesses and a huge market.
India has a population of 1.2 billion people, so it’s a huge market for Europe. India can offer European businesses improved infrastructure, policies, strategies and connectivity, as well as an environment conducive to their interests. The quality of textiles produced in India at the moment is not quite up to European standards, but production is between 10 per cent and 20 per cent cheaper.
There are a lot of Indian companies at this year’s ITMA because they are all pushing for more joint ventures with other countries. They are intent on building up their business overseas. The plan is to improve the country’s brand name little by little while striving to keep costs down, so that in 10 years Indian manufacturers will be able to compete with Europe in terms of quality and cost.
